History Main / LawfulGood

* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow''
** Pops Maellerd is a literal embodiment of pure good. That's why he is a Lawful Good. In season one of the show he's an incredibly king guy who is always in a good mood. He does not care that Mordecai and Rigby are slackers and even slacks off with them sometimes like in the season 2 epsisode, Go Viral. He would not harm anyone on purpose and is very patient with everyone. He had his fair share of causing trouble like forcing Benson to Manage his anger in the season 3 episode Think Positive. Which almost causes the destruction of the park. That instance was a result of his pure childlike innocence and desire for everyone to be happy and get along. He goes through great lengths to helps others like in the season 2 episode Really Real Wrestling. Being a chosen one Pops is destined to fight Anti-Pops. In the final episode, Regular Epic Final Battle Part 3: The Power he defeats Anti-Pops by killing him with kindness. In it he hugs his evil twin and sacrafices himself so he can save the universe even Anti-Pops learns the error of his ways from this hug.

* Batmans 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.

* The only ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' character that is listed as being of the Lawful Good territority is Saber. Considering she's [[spoiler:KingArthur]], it is only obvious. However, when she becomes Saber Alter, she becomes LawfulEvil.

** As in ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', this is the default alignment of bronze dragons (scholarly hermits who, once they give their word, would rather die than break it), silver dragons (the paladins and crusaders of dragonkind, who routinely live under incredibly strict moral and ethical codes because they genuinely crave the stability they bring) and gold dragons (altruistic, mentorly sorts and paragons of dragonkind, but known to let their focus on the big picture cloud their ability to see details).

* A kinder, caring and more [[EmpathicHealer sympathetic]] DeadlyDoctor. (Because medicine [[CruelToBeKind isn't always nice]].

* Maria Graceburt from ''Anime/MaiOtome''. Like Haruka, Maria's purpose in life is to make sure that ''everyone'' who steps through the gates of Garderobe Academy upholds the morals and traditions of their Otome predecessors, and tirelessly tries to hold herself to the same rules[[spoiler:, as she was once an Otome herself]].

* Batman when not considered ChaoticGood is usually considered Lawful Good. He has an rigid code of ethics and he imposes his moral system his allies. No heroes are allowed to kill or use guns whiles in Gotham. He places his owm Moral Code over his own desires and tries to force the world to conform to his rules. The Joker, The Achetype for ChaoticEvil views batman as an Agent of Law
** Batmans alignment has aways been complex as he is Lawful (because he follows a strict system of laws) but also chaotic (because he breaks the law to do so). Whiles Batman is ''canonically'' Lawful Good ([=DnD=] canonical, not DC canonical) its very much DependingOnTheWriter. what his actual alignment is.

* Batman when not considered ChaoticGood is usually considered Lawful Good. He has an rigid code of ethics and he imposes his moral system his allies. No heroes are allowed to Kill or use guns whiles in Gotham. He places his owm Moral Code over his own desires and tries to force the world to conform to his rules. The Joker, The Achetype for ChaoticEvil views batman as an Agent of Law

Batmans alignment has aways been complex as he is Lawful (because he follows a strict system of laws) but also chaotic (because he breaks the law to do so). Whiles Batman is ''canonically'' Lawful Good ([=DnD=] canonical, not DC canonical) its very much DependingOnTheWriter. what his actual alignment is.

* Batman when not considered ChaoticGood is usually considered Lawful Good. He has an rigid code of ethics and he imposes his moral system his allies. No heroes are allowed to Kill or use guns whiles in Gotham. He places his owm Moral Code over his own desires and is working with the Gotham Police Department to solve crime. Batman tries to force the world to conform to his rules and the Joker, The Achretype for ChaoticEvil views batman as an agent of Law
* Batmans alignment has aways been complex as he is Lawful (because he follows a strict system of laws) but also chaotic (because he breaks the law to do so). Whiles Batman is ''canonically'' Lawful Good ([=DnD=] canonical, not DC canonical) its very much DependingOnTheWriter. what his actual alignment is.

* Batman when not considered Chaoticgood is usually considered Lawful Good. He has an rigid code of ethics and he imposes his moral system his allies. No heroes are allowed to Kill or use guns whiles in Gotham. He places his owm Moral Code over his own desires and is working with the Gotham Police Department to solve crime. Batman tries to force the world to conform to his rules and the Joker, The Achretype for ChaoticEvil views batman as an agent of Law

* The [[Series/Batman1966 Adam West days]] of ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' tended to lean towards Lawful Good. He was less of a vigilante who broke the laws and only had his one true rule, to a detective on the force that just really liked bats. Batman is ''canonically'' Lawful Good ([=DnD=] canonical, not DC canonical). If anything, Batman is Lawful Good DependingOnTheWriter.

