Thread:Love Robin/@comment-5754292-20160925163032/@comment-2059440-20160927172715

it also matters how well-known they are as a hero or villain.. for example Darth Vader is a prime example of a brainwashed character who spent so long as a villain the name Darth Vader is associated with villainy over any good he did as Anakin or the good he ultimately did by defeating Palpatine.

compare that to when Superman was taken over by Starro or Green Lantern possessed by Parallax - neither Superman nor Green Lantern are associated with villainy, despite those moments, because they managed to get free from possession before it completely altered how viewers percieved the characters in the long run (for comics it would not make sense for them to turn two well-known heroes into long-running villains.. so the events were kept short so the names "Superman" and "Green Lantern" would be associated with heroes over villains).