Robespierre tasted his own concoction later as of the Thermidorian Reaction. the revolutionaries' brutality is no better than the Empire's) and also to violence against some of the revolutionaries themselves, often valiant leaders and close friends of near past, as in the most famous case of Georges Danton and Camille Desmoulins guillotined by orders of Robespierre and his Jacobins during the actual Reign of Terror. But more importantly - more important because of the irony involved - it can lead to He Who Fights Monsters (i.e. Do you know whose side you are on now? This can lead to a violent ideological backlash against supporters of the old regime, as seen in history. This is war, and people do things during war that can never, and should never be forgiven. Remember that Failure Is the Only Option, and whatever you do, Do Not Go Gentle. You were dead already the moment you put on the rebel uniform. If you fall, another might rise to take your place, but don't expect your comrades-in-arms to mourn.
Depending on the nature of the conflict, genocide may or may not wind up entering the picture if the ruling power is largely comprised of one specific ethnic or religious group, it's probably a safe bet that all members of that group will be targeted, and if the revolution is successful under these circumstances, a Final Solution of some sort is all but guaranteed. The more desperate the circumstances, the more brutal the rebels get expect lots of Rape, Pillage, and Burn on any village that they even suspect isn't sympathetic to their cause, Cold-Blooded Torture and other forms of extreme cruelty towards POWs, and lots of Make an Example of Them to frighten those who are on the fence into supporting them, often in the form of horrifically brutal public executions. No matter whose side you're on, it's sacrifice, honor, duty, and "shut up and follow orders!" They will usually be led by a rebel version of General Ripper, or possibly a subversion of that archetype.
At worst, for every idealist, there are five extremists who genuinely believe that they have the right to be as cruel and brutal to the opposition as possible, thugs who signed up for the looting, and/or psychos who just want an excuse to rape and kill people (if the Rebel Leader is one of these, then it might be an indication that the rebellion is villainous in this case, or, at the very least, is one hell of a Fallen Hero if they weren't always like that). The rebels are all anti-heroes at best, as brutal or more so than their enemies. However, it is important to mention that these rebels tend more often than not to be portrayed heroically (at least at first). This is different from the The Remnant, in that the remnant are the leftover of the Empire after it has fallen. The anti-trope to The Revolution Will Not Be Vilified, this is a considerably Darker and Edgier version of La Résistance.
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