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* ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}'' has the conflict between Prospit and Derse, the conflict that drives the "game" of Sburb. Prospit is fighting so that Sburb can perform its intended purpose, [[spoiler: creating new universes]], while Derse is fighting to destroy Skaia, which would stop Sburb from destroying innocent worlds and races to propagate itself. In-Universe the players of Sburb are ''intended'' to side with Prospit and thus continue the game but it's made clear to the reader that both sides of the conflict are mostly good people. Indeed, late in the Kids session, the two armies end up making peace under the unified goal of overthrowing the Black King [[spoiler: though this doesn't end well due to Bec Noir...]]
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* ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}'' has the conflict between Prospit and Derse, the conflict that drives the "game" of Sburb. Prospit is fighting so that Sburb can perform its intended purpose, [[spoiler: creating [[spoiler:creating new universes]], while Derse is fighting to destroy Skaia, which would stop Sburb from destroying innocent worlds and races to propagate itself. In-Universe the players of Sburb are ''intended'' to side with Prospit and thus continue the game game, but it's made clear to the reader that both sides of the conflict are mostly good people. people, with the exception of the [[EliteMooks Agents]] and Rulers of Derse. Indeed, late in [[spoiler:the Warweary Villein]] is able to sway both sides of the Kids session, the two armies end up making peace under the unified goal of overthrowing army to fight back against the Black King [[spoiler: though this doesn't end well due to Bec Noir...]]King.
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* ''Webcomic/{{Sunbird}}'': The plot is driven by a war between two continents, Serenthia and Pallas. The main characters are evenly split between the two sides and mostly just trying to survive, protect their families and better themselves.
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* ''Webcomic/DraconiaChronicles'': Originally, the central conflict had the Tigers as the clear good guys and the Dragons as the clear bad guys. However, with the addition of some sympathetic Dragon characters, and some brutal KickTheDog moments for the Tiger side, the conflict instead falls squarely into this.
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* ''Webcomic/DraconiaChronicles'': Originally, the central conflict had the Tigers as the clear good guys and Initially, the Dragons were the ones portrayed villainously, but as the clear plot goes on both sides are shown to have both their good and bad guys. However, with individuals, and the addition of Tigers themselves start to get some sympathetic Dragon characters, immoral blemishes on their record, such as [[spoiler:Kess' ''horrific'' treatment of Kilani after learning of her connection to Lumina]] and some brutal KickTheDog moments for [[spoiler:Princess Kiriad's scout, Aika casually dismissing the Tiger side, the conflict instead falls squarely into this.deaths of Mabel's ''entire tribe'' because they were "unimportant".]]
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* ''Webcomic/VampireGirl'': Could be justified with Vampire Hunter and Goofy Idiot Sidekick; despite the fact that they are the {{BigBad}}s of the comic's first season with their determination to exterminate Levana from existence, in their minds, being in the business of ridding society of vampires is their way of serving their country in ways other men in uniform can't.
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* ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}'' has the conflict between Prospit and Derse, the conflict that drives the "game" of Sburb. Prospit is fighting so that Sburb can perform its intended purpose, [[spoiler: creating new universes]], while Derse is fighting to destroy Skaia, which would stop Sburb from destroying innocent worlds and races to propagate itself. In-Universe the players of Sburb are ''intended'' to side with Prospit and thus continue the game but it's made clear to the reader that both sides of the conflict are mostly good people. Indeed, late in the Kids session, the two armies end up making peace under the unified goal of overthrowing the Black King [[spoiler: though this doesn't [[KillEmAll end well]] due to Bec Noir...]]
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* ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}'' has the conflict between Prospit and Derse, the conflict that drives the "game" of Sburb. Prospit is fighting so that Sburb can perform its intended purpose, [[spoiler: creating new universes]], while Derse is fighting to destroy Skaia, which would stop Sburb from destroying innocent worlds and races to propagate itself. In-Universe the players of Sburb are ''intended'' to side with Prospit and thus continue the game but it's made clear to the reader that both sides of the conflict are mostly good people. Indeed, late in the Kids session, the two armies end up making peace under the unified goal of overthrowing the Black King [[spoiler: though this doesn't [[KillEmAll end well]] well due to Bec Noir...]]
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* ''Webcomic/ImTheGrimReaper'' turns this UpToEleven. The main character ([[spoiler:and Chase]]) and an antagonist ([[spoiler:Brook]]) have almost the exact same motivation: since the sinner's mark [[spoiler:can be unreliable]], find and kill only the worst sinners. Barely any characters qualify as "good," and even they have questionable motivations and beliefs. The main characters are, to some extent, ALighterShadeOfGrey, given that one of the antagonists is literally Satan.
