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Not to be [[Department of Redundancy Department|redundant]], but the Nice Guy (or Gal) is [[Captain Obvious|nice]]. Maybe not a [[The Messiah|saint]], but definitely no [[Loners Are Freaks|loner]] or [[Darker and Edgier|edgy]] [[Rebellious Spirit|rebel.]] They're friendly, psychologically well-balanced, [[True Neutral|morally average]] ([[Neutral Good|if not better]]) and in short, someone anyone wouldn't mind to be around and [[The Confidant|have as a friend]], which is often what they are to the hero and/or his extended cast. He won't engage in [[Jerkass]] behaviour, but probably responds in kind to [[Vitriolic Best Buds]] as a type 1 or affable type 2.

Want to know what writers think of that? '''[[Good Is Boring|"Boring!"]]''' and ''[[Friendly Target|"Next!"]]''

 

 

 

 

 

 

If he ''does'' get the girl, it's [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]]. Usually the result of [[Upbringing Makes the Hero]]. [[Beware the Nice Ones|You should beware this nice guy]], though, should you press his [[Berserk Button]].

 

== Anime and Manga ==

* The male protagonist of just about every [[Harem Series]].

* Jinto from ''[[Crest of the Stars]]'', almost to the point of self-effacement. He's also [[Iron Woobie]] and [[The Quisling]] at the same time and thus makes an interesting protagonist despite having a less flashy personality than some of the other characters.

* Kenshiro, in spite of inheriting the head-popping Martial Art known as ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'', is a warm, gentle, sensitive and kind-hearted man who loves children and is [[Manly Tears|not ashamed]] [[Tender Tears|to cry]].

* Kou from ''[[Cross Game]]'' and most Adachi protagonists show shades of this trope. You can actually ''see'' why girls would like them, as opposed to many shounen 'Nice Guys'.

** Don´t forget Nana, despite her miserable life and the atrocious abuse she constantly suffers, she is always nice to everybody and, even when she gets serious, refuses to kill people.

* Takato Matsuki from ''[[Digimon Tamers]]''. He's just a normal boy who is a fan of Digimon, as opposed to the rest of the cast which seems to have lots of Emotional Issues. This, of course, gets deconstructed.

* Spain, Canada, Finland, Thailand and Greece from ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' are the closest to the trope in between the cast.

** Lithuania and Liechtenstein might count as well, at least in the main plot.

** And according to the last manga volume, Macau is one as well:

* [[Naruto|Rock Lee]]. So much so that he ''forgave'' Gaara for nearly crippling him for life and ending his career as a shinobi.

** [[The Big Guy|Chouji Akimichi]] is another example. He's a huge softie, getting emotional when {{spoiler|he has to fight his reanimated sensei}}, and both his father and sensei state that his kind nature is his greatest quality.

** Hinata, of course since she did forgive Neji after he tried to kill her.

** Naruto Uzumaki himself. His kindness and [[Not So Different]] properties have redeemed psychopaths, unrepentant killers, as well as starting to affect the [[Eldritch Abomination|Kyuubi]]. After he saves Konoha from Pain, it appears the village finally sees these qualities.

** There's also Iruka Umino, Naruto's [[Big Brother Mentor]]. His occasionally explosive temper aside, he's a ''very'' pleasant person to be around, being the first person to relate to Naruto on a personal level and never saw him as the Kyuubi unlike most villagers (notable because Iruka's parents were killed by the demon). Iruka's also an example of this trope done ''right'' - these very qualities are what make him an [[Ensemble Darkhorse]], rather than the other way around (as the case would normally be).

* Rocket from ''[[Ginga Densetsu Weed]]'' after his [[Heel Face Turn]].

* Takeshi Yamamoto from ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]'' is the friendliest of Tsuna's guardians. Until you hand him a baseball bat...or a sword... or hurt his friends...[[Beware the Nice Ones|then prepared to be sliced to pieces]].

* Nagasumi of ''[[Seto no Hanayome]]'' is surprisingly well-adjusted and nice, considering that [[The Chew Toy|the universe screws around with him]] on a regular basis.

* Tsukasa Hiiragi from ''[[Lucky Star]]'' has "Good Person" as her highest stat, and it shows.

** Brock is no slouch, either. As [[Team Mom]], he cooks and cares for his younger friends, provides help and encouragement with endless good-natured patience, and rarely loses his temper ([[Chivalrous Pervert|when pretty girls aren't involved]]).

