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== Anime & Manga ==
* It's difficult to decide which lead from ''[[Legend of the Galactic Heroes]]'' better qualifies. While Reinhard continuously rises through the ranks and spends most of the series pretty much being the driving force of the Empire, he is much more morally flawed compared to Yang, who never attempts to rise past the rank of Admiral.
* Kamina, and later on (to a [[Took a Level In Badass|greater]] extent) Simon, from ''[[
** Kittan fills Kamina's role while Simon is having his [[Heroic BSOD]], and continues to be a secondary [[Big Good]] while Simon has the helm.
* Alex Row from ''[[Last Exile]]''.
* L from ''[[
* The Elder from ''[[Kenichi:
** Lampshaded at one point when Sakaki, the tough-guy karate master, says he's going to capture Kushinada, the female jiujitsu master, and bring her to the Elder as a trophy. Kenichi has to remind himself that Sakaki is the good guy and Kushinada is evil.
* Played straight with Griffith from ''[[Berserk]]''. [[Dark Messiah|Brutally subverted after that.]]
** Nowadays, the Skull Knight qualifies, being the most powerful opposition to the Godhand, a rival to both the leader of the Godhand and one of the strongest Apostles, and a particularly major ally to [[Byronic Hero|Guts]], acting as a sort of cynical mentor towards him.
* The various Hokages in ''[[
** Chapter 515 has {{spoiler|the Raikage made the supreme leader of the Allied Shinobi Forces, making him the current Big Good.}}
* Sandman from ''[[Gravion]]''.
* Gen Fudou from ''[[Genesis of Aquarion]]''.
* Arguably Uzumi Nara Athha from ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
** In the first part of ''[[Gundam AGE]]'', Grödek Ainoa, the sole leader of the few willing resistance soldiers in the corrupt, incompetent Federation in the face of the mysterious enemies.
*** In the final arc, {{spoiler|former [[The Hero|hero]] Flit Asuno himself.}}
** Berah Ronah aka [[
* Integra Hellsing from ''[[Hellsing]]''.
* Captain Bravo from ''[[Busou Renkin]]''. Then the second half of the series introduced a ''Bigger'' Good Guy who was ''his'' captain. He even makes the bigger part somewhat literal -- whereas Captain Bravo's weapon is a body-fitting armor, his superior's weapon is a ''[[Humongous Mecha]]'' suit of armor.
* King Kai from ''[[Dragonball Z]]'s'' run. He's a mentor to Goku, one of the [[Physical God|Physical Gods]] of the afterlife, and in most of the movies he takes time to inform Goku on various threats.
** Supreme Kai as well, though apparently [[The Gods Must Be Lazy|anything that doesn't threaten the entire universe is beneath his notice]].
* Koutarou Taiga from ''[[
* Lord Mallory from ''[[Full Metal Panic]]''.
* Hayate for [[Heroes-R-Us|Riot Force Six]] in ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]] StrikerS''.
* [[Physical God|Primus]] serves this role in ''[[Transformers]] [[Transformers Armada
* Hakuoro of ''[[Utawarerumono]]''. He was both [[The Hero]] and emperor of his country, which under his leadership went around smiting bad guys.
* Captain-Commander Genryūsai Yamamoto of the Gotei 13 (read: 13 Court Squads) in ''[[
** [[Black and Gray Morality|Kinda]][[Reasonable Authority Figure|sorta.]] Still better than the other side, though.
** Depends on who you ask, but this seems to be shared equally among four contenders: Yamamoto is the [[Big Bad]]'s equal in power, Kisuke Urahara is the [[Big Bad]]'s equal in intellect, Shinji Hirako somewhat combines the two as the most direct threat to the [[Big Bad]] personally, and {{spoiler|Isshin Kurosaki}} is able to take on the [[Big Bad]] in one-on-one combat.
