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sabin017
09/13/2025
09:11 PM
#1
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__aCEr__
09/13/2025
09:14 PM
#2
Ahsoka Tano
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Accolon
09/13/2025
09:19 PM
#3
__aCEr__ posted...
Ahsoka Tano

The correct response
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KJ_StErOiDs
09/13/2025
09:25 PM
#4
Arthur Morgan
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MC_BatCommander
09/13/2025
09:25 PM
#5
KJ_StErOiDs posted...
Arthur Morgan

Oh good one

Steve from Stranger Things
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Evening_Dragon
09/13/2025
09:42 PM
#6
__aCEr__ posted...
Ahsoka Tano
It was just after my time, but it has to be really cool to be a kid at that age, follow Ahsoka from the start, and have her grow and constantly relevant for basically your whole life.
And which of you by worrying can add a single hour to your span of life?
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LuigiChalmersJr
09/13/2025
09:59 PM
#7
Askeladd
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rick_alverado
09/13/2025
10:21 PM
#8
Leopold Fitz
joaquintall
09/13/2025
10:58 PM
#9
MC_BatCommander posted...


Steve from Stranger Things

That was my response the last time this topic came up.

I'd like to add Lando Calrissian... starts off scolding Han, selling out the rebels to the Empire, only to discover that he had a plan to get them to safety, and then becomes a legitimate galactic hero.
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AFreeby
09/13/2025
11:02 PM
#10
If there are any Buffy and Angel fans, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce. Best character in either series, imo, though he starts off as a really dislikable, bumbling character.
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Dungeater
09/13/2025
11:04 PM
#11
Patches (Fromsoftware)
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Srk700
09/13/2025
11:05 PM
#12
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Mad-Dogg
09/13/2025
11:12 PM
#13
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Came into this flashback expecting to hate this vile and extremely evil man.

Like 3 manga chapters after getting to know him he became one of my favorite one piece characters and he is a goddamn legend, lmao.
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fire_bolt
09/13/2025
11:26 PM
#14
Momo
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McmadnessV3
09/13/2025
11:31 PM
#15
Luke from Tales of the Abyss.
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SkittyOnWailord
09/13/2025
11:32 PM
#16
Ash's Pikachu
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ShaneMcComez
09/13/2025
11:34 PM
#17
Carl from Walking Dead. He used to been that annoying kid that everyone hated in the first few seasons, but he got more likeable as the series went on.
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rick_alverado
09/13/2025
11:35 PM
#18
AFreeby posted...
If there are any Buffy and Angel fans, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce. Best character in either series, imo, though he starts off as a really dislikable, bumbling character.

He's actually an even more extreme example of the same idea I was thinking with my pick of Fitz from Agents of SHIELD. A nerdy character who is initially out of his depth out in the real world, but ends up becoming a complete badass in a slow but methodical fashion over the course of the show(s).
Scardude
09/13/2025
11:49 PM
#19
Mad-Dogg posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/a/a6a29883.jpg

Came into this flashback expecting to hate this vile and extremely evil man.

Like 3 manga chapters after getting to know him he became one of my favorite one piece characters and he is a goddamn legend, lmao.
Oda is very good at pointing out how media framing can change how actual history went down. It's the best piece of literature that outlines how we need to be critical of what we think of the past. So I'll agree with this one
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GranQroppoop
09/14/2025
12:06 AM
#20
Shoreleave on The Venture Bros.

Seemed like they just wanted to do a joke about G.I. Joe naming conventions and he ended up being a really well done character throughout the show.
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09/14/2025
12:09 AM
#21
Does Grovyle count?
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TheDurinator
09/14/2025
12:17 AM
#22
MC_BatCommander posted...


Steve from Stranger Things

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Will_1231
09/14/2025
12:28 AM
#24
Toph from Avatar: The Last Airbender

When she debuted, I thought she was going to be an annoying "tough guy" asshole character, but she very quickly became one of the best characters in the entire series.
Charged151
09/14/2025
12:31 AM
#25
Mad-Dogg posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/a/a6a29883.jpg

Came into this flashback expecting to hate this vile and extremely evil man.

Like 3 manga chapters after getting to know him he became one of my favorite one piece characters and he is a goddamn legend, lmao.
Yeah, I've also been really impressed by him.

Scardude posted...
Oda is very good at pointing out how media framing can change how actual history went down. It's the best piece of literature that outlines how we need to be critical of what we think of the past. So I'll agree with this one
Good point.
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Thermador446
09/14/2025
12:54 AM
#26
GranQroppoop posted...
Shoreleave on The Venture Bros.

Seemed like they just wanted to do a joke about G.I. Joe naming conventions and he ended up being a really well done character throughout the show.

Shoreleave is definitely one of the best gay secret agents on tv.

I would say Henchman 21 from The Venture Bros could easily win this topic. He starts out as a chubby nerdy comic relief henchman, and turn into a ripped, nerdy badass
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El_Lingo
09/14/2025
01:44 AM
#27
GranQroppoop posted...
Shoreleave on The Venture Bros.

