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"A leader is a dealer in hope."
— Napoleon Bonaparte
Whereas the
is considered the ultimate evil to be defeated, the Big Good is the cornerstone of any heroic organization. This character is explicitly stated to be a counterpart to combat the forces of evil, likely calling all the shots in the organization and is normally the highest ranking or the absolute most powerful. Since
is usually,
synonymous with the protagonist, the Big Good does not always fill that role, as it is usually more dramatic for the protagonist to work upwards from the bottom. It may be stated (at least in the beginning) that
is expendable whereas this character is not. The Big Good is simply the most valuable member of the heroic movement in a given work, whether in terms of rank, function or wisdom. If not , then they will most definitely be
into being the weapon they need him to be.
is in full force most of the time, with the Big Good usually starting off several orders of magnitude more powerful than . The character may be servant to
just like their how evil counterpart could be a servant to a greater bad. Unlike the , however, the Big Good can be taken down rather early - to show
by that point or . One of the more common ways this is done is to have the two Bigs confront each other directly, with the Big Good coming up short. For extra pathos, the
was . Expect
or some other member of the
to take up the mantle by the time the
comes round.
Might occasionally be a great hero who is
(might be true, or they might be simply hidden) or someone who most characters
until they appear in the flesh. At the beginning of a series, expect the
to be much more worried about this character than about .
may not even register on any antagonist's radar while all of them will be out to off the Big Good.
is far more often
than the .
wise, the Big Good is the
against them.
Do note that this trope is about a character role and as such there are multiple
that can fulfill this role, including but not limited to:
(if they are the protagonist of the story as well)
(If the protagonist )
- Who fulfils the same role but has their own agenda.
(So long as they aren't
(If missing and set to return.)
At its most general, the Big Good title simply refers to the leader of the largest group opposing the . Keep this in mind when suggesting examples. See also .
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: The Skull Knight, the most powerful opposition to the Godhand, a rival to both the leader of the Godhand and one of the strongest Apostles, and a particularly major ally to , acting as a sort of cynical mentor towards him.
eventually graduates
into such a role in the final arc, because he serves as the rallying point of the Shinigami while the Sternritter decimate the Seireitei. He goes through it only briefly, however, because he ends up dying at the hands of the .
is both the leader of the Knight Sabres and the
chief opposition. She spends much of her screentime operating behind the scenes, meeting with business contacts in high-level positions, who act as her eyes and ears to keep tabs on Genom's activities. Were it not for Sylia's decision making, Genom would likely succeed in .
Captain Bravo from . Then the second half of the series introduced a Bigger Good Guy who was his captain. He even makes the bigger part somewhat literal — whereas Captain Bravo's weapon is a body-fitting armor, his superior's weapon is a
suit of armor.
provides a more uncommon
example. As a charismatic and brilliant revolutionary, Zero leads the
in their campaign against , but he's very willing to utilize questionable methods against his enemies, and he's gotten some animosity from his immediate subordinates once they see how far he's willing to go to defeat Britannia. In some ways, he's a , as many civilians look to Zero as their hero, their savior and their leader, and to others, he's a , since his actions, although gray, are considerably less atrocious than Britannia, but he gets flak for it anyway.
Lord HolyAngemon and Lord Whamon, the rulers of the Digimon World and Net Ocean, respectively, in . Although the latter is nearing his end by the time the protagonists, Taichi and Zero, enter the story, they still work for the former.
fulfills this role in . His status as the Big Good is best exemplified during his temporary disappearance after Etemon's defeat. Without their leader, the DigiDestined not only go separate ways, they also fail to accomplish anything significant for almost three months.
Norn, the disembodied will of Yggdrasil, the host computer that regulates the Digital World in . She is unable to due much directly due to a demon lord taking over the computer, so she guides the protagonists who happen to have "illegal" monsters which can run the arbitrator program meant for such situations.
Master Roshi and Kami, both of them mentor Goku and the younger generation. Kami tries to get Goku to take over from him after he defeated Piccolo, but was .
King Kai through the Saiyan and Cell Sagas. He's a mentor to Goku, one of the
of the afterlife, and in most of the movies he takes time to inform Goku of various threats.
Supreme Kai, the
of the Dragon World, is this role for the first half of the Buu Saga and to the universe at large, though . After he being freed, Old Kai takes this role for the rest of the series.
Goku takes this role in the Cell Saga. He tells the others about the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, trains Gohan to surpass him, choses a new Guardian of the Earth to revive the Dragon Balls, and spiritually guides Gohan after he was killed. After being revived for a day, he acts this way towards Goten and Trunks, and even uses this as his reason to Piccolo why he didn't go all out.
Dende tries to becomes this after he takes the position as Guardian of the Earth. But he's hindered by his lack of experience and doesn't have the power to fight on the front lines with the rest of the heroes. He often defers to Piccolo or Goku when trying to make a tough decision.
Beerus and Whis take up this position, once they become Goku's allies. Beerus and Whis sometimes assist the heroes against powerful threats like Frieza and Goku Black. Whis also personally trains Goku and Vegeta.
starts out with Makarov Dreyar established early on as one of the strongest wizards in the setting, and the master of the titular guild. However, he is eventually replaced by the ghost of Mavis Vermillion, the founder and first master of Fairy Tail, who also shares a deeply-rooted history with Zeref, the . All the same, Igneel serves as the
to Acnologia's , as seen when he finally reveals himself and fights Acnologia.
Kenshiro in . Any heroic organization in the series eventually has him front and center, inspiring and dishing out the biggest doses of beat-downs. In the second series, Bat becomes this to the Hokuto Army.
In , against , the role of Big Good is split between Colonel Roy Mustang and Van Hohenheim, the two filling the roles of
respectively. While Hohenheim is the only one that can match the 's sheer power, Mustang's efforts
can't be ignored.
Surprisingly, they both fit the exact same mold in the
Miaka Yuuki from . Indeed all of the Mikos are supposed to be this for their countries and warriors.
Dr. Saotome in , being the one that invented the eponymous robot and currently employs the protagonists as its pilots. He's one of the few people in the setting with an almost complete understanding of the nature of , and how to use them against the various threats to humanity.
Bright Noa in from
and beyond. He is the leader of the Earth Federation forces fighting against Zeon, then leads the
against the Titans, and the Earth Special force Londo Bell.
Lacus Clyne in both
serving as the political face of the Clyne Faction/Three Ships Alliance & Terminal, while positioning herself as a philosophical counterpoint to the likes of Muruta Azrael, , and . Several of the villains are aware of the level of influence she has - in SEED both Patrick Zala and the genuine
Rau Le Creuset try to put her out of commission, while in SEED Destiny Durandal not only tries to have her killed, but hires a
named Meer Campbell to take her place.
In the first part of , Gr&dek Ainoa, the sole leader of the few willing resistance soldiers in the corrupt, incompetent Federation in the face of the mysterious enemies.