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* Pope Benedict in ''[[The Legend of Koizumi]]'', who leads the world's [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|Mahjong-based]] defense against the [[Stupid Jetpack Hitler|Fourth]] [[Those Wacky Nazis|Reich]], who live on the moon and shoot meteors at major cities. [[It's Personal]] for him for some reason, probably due to his having grown up in the third one.
* ''[[Soul Eater]]'''s Big Good is Death, ironically. He's the head of the school that trains the heroes, gives them their missions and is the only one capable of going head to head with the Big Bad. Also, he's the one the villains are worried about; the heroes themselves are a much lower priority.
* In more recent chapters of ''[[
** Two of the strongest pirates alive, "Red-Haired" Shanks and Edward "Whitebeard" Newgate {{spoiler|until his death}} could also qualify. In particular, during the Whitebeard War, the rather morally-sound Newgate led the battle against the more reprehensible [[Knight Templar|Marines]] into battle, but it was Shanks himself that ended the war, simply by '''threatening to attack anyone that wanted to continue fighting'''!.
* Ceiphied aka the Flare Dragon of ''[[Slayers]]''. Fought the [[Big Bad]] Shabranigdu to a draw (of sorts) 5,000 years ago, thus saving the world from being a rather [[Crapsack World|gloomy place]]. He also perished in the deed, but his released essence gave birth to a whole hierarchy of lesser dragonlords who still keep the Mazoku (demons) in check.
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** Erza still has the capability to become this in the future. She's arguably stronger than [[Idiot Hero|Natsu]] and definitely more levelheaded. The main thing holding her back is her age (which is never actually given, but she's somewhere in her late teens or early twenties).
*** She was 19 about the time of her introduction - [http://www.mangareader.net/135-7145-1/fairy-tail/chapter-30.html as seen here]. Half a year has passed by since then, but it is unknown if she has turned 20.
* [[Byronic Hero]] Zero of ''[[
*** Alternatively, there's Milly, Ashford Council Student President, who has people from both sides who are fond of her, and Kaguya, who leads the series' UN-equivalent.
** Of course, Lelouch suffers from not being all that big, as ''[[Authority Equals Asskicking]]'' is not in effect, despite a common front-lines presence... At least, not for him.
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* [[Captain America]] is to the Marvel multiverse what Superman is to the DC universe. Though he's far from the most powerful hero, Steve Rogers is basically the embodiment of Good in the Marvel Universe.
** ''Especially'' when he was the director of SHIELD.
** [[Spider
* Jolt was the Big Good to Baron Zemo's Big Bad in the first few years of Thunderbolts. In some ways Hawkeye was the Big Good after he joined.
* Professor Xavier from ''[[X-Men]]'', except that one time he was [[Super-Powered Evil Side|the villain]].
* Trevor Bruttenholm, director of the BPI in the ''[[Hellboy (
* Admiral Gar Stazi for the Galactic Alliance Remnant in ''[[Star Wars Legacy]]''.
* The Guardians of the Universe in ''[[
* [[Darkseid]]'s opposite in the [[New Gods]] mythos, Izaya, Leader of New Genesis, is supposed to be the Big Good of the Fourth World saga- but he hardly ever gets used, to give the spotlight to characters like Orion, or even Earth heroes like Superman.
== Fan Fiction ==
* In the ''[[Command and Conquer]]''/''[[Mass Effect]]'' fanfic [[Renegade (
* ''[[Undocumented Features]]'' has the Wedge Defense Force, and later the International Police Organization.
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* Mufasa from ''[[The Lion King]]''.
* Morpheus from the ''[[The Matrix]]'', shifting quite quickly to Neo.
* The eponymous TRON from ''[[
** Kevin Flynn in ''[[Tron
* ''[[Star Wars]]'':
** Mon Mothma in the classic trilogy.
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* Fung from ''[[Shaolin Soccer]]''.
* John Connor in ''[[The Terminator]]'' films is fated to be one of these, and in ''[[Terminator Salvation]]'' he consequently is.
