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| rdfs:comment | - After undergoing an genuine Heel Face Turn (often after a "My God, What Have I Done?" experience), the formerly-evil but now honestly good character is forced by the circumstances (usually a great injustice done to him or the death of his loved one) to revert to his evil and violent ways again, losing everything good that he earned during his benevolent phase. A form of Tragic Monster. The Moral of the Story being: Being Good Sucks but Being Evil Sucks even more and circumstances will conspire to tempt you from one to the other. Examples of Redemption Failure include:
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| abstract | - After undergoing an genuine Heel Face Turn (often after a "My God, What Have I Done?" experience), the formerly-evil but now honestly good character is forced by the circumstances (usually a great injustice done to him or the death of his loved one) to revert to his evil and violent ways again, losing everything good that he earned during his benevolent phase. A form of Tragic Monster. The Moral of the Story being: Being Good Sucks but Being Evil Sucks even more and circumstances will conspire to tempt you from one to the other. Compare Chronic Villainy, where the ex-baddie has an inner compulsion to commit evil again (rather than being forced into it by external circumstances); Reformed but Rejected, where everyone thinks that he will revert even though he does not; and Heel Face Door Slam, where an evil character wants to go clean but is not even allowed to start. Contrast Heel Face Revolving Door, where the bad guy changes alignment so often, it's hard to speak of any redemption in his case. Examples of Redemption Failure include:
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