Whereas the [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BigBad Big Bad] is considered the ultimate evil to be defeated, the Big Good is the cornerstone of any heroic organization. This character is explicitly stated to be a counterpart to combat the forces of evil, likely calling all the shots in the organization and is normally the highest ranking or the absolute most powerful. Since [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheHero The Hero] is usually, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SupportingProtagonist but] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeroAntagonist not] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VillainProtagonist always] synonymous with the protagonist, the Big Good does not always fill that role, as it is usually more dramatic for the protagonist to work upwards from the bottom. In fact, it may even be stated (at least in the beginning) that [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheHero The Hero] is expendable whereas this character is not. The Big Good is simply the most valuable member of the heroic movement in a given work, whether in terms of rank, function or wisdom. If not [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheHero The Hero], then they will most definitely be [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MentorArchetype the mentor] to craft [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheHero The Hero] into being the weapon they need him to be.

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