History PlayingWith / BlackAndWhiteMorality

** Alice is absolutely heroic with no evil ulterior motives, while Bob is unironically heinous and has nothing but completely wicked intentions.

* '''Straight''': Alice, a heroine, is much nicer than Bob, who is a villain.

** GrayingMorality

** GreyAndGrayMorality

** WhiteAndGreyMorality - Alice is unambiguously good while Bob is [[AntiVillain evil if not completely]].

** The aura and temperament these characters give to the audience reveal their innate quality as [[BeautyEqualsGoodness good]] or [[EvilMakesYouUgly evil]].

** Alice is extremely reliant on [[ShootTheDog pragmatic options]], while the presence of a MoralityPet makes Bob become a [[NobleDemon better person.]] [[GrayingMorality It becomes hard to determine who is good and who is bad.]]
** The story is told entirely from Alice's [[BlackAndWhiteInsanity perspective.]] It quickly becomes clear that she's an UnreliableNarrator.

** Alice realizes [[HeelRealization that she's doing bad things]] and vows to never ShootTheDog again. The MoralityPet gets killed causing Bob to go back to his [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor old self.]] Ultimately StatusQuoIsGod.

** Alice is so sickeningly sweet and pure that she [[TastesLikeDiabetes gives everyone diabetes]], whereas Bob is considered irredeemably evil because he [[PokeThePoodle smokes weed and listens to Heavy Metal.]]

'''Bob''': It is but it's also the [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight best option available.]] It doesn't make me proud, but if I can save innocent lives with it, [[NecessarilyEvil so be it]].

** See "Invoked". Everyone is sick of having to follow an absolutist moral code and having to identify as good or [[CardCarryingVillain evil]] which always forces the "Good" people to [[GoodIsDumb do]] {{stupid| good}} [[HonorBeforeReason things]] while "Bad" people are never able to have [[WellIntentionedExtremist good intentions.]] They all band together to RageAgainstTheHeavens.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is [[IncorruptiblePurePureness undoubtedly good]] while Bob is unquestionably evil.

** Alice is absolutely heroic while Bob is unironically heinous.

** The aura and temperament these character give to the audience reveal their innate quality as [[BeautyEqualsGoodness good]] or [[EvilMakesYouUgly evil]].

** The aura and temperament these character give to the audience reveal their innate quality as [BeautyEqualsGoodness good] or [EvilMakesYouUgly evil].

** {{Heel Face Turn}}s are required that there is to be some good in the person beforehand to inspire them to make the change and {{Face Heel Turn}}s requires the person to be selfish or cruel enough to be capable of turning evil. Because everyone is either 100% good or evil, their [[CharacterAlignment moral alignments]] are set in stone and thus they are unable to change and grow as people.

** See "Invoked". Everyone is sick of having to follow an absolutist moral code and having to identify as good or [[CardCarryingVillain evil]] which always forces the "Good" people to [[GoodIsDumb do]] [[StupidGood stupid things]] while "Bad" people are never able to have [[WellIntentionedExtremist good intentions.]] They all band together to RageAgainstTheHeavens.

** See "Invoked". Everyone is sick of having to follow an absolutist moral code and having to identify as good or [[CardCarryingVillain evil]] which always forces the "Good" people to [[GoodIsDumb do stupid things]] while "Bad" people are never able to have [[WellIntentionedExtremist good intentions.]] They all band together to RageAgainstTheHeavens.

** Because everyone is either pure good or pure evil. Therefore if they aren't 100% heroic and do mundane every-day things instead of saving lives, [[NeutralityBacklash they must]] [[WithUsOrAgainstUs be evil]]. And your average joe does mundane things instead saving people and thus must be evil and not worth saving.
** Since {{Heel Face Turn}}s require there to be some good in the person beforehand to inspire them to make the change and {{Face Heel Turn}}s require the person to be selfish or cruel enough to be capable of turning evil. And everyone is either 100% good or evil, their [[CharacterAlignment moral alignments]] are set in stone and thus they are unable to change and grow as people.

** Alice is good because she [[TastesLikeDiabetes gives everyone seizures]] whereas Bob is evil because he [[PokeThePoodle smokes weed and listens to Heavy Metal.]]

** Alice is dressed up as an angel and Bob is dressed up as TheDevil.

** WhiteAndGreyMorality - Alice is unambiguously good while Bob is [[AntiVillain evil by circumstances]].

** Alice is dressed up as an angel and Bob is dressed up as [[TheDevil]].

** Alice is dressed up as an angel and Bob is dressed up a [[{{Satan}}Devil]].

** Alice is dressed up as an angel and Bob is dressed up a Devil.

** The world itself has moral absolutism built into it's very core.

** See Donconstructed #5. [[NominalHero Bad guys can still do good]] or [[TokenEvilTeammate join the heroes]] as long as [[NotInThisForYourRevolution there's something in it for them]].

** See Donconstructed #5. [[NominalHero Bad guys can still do good]] or [[TokenEvilTeammate turn to the side of good]] as long as [[NotInThisForYourRevolution there's something in it for them]].

** See Donconstructed #5. [[NominalHero Bad guys can still do good]] or [[TokenEvilTeammate turn to the side of good]] as long as [[NotInItForYourRevolution there's something in it for them]].