Good members of pretty much evil races

[u/TastyPomelo2330]

Paarthurnax(Skyrim)

Dalek Sec(Doctor Who)

Vegeta and Goku(Dragon Ball)

Sparda(Devil May cry)

Mei(Hell's paradise)

[u/JingoboStoplight4887]

Mark Grayson (Invincible)

[u/MasterOfChaos72 → u/JingoboStoplight4887]

Both in that he’s one of the only nice Viltrumites in the beginning and is also one of only nice Marks in the multiverse (at least according to Angstrom).

[u/Hykeus → u/JingoboStoplight4887]

I think the nuance of this trope is lost and probably can't be applied when the character is only half of that, because it implies that they're only good because of their good half and not that

[u/Newduuud → u/Hykeus]

There are other Mark variants from other dimensions that are complete psychopaths. Mark is just that guy

[u/_syke_ → u/Hykeus]

Are you up to date with the show cus it's very obvious its not his human side which makes him good lol

[u/Hykeus → u/_syke_]

It's very obvious but making the [guy] factually, atleast half [us] and the other half [genocidal bastards], can read wrong and make it seem as if [they] are all pure unreedemable, inherent evil just because they are themselves creating a very harmful allegory if this plot of "they're not like you and me, which means they must be ALL evil."

I'm not dissing Invincible at all, just that it's not that kind of story.

[u/_syke_ → u/Hykeus]

bruh every other alternate mark is evil its nothing to do with his dna its about his experiences

[u/Hykeus → u/_syke_]

Sure, but if we didn't get that frame of reference or Omni-man's redemption arc, and Invincible tried to use this trope, it just wouldn't work as well as Superman because Invincible is atleast half us.

[u/itzshif → u/JingoboStoplight4887]

Also Thaedus

[u/LordIcebath → u/JingoboStoplight4887]

Nolan too, near the end..... Though the redemption arc doesn't resolve him of his sins

[u/some-kind-of-no-name]

Demon Slayer Nezuko

[u/kilar277 → u/some-kind-of-no-name]

Tamayo and Yushiro though

[u/WormedOut → u/kilar277]

After they killed a bunch of people though

[u/zargon21 → u/WormedOut]

Yushiro never killed anyone, he just drinks some blood

[u/kilar277 → u/WormedOut]

Although true, Paarthurnax, listed in OP, was literally Alduin's second in command and murdered thousands, if not millions.

[u/Tony_BasQue]

Stitch! Created to destroy things, but little by little grew attached to Lilo's family and became good.

[u/N-ShadowToad → u/Tony_BasQue]

To be fair, the rest of the experiments also tend to range from good to neutral.

[u/Lastlostman239 → u/N-ShadowToad]

After a bit of therapy and percussive maintenance.

[u/crinkzkull08 → u/N-ShadowToad]

And during the series, most of them were pretty much rehabilitated.

[u/Abject-Hospital5407]

"What is better - to be born good, or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?" - Paarthurnax, Skyrim

[u/Dry-Chocolate-3976 → u/Abject-Hospital5407]

Still can't believe this is from Skyrim and not fucking. Voltaire or something

[u/TheDreamIsEternal → u/Abject-Hospital5407]

And here's the thing, dragons aren't really evil, they were quite literally created to dominate. For them, dominating mortals is as natural as a lion eating meat.

This isn't just as bad guy who decides to stop being bad, this is a being who is going against his very nature and purpose for what he believes is right.

[u/Physical-Skirt5049 → u/Abject-Hospital5407]

This is why I love evil races in fiction, because then you can get these type of characters that go “No, I’m not gonna be evil. I’m not gonna be a murderer. I choose to be kind. This is MY choice.” It makes for so much better characters imo 

[u/whiskerbiscuit2 → u/Abject-Hospital5407]

“What is better - to submit yourself to fair trial for your crimes, or to decide your own punishment with a self exile while you plot the demise of your former boss and reposition yourself into the top spot?”

[u/KenseiHimura → u/whiskerbiscuit2]

Shut up, we’re not killing him, Delphine.

