Ranking Categories IFYKWIM

## Pure Good Doesn't Include:

* **Anti-Heroes**: A Pure Good hero cannot be an Anti-Hero as an Anti-Hero is not a traditional hero in the sense that they are not always good and may have dishonorable goals. Pure Good heroes are always good and have no dishonorable goals that will not damage anyone in the story.
* **Assassins**: Assassins usually kill another person in an audacious manner, but all of them have corrupting qualities, whereas Pure Good heroes are completely incorruptible.
* **Arrogant**: Pure Good heroes know they need others to help them.
* **Chaotic Neutral**: The type of Pure Good hero that falls under the chaotic character alignment **always** falls under **Chaotic Good**.
* **Egotists**: Pure Good heroes are not self-centered and put others first.
* **Extremists**: Extremists commit terrible acts but are primarily focused on a revolution or a social change that is noble and meant to benefit the society. Pure Good heroes never commit terrible acts and are always noble.
* **Fallen**: Pure Good heroes cannot be fallen and do not want to be fallen.
* **Grey Zone**: Pure Good heroes are good without a doubt. It is not ambiguous as to whether a Pure Good hero is good or not because they are simply good.
* **Incompetent**: The Pure Good hero is capable of committing wonderful acts and causing serious advantages in a story which actually makes them competent and very formidable.
* **Jerks**: A Pure Good hero would never behave in a very vulgar, rude, or unpleasant fashion.
* **Lawful Neutral**: The type of Pure Good hero that falls under the lawful character alignment **always** falls under **Lawful Good**.
* **Lethal**: A Pure Good hero will never willingly kill another character no matter how heinous the villain is.
* **On & Off**: There cannot be breaks in the Pure Good hero's heroism.

### Special Cases That Can Apply

* **Angels**: Or eldritch abominations in general are hard to count as they generally only know how to do good and may not have an understanding of what is evil, although exceptions can be made if they show they have a full understanding of what is right and wrong and willingly choose to do good while meeting all criteria.
* **Animals**: While true animals do not have moral agency, animals that are anthropomorphic however can qualify if they manage to meet all criteria.
* **Antagonists**: It is not common in many works for an opposing character to actually be Pure Good, but if they meet all the criteria, they can qualify.
* **Artificial Intelligence**: These heroes almost never qualify as they generally only do what they're programmed to by other heroes. Though exceptions can be made if they show they have free will, commit actions on their own, and meet all criteria.
* **Comic Relief**: A Pure Good hero's appearance in a story does lighten the mood of the story. Comic Relieves have some funny moments, but can qualify as Pure Good if they meet all the criteria.
* **Dissociative**: Heroes with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) generally don't count given they have no control over their actions due to their illness. However some can qualify if a) the alter ego of the character meets all criteria, understands what's right and wrong while choosing to do right, and all admirable virtues are traced to said ego, or b) the character shows they are just as capable of committing good actions without the personalities, and show no regret for the admirable virtues they committed while under said personalities and understands what's right or wrong while choosing to do right and meeting all criteria.
* **Friend of a Villain**: The Pure Good hero can qualify to be a friend of a villain when the character was once the friend of a villain before they became Pure Good. This category can also apply to the Pure Good hero in the present as the character can value a genuine friendship with the villain. If they are a friend of the villain in the present while remaining Pure Good, it can be genuine friendship, but is never merely out of self-interest since the hero is already Pure Good.
* **Inconclusive**: If the story ends prematurely or ends up being cancelled, it leaves questions as to how the hero would have developed if the story was complete. However, even for heroes who have not died but are still alive and active by the time the story ends prematurely and still meets all the criteria, they can still qualify to be Pure Good.
* **Kids**: For children, because of how young they are, their moral agency may not be clear. However, if the child shows that they have clear understanding of what they are doing and meets all the criteria, they may count.
* **Love Rivals**: The Pure Good hero can be a love rival, a hero competing with a villain, or another character for a specific love interest. For a Pure Good hero, they can be competing with another character because they have genuine love or care for their love interest, but not to simply get into a relationship with a specific character.
* **Mentally Ill**: Due to their mental state, it's hard to tell whether or not they have a clear moral agency. However they can qualify if they make it clear that they have an understanding of what is right and wrong and meet all the criteria, even in-spite of their limited views on reality.
* **Mute**: Heroes who don't speak at all on screen have a hard time qualifying given they generally lack personality and a clear motive. However, some can still depict a personality and motive through their actions and may qualify if they meet all criteria.
* **Virtually Resourceful**: A Pure Good hero can be Virtually Resourceful. Despite being very good in the setting that appear in, their status, power, or occupation may be necessary to uphold the order of the place that the story takes place in. This is not a corrupting quality as the Pure Good hero is still harmless to the setting that they happen to be necessary in.
* **Partners in Training**: Pure Good can apply to the Partners in Training as long as they meet the aforementioned criteria. The Pure Good category can apply to duos as both characters together actually manages to meet all the criteria. In other instances, a trio can qualify if all three individuals meets the criteria to be Pure Good.
* **Predators**: Heroes who kill purely for food cannot qualify as they are doing what they are doing for survival. However, they may count if they are part of a predatory species but eat carrion (dead meat) and/or plants, and they meet all criteria. An example of this is Ajar from *Sahara*, since although he is a cobra, he is shown to eat watermelons.
* **Redeemed Villains**: These villains who defected to the good side can apply this. Once they are exposed to Pure Good, they will become incorruptible later on.
* **Reluctant**: If a hero doesn't want to become a hero at first, but later accept they were destined to become one (and meets all the criteria), they can qualify as Pure Good.
* **Vengeful**: There are instances in which a vengeful hero can be Pure Good, but they can only qualify if they do not seek revenge for their own needs, but for righteous justices, and meet all the criteria.
* **Wrathful**: Pure Good heroes never let their anger out of control. If they have anger, they maintain it in a calm manner. Wrathful heroes can qualify as pure good only if they learn to control their anger or get rid of it throughout the course of their story and meet the aforementioned criteria.