History Main / GodOfGood

* Highfather Izaya, the [[TopGod leader]] of the ComicBook/NewGods on New Genesis, and opposed to the GodOfEvil {{ComicBook/Darkseid}}.

* Creator/MarvelComics has the [[Comicbook/DoctorStrange Vishanti, a triad whose names are Hoggoth, Oshtur, and Agamotto]], traditionally be the highest "good" deities available for regular consultation. A few polytheistic gods are also this. Balder from ComicBook/TheMightyThor is the god of light more for his goodness and nobility instead of light powers.

* ''Fanfic/TheBridge'' has BigGood [[spoiler: Harmony]], who is responsible for the creation of Celestia, Luna, and the Elements of Harmony, brought King Caesar to Equestria long ago to fight Tirek [[spoiler: and safeguard the newborn Cadence]], and has been working to bring about {{Heel Face Turn}}s in the less evil {{kaiju}}. She's also the only one powerful enough to be capable of fighting the BigBad [[spoiler: [[GodOfEvil Bagan]]]] on even terms. [[spoiler: Though only just barely.]]

* After the Turks enter in contact with the more monotheistic faiths of the West, their originally polytheist shamanic religion have plenty of gods but then become more dualistic like Zoroastrianism with a god of Good Tengri and a GodOfEvil Erlik.

* The Devas of Hinduism; especially Vishnu, the Protector of humanity, who incarnates as [[GodInHumanForm Avatars]] to fight evil when needed. Of Hinduism's deities, one of the most well-known is Krishna, who was the ninth Avatar of Vishnu.
* The Bodhisattvas of Buddhism (kind of like Christian saints) are enlightened men and women that [[RefusingParadise refuse Nirvana]] so that they can save suffering beings by guiding them to enlightenment themselves. The best example of this is Guan Yin, or Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion and Mercy who is revered by nearly all Buddhists as the epitome of unconditional love. The reason why she's usually shown with 1,000 arms and multiple heads is to show that she's always willing to help anyone in need.

* Zoroastrianism is an ancient religion that holds to a doctrine of an eternal war between the spirits of good and evil. Ahura Mazda is worshipped as the supreme, benevolent spirit, and is forever in conflict with Ahriman, the spirit of evil.

** Hestia is the goddess of family [[ThePowerOfLove and all it entails]]. There may not have been many myths starring her, but she was definitely the most trusted and beloved of all gods. She even gave up her seat on Mount Olympus to make room for a human who had recently ascended to godhood, Dionysus.

* Several deities mentioned in the Religion/Mythology above are included to fight in ''VideoGame/{{Smite}}'', most notably Amaterasu and Vishnu in two of his mortal forms: Vamana and Rama, and all three were portrayed as virtuous. On the other hand, while Ra is included, he ends up playing a subversion: While still the GodOfGood, he was pissed off about that one time Isis poisoned him and make him tell her his real name to gain access of his magic ([[WellIntentionedExtremist to defeat Set and free Egypt]]), so he came off as a {{Jerkass}} who seems quite eager to roast his enemies with sun ray.

* Creator/MarvelComics has the [[Comicbook/DoctorStrange Vishanti, a triad whose names are Hoggoth, Oshtur and Agamotto]], traditionally be the highest "good" deities available for regular consultation. A few polytheistic gods are also this. Balder from ComicBook/TheMightyThor is the god of light more for his goodness and nobility instead of light powers.

** Fillimon, the personification of the collective light of the [[HumansAreCthulhu Shadows Who Make]], also qualifies, as she exists to foster light, hope, and goodness in the multiverse and is firm believer in RousseauWasRight. She is also the opposing force to her sibling [[GodOfEvil Nyarlathotrot]].

* Arguably the Pyar gods in ''Fanfic/TheKeysStandAlone: The Soft World''. as everything they intended to do when they came to C'hou was the epitome of goodness for someone. They gave the G'heddi'onians a new paradisaical home, the skahs endless monsters to fight, and the tirin and Ketafans a place to live without any monsters to bother them. When they accidentally introduced a great evil into C'hou and were badly weakened by it, they strove to fight that evil by importing outworlders to fight it. However, the ActualPacifist four are not at all convinced the Pyars are good, given that they turned the world into a giant hunting preserve and imported a lot of truly evil outworlders along with the good ones. [[spoiler: But it's all moot, since they're actually in a giant telepathic {{MMORPG}} and everything is fake.]]

* ''Literature/CityOfLight'': Nimrod, god of healing, light and knowledge, comes off as this, in start contrast with [[GodOfEvil Vraxor]]. Mirren notes in reading his holy book how much nicer it is, speaking of people having rights and dignity. She's still left unsure that he exists though due to his long absence from Palidia.

