History Main / NobleBigot

* Archie Bunker from ''Series/AllInTheFamily'' is a decent man at heart who clings to outdated ideas and prejudices. A big part of the show is Archie's family showing him the errors of his ways. The difference between Archie and ''real'' bigots is especially evident in an episode where he meets the KKK.

** Miles, a soldier in the northern fortress of Briggs. Kimblee has a remarkable scene with Miles where he's flaunting his evil Ishvalan-slaughtering cred (he seems to have founded his whole identity there and gets a huge kick out of how much Scar hates him) and enjoying what he presumes is Miles forcibly restraining himself because of the chain of command, when really Miles has mostly made his peace with the genocide issue, values the living more, and just wishes the annoying guy would shut up, but won't say so because his job is to keep him busy.

* ''LightNovel/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'': Angelica Rapha Redgrave stands out among most of the nobles since, despite having some classist attitudes towards commoners, is at least somewhat tolerant of them as long as they stay in their place. [[CharacterDevelopment She starts rethinking her beliefs after she befriends Leon and Olivia]].

* Jarl Ulfric Stormcloak of ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' is a [[FantasticRacism Fantastic Racist]] who places the rights of the indigenous Nords above those of the immigrant Dunmer, Argonians and Khajiit, but ultimately recognises that loyalty is more important than blood and will allow non-Nords to serve in his army if he's convinced they are loyal to Skyrim and his ideals.
* The Brotherhood of Steel are portrayed as Noble Bigots in ''VideoGame/Fallout4'', particularly their leader, Arthur Maxson, and Paladin Danse. They believe in the protection of the Commonwealth, and the need to ruthlessly exterminate its ghoul, Super Mutant and Synth inhabitants to make it a safer place for humans.

* Mr. Putterman in ''Film/{{Gremlins}}'' is outrageously patriotic to the point of xenophobia, even going so far as to [[DrowningMySorrows getting plastered in a bar]] after he finds out his cab which he thought was 100% American-made is actually filled with foreign parts.

** Sokka is a bit sexist for the first few episodes, believing that women should StayInTheKitchen and out of the fighting. After getting to know [[AmazonBrigade a group of female warriors]] firsthand and realizing their fighting capabilities, he realizes that his views were incorrect and learns to respect women and girls. After that, it's gone.

* Sparx, friend of ComicBook/{{Superboy|1994}} and member of ''ComicBook/SuperboyAndTheRavers', is homophobic but knows that it's messed up that she's treating Hero and his boyfriend the way she does. The matter is further complicated by the fact that [[ComicBook/DialHForHero H-Dial transformation shenanigans]] had caused her to think she and Hero were dating so his coming out to her felt like he'd played a cruel joke on her even though she ''knew'' the H-Dial heroes were separate entities from Hero despite sharing his memories.

** Lorenz from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' may come off as a typical UpperClassTwit who likes to brag about how he comes from a noble family, and has instances where he treats the achievements of his commoner comrades with [[YouAreACreditToYourRace You Are A Credit To Your Social Class]] based CondescendingCompassion and talks about how nobles and commoners each have predetermined roles they should play in society. But at the same time, he is never ''intentionally'' mean-spirited, he treats all of his comrades with politeness and respect regardless of their social class, and on the few occasion when someone actually ''does'' take offense to his attitude, he goes out of his way to apologize.

* Similar to Maribelle, there are the noble siblings, Clair and Clive, from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEchoesShadowsOfValentia''. Clair comes off as highly condescending in her first encounter with Alm, since she's not used to dealing with commoners. That said, she quickly apologizes and later defends Alm when Fernand much more harshly insults him for his social standing. As for Clive, while he allows both commoners and nobles alike to fight for [[LaResistance the Deliverance]], he admits that he still believes in the feudal status quo, and Python calls him out on his belief in meritocracy being potentially condescending. He even finds himself doubting his decision to hand the reins of leadership over to Alm after learning that [[spoiler:Alm is not Sir Mycen's grandson]].

