Cross-Faction Characters
Hullo, all! This is the first time I've actually posted in this community, rather than commenting, so... formal greetings!
Anyway, my subject tonight: One of the more requested features recently has been fallen heroes and redeemed villains. Obviously, if this were implemented, we'd see heroic Masterminds and Corruptors and villainous Defenders and Scrappers. My question: Can you think of any examples of these in superhero fiction? That is, heroic characters who seem to belong to a City of Villains archetype, or villainous characters who seem to belong to a City of Heroes archetype?
A couple examples off the top of my head:
The Hulk is definitely a heroic (or at least antiheroic) Brute. When Hulk get madder, Hulk get stronger!
The Juggernaut is definitely closer to a Tank than a Brute. So is the Blob, though in a completely opposite way.
What do you think, sirs?
Anyway, my subject tonight: One of the more requested features recently has been fallen heroes and redeemed villains. Obviously, if this were implemented, we'd see heroic Masterminds and Corruptors and villainous Defenders and Scrappers. My question: Can you think of any examples of these in superhero fiction? That is, heroic characters who seem to belong to a City of Villains archetype, or villainous characters who seem to belong to a City of Heroes archetype?
A couple examples off the top of my head:
The Hulk is definitely a heroic (or at least antiheroic) Brute. When Hulk get madder, Hulk get stronger!
The Juggernaut is definitely closer to a Tank than a Brute. So is the Blob, though in a completely opposite way.
What do you think, sirs?