# Let's assign D&D alignments to things!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-assign-d-d-alignments-to-things/635908>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 26, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-assign-d-d-alignments-to-things/635908 "2012-09-26T17:58:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 15\
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**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-assign-d-d-alignments-to-things/635908/21 "2012-09-27T23:34:03Z")

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> [@Oakminster](#):
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> Ghost of Marshal Jim Dalton (_High Plains Drifter_): _Chaotic Neutral_

Oops. That should be Jim Duncan.

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**Author:** ![Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f08c70/32.png) [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-assign-d-d-alignments-to-things/635908/22 "2012-09-28T04:17:00Z")

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Alex DeLarge: Chaotic Neutral (or maybe Neutral Evil, depending on your interpretation)

ETA: Malcolm McDowell’s character in _The Clockwork Orange_, for those who don’t know.

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**Author:** ![Musky\_Moon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90db22/32.png) [@Musky\_Moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musky_Moon)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-assign-d-d-alignments-to-things/635908/23 "2012-09-28T06:24:27Z")

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I saw an alignment chart for the Wire floating around the webs.

> **[Mightygodking dot com » Post Topic » ALIGNMENT CHART WEEK! The Wire](http://mightygodking.com/2010/12/09/alignment-chart-week-the-wire/)**
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> Click on thumb to see full If you have not watched The Wire, incidentally, you are less of a human being. I am just saying: get on that.

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**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-assign-d-d-alignments-to-things/635908/24 "2012-09-28T09:34:16Z")

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What would Dexter be? Lawful Evil or Lawful Neutral?

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-assign-d-d-alignments-to-things/635908/25 "2012-09-28T13:11:38Z")

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My HP printer: chaotic evil  
The Cheshire Cat: chaotic neutral  
My Popeye T-shirt: lawful good

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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-assign-d-d-alignments-to-things/635908/26 "2012-09-28T13:24:53Z")

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Uranus: True Neutral (Look where it is in the wheel!)

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**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-assign-d-d-alignments-to-things/635908/27 "2012-09-28T13:32:53Z")

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> [@Quimby](#):
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> Klingons: Lawful Neutral  
> […]  
> Feel free to argue with mine and/or add your own!

Naah, Klingons aren’t Lawful Neutral. No militaristic conquering society is Neutral.

Vulcans are True Neutral. Except for Pon Farr, when they’re CN.

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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-assign-d-d-alignments-to-things/635908/28 "2012-09-28T14:23:08Z")

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Oddly enough, not all the Chaos Powers from the Warhammer(40K) universe are Chaotic, IMO:

Khorne: Neutral Evil/Lawful Evil (depending on how much you buy into the whole self-discipline/loyalty thing)  
Nurgle: Definitely neutral evil (gods of pestilence are almost always neutral evil)  
Slaanesh: Definitely chaotic evil (individualism and charisma and decadence ftw)  
Tzeentch: Chaotic Neutral (change for change sake. They’d be Chaotic Evil according to our standards of the world but this is Warhammer, so relatively speaking they’re not Evil.)

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**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-assign-d-d-alignments-to-things/635908/29 "2012-09-28T15:37:41Z")

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Lindsay Lohan: Chaotic Neutral  
Don Corleone (or nearly any Mafia leader): Lawful Evil  
MacGyver: Chaotic Good

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**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-assign-d-d-alignments-to-things/635908/30 "2012-09-28T16:18:12Z")

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> [@MrDibble](#):
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> Naah, Klingons aren’t Lawful Neutral. No militaristic conquering society is Neutral.

I would say that Klingons lean heavy on the Evil side but (in TNG I mean) they don’t cross. Easy for me to say when I am not conquered by them I guess though 🙂

Re: the Joker discussion above. Sure he has elaborate plots that take planning but his life view is all about tearing down the structure of society. Definitely Chaotic.

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**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-assign-d-d-alignments-to-things/635908/31 "2012-09-29T14:51:29Z")

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Being a career foodservice worker, I’ve come to the conclusion that kitchen staff (cooks, dishwashers) tend to be Lawful, while front-of-house staff (servers, bartenders) tend to be Chaotic.

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**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-assign-d-d-alignments-to-things/635908/32 "2012-09-29T18:26:19Z")

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> [@Ludovic](#):
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> Adolph Hitler: Chaotic Good.

Who’s Adolph? Is he a tribute character of some kind to **Adolf** Hitler?

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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-assign-d-d-alignments-to-things/635908/33 "2012-09-29T18:44:28Z")

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He’s the evil twin.

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**Author:** ![The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Peyote_Coyote)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-assign-d-d-alignments-to-things/635908/34 "2012-09-29T20:54:52Z")

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Doc Savage: Neutral Good  
Doctor Doom: Lawful Evil  
Spider-Man: Neutral Good  
Adam Warlock: Chaotic Good

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**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2012, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-assign-d-d-alignments-to-things/635908/35 "2012-09-29T22:28:22Z")

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> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#):
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> Lindsay Lohan: Chaotic Neutral

Lindsay Lohan: Chaotic Stupid  
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