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* Vorlons in ''{{Babylon 5}}'' turn out to be another subversion as they are just as petty and terrorizing as their opposing species, the Shadows; while Kosh was actually LawfulGood, the Vorlons as a whole turn out to be merely Always Lawful (Ulkesh being definitely LawfulEvil).

* Vorlons in {{''Babylon 5''}} turn out to be another subversion as they are just as petty and terrorizing as their opposing species, the Shadows.

* Vorlons in ''{{Babylon 5}} turn out to be another subversion as they are just as petty and terrorizing as their opposing species, the Shadows.

** Though the RPGs have introduced exceptions.

* The toads and yoshies in [[SuperMarioBros Mario games]]

Often a whole race of TheBeautifulPeople, since BeautyEqualsGoodness.

Compare NobleProfession. May be employed with AlikeAndAntitheticalAdversaries.

* ''PowerRangers'' and their original counterpart, ''SuperSentai''.

* The eledhel ("elves of light") in TheRiftwarCycle live in a perfect HiddenElfVillage Utopia with no internal strife. All named eledhel to date have been unfailingly wise, noble and heroic. Notable because in this world, they are the same race as the dark elves (moredhel), who are war-like and hostile, differing only in their mentality and lifestyle. Though it is possible for a moredhel to embrace the eledhel way of thinking and thus Return and ''become'' eledhel, the reverse does not happen. Ever. Making this a case of IncorruptiblePureGoodness.
* In ''{{Stargate}}'', the Nox definitely qualify, the Asgard usually do, and the Ancients occasionally do (when they're not [[NeglectfulPrecursors Always]] [[LawfulStupid Lawful]] ''[[LawfulStupid Stupid]]'', at least), depending on which episode in which series you're watching. Well, the Nox might be more Chaotic Good. Or Lawful Neutral.

* Vorlons in {{Babylon5}} turn out to be another subversion as they are just as petty and terrorizing as their opposing species, the Shadows.

* The Devas, Archons and related [[ShapedLikeItself Lawful Good]] entities in TheOrderOfTheStick. They even ''point out'' that LawfulStupid is the StupidestThingIveEverHeard. Entities such as them exist in a state of grace that is literally impossible for mortals to reach, meaning they forgive and tolerate mistakes made by Lawful Good characters - even to the point of such characters embracing Chaos in the form of being TheSnarkKnight or even a KnightInSourArmor - as long as they are consistently '''trying''' to be Lawful Good.
-->'''Roy's Deva''': ''[[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0490.html People forget how crucial it is to keep trying, even if they screw it up now and then. They figure that if they can't manage it perfectly every waking second, then they should just pick some other alignment because it'll be easier. But it's the struggle that matters. It's easy for a being of pure Law and Good to live up to these ideals, but you're a mortal. What matters is that when you blow it, you get back up on the horse and try again.]]''
** Best part? This is a high quality RealLife Aesop - good people screw up. Doesn't mean we shouldn't stop trying to be as good as we can be.
* {{Animorphs}}: Deconstructed with Pemalites, a highly developed and joyful race that praised life and abhored violence, so much that when AlwaysChaoticEvil {{OmnicidalManiac}}s Howlers arrived, Pemalites failed to muster any defence and were exterminated.

* In ''{{Stargate}}'', the Nox definitely qualify, the Asgard usually do, and the Ancients occasionally do (when they're not [[NeglectfulPrecursors Always]] [[LawfulStupid Lawful]] ''[[LawfulStupid Stupid]]'', at least), depending on which episode in which series you're watching. Well, the Nox might be more Chaotic Good.

* The Eternals in DoctorWho were originally intended to be this, although not much is revealed about them in the show and the ExpandedUniverse depicts them as having their fair share of villains. Some other species, such as Space Whales and Thals, have also only been seen in a positive light so far.

who were joyful and benevolent ----

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A [[PlanetOfHats whole race or culture]] of fair and benevolent beings. Obviously, inverted AlwaysChaoticEvil. Sadly enough, not TruthInTelevision, but that's why these races exist: to show humans that they need to improve theirselves.

-->'''Roy's Deva''': ''People forget how crucial it is to keep trying, even if they screw it up now and then. They figure that if they can't manage it perfectly every waking second, then they should just pick some other alignment because it'll be easier. But it's the struggle that matters. It's easy for a being of pure Law and Good to live up to these ideals, but you're a mortal. What matters is that when you blow it, you get back up on the horse and try again.''

* ''{{Redwall}}'': Mice, otters, hedgehogs, moles, hares, badgers, squirrels. Shrews are generally ChaoticGood; voles are good but sometimes whiny.

* Vorlons in Babylon5 turn out to be another subversion as they are just as petty and terrorizing as their opposing species, the Shadows.

* The shiners from CliffordSimak's ''Way Station''.

'''Note that before adding examples to this list, just like [[AlwaysChaoticEvil it's evil counterpart]], LawfulGood is only the TropeNamer. Also, like Always Chaotic Evil, 90% of the time, AlwaysLawfulGood also does not necessarily mean that everybody of the race is of the same good alignment. While a race can literally be Always LawfulGood and apply for this trope, this also extends to races that are also Always NeutralGood and Always ChaoticGood, or races that have LawfulGood, NeutralGood and ChaoticGood individuals, but no evil individuals of any kind.'''

** Indeed, nowadays, this trope is subverted more than played straight for elves, due to people playing up their arrogance or pride. There is a reason there exists drow and dark elves in many settings these days that are purely the [[AlwaysChaoticEvil opposite of this trope]]. Indeed, that was actually the case in DungeonsAndDragons before the fans started introducing far too many examples of ChaoticGood drows who are subject to MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch. For a setting that involves this trope and it's evil counterpart and plays them straight on several occasions, this is not very surprising.

* The Dimension of Lame from ''SluggyFreelance'' is filled with people like this. They consider littering and food fighting to be the most horrific crimes imaginable.
** You sure that's lawful ''[[LawfulStupid good]]''?

In more recent media, both this trope and AlwaysChaoticEvil are less frequently used, especially with classical versions of this trope such as [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angels]], [[ScrewYouElves elves]], and [[TheFairFolk fairies]] all increasingly portrayed as at ''best'' just as fallible as humanity. In more extreme cases, AlwaysChaoticEvil continues in full sway, while this trope practically disappears, no doubt because SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids.