| abstract | - The character isn't an Anti-Hero, Vigilante Man or even portrayed as Good Is Not Nice. They are a genuinely friendly, sociable, caring person, always looking out for their friends and family and trying to do the right thing. Such a character would have to be compassionate to their enemies, right? Actually, no. Unlike the Good Is Not Nice character someone who falls under this trope really is nice. It's just a case that niceness does not extend to the Complete Monster, and s/he will not wait for the Berserk Button to be pressed or show why it pays to Beware the Nice Ones, they will go out and either beat down or kill the bad guys or offer Cruel Mercy, before (usually) sleeping like a baby. Maybe The Hero knows that the criminal will break out of the Cardboard Prison. Maybe the villain has placed the Ideal Hero in a kill or be killed situation and said hero kills for the greater good, taking on the moral consequences of their actions. Or it may simply be the Well-Intentioned Extremist needing to Talk to the Fist before they cross the Moral Event Horizon. However it is, if he offers a Last Second Chance, you'd better take it, for he will not hesitate when it comes to the crunch. This is not an unusual trait of the Technical Pacifist. Common in Good Is Not Dumb works. The Friendly Sniper will likely be this. If the character is a Jerkass rather than the Nice Guy then they are Good Is Not Nice. See also Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes and Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism. Compare and contrast Beware the Nice Ones, who are reactive rather than proactive. Examples of Good Is Not Soft include:
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