“ | You asked me if you were a good man and the answer is, I don't know. But I think you try to be and I think that's probably the point. | „ |
~ Clara Oswald to The Doctor. |
“ | There is good and there is evil, but the line between them can be almost impossible to find. Does one good deed make him a hero? Am I to blame for all of it because of a single mistake? In the end, all I really know is that the answers don't come easy. It's supposed to be simple. But it's not. | „ |
~ Robin in Teen Titans, about good and evil. |
"True Neutral" is for morally-ambiguous individuals and organizations. They can be Anti-Heroes, Anti-Villains, and even Antagonists. Those characters often appear in mature and dark-oriented stories in which the traditional "good vs. evil" scenario does not occur. It is the direct opposite to their evil counterparts.
Even if they're heroes, their morality is enough decayed to be questioned; their exact nature is debatable, and therefore impossible to truly determine, and it is up for the readers or viewers to make their judgment: while some can see them as heroes, even if they do not approve their methods, some will see them as criminal or even villains. One of the best instance is V who can be see either as a rebellion hero or anarchist, Scorpion from Mortal Kombat who can be see either as a heroic or villainous Assassin.
The most unique case about true neutral characters is that they aren't beholden to good nor evil, and they can also be responsible for keeping both moralities in balance, namely both good and evil. On the other side of the coin however, is that they can passify good, and seek to redeem characters as much as benevolent characters do, and they can also seek to put an end to ongoing conflicts and peacefully end them, or else something horrible will take place. This is exactly what arguably makes neutrality of three different alignments much more popular than benevolent characters.
On very rare cases, characters that are truly and purely neutral also do exist, and examples of that will be Death from Mythology, the Living Tribunal from Marvel Comics, Truth from Fullmetal Alchemist, Sibylla from Winx Club, Zen-oh from Dragon Ball Super, Balancer from Valkyrie Crusade, and Lord of Nightmares/L-sama from Slayers.
This category also includes "neutral" characters who do not attend to do good nor evil but can be sporadically "heroes" (such as the Heavy from Team Fortress 2 ).
On & Off characters who commit at the same time heroic and villainous deeds, such as some incarnations of Deadpool, Rick Sanchez or Michael Afton, or false heroes known as "Heroes by Proxy" (such as John Constantine) also belong to this category.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT: Heroes who are Pure Good can never be in this category for they remain completely incorruptible whereas it is unknown if True Neutral are bad or good.
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- Jesus Christ (Paradise P.D.)
- Jet (Avatar)
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- Jim Whitlock
- Jimmy De Santa
- Jin (Kamen Rider)
- Jin (Xenoblade Chronicles)
- Jinn (RWBY)
- Joanna Dark
- Joanna Greenleaf
- Joe Buck
- Joe Swanson
- Joel Miller (The Last of Us)
- Joey Graceffa
- Joey LaMotta
- John "Scottie" Ferguson
- John Constantine (DC)
- John Doe (Telltale)
- John Murphy
- John Nash
- John Vattic
- Johnny (The Room)
- Johnny Joestar
- Johnny Klebitz
- Johnny Lawrence
- Johnny Silverhand
- Joji Yuki
- Joker (Mega Man Star Force)
- Jon Umber (Greatjon)
- Jonah Maiava
- Jonathan Reid
- Joseph Seed
- Josh Redgrove
- Joshua Rallus Harris
- Juan Cortez
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- Judge Dredd (Judge Dredd)
- Juggernaut
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- Juice Fountain Clowns
- Jules Winnfield
- Julius Little
- Justin Foley
- Jyushimatsu Matsuno
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- Kagefusa Manyuu
- Kaguya Houraisan
- Kaine (Marvel)
- Kaito Kumon
- Kamijou Faction
- Kanako Miyamae
- Kaos (Clone)
- Karamatsu Matsuno
- Karel
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- Karen Crawford
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- Karl Childers
- Karl Fritz
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- Kathryn Janeway
- Katie Carter
- Kay Lopez-Fitzgerald
- Kazuhira Miller
- Kazuma Yagami
- Kei (Belle)
- Keller Dover
- Kendra Krinklesac
- Kenny (The Walking Dead)
- Kenny Payne
- Kenny the Shark
- Kento Fukamiya
- Kenuichio Harada
- Keroro
- Kerr Avon
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- Kevin Tran
- Khan Aitmatov
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- Kikyō
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- Kim Diehl
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- King Julien XIII
- King Kong (Kong: The Animated Series)
- King Liang
- King Shark (Earth-2)
- Kirill Khlebnikov
- Kirino Kousaka
- Kiritsugu Emiya
- Kirk Van Houten
- Kirsten Geary
- Kirumi Tojo
- Kisa (From Dusk Till Dawn)
- Kitami Kougo
- Kitty Cheshire
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- Kiyotaka Ayanokōji
- Klaatu
- Klara
- Klaus Heisler
- Knuckle Joe
- Kocia Pierdocia
- Kodachi Kuno
- Kol Mikaelson
- Koopa Kid
- Koopa Troopas
- Korekiyo Shinguji
- Koslov
- Kou Uraki
- Kozakura
- Krest
- Krika
- Kris (Deltarune)
- Kukri
- Kula Diamond
- Kurt Buckman
- Kurumi Tokisaki
- Kuvira
- Kyle Glendower
- Kyle Schneider
- Kyoshi
- Kyosuke Munakata
- Kyoya Ida
- Kyuzo (Samurai 7)
- Kūkaku Shiba
- Lakitu
- Lamar Davis
- Lamplighter
- Lana Winters
- Lance Clayton
- Lapis Lazuli (Steven Universe)
- Lara Croft (Survivor Timeline)
- Laura Stuart
- Laurel Lance (Arrowverse: Earth-2)
- Lava Monsters
- Layla Hamilton
- Leaf (A Song of Ice and Fire)
- Leafy (BFDI)
- Lee Jaha
- Lemon Zest
- Lena Bach
- Lena Luthor (Arrowverse)
- Lenny Nero
- Lenny Summers
- Leon Kuwata
- Leone Montana
- Leshawna
- Leslie Chow
- Leslie Thompkins (Gotham)
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- Liberty Prime
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- Lin (The King of Fighters)
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- Lincoln Loud
- Lindsey Naegle
- Link (CD-i)
- Lisa Loud
- Litterbug
- Little Jacob
- Little Toot
- Livewire (DC)
- Living Tribunal
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- Lizard (Marvel)
- Llewelyn Moss
- Lobo (DC)
- Logan Calloway
- Logan McRae
- Lois Griffin
- Loki Laufeyson (Marvel)
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- Lord Blackadder
- Lord Emon
- Lord Hater
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- Lorenzo (The Vampire Diaries)
- Lori Loud
- Louie (The Walking Dead)
- Louise Halevy
- Luci
- Lucia (Contra)
- Lucie Jurin
- Lucky Jack
- Lucy van Pelt
- Luise Meyrink