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The "Lawful" alignment, and why "Lawful Evil" is NOT an oxymoron!
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<blockquote data-quote="ZickZak" data-source="post: 6732509" data-attributes="member: 6748747"><p>Lawful good - Superman</p><p>Acts as a good person is expected or required to act, with honor, duty, commitment to oppose evil. Tells the truth, keeps his word, helps those in need, and speaks out against injustice. Hates to see the guilty go unpunished.</p><p></p><p>Neutral good - Spiderman</p><p>Acts without regard for or against lawful rules or traditions. Devoted to helping others, works with kings and magistrates but does not feel beholden to them. When breaking rules, they do not suffer inner conflict lawful character would. </p><p></p><p>Chaotic good - Batman</p><p>Hates it when people try to intimidate others and tell them what to do. Follows his own moral compass, which, although good, may not agree with society. Favors change for a greater good, places high value on freedom. Does the right things, but generally disorganized. </p><p></p><p>Lawful neutral - Argus Filch</p><p>Believes strongly in lawful concepts such as honor, order, rules, and tradition, and often acts as law, or a personal code directs her. </p><p></p><p>Neutral - Severus Snape</p><p>Is neutral on both axes and tends not to feel strongly towards any alignment, or actively seeks their balance. Doesn't feel strongly one way or the other when it comes to good vs. evil or law vs. chaos.</p><p></p><p>Chaotic neutral - Captain Jack Sparrow</p><p>Follows their own heart and shirks rules and traditions. Is an individualist first and last. He values his own liberty but doesn't strive to protect others' freedom.</p><p></p><p>Lawful evil - Dolores Umbridge</p><p>Takes what he wants within the limits of his code of conduct. Cares about order but not about freedom. Condemns others according to race, religion, homeland, or social rank. Loath to break laws or promises. Depends on order to protect himself from those who oppose him on moral grounds. Might have particular taboos, such as not letting children come to harm. They imagine that these compunctions put them above unprincipled villains. </p><p></p><p>Neutral evil - Lucius Malfoy</p><p>Selfish, no qualms about turning on its allies, and usually makes allies to further their goals. Has no compunctions about harming others to get what they want, but neither will they cause mayhem when they see no direct benefit. Does whatever can get away with. Is pure, simple. Some hold up evil as an ideal, committing evil for its own sake. Most often, such villains are devoted to evil deities.</p><p></p><p>Chaotic Evil - Belatrix Lestrange</p><p>Does whatever his greed, hatred, and lust for destruction drive him to do. Is hot-tempered, vicious, violent, unpredictable, ruthless and brutal. If he is committed to the spread of evil and chaos, he is even worse. Can be made to work together only by force, and their leader lasts only as long as he can thwart attempts to assassinate him.</p><p>-------</p><p>Note:</p><p>Possibly there should be 4 more - Social (between Lawful & Neutral), Rebel (between True & Chaotic), Moral (between Good and Neutral), Impure (between Neutral and Evil), making it 20 alignments. However, that is hell complicated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ZickZak, post: 6732509, member: 6748747"] Lawful good - Superman Acts as a good person is expected or required to act, with honor, duty, commitment to oppose evil. Tells the truth, keeps his word, helps those in need, and speaks out against injustice. Hates to see the guilty go unpunished. Neutral good - Spiderman Acts without regard for or against lawful rules or traditions. Devoted to helping others, works with kings and magistrates but does not feel beholden to them. When breaking rules, they do not suffer inner conflict lawful character would. Chaotic good - Batman Hates it when people try to intimidate others and tell them what to do. Follows his own moral compass, which, although good, may not agree with society. Favors change for a greater good, places high value on freedom. Does the right things, but generally disorganized. Lawful neutral - Argus Filch Believes strongly in lawful concepts such as honor, order, rules, and tradition, and often acts as law, or a personal code directs her. Neutral - Severus Snape Is neutral on both axes and tends not to feel strongly towards any alignment, or actively seeks their balance. Doesn't feel strongly one way or the other when it comes to good vs. evil or law vs. chaos. Chaotic neutral - Captain Jack Sparrow Follows their own heart and shirks rules and traditions. Is an individualist first and last. He values his own liberty but doesn't strive to protect others' freedom. Lawful evil - Dolores Umbridge Takes what he wants within the limits of his code of conduct. Cares about order but not about freedom. Condemns others according to race, religion, homeland, or social rank. Loath to break laws or promises. Depends on order to protect himself from those who oppose him on moral grounds. Might have particular taboos, such as not letting children come to harm. They imagine that these compunctions put them above unprincipled villains. Neutral evil - Lucius Malfoy Selfish, no qualms about turning on its allies, and usually makes allies to further their goals. Has no compunctions about harming others to get what they want, but neither will they cause mayhem when they see no direct benefit. Does whatever can get away with. Is pure, simple. Some hold up evil as an ideal, committing evil for its own sake. Most often, such villains are devoted to evil deities. Chaotic Evil - Belatrix Lestrange Does whatever his greed, hatred, and lust for destruction drive him to do. Is hot-tempered, vicious, violent, unpredictable, ruthless and brutal. If he is committed to the spread of evil and chaos, he is even worse. Can be made to work together only by force, and their leader lasts only as long as he can thwart attempts to assassinate him. ------- Note: Possibly there should be 4 more - Social (between Lawful & Neutral), Rebel (between True & Chaotic), Moral (between Good and Neutral), Impure (between Neutral and Evil), making it 20 alignments. However, that is hell complicated. [/QUOTE]
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