keep telling yourself that, champ.

[parrygripp]

Good or bad?

Where does your character fall on the spectrum? More specifically, where does your character THINK they fall on the spectrum? After all, everyone thinks they're the hero of their own story.

We as viewers/readers might be able to clearly tell that this unrepentant murderer is the bad guy, but they might not think so. Maybe they think they're justified? On the flip-side, maybe your absolute, hard-working do-gooder still believes they're not doing good enough. It's all about perspective, and how characters view themselves.

• No blank top-levels.
• "Are you good or bad?"
  
  • That's what characters are being asked.
  • Their answer? You tell us!

Comments

Rumi | KPop Demon Hunters | OTA

[denyingit]

[OTA gen/platonic, anything more serious 20+ OTA! Castmates (JINUS, her girls, other Saja Boys too for anything + anyone for gen), crosscanon, crossmedium, assumed CR, AUs, OCs etc all always welcome! And okay, okay, okay, this would be way too easy with post-movie Rumi, so we'll go with Rumi from somewhere earlier in the movie.]


. . . Hopefully good. Or at least hopefully good enough.

[Whatever any of that or the fact that she swallows hard after saying all of that means.]

Have an AU character from an obscure canon!

[imperfectagent]

[Oh. Dain knows that feeling. He feels it whenever he lets himself think about what he was made for and what he's chosen to do.]

I think... if you have done some good, by intention... even if you cannot be good... you will be remembered for that, and what you are will not matter after.

Matt Murdock | MCU | OTA

[thedevilsworkisneverdone]

I try every day to be a good man. I'm not sure it's enough.

[Up to date with DD:BA but mark spoilers for others.]

zack fair | final fantasy vii | ota

[soldiernoclass]

Good? Nah.

I'm great!

[ this is definitely not a joking exaggeration to deflect from his real and much more conflicted feelings please do not interrogate it further thanks ]

Venetim Leopool | Sentenced to Be a Hero

[unluckyguess]

That's quite the question isn't it? I can't imagine there are many people that would say they're wholly bad people, but can anyone really claim to be fully good either? We're all a mixed bag of good and bad actions, and well... if I really stop to think about it for a moment there's a lot to weigh on both sides of the scale if you're taking mine into account.

[ He'll place a hand on his chest, over his heart like he's confessing honestly here. ]

That said, of late I'd like to think those good actions have really been piling up. A lot of people have been saved thanks to my help.

[ He hasn't done shit. He just sits back and watches other people do the saving. ]

Let's just call me a neutral force for the time being, and leave it at that.

[perfectlyboring]

How marvelous!

[ His arms spread out as though he may embrace him, but he maintains his distance. ]

Everyone is mixed with good and bad. [ He naturally sounds pleasantly excited, as though he's learning something new. ] And if one does enough good, they can be considered good? Is that the logic behind it, Comrade Venetim?

Then... we shall become champions of mankind and be wholly good by that reasoning!

phyre | bloodlines 2

[nomadicflame]

I have committed crimes that cannot be excused. But I do not fit neatly into "good" nor "evil." Who I am exists outside of such labels.

Still, I believe most would consider me irredeemable.

kate marsh ( life is strange ) ota

[angelsneedangels]

I'm... [She hesitates, thinks to things her extended family have recently said about her. She's always tried to be good. Is she good enough? Is she lying to herself about what happened the night of the video? She's so confused, it's such a blur...]

...sometimes it's hard to look in the mirror.

[Which isn't precisely an answer, but also it is?]

--

( mind the content warnings with this one, my loves )

Wanderer | Genshin Impact

[deathdrive]

Most would likely consider me beyond redemption if they knew the true extent of my crimes.

[And yet he doesn't seem all that put out by the idea? Or so he lets on.]

[mamancherie]

The only thing unforgivable is being weak. If you're capable of committing numerous crimes, then I can only assume you are anything but that. For the sake of disclosure, what sort of misdeeds are you guilty of?

( She seems almost intrigued by the idea. )

dewdrop ( ghost )

[inferius]

I'm an infernal creature, what do you think?

