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* Type 1 are those who are more Chaotic than Good. They value freedom, and feel that they and others should be free to pursue their own desires- it just so happens that what they desire is to do good. They do not see doing good as a "duty" and may actively resent any attempts to compel them to do good even if the stakes are high, but will probably end up doing them anyway, justifying their actions by saying that this is what they ''want'' to do anyway. They are also the Type most likely to get annoyed by being called "[[The Hero]]" or something similar in context, though in practice this is often a [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]. This is also the type most likely to be a [[Lovable Rogue]] who commits crimes for their own gain, but balance it out with [[Never Hurt an Innocent]] and doing lots of good elsewhere in their lives.
* Type 2 are those who are more Good than Chaotic. They desire to do good, but also feel that they have a ''responsibility'' to do good, and view freedom as a secondary (but still important) concern- essentially, they feel that being good is the price of being free, and they are more likely than Type 1 to use the law to achieve a good end. They are not opposed to the Lawful system and may even accept it as necesary or even good, but they will rarely if ever let it get in the way of doing what they feel is right, sometimes making them a herioc example of [[The Unfettered]]. However, this means they risk trampling on the rights and freedom of others and may push them into [[Well -Intentioned Extremist]] territory if they are not careful.
* 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 occuring, 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 judgemental on matters Lawful as best they can, though they are not immune to it.
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* [[Gentleman Thief]] and [[Classy Cat Burglar]], if they aren't [[Chaotic Neutral]].
* [[Shonen]] protagonists, if they're not [[Neutral Good]].
* The red oni of a good-aligned [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]] pair will often qualify, for the same reasons.
* Almost any [[Hot Blooded]] Hero. ''As if rules could constrain this burning passion!''
* If they are the protagonist, a [[Cowboy Cop]] or a [[Military Maverick]]. Otherwise, they might be [[Chaotic Neutral]].
* [[Conspiracy Theorist]], when they're a hero.
* Most [[Rebellious Princess|Rebellious Princesses]]. [[EverythingsEverything's Better With Princesses|You know why.]]
* Most good [[Boisterous Bruiser|Boisterous Bruisers]].
* Most heroic [[The Unfettered|Unfettered]]
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Others, such as [[Ideal Hero]], [[The Messiah]] and [[Friend to All Living Things]], can vary between [[Lawful Good]], [[Neutral Good]] and [[Chaotic Good]].
 
'''[[Chaotic Good]] does not mean [[Good Is Not Nice|Jerkass Good]]. While there are several [[Chaotic Good]] [[Anti -Hero|AntiHeroes]], one does not have to be one to be [[Chaotic Good]], and both [[Lawful Good|Lawful]] and [[Neutral Good]] have [[Anti -Hero]] examples as well.'''
 
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'''When dealing with the examples of specific characters, remember that assigning an alignment to a character who doesn't come with one is pretty [[Subjective Tropes|subjective]]. If you've got a problem with a character being listed here, it probably belongs on the discussion page. There will be [[No Real Life Examples Please|no real life examples]] under any circumstances; it just invites an [[Edit War]].'''
 
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* ''[[Ranma One Half|Ranma 1/2]]'' has characters that swing all over the [[Character Alignment]] scale, with only a few who can truly be said to fit into a definitive alignment.
** Ranma Saotome is a [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]] more often than not, shrugging off frequent abuse and manipulations as no big deal and capable of feeling genuinely sorry for [[Neutral Evil|Taro or Herb]], despite petty casual murder attempts. Yet, anytime a possible cure for his curse comes up, he gets jealous, he wants to upstage someone who beat him in something, a fiancee starts treating him coldly, someone claims that his female side isn't pretty, he has a comparatively banal or more justified (Genma and Happosai) grudge, etc, he can be one of the most petty, childish, spiteful, manipulative, and even outright [[Disproportionate Retribution|cruel]] members of the cast. Still, most of his "good" actions are genuinely heroic, and most of his "bad" actions are -- even while technically cruel -- less intentionally malicious than they are unthinking or insensitive.
