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* ''Series/OnceUponATime'': A more morally ambiguous version than usual. [[spoiler:Red]] initially has extreme self-hatred about being TheBigBadWolf, since it caused her to accidentally kill a boyfriend in the past. She learns to accept her wolf side with help from [[spoiler:her mother]], a ProudWarriorRaceGirl, only to discover that she's a {{Fantastic Racis|m}}t who kills humans on sight. Eventually she learns to find a middle way between this trope and a lifetime of being TheAtoner.
* Although they usually only appear for one episode, many of the informants to the ''Series/{{Sanctuary}}'' crew do this, [[spoiler:especially Ashley, until her death.]] While UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla embraces being a vampire ([[spoiler:until he is turned back]]), he doesn't go around killing people. That's [[UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper Druitt's job.]] Tesla's vices include arrogance, excessive drinking of fine wines, and constantly hitting on Helen, but he is rather reserved otherwise.

* In ''Film/TheHowling'', Patrick Macnee's character leads a colony of werewolves trying to [[MonstersAnonymous suppress their murderous instincts]] and exist in the modern world. Unfortunately for him, it doesn't work, and this kind of thinking quickly takes over.

->''"I'm going to tell you a secret, but I think you already know it. Becoming a vampire doesn't change your personality; that's just a silly lie we tell to the newcomers to help them through their first few kills. ''"No! What's happening to me?! Munch munch."'' Ha...it doesn't change the personality: it ''liberates'' it. A vampire is the only truly free man. All his darkness, all his excesses, they can run amok. He wants a girl? Take twenty. He wants a boy? Go ahead, just give the place a bit of a hose-down after. The world is his. The only limit is his imagination."''

* In ''[[VideoGame/LegacyOfKain Blood Omen]]'', Vorador serves as one to the newly risen Kain. Later on, Kain acts as this to Raziel.
* ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'': It's implied that this is [[BigBad William Afton/Springtrap]]'s attitude towards being undead. While most of the antagonists are some type of TragicVillain or another, William as an ArtificialZombie is just as [[{{Sadist}} sadistic]] as ever, if not more so. He has several FauxAffablyEvil moments, such as his VirtualGhost in ''Help Wanted'' waving and dancing as he plans [[GrandTheftMe something bad]]. This is more explicit in the novella trilogy, which outright confirms he is an ImmortalitySeeker. When the games started having more voice acting, many of his lines emphasized his sadism and immortality, up to and including his catchphrase:
--> "I '''ALWAYS''' come back!"

** In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIV'', [[spoiler:Issachar says something to this effect after reading the Black Samurai's [[BrownNote literature:]] [[AwfulTruth "Now that I have seen the light]]...I have [[DemonOfHumanOrigin embraced the demonic."]] Depending on your dialogue choices during the ensuing [[FightingYourFriend battle,]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he'll quickly regret it]]...[[MortonsFork not that it'll change the outcome]]]].
* In ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines'':

* Cletus Kasady as ComicBook/{{Carnage}} is a foil in this way to Eddie Brock and ComicBook/{{Venom}}. At least Venom usually remains lucid enough to be an AntiHero, or have his own agenda that sometimes sees him on the side of the good guys, even if it's just to preserve himself or the symbiote. Cletus and the Carnage symbiote, meanwhile, are both AxCrazy who lean into how much damage, destruction, and death the two of them can cause together. When Venom and Carnage grapple (which has happened more than once, most notably in ''ComicBook/MaximumCarnage''), it's a case of [[EvilVersusOblivion self-serving evil versus pure annihilation]].

--> -- '''Herrick''', ''Series/BeingHumanUK''

* ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'': It's implied that this is [[BigBad William Afton/Springtrap]]'s attitude towards being undead. While most of the antagonists are some type of TragicVillain or another, William as an ArtificialZombie is just as [[{{Sadist}} sadistic]] as ever, if not more so. He has several FauxAffablyEvil moments, such as his VirtualGhost in ''Help Wanted'' waving and dancing as he plans [[GrandTheftMe something bad]]. This is more explicit in the novella trilogy, which outright confirms he is an ImmortalitySeeker. When the games started having more voice acting, many of his lines emphasized his sadism and immortality, up to and including his {{Catchphrase}}:

-->'''Tammuzi:''' Break, yes. I think I would like to break things now. I would like that very much.\\

'''Tammuzi:''' As is mine.

