Neutral Good - Television Tropes & Idioms

Kasumi Tendo of Ranma One Half is very sweet-tempered, friendly to all around her, consistently sacrifices herself to take care of her family, shown incapable of causing or wishing harm on anyone and been described outright as a "perfect saint", or drawn as an angel. She's played as absolute goodness almost to the point of parody. Case in point: The most horrible thing she could imagine when an Oni briefly possessed her was to play minor annoying pranks.
- Not disagreeing with the alignment, but it's implied that the Oni was incompetent at being evil- witness its possession of Genma (doodling on Soun's face), Kuno (attacking Ranma), and Ryoga (tricking Ranma into getting a Megaton Punch from Akane — or peeping on her while naked, it's debateable).
Belldandy of Ah My Goddess is an even more extreme, and considerably more formidable counterpart to Kasumi.
Jim Hawkings of Outlaw Star. Despite his age, he's the most mature and responsible member of the group, being the one who handles all of the cash, finds jobs for them, pays the bills and otherwise devotes himself to the exasperating task of organizing and caring for Chaotic Neutral slacker Gene Starwind. What keeps him from being Lawful Good is the fact he's a Child Prodigy hacker who often uses his code-breaking skills in less than legal ways. Melfina is probably also an example of this.
Nagisa Misumi and Honoka Yukishiro from Futari Wa Pretty Cure, despite their vastly different personalities, quite probably share this alignment. Thus proving that alignment is only a part of characterization, not characterization itself.
- The same applies to seemingly all of their successors. In fact, it seems to be part of the job description—K a r e n is the one who could most reasonably be called anything different (being more Lawful-ish than is typical), and she had some difficulty answering the Call To Adventure. Coincidence, or cause and effect?
Mai Tokiha and Arika Yumemiya, main characters of, respectively, Mai-HiME and Mai-Otome. Both girls are not above breaking their respective school's (Fuuka Gakuen and Garderobe) rules, if it's necessary to do the right thing. The latter especially fits this alignment, considering she's a Friend To All Living Things.
Kira Yamato from Gundam SEED probably starts as Chaotic Good or Chaotic Neutral, but after a Hes Back moment, he becomes an almost saintly Martial Pacifist.
In Gundam 00, the former Type 2 Lawful Evil organization Celestial Being shifted to this alignment in season 2. Even the non-Type 2 Lawful Evil members shift to this alignment such as Setsuna (formerly Chaotic Good), Tieria (formerly Lawful Neutral), Sumeragi (formerly Lawful Good as a member of AEU) and Sixth Rangers Saji Crossroad (who spent most of the show as True Neutral) and Marie Perfacy (Lawful Neutral Soma Peries' Split Personality). The only members who are aligned to this from the start are Allelujah (his Superpowered Evil Side Hallelujah is, however, Chaotic Evil) and Feldt. Also, Lockon Stratos' Backup Twin finally settles to this alignment in the end of the series after starting off as Chaotic Good then Type 4 True Neutral.
Hime Utsumiya, the messianic, redheaded Tsundere from Brain Powerd. She respects the orders of his superiors and has no problem with authority, unlike Chaotic Good Yuu. Still, her main concern is saving the world and protecting people, and would much rather talk with the Reclaimers than fight them. Actually, most people from Novice Noah fit this alignment.
Sailor Moon and the Sailor Senshi from Sailor Moon are pretty much the definition of this trope. They fight to protect everyone in the name of love and justice and also try to redeem the villains they battle whenever they get the chance.
Touta Matsuda from Death Note arguably falls into this category when he's not being Stupid Good. He's not driven to catch Kira because of the law, and at one point, it is no longer his job to do so; he intends to catch Kira because he wants to make his Lawful Good mentor Soichiro Yagami proud of him. He does also have a serious affinity for non-fatal shots, as mentioned in the description.
Kirk Caxstone from Black Lagoon. Yes. Black Lagoon. Some of the few character in there you can get symphatetic with. Sure, he would gladly take any order for his country, but he's a rather good, inspiring leader, and he would never, never harm innocents or letting innocents (especially children) get screwed up and ready to take any consequences for that. And he's willing enough to trust a gun to a vengeful child whose father he had been killed in a duty.
Jushiro Ukitake and Shunsui Kyoraku of Bleach. While they are willing to detain the intruders who are trying to save Rukia (but not kill them), Ukitake tries to appeal to stop Rukia's execution, and when that fails, he and Kyoraku destroy the Sokyoku. The two of them believe that occasionally, people have to carry out justice on their own.
