History Main / DeliverUsFromEvil

* Subverted with Umar, foe of Comicbook/DoctorStrange. Umar is a pure evil EldritchAbomination [[GodInHumanForm in human form]] who got stuck in ShapeshifterModeLock after giving birth to her daughter, which amongst other things cost her a portion of her power and left her weaker than her just-as-evil twin brother, the DimensionLord Dormammu. This ''enraged'' her and made her even more of a bitch than before (which is really saying something), but it is sometimes implied that she cares for Clea at least a little. This doesn't stop her from using Clea as a pawn in her cosmic games of interdimenisonal domination or frequently plotting-and causing-the deaths of billions throughout the universe for the sake of her diabolical schemes though, or even just ForTheEvulz.

* Morgause in the novel ''The Wicked Day'' averts. She never thought of Mordred, or any of her other sons, as anything more than little tools with which to further her evilness.

* Avoided with ''Comicbook/XMen'''s Mystique. When she had the child who'd go on to become Nightcrawler, she briefly [[GlamourFailure reverted to her true form]] and Nightcrawler was obviously inhuman, so her cover was blown. She tossed 'Crawler into the drink, and happily returned to her evil ways. She does genuinely care about her foster daughter, Rogue, but turning away from her evil ways for love of Rogue alone... not gonna happen.

* [[spoiler: Eragon's]] mother in the ''Literature/InheritanceCycle''. When the series starts, all we know is that his mom has been dead for a while, and that she ran away from his dad who was some kind of evil person. Then we find out his dad [[spoiler:was TheDragon]] and his mom [[spoiler:was a DarkActionGirl whose [[DevotedToYou incredible devotion to her husband]] was only overruled by her desire to see her second child live a better life, away from his ArchnemesisDad.]]
** Played with in that [[spoiler:Eragon's father is actually Brom, and Selene's HeelFaceTurn was a result of her saving her lover's child.]]

* Darla from ''Series/{{Angel}}''. By all means, the fact that her unborn child had a soul meant that technically so did she for the duration of the pregnancy-but she became a lot nobler than she was for most of the time she possessed a soul of her ''own''. Well apart from craving specifically ''innocent'' blood, but that stage passed. Creepiest example of WackyCravings ever?

* Another GenderFlip version is Jefferson, the Mad Hatter from ''Series/OnceUponATime''. It turns out he was a major Jerkass and was not above manipulating Regina and drive her mad with despair for Rumplestiltskin in exchange for gold and a passport to travel anywhere he wants. Once he became a father, he quits his original life and retreats to the forest for a quiet life with his daughter. Then Regina, now the Evil Queen, shows up with one last job...

* Avoided in ''Outrageous Fortune'', as Loretta gets pregnant and gives birth, showing a few signs of never-before-seen empathy in the process, and everyone expects her to become nice, which is greeted with a resounding "fuck you."

* Subverted with Umar, foe of Comicbook/DoctorStrange. Umar is a pure evil EldritchAbomination [[GodInHumanForm in human form]] who got stuck in ShapeshifterModeLock after giving birth to her daughter, which amongst other things cost her a portion of her power and left her weaker than her just-as-evil twin brother, the DimensionLord Dormammu. This ''enraged'' her and made her even more of a bitch than before (which is really saying something), but it is sometimes implied that she cares for Clea at least a little. Doesn't stop her from using Clea as a pawn in her cosmic games of interdimenisonal domination or frequently plotting- and causing- the deaths of billions throughout the universe for the sake of her diabolical schemes, or even just ForTheEvulz.

** In the first movie, Vernita Green was an example that turned into a HeelFaceDoorSlam. She ''tried'' to go straight for the sake of her husband and newborn daughter, but the Bride didn't care. After apologies fail to dissuade the Bride (even though she at least listens) Vernita seems to offer duel on equal terms. [[spoiler:However, the offer is only a distraction so she can use a gun that she hid in a cereal box. Unfortunately for her, she misses her surprise shot (it's hard to aim a gun you can't see), and the Bride was quick enough to throw her knife and kill her before she try again.]]

* A slightly complicated example appears in the movie ''Film/TheLongKissGoodnight''; the main character, an assassin, loses her memory shortly before learning that she's pregnant, and lives the next eight or so years of her life as a loving mother. When her memories of being an assassin eventually [[AmnesiacDissonance return and override the "mother" persona]], her first instinct is to dump the kid as it's not really "hers" and pick up things where she left off. This instinct lasts right up until her daughter is kidnapped by the bad guys, whereupon she goes MamaBear.

** Almedha in the backstory of ''VideoGame/FireEmblem: [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Radiant Dawn]]'' was pretty much a BloodKnight until she had a baby, [[spoiler: who'd grow up to become Soren]].

* This is a possibility for Comicbook/{{Catwoman}}, who had her kid and tried raising it, but gave it up because she wanted to give her a normal life. She also seems to have turned her back on being part of the Franchise/{{Batman}} Family.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Batgirl|2000}}'', Sandra Wu-San's handover of her child (eventually Batgirl III) to David Cain (complete with the execution of the midwife) is ComicBook/LadyShiva's official StartOfDarkness.

* Inverted in ''Series/{{Charmed}}'', where Phoebe's [[FetusTerrible pregnancy]] was gradually turning her evil.

** Then there's her ''OTHER'' biological son Graydon Creed. The less said about him, the better. The gist being him being a MuggleBornOfMages made him ''worthless'' in her eyes so she [[AbusiveParents absued]] [[MakeYourOwnVillain him]] into the [[FreudianExcuse mutant-hating bigot he's infamously known as]] before OffingTheOffspring.

