History MoralityPet / VideoGames

** Invoked in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}''; when FunnyAnimal Morgana moves in with you, Sojiro allows it because he figures having a pet to take care of will keep you on the straight and narrow. (Also, he thinks it's an adorable little kitty cat.)

* [[PlayerCharacter Gran and Djeeta]] from ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'' are known for their role as TheHeart, even characters who have shown antagonistic sides (such as Sandalphon and Olivia) become friendly towards the protagonists. The former, thanks to a Heel–Face Turn now treats them as a friend, while the latter slowly opens up to them in some event scenarios.

* Arguably, Melissa Woodward, in ''VisualNovel/HotelDuskRoom215''. Main character Kyle Hyde normally looks, sounds, and acts like a washed-up FilmNoir detective, but his actions with Melissa (including acting as her nanny, getting her out of a locked room 20 minutes later, giving her a stuffed rabbit doll, and getting an entire Christmas tree out of storage because she was complaining she didn't get anything for Christmas) prompts Hyde to note that he acts like "a sap."

* In the HGame ''Idols Galore'', the protagonist would otherwise be a {{Jerkass}} at best, if it wasn't revealed that it's mostly a HiddenHeartOfGold. In fact, if he gets the ending with his Morality Pet, its revealed he's actually a fairly decent and even noble person who was hiding under several layers of asshole because he didn't want his inner decency to show.

* In ''VideoGame/EnsembleStars'', Souma served as this for Akatsuki, and in particular for Keito. The unit was founded solely to carry out Eichi's will in sabotaging the five oddballs, but because Souma truly believed that Akatsuki could be great and that they could make people happy as idols, Akatsuki did eventually become that. In the present year, Keito's affection for Souma is his primary source of PetTheDog moments showing he isn't always strict and cold. However, Souma didn't have it as easy as some other morality pets -- Keito dragged him into Akatsuki's less than wholesome work as well, and when Souma became very upset and actively argued against their sabotage of Kanata, who he genuinely really cared about, Keito yelled back some awful things at him and expelled him (temporarily) from the unit. Eventually Souma's vision wins out, but for a while there, it wasn't clear it would end that way.

*** In the sequel spin-off, ''VideoGame/DirgeOfCerberus'', Vincent Valentine has both Yuffie Kisaragi and Shelke.

** Giovanni in ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndMoon'' has a Mewtwo that can Mega Evolve and as stated above, Mega Evolution requires a strong bond between a trainer and their Pokémon to be achieved. In ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', he can also perform the sync moves with his Mewtwo, which require some kind of bond to exist between a trainer and their pokémon.

** Giovanni in ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndMoon'' has a Mewtwo that can Mega Evolve and as stated above, Mega Evolution requires a strong bond between a trainer and their Pokémon to be achieved. In ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', he can even perform the sync moves with his Mewtwo, which also requires some kind of bond to exist between a trainer and their pokémon.

** Giovanni in ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndMoon'' has a Mewtwo that can Mega Evolve and as stated above, Mega Evolution requires a strong bond between a trainer and their Pokémon to be achieved. In ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', he can even perform the sync moves with his Mewtwo, which also require a bond to exist between a trainer and their pokémon. Pretty ironic for someone who claims to see Pokémon as mere weapons, especially if we take into consideration the fact that Mewtwo was created to be a tool for battling.

** Giovanni in ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndMoon'' has a Mewtwo that can Mega Evolve and as stated above, Mega Evolution requires a strong bond between a trainer and their Pokémon to be achieved. In ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', he can even use the sync stones with his Mewtwo, whose power is explicitly said to come from the bond between their user and their Pokémon. Pretty ironic for someone who claims to see Pokémon as mere weapons, especially if we take into consideration the fact that Mewtwo was created solely for battling and that it's notorious for it's violent temperament.

** Giovanni in ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndMoon'' has a Mewtwo that can Mega Evolve and as stated above, Mega Evolution requires a strong bond between a trainer and their Pokémon to be achieved. In ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', he can even use the sync stones with his Mewtwo, whose power is explicitly said to come from the bond between their user and their Pokémon. Pretty ironic for someone who claims to see Pokémon as mere weapons, especially if we take into consideration the fact that Mewtwo was solely created for battling and that it's notorious for it's violent temperament.

** Giovanni in ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndMoon'' has a Mewtwo that can Mega Evolve and as stated above, Mega Evolution requires a strong bond between a trainer and their Pokémon to be achieved. In ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', he can ever use the sync stones with his Mewtwo, whose power comes from the bond between their user and their Pokémon. Pretty ironic for someone who claims to see Pokémon as mere weapons, especially if we take into consideration the fact that Mewtwo was solely created for battling and that it's notorious for it's violent temperament.

