“ | I can't believe I trusted you! You made me think you wanted to restore balance with spirits, but this... this isn't balance, it's madness! | „ |
~ Korra to Unalaq after learning he was working with Vaatu. |
Misguided heroes are heroes who inadvertently do the wrong thing mostly because they don't know any better in that particular circumstance. This mainly arises in fables where some wide-eyed youth is set to be taught a lesson over the course of the story, such as The Boy Who Cried Wolf. This may also be done for fully grown competent characters who simply don't see a certain scope of the world they should be concerned with, such as Reeves from Final Fantasy VII or Seto Kaiba from Yu-Gi-Oh!. These characters may still take a staring role in the their works, but the works themselves exist under the notion that said characters start off not knowing any better. Other times, they may be misguided/manipulated by an outside source, rather than themselves alone, and some of these cases may qualify as pawns of the villain, depending on the story or context.
They are also the heroic counterparts of delusional villains.
Misguided heroes can also be purely good since they may have never wanted to cause despair or do the wrong things in the first place while having no corrupting qualities whatsoever.
All items (2621)
- A.I.M.S.
- Aang (Avatar)
- Abby Anderson
- Abigail Chase
- Abigail Walker
- Abraham Ford
- Abraham Lincoln (Adventure Time)
- Abraham Van Helsing (Bram Stoker)
- Acacia
- Accelerator
- Ace Operatives
- Acxa
- Ada & Eva
- ADAM
- Adam Warlock (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Adonis (The Kingdom of Ruin)
- Adorabat
- Adriana Slododac
- Agent H
- Agent J
- Agent Kallus
- Agent Kramer
- Agnes Jurati
- Agnese Sanctis
- Agnès Oblige
- Ahri
- Ais Wallenstein
- AJ Styles
- Aja Tarron
- Ajak (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Ajay Ghale
- Akame (Akame ga Kill!)
- Akane Hiyama
- Akane Murokasa
- Akane Owari
- Akane Tsunemori
- Akatsuki (Log Horizon)
- Akeno Himejima
- Akira Nishikiyama
- Akiza Izinski
- Alastor (Shakugan no Shana)
- Albert Frazer
- Albert Stark
- Aldo (Sitting Ducks)
- Alessa Gillespie
- Alex (Control Z)
- Alex (Madagascar)
- Alex Jurel
- Alex Mercer
- Alex O'Connell
- Alex Wilder (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Alexandra Privet
- Aske Stenstrom
- Alfonso
- Alibaba Saluja
- Alice (Disney Animated Canon)
- Alice (Pandora Hearts)
- Alice Nimbletoes
- Alice Swayne
- Alice Zuberg
- Alien Commander
- Alisa Selezneva
- Alister Azimuth
- All Might
- Allison Argent
- Alma Madrigal
- Alpha Twins
- Alphys
- Alto Clef
- Alucard (Hellsing)
- Alvin Jr.
- Amalthea
- Amanda Krueger
- Amaya (The Dragon Prince)
- Amber Ashworth
- Ambrosius Goldenloin
- Amicus
- Amigos (Happy Feet)
- Amilyn Holdo
- Amity Blight
- Amleth
- Amuro Ray
- Amy Crystal
- Amy Rose (Archie Comics)
- Amy Rose (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Amy Rose (Sonic X)
- Amy Sorel
- Anais Watterson
- Anastasia Tremaine
- Andrea Harrison (TV Series)
- Android 16
- Android 17
- Android 21
- Andy Barclay
- Andy Bogard
- Andy Dufresne
- Angel (Buffy)
-
- Angela (comics)
- Angela Jitrenka
- Angelica Pickles
- Angelina Mouseling
- Angelise Ikaruga Misurugi
- Anger
- Angie (Shark Tale)
- Angie Yonaga
- Angry Video Game Nerd
- Angus (Ferdinand)
- Angus O'Shaughnessey
- Ankara
- Anna Williams
- Anna Yamada
- Anne Boonchuy
- Anne Faraday
- Annoying Orange
- Antoine D'Coolette
- Anu (Barbie)
- Anubis (Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts)
- Anya Borzakovskaya
- Aoko Aozaki
- Apachai Hopachai
- April O'Neil (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- April O'Neil (TMNT 1987)
- Aptom
- Aquaman (DC Animated Universe)
- Aquaryah Aquavilla
- Aragorn
- Arale Norimaki
- Aramina
- Arbiter
- Archie Andrews (Riverdale)
- Ardeth Bay
- Ares (Warriors Orochi)
- Ariel (2023)
- Ariel (Disney)
- Ariel (Once Upon a Time)
- Arima Kousei
- Arisa Uotani
- Arlo (UnOrdinary)
- Armando Armas
- Arren
- Arsène Lupin III
- Artemis (Cyborg 009)
- Arthur (Into the Badlands)
- Arthur Hastings
- Arthur Pendragon (Disney)
- Arthur Pendragon (Shrek)
- Arthur Puppington
- Aruto Hiden
- Asada Shino
- Ash Graven
- Ash Ketchum
- Ashi
- Ashley (WarioWare)
- Ashrah
- Asia Argento
- Astrid Hofferson
- Asuka (Senran Kagura)
- Asuna (Ryusoulger)
- Athena (Warriors Orochi)
- Athena Asamiya
- Atreus
- Atsuko Kagari
- Audrey (Harvey Street Kids)
- Audrey Smith
- Aunt Marie
- Aurora (Disney)
- Aurora Morningstar
- Autobots (Transformers Film Series)
- Autumn Blaze
- Ava (The Walking Dead)
- Avad
- Aversa
- Avery Carrington
- AWACS Thunderhead
- Awaki Musujime
- Ayame (Dead or Alive)
- Ayame Sohma
- Ayane (Dead or Alive)
- Azul
- Azumi
- Azur