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* In Christianity, Islam, Judaism and others, {{God}} is often referred to as God of Mercy, God of Love, God of Justice etc. And yes, sometimes God of Good or Goodness. Of course, He's the God of pretty much ''everything'', but these are perhaps His most frequently invoked titles.

* The Devas of Hinduism; especially Vishnu, the Protector of humanity, who incarnates as [[GodInHumanForm Avatars]] to fight evil when needed. Of Hinduism's deities, one of the most well known is Krishna, who was the ninth Avatar of Vishnu.
* The Bodhisattvas of Buddhism (kind of like Christian saints) are enlightened men and women that [[RefusingParadise refuse Nirvana]] so that they can save suffering beings by guiding them to enlightenment themselves. The best example of this is Guan Yin, or Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion and Mercy who is revered by nearly all Buddhists as the epitome of unconditional love. The reason why she's usually shown with 1,000 arms and multiple heads is to show that she's always wiling to help anyone in need.
* Ra in Myth/EgyptianMythology. While his role was mostly as the [[ThePowerOfTheSun sun god]], he was pretty much considered the pinacle of morality and "goodness", opposed to [[EldritchAbomination Apep/Apophis]]. Ma'at more so even: she was the personification of ''moral decency''.

* After the Turks enter in contact with the more monotheistic faiths of the West their originally polytheist shamanic religion have plenty of gods but then become more dualistic like Zoroastrianism with a god of Good Tengri and a GodOfEvil Erlik.

** 4E's core pantheon has four of them - Bahamut, Pelor, Avandra and Moradin.
** 3E's core pantheon had Heironeous, Moradin again, Yondalla, Pelor again, Garl Glittergold, Ehlonna, Corellon Larethian and Kord.

* Surprisingly, ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' has a small number of genuinely good deities. Isha, the Elven mother-goddess of agriculture and life, is constantly described as offering aid to anyone who needs it, which is a lot for being part of a pantheon that is aloof at best. It also helps that one of her avatars is one of the High Elves' co-monarchs, the Everqueen, whose own power can purify daemons, along with being a truly kind and noble individual. For humans there's Shallya who is the Empire's goddess of healing and mercy that requires pacifism for her priestesses who serve as healers and nurses kind of like the Red Cross, especially when they mostly work in keeping Nurgle's diseases at bay, or even cure them miraculously.

* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'' Mata Nui is the Great Spirit and creator of the Matoran Universe, he created the Matoran, the Rahi and even the Makuta.

* Blizzard in ''VideoGame/PrimalRage'' is literally the God of Good and leads the Virtuous Beasts. He is, however, an AntiHero who has no problem with devouring his own followers for strength, and is only "good" [[BlackAndGrayMorality because he's fighting against even worse monsters]].

There is a tendency for Gods of Good to be female rather than male. Also, BeautyEqualsGoodness (and by proxy HotGod) tends to come into play with this trope. There is common overlap with GoldAndWhiteAreDivine and LightIsGood.

** {{Subverted}} in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11''. It introduces Cetrion, and Elder goddess of life and virtue who is supposed to balance her [[GodOfEvil evil brother Shinnok]]. Yet she did nothing to stop his evil or any other evil in the previous games even when they threatened all of the realms. When she finally appears to has degenerated [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis to being]] [[NotSoDifferent from Shinnok.]]

* Gaia, the BigGood of ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers''. She is the spirit of the Earth and the protector of the planet.
* To some extent, Princess Celestia from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. While her most explicit role is being the goddess of the sun, one of her roles as stated by the Mayor of Ponyville is being the "Bringer of Harmony".
* The Avatar line, from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', is the [[GodInHumanForm human form]] of a divine spirit charged with maintaining the peace between the four nations.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Raava, the spirit of light, is also responsible for peace and balance, though her personality can be abrasive and [[FantasticRacism discriminatory]]. [[spoiler:She fuses with Wan to create the first Avatar, meaning that the Avatar is ''her'' incarnation on Earth to maintain said balance and peace]].

In many works, there is a [[DivineConflict conflict]] between the God of Good and the GodOfEvil. Often, as a take-off of {{Satan}}, the GodOfEvil is a rebellious underling of the God of Good.

* ''Fanfic/AncientSins'' has The Seven Sorcerer, who were once beings that rivaled The Nothing/Tadmir in sheer power and rank. They each embodied an essential aspect of existence, which they used to create the whole of the universe. However, [[spoiler: they surrendered their immortality and became mortal, so they could pass down their powers to worthy users]].

* ''Fanfic/GloriousShotgunPrincess'': Subverted. Autochthon is extremely helpful to the protagonists, as well as the source of the Exaltations and technically sapient life in general. He takes the time to explain to Jane that he is ''not'' good, or moral, and barely even manages "not cruel." He is the God of Creation, and creating is the only thing he cares about; he works to preserve life because life creates things. The distinction might seem academic, but it's important to understand how he and those like him think.