History Main / JusticeWillPrevail

* [[FatalFury Kim Kaphwan]]. Because ''[[ThisIsUnforgivable "Evil is unforgivable!"]]''

* America from ''AxisPowersHetalia'' is obsessed with being TheHero, and as a result often says things like this.

Compare ForGreatJustice, when this is explicitly stated in the opening, narration, or cutscenes. Contrast ConceptsAreCheap, for when this is just thrown in dialog, without actually meaning much.

** [[MegaMan8 Duo]] is also very much convinced of this trope. Probably helps that he's [[RightMAkesMight powered by Justice Energy]].

* Declared by Leva Bates, who felt opposing whatever Portia Perez's designs for the SHINE promotion might be was her civic duty as a {{superhero}}. Much more subtly implied by Wrestling/{{Daffney| Unger}} after Wrestling/MercedesMartinez vowed to eliminate all the members of Daffney's All Star Squad, one by one.

* The stable Wrestling/TheShield claims that they are on a mission to bring Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s evildoers to justice, but everybody knows this is a lie because all they do is ambush the {{face}}s and give them {{No Holds Barred Beatdown}}s, while helping {{heel}}s win. Or more specifically, they see the fans dictating the direction of the company as an injustice, everyone else sees that as "logical business". This changed however when Wrestling/TripleH's [[Wrestling/TheAuthority Authority]] targeted the semiretired Wrestling/JerryLawler, which they saw as an even greater injustice, making them into the baby faces they once despised.

* The stable Wrestling/TheShield claims that they are on a mission to bring Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s evildoers to justice, but everybody knows this is a lie because all they do is ambush the faces and give them {{No Holds Barred Beatdown}}s, while helping heels win.

** [[spoiler: Tragic considering he succumbs to TheCorruption not that much later and you are forced to kill him off :(]]

** Close to the end, it brings up the idea that justice will always prevail - not because it's right or good, but because [[MightMakesRight whoever is victorious]] [[{{Deconstruction}} will claim it]].

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* Azai Nagamasa of ''SengokuBasara'' is no different from Ma Chao, with the added bonus of being a literal KnightInShiningArmor.

The underlying principle of all series on the idealistic end of the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: [[TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin the good guys will always win in the end]]. Most of the drama in the show comes from the sacrifices they will have to make to this end, and sometimes from their lack of faith in this principle, though usually TheHero, The LoveFreak, [[MentorArchetype The Mentor]] or TheMessiah will be there to serve as an endless supply of optimism for the ultimate victory of their cause.

** Close to the end, it brings up the idea that justice will always prevail - not because it's right or good, but because whoever is victorious will claim it.

*** And then [[spoiler: nobody prevails. Nothing changes, and they're all dead]]. Therefore, the question of "whose justice was real justice" becomes [[ShootTheShaggyDog completely moot]].

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Compare ForGreatJustice, when this is explicitly stated in the opening, narration, or cutscenes.

Contrast ConceptsAreCheap, for when this is just thrown in dialog, without actually meaning much.

* In the MissMarple book ''A Pocket Full of Rye'', Helen [=McKenezie=] insists that the man responsible for her husband's death will be punished and that, "No question is ever settled until it is settled right." She claims to be quoting Kipling but doesn't give a source (it's [[http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ella_Wheeler_Wilcox Ella Wheeler Wilcox]], Poems of Pleasure).

* MUGEN fighting game ''Shades Of Manhattan 2'' features this quote if you pit idealistic AntiVillain Apollo (who says the quote) against [[BadassNormal Detective Garret Laurel.]] Laurel's response is to flash his badge and go "Justice? You're ''looking'' at justice, kid."

* In ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea}}'', this is literally the catchphrase of '''CAPTAIN GORDON, DEFENDER OF EARTH!''' Can be made especially hilarious when he yells it while fighting humans [[spoiler:and angels]].

