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'''Chaotic Good''' characters are rebels and free spirits who believe in doing good, by their own standards. Some don't have a problem with greater systems such as laws as long as they leave ''them'' alone; others are anarchists who believe that too much 'order' is bad for everybody, and the betterment of all can only be achieved by actively rejecting any higher instances of power. Likely to take a intuitive approach to [[The Golden Rule]], caring about other people's feelings and needs without having to calcify it into specific rules.

* Type 3 are those devoted to a '''Chaotic Good''' cause- [[Freedom Fighters]], benevolent anarchists, and anyone who feels that Freedom generally leads to Good, and vice versa. They usually believe [[Rousseau Was Right]], and try to promote a society with as little government as possible, or overthrow a corrupt oppressive regime without getting drawn into the politics behind replacing it with something better. They do '''not''' believe in [[The Revolution Will Not Be Civilized]] and the very concept is often their worst nightmare, and they will do everything oppose or at least minimize any such trend (so long as they can be convinced that such is actually occurring, of course). For this type, the danger is being blind to the risk that their cause may be corrupted, or has little chance of achieving its end, and if they are not careful they may end up unintentionally creating something even worse than what they fought.

* Type 4 is a fair balance between Types 1 and 2. They believe in doing good and in their freedom to do good, but have a grudging or even healthy respect for [[Lawful Good]] methods or types who pursue goodness by other means. Essentially, they believe that they should be allowed to be free and good as they see fit, but recongise that the rest of the world is more complicated and that whether the time is for freedom or goodness is down to a case by case basis, and will try and seek the middle ground. They try to be vigilant against the '''Chaotic Good''' danger of being judgmental on matters Lawful as best they can, though they are not immune to it.

Unfortunately, characters of this alignment are the most likely good characters to be opposed by the [[Hero Antagonist]].

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'''Chaotic Good''' character types typically include:

* This is the public opinion of Lelouch/Zero in ''[[Code Geass]].'' Lelouch goes out of his way to '''portray''' himself a Chaotic Good Freedom Fighter going against the tyranny of Britannia. {{spoiler|In truth, his motives and actions push him more into the [[Lawful Evil]] territory.}}

* [[Corrector Yui]], the impulsive and unpredictable "digital fairy" protecting the Com-Net.

** Also, [[Do-Anything Robot|the]] [[Talking Appliance Sidekick|MTM]] fits: he'll do most of what Calvin wants him too, though he usually doesn't jump to it.

* Merlin from ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'' is fundamentally a good guy, albeit one who has an unfortunate habit of killing people who are trying to kill his friends, but he is a warlock in a kingdom where magic is banned and the crown prince's servant/protector/friend. Aside from breaking the law just by existing, if given a choice between doing what he's told or doing what he believes is right, he consistently chooses the latter.

** Also from the same series, Gwaine.

* Dr. Leonard McCoy from the original ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' has very little patience for rules and regulations, and people (especially [[The Spock|Spock]]) telling him what to do, but he has a strong moral compass and devotes his life to helping others.

* Jadzia Dax, of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]'', does what she thinks is best, and will hang most rules, excepting only the most important Federation laws—and sometimes even then...

** They're back up to Chaotic Good again by Season 5 when they're {{spoiler|trying to stop the [[Light Is Not Good|Jerkass angels]] from causing [[The End of the World as We Know It]].}}

* Michael Scofield in ''[[Prison Break]]''. His brother's on death row, so what does he do? He robs a bank so he'll get sent to the same prison, where he can break his brother (and several other convicts) out. By the fifth season he's broken out of two prisons and into a secure facility and the feds are starting to get [[Genre Savvy]]. He does all this because he has a psychological condition that makes him focus on everyone else's problems and want to help them.

** Felix Gaeta moves towards this in his final appearances, though this is largely due to major disillusionment and bitterness over {{spoiler|the loss of his leg and the alliance with the dissident Cylons}}. His attempt to do the right thing in his mind eventually leads to disaster and {{spoiler|his death by firing-squad.}}

** Mustn't forget ''original'' Starbuck from original 1970's Galactica.