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* While not at all important in the gameplay, Swain in ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' is said to be in the lore an incredible strategist and commander, with soldiers who survive serving under him becoming fanatically loyal while superiors request demotions just to join his unit.
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--> Foltest: You there! Soldier! What's your name?... Wait... Norman Sador, right?! You fought for me at the Battle of Brenna [nearly eight years ago]! Still an arbalist?
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--> Foltest: You there! Soldier! What's your name?... Wait... Norman Sador, right?! You fought for me at the Battle of Brenna [nearly eight years ago]! earlier]! Still an arbalist?
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* ''VideoGame/TheWitcher2'': The intro proved, beyond a doubt, that whatever King Foltest's flaws are, he cares about his men and they love him.
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* ''VideoGame/TheWitcher2'': The intro proved, beyond a doubt, that whatever for all King Foltest's many and colourful flaws are, he cares about his men and they love him.
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--> Foltest: You there! Soldier! What's your name?... Wait... Norman Sador, right?! You fought for me at the Battle of Brenna! [[note:Brenna took place nearly Brenna [nearly eight years earlier]] ago]! Still an arbalist?
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--> Foltest: You there! Soldier! What's your name?... Wait... Norman Sador, right?! You fought for me at the Battle of Brenna! [[note: Brenna [[note:Brenna took place nearly eight years earlier]] Still an arbalist?
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--> Foltest: You there! Soldier! What's your name?... Wait... Norman Sador, right?! You fought for me at the Battle of Brenna![[note: Brenna! [[note: Brenna took place nearly eight years earlier]] Still an arbalist?
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* ''VideoGame/TheWitcher2'': The intro proved, beyond a doubt, that whatever King Foltest's flaws are, he cares about his men and they love him.
--> Foltest: You there! Soldier! What's your name?... Wait... Norman Sador, right?! You fought for me at the Battle of Brenna![[note:]] Brenna took place nearly eight years earlier[[/note]] Still an arbalist?
--> Norman Sador: Yes, Sire. Fate has not been kind to me.
--> Foltest: Hah! Arbalist Sador, for your many years of loyal service to the Crown, I appoint you decurion of the arbalists!
--> Foltest: You there! Soldier! What's your name?... Wait... Norman Sador, right?! You fought for me at the Battle of Brenna![[note:]] Brenna took place nearly eight years earlier[[/note]] Still an arbalist?
--> Norman Sador: Yes, Sire. Fate has not been kind to me.
--> Foltest: Hah! Arbalist Sador, for your many years of loyal service to the Crown, I appoint you decurion of the arbalists!
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** Big Mama to the Paradise Lost Army in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots''.
** Amanda Valenciano Libre to the Sandinistas in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'', although she herself is a deconstruction as while her men do have some respect for her, they tend to address her on a first-name basis instead of referring to her by her proper title of "Comandante". [[spoiler:At least until late into Chapter 4 after she, Miller, the Sandinistas, and the MSF [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome save Big Boss from Zadornov at literally the last possible monet.]]]]
** Amanda Valenciano Libre to the Sandinistas in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'', although she herself is a deconstruction as while her men do have some respect for her, they tend to address her on a first-name basis instead of referring to her by her proper title of "Comandante". [[spoiler:At least until late into Chapter 4 after she, Miller, the Sandinistas, and the MSF [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome save Big Boss from Zadornov at literally the last possible monet.]]]]
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** Big Mama to the Paradise Lost Army in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots''.
''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots''; she even outright calls her men her "children."
** Amanda Valenciano Libre to the Sandinistas in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'', although she herself is a deconstruction as while her men do have some respect for her, they tend to address her on a first-name basis instead of referring to her by her proper title of "Comandante". [[spoiler:At least until late into Chapter 4 after she, Miller, the Sandinistas, and the MSF [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome save Big Boss from Zadornov at literally the last possiblemonet.moment.]]]]
** Amanda Valenciano Libre to the Sandinistas in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'', although she herself is a deconstruction as while her men do have some respect for her, they tend to address her on a first-name basis instead of referring to her by her proper title of "Comandante". [[spoiler:At least until late into Chapter 4 after she, Miller, the Sandinistas, and the MSF [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome save Big Boss from Zadornov at literally the last possible
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* Kratos to his fellow Spartans. Even when he becomes the god of war in the second game he does not forget them and they become his most devoted and favored followers. In ''VideoGame/GodOfWar 3'' ''VideoGame/GodOfWarIII'' the Spartans stay loyal to Kratos even in death itself -- it is ''their'' strength he calls upon in this game, as opposed to the Olympians in the first game and the Titans in the second.
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* ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'':
** Pit cares more about the [[RedShirtArmy Centurions']] well-being than he does his own, and the feeling is entirely mutual.