** Giovanni in ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndMoon'' has a Mewtwo that he can Mega Evolve and as stated above, Mega Evolution requires a strong bond between a trainer and their Pokémon to be achieved. In ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', he can also use the sync stones with his Mewtwo, whose power comes from the bond between their user and their Pokémon. Pretty ironic for someone who claims to see Pokémon as mere weapons, especially that Mewtwo was created solely for battling and is notorious for it's violent temperament.

** Giovanni in ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndMoon'' has a Mewtwo that he can Mega Evolve and as stated above, Mega Evolution requires a strong bond between a trainer and their Pokémon to be achieved. In ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', he can also use a sync stone with his Mewtwo, whose power comes from the bond between it's user and their Pokémon. Pretty ironic for someone who claims to see Pokémon as mere weapons, especially that Mewtwo was created solely for battling and is notorious for it's violent temperament.

** Giovanni in ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndMoon'' has a Mewtwo that he can Mega Evolve and as stated above, Mega Evolution requires a strong bond between a trainer and their Pokémon to be achieved. In ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', he can also use a sync stone with his Mewtwo despite being said to work only if there's a some kind of bond between it's user and their Pokémon. Pretty ironic for someone who claims to see Pokémon as mere weapons, especially that Mewtwo was created solely for battling and is notorious for it's violent temperament.

** Giovanni in ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndMoon'' has a Mewtwo that he can Mega Evolve and as stated above, Mega Evolution requires a strong bond between a trainer and their Pokémon to be achieved. In ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', he can also uses a sync stone with his Mewtwo despite being said to work only if there's a some kind of bond between it's user and their Pokémon. Pretty ironic for someone who claims to see Pokémon as mere weapons, especially that Mewtwo was created solely for battling and is notorious for it's violent temperament.

** Giovanni in ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndMoon'' has a Mewtwo that he can Mega Evolve and as stated above, Mega Evolution requires a strong bond between a trainer and their Pokémon. In ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', he can also uses a sync stone with his Mewtwo despite being said to work only if there's a some kind of bond between it's user and their Pokémon. Pretty ironic for someone who claims to see Pokémon as mere weapons, especially that Mewtwo was created solely for battling and is notorious for it's violent temperament.

** Giovanni in ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndMoon'' has a Mewtwo that he can Mega Evolve and as stated above, Mega Evolution requires a strong bond between a trainer and their Pokémon. In ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', he can also uses a sync stone with his Mewtwo despite being said to work only if there's a some kind of bond between a trainer and their Pokémon. Pretty ironic for someone who claims to see Pokémon as mere weapons, especially that Mewtwo was created solely for battling and is notorious for it's violent temperament.

** Giovanni in ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndMoon'' has a Mewtwo that he can Mega Evolve and as stated above, Mega Evolution requires a strong bond between a trainer and their Pokémon. In ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', he can also uses a sync stone with his Mewtwo despite being said to work only if there's a some kind of bond between a trainer and their Pokémon. Pretty ironic for someone who claims to see Pokémon as mere weapons, especially that Mewtwo was created solely for battling and is notorious for it's vicious disposition.

* [[MadScientist Caustic]] of ''VideoGame/ApexLegends'' is the TokenEvilTeammate of the roster. A wacko chemical weapons maker who quite enjoys testing out his concoctions on humans. But when the father of fellow champion Wattson died, he was one of the first to offer his condolences and according to lore, has been acting as a surprising ParentalSubstitute to her.

* In ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaTheTwoThrones'', the eponymous Prince is initially just concerned about reaching and killing the BigBad who has invaded his kingdom, a mindset encouraged by [[SuperPoweredEvilSide the]] [[TheCorrupter Dark]] [[EnemyWithin Prince]]. However, when he teams up with his long-lost love Farah, she reminds him -- [[WhatTheHellHero sternly if need be]] -- that he has the responsibility to save his people, even if it hinders his efforts to locate the BigBad. He also begins to wonder through her reprimands if listening to the Dark Prince is doing any good. At one point, she storms off to rescue people when the Prince wants to press forward. He almost instantly runs after her, concerned for her safety. [[PosthumousNarration Kaileena]] lampshades this by saying that now the Prince was caring for someone else than himself, even if just for one person. [[spoiler:When the Prince is trapped [[BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind in a mental battle]] with the Dark Prince, he's able to get rid of his dark alter ego only when a manifestation of Farah advises him to [[SheatheYourSword just abandon the fight]] and follow her to the light.]]
* A non-villainous example is explored in the ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank Future'' saga, where Clank is this for Ratchet. Ratchet is a Lombax, [[PlanetOfHats whose hat]] includes an outlook summed up as "Reward over Consequence." While Clank is normally the one to offer a rational outlook and approach in all the games, it's brought out fully when Ratchet is separated from Clank and spends time with fellow Lombax Alister Azimuth. As soon as the two reunite, Ratchet follows Clank's more rational advice, which puts him at odds with Azimuth.

