Paragons of neutral good

[jian]

From that comic snippet, it sounds like Megatron was Tony Benn. This is the first I'm hearing about Tony and Simone, no idea who they are otherwise.

Yeah, that’s fair. We never see Megatron ask the questions, I think, so it’s possible Optimus attributed them to him to make a rhetorical point.

 

[cbwjm]

Yeah, that’s fair. We never see Megatron ask the questions, I think, so it’s possible Optimus attributed them to him to make a rhetorical point.

Possibly, but I'm pretty sure in that continuity, he was referring to some writings of Megatron from when he still worked in the energon mines.

 

[Deset Gled]

Pippi Longstocking (from the children's series by Astrid Lindgren) is independent and quirky. She helps her friends and the less fortunate in her own way.

No way. Pippi is classical chaotic good.

My Neutral Good paragon list:

WALL-E

Emmet from the Lego Movie

Ellen Ripley

Atticus Finch

Mr. Rogers.

 

[Hriston]

Sam Gamgee. He’s unfaltering in his loyalty, but he uses the ring (and eavesdrops).

 

[Ryujin]

Neutral Good is an odd construct. I see characters like Steve Rogers as Lawful Good because he has a code, that he refuses to break. He even once walked away from his role as Captain America because he became disillusioned with the way that The United States was acting against its stated ideals, though that was a short lived arc (Nomad).

 

[jian]

Neutral Good is an odd construct. I see characters like Steve Rogers as Lawful Good because he has a code, that he refuses to break. He even once walked away from his role as Captain America because he became disillusioned with the way that The United States was acting against its stated ideals, though that was a short lived arc (Nomad).

I’d kind of disagree, as noted above. Steve’s only code is “be the good you want to see in America and the world” and he will break any unjust law to follow it. He doesn’t uphold the Constitution or other laws in particular, he upholds the law when it helps and doesn’t when it doesn’t. Which isn’t to say that he doesn’t play by the rules even when it gets in the way, because he’s very aware that he’s a symbol of his country and his country can’t be seen to break international law, but that’s a matter of practicality.

Neutral good is basically “I’ll do the right thing even if there’s a law against it but I don’t break the law as a point of principle”, which is honestly most heroic characters in fiction.

 

[Ryujin]

I’d kind of disagree, as noted above. Steve’s only code is “be the good you want to see in America and the world” and he will break any unjust law to follow it. He doesn’t uphold the Constitution or other laws in particular, he upholds the law when it helps and doesn’t when it doesn’t. Which isn’t to say that he doesn’t play by the rules even when it gets in the way, because he’s very aware that he’s a symbol of his country and his country can’t be seen to break international law, but that’s a matter of practicality.

Neutral good is basically “I’ll do the right thing even if there’s a law against it but I don’t break the law as a point of principle”, which is honestly most heroic characters in fiction.

To me, Law is about a personal code, rather than the law of the land. The two can be the same, but don't have to be. Rogers would be against slavery not because it was law, but rather because it's not Lawful Good.

 

[nevin]

Whom would be considered neutral good, but still have personality?

I will start with the Tick: the best blue superhero

Nope he LG not so bright

 

[nevin]

I’d kind of disagree, as noted above. Steve’s only code is “be the good you want to see in America and the world” and he will break any unjust law to follow it. He doesn’t uphold the Constitution or other laws in particular, he upholds the law when it helps and doesn’t when it doesn’t. Which isn’t to say that he doesn’t play by the rules even when it gets in the way, because he’s very aware that he’s a symbol of his country and his country can’t be seen to break international law, but that’s a matter of practicality.

Neutral good is basically “I’ll do the right thing even if there’s a law against it but I don’t break the law as a point of principle”, which is honestly most heroic characters in fiction.

A lawful good person would consider an unjust law, unjust and therefor immoral and something that could be ignored. even Laws have to be moral and just for this Alignment. its why the government hates his Judgemental and righteous view of them.

 

[Staffan]

Pippi Longstocking (from the children's series by Astrid Lindgren) is independent and quirky. She helps her friends and the less fortunate in her own way.

Pippi is as close as a paragon of Chaotic Good as I can think of. Her whole deal is telling authority figures to eff the eff off, while at the same time being very kind and generous to the people around her and protecting people from bullies (regardless of whether those bullies have the force of law behind them or not).