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{{quote|''"He would seduce a duchess, but he would never spoil a virgin."''|'''[[Raymond Chandler]]''', on Philip Marlowe}}
Oh come on, [[Truth in Television|you know this guy.]] He's the [[Plucky Comic Relief]] who can't stop ogling the ladies. But unlike some who ogle the ladies, he actually ''cares'' about them as people. Woe betide anyone who wrongs women, for he's watching you like a hawk -- when he's not watching them, that is. Always a good guy, and just to reaffirm that he's a good guy, [[Deliberately Bad Example|they'll occasionally give him a rival]] in the form of [[I Have You Now, My Pretty|an actually dangerous pervert]].
''[[Master Characters]]'' describes a similar type under the name ''[[Master Character Heroes|Dionysus]]'': a male character who embraces life and brings that love for life to all the women he meets, shaking up their worlds. His influence helps them to move past mourning an old relationship or break free of a current negative relationship. Yet (so says the book) he prefers the company of women in part because he is not at home in the world of men. (This is not [[Anything That Moves|always]] the case.)
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Compare [[Handsome Lech]], whose morals are a bit more loose but not as much as the villainous perv; [[Covert Pervert]], who is also sympathetic but in no way vocal about his/her... tastes; and [[Loveable Sex Maniac]], who fulfills the latter half of this page's title but most certainly not the former. A [[Chivalrous Pervert]] who prefers to spy on those of his preferred gender may be [[The Peeping Tom]]. Also compare his [[Distaff Counterpart]], the [[Good Bad Girl]]. May end up setting a girl to [[Pervert Revenge Mode]] or even an [[Unprovoked Pervert Payback]]
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== Anime & Manga ==
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* The eponymous [[Lupin III]], in the anime. The manga incarnation goes way further in matters of perversion, to the point that he's a [[Casanova Wannabe]].
* The deceased Prince Clovis la Britannia from ''[[Code Geass (Anime)|Code Geass]]''. You'd never guess it if not for the 6th [[Picture Drama]], though: it has his half-sisters, Cornelia and Euphemia, checking on some stuff he left... and [[Big Brother Instinct|Cornelia]] frets over the sweet and naive Euphemia being willing to wear one ''very'' revealing swimsuit that Clovis designed in his free time.
* Shoei Jinnai of ''[[Desire Climax]]'' evolves into one of these throughout the [[Story Arc]], albeit most certainly starting off as a bit of an [[I Have You Now, My Pretty]] with Mio Omori.
* Shigure from ''[[Fruits Basket]]''. He is berated by many of the other Sohmas for it, but it becomes an almost endearing [[Running Gag]] nonetheless.
** Quite more arguable in the manga, though. {{spoiler|He uses sex as a tool to have revenge against Akito, his cousin and ex-lover, for running in the arms of their cousin Kureno... by sleeping with Akito's ''mother'' Ren.}} And let's not forget the deal with {{spoiler|Rin}}, either, {{spoiler|though to his credit he doesn't take her offer.}}
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* Kintaro Oe, main character of ''[[Golden Boy]]''.
* Teppa Aizen in ''[[Grenadier]]''. Additionally, a [[Badass]] and a lady-killer.
* Meisuke "Nube" Nueno from ''[[Hell Teacher Nube]]'' is a [[Covert Pervert]] for his busty workmate Ritsuko and more or less often ogles pretty women, but never ever tried to ogle his students no matter [[Huge Schoolgirl|how well-endowed]] [[Artistic Age|some of them are]] (* cough* Miki * cough* Ai), and lectured highschool-aged Izuna harshly when he believed she was into [[Enjo Kosai]] (Iwhich is the Japanese equivalent of teen prostitution, to say it simply). And when a very pretty 15-years-old girl [[An Ice Person|with ice powers]] claims to be in love with him, he repeatedly refuses her affections by saying that she's too young for him - which is technically true, [[May
* Miroku from ''[[Inuyasha]]''. Somewhat subverted by the fact that he eventually becomes a one-woman man ''without'' losing this quality in the slightest. Much to his fiancée [[Action Girl|Sango's]] exasperation.
