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** Daenerys' silver-blonde (ironically for the name of this trope) hair is one of her and her House's most iconic traits, and despite her ups and downs, she's one of the most fundamentally good-hearted and caring characters on the show.

* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' gives us Numbuh 362/Rachel. While not that big of a character during the beginning of the show, from the third season on, she becomes the overarcing BigGood and is loyal to the organization she leads and serves.

** [[Characters/SouthParkKennyMcCormick Kenny McCormick]] (who was shown to be blond in TheMovie) is a ambivalent example. Despite his perverted sense of humor, heavily swearing, drug use and being a sexually precocious 10 year old, he is also depicted as heroic (especially in [[spoiler:his Mysterion persona]]),very empathetic when it comes to his friends and sister and smart. Many of his deaths have been acts of heroic self-sacrifice (like in TheMovie when he wishes for everything to be back to normal despite knowing he'll go to hell in the process). He also parodies this trope as "[[WholesomeCrossdresser Princess Kenny]]" by using a long blonde female wig ([[StylisticSuck badly]]) to dress up as a typical example of this trope (especially [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Princess Zelda]]), but [[spoiler: turns out to be a ''villain'' in this persona]] in ''VideoGame/SouthParkTheStickOfTruth''.

* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'': [[CompressedHair Underneath his hat]], Finn has a glorious head of long, beautiful, shimmering golden hair. BilingualBonus as "finn" means "fair-haired".

* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'': The lead character is blond and he's easily the nicest, most understanding person in the entire series and will go out of his way to help those who need it, and rarely has a bad thought about anyone.

** [[SpoiledSweet Adrien Agreste]], despite making a bad first impression, quickly proves himself a genuine NiceGuy and manages to win over his new classmates. As [[TheLancer Chat Noir]], he's a jovial PungeonMaster and AllLovingHero (despite the occasional slip-up) who is willing to put his life on the line for the citizens of Paris.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Applejack, a hardworking, honest, and dependable CoolBigSis and LovableJock who is one of the friendlier and more well-meaning ponies on the show, making her a case of Mane of Gold, Heart of Gold.

** Butters definitely qualifies for this. He's by far one of the most innocent characters on the show.
** Kenny (who was shown to be blond in TheMovie) is a ambivalent example. Despite his perverted sense of humor, heavily swearing, drug use and being a sexually precocious 10 year old, he is also depicted as heroic (especially in [[spoiler:his Mysterion persona]]),very empathetic when it comes to his friends and sister and smart. Many of his deaths have been acts of heroic self-sacrifice (like in TheMovie when he wishes for everything to be back to normal despite knowing he'll go to hell in the process). He also parodies this trope as "[[WholesomeCrossdresser Princess Kenny]]" by using a long blonde female wig ([[StylisticSuck badly]]) to dress up as a typical example of this trope (especially [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Princess Zelda]]), but [[spoiler: turns out to be a ''villain'' in this persona]] in ''VideoGame/SouthParkTheStickOfTruth''.

** Julia introduces herself as a sweet GranolaGirl social media influencer who wants to share her "positive energy" with others. [[spoiler:This turns out to be a fake persona she puts on [[BadInfluencer to gain followers]], and her real personality is that of a spiteful girl who has no problem intimidating and belittling others to achieve her goals. She ends up dropping the act after MK exposes her true colors to everyone and she realizes that she enjoys being herself, especially when this gains her many new followers who are implied to love her true side]].

* The title character of ''WesternAnimation/AliceinWonderland''.

** Captain John Smith from ''{{WesternAnimation/Pocahontas}}'' is a male example (though not in real life), along with Captain Phoebus from ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackofNotreDameDisney'', unlike in the book, where he was a {{Jerkass}}.

