Always Lawful Good: Difference between revisions

This trope is certainly [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism|very idealistic]] and is used mostly in shows with [[Black and White Morality]]. The more cynical shows love to [[Light Is Not Good|subvert it]].

 

 

'''Note that before adding examples to this list, just like [[Exclusively Evil|its evil counterpart]], [[Lawful Good]] is only the [[Trope Namer]]. Also, like Always Chaotic Evil, '''Always Lawful Good''' also does not necessarily mean that everybody of the race is of the same good alignment. While a race can literally be Always [[Lawful Good]] and apply for this trope, this also extends to races that are also Always [[Neutral Good]] and Always [[Chaotic Good]], or races that have [[Lawful Good]], [[Neutral Good]] and [[Chaotic Good]] individuals, but no evil individuals of any kind.'''

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* ''[[Wedding Peach]]'' have the angels fill this role. Even the worst of them is a [[Knight Templar]] who thinks the angels aren't doing enough to ''help'' the humans.

 

== [[Literature]] ==

* [[Our Elves Are Better|Elves]] if they are close to Tolkien's depiction (high elves). His idea behind them was to depict a people not corrupted by the Original Sin.

** Indeed, nowadays, this trope is subverted more than played straight for elves, due to people playing up their arrogance or pride. There is a reason there exists drow and dark elves in many settings these days that are purely the [[Exclusively Evil|opposite of this trope]]. Indeed, that was actually the case in [[Dungeons and Dragons]] before the fans started introducing far too many examples of [[Chaotic Good]] drows who are subject to [[My Species Doth Protest Too Much]]. For a setting that involves this trope and its evil counterpart and plays them straight on several occasions, this is not very surprising.

* The Hazers from [[Clifford Simak]]'s ''[[Way Station]]''.

* ''[[Redwall]]'': Mice, otters, hedgehogs, moles, hares, badgers, squirrels. Shrews are generally [[Chaotic Good]] (but always chaotic); voles are good but sometimes whiny.

* The eledhel (“elves of light”) in ''[[The Riftwar Cycle]]'' live in a perfect [[Hidden Elf Village]] Utopia with no internal strife. All named eledhel to date have been unfailingly wise, noble and heroic. Notable because in this world, they are the same race as the dark elves (moredhel), who are war-like and hostile, differing only in their mentality and lifestyle. Though it is possible for a moredhel to embrace the eledhel way of thinking and thus Return and ''become'' eledhel, the reverse does not happen. Ever. Making this a case of [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]].

* ''[[Animorphs]]'': Deconstructed with Pemalites, a highly developed and joyful race that praised life and abhored violence, so much that when [[Exclusively Evil]] [[Omnicidal Maniac|OmnicidalManiacs]] the Howlers arrived, Pemalites failed to muster any defence and were exterminated.

 

 

== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

** Also, Paladins are a literal example. Or at least up until the fourth edition, where they were allowed to be any alignment so long as it matched their patron god.

 

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