** [[spoiler:Durkon]] acting like this moments after being turned into a vampire so out of character that it convinces Belkar that he's NotHimself, especially since said character went from forgiving Belkar for not being able to save him to eagerly drinking his blood in minutes. [[spoiler:Belkar is correct. Durkon isn't only a vampire, he's being possessed by a servant of Hel.]]

* ''ComicBook/KillravenAmazingAdventures:'' Killraven's reunion with his older brother goes sour when it turns out his brother has been genetically altered by the Martians into a wolf-man. John assumes he's been brainwashed, but his brother sets him straight. He ''likes'' being a wolfman, and he very much wants to kill his little bro.

* Cletus Kasady as ComicBook/{{Carnage}} is a foil in this way to Eddie Brock and ComicBook/{{Venom}}. At least Venom usually remains lucid enough to be an AntiHero, or have his own agenda that sometimes sees him on the side of the good guys, even if it's just to preserve himself or the symbiote. Carnage and Cletus, meanwhile, are both AxCrazy who lean into how much damage, destruction, and death the two of them can cause together. When Venom and Carnage grapple (which has happened more than once, most notably in ''ComicBook/MaximumCarnage''), it's a case of [[EvilVersusOblivion self-serving evil versus pure annihilation]].

* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'': [[spoiler: Dudley Dursley]] in the sequel, who revels in being a Grey Court vampire (classic Dracula-type). This is justified by the fact that he was already a murderer, a rapist, and a violent thug, to the point where Harry states that all becoming a vampire did was change his diet and make him significantly more powerful (not that this saves him when he jumps up and down on Harry's BerserkButton).

* By the end of ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' novel ''Literature/TurnCoat'', [[spoiler: FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire Thomas]] seems to have given up and become one of these. As it turns out, though, this is just an act. And in ''Literature/SummerKnight'', Changeling Meryl embraces her Fae half in the final battle, becoming a troll, though she does so to save her friend and dies shortly afterwards.

* [=LaCroix=] from ''Series/ForeverKnight'' but not so much Janette, since she [[spoiler: eventually becomes mortal through the love of a good man]], implying some dissatisfaction with the Vampire life even if she never mentioned it to Nick.

* Although they usually only appear for one episode, many of the informants to the ''Series/{{Sanctuary}}'' crew do this, [[spoiler: especially Ashley, until her death.]] While UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla embraces being a vampire ([[spoiler:until he is turned back]]), he doesn't go around killing people. That's [[UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper Druitt's job.]] Tesla's vices include arrogance, excessive drinking of fine wines, and constantly hitting on Helen, but he is rather reserved otherwise.

* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': In this ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'' fanfiction, [[Characters/AbraxasHrodvitnonKingGhidorah Ghidorah]] is a slight variation on the trope comparative to [[AdaptationalHeroism Monster X]]. Like Monster X, Ghidorah [[spoiler:wasn't born nor part of a species, but was ''created'' when three separate beings were forcibly fused together]]. Whereas Monster X is something of a ReluctantPsycho, with both halves wanting to learn control of their biologically-ingrained violent instincts and psychological trauma; Ghidorah is an OmnicidalManiac that reached the end of its [[SlowlySlippingIntoEvil low slide into evil]] eons ago.

* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': In this ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'' fanfiction, [[Characters/AbraxasHrodvitnonTitansAndOtherCreatures Ghidorah]] is a slight variation on the trope comparative to [[AdaptationalHeroism Monster X]]. Like Monster X, Ghidorah [[spoiler:wasn't born nor part of a species, but was ''created'' when three separate beings were forcibly fused together]]. Whereas Monster X is something of a ReluctantPsycho with both halves wanting to learn control of their biologically-ingrained violent instincts and psychological trauma, Ghidorah is an OmnicidalManiac that reached the end of SlowlySlippingIntoEvil long before it came to Earth.

