Sometimes villains are not always proud of their actions after being confronted by the protagonists, they might feel sorry for their past actions, they may want to atone for their crimes and seek for redemption. Anti-villains have a 99%of being remorseful about their actions. Often, it was related with Villainous BSOD. There are several ways a villain can feel remorse: A sociopath usually have no remorse although there are a few exceptions.