'''Basic Trope''': Pure good versus pure evil, without any shade of gray between them.
* '''Straight''': TheFederation of [[LightIsGood Light]] and [[SugarBowl Goodness]] is a {{Utopia}} and [[BigGood Federation Princess Alice]], TheHero, is a NiceGirl; while TheEmpire of [[DarkIsEvil Darkness]] and [[CardCarryingVillain Evil]] is a {{Mordor}}-like CrapsackWorld and [[EvilOverlord Emperor Evulz]], the BigBad, is a massive {{Jerkass}}.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** TheFederation is an extravagant utopia and Princess Alice is [[IncorruptiblePurePureness absolutely heroic with no evil ulterior motives]], to the point of being a [[invoked]]PuritySue; while TheEmpire is built on the suffering of its slaves and Emperor Evulz is [[CompleteMonster unironically heinous with nothing but completely wicked intentions]].
** All the heroes are IncorruptiblePurePureness [[AllLovingHero All Loving]] [[PuritySue Purity Sues]] and all of the villains are EvilerThanThou SmugSnake [[CardCarryingVillain Card Carrying Villains]] and [[CompleteMonster Complete Monsters]], and nothing in-between.
* '''Downplayed''':
** BlackAndGrayMorality - Alice is good, albeit in a [[AntiHero morally ambiguous way]], while Evulz is [[CompleteMonster unambiguously evil.]]
** WhiteAndGreyMorality - Alice is [[IdealHero unambiguously good]] while Evulz is [[AntiVillain morally ambiguous instead of straight evil]].
** Alice is a [[MrViceGuy Mrs Vice Girl]], while Evulz has one or more EvilVirtues.
** While Alice [[GoodIsNotNice isn't the nicest person]] and Evulz [[WellIntentionedExtremist means well]], it's pretty clear who's good and who's evil.
** The resident {{nice guy}} is in an argument with the school [[TheBully bully]].
** ALighterShadeOfGrey
** OrderVersusChaos
* '''Justified''':
** The world itself has moral absolutism built into its very core.
** The GodOfGood and GodOfEvil respectively have gained power over the universe. They adjust values accordingly.
** The enemies the hero faces are made to be the embodiment of evil such as demons from hell, and the hero is meant to be an embodiment of good such as an angel from heaven.
** The aura and temperament these characters give to the audience reveal their innate quality as [[BeautyEqualsGoodness good]] or {{evil|MakesYouUgly}}.
* '''Inverted''':
** Alice is the HeroAntagonist and Evulz is the VillainProtagonist.
** GreyAndGrayMorality, where characters are all close to the middle of good and evil.
** BlueAndOrangeMorality where characters have highly unusual standards for what makes "good" and "bad/evil."
* '''Subverted''':
** [[EvilAllAlong Alice]] [[EvilVersusEvil turns out to be just as bad as Evulz.]]
** Alice is extremely reliant on [[ShootTheDog pragmatic options]], while the presence of a MoralityPet makes Evulz 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.
** The Federation is a PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny, and Princess Alice is a VillainWithGoodPublicity, fooling the public and/or the audience [[EvilAllAlong into viewing her villainy]] [[LightIsNotGood as heroic.]] The public and/or audience likewise is fooled into thinking that TheEmpire and Emperor Evulz are evil, even though Evulz is [[DarkIsNotEvil nothing more than an innocent bystander dragged into the middle of things]], [[ButtMonkey victimized time and time again]] for desperately trying to protect his empire.
** Played Straight at first...but then [[TheSixthRanger Clair]] joins Alice's group of adventurers. Clair is OnlyInItForTheMoney and a BloodKnight, despite being on the side of good.
** [[DarkActionGirl Marla]] is introduced, and despite being on Evulz's side, she is a PunchClockVillain whose is motivated by her beloved little sister, [[TheCutie Mimi]].
** As the series progresses, we find out that TheFederation slaughters its citizens in the name of ideological purity, and TheEmpire is deeply committed to feeding all of its people.
** Both TheFederation and TheEmpire purchase their weapons from Jake, a ChaoticNeutral shopkeeper who wants to see the war go on as long as possible because it's good for his weapon business.
** While Alice is a pure heroine, her team certainly ''isn't''': [[TheLancer Bob]] is a ShellShockedVeteran with no qualms over taking human lives, [[TheBigGuy Daniel]] is a former PhantomThief who joins Alice just to get the police off his tail, [[TheSmartGuy Edith]] is a SquishyWizard who couldn't care less about things like "collateral damage", and [[TheHeart Faye]] is a FemmeFatale and a ruthless assassin.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** Except that was just propaganda from Evulz and his minions. Alice is still a pure heroine.
** Alice realizes [[HeelRealization that she's doing bad things]] and vows to never ShootTheDog again. The MoralityPet gets killed causing Evulz to go back to his [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor old self]]. Ultimately StatusQuoIsGod.