** Ryoga Hibiki, [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|Ranma's]] primary [[The Rival|rival]], is seen by many as either fitting somewhere in-between this category and [[Neutral Good]], or at the very least making heavy inroads in the direction after having started out more [[Chaotic Neutral]], and his good traits are especially admireable considering that his upbringing and current existence have been [[Word of God|stated and shown outright]] to have been far more traumatic than [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|Ranma's]]: with [[It Runs in The Family|his entire family]] afflicted by the same [[No Sense of Direction|directional curse]], he [[Parental Abandonment|seldom saw them at all]], and spends most of his time trying to survive isolated in the wilderness, with the relatively recent [[Sarcasm Mode|bonus]] of [[Nightmare Fuel|getting hunted by predators who want to eat him when he ends up becoming a little pig]]. Dedicated, [[The Stoic|stoic]], compassionate, sensitive, chivalrous, polite, and heroic, he is usually willing to lend a hand to those in need... but is also brooding, rather obsessive, lead mostly by emotions rather than logic, and not above the use of deception. However, contrary to some [[Fanon]] he is shown as more gracious, less petty, and not nearly as much of a insensitive conceited braggart as [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|Ranma]] himself. On the other hand, although nicer than [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|Ranma]] in general behaviour, [[What the Hell, Hero?|he can be more ruthless]], and he is quite vengeful when first introduced to the series, though this is behavior that he grows out of. Despite the very legitimate bad blood he has with [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|Ranma]] (as the latter caused his curse), he [[Big Damn Heroes|appeared out of nowhere to save him]] when [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|Ranma]] was being ganged up on by his other rivals in the [[Brought Down to Normal|Hiryu Shoten Ha arc]], and attempted to help him regain his strength, which was but the first of many similar events. He has rescued [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|Ranma]] from drowning (first Taro story), from being eaten alive by the considerably more powerful Saffron, and from a finishing strike by the (technically less powerful but) considerably more dangerous Herb, leapt into a collapsing mountain to recover the item to help [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|Ranma]], who is stuck in female form (Musk Dynasty arc), convinced [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|Ranma]] into helping [[Tsundere|Akane]] save a boy who [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|Ranma]] believed had "stolen her heart" by declaring his own willingness to do so (Ryugenzawa arc), and faced off against the [[Orochi]], a malevolent oni and a giant, psychotically destructive bird with [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|Ranma]] (Ryugenzawa and Legendary Phoenix arcs) despite the genuine risk of death due to his water-triggered curse. In the anime, he tried to prevent Shampoo from successfully using a [[Love Potion]] on [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|Ranma]] because it would make [[Tsundere|Akane]] unhappy (admittedly, he locked up when she pointed out that non-interference would [[Pair the Spares|leave him with Akane]] and they then escaped while he was locked up in indecision, but at least he ''tried''), and in both canons he has otherwise displayed a genuinely well-intended capacity for nobility and heroism. Though he and [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|Ranma]] fight, [[The Rival|Ryoga]] does respect [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|Ranma's]] skills sincerely and is determined to win in a fair match between two equal warriors. He wanted to give up on a secret tattoo that made him superhumanly skilled and powerful because it made fighting boring/unchallenging/any sense of victory feel meaningless (that was even worse than how ridiculous it looked), and in an anime [[Filler]] story refused to let Genma tell him of a secret weakness of [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|Ranma's]] that would ensure he won the fight in every subsequent match, being disgusted when he learned what it [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|was]]. Basically, he and [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|Ranma]] turn into somewhat antagonistic brothers who both enjoy having the other to compete against, and [[The Rival|Ryoga]] seems to turn sad whenever the difference turns too great between them in any direction.
** It is arguable, and [[Broken Base|views are split]] regarding whether [[Tsundere|Akane Tendo]], might average as this, given that she is generally [[Neutral Good]], but has frequently [[What the Hell, Hero?|misaimed]] explosions of [[Jerkass|"righteous fury"]] and is not above using deception and manipulating people to get what she wants that make her come off as more [[Chaotic Neutral]].
