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* The ''VideoGame/Persona5'' fanfic ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24292153 The Grail's Desire]] has this for [[BigBad Yaldaboth's]] fate after Igor and the Velvet Room Attendants defeat him before the events of the game. [[spoiler:Rather than outright destroying him, Igor chooses to have the God of Control see there is more to humanity than the sins he watches. He does this by turning him into Morgana. Morgana's experience with the Phantom Thieves gave him a more positive view of humanity and their desire for change. So by the time they reaches the bottom of Mementos and he regains his memories, he remains firmly on the side of humanity]].

* ''ComicBook/{{Irredeemable}}'': [[Characters/IrredeemablePlutonian The Plutonian]] is a FallenHero and the main villain of the story. After his body is destroyed in the final issue, Qubit decides to redeem him by transporting his essence to another universe where he will hopefully be reborn as someone good. The final pages imply he is reborn as Franchise/{{Superman}}.

Can result in IHatePastMe and AntiAntiChrist. Compare AmnesiacDissonance, where a character loses their personality to amnesia and develops a completely different one as a result. Can overlap with RedeemingReplacement in some cases. Can be the result of RaiseHimRightThisTime.

** A soul that is cleansed of their evil in Hell can be reborn as a different, potentially good person. Piccolo states that this is what would have happened to Vegeta after he sacrificed himself to stop Majin Buu but Vegeta was resurrected before this can be done to stop Buu who survived Vegeta's sacrifice attack. ''Anime/DragonBallZFusionReborn'' introduces a machine that helps with the soul-cleansing process.

* ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ'': Recurring character Asakim is designed as a DarkerAndEdgier version of Masaki, the ''Super Robot Wars'' franchise's oldest OriginalGeneration character, down to sharing a voice actor. While Masaki is an upbeat IdiotHero and for the most part a normal man, Asakim is an immortal vampire-like being who's manipulative, cruel and frequently screams about sin and despair. In the ending of the ''Z'' series, when Asakim succeeds at his ultimate goal of [[DeathSeeker finding a way to die]], he [[WhenHeSmiles gives a peaceful smile for the first time]] and says "The wind is calling me. That voice I heard once before...",[[note]]Which happens to be the opening line of "Neppu! Shippu! Cybuster!", Masaki's theme song[[/note]] strongly implying that he will ''become'' Masaki in subsequent iterations of the universe (i.e. the continuities of other SRW games). ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration 2nd OG]]'' would also tease at the connection - with Masaki being forced to replace his mecha's divine engine with a BlackMagic one, and the BigBad addressing ''Masaki in particular'' when warning the heroes that PastLifeMemories can drive a person mad...

* ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'': The GreaterScopeVillain of the game, Void Termina, is stated to be the reincarnation of Void, a primordial entity that exists in good or evil forms across all dimensions depending on the positive or negative energy gathered around it. While Void Termina is an evil, destructive being [[TheHeartless formed from the darkness and hatred]] gathered by [[ChurchOfEvil Lord Hyness and his followers]], there are indications that following his defeat his next life may be as something more benevolent. It's even implied through some of its behavior and mannerisms that Void may have already once reincarnated into a peaceful, kind and heroic form-- that form being none other than [[spoiler:Kirby himself]].
-->'''Description for the Void Soul OptionalBoss:''' "No telling if it's true, but according to the ancient scrolls, Void Termina may rise again in other forms depending on whether positive or negative energy is gathered. It seems this being of darkness will wander the galaxy until one day he is reborn into a new existence. When he returns, hopefully it will be as... a friend."

* ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'': The BigBad of the game, Void Termina, is stated to be the reincarnation of Void, a primordial entity that exists in good or evil forms across all dimensions depending on the positive or negative energy gathered around it. While Void Termina is an evil, destructive being [[TheHeartless formed from the darkness and hatred]] gathered by [[ChurchOfEvil Lord Hyness and his followers]], there are indications that following his defeat his next life may be as something more benevolent. It's even implied through some of its behavior and mannerisms that Void may have already once reincarnated into a peaceful, kind and heroic form-- that form being none other than [[spoiler:Kirby himself]].

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' plays with this. One of two primary duties of a Soul Reaper's is to destroy Hollows, {{Ghastly Ghost}}s that eat the souls of the living. A Soul Reaper's sword is able to purge the stain of sin from a Hollow and let them pass on to the afterlife and the cycle of reincarnation. However, as Ichigo discovers when he encounters a Hollow that had been a SerialKiller in life, the zanpakutou only purges a Hollow's ''post-mortem'' sins: those that committed heinous crimes ''in life'' are condemned to Hell.