* Grandpa Joseph from ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'' has a dislike of all things Japanese. This is because his daughter Holly married a Japanese jazz musician and moved away to Japan to be with her husband. As a result, he doesn't get to see his daughter or grandson much and blames Japan for tearing his family apart. It rarely comes up after the first few bits, however, and he's otherwise a very worldly sort of individual.

* It'd be quicker to list the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' characters who don't fall into this. Almost every one of your squadmates will have at least a moment of mistrust, [[YouAreACreditToYourRace condescension]] or downright hostility to some other species. Fans tend to point to Ashley as the "racist" squadmate, but she's one of the milder cases - she just worries about letting alien nationals (including a bounty hunter and a CowboyCop) on your prototype warship and believes that the Council will sacrifice humanity when times are difficult; Garrus is actually far more blatant about his bigotry, especially toward [[YouAreACreditToYourRace Tali]]. The kicker is when Dr. Chakwas, ship medic and all-around CoolOldLady, reveals some unexpectedly strong feelings about [[JustAMachine synthetic life]] in the third game...and if you disagree with her, she dismisses it and ''calls you'' a machine due to Shepard's {{cybernetics|EatYourSoul}}.
* Zelos Wilder from ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' was taught from birth that half-elves were disgusting, stupid, beneath regular humans, [[spoiler:saw his mother get killed by a half elf]] and confesses to the rest of the party that he feels conflicted about traveling with two half-elves. However, at the same time, he sympathizes with them far more than he does with his aristocratic background, and even before meeting the party, he stopped the Pope from passing various anti-half-elf legislations.
** Lloyd has a few prejudices against half-elves himself at the start, due to the half-elf supremacist Desians oppressing all of Sylvarant (and Lloyd himself living right next door to what is basically a human concentration camp.) During his travels, he realizes that half-elves aren't necessarily sympathetic to the Desians and gets over his prejudices.
** Genis is somewhat prejudiced against humans, even though his best friend Lloyd is a human, owing to being a half-elf and he and his sister Raine have been on the run for most of their lives. Raine, notably, doesn't carry the same mindset as her brother and tries to correct his mindset, though not always successfully. This actually comes back to bite Genis in the ass, as [[spoiler: when Mithos turns out to be the BigBad and calls Genis out on trusting him just because he's a fellow half-elf]], Genis finds it incredibly difficult to let go of thinking of him as a friend.

* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', Fenris has a deep hatred and mistrust of mages, having been a slave in the Imperium and seen firsthand the depravities they're capable of. He also hates slavers and is one of the more morally centered party members. To his credit, Fenris recognizes that while he holds his attitude for mages in general exceptions can be found in individuals, and if pointed out will admit that some of his views are hypocritical. He will thank mages (Hawke) that have assisted him, and the worst he'll do with unproven mages is keep an eye on them.
* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' has Solas, a very strange case. He appears to be simply an elven supremacist who longs for the "good old days" of elven society. He also views non-elves as little more than children. Of course, it turns out [[spoiler: he's a nihilistic omnicidal god.]]
* Khelgar Ironfist from ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2''. Initally hates Neeshka because she's a tiefling. Hates Elanee because she's an elf. Through his sidequest though you can get him to see his attitudes are an injustice. If you complete that quest he never quite forgets them but he is far more willing to let the person's actions speak.
* Jarl Ulfric Stormcloak of ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' is a [[FantasticRacism Fantastic Racist]] who places the rights of the indigenous Nords above those of the immigrant Dunmer, Argonians and Khajiit, but ultimately recognises that loyalty is more important than blood and will allow non-Nords to serve in his army if he's convinced they are loyal to Skyrim and his ideals.
* Dennis Vicarth in ''VideoGame/FrontMission3'' made a few off-color remarks about the Japanese but is still willing to help Kazuki.

* Guilio from ''VideoGame/{{Gungnir}}'' is quite racist against everyone the same race as his oppressors. There are also a few women on Guilio's side that see his race as nothing more than tools to be used.