- Yoruichi is also of this alignment, though she used to be Lawful Good in the backstory.
Negi Springfield from Mahou Sensei Negima, a cute ten-year-old Chick Magnet and descendant of an exceptionally powerful wizard who's devoted to protecting all of his 31 students (who all happen to be cute in their own special way). While he generally tries to act a proper English gentleman, he consistently defies orders even if given direct orders to stop one of his student's Xanatos Gambits, much less uphold the Masquerade of keeping magic secret, he will instantly and without hesitation break every rule if it so much as gets in the way of his students having fun, nevermind when they are in actual danger. It's especially evident when he chooses to learn forbidden Black Magic if only to protect those around him.
Dr. Tenma of Monster. His entire philosophy is that no life has any more inherent value than any other, and he attempts to save as many as possible.
Himura Kenshin, the protagonist of Rurouni Kenshin is THE embodiment of this alignment.
Kakashi in Naruto believes that breaking rules is bad, but not helping those close to you is worse, and tests all his potential students to see if they will disobey orders in order to help each other. He puts this into practice when, rather than immediately going off to his next mission as Tsunade orders, goes to find Sasuke. In Kakashi Gaiden, it’s noted that he started off as more Lawful Neutral, as a result of his father being ostracized for failing a mission, to save his friends- even by said friends- and committing suicide, but the Neutral Good Obito changed that.
- A good portion of the rising generation of ninjas is like this, as they typically abide by the rules, but are willing to disobey orders in order to accomplish what they consider important or help those they care about, espeically Team 10 (goes out without being ordered to do so in order to defeat the Akatsuki members who killed Asuma) and Hinata(intervenes in the battle against Pain to try to save Naruto despite being ordered not to).
Euphemia li Britannia and Nunnally vi Britannia of Code Geass, two Wide Eyed Idealist princesses of the Lawful Evil Holy Britannian Empire. Two of the few indisputably good-aligned characters in a black-and-gray series.
Rushyina, of Grenadier, a massive Technical Pacifist who primarily uses the tactic of either smiling sweetly or Blasting It Out Of Their Hands.
Kurogane of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle . He'd be Lawful Good were it not for his fiercely individualistic streak and bucking the curse placed on him to not fight, but would be Chaotic Good were it not for his devotion to the well-being of his liege Princess Tomoyo and native country.
- Syaoran also belongs here or at least whichever one is active in the party at any point during the series, as demonstrated by actions like dropping out of an important race in order to save a fellow competitor in danger of getting killed. His more questionable deeds can be blamed on losing his "heart" and reverting to his basic programming or being trapped in a no-win situation made worse by his feelings for Sakura.
- All of the main characters end up in this neighborhood in the latter portion of the series, even if early chapters seemed to indicate otherwise *cough* *cough* Fai, but Kurogane gets bonus points for keeping the most basic aspects of his personality unchanged from the beginning.
Jiro "Roji" Kusano of Muhyo and Roji tends to often object to some of the Lawful Good Muhyo's harsher decisions that stem more from his Lawful side (like sending Nana's father to the Styx), until he realizes the motives behind them, and occasionally acts on his own.
Takamachi Nanoha is pretty Neutral Good. She's a kind girl with strong beliefs she's not afraid of smacking into her enemies (or friends) heads if she has to. Unlike the Lawful Good Fate, Nanoha was never as aligned to the TSAB as much as Fate. It seems she's more interested in fighting and simply helping people. This is mostly kept in Striker S, despite her then being a combat instructor of the TSAB.
- Hayate also follows this alignment, as she commands Section 6 more to help people and make up for what happened in A's, rather than necessarily for the TSAB's sake, and is willing to implicitly accuse a lieutenant general of supporting illegal research and silencing people who find out which happens to be true. Shamal and Vita are similarly guided by their desire to atone for their actions in A's, do the right thing and help Hayate. Subaru also places helping people as her greatest priority, and is willing to rebel in order to do what she thinks is best, like when she joined the TSAB despite her father and sister's opposition.

