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* In ''VideoGame/PotionPermit'', It's the Chemist's mission as a doctor to tend to everyone's well-being, even if some are reluctant to trust them. Victor even wonders if they're being kind because they're a Chemist or if that's what they really are.

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* ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'' series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu, despite being a stone-faced thug, is also a deeply virtuous man who often tries to believe in the best of others, is quick to defend innocent bystanders and is always willing to help others. For all of his capacity for brutal violence his only desire is to ensure that the children he raises as his wards live out a peaceful life. Similarly, [[VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon series successor Ichiban Kasuga]] is a cheerful and idealistic man who despite the hardships he's suffered refuses to let it all break him emotionally, with his personal dream being to be a hero like the [=JRPGs=] he grew up playing.

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* ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'' series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu, despite being a stone-faced thug, is also a deeply virtuous man who often tries to believe in the best of others, is quick to defend innocent bystanders and is always willing to help others. For all of his capacity for brutal violence his only desire is to ensure that the children he raises as his wards live out a peaceful life. Similarly, [[VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon series successor Ichiban Kasuga]] is a cheerful and idealistic man who despite the hardships he's suffered refuses to let it all break him emotionally, with his personal dream being to be a hero like the [=JRPGs=] he grew up playing.



* ''Videogame/{{Yakuza}}'' series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu, despite being a stone-faced thug, is also a deeply virtuous man who often tries to believe in the best of others, is quick to defend innocent bystanders and is always willing to help others. For all of his capacity for brutal violence his only desire is to ensure that the children he raises as his wards live out a peaceful life. Similarly, series successor Ichiban Kasuga is a cheerful and idealistic man who despite the hardships he's suffered refuses to let it all break him emotionally, with his personal dream being to be a hero like the [=JRPGs=] he grew up playing.



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* ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd'' has several of these, that ultimately prove to be vital to the salvation of humanity even long after their passing.
** Cecilia Schariac, mother of protagonist Kiana Kaslana and legendary heroine of the 2nd Honkai War. Though essentially raised to be a living weapon, Cecilia had a compassionate and loving heart that touched everyone that met her. In particular, [[spoiler: she recognized that Sirin was a victim and sought to provide her with the motherly love she had long been denied. Though Sirin believed this maternal affection to have been a trick, Cecilia stated she had truly come to love Sirin and chose to comfort the dying Herrscher in her final moments. This compassion towards humanity's greatest enemy would result in Sirin's clone/reincarnation growing up to become the series protagonist, Kiana Kaslana. Inspired by the love her "mother" showed her, Kiana would become humanity's savior]].
** Elysia, the 2nd in command of the Flamechasers. A pure-hearted and playful woman, she is noted by all that meet her to have a strange way of drawing people in and cares for all that she meets. It is eventually revealed that [[spoiler: she is a Herrscher that existed outside the normal cycle of the Honkai, hinted to be divinely born for the purpose of breaking humanity's cycle of destruction. Though she was unable to prevent the destruction of her own era, Elysia sacrificed herself to create the possibility for the next era's Herrschers to retain their humanity]]. Though she had witnessed some of the worst aspects of humanity and the downfall of civilization, Elysia is defined first and foremost by her love for humanity.
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* In ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'', while he's no pushover, Liu Kang is a most compassionate deity. In crafting the New Era, he gave villains as vile as Shao Kahn, Shang Tsung, Quan Chi, and even Shinnok a second lease on life (though he made sure to keep the latter three far away from power; Liu Kang is compassionate, not stupid). Even when some characters like Shang Tsung or Bi-Han fall short of his hopes, Liu Kang is more disappointed than angry, and proudly admits to Shang Tsung that he will never regret giving someone a chance.
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* ''VideoGame/DiceyDungeons'':
** After beating [[spoiler:Lady Luck]], the Robot's level select quote mentions they've come back to the dungeon because they view the monsters as their friends and brought thoughtful gifts for them.
** Almost all of Ned's dialogue lines mention one of the other monsters; he's apparently on good terms with all of them.

