2023 GIANT BOMB, A FANDOM COMPANY. True Neutral - Giant Bomb Like MJ Gwen's pretty unambitious in her goals and is generally content to just go with the flow. Throughout the series, he was very clearly, In the Soul Society Arc, Mayuri Kurotsuchi is. They're out for their own and do not like to get involved if at all possible with either good or evil, but again will usually side with the former if forced. In Tolkein's mythos the Dwarves are depicted as a wary and secretive (not to mention often self-interested) race that tend to keep to themselves and are rarely seen in the company of Elves and Men. Her chipper nature and demeanor would normally put her more in the direction of good, but she did try to kill Spider-Man just because she was in love with one of his enemies, and when she accidentally shot her villainous boyfriend instead during his fight with Spidey, she came to hate the hero. Ryuk, and apparently the Shinigami in general. He just as easily makes friends with the, Goblins, who regard the main conflict in the series as "a wizard's war" and therefore not concerning them. Jaheira, a Type 4 balance-preserving Druid, who becomes more Type 6 throughout her storyline. In keeping with his being an animal character but besides that he is also noticeably more selfish than Aladdin. One method of categorizingfictional characters is through thecharacter alignment system, which is derived in the fantasy tabletop gameDungeons & Dragons. The Oracle sells information to anyone who asks, to the best of his ability, whether it helps or hinders the OOTS. In essence True Neutral characters are a more mild and innocent Neutral Evil in that they are chiefly self-interested, but not to a ruthless, cruel, or well, evil degree. These characters are True Neutral, also known as "Neutral Neutral" or just "Neutral". Though he can shift to Neutral Good or Neutral Evil depending on the player's actions, in general the cold-blooded Witcher fits this alignment by way of his moral ambiguity and resistance to doing anything that doesn't carry with it a monetary reward. Vote up the best examples of chaotic neutral characters. Trending pages Jolyne Cujoh Godzilla (MonsterVerse) Rouge the Bat Scorpion (Mortal Kombat) Sans Lara Croft He seems to be having just as much fun when he's collaborating with the Nazis as when he's resisting them. Seems like more of a "go with the flow" type character. Even the Dwarves in the Hobbit are still kind of self-interested for the most part, and in all I feel that the Dwarves having such an isolationist and at times greedy mindset makes them more this. Absolute, or true, neutral creatures view everything which exists as an integral, necessary part or function of the entire cosmos. Dash essentially shows what Han Solo was pre character development, being a smuggler who is by no means evil but is also not terribly interested in being good either. That and he's also stressed as being kind of a blank slate who can choose to be either good or evil. Mostly he's just a sleaze, but not quite evil in my mind. For example, once the strong evil forces in an area have been conquered, and the balance restored, the true neutral character will stop acting "good." A True Neutral scientist may work for the good guys because it furthers their research, but they may also work for the bad guys for the same reason. Prior to his Character Development Han Solo is a thoroughly self-interested smuggler who does not at all like the idea of getting involved in a conflict between the Rebellion and the Empire (and says as much to Leia) and only does get involved for the monetary reward. The true neutral character wants to work within the law and will observe most customs and mores because it it in their best interest to do so. 2. They do not necessarily strive for philosophical balance. Their internal politics are definitely Lawful, especially the craftworld Alaitoc. After being freed from his malevolent programming and also Iago's influence he is content to just spend eternity with his mate alone and not interfere with anyone else's business before his mate convinces him to start acting like a true Gargolye again. He might let a defeated opponent off the hook, but he also might kill them. Undertale: Cold War | New Undertale Fanon AU Wiki | Fandom After abandoning Dooku and the Separatists and undergoing some Character Development into a still selfish but nowhere near as malevolent bounty hunter. But that's not because he changed, he still has the same goal, it's just that in the new universe the most straightforward way of achieving it looks friendlier. One common misconception is thinking that true neutral characters seek a balance by deliberately following a certain alignment one day and an entirely different alignment the next. Yeah, Roxas changes alignments a lot. It's also worth mentioning that shortly after Anakin won his freedom he gave Shimi hers. Most of the time, these characters are seen keeping balance or simply not caring. An individual who is completely apathetic and ambivalent to the greater world and only gets involved because his girlfriend asked him to. She once listened to a man explain to her how he killed a woman's family and then decided to become. Lawful in rpg alignment terms can encompass legality, but