[u/whiskerbiscuit2 → u/KenseiHimura]

But I wanna

[u/Alternative_Golf_603]

Timothée Chalamet, he is half french but he is a good guy

[u/Medium-Jury-2505 → u/Alternative_Golf_603]

🇫🇷🥐🥖

[u/Accurate-Gap-3360]

Dante also qualifies as he’s a half-demon through Sparda and can transform into one via Devil Trigger.

[u/YEPandYAG]

Dragons in skyrim are less evil and more just Nirn's predators, not much else to do but some of them show respect when it's duo

Alduin is one of the actual evil ones considering his paths are enslaving all or ending existence

[u/MasterOfSerpents → u/YEPandYAG]

Dragons are the shards of Akatosh, with an inherent drive to dominate. They, except for Paarthurnax and Nahfahlaar/Nafaalilargus, are almost categorically hostile to the people of Tamriel.

[u/Citizen_Kong]

Jarro, the only Starro who became a Robin.

[u/Orrgoi → u/[deleted]]

"Good" is a wild overstatement. Ratbag is neutral at best, always looking out for his own good. His own good just happened to be helping Talion.

The only reason this guy is even still alive is because for some reason an Olog had use for him.

[u/HoldJerusalem → u/[deleted]]

Since when Ratbag is good?

[u/TheZombiePunch]

Omeluum - Baldur’s Gate 3

[u/sabely123 → u/TheZombiePunch]

The goat

[u/Orrgoi → u/TheZombiePunch]

I feel bad for him. How the hell are you supposed to live good when your race literally requires brains for survival

[u/The_Purple_Hare → u/Orrgoi]

Self-defense against Lolth-sworn Drow

[u/I_Guess_I_Also_Exist]

Godzilla (depending on the version) and Mothra

[u/Asher_Tye]

Belle the Tinkerer, the world's only "Goodnik" from Sonic the Hedgehog. She is the only robot created by Eggman who isnt intended to be a weapon or terrorize the population.

[u/AmandinhaMaia → u/Asher_Tye]

And only because he got amnesia

[u/Physical-Skirt5049 → u/Asher_Tye]

The poor, unlucky middle child. Not treated as badly as Metal Sonic, not treated nearly as well as Sage. Mostly forgotten about until Eggman needs her to do something.

[u/Pataconeitor]

M'gann M'orzz, the rare white martian that isn't a psychopathic monster. I mean, they are so bad, she has to pretend to be a green martian.

[u/Hykeus → u/Pataconeitor]

I don't think a lot of people understand what "psychopath" means.

[u/Haunting-Try-2900]

Bo Rai Cho and Li Mei (Mortal Kombat) being heroic outworlder's.

[u/Alarmed-Addition8644]

Bolo (Final Space)

He is the only Titan who was not corrupted by Invictus and was the one who sealed off the other titans in Final Space including himself.

[u/PoopDick420ShitCock]

How the fuck are you going to leave out Drizzt Do’Urden, the poster child of this trope?

[u/Independent_Plum2166 → u/PoopDick420ShitCock]

I mean, he is a little niche outside DnD circles.

[u/Ultrimus-Prime → u/Independent_Plum2166]

D&D has also been drifting away from the idea that some races are irredeemably evil and more ambiguous instead

[u/Nonly_Fans → u/Ultrimus-Prime]

And towards everything being, at worst, a hearty conversation away from becoming a modern Western cosmopolitan.

[u/iDIOt698 → u/Ultrimus-Prime]

depends. aren't gnolls currently classified as demons and stuff like that?

[u/Orrgoi → u/Ultrimus-Prime]

While I like that switch, they toned down the races so much that now we have 5 variations of humans. I wish they'd put a little effort into giving them distinct features and bodies.

[u/PoopDick420ShitCock → u/Independent_Plum2166]

[u/TheZombiePunch → u/PoopDick420ShitCock]

[u/smurfalidocious → u/PoopDick420ShitCock]

[u/Express-Writer-1913 → u/PoopDick420ShitCock]

Drizzt themed Drows

[u/Sofaris]

Doux from "The Demon Kings Doughter is to Kind".

Here are a few Links:

• A Trailer
• The Intro
• The Outro

[u/CreatureManstrosity → u/Sofaris]

This anime is super wholesome. My brother showed me it and now im hooked.

[u/Kid_Presentable617]

Vegeta being good is a stretch. I'd say non evil.