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Wonder Woman balances out Superman (see Lawful Good) and Batman (see Lawful Good and Chaotic Good). She has a healthy respect for American laws but is first and foremost about spreading her own message of love and empowerment, and if that means overstepping the law now and again, so be it.
Civil War more or less locked Captain America into Neutral Good, though some would still argue he's Lawful Good. Considering that he has twice given up his name because he disagreed with the actions of the american government, there's definitely an argument that he's been Neutral Good for a long time.
Spider-Man moves between this and Chaotic Good. What sets him most into this area is his motivation: he's a good guy because Uncle Ben would have wanted him to be a good guy. He's not battling injustice or upholding the law, he's doing the right thing for the sake of the right thing.
Despite being the poster boy for Lawful Good (he is the picture example), Superman can sometimes be this, especially in recent comics. While he tries to mantain good relations with the Law, he isn't above going against the letter of the law if he feels it is the Right thing to do. (The storyline "Last Son" comes to mind, where he rescues a Kryptonian boy... by smashing up an armoured government transport. He knew where the boy was by attacking a secure government location and making them tell him. See? Neutral Good.)

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Luke Skywalker. What else can you say about a guy who was effectively turned into a weapon aimed at the Empire... who then won the crucial battle with love?
- From the prequel movies, Qui-Gon Jinn. Given what happened later the Jedi Council probably should have listened to him a bit more.
- Anakin viewed himself as this, willing to do good even if it put him in conflict with the rest of the Jedi. And we all know how that turned out...
- Although there will always be some question about whether or not he was Neutral Good or Lawful Good, it's implied in Revenge of the Sith that Obi-Wan Kenobi withheld knowledge of Anakin's relationship from the Jedi Council, and even explicitly states his disagreement with the Council's assignment for Skywalker in the waning days of the Clone Wars. Which would imply that, like his old master, Kenobi generally played by the rules but was willing to break them. Of course, some feel that Kenobi was the only truly Lawful Good member of the Council, and that the rest were Lawful Neutral, which was on of the reasons that Palpatine chose to wait until Kenobi was away before making the big reveal to Skywalker, as Kenobi and Amidala were the only ones who cared for him.
The Dude from The Big Lebowski, whenever he gets the motivation to do anything.
Axel Foley from Beverly Hills Cop. A policeman, but one who often does not go by the book, and even breaks the law in the interests of what's right in the long run.
Will Turner from Pirates Of The Caribbean. He really would like to be Lawful Good, and he does his best at it, but...well, piracy is In The Blood.
Hercules, as depicted in Hercules The Legendary Journeys.

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Gandalf from Lord Of The Rings, seeing as they all but say his name when they describe Neutral Good in one of the Dungeons And Dragons Player's Handbooks as "Serving kings and magistrates but not being beholden to them"
- Arguably not. Gandalf was an emissary from the Valar and the reason he was not beholden to King's and magistrates was simply that he was under a different jurisdiction. He was arguably Lawful Good in relation to his services to the Valar.
Harry Potter possesses a great capacity for love and faith in his friends. He willingly consults authority figures for help and advice, but isn't afraid to subvert them to do what he believes is the right thing (which may or may not be because different authority figures are wrongly persecuting him half the time).
- Dumbledore also seems to be a fine Neutral Good specimen. He does lead the good side most of the time, but he fools people on his own side to achieve some goals and, in the end, does a lot of things alone and without telling anyone.
Lu-Tze of Discworld hangs someplace between this and Chaotic Good. He also takes the Not Cheating Unless You Get Caught philosophy to its logical extreme-he tells his apprentice that yes, rules are sometimes obstructive and must be broken to get anything done, but that's why they're there; so that you think before you break them.
In The Malloreon, Belgarion walks the fine line between Lawful Good and Neutral Good. While he tries to keep things fair in Riva through the law, he scraps a rule about noblemen not having to pay a specific tax the very second his 'ear to the ground' lets him know it exists. Absolute legal power is fun like that.
Somewhere between "Literature" and "Comics", there are the protagonists of the X Wing Series. Wedge Antilles might seem Lawful Good but will disobey orders, frequently citing Tunnel Of Avoidance, if he sees the need. He's a Mildly Military Maverick who gets enough success that the New Republic loves him. He also leaves the New Republic when he finds that the Rogues can't get back at a traitor due to diplomatic immunity, and all of his subordinates follow.
Antilles: "I joined this Rebellion to fight the Empire's tyranny. Just because we have Coruscant doesn't mean it's ended. The New Republic might not be able to strike at Thyferra, but there are Rebels around who can. I quit."
Fey'lya: "It would appear, Captain Celchu, that Rogue Squadron is now your command."
Celchu: "I don't think so. It's been a long time since I've been a civilian. I'm out as well."
The Soul Drinkers Space Marines, who following a Thirty Xanatos Pileup became fed up to the back teeth with the Imperium and ended up declared Excommunicate Traitoris. They're mostly good guys, unusually compassionate for Space Marines (one of them notes that he feels more regret over killing a Guardsman now that he's holding the gun himself instead of using them as meat-shields) and are having trouble balancing their opposition to Imperial tyranny and its role in protecting people against Chaos.
Rand al'Thor of the Wheel Of Time, the hero capable of utilizing order or chaos to advance the side of right. He is ultimately devoted to "the Light" and spearheads the battle against the forces of the "Dark One." His overarching task through most of the series is to unite the various nations of the world under a single banner-his. He often acts as(and is seen as) a chaotic force, overthrowing established traditions and rules, being a usurper. However, when he gains control over a nation, be it by force or trickery, he quickly consolidates his power and brings the nation back under a lawful regime. His more lawful side is best demonstrated in Lord of Chaos when he stresses to the Aiel not to loot the newly conquered kingdom of Caemlyn, saying he wants to avoid anarchy and keep everything nice and lawful until he can put a ruler of his choice on the throne to govern for him.