* The main character of ''VideoGame/Warhammer40000SpaceMarine'', Captain Titus, has this relationship with the Imperial Guard. While Space Marines in the 40K universe tend to be dismissive of normal humans at best and consider them mindless cattle at worst, Titus is constantly respectful of the efforts of the local garrison. He is even downright impressed that, considering everything they were up against, [[CurbstompCushion they've not only survived but have continued actively fighting throughout the invasion.]]

* Valve pulls this again in ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', giving The Medic a group of doves as pets in his "Meet The Medic" short. His favorite, Archimedes, appears to be just as morbid as he is, however… when things explode, he leans in to watch, often getting covered in blood, and he has a disturbing habit of nesting in patients' open chest cavities. That said, Medic has several moments of real humanity with the doves. He gently pets one of the doves before leaving for battle in the "Mann vs. Machine" video. In the comics, Medic is horrified when [[spoiler:Classic Heavy kills Archimedes. He spends the rest of the scene feverishly reviving the bird. Classic Heavy's insults and cruelty toward his pet drive Medic to betray the Classic Team and rejoin Team Fortress.]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' provides an amazing example of this for [[spoiler:''you'', the player. The game employs a SlowlySlippingIntoEvil mechanic where you're free to kill as many monsters as you like, and won't realize how bad you actually are [[HeelRealization it's too late]]. However, when you encounter Papyrus, the second boss, he is just so damned nice, lovable, good-natured, and innocent, that he's the one who pushes many people to abandon what would be a [[KillEmAll Genocide Run]] and instead begin sparing monsters]].

* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIV'' gives [[BigBad Psaro]] one in the form of Rose. Her influence is the only thing that keeps him from completely and utterly wiping out the human race. [[spoiler: The second she's killed, he loses his mind and initiates a transformation so that he can destroy all mankind in retaliation. In the remakes, one can bring Rose back to life with through a sidequest. Bringing her to the location of the final boss fight causes Psaro to regain his sanity, transform back, and join the party to exact revenge on TheDragon for planning her death.]]
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX'' plays with this in Coffinwell: [[{{Hikikomori}} Doctor Phlegming]] is very antisocial, and his cheerful wife Catarrhina appears to be the only other person he cares about... yet he still neglects her in favor of his research. [[spoiler:In fact, it's actually her ''death'' that spurs him to change his ways for the better, effectively Inverting the usual trope.]]

* In ''VideoGame/PokemonColosseum'', ex-Team Snagem member Wes (also the main character) has Rui. He actually decided to flatten the first evil gang in the game before meeting her, having apparently decided that he just didn't like them anymore, but didn't decide to actually help save Orre until she showed up.

%% * Amy Rose from ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' towards E-102 Gamma, Silver, and to a lesser extent Shadow (heavy influence on his HeelFaceTurn due to reminding him of Maria).

** Sometimes, [[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Sakura Kasugano]] is this to Ryu. The biggest example is in ''Alpha 3'': [[spoiler: after Sakura attempts a GoThroughMe to protect a knocked-out Ryu from Bison and he just swats her away, Ryu temporarily goes berserk and tears Bison a new one. And this is ''after'' Ryu had been BrainwashedAndCrazy.]] She does it again (via CooldownHug) in ''[[Anime/StreetFighterIVTheTiesThatBind The Ties That Bind]]'' when Ryu [[spoiler:loses himself to the [[KillingIntent Satsui no Hadou]] after Cammy is brutalized by C. Viper]]. It takes a crying, pleading Sakura to calm him back into sanity.

* Clementine serves as this for Lee Everett in ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDead.'' [[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/12/26/creating-clementine.aspx And this goes for the players, too.]] She continues to be this in Season 2, despite becoming the PlayerCharacter; almost all members of the group are willing to do almost anything in order to protect and/or save her, to the point that Clem is able to provoke a ChangedMyMindKid scenario from the resident PragmaticHero. Her status as the MoralityPet actually gets [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] in [[spoiler: the finale of Season 2, in which it points out that being the MoralityPet to two opposing people means that if they fight, it's up to Clem to choose which one survives.]]

* ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona'':

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'': Shadow's devotion to his dog Interceptor is one of the chief things that humanizes him, despite the fact that the dog is a rabid killing machine that, according to his owner, feeds on strangers. Although the "feeds on strangers" thing could be a lie.
%%** Relm for Interceptor.
%%** Relm for Shadow.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'':
** Barret Wallace has a daughter named Marlene to remind the audience that there's a soft heart beneath his [[PerpetualFrowner perpetually angry]] exterior.
** In the sequel spin-off, ''VideoGame/DirgeOfCerberus'', Vincent Valentine has both Yuffie Kisaragi and Shelke.
** In ''[[Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren Advent Children]]'', Cloud gets Denzel and Marlene.
** Cloud ''himself'' is a Morality Pet for the majority of the cast, [[spoiler:since he's gone through so much and keeps the cast going even when things seem hopeless]].

* Nanako Dojima in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'', to the point where [[spoiler:when she apparently dies in the hospital after having been kidnapped a month prior, the Investigation Team can [[HoistByHisOwnPetard push the one responsible into the TV World]], but [[PlayerPunch this "rewards" the player with]] [[MultipleEndings the worst ending]], where she's [[TearJerker gone for good]].]]
* Invoked in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}''; when FunnyAnimal Morgana moves in with you, Sojiro allows it because he figures having a pet to take care of will keep you on the straight and narrow. (Also, he thinks it's an adorable little kitty cat.)

* In ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsX'', [[Anime/MashinHeroWataruSeries Wataru]] becomes one for both [[Anime/CodeGeass Lelouch]] and
[[Anime/CrossAnge Ange]]. Ange even states more than once that she just can't say no to him. In fact, Ange's interactions with Wataru play a role in making her character more benevolent and reasonable. [[spoiler:So much that when she finds Sylvia walking on her own, she offers her a hand to restore order to Misurugi and establish Cafe Ange in her old home.]]

* In ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsX'', [[Anime/MashinHeroWataruSeries Wataru]] becomes one for [[Anime/CrossAnge Ange]]. Ange says more than once that she just can't say no to him. In fact, Ange's interactions with Wataru play a role in making her character more benevolent and reasonable. [[spoiler:So much that when she finds Sylvia walking on her own, she offers her a hand to restore order to Misurugi and establish Cafe Ange in her old home.]]

* ''VideoGame/BeyondTwoSouls'': The protagonist, Jodie, acts as one for [[{{Poltergeist}} Aiden]]. When she was a little girl, the entity actually did many nice things for Jodie, including entertaining her with shadow puppets and fetching her a cookie from that out-of-reach cookie jar. Aiden also [[GuardianEntity protects her using its powers]]. Unfortunately, the entity isn't so hospitable to other people. Usually, they never go beyond [[{{Jerkass}} dickish]] [[{{Troll}} but otherwise harmless pranks]], but if you harm or threaten Jodie, he can [[AxCrazy turn extremely nasty]]. Case in point: [[spoiler:after Jodie is mistreated rather horribly by the attendants at a birthday party, Aiden locks them in a room and the retribution he can potentially reap onto them can include smashing windows in their faces as they frantically try to escape, throwing furniture at them, stabbing one of them with a kitchen knife, and even trying to burn the entire room. The bullies ''[[AssholeVictim did]]'' [[LaserGuidedKarma partly have it coming]], but even then, this is a [[DisproportionateRetribution horrifically disproportionate response]]]].

* Amy Rose from ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' towards E-102 Gamma, Silver, and to a lesser extent Shadow (heavy influence on his HeelFaceTurn due to reminding him of Maria).

* Even Kratos of ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' has one in his daughter Calliope. While for the most part a SociopathicHero, invoking his PapaWolf nature can lead him into acts of heroism and selflessness, as seen in ''Chains of Olympus'', where [[spoiler:he gives up the chance to remain with his beloved daughter in the Elysium Fields in order to save her and the world, including a [[PlayerPunch button-mashing sequence]] where [[PleaseDontLeaveMe he must push her away]]]].
** In the [[VideoGame/GodOfWarIII third game]], he gains another one in the form of [[spoiler:Pandora]]. It doesn't stick, but her influence changes the ending.
** Kratos gains another such pet in the [=PS4=] reboot/sequel in the form of his son, Atreus whom Kratos mentors to survive.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Gungrave}}'', player character Grave's young protectee Mika is one the few things that keeps him from being a completely mindless killer, as she is a memento of the people he held near and dear when he was still Brandon Heat. She is something he can "live" for, the one good thing left in his "life".
* ''VideoGame/Halo5Guardians'', played with in regards to how [[spoiler: Cortana]] treat Master Chief and Blue Team. The former holds Blue Team in high regard and protects them from dangers but this behavior does nothing for their mortality as Master Chief accurately identified that this was a psychological tactic to keep him and Blue Team on [[spoiler: Cortana]]'s side.
* ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonDS'' has Daryl, the creepy MadScientist living in the southern part of the valley. In previous games, he was known for wanting to experiment on your cows and accusingly discussed the effects of methane produced by cows on global warming. In this game, he [[StalkerWithACrush stalks]] archaeologist [[{{Meganeko}} Flora]]. However, if you decide that you actually ''want'' to befriend him... You discover that he rescued an injured [[OurMermaidsAreDifferent mermaid]] girl named Leia after she washed up on the beach, and has been diligently caring for her ever since. She's so grateful to him, she helps him cook, and despite her being an anomaly of science, he [[TheyWouldCutYouUp never once experiments on her.]] In fact, when she's all better, he sets her free into the ocean, and she's forever grateful.
* In the HGame ''Idols Galore'', the protagonist would otherwise be a JerkAss at best, if it wasn't revealed that it's mostly a HiddenHeartOfGold. In fact, if he gets the ending with his Morality Pet, its revealed he's actually a fairly decent and even noble person who was hiding under several layers of asshole because he didn't want his inner decency to show.
* Arguably, Melissa Woodward, in ''VisualNovel/HotelDuskRoom215''. Main character Kyle Hyde normally looks, sounds, and acts like a washed-up FilmNoir detective, but his actions with Melissa (including acting as her nanny, getting her out of a locked room 20 minutes later, giving her a stuffed rabbit doll, and getting an entire Christmas tree out of storage because she was complaining she didn't get anything for Christmas) prompts Hyde to note that he acts like "a sap".
* ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' -- Though not exactly inspiring Joel to greater heights of moral fibre, Ellie does give him a reason to live for, rather than simply survive.
* Volgin's care for [[DepravedBisexual his lover, Raikov]], in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3''. It's pretty much his only redeeming feature. The End also has his own literal Morality Pet, his parrot. If you shoot her, he will make a lot of noise about it. And heaven help you if you eat it...
** Snake pours scorn on the very idea, and mocks Otacon for believing that liking dogs proves that Wolf is a good person.
* The Magypsies in ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}'' all have pets to show their caring side, but Locria's pet mouse is the best example, being the only hint that he wasn't totally evil.

** In the sequel, helping your (now) overweight cat get back into shape unlocks a special move.

** In ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire'' and ''[[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Diamond and Pearl]]'' there is a subtle example. The criminal leaders of Team Aqua, Team Magma, and Team Galactic (Archie, Maxie, and Cyrus respectively) had a Golbat the first time you fight them. In the later encounters, they have a ''Crobat'', a Pokemon which evolves from a Golbat that has reached maximum happiness with its trainer.
*** Cyrus raising a Crobat is pretty much the ''exact opposite'' of his StrawNihilist philosophies, emphasizing its Morality Pet status due to the hypocrisy.
** Another noted Trainer of a Crobat is Silver in ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver'' and the remakes, where it represents his CharacterDevelopment from a power-hungry JerkAss to a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
** Wes also has an Espeon and Umbreon at the very beginning of the game, both of whom evolve through happiness like Crobat.
** Subverted by Ghetsis of ''Videogame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'', whose Hydreigon has Frustration, a move that can only be used if the Pokemon hates it's user, implying that he's actively abusing it to maximize it's power.

* [[CheerfulChild Sweet, kindly Applebloom]] plays this for [[TheMagnificent THE GREAT AND POWERFUL TRIXIE]] in ''VideoGame/PonyFantasyVI''

