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* Anyone from the Belmont clan in {{Castlevania}} (save for [[CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow Gabriel]], who is totally unrelated and is TrueNeutral) can be categorized as LawfulGood, as they carry their duty from the vampire killer bloodline to hunt down Dracula to protect mankind.

** But, like Captain Carrot, it ''works'' for her. For bonus, she's the cleric ''and'' TeamMom for a bunch of {{Heroic Sociopath}}s, and Heaven ''help'' you if you make their MoralityPet cry.

* Anyone from the Belmont clan in Castlevania (save for [[CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow Gabriel]], who is totally unrelated and is TrueNeutral) can be categorized as LawfulGood, as they carry their duty from the vampire killer bloodline to hunt down Dracula to protect mankind.

* Anyone from the Belmont clan in Castlevania (save for [[CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow Gabriel]], who is totally unrelated) can be categorized as LawfulGood, as they carry their duty from the vampire killer bloodline to hunt down Dracula to protect mankind.

A Lawful Good character believes in [[RousseauWasRight the goodness inherent in all beings]] (unless they're a KnightInSourArmor), in a code of conduct - be it a personal one or a set of laws, and that an ideal world comes from promoting this dualism of structure and benevolence. Differing interpretations of 'good' may lead a LawfulGood character to become LawfulStupid. In most {{RPG}}s, it is compulsory for [[KnightInShiningArmor Paladins]] to be Lawful Good. If they stop being Lawful Good, they lose their powers. Likely to take a theoretical approach to TheGoldenRule, with lots of complex rules built around it to clarify how it is to be applied.

* [[{{Paladin}} Paladins]], though NeutralGood paladins are possible.

** The Draenei, the Naaru, and really [[KnightInShiningArmor paladins]] in general.

* HeroAntagonist (usually)

* The United States faction (of course) from CommandAndConquer: Generals

* Spongebob has Sandy, Krabs (Post movie he is LawfulNeutral or NeutralEvil DependingOnTheWirter), Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, and Neptune.

** Also President Roslin at the beginning of the series, although by the end she has also been tarnished by events.

Role played well, a Lawful Good character can be incredibly interesting, and occasionally face some very difficult decisions. What's really right? Shall I do the Lawful thing, or do the Good thing? Obey the letter of the law, or save the innocents? This can lead to a {{To Be Lawful Or Good}} decision. And, just because one is Lawful, doesn't mean that they automatically agree with other Lawful characters. There are, after all, differing laws and codes of conduct; some can co-exist. Some cannot.

** There's a case to be made that the majority of the Jedi Order is Lawful Good.
*** There's an even stronger case to be made that the majority of the Jedi Order is LawfulStupid.

* Jorge Garcia of ''BackyardSports'' tries to help the other kids have better morals for the greater good, a genuine Lawful Good character.

* HeroAntagonist (sometimes)

** Batman picks and chooses a lot of the rules that he follows. For example, he insists on leaving justice to the law and he would never steal, but he's more then happy to hack any computer, including police ones, break and enter,take evidence from a crime scene, resist arrest, break out of jail when he does get arrested, and use some mild amounts of torture to get his information. This is pretty evident in all of his incarnations, so nine times out of ten he's almost all chaotic neutral.

Written well, a Lawful Good character can be incredibly interesting, and occasionally face some very difficult decisions. What's really right? Shall I do the Lawful thing, or do the Good thing? Obey the letter of the law, or save the innocents? This can lead to a {{To Be Lawful Or Good}} decision. And, just because one is Lawful, doesn't mean that they automatically agree with other Lawful characters. There are, after all, differing laws and codes of conduct; some can co-exist. Some cannot.

'''Lawful Good character types include:'''

* KnightInSourArmor (this is their PREFERRED alignment. Whether they live up to it...)

