Philanthropes (aka Philanthropists) are characters who go out of their way to help the poor, downtrodden or sick. This is most often achieved through financial philanthropy, giving money to worthy causes, but may be done through volunteer work as well.

Philanthropy, literally meaning "love of humanity", is a concept of helping one's community whenever possible and the modernized definition refers to acts of charity and volunteering.

They can be people who want to look out for their own kind, the people who inhabit under their government structure, or their respective counterparts depending on the setting. The kinds of people can range from humans, humanoids, animals, robots, aliens, deities, and in rare cases, monsters, who want to keep society safe from dangers they don't even know about.