Seemed like they just wanted to do a joke about G.I. Joe naming conventions and he ended up being a really well done character throughout the show.
that's a great pick, I also expected him to be a dumb joke character and ended up loving him
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mercurydude
09/14/2025
04:57 AM
#28
Al Swearengen from Deadwood. At the start of the series, he seems like a typical villain and I was hoping he'd be killed by the end of the season, but damn, he definitely does grow as a character and, compared to the show's actual villain, can almost seem a gentleman at times.

He's still a repulsive character, especially when you consider he probably still beats his prostitutes at least, until he becomes so injured/ill that he's no longer able , but he still somehow managed to win me over despite that. He's a character that I love but one that I hate to love.
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AgentCoulson
09/14/2025
05:04 AM
#29
Damian Wayne started off an insufferable, entitled little asshole but quickly turned things around once Dick made him Robin.
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MisterPengy
09/14/2025
09:57 AM
#30
Srk700 posted...
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I second this. He was such a douche early on. I remember reading that he redeems himself later on, and I didn't really believe it could happen, until I watched it.
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DodogamaRayBrst
09/14/2025
10:01 AM
#31
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JaiCSC
09/14/2025
10:06 AM
#32
As mentioned

Wesley Wyndham-Price (Best Angel and best character arc)
Steve Harrington

I'll add Chloe Sullivan in Smallville. I couldn't stand her in the first few seasons then it was like a light switch because she was just nicer and way more likeable.
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Thanatos_the_Great
09/14/2025
10:20 AM
#33
Donna in Doctor Who. Annoying on her first appearance but went on to be a great companion.
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JaiCSC
09/14/2025
10:20 AM
#34
Thanatos_the_Great posted...
Donna in Doctor Who. Annoying on her first appearance but went on to be a great companion.

That's a great one too.
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DuuuDe14
09/14/2025
10:21 AM
#35
Snow Villiers
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DodogamaRayBrst
09/14/2025
10:25 AM
#36
DuuuDe14 posted...
Snow Villiers
Take that back.
Hornswoggled
09/14/2025
10:28 AM
#37
How about the opposite? Initially good characters who became less good the more you saw them.

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DuuuDe14
09/14/2025
10:46 AM
#38
DodogamaRayBrst posted...
Take that back.

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Giacomo_Hawkins
09/14/2025
10:53 AM
#39
Hornswoggled posted...
How about the opposite? Initially good characters who became less good the more you saw them.

Shao Tucker
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Choco
09/14/2025
10:55 AM
#40
i came here to post wesley and i am glad to see he's been mentioned
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fire_bolt
09/14/2025
10:58 AM
#41
Giacomo_Hawkins posted...


Shao Tucker


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If it was about babies we'd have universal maternal care. There would be no charge no matter how complex the delivery. But its not about babies, is it?
Choco
09/14/2025
10:59 AM
#42
Will_1231 posted...
Toph from Avatar: The Last Airbender

When she debuted, I thought she was going to be an annoying "tough guy" asshole character, but she very quickly became one of the best characters in the entire series.
imo zuko fits this topic even better, he seemed like a pretty generic villain/rival early on but his character development is peak
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Southernfatman
09/14/2025
11:00 AM
#43
Bobby from Twin Peaks. He starts out as the asshole boyfriend character that's the bad boy of the town, but over time you see he's actually a good kid deep down and was manipulated. You see bits of the real Bobby over the show and how he ends up in Twin Peaks: The Return is even better.

mercurydude posted...
Al Swearengen from Deadwood.

Originally came in to say Al. The man is so horrible, but my god he's a wonderful character that somehow wins everyone over without really changing that much at all.
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BlueBoy675
09/14/2025
11:01 AM
#44
Evening_Dragon posted...
It was just after my time, but it has to be really cool to be a kid at that age, follow Ahsoka from the start, and have her grow and constantly relevant for basically your whole life.
I was in middle school when TCW debuted so that was pretty much my experience.

On topic: I nominate Jean from AoT. Starts off as a massive asshole, ends up being one of the fan favorites and a man of integrity.
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lilORANG
09/14/2025
11:02 AM
#45
Caroline Forbes from The Vampire Diaries
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El_Marsh
09/14/2025
11:07 AM
#46
Jusis and Gaius from the Trails of Cold Steel series. Jusis was a stock haughty noble and Gaius was a stock foreign exchange student when they first introduced but four games of character development transformed them both into "movers" whose ascents could never have been anticipated, particularly Gaius. They both went from fairly flat characters to very interesting ones.
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KFHEWUI
09/14/2025
11:08 AM
#47
Gul Dukat
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Fable
09/14/2025
11:09 AM
#48
Adolin Kholin
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Charged151
09/14/2025
11:12 AM
#49
KFHEWUI posted...
Gul Dukat
Kinda stretching it both because he never is good and after his daughter dies he transforms into a very uninteresting character.

Still, until said event, he was one of the best characters on the show.
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KFHEWUI
09/14/2025
11:28 AM
#50
The growth of each character in Deep Space 9 is great.

Rom from young boy playing tricks on people on the Promenade to joining Starfleet
Kira starting angry at everyone thing before mellowing out and even helping Cardassians rebel against the Dominion
Even Damar goes from bad guy to leading a rebellion against the Dominion
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