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* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'': Superman in his more "Boy Scout" incarnations. Although when he originally debuted in the GoldenAge and most of time Superman fluctuates between ChaoticGood and NeutralGood. Post-ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}, he's become more like the original version, in some cases even making ComicBook/{{Batman}} look tame by comparison.

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* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'': Superman in his more "Boy Scout" incarnations. Although when he originally debuted in the GoldenAge [[MediaNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] and most of time Superman fluctuates between ChaoticGood and NeutralGood. Post-ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}, he's become more like the original version, in some cases even making ComicBook/{{Batman}} look tame by comparison.
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* When pushed, Nicholas Angel from ''Film/HotFuzz'' embodies this trope as a ByTheBookCop in peak physical and mental condition who is thoroughly dedicated to the pursuit of being the best policeman he can be, even to his own personal detriment, and is not afraid of busting a conspiracy wide open with all necessary (but not excessive) force - he is also not afraid of the small mountain of paperwork that will be necessary afterwards. His Lawful Good qualities are thrown into even sharper relief by the real villains of the movie - [[spoiler: a shadowy cabal of LawfulEvil KnightTemplars led by his superior officer who have gaslit their community into believing that Sanford is a utopia when it is in fact built on [[LawfulStupid the murder of dozens of people guilty of relatively minor infractions.]]]]

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* When pushed, Nicholas Angel from ''Film/HotFuzz'' embodies this trope as a ByTheBookCop in peak physical and mental condition who is thoroughly dedicated to the pursuit of being the best policeman he can be, even to his own personal detriment, and is not afraid of busting a conspiracy wide open with all necessary (but not excessive) force - he is also not afraid of the small mountain of paperwork that will be necessary afterwards. His Lawful Good qualities are thrown into even sharper relief by the real villains of the movie - [[spoiler: a shadowy cabal of LawfulEvil KnightTemplars led by his superior officer who have gaslit their community into believing that Sanford is a utopia when it is in fact built on [[LawfulStupid the murder of dozens of people guilty of relatively minor infractions.]]]]
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* When pushed, Nicholas Angel from ''Film/HotFuzz'' embodies this trope as a ByTheBookCop in peak physical and mental condition who is thoroughly dedicated to the pursuit of being the best policeman he can be, even to his own personal detriment, and is not afraid of busting a conspiracy wide open with all necessary (but not excessive) force - he is also not afraid of the small mountain of paperwork that will be necessary afterwards. His Lawful Good qualities are thrown into even sharper relief by the real villains of the movie [[spoiler: a shadowy cabal of LawfulEvil KnightTemplars led by his superior officer who have gaslit their community into believing that Sanford is a utopia when it is in fact built on [[LawfulStupid the murder of dozens of people guilty of relatively minor infractions.]]]]

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* When pushed, Nicholas Angel from ''Film/HotFuzz'' embodies this trope as a ByTheBookCop in peak physical and mental condition who is thoroughly dedicated to the pursuit of being the best policeman he can be, even to his own personal detriment, and is not afraid of busting a conspiracy wide open with all necessary (but not excessive) force - he is also not afraid of the small mountain of paperwork that will be necessary afterwards. His Lawful Good qualities are thrown into even sharper relief by the real villains of the movie - [[spoiler: a shadowy cabal of LawfulEvil KnightTemplars led by his superior officer who have gaslit their community into believing that Sanford is a utopia when it is in fact built on [[LawfulStupid the murder of dozens of people guilty of relatively minor infractions.]]]]
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* When pushed, Nicholas Angel from ''Film/HotFuzz'' is not afraid of busting a conspiracy wide open with all necessary (but not excessive) force. He is also not afraid of the small mountain of paperwork that will be necessary afterwards.