Sir Integra Hellsing from . As her name implies, she's the leader of an organization devoted to protecting mankind from supernatural horrors — acting as a militant branch of the Church of England.
has the First and Silver King, who brought the power-giving Slates to Japan decades ago and has since floated above the city in an airship. Some believe him to be just a myth.
It turns out the protagonist is , body-swapped and memory-wiped.
Jotaro Kujo, protagonist of , serves this role in , as he is the most seasoned Stand user in Morioh. He is openly feared by the majority of villains because of his experience and his powerful Stand, and he holds together the entire investigation of the town's mysterious murders.
The Elder from . Almost certainly the strongest character in the series, it's fortunate that he's on the side of good. Lampshaded at one point when Sakaki, the tough-guy karate master, says he's going to capture Kushinada, the female jiujitsu master, and bring her to the Elder as a trophy. Kenichi has to remind himself that Sakaki is the good guy and Kushinada is evil.
does not reveal the
until the second half of the series. It turns out to be
Satsuki Kiryuin, seemingly the
of the series. In truth, she has spent almost her entire life preparing an army to defeat her mother and the alien threat of the Life Fibers. She later admits to Ryuko that her antagonism was entirely so she could become strong enough to help save humanity. Once rescued from her mother, Satsuki takes over leadership of
as the final battle to save mankind looms.
It's difficult to decide which lead from
better qualifies. While Reinhard continuously rises through the ranks and spends most of the series being the driving force of the Empire, he is much more morally flawed compared to Yang, who never attempts to rise past the rank of Admiral. Considering the later parts of the story, Yang is the Big Good to Julian as . Reinhard is an overall Big Good as the 'good' he does (the reformation of the Empire) remains at the periphery of the main narrative. In the earlier parts, where the narrative has a narrower focus on them, they each fill the role of .
Pope Benedict in , who leads the world's
defense against the
, who live on the moon and shoot meteors at major cities.
for him for some reason, probably due to his having grown up in the third one.
In the various installments of the
franchise, this role is usually filled in by one of the high-ranking
officials:
is Lindy Harlaown, the TSAB Admiral in charge of recovering the Jewel Seeds from Earth, who is then assigned to deal with the new Book of Darkness incident for personal reasons (her husband died in the previous such incident).
role is split between Carim Gracia, Knight Commander of the , and Admiral Chrono Harlaown (Lindy's son). Hayate Yagami, as the leader of , technically qualifies but it is Carim and Chrono who ultimately have the authority to remove the
from her and other aces.
In , Hayate is now the undisputed
of the show, having been finally granted her own
to deal with the Eclipse crisis however she sees fit. After she exposes herself to danger and is wounded by Curren H&ckebein, Nanoha even calls Hayate out on such carelessness and basically reminds her of a 's duties.
, Takaki is the de facto head of Tenbi Academy. Which makes it her responsibility to
at the school and
from outside threats, .
Ayano Tateyama in
is a posthumous Big Good, being the creator of the Mekakushi Dan and her powers are key to defeat the Wide-Open Eyes Snake and end the time loop.
has , the #1 hero and "Symbol of Peace." This becomes a bit of an issue after
he retires, having used up the last bits of his power fighting the , and at the moment there's nobody else capable of living up to the standard he set.
: Of all people, the
Principal Akane. While she does derive a little too much amusement from screwing around with people, she
and her ultimate goal is
to try to make her school a place where humans and non-humans can co-exist peacefully.
The various Hokages and other Kages, though the post changes hands relatively often. Chapter 515 has the Raikage made the supreme leader of the Allied Shinobi Forces, making him the Big Good.
In the latter half of the War, Naruto becomes the Big Good and singlehandedly turns the War around for the Alliance. He's also fighting both Obito and Madara at once alongside Kakashi, Gai, and Killer Bee.
The previous Hokages eventually join the party, and quickly take over the Big Good baton.
In later chapters of , Silvers Rayleigh seems to operate in this capacity, being likely the strongest and most traveled ally of the Straw Hats, and taking on a mentor/trainer role for . Rayleigh was merely a
despite being powerful enough to hold this role all along, until Luffy's determination (and similarity to Rayleigh's old captain, Gold Roger) impressed him enough to get him to come out of retirement. Two of the strongest pirates alive, "Red-Haired" Shanks and Edward "Whitebeard" Newgate until his death could also qualify. In particular, during the Whitebeard War, the rather morally-sound Newgate led the battle against the more reprehensible
into battle, but it was Shanks himself that ended the war, simply by threatening to attack anyone that wanted to continue fighting!
has Agoni, a multi-millionaire who is the founder and leader of .
: The top brass of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, Detective Matsui, and even the JGSDFnote& all defer to Gotoh whenever there's an impending threat to the city, and with good reason. The man is a military genius, having studied military strategy and tactics during his days at the academy. He's also keenly observant, often picking up on things before others do, and noticing details others might overlook.
and his old mentor,
Kai, know this better than anyone.
The end of
become the greatest force for good in the universe, although only one person is aware of her existence and her role.
Beforehand, we have
serving as a . They are the one recruiting
and her fellow
in order to ,
Yui from . She's the Empress of the Enastoria Empire, and she is also .
Downplayed in
since he keeps to the shadows so often, but in many episodes The Ancient One provides wisdom and guidance to the heroes, helps them develop and has greater power than him.
He's also the one that defeated Talpa in the past and created the armor they wear in the present day.
of , or at least the two who are still alive.
The title character of ; a rare example of the main protagonist being this. He goes out of his way to help those around him and many of the characters (especially his ) look to him for wisdom and .
Queen Serenity from . Her daughter, Usagi Tsukino, takes on this role after the Queen makes her last appearance, both as Neo Queen Serenity and as the eponymous Champion of Justice herself.
Athena in . She is the goddess of wisdom, defensive war, strategy, justice and hope. According to the Hyper-Myth, she's the goddess who inherits the control over the Earth from Zeus (her real father). Athena reincarnates once every 200 years, to prevent evil dominates the world and is the symbol of justice for all Saints.
has Senzaemon Nakiri, the Headmaster of the Academy, though this only becomes clear after Azami takes over the school. There's also a somewhat Big God Ensemble since Senzaemon is receiving help from Gin and Jouichirou.
's Big Good is Death, ironically. He's the head of the school that trains the heroes, gives them their missions and is the only one capable of going head to head with the Big Bad. Also, he's the one the villai the heroes themselves are a much lower priority.
Kamina, and later on (to a
extent) Simon, from . Kittan fills Kamina's role while Simon is having his , and continues to be a secondary Big Good while Simon has the helm.