* ''ComicBook/{{Killraven}}:'' Killraven's reunion with his older brother goes sour when it turns out his brother has been genetically altered by the Martians into a wolf-man. John assumes he's been brainwashed, but his brother sets him straight. He ''likes'' being a wolfman, and he very much wants to kill his little bro.

* At least in the English Dub of ''Anime/DragonBallGT'', Baby openly embraces being called a monster:
--> '''Baby:''' I can't help what I am any more than you can, my little Saiyan friend.

* Cletus Kasady as ComicBook/{{Carnage}} is a foil in this way to Eddie Brock and ComicBook/{{Venom}}. At least Venom usually remains lucid enough to be an AntiHero, or have his own agenda that sometimes sees him on the side of the good guys, even if it's just to preserve himself or the symbiote. Carnage and Cletus, meanwhile, are both AxCrazy who lean into how much damage, destruction, and death the two of them can cause together. When Venom and Carnage ever grapple (which has happened more than once, most notably in ''ComicBook/MaximumCarnage''), it's a case of [[EvilVersusOblivion self-serving evil versus pure annihilation]].
* José in ''ComicBook/{{Crimson}}''. While his friend [[TheHero Alex Elder]] absolutely refuses to drink blood, being even disgusted with animal and donated blood, Joe is very content with being a vampire and feeds mostly on bad people like criminals and drug dealers. While cops and innocents are off-limits, he makes an exception when he is extremely hungry.
* ''ComicBook/{{Killraven}}:'' Killraven's reunion with his older brother goes sour when it turns out his brother has been genetically altered by the Martians into a wolf-man. John assumes he's been brainwashed, but his brother sets him straight. He ''likes'' being a wolfman, and he very much wants to kill his little bro.

* Lestat from ''Literature/InterviewWithTheVampire'', as he teaches the protagonist to embrace being a vampire.
* [[spoiler:Principal Lightwood]] from ''Literature/NathanielKeene'' tries to convince the protagonist to become this [[spoiler:by tempting him with human blood]]. [[spoiler:It's implied that he successfully did so with Merry Cross.]]
* Reg Shoe from ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' would count, as he is a zombie who holds undead pride meetings. Subverted in that he is really just a regular guy who happens to drop bits of himself now and again, and his attempts to fight for undead rights are an outlet for his desire to be a social reformer. He later joins the City Watch.
** Both ''Literature/CarpeJugulum'' (vampires) and ''Literature/TheFifthElephant'' (werewolves) feature a similar two variations on this trope; an older NobleDemon patriarch who "[[ContractualGenreBlindness plays by the rules]]" -- that is, [[TheoryOfNarrativeCausality acts like they do in the traditional stories]] -- and a sadistic, supremacist younger nephew who enjoys flaunting his power over humans (while also perversely believing that he's doing them a favour) and serves as the villain of the story. Both of these are foils to the {{Friendly Neighborhood Vampire}}s and werewolves we see coexisting [[FantasticRacism more-or-less peacefully]] with humans in Ankh-Morpork, like Otto von Chriek and Sgt. Angua.

* ''Literature/HarryPotter'' gives us Fenrir Greyback, a cannibalistic werewolf with [[ChildEater a taste for children]]--even when he's in human form! He is the polar opposite of Remus Lupin, who hates being a werewolf and whose biggest flaw by WordOfGod is that he just wants to be [[IJustWantToHaveFriends liked]].
* By the end of ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' novel ''Literature/TurnCoat'', [[spoiler: FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire Thomas]] seems to have given up and become one of these. As it turns out, though, this is just an act. And in ''Literature/SummerKnight'', Changeling Meryl embraces her Fae half in the final battle, becoming a troll, though she does so to save her friend and dies shortly afterwards.

