Heroes Portrayed As Villains in TCW are heroes that are portrayed as "villains" in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. They are also called Misunderstood Heroes (Not Evil but Misunderstood) as they are heroes that are misunderstood. What people call “villains” are just... misunderstood. They aren't necessarily “evil” or deliberately committing bad deeds, but rather, everybody around them assumes that they are the "bad guy" simply because their ideas and goals might not mesh or because they mistakenly believe them to be aiming for bad things.

General Grievous is a prime example of this as a he is a hero with heroic actions and goals but is portrayed as a "villain",