actually represents Order vs Chaos. Hmm You mean like, maybe I should take an interest in his work? The Marvel Cinematic Universe version of the character seems to have settled into this by the end of the movie. However, they are prone to seeing actual Good alignments as zealotry, at least when they make demands of the Neutral except if the Neutral character in question is a self-acknowledged coward or similar and admits that there is a better way to live than how she actually does. In the event that doing the right thing requires the bending or breaking of rules, they may or may not suffer the same inner conflict that a Lawful Good character would, and if they do, then perhaps not as seriously. But outside of that he is chiefly out for his own and is very resistant to joining either the Rebellion or Darth Vader. The ideal government for this alignment is any social order that balances the needs of the state and the individual and allows beings to pursue their own interests as long as they do not violate the rights of others. Well this is a guy who needs to maintain a constant state of balance after all. True Neutral makes a good 'transition' alignment if a Neutral Evil character is going through some serious Character Development, they may reach a point where they're not doing so much evil, but not consistently doing good just yet either, and similarly when they do have something they want done, have no particular preference on whether to do it by obeying rules or breaking them. How close she is to becoming. Kepachi is a warrior who lives for the thrill of battle. Honestly, given how one-note he is I seriously question if he can even be said to have any kind of personality at all. D&D Alignments Of Bleach Characters - CBR I didn't care about their cause in the slightest. traveling with the good people and being courted by and eventually. You have to admit, for all his being a "villain" Kronk is pretty nice and harmless all things considered. Well known true neutral characters from film or literature include: The Watchers (Marvel Comics), Horace Slughorn (Harry Potter), and Tom Bombadil (Lord of the Rings). This can make for a particularly ruthless Wild Card character. They might help or hurt other people incidentally, but that's never the primary goal. Can't say anything about the way he was in the first few Soul Calibur games, but in SCIV at least he's interested primarily with getting back his lost soul which frankly isn't that villainous a goal. Though Mortal Kombat considers him to be a good character, as I said above neutral characters can and will side with good against evil if the occasion calls for it. This is the ultimate guide to famous Lawful Neutral fictional characters from anime and manga. 4 604 VOTES Hiei - Yu Yu Hakusho Photo: Sunrise The chaotic neutral character sees no value in laws, customs, or mores. Both women are even looking for a particular man, though their desires differ greatly. Subtle mind control and multiple personalities are involved. Luke tried to be this early in his career, fashioning himself as the "Hero for Hire" who would do good only if you paid him and would keep to himself otherwise. Most of the time, these characters are seen keeping bilance or simply not caring. They may struggle passionately on behalf of themselves or others, as well as feel compassion for those they barely know. And no, occasional team-ups with the Elves and Men against the forces of Evil don't keep them from being this, as True Neutral characters will pick a side if they have to, as I have already noted above. Mother Winter and Mother Summer are either Type 2 with hints of 6 and 9, or are merely so bound by, The Erlking is also considered to be of this alignment. In Second Edition all True Neutral people were stated to be type 4, and the player's guide definition explains that they always side with the underdog, and sometimes swap sides when one is winning. However, they are usually found more associating with the horde due to past alliances with them, and are commonly seen working for the horde with their maintaining of the zeppelins they use for travel, not to mention the playable goblin faction of the Bilgewater Cartel joining the Horde in Cataclysm. Will not aid family members in need if personal discomfort is required. He wasn't evil or willing to take. 1. until the ending, in which they reclaim it following Jabba's death. True Neutral - Comic Vine Their father Eugene Greenhilt comes off this way as well. Vanessa: Halfway, huh? On the other hand, they may well be on one side or the other, at least nominally. Thus, each aspect--evil and good, chaos and law--of things must be retained in balance to maintain the status quo; for things as they are cannot be improved upon except temporarily, and even then but superficially. He helps the Rebel Alliance around the time of Empire Strikes Back, but more for money than ideology. Hermits like Ibara Kasen are usually staying away from the mundane affairs. Loki (Marvel Cinematic Universe) Bender. 