** Viridi outright refers to the members of the Forces of Nature as her children.
** Pit cares more about the [[RedShirtArmy Centurions']] well-being than he does his own, and the feeling is entirely mutual.
** Viridi outright refers to the members of the Forces of Nature as her children.
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* [[VideoGame/GodsWillBeWatching Sergeant Burden]] tries his best to keep his entire team well even through some ridiculous hardships, and the team looks up to him for it.
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* [[VideoGame/GodsWillBeWatching [[Characters/GodsWillBeWatching Sergeant Burden]] tries his best to keep his entire team well even through some ridiculous hardships, and the team looks up to him for it.
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** In a slightly more traditional bent, Ujiyasu Hojo from ''3'' treats even the {{Mook}}iest of his soldiers like his own kin, taking the time to speak to them personally and address their worries, a bit like a rough old uncle or grandfather. Thanks to this treatment, his men are absolutely ''fanatical'' in their loyalty to him as a result.
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* Commander Dietrich Kellerman, aka Silber One from ''AceCombat Zero'' was this. To a lesser extent, so was Victor Vochek and his successor, Ilya Pasternak to the rest of Strigon Team in ''6''.
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* Takeda Shingen from ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' cares deeply about his men, and in particular has a fatherly affection for his young ward Yukimura. Chosokabe Motochika is also a good example, though he's rather young so his crew see him more as an older brother than a father.
** Tachibana Muneshige also states that he views his soldiers like they are his family.
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* Takeda Shingen from ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' cares deeply about his men, and in particular has a fatherly affection for his young ward Yukimura.
** Chosokabe Motochika is also a good example, though he's rather young so his crew see him as moreas of an older brother than a father.
** Tachibana Muneshige and Maeda Toshiie alsostates claim that he views his their soldiers are like they are his family.family to them.
** Chosokabe Motochika is also a good example, though he's rather young so his crew see him as more
** Tachibana Muneshige and Maeda Toshiie also
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* ''TotalWar'' games often have 'Uncle to his men' as a trait for Generals--it generally results in increased morale. 'Social Drinker' also qualifies, as the description involves him having a flagon or two with his men.
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* ''TotalWar'' games often have 'Uncle to his men' as a trait for Generals--it Generals—it generally results in increased morale.morale, though higher levels of the trait introduce penalties to discipline, reflected in shorter strategic-level marching distance. 'Social Drinker' also qualifies, as the description involves him having a flagon or two with his men.
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** [[PlayerCharacter Commander Shepard]] can clearly be this in both games if played as a [[TheParagon Paragon]]; striking up friendships with all his/her subordinates and often passing along compliments, encouragements, and [[spoiler: risking his/her and the party members' lives to rescue them in the sequel]], as well as [[spoiler: fulfilling the "cut up about losing a squadmate" portion of the trope quite handily in the first game...]] Not to mention, arguably the most dangerous thing a person can do, is attempting to harm the people under his/her command, current or former. Some variants of Renegade Shepard could also qualify as a JerkWithAHeartOfGold version of this.
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** [[PlayerCharacter Commander Shepard]] can clearly be this in both games if played as a [[TheParagon Paragon]]; striking up friendships with all his/her subordinates and often passing along compliments, encouragements, and [[spoiler: risking his/her and the party members' lives to rescue them in the sequel]], as well as [[spoiler: fulfilling the "cut up about losing a squadmate" portion of the trope quite handily in the first game...]] Not to mention, [[GoodIsNotSoft arguably the most dangerous thing a person can do, do,]] is attempting to harm the people under his/her command, current or former. Some variants of Renegade Shepard could also qualify as a JerkWithAHeartOfGold version of this.
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** [[PlayerCharacter Commander Shepard]] can clearly be this in both games if played as a [[TheParagon Paragon]]; striking up friendships with all his/her subordinates and often passing along compliments, encouragements, and [[spoiler: risking his/her and the party members' lives to rescue them in the sequel]], as well as [[spoiler: fulfilling the "cut up about losing a squadmate" portion of the trope quite handily in the first game...]] Some variants of Renegade Shepard could also qualify as a JerkWithAHeartOfGold version of this.
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** [[PlayerCharacter Commander Shepard]] can clearly be this in both games if played as a [[TheParagon Paragon]]; striking up friendships with all his/her subordinates and often passing along compliments, encouragements, and [[spoiler: risking his/her and the party members' lives to rescue them in the sequel]], as well as [[spoiler: fulfilling the "cut up about losing a squadmate" portion of the trope quite handily in the first game...]] Not to mention, arguably the most dangerous thing a person can do, is attempting to harm the people under his/her command, current or former. Some variants of Renegade Shepard could also qualify as a JerkWithAHeartOfGold version of this.