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* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'': Despite the "eating his enemies" schtick, the titular character is one of these. Especially in ''[[VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies Star Allies]]'', which runs fully on ThePowerOfFriendship. Any power-giving enemy can become an ally, the majority of the Dream Friends you can recruit are previous antagonists or final bosses, and [[spoiler:the final boss is defeated through the combined power of every friend Kirby has made throughout the franchise]]. Even as early as the [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand first game]] there are shades of this -- after defeating Extra Mode there is a short cutscene of Kirby checking on King Dedede after his defeat. Other examples include ''[[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Super Star]]'' introducing the "Enemy as an Ally" idea, [[spoiler:caring for Dyna Blade's chicks after her defeat]] in the same game, and taking King Dedede from antagonist/rival in early games to friend/ally from ''[[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Crystal Shards]]'' on.
** This is especially apparent in ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'' ''[[Main/VideoGameRemake Deluxe]]'''s Extra Mode, where Kirby's first instinct is to [[spoiler:save not only the universe from Magolor, but also [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre Magolor from himself.]]]]

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Despite the "eating his enemies" schtick, the titular character is one of these. Especially in ''[[VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies Star Allies]]'', which runs fully on ThePowerOfFriendship. Any power-giving enemy can become an ally, the majority of the Dream Friends you can recruit are previous antagonists or final bosses, and [[spoiler:the final boss is defeated through the combined power of every friend Kirby has made throughout the franchise]]. Even as early as the [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand first game]] there are shades of this -- after defeating Extra Mode there is a short cutscene of Kirby checking on King Dedede after his defeat. Other examples include ''[[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Super Star]]'' introducing the "Enemy as an Ally" idea, [[spoiler:caring for Dyna Blade's chicks after her defeat]] in the same game, and taking King Dedede from antagonist/rival in early games to friend/ally from ''[[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Crystal Shards]]'' on.
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** ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'' has [[FairyCompanion Elfilin]], a supremely loving RidiculouslyCuteCritter who tags along with Kirby and Bandana Waddle Dee on their mission to save all Waddle Dee-kind from the Beast Pack. Throughout the entire adventure, he's nothing but helpful and affectionate, even to [[spoiler:enemies like [[KingOfBeasts Leon]], the leader of the Beast Pack]], because [[spoiler:he is actually [[MadeOfGood a being born from compassion itself]] that got separated from the BigBad in a lab accident]]. In the Japanese version, he is described as a "tiny heart of ''hakuai''", a word defined as "loving all people equally". In other words, Elfilin is this trope incarnate, which ''not even Kirby'' can say about himself.
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** This is especially apparent in ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'' ''[[Main/VideoGameRemake Deluxe]]'''s Extra Mode, where Kirby's first instinct is to save not only the universe from Magolor, but also [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre Magolor from himself.]]

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** This is especially apparent in ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'' ''[[Main/VideoGameRemake Deluxe]]'''s Extra Mode, where Kirby's first instinct is to save [[spoiler:save not only the universe from Magolor, but also [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre Magolor from himself.]]]]]]
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** This is especially apparent in ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'' ''[[Main/VideoGameRemake Deluxe]]'''s Extra Mode, where Kirby's first instinct is to save not only the universe from Magolor, but also [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre Magolor from himself.]]
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* While Ness in ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994'' is initially presented as a standard self-insert HeroicMime protagonist, late in the game, the player gets to venture through his MentalWorld of Magicant, showing him to be very much empathetic to his enemies. In some sections, he encounters figments of enemies he has fought, one of them being the [[BlobMonster living pile of puke]] Master Belch, all of whom complain about how badly Ness has hurt them. Most notably, Magicant contains a figment of Porky who wants to be friends with Ness despite his envy, showing how much Ness wishes he could truly help the poor abused kid if he weren't such a monster.
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* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'': Despite the "eating his enemies" schtick, the titular character is one of these. Especially in [[VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies Star Allies]], which runs fully on ThePowerOfFriendship. Any power-giving enemy can become an ally, the majority of the Dream Friends you can recruit are previous antagonists or final bosses, and [[spoiler:the final boss is defeated through the combined power of every friend Kirby has made throughout the franchise]]. Even as early as the first game there are shades of this -- after defeating Extra Mode there is a short cutscene of Kirby checking on King Dedede after his defeat. Other examples include [[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Super Star]] introducing the Enemy as an Ally idea, [[spoiler:caring for Dyna Blade's chicks after her defeat]] in the same game, and taking King Dedede from antagonist/rival in early games to friend/ally from [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Crystal Shards]] on.