* Raiden from the ''[[Mortal Kombat (
** Regardless, he is usually the one calling the shots for the heroes. In the first game he was in it for himself and personal glory but after realizing the kinds of evil were threatening Earthrealm, he takes up the mantle of [[Big Good]]. He organizes the Outworld mission for ''II'' and gathers and protects the warriors chosen to fight in ''3''. It is only after ''Deception'' that he [[Came Back Wrong]] into a neutral standing with a twisted view of the realms and their inhabitants, which causes him to become a [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]. He seems to have come to terms with his folly by the arrival of ''[[
* The White Queen from the Disney and [[Tim Burton]] version of ''[[Alice in Wonderland (
* Odin is portrayed this way in the new ''[[Thor (
== Literature ==
* Dumbledore in ''[[Harry Potter (
** Subverted in that while everyone ''else'' thinks the Big Good is Dumbledore, ''Dumbledore'' thinks the Big Good is Harry, and even mentions that he himself is expendable. Also subverted in that while he is the leader of Good against all Evil, he himself takes some reaaally questionable methods every now and then. All for the Greater Good and justifiable, but he isn't a white dove. Then again, the leader should never be.
** Harry himself in ''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|Harry Potter]]''. Even though he does not exactly lead anyone, he continues to inspire hope and is a rallying point for the students of Hogwarts, Dumbledore's Army, and the Order of the Phoenix.
*** In the practical sense, however, {{spoiler|Moody and, after ''he'' dies, Kingsley}}, seem to be Dumbledore's designated successors.
** Off-screen, {{spoiler|Neville}} is this for Hogwarts during ''Deathly Hallows'': it's implied by the way he talked that he stood up and took a lot of crap so the other students wouldn't have to, he was the only leader of the DA to remain at school for the entire year, and during the Second Battle of Hogwarts, he was explicitly shown leading an attempt to ''kill Death Eaters en masse'' using Mandrakes.
*** This interpretation of his role is brought to fruition in the legendary ''[[
** McGonagall also serves as a Big Good at Hogwarts in Dumbledore's absence: she protects the students from the sadistic Carrows, overthrows Snape (unaware that {{spoiler|he's good}}), and leads the resistance against Voldemort when Harry returns.
** Godric Gryffindor himself is described this way, being a man of honor and courage, a champion duelist, and an enlightened fighter against the discrimination of Muggle-borns, and the model to follow for not just Gryffindors, but any of the ouright good guys.
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* Aslan in the ''[[Narnia]]'' books. Naturally, given [[Crystal Dragon Jesus|just what he is]].
* Most of the Atreides rulers in the ''[[Dune]]'' novels, outside of their origin stories.
* Anastasius Focht, despite his dubious past, comes closest to this in ''[[
* Captain Azarcon in the [[Warchild Series]] would most likely count. His morals are undoubtedly in the right place, and he commands the respect of his men and the aliens of [[La Résistance]]. Unfortunately, the bureaucrats of the universe don't seem to agree.
* M, in the [[James Bond]] series.
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** Xaphania, perhaps?
*** If only she was still around instead of suffering [[A Fate Worse Than Death]] for her original rebellion against the Authority.
* Gesar from ''[[Night Watch (
* Lews Therin and Rand al'Thor from ''[[
** Hardly. The first quote at the beginning of the first book is from historians of the Fourth Age. The first paragraph of the first book makes it plain that the series takes place in the Third Age.
*** Called the Third Age by some rather(since the preceding age was not called the second by its inhabitants, who knows what the consensus for the current one is). Even then, was the quote from the fourth age the upcoming age, or the ''last'' fourth age. Reincarnation and repeated playings of the same basic conflict with the same people leaves the door open.
*** It is revealed in the second to last book that while the quotes we see are actually from the next age and all the prophesies we know about the Fourth Age are true, that doesn't necessarily mean the Rand won since they are actually how the Fourth Age would be if it occurred and if Rand doesn't win, time will cease to exist.