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* Although the ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'' series isn't exactly known for its deep characterization, what we see of Meta Knight's interactions with his endless army of FacelessGoons seems to indicate he plays this role for them--yet another one of the reasons he's the resident WorthyOpponent and HeroAntagonist.
** ''Kirby Super Star'''s "Revenge of Meta Knight" makes it a bit more explicit. He tells his crew to abandon ship before it crashes into the ocean while he distracts Kirby with a [[DuelBoss final duel]]. His crew likes him too much and they decide to [[MultiMookMelee fight Kirby first]]. He snaps at them for being so willing to throw away their lives, then apologizes under his breath for allowing things to get to the point that they would have to.
** ''Kirby Super Star'''s "Revenge of Meta Knight" makes it a bit more explicit. He tells his crew to abandon ship before it crashes into the ocean while he distracts Kirby with a [[DuelBoss final duel]]. His crew likes him too much and they decide to [[MultiMookMelee fight Kirby first]]. He snaps at them for being so willing to throw away their lives, then apologizes under his breath for allowing things to get to the point that they would have to.
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* Although the ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'' series isn't exactly known for its deep characterization, what we see of Meta Knight's interactions with his endless army of FacelessGoons seems to indicate he plays this role for them--yet them yet another one of the reasons he's the resident WorthyOpponent and HeroAntagonist.
**HeroAntagonist. ''Kirby Super Star'''s "Revenge of Meta Knight" makes it a bit more explicit. He tells his crew to abandon ship before it crashes into the ocean while he distracts Kirby with a [[DuelBoss final duel]]. His crew likes him too much and they decide to [[MultiMookMelee fight Kirby first]]. He snaps at them for being so willing to throw away their lives, then apologizes under his breath for allowing things to get to the point that they would have to.
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* [[VideoGame/MassEffect1 Commander Shepard]] can clearly be this in both games if played as a [[TheParagon Paragon]]; striking up friendships with all his/her subordinates and often passing along compliments, encouragements, and [[spoiler: risking his/her and the party members' lives to rescue them in the sequel]], as well as [[spoiler: fulfilling the 'cut up about losing a squadmate' portion of the trope quite handily in the first game...]] Some variants of Renegade Shepard could also qualify as a JerkWithAHeartOfGold version of this.
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** [[PlayerCharacter Commander Shepard]] can clearly be this in both games if played as a [[TheParagon Paragon]]; striking up friendships with all his/her subordinates and often passing along compliments, encouragements, and [[spoiler: risking his/her and the party members' lives to rescue them in the sequel]], as well as [[spoiler: fulfilling the'cut "cut up about losing a squadmate' squadmate" portion of the trope quite handily in the first game...]] Some variants of Renegade Shepard could also qualify as a JerkWithAHeartOfGold version of this.
** [[PlayerCharacter Commander Shepard]] can clearly be this in both games if played as a [[TheParagon Paragon]]; striking up friendships with all his/her subordinates and often passing along compliments, encouragements, and [[spoiler: risking his/her and the party members' lives to rescue them in the sequel]], as well as [[spoiler: fulfilling the
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** Despite his ruthless demeanor, Toyotomi Hideyoshi cares a lot for his subordinates, which is why they're so fiercely loyal to him, especially [[VillainousFriendship Hanbe]] and [[PsychoSupporter Mitsunari]]. It's Hideyoshi's care for his men that makes him oppose [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating Nobunaga]] in ''[=SB2=]''.
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* Master Big Star from ''{{Disgaea 3}}'' fills this role nicely. The late King Kricheveskoy also appears to have been one, if Etna's accounts are anything to go by.
** King Kricheveskoy definitely fits in ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea}}''. The vassals scattered around the castle make many mentions of it: when a former enemy of the late king's shows up and attacks Laharl, they go to his defense explicitly in honor of Kricheveskoy's legacy. Later, after Laharl becomes the new Overlord, one of them even says he cannot think of anyone but Kricheveskoy as truly being the Overlord. None of them ever have anything but kind words for him, and they mention him often.
** King Kricheveskoy definitely fits in ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea}}''. The vassals scattered around the castle make many mentions of it: when a former enemy of the late king's shows up and attacks Laharl, they go to his defense explicitly in honor of Kricheveskoy's legacy. Later, after Laharl becomes the new Overlord, one of them even says he cannot think of anyone but Kricheveskoy as truly being the Overlord. None of them ever have anything but kind words for him, and they mention him often.
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* Master Big Star from ''{{Disgaea 3}}'' ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 3|AbsenceOfJustice}}'' fills this role nicely. The late King Kricheveskoy also appears to have been one, if Etna's accounts are anything to go by.