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* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'': Despite the "eating his enemies" schtick, the titular character is one of these. Especially in [[VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies ''[[VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies Star Allies]], Allies]]'', which runs fully on ThePowerOfFriendship. Any power-giving enemy can become an ally, the majority of the Dream Friends you can recruit are previous antagonists or final bosses, and [[spoiler:the final boss is defeated through the combined power of every friend Kirby has made throughout the franchise]]. Even as early as the [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand first game game]] there are shades of this -- after defeating Extra Mode there is a short cutscene of Kirby checking on King Dedede after his defeat. Other examples include [[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar ''[[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Super Star]] Star]]'' introducing the Enemy "Enemy as an Ally Ally" idea, [[spoiler:caring for Dyna Blade's chicks after her defeat]] in the same game, and taking King Dedede from antagonist/rival in early games to friend/ally from [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards ''[[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Crystal Shards]] Shards]]'' on.
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* Ioti, the protagonist of ''VideoGame/AbomiNation''. She is unrelentingly kind and selfless to everyone she meets, and even wishes to SaveTheVillain rather than stooping to his level by killing him. [[spoiler:Deconstructed, as her mercy towards the BigBad only results in more suffering, and she ultimately realizes that [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop killing him is the only solution]].]]

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* Ioti, the protagonist of ''VideoGame/AbomiNation''. She is unrelentingly kind and selfless to everyone she meets, and even wishes to SaveTheVillain rather than stooping to his level by killing him. [[spoiler:Deconstructed, as her mercy towards the BigBad only results in more suffering, and she ultimately realizes that [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop [[HardTruthAesop killing him is the only solution]].]]
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* Ioti, the protagonist of ''VideoGame/AbomiNation''. She is unrelentingly kind and selfless to everyone she meets, and even wishes to SaveTheVillain rather than stooping to his level by killing him. [[spoiler:Deconstructed, as her mercy towards the BigBad only results in more suffering, and she ultimately realizes that [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop killing him is the only solution]].]]
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* Horrifically deconstructed with Sophia Lamb, the BigBad of ''VideoGame/BioShock2''; she has the attitude and the philosophy of "love everyone equally", and she sincerely does. However, due to her firm belief in TheNeedsOfTheMany and TheEvilsOfFreeWill, for practical purposes she loves '''no one''', being [[LackOfEmpathy completely apathetic]] to the happiness of any of her followers; after all, [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans what's a few people she happens to know compared to the millions she could help with her utopia]]? She's even willing to kill her followers just to prove a point, [[spoiler:and tried to brainwash her daughter Eleanor to carry out her plans.]]

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* Horrifically deconstructed with Sophia Lamb, the BigBad of ''VideoGame/BioShock2''; she has the attitude and the philosophy of "love everyone equally", and she sincerely does. However, due to her firm belief in TheNeedsOfTheMany and TheEvilsOfFreeWill, for practical purposes she loves '''no one''', being [[LackOfEmpathy completely apathetic]] to the happiness of any of her followers; after all, [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans what's a few people she happens to know compared to the millions she could help with her utopia]]? She's even willing to kill her followers just to prove a point, [[spoiler:and tried to brainwash her daughter Eleanor to carry out her plans.]]]] It's also possible for Delta to be a proper example, [[VideoGameCaringPotential if the player so wishes]], sparing even the man who betrayed him and got him turned into a Big Daddy in the first place.
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** Ivern is the caretaker of all nature in Runeterra, whimsically traveling the land and imparting his kindness on creatures of all kinds. Ironically, [[HeelFaceTurn he was once a brutal human barbarian]], but learned to see life and all of its beauty, becoming a magical treant as atonement for his evil.