* Great Mage Urtho in the ''Mage Wars'' prequel trilogy of the ''[[Heralds of Valdemar]]'' series. The entire conflict revolves around a massive war between him and the [[Big Bad]], Ma'ar, and their mutual deaths cause a [[The End of the World
* Michael in ''[[The Guardians]]'' series is the Doyen of the [[Our Angels Are Different|Guardians]]. He's their leader and it's his job to recruit new Guardians, enforce the Rules and facilitate the [[Brought Down to Normal|Fall]] or [[Ascend to
* Luke Skywalker in the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]], most notably the novels. According to George Lucas' [[Word of God]] Anakin had the potential to become far more powerful than Emperor Palpatine, but due to his injuries on Mustafar had difficulty realizing that potential during his lifetime. Luke inherits that power and realizes it to the point where he becomes the most powerful Force User who has ever lived in the entire Star Wars canon. Luke has countless feats to his name but some that stand out include: Walking directly on top of a lava flow in order to impress an apprentice, during the Yuuzhan Vong War took on over a hundred enemy troops who individually could take on hundreds of Republic soldiers and cut them down with such alarming speed that fellow Jedi could only see Luke's after-image, manipulating the gravity of a black hole and moving it so as to prevent it from destroying the Galactic Republic's forces and sends it back to the enemies who cast it, and perhaps most impressive of all defeating a resurrected Emperor Palpatine in single combat by cutting off his hand which is especially notable as Palpatine is considered the most powerful Sith user and one of the greatest lightsaber duelists who ever lived. By the time Luke is in his prime it becomes easily understood why Luke became the Grand Master of the New Jedi Order, one even more powerful and wise than Yoda ever was.
* [[The Obi-Wan|Dallben]], from the [[Prydain Chronicles]]. Competes with [[Supporting Leader|Prince Gwydion]] for the title, with the former raising the protagonist and the latter being the warrior-prince he aspires to be.
* In ''[[The Man Who Was Thursday]]'', there's the "man in the dark room" who made the protagonists policemen, though he doesn't seem to play much of an active role in the story; it's more that his very existence is a source of inspiration and hope for them. He may or may not also be {{spoiler|God -- and he is certainly also Sunday, who the protagonists thought was the [[Big Bad]] but who was really doing it all for their own good}}. It's kind of complicated.
** He implicitly denies being {{spoiler|God}}, but he is pretty clearly of a higher order than all the other characters.
* Princess Ozma and Glinda the Good Witch both qualify for this in the [[Land of Oz
* First Lord Gaius Sextus from the ''[[Codex Alera]]'', though he's also a [[Magnificent Bastard]] perfectly willing to [[Shoot the Dog]] for a good cause. {{spoiler|After he dies, [[The Hero|Tavi]] and Aquitainus Attis, formerly a borderline ''[[Big Bad]]'', split the role. When Attis dies, Tavi takes it completely}}.
** Of course, if you asked [[Our Elves Are Better|the Marat]], they'd say their chieftain Doroga was the [[Big Good]], and the [[Wolf Man|Canim]] would put Warmaster Varg up for the office.
*** But if you asked Doroga or Varg personally, they'd probably say it was Tavi.
* Boron, from the ''[[
* In the ''[[John Carter of Mars]]'' books, Tardos Mors, the ruler of Helium -- and perhaps even more so John Carter himself, once he gets the title of Warlord of Mars.
* Christopher Robin is this to the animals in ''[[Winnie the Pooh]]''. Not that there are any [[Big Bad|Big Bads]] to contend with, but everyone holds Christopher Robin in high esteem, and his word is Law for resolving all conflicts (as seen in the "Poohsticks" chapter).
* Ardneh in the ''Empire of the East'' trilogy by Fred Saberhagen. So much so that the [[La Résistance|good guys]], or some of them at least, worship him as a god, even though he denies being one.
