History Main / EmpathyPet

* Happens in the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime a fair deal, but the Mime Jr. species is particularly notable - its very nature means it ''exactly'' duplicates the gestures and expressions of its owner. The fact that one of the main characters happens to own one helps show this.

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* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''
** As shown in the page image, panda Xiao-Mei is this for Mei Chang, to the point that Xiao-Mei even mimics the girl's ''movements''. For added fun, Xiao-Mei literally translates to "Little Mei" in Mandarin Chinese.
** Riza Hawkeye's dog Black Hayate. Like his master, he is quiet, cute, and has a whole lot of persistence and courage packed into a small frame (witness his attack on Gluttony when the latter has Riza cornered).
* Puu from ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' (→ Yusuke). Justified because he is a representation of Yusuke's soul or 'inner self'. Yusuke is a delinquent and Puu is an affectionate stuffed animal.
* Maya from ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'', though he shows up much later in the series than most (→ Sakaki)
* Happens in the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime a fair deal, but the Mime Jr. species is particularly notable - its very nature means it ''exactly'' duplicates the gestures and expressions of its owner. The fact that one of the main characters happens to own one helps show this.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Chimney's Bunny/Cat thing Gonbe. He's probably the most literal example being a second Chimney in every way. He mimics her movements, facial expressions, and even his growls/mews/whatever-the-hell sound he makes are the same number of syllables as every one of Chimney's statements.
* Boogie-kun from ''Manga/{{Karin}}'' (→ Anju) clearly reflects his master's thoughts, even the ones she resents having.
* ''Manga/ZeroSevenGhost'' takes this trope to a whole new level: Not only is Burupya Teito's certified empathy pet as he is also [[spoiler:Mikage's incarnation. Thus making this cuter than cute dragon a mix of pet and best friend, bonus points for the HeroicSacrifice involved]].
* Yumekichi the monkey (→ Keiji) in ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' often mimics his master's actions and serves to reflect his true emotions when he enters StepfordSmiler mode.

* ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'': Hal Jordan had a pet alien starfish named Itty in his space trucker days.
* Bob the Insecticon serves as this in IDW's ''[[ComicBook/TheTransformersIDW Transformers]]'' comics for Sunstreaker. This leads to a moment when Sunstreaker is feeling rejected and sad and Bob curls up next to Sunstreaker and comforts him.
* Tank in ''ComicBook/MyLittlePonyMicroSeries'' Issue #2, even just holding his flag to cheer on Rainbow when the rest of town has given up hope.

** Djali from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'', who was from the ''original book'' (→ Esmeralda). With the gypsy 'magic' and the timely rescue at the gallows, one could be forgiven for thinking the goat was her {{familiar}}.
** Pegasus from ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'', was given to Hercules at birth and then accompanied him during all his adventures. It's expected he would know the boy better than he knows himself.

* In ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'', Diaval can be considered this, especially in the scene where he tells Maleficent about the christening. She doesn't show emotion, while he displays the emotion she ought to feel.

* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''

** [[spoiler: Daenerys's dragons]] seem to be empathic as well.

* Alice's dolls in the ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' series.

* During the second chapter of ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'', a pink squirrel-like creature becomes this to Beat. It turns out to be [[spoiler:[[CameBackWrong his sister Rhyme, revived in the only form he was capable of bringing her back in]].]]

* Popoi when he's with Ms Accord in ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo''.

* ''VideoGame/PokemonConquest'': Warlords with their Perfect Link Pokémon are accompanied by said Pokémon in cutscenes, whose emotions mimic those of their Warrior.

* The cat on Ian's head in ''Webcomic/MacHall''.

* Lita, Zii's cat in ''Webcomic/MenageA3''.

* In ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' during the Anima arc, the gang gets stuck in a dimension where the souls of all sapient life manifest a symbolic creature called an "anima" representing their current feelings. This makes deception impossible for most people, with the exception of the bedeviled, who possess corrupted animas. As a result, it is one of the friendliest and most peaceful dimensions that gang has ever visited, at least when it comes to sapient folk interactions (the wild natural fauna on the other hand included deadly giant monsters).

* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' revolves around Hank's dog Ladybird being uncharacteristically aggressive to a black repairman, causing everyone to believe that Hank must be racist and that Ladybird picked up on it, despite Hank's protests. Eventually, even Hank gets concerned he might subconsciously be racist without knowing it. [[spoiler:Then Ladybird acts just as aggressive to a white repairman and Hank finally realizes that [[DiscriminateAndSwitch he's not racist after all, he just hates repairmen]]]].

* Alice's dolls in the ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' series.

* Nanomachine from the VideoGame/GalaxyAngel gameverse (→ Vanilla).

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'': "The Origins" two-parter reveals that [[spoiler:Darwin was originally this to Gumball (mimicking his mannerisms when they first met) before ThePowerOfLove granted him more intelligence, speech, and working lungs and legs.]]

** Djali from ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', who was from the ''original book'' (→ Esmeralda). With the gypsy 'magic' and the timely rescue at the gallows, one could be forgiven for thinking the goat was her {{familiar}}.

* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' revolves around Hank's dog Ladybird being uncharacteristically aggressive to a black repairman, causing Hank concerns that he might subconsciously be racist and that Ladybird picked up on it. [[spoiler:It turns out that Hank [[DiscriminateAndSwitch actually hates]] ''[[DiscriminateAndSwitch repairmen]]'', not black people]].

* "Little Nase", the fairy doll of Nanase (and later herself) that Susan can summon. While Susan is generally very reserved, she seems to quite like having some outlet for her emotions that her friends can pick up on. (Although, when she first realised what the doll was doing, it reflected her emotions by trying to hide.)

* Tank in ''ComicBook/MyLittlePonyMicroSeries'' Issue #2 , even just holding his flag to cheer on Rainbow when the rest of town has given up hope.

*** Abu → Aladdin for the theiving and points out his LoveAtFirstSight with Jasmine.

* In ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'' , Diaval can be considered this, especially in the scene where he tells Maleficent about the christening. She doesn't show emotion, while he displays the emotion she ought to feel.

* The concept of {{Familiar}}s from ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''. They are bonded animals that share their partners adventures and trials etc.

*** Rajah → Jasmine. Watch his reaction to the Sultan talking about the betrothal.

** ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'':

** ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'':

** Djali from ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', who was from the ''original book'' (→ Esmeralda). With the gypsy 'magic' and the timely rescue at the gallows, one could be forgiven for thinking the goat was her {{familiar}}.
** Pegasus from ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'', was given to Hercules at birth and then accompanied him during all his adventures. It's expected he would know the boy better than he knows himself.

* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' revolves around Hank's dog Ladybird being uncharacteristically aggressive to a black man, causing Hank concerns that he might be racist. [[spoiler:He's not. Lady was aggressive because the guy was a repairman, and Hank hates repairmen.]]

* In ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' during the Anima arc, the gang gets stuck in a dimension where the souls of all sapient life manifest a symbolic creature called an "anima" representing their current feelings. This makes deception impossible for most people, with the exception of the bedeviled, who possess corrupted animas. As a result, it is one of the friendliest and most peaceful dimensions that gang has ever visited.visited, at least when it comes to sapient folk interactions (the wild natural fauna on the other hand included deadly giant monsters).