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* When pushed, Nicholas Angel from ''Film/HotFuzz'' embodies this trope as a ByTheBookCop in peak physical and mental condition who is thoroughly dedicated to the pursuit of being the best policeman he can be, even to his own personal detriment, and is not afraid of busting a conspiracy wide open with all necessary (but not excessive) force. He force - he is also not afraid of the small mountain of paperwork that will be necessary afterwards.afterwards. His Lawful Good qualities are thrown into even sharper relief by the real villains of the movie [[spoiler: a shadowy cabal of LawfulEvil KnightTemplars led by his superior officer who have gaslit their community into believing that Sanford is a utopia when it is in fact built on [[LawfulStupid the murder of dozens of people guilty of relatively minor infractions.]]]]
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* Marta Cabrera, the family nurse to the Thornberrys, of ''Film/KnivesOut'', is [[IncorruptiblePurePureness so noble]] that even when jeopardized with the possibility of being held culpable in the death of the family patriarch Harlan, she will stop to save someone else's life without a second thought, and also so honest [[BadLiar she cannot tell a lie without vomiting]]. She is [[KarmicJackpot rewarded for all of this]] after the real culprit is arrested and she is given Harlan's publishing empire.

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* Marta Cabrera, the family nurse to the Thornberrys, Thrombeys, of ''Film/KnivesOut'', is [[IncorruptiblePurePureness so noble]] that even when jeopardized with the possibility of being held culpable in the death of the family patriarch Harlan, she will stop to save someone else's life without a second thought, and also so honest [[BadLiar she cannot tell a lie without vomiting]]. She is [[KarmicJackpot rewarded for all of this]] after the real culprit is arrested and she is given Harlan's publishing empire.
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* While undeniably [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits a little misaimed]], the titular Master Detectives in ''VideoGame/MasterDetectiveArchivesRainCode'' are on the side of good and never side with evil. The way they act might seem like a case of Lawful Neutral, but they are all against the LawfulEvil members of the Amaterasu Corporation and their only desire is to rebel against them.
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** ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' has the triad of Tyr, Torm and Illmater. Tyr represents justice and law, but filtered through wisdom and compassion. He represents not only the idea that following law and order is the right thing to do, but also that the law and order upheld must be just and worth upholding. Torm represents the duty and conviction to fight evil and uphold goodly order. He's essentially the martial side to Tyr's doctrine. Illmater is less concerned with the law side of things and is more concerned with helping the less fortunate and alleviate their suffering. Within the context of the triad he is the compassion that balances out Tyr's strictness and Torm's martial tendencies.

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* Readers more familiar with [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Hal Jordan's]] more ChaoticGood-ish modern persona often forget that for many years he was solidly Lawful Good, emphasis on the Lawful. This was especially true during the ComicBook/GreenLantern[=/=]ComicBook/GreenArrow series, with the very ChaoticGood Oliver Queen representing the 60s Counter-Culture and Hal representing the Establishment. John Stewart is more of the militantly law-before-good type. The Green Lanterns in general fit this, considering they're space cops.
* ComicBook/SheHulk fits into this trope in contrast with [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk her cousin]]'s ChaoticGood or ChaoticNeutral tendencies. {{Justified|Trope}}, though, she ''is'' a lawyer after all.
* The Linear Men of Franchise/TheDCU were a team of Lawful Good Superheros whose job was to be the TimePolice. Sadly though they lost connection with humanity and became {{Knight Templar}}s when Superman decided to ScrewDestiny during the Our Worlds at War story line. Resulting in them being locked away because they couldn't deal with a world where there was no BecauseDestinySaysSo. The team's position as the DCU TimePolice has been filled by the NeutralGood Time Masters.
* Vance Astrovik, aka "Marvel Boy" until he changed his superhero name to "[[MeaningfulName Justice]]", from the ComicBook/NewWarriors. When someone refuses to let his TrueCompanions [[GetOutOfJailFreeCard break him out of prison]] because he was convicted in a court of law, even if the crime he committed ([[spoiler:negligent homicide]]) was an accident, then you know just how dedicated he is to upholding the laws of society.