** King Kricheveskoy definitely fits in''VideoGame/{{Disgaea}}''.''VideoGame/{{Disgaea|HourOfDarkness}}''. The vassals scattered around the castle make many mentions of it: when a former enemy of the late king's shows up and attacks Laharl, they go to his defense explicitly in honor of Kricheveskoy's legacy. Later, after Laharl becomes the new Overlord, one of them even says he cannot think of anyone but Kricheveskoy as truly being the Overlord. None of them ever have anything but kind words for him, and they mention him often.
** King Kricheveskoy definitely fits in
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** General Victus from ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' is shown to have this dynamic with his men. One of the reasons he's reluctant to accept his promotion to Primarch is that he'll have to leave his men on the battlefield while he goes politicking. Even when convinced, he requests a few minutes to say goodbye to his subordinates.
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-> ''Sergeant Lanzerel'': Begging your pardon sir, but we missed you. It'd be a fine honour to serve under your command again.
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* Takeda Shingen from ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' cares deeply about his men, and in particular has a fatherly affection for his young ward Yukimura. Chousokabe Motochika is also a good example, though he's rather young so his crew tend to see him more as an older brother than a father.
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* Takeda Shingen from ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' cares deeply about his men, and in particular has a fatherly affection for his young ward Yukimura. Chousokabe Chosokabe Motochika is also a good example, though he's rather young so his crew tend to see him more as an older brother than a father.
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** One can't discuss Sengoku Basara without also mentioning Date Masamune, who doesn't give a second thought to waltzing into a trap while badly wounded to save a handful of his subordinates.
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* [[VideoGame/MenOfValor Lieutenant Zook]]. [[spoiler:So much that when he died, [[PlayerCharacter Dean]] remarked that "things aren't the same anymore"]]. And Captain Van Bao.
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** Yuri Cosmos, from ''Dual Destinies''. He may [[SmallNameBigEgo care a bit too much about himself]], but he definitely cares about his men, and will and has done anything in his power to save them during [[spoiler:the space center bombings]].
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** One can't discuss Sengoku Basara without also mentioning Date Masamune, who doesn't give a second thought to waltzing into a trap while badly wounded to save a handful of his subordinates.
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* In ''Videogame/SabresofInfinity'' Should you take the time to gain your men's trust and respect, you yourself can be this.
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-> ''Sergeant Lanzerel'': Begging your pardon sir, but we missed you. It'd be a fine honour to serve under your command again.
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* General Leo of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''.
* ''Franchise/MetalGear:''
** Big Boss in the series in general. The kids at Zanzibar Land called him their "One-Eyed Uncle", and there is a very good reason why his men are genuinely loyal to him instead of serving him out of fear.
** The Boss to her Cobra Unit in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater''.
** Big Mama to the Paradise Lost Army in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots''.
** Amanda Valenciano Libre to the Sandinistas in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'', although she herself is a deconstruction as while her men do have some respect for her, they tend to address her on a first-name basis instead of referring to her by her proper title of "Comandante". [[spoiler:At least until late into Chapter 4 after she, Miller, the Sandinistas, and the MSF [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome save Big Boss from Zadornov at literally the last possible monet.]]]]
* Commander Gore from ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'' gives off very strong vibes of this. [[spoiler: This only makes his death, however, temporary, a much harder PlayerPunch.]]
** And later on in the game, [[spoiler:he comes back, as an [[OurZombiesAreDifferent Ubergestalt]]. At first he appears to have done a FaceHeelTurn, but defeating a particular boss later brings him back to his senses and memories, and returns to the Red Sprite with final words of encouragement for the Strike Team. Depending on your CharacterAlignment, he'll either [[HopeSpot decide you're]] [[ThatOneBoss unworthy of your existence]], or assist you in destroying the Schwarzwelt and saving humanity.]]
* Although the ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'' series isn't exactly known for its deep characterization, what we see of Meta Knight's interactions with his endless army of FacelessGoons seems to indicate he plays this role for them--yet another one of the reasons he's the resident WorthyOpponent and HeroAntagonist.
** ''Kirby Super Star'''s "Revenge of Meta Knight" makes it a bit more explicit. He tells his crew to abandon ship before it crashes into the ocean while he distracts Kirby with a [[DuelBoss final duel]]. His crew likes him too much and they decide to [[MultiMookMelee fight Kirby first]]. He snaps at them for being so willing to throw away their lives, then apologizes under his breath for allowing things to get to the point that they would have to.
* Captain Brenner/O'Brian in ''AdvanceWars: Days of Ruin'', who indeed serves as an idealized counterbalance to the leader of the other Rubinelle/Laurentinian faction.
* Lt. Colonel Daitetsu (from ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'') actually mentions that he feels this way to his second in command, Tetsuya.
* Master Big Star from ''{{Disgaea 3}}'' fills this role nicely. The late King Kricheveskoy also appears to have been one, if Etna's accounts are anything to go by.