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* ''Webcomic/ImTheGrimReaper'' turns this UpToEleven.up to eleven. The main character ([[spoiler:and Chase]]) and an antagonist ([[spoiler:Brook]]) have almost the exact same motivation: since the sinner's mark [[spoiler:can be unreliable]], find and kill only the worst sinners. Barely any characters qualify as "good," and even they have questionable motivations and beliefs. The main characters are, to some extent, ALighterShadeOfGrey, given that one of the antagonists is literally Satan.
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* In ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'', [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3607 this appears, rather more literally, to Seymour's horror.]]
** This comic has played with the trope for ''years'', going at least far enough back to get [[http://sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=691 Slick's and 'Nique's opinion on the matter]] while this notable [[WebcomicsLongRunners long runner]] was still young.
** This comic has played with the trope for ''years'', going at least far enough back to get [[http://sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=691 Slick's and 'Nique's opinion on the matter]] while this notable [[WebcomicsLongRunners long runner]] was still young.
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** In SpiritualSequel (and, we eventually find out, actual sequel) ''Webcomic/SkinHorse'', there's somewhat more of the same; again, surrounding Artie. Specifically, transgenic rights activists that fall into two main camps: Older transgenics, like Artie, who favor peaceful resolution through debate, but some are [[BlueAndOrangeMorality insane by any human standard and quite possibly by their own as well]], and [[GoodIsNotNice not all of them are necessarily nice people]]; and younger ones, who overall tend to be more personable in their outward attitude, but aren't above using a little terrorism to achieve their ends, and also [[NotSoDifferent some are insane by any human standard and quite possibly their own]].
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** In SpiritualSequel (and, we eventually find out, actual sequel) ''Webcomic/SkinHorse'', there's somewhat more of the same; again, surrounding Artie. Specifically, transgenic rights activists that fall into two main camps: Older transgenics, like Artie, who favor peaceful resolution through debate, but some are [[BlueAndOrangeMorality insane by any human standard and quite possibly by their own as well]], and [[GoodIsNotNice not all of them are necessarily nice people]]; and younger ones, who overall tend to be more personable in their outward attitude, but aren't above using a little terrorism to achieve their ends, and also [[NotSoDifferent some are insane by any human standard and quite possibly their own]].own.
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* ''Webcomic/BeyondTheWesternDeep'' is by its own creators admission meant to be a morally gray piece, opposing the ''very'' BlackAndWhiteMorality of the ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'' series it was inspired by. None of it's FunnyAnimal races are inherently good or evil, and the main conflict of the series is too complex to be categorised as justified or not: one of the races, the Ermehn (which are anthropomorphic ''weasels'', strongly averting the usual WickedWeasel archetype with many sympathetic characters and an AntiVillain for an antagonist) have been banished from their homelands to die off in the wastes, and the series is focused on the rising tensions across the world as they want to ''remain alive'' by reclaiming said territories.
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* ''Webcomic/BeyondTheWesternDeep'' is by its own creators creator's admission meant to be a morally gray piece, opposing the ''very'' BlackAndWhiteMorality of the ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'' series it was inspired by. None of it's its FunnyAnimal races are inherently good or evil, and the main conflict of the series is too complex to be categorised as justified or not: one of the races, the Ermehn (which are anthropomorphic ''weasels'', strongly averting the usual WickedWeasel archetype with many sympathetic characters and an AntiVillain for an antagonist) have been banished from their homelands to die off in the wastes, and the series is focused on the rising tensions across the world as they want to ''remain alive'' by reclaiming said territories.
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* WordOfGod claims that this is the case in ''Webcomic/{{Drowtales}}'', where the story is shown through several viewpoint characters, neither being portrayed as good/evil and with fairly realistic motivations for their actions. It also features a character who in most stories would be a shoe in for TheHero who is a horrifically abusive parent, while her counterpart on the "bad" side is unquestionably one of the best parents in the series. And even the character who so far seems to be clearest example of the BigBad sill remains somewhat sympathetic and [[JerkassHasAPoint has a point]] on some issues.
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* WordOfGod claims that this is the case in ''Webcomic/{{Drowtales}}'', where the story is shown through several viewpoint characters, neither being portrayed as good/evil and with fairly realistic motivations for their actions. It also features a character who in most stories would be a shoe in shoo-in for TheHero who is a horrifically abusive parent, while her counterpart on the "bad" side is unquestionably one of the best parents in the series. And even the character who so far seems to be clearest example of the BigBad sill remains somewhat sympathetic and [[JerkassHasAPoint has a point]] on some issues.