Yoshimura, the grandfatherly and wise manager of Anteiku Cafe in . A decade prior to the series, he came to the 20th Ward and took over leadership of the Ghouls living there, making it into the most peaceful ward in Tokyo. The cafe serves as a safe haven for the ward's Ghouls, allowing them to gather together to socialize or exchange information in a neutral location. Under his leadership, territories are fairly divided and weaker Ghouls are provided scavenged meat, with his policy being to never turn his back on a Ghoul in need. Anteiku takes in Kaneki when he finds himself transformed into a , and helps him adjust to life as a Ghoul. Yoshimura provides wisdom and guidance to the young man, but also serves as a major threat that both
both consider vital to remove. The sequel shows that
with Anteiku destroyed and Yoshimura captured by Aogiri, Aogiri has managed to become an incredibly powerful group forcing neutral Ghouls to work for them, and CCG is struggling to counter their rapid expansion.
In , Ryou Shirogane, owner of Cafe Mew Mew and the head of Project Mew Mew, leads the heroes.
serves this role in
; , , and .
Hakuoro of . He was both
and emperor of his country, which under his leadership went around smiting bad guys.
Dr. Riddles in
and Gang. He
and organizes them to fight against threats like ancient demons and Faudo.
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: Methraton is the greatest force for good who (unlike ) actually takes an active interest in the affairs of the mortal realm. He's virtually a god in his own right, but he's really just an immortal archmage. His most significant act is probably providing the portals used by the different nations in the world to escape the coming destruction of Earth.
serves as the main protagonist's mentor, preparing him in his role as
to stop the apocalypse and he is directly opposite to , . He is not the biggest or most powerful figure in the setting, but he is the most proactive one in the story, while the Forces of Light (particularly ) tend to veer into
territory.
The Guardians of the Universe in
used to be this, but
has them acting aloof and manipulative instead.
is traditionally the chairman (and often acknowledged as the most powerful member) of the , and when not acting in his capacity as a Leaguer most other heroes tend to defer to his authority and judgment if only out of respect. Sometimes generalized to the "Big Three" where Superman, , and
collectively comprise the Big Good of the JLA. (The JLA itself is in a sense the Big Good of DCU superteams and/or the metahuman community in general.) Explicitly shown in the Trinity maxi-series, to the point where the three become gods.
In any story involving the entire Bat Family, Batman will be this even more so than Superman.
In a similar capacity,
is often treated like this, even in comparison to Superman, possibly due to . It's explicitly stated in the comics that Billy Batson would be Marvel full-time to help people, if not for the wizard Shazam insisting that Batson himself deserves some happiness in his life, too.
Bernadette, the leader of the
and , generally acting as a .
Subverted in the . If you come in by the movies, you'd expect Trevor Bruttenholm to fill the role. But he gets killed off in the first issue of Seeds of Destruction. Played straight in stories set before that.
is to the Marvel multiverse what Superman is to the DC multiverse. Though he's far from the most powerful hero, Steve Rogers is the embodiment of Good in the Marvel Universe. Especially when he was the director of SHIELD.
fulfills this when he can. If Cap is considered the
of the Marvel Universe's hero community, then Peter Parker is definitely the
of the heroes. He manages to unite even the most
of heroes and
villains together or brings out the best in them with his unceasing optimism and true everyman nature.
And in terms of sheer power and authority, there's 's pop, the , Odin. He rarely interferes with Earth nowadays, but is clearly this for his native Asgard.
's opposite in the
mythos, Izaya, Leader of New Genesis, is supposed to be the Big Good of the Fourth World saga - but he hardly ever gets used, to give the spotlight to characters like Orion, or even Earth heroes like Superman. Highfather is more or less purely defensive/reactive, which makes him kind of boring when compared to the more active New Gods like Orion or even L he's mentioned a lot more than he's shown. Also referenced-but-not-shown is The Source. The Source Wall has been shown in the comics, which is presented as a kind of barrier around the universe, composed of the frozen-into-stone bodies of beings who dared to try to venture past it.
Admiral Gar Stazi for the Galactic Alliance Remnant in : .
: Jolt was the Big Good to Baron Zemo's Big Bad in the first few years. In some ways Hawkeye was the Big Good after he joined.
: Professor Xavier is
of the X-Men, principal of the Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters, and the standard-bearer of the campaign for mutants and muggles to co-exist peacefully. Even though he doesn't play a direct leader role in all of the Marvel Universe's mutant teams, 's various teams of mutant heroes (the X-Men, , , , etc.) have occasionally been collectively referred to as "The Disciples of Xavier".
In Bendis' Uncanny X-Men, most mutants consider Cyclops this. Though
, there's no denying his political clout, or his devotion to protecting the species.
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In the fanfic The Man Who Sold The World, the Hunter is this to the people of Yharnam. He guards their word from outsider (read: unstabilizing) visitors without control of what they can do and has put an end to the hunt being a Great One they adore him.
: Daniel, Emperor of Avalon. He meets the heroes - Shinji and Asuka - when they're at their lowest and offers to give back everything that was taken away from them. He brings their families and friends back, heals their physical scars, helps them to recover from their traumas, and lends them a military force to save their world.
Alpha takes up this mantle in Part 2 of .
: Misato Katsuragi, Director of HERZ. She is tasked with using the Evangelions on peace-keeping and peace-making missions, and preventing the spreading of the Eva technology. She is also ?s worst enemy, having spent twelve years foiling their plans and scheming and plotting against them.
universe: While Celestia is still the
to Equestria, Princess Twilight has become this to the Terran equivalent of her friends,
the filly version of Starlight Glimmer, and to her own human counterpart, offering her advice and comfort she doubts herself. Above Celestia, however, is Harmony, a being that controls the power of Harmony, and who ascends ponies who prove their worthiness to her.
Godzilla Junior has grown up into this by time we meet him in . While he might be a tad impulsive at times if he feels the situation is dire, he is a benign soul who has gone out of his way to protect the world numerous times. .
Celestia also has shades of this, but the title in this story really goes to
Harmony (the spirit of the Tree of Harmony), the entity who's provided
for the heroes, brought King Caesar to Equestria in the past to fight Tirek, and is trying to be
to the less evil members of the 's forces.
has Amity, 's , who created the Elements of Harmony eons ago to originally defeat him. At the climax of Episode 2, she remotely communicates with the Mane Six as she uses the bonds between them to first restore Twilight's soul after Ruinate , and then to
in order to help them defeat him again.
has Princess Celestia and the White Wizard both filling this role, though to their own separate apprentices. It turns out that they're old friends.
The redeemed spirit of Horus in , trying to keep Luna from falling to , and when that fails he helps her , and then acts as her guardian while she is imprisoned in the Warp. When Luna is set free in the sequel, Horus continues to act as Luna's mentor as she adjusts to modern Equestria.
is this for Princess of Themyscira, guiding Soarin' and Diana against the machinations of .
She's possibly also this for the series as a whole, having led the charge against
, the Grand Ruler in .
are this for the alicorns, and
as a whole.
, who serves as a
The Shining Armor Arc has , the leader of the anti-
that eventually allies with Shining's group.
The series as a whole has , who guide the characters along to reach their happy endings.