** King Kricheveskoy definitely fits in ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea}}''. The vassals scattered around the castle make many mentions of it: when a former enemy of the late king's shows up and attacks Laharl, they go to his defense explicitly in honor of Kricheveskoy's legacy. Later, after Laharl becomes the new Overlord, one of them even says he cannot think of anyone but Kricheveskoy as truly being the Overlord. None of them ever have anything but kind words for him, and they mention him often.
* Greil from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance]]'' is like this, saying things like "It doesn't matter what our blood ties are; we are all family. So if you don't want to cause your family any grief, then live!" By the end of the game, [[PromotionToParent his son Ike has taken on the same role.]]
* Commander Dietrich Kellerman, aka Silber One from ''AceCombat Zero'' was this. To a lesser extent, so was Victor Vochek and his successor, Ilya Pasternak to the rest of Strigon Team in ''6''.
** ''Ace Combat Zero'' also featured a female version, though in a minor unnamed and unseen character. In one mission you are ordered to destroy a Belkan base with a female commander who can be briefly heard through radio transmissions. Upon other transmissions from the soldiers in the base, it can be heard that they greatly admire her, for her beauty as well as her courage, and all see themselves as equivalent to her sons. At the end despite a brutal defeat she even reassures her troops and says they all fought well and with honor.
* [[VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles Selvaria Bles]] is arguably a female version of this trope according to the DLC. Taking the front lines alongside her soldiers, giving up her cot for exhausted subordinates, rewarding her troops for going above and beyond their normal duties
** Hell, there are hints of this even in the main story. More often than not, she'll issue the order "All Units Heal".
* Takeda Shingen from ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' cares deeply about his men, and in particular has a fatherly affection for his young ward Yukimura. Chousokabe Motochika is also a good example, though he's rather young so his crew tend to see him more as an older brother than a father.
** Tachibana Muneshige also states that he views his soldiers like they are his family.
* Shi-Long Lang, the Interpol agent from ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigations'' is intensely devoted to his men and is adored by them in return. This is both played for laughs (as when he insists that the 99 agents under his command should not count off from 1 to 99, but should all count off as '1' because they're all #1), and played totally straight [[spoiler: when he takes a bullet for one of his agents, even though she had been revealed as a spy in his unit ''and'' a wanted murderer not five minutes prior, on the grounds that she was ''still one of his agents'', and therefore it was his responsibility to keep her from harm.]]
** There's a scene earlier than the above spoilered one that highlights [[UpToEleven just what extremes]] Lang takes this trope: He gives one of his men a birthday present. But it's not for the man he gave it to; It's for the man's younger brother's wife's younger brother.
* ''TotalWar'' games often have 'Uncle to his men' as a trait for Generals--it generally results in increased morale. 'Social Drinker' also qualifies, as the description involves him having a flagon or two with his men.
* [[VideoGame/MassEffect1 Commander Shepard]] can clearly be this in both games if played as a [[TheParagon Paragon]]; striking up friendships with all his/her subordinates and often passing along compliments, encouragements, and [[spoiler: risking his/her and the party members' lives to rescue them in the sequel]], as well as [[spoiler: fulfilling the 'cut up about losing a squadmate' portion of the trope quite handily in the first game...]] Some variants of Renegade Shepard could also qualify as a JerkWithAHeartOfGold version of this.
** Captain Anderson is also this, especially towards Shepard. ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' reinforces this in particular [[spoiler: with Anderson's last words to her/him.]]
--> [[spoiler:Anderson: "You did good, [child/son]. You did good. I'm proud of you."]]
* ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors 2'' plays with this for magnificent, CrazyAwesome and [[CrowningMomentOfFunny funny]] effect: Nene is a mother to her men - in that she warns them to be careful with their knees and elbows, tells the enemy to stop firing cannons so as not to wake the neighbors (and upon beating them, remarks: "Such weak enemies! Who's feeding them anyway?" with some concern on her face), and, in general, seems to be blissfully unaware of how a battle between two armies is supposed to work - made all the funnier by the fact that she's a very skilled warrior, and that the morale of the men who hear her motherly warnings increases.
* Surprisingly, General Donald Morden from ''VideoGame/MetalSlug'' was said to have been this back when he was a Vice Admiral in the Regular Army. When he eventually resigned [[spoiler: due to his son's preventable death]], everyone formerly under his command followed him out, sheerly from loyalty.
** The fact they're still there fighting after half a dozen games spent getting [[TheGoomba slaughtered by the hundreds by the Peregrine Falcon squad]] already spells it out.
* Captain Sarnova of StarWarsTheOldRepublic would appear to be the feminine version of this. "MY men. Practically my kids!"
* ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' seems to paint Bowser as this, as his minions follow Bowser of out of respect for him, despite his numerous losses. For example, before Bowser's minions notice him about to rescue them, they talk amongst themselves how Bowser would surely help them out of their situation. This is likely due to Bowser being the most competent person in their army. (It's worth noting that Bowser is an actual father, and there's never been any sign of turmoil between him and his children.) If Bowser simply tries to walk away and leave his minions in their cages, he'll stop and force himself to go back for them.
** VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG paints him as this too; he meets up with a Goomba that had gone AWOL from the Koopa Troop and had kids sometime after. Rather than throwing a fit and demading he comes back, he acts understanding and excuses the Goomba for his running away and wishes him the best of luck, which paints him as genuinely nice to his own.
** The PaperMario series does this as well: he as an 100% Approval Rating among his mooks, and SuperPaperMario even has a mook point out that in Bowser's books, it is much less terrible to fail him and run away than it is to fail him and run away without making sure that your fellow mooks are all right first.
* Lars Alexandersson of the VideoGame/{{Tekken}} series.
* AirForceDelta Strike has Holst Prendre being this to Brian.
* In ''VideoGame/WildArms2'', Cocytus Ptolomea is an AntiVillain and FriendlyEnemy whose greatest concern is for the men who serve under him. [[spoiler:Ptolomea's dying wish is for ARMS to save his men from demise.]]
* Aveline Vallen in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' is the den mother to the Kirkwall guards once she becomes captain -- not that she ever coddles them, and she [[BerserkButton gets upset if anyone ever questions if she does]].
* Kratos to his fellow Spartans. Even when he becomes the god of war in the second game he does not forget them and they become his most devoted and favored followers. In ''VideoGame/GodOfWar 3'' the Spartans stay loyal to Kratos even in death itself -- it is ''their'' strength he calls upon in this game, as opposed to the Olympians in the first game and the Titans in the second.
* Coronado De Cava lampshades this in ''TalesOfMonkeyIsland Chapter 3: Lair of the Leviathan'' when he tells Guybrush and Morgan about his crew members (Bugeye, Moose, Santino and Noogie), "I may have been a stern leader, but I loved them like sons."
* King Volechek from VideoGame/GoldenSunDarkDawn, who [[HeroicSacrifice gives his life]] to save his people from the ApocalypseHow that [[WhatHaveIDone he unleashed]]
* Vilena Donton, the Guildmaster of the Fighter's Guild in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion''. Bonus points since her son Viranus is part of the Guild. Unfortunately, [[DeconstructedTrope her doting and overprotective nature causes her to make mistakes]] [[spoiler:and she reacts very badly when Viranus is killed, blaming and kicking out the most competent members of her guild (including you).]]
* [[WorldInConflict Both Nikolai Malashenko and Vladimir Orlovsky]] have this trait. Malashenko often specifically refers to the men, both when praising and berating you. Orlovsky's wife writes to him saying all the women there who husbands are under his command are truly lucky because they know he cares for them, and he rebukes Malashenko sharply when he insinuates that Orlovsky isn't taking adequate steps to care for the men.
* Surprisingly enough, [[Franchise/ResidentEvil Albert Wesker]], of all people, might be this to S.T.A.R.S., if his line upon TheReveal that [[spoiler:he's Umbrella's [[MoleInCharge mole within STARS]]]] is anything to go by (also doubles as an EvenEvilHasStandards):
-->'''Wesker:''' "The Tyrant virus leaked, polluting this whole place... and unfortunately, I had to give up my lovely members of S.T.A.R.S...."
* [[VideoGame/YggdraUnion Baldus]] is an antagonistic version of this.
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* General Leo of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''.
* ''Franchise/MetalGear:''
** Big Boss in the series in general. The kids at Zanzibar Land called him their "One-Eyed Uncle", and there is a very good reason why his men are genuinely loyal to him instead of serving him out of fear.
** The Boss to her Cobra Unit in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater''.
** Big Mama to the Paradise Lost Army in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots''.
** Amanda Valenciano Libre to the Sandinistas in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'', although she herself is a deconstruction as while her men do have some respect for her, they tend to address her on a first-name basis instead of referring to her by her proper title of "Comandante". [[spoiler:At least until late into Chapter 4 after she, Miller, the Sandinistas, and the MSF [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome save Big Boss from Zadornov at literally the last possible monet.]]]]
* Commander Gore from ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'' gives off very strong vibes of this. [[spoiler: This only makes his death, however, temporary, a much harder PlayerPunch.]]
** And later on in the game, [[spoiler:he comes back, as an [[OurZombiesAreDifferent Ubergestalt]]. At first he appears to have done a FaceHeelTurn, but defeating a particular boss later brings him back to his senses and memories, and returns to the Red Sprite with final words of encouragement for the Strike Team. Depending on your CharacterAlignment, he'll either [[HopeSpot decide you're]] [[ThatOneBoss unworthy of your existence]], or assist you in destroying the Schwarzwelt and saving humanity.]]