** In a city of twelve million people, there's only one person Alex Mercer from ''VideoGame/{{Prototype}}'' gives a damn about: his sister, Dana. In fact, ultimately it turns out that [[spoiler: the Blacklight Virus cares more about her than the ''real'' Alex Mercer ever did.]]
** In ''VideoGame/{{Prototype 2}}'', when Alex has [[spoiler: [[RogueProtagonist gone completely bugfuck insane and is trying to destroy humanity]], he still seems to possess ''some'' affection for his sister Dana; as when he catches her he doesn't kill her, despite her role in thwarting his plans (he previously quickly killed off Heller's other contact).]]
* In ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaTheTwoThrones'', the eponymous Prince is initially just concerned about reaching and killing the BigBad who has invaded his kingdom, a mindset encouraged by [[SuperPoweredEvilSide the]] [[TheCorrupter Dark]] [[EnemyWithin Prince]]. However, when he teams up with his long-lost love Farah, she reminds him -- [[WhatTheHellHero sternly if need be]] -- that he has the responsibility to save his people, even if it hinders his efforts to locate the BigBad. He also begins to wonder through her reprimands if listening to the Dark Prince is doing any good. At one point, she storms off to rescue people when the Prince wants to press forward. He almost instantly runs after her, concerned for her safety. [[PosthumousNarration Kaileena]] lampshades this by saying that now the Prince was caring for someone else than himself, even if just for one person. [[spoiler:When the Prince is trapped [[BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind in a mental battle]] with the Dark Prince, he's able to get rid of his dark alter-ego only when a manifestation of Farah advises him to [[SheatheYourSword just abandon the fight]] and follow her to the light.]]
* A non-villanous example is explored in the ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank Future'' saga, where Clank is this for Ratchet. Ratchet is a Lombax, [[PlanetOfHats whose hat]] includes an outlook summed up as "Reward over Consequence". While Clank is normally the one to offer a rational outlook and approach in all the games, it's brought out fully when Ratchet is separated from Clank and spends time with fellow Lombax Alister Azimuth. As soon as the two reunite, Ratchet follows Clank's more rational advice, which puts him at odds with Azimuth.
* In ''VideoGame/QuestForGloryIV: Shadows of Darkness'' [[spoiler:Tanya fills this role towards Katrina, who wants to resurrect the local EldritchAbomination. Boy, do you feel like a jerk when do the right thing by returning Tanya to her rightful parents. Fortunately for you, by the time this happens in the game, ''you've'' become Katrina's new morality pet, even though she doesn't realize it until [[HeroicSacrifice it's too late.]]]]

* Raphael from the ''VideoGame/SoulSeries'' would seem more like a villain instead of an anti-hero if it wasn't for his foster daughter, Amy, being the driving motivation behind his actions. These actions include trying to start a bloody civil war, and later trying to turn the entire world into vampires. This may be more an example of LoveMakesYouEvil.

* In the later missions of ''VideoGame/StarCraft'', Jim Raynor might be seen as the Morality Pet for Tassadar and the other Aiur-dwelling Protoss.
* Matt Horner serves as one for Raynor in ''VideoGame/StarCraftII'', stopping him from getting [[ItsPersonal carried away.]]

* ''Videogame/StreetFighter'':
** Gen is one of the most merciless and skilled assassins in the world. However, there is one person whom he shows a somewhat softer side to: Chun Li, the daughter of an old friend of his's, as well as his favorite disciple. Further expanded in the UDON Comics, where one of the reasons why Gen stops being a hitman is having been forced to kill an opponent in front of a very young Chun-Li.
** Sometimes, Sakura Kasugano is this to Ryu. The biggest example is in ''Alpha 3'': [[spoiler: after Sakura attempts a GoThroughMe to protect a knocked-out Ryu from Bison and he just swats her away, Ryu temporarily goes berserk and tears Bison a new one. And this is ''after'' Ryu had been BrainwashedAndCrazy.]] She does it again (via CooldownHug) in ''Ties That Bind'' when Ryu [[spoiler: loses himself to the Satsui no Hadou after Cammy is brutalized by C. Viper.]] It takes a crying, pleading Sakura to calm him back into sanity.

* Roman Bellic is this for his cousin Niko in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV''.

* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' provides an amazing example of this for [[spoiler:''you'', the player. The game employs a SlowlySlippingIntoEvil mechanic where you're free to kill as many monsters as you like, and won't realize how bad you actually are [[HeelRealization it's too late]]. However, when you encounter Papyrus, the second boss, he is just so damned nice, lovable, good-natured, and innocent, that he's the one who pushes many people to abandon what would be a [[KillEmAll Genocide Run]] and instead begin sparing monsters.]]
* In ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsX'', [[Anime/MashinHeroWataruSeries Wataru]] becomes one for [[Anime/CrossAnge Ange]]. Ange says more than once that she just can't say no to him.In fact, Ange's interactions with Wataru play a role in making her character more benevolent and reasonable. [[spoiler:So much that when she finds Sylvia walking on her own, she offers her a hand to restore order to Misurugi and establish Cafe Ange in her old home.]]

* In most single-player video- or computer-game [=RPGs=], [=NPC=] party members aren't so much Morality Pet as they are Moral Compasses -- good characters will approve of good actions and deride evil ones, and vice-versa -- but the fact that, for example, the option remains for the PlayerCharacter's old friend from childhood to still be treated like a favorite sister even after they've taken down a kidnapping ring and set themselves up in its place probably makes many players feel warm and fuzzy inside.

