: Re: Is a lawful good "antagonist" effective? In my post-apocalyptic novel, my protagonist is not necessarily "good", and although the antagonist is an honest and kind person, my protagonist perceives

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This can be done in a number of ways, though I admit it may be difficult to make a genuinely good leader a primary antagonist.

Good guy is actually not so good. Your antagonist may be widely
respected and acting selflessly for the good of the society, but
there is a disturbing darkness in him. Think about Agent Smith,
from the "Matrix", or High Sparrow in "Game of Thrones", or
sheriff Will Teasle in "Rambo". In the end it is becoming clear
that the good guy was clearly not so good.
Good guy is acting in a mistaken belief that protagonist is a threat
to the society. This is particularly common in Fugitive Arc (TV
Tropes) stories, when we see a genuinely good law enforcement officer
as an antagonist (but not the "big bad"), and still root for our
protagonist, who is on the wrong side of the law.
Comedy. Here the audience can root for the bad guys knowing that they
are not really bad. Consider "Smokey" from "Smokey and the
Bandit", Dean of Students Ed Rooney from "Ferris Bueller's Day
Off" or concierge Hector from "Home alone 2".

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