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Captain Kirk has just enough respect for the Federation to not violate its laws unless he has a damn good reason, as he understands it's probably the best government out there.
- The 2009 model however, is more firmly Chaotic Good due to having lived a rather different life.
- In his later days (in the movies, mayhaps) Spock tends to flow a bit in to this as well, actually allowing emotion in order to quell his internal conflicts
Miles O'Brien from Star Trek Deep Space Nine has no problems with orders and laws but will break or bend them for the greater good.
Karl ("Helo") Agathon from Battlestar Galactica, probably the most purely good character on the show. A strong case might be made for his being Lawful Good, but his willingness to go beyond or disobey orders puts him more in the Neutral Good category.
Shepherd Book and Simon Tam from Firefly. Both seem to have a decent amount of respect for law and order, but have no problems breaking any law which endangers their friends or family.
- Also, Kaylee and Wash from the same show. Though they may have chaotic good leanings. They are just generally good, happy (for the most part) people who always try to do what they believe is right. They are also the two least violent people in the show making them Technical Pacifist.
Angel, as the lead in a series rife with Character Development, naturally varies in his alignment, but his default "ensouled" alignment once he gets his own show seems to be Neutral Good: helping others and protecting those who can't do it themselves, no matter the personal cost.
Buffy herself fits this category. She accepts (somewhat reluctantly) her destiny, then proceeds to fulfill it in her own way. She accepts her Mentor while rejecting his organization. In the end, the only thing certain about her is her devotion to good. Most of her Nakama ends up in this category.
Some of Jack's closer friends at CTU, like Chloe and Tony, tend to be Neutral Good in that they more often follow orders and the law than he does, but tend to put themselves at risk to help him.
Lost: Jack Shephard is probably Neutral Good. Hurley also fits the "basically nice person" description.
- Hurley is most definitely Neutral Good, but Jack is way too self-righteous, active, willing to enforce good and to protect innocents to be anything else than Lawful Good. The guy just can't keep still, he's always rushing somewhere to save other people. Although things have changed in season 5...

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Henry David Thoreau was like this, see his essay Civil Disobedience. Actually, most peaceful protestors would probably qualify for this trope.
- The last would be dubious. The good or evil of a peaceful protest is like any other political tactic and depends among other things on the good or evil of the objective. Neo-Nazis hold peaceful protests too. Furthermore protests are generally highly organized and they are motivated by a desire to change the law or the communities standards to their own preferences rather then an indifference to the law. They are a type of political tactic and to be judged as such. Therefore they are more lawful/x then neutral/good.

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Many portrayals of Jesus, even when God Is Evil.
- His disciples were probably between Neutral Good and Chaotic Good with respect to the government. Paul, however, was arguably Lawful Good.

