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5	[[caption-width-right:349:Even demons need a guardian angel.]]
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10	->'''Sarda:''' You are ''all'' evil monsters who need to die for the good of ''everybody'' else.\
11	'''Black Mage:''' Wait, even ''Fighter?''\
12	'''Sarda:''' ''Except'' Fighter.\
13	'''Fighter:''' Yay!\
14	'''Sarda:''' He's a casualty.\
15	'''Black Mage:''' ''[as Fighter pouts]'' Yay!
16	-->-- ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater''
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18	A Token Good Teammate is someone in TheTeam whose greater principles stick out like a sore thumb. A typical example might be a JustifiedCriminal forced to [[GoingNative go native]] among real criminals, perhaps because of deliberate persecution or simple error by TheGovernment. Or maybe they are horribly misguided and following this evil cause because they honestly believe it is good.
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20	Despite their high moral standards, they need not be TheHeart for the party, as they may not be interfering with their questionable activities. They can remind the others (or ''teach them'' for the first time) that there is more at stake than money, power or [[{{revenge}} personal vendettas]]. Alternately, they may be someone who simply [[StraightEdgeEvil holds themself aloof from the "debauchery" of the rest of his team]]. In extreme examples, they may become hated by other characters as they try to foist their ideas on the others, becoming a terribly annoying CommanderContrarian.
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22	They will likely have struggles between loyalty to their [[TrueCompanions friends]] and their conscience, creating inner conflict and conflict with their teammates, but sometimes a Token Good Teammate can also inspire the team to rise above themselves by the idealism they show.
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24	Alternatively, a Token Good Teammate can be found amongst a group of dastardly villains, in order for the show to make sure that the antagonist side does not go too black in terms of morality. Perhaps this character [[NobleDemon shows restraint in doing atrocious evil]], or [[ForcedIntoEvil is forced against their own will to be a bad guy]] (due to a hostage or some other leverage held by the bad guys, for example), or [[NotInThisForYourRevolution has other goals that are noble, but require them to be on the bad guys' side]], or [[MyMasterRightOrWrong is merely just following orders from the higher ups]] [[MyCountryRightOrWrong that they have sworn loyalty to]] ([[HonorBeforeReason high honor standards can cause such]]). They may even be a horribly misguided WideEyedIdealist who honestly believes the cause to be a good one. This character has a high chance to become a sympathetic character that the audience can root for, or perhaps even [[HeelFaceTurn call it quits and jump ship to the good guys]]. They may also be the TeamFace by virtue of not being an asshole. The other members will trust them more than each other and have this character talk to the {{muggles}} when needed. In more cynical works, expect the Token Good Teammate to be [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness killed off]] by the BigBad to show how ruthless they are.
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26	Compare TokenEvilTeammate, TokenWholesome, HeroAntagonist, TokenGoodCop and TokenHeroicOrc. Related to the FishOutOfWater, the OnlySaneMan, and TheHeart. See also AllLovingHero. For possible variations on the 'good guy amongst irredeemable villains', you could try the SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains.
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28	RealLife? Suffice it to say that this is TruthInTelevision for even the vilest of causes, [[Administrivia/NoRealLifeExamplesPlease and leave it at that]].
29	[[noreallife]]
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31	!!Examples:
32	[[index]]
33	* TokenGoodTeammate/AnimeAndManga
34	* TokenGoodTeammate/ComicBooks
35	* TokenGoodTeammate/FanWorks
36	* TokenGoodTeammate/{{Film}}
37	* TokenGoodTeammate/{{Literature}}
38	** ''TokenGoodTeammate/ASongOfIceAndFire''
39	* TokenGoodTeammate/LiveActionTV
40	* TokenGoodTeammate/VideoGames
41	* TokenGoodTeammate/{{Webcomics}}
42	* TokenGoodTeammate/WebOriginal
43	* TokenGoodTeammate/WesternAnimation
44	* TokenGoodTeammate/OtherMedia
45	[[/index]]

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