* Kormac the Templar from ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'' considers the WitchDoctor and [[BarbarianHero Barbarian]] to be uncultured savages, but will still travel and fight alongside them if they request his assistance and will praise the barbarian for their courage and incorruptibility. Towards the end of the game, he will express gratitude that his time spent alongside the heroes has given him cause to challenge his own prejudices.
* Maximilian Strauss from ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines'' manages to be ageist, sexist, racist ''and ''classist, but still manages to be quite decent. His prejudice is far more patronising than vitriolic, he is generally quite helpful and unfailingly polite, and he is also very self-aware and never refuses to consider that his prejudices may have caused lapses in his judgement.

* The Brotherhood of Steel are portrayed as Noble Bigots in ''VideoGame/Fallout4'', particularly their leader, Arthur Maxson, and Paladin Danse. They believe in the protection of the Commonwealth, and the need to ruthlessly exterminate its ghoul, Super Mutant and Synth inhabitants to make it a safer place for humans.

* In ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'', Tenko is very much prejudiced against [[CatchphraseInsult "Degenerate Males"]], always sides with the girls over them and tends to threaten them with violence whenever she perceives them doing anything bad/perverted, but she is indeed a good person - she's one of the most empathetic students, tries to offer advice to Himiko and Shuichi and even stops to offer Shuichi some comforting words after [[spoiler: Kaede's death]]. Her prejudice actually stems from a misunderstanding her Neo Aikido Master told her, which is doubly ironic because ''he is a male''. She apparently [[FailedASpotCheck did not notice this]], since having it pointed out to her causes her to GoMadFromTheRevelation.
** On the boys side, (though less in the English [[AdaptationalNiceGuy version]]) we have Kaito Momota who says quite a few things that could be considered sexist. However, like Tenko, he has his friends' interests at heart.
** [[spoiler: Kokichi Oma could also be this as while he messes with Keebo about his robot body, he does seem to care about his friends in the end dying having known he saved Maki's life, and puts his Robophobia aside for the sake of saving everyone and ending the killing game thanks to giving Kaito a script.]]
* In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'', Aqua (who is literally an agent for the forces of light and virtue across the multiverse) doesn't like how her best friend Terra is becoming more [[FantasticRacism (D)ark]], but her goal is always to change him back, not to destroy him outright. Unfortunately, she doesn't get to explain this before Terra, wounded by her very real condescension, blows the situation out of proportion, and starts attacking her in what he thinks is self-defense. [[ATragedyOfImpulsiveness And so on.]]

* Lord Shimura from ''VideoGame/GhostOfTsushima'', who is a noble, honorable {{Samurai}} through and through... which, [[DeliberateValuesDissonance of course]], includes being a proud enforcer for a ''very'' rigid and stratified caste system where the petty commoners are expected to know their place. Winds up being a {{Deconstruction}}, as Shimura's bigotry towards peasants and [[PrinciplesZealot fanatical devotion to the Bushido code]] is what ultimately undermines his genuinely well-intentioned attempts to protect his people, driving his beloved nephew away and causing him to send his soldiers into senseless bloodbaths against [[CombatPragmatist Mongol forces that see no reason to play along with the local rules of engagement]].
* ''VideoGame/ProjectWingman'': Stardust, your contact in the Cascadian [[LaResistance liberation movement]] is not enthused, to put it mildly, about being forced to work with mercenaries, seeing them as unreliable and greedy (though it is implied that some of it is jealousy over pay disparity more than anything else). Still, he recognizes that the skills and experience Sicario brings to the table are worth the money, and is consistently professional in dealing with them.

%%* [[http://www.asofterworld.com/index.php?id=426 This]] ''Webcomic/ASofterWorld'' strip.
* In ''Webcomic/WhenSheWasBad'', [[MagicalGirl Amber]] is openly homophobic, which only worsens her conflict with [[VillainProtagonist Gail.]]