* Most ChaoticGood characters don't constantly break the law, but they cannot see much value in laws (or, for weaker-{{CCGs}}, do not see the value in laws that do not function solely to punish evil). They believe that their own consciences are their best guides, and that tying themselves to any given code of conduct would be limiting their own ability to do good. They do not get along with anyone who tries to instill any kind of order over the ChaoticGood character or others, believing these people to be restricting their freedom and the freedom of others; however, most ChaoticGood characters will respect the right of others to impose strong codes of conduct on themselves. ChaoticGood characters often focus very strongly on individual rights and freedoms, and will strongly resist any form of oppression of themselves or anyone else.

* Uncle Iroh from Avatar:the Last Airbender is this alignment, amongst others. He is polite and friendly even to his enemies, and does not use violence without warrant. He also uses his firebending lawfully, using passion and drive to power it as opposed to anger and hate, he also only uses it when completely necesarry. He also recognizes and respects Aang, the avatar, and Zuko, who he regards as the true Firelord, despite the fact he himself could assume the throne if he wanted to.

* Captain Carrot from the ''{{Discworld}}'' novels. As a prime example of how CharacterAlignment is only part of character, rather than the whole of it, Samuel Vimes is also Lawful Good, albeit of a very different sort than Carrot's. Despite being arguably the most cynical and misanthropic bastard in the series (see Batman comment above), Samuel Vimes is also one of the most moral people in the series. The law is the rock to which Vimes clings in a world that makes no sense to him -- [[spoiler:when demons possessed him, he kicked them out of his mind by ''sheer force of Lawful Good'']]. He does things by the book (well, mostly) and gives people their due process. Lawful Good all over.

->''"To bring about the rule of righteousness in the land, so that the strong should not harm the weak."''
-->--Paraphrase of the ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_of_Hammurabi Code of Hammurabi]]'' from ''{{Civilization}} IV''

-> ''"Dreams save us. Dreams lift us up and transform us. And on my soul, I swear -- until my dream of a world where dignity, honor and justice becomes the reality we all share -- I'll never stop fighting. Ever."''
-->-- '''Superman'''

* Even though there are some situations where they can't always use this method, Lawful Good characters believe the best way is to have a specific, strict code of conduct, whether self-imposed or codified as a law. Their first impulse when making a moral decision is to refer back to this code; those with externally imposed systems (codes of laws, hierarchies, etc.) will try to work within the system when those systems go wrong. Depending on whether they are more Lawful or more Good, they will either refuse to break the code even though it would hurt someone, or else break it only very reluctantly, and only when it would hurt someone if they kept their code. LawfulGood characters have to be very good at TakingAThirdOption.

* Most chaotic good characters don't constantly break the law, but they cannot see much value in laws (or, for weaker-CCGs, do not see the value in laws that do not function solely to punish evil). They believe that their own consciences are their best guides, and that tying themselves to any given code of conduct would be limiting their own ability to do good. They do not get along with anyone who tries to instill any kind of order over the ChaoticGood character or others, believing these people to be restricting the freedom of others; however, most ChaoticGood characters will respect the right of others to impose strong codes of conduct on themselves. ChaoticGood characters often focus very strongly on individual rights and freedoms, and will strongly resist any form of oppression of themselves or anyone else.

** BenevolentBoss

Others, as characters with SuperOCD and CreatureOfHabit, can vary between LawfulGood, LawfulNeutral and LawfulEvil

A Lawful Good character believes in [[RousseauWasRight the goodness inherent in all beings]] (unless they're a KnightInSourArmor), and in a code of conduct, be it a personal one or a set of laws, and that an ideal world comes from promoting this dualism of structure and benevolence. Differing interpretations of 'good' may lead a LawfulGood character to become LawfulStupid. In most {{RPG}}s, it is compulsory for [[KnightInShiningArmor Paladins]] to be Lawful Good. If they stop being Lawful Good, they lose their powers. Likely to take a theoretical approach to TheGoldenRule, with lots of complex rules built around it to clarify how it is to be applied.