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* ''VideoGame/NaziZombies: Tank (optimist), Takeo (realist), Nikolai (apathetic), and Richtofen (cynic).

* The playable characters of the ''{{Touhou}}'' Project: Reimu (the Cynic), Marisa (the Realist), Sanae (the Optimist), and Sakuya and Youmu taking turns being the Apathetic.

** Realist: Fefnir -- mostly just a competitive BloodKnight into defense as a Guardian for the fun of it, a lot like Leviathan, but a more encouraging character.

** Apathetic: Leviathan -- preoccupied with her pride as a WorthyOpponent to any "Maverick" and [[DontYouDarePityMe not being condescended upon]] for being a female reploid, rather than X's legacy as she should focus on; [[TheSociopath sociopathic]] enough to retire [[LaResistance Resistance soldiers]] in the second game out of sheer boredom.

** Cynic: Leviathan -- preoccupied with her pride as a WorthyOpponent to any "Maverick" and [[DontYouDarePityMe not being condescended upon]] for being a female reploid, rather than X's legacy as she should focus on; the most [[TheUnfettered Unfettered]], ruthless AntiHero of them all, especially in the second game.
** Realist: Phantom -- not shown to think about anything besides antipathy toward "Mavericks" and his fierce loyalty to Master X ([[spoiler:a copy, rather]]) in the first game, but his sense of honor (like an Optimist) drives him to the drastic Anti-Hero measures of explosive-detonation (like a Cynic).

** Apathetic: Fefnir -- competitive and can be an Anti-Hero much like Leviathan, but mostly just a BloodKnight into defense as a Guardian for the fun of it.

** The Apathetic: The Railroad views the Synths as living, thinking beings worthy of respect, and wants to liberate all Synths from the Institute. The problem is that this is their ''ONLY'' goal and they don't really care about anyone else in the Commonwealth.

* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' has [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Merrill]] (sweet and naive, wants to help her people) and [[WarriorPrince Sebastian]] (deeply religious) as Idealists, [[TeamMom Aveline]] (protector, group conscience) and [[TheStoryteller Varric]] (savvy, level-headed merchant prince) as Realists, [[PhlebotinumRebel Fenris]] (traumatized, bitter, and snarky warrior) as Cynic, and [[PirateGirl Isabela]] (flighty hedonist) as Apathetic. [[ByronicHero Anders]] straddles the line between Cynic and Idealist, being a WellIntentionedExtremist who combines self-sacrificing loyalty to his ideals with hostility and ruthlessness. [[PlayerCharacter Hawke]] themselves takes the role of the Conflicted, a SadClown who tries to maintain the peace in Kirkwall and amongst their companions, but often lets their desire for stability prevent them from being more proactive.

** Cynic: Leviathan -- preoccupied with her pride as a WorthyOpponent to any "Maverick" and [[DontYouDarePityMe not being condescended upon]] for being a female reploid, rather than X's legacy as she should focus on; the most [[TheUnfettered Unfettered]] and least merciful AntiHero of them all, especially in the second game.

** Counting only the three Hunters as far as [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism their murder-restraint ethics]], X's [[HonorBeforeReason honor code for taking the high road]] brings out his Optimist side, contrasting Zero (Cynic), in which case TriggerHappy Axl is the middle ground (Realist) between the two.

** Realist: Phantom -- not shown to think about anything besides antipathy toward "Mavericks" and his fierce loyalty to Master X ([[spoiler:a copy, rather]]) in the first game, but his sense of honor (like an Optimist) drives him to the drastic Anti-Hero measures of detonating explosives (like a Cynic).

** Realist: Phantom -- not shown to think about anything besides antipathy toward "Mavericks" and his fierce loyalty to Master X ([[spoiler:a copy, rather]]) in the first game, but his sense of honor (like an Optimist) drives him to the drastic AntiHero measures of detonating explosives (like a Cynic).
** Optimist: Burble Hekelot -- does his job of protecting a Neo Arcadian forest very faithfully; driven least by selfish, prideful motives and farthest from AntiHero of all of them, besides Harpuia.
** Apathetic: Fefnir -- competitive and can be an AntiHero much like Leviathan, but mostly JustAlongForTheRide and a BloodKnight into defense as a Guardian mostly for the fun of it.

** Counting only the three Hunters as far as [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism their murder-restraint ethics]], the [[HonorBeforeReason honor code for believing in humans]] brings out X's Optimist side to contrast Zero, showing diplomatic but TriggerHappy Axl for his more overall Realist outlook.
* ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'' -- Among the Four Guardians, plus one other boss that appears in the first two games:
** Phantom (the Apathetic), Leviathan (the Cynic), Fefnir (the Realist), Herculius Anchortus (the Optimist), and Harpuia (the Conflicted).
** This is another odd case of an Optimist fading to the background and the X-like Conflicted character being more center-stage within the [[ValuesDissonance ethics clash]] with the Cynic.

