Faux Redeeming Qualities/Examples

Examples of characters with Faux Redeeming Qualities. These characters usually include Pure Evil (Rank 1 -) characters, Near Pure Evil (Rank 2-) characters, and characters in general with false redeeming traits. These characters may show traits that on the surface are redeeming qualities until it's revealed that for various reasons why these traits do not hold up.

The list shows characters in the respective stories they appear in, in alphabetical order.

## Examples

* *Avatar: The Last Airbender*: Ozai showed that he saw Azula as his favorite child. Unlike Zuko, he did not physically abuse her, directly antagonize her, or overtly abuse her emotionally. However, it is shown that Ozai did not care for Azula and was consciously and passively abusive to her emotionally. Given her emotional break down by the end of the series, it was evident of his years of emotional abuse and its impact on her mental health.
* *Berserk*: Griffith, since becoming Femto, admits that he does not have empathy or any human connection and that he is free of it. His actions of saving Princess Charlotte from Emperor Ganishka and saving countless lives from Ganishka, along with performing noble acts like allowing people to communicate with their deceased loved ones and setting up Falconia as a peaceful place for many people, are shown to be an act as Femto is pretending to be like his old self Griffith. Femto is pretending to be the destined white hawk and savior and is manipulating multiple people into thinking he is a hero, when he is actually the destined black hawk that is supposed to bring about catastrophe and is working only for his own interests with the dreaded God Hand. His manipulation is thus far successful as not even his close allies like Sonia, Charlotte, and other humans are aware that he is Femto.
* *Death Note*: Light Yagami told Ryuk that he wanted to rid the world of evil and bring about justice. However, shortly after, he revealed his egotism since he called himself a god and hypocritically excused the mass murders he does as a form of justice. He also admitted that people like L should not challenge him and is shown to be highly arrogant and only interested in killing people under the delusional notion that he was a god and righteousness itself.
* *Gotham*:
	+ Jerome Valeska told Jeremiah: "You turned everyone I ever loved against me. My own flesh and blood!" when he confronted him. While this could show he loved his family, he also personally took it upon himself to murder each of them and expressed joy in each of the murders. During his speech he also tried to justify his murder against his mother and he was not remorseful for any of the murders he committed against his family. Jerome was not motivated by his family turning against him but makes it clear that he was motivated by sowing chaos in Gotham for his own amusement.
	+ Jeremiah Valeska tells Bruce Wayne that he sees a special connection and sees him as the brother Jerome could never be. However, his actions shows that he does not respect Bruce's wishes and boundaries as he actively find ways to torment Bruce by hurting those around him. Jeremiah is obsessed with trying to torment Bruce to the point he suffers a breakdown and becomes like him. When Bruce stands up to him, Jeremiah later admits that he could be bonded with Bruce through hatred instead of love. Jeremiah has no actual care for Bruce and is only fixates on tormenting him for his own content.
* *Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic*: Arba shows fascination and interest for Ill Ilah and was also mad at Solomon Jehoahaz Abraham and David Jehoahaz Abraham for implanting their wills into the being. However, her motives for her actions are based on her personal reverence and obsession for the creature and her perception that one cannot supplant themselves over Ill Ilah. Her perceptions of to how Ill Ilah should remain in power as the one true god is not based on love, but on her idea of power, balance, and control. Anyone who disagrees with her perception on Ill Ilah's role in the universe would be brutally killed by her including her former teammates.
* *Naruto*: Madara Uchiha claimed that he tried to end the cycle of suffering in the world by placing most of humanity in the Infinite Tsukyomi. However, it is revealed that he saw himself as the righteous savior of the world revealing that his egotism trumps his noble motives. This also shows his narcissism and that he sees himself as a hero that mankind needed even though the shinobi alliance fought against the Infinite Tsukyomi because members realized that the dream world is fake and not a means to achieving genuine peace.
* *One Piece*:
	+ Hody Jones shows interest in Arlong and hearing stories about how he hates humans for simply being humans. However, Hody express that he does not respect Arlong as an individual. Hody only cares about the bigotry and hatred that Arlong spreads about humans and nothing else.
	+ Donquixote Doflamingo, on many occasions, he is shown to give the impression that he cares for his pirate crew as his family. He even expressed solemnity for Vergo and Monet's deaths along with telling his lower-tier minions to not mock Pica for his voice, and at times showing leniency to his underling’s failures along with stepping in to save them from danger. However, it is revealed that Doflamingo is a psychopath capable of manipulating the flaws in his underlings to keep them subservient to him. His manipulations are subtle enough that his crew is unaware that he is emotionally manipulating them. The effect of his manipulation is also shown by how Baby 5 is emotionally torn since Doflamingo purposefully keeps her from getting what she wants. He is shown to be egotistical and have the god-wannabe mindset like the Celestial Dragons by ordering Monet and Vergo to die for him. Its later revealed that he does not care for his crewmates because he can always find new crewmates after killing them.
	+ Charlotte Linlin claims that she wants Caesar Clown to make a serum to make her children the same size as her since she will see them as her equals. However, Big Mom is shown to be a control freak who only uses her children either as pawns for political marriage or for military purposes and does not mind harming or killing any of them if they inconvenience her like Lola. In addition, this shows more of controlling nature as she is willing to force her children to change to her liking than to appreciate them as who they are.
* *Samurai Jack*: The High Priestess revered Aku. However, she was only interested in the evil that Aku carries out and spreads across the world. Her reverence was based on Aku's will than any care for the latter as an individual.
* *Teen Titans* (2003): Slade tells the titans that he would not wish Trigon's apocalyptic destruction on the world and chooses to team up with the titans against Trigon. However, Slade's actions previously shows that he did not mind selling out the entire world to Trigon and he relishes in its upcoming destruction by acting as an active agent towards that goal. He also does not have any regrets for his actions. His motive against Trigon is self-centered as he is angry at Trigon for using him as a pawn. His allegiance to the titans is pragmatic so that it could help him reclaim his flesh.
* *Young Justice*: Granny Goodness says that what she does is in service of Darkseid's Will. But, she is shown to not be loyal to Darkseid as seen by how Darkseid punished her for going against him. In addition, she notes that she is following after Darkseid's Will, not Darkseid himself, which is a concept based upon death and destruction that she agrees with.