* Although the ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'' series isn't exactly known for its deep characterization, what we see of Meta Knight's interactions with his endless army of FacelessGoons seems to indicate he plays this role for them--yet another one of the reasons he's the resident WorthyOpponent and HeroAntagonist.
** ''Kirby Super Star'''s "Revenge of Meta Knight" makes it a bit more explicit. He tells his crew to abandon ship before it crashes into the ocean while he distracts Kirby with a [[DuelBoss final duel]]. His crew likes him too much and they decide to [[MultiMookMelee fight Kirby first]]. He snaps at them for being so willing to throw away their lives, then apologizes under his breath for allowing things to get to the point that they would have to.
* Captain Brenner/O'Brian in ''AdvanceWars: Days of Ruin'', who indeed serves as an idealized counterbalance to the leader of the other Rubinelle/Laurentinian faction.
* Lt. Colonel Daitetsu (from ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'') actually mentions that he feels this way to his second in command, Tetsuya.
* Master Big Star from ''{{Disgaea 3}}'' fills this role nicely. The late King Kricheveskoy also appears to have been one, if Etna's accounts are anything to go by.
** King Kricheveskoy definitely fits in ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea}}''. The vassals scattered around the castle make many mentions of it: when a former enemy of the late king's shows up and attacks Laharl, they go to his defense explicitly in honor of Kricheveskoy's legacy. Later, after Laharl becomes the new Overlord, one of them even says he cannot think of anyone but Kricheveskoy as truly being the Overlord. None of them ever have anything but kind words for him, and they mention him often.
* Greil from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance]]'' is like this, saying things like "It doesn't matter what our blood ties are; we are all family. So if you don't want to cause your family any grief, then live!" By the end of the game, [[PromotionToParent his son Ike has taken on the same role.]]
* Commander Dietrich Kellerman, aka Silber One from ''AceCombat Zero'' was this. To a lesser extent, so was Victor Vochek and his successor, Ilya Pasternak to the rest of Strigon Team in ''6''.
** ''Ace Combat Zero'' also featured a female version, though in a minor unnamed and unseen character. In one mission you are ordered to destroy a Belkan base with a female commander who can be briefly heard through radio transmissions. Upon other transmissions from the soldiers in the base, it can be heard that they greatly admire her, for her beauty as well as her courage, and all see themselves as equivalent to her sons. At the end despite a brutal defeat she even reassures her troops and says they all fought well and with honor.
* [[VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles Selvaria Bles]] is arguably a female version of this trope according to the DLC. Taking the front lines alongside her soldiers, giving up her cot for exhausted subordinates, rewarding her troops for going above and beyond their normal duties
** Hell, there are hints of this even in the main story. More often than not, she'll issue the order "All Units Heal".
* Takeda Shingen from ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' cares deeply about his men, and in particular has a fatherly affection for his young ward Yukimura. Chousokabe Motochika is also a good example, though he's rather young so his crew tend to see him more as an older brother than a father.
** Tachibana Muneshige also states that he views his soldiers like they are his family.
* Shi-Long Lang, the Interpol agent from ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigations'' is intensely devoted to his men and is adored by them in return. This is both played for laughs (as when he insists that the 99 agents under his command should not count off from 1 to 99, but should all count off as '1' because they're all #1), and played totally straight [[spoiler: when he takes a bullet for one of his agents, even though she had been revealed as a spy in his unit ''and'' a wanted murderer not five minutes prior, on the grounds that she was ''still one of his agents'', and therefore it was his responsibility to keep her from harm.]]
** There's a scene earlier than the above spoilered one that highlights [[UpToEleven just what extremes]] Lang takes this trope: He gives one of his men a birthday present. But it's not for the man he gave it to; It's for the man's younger brother's wife's younger brother.
* ''TotalWar'' games often have 'Uncle to his men' as a trait for Generals--it generally results in increased morale. 'Social Drinker' also qualifies, as the description involves him having a flagon or two with his men.
* [[VideoGame/MassEffect1 Commander Shepard]] can clearly be this in both games if played as a [[TheParagon Paragon]]; striking up friendships with all his/her subordinates and often passing along compliments, encouragements, and [[spoiler: risking his/her and the party members' lives to rescue them in the sequel]], as well as [[spoiler: fulfilling the 'cut up about losing a squadmate' portion of the trope quite handily in the first game...]] Some variants of Renegade Shepard could also qualify as a JerkWithAHeartOfGold version of this.
** Captain Anderson is also this, especially towards Shepard. ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' reinforces this in particular [[spoiler: with Anderson's last words to her/him.]]
--> [[spoiler:Anderson: "You did good, [child/son]. You did good. I'm proud of you."]]
* ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors 2'' plays with this for magnificent, CrazyAwesome and [[CrowningMomentOfFunny funny]] effect: Nene is a mother to her men - in that she warns them to be careful with their knees and elbows, tells the enemy to stop firing cannons so as not to wake the neighbors (and upon beating them, remarks: "Such weak enemies! Who's feeding them anyway?" with some concern on her face), and, in general, seems to be blissfully unaware of how a battle between two armies is supposed to work - made all the funnier by the fact that she's a very skilled warrior, and that the morale of the men who hear her motherly warnings increases.
* Surprisingly, General Donald Morden from ''VideoGame/MetalSlug'' was said to have been this back when he was a Vice Admiral in the Regular Army. When he eventually resigned [[spoiler: due to his son's preventable death]], everyone formerly under his command followed him out, sheerly from loyalty.
** The fact they're still there fighting after half a dozen games spent getting [[TheGoomba slaughtered by the hundreds by the Peregrine Falcon squad]] already spells it out.
* Captain Sarnova of StarWarsTheOldRepublic would appear to be the feminine version of this. "MY men. Practically my kids!"
* ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' seems to paint Bowser as this, as his minions follow Bowser of out of respect for him, despite his numerous losses. For example, before Bowser's minions notice him about to rescue them, they talk amongst themselves how Bowser would surely help them out of their situation. This is likely due to Bowser being the most competent person in their army. (It's worth noting that Bowser is an actual father, and there's never been any sign of turmoil between him and his children.) If Bowser simply tries to walk away and leave his minions in their cages, he'll stop and force himself to go back for them.
** VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG paints him as this too; he meets up with a Goomba that had gone AWOL from the Koopa Troop and had kids sometime after. Rather than throwing a fit and demading he comes back, he acts understanding and excuses the Goomba for his running away and wishes him the best of luck, which paints him as genuinely nice to his own.
** The PaperMario series does this as well: he as an 100% Approval Rating among his mooks, and SuperPaperMario even has a mook point out that in Bowser's books, it is much less terrible to fail him and run away than it is to fail him and run away without making sure that your fellow mooks are all right first.
* Lars Alexandersson of the VideoGame/{{Tekken}} series.
* AirForceDelta Strike has Holst Prendre being this to Brian.
* In ''VideoGame/WildArms2'', Cocytus Ptolomea is an AntiVillain and FriendlyEnemy whose greatest concern is for the men who serve under him. [[spoiler:Ptolomea's dying wish is for ARMS to save his men from demise.]]
* Aveline Vallen in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' is the den mother to the Kirkwall guards once she becomes captain -- not that she ever coddles them, and she [[BerserkButton gets upset if anyone ever questions if she does]].
* Kratos to his fellow Spartans. Even when he becomes the god of war in the second game he does not forget them and they become his most devoted and favored followers. In ''VideoGame/GodOfWar 3'' the Spartans stay loyal to Kratos even in death itself -- it is ''their'' strength he calls upon in this game, as opposed to the Olympians in the first game and the Titans in the second.
* Coronado De Cava lampshades this in ''TalesOfMonkeyIsland Chapter 3: Lair of the Leviathan'' when he tells Guybrush and Morgan about his crew members (Bugeye, Moose, Santino and Noogie), "I may have been a stern leader, but I loved them like sons."
* King Volechek from VideoGame/GoldenSunDarkDawn, who [[HeroicSacrifice gives his life]] to save his people from the ApocalypseHow that [[WhatHaveIDone he unleashed]]
* Vilena Donton, the Guildmaster of the Fighter's Guild in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion''. Bonus points since her son Viranus is part of the Guild. Unfortunately, [[DeconstructedTrope her doting and overprotective nature causes her to make mistakes]] [[spoiler:and she reacts very badly when Viranus is killed, blaming and kicking out the most competent members of her guild (including you).]]
* [[WorldInConflict Both Nikolai Malashenko and Vladimir Orlovsky]] have this trait. Malashenko often specifically refers to the men, both when praising and berating you. Orlovsky's wife writes to him saying all the women there who husbands are under his command are truly lucky because they know he cares for them, and he rebukes Malashenko sharply when he insinuates that Orlovsky isn't taking adequate steps to care for the men.
* Surprisingly enough, [[Franchise/ResidentEvil Albert Wesker]], of all people, might be this to S.T.A.R.S., if his line upon TheReveal that [[spoiler:he's Umbrella's [[MoleInCharge mole within STARS]]]] is anything to go by (also doubles as an EvenEvilHasStandards):
-->'''Wesker:''' "The Tyrant virus leaked, polluting this whole place... and unfortunately, I had to give up my lovely members of S.T.A.R.S...."
* [[VideoGame/YggdraUnion Baldus]] is an antagonistic version of this.
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