Category:Heroic Sociopaths

"I'm an Emperor who always do his best to keep his people, his friends and his family safe, even if I have to achieve peace and order through fear, cruelty and tyranny over my enemies."

- Emperor Alexander

A very specific and rare brand of anti-hero is the '''Heroic Sociopath. '''Those with no conscience or moral center incapable of functioning on a moral level but whom still assist the forces of good either for practical reasons or as a circumstance of story.

We of course recognize several more types there in that may overlap but each of the above sum up overarching character and should not be entered lightly. Please note by its nature no one can recover from being a sociopath if they can, they were never sociopaths in the first place. While Pure of heart can be former villains they can not fall back into said habits willingly as by nature once Pure of heart a hero is incorruptible.

Do not to be confused with amoral heroes who also lack a sense of morality. Sociopaths are similar to psychopaths as both are naturally antisocial, narcissistic and paranoid. Therefore, they have a lack of empathy and guilt, and an absence of deep emotional connections. As practical results, they tend to be extremely violent and twisted.

Sociopathy is a persistent condition from birth but sociopaths may still help others, although for completely practical reasons, not moral ones.

Important Notes:


 * A sociopath is incapable of deep empathy, guilt or strong compassion. Do NOT add Remorseful Heroes with VERY few exceptions.
 * Pure of Heart heroes will NEVER qualify as sociopathic heroes are manipulative, heartless, mostly or completely selfish, lack empathy and have disregard for others. Pure of hearts always have empathy, remorse for their mistakes and complete regard for others.