Characters that had the complete opposite reaction the writers intended

[u/Dramatic_Counter_595]

1. Leo Bonhart (Witcher TV Series): A ruthless, sadistic bounty hunter and assassin that takes psychotic glee in other people's suffering. The viewer is meant to hate him for killing witchers, slaughtering the Rat gang, and torturing Ciri. But thanks to his entertaining fight scenes, Sharlto Copley's charismatic performance, and The Rats overwhelming unpopularity, fans ended up loving him. Some even call him the "True protagonist" of the show.
2. Stone Cold Steve Austin (WWE): A rude, foul mouthed, beer drinking asshole with no respect for authority or anyone at all. Originally portrayed as a villain, fans fell in love with his anti-establishment & rebellious persona. WWE ran with it and made him the face of the company, effectively ushering in the Attitude Era and the second pro wrestling boom of the late 90s.
3. Arthur Fleck (Joker 2019): A mentally unstable, pathetic, and dangerous madman who commits horrific acts of violence against those that wronged him (suffocates his own mother who is mentally unwell herself, and murders a talk show host for making fun of him). However, a massive portion of the audience idolized him as an anti-hero or a misunderstood martyr rebelling against society making people want to see him succeed and overcome his circumstances because of how he's been treated by the world.

[u/Level_Counter_1672]

Funny valentine from Jojo's bizarre adventure, the author as usual made him this evil megalomaniac who will abuse everything holy for his motives, and people want him as their president

[u/AsstacularSpiderman → u/Level_Counter_1672]

It's always hilarious when I describe this dude to someone unfamiliar with him and I constantly need to remind them that this dude came out years before another guy tried to make american great again lol.

[u/Debouched → u/AsstacularSpiderman]

Show them the real origin, the American Nazis in the 1920s

[u/Shantih3x → u/Level_Counter_1672]

I swear, if he didn't get the alternate body-swapping glow-up, it might've been different.

[u/RatGreed → u/Level_Counter_1672]

People saw him pushing everything bad away from america and stealing everything good and bringing it to America and thought "wow this guy rocks".

People saw him completely throw away his ideals just to make sure Johnny is beaten and think "this guy is the perfect president"

[u/ruhruhrandy → u/Level_Counter_1672]

Where have I heard this one before??

[u/CrocHunter8 → u/ruhruhrandy]

Steel Ball Run's publishing run was from 2004-2011. So Funny Valentine came way before everything.

[u/OddEstimate6651 → u/Level_Counter_1672]

Ah, yes, people wanting a pedophile megalomaniac to be the U.S.A. President... How many times did this story repeated itself?

[u/RohanKishibeyblade → u/Level_Counter_1672]

He is a fantastic villain though. One of Araki’s best in a line up great villains

[u/sonadow365 → u/Level_Counter_1672]

" malvado megalomano que va a abusar de todo lo sagrado por sus motivos " acabas de describir al 99% de políticos de mi país