“ | Flash: I can never figure you out! One minute, you're a hero, the next you're a criminal! Catwoman: I'm a complicated woman. |
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~ Catwoman, when The Flash calls her out on her constantly changing alignment. |
Characters who sometimes act as heroes and sometimes they don't. Typically, this means that they "switch sides" (i.e. go back and forth) more than twice. These types of characters are very common in cartoons. Majority of heroes who belong to this category are anti-heroes.
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- The hero is only corrupted or redeemed if he or she stops switching sides and decides to stay evil or good in the end.
- However, if a previous On & Off villain decisively redeems themselves and decides to stay good thus reforming themselves from On & Off, they can no longer qualify as On & Off (e.g. King Dedede, Heinz Doofenshmirtz, Simon Petrikov, Shadow the Hedgehog, Grunkle Stan)
- None of these characters are Pure Good because there are no breaks in the Purely Good heroes' heroism. Furthermore, heroes who have joined or briefly joined the villains' side out of PRAGMATIC and SELF-SERVING needs but still retain their heroic way can NEVER count. Either some of them have already returned to the good side, or these types of heroes will abandon their villain facade ways once their needs and/or wants are fulfilled (e.g. Eleven, Sunset Shimmer, Buzz Lightyear (Toy Story), James P. Sullivan, Mario, Frodo Baggins, Emmet Brickowski, Lewis Robinson, Elsa, and Doctor Octopus (Raimiverse). Those should go under Type Dependent on Version, Ensemble, Dissociative, Virtually Resourceful, Alter-Egos and/or Good Vs. Good instead of this category.
- On and Off heroes can still be sympathetic if their heroic acts are admirable enough and show significant kindness, even crossing the Goodness Zone at times. (e.g. Clementine, Jesse, Duncan, and Eleanor Lamb). In some cases, the on & off nature of a certain hero is because he/she is a video game character with multiple canon choices.
- This category is only for heroes who constantly switch sides and remain inconsistent by the end of the story they are in, so do NOT add either the Fallen or Redeemed Villains categories to any page under On & Off, as those two categories are meant for characters who choose to permanently stay on the evil or good.
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- Candace Young
- Candice Ramirez-Singleton
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- Candy Cane (Rebecca Welsh)
- Cao Pi
- Cao Wei
- Captain (Tankmen)
- Captain Blackadder
- Captain Dickson
- Captain Hero
- Captain Hook (Once Upon a Time)
- Captain K'nuckles
- Captain Nemo
- Captain of the Guards
- Captain Soto
- Captain Spaceboy
- Captain Stretchypants
- Captain Underpants
- Cardin Winchester
- Carina (One Piece)
- Carl Brutananadilewski
- Carl Carlson
- Carl Clover
- Carlino Casagrande
- Carlton Banks
- Carmen Sandiego (Where in The World is Carmen Sandiego?)
- Carmilla Carmine
- Carol McCormick
- Caroline Cordovin
- Caroline Forbes
- Carrie White
- Cash
- Cassandra Thomas
- Catwoman (2004 film)
- Catwoman (Arkhamverse)
- Catwoman (DC Animated Universe)
- Catwoman (DC Super Hero Girls)
- Catwoman (DC)
- Catwoman (Harley Quinn TV Series)
- Catwoman (Injustice)
- Catwoman (JLA: The Nail)
- Catwoman (Reevesverse)
- Catwoman (Telltale)
- Catwoman (The Batman)
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- Cesar Vialpando
- Cesaro
- Champa
- Chanel Oberlin
- Chang Koehan
- Chang Lee
- Char Aznable
- Charlie (Jurassic World)
- Charlie Barkin
- Charlie Harper
- Charlie Kelly
- Charlotte (Making Fiends)
- Charlotte Flair
- Charlotte Pickles
- Charlotte Richards
- Charlotte Roselei
- Charmcaster
- Cheesy
- Chef (South Park)
- Chef Kawasaki (Kirby)
- Chef Pee Pee
- Cheryl Blossom (Riverdale)
- Cheshire Cat
- Chief Clancy Wiggum
- Chief Inspector Grobbelaar
- Chili Pepper Cookie
- Chilly Willy
- China (Cyberpunk)
- Chip and Dale
- Chip and Skip
- Chip Plankton II
- Chips (Fish'n Chips)
- Chirin (Chirin no Suzu)
- Chloe O'Brian
- Chloe Sullivan
- Choko
- Chosen Undead
- Chris Griffin
- Chris Jacobs
- Chris Jericho
- Chris Yukine
- Christine Malone
- Christine Royce
- Christopher Pike (alternate reality)
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- Chuck and Leon
- Chudd Chudders
- Ciel Phantomhive
- Cipher
- Cirno
- Claire Bartel
- Clarence Wendle
- Clarice Starling
- Clarissa the Corgi
- Clarisse La Rue
- Clarke Griffin
- Claude (Grand Theft Auto)
- Claudia (The Dragon Prince)
- Clay Calloway
- Clay Simons
- Clayton (The Amazing World of Gumball)
- Clementine (The Walking Dead)
- Cletus (Helluva Boss)
- Cletus Spuckler
- Cletus, Collin and Keenie
- Cleveland Brown
- Cleveland Brown, Jr.
- Clockwork (Danny Phantom)
- Clone Troopers
- Clopin
- Clyde Donovan
- Coach Dobkins
- Cocona Cocomine
- Cody (SML)
- Cody Travers
- Col. John Arbuthnot
- Collin (Helluva Boss)
- Colonel Nozzaire
- Colonists
- Comic Book Guy
- Commander Cody
- Commander Hoo-Ha
- Commander Peepers
- Commander Santos
- Commander Shepard (Paragon)
- Computer (Courage the Cowardly Dog)
- Conan the Barbarian
- Conker the Squirrel
- Cooper Gang
- Cornelia Hale
- Cosmo Kramer
- Cosmo Spacely
- Cotton Hill
- Count Duckula
- Countess Vera Rosakoff
- Courtney (Total DramaRama)
- Coverton
- Craig Marduk
- Craig Tucker
- Crash Bernstein
- Creek
- Cricket Green
- Crimson (Ragna Crimson)
- Crimson Eyes
- Crimson Viper
- Cro (Mini Fighter)
- Crowfeather
- Crowley (Good Omens)
- Crowley (Supernatural)
- Cryptosporidium
- Crystal (Frosty the Snowman)
- User:Cumber Boxman
- Cuphead (The Cuphead Show!)
- Curtis Connors (The Amazing Spider-Man)
- Custard (Roobarb)
- Cyclops (Marvel)
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- D-Mob
- D.E.O. (Arrowverse)
- D.W. Read
- Da Bears
- Daffy Duck (Looney Tunes)
- Daffy Duck (Space Jam)
- Daggett Beaver
- Daisuke Jigen
- Dale Gribble
- Dallas
- Damon Salvatore
- Dan Espinoza
- Dan Mandel
- Daniel Bryan
- Daniel Lamb
- Daniel Osbourne
- Danny Reagan
- Dante (101 Dalmatian Street)
- Darion Mograine
- Dark Alessa
- Dark Pit
- Dark Shadow
- Darkrai (Pokémon)
- Darnell (Pico)
- Darren Young
- Daud (Dishonored)
- Dave and Ping Pong
- Dave Norton
- Davey Stone
- David Clark
- David Platt
- David Van Driessen
- Daybreak
- Deacon (Fallout 4)
- Deadpool (Marvel)
- Deadpool (X-Men Movies)
- Deadshot (DC Extended Universe)
- Dean McCoppin
- Dean Winchester