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* ''Webcomic/{{Lackadaisy}}'' is full of this. Even the pampered pretty girl who mainly works the restaurant front knows how to use a gun, is still a pretty big part in the operation, and in a recent arc, is still responsible for a large shipment of booze going to Lackadaisy. Basically, nobody in the comic is blameless, and it reaches truly ridiculous heights in the more recent arcs.
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* ''Webcomic/{{Lackadaisy}}'' is full of this. Even the pampered pretty girl who mainly works the restaurant front knows how to use a gun, gun is still a pretty big part in the operation, and in a recent arc, is still responsible for a large shipment of booze going to Lackadaisy. Basically, nobody in the comic is blameless, and it reaches truly ridiculous heights in the more recent arcs.
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* ''Webcomic/CucumberQuest'' is a more [[LighterAndSofter light-hearted]] variation of this. Characters like Cordelia and the Disaster Masters are pretty ObviouslyEvil and [[CardCarryingVillain they don't exactly try to hide it]]...but their actual interactions with other members of the cast can be surprisingly heartwarming such as Cordelia cheering up her minion Peridot as well as Noisemaster and Mutemaster's unseparable friendship. Meanwhile on the "heroes" side, the Dream Oracle, the supposed BigGood, is portrayed as hilariously incompetent at her job and even [[BreakingTheFourthWall interrupts the chapter intermissions]] whenever they start to question her actions, while Cucumber's father Cabbage is pretty much the personification of a [[{{Jerkass}} Jerkface]], being greedy and teaching his son to do well on tests by cheating. Most of the time it's PlayedForLaughs.
* ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}'' has the conflict between Prospit and Derse, the conflict that drives the "game" of Sburb. Prospit is fighting so that Sburb can perform it's intended purpose, [[spoiler: creating new universes]], while Derse is fighting to destroy Skaia, which would stop Sburb from destroying innocent worlds and races to propagate itself. In-Universe the players of Sburb are ''intended'' to side with Prospit and thus continue the game but it's made clear to the reader that both sides of the conflict are mostly good people. Indeed, late in the Kids session the two armies end up making peace under the unified goal of overthrowing the Black King [[spoiler: though this doesn't [[KillEmAll end well]] due to Bec Noir...]]
* ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}'' has the conflict between Prospit and Derse, the conflict that drives the "game" of Sburb. Prospit is fighting so that Sburb can perform it's intended purpose, [[spoiler: creating new universes]], while Derse is fighting to destroy Skaia, which would stop Sburb from destroying innocent worlds and races to propagate itself. In-Universe the players of Sburb are ''intended'' to side with Prospit and thus continue the game but it's made clear to the reader that both sides of the conflict are mostly good people. Indeed, late in the Kids session the two armies end up making peace under the unified goal of overthrowing the Black King [[spoiler: though this doesn't [[KillEmAll end well]] due to Bec Noir...]]
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* ''Webcomic/CucumberQuest'' is a more [[LighterAndSofter light-hearted]] variation of this. Characters like Cordelia and the Disaster Masters are pretty ObviouslyEvil and [[CardCarryingVillain they don't exactly try to hide it]]...but their actual interactions with other members of the cast can be surprisingly heartwarming such as Cordelia cheering up her minion Peridot as well as Noisemaster and Mutemaster's unseparable inseparable friendship. Meanwhile on the "heroes" side, the Dream Oracle, the supposed BigGood, is portrayed as hilariously incompetent at her job and even [[BreakingTheFourthWall interrupts the chapter intermissions]] whenever they start to question her actions, while Cucumber's father Cabbage is pretty much the personification of a [[{{Jerkass}} Jerkface]], being greedy and teaching his son to do well on tests by cheating. Most of the time it's PlayedForLaughs.
* ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}'' has the conflict between Prospit and Derse, the conflict that drives the "game" of Sburb. Prospit is fighting so that Sburb can performit's its intended purpose, [[spoiler: creating new universes]], while Derse is fighting to destroy Skaia, which would stop Sburb from destroying innocent worlds and races to propagate itself. In-Universe the players of Sburb are ''intended'' to side with Prospit and thus continue the game but it's made clear to the reader that both sides of the conflict are mostly good people. Indeed, late in the Kids session session, the two armies end up making peace under the unified goal of overthrowing the Black King [[spoiler: though this doesn't [[KillEmAll end well]] due to Bec Noir...]]
* ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}'' has the conflict between Prospit and Derse, the conflict that drives the "game" of Sburb. Prospit is fighting so that Sburb can perform
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* The conflict between Agatha and Klaus in ''Webcomic/GirlGenius''. Klaus has every reason to want to keep Agatha locked up until she's proven trustworthy, and (given recent events) can make a pretty good case for [[KillItWithFire killing her with fire]]. On the other hand, Agatha really hasn't done much to deserve that (''yet''), aside from getting the BigBad stuck in her head, and she's got every right to fight back (particularly when her friends get caught in the crossfire). Not forgetting Othar, who is killing off sparks. He's deluded, but considering [[TortureTechnician some]] [[AIIsACrapshoot spark's]] [[CrushKillDestroy creations]] he's kinda right.
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* The conflict between Agatha and Klaus in ''Webcomic/GirlGenius''. Klaus has every reason to want to keep Agatha locked up until she's proven trustworthy, and (given recent events) can make a pretty good case for [[KillItWithFire killing her with fire]]. On the other hand, Agatha really hasn't done much to deserve that (''yet''), aside from getting the BigBad stuck in her head, and she's got every right to fight back (particularly when her friends get caught in the crossfire). Not forgetting Othar, who is killing off sparks. He's deluded, but considering [[TortureTechnician some]] [[AIIsACrapshoot spark's]] [[CrushKillDestroy [[MurderousMalfunctioningMachine creations]] he's kinda right.
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* ''Webcomic/{{Lackadaisy}}'' is full of this. Even the SpoiledSweet, pretty girl who mainly works the restaurant front knows how to use a gun, is still a pretty big part in the operation, and in a recent arc, is still responsible for a large shipment of booze going to Lackadaisy. Basically, nobody in the comic is blameless, and it reaches truly ridiculous heights in the more recent arcs.
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* ''Webcomic/{{Lackadaisy}}'' is full of this. Even the SpoiledSweet, pampered pretty girl who mainly works the restaurant front knows how to use a gun, is still a pretty big part in the operation, and in a recent arc, is still responsible for a large shipment of booze going to Lackadaisy. Basically, nobody in the comic is blameless, and it reaches truly ridiculous heights in the more recent arcs.
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* In the very NotSafeForWork webcomic ''{{Felarya}}'', man - eating monsters are depicted as no worse than the humans they eat.
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* ''Webcomic/BeyondTheWesternDeep'' is by its own creators admission meant to be a morally gray piece, opposing the ''very'' BlackAndWhiteMorality of the ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'' series it was inspired by. None of it's FunnyAnimal races are inherently good or evil, and the main conflict of the series is too complex to be categorised as justified or not: one of the races, the Ermehn (which are anthropomorphic ''weasels'', strongly averting the usual WickedWeasel archetype with many sympathetic characters and an AntiVillain for an antagonist) have been banished from their homelands to die off in the wastes, and the series is focused on the rising tensions across the world as they want to ''remain alive'' by reclaiming said territories.
* ''Webcomic/LastRes0rt'', with several condemned criminals in its ranks, usually sits firmly here; while most of the characters involved are criminals (and even some of the volunteers are only a couple notches above 'em), it's only when Arikos, Geisha, or the Celeste get involved that the comic slips into BlackAndGrayMorality.
* ''Webcomic/{{Angels 2200}}'' does not go into the causes behind the colonies' revolt against earth, and both sides are composed of leaders who use morally dubious tactics in order to win and soldiers who only want to stay alive. Then again, depending on [[spoiler:what the true origin of the genetic plague is]], one of the sides might count as black.
* WordOfGod claims that this is the case in ''Webcomic/{{Drowtales}}'', where the story is shown through several viewpoint characters, neither being portrayed as good/evil and with fairly realistic motivations for their actions. It also features a character who in most stories would be a shoe in for TheHero who is a horrifically abusive parent, while her counterpart on the "bad" side is unquestionably one of the best parents in the series. And even the character who so far seems to be clearest example of the BigBad sill remains somewhat sympathetic and [[JerkassHasAPoint has a point]] on some issues.
* In the very NotSafeForWork webcomic ''{{Felarya}}'', man - eating monsters are depicted as no worse than the humans they eat.
* The conflict between Agatha and Klaus in ''Webcomic/GirlGenius''. Klaus has every reason to want to keep Agatha locked up until she's proven trustworthy, and (given recent events) can make a pretty good case for [[KillItWithFire killing her with fire]]. On the other hand, Agatha really hasn't done much to deserve that (''yet''), aside from getting the BigBad stuck in her head, and she's got every right to fight back (particularly when her friends get caught in the crossfire). Not forgetting Othar, who is killing off sparks. He's deluded, but considering [[TortureTechnician some]] [[AIIsACrapshoot spark's]] [[CrushKillDestroy creations]] he's kinda right.