4. He works with kings and magistrates but does not feel beholden to them. He is devoted to helping others. He will never betray a family member, comrade, or friend unless the situation is dire. Thoroughly nonpartisan and supportive only of knowledge for knowledge's sake and please don't be stupid and lie to him. Can't say anything about the way he was in the first few Soul Calibur games, but in SCIV at least he's interested primarily with getting back his lost soul which frankly isn't that villainous a goal. Rock, as of El Baile de los Muertos, has become this. Extremely territorial and ferocious when provoked (and will sometimes. However, non-sapients and Blue and Orange Morality may be described as not being even True Neutral; this is done when one wants to emphasize that something can't be judged or described by our moral terms at all. Chaotic neutral anime characters don't care about law and order - they'll either make their own rules and happily break them as necessary, or live without any kind of orderly system. Like the Kaminoans they are a primarily self-interested and largely loyal-less species that are not all that good or evil. Sasuke might lean more towards the side of good now, but entirely as a character, he's always been neutral. Susan and Harry burst into his castle-cave. The chaotic neutral character believes in the pure freedom to pursue their own self-interest (and for others to pursue their own interests in the same manner). In the original Arabian Night, where his story is more akin to winning the lottery, rather than about a well-meaning underdog who stops the villain and saves the day. And she's not really any worse than the Punisher, who I consider to be of Neutral alignment so 2023 GAMESPOT, A FANDOM COMPANY. In Injustice Gods Among Us, where he doesn't care who his opponent is and has no stake in the Regime/Insurgency conflict. The final member of the power trio in Class 1-A, Shoto Todoroki is an extremely riveting character with a powerful Quirk to boot. They even spend an intimate, seemingly quiet picnic for most of the movie, totally unaware of the mess outside. True neutral characters will not extend the olive branch in such situations and may take advantage of their enemy's weakness to protect themselves from further machinations. They could also be on whichever side their friends are, just because of that. Many Byronic Heroes fit True Neutral as well. Dark Wizard: For your final test Slay this 'unaligned ant!'. This philosophy holds that people should pursue a rational self-interest while balancing the needs of the state or social order with the freedom of individuals to pursue their own agenda. Not to mention that Lizardman is shown to be just as willing to fight evil characters as he is good ones in the pursuit of his goal, and even defeats Nightmare at the end of his story mode. They will also follow laws out of fear of punishment. 10. In keeping with his being an animal character but besides that he is also noticeably more selfish than Aladdin. Pure Goods can be Neutral good if they display no corrupting qualitiesand everything they do is for everyone's benefit and well-being (e.g. (1). Dungeons & Dragons: 5 Best Things About Neutral Characters - TheGamer While most see them as villains and they can definitely qualify as such it should be remembered that the Xenomorphs are really just animals who are trying to keep their species alive, which just so happens to require killing people. Dash essentially shows what Han Solo was pre character development, being a smuggler who is by no means evil but is also not terribly interested in being good either. True neutral characters will behave altruistically when it comes to friends, relatives, and allies, but for the most part will return the kind of treatment they receive from others. The Eldar qualify for this alignment for many reasons. Outside of that he prefers to keep to himself and be alone. One of the nine alignments from the best-known Character Alignment system. Obviously not the Lizard himself, but Curt Connors tends to be either this or Neutral Good. What's Happening On Giant Bomb: Week of 2/20/23, "I am not altogether on anybody's side, because nobody is altogether on my side". True neutral characters believe that laws should be followed as long as the law benefits themselves. By and large MJ just wants a calm, peaceful, normal life and though not a fan of the supervillains regularly criticizes Peter for being a superhero and typically opposes his being Spider-Man. Centaurs as well, who are only concerned with predicting the future and refuse to go against what has been foretold, although one centaur, Firenze, says, In the case of goblins and centaurs though, their perceived neutrality on wizarding matters is really more a case of. A True Neutral character who follows the ideal of death similar to Raven Queen might not like to deal death but will recognize it as a part of the natural order. Those in power prefer to pursue their private goals. In my DC Universe since he starts out the same as he did in mainstream continuity, namely as a self-interested attention-seeker whose only trying to be a superhero because he thinks and hopes that it will get him fame and fortune. In Batman Arkham City where he is frankly not really that bad a guy. Just a dumb kid who flew too close to the sun. Examples include the Rock at. The MCU version is either this or Chaotic Neutral. November 1990: 74-78. TSR: 1994. He does also help fight against Prince Xizor, but even there I'd say more because he and