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** This is represented well by Vimes and Carcer in ''Literature/NightWatchDiscworld''. Carcer is a garrulous, smiley, talkative chap who is able to charm even Vimes, to a degree. Vimes, on the other hand is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, a crowning example of GoodIsNotNice, and sports an eyepatch and a nasty facial injury. Carcer is an unrepentant murderer, while Vimes is a quasi-mythical force for justice, who only wants to protect the innocent.
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** This is represented well by Vimes and Carcer in ''Literature/NightWatchDiscworld''.''[[Literature/NightWatchDiscworld Night Watch]]''. Carcer is a garrulous, smiley, talkative chap who is able to charm even Vimes, to a degree. Vimes, on the other hand is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, a crowning example of GoodIsNotNice, and sports an eyepatch and a nasty facial injury. Carcer is an unrepentant murderer, while Vimes is a quasi-mythical force for justice, who only wants to protect the innocent.
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* Subverted horrifically in ''ComicBook/AnyasGhost'' with [[CuteGhostGirl Emily,]] who appears to be a very useful aide to our teenaged protagonist at first...[[spoiler:then we find out that when she was alive, [[IfICantHaveYou she murdered the boy she had a crush on and his girlfriend by burning down the house they were in.]]]]
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* The hero of Neil Gaiman's novel ''Literature/AmericanGods'' is [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep known as Shadow]], somewhat ironically, as he is an incarnation of [[spoiler:the god Balder of Myth/NorseMythology, who is associated with purity and light]].
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* The hero of Neil Gaiman's novel ''Literature/AmericanGods'' is [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep known as Shadow]], somewhat ironically, as he is an incarnation of [[spoiler:the god Balder of Myth/NorseMythology, who is associated with purity and light]].
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* L.E. Modesitt Jr.'s ''Literature/TheSagaOfRecluce'' series:
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* L.E. Modesitt Jr.'s ''Literature/TheSagaOfRecluce'' series:''Literature/SagaOfRecluce'':
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* Light and Shadow are balanced aspects of creation in "Literature/NoNeedForACore", and are represented by mirror-twin goddesses. Shadow tends to have connotations of Chaos, but a healthy balance of Order and Chaos is also needed for a universe to thrive.
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* ''Literature/TheElenium'': The Pandion Knights wear black armor, and have a reputation of being ready to resort to torturing their enemies at the drop of a hat. In reality, they are [[ThePaladin religious knights]] who hold strongly to their vows to the Church, and wouldn't stoop to torture even if ordered to. The rumors about their savagery were planted by the Pandions themselves, to terrify their enemies in advance.
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** The Huorns of Fangorn Forest seem to prefer traveling at night, and can wrap themselves in shadow as they move, so that no mortal eye can see them. They aren't exactly "good", but they certainly aren't evil. Like Treebeard himself, the Huorns aren't really on anybody's side except their own.
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** Windsom and Aldir. The former wears a black and gold military uniform and overcoat and has ExoticEyeDesigns that resemble miniature galaxies, the latter wears a suit of black and purple armor. Despite their menacing appearances, both were sent down from Epheotus by Kezess to act as advisors to the Council in the face of the impending Alacryan invasion. However, in Volume 8 [[spoiler:it is revealed that Kezess is a genocidal tyrant who is no better than Agrona. In light of this reveal, Windsom ends up being a {{Subversion}} while Aldir ends up being a {{DoubleSubversion}}. Windsom, being Kezess's MouthOfSauron, is a carbon copy of his master in terms of personality and has no regard for the lives of the lessers he claims to protect. Aldir on the other hand was empathic towards the lessers, and after being forced by Kezess to destroy Elenoir in an ultimately futile gambit has a HeelRealization, deserts his master's service entirely, and eventually gives up his life out of atonement for his actions]].
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** Windsom and Aldir. The former wears a black and gold military uniform and overcoat and has ExoticEyeDesigns that resemble miniature galaxies, the latter wears a suit of black and purple armor. Despite their menacing appearances, both were sent down from Epheotus by Kezess to act as advisors to the Council in the face of the impending Alacryan invasion. However, in Volume 8 [[spoiler:it is revealed that Kezess is a genocidal tyrant who is no better than his nemesis Agrona. In light of this reveal, Windsom ends up being a {{Subversion}} while Aldir ends up being a {{DoubleSubversion}}.{{Double Subversion}}. Windsom, being Kezess's MouthOfSauron, is a carbon copy of his master in terms of personality and has no regard for the lives of the lessers he claims to protect. Aldir on the other hand was empathic towards had empathy for the lessers, and after being forced by Kezess to destroy Elenoir in for the sake of an ultimately futile gambit has a HeelRealization, deserts his master's service entirely, and eventually gives up his life out of atonement for his actions]].
