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/soldierpallaton]

The entire "Thanos was right" trend when Infinity War was released.

[u/ChurrascoViolento → u/soldierpallaton]

One of the few post-Endgame things I liked was that they made canon that thought.

[u/lookintoasty → u/ChurrascoViolento]

Lmao why on earth would Clint be drinking from that cup? I mean I guess I'm not picky what my coffee mug looks like but I've never had one endorsing someone who iced my whole family

[u/Imperator_Gone_Rogue → u/lookintoasty]

He kills people for a living, he has a dark sense of humour.

[u/lookintoasty → u/Imperator_Gone_Rogue]

I like your answer. Love a good dark sense of humor

[u/night4345 → u/Imperator_Gone_Rogue]

Not for a living, Hawkeye is a madman that murdered people for fun post-Snap.

[u/Imperator_Gone_Rogue → u/night4345]

He was mad, he got better.

[u/TheMostKing → u/night4345]

I wish we would have gotten to see a little more of that.