** [[Unlucky Childhood Friend|Ukyo Kuonji's]] [[Alternative Character Interpretation|anime counterpart]] is kinder and less ruthless, manipulative, paranoid, stingy, irritable, and underhanded, and is here quite likely to fall into this category.
** Soun Tendo, unlike his old friend Genma Saotome, generally means well, is a member of the neighbourhood council, charitable to strangers, kind to children, incredibly protective of his daughters, and extremely loyal to his dead wife, but is so bungling, short-sighted, and easily freaked out that he invariably causes as many problems as he solves. On the other hand, some would argue him more as a [[True Neutral]] or [[Chaotic Neutral]] because of his selfishness and fanatical devotion to the wedding of [[Tsundere|Akane]] to [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|Ranma]], which he takes to the extent of being willing to knock them unconscious and have them married while they're out cold.
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** Mikoto Minagi fits this alignment most of the time, too. Though she's quite naive, having lived a sheltered life before going to school at Fuuka, she's [[Love You and Everybody|quick to make friends]] and is fiercely protective of them...[[Ho Yay|especially Mai]]. Her childlike nature also comes with a general distrust of authority, and an unfortunate susceptibility to [[Brainwashed and Crazy|mind control]].
** In ''[[Mai-Otome (Anime)|Mai-Otome]]'', Shizuru lives and breathes this trope, outright encouraging the students to break the rules and follow their hearts...and incidentally flirting with almost every single one of them.
* The Wolkenritter during the second season of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]''. [[Anti -Villain|Anti Villains]] with kind hearts and a downright heroic goal of saving an innocent [[Ill Girl]], they found themselves on the wrong side of the law since the only way they knew how was to take the [[Mana]] of others. Even then, they made sure never to kill or seriously injure anyone, went after magical monsters when they could, and even looked after the welfare of the people they fought. Shifted to [[Lawful Good]] once the entire incident was resolved.
* The Yapan Exodus from ''[[Overman King Gainer]]'' who journey to find Yapan while being hunted by the [[Lawful Neutral]] Siberian Railroad. They eventually have to save the world from the Overdevil while working with the Siberian Railroad.
* Suiseiseki from ''[[Rozen Maiden]]'' comes off as [[Chaotic Neutral]] at most times due to her [[Screwy Squirrel]] nature, but she hides deep feelings for her sisters to the point she wouldn't fight in the Alice Game if it meant losing her sisters.
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* [[Code Geass|Kallen Kouzuki]], as a [[Hot Blooded]] freedom fighter to the end, embodies this.
** Lelouch is this or [[Neutral Good]] when not pressured. Otherwise he descends down to [[Chaotic Selfish]] if not [[Neutral Evil]].
* [[Lady of War|Integra]] [[Hellsing]]'s main goal is to protect the United Kingdom, and [[Who You Gonna Call?|she's more than willing to do whatever she can in her power to do so.]] She also doesn't care if other people [[Friendly Neighborhood Vampire|disapprove]] [[Hunter of His Own Kind|of]] [[Dracula|her]] [[Cute Monster Girl|methods]] as long as they get the job done.
* Rosette Christopher in ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'' has no problems with following the rules when she sees they serve a purpose, but she'll just as quickly break them if they get in the way of her helping people or completing her (generally very noble) goals. Oh, and she's [[Nun -Too -Holy|a nun that gambles, swears and drinks]].
* Vash the Stampede from ''[[Trigun]]''. Despite his sometimes foolish dedication to pacifism and "love and peace", [[Hero With Bad Publicity|he is considered the ultimate outlaw with a 60 Billion double dollar bounty on his head]], and, much to his chagrin, has two insurance agents going around trying to prevent him from causing any more damage than he already has (most of which is not even his fault). {{spoiler|Ultimately he is dubbed a "human disaster" and is not even liable for the destruction he inadvertently causes.}} Of course, he is not specifically against law and order, but in a world where the law is often brutal and corrupt, he tries to live out his life as happily as he can, and is far from any kind of crusader.
