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* Downplayed somewhat with John from ''Series/MrAndMrsSmith2024''. While both of them are willing to do morally dubious things at times for the agency, out of the two, John is more likely to be nicer or take a more people-based approach to solving things than Jane is. He's also the one who goes rogue to try and save a target, despite the risk. This characteristic can make other moments where he's cold or harsh harder to watch.
-->'''Jane:''' You know, you're a lot nicer than this. It's something that I happen to look up to.
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* ''Series/HighFidelity'': Clyde is pretty much defined by being a friendly, kind man. Even when [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech he's telling Rob off]] he stays polite and has a level tone.
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** Theon who started as a big time jerk and even murdered children during the second season surprisingly becomes after his torture at Ramsay's hands with him becoming genuinely repetnant and being incredibly protective of and loyal to the Starks who he previously betrayed.
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* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'':
** Elrond is among the nicest Elvish characters in the show. While he did missed 2 decades of his best friend life, it was not intentional, as he did not take into account how time passes for mortal beings. He apologizes for it and tries to make amends with Durin. He also holds no ill intentions towards the Dwarves, unlike many of his kin.
** Prince Durin IV himself, when not upset, is a cordial and personable man. Much like Elrond, he doesn't hate the Elves, despite the rivalry between the two races. In fact, he is willing to risk his own people's safety to save Elrond's kin. He is also shown to actively look after his subjects.
** Arondir himself is emotionally reserved Elf, but also benevolent, and doesn't resent the Southlanders for their anti-Elf FantasticRacism. He can be prone to say some InnocentlyInsensitive stuff though.
** Elendil is the only Numenorian shown to be friendly to Galadriel, and not resenting her for being an Elf.
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* ''Series/{{Deputy}}'': Hollister, Cade, Paula, Bishop and Joseph are all very compassionate people who genuinely want to help others, even when some put up a tougher exterior (mostly to scare bad guys).
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** Most of the [[BigGood Stark family]], be it Ned, Robb, Bran, or Jon [[HeroicBastard Snow]]. Ned is shown to be [[HundredPercentAdorationRating greatly respected and admired]] by the smallfolk under his care, many of whom are still loyal to the Starks, [[spoiler:long after most of them have been wiped out.]] He was so nice that he even tried to protect Cersei's children, despite them being incest born and their family being enemies to the Starks. Ned is easily one of the most honorable characters in the series. Robb is an overall warm, righteous and compassionate man, rare traits for the leaders of The War of the Five Kings. Jon is definitely a Stark in all but name and is widely considered one of the most compassionate and moral characters in the CrapsackWorld that is Westeros, though not without his prideful moments. Bran is following the footsteps of Robb, Jon, and his father in terms of how nice he is.

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** Most of the [[BigGood Stark family]], be it Ned, Robb, Bran, or Jon [[HeroicBastard Snow]]. Ned is shown to be [[HundredPercentAdorationRating greatly respected and admired]] admired by the smallfolk under his care, many of whom are still loyal to the Starks, [[spoiler:long after most of them have been wiped out.]] He was so nice that he even tried to protect Cersei's children, despite them being incest born and their family being enemies to the Starks. Ned is easily one of the most honorable characters in the series. Robb is an overall warm, righteous and compassionate man, rare traits for the leaders of The War of the Five Kings. Jon is definitely a Stark in all but name and is widely considered one of the most compassionate and moral characters in the CrapsackWorld that is Westeros, though not without his prideful moments. Bran is following the footsteps of Robb, Jon, and his father in terms of how nice he is.
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* ''Series/BlackMirror'': Cooper from "Playtest". For once we get a ''Black Mirror'' protagonist who isn't a VillainProtagonist or an awful person in need of a lesson, but instead we get a quirky, friendly and well-adjusted guy who's only flaw is not checking back with his mother. [[spoiler:This makes his horrific fate by technology-induced MindRape all the more tragic.]]

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* ''Series/BlackMirror'': Cooper from "Playtest". "[[Recap/BlackMirrorPlaytest Playtest]]". For once once, we get a ''Black Mirror'' protagonist who isn't a VillainProtagonist or an awful person in need of a lesson, but instead we get a quirky, friendly and well-adjusted guy who's only flaw is not checking back with his mother. [[spoiler:This makes his horrific fate by technology-induced MindRape all the more tragic.]]



* ''Series/{{Warehouse 13}}'': Steve Jinks is a genuinely kind, good natured man who very quickly slots into the family dynamic of the show. He's barely on the show for two episodes before he and Claudia become inseparable to the point where he essentially becomes her substitute big brother.

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* ''Series/{{Warehouse 13}}'': ''Series/Warehouse13'': Steve Jinks is a genuinely kind, good natured man who very quickly slots into the family dynamic of the show. He's barely on the show for two episodes before he and Claudia become inseparable to the point where he essentially becomes her substitute big brother.



* ''[[Series/WonderWoman1975 Wonder Woman]]'': Steve Trevor in spades. War hero (constantly referred as such in Season 1). Fighter jock ("The New, Original Wonder Woman", "The Feminum Mystique", and others). Rose Bowl (presumably winning) quarterback ("Fausta, the Nazi Wonder Woman"). Tall, handsome, gleaming smile (literally true in the opening credits of Season 1), and will sacrifice his entire career and risk his life for Wonder Woman without hesitation ("Fausta, the Nazi Wonder Woman").