** More or less confirmed in a rather early arc where a young woman named Koharu, [[I Owe You My Life|whose life he saved years ago]], was very enamoured with him. Miroku actually ''turned her affections down'', believing it was a case of [[Loving a Shadow]].
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* [[Mobile Fighter G Gundam (Anime)|Chibodee Crocket]] is a bit of a flirt and loves teasing Rain, but when needed he's extremely protective of her and the [[Four Girl Ensemble]] that forms his crew.
* Dr. Shamal from ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]'' once claimed that he "treats every cutie equally"... that, and he was also dating over 2,000 women at a time.
* Yasunobu Hattori of [[Suzuka]] fits this trope. While he is a pervert and generally thinking lewd thoughts, his advice to [[What an Idiot!|protagonist Yamato Akitsuki]] would have saved everyone in the show a lot of trouble.
* ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro Ni (Visual Novel)|Umineko no Naku Koro Ni]]'''s Battler Ushiromiya serially gropes every girl he sees, particularly odd because many of those girls are his [[Kissing Cousins|cousins]]. However, when [[Shrinking Violet|Shannon]] actually appears to be about to let him grope her, Battler freaks out and scolds her not to do that.
** Actually, the Umineko fighting game takes Battler's love of groping [[Up to Eleven]] by ''making it one of his attacks''. Seriously, it has to be seen to be believed.
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* [[Deconstructed]] in ''[[Weiss Kreuz]]'' with Kudou Yoji. He's both shamelessly flirtatious toward and protective of women - at one point proclaiming that "woman's enemy is my enemy" - but he's also an assassin and male [[Honey Trap]], and any woman he makes any kind of emotional connection with is inevitably either a target he is using for information, a target who's trying to use ''him'' for information, or just plain [[Cartwright Curse|doomed to become a statistic]]. By sequel series ''[[Weiss Kreuz]] Gluhen,'' the emotional toll on Yoji has become so bad that he's developed habits like talking to his dead girlfriend on the phone and unconsciously throttling his partners during sex, and he nearly pulls a [[Face Heel Turn]] in his desperation to forget about all of it. {{spoiler|He only recovers after a complete case of [[Victory Guided Amnesia]] allows him to leave it all behind and marry the [[Hospital Hottie]] [[Florence Nightingale Effect|who takes care of him]].}}
* Yusuke Urameshi in ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]''. In spades. Somewhat different in that he only acts this way towards one girl: [[Just Friends|his best and oldest friend]] [[Tsundere|Keiko Yukimura]], who has, apparently, been putting up with it since they were in kindergarten.
* Saito in ''[[Zero no Tsukaima (Light Novel)|Zero no Tsukaima]]'' (more on the chivalrous side in the [[Light Novel]] and more on the perverted side in the anime). He's attracted to pretty much his entire [[Unwanted Harem]], including [[Tsundere|his master Louise]], his maid Siesta, the flirty Kirche, [[Emotionless Girl|the quiet]] [[Sugar and Ice Personality|Tabitha]], [[Innocent Fanservice Girl|the naive Tiffania]] [[
* Yuuto Kigai from ''[[X 1999]]''. He sleeps with his [[Femme Fatale]] boss and is very aware of the local [[Emotionless Girl]]'s crush on him, but doesn't take advantage of the latter's feelings for him. Might be because he seems to partially see her as a [[Replacement Goldfish]] for his sister...
* [[Full Metal Panic|Kurz Weber]]. Best summed up in his fight at the end of the first season, in which he rejects a [[We Can Rule Together]] speech by suggesting a counterstrategy: "I'll kill you, ask Tessa for a picture of her in her swimsuit as a reward, and sell copies to everyone on the ship for $20 apiece." Shortly afterward, when Melissa Mao turns up in nothing but her underwear to save him and then passes out, his only reaction is to sit dolefully next to her and lament that he doesn't have a camera. He also tends to use his reputation as a pervert to distract others and avoid conversations he doesn't care for.