* [[Hajime no Ippo|Takeshi Sendoh]] wants to help you and protect you [[Bully Hunter|if you're in trouble due to bullies.]] What will he do about it? Form his own delinquent gang and beat the shit out of these cowards.
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* [[Trickster Mentor]] Eriol Hiiragizawa, [[Deadpan Snarker]] Spinel Sun and [[Manipulative Bitch]] Ruby Moon from ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura (Manga)|Cardcaptor Sakura]]''.
* The Signers of [[Yu-Gi-Oh 5 Ds]], (Yusei Fudo, Jack Atlas, Akiza Izinski/Aki Izayoi, Luna and Crow Hogan)
* The [[Five -Man Band]] of [[Flame of Recca]]. Recca, Tokiya, Fuko, Domon and Koganei.
* Kotetsu "Wild Tiger" Kaburagi from [[Tiger and Bunny]]. He does what his conscience drives him to do and not what the public expects him to, caring little about points, fame, or what gets oblilterated in the process of his incredibly selfless acts.
* Hungary from ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia (Manga)|Hetalia]]''. She loves her friends and will protect them without hesitation -- and will beat the SHIT out of you to do so.
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== Comic Books ==
* The definitive [[Chaotic Good]] hero of [[The DCU]] is Oliver "Ollie" Queen aka [[Green Arrow]]. He is [[Just Like Robin Hood]] - a former [[Millionaire Playboy]] who gave up his fortune (or lost it to corrupt business partners, depending on which version of the background you go by) to devote himself to protecting the less fortunate from crooked politicans, [[Dirty Cop|Dirty Cops]], [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Corrupt Corporate Executives]] and any [[Lawful Evil]] person who says [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]].
** Green Arrow's sidekicks, the past and present Speedies also fit this trope.
** The Second [[Green Arrow]], Connor Hawke, started out [[Lawful Good]]. He may have slipped down to [[Neutral Good]] as of late, though. Connor is still more or less the voice of reason at Chez Arrow, though.
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== Fan Fic ==
* Calvin has [[Took a Level In Kindness|softened]] into this in ''[[Calvin and Hobbes The Series (Fanfic)|Calvin and Hobbes The Series]]'': thanks to the fic presenting a more [[Black and White Morality|black and white moral system]] than [[Calvin and Hobbes|the original strip]], he's more likely to do the right thing... though he's still plenty mischievous.
** 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.
 
 
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** Anakin Skywalker (before becoming Darth Vader) also seems to be this alignment. Ironically, Darth Vader is [[Lawful Evil]]... the exact opposite.
* The Monkey King from ''[[The Forbidden Kingdom]]'' virtually embodies Chaotic Good. He's playful but benign, even causing a scene during the appearance of a divine Emperor who only appears once every five hundred years. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
** This is true of most versions of ''[[Journey to The West]]''. There's nothing ''EVIL'' about Monkey, He's [[Small Name, Big Ego|Arrogant]] even by [[Physical God|god]] standards (though whether he counts as a god just because he's [[Our Gods Are Greater|Immortal, has magic powers and the other gods can't control him]], is debatable. Buddha [[Ambiguous Gender|him/herself]] had to put a gold headband on his head (which shrinks whenever Tripitaka, or presumably anyone really, chants the "Headache Sutra") and crush him under a mountain just so he'd be a LITTLE BIT controllable. But it's not like he doesn't want to help Trippitaka. If it were up to Monkey, he'd cloud-fly Trippitaka straight to India and be back before lunch. He actually had to be restrained from going '''''too fast'''''.
* V in ''[[V for Vendetta]]'' is a [[Chaotic Neutral|tough call]] in the original comic, but is more concretely Chaotic Good in the movie.