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* Speaking of which, [[spoiler:the aforementioned spectral wolf and the manifestation of the Acclorite Arthur received from Wren, Regis. Despite his form of choice, Regis is loyal to Arthur. Not only that, but his terrifying appearance belies his snarky and comedic personality, and he is prone to referencing popular culture from his master's PastLifeMemories]].
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* ''Literature/TheBeginningAfterTheEnd'':
** Windsom and Aldir. The former wears a black and gold military uniform and overcoat and has ExoticEyeDesigns that resemble miniature galaxies, the latter wears a suit of black and purple armor. Despite their menacing appearances, both were sent down from Epheotus by Kezess to act as advisors to the Council in the face of the impending Alacryan invasion. However, in Volume 8 [[spoiler:it is revealed that Kezess is a genocidal tyrant who is no better than Agrona. In light of this reveal, Windsom ends up being a {{Subversion}} while Aldir ends up being a {{DoubleSubversion}}. Windsom, being Kezess's MouthOfSauron, is a carbon copy of his master in terms of personality and has no regard for the lives of the lessers he claims to protect. Aldir on the other hand was empathic towards the lessers, and after being forced by Kezess to destroy Elenoir in an ultimately futile gambit has a HeelRealization, deserts his master's service entirely, and eventually gives up his life out of atonement for his actions]].
** The Alacryans seem to be look the part as Agrona's minions, tending to wear DarkIsEvil and RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver attire and sporting their master's HornsOfVillainy. However, one of the major reveals from Volume 8 onward is [[spoiler:that the Alacryans are as much victims of the DivineConflict as the Dicathians are and have the same level of moral complexity. Initially, this is seen with Caera, Arthur's traveling companion during his time away from Dicathen. It turns out that Caera is the protégé of Seris Vritra, one of the Scythes whom Arthur fought against during the war. In turn, Seris is revealed to be GoodAllAlong as she was never loyal to Agrona and throws in her lot with Arthur as she recognizes his potential to end the war, even going so far as to launch a revolt against Agrona. To a lesser extent, there is Seris's Retainer Cylrit, who follows his mistress into her rebellion]].
** Post-Volume 9, [[spoiler:Arthur himself. He wears a dark suit of armor, conjures supernatural purple flames, and is accompanied by a terrifying spectral wolf. Fortunately, he would rather spare your life rather than resort to violence first (though if you still insist on fighting, he is more than willing to oblige to show you just how big of a mistake you just made). That is, unless you are of the Indrath or Vritra Clans (except Sylvie, and even she has disowned both sides of her WarringNatures), in which case he ''will'' show you no mercy]].
* Speaking of which, [[spoiler:the aforementioned spectral wolf and the manifestation of the Acclorite Arthur received from Wren, Regis. Despite his form of choice, Regis is loyal to Arthur. Not only that, but his terrifying appearance belies his snarky and comedic personality, and he is prone to referencing popular culture from his master's PastLifeMemories]].
** Windsom and Aldir. The former wears a black and gold military uniform and overcoat and has ExoticEyeDesigns that resemble miniature galaxies, the latter wears a suit of black and purple armor. Despite their menacing appearances, both were sent down from Epheotus by Kezess to act as advisors to the Council in the face of the impending Alacryan invasion. However, in Volume 8 [[spoiler:it is revealed that Kezess is a genocidal tyrant who is no better than Agrona. In light of this reveal, Windsom ends up being a {{Subversion}} while Aldir ends up being a {{DoubleSubversion}}. Windsom, being Kezess's MouthOfSauron, is a carbon copy of his master in terms of personality and has no regard for the lives of the lessers he claims to protect. Aldir on the other hand was empathic towards the lessers, and after being forced by Kezess to destroy Elenoir in an ultimately futile gambit has a HeelRealization, deserts his master's service entirely, and eventually gives up his life out of atonement for his actions]].
** The Alacryans seem to be look the part as Agrona's minions, tending to wear DarkIsEvil and RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver attire and sporting their master's HornsOfVillainy. However, one of the major reveals from Volume 8 onward is [[spoiler:that the Alacryans are as much victims of the DivineConflict as the Dicathians are and have the same level of moral complexity. Initially, this is seen with Caera, Arthur's traveling companion during his time away from Dicathen. It turns out that Caera is the protégé of Seris Vritra, one of the Scythes whom Arthur fought against during the war. In turn, Seris is revealed to be GoodAllAlong as she was never loyal to Agrona and throws in her lot with Arthur as she recognizes his potential to end the war, even going so far as to launch a revolt against Agrona. To a lesser extent, there is Seris's Retainer Cylrit, who follows his mistress into her rebellion]].