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** Ivern is the caretaker of all nature in Runeterra, whimsically traveling the land and imparting his kindness on creatures of all kinds. Ironically, [[HeelFaceTurn he was once a brutal human barbarian]], but learned to see life and all of its beauty, becoming a magical treant as atonement for his evil. Rather than kill jungle monsters like other champions, he instead gives a portion of his vitality to set them free, being the only character that won't kill wildlife (safe for bigger monsters like dragons).
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** Ivern is the caretaker of all nature in Runeterra, whimsically traveling the land and imparting his kindness on creatures of all kinds. Ironically, [[HeelFaceTurn he was once a brutal human barbarian]], but learned to see life and all of its beauty, becoming a magical treant as atonement for his evil.
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* ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'': Atreus is a very kind and loving lad, and finds good in almost everyone he interacts with. Kratos learns to consider this his most valuable trait and even goes against his own earlier teachings that Atreus should close his heart to the suffering of others by telling him to open his heart and feel their pain so that he will never lose sight of true justice and never act in vengeance. [[spoiler: Having beaten Odin, the BigBad of the Norse Saga, Atreus doesn't even hate him by the end of , giving Odin every chance to surrender peacefully. ]]

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* ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'': Atreus is a very kind and loving lad, and finds good in almost everyone he interacts with. His father Kratos - the titular God of War - learns to consider this his Atreus's most valuable trait and even goes against his own earlier teachings that Atreus his son should close his heart to the suffering of others by telling him to open his heart and feel their pain so that he will never lose sight of true justice and never act in vengeance. [[spoiler: Having beaten Odin, the BigBad of the Norse Saga, Atreus doesn't even hate him by the end of , giving Odin every chance to surrender peacefully. ]]
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** Soraka was a celestial, the equivalent of gods to the people of Runeterra, who looked upon the world and saw its people, developing a fondness and appreciation for life in all of its forms. She gives up her own immortality to live and grow with the people of Runeterra. She's also one of the few champs with a kit not intended to harm, instead putting all of her power into keeping her own teammates alive. In ''[=LoR=]'', she even tries to see the good in Tahm Kench, a demon that devours humans for a living.

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** Soraka was a celestial, the equivalent of gods to the people of Runeterra, who looked upon the world and saw its people, developing a fondness and appreciation for life in all of its forms. She gives up her own immortality to live and grow with the people of Runeterra. She's also one of the few champs with a kit not intended to harm, instead putting all of her power into keeping her own teammates alive. In ''[=LoR=]'', ''VideoGame/LegendsOfRuneterra'', she even tries to see the good in Tahm Kench, a demon that devours humans for a living.
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* Horrifically deconstructed with Sophia Lamb, the BigBad of ''VideoGame/BioShock2''; she has the attitude and the philosophy of "love everyone equally", and she sincerely does. However, due to her firm belief in TheNeedsOfTheMany and TheEvilsOfFreeWill, for practical purposes she loves ''no one'', being completely apathetic to the happiness of any of her followers; after all, [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans what's a few people she happens to know compared to the millions she could help with her utopia]]? She's even willing to kill her followers just to prove a point, [[spoiler:and tried to brainwash her daughter Eleanor to carry out her plans.]]

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* Horrifically deconstructed with Sophia Lamb, the BigBad of ''VideoGame/BioShock2''; she has the attitude and the philosophy of "love everyone equally", and she sincerely does. However, due to her firm belief in TheNeedsOfTheMany and TheEvilsOfFreeWill, for practical purposes she loves ''no one'', '''no one''', being [[LackOfEmpathy completely apathetic apathetic]] to the happiness of any of her followers; after all, [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans what's a few people she happens to know compared to the millions she could help with her utopia]]? She's even willing to kill her followers just to prove a point, [[spoiler:and tried to brainwash her daughter Eleanor to carry out her plans.]]

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