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* Readers more familiar with [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Hal Jordan's]] more ChaoticGood-ish modern persona often forget ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'': Batman's alignment has always been contrasting as he is lawful (because he follows a strict system of laws including his own personal code that for many years abhors killing because he was solidly believes in the value of life) but also chaotic (because he breaks the law to do so). While Batman is ''canonically'' Lawful Good, emphasis on the Lawful. This was especially true during the ComicBook/GreenLantern[=/=]ComicBook/GreenArrow series, Good ([=DnD=] canonical, not DC canonical), it’s very much DependingOnTheWriter what his actual alignment is.
* ''ComicBook/BlackCanary'': Dinah Laurel Lance, in some continuities a cop's daughter, and her Lawful leanings often lead to friction
with fellow [[ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey Bird of Prey]], the very decidedly ChaoticGood Helena Bertinelli, aka ComicBook/{{Huntress}}, and sometimes with her husband, the slightly less Chaotic Oliver Queen representing the 60s Counter-Culture and Hal representing the Establishment. John Stewart is more of the militantly law-before-good type. The Green Lanterns in general fit this, considering they're space cops.
Queen, aka ComicBook/GreenArrow.
* ComicBook/SheHulk fits into this trope in contrast with [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk her cousin]]'s ChaoticGood or ChaoticNeutral tendencies. {{Justified|Trope}}, though, she ''is'' a lawyer after all.
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''ComicBook/BoosterGold'': The Linear Men of Franchise/TheDCU were a team of Lawful Good Superheros whose job was to be the TimePolice. Sadly though they lost connection with humanity and became {{Knight Templar}}s when Superman decided to ScrewDestiny during the Our Worlds at War story line. Resulting in them being locked away because they couldn't deal with a world where there was no BecauseDestinySaysSo. The team's position as the DCU TimePolice has been filled by the NeutralGood Time Masters.
* ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'': Captain America, though after the Marvel ComicBook/{{Civil War|2006}} some would argue differently. Cap's the flavor of this alignment where far more weight is put on Good than Lawful, and is one of the few major characters in the Marvel Universe to dedicate himself to Good first above anything else, having gone so far to once even giving up the "America" part of his name, rather than having to unquestionably follow the government's word no matter what. His ComicBook/UltimateMarvel incarnation, however, puts a little more emphasis on the Lawful part over the Good part than his main universe counterpart.
* ''ComicBook/DoctorFate'': As a Lord of Order, Nabu is an unquestionable LawfulNeutral, obsessed with Order and its preservation. Due to his magical power, Nabu cannot operate on his own (at least, not for very long) and must remain contained within his mystical Helm of Fate until a human puts it on and becomes his host and, together, become the individual known as Doctor Fate. This human is almost always Good-aligned; depending on the level of influence that Nabu or the host has over Doctor Fate, this determines whether he is more Lawful or more Good, respectively. When they have a relatively balanced amount of both of them making him, Fate becomes a fairly standard LawfulGood superhero in terms of morality, and it's when that balance is tipped to one side that Fate can struggle with ToBeLawfulOrGood.
* ''ComicBook/DungeonsAndDragons'': Priam Agrivar from [[Creator/DCComics DC's]] ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' and ''ComicBook/ForgottenRealms'' comics. Yes, a literal (A)D&D paladin. Also a former drunk who nonetheless managed to pull himself back out of the bottle and a generally likable character.
%%* ''ComicBook/{{Fables}}'': Despite his checkered past, Bigby Wolf seems like a textbook case of the "Lawful-Good-not-Lawful-Nice" breed of cop while he's serving as the Sheriff of Fabletown. King Cole, Snow White, Beast, and Flycatcher are others examples of Lawful Good.
* ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'': Readers more familiar with Hal Jordan's more ChaoticGood-ish modern persona often forget that for many years he was solidly Lawful Good, emphasis on the Lawful. This was especially true during the ComicBook/GreenLantern[=/=]ComicBook/GreenArrow series, with the very ChaoticGood Oliver Queen representing the 60s Counter-Culture and Hal representing the Establishment. John Stewart is more of the militantly law-before-good type. The Green Lanterns in general fit this, considering they're space cops.
* ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'':
** Balder the Brave is Asgard's resident KnightInShiningArmor and one of the most loyal warriors of Odin and the most noble and chivalrous of Thor's supporting characters.
** The Mighty Thor himself mostly falls into this alignment, being the good-hearted guardian of Earth and Asgard, honorable and dutiful. His occasional disagreements with Odin might come from Odin being a sort of manipulative NeutralGood at times. This is in contrast with Thor's more hot-blooded and comedic Marvel Cinematic Universe depiction, where he is more ChaoticGood.
* ''ComicBook/NewWarriors'':
Vance Astrovik, aka "Marvel Boy" until he changed his superhero name to "[[MeaningfulName Justice]]", from the ComicBook/NewWarriors.Justice]]". When someone refuses to let his TrueCompanions [[GetOutOfJailFreeCard break him out of prison]] because he was convicted in a court of law, even if the crime he committed ([[spoiler:negligent homicide]]) was an accident, then you know just how dedicated he is to upholding the laws of society.