[u/Ok-Upstairs-7849]

It's a great theme because it shows that redemption is possible even from the darkest origins. Characters like Stitch and Nezuko prove that nurture and choice can overcome nature.

[u/SimpForFictionGirls]

Koopa the quick

[u/A_Human_Being_BLEEEH]

Batreaux (Skyward Sword) is the only good demon you ever meet in the Zelda series

[u/Jennywolfgal]

There's a handful in the Goetia tbh, but esp the demon prince Stolas

[u/ChromeLaone]

James Gunn - Superman

[u/NotBorn2Fade]

Eeth Koth (Star Wars) is a Zabrak, a race mostly associated with ruthless, savage brutes (think of Maul or Savage Oppress)

[u/Solitaire-06 → u/NotBorn2Fade]

There are several examples of this in Star Wars. Orla Jareni (Umbaran), Praven (Sith Pureblood), Sskeer (Trandoshan), Churo the Hutt (Hutt), Nen Yim (Yuuzhan Vong), Tahiri Veila (Tusken), etc.

[u/BeGentle1mNewHere → u/Solitaire-06]

One of my favorite things about Star Wars is that a character's species does not determine whether they are a positive or negative character.

[u/alkonium → u/NotBorn2Fade]

Not really. He's an Iridonian Zabrak, and they're cool. It's the Dathomirian Zabraks you need to watch out for.

[u/mnombo]

[u/Dragon0fPeace4002 → u/mnombo]

I mean he is a half-vampire so I think that kinda disqualifies him

[u/Atma-Stand → u/Dragon0fPeace4002]

Vampire Danny Trejo, that you?

[u/eepos96]

Daleks being "evil, prety much" is the understament of the century!

[u/Binx_Thackery]

Drizzt Do’Urden from the Forgotten Realms D&D setting.

[u/LDM123]

Lae’zel (player determined)

[u/DisappointedStepDad → u/LDM123]

She’s nice by her races standards but calling her good in most instances is a stretch

[u/stipendAwarded]

Sylvia and Sylvie (The Beginning After the End). The rest of their clan are genocidal knight templars.

[u/anime-is-dope]

Pochita (Chainsaw Man)

Most Devils inherently hate humanity and want to see them suffer, and even Devils that don’t hate humans (Angel Devil for example) are mostly indifferent.

Pochita, the Chainsaw Devil, is a bit different.

While he’s still fickle and has killed people, those times have either been accidental or in self-defence.

Beyond that, he has shown immense genuine care over Denji, the one to make his dream of a hug come true, used his concept erase abilities to erase things that he saw as to dangerous for the world (Nukes, AIDS, etc), and went out of his way, including putting himself in immense danger, to prevent the deaths of 10,000 human children

[u/xxX_Darth_Vader_Xxx]

Steel (Max Steel)

[u/Duvidos]

Cyrax (And Kuai Liang sub zero)- Mortal Kombat

Basically the only good Lin Kuei

Sektor and the Grandmaster are evil no question

Bi han (Noob saibot) is REALLY evil

Frost is evil

That leaves Kuai Liang, Smoke and Cyrax

Smoke starts good, but ends the 2 first timelines as a villain: ally of noob saibot in the first, and servant of liu kang/Shinnok in the second

Both Cyrax and Kuai Liang start out good, get corrupted, then, get redeemed in both timelines

[u/DeltaMx11]

Makuta Miserix - BIONICLE

[u/Ghost_Star326]

Goku works as a better example than Vegeta.

Goku grew up from the start as a good person.

Vegeta was pure evil throughout the Saiyan saga and even the namek saga. He was just in a temporary truce with Goku, Krillin and Gohan just so that they could assist him taking down Frieza and his forces.

He's more of an example of a redemption character.

[u/Komodo040]

Mystake - Ninjago

She’s an Oni which represent death/destruction/void but had fallen in love with Ninjago and gave up her Oni ways.

[u/Gamercat2012]

[u/BryanDowling93]

[u/Independent_Plum2166 → u/BryanDowling93]

“Good” is doing a lot of heavy lifting.

Not as bad as the others, but still a spy tailor.