** There's also Ash's newest companion in ''Best Wishes'': Cilan, who is always trying to settle things between characters that fight. [[Beware the Nice Ones|Just don't piss him off...]][[Cute and Psycho|you really don't want to piss him off.]]

* We have Nao from the ''[[Liar Game]]'', perhaps the most pure and honest character in the whole series. In fact, her reason for continuing with the game is to [[The Messiah|save]] everyone else in the game, including the ones who had deceived and [[Evil Gloating|gloated]] cruelly in her face.

* [[Master Keaton|Taichii Hiraga Keaton]] is an all around nice guy who happens to be a former sergeant in the British Army and a veteran of the Falkland Wars. Now he's an adjunct archaeology professor who also works as an investigator for Lloyds of London. Keaton is free from all of the arrogance and eccentricities that are normally associated with very smart people. Frankly, Keaton tends to meet all sorts of eccentrics in his line of work. Although he can kick ass if he wanted to, he prefers to use his intellect. So he's also a pacifist.

* [[Adorably Precocious Child|Yuuno]] '''[[Hot Scientist|Goddamn]]''' Scrya of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]''. Being a [[Barrier Warrior]] (high tier is an understatement) with a bit of [[Healing Hands]] carried the [[Wave Motion Gun|Inverted-for-titular-heroine]] [[Personality Powers]] [[Up to Eleven]].

** Seeing as Yuuno is kind, brave, intelligent, thoughtful, supportive, and absurdly powerful considering the things he accomplishes without even the most basic magical device, he might have been beating women off with a stick if he wasn't the Straight Option in a series with a strong Girl's Love fanbase.

** Most of the above either fall under various badass tropes or are otherwise very tough people.

* Suzaku Kururugi from ''[[Code Geass]]'' starts off looking like this, but there are hints that something is up (such as his childhood best friend Lelouch musing on the fact that he used to be brash, hot-headed, and arrogant, making Lelouch wonder what could change someone so much in seven years). Later on, we learn that he's not quite as nice as he seemed in the first place, [[Broken Ace|but horrifyingly broken]].

** Meanwhile, Shirley Fenette and Euphemia li Britannia are the epitome of this trope when it comes to females. Unfortunately, this just shows us how the writers feel about Nice Gals in the cast. Rivalz has shades of it, being a kindhearted slacker, and Gino Weinberg also has shades of it, as much as his duty as a Knight of Rounds allows.

** No mention of Nunnally Lamperouge, anyone? She stays cheerful and kind through experiences that would leave most people ''shattered'' {{spoiler|and is fortunate enough to survive unlike the above girls, albeit after some ''serious'' breaking.}}

* Tohru of ''[[Shiki]]''.

* Yuji of ''[[Shakugan no Shana]]'' is an interesting variation of this whose niceness actually does get him girls. Ironically, instead of stifling romantic conflict, his niceness is also his greatest flaw, actually creating romantic conflict in the first half of Season 2, where he completely fails to realize that he can't give attention to every girl who's attracted to him without hurting the feelings of someone else, thus making him an accidental [[Master of the Mixed Message]]. And his friend Hayato ''does'' call him out on that.

'''Natsu:''': I'm sure. }}

* Poor Hojo from ''[[Inuyasha]]''. He is so nice that no one has the heart to tell him that is not [[Belligerent Sexual Tension|how things work]] in [[Rumiko Takahashi|that universe]].

* The eponymous Haruka from ''[[Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu]]'' is a really, really nice moe girl and also, an otaku.

** There's also Tom Tanaka, who's primary character trait appears to be that he is the lone normal, untraumatized, nice guy [[Dysfunction Junction|in a city of absolute nutters]]. Bizarrely, it's [[Because You Were Nice to Me|this very trait that let him befriend]] the ''most'' unstable character in the series, [[The Berserker|Shizuo Heiwajima]].

** Hayate himself is a nice guy in general, despite being a [[Butt Monkey]]. Isumi is this as well.

* Akira Sakamoto of ''[[Princess Princess]]'' is such a Nice Guy that his excess niceness leaks out and forms an aura of soothing and healing vibes that refreshes everyone who comes into contact with him.

** Despite being a quiet person (at least in the third OVA), Phill Fritz from ''SAGA'' and ''SIN'' is actually a pretty nice guy.

** Makoto Katagiri, if we check on minor characters.

* Makoto from ''[[El Hazard]]'', full stop.

