I know that quite a few people are sick of seeing villains getting redeemed a lot in recent times, but I don't mind it. It IS getting a bit more common, and I do agree that not every villain needs a redemption, and sometimes redemptions can be rushed, but honestly? The villain redemption is one of my favorite tropes! And here's why!
1. It can be more interesting to see a character who used to be evil getting used to being good and fitting in with the rest of society. And in the case of reformed Discord from MLP, it can also introduce children to the concept of a morally grey character.
2. It teaches children that people can change and grow from who they used to be, if they have genuine remorse and they're willing to change.
3. It teaches children that there are no one dimensional bad guys in real life. Everyone has a reason for being the way they are, no matter how frivolous, petty, or misinformed their reasoning is.
4. "Oh, but redeeming villains is getting BORING! It's SOOO cliched!!" So is killing the villain! Killing the villain is one of the OLDEST story beats in the book! I get that villain redemptions have become more common, but you're not special by killing your villains.
5. I'm a Christian! And as a Christian, I believe that NOBODY is truly beyond saving until they die. No matter what you've done, you CAN get a chance to be redeemed, to confess your sins, and to come to Christ. But you've got to want it. In order to change, you have to want to change, and you have to be willing to make the effort by doing whatever that you need to do to make that change.
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