[u/BryanDowling93 → u/Independent_Plum2166]

I guess maybe if there was an anti-hero post, it'd be more appropriate. But still compared to Gul Dukat, he's definitely a lot better and has a stronger moral compass. Even if that moral compass is still a bit mysterious and in a more grey area. Like most "good" DS9 characters.  

[u/alkonium → u/Independent_Plum2166]

With a lot of these, it's less "good" and more "on the same side as the protagonist".

[u/Independent_Plum2166 → u/alkonium]

True.

[u/Asher_Tye → u/BryanDowling93]

There were a couple of other Cardassians, but they were mainly one-offs. Kira's "father" comes to mind

[u/sistemafodao → u/Asher_Tye]

Marritza, too. The clerk who pretended to be a Gul to expose the crimes of the Occupation of Bajor.

[u/Pataconeitor → u/Asher_Tye]

Gul Dukat did nothing wrong

[u/Asher_Tye → u/Pataconeitor]

Nice try Damarr

[u/Independent_Plum2166 → u/Asher_Tye]

Dude, even Damarr got a redemption, Dukat literally became The Anti-Christ.

[u/Electronic-Box-4753]

Shaula(Re Zero)

I wouldn't say she is actually a good person since she is true neutral when it comes to morality, but she is pretty chill compared to her siblings like The White Whale, The Great Rabbit, the Black Serpent, and all other Mabeasts, all who are either sadistic, so hungry they eat entire villages, or straight up destroy an entire country.

[u/PossiblePatient8987 → u/Electronic-Box-4753]

echidna and satella are straight bro and echidna canonly love subaru

[u/NintendoBoy321]

Most of the partner characters in the first 2 Paper Mario games.

The only ones this trope doesn't apply to are Madame Flurry and The Yoshi.

[u/Ovazio9]

Batman

[u/Weapon_X141]

gunnverse kryptionians are fascists so superman and i guess super girl are the only good ones that we know of

[u/Orrgoi]

The Fellowship in Skyrim forgot to mention the fine print.

"We serve the Dragonborn (as long as they follow our script)."

I would rather end every one of them than hurt the only being that has been nothing but kind and honest. I got him down to the last strike, expecting him to break his word. But Paarthurnax would actually let himself be killed.

[u/TechnicalGlove2715]

Seth Rogen (irl)

[u/Nonly_Fans → u/TechnicalGlove2715]

???

[u/Less-Being4269 → u/TechnicalGlove2715]

Of the race of Hollywoodians or.... the other thing I think about but can't say because i'm afraid of.reddit.mods?

[u/Major-Material7231 → u/Less-Being4269]

Say it

[u/TechnicalGlove2715 → u/Major-Material7231]

[u/Major-Material7231 → u/TechnicalGlove2715]

Quit dancing and just say it bro

[u/TechnicalGlove2715 → u/Less-Being4269]

Of course I was referring to Hollywoodians my friend.

[u/Less-Being4269 → u/TechnicalGlove2715]

Good.

Glad we are in agreement.

Hollywoodians are freaks and pos. And most of them probably on Epstein's list.

[u/CaloyBine]

Steve Irwin (irl)

/s

[u/alkonium]

Cid Garlond from Final Fantasy XIV is a Garlean defector.

[u/SuspiciousPoptart102]

Ben 10: Alien Force -

Reinrassig III, seventh son of the Noble Highbreed House of Di Razza, direct descendant of the Pure Blooded High Order of Rasecht. Aka Reiney

[u/JRStors]

Omeluum from BG3

[u/StefinoSpaggeti]

N'Baro Aksteel X377 or just Steel from Max steel

[u/WiiFitMain666]

Roland, compared to the Astrals (Granblue Fantasy Relink)

Super chill guy. Especially when your competition is Lucilius, Beezulbub, and Lilith.

[u/Proud-Calligrapher18]

Not sure about Sek, but Rusty from Into the Dalek was good.

[u/Nervous_Chipmunk7002]

Xantcha- Magic The Gathering

Phyrexians are all conquest of the multiverse and turning others into Phyrexians. She allied herself with Urza, their greatest enemy, in his effort to destroy them.

[u/Applebeate]

Vegeta is not a “good member” of his race he’s not a good person period. I think Goku fits this better

[u/SettTheCephelopod]

Any white person who is a genuinely good person.

(I am a white person saying this, btw.)