* Tsubasa Aozora from ''[[Captain Tsubasa]]''; when he's not on the field, that is. Taro Misaki, Gino Fernandez, Luciano Leo and Pepe are also nice guys as well.

** Later, [[Sixth Ranger]] Roderick has revealed himself to be a nice guy, though not as popular as Judeau.

* Kazuya Aoi from ''[[Freezing]]'' is the only one willing to look past Satellizer's shady background and discover that she's actually a really sweet girl, she just has some issues.

* Dekisugi from ''[[Doraemon]]'' is this because his character is based on a perfect archetype of a Japanese schoolboy, in contrast of [[The Hero|Nobita]], who's a bit of a brat. In the [[The Movie|movies]], however, Nobita is upgraded into this trope, if not outright [[The Messiah]].

* Yugo Hachiken from [[Silver Spoon]] is one of these, willing to do anything for his new found friends at the Yezo Agricultural School, and is also rather friendly. His classmates are perfectly willing to use him for menial labor for this reason.

* Madoka from ''[[Rinne no Lagrange]]'' pilots a mecha because her friend she just made, asked her to.

 

 

* Most incarnations of [[Superman]]'s pal, [[Jimmy Olsen]].

** Superman himself. The essence of his character is being a shining example for others to look up to.

* [[Green Lantern]] Hal Jordan's younger brother, Jim Jordan.

* [[Nightwing|Dick Grayson.]] [[DC Universe|DC Comics']] official position is that he's the most beloved superhero in the community (yes, even moreso than ''Superman'') and that almost any member of it would instantly drop what they were doing to help if he were in trouble.

* The squeaky clean ''[[Tintin]]'' is this, [[Foil|in contrast]] to the brash, [[The Alcoholic|drunken]], and loud-mouthed [[Badbutt|Captain Haddock]].

* Major Mapleleaf from ''[[Alpha Flight]]'', as befits a super-Mountie.

 

 

* Stefan Faraday, the Destrious xenobiologist and [[The Lancer|second in command]], in the ''WALLE Forum Roleplay''.

** And possibly Terenzio Bareggi, the gambler, though he's more of a mix of this trope, [[The Charmer]] and the [[Loveable Rogue]].

 

 

* Kurtis in ''[[The Final]]''. He tried his best to be friends to everybody, and defended Ravi from [[Jerk Jock|Bradley]]. As a result, the outcasts try (and fail) to keep him from coming to their "[[Nasty Party|party]]."

* [[Jimmy Stewart]] was famous for playing this character.

* Leonard Stecyk in ''[[The Pale King]]''.

* Stanley Ipkiss in ''[[The Mask]]'' is specifically identified as a 'nice guy' - unfortunately for him that means being treated like a doormat.

== Live Action TV ==

* [[Quantum Leap|Sam Beckett.]]

** Sav and Adam are more recent examples.

** As are Jake and Riley.

* The "well-balanced" part doesn't apply (in fact, he has myriad issues), but otherwise Ned from ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'' fits this pretty well. He may be a bit aloof, but he's just shy, not rude, and he's sincere, kind and principled.

* Simon Tam of ''[[Firefly]]'' is this despite being socially clumsy and [[The Stoic|icy]] in personality. He becomes less nice when his baby sister River is threatened.

** [[Moe|Kaylee]] definitely qualifies as well.

* A large part of the plot of ''[[Chuck]]'' is derived from the conflict between the moral greyness of the spy world and the relentlessly good-natured attitude of the title character.

** His friend, the aptly-named Captain Awesome is definitely a good-natured guy too.

* Auggie from ''[[Covert Affairs]]''. His [[Big Brother Instinct]] for Annie is touching.

* Lt. Paxton's husband in the ''[[NCIS]]'' episode ''Power Down''. Interestingly it looked like he might be guilty at first.

* Agent Dale Cooper, the main character of ''[[Twin Peaks]]'', is very friendly and likeable, if not a bit [[Cloudcuckoolander|on the eccentric side]]. {{spoiler|Too bad he gets [[Demonic Possession|possessed]] by [[Big Bad|Killer BOB]] in the [[Bolivian Army Ending|series]] [[Left Hanging|finale]]}}.

* Jason Lee Scott of ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]''.

** T.J. of ''[[Power Rangers Turbo|Turbo]]'' and ''[[Power Rangers in Space|In Space]]'' and Wes of ''[[Power Rangers Time Force|Time Force]]'' are also standout Ranger examples.

* [[Mister Rogers]], '''''[[Captain Obvious|duh]]'''''.