* Allanon in the first ''[[The Sword of Shannara]]'' and its many sequels. Just because you're the [[Big Good]] doesn't mean [[Good Is Not Nice|you're nice]].
* D'ol Falla from the [[Green
* Firestar in every ''[[
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** Andrew Hartford from ''Operation Overdrive''.
* Commander Adama from the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and his counterpart William Adama from the new series.
* Rebel/{{spoiler|Micah Sanders}} in Volume 4 of ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]''. Also, {{spoiler|Angela Petrelli}} in Volume 3, which is jarring because she and the Company had been portrayed as villains in the first two seasons.
** Richard Drucker, an opponent of the Company, served this role in the Season 2 graphic novels plotline, but had no role in the main show's plot and appeared to be killed by the Company after a couple of appearances. The Volume 4 graphic novels show that Rebel was inspired partially by Drucker's legacy, though.
* [[Da Chief|The Chief]], in opposition to ''[[Carmen Sandiego]]''.
* In ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' as Gul Dukat asserts himself as the [[Big Bad]], Ben Sisko was brought up by The Prophets (who are usually unconcerned with mortal dealings) to become the ultimate force for good.
** It's a bit of a disservice to say Ben Sisko was the embodiment of good. He was an accessory to two murders of Garak's, tricked the Romulans into the Dominion War which resulted in numerous Romulan deaths and he poisoned the atmosphere of a Maquis planet to spite Michael Eddington. All of that may be justifiable...but it wasn't "good".
* Subverted in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', where Giles is nominally this but in practice tends to defer to Buffy.
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*** The presence of a greater [[Big Good]] is implied in the Season 3 episode where the [[Final Boss Preview|First Evil]] was introduced, Angel is [[Driven to Suicide]] by the First Evil reminding him of every innocent life he's destroyed when evil. He attempts to commit suicide-by-sunrise, but fails because it suddenly clouds over and starts snowing just before the sun comes up. [[Law of Conservation of Detail|When they spent the entire episode complaining about the unseasonably warm and sunny weather they were getting that Christmas.]] <ref> Of course, some [[Wild Mass Guessing|Fanon theories]] on the cause of this include [[Santa Claus]] being the Big Good.</ref>
**** Unseasonably? They're in California. It's outright said that this is the first snowfall in Sunnydale history.
* Jacob from ''[[
* [[Batman (TV series)|Batman]] in the live action series is basically this for Gotham, owing to an extremely cordial relationship with the police and citizens, who hold him in awe. One episode in which he went missing lampshaded this, as Commissioner Gordon and Chief O'Hara were basically paralyzed, reeling in horror at the prospect of actually having to try ''solving a case themselves''.
* The ''[[Super Sentai]]'' franchise as a whole has AkaRed. He's the closest thing to a [[Physical God]] Ranger. Though originally an [[Original Generation]] character for ''[[Gou Gou Sentai Boukenger|Boukenger]] vs Super Sentai'', his role in ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
* President David Palmer (Senator in the first season) in the early years of ''[[
** President Allison Taylor fulfills this role in the final two seasons, a refreshing change from the incompetent, obstructive, or outright [[President Evil|evil]] presidents that followed Palmer. {{spoiler|At least until her [[Face Heel Turn]] in late Season 8, though she manages to [[My God, What Have I Done?|pull herself back]] at the critical moment.}}
== Music ==
* Elluka Clockworker can be seen as this in the Evilious Chronicles series of [[Vocaloid]] songs by Akuno-[[P/mothy|mothy]], considering how [[Green-Eyed Monster|the]] [[Villainous Glutton|songs]] [[Pride Before a Fall|revolve]] [[Harem Seeker|around]] [[Death
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== Religion ==
* [[The Bible
** In the old pre-exilic Israelite religion, El was the King of the universe and head of the Divine Council. YHWH was his firstborn and most beloved son who by far outranked and superceded the others in every respect.