** Post-Volume 9, [[spoiler:Arthur himself. He wears a dark suit of armor, conjures supernatural purple flames, and is accompanied by a terrifying spectral wolf. Fortunately, he would rather spare your life rather than resort to violence first (though if you still insist on fighting, he is more than willing to oblige to show you just how big of a mistake you just made). That is, unless you are of the Indrath or Vritra Clans (except Sylvie, and even she has disowned both sides of her WarringNatures), in which case he ''will'' show you no mercy]].
* Speaking of which, [[spoiler:the aforementioned spectral wolf and the manifestation of the Acclorite Arthur received from Wren, Regis. Despite his form of choice, Regis is loyal to Arthur. Not only that, but his terrifying appearance belies his snarky and comedic personality, and he is prone to referencing popular culture from his master's PastLifeMemories]].
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* In "The Charnel God" from Creator/ClarkAshtonSmith's Zothique Cycle, the dreaded titular deity Mordiggian takes the form of a vast, inchoate darkness; leads an order of [[MalevolentMaskedMen masked]], [[BlackCloak black-cloaked]] [[spoiler:[[OurGhoulsAreCreepier ghoul]]]] priests; and demands that all Zul-Bha-Sair's dead be taken to his private temple for [[spoiler:consumption]]. However, while he strictly enforces his DueToTheDead, he doesn't punish the bereaved for being uncooperative and excuses a trespasser of breaking into his inner sanctum for good reasons. Given what {{Necromancer}}s and {{the Undead}} get up to in Zothique, Mordiggian's method of corpse disposal is fairly beneficial overall.
* The Overlords in Arthur C. Clarke's ''Literature/ChildhoodsEnd'' aren't evil even though [[spoiler:they looked like demons]].
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* In "The Charnel God" from Creator/ClarkAshtonSmith's Zothique Cycle, the dreaded titular "Literature/TheCharnelGod": The deity Mordiggian takes the form of a vast, inchoate darkness; leads an order of [[MalevolentMaskedMen masked]], [[BlackCloak black-cloaked]] purple-cloaked [[spoiler:[[OurGhoulsAreCreepier ghoul]]]] priests; and demands that all Zul-Bha-Sair's dead be taken to his private temple for [[spoiler:consumption]]. consumption. However, while he strictly enforces his DueToTheDead, he doesn't punish the bereaved for being uncooperative and excuses as long as they don't outright try to keep or take a trespasser of breaking into his inner sanctum for good reasons. corpse away from him. Given what {{Necromancer}}s and {{the Undead}} get up to in Zothique, Mordiggian's method of corpse disposal is fairly both beneficial overall.
and merciful.
* ''Literature/ChildhoodsEnd'': The Overlordsin Arthur C. Clarke's ''Literature/ChildhoodsEnd'' aren't evil even though [[spoiler:they looked they look like demons]].demons.
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* ''Literature/{{Worm}}''. Okay, it centres around villains whose only fully heroic member is [[TheFettered the protagonist herself]], but it is repeatedly shown that even at their worst none of The Undersiders are truly evil or anything close to it. However, unlike other such villains in the series, their powers are a collection of nightmare-inducing horrors that even includes someone with literal darkness powers. [[spoiler: He is a villain in order to get money and a respectable facade so he can take care of his younger sister away from his extremely messed up mother. He worries about his lack of social awareness and is shown to forget how unpleasant his darkness is as he can see, hear and feel normally in it.]]
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* In the {{Web Serial Novel}} ''Literature/TheZombieKnight'', Garovel is a {{Grim Reaper}}, but a case of {{Dont Fear The Reaper}} is soon established. Also, the protagonist himself may qualify, as he uses gruesome powers of [[OurZombiesAreDifferent zombification]] to help people in serious danger.
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* In the {{Web Serial Novel}} ''Literature/TheZombieKnight'', ''Literature/TheZombieKnight'':
** The story centers around Garovelis and Hector, a {{Grim Reaper}}, but a case [[TheGrimReaper reaper of {{Dont Fear souls]] and his [[CameBackStrong deathless servant]]. The Reaper}} reason Garovel bothered to take a servant was to [[DontFearTheReaper have a means of saving lives]], a role Hector enthusiastically embraces.
** Strongly averted for some other reapers and servants, though; some reapers subscribe to a ReligionOfEvil called Abolish, whose goal issoon established. Also, the protagonist himself may qualify, as he uses gruesome powers of [[OurZombiesAreDifferent zombification]] to ''[[OmnicidalManiac wipe out humanity]]'', and take [[AxCrazy servants who'll help people in serious danger.them]] do ''that''.
** The story centers around Garovel
** Strongly averted for some other reapers and servants, though; some reapers subscribe to a ReligionOfEvil called Abolish, whose goal is