* Ted from ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''. Although he has his [[Jerkass]] moments like the rest of the characters, he's almost ridiculously hospitable and helpful towards his friends (to the point of once selling his new car to loan Marshall money after the latter loses his job, giving Barney and Robin scads of relationship advice despite the latter being his ex-girlfriend, and giving Marshall and Lily his own apartment as a baby shower gift, complete with a handmade crib, when he realizes they are miserable in the suburbs). He's also a hopeless romantic and sentimental sap, which is [[Women Are Wiser|frequently highlighted by the show's penchant for gender-flipping tropes.]] One of the foremost examples: to dissuade her from having sex, he regales Robin's teenage sister with a story about how back in high school, he said "I love you too" to his girlfriend after she said she loved him to get in her pants, ran off the moment he finished banging her, and never called her back. He says that ''all'' teenage boys are like this, even the 'nice' ones like him. However, Ted later confesses that the roles were reversed -- ''he'' was in love with the girl, who lied about being in love with him back to make him put out and never called him back.

** Ted's best friend Marshall is pretty much the poster-child for this trope. He's sweet, sensitive, innocent, good-natured, idealistic, romantic, and can't bear to hurt anyone (which is why it's such a shock when he beats a guy unconscious in retaliation for punching Ted). Also puts him into [[Gentle Giant]] territory given that Jason Segel is about 6'4.

* Riley and Xander from ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''.

** Though Riley gets something of a [[Deconstruction]] later on - he's the prime example of how to ''not'' do this character since he ended up being regarded as a bland [[Replacement Scrappy]] for ''[[Angel]]'' (and attempts to make him more compelling as a [[Love Interest]] for Buffy fell flat).

 

* Rory in ''[[Fortysomething]]''.

* Sol Star of ''[[Deadwood]]'' manages to be nice to just about everyone in the camp (no easy feat) including Al Swearengen and be [[Heterosexual Life Partners]] with the perpetually short tempered Seth Bullock.

 

== Literature ==

* Dean from [[Tanya Huff]]'s ''[[Keepers Chronicles|Summon the Keeper]]'' is so well-grounded people instinctively look for roots when they see him. He does housework, never swears, and is really handsome as well. Oh, and he's a twenty-year-old [[Nature Adores a Virgin|virgin.]]

** Arys Oakheart also qualifies, being the most unwilling of the Kingsguard to beat Sansa (and does so as lightly as possible), and is steadfastly loyal to Myrcella, whom he is sworn to protect. {{spoiler|He gets offed.}}

 

 

* Real life examples are incredibly subjective, but anyone who has met Kristin Hersh or follows her Facebook page or Twitter account knows she really, really fits this trope.

* [[Alice Cooper]]'s No More Mr. Nice Guy is about Cooper throwing down the gauntlet after his mother's church group reacted with disgust to his onstage antics. He contends he was actually a Nice Guy...but not anymore.

 

 

== Video Games ==

* The ''[[Mass Effect]]'' series has a few:

** ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'' has Jacob Taylor, who is the [[Only Sane Man]] in a [[Dysfunction Junction]] and a friendly, level-headed man.

* ''[[Knights of the Old Republic]]'': Once Carth Onasi gets over his trust issues, he turns out to be a pretty swell guy. His [[Establishing Character Moment]] ''was'' holding on and waiting for you to get to the last [[Escape Pod]], then nursing your intermittently conscious butt back to health. He is also a romance option for the female PC.

** In the sequel there is the Disciple, who is also a possible love interest for the female PC.

* The Main Character in ''[[Persona 4]]'' almost never speaks, but he seems like a really nice person, both in his few dialogue choices (always polite, considerate, and caring) and in action (helps almost everyone whom he meets overcome their psychological issues, works at a daycare center, hospital, ''and'' a tutor).

** Also the Male and Female Protagonists from ''[[Persona 3]]''.

** It's saying a lot when {{spoiler|the nicest character in such a bleak story turns out to be the most evil character.}}

* [[Dragon Age|Dragon Age's]] Alistair is about as nice as is possible to be, unless you hit his [[Berserk Button]]. Leliana is very sweet, and even Zevran, despite being an assassin hired to kill you, is good-natured and easygoing. Not coincidentally, they are three of the four potential love interests in the game.

