What are the Traits of a Good Friend? Two traits I think are important in a good friend are loyalty and understanding. A character in The Outsiders that showed loyalty is Dally. He showed loyalty by telling his friends Johnny and Ponyboy to hide in the old church, Dally also kept his mouth shut when the police questioned him about the murder. Telling Johnny to hide in the church might not have fixed Johnny’s problems as well as not telling the police might not have been the right decision. However, if Dally told the police where Johnny was, Johnny would be heartbroken and in jail instead of a dead hero. Loyalty is an important trait because if your friends are not loyal, then you cannot trust them. Another important trait in friendship