Characters who start bad, but then grow as characters, sometimes to the point of becoming tolerable.
Pages in category "Bad characters who have improved"
The following 186 pages are in this category, out of 186 total.
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B
- Baby Jenny (Wolfoo)
- Barbara Gordon (post-New 52)
- Bart Simpson (seasons 16-30)
- Batman (DCEU; pre-Snyder Cut)
- Ben Tennyson (2016, seasons 1-4)
- Big Nose's Dog (Pink Panther and Pals)
- Big Tex Arkana
- Bloberta Puppington (Moral Orel)
- Book (BFB)
- Bubsy
- Buddy (Looney Tunes)
- Bufo
- Bumblebee (Michael Bay pentalogy)
- Buzz Lightyear (Lightyear)
C
- Caillou
- Calvin (Calvin & Hobbes)
- Cera (The Land Before Time)
- Charlie (Thomas & Friends)
- Charmander (Starter Squad)
- Chuck E. Cheese (Chuck E. Cheese in the Galaxy 5000)
- Claude Cat (1952-1962)
- Cleo de Nile
- Cleopatra Smith (Clone High, original series)
- Cleveland Brown (The Cleveland Show, season 1)
- Courtney (mid Total Drama World Tour-Total Drama All Stars)
- Crash (Crash & Bernstein)
- Cuts Man (Captain N: The Game Master)
- Cyril Figgis (Archer, seasons 1-10)
D
- D.W. Read (Arthur, seasons 1-15)
- Daenerys Targaryen (season 8)
- Daffy Duck (1964-1968; 1980)
- Daisy Duck (mid 1999-2004, mid 2018)
- Darren (Talking Tom & Friends)
- Dave Seville (2007-2015 live-action films)
- Davey Stone
- Dawn Summers (Buffyverse)
- Dil Pickles
- Donald Duck (Mickey Mouse 2013, seasons 1-5)
- Dora Márquez (seasons 5-8)
- Doraemon (2014-2015; US Dub)
- Dr. D (Life's a Zoo)
- Dr. Gavin Archer
- Duck Hunt Dog
E
F
G
- Garfield (mid 2004-2006, 2007-2009 incarnations)
- Gelatin (BFB 1-18)
- George Pig
- Gerald Broflovski (South Park, season 20)
- Golly Gopher
- Gordon the Big Engine (HiT Model Era and season 13)
- Gracie (A Car's Life: Sparky's Big Adventure)
- Granny Jojo (The Amazing World of Gumball)
- Greg Heffley (Awesome Friendly series)
- Gus (Ryan's World)
H
J
- Jasper Dunlop (Henry Danger, seasons 1-3)
- Jay Lawson (Dhar Mann)
- Jayden Shiba (Power Rangers (Super) Samurai)
- Jeffy (SML)
- Jerry Mouse (Gene Deitch era & The T&J Comedy Show)
- Jerry Smith (Rick and Morty, seasons 1-3)
- Jimmy (Ed, Edd n Eddy, seasons 2-6)
- Jimmy Pesto
- Joey, Marky and Dee Dee (Oggy and the Cockroaches, season 5)
- Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Storyverse)
- Johnny Test (2005, seasons 4-6)
- Jon Arbuckle (The Garfield Show, seasons 1-3)
- Judge Peckinpah
K
L
- Lavinia Herbert
- LeBron James (Space Jam: A New Legacy)
- Lester (Lester the Unlikely)
- Lester Awesome
- Lexi Reed (A.N.T. Farm)
- Lil' Rob (Wild Grinders)
- Link (The Legend of Zelda TV series)
- Lisa Simpson (seasons 7-30)
- Lizard (The Amazing Spider-Man)
- Lois Lane (DC Super Hero Girls, 2019, season 1)
- Lola Loud (season 1)
M
- Manny Taur
- Marge Simpson (seasons 16-30)
- Maria (Hansel & Gretel; 1987)
- Marissa Benson (iCarly 2007-2012; Sam & Cat)
- Match (BFB)
- Max Mercer
- Mega Man (the 8th game)
- Memetchi (Tamagotchi TV series, season 1B-present)
- Mickey (SuperSonicJoseph)
- Mikey Miller (Dhar Mann)
- Miki Kawai
- Milo (Fish Hooks)
- Miss Minchin
- Moe Szyslak (seasons 16-30)
- Molly and James (Princess Sara)
- Moneybags (Spyro)
- Mr. Krabs (seasons 6-10)
- Mugman (The Cuphead Show!; seasons 1 and 2)
- Murray (Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus)
N
O
P
- Paige Olvera and Frankie Wong (Bizaardvark, seasons 1 and 2)
- Pastry Cookie (Cookie Run: Kingdom)
- Patrick Star (seasons 6-9a)
- Pencilmate (Pencilmation)
- Peppa Pig
- Percy the Small Engine (seasons 15, 16, and All Engines Go!)
- Peter Parker (Spider-Man 3)
- Petunia Dursley
- Picture (Object Overload)
- Pimply Paul (Horrid Henry, seasons 1-3)
- Piper Hart (Henry Danger, seasons 1-3)
- Po (Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness)
- Princess Amber (seasons 1 and 2)
- Princess Zelda (The Legend of Zelda TV series)
R
S
- Sakura Haruno (original series and Shippuden)
- Sarah and James (season 6-present)
- Scarlet Witch (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness)
- Scrappy-Doo (Lennie Weinrib)
- Seymour Skinner (seasons 9-30)
- Shapey and Block (Moral Orel)
- Sheila Broflovski (seasons 1, 2 and Bigger, Longer & Uncut)
- Shelly Marsh (seasons 1-7)
- Sheriff Woody (Black Friday Reel)
- Snarf (ThunderCats)
- Sonic.exe
- Spider-Man (One More Day)
- Spike Bulldog (The Tom and Jerry Show, 2014)
- SpongeBob SquarePants (seasons 6b and 7)
- Superman (DCEU, pre Justice League)
- Surly Squirrel (The Nut Job)