Characters you are intended/ expected to hate by creators but end up liking

Are there any characters that it is very obvious that the creators want you to hate them, but you end up sympathizing/ liking them? I am not talking about characters like anti-heroes that are made to be sympathize (like most characters in code geass or gundam franchise), but out and out (supposedly) despicable characters.

For me, that would be:

Shido - Highschool of the Dead.
Anime this season and is still going. I found Shido to be relatable compare to all the main cast :heh:., all his actions are necessary for his own survival, especially if you are not some type of superhuman wearing unbreakable plot armor. If zombie apocalypse indeed happen, I would become/ join Shido any day over the main characters.

Legato - Trigun
Although he is not the main and final villain (Million knifes is), he is much more memorable and his final scheme to sacrifice his own life to make Vash kill proving Vash wrong are just cool to the extreme.

Naraku - Inuyasha
I like him that he is the supervillain with a brain. Naraku is never overpower (except very early on when he got most of the Shikon Jewel) compare to inuyasha and co. Instead of using blunt force, he tries to use schemes and strategies to weaken Inuyasha's group.