** Counting only the three Hunters as far as [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism their murder-restraint ethics]], the [[HonorBeforeReason honor code for believing in humans]] brings out X's Optimist side to contrast Zero, showing diplomatic but TriggerHappy Axl for his more overall Realist outlook.

** Counting only the three Hunters as far as their murder-restraint ethics, the [[HonorBeforeReason honor code for believing in humans]] brings out X's Optimist side to contrast Zero, showing diplomatic but TriggerHappy Axl for his more overall Realist outlook.

* ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'' -- Among the Four Guardians, plus one other boss that appears in the first two games: Phantom (the Cynic), Leviathan (the Apathetic), Fefnir (the Realist), Herculius Anchortus (the Optimist), and Harpuia (the Conflicted).

* GearsOfWar 2: Marcus (the Realist), Dom and Cole (the Optimist), Baird (the Cynic), Dizzy (the Apathetic).

* The two main protagonists of ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' and ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' fit this trope.
** Ragna the Bloodedge (Apathetic)
** Sol Badguy (Realist)
** Jin Kisaragi (Cynic)
** Ky Kiske (Optimist)

* ''VideoGame/SlyCooper'': Sly (the Apathetic/Realist), Bentley (the Cynic), Murray (the Optimist), Carmelita (the Conflicted).

* ''Literature/{{Everworld}}'' - Jalil (the Cynic), David (the Optimist), April (the Realist), Christopher (the Conflicted), and Senna (something of the Apathetic).

* The first KnightsOfTheOldRepublic: Carth's a Cynic. Mission is ''very'' much an Optimist. Canderous is Apathetic (a Mandalorian on a boatload of Jedi and Republic sympathizers, and has nothing better to do). Bastila ''looks'' like a Realist, but is actually Conflicted. Juhani appears Conflicted, but bends more Realist. Zaalbar is also Conflicted (you can influence him to the Dark Side pretty easily). The droids are Apathetic (T3 hasn't lived long enough to develop a personality; HK-47 just wants to shoot things for the meatbag in charge). Jolee likes to ride the line between Cynic and Apathetic.

** ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2'': pessimistic Nick (the Cynic), naive Ellis (the Optimist), Coach as leader (the Realist), and Rochelle, the only neutral character (the Apathetic

* ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'' -- Among the Four Guardians, plus [[BigBad their master]] in the first game: [[spoiler:[[KnightTemplar Copy-X]]]] (the Cynic), Phantom (the Apathetic, although pragmatic), Harpuia (the Conflicted), Fefnir (the Optimist), and Leviathan (the Realist).
* ''[[VideoGame/MetroidPrime Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]'': Samus (the Conflicted, sometimes the Realist), Ghor (the Cynic, sometimes Conflicted), Gandrayda (the Optimist), and Rundas (the Apathetic and pragmatist).

* The playable characters of the ''{{Touhou}}'' Project: Reimu (the Cynic), Marisa (the Realist), Sanae (the Optimist), and Sakuya and Youmu taking turns being the Apathetic.
* The ''VideoGame/StarFox'' team. There's Falco (Cynic), Slippy (Optimist), Peppy (Realist) and Fox (Conflicted). When Krystal replaces Peppy in later games, she fills the Conflicted spot with Fox becoming more of a Realist.
* The boys in ''{{VisualNovel/Nameless}}'': Lance (the Cynic), Red (the Optimist), Tei (the Realist), Yuri (the Apathetic -- he does care but either expects things to work themselves out or acts without consulting the others) and Yeonho (the Conflicted).

** The Realist: Marko, Pavle, Katia
** The Cynic: Roman, Bruno, Emilia
** The Optimist: Zlata, Boris, Cveta
** The Apathetic: Marin, Arica, Anton
* All of the opposing and antithetical factions in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}'':
** The Optimist: The Minutemen, as their original goal was to protect settlements out of good will but they were nearly wiped out after a string of bad luck. They can make a comeback and they are even more idealistic than ever despite all the shit they've been dragged through. They're flexible on policy when it comes to the Synths.
** The Cynic: The Institute, as they believe that it is futile to allow the Commonwealth to continue existing and want to start anew in a new society underground. However, the same people they claim to want to help fear them due to many of their own actions. To them, the Synth is JustAMachine.
** The Apathetic: The Railroad views the Synths as living, thinking beings worthy of respect, and wants to liberate all Synths from the Institute. The problem is that this is their ''ONLY'' goal and they don't really care about anyone else in the Commonwealth.
** The Realist: The Brotherhood of Steel. Ten years after [[VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}} the war with the Enclave]], the original teachings of Elder Lyons have been lost since his death [[spoiler:and the death of his daughter, Sarah Lyons]]. Arthur Maxson is in charge and wants to try and expand into the Commonwealth to oppose the Institute. To them, Synths are abominations against technology and to be destroyed down to the last.
** Then there's your companions: the Optimists ([[TheParagon Preston]], [[ThePollyanna Curie]] and [[HardboiledDetective Nick Valentine]]), the Realists ([[BeingGoodSucks Piper]], [[BunnyEarsLawyer Hancock]] and [[TheAtoner Deacon]]), the Cynics ([[DarkActionGirl Cait]], [[TokenEvilTeammate X6-88]], and [[TheAlcoholic Old Longfellow]]), the Apathetics ([[CanineCompanion Dogmeat]], [[BattleButler Codsworth]] and [[HeartbrokenBadass MacCready]]) and the Conflicted ([[spoiler:[[TomatoInTheMirror Paladin Danse]]]], [[DumbMuscle Strong]], [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots Ada]], and [[TheCreon Porter Gage]]).