** Othar slips out of grey if you read the side materials in his point of view: his solution to the problems caused by Sparks is to ''kill them all''. He's pretty OK with a train going into a canyon with everybody aboard when he finds out they're all Sparks. Let's hope he never realizes the definite possibility that he will have to kill all humans to permanently eliminate Sparks.
** Klaus' reign over Europa itself. At first, it's pretty much implied to be an Evil Empire, with Klaus at its head as the BigBad and his son as the main love interest for the protagonist. Then you read about his backstory and what Europa was like before Klaus: [[note]]There were several years in which Klaus and the heroic Heterodyne Boys roamed Europa as adventurers. Before the Boys, the Heterodynes were actually very brutal, very sadistic mad scientists with no regard for human life and a massive army of fiercely loyal superhumans at their disposal. The idyllic times of the Boys ended when one of their wives, who was cheating on her husband with Klaus, drugged the latter after a tryst and presumably abandoned him in a place he would be hard-pressed to ever return from. Then she engineered a series of events that led to the disappearance of the Boys, the orphaning of her daughter, ''and the total destruction of peace around all Europa,'' earning her the nickname The Other. By the time of Klaus' return, he has almost no choice but to engage in the most brutal methods possible in order to make the region ''livable'' again, including usurping power from every noble imaginable by taking their heirs as hostages. It takes this ''and'' an internal betrayal within The Other's faction in order to bring Europa some stability.[[/note]] When [[spoiler:The Other's]] return nearly two decades later sets off a chain of events resulting in both Klaus and Agatha being put out of commission for a while, Europa degrades right back to chaos, and that's ''with'' most of the rebelling factions banding together to support the new Baron - showing just how necessary the previous Baron's ruthlessness really was.
* The main conflict in ''Webcomic/{{Juathuur}}'' is between control and freedom. Both sides have their reasons, and their differences are mainly due to age gaps (as the 'control' side grew up in a world torn by war, and the 'freedom' side did not). See the comic page for details.
* The main characters of ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'' are a mad scientist, her henchwoman who loves to destroy things, her henchman with a deep dark secret not even he knows, and a superintelligent gerbil whose efforts to do good often cause more havoc and chaos than some of the evil plans afoot.
** In SpiritualSequel (and, we eventually find out, actual sequel) ''Webcomic/SkinHorse'', there's somewhat more of the same; again, surrounding Artie. Specifically, transgenic rights activists that fall into two main camps: Older transgenics, like Artie, who favor peaceful resolution through debate, but some are [[BlueAndOrangeMorality insane by any human standard and quite possibly by their own as well]], and [[GoodIsNotNice not all of them are necessarily nice people]]; and younger ones, who overall tend to be more personable in their outward attitude, but aren't above using a little terrorism to achieve their ends, and also [[NotSoDifferent some are insane by any human standard and quite possibly their own]].
* In ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'', [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3607 this appears, rather more literally, to Seymour's horror.]]
** This comic has played with the trope for ''years'', going at least far enough back to get [[http://sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=691 Slick's and 'Nique's opinion on the matter]] while this notable [[WebcomicsLongRunners long runner]] was still young.
* ''Webcomic/TheKingfisher'': Both Theodore and his sworn enemies - the vampire progenitors - are uncanny, manipulative, and monstrous. It's telling that the protagonist has not committed to a side.
* ''Webcomic/{{Lackadaisy}}'' is full of this. Even the SpoiledSweet, pretty girl who mainly works the restaurant front knows how to use a gun, is still a pretty big part in the operation, and in a recent arc, is still responsible for a large shipment of booze going to Lackadaisy. Basically, nobody in the comic is blameless, and it reaches truly ridiculous heights in the more recent arcs.
* In ''Webcomic/OffWhite'', the [[spoiler: dark wolf spirit Hati]] is trying to save the world, but he's willing to kill (or at least threaten to kill) [[spoiler: Sköll/Ike's innocent pack mates]] to do so. Meanwhile, the [[spoiler: white wolf spirit Sköll]] wants the world to die, but the world is going to get rotten anyway because the guardian of good died so goodness is dying with her.
* The Forever War between Angels and Demons in ''WebComic/SlightlyDamned''. Neither species is inherently good or evil, and both have committed atrocities, as you might expect in a war that long.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Terra}}'' the ForeverWar between the United Earth Coalition and Asurian Empire is a fairly dark version. Both sides are responsible for atrocities, and both sides also have good people who are just {{Punch Clock Villain}}s (one of the main characters joined the UEC military to feed his family, not out of ideology). The Resistance is ALighterShadeOfGrey: they're fighting for their homes and loved ones and have the goal of forcing both sides to the negotiating table with the hopes of ending the war and setting up a FictionalUnitedNations, but they use assassination as a primary tactic.