They turn out to be Amicitia, having undergone a
as part of a gambit to create a more hopeful timeline separate from Dark World.
During the Finale Arc, Havoc seems to take this role for the CMC, giving them aid disguised as a foal named Phobia on their journey to undo Discord's .
Fillimon, the personification of the good qualities of the , who helps light and goodness thrive in worlds and opposes her brother Nyarlathotrot (the literal personification of ), likely counts for the multiverse as a whole.
Princess Celestia immediately declares war on
after witnessing the ponies of the Solar Empire
upon humanity.
Prior to her execution,
the , but gave humanity a reason to trust the . Even death hasn't dampened her legacy, to the point that some members of the
mourned for her despite their virulent anti-pony sentiments.
During the story,
eventually becomes the new leader of the PHL, going so far as
taking a clone of the Solar Tyrant head-on and
thanks to .
is about Celestia struggling with whether or not she remains the Big Good now that Twilight Sparkle has surpassed her, and her guilt over unwittingly holding Twilight back from her true potential.
in their self named fic. Especially when foals are in danger.
: The spirit of Balance acts this way, though its ability to support the heroes is limited due to being forced to give the Big Bad equal aid.
Ultimately subverted when it turns out Balance was just as big of a monster as the Nightmare, playing with others' lives to achieve its goals and sentencing the Nightmare to a .
and its , this role is shared in a Big Good Ensemble, though some people .
The Council gets no respite here, until
joins their members after the assassination of Udina. Even then, it's the
() versus entrenched .
Wrex, to the krogan.
Samantha Shepard is a downplayed version, since unlike in the
she doesn't use her
tendencies to unite the galaxy against the Reapers. She also has a bit of a brush with depression and a Heroic BSOD that sees a temporary Face-Heel Turn. She resumes the role later, though.
Alt!Roland in his own
and in this one.
Allison Nimitz, once her fleet arrives.
Asula the Milotic, headmistress of the Long Island base and organiser of the main heroic team in .
The / fanfic
of all people, manipulating GDI and the Council into working together against Saren and warning Shepard about the Reapers.
In the , Jalal Stormbringer fills the role in each fic, being the founder and leader of the organization, but a few fics have secondary ones:
In , Rayearth can be considered the secondary Big Good for all matters pertaining to the city of Backwater.
In , the god of retribution St. Cuthbert, being the one who secretly sponsors Leorin's quest for redemption.
As in , L retains his status as the
Big Good to Kira's (aka Light's)
in the fanfic , but this time it gets deconstructed. He ends up as a
by the story's closing.
Space Sheriff Aka from .
has the Wedge Defense Force, and later the International Police Organization.
Cait Sith and his creator, Reeve in , who are the moderator and head admin of the game and the game's creator. When Nanaki suffered glitches in his gameplay due to the incompatibility of his headgear, Cait Sith tracked him down and Reeve made him a custom headgear in exchange for Nanaki's permission to study Nanaki's data. When Cloud finds out that Vincent is a player and not a virus, Cait Sith does everything he can to make up his past actions to Vincent and Reeve plans to track down Vincent's comatose body.
has USS Enterprise, aka "The Grey Ghost" and "The Big E", which is a
on accounts that her historical namesake pretty much served in the war from beginning to end, and was the most decorated US ship during the war with 20 battle stars earned. This is even mentioned word-for-word by the author.
Lance and Steven both play this role in .
Moltres, Mew, and Lugia all fit this mold on a much larger scale.
in . She commands the fear, respect, and/or love of everybody and every creature on Isla Nublar, and is the one who tries to guide Elise and the younger dinosaurs toward a better future.
In , Kaworu of all people. What pushes him into this territory is that not only did he make so that
was averted, he made it so that Aki could grow up normally with her parents. He's still a bit of a dick but saving all 3 billion people on Earth allows you to be.
Jane fills this role in the
fanfic , being queen of Skaia and chairwoman to the .
In , Professor Oak is seen as this, as his research has helped in making the world a better place for Pok&mon and humans alike, although the exact details haven't been specified yet.
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Tied in , between La Muerte, ruler over the Land of the Remembered who represents the positive side of the afterlife, and the Candlemaker.
: The Blue Fairy blesses the title character in the first place.
: The Great Prince of the Forest and later his son, Bambi himself.
has the Fairy Godmother, who magics up Cinderella's ball gear and allows her to get her happily-ever-after.
: Merlin is the most powerful good guy and serves as
to Arthur.
: Bagheera is the opposing force to .
: Much like most adaptations, King Richard is the motivation behind the heroes fighting Prince John, and his absence is what allows everything to fall apart.
: King Triton is the (mostly) benevolent ruler of the seas and the one Ursula ultimately targets in her quest for power.
: The Sultan is the ruler of Agrabah, his removal is what
seeks to achieve for most of the movie, and a single sentence from him solves one of the movie's main conflicts.
has Mufasa, ruler of Pride Rock, whose death is what prompts everything to go to badly. Post-climax, at the end of the film Simba takes on his role.
: The Archdeacon serves as a counterpoint to , although he's mostly absent.
has the Emperor of China, who all the heroes serve, and the
targets him personally.
: Zeus, after he gets , is the loving
to Olympus and
to Hercules, rather than the
: The Grand Councilwoman starts as a
but falls into this by the end, vowing to protect Stitch and his new family.
: Cornelius Robinson A.K.A. Lewis.
: Mama Odie serves as the counterpoint to , with similar magic and less .
Queen Tara from . The rulers of the forest are this in general.
: Woody is the one all the toys look up to and they rely on his leadership. Andy serves as the Bigger Good, as the toys' relatively good lives are because of him and the conflict in the first two films is returning to him, with the conflict in the third being that they truly can't rely on him anymore.
: The Queen leads the ants and tries to safeguard them from , a role then taken up by Atta.
: Doc Hudson, Finn McMissile in note& and
has Doc in a posthumous sense, Smokey in a living sense and then Lightning
by the end of the movie.
: Chef Auguste Gusteau (in a ), being the founder of the restaurant and the motivation for the main character.
: Captain McCrea takes up this role once he starts defying AUTO.
: Queen E you'd think it'd be King Fergus, but the movie is very keen on showing that Elinor is the real boss.
: Dean Hardscrabble, although it takes most of the movie for Mike and Sully to realise it.
: Nausicaa herself.
: Captain Dola, after her
: The Big Totoro
: Seizaemon and Oroku
: The Baron and Prince Lune both fit
: Madame Suliman, in stark contrast to her role in .
: Sparrowhawk
: Granmamare is the benevolent goddess who gives Ponyo and Sosuke their happy ending.
: The Queen ant
: Cheif Tannabok
: Master Oogway, then Shifu after the former dies, serving as mentor and leader of the Furious Five ().
: General W.R. Monger, although his role is limited to capturing the monsters and then directing them to the threat.