* ''{{Everworld}}'' - Jalil (the Cynic), David (the Optimist), April (the Realist), Christopher (the Conflicted), and Senna (something of the Apathetic).

** Then there's your companions: the Optimists ([[TheParagon Preston]], [[ThePollyanna Curie]] and [[HardboiledDetective Nick Valentine]]), the Realists ([[BeingGoodSucks Piper]], [[BunnyEarsLawyer Hancock]] and [[TheAtoner Deacon]]), the Cynics ([[DarkActionGirl Cait]], [[TokenEvilTeammate X6-88]], and [[TheAlcoholic Old Longfellow]]), the Apathetics ([[CanineCompanion Dogmeat]], [[BattleButler Codsworth]] and [[HeartbrokenBadass MacCready]]) and the Conflicted ([[spoiler:[[TomatoInTheMirror Paladin Danse]]]], [[DumbMuscle Strong]], and [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots Ada]]).

** Then there's your companions: the Optimists ([[TheParagon Preston]], [[ThePollyanna Curie]] and [[HardboiledDetective Nick Valentine]]), the Realists ([[BeingGoodSucks Piper]], [[BunnyEarsLawyer Hancock]] and [[TheAtoner Deacon]]), the Cynics ([[DarkActionGirl Cait]], [[DumbMuscle Strong]] and [[TokenEvilTeammate X6-88]]), the Apathetics ([[CanineCompanion Dogmeat]], [[BattleButler Codsworth]] and [[HeartbrokenBadass MacCready]]) and the Conflicted ([[spoiler:[[TomatoInTheMirror Paladin Danse]]]] and [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots Ada]]).

* The ''VideoGame/SlyCooper'': Sly (the Apathetic/Realist), Bentley (the Cynic), Murray (the Optimist), Carmelita (the Conflicted).

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''{{VisualNovel/Ever17}}'' female cast: You (the Optimist), Tsugumi (the Cynic), Sora (the Realist), and Sara/Coco (the Apathetics).

* The ''VideoGame/SlyCooper'':
Sly (the Apathetic/Realist), Bentley (the Cynic), Murray (the Optimist), Carmelita (the Conflicted).

* The ''VideoGame/SlyCooper''.

* The ''{{VisualNovel/Ever17}}'' female cast: You (the Optimist), Tsugumi (the Cynic), Sora (the Realist), and Sara/Coco (the Apathetics).

** ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2'': pessimistic Nick (the Cynic), naive Ellis (the Optimist), Coach as leader (the Realist), and Rochelle, the only neutral character (the Apathetic).

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''VideoGame/SlyCooper'':
Sly (the Apathetic/Realist)
Bentley (the Cynic)
Murray (the Optimist) Carmalita (the Conflicted).

** ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2'': pessimistic Nick (the Cynic), naive Ellis (the Optimist), Coach as leader (the Realist), and Rochelle, the only neutral character (the Apathetic).*

** ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2'': pessimistic Nick (the Cynic), naive Ellis (the Optimist), Coach as leader (the Realist), and Rochelle, the only neutral character (the Apathetic).
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** Then there's your companions: the Optimists ([[TheParagon Preston]], [[ThePollyanna Curie]] and [[HardboiledDetective Nick Valentine]]), the Realists ([[BeingGoodSucks Piper]], [[BunnyEarsLawyer Hancock]] and [[TheAtoner Deacon]]), the Cynics ([[DarkActionGirl Cait]], [[DumbMuscle Strong]] and [[TokenEvilTeammate X6-88]]), the Apathetics ([[CanineCompanion Dogmeat]], [[BattleButler Codsworth]] and [[HeartbrokenBadass MacCready]]) and the Conflicted ([[spoiler:[[TomatoInTheMirror Paladin Danse]]]]).

Murray (the Optimist) Carmalita (the Conflicted)