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[Men_in_Boxes]

A character that should be hanging out with the bad guys, but has an unbreakable loyalty to a morally virtuous character...thus making him/her a defacto "good guy".

What other characters in media fall in this group?

 

[BlackTron]

I might have to rewatch Tombstone just for this post. Doc was too good.

Forgive me for bringing up the game again but the first character that springs to mind is pre-sequel Jim Raynor

 

[Little Mac]

Antiheroes. Characters who do good things for the wrong reasons or bad things for the right reasons.

Wolverine. Han Solo. Jack Sparrow. John Wick. Deadpool. V for Vendetta. Dexter Morgan. Loki.

 

[jason10mm]

Amos Burton from The Expanse comes to mind. Basically a psychopath who pins his moral compass on one of the main characters because he himself has none.

 

[DeafTourette]

A character that should be hanging out with the bad guys, but has an unbreakable loyalty to a morally virtuous character...thus making him/her a defacto "good guy".

What other characters in media fall in this group?

Dammit! Now I'm watching tombstone again!

 

[jason10mm]

You could argue that Tony Stark/Ironman from the MCU fits this mold. He really acts more like a tyrant than anything else, he is almost forced to do good at times and is mostly just cleaning up his own messes caused by his hubris. Pepper, spidey, and Cap seem to act has his external conscious and he is about 2 steps away from "I'm gonna put everyone in a really comfy jail cell for their own safety" type of magic tech solution.

Batman of course, its his memory of his parents that centers him (maybe the influence of Alfred), which is why he goes a bit nuts when someone says "Martha..."

 

[k_trout]

I think I got this all wrong lol

 

[AJUMP23]

Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds from Firefly in a thief with a code. Bad but ultimately good.

Same with Han Solo, should be a bad guy, but he is a good guy despite his circumstances.

 

[niilokin]

does Mike from Breaking Bad fit?

 

[jason10mm]

Dammit! Now I'm watching tombstone again!

 

[Punished Miku]

Vegeta

 

[ssringo]

Val Kilmer was always great but his Doc Holiday is perfection.

 

[The Stig]

Too easy but maybe Arthur Morgan in RDR2?

Heck, John Marston in RDR1. Killing LOTS of people but it's for his FAMILY. Ask Vin Diesel if that's the right reason!

 

[DeafTourette]

I cried watching it. Now I want to watch Wyatt Earp!

 

[jason10mm]

I cried watching it. Now I want to watch Wyatt Earp!

Let's not get ahead of ourselves...

I liked Wyatt Earp in general but you gotta let the energy of Tombstone dissipate a bit IMHO. Maybe slip Silverado or Open Range in there first.

 

[DeafTourette]

Let's not get ahead of ourselves...

I liked Wyatt Earp in general but you gotta let the energy of Tombstone dissipate a bit IMHO. Maybe slip Silverado or Open Range in there first.

You were right... I shouldn't have watched it right after. I spent 10 mins crying and I'm low-key depressed.

 

[TheGreatMusashi]

If you’re on a Western kick, Deadwood is fantastic and Al Swearengen is a good version of this trope.

 

[Trunx81]

 

[Trogdor1123]

Amos Burton from The Expanse comes to mind. Basically a psychopath who pins his moral compass on one of the main characters because he himself has none.

I haven’t read the books but in the show he isn’t a psycho in my mind. Brutal, for sure, but not without conscience. I always assumed his brutal childhood caused him issues with parental figures (good and bad) this causing him to adopt an almost child like attachment to those that would treat him fairly. He’s one of my favourite characters in the show, maybe the books clarified it?

 

[jason10mm]

I haven’t read the books but in the show he isn’t a psycho in my mind. Brutal, for sure, but not without conscience. I always assumed his brutal childhood caused him issues with parental figures (good and bad) this causing him to adopt an almost child like attachment to those that would treat him fairly. He’s one of my favourite characters in the show, maybe the books clarified it?

Ooooooohhh yes, the Amos from the books is muuuuuch darker. They tweak him a bit later on to be more on the autistic side kinda, but I think thats just because they like how Wes played him in the show.

 

[Trogdor1123]

Ooooooohhh yes, the Amos from the books is muuuuuch darker. They tweak him a bit later on to be more on the autistic side kinda, but I think thats just because they like how Wes played him in the show.

He was awesome On the show

 

[TaylorSwiftFan]

I haven’t read the books but in the show he isn’t a psycho in my mind. Brutal, for sure, but not without conscience. I always assumed his brutal childhood caused him issues with parental figures (good and bad) this causing him to adopt an almost child like attachment to those that would treat him fairly. He’s one of my favourite characters in the show, maybe the books clarified it?

Such a shame how that show ended.