[ he's a big ol' softie, actually. ]

Brother NieR | NieR: Replicant | OTA

[elloboblanco]

[He hesitates from a moment, slightly struggling to get the words out]

Yes. I'm...a good person.

[He says this with a small hint of doubt in his voice]

[brothertoisul]

Oh, I am an extremely good person... at causing mayhem and destruction! Haha!

Shinobu Jacobs | No More Heroes (2 or 3)

[rippedoff]

Neither. [Said easily without even a hint of conflict in her tone.] I do bad things to keep worse people off the streets.

Dr Dennis Whitaker | The Pitt

[justahuckleberry]

I think...good is more of the goal. Something that that we strive for, not something that we are.

[ You can take the boy out of religion but you can't take the religious trauma out of the boy. ]

[keepsongiving]

Lo alecha ham'lacha ligmor, V'lo ata ben chorim l'hibatil mimena. "You're not required to finish the work, but nor can you turn your back on it." It's something we used to sing, in the youth choir when I was a kid. It's not that you need to be perfect, but you have to put the effort in.

Gyro Zeppeli ✘ JJBA

[gogozeppeli]

Who cares if I'm 'good' or not? [ He scoffs. ] I have something to do, an obligation to fulfill.

[ That obligation is why he traveled halfway around the world to participate in this ridiculous race across America. ]

I don't care what others think of me, so get the hell out of my way.

[masterofzawarudo]

[Has he met this man before? DIO can't escape the feeling that he has even if he never laid eyes upon him until now.]

Bold words. Still if that obligation lead you down an unwelcoming path, would you change your tune or would you stay resolute in your resolve regardless of the consequences?

Angela | Project Moon [OTA]

[machinespoems]

“ Does it truly matter? I've suffered for a millenia, reciting the same script over and over again. It is my right to achieve freedom for myself. ”

The way she says it seems to brook no argument. Whether one would agree with her philosophy or not, Angela is entirely convinced that her actions are fully justified. To her, all that matters is compensation; she cares not for the opinions of anyone who might not see eye-to-eye, or so it would appear.

“ ...I suppose some may consider me "irredeemable" for my actions, but that doesn't matter to me. Is it so wrong that I desire revenge for all I've been through? ”

riddle rosehearts ♡ twisted wonderland

[beheaded]

Good or bad at what, exactly? You will need to be more specific if you want a reasonably accurate answer.

[schrodingerskitty]

I think it means morally. Ethically. Like... Do you try to harm people or try to help them?

Miguel O'Hara | Spiderverse

[ninjavampire]

If keeping the Multiverse intact doesn't count as doing good, then the word has lost its meaning.

[ He very desperately wants to be the 'good guy'. No room for negotiation means it must be true! ]

[meforsaken]

We're the ones who gives words their meaning. If there is any doubt, it is within yourself.

[arbitrationist]

Whether I'm good or bad is irrelevant. That's subjective. I do what's necessary to fulfill my duties. I believe in the purpose of my role as Arbiter. That's the reason for my actions.

[His professional actions, that is. It's not as if he's never had another motivation.]

[anzhe]

( thinking... )

I don't think that you are bad.

( and he doesn't particularly care if it is relevant or irrelevant either...he is just saying what he believes based on his own observations and experiences... )

Il Dottore | Genshin Impact

[hahahehehoho]

Am I good or bad? To put it into binary terms greatly limits one's point of view. If going by such a simple understanding of motives, then I'm happy to play the part of the villain.

Túrin Turambar | Tolkien Legendarium | ota

[disasturin]

I've done both good and ill in my days. The good does matter, but it will never be enough to outweigh my mistakes and my crimes. In the end, I'll say I am a man who is both yet neither, lost somewhere in the space between.

Jin Kougasaki | Tougen Anki

[sevensanctions]

Good, but not good enough.

Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch - The Pitt - OTA

[keepsongiving]

What I am is tired. Judge me if you feel it's necessary, but I'm doing what I can with what I've got.

Molly Hooper || BBC Sherlock | OTA

[wealldosillythings]

I'm learning to be okay with not being perfect.

...a little bad, mostly good.

michael afton | five nights at freddy's (games)

[ptoma]

I'm a piece of shit, but I could be a lot worse, let's be real.