* Priam Agrivar from [[Creator/DCComics DC's]] ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' and ''ComicBook/ForgottenRealms'' comics. Yes, a literal (A)D&D paladin. Also a former drunk who nonetheless managed to pull himself back out of the bottle and a generally likable character.
* Franchise/{{Batman}}'s alignment has always been contrasting as he is lawful (because he follows a strict system of laws including his own personal code that abhors killing because he believes in the value of life) but also chaotic (because he breaks the law to do so). While Batman is ''canonically'' Lawful Good ([=DnD=] canonical, not DC canonical), it’s very much DependingOnTheWriter what his actual alignment is.
%%* Despite his checkered past, Bigby Wolf of ''ComicBook/{{Fables}}'' seems like a textbook case of the "Lawful-Good-not-Lawful-Nice" breed of cop while he's serving as the Sheriff of Fabletown. King Cole, Snow White, Beast, and Flycatcher are others examples of Lawful Good.
* The titular character of ''ComicStrip/{{Nodwick}}'' and Piffany, one of his employers, both by WordOfGod (the comic is D&D-inspired). The way they express their alignment differ, however: Nodwick is extremely snarky, cynical and resigned to a life of constant pain, but is nonetheless begrudgingly duty-bound and altruistic, while Piffany is more or less StupidGood and GoodIsDumb incarnate.
* ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'': Balder the Brave is Asgard's resident KnightInShiningArmor and one of the most loyal warriors of Odin and the most noble and chivalrous of Thor's supporting characters.
* ComicBook/TheMightyThor himself mostly falls into this alignment, being the good-hearted guardian of Earth and Asgard, honorable and dutiful. His occasional disagreements with Odin might come from Odin being a sort of manipulative NeutralGood at times. This is in contrast with Thor's more hot-blooded and comedic Marvel Cinematic Universe depiction, where he is more ChaoticGood.
* Richard Rider, aka ''ComicBook/{{Nova}}'', the premier member of the Nova Corps (Marvel's answer to the ComicBook/GreenLantern Corps), is so much of a boy scout he seems like he fell straight from UsefulNotes/{{the Silver Age|Of Comic Books}}. His recently-ended series went from one big scene to another, with Richard refusing to compromise doing the right thing for ''any'' reason. The guy even chooses to stay behind on a doomed planet to make sure that ''everyone'' escapes before Galactus eats it, even if it means he would have to fight an impossible battle against ComicBook/{{Galactus}} and his herald, the ComicBook/SilverSurfer. He's also a good example of lawful good doesn't mean lawful nice as he will rip your insides out if you piss him off as Annihilus found out the hard way.