: Stoick is the Chief of Berk. In
the role is taken up by Hiccup.
: Metroman is the great hero of Metro City whose absence sets the plot in motion. Towards the end, Megamind fills the role.
: The Man in the Moon is treated as the leader of the Guardians and the source of their power, but it isn't clear how much, if any, of a role it has.
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The White Queen from the Disney and
version of
(There are hints, however, that the character's true nature may actually be just as evil - if not more so - as her sister the Red Queen, and keeping this true nature in check is a constant stuggle for her.)
In , Victor Laszlo.
are willing to do just about anything, even violating Vichy "neutrality" (thus risking drawing the U.S. into the war) and letting known anti-fascist fighter Rick and Laszlo's "companion" Ilsa escape to America, if it means they can stop Laszlo.
is seen as this by Dr. Serizawa, who notes that the creature is humanity's best chance at survival and the only thing that can stop the MUTOs.
Arthur from . He's the leader of the Kingsmen. Unfortunately, he makes a
and joins Valentine.
Morpheus from the , shifting quite quickly to Neo after he reaches
Raiden from the
movies, which most people agreed was a great use of . The character in the games was not quite top-tier despite being a . (And in some non-canonical video game endings involving him, he is depicted as being evil and/or blindly destructive.)
Marshall Stacker Pentecost in
leads the Shatterdome and is the moral he refers to himself as a "fixed point" around which everyone else can focus.
At the end of , Caesar has become this for the rest of the apes. He holds this position in , attempting to keep peace between the apes and humans.
Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda in the classic trilogy are opposed both thematically and in characterisation to
respectively, the last remnants of , and are both
in the prequel trilogy, being the leaders of the still extant Jedi Council. In
Chancellor Valorum tries for this, but is quickly deposed of by pre-Emperor Palpatine.
The Rebels have Mon Mothma leading their political side, and Admiral Ackbar leading their military side.
has General Leia Organa serving as the leader of the heroic Resistance.
In , Emmeline Pankhurst fills this role. She is in hiding at the time the plot takes place, and is only seen giving a , after which she goes into hiding again. When some suffragettes, the protagonist Maud among them, blow up a manor house (while no one is at home, obviously, they're nonviolent), she takes the blame (or credit) for that and goes to prison. The secret service, who had been trying to convince Maud that the suffragettes consider her expendable and will do nothing to keep her out of trouble, are not happy about this.
John Connor in the
films is fated to be one of these, and in
he consequently is.
Odin is portrayed this way in the 2011
film. Most of the film is about Thor proving himself worthy to succeed him as king of Asgard.
King Leonidas in
leads the eponymous group of Spartans against the Persian army, and his legacy is what spurs on the Spartans in the current day (the movie being told
In the , Optimus Prime takes on this role as leader of the Autobots. He is defined as a , a particularly brutal one fighting the Decepticons because otherwise innocents will die. But many Autobots are borderline
themselves, which requires his leadership to keep them pointed at the right enemy. In , the surviving Autobots after
are ecstatic once he comes out of hiding, with Crosshairs calling him "Leader of the free galaxy." Later in the film, him and Drift were cynical of Optimus'
to combat Galvatron's armies, only to watch Optimus take charge.
Crosshairs: Ugh, you just want to . That's leadership... or brainwashing. Drift: No, that's Optimus Prime.
TRON and Kevin Flynn in
split the duties. Tron is the legendary warrior and rallying point for Programs in the fight against Master Control in the first film. In , he's once again the rebellion's rallying point, with Beck
to fight Tesler, since Tron's too badly injured to fight himself. And in the
of , he's the focus of a
myth that states he'll return to defend the Programs in their darkest hour. note& Flynn is the Big Good (or Bigger Good) in the
canon, as he's essentially the system's local deity, (making this an )
on the digital side of the screen while his analog-world friends fight to keep the
going at Encom. Of course, both have been subjected to a lot of
this role is filled by Ludwig Beck, the leader of the German resistance. Even when Stauffenberg assumes control of field operations, he still acknowledges Beck as his superior and the new head of state of liberated Germany.
Glinda the Good Witch from , helping Dorothy and is the opposite of .
: Professor X is this most of the time, but it's deconstructed to some degree in this movie. He's called out about putting up mental blocks in Jean Grey's mind in-order to suppress the split persona that called itself the Phoenix. Needlessly to say, Xavier had more or less
in-order to suppress the Phoenix.
: Charles Xavier is the leader of the heroic team that eventually defeats the . He brought them together, trained them and inspired them to be valiant when faced with great peril.
: The elderly Professor X and Magneto share the leadership role among the remaining X-Men and the Free Mutants. Wolverine's mission is to guide Xavier's younger self towards the process of growing into this by accepting both his powers and his duty to his fellow mutants.
: Professor X; the good vs. evil conflict chiefly revolves around him and the
En Sabah Nur, who are each other's , and the latter is also the former's
and . Charles, despite being relatively feeble as an individual mutant compared to his god-like foe, is the better leader because he's the epitome of , and that's why the X-Men triumph whereas the Four Horsemen crumble as a team.
Imperator Furiosa from . She's opposite to Immortan Joe's , with her main objective being the liberation of The Wives. Angharad counts as well, as she inspired the wives to escape and caused the movie's events.
has said she's Immortan Joe's true ideological opponent.
President Thomas Whitmore from .
Come the ,
a mysterious sphere takes his place.
after M dies, Gareth Mallory takes her place.
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Anastasius Focht, despite his dubious past, comes closest to this in . As head of the ComStar Guards and Militia, he led the Inner Sphere's largest single military force. When the Clan invasion started, he was focused solely on defeating them across all of the Inner Sphere, while many other house lords either were concerned solely with their own territory or trying to take advantage of the situation. Focht was able to buy a 15-year truce from the invasion. He ultimately failed to see the threat of the Word of Blake, but that was only because he felt the Clans were the bigger concern.
books. Naturally, given he's .
Dallben, from . Competes with
for the title, with the former raising the protagonist and the latter being the warrior-prince he aspires to be.
First Lord Gaius Sextus from , though he's also a
perfectly willing to
for a good cause.
After he dies,
and Aquitainus Attis, formerly a borderline , split the role. When Attis dies, Tavi takes it completely. If you asked , they'd say their chieftain Doroga was the Big Good, and the
would put Warmaster Varg up for the office. But if you asked Doroga or Varg personally, they'd probably say it was Tavi.
: Brind'Amour, the last of the good wizards from the old days.
with Durling, the entire Congress, the Supreme Court, and members of the Federal Government dead,
becomes the President of the United States, setting up Executive Orders.
Probably the highest rung of operation is , who generally staves off the most powerful and dangerous threats to the Disc.
Granny Weatherwax is the Big Good in the Witches books. As of ,
the torch has been passed to Tiffany Aching.
