Basic Trope: A werewolf (or other were-creature) who is friendly or heroic in some way.
- Straight: Romulus is a werewolf, but is very friendly.
- Exaggerated:
- Romulus has gained full control over his wolf form and remains a friendly individual even then.
- All of the were-creatures in the work are shown to be very kind.
- Downplayed: Romulus is more of a Jerk with a Heart of Gold.
- Justified:
- Romulus retains self-control and human thinking even as a werewolf.
- Romulus was a nice person even before turning into a werewolf, and didn't want to fall victim to Transhuman Treachery.
- Wolves aren't inherently aggressive to people, so why would werewolves?
- Inverted: Romulus is evil.
- Subverted:
- Romulus is believed to be a werewolf, but this is not the case.
- Romulus is actually Faux Affably Evil.
- Double Subverted:
- Romulus becomes a werewolf later on.
- Romulus redeems himself.
- Parodied: ???
- Zig-Zagged:
- Romulus is often a fairly nice individual, but does have the occasional tendency to succumb to his urges as a werewolf.
- Werewolves are as capable as good or bad as any other person in the narrative.
- Averted:
- None of the werewolves are particularly friendly.
- There aren't any werewolves.
- Enforced:
- "We need a werewolf that hasn't become a Fully-Embraced Fiend - let's make this werewolf a Nice Guy!"
- The work is a kid-friendly or otherwise Lighter and Softer Monster Mash, so it's understandable that a friendly werewolf would be included in the cast.
- A werewolf as a protagonist is a potential choice for The Woobie, especially if Played for Drama (see below).
- Lampshaded: ???
- Invoked: Romulus becomes a werewolf, but his friends encourage him to keep being a good person regardless, and he does.
- Exploited: Romulus is able to control his abilities to shapeshift into wolf form, and often uses them whenever he needs to - for instance, if he needs to run quickly without tiring or to have more strength.
- Defied: Romulus was once a Nice Guy, but after being infected by lycanthropy he chooses to abandon his once friendly ways and begins a life of Transhuman Treachery.
- Discussed: "I thought werewolves were evil." "Some of them are, but not me."
- Conversed: "It's interesting that they made the werewolf a good guy in this show."
- Implied: Whether or not Romulus is actually a werewolf is unknown, but he is a nice person regardless.
- Played for Laughs: Romulus acts like a domestic dog in wolf form, often shown doing actions like chasing squirrels, playing fetch, and wanting to be pet.
- Played for Drama: Romulus is a good person normally, but finds himself facing struggles after becoming a werewolf - not only are his transformations very painful, but he loses control in wolf form and is unable to remember what he did when he wakes up the next morning.
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