* Duane in ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'': a devout nationalist, he subscribes wholeheartedly to his home country's abhorrence of its arch-rival Cresce and its StayInTheKitchen attitude towards women. He comes to deconstruct the trope when he's faced with highly confident and independent women [[spoiler:within his own family]] and meets Crescians living normal lives, shunting him into TroubledSympatheticBigot territory as he weighs his loyalty to his home country against the realities before his eyes.

* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Mrs. Kitsune may not acknowledge Nanase and Ellen's relationship, but she does care about her and her happiness.

* Weiss Schnee from ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who dreams of becoming an HonestCorporateExecutive like her grandfather and is training to become a [[WeHelpTheHelpless Huntress]]. At the same time, she starts off incredibly dismissive of [[LittleBitBeastly faunus]] due to her family's experience with [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters the White Fang]]. She starts making a conscious effort to shed that uglier part of her personality at the end of Volume 1 for the sake of her teammate Blake ([[DefectorFromDecadence a former member of the White Fang]]), and it's all but gone by Volume 3. Later volumes even have her be the first to get angry whenever someone directs a racist comment at Blake.

* Cartman in ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', surprisingly, is turning into this in the most recent seasons. After his scary encounter with "Jewpacabra" and subsequent [[spoiler: proclaimed conversion to Judaism]] he argues in favor of an angry and malicious Torah/Old Testament god. And the entire plot of "Cartman Finds Love" revolves around his racist views manifesting in a need to hook Token up with the new black girl in class because they 'belong together'. The lengths he goes to prevent Kyle from mucking up his plan is pretty extraordinary.
* The ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' episode "Troq" featured Val-Yor, an intergalactic space hero who enlists the Titans' help to defeat an otherworldly menace. Unfortunately, his people are extremely prejudiced against Starfire's people, and he repeatedly uses the [[FantasticSlurs slur]] "Troq" (meaning "nothing") when speaking to her. He gets along so well with the other titans (green-skinned elf boy, demon girl, black cyborg, and the TokenHuman) that they think "Troq" is a harmless term until she corrects them. He ultimately parts with the Titans on chilly terms.

* A lot of characters in ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'' are this to some extent, most notably Tygra and Claudus, and the Cats in general.
** Claudus cares about and does a good job of ensuring the safety and well-being of his people and Tygra has a good heart underneath his jerkish exterior, but both have a distinct dislike of Lizards, and Tygra holds a bad opinion of Dogs. These beliefs are common for most of the Cats living in Thundera though due to generations of conflict between the two.
** One reason Lion-O is considered weird is that he's not a bigot at all, noble or otherwise.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'', Skipper has a rather condescending attitude towards mammals of all kinds and constantly goes out of his way to put birds (penguins, especially) on a pedestal. Nonetheless, he and his team will always gladly help any animal in trouble, no matter their species, and also holds Marlene, an otter, in great respect and esteem.

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* ''Manga/TheMoroseMononokean'': One of the leaders of the Underworld, The Executive, is known for his hatred towards humans. But he is also responsible with his duty, and he's willing to let his personal hatred slide if it helps protect the Underworld. He is apparently the one who taught Abeno about the language, history, and culture of the Underworld, despite knowing that the latter is human, and later agrees to rely on Ashiya's help even though [[spoiler:the latter has killed a demon]].
* Grandpa Joseph from ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'' has a dislike of all things Japanese. This is because his daughter Holly married a Japanese jazz musician and moved away to Japan to be with her husband. As a result, he doesn't get to see his daughter or grandson much and blames Japan for tearing his family apart. It rarely comes up after the first few bits, however, and he's otherwise a very worldly sort of individual.
* ''LightNovel/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'': Angelica Rapha Redgrave stands out among most of the nobles since, despite having some classist attitudes towards commoners, is at least somewhat tolerant of them as long as they stay in their place. [[CharacterDevelopment She starts rethinking her beliefs after she befriends Leon and Olivia]].

* Rorschach from ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}''. He DoesNotLikeWomen and is homophobic (both apparently the result of the abuses of his childhood that make him recoil from any expression of sexuality), but he does try to do the right thing a lot of the time (albeit from his own effed-up perspective). Similarly, earlier heroes [[TheCape Captain Metropolis]] and [[TheCowl Hooded Justice]], both seriously racist. (Not homophobic, though - in fact, they were a ''couple''.)