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* ''VideoGame/BaldursGateII'': Aerie is a lawful good avariel (an elf with wings), who lost her ability to fly when she was captured and imprisoned until her wings got infected and had to be removed. She was later freed by Quayle, who she sees as a foster father and deeply loves. [[BreakTheCutie She often suffers]] because she can no longer see the world from above, but she's still kind-hearted, sweet, and willing to do good things and help people. In ''Throne of Bhaal'' she grows more confident and capable of standing on her own and look for herself.
* In ''VideoGame/BoxxyQuestTheGatheringStorm'', Tyalie has bright blond hair to match her equally [[GenkiGirl bright and sunny personality]].
* ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'': Ayla is a [[AmazonianBeauty beautiful and athletic]] [[NubileSavage blonde cavewoman]] who is very friendly and kind to anyone she meets and fights to protect her friends and tribe.
* The ''VideoGame/DarkParables'' version of Literature/{{Rapunzel}}, first encountered in the seventh game, very much falls into this category. Her long golden hair is, of course, the stuff of legends, and she has healing magic which makes her a FriendToAllLivingThings, as well as a sweet disposition which leads everyone to love her (even [[spoiler:her younger half-sister, Belladonna]], who hates just about everyone). Judging by some memorials found in the game, it's apparently InTheBlood; her mother, Queen Violante, was the same way.
* In ''VideoGame/DevilishHairdresser'', the Angelic Hairdresser is ([[AdaptationDyeJob usually]]) blonde. Fitting for an Angel, she's gentle and kind, and disapproves of the Devilish Hairdresser's tricks.
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestV'': Bianca Whitaker has blond hair and she's a very kind, spunky lady who is willing to go into a haunted castle and fight ghosts to save a kitten ''when she is eight''.
* ''Franchise/FarCry'':
** Daisy Lee, Grant Brody's girlfriend from ''VideoGame/FarCry3''. A friendly blonde woman and the second-kindest character after Jason's brunette girlfriend Liza Snow, she's the main force holding her traumatized friends together and finding a way for them to get off the Rook Islands while [[BloodKnight Jason's off killing pirates]].
** ''VideoGame/FarCry5'':
*** Invoked with Faith Seed, who has a [[LightIsNotGood very angelic look]] with blonde hair and wearing an white dress appropriate for her name, but she is in reality a [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon murderous psycho who uses her sweet appearance to get her victims off guard]].
*** Mary May Fairgrave plays this straight in contrast to Faith, being a golden-haired pillar of the Fall's End community who would go to any lengths to protect those close to her.
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** Aria Bennett, one of the {{Guest Star Party Member}}s in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII''. She's a priestess of the water crystal and a white-clad WhiteMage. Whenever you talk to her, she says very nice things about how the party is blessed with the light.
** Krile of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'' is a cute and sweet young girl who is a FriendToAllLivingThings with the ability to [[SpeaksFluentAnimal speak to them]]. She can also communicate with benevolent ghosts and plays the medium for her friends. [[spoiler:She also becomes the youngest member of the party.]]
** Terra/Tina from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'', though her sprites have green hair, her concept art has her with blonde hair [[note]]''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' makes it blonde as well[[/note]] she's a young, innocent, motherly, young woman who hates fighting, though she will fight to protect her friends and family. The game also has Celes, who is described as having a spirit as pure as snow, in spite of being a battle hardened soldier.
** Cloud from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' [[TookALevelInKindness after he gets over]] his cocky "in for the money" attitude and becomes the compassionate (even occasionally goofy) [[TheLeader leader]] for his friends; heck, the jerk mercenary [[StepfordSnarker act]] is just a cover for how much he wants to be accepted and loved (plus he has FakeMemories). Cloud, like Aeirth, also has some [[MessianicArchetype Messianic traits]] i.e being raised by single mother with [[DisappearedDad no father]] and being the chosen hero of the Gaia (the planet).
** Zidane from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' is very outgoing, generally friendly to those around him regardless of being a thief. Though he does lean towards being a HandsomeLech at times, though considering his otherwise good nature that makes Zidane more of a ChivalrousPervert than anything else. Like Cloud, he also tries to conceal his insecurities and fight them alone.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' has Tidus and Rikku, who are the most childish and tender-hearted members of TheTeam. Tidus, like other male examples above, hides pains behind a mask of cheeriness, but when the situation turns sour, Tidus goes above and beyond to protect his loved ones. Rikku, though she is a Yuffie-esque thief type, is highly compassionate and sabotages Yuna's pilgrimage only because Rikku knows it will result in the Summoner's [[HeroicSacrifice death]].
*** Worth noting Tidus technically bleached his hair blonde, but since his character is meant to represent the Sun anyway, the trope is still in effect regardless.
%%** Lady Lunafreya, Prompto, and Cindy from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV''.
** [[GodOfGood Cosmos]] from ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' and its prequel. As part of her image as a deity of harmony, she is kind, beautiful, and vaguely motherly.
* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'':
** The bishops Lady Edain of Jungby and Father Claude of Edda from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'': both blonde, both calm, gentle and caring.
** The bishop [[DudeLooksLikeALady Lucius]] of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade'' has long, blond hair (as well as InnocentBlueEyes), and he's one of the gentlest, most compassionate {{Nice Guy}}s in the series, to the point that he [[spoiler:immediately forgives the man responsible for killing his father and getting him sent to an OrphanageOfFear.]]
** Continuing the trend, the cleric Natasha of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones'' is also blonde (it seems a common hair color for people from Grado), and is noted by other characters for her kindness and compassion, sometimes even in detriment of herself, [[ChronicHeroSyndrome since she]] ''[[ChronicHeroSyndrome can't]]'' [[ChronicHeroSyndrome turn a blind eye to people who need help]].
** Libra the warpriest from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' may carry an axe, but he is as kind and gentle and thoughtful as a Lucius {{expy}} ought to be.
** Chrom's sisters, Lissa and Emmeryn, of ''Awakening''. Emmeryn's kindness as exalt is so well-known to even outsiders like Panne. Lissa is often described as one of the nicest people around and is down-to-earth despite her status as royalty.
** Princess Elise from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates''. Sweet, cheerful, innocent, and one of the army's best healers. She's also the only royal sibling who never appears as a boss or an enemy on any of the three given routes, and during ''Birthright'' she defies her father and her siblings to help the player character and the Hoshidans by guiding them through the underground city and trying to convince Xander and Garon to lay down their arms. [[spoiler:It fails miserably and she ends up dead.]]
* The first ''VideoGame/GalaxyAngel'' trilogy features Lushati, the administrator of Library in Planet Juno. She's sweet and soft-spoken, and due to her sheltered life she's also rather naive at times. [[spoiler:This makes her easy prey for Wein's manipulations]].
** On the sequel trilogy, ''VideoGame/GalaxyAngelII'', there's Kahlua Marjoram, who is also blond-haired and perhaps the kindest among the Rune Angels, always showing herself caring and generous with everyone. She heavily contrasts with her SexierAlterEgo Tequila, who is more assertive (and has purple hair instead of blond).
* The LawfulGood [[ThePaladin Ky Kiske]] in the ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' series. Especially in the "youthfully naive, {{angst}}-ridden and clueless" department.
* TheHero from ''VideoGame/HalfMinuteHero''. His nobility earns him respect from a Time Beast (and an extra 10 seconds on a stage where you can't reverse time).
* ''VideoGame/Injustice2'': Much like her comic book counterpart, Supergirl is kind, sweet, pure and blond-haired, which makes her stand out among other [[KnightTemplar Regime]] members, who happen to be dark-haired and are brutal and cynical. She initially serves as the TokenGoodTeammate for the group since she is LockedOutOfTheLoop about their previous crimes, but after learning about them, she promptly turns on them and joins the actual good guys.
* Ventus from ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep''. Blond hair, [[InnocentBlueEyes bright blue eyes]], and a [[TheIngenue personality to match.]] [[spoiler:{{Justified| Trope}}, however, since the darkness in his heart was taken by [[BigBad Master]] [[OldMaster Xehanort]].]]
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
** Naturally, Link is a steadfast example, as he's The Hero of Hyrule and [[TheChosenOne chosen wielder]] of The Master Sword; which [[OnlyTheChosenMayWield only the pure of heart]] may draw from its pedestal. In all incarnations besides the original two NES games, Link is a blond.
** In most incarnations, [[TheHighQueen Princess Zelda]] is the fair-haired benevolent ruler of Hyrule, and often aids Link in his quests to save the kingdom. In some appearances, such as ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]'', she's a near brunette shade of dirty blonde; but she fully retains her nobility.
** Also from ''Twilight Princess'' is Ilia, who's Link's [[ChildhoodFriends childhood friend.]] The game portrays her as [[FriendToAllLivingThings selfless and giving]]--from tending to Epona for Link, acting as a surrogate [[TeamMom 'big sister' figure]] for the other village kids, to saving Prince Ralis when she found him collapsed on the road leading to Hyrule Castle Town.
* In ''VideoGame/LoveAndPies'', Sven has long, flowing blond hair and is more than willing to help his niece Amelia in restoring the café. He's such a kindhearted man that Amelia feels bad for him since he's one of the suspects of the arson.
* Antoine Hardmeat from ''VideoGame/MaxGentlemenSexyBusiness'' is one of the most unambiguously kind, compassionate, and gentle executives on your company's board, whilst having a hair of rich gold.