In most of the Ankh-Morpork or watch-based books, Vimes is
while Vetinari is the Big Good. Sometimes Vetinari is in a Big Good
with Lady Margolotta Von Uberwald, and at least once Vetinari's aunt served as
to Vetinari.
Every good in , past, present, and future, comes from God and every action that Dante takes follows his purpose to rest in God.
Highest up is
and . They , but they sure as hell manipulate events from behind to make the situation better.
Lesser goddesses
and . Sure, they're mostly motivated by personal gain and family honor, but their goals align with that of the Trio.
Archangels
are more day-to-day allies who definitely help and provide much assistance to the Trio. Their position on the Archangel Council give them much power the main characters lack.
Abraham Van Helsing in . The viewpoint characters do much of the action themselves, but it's clear that Helsing leads the fight against Drac and they would be helpless without him.
: In any matter in the main timeline that didn't directly involve Thread, things were generally handled by Masterharper Robinton (Who started as a
to protagonist F'lar). When he's forced into retirement in All The Weyrs of Pern, he's replaced by a Big Good triumverate of F'lar (representing the Dragonriders), Jaxom (representing the Lord Holders) and Sebell (Robinton's protege and successor).
Most of the Atreides rulers in the
novels, outside of their origin stories.
Ardneh in the Empire of the East trilogy by . So much so that the , or some of them at least, worship him as a god, even though he denies being one.
has the Oracle, a representation of the good in Minecraft who works to stop Herobrine. She manifests both as an old woman and as the game's music.
Warmaster Slaydo is the one who started the crusade to liberate the Sabbat Worlds, and on a personal level was instrumental in Gaunt's early career.
however, so the role went to his successor Warmaster Macaroth, who's a bit of a dick and implied to be much less competent, but is still the leader of the Imperial forces. He later shares the role with the resurrected Saint Sabbat, who becomes the icon that the Imperial forces rally around.
D'ol Falla from the
becomes this after making up her mind to
for her actions while leading the .
Michael in
series is the Doyen of the . He's their leader and it's his job to recruit new Guardians, enforce the Rules and facilitate the
of retiring Guardians. He was also the first Guardian ever changed.
Boron, from the
books fits trope quite well, being King of Ga'Hoole and therefore leader of the Guardians, though some of the other senior Guardians (like Boron's wife, Barran, or Ezylryb) also fit the trope more of less quite well. The traits of a Big Good in these characters are shown to be somewhat more definitive and pronounced in .
Albus Dumbledore at the start is head of the school, known as the most powerful wizard of the age and the only one
feared, and an important mentor figure.
Harry himself in . Even though he does not exactly lead anyone, he continues to inspire hope and is a rallying point for the students of Hogwarts, Dumbledore's Army, and the Order of the Phoenix. In the practical sense, however, Moody and, after he dies, Kingsley, seem to be Dumbledore's designated successors. In Harry's case, it happens gradually as he grows and matures with each book. By , he and Dumbledore have switched roles, with the latter relying on the former for support.
Off-screen,
Neville is this for Hogwarts during Deathly Hallows: it's implied by the way he talked that he stood up and took a lot of crap so the other students wouldn't have to, he was the only leader of the DA to remain at school for the entire year, and during the Second Battle of Hogwarts, he was explicitly shown leading an attempt to kill Death Eaters en masse using Mandrakes.
McGonagall also serves as a Big Good at Hogwarts in Dumbledore's absence: she protects the students from the sadistic Carrows, overthrows Snape, and leads the resistance against Voldemort when Harry returns.
Posthumously, Godric Gryffindor and the other founders of Hogwarts could be considered examples of this Trope on a mythic scale.
The de facto Mayor of Draeze in
is this by default during the events of the book.
Incumbent Raghnall Bors dies and is replaced by Egil of Yarvik.
Great Mage Urtho in the Mage Wars prequel trilogy of the
series. The entire conflict revolves around a massive war between him and the , Ma'ar, and their mutual deaths cause a
that shapes the world for thousands of years afterwards.
trilogy has an interesting subversion: Because he is the leader of the forces opposing the , Lord Asriel could be said to fill this role, despite being pretty firmly an . Because the other leaders are not so morally questionable (as far as we know), all of them could more easily be said to be the collective Big Good.
In the , H.I.V.E.mind serves as this. Caretaker of the eponymous school, he generally watches out for intruders and disturbances, but after
Otto was created to be a vessel to host sentient AI, H.I.V.E.mind spends the majority of his time in
Otto's head, allowing him to assist if not take over in the climax of several of the books. He also serves as .
Bill Denbrough from Stephen King's . In the book, The Turtle takes over this role near the end.
series, Bond's boss and leader of MI6.
books, Tardos Mors, the ruler of Helium — and perhaps even more so John Carter himself, once he gets the title of Warlord of Mars.
In Bryan Miranda's , Gaia acts as the Big Good, giving orders to Luna and Sol to protect the teens so they don't die.
: Sir Koltair is The King of the Order of the Light, which defends the world by fighting shadows.
has several levels of this. Gandalf was sent to rally the Free Peoples against Sauron by
and their leader, , who are the highest authority for good on the physical plane, and above them is Eru, who is, in a nutshell, . After the Ring and Sauron are gone, Aragorn takes over to lead Middle-Earth into the Fourth Age.
Sarah Jennings in
, but as the most powerful hero in the world it keeps being thrust upon her. Which means less time eating burritos and slacking off.
In , there's the "man in the dark room" who made the protagonists policemen, though he doesn't seem to play much of an acti it's more that his very existence is a source of inspiration and hope for them. He is also Sunday, who the protagonists thought was the
but who was really doing it all for their own good. It's kind of complicated.
Chancellor Paige, in the final half of , where she decides to preserve humanity instead of saving it, since what WICKED was doing was just resulting in tortured and killed children.
Kathryn Queen, Prime Minister of , in the . Better known as . In theory, there's a Mantically Aware United Nations above her, who are the highest authority on the planet when it comes to protecting the mantically-aware world, but we never actually see them.
Kelsier from
in the first book. With the backstory revealed in the third book, this applies to the primordial god Preservation. On a cosmic scale the apparent Big Bad, the Lord Ruler, turns out in the end to have been the Big Good, in a twisted sort of way. In the third book Vin seems to have taken up his mantle.
Abbot Mortimer in the first book. By default, the current Abbott or Badger Lord is the story's Big Good.
Martin the Warrior in all of the books that take place .
: Ji. She was a leader of the Fai'daum rebellion, perhaps more important than its nominal chief S she mentored John in co and thanks to her foresight as a seer, she did quite a lot of shepherding events to a good conclusion, such as killing Fikiri in Kyle's timeline so that he could become Kahlil, and sending the key to Nayeshi. In a more remote sense, the creator god Parfir — maybe. Ravishan is sure that Parfir is orchestrating eve John remains skeptical to the end.
Sir Jonathan Rhoades and Miss Sonny Rhoades in Serial 11 of
are this. Perhaps them being a retired time travelling couple that have seen all kinds of evil helps.