* [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]] by Billy Butcher in ''ComicBook/TheBoys''. He constantly mocks gay and transgender people, calls Americans "Septics" (Septic Tank = Yank) and (like many Brits) refers to Chinese food as "Chinky", but doesn't actually ''hate'' anyone on the basis of who they are other than [[FantasticRacism superheroes]] – after all, he's happy to work with the Japanese Female and African-American Mother's Milk. Despite his sociopathic tendencies, he has an easy charm that allows him to get on well with almost anyone. He actually despises [[SleepingWithTheBoss Rayner]] because he sees ''her'' as racist towards Middle Easterners. [[spoiler: However in the final arc of the series, he [[FaceHeelTurn snaps]] and tries to enact a FinalSolution [[HeWhoFightsMonsters against the supers]].]]
* [[ComicBook/WilqSuperbohater Wilq]] is a genuine superhero trying to do the right thing for Opole and the rest of the world, but many of his opinions about sexual and ethnic minorities would be considered at least inappropriate by mainstream Western audience. His short temper doesn't really help, either.
* Sparx, friend of ComicBook/{{Superboy|1994}} and member of ComicBook/SuperboyAndTheRavers, is homophobic but knows that it's messed up that she's treating Hero and his boyfriend the way she does. The matter is further complicated by the fact that [[ComicBook/DialHForHero H-Dial transformation shenanigans]] had caused her to think she and Hero were dating so his coming out to her felt like he'd played a cruel joke on her even though she ''knew'' the H-Dial heroes were separate entities from Hero despite sharing his memories.

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* Walt Kowalski from ''Film/GranTorino'', even toward the end of the movie after being adopted as a new grandparent by a Hmong family, still referred to a particular Asian girl as "Yum Yum" when he couldn't pronounce her name.

* Film/DirtyHarry Callahan "doesn't play favorites." He hates all races, [[BoomerangBigot including his own]].
* Sergeant Hartman from ''Film/FullMetalJacket'' is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUc62jD-G0o#t=2m12s considerably homophobic]] but a well-intentioned guy.
* Police Chief Bill Gillespie (Creator/RodSteiger) in ''Film/InTheHeatOfTheNight''. The portrayal was so well done it earned Steiger an Oscar for Best Actor.

* ''Film/AllTheWay'' has Lyndon B. Johnson portrayed this way, dropping casual N-bombs in private while fighting tooth and nail to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. By contrast, Richard Russell, Jr. is shown to be repeatedly NiceToTheWaiter when around black service personnel, but fighting desegregation at every turn.
* ''Film/TradingPlaces'': Randolph is just as condescending and prejudiced as his brother Mortimer, but unlike his brother, he shows genuine pity for Valentine's plight and the plot begins with his belief that Valentine could easily turn his life around if he got some opportunities. [[spoiler: Subverted later on, when even after Valentine proves he's more than capable of commodities trading, Randolph is very happy to leave Valentine in the poor house out of pure racism]].
* In ''Film/{{Sapphire}}'', David's father had reluctantly agreed to David and Sapphire (who is black) marrying despite his own racist views, and the family's concern about their social standing, as well as the knowledge that David would probably have to forfeit a scholarship to study in Rome. By the end of the movie, he has formed a friendship of sorts with Sapphire's brother.