* Yugi. You know, from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh]]''. In the manga he has lots of fantasies involving pretty girls, and specially about Anzu, but he doesn't act on them and is otherwise a really sweet [[Nice Guy]].
** ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!:
* Dr. Akari from ''[[Karneval]]'' ''knows'' that he's a handsome bastard that women want (yet whom the nurses hilariously deny), but seemingly hasn't exercised the "pervert" portion as far as the viewer is concerned.
* In ''[[Tona Gura]]'', Yuuji will not touch or dream of touching underaged [[Lonely Rich Kid]] Nina, her [[Gag Boobs]] aside. Despite Marie's early explanation of her role in 'punishing' brother Yuuji and it being for her safety as well, there are places he will never go. Unless the target is Kazuki.
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* ''[[Shoujo Kakumei Utena]]'' has two highly deconstructive examples:
** Touga Kiryuu. He seduces any girl he wants - three or four at a time -, but comes more than once comes to the aid of Utena, his sister Nanami and his friend Saionji. Yet not only does he pull a really cruel prank on {{spoiler|Nanami by making her believe they're [[Not Blood Siblings]], despite knowing she's crazy for him}}, but he {{spoiler|causes Utena to go into an [[Heroic BSOD]] by defeating her in a duel}}, and then {{spoiler|causes Saionji to be kicked out of Ohtori Academy}}.
** Akio Ohtori. During his seduction sequences, he appears to be a ''perfect'' gentleman but turns out to be {{spoiler|the [[Enemy Without]] of a selfless prince deity whose [[Barrier Maiden]] sister Anthy has to suffer for his inability to cope with being divine}}. Akio's seduction of {{spoiler|Utena (including taking her virginity)}} is presented by him as the gentlemanly thing to do - kissing her feet, making her feel like a lady, being the most polite guy ever. But it turns out {{spoiler|it's all a ruse to warp her into a very feminine and kind, yet also very passive bride for him to use in his cosmic plans, instead of her becoming an equally kind-hearted prince who could conquer him, and like he did to poor Anthy many years ago via [[Brother
* Michel ([[Spell My Name With an "S"|Michael? Mikhail?]]) Blanc of ''[[Macross Frontier]]'' is a textbook example. He eyes up and down all the pretty girls with his devilish charms, but he makes a clear effort to remember the names of those he only met for five seconds months ago, and ''will'' headlock suspected two-timing [[Jerkass|Jerk Asses]] who are setting up girls for a heartbreak. Gives decent relationship advice, too. {{spoiler|And ultimately sacrifices his life for Klan, the girl he loves.}}
* Ginei Morioka from ''[[Rosario to Vampire]]'' is incredibly perverted, and after his introduction, he's very blatant about it. However, he's very protective of his friends, and at one point he [[Taking the Bullet|shields them from a massive fireball]] when he's [[Lightning Bruiser|perfectly capable of dodging]]. Yet even in tense situations, he's quite lecherous. At one point, he [[Thanks for The Mammary|grabs Kurumu's breast]] as his "reward" for rescuing them.
* Toshiki from [[Video Girl Ai (Manga)|Video Girl Len]] is an unrepentant, irresponsible, flirty [[Casanova]] who dates and dumps girls and constantly tries to peek on Len Momono to see her naked. He's also a loyal friend who hugs Hiromu and cries with him when he's heartbroken, {{spoiler|takes beatings from delinquents to save Hiromu and Ayumi, and when Len offers to have sex with him to see if her mission would be easier, he does '''not'' take her offer}}. Yeah, the guy may be a major pervert, but when his friends truly need him he's very much there for them, so it's no wonder that with all of his high libido he ''still'' was pure-hearted enough to see the Neo Gokuraku store.
