{"id":8149,"date":"2019-06-05T13:21:50","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T20:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/?p=8149"},"modified":"2019-06-10T12:15:27","modified_gmt":"2019-06-10T19:15:27","slug":"6-movie-characters-who-went-full-darth-vader-who-werent-darth-vader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/heroic-movie-characters-who-turned-evil\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Movie Characters Who Went Full ‘Darth Vader’ (Who Weren\u2019t Darth Vader)"},"content":{"rendered":"

On June 7<\/span>th<\/span>, the final installment of 20<\/span>th<\/span>\u00a0Century Fox\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>X-Men<\/span><\/i>\u00a0series arrives, as\u00a0<\/span>Dark Phoenix<\/span><\/i>\u00a0unleashes its fury upon the world (you can read our review here<\/a>). Set in 1992, the X-Men are worldwide heroes<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0During a mission to space, a solar flare merges the powerful, cosmic Phoenix Force and Jean Grey. As the Phoenix tries to take over Jean completely, it is up to the rest of the team to help their friend control her powers and not turn to the dark side.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Consumed by the Phoenix, Jean becomes a dichotomy of good versus evil. Over time, she turns from someone the X-Men want to save, to someone they need to stop – the Dark Phoenix<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>The Jean Grey\/Phoenix relationship<\/span>\u00a0is not the first time a film has had a beloved protagonist become a hated antagonist (if you follow professional wrestling, you understand the heel turn, though the fall from grace is a storyline that is as old as stories themselves<\/span>)<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0Anakin Skywalker\u2019s transformation into Darth Vader is arguably the most famous example in pop culture, but it\u2019s not the only one. Let\u2019s look at some other heroes in film history\u00a0<\/span>who<\/span>\u00a0lost their way.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Magneto \u2013 ‘X-Men: First Class’<\/h2>\n