* ''[[Literature/TrailOfGlory The Rivers of War]]'' portrays Andrew Jackson like this. He is highly bigoted, even by the standards of the time, and does not hesitate to call friendly Cherokees "savages", ask how Sam Houston can be so sure that his coloured teamsters won't steal his gear and sum up state militias as drunken and cowardly to a man. However, he hesitates to shoot Red Eagle (a rebel Cherokee responsible for a major massacre) because he surrendered voluntarily, promotes a coloured sergeant to commissioned rank, against regulations, and threatens to kill a man who protests against arming free coloured men, but who won't join the militia himself. Essentially, the Andrew Jackson in the book is bigoted against groups but is capable of respecting an individual who is especially heroic and or a fierce fighter. While he is a bigot, he hates fools and cowards even more.
%%* ''Literature/{{Mash}}'': Hawkeye Pierce from the original novel was one of these. (and even more so in the sequels). It's even conjectured that Richard Hooker wrote ''M*A*S*H Mania'' primarily as an attempt to "rescue" the character from Creator/AlanAlda's portrayal and have the last say.
* Literature/AdrianMole's grandma doesn't like Indians or Pakistanis but is otherwise [[CoolOldGuy sympathetic and somewhat badass]].
* Played for laughs in ''Literature/GoodOmens'' with Witchhunter Shadwell. He has a (mildly) derogatory slur for everyone, belittles foreign cultures and religions, and suspects everyone of being a witch or a warlock, yet everyone is charmed by him and he fearlessly prepares to fight Satan when the Apocalypse comes.

* In ''Literature/TheGrimnoirChronicles'', Joe Vierra is a Portuguese farmer who spits at the [[TheGreatDepression Okies]] that pass by his farm. But he still buys and adopts the daughter of one family when he notices that she has a potentially self-destructive power that needs training.

* In Creator/TomKratman's ''Literature/{{Caliphate}}'', Adbul Mohsem might be anti-American, but he did care about Petra's well-being unlike his wife Khalifa.
* Lord David Alderscroft, from the ''Literature/ElementalMasters'' novels, isn't quite as bad as some of the other examples on this page. But in most of his appearances, he assumes that nonwhites, the lower (social) classes, and females are inherently inferior to wealthy, white male nobility like himself.
* [[Literature/{{Animorphs}} Andalites]] are superior to every other species, at least according to themselves. They'll also make any personal sacrifice for what they consider to be the greater good, including laying down their lives at a moment's notice if that's necessary to avoid giving [[TheEmpire the Yeerk Empire]] an advantage. [[note]]The fact that they fully expect everyone else to be equally selfless is a little less noble, but they are certainly not hypocrites.[[/note]]
* ''Gem of Sphene'' in the Literature/ImperialRadch series. On the one hand, ''Sphene'' is a useful ally and source of intelligence, and seems to get along pretty well with Zeiat, a creation of the alien Presger who happens to look human. On the other hand, ''Sphene'' is also ancient and rather set in its ways: none of the characters we've met are true Radchaai by its standards and it makes that very clear, there's nothing morally wrong with lobotomising people to turn into ancillaries, and so on. But of course, Breq really wants Anaander Miannai dead, and ''Sphene'' is a huge fan of that.
-->''"Citizens live inside the Radch. What's outside the Radch is impure, and mostly barely human. You can call yourselves Radchaai as much as you want, you can wear gloves like somehow not touching impure things is going to make a difference, but it doesn't change anything. You're not citizens, you're impure by definition, and there isn't an entrance official who'd let you within ten thousand kilometers of the Radch, no matter how many times you wash, no matter how long you fast."''

* Andy Sipowicz from ''Series/NYPDBlue'' is a reformed mean drunk, whose racial bigotry stems ostensibly from his father being battered by a black man when trying to read the man's gas meter, and his own experiences infiltrating the Black Panthers when he was still freshly traumatized by his Vietnam war experiences. Sipowicz struggles to keep his racial bigotry from affecting his work, and consistently displays genuine empathy for people of color, even though at times his temper gets the best of him and he says the wrong thing to the wrong person.
* Logan Echolls from ''Series/VeronicaMars'' is something of a racist, and very much a classist. He ''really'' hates poor people. And yet, he's also genuinely heroic at times, and we root for him, and we cheer when he falls in love with Veronica and they become a couple.
* Daryl Dixon from ''Series/TheWalkingDead''. While he still harbors the same racist tendencies as his older brother Merle and makes wisecracks about "Chinamen" at the end of the day, he's still an effective and capable survivor who's a crack shot with both a crossbow and rifle and he pitches in to help the rest of the survivors as much as he can.