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** [[WorldsStrongestMan Siegfried]] starts out as more of a revenge-motivated TrueNeutral, but after achieving his vengeance, he decides that Hel is the true problem, and joins the battle to stop her, becoming a LawfulGood Einherjar general.

* ‘’Literature/AesirCrossWars’’: This is the default alignment of [[TheSmartGirl Uriel Cross]]. While her boss, Forseti, is mellow enough to be considered NeutralGood instead, Uriel is among the most uptight characters in the book, and is very devoted to performing her duty as the Guardian Angel to the God of Justice.

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* Azrael of ''Literature/AesirCrossWars'': He may be fatally [[DeadpanSnarker sarcastic]], but he tends not to break rules and attempts to forgive people, even the antagonists. Ultimately subverted, however, as he is so heavily on the Good First side, he becomes almost NeutralGood, since he fights for what he calls the natural order, and will go to Chaos to defend it.
** Forseti, the God of Justice, and Uriel, his Guardian Angel, are this by default.
%%* In ''Fanfic/MagicalBladeDance'', we have [[ThePaladin Mits]][[TheHero ukai]] who is very lawful and good when compared with his [[PolarOppositeTwins Polar Opposite]] ChaoticGood [[BlackMagicianGirl Rits]][[TheLancer uka]].
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** HufflepuffHouse fits this to a tee. Their core values are loyalty, friendship, and fairness.

* ''Literature/TheSpectrumGame''; Makoto Kozuki is absolutely this, though his thirst for vengeance made him LawfulNeutral before he got his shit together. He is [[JusticeWillPrevail a staunch believer in justice]], and [[HonorBeforeReason always acts based on what he sees as just, regardless of the consequences.]]
** Minori Asakura is also this, being [[SarcasticDevotee Makoto's most stalwart follower]]. She tends to be the voice of reason, and tries to keep Makoto on the right path. While not necessarily believing in 'justice' as much as he does, it's still clearly rather important to her.
** Silas and Jude are two contrasting examples of this trope. Jude is Lawful Good because of his religion, which actively encourages this mindset, while Silas believes in helping others, [[UsefulNotes/Atheism despite not following any religion]], because it's his personal belief.

* '''Type 1: Lawful Over Good-''': This type uses Good means to achieve Lawful ends. Essentially, a LawfulNeutral character that believes a morally Good society or way of life is more orderly or safer than any other, one that is perhaps less "pro-Good" than "anti-Evil" and "anti-Chaos". Though they strive to behave in a good and altruistic manner, when push comes to shove they are likely to [[ToBeLawfulOrGood choose to follow the rules or obey authority]] over sticking their own neck out to do the right thing. While they believe that law and order are ultimately more important than morality (although they may not admit it in public), they see doing good as the price to pay for this, and would rather live in a morally upright environment than any other.

** ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow''
* Pops Maellerd is a literal embodiment of pure good. That's why he is a Lawful Good. In season one of the show he's an incredibly king guy who is always in a good mood. He does not care that Mordecai and Rigby are slackers and even slacks off with them sometimes like in the season 2 epsisode, Go Viral. He would not harm anyone on purpose and is very patient with everyone. He had his fair share of causing trouble like forcing Benson to Manage his anger in the season 3 episode Think Positive. Which almost causes the destruction of the park. That instance was a result of his pure childlike innocence and desire for everyone to be happy and get along. He goes through great lengths to helps others like in the season 2 episode Really Real Wrestling. Being a chosen one Pops is destined to fight Anti-Pops. In the final episode, Regular Epic Final Battle Part 3: The Power he defeats Anti-Pops by killing him with kindness. In it he hugs his evil twin and sacrafices himself so he can save the universe even Anti-Pops learns the error of his ways from this hug.

* ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'':

* Queen Arika of ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'', the last Queen of Vespertatia who was much beloved by her people and served as the BigGood of Nagi's Ala Rubra. [[spoiler:Between her and the ChaoticGood Nagi, it's probably not much of a surprise that their son Negi averaged out as NeutralGood]].
%%** Setsuna Sakurazaki is also of the Lawful Good alignment as well.
* ''Anime/MaiHime'':
** Akira Okuzaki, a teenage {{ninja}} girl, has the utmost respect of her clan's traditions and rules. Still, she will occasionally go against them to do what she thinks is the right thing to do, such as [[spoiler:saving Takumi's life instead of killing him for discovering her secret.]]
** Haruka Suzushiro acts more strict, but still adheres to this alignment... at least in the anime. Manga!Haruka is much more LawfulNeutral, but it's mostly played for laughs as she decides that certain laws (school rules) are more important than others (the laws against kidnapping people, for instance).

* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'''s Reimu may act [[GoodIsNotNice crabby]] or [[strike:pretend to be]] indifferent at times, but when push comes to shove, she will act as the dutiful hero.

** Steven himself is still a child but is still pretty openly this, absurdly kind hearted, devoted to his family and community, and very loyal to his caregivers. Even his rule breaking tends to be structured and organised, Steven often insisting on going about even the most minor of wrong doing in an absurdly stereotypical way because ‘that’s how it’s supposed to be done’. His character development has brought him even closer to this, to the point of edging towards a StopHavingFunGuy before his friends forced him to add a little more chaos to his life.

* '''Type 1- Lawful Over Good''': This type uses Good means to achieve Lawful ends. Essentially, a LawfulNeutral character that believes a morally Good society or way of life is more orderly or safer than any other, one that is perhaps less "pro-Good" than "anti-Evil" and "anti-Chaos". Though they strive to behave in a good and altruistic manner, when push comes to shove they are likely to [[ToBeLawfulOrGood choose to follow the rules or obey authority]] over sticking their own neck out to do the right thing, or perhaps struggle more than the other to differentiate the two. While they believe that law and order are ultimately more important than morality (although they may not admit it in public), they see doing good as the price to pay for this, and would rather live in a morally upright environment than any other.
* '''Good Before Law''': This type uses Lawful means to achieve Good ends. They are altruistic and well-intentioned people who believe that following the rules and living an orderly or disciplined life is the best and most efficient way to achieve their moral goals. They differ from NeutralGood in that while the latter might follow the rules out of simple pragmatism or convenience, this type honestly believes that a structured approach is the best way to achieve righteous results, and hence are quicker to discard rules if they do not believe they serve a greater moral purpose than the other type and if doing so does not lead to manageable negative consequences.
* '''Balance Seekers''': They face the dilemma of ToBeLawfulOrGood often, and must consider the circumstances anew every time it comes up.
At times, they will have to work with ChaoticGood types, who are just as committed to the cause of right but won't hesitate to break the rules if no other option comes up. How many civilians are there? What are the consequences of the BigBad escaping? Can they find a happy balance? What kind of sacrifice must they make to do both? Is it better to do one or the other? When it comes to the crunch, the BigBad may get away, but he's probably lost TheDragon, who can lead us back to him; not every civilian was saved, but more than enough (whether man, woman, or child) have made it.

* '''Law Before Good''': Like all Lawful Good characters, they face [[ToBeLawfulOrGood the dilemma of doing the good thing or doing the lawful thing]], and they will almost always go for the lawful option. They obey the law, and they are essentially good people who will never, ever side with the forces of evil. When it comes to the crunch, they'll topple the [[TheEmpire evil empire]] today and hope somebody else can save the civilians. They have a tendency to clash with ChaoticGood characters and have GoodIsNotNice attitudes to life.
* '''Good Before Law''': The inverse of Law Before Good. They face the same dilemmas as that type, but they are much more likely [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight to choose the good option when it comes down to it.]] They give and take lawful and good orders, and they'll never side with the criminal. When it comes to the crunch, they'll let the BigBad get away today, as long as it ensures the safety of the civilians.

** Obi-Wan Kenobi is a kind-hearted and righteous man devoted to upholding law and order within the Republic. The only time he's ever shown rebelling against legitimate authority is his insistence on taking Anakin as an apprentice, and even this is done in order to uphold a vow he made to his dying master Qui-Gon.

** Durkon the [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame dwarven]] cleric also, by all means and actions, comes off as Lawful Good, with a near-obsessive dedication to the way of Dwarven life (despite eventually fitting in quite well with humans) but also dedicated to his friends and allies, and often functioning as the moral compass of the team when even Roy has doubts. Oddly enough, his deity of choice, Thor, is ChaoticGood. Roy's aforementioned dealing with the heavy metal orcs convinced Durkon that Roy was ''truly'' lawful good and became the start of their friendship.

* {{Reconstructed}} by the BodyOfTheWeek on a late episode of ''Series/CSIMiami'', an accountant by trade. On the one hand, his lawfulness and attention to detail made his son think he was a bit of a jerk and [[spoiler:got him killed after he called a "How am I driving?" tipline and got a tow truck driver fired]]. On the other hand, the same qualities also helped the Miami-Dade Police break up a human trafficking ring and put away a crooked real estate developer trying to build houses on what should've been a Superfund site.