** Depending on your interpretation of His place in the universe, it could be said that He isn't the [[Big Good]], because He is greater ''than even that''. He is the Big ''Everything'', because ''nothing'' is beyond His vision or power, with Evil just being another tool in his toolbox.
* Hinduism has a plethora of these. Vishnu on a cosmic scale, some of his avatars like Rama on the wordly scale, and Indra of the early Rig Veda. Yudhishtir is another one.
** Interestingly, the different sects of Hinduism are basically distinguished by who they believe is the cosmic [[Big Good]]: for Vishnaivites it's Vishnu, for Shaivites it's Shiva, for Shaktas it's Devi, certain spin-off religions and the Hare Krishnas believe it's Vishnu's avatar Krishna, and Smartas give the [[Mathematician's Answer
* Many, though not certainly not all, religions with a deity or deities view them as this -- although some of the polytheistic ones have some as big goods, others as [[Big Bad|big bads]], and others as bystanders, of course.
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* They tend to vary in ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'', but whoever the canonical big goods of various series usually are will defer to one (though there can be more) major [[Big Good]] to lead them and the rest of the troops, and in most games [[Mobile Suit Gundam|Bright Noah]] usually gets this task due to overall command experience.
* [[Fantasia|Yen Sid]], as of the more recent games in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' series. [[Final Fantasy VIII|Leon / Squall]] leads most of the supporting cast, but Yen Sid is the guy ''King Mickey'' goes to for advice. He's currently {{spoiler|co-ordinating the effort to rescue those suffering and prepare for Xehanort's reincarnation.}}
* The various leaders of the three home nations in ''[[
* Statesman in ''[[City of Heroes]]'', [[Alternate Company Equivalent]] of [[Superman]], is the main signature character of the game, and avatar of the original lead developer Jack Emmert.
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
** {{spoiler|In light of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
* Yuna from ''[[
** Though most of Spira would say that it were the Maesters of Yevon.
* Gran Kiltias Anastasis from ''[[
** ''[[
*** It's also interesting that Vayne probably considers himself The [[Big Good]], in the sense that he is the leader of the 'resistance' against {{spoiler|the Occuria}}.
* As Myrrah from ''[[Gears of War]]'' cements herself as the [[Big Bad]], it would seem that the Big Good of the story is Adam Fenix, Marcus' father who had apparently died some 4 years before the games. {{spoiler|Except his voice at the end of the second game credits...}}
* Every ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' expansion tends to have one. In the Burning Crusade, A'dal stood at the literal center of Outland, and occasionally players would kite monsters to him to see A'dal deal ridiculous damage. In Wrath of the Lich King the role belongs to Tirion Fordring, the leader of the Argent Crusade. In Cataclysm, we have Alexstrasza the Life-Binder, queen of the dragons and Deathwing's heroic counterpart. Also, to some extent, this applies to most of the faction leaders in the game (Thrall, Varian Wrynn, etc.)
** The straightest examples among faction leaders are probably Jaina Proudmoore, Thrall, slightly less Cairne Bloodhoof, and of course the Prophet Velen.
* In ''[[
* Cosmos from ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]''. Chaos summons villains, she summons heroes, and neither of them gets personally involved in the fighting unless they have no other choice.
* The Precursors in ''[[Jak and Daxter]]'', {{spoiler|especially after it becomes clear that they're neither extinct nor merely using recordings to communicate their advice and objectives to Jak}}.
** {{spoiler|Nor nearly as "big" as they made themselves out to be... Not that it stops them being the most important aid the heroes get in the end.}}
* The Council trio in ''[[Mass Effect]]'', to the extent that succesfully convincing them of the existence and nature of the [[Big Bad]] would end the story early. {{spoiler|Sovereign's}} whole scheme basically revolves around avoiding a direct confrontation with the Council armada, because it'd definitely get its [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|ass kicked in a fair fight]]. That is, unless you {{spoiler|let them be killed so that [[Humanity Is Superior|humanity can take over the galaxy]]}} in the [[Anti-Hero|Renegade]] ending.