* [[Indiana Jones]] cares about his friends and family deeply, and will fight for any of them, even if it means sacrificing the [[MacGuffin]] to do so. But he sure as hell won't give a damn about any rules that get in his way.
* [[Mary Poppins]], in the film of the same name, is a benevolent force of chaos in her charges' too-ordered lives.
* Joe Hallenbeck, the [[Anti -Hero]] protagonist of ''The Last Boy Scout''.
* Bud White in the movie adaptation of ''[[LA Confidential]]'' is, overall, a [[Chaotic Good]] cop who has his own brand of justice. His rivalry with Ed Exley exemplifies the difference between [[Chaotic Good]] (White) and [[Lawful Good]] (Exley, {{spoiler|at least until the ending, when he kills the villain in cold blood}}). What's interesting is that the movie casts many shades of grey on both individuals, with the first often coming across as a vigilante thug and the second as a self-satisfied, holier-than-thou jerk (in the book both were even less sympathetic).
* Kirk in the 2009 ''[[Star Trek (Film)|Star Trek]]'' film, in contrast to Spock's [[Lawful Good]] nature. He saves the galaxy after cheating in the Kobayashi Maru test for a reason.
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* [[Temeraire]] who often conflicts with the British government and his own [[Lawful Good]] captian because of his insistence on equal rights for dragons.
* Pretty much all the habitue's of Spider Robinson's <s> Callahan's Place</s> Jake's Place.
* Winston and Julia from ''[[Nineteen Eighty -Four]]'' are a textbook example, rebelling against the [[Lawful Evil]] Party.
* Huck Finn, the titular hero of ''[[Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]'', is perhaps the best example in American literature. He hates following rules and is viewed as an antisocial menace by many of the people around him, but he's literally willing to ''go to hell'' to do what his conscience tells him is right.
* Simon Templar, [[The Saint]], walks the fine line between here and [[Chaotic Neutral]]. His campaign against gangsters, drug dealers and so forth is based partially on justice for their victims and partially on it being fun and profitable. As for the Chaotic part, well, at one point the books comment that in Simon's opinion, the law is only really justified in existing by the funny noises it makes when he breaks it (and because it provides him with a seemingly endless string of police officers to annoy).
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* Merlin from ''[[Merlin (TV)|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 Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce, from ''[[MashM*A*S*H (TV)|Mash]]''. He was always eager to skirt the rules, especially when it meant doing the right thing. Also, he exhibited the same CG behaviors in the original book and the 1970 film version as well.
* Dr. Leonard McCoy from the original ''[[Star Trek the Original Series (TV)|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 (TV)|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...
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'''River''': We meddle. People don't like to be meddled with. We tell them what to do, what to think. Don't run, don't walk. We're in their homes and in their heads and we haven't the right. We're meddlesome. }}
** Jayne Cobb definitely ''isn't'' this, but the community of Higgin's Moon in "Jaynestown" ''thinks'' he is, provoking major confusion on the part of the crew.
* Carly Shay from ''[[I CarlyICarly (TV)|I Carly]]'' started off as [[Neutral Good]], but over the course of the 3rd season very much shifted to the [[Chaotic Good]] side of things.
* Dr. Cox from ''[[Scrubs (TV)|Scrubs]]'' screws the rules for the sake of doing good. It got him into trouble often enough.
* Jack Bauer from ''[[Twenty Four (TV)|Twenty Four]]''. Notable in that he works for a [[Lawful Neutral]] organization, but he's seen breaking CTU's rules far more often than following them.
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== Tabletop Games ==
* Although it's mildly surprising to find any kind of good alignment in ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'', Logan Grimnar of the Space Wolves has to qualify. He's the only one to [[What the Hell, Hero?|call out]] the Imperial authorities on genociding the people of Armageddon after Angron invaded, and has sworn never to let anyone do that kind of crap again if he can prevent them.
** Hell, the entire Space Wolf Chapter itself is Chaotic Good incarnate. They wouldn't open the [[Big Book of War|Codex Astartes]] if their lives depended on it, and pretty much tell the Inquisition to piss off after what happened on Armageddon.
