The character is in a bad place but wants to do better, and they are granted one final chance to do so, usually in the form of a grand, nearly impossible task.

This trope only applies to characters where the redemption clearly saves their life rather than just they change sides and live.

It shows that the ex-villain is serious about helping the heroes, enough to risk death to save them. It also plays up the drama of having a character turn good, ... Face Death with Dignity · Video Games · RedemptionEqualsDeath / Film

This trope uses In-Universe Examples Only; it is when a character in the work itself has the opinion that a villainous character is beyond redemption. The Out- ... Redemption Rejection · Moral Event Horizon · Quotes

A form of Tragic Monster. The Aesop being: Being Good Sucks but Being Evil Sucks even more and circumstances will conspire to tempt you from one to the other.

28 окт. 2024 г. · In some works the character is redeemed through their own death, as they sacrifice themselves for some greater good, or to save another character.

It lets the writer reintroduce the villain as a "darker, edgier" hero. It reinforces a desired notion of the inherent goodness within people. HeelFaceTurn / Video Games · HeelFaceTurn / Live-Action Films · Literal Metaphor

For this trope, circumstances go out of their way to give someone a chance at mending their wicked ways, only for the offer to be firmly refused. It's the ... Western Animation · Offering a Hand · Quotes

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11 июл. 2023 г. · Redemption arcs show us that deep inside they were always good, which kills what was so fundamentally good about them, and that is they're so ...