* By the end of ''Blackout'', Literature/CalLeandros has (partially) become one of these. Though he accepts his Auphe side and indeed thinks of himself as more Auphe than human, he regards Niko as his MoralityChain and does his best to follow what his brother outlines as moral. Unless Niko is in danger. [[TheUnfettered Then all bets are off]].

* In ''Literature/ShadowOfTheConqueror,'' every [[OurWightsAreDifferent Shade]] was once a human [[EndlessDaytime exposed to darkness]] for too long, and they resemble a monstrous version of their former self for a time after they turn. Lesser Shade are mindless monsters, whereas [[MonsterLord Greater and Lord Shade]] are intelligent and totally dedicated to wiping out all humanity, functioning as the leaders of the Shade.

* Herrick from ''Series/BeingHumanUK'', who is always trying to get Mitchell to give up forsaking blood and get into a vampire world domination bid. Similarly Tully wanted to convince George to embrace "the wolf" and act animalisticly. Particularly disturbing considering the depiction of the werewolf curse was treated on many occasions like an STD being passed on and the turning bite being like a rape. Eventually George got rid of him when he acted violently against his loved ones.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' and ''Series/{{Angel}}'':
** Becoming a vampire makes you lose your soul, which [[OurSoulsAreDifferent in this setting]] seems to be synonymous with one's conscience. As such, they fit this trope as a rule, with a handful of exceptions (namely, vampires who manage to get a soul ''back'' somehow). At one point Angel even admits that he misses the "clarity" of being a soulless monster. [[spoiler:Spike after having his own soul restored]] has a better time of it--he feels guilty about his past actions, but actually likes being a vampire otherwise, since being immortal and super-strong is fun.
** Veruca relishes in her werewolf side, believing it to be her true self and her human face just a disguise. She tries to get Oz to do the same. Monroe and his group from [[ComicBook/BuffyTheVampireSlayer the Season 8 comics]] share these views.
** In Season 6, Spike tries to take on this role for Buffy, convinced she CameBackWrong after her death and resurrection. It turns out Buffy's just severely screwed up, and Spike's efforts to get her to embrace TheDarkSide and run off with him [[DestructiveRomance only make things worse.]]
* Although they usually only appear for one episode, many of the informants to the ''Series/{{Sanctuary}}'' crew do this, [[spoiler: especially Ashley, until her death.]] While UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla embraces being a vampire ([[spoiler:until he is turned back]]), he doesn't go around killing people. That's [[UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper Druitt's job.]] Tesla's vices include arrogance, excessive drinking of fine wines, and constantly hitting on Helen, but he is rather reserved otherwise.

* Like in the ''Literature/BloodBooks'' novels it's based on, Henry in ''Series/BloodTies2007'' embraces his vampiric nature. He seduces a girl every night to secretly snack on her while doing other stuff. He does give a speech to [[ActionGirl Vicki]], including "someone has to die" in it. Coincidentally, the victim they are talking about is not dead, as Henry leads her to assume. He turned the girl. At the same time, Henry also has qualities of a FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire. Before cancellation, the show only had five vampires on it: Henry, Christina (Henry's lover/maker), Christina's other fledgling (who [[IHateYouVampireDad hates her]]), the previously-mentioned girl, and a Spanish nun turned by Henry during the Inquisition in return for freeing him (he thought it was a gift).
* Erica is this to Sarah in ''Series/MyBabysittersAVampire''.
* ''Series/OnceUponATime'': A more morally ambiguous version than usual. [[spoiler:Red]] initially has extreme self-hatred about being TheBigBadWolf, since it caused her to accidentally kill a boyfriend in the past. She learns to accept her wolf side with help from [[spoiler:her mother]], a ProudWarriorRaceGirl, only to discover that she's a {{Fantastic Racis|m}}t who kills humans on sight. Eventually she learns to find a middle way between this trope and a lifetime of being TheAtoner.
* ''Series/IZombie'' has Season 1 BigBad, Blaine [=DeBeers=]. While Liv hates having become a zombie and tries to make the most of her situation in a positive way, Blaine relishes his transformation, as it gives him the power he's always craved.