** Then there's her ''OTHER'' biological son Graydon Creed. The less said about him, the better. No one can blame Mommy for wanting to kill him.

* Inverted in the ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' {{fanfic}}s ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5567638/1/The_Last_Days_of_Grace The Last Days of Grace]]'', ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5567650/1/Criminals_and_Sinners Criminals and Sinners]]'', and ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5571296/1/Forget_To_Remember Forget to Remember]]'': It's a ''male'' villain (the Lich King) who does a HeelFaceTurn on account of a DeusExMachina, a [[RelationshipSue Mary]] [[FixerSue Sue]], and babies.

All of a sudden, she just can't [[HeelFaceTurn seek redemption]] quickly enough. Sure, she's killed and looted for years without a shred of pity for her victims -- but now she's going to be a mother, and she just can't stand the idea of her baby thinking ill of her. Or the coming baby forces her to look back on all she's done and realize that she does not want this for her child, and does not want him or her to become like her. And of course, it's easier to keep the baby safe and GiveHimANormalLife if she abandons the lifestyle of an evil outlaw.

A variation is that she [[GiveHimANormalLife gives up the child once it is born]] and continues much the same as before, but we are made to understand that by doing so she squandered her chance -- if she had kept the baby, she ''would'' have been redeemed.

This does not generally happen to male villains. If they have children, they are more likely to want them to [[OverlordJr grow up to follow]] [[DaddysLittleVillain in their evil footsteps]].

If she ''doesn't'' pull a HeelFaceTurn, but keeps the kid, she is a {{Dark|ActionGirl}} ActionMom; if she still tries to prevent her child from villainy, it's EvilParentsWantGoodKids.

** In the first movie, Vernita Green was an example that turned into a HeelFaceDoorSlam. She ''tried'' to go straight for the sake of her husband and newborn daughter, but the Bride didn't care. After apologies fail to dissuade the Bride (even though she at least listens) Vernita seems to offer duel on equal terms. [[spoiler:However, the offer is only a distraction so she can use a gun that she hid in a cereal box. Unfortunately for her, the Bride was quick enough to throw her knife and kill her before she could use it.]]

* Discussed in its gender-flipped form in ''Literature/FromABuickEight'', where one of the police officer heroes mention that sometimes, becoming a father really will make a crook straighten himself out, but usually it doesn't.

* Almedha in the backstory of ''VideoGame/FireEmblem: [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Radiant Dawn]]'' was pretty much a BloodKnight until she had a baby, [[spoiler: who'd grow up to become Soren]].
* Possible example in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', [[spoiler: a nameless woman married to Validar, a man leading [[ReligionOfEvil the Grimleal cult]] ran away with her young son/daughter(the avatar_ to protect him/her from becoming possessed by of Grima the evil Dragon. However as nothing is [[AbortedArc explained about her apart]] from this its unclear whether she was villainous to begin with, or what her motives were.]]

* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', [[spoiler: a woman from [[ReligionOfEvil the Grimleal cult]] ran away with her young son/daughter to protect him/her from becoming the SoulJar of [[EvilGod Grima]]. The kid's father? The local EvilSorceror and leader of the Grimleal. The kid? [[PlayerCharacter YOU (Sorta)]]. ]]

All of a sudden, she just can't [[HeelFaceTurn seek redemption]] quickly enough. Sure, she's killed and looted for years without a shred of pity for her victims -- but now she's going to be a mother, and she just can't stand the idea of her baby thinking will of her. Or the coming baby forces her to look back on all she's done and realize that she does not want this for her child, and does not want him or her to become like her. And of course, it's easier to keep the baby safe and GiveHimANormalLife if she abandons the lifestyle of an evil outlaw.

All of a sudden, she just can't [[HeelFaceTurn seek redemption]] quickly enough. Sure, she's killed and looted for years without a shred of pity for her victims -- but now she's going to be a mother, and she just can't stand the idea of her baby thinking ill of her. Or the coming baby forces her to look back on all she's done and realize that she does not want this for her child, and does not want him or her to become like her. And of course, it's easier to keep the baby safe and GiveHimANormalLife if she abandons the lifestyle of an evil outlaw.

* Almedha in the backstory of ''Franchise/FireEmblem: [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Radiant Dawn]]'' was pretty much a BloodKnight until she had a baby, [[spoiler: who'd grow up to become Soren]].

* Kitiara from ''{{Dragonlance}}'' got impregnated by Sturm Brightblade (though to be fair, she seduced him out of anger against her on-again, off-again lover of Tanis Half-Elven) and almost kept the baby. Almost. But she gave her child to a dark knight who raised him as her own and went right back to her rise to becoming a Dragon Highlord as soon as she could get rid of the kid, though it ''did'' seem as if Kit ''almost'' had regrets over her decision. Almost.

* ''XenaWarriorPrincess'', whose son was cursed in the womb by Xena's evil adviser Alti to never know the love of either of his parents. Alti wanted Xena to stay bad, and knew that "the light on a child's face" would turn her good.

* In Creator/SandyMitchell's TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} DarkHeresy novel ''Innocence Means Nothing'', Jenie lies to inquistorial agents, claiming she can lead them into the tunnels. After her ruse is discovered, she reveals that she was desperate to escape: as a Gatherer of Diversity, her duties are to whore herself out to passenger and get pregnant, so that her sons will be raised by other castes (to introduce new genes to the gene pool) and her daughters will become Gatherers, too, and she is pregnant and wants better for her daughter. The KnightTemplar Kiera is awed at someone going to such efforts to escape her sinful life.