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* ''[[Series/WonderWoman1975 Wonder Woman]]'': ''Series/WonderWoman1975'': Steve Trevor in spades. War hero (constantly referred as such in Season 1). Fighter jock ("The New, Original Wonder Woman", "The Feminum Mystique", and others). Rose Bowl (presumably winning) quarterback ("Fausta, the Nazi Wonder Woman"). Tall, handsome, gleaming smile (literally true in the opening credits of Season 1), and will sacrifice his entire career and risk his life for Wonder Woman without hesitation ("Fausta, the Nazi Wonder Woman").
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* ''Series/ManhattanLoveStory'': Dana is always sweet and caring, beating up on herself when she does anything even slightly bad while letting other people get their way often as where it's also detrimental.

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* ''Series/ManhattanLoveStory'': Dana is always sweet and caring, beating up on herself when she does anything even slightly bad while letting other people get their way often as to the point where it's also detrimental.
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* ''Series/Dracula2013'': Mina is a sweet young woman who's usually kind to everybody else.
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* ''Series/MohawkGirls'':
** Anna is always friendly and nice to everyone at first, but gets dumped on nonetheless. She adopts the more tough manner of other Mohawk women to fit in.
** Thunder is unreservedly polite, kind and the only one to publicly defend Anna from other people.
** Ohserase is extremely kind and understanding, almost instantly forgiving Zoe after she had publicly been exposed as having cheated on him repeatedly. He's also the only one who stands with Bailey when she's denounced in the cafe for dating James, who's white.

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* ''Series/MyDeadEx'': Luke is always kind and never says an unkind word to anyone. Everyone admits this. He even has Ben ask Charley out, which Luke had been planning, after seeing how much Ben's trying to win her over.



** Though he goes over the top at times, he's trying genuinely to help his students and be inclusive of everybody. E.g., his reaction upon learning Aneesa's a Muslim is immediately offering her a prayer rug and a place to pray if she wants.

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** Though Mr Shapiro, though he goes over the top at times, he's is trying genuinely to help his students and be inclusive of everybody. E.g., his reaction upon learning Aneesa's a Muslim is immediately offering her a prayer rug and a place to pray if she wants.
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* ''Series/AmberBrown2022'': Amber and Brandi are both kind, sweet girls.
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* ''Series/LazyTown'':
** Stephanie is friendly to everyone, even Robbie.
** Sportacus always helps those who need it and is generally very friendly to citizens of [=LazyTown=]. He even helps Robbie sometimes.

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** Brittany S. Peirce is truly one of the sweetest members of New Directions.



%% ** A large portion of the male cast is made up of {{Nice Guy}}s, but those that stand out in particular are Will, Finn, Ken, Blaine, Artie, and Sam. Though it's worth noting that Finn, Will and Ken, in particular, are easily read as {{Deconstruction}}s of the Nice Guy trope instead.

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%% ** A large portion of the male cast Surprisingly, Finn Hudson is made up of {{Nice Guy}}s, but those that stand out in particular are Will, Finn, Ken, Blaine, Artie, and Sam. Though it's worth noting that Finn, Will and Ken, in particular, are easily read as {{Deconstruction}}s of the Nice Guy trope instead.exceptionally kind despite having a stereotypical jock written all over him at first glance.
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* ''Series/LetTheRightOneIn'': Isaiah is a cheerful boy who's always kind to everyone.
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* ''Series/ManhattanLoveStory'': Dana is always sweet and caring, beating up on herself when she does anything even slightly bad while letting other people get their way often as where it's also detrimental.
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** Walter, as introduced in ''Film/TheMuppets'', is a friendly, soft-spoken and all in all super-nice guy.

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** Walter, as introduced in ''Film/TheMuppets'', ''Film/TheMuppets2011'', is a friendly, soft-spoken and all in all super-nice guy.



** Kermit himself [[BewareTheNiceOnes isn't without his]] {{Berserk Button}}s and he does [[TookALevelInJerkass Take a Level in Jerkass]] in the first few episodes of ''Series/TheMuppets'' (though he does get better after that), but he's a generally nice frog who serves as TheHeart of the Muppets.

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** Kermit himself [[BewareTheNiceOnes isn't without his]] {{Berserk Button}}s and he does [[TookALevelInJerkass Take a Level in Jerkass]] in the first few episodes of ''Series/TheMuppets'' ''Series/TheMuppets2015'' (though he does get better after that), but he's a generally nice frog who serves as TheHeart of the Muppets.
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* ''Series/PaperGirls'': Tiffany is a kind girl, and her future self's like this too. Adult Tiffany's also shown to be a very popular woman with a lot of friends, quickly welcoming younger Tiffany and her friends to stay at her apartment with literal open arms. Younger Tiffany is very impressed by how nice and cool of a woman she's going to be.
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* ''Series/HapAndLeonard'': Hap is a kind, mellow, and all around friendly man who does his best to get along with everyone and is deeply loyal to the people close to him. Unfortunately, his naturally trusting demeanor makes him easy to manipulate, especially by the people close to him.
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* ''Series/KeepBreathing'': Danny is a very nice man who wants a relationship with Liv, but she continually pushes him away due to being afraid of intimacy. [[spoiler:The hallucinations she has near the end, including showing the two with her having their baby, indicates Liv does care for him, she's just afraid to get close.]]
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** Gonzo isn't the sanest of Muppets, but he's more often than not a nice and loyal guy. The only time he's ever held the JerkassBall was ''Film/MuppetsMostWanted'', but even then, it was due to the influence of the main villains.

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** Gonzo isn't the sanest of Muppets, but he's more often than not a nice and loyal guy. The only time he's ever held the JerkassBall was ''Film/MuppetsMostWanted'', but even then, it was mainly due to the influence of the main villains.

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