Characters we thought were bad but were just misunderstood: Xavier wanted to help Merlina

In some series and movies we are shown a character as if he was “the enemy”, but in the end he was just someone misunderstood and did not represent any danger. This “twist” makes the plot much more interesting.

Xavier Thorpe in “Wednesday”

When Merlina (Jenna Ortega) is sent to Nevermore Academy, she meets Xavier Thorpe (Percy Hynes White), whom she knew in her childhood. He is a young man with psychic powers, an artist who is attracted to Adams’ daughter.

However, during Merina’s investigation to find the monster that has been committing murders in the city, Xavier becomes her prime suspect because he has injuries on his body and in his study there are extremely detailed drawings of the creature.

From the beginning, Xavier cares for Merlina, saving her life and showing her affection, but due to her jealousy and trust issues, she never dismisses him as a suspect, until Hyde’s true identity is revealed.

Howard Hamlin in “Better Call Saul”

In the prequel series of “Breaking Bad”, the character of Howard Hamlin (Patrick Fabian) is the antagonist of Jimmy McGill, the son of the majority partners of the mega law firm and always lives in luxury and something far from reality.

Although he appears arrogant and tends to look down on Jimmy, it is shown in later seasons that he actually cared for him and that all of his mistreatments were requests from Chuck McGill, Jimmy’s brother.

Howard Hamlin was a misunderstood antagonist as Jimmy never bothered to find out why he seemed to hate him and instead fought pointlessly with him.

Eddie Munson in “Stranger Things”

Season 4 of “Stranger Things” introduces Eddie Manson (Joseph Quinn), the leader of the Hellfire Club. Because he is an eccentric metalhead, the entire town of Hawkins blames him for the mysterious deaths in the town.

Eddie suffers from a public manhunt and even some of the boys, like Steve Harrington, don’t fully trust him. Dustin is the only one who has no suspicions and is even determined to prove that he is innocent.

In the end, the character sacrifices himself in the Upside Down to save the others from Vecna. As long as this does not come to light, people continue to think of him as a criminal.

Severus Snape from “Harry Potter”

Since the beginning of the “Harry Potter” saga, the teacher Snape has been surrounded by secrecy and suspicion, leading the audience to believe that the teacher of Defense Against the Dark Arts is evil.

Played by the late Alan Rickman, who nearly quit “Harry Potter,” the character is revealed at the end to be one of history’s greatest heroes, and it becomes clear that his behavior was misinterpreted.

Sylvie from “Loki”

In the Disney+ series starring Tom Hiddleston, a female version of him named Sylvie appears, who in early episodes is framed as a threat to the Sacred Timeline.

However, slowly and interacting with Mr. Loki, it is discovered that Sylvie has suffered her entire life being seen as the creator of a Nexus event and her entire life was erased without further explanation.

Sylvie just wants to get back to TVA and expose the manipulation of the schedules. In the end, she is responsible for killing the Kang variant that protects the Sacred Timeline and that causes the multiverse to open.