Category:Destroyer of Innocence

A "Destroyer of Innocence" is a type of villain who is responsible for a "loss of innocence",(1) these are villains who effectively "destroy" the innocence of a story, setting or character - they are often especially wicked beings who ruin lives and their crimes can never truly be reversed as it erases the concept of "innocence", though some rarer examples do not fully know they are responsible for this occuring.

(1) - a "loss of innocence" is when a sympathetic and (usually) somewhat defenceless character is broken, harmed in some way or similar: this often invokes great feelings of anger by audiences and marks a common Moral Event Horizon.

Examples of this type of villain is as follows:
 * Any character who abuses / corrupts a child or someone with child-like mentality. (many "Fagin" types fall into this category)
 * A character who a protagonist has admired deeply in the past (even without their knowledge), who upon learning of the character's true nature are visibly distressed. (a classic example of this is Charles Muntz from UP)
 * Characters who betray loved ones, family or friends (especially if the betrayal is brutal in nature) (a good example would be Scar's betrayal of both Simba and Mufasa)
 * A character who masterminds a particularly shocking event (such as a terrorist attack or massacre) which in turn causes a deep and lasting "loss of innocence" in his or her setting. (arguably Osama Bin Laden's infamous World Trade Centre attack or the Nazi's Holocaust)