10 Arrowverse Villains Who Were Actually Heroes

10. Kuasa

The older sister of Mari McCabe (the present day Vixen), Kuasa did not live as heroic life a her grandmother or sister. Due to her tragic and lonely background, the would-be protector of Zambezi forged alliances in the criminal underworld, and this left a young Kuasa slipping off the edge into full-on villainy.

She was motivated by a burning desire to retrieve her grandmother's Spirit Totem and get revenge for the tragedy her family and community suffered at the hands of the Zambezi ambassador, Benatu Eshu. This led her to crossing paths with Mari, who had already bonded with the Totem and gained its abilities.

After an intense fight, Kuasa was defeated and incapacitated after being poisoned by her sister. Later events saw her die at the hands of Eshu, be revived at the hands of the demonic Mallus, and clash with her time-displaced grandmother, Amaya Jiwe

Despite her antagonistic tendencies, Kuasa has on multiple occasions put aside her vengeful objectives and desire to possess the Spirit Totem and work with her family, often at great personal cost.

Fortunately, through the Legends' intervention, Kuasa never went through her childhood trauma and instead became a hero alongside her younger sister.