"Oh, My Goodness!" or "Celebration Of The Good Guys!"

[Seil]

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I just had an excellent dinner, with a glass of scotch and The Princess Bride. It's been a lovely evening. During this evening, my compatriots (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lea3YCgNwDE) and I talked about my fascination with knights, chivalry, good guys, Galahad, Sam Spade, Serpico, Lancelot; protagonists.

Of course you play the protagonist in every game ever. Of course, the anti-heroes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOGXSFK3Xsw) have the best lines. But the good guys; the guys who actually want to do good - who are they?

Player characters?

Books, movies, TV, webseries?

Who is stupid enough to enjoy doing good?

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[Satan's Onion]

You know those huge sandboxy games where you have the freedom to be as good or as evil as you wanna, like Elder Scrolls games or Fallout: New Vegas? Well, when faced with that much freedom...I default to being so relentlessly nice I could be a Dragon Quest protagonist.

...Except around Legion. Fuck the Legion. They're fictional ISIS in shitty Roman cosplay and I'm happy to fill them with lead whether they attack me or not.

[Seil]

Hallo. My name is Inigo Montoya. I have an elaborate revenge fantasy, culminating in murder and vigilante justice. Prepare to die.

[Amake]

If we discount the base level of helping other people that's instinctively pleasurable to just about everyone in the world, it's a pretty tricky question. For instance, the protagonist of my own novel (http://odaw.blogspot.com) wants to prove to herself that she's a good person, so doing good gives her satisfaction, but I wouldn't say she "enjoys" doing good just in and of itself.

Even the most pure-hearted well-intentioned person has reasons for wanting to be a good guy. Superman was brought up with farmer morals and work ethics and doesn't question them. Maybe Death of the Endless comes close. She decided that "Being nice is no more difficult than being a jerk, and much more fun" and never looked back. But then, at least one member of her family finds it insulting to be called a "person".