** Pre-heresy Night Haunter aka [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|Konrad Curze]] might have been a borderline case of this, having spent most of his youth being an illegal vigilante on his homeworld before the arrival of the emperor, hunting down and killing corrupt officials and criminals alike. He seems to have been fully aware of his [[Face Heel Turn]] beforehand, and it is highly suggested he let himself get assassinated because of that afterwards.
** The Soul Drinkers chapter of the Space Marines. They fight for the good of the people of the Imperium, but are no longer bound by loyalty to the Imperium, convinced that the Imperium as it is couldn't be what the Emperor wanted.
* Kord and Corellon in the core ''[[Dungeons and Dragons (Tabletop Game)|Dungeons and Dragons]]'' setting.
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** Fittingly enough, Sonic's theme song It Doesn't Matter actually says, "Long as the voice inside drives me to run and fight, it doesn't matter who is wrong or who is right."
* Mission Vao and Jolee Bindo in ''[[Knights of the Old Republic]]'' (though Jolee would probably claim to be [[True Neutral]]). Mira in the sequel, and a light-side Exile can turn Atton into one as well.
** Jolee can talk all he wants to about his neutrality but his actions speak louder than his words. If the [[Player Character]] decides to join the [[Dark Side]] Jolee will suddenly drop all of his pretentions and fight to stop you. He will not succeed. Jolee also saves his best snark for calling [[What the Hell, Hero?]] on malicious player actions.
* The Yatagarasu in ''[[Ace Attorney (Visual Novel)|Ace Attorney]]'', a [[Phantom Thief]] who steals evidence of corrupt business and sends it to the media. While most of the game is about finding the identity of the thief, the Yatagarasu itself is shown as sympathetic.
** This alignment is taken up by self-proclaimed 'Second Yatagarasu' Kay Faraday, which causes a great deal of conflict with her [[Lawful Good]] partner Miles Edgeworth.
* Dante from ''[[Devil May Cry]]'', a [[The Gunslinger|gunslinging]] [[White -Haired Pretty Boy]] demon hunter who goes out of his way to save the world from the forces of darkness, even if it means [[Die Chair Die|smashing up everything in sight]]. Oh, and he ''loves'' his pizza...with extra [[Narm|cheese]].
** Nero is probably a more explicit example in the 4th game. He has nothing but utter disdain for the hierarchy of the pseudo-[[Church Militant]] organization that he works for, and is more than willing to fight tooth and nail against it in order to save his girlfriend.
* Starting with Firion from ''[[Final Fantasy II (Video Game)|Final Fantasy II]]'' the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series have done the classic [[Chaotic Good]] rebel, with the [[Lawful Evil]] Empire several times. This is also fairly common for Thieves to be this.
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* In the ''[[Street Fighter]]'' series, Ken and Sakura are carefree spirits when it comes to street fighting, living for the thrill of the fight and not actively out to hurt anyone.
* Sol Badguy from ''[[Guilty Gear]]''. He means well and is [[The Atoner|an atoner for mistakes of his past]]. But he prefers to do things alone and doesn't get along with the law very much, which causes conflict with his [[Lawful Good]] rival Ky Kiske.
** His [[Spiritual Successor]] from ''[[Blaz Blue]]'', Ragna the Bloodedge, also counts, as he is a [[One -Man Army]] who openly despises the current evil [[The Empire|Bureau]] and goes to lay waste to any and all of the Bureau's institutions and has sworn to destroy their oppressive reign. At worst, however, he can be [[Chaotic Neutral]] because none of this is done for altruistic reasons, like protecting/freeing the opressed people, but soley for his own desire to extract revenge on the NOL and [[Big Bad|Hazama]]/[[Complete Monster|Terumi]]. Consequently, he doesn't care if the many innocent [[Punch Clock Villain|Punch Clock Villains]] of the NOL get caught in the crossfire and die during his onslaughts, ''because they're in his way''.