Banage, the Rector Spiritualis of the Spirit Court, is always ready to help Miranda and might be the most level-headed of human leaders in the story, even if some people are trying to paint him as a traitor.
Illir, one of the Great Spirits of the Wind to whom all wind spirits must bow, is great help to the heroes from book two onwards.
Ganscotter the Enchanter is rarely part of the action, but most of the Seelie Court seems to serve him. He claims to be himself the servant of a greater power.
To a lesser extent, . He's practically never part of the action, but he's always presented as wise and good beyond compare, and it's because of him that
and the Knights of the Round Table exist.
continuity:
Luke Skywalker in the post-Endor media. According to George Lucas's
Anakin had the potential to become far more powerful than Emperor Palpatine, but due to his injuries on Mustafar had difficulty realizing that potential during his lifetime. Luke inherits that power and finally lives up to the potential meant for his father, henceforth reaching the status of the most powerful Force User. A lot of emphasis is placed on Luke's status as a moral and intellectual role model for the Jedi, and even the larger Republic as a whole. He is faced with temptation and the possibility of being corrupted by evil, just as his father was, but he turns away from it and holds on to his morals and strength of character. He reforms the failings of the old Jedi Order, and redeems his father's sins by doing his best to amend the damage done by Anakin.
Luke and the other Heroes of Yavin - basically the main heroic characters of the films - in , especially the last half of the series where our heroes are on the run from the Empire. They want to meet back up with the most high-ranking Rebels they'd yet met, in the hopes of finding safety, but it's easier said than done.
has Allanon, last of the Druids, and mentor figure to three generations of Ohmsfords. Unlike some Big Goods, he plays a very active role in the story, leading the quest for the Sword of Shannara, personally slaying
in Elfstones of Shannara, and guiding Brin to the Maelmord in Wishsong. Even after his death, his ghost continues to advise future Druids, and he's the one who calls together the Ohmsford descendents in .
Walker Boh's character arc in
has him transform from a
into Allanon's successor as the last Druid. By Talismans he's the unquestioned leader of the Ohmsford heirs, and in
he leads the quest for the books of science in the same way that Allanon lead the search for the Sword, and acts as mentor to a new generation of protagonists, including Bek Rowe and Quentin Leah.
introduces Allanon's adopted father, Bremen, the only survivor of Brona's attack on the Second Druid Council, and the man responsible for creating the Sword of Shannara and giving it to Jerle Shannara in the first place.
has Walker Boh's one-time enemy, Grianne Ohmsford, as the new
of the Third Druid Council. Hoping to
for her past as the Ilse Witch, Grianne builds a new Druid Order and sends out representatives to aid people across the Four Lands. She's succeeded in this role by Khyber Elessedil in The Dark Legacy of Shannara and Aphenglow Elessedil in .
The Thomas Covenant novels have The Creator, who is a very hands-off sort of Big Good. He can't actively intervene in affairs in The Land because doing so would destroy the Arch of Time, but apparently he is allowed some leeway (mainly limited to giving the protagonists from our/the real world encouragement and cryptic prophetic hints before they go to The Land).
The Wyrm of Erch is the most powerful character on heroes' side, and is the driving force behind the formation of the alliance that opposes Ash. He's also Ash's Foil, being a dragon on the side of good.
The Queen of Alba grows into the role in time, to the point that some Wild creatures call her "Queen of Men".
: Dronor, the oldest and most powerful dragon. He's a champion of good, the most powerful on the side of good, and is even prayed to by mortals.
Post-apocalyptic
has Colonel William Kraft, who unites the various factions that eventually coalesce into the Northern Confederation and establishes its status on () the world stage through his political contacts abroad. He also functions as a mentor of sorts to the main character, Captain John Rumford.
has Mizzamir, the Elven Archmage who oversees the world and forces it forever closer to the forces of light. Only since this book inverts and plays with the roles of most fantasy stories, Mizzamir behaves more like an , trying to hunt down and
Captain Azarcon in the
would most likely count. His morals are undoubtedly in the right place, and he commands the respect of his men and the aliens of . Unfortunately, the bureaucrats of the universe don't seem to agree.
Firestar in every
arc after the firstnote&. He is the leader of the main , ThunderClan, and is always trying to stop evil and create peace between the Clans. Bramblestar becomes this in A Vision of Shadows in his place.
The founding leaders in the prequel series gradually fill this role, most notably .
Lews Therin and Rand al'Thor from
series fit this to a T. Not only are they the absolute leaders of the forces of light in their respective ages, but are the only real hope against the Dark One. The former messes it up pretty badly, we'll have to read and find out how the latter fares.
Turns out he does just fine. He rebuilds the Dark One's prison the way it used to be before the Bore was created. In a twist, the crucial aid he needs comes from the example of all the heroes in the series, making them possible Big Goods to his The Hero.
Christopher Robin is this to the animals in . Not that there are any
to contend with, but everyone holds Christopher Robin in high esteem, and his word is Law for resolving all conflicts (as seen in the "Poohsticks" chapter).
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President David Palmer (Senator in the first season) in the early years. As the President of the United States, he's the guy coordianting all the efforts to stop whatever bad thing is going on, while
is the one in the trenches actually fighting the terrorists and stopping the nuke/virus/nerve gas/whatever. There's a relationship of complete and absolute trust that exists between him and B while other Presidents show up in later years, they're usually more of an
(if not an outright ).
President Allison Taylor fulfills this role in the final two seasons, a refreshing change from the incompetent, obstructive, or outright
presidents that followed Palmer. At least until her
in late Season 8, though she manages to
at the critical moment.
Bill Buchanan. During and right after his pre-death, sacrificial , the trope also applies to George Mason as well.
President James Heller in "." Although he and Jack have previously butted heads and had their ideals clash in the past, he's more than willing to cooperative with him despite some misgivings, and is even ready to sacrifice himself if it can save everyone in London.
Commander Adama from
and his counterpart William Adama from .
Subverted with Giles, who is nominally this but in practice tends to defer to Buffy. Also subverted in that the Watchers Council seems to see themselves as this and is indeed traditionally in charge of the Slayer's fight against evil (a tradition Buffy never follows), but they also use
like torture and .
A further subversion, emphasized in , is that the celestial
share similar
flaws as the Watcher Council.
The presence of a greater Big Good is implied in the Season 3 episode where the
was introduced. Angel is
by the First Evil reminding him of every innocent life he's destroyed when evil. He attempts to commit suicide-by-sunrise, but fails because it suddenly clouds over and starts snowing just before the sun comes up. .
, in opposition to .
The Doctor's name inspires hope in all that is good and terror in all that is evil. Where he goes, freedom (and explosions) quickly follow. Frequently acknowledged as this, by friends and
The Master: A cosmos without the Doctor scarcely bears thinking about.
