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* Nagisa Misumi and Honoka Yukishiro from ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure]]'', despite their vastly different personalities, quite probably share this alignment. Thus proving that alignment is only a ''part'' of characterization, not characterization itself.

** The same applies to seemingly all of [[Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star|their]] [[Yes! Pretty Cure 5|successors]]. In fact, it seems to be part of the job description--[[Student Council President|K]][[Lonely Rich Kid|a]][[Lady of War|r]][[The Smart Guy|e]][[The Lancer|n]] is the one who could most reasonably be called anything different (being more Lawful-ish than is typical), and she had some difficulty answering the [[Call to Adventure]]. Coincidence, or cause and effect?

* Of course, [[Gundam]] has characters in this alignment.

** [[Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team|Shiro Amada]] is perfectly willing to violate the common sense of war and the military rules to save the lives of everyone including even his enemies from death in battlefields.

== Literature ==

* Fat Charlie from ''[[Anansi Boys]]'' by [[Neil Gaiman]] probably counts as this. He tries to be at least.

* ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' possesses a great capacity for love and faith in his friends. He willingly consults authority figures for help and advice, but isn't afraid to subvert them to do what he believes is the right thing (which may or may not be because different authority figures are wrongly persecuting him half the time). Dumbledore also exhibits this alignment as well. He maintains firm discipline at Hogwarts and insists on certain behaviors from students. For example, when he needs Harry to do something when the latter is scheduled for detention Dumbledore reschedules the detention rather than simply cancelling it. At the same time, Dumbledore does subvert, or outright ignore, the rules (especially of the Ministry of Magic) when they get in the way of opposing Voldemort.

* Lu-Tze of ''[[Discworld]]'' hangs someplace between this and [[Chaotic Good]]. He also takes the [[Not Cheating Unless You Get Caught]] philosophy to its logical extreme-he tells his apprentice that yes, rules are sometimes obstructive and must be broken to get anything done, but that's why they're there; so that you ''think'' before you break them.

* Somewhere between "Literature" and "Comics", there are the protagonists of the [[X Wing Series]]. Wedge Antilles might seem [[Lawful Good]] but will disobey orders, frequently [[Fake Static|faking interference]], if he sees the need. He's a [[Mildly Military|Mildly]] [[Military Maverick]] who gets enough success that the New Republic loves him. He also leaves the New Republic when he finds that the Rogues can't get back at a traitor due to diplomatic immunity, and all of his subordinates follow.

{{quote|'''Antilles''': "I joined this Rebellion to fight the Empire's tyranny. Just because we have Coruscant doesn't mean it's ended. The New Republic might not be able to strike at Thyferra, but there are Rebels around who can. I quit."

'''Celchu''': "I don't think so. It's been a long time since I've been a civilian. I'm out as well." }}

* The ''[[Soul Drinkers]]'' Space Marines, who following a [[Gambit Pileup]] became [[Defector From Decadence|fed up to the back teeth with the Imperium]] and ended up declared Excommunicate Traitoris. They're mostly good guys, unusually compassionate for Space Marines (one of them notes that he feels more regret over killing a [[Red Shirt|Guardsman]] now that he's holding the gun himself instead of using them as meat-shields) and are having trouble balancing their opposition to Imperial tyranny and its role in protecting people against Chaos.

 

== Tabletop Games ==

** This is the most common alignment for [[Our Gnomes Are Weirder|gnomes]]. They are usually kindhearted and live in close-knit communities, but generally blanch at restrictive rules. They live in harmony with nature, which usually precludes a lawful or chaotic bias.

** Guardinals are a "race" of Neutral Good angelic beings who exemplify that alignment. They represent the nurturing, protective aspect of nature (hence the name) and appear as [[Petting Zoo People|humanoid animals]]. In ''[[Pathfinder]]'', they are renamed as "agathions" and represent a "peaceable kingdom" where everything fits into its natural place, taking animal forms based on the role they serve, and help the souls of the dead reach inner peace.

** Pelor, the sun god in the ''[[Greyhawk]]'' campaign setting, has a dual role as the protector of the meek and a crusader against evil without preference for order or chaos. Garl Glittergold, the god of the gnomes, is a watchful protector with a playful sense of humor.