* From the [[King of Fighters]] series, we have Kyo Kusanagi. Who constantly skipped school, and would fight anybody even authority figures. He also doesn't really care about following the traditions of his family in no other way except for his own. The man is a [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]] to a T, but when he shows the gold moments they truly shine through.
* Juno and Nerids from ''[[Soul Nomad]]'' are somewhere between [[Chaotic Good]] and [[Neutral Good]].
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** Sarevok, the [[Chaotic Evil]] villain of the first game returns in the second as an ally and can be convinced to become Chaotic Good.
** And we can't forget Nalia, the [[Rebellious Princess|Rebellious Noblewoman]] who is trying her very best to help people and has a profound distaste for the class system
* And Sky from ''[[Jade Empire]]''. C'mon...the man's a thief and a con artist. The first time you see him, he's feeding some pirates a load of BS about you being his partner in crime. About the only thing that seems to piss him off is slavers. [[ItsIt's Personal]], you see. {{spoiler|He balks when he sees the Water Dragon, more because the goddess was ''enslaved'' by the Brothers Sun, not necessarily because he gives a rip about the Laws of Heaven}}. But even though he does like to relieve folks of their silver, he doesn't squawk if you...redistribute it.
* Midna, from ''[[Twilight Princess]]''.
* [[Half Life|Gordon Freeman]] definitely qualifies. He isn't the kind of guy who would willingly submit to any government, even being a major spark in the larger rebellion against the Combine in ''[[Half-Life]] 2''. Episode 2 even assumes you did the completely optional choice of {{spoiler|blowing up Doctor Magnussons casserole}} in the original game. Kleiner also admits that they all owe a lot to Gordon, even if he often manages to bring trouble.
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*** As a gladiator/prisoner at that!
** [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0050.html It is said that Elan's mother may be of this alignment] and that alignment differences between her and her [[Lawful Evil]] husband was the grounds for their divorce.
* Agatha Clay, ''[[Girl Genius]]'', her mentor Zeetha of Skifander, Gil Wulfenbach, Othar Tryggvassen (''Gentleman Adventurer!'') and hell, probably most of the [[Loads and Loads of Characters|rest of the protagonists.]] Maybe living in a world of [[For Science!|Mad Science!]] will do that...
** Even Baron Klaus von Wulfenbach probably counts. He created a continent of order, but he did it his way, and everyone has to play by his rules. ''Or else.''
* Eddie from ''[[Emergency Exit]]'' is the [[Cloudcuckoolander]] variety.
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*** Then of course there's Jet who's title (freedom fighter) says it all. Initially however, he was far away from Good, willing to flood innocents.
* [[Darkwing Duck]]. He's often self-centered and likes to do things his way, but when he [[Let's Get Dangerous|gets dangerous]], he ''gets dangerous'' for the good of St. Canard.
* In a continuuing attempt to distance him from his canon [[Lawful Stupid]] [[Knight Templar]] charcterisation, Tony Staark in ''[[The Avengers: EarthsEarth's Mightiest Heroes (Animation)|Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes]]'' has been made into a chaotic good rebel, who basically gives a mssive "screw you" to SHIELD [[Establishing Character Moment|in his first appearance]].
* [[Fiery Redhead|Kyle]] is 'usually' this in ''[[South Park]]'' given his tendency to base his position squarely on his personal sense of righteousness and serves as [[The Conscience]] for the boys and strong case of [[He Who Fights Monsters]] with [[Complete Monster|Eric]] [[Neutral Evil|Cartman]].
** Kenny, as Mysterion is definitely the Vigilante version of this trope.
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** That's not even mentioning the episode "Phantom Ninja" , where he becomes known as the titular character and pulls off vigilante acts at night. Let's just say anyone he got to [[Curb Stomp Battle|would feel it the next morning]].
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'':
** Rainbow Dash: Brash, impulsive and self-centered, but good and loyal [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|at heart]]; lazy about her assigned duties, but not about general duty to others when they really need her.
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