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Amaterasu from Okami, who will even take time from saving the world to feed poor, hungry kittens and help an old lady dry her laundry.
Love Freak Flonne from Disgaea. Just click the link for Love Freak already... it does the explaining for us.
- With just a tiny smidgen of Chaotic Good, especially once she becomes a Fallen Angel. Still makes an (conscious) effort to be Neutral Good however... to the point of physically attacking those who disagree.
Lady Deirdre Skye, of Sid Meiers Alpha Centauri, seems to genuinely have the interest of Planet at heart, and her green philosophies are aimed at not only protecting the planet but improving the health and welfare of her followers.
Star Wars Knights Of The Old Republic 1 and 2 give most of the senior Jedi this alignment. While it free them to do as they think best, it can also leave them wondering what to do in a situation.
- Carth Onasi explains the difference between a warrior and a soldier: "Warriors attack and conquer, they prey on the weak. Soldiers defend and protect the innocent—usually from warriors." Carth is Lawful Good, but this spells out a Neutral Good philosophy just as well.
Marona from Phantom Brave. This should be especially hard for her to maintain since everyone she meets tends to hate her by default, but she manages to keep up a happy face...somehow.
Most of the protagonists in Soul Nomad And The World Eaters are probably neutral good, helping people for their own sake and wanting to save the world for the good of all... Barring Gig, of course, who'd rather burn what's left down to the ground and do a funny little dance on the ashes.
- Juno like other Nereids is likely Chaotic Good.
Tidus from Final Fantasy X is borderline Chaotic Good due to his rather blatant disregard for rules and tradition, but his dedication to fulfill any promise he makes (especially regarding Yuna) balances it out.
- Auron is like this after rethinking his worldview after his pilgrimage with Braska and his death, being willing to help protect Yuna regardless of what that requires. "We will protect Yuna from anyone, even a Maester".
Dark Knight Cecil Harvey from Final Fantasy IV is an interesting case, as he chooses not to bind himself by the limits of his character class, experiencing regret over having to destroy the Mist Village under orders of his king. This is part of what sets him on his journey to free himself from his inner darkness.
Malfurion Stormrage◊ from Warcraft III. In the vanilla Night Elf campaign, one of the main conflicts is between his Neutral Good and his wife's Lawful Neutral. She eventually bends and Character Development slides her to being Neutral Good as well.
- Khadgar◊ from the Expanded Universe, seems to have a very strong air of "I respect your order and ceremony, but can't be bothered for it myself" about himself. In the novel Tides of Darkness, he arrives to the meeting of the leaders of The Magocracy, cutting short their mysteriousness to get to the point and deliver the news that they're in danger and need to prepare. Even after he becomes a member of the very same council, he just mostly hangs on the other side of the world, building defences against the orcs.
- Also Jaina Proudmore, probably the only human leader who is interested in peace (or perhaps even alliance) between The Alliance and The Horde post Warcraft 3.
- The ultimate example is probably Tirion Fordring, he went against his own masters to rescue an orc from execution. Later on he is paired with Chaotic Neutral (or perhaps Chaotic Good) Darion Mograine and his army of Death Knights.
Sanger Zonvolt and ~~Elzam von Branstein~~ Ratsel Feinschmeker from Super Robot Wars Original Generation. They are not part of the Earth Federation Army officially, but will occasionally show up and help them. And when they do, they do it with obedience to the rules, and much Badassery.
- Masaki Andoh and the rest of the Elemental Lords (Yang Long, Tytti and Mio) also fit the bill. Technically, they abide to the laws of La Gias, but they are given the special permission to break the law if they see the law straying from its path. Masaki only uses it once and that's not out of whim and dislike towards law. In the Original Generation series, Masaki does follow the rules nicely, though he's not part of the official EFA (he tends to ~~wander~~ get lost and be found nearby... and then tags along).
Though he started off as arguably Lawful Good or Lawful Neutral in the Metal Gear series, by the end of Metal Gear Solid, Snake has more or less given the entire U.S. Military and the world governments the bird in order to work on a personal mission he and Otacon share: The eradication of Metal Gears and anti-nuclear proliferation, even if said activities would label him as a Terrorist. But if given the option, Snake would probably had used 'legal' means if they existed, so that puts him in the Neutral Good turf.
In Fate Stay Night, The Hero Shirou Emiya can be become this alignment in the Unlimited Bladeworks path, changing from his Lawful Good starting alignment as he comes to terms with the flaws in his ideals.
- In the prequel novel, Fate/Zero, the Neutral Good character is Rider (Alexander the Great). His Boisterous Bruiser qualities does fit him as a Neutral Good character, having that much of a wild life and bravado (look at what he's done to his Master), but adheres well to the rule of Holy Grail War when it comes to battle.
Nowe, the "dragon-boy" from Drakengard 2 and a more traditional hero in contrast with Heroic Sociopath Caim, has helping out his fellow men as his top priority. This view leads to him questioning whether the methods used by the Knights of the Seal are truly righteous after seeing the suffering of the Empire survivors... and finally, to him leaving the order and seeking a less extreme way of bettering the world.
Balancing out the carefree Sonic and dedicated Knuckles, Miles 'Tails' Prower seems to embody Neutral Good best among the Power Trio. Cream the Rabbit also probably qualifies, and Big is kind-hearted but too dumb to be anything else. Amy is probably Neutral Good, but is considerably more aggressive than Tails and Cream.
Most of the party from Persona4 is this alignment with exception to Kanji (goes from Chaotic Neutral to Chaotic Good), Naoto (Lawful Neutral) and Chie (Lawful Good).
Jak from the Jak And Daxter games seems to start out like this. Then Renegade happens, pushing him temporarily to Chaotic Neutral...but thanks to the twin miracles of Character Development and The Power Of Friendship, he eventually swings back to a more mature version of Neutral Good.
Most Suikoden characters fall into the Trifecta of Good Alignments, but Thomas from Suikoden III is without a doubt an excellent example of Neutral Good. He's a sweet-hearted guy who stands up for another person without even asking what's going on, and is primarily focused on creating a place where everyone can get along. The poor kid tends to lean towards Stupid Good at times.
Being a Legacy Character, Link often finds himself shifting alingments through the series, but can be generally put into this territory by default. Mostly due to him being a Kleptomaniac Hero in pretty much every incarnation.
- Mario and the majority of other Nintendo protagonists also fit the bill.
Kathryn Akkaraju in Shogo Mobile Armor Divison typically follows orders, but later helps Sanjuro- even while disobeying orders and getting confined to quarters for it- in order to help uncover the truth about Gabriel and Shogo's motives.
Ratchet is borderline Neutral Good,but he veers more in a Chaotic Good territory - he breaks stuff for fun and profit,after all. Clank,on the other hand,is epitome of Neutral Good.
Annie Frazier of Backyard Sports, being a "friend to animals" and a Granola Girl, fits this trope. Ricky Johnson from the same series does too.
JC Denton could be considered this alignment in the original Deus Ex based on his dialogue, unless the player decides to make him go around killing people. He's intelligent enough to question many of the orders that he's been given and eventually defect from the UNATCO, but only does so after it's clear that he has no other choice, and otherwise is supportive of the idea of democratic government. Nicely summed up in the following quote.
JC Denton: I never had time to take the Oath of Service to the Coalition. How about this one? I swear not to rest until UNATCO is free of you and the other crooked bureaucrats who have perverted its mission.

