The Grinch

The Grinch is the titular redeemed protagonist villain of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! He was voice by Boris Karloff in 1966, Jim Carrey in the 2000 live-action adaptation, and voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch in the 2018 animated remake. He is a green misanthropic creature who despises everything on what the optimistic community of Whoville, including Christmas. He plans to steal Christmas with his sidekick and pet dog, Max, disguised as Santa Claus. The next morning, he sees that the Whos didn't care if The Grinch stole Christmas because it was in there hearts, thus making him nicer.