** [[Player Character|Shepard]] becomes the [[Big Good]] for humanity in ''[[
** Admiral Steven Hackett from the same game as well. He's become the de facto leader of humanity and the allied galactic forces.
** Admiral (formerly Captain and/or Councilor) Anderson fills this role for the human resistance back on Earth. The three of them essentially form a Big Good Ensemble.
* In ''[[Star Wars: Dark Forces
* Queen Fay in ''[[Overlord II]]'' is the ruler of Light Magic beings and the [[Evil Overlord]]'s foil. {{spoiler|Later on however while [[Heroic Sacrifice|sacrificing her energy]] during an [[Enemy Mine]] with the Overlord she ends up being corrupted and driven mad by his dark magic, becoming the [[Fallen Hero]] Dark Fay.}}
* Dr. Light, serving as an invaluable [[The Obi-Wan|mentor]]/[[Team Dad|father figure]] to ''[[Mega Man (
** Later, Ciel takes the place of Dr. Light as this in ''[[
* Merlon from ''[[
* The Grey Wardens as a whole are the [[Big Good]] in ''[[Dragon Age]]'', though in ''Origins'' one of your primary goals is to restore Arl Eamon to health, as he serves this role in unseating Loghain Mac Tir. Since the Wardens themselves are cut off from helping the player in ''Origins'', they naturally have to fend for themselves. This effectively makes the Player Character the [[Big Good]], since he's one of the only Wardens in Ferelden, and the others more or less defer to his/her leadership.
** In ''[[Dragon Age II]]'', Viscount Dumar is this for the second act, desperately trying to keep the peace {{spoiler|which ultimately fails when the very pissed off Arishok ultimately kills him in his takeover of Kirkwall}}. In act III, Grand Cleric Elthina is the only person keeping [[Knight Templar|Knight-Commander Meredith]] and [[The Archmage|First Enchanter Orsino]] actively acting out against each other. {{spoiler|Her death at the hands of Anders leads to open war between the two.}}
* ''[[Star
* The Master of Whispers in ''[[Guild Wars]]: Nightfall'' runs an ancient organization of informants and agents watching for the return of dark powers. He soon joins you on the front lines of the struggle as one of the game's customizable Hero NPCs. Equally good but not quite as big are Evennia, leader of the Shining Blade revolutionaries, and Kormir, nominal leader of the Sunspears after the group is shattered. {{spoiler|Though Kormir becomes ''very'' big of a good when she ascends as the Goddess of Truth.}}
** Queen Salma in the War In Kryta arc, and in ''[[Guild Wars 2]]'', Queen Jennah for humans and the imperators of each legion for the Charr. A strange case in that each of the [[Guild Wars 2]] Big Goods are [[Big Bad|Big Bads]] of sorts for the other race.
* Yukari Yakumo serves this role in the ''[[
** Calling Yukari a [[Big Good]] is a little farfetched. She's a [[Chaotic Neutral]] [[Trickster Archetype]] who serves her goals and hers alone, but she definitely doesn't want to see Gensokyo destroyed.
* In ''[[Starcraft]]'' {{spoiler|it is the Overmind, of all characters. He is revealed in the sequel to have seen a vision of the future and that he orchestrated all of the events of the first game so that all of the races in the sector may have a fighting chance against the Xel'Naga when they return and that the Zerg may be free from the corruption of The Void}}
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** And on the Terran side we have Jim Raynor.
* Convoy in the ''[[Vigilante 8]]'' games.
* Altaïr and Ezio, the focus characters of ''[[
* Mr. House from ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]''. Sure, he seems about as sinister and self-interested as every other major player in the Mojave, but his actual plan is to {{spoiler|make New Vegas rich enough to support a new space program so that humanity can escape Earth's slow decay}}.
