“ | A cosmos without the Doctor scarcely bears thinking about. | „ |
~ The Master, Doctor Who. |
The following heroes are considered Big Goods or main protagonists of the story in which they appear. That is to say the most prominent, influential and powerful of all, the one at the center of any heroic movement, whose importance in the plot outshines all. Good instances of Big Goods could be Obi-Wan Kenobi from the original Star Wars, Princess Celestia from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, and Rick Grimes from The Walking Dead franchise.
Big Goods are essential to the plot and if they die, or are driven out it can have catastrophic consequences for the other heroes. The Hero isn't always this since the Big Good serves as their mentor and guidance. There is also the Bigger Good who are a greater paragon than the Big Good themselves.
When two or more characters working together share the role, it is called a Big Good Duumvirate. If they are several who oppose each other, it is called a Big Good Ensemble.
- As long as the main protagonist of a story work for/helps someone who is directly involved in the plot, then this someone is the Big Good.
- When the story is divided in distincts story arcs, it several "Arc Heroes" one after another but when a hero appears in several story arcs and/or influences a story arc after his enemy's demise, then this hero is the one and only "Big Good".
- When there are many recurring heroes working on their own, the Big Good has to be the most recurring and the most important hero in the entire franchise.
Their evil opposite are the Big Bads, although very rares morally ambiguous Big Goods can qualify for both.
Examples include:
- Izuku Midoriya from My Hero Academia.
- Goku of Dragon Ball.
- Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman of DC Comics.
- Doctor Strange and Captain America from Marvel Comics.
- Shanks of One Piece.
- Raiden in Mortal Kombat.
- Spawn of Spawn.
- Optimus Prime from Transformers.
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Erwin Smith -
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Edward Newgate -
Yuji Itadori -
Shanks -
Eren Yeager
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- A.C. Eos
- A.K. Waters
- Aang
- Abbot Mortimer
- Abby Archer
- Abraham Ford
- Abraham Simpson
- Abraham Van Helsing (Hellsing)
- Ace Hart
- Achilles Davenport
- Adam (The Hollow)
- Adam Goldberg
- Adam Kadmon
- Adam Lyon
- Adam Warlock
- Admiral Ackbar
- Adol Christin
- Adonis Johnson Creed
- Aeon (Castlevania: Judgment)
- Agent J
- Agent Phil Coulson
- Agent Zoil
- Ahkmenrah
- Ahsoka Tano
- Aiden Pearce
- Aja Tarron
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- Akiza Izinski
- Aku Aku
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- Aldra
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- Alex Henderson
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- Alexandrite (Steven Universe)
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- Alice (Resident Evil)
- Alice Hardy
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- Allura (Voltron: Legendary Defender)
- Ally Dawson
- Alma Tandouji
- Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
- Alternate Calliope
- Alucard (Castlevania)
- Alvin Seville (Animated Series)
- Amanda Porter
- America Chavez
- Amy Rose (Sonic Boom)
- Amy Wong
- Ana (Phantasy Star Zero)
- Anakonda (Xyber 9: New Dawn)
- Anastasia Romanov (Don Bluth)
- Ancient Psychic Tandem War Elephant
- Andi Mack
- Andie (The Nut Job)
- Andrea Harrison (TV)
- Andrew Hartford
- Andrew Norris
- Android 21
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- Andy Barclay
- Angel (Buffy)
- Angelise Ikaruga Misurugi
- Anita Knight
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- Anna Karenina "Anna" Caluya Serrano / Anna Karenina "Anna" Monteclaro
- Annabelle
- Anne Boonchuy
- Annoying Orange
- Ansi Molina
- Anubis Cruger
- Aoba Anoa
- AP-5
- Aphrodite (God of War)
- Aphrodite (Mythology)
- Applejack
- Aquila Yuna
- Arale Norimaki
- Aranea Highwind
- Archdeacon
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- Argus
- Aria Montgomery
- Arianna
- Ariel (Disney)
- Arkantos
- Arlene
- Armand Dupont
- Arnold Shortman
- Arsène Lupin III
- Arthur (Mystery Skulls)
- Arthur Penhaligon
- Arthur Read
- Ash Williams
- Asia Argento (High School DxD)
- Aslan
- Astro Boy
- Asuka R. Kreuz
- Athena Asamiya
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- Austin Powers
- Avant Gamera
- Avar Kriss
- Avatars
- Ayano Tateyama
- Azmuth
- Azulongmon
- B-Bop A-Luna
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- Babe Carano
- Baby Jake
- Bagheera (2016)
- Bagheera (Disney)
- Bam
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- Barbie
- Barney Ross
- Barney the Dinosaur
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- Barry Burton
- Bart Simpson
- Bartok
- Basara Toujou
- Basil Fawlty
- Batman (1960s Series)
- Batman (Batman Unlimited)
- Batman (Batman: The Brave and the Bold)
- Batman (Burtonverse)
- Batman (DC Animated Film Universe)
- Batman (DC Extended Universe)
- Batman (DC)
- Batman (Injustice)
- Batman (Nolanverse)
- Batman (Video Games)
- Battler Ushiromiya
- BB
- Rupert Bear
- Beast (2017)
- Beast (Disney)
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- Bee (Bee and PuppyCat)
- Beerus
- Beethoven (Beethoven Film Series)
- Behemoth
- Bella Swan
- Belle (2017)
- Belle (Beauty and the Beast)
- Belle (Thomas & Friends)
- Ben Rodriguez
- Ben Tennyson
- Ben Tennyson (2016 Series)
- Benjamin Martin
- Benjamin Sisko
- Benjamin the Elephant
- Benji
- Bentley (Sly Cooper)
- Bernard (The Rescuers)
- Bert Raccoon
- Bessie Higgenbottom
- Betty Cooper
- Betty Ross (Hulk 2003)
- Bianca (The Rescuers)
- Bibleman
- Big Bird
- Big Boss
- Big Paw
- Bigweld
- Bill Denbrough