* Eltariel in ''VideoGame/MiddleEarthShadowOfWar'' plays with this trope: she is a female elf with blonde hair (though [[NeverBareheaded obscured]] by her [[InTheHood hood]]) that serves as an enforcer to [[BigGood Galadriel]] and devoted to fight against Sauron and his armies. She has [[LightEmUp light-associated powers]] granted by her lady just like you'd expect from a character such as this. With that said, she does some morally questionable things in the name of her mission such as [[spoiler:willingly becoming Celebrimbor's host to defeat Sauron and dooming Talion because he refused to follow his own plan to take over Middle-Earth after defeating their enemy]], but to her credit, she deeply regrets this and seeks to atone for these deeds.
* Paz in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'' acts exactly like this character type for 80% of the game. The last 20% reveals that she is a BitchInSheepsClothing consciously exploiting this trope for all it is worth.
* Lucas from ''VideoGame/Mother3'' has gold hair, an innocent personality, a pure mind, and, [[spoiler:unlike Claus, stays good. Claus' hair, orange, could possibly be that way because of red (evil) mixing with blonde (purity)]].
* Subverted by Vert in ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}''. On one hand, she has the requisite golden hair, many [=NPCs=] admire her grace and charm, and her subjects paint her as a good ruler. On the other, her appearance (blonde hair, blue eyes, big breasts) is a deliberate PhenotypeStereotype, she's politically aggressive ([[VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaVictory Ultradimension]] Vert is the only CPU to take shares by military action or directly convert people of interest to her side), and on a personal level she's a very open YaoiFangirl and her work ethic suffers from ''horrifying'' motivation issues. ''Re;birth1'' dials some of her personality traits down a notch, though, and makes her play this trope straighter than her past incarnations.
* [[AChildShallLeadThem Evan Pettiwhisker Tildrum]], the PlayerCharacter of ''VideoGame/NiNoKuniIIRevenantKingdom'', is a blond, [[InnocentBlueEyes blue-eyed child]] who strives to build a kingdom where everyone can have a HappilyEverAfter.
* ''VideoGame/OctopathTraveler'':
** Ophilia Clement is a [[WhiteMagicianGirl kind, modest and self-sacrificing cleric]] with long golden hair, which provides her as a good {{foil}} to [[LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine seductive odalisque]] [[AloofDarkHairedGirl Primrose Azelhart]].
** Alfyn Greengrass is also blond, and he's a kind, cheerful, and selfless apothecary whose goal in life is to help the sick and injured, just like his childhood hero helped him, to the point that he often sells his medicines for extremely cheap (if he charges for them at all).
* ''VideoGame/OctopathTravelerII'' has Castti, who has blonde hair and is the kind, selfless TeamMom of the party. Several characters point out how she goes out of her way to look after everyone.
* ''VideoGame/OmenOfSorrow'' has Zafkiel, an female FallenAngel that descended to Earth specifically to fight monsters and has blonde hair.
* Another male example: [[spoiler:Teddie]] from ''VideoGame/Persona4'' [[spoiler:in his human form, where he appears as a blond, [[InnocentBlueEyes blue-eyed]] {{Bishonen}}.]] Despite being [[CasanovaWannabe very perverted and flirtatious]], he cares a great deal about his friends.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
** Bianca from ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' is pretty, kind, heroic, and idealistic.
** Lillie from ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' is another blonde character with an idealistic nature. The game opens up with her rescuing a mysterious Pokemon from the clutches of an organization. She initially hates the idea of Pokemon battles because she doesn't like the idea of them getting hurt.
** Gladion from the same game comes off as tough and edgy at first, but he also shows great concern for others. [[spoiler: It turns out that both Gladion and Lillie are siblings]].
* In ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'', blonde-haired Amitie is easily the kindest out of the trio of protagonists, being the most likely of the three to be nice even to her enemies and showing sadness when she thinks of forgetting, not being able to see, or otherwise being distanced from her friends.
* Bonnie [=McFarlane=], a blonde, is perhaps the only outright decent major character in both ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'' and ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2''. There are a lot of characters too.
* ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'':
** Sherry Birkin fits this trope like glove (especially [[WhiteSheep compared]] to her MadScientist parents), she is also an example of ChildrenAreInnocent in [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2 RE2]] being a ShoutOut to Newt from ''Film/{{Aliens}}''. Sherry is so pure that Derick Simmons the BigBad of [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil6 RE6]] found her "overly-kind and ultimately naive, charitable nature" [[EvilCannotComprehendGood disgusting]].
** Ashley Graham from ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'' while a little spoiled and childish is still a good person caught in a very bad situation, she's also more importantly innocent and quite caring.
** Jill Valentine's hair is turned blonde in [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil5 RE5]] thanks to being put in cryostasis once she gets over the BrainwashedAndCrazy status [[BigBad Wesker]] put her into, Jill can be considered this trope as her kind nature returns. It's still unknown if she got her brown hair back however.
* Candy from the ''VideoGame/{{Richman}}'' series has [[GirlishPigtails blonde twintails that goes down on her shoulder]], and she's one of the nicest characters in the series. For example, in her ending in ''Richman 7'', she buys a beautiful island with her money and invites all other contestants, including the snooty ones, there to have a vacation!
* Spiritia Rosenberg from ''VideoGame/{{Rosenkreuzstilette}}'' has flowing gold hair held in a huge ponytail and is a straightforward, honest, and kind girl whose moral convictions are second to none and who is greatly respected by others, including other soldiers of the Holy Empire. Iris also has gold hair, [[spoiler:but unlike Tia, believe it or not, she only pretends to be kind and innocent to disguise her true, evil intentions]]. Both characters are [[spoiler:reincarnations of the legendary Magus Rosenkreuz, after whom the organization of RKS is named; Tia got his soul and his ability to tap into the strength of others', and Iris was blessed with his magical prowess and the abundance of knowledge he had acquired over the course of his life]].
* Wendy from ''VideoGame/RuleOfRose'' could have her picture describing this trope; a quiet, sickly little girl with a pretty smile and a blue sundress. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, she's also a manipulative {{Yandere}}]].
* Kiel from ''VideoGame/RuneFactory4'' is a male example. He's a little CuteBookworm and DitzyGenius with InnocentBlueEyes and a sweet NiceGuy personality to match. His sister Forte also has blond hair and a bit of ChronicHeroSyndrome (she'll accompany the protagonist into dungeons whether she likes them or not, while everyone else in town will only go if they're your friend), but has enough of a [[SugarAndIcePersonality tough shell]] to disqualify her from the straight trope.
* Heather from ''VideoGame/SilentHill3'' while is on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge after the death of her father, is still characterised as a compassionate girl and even forgives Douglas after learning he was was working with Claudia the BigBad. [[spoiler: Subverted though Heather aka Cheryl’s true hair colour is actually black same as her EvilTwin Alessa and she only dyed it to hide from [[{{Cult}} The Order]]. Though she deicides to stay blonde at the end of game symbolising how she’s a different person from Alessa]].
* ''[[VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia Skies of Arcadia: Legends]]'': Fina is a fair-haired Silvite madien and [[AllLovingHero gentle soul]], who's been tasked with gathering [[ArtifactOfDoom the six Moon Crystals]] and returning with them to the Silver Shrine, so their power [[spoiler: to summon [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the Rains of Destruction]]]] can never be used again.
* Inverted in the ''VideoGame/SlyCooper'' franchise. [[spoiler: [[BitchInSheepsClothing Penelope]]]] is the only major blond character in the series, but she's a [[TheSociopath sociopath]] with a fetish for money and power.
* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' has Maria Robotnik, the granddaughter of Dr. Gerald Robotnik and cousin of [[BigBad Dr. Eggman]]. She was the only non-evil member of the Robotnik family and a surrogate sister to Shadow who's only wish was for the people of Earth to be happy; she also qualifies as being TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth since she's deceased before the start of the series.
** Tails has gold fur and is probably the nicest of the big three.
* ''VideoGame/SoulSeries'': [[GorgeousGreek Sophitia Alexandria]] is blonde and the epitome of gentleness and purity. She'll even [[ApologeticAttacker say sorry]] when she [[GroinAttack knees you in the stones]] - gentle and kind as she is, she's a bona-fide ActionGirl on a holy mission and she's ''not'' going to let you stop her.
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'': Princess Peach is constantly described as having the [[IncorruptiblePurePureness purest heart]]. In terms of coloring, however, she doesn't always fit the trope; her first appearances in the three NES games gave her deep red hair[[note]]Her canonical colour has always been blonde but the NES couldn't depict her hair as blonde[[/note]], and it's only in the more recent incarnations that she's depicted as blonde.
* ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'':
** The first example in the series is Mint from ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia''. She's 90 pounds of IncorruptiblePurePureness, a shy WhiteMagicianGirl, ''and'' [[ActualPacifist completely devoted to healing]].
** Colette from ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', a [[TheFool foolish]] [[MessianicArchetype Messiah]] {{Pollyanna}} LoveFreak.
** Princess Natalia from ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss''. Aside from being a bit of a snob, she's a healer and PoliticallyActivePrincess who only wants what's best for her people.
* ''VideoGame/ThreeTheHardWay'' has Kanna, whose distinctive blonde hair and incredible beauty has been frequently commented on. And while she occasionally behaves in a suspicious manner, she's very gentle, helpful, polite, and is overall nicer than pretty much everyone else in the party.
* The ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'' series has Elena Fisher, an IntrepidReporter who's the most idealistic person in a cast full of cynics and criminals, and who also happens to be the only blonde. That said, BewareTheNiceOnes applies to her: Elena is a ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend/[[spoiler:wife]] who's willing to use lethal force to defend Nate, and in ''VideoGame/Uncharted4AThiefsEnd'', she becomes a [[OneManArmy One-Woman Army]] when going up against Shoreline, an organization of [[AmoralAfrikaner South African mercenaries]] threatening to kill Nate and his brother.
* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' plays with this with one character whose actions affected the whole story. [[spoiler:Asgore, the King of Monsters, has hair and a beard that are a golden yellow and he is the sweetest person anyone could ever meet. When his children were killed by humans, he was filled with raged and stated that he'd have any human that fell into their world be killed so he could harvest their souls to gain power and break the barrier keeping his people imprisoned, thus they can get revenge. Asgore eventually calms down and realizes he doesn't have the heart to do the deed because he doesn't want to kill anyone, yet not going through with the plan would put his people in deep despair, so he has other people do the killing so he doesn't have to. In the end, he never wanted to kill anyone because he was too kindhearted to do so, but the circumstance he put himself in left him with no choice. In the GoldenEnding, which is the only ending that he is alive in, he vows to redeem himself and make up for what he did.]]
* Jaina Proudmoore in ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'' is a blondie with a heart of gold, as she continued to be one of the promoters of peace between The Alliance and The Horde. Until she broke due to the destruction of Theramore, in which [[WhiteHairBlackHeart her hair got bleached into 90% white and then she lost her peaceful attitude and becomes a warmonger out of grief.]] When she appears at ''VideoGame/HeroesOfTheStorm'', they picked the time before that destruction and bleaching happened, and she's still 100% this trope.
* ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'': Squad 7's medic, a young woman who dashes onto the battlefield to bring wounded soldiers to safety. The personnel tab says she's well-liked for her "gentle touch and selfless determination".
* ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101'': The team's leader, Wonder Red, fits the TheHero archetype to a T. He cares heavily about his team, even when they insult or demean him and his first order of business when the GEATHJERK invade is to make sure all of his students get to safety.
* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles'':
** Shulk and Fiora from [[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1 the first game]]. Shulk is TheHero and is a level-headed NiceGuy who proves himself to be the Messiah, while Fiora is a PluckyGirl who cares deeply about her friends [[spoiler:to the point of sacrificing herself very early on in the game's story, only to [[CameBackStrong be resurrected as a Mechon later on]]]].
** Mythra from ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'' plays with this trope. Her visual design is clearly meant to evoke this trope, with her appearing very [[GoldAndWhiteAreDivine angelic]], but she's something of an antisocial {{tsundere}} whose abrasive and snarky attitude turn others away and make it hard for her to get along with people. This is especially prevalent when comparing her to her [[LiteralSplitPersonality other half]] Pyra, who is a very sweet and kind NiceGirl (and who also defies archetypes by being a redhead with fire-based powers but not a FieryRedhead). However, Mythra [[TookALevelInKindness gets better by bonding with people]] twice throughout her lifetime, and in keeping with both this trope and most tsundere archetypes, is caring and kind behind her harsh facade.
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* ''Anime/{{Daimos}}'':
** In earlier episodes, Nana's behaviour was more brat-like, and in one episode she even ran away from the base and put herself in danger because she was upset that Kazuya didn't reciprocate her feelings. Kazuya was forced to save her, while re-assuring her that he cared about her. After this inciden, Nana's attitude changed and she began warming up to his romance with Erika, cheering when Kazuya rescued her from the Baam's clutches and aiding him in battle.
** [[spoiler:Richter is this after he becomes TheAtoner, risking his life to save the remaining Baam-seijin from crashing into Jupiter. Unfortunately, this only lasts a short while, because [[DrivenToSuicide what he does next]] is truly horrifying]].
* ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}''
** Eru, the Mu knight from ''Anime/DoraemonNobitaAndTheCastleOfTheUnderseaDevil'' (anime version) is blond and the ''only'' Mu resident who accepts Nobita, Doraemon and the gang as friends, unlike the other members of Mu council who had an open FantasticRacism towards surface folk.
** In the manga ''Anime/DoraemonNobitaAndTheRobotKingdom'', the adorable little RobotKid, Poko, is designed with blond hair and easily the nicest character in the entire film; in contrast Poko's playmate Jeanne is a FieryRedhead who UsedToBeASweetKid before growing up into a tyrannical dictator. The anime adaptation plays around the trope giving the villain Jeanne an AdaptationDyeJob, so Jeanne is blonde too... ''and'' an AdaptationalNiceGuy, with blonde anime Jeanne's HeelFaceTurn happening sooner than her redheaded manga counterpart.
** ''Anime/DoraemonNobitasTreasureIsland'' have the two new characters, the siblings Flock and Sarah, both whom are blond and absolutely nice people to the main cast. In fact, among all the characters introduced, the nicest of them (the siblings, their mother Fiona, Sarah's mentor Maria) are all blonde.
* ''Manga/HonooNoAlpenRose'': Jeudi has long, blonde hair and icy green eyes, and is a sweet girl who wants to be a nurse. She stands up to [[NaziNobleman Count George de Gourmont]] when he harms Lundi, puts herself in debt for Clara's medical bills, and joins the anti-Nazi resistance with Leon. Her presence lightens up the Dunant house, with [[DefrostingIceKing Jack]] taking a shine to her, and [[spoiler: she helps expose Michel Toulonchamp's exploitation of Hélène.]]
* ''Anime/IsabelleOfParis'': Jean has blonde hair and is a happy-go-lucky boy, albeit a rather annoying one. He stands with Isabelle even after she's disgraced by the public.
* ''Manga/{{Lady}}'':
** Lynn inherited her father's golden hair, and is a wonderful human being at her core. She is kind to humans and animals alike, and shows compassion for people who are terrible to her like Sarah, Sophie and Vivian, eventually winning them over because they're touched by how sweet she is. Because she's a timid NiceGirl, [[BigBrotherBully Mary and Thomas]] constantly bully her, but Lynn never lets that bring her down.
** Sarah is a DefrostingIceQueen variant. All her life she struggled with a chronic illness that caused her to be aloof from most people (except Arthur), but thanks to Lynn she comes out of her shell and shows a protective side to her. She stands up to Madeleine (who favours Sarah) and stops her from maltreating Lynn, and angrily colds Thomas and Mary for making her cry.
** George is a good person at his center, even if he's not around for his daughters due to his workload. [[spoiler:He refuses to marry Madeleine and clear his debts with her money because it means Lynn will go back to Japan.]]
** The Brighton brothers, Arthur and Edward, have blonde hair and do their best to help her and Sarah navigate life in the Marble Mansion with George's departure. When Lynn ran away from home for the first time, Arthur brought her back and carried her as she was knocked out, and when Lynn was beung bullied, Edward stood up for her and tried to get them punished. They both remained friends with the Russells in adulthood [[spoiler: as Lynn married Edward and Sarah married Arthur]].
** Phillip has blonde hair and recognizes Vivian's toxic attitude, and is also supportive of Lynn being a PassionateSportsGirl.
* A number of examples in ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'':
** Fate Testarossa who, even during her tenure as a DarkMagicalGirl, was depicted to be kind and innocent to the point of {{Love Martyr}}dom. She then grows up to become the most blatantly LawfulGood character in the series.
** Carim Gracia in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'' has lush golden hair and is one of the {{Big Good}}s of the series and the honorable leader of the Church Knights, with the Saint Church being pretty much the only [[SaintlyChurch infallibly good authority]] left in the series.
** Vivio, also of ''[=StrikerS=]'', is a [[CheerfulChild young, cheerful]], MysteriousWaif adopted by the main character and the aforementioned Fate.
** In ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaVivid'', the last Saint [[SheIsTheKing King]] of Belka, Olivie Sägebrecht, [[spoiler:who Vivio happens to be a clone of]], is described to have been "bright as the sun, and subtle as a flower."
* ''Manga/SoulEater'' has a very interesting version with its girls: Maka Albarn's blond hair has hints of silver (and she is the wisest), Liz Thompson has a caramel blond coloring (she is the most jaded, though remains optimistic), and Patti Thompson has cornsilk coloring and is the sweetest and most idealistic of the three (most of the time). Then again, there is Marie Mjolnir. Justin Law at first seems to follow this, being a chaste [[spoiler:(or so we think)]] young death scythe.
* The Touden siblings, Laios and Falin, from ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon''. Both are blonde as well as being friendly, kind, well-intentioned and selfless.
* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' has quite a few.
** The prominent female examples start off with Erina whose the pure and kind childhood friend [[ChildhoodFriendRomance turned wife]] of the equally good Johnathan Joestar, followed by Suzi Q the compassionate [[TheDitz ditz]] who falls in love with the reckless Joseph Joestar and then finally Holy Kujo (the mother of Jotaro) daughter of Joseph and Suzi Q. The first [=JoJos=] really [[EveryoneLovesBlondes love their blondes]].
** Prominent male examples are: Robert E. O. Speedwagon (young) who goes from asshole to bosom buddy to Jonathan very quickly, ditto for Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli for Joseph in part 2 and Giorno Giovanna in part 5. Even though Giorno is the illegitimate [[LikeFatherUnlikeSon son]] of [[BreakoutVillain DIO]]... who subverts this trope hard along with Yoshikage Kira.
* In ''Manga/{{Stretch}}'', Ran fits this quite nicely; although she teases Keiko a lot, that's just the way the dynamic between the two women works. Although the manga is black-and-white, the title pages to each chapter are in colour, and show Ran as having blonde hair.
* ''Anime/ProjectAKo'': C-ko, who is a strawberry blonde, was described in one of the original Japanese promos as "innocence personified".
* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'': Farnese de Vandimion when she stops being a KnightTemplar and [[TookaLevelinKindness takes many levels in kindness]] becomes this as well as a RebelliousPrincess. Plus she has some VirginPower. It can also be argued Farnese's half brother Serpico is this as well as despite the cynical world that he resides in, Serpico is one of very few individuals to stand out as genuinely polite, gentlemanlike and sincere.
