On & Off

Inconsistently Admirables who change between good and evil. Many times this is their main prevention, being just as villains as they're heroes, in spite of their many heroic deeds. It is also a reason why they can't be Near Pure Good or Pure Good since their heroism is too inconsistent.

They can also be Inconsistently Heinous if they go too far with their villainous deeds.

Important Notes[]

• Keep in mind that this category differs from Heating-Up Periods because they are not villainous unlike these characters found on this category. These types of characters found on the Heating-Up Periods category are always seen as a hero at all times and they don't commit villainous deeds time to time.
• The only way a character in this category can stop being On & Off is if they make the ultimate choice to corrupt or redeem themselves. Stanley Pines, Shadow the Hedgehog, SMG4, Mario, Sasuke Uchiha and Dr. Nefario are great examples of the latter. As such, On & Off cannot overlap with Redeemed Villains.
• Some non-heroes who are Pure Evil or Near Pure Evil can't count because there are no breaks in the Pure Evil or Near Pure Evil villains' villainy even if some may been On & Off before at some point in their lives they still wouldn't qualify since they subverted this trait when they lost their redeeming qualities and choice to stay in the side of evil (e.g Megatron (Unicron Trilogy), Starscream (Unicron Trilogy)). Furthermore, villains who have only joined or briefly joined the heroes' side out of PRAGMATIC and SELF-SERVING needs but still retain their villainous ways can NEVER count. Either some of them have already returned to the evil side, or these types of villains will abandon their hero facade ways once their needs and/or wants are fulfilled (e.g. Griffith, Hiro Shishigami, Joker, and Abigail Lazar). Those should go under Type Dependent on Version, Ensemble, Dissociative, Virtually Resourceful, Alter-Ego, Good Vs. Good, and/or Hidden Inconsistenetly Admirable instead of this category.