* Rafe [=McAuley=] from ''Series/{{Defiance}}''. He generally holds aliens, especially Castithans, in contempt, largely because of the war, but he also tries to do the right thing, even, eventually, coming around, more or less, to his daughter marrying a Castithan.
* Charles Emerson Winchester III in ''Series/{{MASH}}'',is an elitist snob who regularly demonstrates derision for those he says are beneath him, but he secretly has a charitable side, despite being a scion of a snooty Boston Brahmin family. Throughout the series, his (very many) prejudices are Lampshaded and challenged and he is big enough to jettison many of them in the light of hard experience. Albeit in a graceless and reluctant way.

* ''TabletopGame/RocketAge'' makes it explicitly clear that all player characters are meant to be heroes, however, there is the Bigot negative trait, which gives negatives when interacting with people the character would look down on. [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]], however, as the designers also make it clear that if a player has this trait the games master should require them to buy it off as soon as possible, to represent their character growing into a better person.
* The Aryan from the ''TabletopGame/{{Champions}}'' book "Allies", who does honestly believe he's a member of the master race, but rather than seeing this an excuse to oppress other races he sees it as his moral imperative to protect and guide them. Hasn't kept him from being rejected for membership in every hero team out there, though. Him appearing in a campaign's meant to ask the players how they react to a fellow hero who also happens to be a sane, well-intentioned fascist.
* The god Erastil in ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' is LawfulGood and generally a positive force in communities where his worshippers congregate, but also has some very old-fashioned and sexist social ideas, favouring a kind of StayInTheKitchen attitude towards women (although he has a grudging respect for the warrior-goddesses Sarenrae and Iomedae).

* It'd be quicker to list the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' characters who don't fall into this. Almost every one of your squadmates will have at least a moment of mistrust, [[YouAreACreditToYourRace condescension]] or downright hostility to some other species. Fans tend to point to Ashley as the "racist" squadmate, but she's one of the milder cases - she just worries about letting alien nationals (including a bounty hunter and a CowboyCop) on your prototype warship and believes that the Council will sacrifice humanity when times are difficult; Garrus is actually far more blatant about his bigotry, especially toward [[YouAreACreditToYourRace Tali]]. The kicker is when Dr. Chakwas, ship medic and all-around CoolOldLady, reveals some unexpectedly strong feelings about [[JustAMachine synthetic life]] in the third game...and if you disagree with her, she dismisses it and ''calls you'' a machine due to Shepard's {{cybernetics|EatYourSoul}}.

** Racism of Amestrians towards Ishvalans is much more prominent in [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist the 2003 anime version]].

* At the beginning of ''fanfic/{[Splint}}'', Cadoc is very prejudiced against Orcs, seeing them as little more than bloodthirsty monsters who get everything they deserve. This is somewhat [[FreudianExcuse understandable]], given his only interactions with Orcs were during battles and raids, where he witnessed first-hand the horrors they inflicted on innocent people. He is otherwise a good man who fights to keep Gondor's lands and particularly the rural communities safe. However, after getting to know Rukhash he comes to realize that Orcs are MirroringFactions to Men and [[CharacterDevelopment begins changing his views]], to the point where he [[InterspeciesRomance falls in love with Rukhash]]. Even then, his views were pretty tame compared to some other human characters like Dellon, who goes out of his way to hunt down and kill Orcs out of hatred for them, even if they weren't doing anything wrong.

* ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'' has Charlie, a bigfoot-like creature who is one of the bears' closest friends, and a very friendly person to everybody. However, he is extremely distant and xenophobic towards humans because every human he comes across can't help but harass him with cameras. Despite his xenophobia, he also cares about their lives as he wouldn't let Ranger Tabes die from a fire (despite her trying to capture him), and refuses to let Ralph (another Bigfoot-like creature) kill a group of tourists as a prank.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'', Skipper has a rather condescending attitude towards mammals of all kind and constantly goes out of his way to put birds (penguins, especially) on a pedestal. Nonetheless, he and his team will always gladly help any animal in trouble, no matter their species, and also holds Marlene, an otter, in great respect and esteem.

