Love Exalted are characters who are purposely created to be praised by fans/the audience for their good character traits and/or kind actions.

They can be so loveable that even their own portrayers or creators can come to love them, are enjoyable to be around as much as possible, and are still enjoyable even when they don't have to be for that matter. Most, if not all of the characters in-universe absolutely love them. As such, Love Exalted often overlap with Pure Good heroes. They are the polar opposite of Hate Sinks, who are hated and despised for their negative and repulsive traits.

Heroes like Fluttershy, Nisa, Emmet Brickowski, Gizmo, Iroh, Tanjiro Kamado, Izuku Midoriya, Aris Tendou, both versions of Tari, Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Chihiro Ogino, Mirio Togata and Kyojuro Rengoku are prime examples of what a Love Exalted is expected to be (at least as far as Pure Good heroes are concerned).

Love Exalted usually do not qualify as Seriously Good due to how it's meant for characters who are enjoyable as possible. There can be in some cases if they have multiple serious moments along with a lot of moments where they're as enjoyable to be around as possible involving:

• Heroes who are designed to be adored, yet frequently come across as serious (e.g. Edge, Mark Evans, Atreyu, Maddie, John Coffey, most versions of Optimus Prime, Spider-Man from the Sam Raimi trilogy, and Mr. Knight).
• Heroes who use a serious persona to hide their more playful nature (e.g. All Might, Raine Whispers, Haku, Padme Amidala, and Shanks).
• Heroes who initially start off as serious but slowly become more lighthearted (e.g. Buzz Lightyear, EVE, Anne Boonchuy, Princess Peach (movie version), Amity Blight, Yoda, Momo Yaoyorozu, and Raya).
• Heroes who are serious when fighting against enemies while keep a light-hearted attitude towards family and friends (e.g. Jonathan Joestar, Angel Gabby).
• Heroes who are serious in one role and are more pleasant in the other. (e.g. Ginger)

NOTE: Do not add characters that were originally written to be loved by their creators but ended up subverting any qualities that made them likeable by the audience like growing up far more serious (e.g. Moses, the live-action incarnation of Simba). Also, not every Pure Good is a Love Exalted hero as some of them come off as too serious to be Love Exalted (e.g. Samurai Jack, Tigress, Black Panther, Ben, Paul Edgecomb, Roos Tarpals and Kyoko Kirigiri)