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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AuraSeer" data-source="post: 2146591" data-attributes="member: 1331">This is yet another example of why I consider alignment a simple record of past deeds, rather than a component of personality. IMO the motivations don't matter, only what he actually does.In torturing and killing helpless enemies, the character moves partially toward Evil alignment. But in risking his own life to save an innocent, he moves partially toward Good. Though I haven't seen the movie yet, IMO the former would be a larger effect, so at the end of the movie he'd end up somewhat more evil than at the beginning. If he started the movie as Neutral, those evil acts might be enough to tip him over the line, which would mean he would start showing up on detect evil. But if he had been a very strong exemplar of Good before the movie started, the acts might not be enough to move his alignment a full step, and he would remain Good.(The same applies to the Law/Chaos axis. He gets "Law Points" for risking his life to fulfill his duty, but "Chaos Points" for breaking the law to do it. They may even out, or tilt his alignment in a particular direction. It depends on the details and the DM.)</blockquote>