** From the original Band of Hawk the light haired Judeau and Rickert can hold claim to this trope having kind personalities in contrast to the [[AntiHero very dark protagonist]].
** Sonia ''would'' fit this trope to a T especially since she's a medium, but subverted as she serves and adores [[BigBad Griffith]] and therefore is one of the bad guys.
* Asia Argento from ''Literature/HighSchoolDXD'' basically is this trope. She's so [[IncorruptiblePurePureness sweet and innocent]] (she used to be a nun, after all) that even [[LovableSexManiac Issei]] tries to [[ChivalrousPervert stop himself from fantasizing about her]]. He's not hugely successful, but still.
* Not even a demon can find much fault in Elizabeth in ''Manga/BlackButler'', even if she ''did'' probably [[spoiler:lose any VirginPower she might have had.]]
* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' has Tamaki Suoh, a boy who has a very optimistic view on life, despite his own past and present hardships. He tries to see the good in people and, like a true romantic, thinks every woman is beautiful in her own way. Despite him being TheCharmer, his views on love are quite innocent and old fashioned. Honey would fit this trope as well, especially considering he even ''looks'' a lot like a child, although he's actually the [[OlderThanTheyLook oldest]] of the Hosts. He also carries around a bunny plushie and has a love for sweets--cake in particular.
%% * Lucy Heartfilia from ''Manga/FairyTail''.
* In ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'' Vento of the Front is an interesting case, since her appearance is described as that of a holy virgin, but is ruined by her [[ObviouslyEvil self-presentation]].
* Reinhard von Lohengramm in ''Literature/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes'' subverts this trope beautifully: he's certainly an [[{{Bishounen}} angelic-looking young man]], he's viewed by people as a [[KnightInShiningArmor perfect hero]] but his methods firmly place him into the AntiHero territory. His sister Annerose, though, is a straight example -- she wouldn't hurt a fly.
* Alibaba from ''Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic'' starts out as somewhat of a subversion, with greed and ass-kissing being his primary traits, but later chapters reveal his kindhearted and good nature. He goes on to become an AllLovingHero for his home country and continues to get stronger for the sake of the entire world.
* Kotori from ''Manga/{{X 1999}}'' has flowing golden locks in the manga. Her design seems to be inspired from Victorian aesthetics--a sweet, innocent, ill girl who is kind beyond measure and associated with white birds and feathers as symbols of purity.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
** Kaya may well be one of the poster girls for this trope, she's so pure tragedy makes her ill. Her only flaw is that she's kinda spoiled. After maturing Kaya decides to become doctor simply because she wants to heal people.
** Conis... she's literally a goddamn blonde angel who plays a harp and helps the crew solely out of the goodness of her heart. Nuff said.
** It appears Victoria Cindry was this when she was alive, even her undead corpse keeps her good nature as Chopper can make her HeelFaceTurn from Dr Hogback.
** Marguerite from the Kuja Tribe is the first Amazon in Amazon Lily to trust Luffy, a male, and speaks up for him when Boa Hancock condemns him. Also one of the [[MsFanservice sexiest examples]].
** Fishman Island's Queen Otohime gives previous examples a run for their money, not only does she strive for peace between Fishmen and humans but Otohime is so good she can turn a [[HateSink Celestial Dragon]] into legitimately good human being ''just by spending time with him''. [[spoiler: Even when she was shot by Hody Jones, she did not hate him and pleaded her children to not hate him either]].
** Vinsmoke Sora is one of the most compassionate selfless individuals in the series which is saying something, Sora was willingly to take a drug that would kill her so long as her one of her sons would have humanity; for Sora it was WorthIt.
*** [[spoiler: Sora's third son Sanji (the one who the drugged worked on) at his very best takes after his mother closely though he acts like a [[HandsomeLech lech]] at times]].
** Other male examples include: Helmeppo (after he TookALevelInKindness) Sabo, Kohza, Marco, Yorki, Igaram, Young Whitebeard and Rocinate.
** Subverted with Axe-Hand Morgan, Miss Valentine, Bellamy, Enel, Kalifa, Absalom, Dellinger, Domflamingo, Jack and Judge.
* Ada from ''Manga/PandoraHearts'' is a sweet girl who loves cats and wants nothing more than to bring her brother back from [[EldritchLocation the Abyss]]. [[PlayingWithATrope Turns out]] she was ''so'' inspired to rescue Oz that she did research into the occult and became [[NightmareFetishist quite fascinated with it]], so much so that she managed to freak out ''[[SoftspokenSadist Vincent]]'', of all people.
* This trope even exists in the light-hearted GagSeries ''Manga/DailyLivesOfHighSchoolBoys''. Yoshitake is blond and is the single person of the cast who subscribes the most in TrueCompanions.
* ''Franchise/SailorMoon'':
** Sailor Moon herself tends to fit the trope most of the time, and despite her flaws, she is a good-hearted person who believes that she can work through every problem she faces to make the best situation for everyone.
** Sailor Venus too fits, as, in spite of her flaws, she's a superhero out of pure will of doing good, is a blood donor, and generally helps people whenever she finds trouble (even if she sometimes makes things ''worse'' due her ditziness and/or hot-bloodedness). In the third season of the first anime this led to a rather funny, yet subtly creepy episode, when, not having been targeted by the enemy for a Pure Heart Crystal when her friends had, she tried to ''bait them''.
* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': Mami is the kindhearted, feminine TeamMom of the group. She's also very lonely and depressed, and angsty over the accident that killed her parents. And she takes GoodIsNotSoft to excessive levels. [[spoiler:In one timeline, after learning that magical girls eventually become witches, she decides [[BetterToDieThanBeKilled they all need to die before they become monsters]] and ''kills Kyoko on the spot'', forcing Madoka to take her out before she does the same to Homura.]]
* Seras Victoria from ''Anime/{{Hellsing}}'', she standouts as the [[TokenGoodTeammate only]] unabashedly good and compassionate person in the whole franchise being very [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire against drinking blood]] despite being a Vampire. Nonetheless the inherent AxCrazy nature is brought out of Seras by ultra violence, her mentor/sire Alucard, [[spoiler: losing Pip]] and especially her DarkAndTroubledPast however unlike Alucard, Seras has the capacity the flip back into an optimistic bright attitude after heavy tragedy, she also has some VirginPower which is what saved her dying at the start of the series. Lampshaded by the author Kouta Hirano who describes Seras as a “light shining in darkness”.
* Goku, Gohan, Future Trunks, and Goten from ''Manga/DragonBall'', when in [[SuperMode Super Saiyan]] form.
** This only applies to Saiyans who are both naturally kind and docile in their base form ''and'' successfully mastered the Super Saiyan form. Goku when he first ascended and especially Gohan, a Super Saiyan 2, both subvert this by regressing into a far more ruthless and even sadistic state of mind.
** Mrs. Brief, Bulma's mother, also qualifies. Sure, she's a DumbBlonde, but she's a polite, good-natured woman.
** Inverted for [[SplitPersonality Lunch]]. Her blue-haired side is sweet, but her blonde-haired side becomes a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
** Zigzagged with Android 18; on one hand she's pretty ruthless and cold (including being homicidal in the BadFuture), but on the other hand she's a wonderful wife and loving mother so after [[TookALevelInKindness taking a level in kindness]] she is certainly is this trope. 18 and Krillin's daughter Maron plays this trope straight especially in [[Anime/DragonBallGT GT]] when she's older.
* Yellow from ''Manga/PokemonAdventures''. She's sweet-tempered and quite a bit of a MartialPacifist, not to mention a FriendToAllLivingThings as well. She's also the youngest out of the Kanto Dex Holders and is rather [[OlderThanTheyLook physically small for her age]].
* Manga/{{Naruto}} essentially become this trope plus MessianicArchetype. Others who fit this bill are Minato (Naruto's dad), Tsunade, Ino and Temari after they TookALevelInKindness. Naruto's son Boruto zigzags this trope, being more introverted than his father but [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold still a good person underneath]].
* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'':
** Krista who is young and pretty and is easily the most traditionally 'good', chivalrous, and [[TheIngenue caring]] character in the whole series. She even invokes this trope; her drive to live up to this image and be a good girl turns downright martyr-like at times in the worst possible ways.
** Armin is a more downplayed example; he's comparatively a NonActionGuy, the sensitive guy in his SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan combo, and is genuinely kind and caring towards his teammates especially in the beginning. Also subverted later on as he grows more and more into a ConsummateLiar {{Chessmaster}} role. As a bonus, both of these characters have InnocentBlueEyes.
* Princess Emeraude of ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'' has [[OlderThanTheyLook the appearance of a young girl]] and is charged with upholding the eternal peace of the land of Cephiro through her prayer. During the story, she's often weeping TenderTears at the thought of her land falling into ruin and guides the PowerTrio through a SecretTestOfCharacter. [[spoiler:Even when she turns evil, it's from heartbreak over the death of her true love, and she begs the girls to kill her--which had been her intention all along, as she would rather die than end up destroying Cephiro.]]
* ''Anime/RuneSoldierLouie'': Melissa is a priestess of the Mylee faith, who longed to serve [[KnightInShiningArmor a noble and just champion of the people]], and do great deeds by his side. Instead, fate chose [[IdiotHero Louie]] for her. Regardless, she remained true to the path Mylee set for her, though it was [[RunningGag against her will.]] So much so, that she refused to desert Louie during a cave-in, despite his insistence that she leave for her own safety. They eventually exit the cave together, [[KarmicProtection both completely unharmed.]]
* Ai from ''Literature/SundayWithoutGod'' is sweet, kind, and optimistic, and [[SavingTheWorld wants to save the world]]. Most characters can't help but admire her innocence and determination, and she spends most of the series helping the people she meets.
