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{{quote|''Sergeant Colon was lost in admiration. He'd seen people bluff on a bad hand, but he'd never seen anyone bluff with no cards.''|[[Terry Pratchett]]
In a series where the characters aren't really good or evil, [[Token Good Teammate|there will be one who is an idealist]]. From the point of view of the others, that character will be completely untrustworthy; everyone else can be depended upon to act in their own self interest, but [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good|nobody can predict the idealist.]]
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** {{spoiler|In a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|perfectly legal ritual duel]], no less, and [[You Kill It, You Bought It|gets Valda's rank and Blademaster status afterwards]].}}
* Adviser Arfarra from Yulia Latynina's ''[[Wei Empire]]'' cycle might fit - while almost the entire Weian establishment is either corrupt or negligent, Arfarra is neither, but is instead a truly ruthless (but consistently, if not obviously idealistic) [[Knight Templar]] who has been described as being "capable of ''anything'' in matters that ''didn't'' affect his own interests" (as opposed to the character that described him thusly, who is capable of anything in matters that ''did'').
* ''[[Discworld]]''"
** Carrot from the
** He's still scrupulously honest - in ''[[
** Cohen the Barbarian. Not because of his own honesty, but because he assumes everyone else is just as honest as he is. Thus in ''[[
** Sam Vimes, (Carrot's superior) also gets treated like this on some occasions. Notably, the city's [[Magnificent Bastard]] lord, Vetinari, has said that someone [[The Last DJ|who is too honest to play the game makes those who are playing (like the city's nobility) nervous]], and Vetinari finds that to be quite useful. Also, when Vimes goes back in time in [[
* From ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'', Snape doesn't really lie to Harry. He hates him, [[Identical Grandson|his father]], his [[Messy Hair|untameable hair]]. Harry needs to shut up the [[Wangst]] and train more. He doesn't really lie to Dumbledore. He was a Death Eater because he wanted to be one. He doesn't dislike the cause. He detests Muggles and his lineage. It's nigh impossible to lie to Voldemort. {{spoiler|He even '''told''' him he fancied Lily Potter, Voldemort just wouldn't hear of it.}} Fans spent years debating whether his attitude yet conflicting behavior meant he was on the good side, on the bad side or on his own, but he was never that much of a [[Magnificent Bastard]] and his goal was never ''that'' complex. {{spoiler|He was just a Death Eater who made a [[Heel Face Turn]] because he '''really''' loved Lily Potter.}}
* Meursault in ''[[The Stranger]]''. It never occurs to him to lie, even to save his own life. Why would his life need saving? Oh, because he's facing the death penalty for having shot a man. For no reason. Unless "the sun was bright" counts as a reason.
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* In ''[[A Confederacy of Dunces]]'', Ignatius is not necessarily evil, but his convictions and rigidity drive the entire plot. At the very outset, his obstinance almost gets him arrested, and [[Idiot Plot|things spiral from there]].
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* Michael in [[Prison Break]]. Linc knows he is going to be executed but at least he has the satisfaction of knowing that Michael went to college and will have a good life. Except not because Michael cannot let Linc die for a crime he didn't commit so he gets himself sent to prison on purpose to rescue him.
** Michael's idealism is a source of conflict throughout the show. It takes place in a [[Crapsack World]] so they should probably run far away but Michael wants to take down the company.
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