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* ''Anime/YuGiOh!'': '''[[Characters/YuGiOhSetoKaiba Seto Kaiba]]'''. After his post-mind crush [[CharacterizationMarchesOn "character development"]] that borders on a {{retcon}}, he is at worst neutral, but more often than not finds himself fighting on the good side, and has ideals for the world that are even philanthropic. However, he is nevertheless an egocentric {{Jerkass}} who doesn't show a shred of empathy towards anyone that isn't Mokuba.
* [[Characters/YuGiOhYamiYugi Yami Yugi]] in ''Anime/YuGiOhFirstAnimeSeries'' would appear whenever someone threatened his partner's friends. He never did anything by half measures, rigging his Shadow Games to ensure his victory and condemning his opponents to an IronicHell afterwards.
* Kaiser Ryo of ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' is this in Seasons 1 and later in Season 3. In Season 1, he's a loner and not very friendly, but he's willing to risk his life for his friends and brother. Season 3 features a much darker AntiHero, but he's essentially one of the "good guys" and ends up [[spoiler: sacrificing himself in order to snap Judai out of his HeroicBSOD]]

* ''Anime/YuGiOh!'': '''Seto Kaiba'''. Nuff said.
* Yami Yugi in ''Anime/YuGiOhFirstAnimeSeries'' would appear whenever someone threatened his partner's friends. He never did anything by half measures, rigging his Shadow Games to ensure his victory and condemning his opponents to an IronicHell afterwards.

* Yami Yugi in ''YuGiOhFirstAnimeSeries'' would appear whenever someone threatened his partner's friends. He never did anything by half measures, rigging his Shadow Games to ensure his victory and condemning his opponents to an IronicHell afterwards.

* Accelerator of '' LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex.'' Used to kill over 10000 people, after getting the snot beaten out of him by Touma, he decides to [[HeelFaceTurn turn over a new leaf]], and [[TheAtoner make amends with the people he hurt in the past]]. This doesn't mean he won't destroy (keyword: '''[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill destroy]]''') you when you threaten those he cares about.

* This is the entire premise of ''LightNovel/MyTeenRomanticComedySNAFU''. Hikigaya may be a social outcast with a penchant for social suicide and the odd [[BreakThemByTalking Breaking Speech]] but he is ultimately a decent and benevolent person. Yukino qualifies too, because she's even more openly blunt, but like him she's a good person at heart. After some CharacterDevelopment they actually reveal to be [[NiceGuy nice]] in truth.

* ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'':

[[GoodIsNotNice Mean heroes]] in anime and manga.

** Shota Aizawa is an apathetic GrumpyBear who likes pointing out that life sucks and seems to get a kick out of messing with his students, but he is still a Pro Hero.

* ''Anime/LittleWitchAcademia'': Diana Cavendish is a cold and often prideful AcademicAlphaBitch who tends to be a {{Jerkass}} towards Akko for liking Shiny Chariot, on top of her tendency to go against Luna Nova decorum. However, she does have a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold softer side deep down]] and is shown to be a hardworking person with a deep sense of honor and responsibility. She also desires to follow in her family's footsteps and uphold her their legacy of being affectionate and compassionate to all.

** Piccolo. Even after his HeelFaceTurn, he is generally aloof and distant from the rest of human characters. Some of them consider him be to outright scary, but Piccolo saves [[PetTheDog his softer side for Gohan]]. Not to mention he is quite ruthless in battle, such as severing Dr. Gero's arms (though Gero was mostly machine by then) and [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe bifurcating Babidi]]. He loses some of this after merging with Kami, but he's still the most ruthless in the group next to Vegeta.