** Fanon likes to make [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney Adrian Andrews]] into a Morality Pet for Franziska Von Karma. In the actual games, she does latch onto Von Karma because of her dependency issues, but the main reason Von Karma is any nicer to Andrews than she is to anyone else is that at this point in continuity, she's still dedicated to her win records and knows that this is the best way to get Andrews to work with her in court. Later on, when Von Karma is less of a royal bitch and doesn't need a Morality Pet so much, Andrews is learning to stand on her own, without the aid of the strong mentor figures she relied on.
** To some extent Trucy acts as a sort of Morality Pet for [[spoiler:Phoenix]] after he is [[spoiler:disbarred]], ''and'' as we see that he becomes totally badass after being [[spoiler: disbarred]], if he hadn't had a Morality Pet...

%%* ''Videogame/BioShockInfinite'': Elizabeth is this to Booker in a fashion.

This effect is noticeably absent in cases where the LoveInterest is at least somewhat evil; see the Closed Fist option with Silk Fox, the dark side option with Bastila, and [[FaceHeelTurn Evil!Aribeth]]. The Male Sith Warrior and a corrupted Jaesa is also a ''very'' twisted case of UnholyMatrimony, as is a female Inquisitor and the pirate captain Revel. It's also subverted with some of the Republic classes (especially the Jedi Knight, the male Jedi Consular, and the Republic Trooper), as romantic options can actually net you ''Dark Side'' points.

* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'':
** [[LadyOfWar Tsubaki Yayoi]] is the Morality Pet of both Jin Kisaragi and Haku-men. The former is an AxCrazy {{Yandere}} {{Jerkass}} with [[AnIcePerson ice powers]], and the latter is a vaguely [[KnightTemplar Knight Templar-ish]] HeroAntagonist who ''exemplifies'' GoodIsNotNice. However, both of them are extremely warm and friendly to her, and woe betide the man who [[BerserkButton harms her in any way]], for ''[[ImplacableMan they will hunt him down]]''.

* In ''VideoGame/BreathOfFireIV'', CountryMouse Mami is at least this to Fou-Lu, and possibly much more. [[spoiler:In turn, it becomes a KickTheDog moment for the Empire, when they use Mami as the "ammo" in a cannon that runs on emotions. Fou-Lu, who had started becoming an extremely sympathetic character, [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge doesn't take it well.]] [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Not well at all.]] ]]
* A few odd versions of this in ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'' - One of our main heroes, Manticore, would really like to ''not'' let hard-core killers off with jail time, his late father's old side-kick Back Alley Brawler acts as a reminder his father would not want Manticore to avenge him if a body-count is involved; and in addition to this is Manticore's later wife, Sister Psyche', who while snide as hell, very firmly keeps her husband's angst in-check with mass amount of levity ... until a villain forces him to kill her or have her involentarily set-off a psychic-booby trap ... with her gone and Manticore forced to pull the ... bow... nothing in the world was going to keep him from shooting the son of a bitch who forced him to mercy-kill his wife... except being beaten to it by our next example.
** [[BigBad Lord Recluse]] is a very odd version of this - revive his deceased girl-friend for the Valentine's day event, and she reminds him that they didn't start off trying to destroy the forces of good, but conqure the world. That may not sound like much, but if ''all'' the immortal super-genius with access to nukes and an country of villains at his disposial is trying to do is conqure the world, its a tame day.
** And we have the now deceased Sister Psyche' as well acting as this to one of her two side-kicks, Malaise. Malaise has split-personalities, and while Psyche' can give him hypno-thearapy if he goes off the deep end, while he is sane she is the one who gently reminds him to keep taking his anti-psychotics. ... [[OhCrap he eventually stops listening.]]

* ''{{Franchise/Disgaea}}'':
** Flonne to both Laharl and Etna (again) in the 1st game.

*** Taro acts as one to Rozalin. [[LoveInterest Adell]] as well.

** Almaz and Raspberyl to Mao in the third game. Beryl becomes a MoralityChain in the bad ending.
** While Fenrich in ''VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten'' may be a conniving ManipulativeBastard willing to exploit foes and allies alike, he has nothing but UndyingLoyalty towards Valvatorez, and all the care he shows towards him is entirely genuine.
** Killia of ''VideoGame/Disgaea5AllianceofVengeance'' has this in the form of his allies, the Rebel Army, [[spoiler: as he's struggling with keeping his [[SuperpoweredEvilSide superpowered]] EnemyWithin suppressed. His most prominent one would be [[LostLenore Lieze]], who gave him his heart to begin with.]]
* When the CreepyTwins Hsien-ko and Mei-Ling from ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'' became [[ChineseVampire Jiangshi]], Hsien-ko was transformed into the body while Mei-Ling turned into the soul placed inside the warding talisman on her NiceHat. If the hat ever was taken away and thus the twins were separated, a Hsien-ko without Mei-Ling's calming influence [[FaceHeelTurn would turn straight-up evil.]]