** One of the possible endings for your player character, the [[HumanoidAbomination Demi-Fiend,]] in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne''. At the very beginning of the game, a little boy [[spoiler: (Lucifer)]] forcibly transforms you, giving you the body of a demon while letting you keep the soul of a human. Handy for creating an interesting narrative and not falling over the BishonenLine. At the end of the game, after experiencing everything there is to see AfterTheEnd, you get to decide if you want to complete the transformation and make your soul that of a demon's, [[spoiler: becoming Lucifer's [[TheDragon Dragon]] and taking the fight to God himself.]]
** An option for the PlayerCharacter in ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor: [[UpdatedRerelease Overclocked]]'' during Naoya's [[PlayableEpilogue 8th Day.]] Having finally awoken his power as the new King Of Bel, the player can now decide to completely abandon their human morality and slaughter everyone opposing them, giving in to their demonic soul and ultimately ending with [[TakeOverTheWorld taking over the world.]]
** In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIV'', [[spoiler: Issachar says something to this effect after reading the Black Samurai's [[BrownNote literature:]] [[AwfulTruth "Now that I have seen the light]]...I have [[DemonOfHumanOrigin embraced the demonic."]] Depending on your dialogue choices during the ensuing [[FightingYourFriend battle,]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he'll quickly regret it]]...[[MortonsFork not that it'll change the outcome.]]]]
* In ''[[VideoGame/LegacyOfKain Blood Omen]]'', Vorador serves as one to the newly risen Kain. Later on, Kain acts as this to Raziel.
* Lady Cassandra Mallory in interactive romance novel ''VideoGame/{{Moonrise}}'' is happily a vampire, with no qualms about flexing her power and enjoying her immortality.

** "Gorgeous" Gary Golden, [[LooksLikeOrlok a Nosferatu,]] will express his disgust at [[TheBeautifulElite a Toreador]] PlayerCharacter this way, suggesting that the Toreador are deluding themselves by trying to cover up their inherent monstrosity with "Paris fashions and pomp" and that, as one of the fallen and the dead, the player character should act like it.

** Being a [[BodyHorror Tzimisce]] and a [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Sabbat,]] Andrei falls into this almost by default. Like many of his clan, he has even purposefully molded himself into a more monstrous form, to better separate himself from what remains of his humanity and fully embrace his inner Beast.
* The Shadow Hilt sisters Erze and Seria from ''VideoGame/KingsRaid'' were expected to continue on the family tradition of vampire hunting. Unfortunately, Erze got bitten by a mysterious vampire which lead to the gradual loss of her moral compass. She eventually killed and absorbed the powers of the same high-ranked vampire who transformed her in the first place and killed her own former comrades, then slipped away from her sister. [[CainAndAbel Seria currently seeks to find her and kill her as revenge for the fallen comrades]].
* This is how Gaichû in ''VideoGame/ShadowrunReturns: Hong Kong'' views becoming a [[OurGhoulsAreCreepier ghoul]]. While he'd ''prefer'' to be human, he knows there's no cure and ghoulification has granted him increased strength and stamina and also provided him with a whole [[ThePerfectionist new set of challenges to master]], such as his new nature. It's implied his early acceptance of his new nature as a challenge to be overcome saved him from devolving into a mindless cannibal like most ghouls.

** Another, unnamed vampire comments on how pleasant this is. While frequently [[spoiler: the soul of the person is trapped inside, horrified by what the vampire is doing and irritates them with their protests, in this case the original person]] was suppressing major evil inclinations in life and is thrilled to be able to express them. The vampire even plans to do some "messed up stuff" [[spoiler: her host had always wanted to do for their mutual enjoyment.]]
* This ''eventually'' happened to the protagonist of ''Webcomic/ZebraGirl.'' Sandra, after years of fighting against her transformed-into-a-demon nature, finally gives in to the dark side. After causing a great deal of trouble, her friends are forced to banish her to an alternate dimension where [[spoiler: she is forced to deal with being suddenly human again. She eventually finds a way out and resumes her demon form, then establishes herself as Overlord of the town's monster population, allowing them to sow the terror she feeds upon but reigning in the worst of their depredations.]]