** Alternately, the leaders of the NCR can be seen as this, especially compared to Caesar.
*** President Kimball is a clearer example judging from what is shown of him, though he is a jingoistic imperialist; the military leaders may be [[Necessarily Evil]], but they're too much [[General Ripper]] to fit the trope. His predecessor Tandi fit this role much better however.
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** The Carrington Institute develops advanced computer software, hardware, and weaponry (all of which is put to good use by their agents). They are also the creators of the "null-g" technology, which lead to the development of hovercars. As a diplomatic party, they maintain peaceful relations with the Maians.
* Shuji Ikutsuki fron [[Persona 3]], leader and founder of SEES but not a frontline fighter and Persona user. {{spoiler|Horribly subverted when it turns out he's been using S.E.E.S. to bring about the Fall.}}
* In the ''[[
== Webcomics ==
* Lord Shojo of the Sapphire Guard starts out as ''[[The Order of the Stick
** Except that in this case the polity represented by both of them was actually conquered by the [[Big Bad]] - Hinjo is still an active force, but much less important now than earlier on. Though, to be fair, a large part of the defeat of their force for good was one of their own [[Knight Templar|going insane in her attempts to impose order and virtue]].
** You could make a case that the Big Good is Roy, since he seems to be the strongest currently-living Good character and the most dedicated to thwarting the Big Bad.
* [[Anti-Villain|Baron Klaus Wulfenbach]] from ''[[
** If you don't, he's at least the [[Discworld
* It had seemed for awhile that Mr. Verres of ''[[
== Web Original ==
* [[Whateley Universe|Whateley Academy]]'s headmistress, Elizabeth Carson. Even the ''villains'' generally respect her.
* ''[[
* ''[[That Guy With
* Subverted in the blog [http://sooniwillrule.blogspot.com/ Soon I will Rule The World], in that the Big Good, the Luchador security guard Santo Christo, is the Big Bad to the blog's villain protagonist [[Our Liches Are Different|Asmodeus Acerak]]
* [[The Messiah|The Yostwell]] of ''[[The Questport Chronicles]]'', according to legend. It disappeared after a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] millennia ago, but left behind [[MacGuffin|a relic]] with a portion of its power.
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== Western Animation ==
* Optimus Prime in just about any ''[[
** Later parts of the classic series had the role pass to Rodimus Prime and Fortress Maximus.
** Ultra Magnus served this role in ''[[
*** Of course, Prime is ''every so slightly'' outranked by [[God|Primus]].
* Admiral Winfield in ''[[
* [[The Professor|Dr. Benton C. Quest]] from ''[[
* The Supreme Luminescent in the second season of ''[[
* The Sorceress in ''[[He-Man and
* Zadavia from ''[[
* In season 5 of ''[[
* White Knight on ''[[
** To clarify, White Knight is, as his name implies, a borderline [[Knight Templar]], who [[Invoked Trope|invokes]] [[We Have Reserves]] to his men's faces when Rex {{spoiler|chooses to save a group of [[Red Shirt|Providence Soldiers]] over the data module they'd been sent to recover}}, and is more than willing to use [[Nuke'Em|Weapons of Mass Destruction]] in Urban areas if it means containing an E.V.O outbreak that was arguably nowhere near the [[Godzilla Threshold]].
* [[Kid Hero|Aang]] from ''[[
* [[
* Numbuh 362, or Rachel MacKenzie from ''[[Codename
** Numbuh One, in a way, being [[The Hero|the main team's personal leader]] and, despite Sector V's poor reputation, one of the most respected--if not ''the'' most respected--field agent in the entire organization.
* [[Everything's Better
* Thundera's [[The Good King|King]] Claudus from ''[[Thundercats 2011
* [[Action Girl|Amanda Carey]] from ''[[
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