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(#2) Meruem Discovers Love In 'Hunter x Hunter'
When we first meet Meruem, he a power-hungry, bloodthirsty chimera ant who devours his own mother as soon as he's born. He takes lives as easily as breathing, and he has no genuine connections with anyone he meets. That all changes when he meets Komugi, a blind Gungi player who he forms a unexpectedly deep bond with. Initially, he sees her - and humans in general - as stupid and worthless, but his interactions with Komugi lead him to believe otherwise. He respects her because she's the only person he can't defeat. No one has ever treated Komugi with respect before, so she develops positive feelings for him too.
By the end of his arc, he loves her wholeheartedly and genuinely, something he never seemed capable of before.
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(#1) Itachi Uchiha
- Naruto Shippūden, Naruto, Ninja World
You can't have a list about redemption arcs without including the gold standard, Itachi Uchiha.
When viewers first meet Itachi, most find him pretty detestable - after all, he eliminated his entire family on what sounded like a whim. It turns out that while he is responsible for the Uchiha's demise, he did it for a tragic but understandable reason. At age thirteen, he was given a terrible choice: eliminate his clan and save himself and his brother, or be destroyed along with them. While he technically could have told his family about the upcoming attack to allow them to prepare, he was so afraid of civil war breaking out that he didn't consider that an option.
Once his backstory is revealed, he's redeemed in the eyes of most viewers - but he also tries to make up for the harm he caused by putting Sasuke in a position where he could develop the powerful Mangekyo shanringan. Sure, that also involves traumatizing the heck out of Sasuke, but it's the only thing he feels he can do for him.
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(#11) Isabella Loves The Kids After All In 'The Promised Neverland'
Isabella is the 'mama' in charge of what appears to be an orphanage but is actually a meat plant serving the needs of demons. Basically, she's sending children she claims to love and care for to be devoured.
How is it possible to redeem yourself after sending kids to meet grisly fates? It turns out that Isabella didn't have much of a choice - she was once one of those kids, and the only way she could see to avoid being eaten was to accept a job raising the next generation. This is understandable, but still not honorable - Emma gets the same opportunity but refuses it and focuses on an escape that will save everyone.
But Isabella doesn't just keep doing the wrong thing forever - she allows Emma and the other kids to escape after months of trying to stop them. Because, in the end, she really does love them.
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(#15) Canute Rises To The Challenge In 'Vinland Saga'
Unlike most of the characters on this list, who have to redeem themselves from cruel or at least sort of jerky behavior, Canute has to make up for cowardice. Although he's in a powerful position as the King of Denmark, he ignores many of his countries problems and relies heavily on his guardian, Ragnar.
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(#14) Accelerator
- To Aru Majutsu no Index, To Aru Majutsu no Index
Known for being the single best esper in Academy City, Accelerator starts the series by blasting his way through a seemingly endless number of Misaka clones until he gets a massive powerup. But after Touma is actually able to punch him despite his vector abilities, he chills out a little bit with the whole rampage thing. Later in the series, he ends up in the unexpected role of Misaka Clone Last Order's guardian.
It seems like a total reversal, but the reason for seeking a powerup wasn't glory - it was because whenever people attacked him, his vectors destroyed them, whether he liked it or not. Despite this, he was constantly being challenged because of his strength. He not only wanted peace for himself, he also wanted to be so strong that he'd never have to hurt anybody else again.
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(#4) Vegeta
- Dragon Ball Z Kai, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn, Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound, Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku, Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks, Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler, Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan, Plan to Destroy the Saiya-jin, Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!, Dragon Ball
Just about everyone in DBZ goes through some sort of redemption arc, but the most noteworthy one is probably Vegeta's.
He begins the series as an enemy of Earth and a member of the Frieza Force. However, as he starts to build genuine bonds with the people he meets on Earth, and starts to allow himself to actually feel his feelings about Frieza destroying his planet, he becomes one of Goku's greatest allies.
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