* ''Manga/DontMeddleWithMyDaughter'': This trope applies to Clara and her mother, Athena, who are both blonde {{superhero}}ines. The first chapter [[{{Lampshaded}} lampshades]] it during a news broadcast, where the news anchor describes them as angels of beauty, virtue, and justice.
* Kaori from ''Manga/YourLieInApril'' is one of the few characters who isn't a brunette or raven. She's a sweet, excitable violinist and is a sort of ManicPixieDreamGirl to Kousei. [[spoiler:In the anime, her hair and skin pale significantly, along with her InnocentBlueEyes turning near grey, after her illness takes a turn for the worse.]]
%%* Ririka from ''Manga/NurseAngelRirikaSOS'' is a sweet, selfless girl who protects the world using her MagicalGirlWarrior powers.
%%* [[{{Ojou}} Ayaka Yukihiro]] of ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' is an AuntiePennybags and nice to everyone except her {{Vitriolic Best Bud|s}} Asuna.
%%* Kenji is one of the nicest, most innocent characters in ''Manga/BungoStrayDogs'', and has blond hair.
* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' has All Might, the number one hero. His brilliantly blond hair is only matched by his beaming smile and incredible strength. He's a GentleGiant who is always there to defeat villainy wherever it may spring up and comfort a crying child in their time of need.
* Shirogane from ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' is depicted as being incredibly kind and helpful to everyone around him in spite of his massive ego ([[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan in fact, it's the reason Kaguya fell in love with him to begin with]]). It's even shown at one point that being needlessly cold to people causes him physical pain. Though it's worth pointing out that he technically isn't a real blond, since WordOfGod states that it's just artistic liscence.
* [[TheHero Eripoyo]] from ''Manga/IfMyFavoritePopIdolMadeItToTheBudokanIWouldDie''. Her second most noticeable trait is the obsession she with idol singer [[ShrinkingViolet Maina]]. The characteristic she's most known, however, is the genuine love she has for her favorite idol and the great lengths she'll go to in order to make Maina happy and number one in her group.
* ''Manga/ToiletBoundHanakoKun'': Kou Minamoto has golden blonde hair, as does his older brother Term. However, Kou exhibits the heart of gold aspect of this trope more than his brother does, being one of the kindest characters in the series.
* Miu Furinji of ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'' practices martial arts following the philosophy of using them only in self-defense and to protect other people, inherited (along with her long blond hair) from her grandfather. Outside combat she's one of the sweetest and gentlest girls you'll ever meet, and a KindheartedCatLover to boot. No wonder Kenichi fell in love with her.
* Kisa Sohma from ''Manga/FruitsBasket'' has golden blonde hair, and she's one of the sweetest and most innocent characters in the series. Unfortunately, her golden hair is part of what causes her to be bullied since her classmates [[MistakenForDyed don't believe that it's natural]] (it's due to her being possessed by the spirit of the Tiger from the EasternZodiac, which has the side effect of giving her naturally golden hair [[SupernaturalGoldEyes and eyes]]).
* ''Manga/TalentlessNana'' has straight, {{Subverted}}, then Subverted-''then''-played-straight examples:
** Michiru Inukai has soft, fluffy, pale blonde hair and is about the nicest, most compassionate, and unquestionably good characters in the series.
** Yuuka Sasaki has darker blonde hair [[spoiler:and is a murderous {{Yandere}} who killed then reanimated her childhood friend Shinji to make him her boyfriend forever.]]
** Moe Mokabe has blonde hair, is chipper and friendly but is [[spoiler:a sociopathic anti-Talented murderer like Nana. Then, she eventually starts to sympathize with Nana's crusade against the Organization they used to work for and starts being less villainous.]]
* ''Manga/DrStone'': Lillian Weinberg is a blonde and one of the nicest characters, subverting the other astronauts' expectations of her as ThePrimaDonna. She tells Byakuya that, while she loves singing for itself, she wants to make others happy with her songs. The one she broadcasts to the entire world from the station is one of encouragement. Both of these traits were evidently inherited by her descendants [[spoiler:Kohaku and Ruri]].
* The titular heroine of ''Anime/HelloSandybell'' is an English girl with blonde hair and blue eyes, and is a cheerful FriendToAllLivingThings. She loves animals (and they love her back), and her energy inspires the rest of the kids in Scotland to also be cheerful and have fun. Her AnimalCompanion is a collie/Scottish sheepdog mix named Oliver, who ran all the way from Scotland to London just to be with her because he missed her after she moved.
* ''Manga/InterspeciesReviewers'': FallenAngel Crim has a full head of long golden-blonde locks, and he's the nicest character in the whole cast.
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* ''Literature/BadNewsBallet'': Mary Bubnik is the only blonde of the gang and is bubbly, kind, and friendly to everyone--even when they don't truly deserve it.
* ZigZagged with Laura Steele from ''Literature/BoneSong''. She's a beautiful blonde woman... who [[AttractiveZombie also happens to be a zombie]] with a black heart and black blood, and her character is far from innocent (she can be [[DeadpanSnarker sarcastic and somewhat acerbic at times]]). However, she retains her human personality, has genuine feelings for her friends and [[BoyMeetsGhoul her human lover]], and as a police task officer, she does the best for society and catches dangerous criminals. So in the metaphorical sense, she ''does'' have a heart of gold.
* ''Literature/ACourtOfThornsAndRoses'': Tamlin is blond and generally kind and well-meaning. At least, until he TookALevelInJerkass in the second book.
* A rare older and male example in ''Literature/{{Less}}''. Arthur Less (49) has pale blonde hair and bright blue eyes, and is described as "a man utterly without armor" against the often-harsh world he lives in. A major part of Arthur's character arc is attempting to reconcile his sweet nature with his personal failings, and eventually learning that he doesn't need to.
* In ''Literature/TheLittlePrince'', the Little Prince is depicted as having golden hair and is a symbol of innocence and childhood.
* In Creator/CSLewis' ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'', the innocent Lucy, who first finds Narnia and is closest to Aslan, is described (near the end of the first novel) as having blond hair. However, the illustrations by Pauline Baynes show her with black hair and pigtails. The only adaptation that actually has her as a blonde is the 1970s animated film.
* In ''Literature/TheClique'' novels, Claire Lyons has light blonde hair and is the nicest member of the Pretty Commitee.
* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': Generally, hair color is not a guarantee of characterization, but preconceptions about it still abound.
** Sansa initially ThinksLikeARomanceNovel and romanticizes Cersei and Joffrey's golden hair as part of her fantasy of going to King's Landing and becoming a princess. Although Joffrey and Cersei subvert her expectations by being terrible people, the youngest royals Prince Tommen and Princess Myrcella play this trope straight by being kindhearted and sweet by all accounts.
** The trope is referenced when a bard writes a propagandized ballad about the Battle of Blackwater. The lyrics make a big deal of the handsome, young, golden-haired prince (Joffrey) and equally golden-haired mother (Cersei) going up against his wicked, black-haired uncle.
** Exploited by Tyene Sand along with InnocentBlueEyes. She's described as beautiful, sweet, and pious-looking, and you'll believe that right until you realize she's already [[MasterPoisoner poisoned you]].
* ''Literature/ThisSideOfParadise'': The blonde Clara Page is full of goodness and purity that puts her above the questionable morals of a desperate husband-seeker and people flock to her because of her kindness. When Amory, who was charmed by her kindness, is rejected by her, he chants about gold, alluding to her golden hair and how he wanted her.
* Evangeline in ''Literature/UncleTomsCabin'' has golden hair and is an angelic mouthpiece for the author's anti-slavery message. For extra points, she's TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth.
* ''Literature/LittleLordFauntleroy'' is famous for the titular character's blond, curly hair. He's a sweet but a bit precocious boy who lives up to his aristocratic heritage and his family expectations.
* In the ''Literature/TheDemonPrinces'', Alusz Iphigenia Eperje-Tokay has dusty blond hair and ggray eyes. She's beautiful, intelligent, gently bred and fatalistic.
* Emma Woodhouse of Creator/JaneAusten's ''Literature/{{Emma}}'' is interested in befriending a girl of lower social standing than herself, Harriet Smith, specifically because of Harriet's beauty. Harriet has Hair of Gold and big InnocentBlueEyes, and her nature is very sweet, timid and affectionate. She's glad that so great a lady as Emma notices her and happily lets Emma lead and guide her.
* In ''Literature/GoblinMarket'', Laura's golden hair is a key part of the plot, because she buys fruit with "a golden curl" rather than with actual money. Using her hair this way leads to the loss of innocence (and, metaphorically, her virginity).
* In the Creator/JRRTolkien's [[Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium Legendarium]]:
** Most of elves are dark-haired, so the golden ones stand out, and it tends to be symbolic. In ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'', this is the hallmark of the Houses of Ingwë and Finarfin, and they are of the High Elven houses the wisest, kindest, least rash, and (in the case of the Exiles) most friendly and helpful to mortals. One of those (Galadriel) even survived long enough to appear in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''.
** Ingwë, and his people (the Vanyar) in general, are noted as the wisest and most holy of the High Elves. They live exclusively in [[PhysicalHeaven Valinor]] itself. Every one of them chose to come to Valinor instead of staying behind in Middle-earth, and only a small handful joined the rebellion of the Noldor. Which is why they get the least page-time of the three clans.
** Of the Noldorin royalty, Finarfin's family are the wisest, and he was the only major character who quit the rebellion and returned to Valinor to humbly ask the Valar for pardon before it was too late. Thus, they made him king of what was left of his people. His kids all continued with the rebellion but were the most reluctant to participate (other than Galadriel, who was just itching to leave).
** Galadriel's hair is literally luminescent, and said to have been like "a mesh of gold" with the light of Laurelin (a holy golden tree that served as a precursor to the sun) bound up in it. Her part in the Fall of the Noldor changed as Tolkien's concept of her character evolved--in most versions she's a leader of the rebellion and more eager than her brothers to leave Valinor. Later, Tolkien decided she was entirely innocent of any wrongdoing, and [[WhatCouldHaveBeen planned to]] change the stories to say she didn't participate in the rebellion, but only happened to leave Valinor at the same time.
** Averted with Celegorm the Fair, the only one of the seven sons of Fëanor to have blond hair, and quite possibly the worst of them.
* In ''Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' Christine Daae is described as having golden blonde hair which matches her affectionate loving nature (given she can show pity to the deformed Erik), further more, Christine’s hair also fits in with the novel’s themes of light and dark. The Musical and live-action versions don't give a hoot for this however and tend to [[AdaptationDyeJob make]] Christine brunette in almost all portrayals.
