Lawful Neutral

“	God knows, it's easy to be kind; the hard thing is to be just.	„
	~ Inspector Javert.

“	The law is the true embodiment of everything that's excellent; it has no kind of fault or flaw, and I, my lords, embody the law.	„
	~ The Lord Chancellor's introduction

Villains whose approximate character alignment is "Lawful Neutral", known as the "judge" alignment. These characters value the law more than right and wrong. However, not all Lawful Neutrals necessarily enforce laws blindly, as many enforce a set of rules with a set of deliberate moral convictions but are nonetheless morally ambiguous. They may be different divisions among Lawful Neutrals based on their motives. An example of this would be formalists, who act out of an obsession with rules. Lawful Neutral aren't always malicious. However, these villains are more willing to do harm or murder than their heroic counterparts.

While Lawful Evil villains make their own set of laws or use laws to commit evil, Lawful Neutral villains typically enforce it, almost blindly. Therefore, Pure Evil villains can never be part of this category, because this is a neutral alignment. The type of Pure Evil villain that falls under the lawful character alignment always falls under Lawful Evil.

Their Law/Chaos opposites are Chaotic Neutral.

Lawful Neutral

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