** a memorable quote from '''Donquixote Doflamingo''' : ''"Pirates are evil? The Marines are righteous? These terms have always changed throughout the course of history! [[BlueAndOrangeMorality Kids who have never seen peace and kids who have never seen war have different values!]] Those who stand at the top determine what's wrong and what's right! This very place is neutral ground! Justice will prevail, you say? But of course it will! [[MightMakesRight WHOEVER WINS THIS WAR... BECOMES JUSTICE!]]"''
*** this quote also incorporates the trope [[WrittenByTheWinners written by the winners]]

* In ''VideoGame/MegamanAndBass'', this turns out to be [[spoiler:[[WellIntentionedExtremist King]]s motivation]]. After being defeated, he laments "Why won't justice prevail?".

-->--'''[[AnIcePerson Rundas]]''', ''[[VideoGame/MetroidPrime Metroid Prime 3]]''

* This is word-for-word Captain America's voiced victory message in the Marvel Superheroes/ MarvelVsCapcom fighting games.
* Slightly more cynical version from ''[[MetroidPrime Metroid Prime 3]]'', in which Rundas comes up with this line when the hunters are all arguing with one another: "Hey, relax. We're the good guys, remember? Justice will prevail, and all that stuff. Right, Samus?"

** Or as TomStoppard put it "The bad end unhappily and the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means".

* ''Manga/OnePiece'': This is the stated goal of the Marines (good and evil) and most of the people who oppose them, with the main conflict being "Absolute" (DisproportionateRetribution) or Moral (ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin). ''The Marines even have "Justice" printed on their uniforms.'' The World Government really doesn't care which type of justice a Marine enforces, so long as pirates and revolutionaries are kept in line.
** a memorable quote from '''Donquixote Doflamingo''' defines this category in a new light. ''Pirates are evil? The Marines are righteous? These terms have always changed throughout the course of history! [[BlueAndOrangeMorality Kids who have never seen peace and kids who have never seen war have different values!]] Those who stand at the top determine what's wrong and what's right! This very place is neutral ground! Justice will prevail, you say? But of course it will! [[MightMakesRight WHOEVER WINS THIS WAR... BECOMES JUSTICE!]]''

** In the Marineford arc, the war between Whitebeard (the commander of the world's most powerful pirate fleet) and the Marines brings the theme of "which kind of justice?" to the forefront.
--->'''Donquixote Doflamingo''': ''Pirates are evil? The Marines are righteous? [[WrittenByTheWinners These terms have always changed throughout the course of history!]] [[BlueAndOrangeMorality Kids who have never seen peace and kids who have never seen war have different values!]] [[MightMakesRight Those who stand at the top determine what's wrong and what's right!]] This very place is neutral ground! Justice will prevail, you say? But of course it will! [[MightMakesRight Whoever wins this war...becomes justice!]]''

* ''Manga/OnePiece'': This is the stated goal of the Marines (good and evil) and most of the people who oppose them, with the main conflict being "Absolute" (DisproportionateRetribution) or Moral (ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin). The Marines even have "Justice" printed on their uniforms. The World Government really doesn't care which type of justice a Marine enforces, so long as pirates and revolutionaries are kept in line.
** In the Marineford arc, the war between Whitebeard (the commander of the world's most powerful pirate fleet) and the Marines brings the theme of "which kind of justice?" to the forefront.
--->'''Donquixote Doflamingo''': Pirates are evil? The Marines are righteous? [[WrittenByTheWinners These terms have always changed throughout the course of history!]] [[BlueAndOrangeMorality Kids who have never seen peace and kids who have never seen war have different values!]] [[MightMakesRight Those who stand at the top determine what's wrong and what's right!]] This very place is neutral ground! Justice will prevail, you say? But of course it will! [[MightMakesRight Whoever wins this war...becomes justice!]]
*** This is a pretty blasphemous statement to make in a {{shonen}} manga, where clearly defined clashes between good and evil are usually major themes. So when a character basically says that good and evil are just labels the winning side in a conflict uses to justify its actions, it's a moment to take note of.

* In ''SamuraiWarriors 3'', Kanetsugu Naoe's character focuses solely on justice, bordering LargeHam territories. Most of his lines are about how sheer force of will can beat all odds and how "another has been slain in the name of JUSTICE!"