Han Solo are old friends. Yoshimo, who initially comes across as just a 'screw alignments, I'm just in it for myself' type, but is in actual fact a baffling mishmash of contradictions that about average out at True Neutral. Sometimes presented as this due to being a nihilist who does not believe in good or evil but nevertheless sometimes stands against the latter anyway. Outside of that he just wants to be left alone and save his dying wife's life. Power? True Neutral / Analysis - TV Tropes But when he unexpectedlystarts to care about another person, he ends up willingly sacrificing himself to save them. Neutral good is the best alignment you can be because it means doing what is good without bias for or against order. For me, I feel that a big part of his character arc is the journey from this alignment to Neutral Good. Either this or Chaotic Neutral, being a cold-blooded and remorseless seeker of vengeance who doesn't care who she kills in the process of attaining her goals. Yes, he tries to kill Batmanafter Bats provokes and all but threatens him. After getting Nora back for Mr. He is not without his moments of kindness though, and his victims aren't exactly sympathetic, so George R.R. If they can break a law which does not support their self-interest, and there is a good chance that they will not be caught breaking the law, true neutral characters may break laws. Obviously not the Lizard himself, but Curt Connors tends to be either this or Neutral Good. "Another View of the Nine-Point Alignment Scheme." Initially he's pretty content to just do whatever the Organization tells him to do and doesn't really think for himself all that much. Where neutral good characters are altruistic, true neutral characters are interested in their own affairs. The justice system in Ankh-Morpork is a somewhat haphazard affair. V also has a habit of. Above all of course is his sheer apathy to everything. Neutral good characters follow the Golden Rule. Seems to be this at least some of the time, as for all of her helping Spider-Man every so often she does also seem to often have her own personal and ambiguous agenda. Well known true neutral characters from film or literature include: The Watchers (Marvel Comics), Horace Slughorn (Harry Potter), and Tom Bombadil (Lord of the Rings). The Tomb kings are generally feared by many because of their undead natures, but most of the time, they just want to be left alone and have nothing to do with the wars of the living. She's fiercely loyal to her crew and isn't entirely cold-blooded; however, she has demonstrated a ruthless sort of pragmatism on various occasions. Characters of this alignment fit neither end of the Law-Chaos axis, hence "Neutral", but they land at the morally worse end of the other, Good-Evil axis. They tend to be moral relativists, holding that values differ from society to society, from person to person; that they are conditioned by the peculiarities of the society in which they arise; that they are not universally applicable at all times or in all places; and that they are correct or incorrect, desirable or undesirable only relative to whether or not they conform to a common norm or to common acceptance. That said, they swing back and fourth between Lawful and Chaotic so much that it is hard putting the whole race under either label. start a war so terrible that would make both Earth and the space colonies give up war forever while giving up his own life in the process. They're out for their own and do not like to get involved if at all possible with either good or evil, but again will usually side with the former if forced. Before making a single edit, Tropedia EXPECTS our site policy and manual of style to be followed. They're not selfish or mean, but they're not saints either, and they don't try to be. In the original Arabian Night, where his story is more akin to winning the lottery, rather than about a well-meaning underdog who stops the villain and saves the day. Zoe. Honestly, with that level of ruthless I'm even tempted to make a case for Neutral Evil, but I suppose her still only killing people who either go after her or are on her revenge list shows that she still has some tiny measure of restraint. With the exception of Gamora, all of the members of the team start out as this in the movie before Character Development sets in. True neutral societies tend to adopt whatever government seems most expedient at the moment. Cirno and other faeries are exemplars of Type 7-- being True Neutral by the non-virtue of being. originally a SHIELD agent thus a good character, he wasn't motivated by a desire to see justice done in stopping a powerful international monopoly from controlling the world's economy; he just wanted to see his children again, and the business deal he made with resident. Probably in-between this and Neutral Good in the end. A lot of fiction doesn't pick up on this. He's explicitly stated as not being evil, but as the embodiment of the ideal of the hunt, while he's after prey the Erlking is merciless and vicious. They shift allegiance artfully to preserve their borders against the advances of both sides in a conflict. The others tend to good (Death and Destruction) or evil (the actively malicious Desire). You decide. The Complete Druid's Handbook.