*** In fact, this is subverted rather nastily with Anders: [[spoiler: he continually insists Hawke's been a better friend that he deserves, and if romanced he says Hawke is the only thing keeping him sane. In Act 3, [[KickTheMoralityPet he uses that affection to manipulate Hawke into helping with the bomb that blows up the Chantry]], and outright says to Hawke's face that his 'mission' is more important that their friendship/romance.]] [[MemeticMutation Goddamn Anders]].

* The player character can act as this for [[spoiler: Solas]] in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition''. He admits to a befriended or romanced Inquisitor that, prior to meeting the them, [[spoiler:he didn't even see the inhabitants of modern Thedas as people, because they were so different from the elves of the pre-Veil world. Getting to know the Inquisitor and the other members of the inner circle changed his mind, and made him see that there were things in this world worth saving. It isn't quite enough to sway him from his path, but he does show a willingness to aside his plans if the Inquisitor can find some sort of alternative.]]

** In the first game, [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Judau Ashta]] becomes one of these for [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Paptimus Scirocco]]. Not only does he convince ''Zeta's'' BigBad to pull a HeelFaceTurn in the story they share with Judau's LoveInterest Roux Louka, but in the Heero/Jerid/Master Asia story, Scirocco immediately reverts to his treacherous his nature in the final mission, but ''only'' after Judau is killed in battle with one of your three VillainProtagonist characters.

* In ''VideoGame/EnsembleStars'', Souma served as this for Akatsuki, and in particular for Keito. The unit was founded solely to carry out Eichi's will in sabotaging the five oddballs, but because Souma truly believed that Akatsuki could be great and that they could make people happy as idols, Akatsuki did eventually become that. In the present year, Keito's affection for Souma is his primary source of PetTheDog moments showing he isn't always strict and cold. However, Souma didn't have it as easy as some other morality pets - Keito dragged him into Akatsuki's less than wholesome work as well, and when Souma became very upset and actively argued against their sabotage of Kanata, who he genuinely really cared about, Keito yelled back some awful things at him and expelled him (temporarily) from the unit. Eventually Souma's vision wins out, but for a while there, it wasn't clear it would end that way.

** In the sequel spinoff, ''VideoGame/DirgeOfCerberus'', Vincent Valentine has both Yuffie Kisagari and Shelke.

** Cloud ''himself'' is a Morality Pet for the majority of the cast, [[spoiler: since he's gone through so much and keeps the cast going even when things seem hopeless.]]
* ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'':
** In ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade]]'', Nino is Jaffar's Morality Pet, changing him from a soulless Angel of Death to someone with actual feelings.
** In ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Path of Radiance]]'', the main character Ike is very much one for Soren, who has a tendency to be amoral and callous at the best of times. Played with in that ''Ike's'' the big, imposing one.
** The player character can be one for [[spoiler: Gangrel and Walhart]] in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening.''

** In ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses Fire Emblem: Three Houses]]'', [[spoiler: Byleth]] fills this role for [[spoiler: Edelgard on the Black Eagle route]].
*** In the same game to a lesser extent, [[TheCutie Annette]] acts as one to [[BloodKnight Felix]], being one of the few students he's not openly rude and/or hostile too. [[spoiler: On any paths besides Azure Moon, pairing Felix with Annette results in one of the few happy endings for the former.]]
* One of the more shocking twists in ''VideoGame/GhostTrick'' is that BigBad [[spoiler: Yomiel]] had one of these...and it's [[spoiler: the main character. Sissel's GhostAmnesia made him forget that he was a stray cat who became Yomiel's sole companion during ten years of undead isolation from humanity.]]
* Even Kratos of ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' has one in his daughter Calliope. While for the most part a SociopathicHero, invoking his PapaWolf nature can lead him into acts of heroism and selflessness, as seen in Chains of Olympus, where [[spoiler:he gives up the chance to remain with his beloved daughter in the Elysium Fields in order to save her and the world, including a [[PlayerPunch button-mashing sequence]] where [[PleaseDontLeaveMe he must push her away]]]].