Is it just me or fallen heroes always appear to be a lot more potent in every possible way than their prior self? How they express violence without hesitation, how merciless they are just appears so much more appealing to me than those typical villain characters who have their own reasons for their evil doing.

Is it just me or fallen heroes always appear to be a lot more potent in every possible way than their prior self? How they express violence without hesitation, how merciless they are just appears so much more appealing to me than those typical villain characters who have their own reasons for their evil doing.