Impact of Exalted Functional Malefics in Astrology

I am sure everybody would be curious to know the true colors of a functional malefic planet when it is exalted,  whether it becomes a benefic or continues to act as a malefic,  what type of results would be bestowed by this planet during the course of its sub-periods or when it forms close transit conjunction/aspect with natal positions of planets and/or with mid-points or the most effective points or MEPs of various houses.The issue of functional nature of planets stands discussed threadbare in the earlier chapters.  To understand the impact of exalted functional malefic planets, we have to recapitulate a few preliminaries.   That is, the strength of the planet, its placement, its relationship with other natal positions and the role of planets.  The planets bestow two types of results: firstly, trend results during their sub-periods and secondly, the short duration results due to transit conjunctions/aspects of various planets to the natal positions.