* Zack Fair, from the ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' prequel ''[[Crisis Core]]''. He's upbeat, sincere, utterly loyal, completely [[Adorkable]], and just wants to be a hero (in the very best sense of the word). Because of this, he manages to make friends with practically everyone he encounters, including [[Shrinking Violet]] Cloud, the Turks and pre-Nibelheim Sephiroth. Contrast to how Cloud, the main character of ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', starts out ''his'' story as a vain, arrogant, apathetic asshole who deliberately antagonises his employers, and earns either fawning admiration or loathing from everyone around him until he grows up a little.

* [[Genki Girl]] Moria from ''[[Fallout 3]]'' is one of the few people in the game that is not an obnoxious asshole who urges you to kill him, also, most ghouls in their town.

* Atrus from ''[[Myst]]'' is friendly, helpful, peace-loving, wise and sensible.

* A [[Gender Flip]] example: [[Disgaea|Flonne]] is the kindest and most caring angel you'll ever meet [[Love Freak|talking about love]]

** And from the same guys who made ''[[Disgaea]]'', [[The Messiah|Marona]] from [[Phantom Brave]] is this trope taken [[Up to Eleven]].

* Link from ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' franchise.

* Tails of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' is easily one of the nicest characters in the cast, and is even perfectly alright with accepting [[Big Bad|Eggman]] as a friend if he doesn't have an evil scheme at the moment.

** Ivan was identified as a sweet kid, but had some issues with [[Mind Over Manners]] even in the first game, which he was even called out on.

** Mia has a little bit of [[Deadpan Snarker]], but is mostly a gentle [[Staff Chick]] and the first truly nice player character in the series. Her [[Establishing Character Moment]] is healing an elderly couple, she quickly puts her trust in Isaac's group despite the doubtful circumstances of their meeting, and her most aggressive moment is even fully merited - revulsion with her cousin, Alex, upon realising the extent of his betraying their Clan's ideals.

 

== [[Visual Novels]] ==

* ''[[Tsukihime]]'''s Tohno Shiki is a decent, compassionate guy. Don't fuck with him or he'll make you [[Deader Than Dead]]. Or for that matter, fuck him. Dude's a living aversion of [[Good People Have Good Sex]]. His niceness was most likely a result of a traumatic incident where he almost died so now he ended up appreciating life more.

** Shiki is more of an average guy then a real nice guy. Sure he'll risk his neck to rid of a killer if he feels its within his power (or if he's force to) and he'll put on a smile for you but in truth, he don't really care all that much for some strangers. For example: When he first heard of the murders his thought process was: Must suck for the victims; oh well, nothing I can do, on with life. He also admits when helping Arcruied that that he's not really doing it to help the city, he's helping her because he wants to help her. Guess he's one of those "fake nice guys" the guy above was talking about; definitely a nice guy but not a saint.

*** On the other hand, regarding strangers, when he {{spoiler|was facing Nrvnqsr Chaos, witnessing the latter interrupting their confrontation to murder and devour a bypasser who had nothing to do with anything, for no reason whatsoever, was what got him out of being afraid of the monster, and replaced the fear with hatred and anger}}.

** To further shove this in your face, {{spoiler|he has ''the lowest survival rate in the series,''}} while his wife [[Rich Bitch|Eva]] ([[Pet the Dog|who adores him]]) {{spoiler|has the ''highest.'' [[Morality Chain|And after he kicks it, she horribly snaps. EVERY time.]]. }} Owwwwch.

** George (who happens to be Hideyoshi and Eva's son) and Jessica can probably apply for this too. With the same, necessary caveat, of course.

== Web Comics ==

* Lizard from the (discontinued) comics ''Living in Greytown'' and ''Lizard!''

** Also from DMFA, [http://missmab.com/Cast/matilda.php Matilda]

* Danny Wilcox from the ''[[Walkyverse]]'' is probably one of the best examples of this trope being played straight ever.

** His ''[[Dumbing of Age]]'' [[Alternate Universe|variant]], on the other hand, is too neurotic and sarcastic to really be this.

* The Nice Guy havs "involuntary decency" as his sole character flaw.

*** Apparently her motive for watching out for [[Killer Game Master|Vriska]] all the time was [[Dogged Nice Guy|not entirely]] [[Lipstick Lesbian|altruistic.]]

*** Of course, Kanaya also comes with a massive case of [[Beware the Nice Ones]]. Her [[Weapon of Choice]] is a [[Chainsaw Good|''CHAINSAW'']], after all.

** Tavros Nitram also qualifies. One of the trolls notes that he seems to be ''unable'' to hate anyone. Which is ''really'' odd among trolls.