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* Priam Agrivar from [[Creator/DCComics DC's]] ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' and ''ComicBook/ForgottenRealms'' comics. Yes, a literal (A)D&D paladin. Also a former drunk who nonetheless managed to pull himself back out of the bottle and a generally likable character.
* Franchise/{{Batman}}'s alignment has always been contrasting as he is lawful (because he follows a strict system of laws including his own personal code that abhors killing because he believes in the value of life) but also chaotic (because he breaks the law to do so). While Batman is ''canonically'' Lawful Good ([=DnD=] canonical, not DC canonical), it’s very much DependingOnTheWriter what his actual alignment is.
%%* Despite his checkered past, Bigby Wolf of ''ComicBook/{{Fables}}'' seems like a textbook case of the "Lawful-Good-not-Lawful-Nice" breed of cop while he's serving as the Sheriff of Fabletown. King Cole, Snow White, Beast, and Flycatcher are others examples of Lawful Good.
* The titular character of ''ComicStrip/{{Nodwick}}''
''ComicStrip/{{Nodwick}}'': Nodwick and Piffany, one of his employers, both by WordOfGod (the comic is D&D-inspired). The way they express their alignment differ, however: Nodwick is extremely snarky, cynical and resigned to a life of constant pain, but is nonetheless begrudgingly duty-bound and altruistic, while Piffany is more or less StupidGood and GoodIsDumb incarnate.
* ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'': Balder the Brave is Asgard's resident KnightInShiningArmor and one of the most loyal warriors of Odin and the most noble and chivalrous of Thor's supporting characters.
* ComicBook/TheMightyThor himself mostly falls into this alignment, being the good-hearted guardian of Earth and Asgard, honorable and dutiful. His occasional disagreements with Odin might come from Odin being a sort of manipulative NeutralGood at times. This is in contrast with Thor's more hot-blooded and comedic Marvel Cinematic Universe depiction, where he is more ChaoticGood.
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''ComicBook/{{Nova}}'': Richard Rider, aka ''ComicBook/{{Nova}}'', the premier member of the Nova Corps (Marvel's answer to the ComicBook/GreenLantern Corps), is so much of a boy scout he seems like he fell straight from UsefulNotes/{{the Silver Age|Of Comic Books}}. His recently-ended series went from one big scene to another, with Richard refusing to compromise doing the right thing for ''any'' reason. The guy even chooses to stay behind on a doomed planet to make sure that ''everyone'' escapes before Galactus eats it, even if it means he would have to fight an impossible battle against ComicBook/{{Galactus}} and his herald, the ComicBook/SilverSurfer. He's also a good example of lawful good doesn't mean lawful nice as he will rip your insides out if you piss him off as Annihilus found out the hard way.



* Captain Marvel, a.k.a. ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}!''. He was created as another comic book company's answer to Superman. (In one episode of the ''Justice League'' cartoon, Captain Marvel was the Boy Scout while Superman was the errant hero-gone-too-far.)
* Dinah Laurel Lance, aka ComicBook/BlackCanary, in some continuities a cop's daughter, and her Lawful leanings often lead to friction with fellow [[ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey Bird of Prey]], the decidedly ChaoticGood Helena Bertinelli, aka ComicBook/{{Huntress}}, and sometimes with her husband, the slightly less Chaotic Oliver Queen, aka ComicBook/GreenArrow.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' may be the poster child for NeutralGood, but really he's closer to this alignment. He does not value breaking the law for the Greater Good any more than most other costumed vigilantes, and will gladly use- and even seek out- the help of local law enforcement whenever its available, if not outright join them (''Civil War'' being a prime example). The problem for Spidey is more that he is a HeroWithBadPublicity, and due to decades of media persecution along with a couple of people suspecting him of certain murders (the deaths of Gwen and George Stacy, respectively), he can't play this trope straight. As a contrast, the main reason Batman is portayed as Lawful Good is due to his good relationship with the police (or the police commissioner, anyway), but Bats will drop the cops in a flash if he thinks he can't trust them to do their jobs right; Spidey simply doesn't have a Jim Gordon counterpart to trust in the first place (though there have been a couple of detective friends over the years).
* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'', in his more "Boy Scout" incarnations. Although when he originally debuted in the GoldenAge and most of time Superman fluctuates between ChaoticGood and NeutralGood. Post-ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}, he's become more like the original version, in some cases even making Franchise/{{Batman}} look tame by comparison.
* ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'':
** ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, though after the Marvel ComicBook/{{Civil War|2006}} some would argue differently. Cap's the flavor of this alignment where far more weight is put on Good than Lawful, and is one of the few major characters in the Marvel Universe to dedicate himself to Good first above anything else, having gone so far to once even giving up the "America" part of his name, rather than having to unquestionably follow the government's word no matter what. His ComicBook/UltimateMarvel incarnation, however, puts a little more emphasis on the Lawful part over the Good part than his main universe counterpart.
* Characters like ComicBook/TheSpectre and ComicBook/DoctorFate are somewhat unique depictions of this alignment, as they represent amalgamations of two different characters whose different moralities blend together to create it:
** While his methods are extreme, the Spectre's purpose is to punish evil in all its forms in accordance with the will of the Almighty. However, the angel who makes up half the entity, Aztar, is too Lawful Neutral and is not very good at judging criminals reasonably—he'll deal out the same horrific punishment to a jaywalker as would seem more appropriate for a serial killer. He needs to be bound to more Good-aligned hosts to create the Lawful Good being known as the Spectre, who is able to properly judge the wicked.
** As a Lord of Order, Nabu is an unquestionable LawfulNeutral, obsessed with Order and its preservation. Due to his magical power, Nabu cannot operate on his own (at least, not for very long) and must remain contained within his mystical Helm of Fate until a human puts it on and becomes his host and, together, become the individual known as Doctor Fate. This human is almost always Good-aligned; depending on the level of influence that Nabu or the host has over Doctor Fate, this determines whether he is more Lawful or more Good, respectively. When they have a relatively balanced amount of both of them making him, Fate becomes a fairly standard LawfulGood superhero in terms of morality, and it's when that balance is tipped to one side that Fate can struggle with ToBeLawfulOrGood.



