Contradictory

Contradictory Heroes are either an extreme opposite of a normally hostile career, creature or even race, are false threats in a sense, or are surprisingly more kindly despite whatever scary or dangerous-sounding name they possess or even their appearance alone.

The common themes for this type of hero include but are not limited to: Good Demons, Dark Beings, orcs, and goblins. This can also qualify to people who dress up as villains or things that are normally supposed to represent more negative experiences such as guilt, hatred and violence donning a lighter and sometimes more endearing theme than what is normally expected of them.

It can also apply to figures traditionally seen as "evil" or "corrupt" in many societies - such as criminals, spies or traditional villain figures.

Good examples of this are Sadness, the embodiment of a negative emotion, Papyrus, a skeleton monster, and Nezuko Kamado, an oni.