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* As well as being a huge example of [[Lawful Stupid]], the paladin Miko Miyazaki from ''[[The Order of the Stick
** In the print-only book ''[[Start of Darkness]]'', according to Redcloak, {{spoiler|the gods made the [[
* The Ivory Veil of Antiheroes is an organization of paladins and allies that the paladins don't lose their paladin powers by associating with assembled by a trapped evil demigod and used as his personal army.
* ''[[Dominic Deegan]]''s Lord Siegfried "Siggy" von Callan falls neatly into this category. A Royal Knight of the comic's kingdom, and one of the most masculine (and arguably, prettiest) characters in the comic, Siggy also happens to be temperamental, violent, and {{spoiler|a raging racist cheerfully capable of hanging innocent, nature-loving Orcs ''from adolescence.''}}
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*** While the Necromancers of the Shintula clan, who channel the black Power of Death, can be quite violent and brutal and are not known for kindness, they are mostly desperate and try to save the land. The Bikta, who channel the white Power of Life, are however [[Knights Templar]] of the worst kind.
* In [http://www.faans.com/books1-6/index.php?p=1515 this strip] of ''[[Fans]]'', {{spoiler|after the 23-sider of power is recreated,}} Tim spells out this trope for Ally.
* The Light Warriors of ''[[8-Bit Theater
* Blanc from ''[[Adventurers
* The main character Danny of ''[[Chess Piece]]'' uses Holy and is a [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]] (but didn't start out that way), but is a sadistic, amoral [[Evil Prince]] who may or may not have killed his great-grandfather. Ironically, in spite of this, (and his [[Take Over the World]] scheme) a short time when he ruled the country while his dad was gone saw him to be a fair ruler. Go figure.
** That's because it's purposely kept ambiguous on what he plans to do with the world once he takes over it.
* You know how ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja
** Oh, and it was recently revealed that {{spoiler|the previous owner of the unicorn bike had gone on a bloody killing spree. That owner? ''An elderly antiques dealer'' who had no memory of even '''owning''' the thing. And as soon as he ''does'' remember, he's mysteriously murdered. Yeah...}}
** Recently brought to a head when King Radical reveals that {{spoiler|Sparklelord is an [[Evil Overlord]] and describes him as a combination of Genghis Khan, Adolf Hitler, atomic bombs and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|Seabiscut]].}}
** More recently revealed is that {{spoiler|King Radical was lying through his teeth, the motorcycle is only a little worse than he is. He then rides away on his own magic motorcycle, laughing.}}
* ''[[Shadowgirls]]'''s main villain, [[Cosmic Horror|Mother Hydra]]. In human host she/it has light-based powers, as a [[Foil]] to protagonist's shadow-based. It doesn't help that {{spoiler|her host is blonde girl who happens to speak in golden speech-bubbles.}}
* Kore from ''[[Goblins]]'' is a paladin - how he remains a paladin is yet to be revealed - who kills supposedly [[
** Specifically, its implied to be the souls he killed, chained to his back.
* In ''[[Blip]]'', you have several examples. [[Satan|Lucifer]] and the [[Our Angels Are Different|chibi Angels,]] the classics. But then you have [https://web.archive.org/web/20120511031202/http://blipcomic.com/758/ these guys], who are different from our [[Harmless Villain]] chibi angels, and have the whole "For the greater good" crap going on.
* Two of ''[[Homestuck]]'''s characters are Heroes of Light, and they both play with this trope a little. [[Little Miss Badass|Rose]], as the Seer of Light, touches it by proxy, preferring to use dark-based magic (thus playing into [[Dark Is Not Evil]]), while [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder|Vriska]], the Thief of Light, is...[[Base Breaker|"ambiguous"]].
** "Light" in the Homestuck mythos is actually the Aspect of Fortune, not goodness or literal light, which partially explains this.
** Eridan is the "Prince of Hope", yet has genocidal ambitions. He gets a white wand that lets him shoot blasts of light, {{spoiler|and becomes decidedly a [[Not-So-Harmless Villain]] by using them to blind his romantic rival and kill his love interest, an egg needed to revive his race's future chance of survival, and the friend in charge of keeping it}}. Later it's revealed that the Prince class is {{spoiler|one who destroys their Aspect or destroys with it}}.
** In fact, one of the posters on the MSPA forum has noticed that most "threats [to the trolls] feature or involve lights or brightness" ({{spoiler|Vriska's fairy sparkles, Eridan's [[Black Magic|"white science"]], vampire Kanaya (the troll undead are associated with the sun, and Kanaya ''glows''), the way Terezi becomes blind, and Bec Noir's white-green lightning.}}) "All pretty grim and chilling for a nocturnal race--very well-constructed".
** Feferi is the Witch of Life, the life aspect generally bringing healing powers. Assuming her ancestor, the [[Evil Overlord|Imperial]] [[Big Bad Duumvirate|Condesce]], has the same attribute (she ''was'' able to extend another troll's life-span, after all,) then she definitely qualifies for this.
* Angelo, from ''[[Our Little Adventure]]''. He is a high level cleric who wears a non-evil (though a bit [[Fashionable Asymmetry|whimsical]]) outfit, complete with a [[Holy Halo]]. What he actually is, is an evil and mentally unstable villain with a [[Path of Inspiration|legion of fanatical followers]].
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