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* Monty in ''[[Waiting]]'' actively pursues the hostess. He backs out at the last minute because she's roughly a week shy of being eighteen. However, he instructs her to tell everyone that he totally nailed her. You know, for his image.
* Van in ''[[Van Wilder]]''. He flirts mercilessly with love-interest Gwen but he never actually makes a pass at her since he knows she has a boyfriend, even though the guy is a complete Jerkass. He does the same thing with Kaitlin in ''Freshman Year''
* James Lennox in ''[[Men With Brooms (Film)|Men With Brooms]]'', the kind of classy guy who brings a "[[The Oldest Profession|Rent-A-Girlfriend]]" to a funeral of a beloved friend, [[Above the Influence|refuses to take advantage of Amy]] when she makes a drunken rebound attempt at him. He even goes on to [[What the Hell, Hero?|berate Chris]] for unintentionally causing Amy to fall [[Off the Wagon]].
* [[Back to The Future|George McFly]].
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* Lucien de Barenton, Count de Chretien, in Vonda McIntyre's ''The Moon and the Sun''. A sharp-witted, cosmopolitan seventeenth-century aristocrat with a colorful love life, who respects all of his girlfriends as people {{spoiler|and eventually [[Ladykiller in Love|settles down with the heroine.]] }}
* Fitz Kreiner from the ''[[Doctor Who Expanded Universe]]'' novels. He at one point has three girlfriends at the same time, but other than that is nothing but sweet and lovely to all of them. He once justified deflowering a naive [[The Ingenue|ingenue]] with the fact that his mum always told him that if someone is sad, you should try to cheer them up. He starts off as more of a [[Handsome Lech|Fairly Attractive Lech]], though. One novel features this scene, which gives one the impression he's an intentional example of this trope:
{{quote| Without hesitation Fitz stepped forward and cracked Robin on the jaw with a straight punch which [[Non
Robin staggered backwards, looking shocked.<br />
Fitz rubbed his aching knuckles. ‘If there’s one thing I can't stand it’s bullies. Especially people who bully women.’ }}
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{{quote| '''Kefka''': A [[Blatant Lies|girl of no importance]] recently escaped us, and we heard that she found refuge here...<br />
'''Edgar''': That's a tough one... You see, there're more girls here than grains of sand out there. I can't keep track of them all! }}
** Irvine in ''[[Final Fantasy VIII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VIII]]''. It's mostly an act, at times even bordering on [[Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?]]. Although he genuinely enjoys being a dashing cowboy type, his real concern is protecting his friends.
*** Shortly after meeting him for the first time, when the time comes to split the party into two groups, Irvine naturally forms his group with all the female party members. You can change it to how you want though.
** Zidane in ''[[Final Fantasy IX (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IX]]'' is practically the poster boy for the series alongside Edgar. He actually has "Protect Girls" as a support skill which lets him intercept attacks on women, and is constantly flirting with females throughout the game. He also subverts [[Can't Act Perverted Toward a Love Interest]], as he shameless makes passes at Garnet the entire game, though he backs off slightly when he realizes he's actually in love with her.
*** ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'' reveals that not even gods and [[Eldritch Abomination|Eldritch Abominations]] are off-limits to him, as his battle quote to the Cloud of Darkness is "You are are impressive, [[Ms. Fanservice|in more ways than one]]", and when Cosmos appears before him he instantly replies "Today's not a good day for a date".
** If we're putting all the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' examples together, add political mastermind Al-Cid Margrace ([[
*** Similar to Zidane, Al-Cid in A2 has most of his combat abilities become stronger the more female units there are in your party on the battlefield. He also has one or two abilities which only work on females! To drive the point even further, when you fight him and his party of ladies before he joins your party, the law forbides you from harming females!
*** Balthier gets this characterization in the ''Final Fantasy XII'' manga, romancing Ashe before he even knows her name. The original game gave him shades of this, but it was rather subtle about it compared to the manga's interpretation.