* ''Literature/HarryPotter'' gives us Fenrir Greyback, a cannibalistic werewolf with [[ChildEater a taste for children]]--even when he's in human form! He is the polar opposite of Remus Lupin, who hates being a werewolf and whose biggest flaw by WordOfGod is that he just wants to be liked.

Vampires and werewolves, the sort of monster that [[ViralTransformation you can be turned into]], are the typical target. If they are slightly evil, they might be a TokenEvilTeammate. Contrast with TranshumanTreachery where a character in the fight against such creatures gives in to the process that turns them into the enemy. Also contrast with ProHumanTranshuman, where a character in the fight against such creatures resists the notion of superiority to humanity. Contrast with MonstersAnonymous, where the emphasis is on blending in with humanity... though the exact ''purpose'' to the blending in may vary.

* Like in the ''Literature/BloodBooks'' novels it's based on, Henry in ''Series/BloodTies'' embraces his vampiric nature. He seduces a girl every night to secretly snack on her while doing other stuff. He does give a speech to [[ActionGirl Vicki]], including "someone has to die" in it. Coincidentally, the victim they are talking about is not dead, as Henry leads her to assume. He turned the girl. At the same time, Henry also has qualities of a FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire. Before cancellation, the show only had five vampires on it: Henry, Christina (Henry's lover/maker), Christina's other fledgling (who [[IHateYouVampireDad hates her]]), the previously-mentioned girl, and a Spanish nun turned by Henry during the Inquisition in return for freeing him (he thought it was a gift).

* In ''{{Manga/Hellsing}}'', the trope gets an interesting exploration - Alucard may be a gleefully sadistic, self-declared monstrous vampire, but he's still fighting for the good guys against his own kind. (Admittedly with rather more collateral damage than necessary, which he will point out to his superiors 'cause it's funny.) He berates other vampires for being weak, petty, boring and [[BloodKnight no fun to fight]], while - in his own warped way - prodding his allies to test their convictions, sometimes to the point of being an EvilMentor. As a monster who ''knows'' he's chosen to be a monster, he feels free to sneer at other monsters for failing to respect humankind, and will only ever concede defeat to someone truly human. [[spoiler:And when the WorthyOpponent he genuinely believed would defeat him gave up humanity for more power, Alucard actually breaks down in utter disappointment and despair.]]

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* In ''Film/TheHowling'', Patrick Macnee's character leads a colony of werewolves trying to [[MonstersAnonymous suppress their murderous instincts]] and exist in the modern world. Unfortunately for him, it doesn't work, and this kind of thinking quickly takes over.

* This ''eventually'' happened to the protagonist of ''Webcomic/ZebraGirl.'' Sandra, after years of fighting against her transformed-into-a-demon nature, finally gives in to the dark side. After causing a great deal of trouble, her friends are forced to banish her to an alternate dimension where [[spoiler: she is forced to deal with being suddenly human again. She eventually finds a way out and resumes her demon form, then establishes herself as Overlord of the town's monster population, allowing them to sow the terror she feeds upon but reigning in the worst of their depredations.]]

* Owen Wright in ''Webcomic/MaggotBoy'' is a sapient zombie and a sadistic serial killer who alternates between offing random folks to sate his HorrorHunger and doing horrible things to people he personally dislikes.
* [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Aberrations]] from ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive''. To become an aberration, you must be fully willing to kill other sapients to keep yourself alive, and the transformation explicitly destroys any capacity for empathy. The closest thing we ever see to morals or conscience from an aberration is the mention by a [[PuppeteerParasite body-snatcher]] that the man who became it justified the transformation by thinking that he could just snatch one person who deserved it for years at a time.