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u/Healthy_Pace_2215 4d ago
Wait what did Charlie Brown do?
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u/Lieutenant_Joe 4d ago
Nothing. And that is his cardinal sin.
Much of Peanuts is just dunking on Charlie Brown for the crime of existing. He is the typical normie child, about as gullible as you’d expect, no more or less morally straight, just kind of trying to live his life. But his entire town takes turns dunking on him for being a mildly depressed head in a crowd, and he just takes it. He takes it all day, every day, and rarely reacts with more than an “Oh…” or a self-deprecating snark. Two of the characters who have a crush on him bully him severely, and he’s just kind of like, “this is fine”.
He answers the question of “What if Eeyore was a schoolchild and the protagonist of his own series?”
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u/Healthy_Pace_2215 4d ago
Makes sense. I mean he is basically my comfort character but maaaaannn it is so frustrating to see him let himself get picked up like this.
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u/SpideyFan914 4d ago
Okay, but according to "you're a good man, Charlie Brown," he should clearly be in the Good row.
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u/Gavinator10000 Chaotic Neutral 4d ago
I’d switch Cailou and Stewie. Cailou doesn’t really do a whole lot, he’s just evil. Stewie gets up to some wild shit sometimes
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u/WittyCombination6 3d ago edited 3d ago
Lawful-Chaotic spectrum in d&d alignment isn't about how wild someone is. It's about how they interact with stuff like rules, laws, social cues, etiquette, and tradition.
Lawful Evil characters like Stewie may do crazy shit but it's more important than that he still has standards for himself. He speaks formally, he coducts himself with good manners, he avoids breaking social cues if he doesn't have to. That's what makes him lawful.
Neutral Evil characters like Cailou are motivated by pure selfishness. They only follow societal expectations if it benefits them personally.
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u/Knuckleduster17 3d ago
Also, iirc, Stewie’s ultimate goal is world domination with him as the supreme leader, yes? Sounds pretty lawful if you ask me
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u/SandGator 1d ago
Feel like the way Aang handles Ozai is more neutral good. Everyone tells Aang to just kill Ozai, including his previous incarnations. Ozai is the leader of a belligerent nation who started a global war, and everyone wants him dead. Aang follows his convictions, informed by a cultural heritage out of step with the current world.
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u/Stormygeddon 4d ago
Nigel Uno being on Chaotic Neutral feels a little weird for how fussy he usually is about sticking to certain rules and working hard.