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Although heroes come in very different shapes and sizes, they all have something in common: their ability to inspire others. Heroes not only fight villains to keep the peace in the world but by setting a good example they encourage regular people to do the right thing on a daily basis.
However, not every superhero is a respectable member of society from the beginning, and many Arrowverse characters are a testament to this. Some of them even tried their luck as villains first, which causes others to believe they are not cut out to be heroes. Because of this, they have to earn people’s trust before answering their true calling.
10 Mon-El Went From Spoiled Prince To Superhero
As the former prince of Daxam, Mon-El started off on Supergirl as a conceited and entitled man who only cared about himself. Although Kara tried to help him get accustomed to life on Earth, he constantly found ways to escape her lessons and indulge in certain vices.
Fortunately, his heart turns out to be in the right place, and inspired by Supergirl, he becomes a superhero. Although Mon-El has to leave Earth after the atmosphere is poisoned with lead, he eventually returns as the leader of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the year 3000.
9 Mary Hamilton Turned Out To Be More Than An Influencer
Mary Hamilton is Kate Kane’s step-sister, an apparently frivolous influencer who turns out to be much less shallow than everyone thought. Although she seems to only care about her image, Mary actually spends the first season running an illegal clinic to help people in Gotham, and even after it was closed she decided to reopen it, this time legally.
Sadly, in the third season of Batwoman, Mary was turned into a meta-human after being infected by one of Pamela Isley’s vines and she turned her back against her friends. However, many fans expect her to reconsider her decision and show everyone that her true nature makes her a hero.
8 Nora Darhk Changed Her Demonic Nature To Become A Fairy Godmother
Nora Darhk is the daughter of Damien Darhk, a dangerous villain from Arrow. Since her father ended up in jail for his crimes and her mother died, Nora grew up without guidance, and so she became a vessel for Mallus, a time demon. Regardless, she started questioning her loyalty to him and eventually had a change of heart.
Even though everyone considered Nora a villain at the beginning, she showed true regret for her actions and accepted to pay for her crimes. After this, she joined the Legends, and eventually, she even became a Fairy Godmother and devoted her life to helping children in need.
7 Leonard Snart Was Never a Simple Thief
Also known as Captain Cold, Leonard Snart was a professional thief who eventually stumbled upon a S.T.A.R. Labs cold gun created by Cisco Ramon and decided to keep it as his signature weapon. Since he was nothing but a low-life, nobody had big expectations of him, and even his abusive father considered him useless.
However, Snart proved everyone wrong. First, he became an occasional ally for Team Flash, and after this, he joined the Legends of Tomorrow, fighting alongside them against Vandal Savage. He eventually sacrificed himself to destroy the Oculus and save his teammates, so he died a hero.
6 Lena Luthor Proved To Everyone That Her Lastname Did Not Define Her
Lena Luthor is Lex Luthor’s sister. A brilliant and tormented woman who wants to make a name for herself outside her family’s reputation, but given her last name, it is not surprising that most people—in the show and the audience—were distrustful of Lena’s intentions when she first appeared on the screen.
Luckily she soon showed her good-hearted nature and so Lena managed to earn everyone’s trust. Although her heroic nature flickered for a moment after learning Kara’s true identity in the fifth season of Supergirl, Lena ended up as a valuable member of the Super Friends.
5 Heat Wave Turning Into A Hero Was An Unexpected Plot-Twisted
Baptized as Heat Wave by Cisco Ramon, Mick Rory is a pyromaniac who accidentally killed his own parents by setting his house on fire. As an adult, Mick spent several years working as the criminal partner of Leonard Snart. Together, Heat Wave and Captain Cold created a small criminal empire that ended when Rip Hunter invited them on a mission to find Vandal Savage.
Although he was wary about his role as a member of the Legends of Tomorrow, Mick soon realized he enjoyed being a hero, and slowly but steadily, he turned his life around. This was an unexpected change of heart for a man who seemed destined to be a criminal since he was younger.
4 Ryan Wilder Deserves To Be Called Batwoman
Ryan Wilder was a homeless woman who found Batwoman’s suit in the wreckage of the plane where Kate Kane went missing. Inspired by the superheroine, who actually saved her once, Ryan then decided to become Batwoman to take revenge on Alice, the leader of the gang that killed her adoptive mother.
Since Ryan Wilder arrived in the Arrowverse after Kate Kane died, she was not properly received by fans or by other characters. However, she soon proved to be worthy of the Batwoman mantle and many fans, as well as the members of the Bat Team, gave her their blessings to become Batwoman 2.0.
3 Harrison Nash Wells Was As Good As Any Of The Other Wells
Dr. Harrison Nash Wells was a geologist and myth-buster who spent a part of his life pursuing Mar Novu to stop him from spreading lies about the upcoming Crisis. He was a bitter and sometimes aggressive man who thought everyone around him was an idiot.
When Nash first joined The Flash fans immediately noticed he lacked the charisma of previous Wells. He did not seem as cooperative and he always put a certain distance between the team and himself. However, as it was expected, he finally embraced his role in the Team Flash and he even sacrificed himself so Barry could get his speed back in one of the most emotional scenes of the whole show.
2 Ralph Dibny Is A Reformed Corrupted Cop
Ralph Dibny is the main character of what can be considered the ultimate arc of redemption in the Arrowverse. He was a corrupt police detective who got kicked from the force after planting evidence to frame a suspect. After this, he spent many years working as a private investigator under shady circumstances.
However, once he was transformed into a metahuman, it did not take long for Ralph to find his true calling in life. With the help of the Team Flash, he became Elongated Man, a superhero with an elastic body, who is always willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good.
1 Fortunately For The Universe, Oliver Grew Up
Before the Queen’s Gambit sank, Oliver Queen was a millionaire playboy whose only concern in life was how to spend his trust fund. He was nothing but a fratboy that slept around and abused alcohol while refusing to take anything seriously. Needless to say, nobody expected Oliver to become someone in life.
Regardless, it happened. After spending 5 years on Lian Yu, Oliver returned to Starling City as Green Arrow, a new hero, and he even became the city’s major after several years. By the end of the show, Oliver did the most selfless thing a hero could do: he gave his life for the universe.
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