* Jeremy from ''[[Platinum Grit]]''. He's so nice that he can be this and [[The Woobie]] at the same time, because he's too damn nice to get down in the dumps about anything for long.

* Elan, ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'''s [[Spoony Bard]], is ''definitely'' a Nice Guy. He's also fairly [[Good Is Dumb|Dumb.]]

 

== Web Original ==

* While most ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'' characters are some level of [[Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist]], there are still a few Nice Guys. Donut on the Red Team is so perky, friendly, and nice that even ''Church'' (who otherwise hates everyone) likes him. Agent New York is sane, laid-back, friendly, fair-minded, slightly dorky, and gets along well with his AI... especially notable due to the fact that the rest of the elite squad he's a part of is otherwise mostly jerkasses, cynics, crazy, and/or downright evil. Finally, Sheila is remarkably personable and helpful for literally being a tank.

* Quite a few characters in ''[[Survival of the Fittest]]'', but one character who plays this to a tee is Reika Ishida, in contrast to her [[Psycho Lesbian|sister]]. One of her defining traits was that she was nice and friendly, always trying to help out. However, true to the stereotype, she literally gets killed within two posts once she gets to the island. Danya in the following announcement then called her "the less interesting of the Ishida sisters" for this reason.

* [[Doug Walker]]'s niceness was lampshaded and parodied in his cameo for [[Phelous]]'s review of ''[[House of Wax]]''. While the rest of the site cheered for Paris Hilton's character's death, he's disgusted by their behaviour even though she's fictional.

 

== Western Animation ==

* This is a ''required'' trope for Optimus Prime, no matter which [[Transformers]] Multiverse he belongs to.

* Despite being a necromancer prone to being a [[Large Ham]], Dr. Orpheus of ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' is a loving father, true friend (to Brock Samson and his Triad team-mates at least) and one of the few characters on that show to have a conscience. Although he takes his share of hits and occasional ridicule (like every other character), he usually comes out on top earning at least the respect of his peers. He even states that he only uses the Necromancer label due to titles like Wizard or Sorcerer being too boring.

** The Platypus Brothers too; they love to help people, for the sheer joy of applying their well-meaning (if oversightful) intellects to the problem at hand.

* Hamton from ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]].''

* As shown in the quote, Geoff from ''[[Total Drama Island]]'', along with [[Big Fun|Owen]] and [[Friend to All Living Things|DJ]].

* Raffles from ''[[Rover Dangerfield]]''.

* ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]:'' Jeremy Johnson is such a pleasant person, it's hard to believe he has an absolutely [[Enfant Terrible|insane]] [[Deliberately Cute Child|little]] [[Creepy Child|sister.]] He's even dating Candace despite all her glaring flaws and questionable sanity.

** For that matter, Phineas and Ferb themselves would give you the shirts off their backs if asked. In theory, at least. In practice, they'd be more likely to invent some kind of humongous shirt-making machine to clothe every shirtless person in the Tri-State Area, but the principle's the same.

* The titular ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'' might be the only truly nice person in [[A Hell of a Time|Miseryville]].

* Captain Marvel on ''[[Justice League]]''. He only got one episode.

'''Batman:''' We like him. He's... sunny. }}

** [[The Flash]]. He's friendly to everyone, including his enemies, and the fact that his persona is so different from [[Batman|certain]] [[Darker and Edgier|other]] superheroes made its own episode.<ref>Flash and Substance</ref> Of course, [[Beware the Nice Ones|he also fits another trope quite nicely]] should you try to hurt his friends. Captain Marvel got an episode to show he was nice, Flash has being doing it [[Incredibly Lame Pun|two series running now]], with no signs of ''ever'' slowing down.

* Stimpy from ''[[The Ren and Stimpy Show]]''. He's pretty much the nicest character on the show.

* Mei Ling in the short ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]: Secrets of the Furious Five''. She is the only one who realizes that Crane, who is working as the underappreciated janitor, not only dreams of joining her academy, but has the talent to excel. As such, she takes it upon herself to convince him to try out for enrollment and she backs him all the way in the attempt.

* Ed the otter from ''[[Brandy and Mr. Whiskers]]'' is one of the nicest, most likable, most easygoing characters on the show.

* Iroh and Aang, from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]].''

* Fry from ''[[Futurama]]'' is incredibly stupid and ignorant, which makes him act crude, inappropriate, or thoughtless at times, but his disposition is always sweet and sunny and his intentions are always good. He's also incredibly selfless, forgiving, especially towards Leela and Bender.

 

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