* ''Webcomic/AmongTheChosen'' has the {{mega corp}}s Heirotus & Expert Technologies Limited, a politically neutral Interstellar Cartography Group, and semi-secret-society Templars; all of which have some shady secrets and [[VillainWithGoodPublicity generally good publicity]].
* ''Webcomic/{{Erfworld}}'' is centered around the conflict between Gobwin Knob and the Royal Crown Coalition led by Jetstone. Gobwin Knob is led by Stanley who is convinced he is following the will of the Titans and many of his subordinates are merely trying to survive against their enemies. The members of the RCC have good reason to try to put down Stanley, as he's been attacking most of them in his quest to get the Arkentools. Jetstone, however, doesn't really have a reason to hate Stanley beyond the fact that he isn't a Royal, which they believe to be the only proper rulers in Erfworld. Even so, they still value honor and justice in battle, which Stanley and his Chief Warlord Parson don't. The whole thing is further muddied by the very nature of Erfworld, where open warfare against ''someone'' is virtually the only way to survive, much less grow, and the local laws of physics promote a forever war.
* ''Webcomic/DraconiaChronicles'': Originally, the central conflict had the Tigers as the clear good guys and the Dragons as the clear bad guys. However, with the addition of some sympathetic Dragon characters, and some brutal KickTheDog moments for the Tiger side, the conflict instead falls squarely into this.
* ''Webcomic/CucumberQuest'' is a more [[LighterAndSofter light-hearted]] variation of this. Characters like Cordelia and the Disaster Masters are pretty ObviouslyEvil and [[CardCarryingVillain they don't exactly try to hide it]]...but their actual interactions with other members of the cast can be surprisingly heartwarming such as Cordelia cheering up her minion Peridot as well as Noisemaster and Mutemaster's unseparable friendship. Meanwhile on the "heroes" side, the Dream Oracle, the supposed BigGood, is portrayed as hilariously incompetent at her job and even [[BreakingTheFourthWall interrupts the chapter intermissions]] whenever they start to question her actions, while Cucumber's father Cabbage is pretty much the personification of a [[{{Jerkass}} Jerkface]], being greedy and teaching his son to do well on tests by cheating. Most of the time it's PlayedForLaughs.
* ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}'' has the conflict between Prospit and Derse, the conflict that drives the "game" of Sburb. Prospit is fighting so that Sburb can perform it's intended purpose, [[spoiler: creating new universes]], while Derse is fighting to destroy Skaia, which would stop Sburb from destroying innocent worlds and races to propagate itself. In-Universe the players of Sburb are ''intended'' to side with Prospit and thus continue the game but it's made clear to the reader that both sides of the conflict are mostly good people. Indeed, late in the Kids session the two armies end up making peace under the unified goal of overthrowing the Black King [[spoiler: though this doesn't [[KillEmAll end well]] due to Bec Noir...]]
* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'' falls into this quite hard. The main characters are mercenaries who will enthusiastically participate in almost anything as long as there's money in it, while the governments they work for scratch and claw for advantage. Even the most benevolent figure, the Fleetmind, is still extremely ruthless when it needs to be. At the same time, however, most of the people engaging in active bastardry are there for positive ''reasons'' such as patriotism, they're just working towards them in horrible, horrible ways.
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* ''Webcomic/BeyondTheWesternDeep'' is by its own creators admission meant to be a morally gray piece, opposing the ''very'' BlackAndWhiteMorality of the ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'' series it was inspired by. None of it's FunnyAnimal races are inherently good or evil, and the main conflict of the series is too complex to be categorised as justified or not: one of the races, the Ermehn (which are anthropomorphic ''weasels'', strongly averting the usual WickedWeasel archetype with many sympathetic characters and an AntiVillain for an antagonist) have been banished from their homelands to die off in the wastes, and the series is focused on the rising tensions across the world as they want to ''remain alive'' by reclaiming said territories.
* ''Webcomic/LastRes0rt'', with several condemned criminals in its ranks, usually sits firmly here; while most of the characters involved are criminals (and even some of the volunteers are only a couple notches above 'em), it's only when Arikos, Geisha, or the Celeste get involved that the comic slips into BlackAndGrayMorality.
* ''Webcomic/{{Angels 2200}}'' does not go into the causes behind the colonies' revolt against earth, and both sides are composed of leaders who use morally dubious tactics in order to win and soldiers who only want to stay alive. Then again, depending on [[spoiler:what the true origin of the genetic plague is]], one of the sides might count as black.