** Alice's perspective is actually the right one.
** Clair eventually becomes pure good or [[FaceHeelTurn switches]] [[ObviousJudas to the bad guys.]]
* '''Parodied''':
** Alice is dressed up as an angel and Evulz is dressed up as [[{{Satan}} The Devil]].
** Alice is so SickeninglySweet and pure that she gives everyone diabetes, whereas Evulz is considered irredeemably evil because he bullies everyone, wears [[TinTyrant heavy armor]], a greaser jacket, a shirt with a skull logo, and dark pants, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking smokes weed, and listens to Heavy Metal]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': [[DependingOnTheAuthor Alice varies between pure, kind-hearted heroine or a mean, ruthless anti-heroine while Evulz varies between a vile, depraved villain or a sympathetic one]].
* '''Averted''':
** MoralityKitchenSink
** Alice and Evulz have no conflict at all.
** [[BlackAndBlackMorality Both are evil]] or [[WhiteAndWhiteMorality both are good]].
* '''Enforced''': The MoralGuardians want to [[{{Anvilicious}} preach]] to the audience that there is true knowledge of right and wrong.
* '''Lampshaded''': [[BlackAndWhiteInsanity "THERE ARE NO SHADES OF GREY!]] [[WithUsOrAgainstUs You must choose a side!]] [[note]][[DefaultToGood "Choose the good side!"]][[/note]]
* '''Invoked''': [[JerkassGods The gods themselves]] build moral absolutism into the world and force everyone to choose a side.
* '''Exploited''': Alice uses this setting as a way to make herself morally superior over everybody.
* '''Defied''':
-->'''Alice''': But that's evil!\\
'''Evulz''': It is but it's also the [[IDidWhatIHadToDo best option available]]. It doesn't make me proud, but if I can save innocent lives with it, [[NecessarilyEvil so be it]].
** Alice and Evulz agree that choosing between good and evil is a waste of time and decide to have a normal life without being involved in moral affairs.
** Alice eventually decides that being an “[[StopBeingStereotypical overly stereotypical]] [[IdealHero goody-two shoes hero]]” isn’t worth it if someone just as bad as [[HateSink Evulz]] will just get the dignity of being arrested rather than {{k|Armic death}}illed. So she {{t|Ook a level in jerkass}}akes [[GrayingMorality drastic]] [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope measures]] to ensure that ''all'' criminals will get their [[LaserGuidedKarma just deserts]] [[PayEvilUntoEvil even if]] [[MurderIsTheBestSolution it meant]] [[StartOfDarkness killing them including]] [[HeelFaceDoorSlam the ones]] [[ReformedButRejected who are]] [[TheAtoner truly trying to change for the better]].
* '''Discussed''':
-->'''Evulz''': So what happens if I choose good?\\
'''Alice''': Then I will be your friend.\\
'''Evulz''': So what if I choose evil?\\
'''Alice''': Then you're my enemy.
* '''Conversed''':
-->'''{{Moral Guardian|s}}''': "Now I like the new series because it has a clear understanding of what's right and wrong and that the audience should always do what's right."
* '''Deconstructed''':
** 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.
** See "Exploited". This time, Alice's moral superiority has driven others away, refusing to choose any side but their own.
** Good and evil are defined because ThePowersThatBe are brainwashing people to be good or evil.
** It is made clear that for the absolute morality to work, free will cannot exist and destiny controls everything.
** 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 of saving people and thus must be evil and is not worth saving.
** {{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.
** Alice is a KnightTemplar in her pursuit of justice, and in so doing, is [[HeWhoFightsMonsters not terribly different from Evulz]].
** BlackAndWhiteInsanity. Alice is clearly very deranged in order to believe in being all good or all evil.
** TheEmpire has its flaws, but is a good place to live, and Evulz is a flawed, but kind, ReasonableAuthorityFigure. Alice and The Federation decide they must be evil, since they’re not as “pure” as they are.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** Alice and Evulz [[EnemyMine form a temporary alliance]] to [[NeutralityBacklash destroy those who reject choosing a side]], proving yet again that there's no room for middle ground.
** But to Alice, they are evil because they serve their own side, which is the same as evil.
** See Deconstructed #5. ...but if you don't save them, you'll be just like them.
** See Deconstructed #6. [[NominalHero Bad guys can still do good]] or [[TokenEvilTeammate join the heroes]] as long as [[NotInThisForYourRevolution there's something in it for them]].
** Alice believes that in order for society to be fair and just, moral standards of right and wrong have to be in place, a belief she holds strongly to, which many find perfectly reasonable. Whether Evulz is truly evil or morally gray ends up being irrelevant to the fact that he has done evil deeds and needs to be brought to justice.
** Both sides invoke NeutralNoLonger on those who are morally gray, with Evulz ruthlessly doing so to create a VillainWorld, while Alice and her allies convince others to become wholeheartedly good [[VillainsActHeroesReact to prevent such a frightening outcome]]. Over time, the conflict makes it necessary for everyone to decide whether good or evil is better for them.

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