** Saranrae, ''[[Pathfinder]]'''s sun goddess, fills a similar niche to Pelor's. Shelyn, the other major Neutral Good deity, is the goddess of beauty, love, art, and music.

 

== Video Games ==

* Gabriel Belmont from ''[[Castlevania: Lords of Shadow]]'', though a [[Byronic Hero]] with a [[Selfish Good|selfish]] goal of his own. Unlike [[God of War|Kratos]], Gabriel has much good inside his heart, and is aware of the world corrupted by darkness. While carrying the duty as a Brotherhood of Light, he would not hesitate to do things outside the norm of the Brotherhood (such as {{spoiler|upgrading his whip with spikes}}) to bring back the light to the world, thank to the guidance of his dead childhood love, [[Victorious Childhood Friend|Marie]]. In spite of [[Hannibal Lecture|the villains constantly denouncing him as]] [[Not So Different]] from themselves, the only things he would ever kill are aggressive evil creatures.

{{quote|'''Gabriel Belmont''': Mad or not, damn he for not protecting his people! (commenting on the Abbot hiding in a secluded church with the relic that could have been used to protect the people from the vampires)}}

** There's also [[Catgirl|Tao]][[The Ditz|kaka]], who has a genuinely kind heart and is equally willing to follow or break rules. Although, some of her actions and beliefs make her fall into [[Stupid Good]] territory sometimes, like {{spoiler|sparing Arakune even though he'll return and attempt to attack the village again}}.

** [[Little Bit Beastly|Mak]][[Ms. Fanservice|oto]] is definitely of this alignment. Like Litchi, she's kind, friendly, and doesn't have a genuinely malicious bone in her body. However, if you make the mistake of [[Berserk Button|threatening or harming]] [[True Companions|her friends]], she has [[Good Is Not Soft|no qualms about beating you into a mushy pulp]]. Also, {{spoiler|she works as a mole in the [[The Empire|NOL]] for [[La Résistance|Sector Seven]], although this more out of loyalty to her friends than anything else}}.

* In [[Dragon Age II]], Aveline's early [[Character Development]] transforms her in to this. She continues to uphold the law and is still very much by the book... it just skews a little when her friends are involved. She still berates them to no end, though.

* The world of [[Tekken]] may have taken a dive in [[Darker and Edgier]] turn. However, [[Gentle Giant|King]] [[Masked Luchador|II]] remains true to his personality as a orphanage owner, [[Friend to All Children]] and is still a generally positive [[Nice Guy]] who doesn't tolerate evil (in Scenario Campaigns, he clearly does not approve both Jin and Kazuya for their World War III attempts), and can be genuinely forgiving, even if you committed such a [[It's Personal|personal]] [[You Killed My Father|crime]] to him (as Marduk can attest). [[Nature Hero|Julia Chang]] can also count with her dedication to save nature and still a pretty decent girl overall.

 

 

* [[The Simpsons (animation)|Lisa Simpson]] seems to fit here pretty well, due to her moral standards and her status as the [[Only Sane Man|Only Sane]] <s>[[Only Sane Man|Man]]</s> [[Only Sane Man|Woman]]. She tries to, and usually succeeds at following laws and rules that exist, but she is more than willing to break said rules when she believes it's the right thing to do. She's lacks the laid-back and the outright rebellious nature of Bart, but she is a bit too willing to break norms and traditions to be [[Lawful Good]].

* [[King of the Hill|Bobby Hill]] fits this alignment fairly well. Much of the comedy of the series comes from the tensions between him and his father [[Lawful Neutral|Hank]].

* Robin from ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' ''tries'' to be [[Lawful Good]], but his willingness to use chaotic and occasionally morally ambigious means if he feels the situation demands it probably shifts him more to here particularly when Slade is involved. Starfire (who is very lawful in some respects and very chaotic in others) and Raven may also fit here.

** Perhaps the truest representation in the main Titans Team is Beast Boy. Sometimes he can come off as [[Chaotic Good]], but that has more to do with his status as the team's [[Wacky Guy]]. When you get right down to his motivations he does what he does because it is ''right.''