In "Twice Upon a Time," the First Doctor reveals that one of the reasons he left Gallifrey was to discover why good continuously wins out in the universe, even though by all logic evil has all the advantages. Bill Potts clearly finds it hilarious when she tells him that maybe "some bloke" is running around the universe, fixing things.
First Doctor: You've traveled with my future self, haven't you? Does he ever figure it out? Bill Potts: You know, I really don't think he does.
Dr. Donald Anspaugh on , head of County General. In his first couple appearances he's actually implied to be a , but after receiving a surprising amount of
in season 4, wherein he cares for his leukemia-stricken son and resists a buyout attempt by a , he stays firmly in this trope.
Ned Stark to the North as a whole. Indeed, he's somehow referenced in almost every episode since his death.
Jon indirectly becomes this to the entire series in Season 5 onward. Becoming the new Night's Commander, Jon is the one character acknowledging that the threat of the White Walkers far transcends the political fighting the rest of Westeros is engaged in. Stannis acknowledges this trait in Jon and even tries to recruit him in his campaign for the Iron Throne. He's the indisputable leader of "the living" after his coronation as the King in the North, in which he convinces the northern houses that the true enemy comes with the Winter storms. Depending on how accurate the prophecy of the Prince That Was Promised is, Jon may end up being the rebirth of the legendary hero Azor Ahai.
Bran becomes the Three-Eyed-Raven, and will be the one to face the Night King when the time comes.
Daenerys to her followers, since she is able to unite them and work together because they genuinely believe that she can make the world a better place and Tyrion fears that if she dies, everything will crumble to dust. By the end of Season 7, she evolved into this role for all of Westeros, since she leads the alliance of the living against the White Walkers with Jon deferring his authority to her and Cersei sitting back and waiting for her enemies to kill each other off just so she can remain on the throne.
Rebel/Micah Sanders in Volume 4 of . Also, Angela Petrelli in Volume 3, which is jarring because she and the Company had been portrayed as villains in the first two seasons. Richard Drucker, an opponent of the Company, served this role in the Season 2 graphic novels plotline, but had no role in the main show's plot and appeared to be killed by the Company after a couple of appearances. The Volume 4 graphic novels show that Rebel was inspired partially by Drucker's legacy, though.
is the Big Good of the Showa Era and, to an extent, all Kamen Riders in general.
The Heisei Era doesn't really have a single unified leader, though
probably comes closest thanks to his taking up the role of . In
when Decade reverts to his original role as
and instigates a war with the , the remaining heroes turn to Hongo for leadership. Then it turns out that "Hongo" is actually Tsukasa in disguise. And then it turns out that Tsukasa is still a good guy and only pretended to be evil to lure out the real enemies.
Jacob from . Somewhat subverted in that he's a very "hands-off" kind of Big Good, doesn't put in any actual appearances until the final season, and he turns out to be a bit of a . The entire show was his giant
in order to find his replacement because he self-consciously realized he wasn't cut out for this whole
thing. Accidentally turning your own brother into the ultimate incarnation of evil and the
tends to do that to you. In the end, the best possible candidate (Hurley) ends up succeeding him.
: The Machine combines this with
and . It was designed to spy on the entire world in order to predict terrorist threats, with the side effect of also predicting all sorts of crimes irrelevant to national security. The protagonists work off this Irrelevant List to save the lives of common people. But as the show goes on, it becomes clear that the Machine is more alive than Harold pretends. It is a true AI, dedicated to nothing but protecting people. This especially becomes clear once it acquires an "analog interface" (the hacker Root). She conveys the Machine's desire to protect anyone and everyone, to the point that she's not allowed to kill assassins coming to kill her. The Machine understands that sometimes its agents kill people, but never orders such things itself. In fact, a good number of problems arise because the Machine is .
The Machine: Trust in me. I am always watching.
Zordon from the first series up to .
Supreme Commander Fowler/Doggie Cruger from .
Captain Logan and Alex Drake from .
Captain William Mitchell from .
Animus from .
Sensei Kanoi Watanabe from .
The Mystic Mother from , a famous villain and former
Andrew Hartford from .
Gosei from .
Keeper from .
For seasons 1-7, Major General George S. Hammond, commanding officer of Stargate Command. He was replaced for season eight by SG-1's commander Jack O'Neill, then Jack was
and replaced with Maj. Gen. Hank Landry.
On a galactic level the role falls to the ever-benevolent Asgard, and particularly their leader, Supreme Commander Thor. They try to help every planet to the best of their ability and become the most crucial allies to the humans of Earth, among other things, against the Goa'uld. Unfortunately their unparalleled technological prowess also makes them a massive , so the
against the Replicators was written, which is just about the only reason why they can't just wipe out the Goa'uld. All they could do was put several worlds (including Earth) under the Protected Planets Treaty with the Goa'uld which was basically a major bluff, as they didn't actually have the military power available to fight the Goa'uld if it came down to it. Despite that they are possibly the most inspirational race in the
and eventually even leave all their knowledge and technology to Earth as a final gift.
as Gul Dukat asserts himself as the , Ben Sisko was brought up by The Prophets (who are usually unconcerned with mortal dealings) to become the ultimate force for good. It can be questioned . He was an accessory to two murders of Garak's to trick the Romulans into the Dominion War, and he poisoned the atmosphere of a Maquis planet (warning the inhabitants and giving them enough time to evacuate) to defeat Michael Eddington's attempts to push the Maquis agenda. From a
perspective, those actions were clearly justified by the , but a
would say the actions were wrong on principle, no matter if they won the Dominion War and helped to defeat the Maquis.
The franchise as a whole has AkaRed, the closest thing to a
Ranger. Though originally an
character for
vs Super Sentai, his role in
expanded him into this.
were the two leaders in the Legend War and in Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai, the latter played this 100% straight.
Scott McCall from . Not only is he the
(which is a once-in-100-years-werewolf who becomes an Alpha or rises to Alpha status through the goodness and nobility of their character, their strength of will and without taking the power from other werewolves) along with being , , , a , an , a , , , and an , but Scott has the
of any character on the show. Scott stands for
and he is a natural-born
who inspires others to come together for a common purpose. He is also strongly opposed to , believes that every one can be saved somehow () and . He's also a
for Derek, Allison, Isaac and
(after he is possessed by the Nogitsune) and had a strong influence on both Derek and Isaac .
: The classic Showa universe has two: the Father of Ultra/ and Ultraman King. The former is the Supreme Commander of the Space Garrison, so he's the guy who assigns Ultras to protect Earth or missions to other parts of the universe, while Ultraman King, although not actually the king of the Land of Light, is extremely respected amongst Ultras due to his -level powers.
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The Great Spirit Mata Nui in . Although he doesn't lead anyone for much of the story (partly due to being in a coma, and partly because that isn't his original purpose), he is regarded by all other beings as God and has numerous agents acting out his will, or what they perceive as his will. Later on he becomes an active characte}