History BigGood / Film

* TRON and Kevin Flynn in ''Franchise/{{Tron}}'' split the duties. Tron is the legendary warrior and rallying point for Programs in the fight against Master Control in the first film. In WesternAnimation/TronUprising, he's once again the rebellion's rallying point, with Beck [[TakingUpTheMantle taking on the symbol]] to fight Tesler, since Tron's too badly injured to fight himself. And in the AlternateContinuity of [[VideoGame/TronTwoPointOh Tron 2.0]], he's the focus of a KingInTheMountain myth that states he'll return to defend the Programs in their darkest hour. [[note]] Nothing comes of it in the game itself, though the protagonist of 2.0 could, from a certain point of view, be considered Tron's little brother. The ''Killer App'' sequel, however, plays it straight with Tron being brought out of stasis to fight a viral attack [[/note]] Flynn is the Big Good (or Bigger Good) in the ''Film/TronLegacy'' canon, as he's essentially the system's local ''deity'', (making this an ExaggeratedTrope) [[GodsHandsAreTied overthrown and exiled by his own avatar]] on the digital side of the screen while his analog-world friends fight to keep the [[InformationWantsToBeFree ideals he stood for]] going at Encom. Of course, both have been subjected to a lot of AlternateCharacterInterpretation

!!Certain films have their own pages:

!!The films have their own pages:

!!!Films -- Animated

!!!Films -- Live-Action

* The White Queen from the Disney and Creator/TimBurton version of ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'' (There are hints, however, that the character's true nature may actually be just as evil - if not more so - as her sister the Red Queen, and keeping this true nature in check is a constant stuggle for her.)

!!Films -- Animated

!!Films -- Live-Action

* Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon and Creator/{{Pixar}} [[BigGood/{{Disney}} have their examples in the Disney sub-page]].

* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
** Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda in the classic trilogy are opposed both thematically and in characterization to [[TheDragon Darth Vader]] and [[BigBad The Emperor]] respectively, the last remnants of [[AncientTradition the Jedi Order]], and are both TheMentor to Luke.
** Yoda and [[Creator/SamuelLJackson Mace Windu]] in the prequel trilogy, being the leaders of the still extant Jedi Council. In [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Episode 1]] Chancellor Valorum ''tries'' for this, but is quickly deposed of by pre-Emperor Palpatine.
** The Rebels have Mon Mothma leading their political side, and Admiral Ackbar leading their military side.
** ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' has General Leia Organa serving as the leader of the heroic Resistance.

** ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': Akin (and compared) to most of the Mario video games, Princess Peach plays an active role in taking the fight to Bowser, and acts as a mentor (and love interest) of sorts to Mario.

** ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'': Stoick is the Chief of Berk. In [[WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2 the sequel]] [[spoiler:the role is taken up by Hiccup]].

* Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon:
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'': The Blue Fairy blesses the title character in the first place.
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}}'': The Great Prince of the Forest protects and oversees all life in the forest, [[spoiler:a title eventually taken by his son, Bambi himself]].
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'' has the Fairy Godmother, who magics up Cinderella's ball gear and allows her to get her happily-ever-after.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheSwordInTheStone'': Merlin is the most powerful good guy and serves as TheMentor to Arthur.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook'': Bagheera is the opposing force to [[BigBad Shere Khan]].
** ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973'': Much like most adaptations, King Richard is the motivation behind the heroes fighting Prince John, and his absence is what allows everything to fall apart.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'': King Triton is the (mostly) benevolent ruler of the seas and the one Ursula ultimately targets in her quest for power.
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'': The Sultan is the ruler of Agrabah, his removal is what [[BigBad Jafar]] seeks to achieve for most of the movie, and a single sentence from him solves one of the movie's main conflicts.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'' has Mufasa, ruler of Pride Rock, whose death is what prompts everything to go to badly. Post-climax, at the end of the film [[spoiler:Simba takes on his role]].
** ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'': The Archdeacon serves as a counterpoint to [[KnightTemplar Judge Frollo]], although he's mostly absent.
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'' has the Emperor of China, who all the heroes serve, and the BigBad targets him personally.
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'': Zeus, after he gets HijackedByJesus, is the loving GrandpaGod to Olympus and BumblingDad to Hercules, rather than the {{Jerkass God|s}} from [[Myth/ClassicalMythology the original stories]].
** ''{{WesternAnimation/Dinosaur}}'': Yar the lemur chief, Plio and Zini's father, Suri's biological grandfather, and Aladar's adopted grandfather. Aladar himself becomes this to the Herd near the end of the movie, after their previous leader, Kron, is proven to be a cruel tyrant who constantly mistreats them.
** ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'': Preston Whitmore, who helps Milo Thatch book an expedition to Atlantis. Kida, the Princess of Atlantis, is this to the Atlanteans, [[spoiler: with her becoming the new Queen in the epilogue after her father King Kashekim Nedakh dies from a fatal injury from Rourke, with Milo himself becoming this as well by marrying Queen Kida and becoming the new King.]]
** ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'': The Grand Councilwoman starts as a HeroAntagonist but falls into this by the end, [[spoiler:vowing to protect Stitch and his new family]].
** ''WesternAnimation/BrotherBear'': Sitka, Kenai's oldest brother and the chief of the local Inuit tribe, who ultimately dies protecting Kenai and Denahi from a [[spoiler: mother]] bear, and upon death, turns Kenai [[KarmicTransformation into a bear himself]] as punishment for killing said [[spoiler: mother]] bear and helps Kenai become a better person by becoming the adopted older brother to Koda, [[spoiler: the son of the bear Kenai killed.]] The prologue reveals that Denahi, post-HeelFaceTurn has become this next in line to Sitka when we first see him as an old man narrating the story.
** ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons'': Cornelius Robinson [[spoiler:A.K.A. Lewis]].
** ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'': Mama Odie serves as the counterpoint to [[BigBad Facilier]], with similar magic and less [[GreaterScopeVillain Friends on the Other Side]].
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'': Rapunzel's parents King Frederic and Queen Arianna as they are the loving king and queen of Corona and Rapunzel's real parents.
** ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' has Fix-It-Felix Jr who serves as this in his game is one of the few people to be nice to Ralph and tries to rescue him after Ralph goes turbo.
** ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'': Tadashi Hamada who Hiro looks up to and [[spoiler: after his death in a fire caused by the BigBad, Hiro takes over the role.]]
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'': Police Chief Bogo starts as a HeroAntagonist but becomes this by the end of the film.
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'': Te Fiti is the kindest and most benevolent character in the story, and once her heart is returned, works to undo the darkness unleashed upon the world thus restoring life to Moana's island.
** ''WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon'' has Raya's father Chief Benja, the leader of Heart who wants to unite all the kingdoms and have them be at peace.

* Queen Tara from ''WesternAnimation/Epic2013'', as she is choosing a successor and [[spoiler:her accidentally choosing the protagonist sets off the main plot]]. The rulers of the forest are this in general.

* Creator/{{Pixar}} movies:
** ''Franchise/ToyStory'': Woody is the one all the toys look up to and they rely on his leadership. Andy serves as the Bigger Good, as the toys' relatively good lives are because of him and the conflict in the first two films is returning to him, with the conflict in the third being that they truly can't rely on him anymore.
** ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'': The Queen leads the ants and tries to safeguard them from [[BigBad Hopper]], a role [[spoiler:then taken up by Atta]].
** ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'': [[spoiler:Roz turns out to be the number 1 agent of CDA who was trying to capture the guy who they suspected committed crimes at MI, aka Waternoose]].
** ''Franchise/{{Cars}}'': Doc Hudson, Finn [=McMissile=] in ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars 2}}''[[note]]though maybe it's actually Lightning [=McQueen=] in this case, at least in Mater's eyes[[/note]] and ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars 3}}'' has Doc in a posthumous sense, Smokey in a living sense and then [[spoiler:Lightning [=McQueen=]]] by the end of the movie.
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}'': Chef Auguste Gusteau (in a [[PosthumousCharacter posthumous fashion]]), being the founder of the restaurant and the motivation for the main character.
** ''WesternAnimation/WallE'': Captain [=McCrea=] takes up this role once he starts defying AUTO.
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'': Queen Elinor; you'd think it'd be King Fergus, but the movie is very keen on showing that Elinor is the real boss.
** ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'': Winston Deavor is a rich tycoon of a world-class telecommunications company who calls all the shots in the organization of the return of superheroes.

* Franchise/{{Barbie}} movies:

* In ''Film/TraumaCenter'' Creator/BruceWillis plays the veteran Detective Wakes who curbstomps any corrupt cop in his way in order to help the protagonist Madison.