Sympathetic

“	Up till now, I've come up against all types. They've refused to back down, so fighting was the only way to stop them… but I never understood what made them turn out this way. If I had, maybe things would've worked out differently. Or, who knows? Maybe I still would've had to fight them anyway. Shigaraki killed so many people. He's hurt people near and dear to me, and yet!! Maybe there is no other way besides killing, and I don’t know what I'm gonna do when the time comes... but I want to save that little boy.	„
	~ Izuku’s sympathy towards the villains he's encountered, wishing to redeem Shigaraki from his past that made him evil.

“	This isn’t the way. I know you feel powerful right now, like you can have everything you want… I’ve been where you are — I’ve made the same mistake you’re making, and put on a crown; and just like you I was overwhelmed by the magic it contained. […] I understand you Twilight, and I want to show you the most important magic of all.	„
	~ Sunset Shimmer sympathising through her experience of villainy towards Twilight Sparkle, who has been transformed into Midnight Sparkle.

Heroes who have developed some degree of sympathy and empathy for others they come across when they come to understand their motives and all the hardships they went through; as well as understanding what led them to being their enemies/villains or unfortunate scapegoats in the first place. It can range from being sympathetic towards their friends, family, or comrades to being outright sympathetic/empathetic to villains who have lost so much during their lives. For this reason, sympathetic heroes are likely to be Pure Good though some can still have corrupting qualities as long as they don't get too much in the way of their sympathy for others.

By virtue of this concept, tragic heroes naturally have high chances of feeling for others wholeheartedly, no matter who those others are and what struggles they are facing.

This is also an opposite of psychopathic villains.

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