** If we apply this trope's logic to the Broadway Musical, then Little Meg is very much this trope.
* The teen hero ''Literature/MichaelVey'' who is one of the sweetest, nicest characters in the series. He can get angry and be pushed, but he is [[EasilyForgiven very forgiving]] and despite growing more experienced and smarter over the series never loses his kind spirit and never crosses over to becoming the more cynical PragmaticHero.
* Maybeth, the third sibling in ''Literature/TheTillermanFamilySeries'' by Cynthia Voigt, is practically angelic by description, both in personality and appearance.
* ''Literature/LesMiserables'':
** Fantine is noted for her beauty and particularly her long, angelic golden hair. She is presented as the model of motherly virtue, and at the beginning of her transition to BrokenBird she sells her beautiful hair to provide for her daughter Cosette.
** Cosette herself is described as brunette in the text, but in the musical and other adaptations is often played by a blonde actress because of this trope.
** Enjolras has Hair Of Gold and is explicitly a ChasteHero.
* Lucy Westenra in the novel ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' is blonde. Dr Seward makes a reference to her hair lying on her pillow in "sunny ripples", but after she becomes an evil vampire eyewitnesses describe her as having dark hair.
* ''Literature/ABrothersPrice'':
** Little Eldie Porter, five years old, has blonde, curly hair and [[spoiler:entirely innocent in her parents' scheming]]. It does get [[DyeOrDie dyed black]] by the end.
** Averted with her uncle, Keifer Porter, who had the same hair colour but was a jerk. [[spoiler:He's also Eldie's father, [[BrotherSisterIncest via Kij]].]]
** Played straight with Cullen Moorland, who is a nice, [[{{Keet}} a bit hyperactive and childish]] young man with honey-coloured hair.
* Prim and Mrs. Everdeen in ''Literature/TheHungerGames''. Prim is a compassionate young blonde girl with blue eyes. She loves all living creatures. She was also a good healer at an early age, often helping her mother with patients. When Katniss leaves her family she doesn't bother suggesting that Prim learn to hunt because her attempts were disastrous. The woods terrified her and whenever Katniss shot something it would make Prim teary and she'd talk about how they might be able to heal it. Katniss is always amazed when her mother brought a wounded or sick patient: "she morphs from someone who calls her daughter to kill a spider to a woman immune to fear", Katniss says.
* Both Laurana and Goldmoon in the ''Literature/{{Dragonlance}}'' books are naive but kind beautiful blond princesses (elf and barbarian human, respectively). The former especially was naive and sheltered to the point of being an airhead while the latter was actually worshipped as a goddess by her tribe. They both grew out of it into an ActionGirl and MessianicArchetype, respectively.
* Susan, Roland's [[TheLostLenore Lost Lenore]], in ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'', has blonde hair. She's 16, innocent and noble. About the only thing we know about her appearance other than her [[InformedAttractiveness beauty]] is that she has long blonde hair. The villain of her story tries to hypnotize her into [[TraumaticHaircut cutting it all off]].
%% * In ''Literature/OnceUponAWintersNight'', the main heroine has this trope.
* ''Literature/SongAtDawn'': Much is made of Alis' blond hair and 'Daddy's little angel' often follows it. She also has a frail constitution.
* ''Literature/AnnaKarenina'': Kitty is a beautiful, kind and feminine girly girl, greatly admired in society for her beauty and grace. When she gets disappointed in love by her suitor, she becomes ill, but her parents take her to a spa and she recovers.
* In ''Gelsomino in Land of Liars'', Gelsomino's golden hair corresponds with his character: sweet, kind-hearted and generally helpful. This is contrasted with BigBad Jakomone, [[spoiler: whose golden hair is fake]].
* Clover from ''Literature/{{Entwined}}'' is blond and in no short supply of suitors and can barely say a bad word about someone.
* [[TheCaptain Werner Von Ebrannac]] in the UsefulNotes/WorldWarII novella ''Literature/LeSilenceDeLaMer'' is a soft-spoken Francophile FriendToAllChildren with naive hopes of amity with his unwilling French hosts who ends up suffering [[spoiler: a HeelRealisation]].
* ''Literature/ANecklaceOfFallenStars'': Melina has blonde hair and is one of the kindest characters in the book. Kippen is blond as well, and he's a pretty gentle soul too.
* In ''Literature/WhiteAsSnow'', Coira dreams that her real mother is a beautiful young blonde woman who is kind and gentle and loving. She imagines that this woman died and [[IceQueen Arpazia]] took her place.
* In ''Literature/RachelGriffin'', Nastasia Romanov, Princess of Magical Australia, is a gracious, gentle, ladylike, dutiful and kind PrincessClassic, with [[LongHairIsFeminine very long]] ash-blond hair.
* In ''Literature/TheWeeFreeMen'', Tiffany Aching, who has brown hair and brown eyes, notices that in the book of fairy tales her mother read to her, all the princesses and "good" characters had blond hair and blue eyes (or possibly red hair and green eyes), and that the best you could hope for otherwise was to be an inkeeper or a maid--or a witch.
* Celine Herondale from ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments'', had blonde hair, and according to Jocelyn was sweet, lovely, and made everyone want to protect her.
* ''Literature/VampireAcademy'':
** Lissa Dragomir is kind-hearted and blonde. She has angelic-looking blonde hair and typically goes out of her way to care for people and animals.
** Eddie Castile. Described as blonde and one of the nicest guys Rose knows. He is very kind-hearted and protective of his friends, and is even willing to sacrifice his own career opportunities to help them.
* In ''Literature/DragonBones'', Ward's younger sister Ciarra has blonde hair. She's the most innocent character in the novel, being one of two people who are mentioned to never have killed before (she's too young and a girl, her brother Tosten is rather sensitive and earns his living as a bard). She's also a CuteMute, and [[spoiler: the victim of choice for a jerkass god who needs to take possession of someone to talk to the heroes.]] Even the GeniusLoci of castle Hurog, Oreg, likes Ciarra, and protects her in subtle ways. She also seems to be the one person he has always been visible to. (Usually he can only be seen by his master, the owner of castle Hurog.)
* In ''Literature/TheDragonHoard'', Princess Goodness has hair "just the colour of summer sunlight" in the first chapter and "bright golden as a buttercup" in the last, and lives up to her name.
* Subverted in, of all people, Creator/HPLovecraft's ''Literature/SweetErmengarde'', a parody of {{Melodrama}}. Ermengarde ''portrays'' herself as this, but the hair colour [[DyeHard comes out of a bottle]], and the heart isn't as innocent as she likes to pretend either...
* ''Literature/LandOfOz'':
** Dorothy's hair colour is never mentioned in text, but a large amount of illustrations depict her this way. She's an innocent, sweet-hearted child from Kansas who is always up to adventure and enjoys helping others.
** The one time the young princess of Oz, Princess Ozma's, hair colour is mentioned, she's referred to as a blonde. Ozma is the sweetest person in Oz and is only matched by Glinda the Good for her beauty. In practice, however, illustrations consistently depict Ozma as a brunette.
* Hans and Petra in ''Literature/{{Caliphate}}'' are two German siblings who are described as having blonde hair and despite all the horrors they suffer in their lives (Hans is brainwashed to be a [[ChildSoldiers janissary]] while his sister becomes a {{sex slave}}), they remain fundamentally good and heroic people. Petra for example when she witnesses several janissary soldiers dying horribly, rather than feeling joy over enforcers of the Caliphate that brought such misery to her being killed this way, she pities them because they were just as victims like she was; meanwhile, her brother rebels against the corrupt and decayed regime he is forced to serve and joins the Americans in their mission to save the world.
* The sweet, harmless Darek from ''Literature/DevilsAndThieves'' is always mentioned as having blonde hair. It serves to contrast him from the dark-haired and mysterious Crowe, showing him to be the nice and tame option. [[spoiler:This is subverted; Darek turns out to be the villain, and an expert manipulator, who only ''seemed'' like a nice guy.]]
* Janet from ''Literature/HettyFeather''. Endlessly kind and supportive of Hetty, and keeps her own unrequited love for Jem buried in the hopes of Jem being happy with Hetty instead. Hell, Janet attempts to convince her ''romantic rival to stay'' in the village for ''Jem's sake'', showing how she put Jem's needs before herself constantly.
* Hanami of ''Literature/{{Tasakeru}}'' fits the bill: an InnocentFlowerGirl with a shy nature and long blonde hair, the color of which is unique in the setting.
* Luna Lovegood in ''Literature/HarryPotter''. Sure, she's a bit of an oddball at times, but is one of the most lovably sweet characters in the series, as shown when she believes Harry about Voldemort's return at a time [[CassandraTruth when almost nobody does]] [[spoiler:and offers him some comforting words after Sirius' death]]. She even went as far as decorating her room with portraits of Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny and Neville with the word "friends" connecting them, showing how much she values their friendship.
* ''Literature/JustJuliet'': Juliet is a blonde and a very kind girl.
* Amy from ''Literature/SpaceGlass'' is the kindest character in the cast, and has the brightest blonde hair among them. She is usually seen fighting only when her friends are in danger.
* ''Literature/GoblinsInTheCastle'': Not exactly ''gold'', but William is easily one of the nicest people in the series, and is known for his butter-colored hair.
* ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'': Evi Kholin had golden-blonde hair (an extreme rarity in the part of Roshar where the story takes place) and was among the kindest and gentlest characters we've seen so far. Similarly, her son Adolin has mostly blonde hair, and is noted as particularly friendly and gregarious.