* WordOfGod claims that this is the case in ''Webcomic/{{Drowtales}}'', where the story is shown through several viewpoint characters, neither being portrayed as good/evil and with fairly realistic motivations for their actions. It also features a character who in most stories would be a shoe in for TheHero who is a horrifically abusive parent, while her counterpart on the "bad" side is unquestionably one of the best parents in the series. And even the character who so far seems to be clearest example of the BigBad sill remains somewhat sympathetic and [[JerkassHasAPoint has a point]] on some issues.
* In the very NotSafeForWork webcomic ''{{Felarya}}'', man - eating monsters are depicted as no worse than the humans they eat.
* The conflict between Agatha and Klaus in ''Webcomic/GirlGenius''. Klaus has every reason to want to keep Agatha locked up until she's proven trustworthy, and (given recent events) can make a pretty good case for [[KillItWithFire killing her with fire]]. On the other hand, Agatha really hasn't done much to deserve that (''yet''), aside from getting the BigBad stuck in her head, and she's got every right to fight back (particularly when her friends get caught in the crossfire). Not forgetting Othar, who is killing off sparks. He's deluded, but considering [[TortureTechnician some]] [[AIIsACrapshoot spark's]] [[CrushKillDestroy creations]] he's kinda right.
** Othar slips out of grey if you read the side materials in his point of view: his solution to the problems caused by Sparks is to ''kill them all''. He's pretty OK with a train going into a canyon with everybody aboard when he finds out they're all Sparks. Let's hope he never realizes the definite possibility that he will have to kill all humans to permanently eliminate Sparks.
** Klaus' reign over Europa itself. At first, it's pretty much implied to be an Evil Empire, with Klaus at its head as the BigBad and his son as the main love interest for the protagonist. Then you read about his backstory and what Europa was like before Klaus: [[note]]There were several years in which Klaus and the heroic Heterodyne Boys roamed Europa as adventurers. Before the Boys, the Heterodynes were actually very brutal, very sadistic mad scientists with no regard for human life and a massive army of fiercely loyal superhumans at their disposal. The idyllic times of the Boys ended when one of their wives, who was cheating on her husband with Klaus, drugged the latter after a tryst and presumably abandoned him in a place he would be hard-pressed to ever return from. Then she engineered a series of events that led to the disappearance of the Boys, the orphaning of her daughter, ''and the total destruction of peace around all Europa,'' earning her the nickname The Other. By the time of Klaus' return, he has almost no choice but to engage in the most brutal methods possible in order to make the region ''livable'' again, including usurping power from every noble imaginable by taking their heirs as hostages. It takes this ''and'' an internal betrayal within The Other's faction in order to bring Europa some stability.[[/note]] When [[spoiler:The Other's]] return nearly two decades later sets off a chain of events resulting in both Klaus and Agatha being put out of commission for a while, Europa degrades right back to chaos, and that's ''with'' most of the rebelling factions banding together to support the new Baron - showing just how necessary the previous Baron's ruthlessness really was.
* The main conflict in ''Webcomic/{{Juathuur}}'' is between control and freedom. Both sides have their reasons, and their differences are mainly due to age gaps (as the 'control' side grew up in a world torn by war, and the 'freedom' side did not). See the comic page for details.
* The main characters of ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'' are a mad scientist, her henchwoman who loves to destroy things, her henchman with a deep dark secret not even he knows, and a superintelligent gerbil whose efforts to do good often cause more havoc and chaos than some of the evil plans afoot.
** In SpiritualSequel (and, we eventually find out, actual sequel) ''Webcomic/SkinHorse'', there's somewhat more of the same; again, surrounding Artie. Specifically, transgenic rights activists that fall into two main camps: Older transgenics, like Artie, who favor peaceful resolution through debate, but some are [[BlueAndOrangeMorality insane by any human standard and quite possibly by their own as well]], and [[GoodIsNotNice not all of them are necessarily nice people]]; and younger ones, who overall tend to be more personable in their outward attitude, but aren't above using a little terrorism to achieve their ends, and also [[NotSoDifferent some are insane by any human standard and quite possibly their own]].
* In ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'', [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3607 this appears, rather more literally, to Seymour's horror.]]
** This comic has played with the trope for ''years'', going at least far enough back to get [[http://sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=691 Slick's and 'Nique's opinion on the matter]] while this notable [[WebcomicsLongRunners long runner]] was still young.
* ''Webcomic/TheKingfisher'': Both Theodore and his sworn enemies - the vampire progenitors - are uncanny, manipulative, and monstrous. It's telling that the protagonist has not committed to a side.