* Charles Emerson Winchester III from ''Series/{{MASH}}'' is an elitist snob who regularly demonstrates derision for those he says are beneath him, but he secretly has a charitable side.

* Charles Emerson Winchester III in ''Series/{{MASH}}'', scion of a snooty Boston Brahmin family. Throughout the series, his (very many) prejudices are Lampshaded and challenged and he is big enough to jettison many of them in the light of hard experience. Albeit in a graceless and reluctant way.

* Rico from ''VideoGame/{{Killzone}}'' hates the [[ANaziByAnyOtherName Helghast]] for invading his planet and wiping out his unit and never misses an occasion to remind it to everybody, but especially to his half-Helghan teammate Hakha. He changes over the course of the first game by slowly warming up to Hakha and even [[spoiler: taking a bullet for him while fleeing the SD platform]]. In the second game, it's clear he still loathes them, but went from KillEmAll to spare a civilian Helghast in the second game and being as horrified as everyone [[spoiler: when their planet is nuked in the third game]].

Confusingly, it is also possible for a person to act both racist ''and'' anti-racist, such as admiring groups ''theoretically'' while in practice hating them out of envy or fear (see RaceFetish and KarmicTransformation). Or maybe they have a [[TheThemeParkVersion ridiculously outdated "idealized" notion]] of a certain group, but then hate modern-day individuals of that group for [[PretenderDiss not living up to that imagined standard]] or [[CategoryTraitor "betraying" their culture]]. Conversely, they might spout racist slogans or offensive words about a given group or ethnicity in general, yet turn out to be friendly or charitable to the actual members they encounter in person. (It's not for nothing that a common defense from bigots is "SomeOfMyBestFriendsAreX".)

May also overlap with TragicBigot. See also NobleBigotWithABadge and BoomerangBigot. Compare GoodIsNotNice. May overlap with WickedCultured or FairForItsDay. May come off as AffablyEvil (or even FauxAffablyEvil) to the targets of his prejudice. Compare HatesEveryoneEqually, which describes a person who is not bigoted against a ''particular'' demographic. The Noble Bigot possibly WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency; after all, many other people manage to be just as noble without being bigoted at all.

Confusingly, it is also possible for a person to act both racist ''and'' anti-racist, such as admiring groups ''theoretically'' while in practice hating them out of envy or fear (see RaceFetish and KarmicTransformation). Or maybe they have a [[TheThemeParkVersion ridiculously outdated "idealized" notion]] of a certain group, but then hate modern-day individuals of that group for [[PretenderDiss not living up to that imagined standard]] or [[CategoryTraitor "betraying" their culture]].

May also overlap with TragicBigot. See also NobleBigotWithABadge and BoomerangBigot. Compare GoodIsNotNice. May overlap with WickedCultured or FairForItsDay. May come off as AffablyEvil (or even FauxAffablyEvil) to the targets of his prejudice. Compare HatesEveryoneEqually, which describes a person who is not bigoted against a ''particular'' demographic. Polar opposite of the PoliticallyCorrectVillain, who considers bigotry to be unacceptable but is fine with causing damage and suffering as long as it's on an equal opportunity basis.

->''God, I got more in common with these gooks than I do with my own spoiled-rotten family. Jesus. Happy birthday.''

Of course, the noble bigot is common in many AnAesop on controversial issues when writing to an audience firmly on one side of the issue. For example, the above example discussing Jesus's teachings on the Good Samaritan refers to Jesus as a noble bigot, an opinion believed by a small minority, but largely rejected by most Muslims and Christians who view him as without sin.

* ''Webcomic/SkinHorse'': Sweetheart does her level best to be a good Civil Servant and help her charges as best she can. However, she is also a self-loathing homophobic closeted lesbian and has been known to go off on blisteringly racist rants when drunk.