Random Superheroes Who Started Out As Villains (22 items)

(#2) Hawkeye
Hawkeye's first encounter with the Avengers was.. robbing them. That's right, one of the most iconic Avengers was a petty thief. They soon saw his talent and convinced him to join them. The Avengers indirectly nodded to his history by having Loki brainwash him into supervillainous shenanigans throughout most of the film.
(#1) Sam Wilson (Falcon)
Not only is Falcon Captain America's best friend (next to Bucky), he spent a spell wearing the red, white, and blue as Cap. But he actually got his powers working alongside Red Skull. Before he turned good he was a petty Harlem thug and Red Skull henchman, then on getting his powers quickly turned on Skull and teamed up with Cap. They've been bros ever since.
(#5) Gambit
Gambit is one of those heroes that always seems to be up to something. That's because he started as a villain, albeit a charming man-about-town thief of a villain. It was later revealed he was partially responsible for the massacre of the Morlocks. He's made up for as a member of Xavier's crew, though.
(#9) Quicksilver
It would only make sense that the son of Magneto would be a villain. Quicksilver began as a recurring nemesis to the X-Men. After years as a thorn in their side, he came around to light and started Avenging in earnest.
(#3) Rogue
Rogue initially started out as an Avengers villain. She even took out Captain America! If you think about her powerset, it totally makes sense that she'd square off against Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Still, she's far more interesting as a tortured hero, which her decades with the X-Men have proven.
(#15) Lobo
One of DC's major anti-heroes began as even less of a hero. In fact he began as afoe for Superman. While the over-the-top extraterrestrial bounty hunter has become more moral in many iterations, he has also remained villainous in plenty of others.