* ''Webcomic/{{Lackadaisy}}'' is full of this. Even the SpoiledSweet, pretty girl who mainly works the restaurant front knows how to use a gun, is still a pretty big part in the operation, and in a recent arc, is still responsible for a large shipment of booze going to Lackadaisy. Basically, nobody in the comic is blameless, and it reaches truly ridiculous heights in the more recent arcs.
* In ''Webcomic/OffWhite'', the [[spoiler: dark wolf spirit Hati]] is trying to save the world, but he's willing to kill (or at least threaten to kill) [[spoiler: Sköll/Ike's innocent pack mates]] to do so. Meanwhile, the [[spoiler: white wolf spirit Sköll]] wants the world to die, but the world is going to get rotten anyway because the guardian of good died so goodness is dying with her.
* The Forever War between Angels and Demons in ''WebComic/SlightlyDamned''. Neither species is inherently good or evil, and both have committed atrocities, as you might expect in a war that long.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Terra}}'' the ForeverWar between the United Earth Coalition and Asurian Empire is a fairly dark version. Both sides are responsible for atrocities, and both sides also have good people who are just {{Punch Clock Villain}}s (one of the main characters joined the UEC military to feed his family, not out of ideology). The Resistance is ALighterShadeOfGrey: they're fighting for their homes and loved ones and have the goal of forcing both sides to the negotiating table with the hopes of ending the war and setting up a FictionalUnitedNations, but they use assassination as a primary tactic.
* ''Webcomic/AmongTheChosen'' has the {{mega corp}}s Heirotus & Expert Technologies Limited, a politically neutral Interstellar Cartography Group, and semi-secret-society Templars; all of which have some shady secrets and [[VillainWithGoodPublicity generally good publicity]].
* ''Webcomic/{{Erfworld}}'' is centered around the conflict between Gobwin Knob and the Royal Crown Coalition led by Jetstone. Gobwin Knob is led by Stanley who is convinced he is following the will of the Titans and many of his subordinates are merely trying to survive against their enemies. The members of the RCC have good reason to try to put down Stanley, as he's been attacking most of them in his quest to get the Arkentools. Jetstone, however, doesn't really have a reason to hate Stanley beyond the fact that he isn't a Royal, which they believe to be the only proper rulers in Erfworld. Even so, they still value honor and justice in battle, which Stanley and his Chief Warlord Parson don't. The whole thing is further muddied by the very nature of Erfworld, where open warfare against ''someone'' is virtually the only way to survive, much less grow, and the local laws of physics promote a forever war.
* ''Webcomic/DraconiaChronicles'': Originally, the central conflict had the Tigers as the clear good guys and the Dragons as the clear bad guys. However, with the addition of some sympathetic Dragon characters, and some brutal KickTheDog moments for the Tiger side, the conflict instead falls squarely into this.
* ''Webcomic/CucumberQuest'' is a more [[LighterAndSofter light-hearted]] variation of this. Characters like Cordelia and the Disaster Masters are pretty ObviouslyEvil and [[CardCarryingVillain they don't exactly try to hide it]]...but their actual interactions with other members of the cast can be surprisingly heartwarming such as Cordelia cheering up her minion Peridot as well as Noisemaster and Mutemaster's unseparable friendship. Meanwhile on the "heroes" side, the Dream Oracle, the supposed BigGood, is portrayed as hilariously incompetent at her job and even [[BreakingTheFourthWall interrupts the chapter intermissions]] whenever they start to question her actions, while Cucumber's father Cabbage is pretty much the personification of a [[{{Jerkass}} Jerkface]], being greedy and teaching his son to do well on tests by cheating. Most of the time it's PlayedForLaughs.
* ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}'' has the conflict between Prospit and Derse, the conflict that drives the "game" of Sburb. Prospit is fighting so that Sburb can perform it's intended purpose, [[spoiler: creating new universes]], while Derse is fighting to destroy Skaia, which would stop Sburb from destroying innocent worlds and races to propagate itself. In-Universe the players of Sburb are ''intended'' to side with Prospit and thus continue the game but it's made clear to the reader that both sides of the conflict are mostly good people. Indeed, late in the Kids session the two armies end up making peace under the unified goal of overthrowing the Black King [[spoiler: though this doesn't [[KillEmAll end well]] due to Bec Noir...]]
* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'' falls into this quite hard. The main characters are mercenaries who will enthusiastically participate in almost anything as long as there's money in it, while the governments they work for scratch and claw for advantage. Even the most benevolent figure, the Fleetmind, is still extremely ruthless when it needs to be. At the same time, however, most of the people engaging in active bastardry are there for positive ''reasons'' such as patriotism, they're just working towards them in horrible, horrible ways.
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