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** Ironically, Kuhn is Tomonari Kasumi, Mai Minase's boyfriend from ''Liminality''. The audience gets the pleasure of seeing "the only serious girlfriend he ever had."
* Larry Butz in ''[[Ace Attorney (Visual Novel)|Ace Attorney]]'', who falls in love quickly and is very passionate about the ladies. Unfortunately most of them seem to end up using him, leaving him, being murdered, or being [[Whip It Good|Franziska von Karma.]]
* Perhaps the best example that no one's ever heard of: Sain the Paladin from ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' (the seventh one overall, [[Marth Debuted in Smash Bros|the first one to be released in the United States]]), who somehow manages to be both [[Genre Blind]] and [[Genre Savvy]] simultaneously. He knows how knights in that particular genre of game pick up women, so he inserts a lot of stereotypically "knightly" phrases into his speech. Which would probably work, if anyone else in the game talked like that. He does a lot of stuff -- like trying a "heroic" pose with a lance in the middle of a fight, but in the process forgetting the [[Tactical Rock
** Despite this, he never had any support talks with his lord, stating a more professional relationship between him and Lyn. Also, he is one of the few guys who can distract a girl from her troubles in their supports (Priscilla's conflicted feelings for Raven, Fiora's [[Survivor Guilt]] after losing her squad, Serra demanding vassalage as a part of her [[Stepford Smiler]] facade, Isadora's angst over her relationship with Harken).
*** Sain has no support talk with Lyn because she's already taken: His best friend Kent has a huge [[Bodyguard Crush]] on her. So, [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy|he step apart]] [[Matchmaker Crush|for his friend]], and openly tells him so in their supports. Heck, Sain's dying quote is: "Lady Lyndis, I was... so happy...!"
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* Junpei Iori in [[Persona 3]].
* Roy Campbell is shown to be this in [[Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops]]. Namely, Roy has attempted to give advice to his fellow soldiers that proves to be completely inappropriate for the soldiers' current situation despite the similar wording (For example, if a soldier attempts to call Campbell asking for advice in regards to distance between themselves and the enemy that is far enough away to not trigger an alert, and he ended up giving advice about personal space in regards to dating a girl.), as well as teased Snake about getting a girl like Elisa into joining his side as he thinks that she's about five years too young to be sexually mature. However, he has shown himself to have quite a bit of a restraint in regards to dating girls: For instance, he passed an opportunity to date a girl he had an attraction to for his brother's sake (they were both attracted to the same girl) and joined the Green Berets.
** This carries over to [[Metal Gear Solid 4]], where he's in a relationship with the [[May
* ''[[Duke Nukem]]'' has made it his life's mission to rescue [[Distressed Damsel|Distressed Damsels]] from hideous, alien behemoths. But that doesn't mean he won't ogle them once he's saved them.
* Raven from ''[[Tales of Vesperia (Video Game)|Tales of Vesperia]]'' is this, flirting incessantly with the female party members (not that [[The Tease|Judith]] does much to discourage him), while having a chivalrous side that becomes especially noticeable halfway through the game. {{spoiler|It also helps that he's actually a knight captain. Hell, even as ''Schwann'' he'll compliment Judith's beauty if she's in the party during the boss fight with him}}.
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* Rex from ''[[Generator Rex]]'' has shades of this. He's a [[Chick Magnet]] well aware of his charm and in no way modest about it.
{{quote| '''[[Hot Scientist|Dr. Holiday]]''': I'm talking about the 90% negative spike in your bioenergy.<br />
'''Rex''': [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|My bios spike everytime I see you, Doctor Holiday.]]<br />
'''Bobo''': Smooth. Like sandpaper. }}
* [[Plastic Man]] in ''[[Batman the Brave And The Bold (Animation)|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'' is portrayed as this. He hits on ''every'' attractive superheroine he meets. He seems to be doing it for fun more than anything, as can be seen in "Night of the Batmen!" where, after Catwoman expresses her interest in him, he replies "Tempting. But I'm really more of a dog person". The best part? He's married and has a child.
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