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Sir James Eglamore from Gunnerkrigg Court. He alternates between enforcing the Court's rules, and encouraging Antimony to be smarter about breaking them. He's also willing and able to use lethal force to protect his students.
Agatha Heterodyne from Girl Genius (except when she is working on something in which case she is Chaotic Neutral) is a generally nice person who wants to reclaim her birthright and goes out of her way to help people. She does not actively oppose The Empire, they just happen to think she is the most dangerous person on the planet, and they may be right.
Fighter of 8-Bit Theater is only concerned with helping others, especially his "best friend" Black Mage. Unfortunately, he's stupider than a sack of hair and seemingly incapable of realizing that his teammates are the most destructive and murderous people in the comic (which is quite a feat in that Crapsack World). Sarda later states that while Thief, Black Mage and Red Mage are all monsters that must die for the sake of the world, he makes an exception for Fighter, who he calls a casualty.
In The Inexplicable Adventures Of Bob, Bob runs into almost constant trouble with the government in the form of Agent Ben and Agent Jerry, to the point that Jerry has called him an anarchist. That said, Bob has far too great a love of boring stability to be called an anarchist by anyone but Jerry. Mostly, he just tries to be decent to people, and help them out of jams... and occasionally prevent horrible world-shattering catastrophes if it seems like nobody else is going to do it.

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Aang from Avatar The Last Airbender, complete with Friend To All Living Things and The Messiah, not to mention going against the evil government. Avatars in general seem to be Neutral Good by default.
- ~~General~~ Iroh is clearly Neutral Good with his concern over balance and injustice.
- After going through all neutral alignments (except for one) during the series first, Zuko seems to end up here.
Ren, from The Pirates Of Dark Water, although he sometimes leans towards Lawful Good or even just too damn nice for his own good.
The Justice League incarnation of the Flash. Apart from generally trying to help everyone, whether they appreciate it or not, he has also managed to talk Batman out of using the Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique and got all the information they needed by having a friendly chat with the villain (and even got him to turn himself in!).
Bumblebee from Transformers Animated. He doesn't always follow orders from his superiors, but he is still consistently good. He has never disobeyed orders to do bad things (although he has done so to do rash things).
- Most other Hot Rod/Hot Shots fall under this, or Chaotic Good.

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