* [[TheHighQueen Empress Lilandra Neramani]] from Franchise/XMen, as opposed to her ChaoticEvil or NeutralEvil [[CainAndAbel siblings]] D'Ken and Deathbyrd. She is pretty much the only recurring Shi'ar character who is openly altruistic and supportive towards Earth's heroes but will always put the laws and safety of her empire above all else, even if it puts her in conflict with the X-Men. Her former bodyguard and current emperor, Gladiator, switches between this alignment and LawfulNeutral or LawfulStupid, DependingOnTheWriter.
* This was original alignment of ''ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}'', as well especially when he was butting heads with Wolverine. Around the early 2010s, however, he [[ChaoticGood started]] [[ChaoticNeutral slipping]]...

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* ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'': Captain Marvel. He was created as another comic book company's answer to Superman. (In one episode of the ''Justice League'' cartoon, Captain Marvel was the Boy Scout while Superman was the errant hero-gone-too-far.)
* ''ComicBook/SheHulk'': She-Hulk fits into this trope in contrast with [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk her cousin]]'s ChaoticGood or ChaoticNeutral tendencies. {{Justified|Trope}}, though, she ''is'' a lawyer after all.
* ''ComicBook/TheSpectre'': While his methods are extreme, the Spectre's purpose is to punish evil in all its forms in accordance with the will of the Almighty. However, the angel who makes up half the entity, Aztar, is too Lawful Neutral and is not very good at judging criminals reasonably—he'll deal out the same horrific punishment to a jaywalker as would seem more appropriate for a serial killer. He needs to be bound to more Good-aligned hosts to create the Lawful Good being known as the Spectre, who is able to properly judge the wicked.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': Spider-Man may be the poster child for NeutralGood, but really he's closer to this alignment. He does not value breaking the law for the Greater Good any more than most other costumed vigilantes, and will gladly use- and even seek out- the help of local law enforcement whenever its available, if not outright join them (''Civil War'' being a prime example). The problem for Spidey is more that he is a HeroWithBadPublicity, and due to decades of media persecution along with a couple of people suspecting him of certain murders (the deaths of Gwen and George Stacy, respectively), he can't play this trope straight. As a contrast, the main reason Batman is portayed as Lawful Good is due to his good relationship with the police (or the police commissioner, anyway), but Bats will drop the cops in a flash if he thinks he can't trust them to do their jobs right; Spidey simply doesn't have a Jim Gordon counterpart to trust in the first place (though there have been a couple of detective friends over the years).
* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'': Superman in his more "Boy Scout" incarnations. Although when he originally debuted in the GoldenAge and most of time Superman fluctuates between ChaoticGood and NeutralGood. Post-ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}, he's become more like the original version, in some cases even making ComicBook/{{Batman}} look tame by comparison.
* ''ComicBook/XMen'':
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[[TheHighQueen Empress Lilandra Neramani]] from Franchise/XMen, Neramani]], as opposed to her ChaoticEvil or NeutralEvil [[CainAndAbel siblings]] D'Ken and Deathbyrd. She is pretty much the only recurring Shi'ar character who is openly altruistic and supportive towards Earth's heroes but will always put the laws and safety of her empire above all else, even if it puts her in conflict with the X-Men. Her former bodyguard and current emperor, Gladiator, switches between this alignment and LawfulNeutral or LawfulStupid, DependingOnTheWriter.
* ** This was original alignment of ''ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}'', as well especially when he was butting heads with Wolverine.ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}. Around the early 2010s, however, he [[ChaoticGood started]] [[ChaoticNeutral slipping]]...
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* Franchise/{{Batman}}'s alignment has always been contrasting as he is lawful (because he follows a strict system of laws) but also chaotic (because he breaks the law to do so). While Batman is ''canonically'' Lawful Good ([=DnD=] canonical, not DC canonical), it’s very much DependingOnTheWriter what his actual alignment is.

