@Omega1065 Do you think that if a PG hero is always taken seriously both in-universe and by the narrative, he will automatically fall into the seriously good category?
@Omega1065 I mean Pure Good heroes who are comic reliefs, but at the same time, are not silly PG.
I know that PG heroes are not lethal. However, which PGs do you think are closest to being in the lethal category?
@Gyumei I see. But here's an example of a hypothetical situation! The character is Pure Good. Somehow he sees that an innocent person is sentenced to death, and the character knows that he has the power to stop this execution and of course he stops it, thus saving a human life. And here's the point! Does this good deed automatically make the character fall under the merceful category?
@Gyumei That's what you meant, right?
So you're saying that a PG hero may not be merceful?
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Name any PG hero who hates their relative. Keep in mind that their hatred is justified, as the family member has committed very serious crimes, such as terrorism, mass murder, rape, etc.
And I thought that male turkeys don't lay eggs.
That is, condemning predators to certain death by starvation so that they do not hunt others, expressing great remorse for this, is not a corrupting quality or even a prevention?
The hero understands that predators will not survive if they eat plant/mushroom or other non-animal food, the hero also knows that in the world in which he lives there are only intelligent life forms, which means that predators hunt exclusively intelligent creatures. And the hero, condemning predators to extinction, does this with great regret and only so that they stop hunting, killing and eating other creatures, realizing that if he does not do this, the predators will continue to hunt.
Okay, another hypothetical example. Let's say the hero lives in a world where the hunting of some intelligent creatures on other intelligent creatures for the sake of survival is a natural phenomenon. The hero understands that predators need to hunt in order to survive, and also knows that predators cannot eat plant or non-animal food, moreover, the hero knows that in this hypothetical example there are no irrational animals, only intelligent ones. However, despite this, the hero, although he understands that predators need to eat other animals, prevents them from hunting, and is even ready to doom predators to extinction, albeit with great regret about this, so that predators do not eat herbivores. The hero, of course, does not want to condemn the predators to extinction. If the hero were sure that the predators could survive without hunting others, the hero would not even think of allowing the predators to become extinct.
So that would be a corrupting quality?
A hypothetical example, but still. Let's say there is a hero, he is a very kind, compassionate, incorruptible and selfless type, and here's the thing. The hero has a choice: either kill a good person to save all the inhabitants of the earth, or not kill this good person at the cost of the inhabitants of the earth suffering from eternal terrible physical and psychological pain, there is no third option. If the hero decides not to kill this good person knowing that this will lead to terrible suffering for the inhabitants of the earth, but at the same time sincerely wishing not to have to sacrifice someone for the sake of saving the inhabitants of the earth and expressing deep remorse for the fact that, although not out of malice, but became the cause of suffering for the inhabitants of the earth, then can this hero be considered Pure Good?
Why?
What is the most pragmatic PG hero?
Why?
@Theengine234 I see. But if a character feels guilty for accidentally causing the death of a friend, and decides to punish himself for this by starving himself, causing physical harm to himself, etc., will this be considered a corrupting quality?
Do you think if a character suffers from severe depression and tries to commit suicide, would be considered PG or not?