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** In earlier episodes, Nana's behaviour was more brat-like, and in one episode she even ran away from the base and put herself in danger because she was upset that Kazuya didn't reciprocate her feelings. Kazuya was forced to save her, while re-assuring her that he cared about her. After this incident however, Nana's attitude changed and she began being more warm to his romance with Erika, cheering when Kazuya rescued her from the Baam's clutches and eagerly aiding him in battle.

* ''Manga/HonooNoAlpenRose'': Jeudi has long, blonde hair and icy green eyes, and is a sweet girl who wants to be a nurse. She stands up to [[NaziNobleman Count George de Gourmont]] when he harms Lundi, puts herself in debt for Clara's medical bills, and joins the anti-Nazi resistance with Leon. Her presence lightens up the Dunant house, with [[DeforstingIceKing Jack]] taking a shine to her, and [[spoiler: she helps expose Michel Toulonchamp's exploitation of Hélène.]]
* ''Anime/IsabelleOfParis': Jean has blonde hair and is a happy-go-lucky boy, albeit a rather annoying one. He stands with Isabelle even after she's disgraced by the public.

* The titular heroine of ''Anime/HelloSandybell'' is an English girl with blonde hair and blue eyes, and is a cheerful FriendToAllLivingThings. Her AnimalCompanion is a collie/Scottish sheepdog mix named Oliver.

* ''Anime/{{Daimos}}'': [[spoiler:Richter is this after he becomes TheAtoner, risking his life to save the remaining Baam-seijin from crashing into Jupiter. Unfortunately, this only lasts a short while, because [[DrivenToSuicide what he does next]] is truly horrifying]].

** Marguerite from the Kuja Tribe is the first Amazon in Amazon Lily to trust Luffy, a male, and speaks up for him when Boa Hancock condemns him. Also one of the [[MsFanservice sexist examples]].