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* Franchise/{{Batman}}'s alignment has always been contrasting as he is lawful (because he follows a strict system of laws) laws including his own personal code that abhors killing because he believes in the value of life) but also chaotic (because he breaks the law to do so). While Batman is ''canonically'' Lawful Good ([=DnD=] canonical, not DC canonical), it’s very much DependingOnTheWriter what his actual alignment is.
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%%** Also, with Roy there is Mei Ling. In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4'' she even commands a battleship herself and is the leader of the final assault squad!

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%%** Also, with Roy there is Mei Ling. In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4'' ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'' she even commands a battleship herself and is the leader of the final assault squad!
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** Dimitri in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' is a deconstruction of this alignment, as he has a strong sense of justice with virtues of chivalry and honor. At the same time, however, he also has to battle his own inner demons due to him being a SoleSurvivor of Tragedy of Duscur and dealing with his own SanitySlippage. [[spoiler:Post-timeskip, he ends up degenerating into LawfulNeutral, as he still maintains his belief that the innocent should be protected from evil and still wants to protect the Church of Seiros, but his mental state is driven by hatred to the point that he commits brutal atrocities in order to exact his revenge on Edelgard. However, he rebounds back into Lawful good again on the Azure Moon route.]]

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** Dimitri in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' is a deconstruction of this alignment, as he has a strong sense of justice with virtues of chivalry and honor. At the same time, however, he also has to battle his own inner demons due to him being a SoleSurvivor of Tragedy of Duscur and dealing with his own SanitySlippage. [[spoiler:Post-timeskip, he ends up degenerating into LawfulNeutral, ChaoticNeutral, as he still maintains his belief that the innocent should be protected from evil and still wants to protect the Church of Seiros, but his mental state is driven by hatred to the point that he commits brutal atrocities in order to exact his revenge on Edelgard. However, he rebounds back into Lawful good again on the Azure Moon route.]]
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* Though considered a maverick by the government organization backing her and operating on the personal belief she's selfish for prioritizing her friends and desires over the sake of the world, Chisato from ''Anime/LycorisRecoil'' demonstrates all the hallmarks of a breakaway benevolent entity with lawful ideals. She keeps herself to a ''rigid'' code of conduct that informs every action she takes, only deviating from her code when to do otherwise puts her allies in danger, and even then still works to maintain that code. Though Chisato is considered a maverick by DA for refusing to kill, she nonetheless works with the institution and is used as their best agent when things are dire because she still believes in the safety they're trying to provide and recognizes that even on their worst days DA is trying to uphold peace.
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** ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, though after the Marvel ComicBook/CivilWar some would argue differently. Cap's the flavor of this alignment where far more weight is put on Good than Lawful, and is one of the few major characters in the Marvel Universe to dedicate himself to Good first above anything else, having gone so far to once even giving up the "America" part of his name, rather than having to unquestionably follow the government's word no matter what. His ComicBook/UltimateMarvel incarnation, however, puts a little more emphasis on the Lawful part over the Good part than his main universe counterpart.

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** ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, though after the Marvel ComicBook/CivilWar ComicBook/{{Civil War|2006}} some would argue differently. Cap's the flavor of this alignment where far more weight is put on Good than Lawful, and is one of the few major characters in the Marvel Universe to dedicate himself to Good first above anything else, having gone so far to once even giving up the "America" part of his name, rather than having to unquestionably follow the government's word no matter what. His ComicBook/UltimateMarvel incarnation, however, puts a little more emphasis on the Lawful part over the Good part than his main universe counterpart.

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