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| - He never kills anyone if he can help it, nor will he allow people to come to any sort of harm by ignoring them. He's always willing to go out of his way to save the town and complete strangers. When the call comes, he will answer it, usually with very little protest. He will often help people in need with little promise of reward. In almost every way, he acts like an Ideal Hero. Except that he's asocial and sometimes downright abusive toward most people he meets. He may refuse to explain anything. He may actively rebuke people who express gratitude, friendship, and love as well as offers of support if he's got a problem. Let's face it; Good Is Not Nice. Affably Evil is when a villain is polite, friendly and genuinely kind, even while plotting evil. Good Is Not Nice is the inverse of that: a character who is morally slanted toward the good side but is rude, unfriendly, and mean. There are a few reasons a person may act like this: 1.
* He may want to be selfish and arrogant, or just unbiased to either side, but his morality keeps on getting in the way, even if it's to his detriment. He may put on a Jerkass Facade to try to counter it. 2.
* Unlike Type 1, Type 2 is not putting on any facade. This is because he really does believe he's better than the regular Apathetic Citizens, and ranges from Smug Super all the way to Arrogant Prick. After all, it's tough to be nice to people when you don't even respect them. However he still feels compelled to help these lower creatures on a regular basis. 3.
* He's a natural loner. His sense of duty forces him to perform heroic acts, but he does not consider chitchat, or politeness, to be one of his duties. 4.
* He may want to be a nice person, but believes in tough love, particularly if he has to teach something. (This one may be an intermittent effect, applied only when necessary; contrast Beware the Nice Ones, where such outbursts result from break-down. On the other hand, emotional trauma can coincide with the realization that nice won't cut it.) 5.
* He can't afford to let others get close to him because his enemies will use them against him. 6.
* The world he operates in has a somewhat cynical take on things, so Strict Good Guyism doesn't work - either in the eyes of the author or in a literal in-universe sense. The Naive Newcomer may be surprised to learn he isn't the idealized hero everyone thinks he is. Compare Noble Demon, who will likely fall into this if not too morally ambiguous. Often a Knight in Sour Armor, Mr. Vice Guy, Jerk with a Heart of Gold, Jerkass Woobie, or sometimes just a Jerkass who does good things. The term Anti-Hero is sometimes used to cover this trope -- see Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes for discussion of the types. Sister trope to Creepy Good. Why Light powers can be the Holy Hand Grenade even when Light Is Good. Contrast Nice Is Not Good and Good Is Not Dumb. If a character acts like this exclusively towards their enemies, you've got a case of Good Is Not Soft. Lawful Good versions of this trope may be strict, humorless and serious. Very common personality flaw for The Paladin. See also Hidden Depths. Fictional examples only. It'd take an entire wiki to fit every single real life example. Examples of Good Is Not Nice include:
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