History OnlySaneMan / VideoGames

** In a truly bizarre way, Frank Fontaine from ''VideoGame/BioShock1'' serves as a villainous version of this - he repeatedly expresses incredulity that [[DidntThinkThisThrough nobody seems to have thought over the inherent problems of life in Rapture]] such as a workforce, quickly predicting that it would collapse.

*** Except Dog. He has no issues at all. [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Because he is a dog.]]

** Varric remains arguably the most sane in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' as well, though Cassandra and Dorian are also pretty reasonable. Blackwall seems like this, until [[spoiler:he's revealed to be a murderer faking his identity]]. The rest of the companions are made up of a foreign spy, a CloudCuckooLander rebel, a ruthless aristocrat, a spirit, and an [[spoiler:ancient rebellious god]].

*** In a meta sense, the Golden Deer house collectively functions as this. With the exception of Marianne and [[ThePollyanna Raphael]], most of the house did not suffer serious trauma and tend to lack the "quirks" displayed by most members. They are also the only house willing to peacefully surrender as antagonists, and are the only house that can have a 100% survival rate regardless of route.

*** In a meta sense, the Golden Deer house collectively functions as this. With the exception of [[AmbiguousDisorder Marianne]] and [[ThePollyanna Raphael]], most of the house did not suffer serious trauma and tend to lack the "quirks" displayed by most members. They are also the only house willing to peacefully surrender as antagonists, and are the only house that can have a 100% survival rate regardless of route.

* In VideoGame/{{Bully}}, Lance Jackson is the only member of Bullsworth who isn't a bigot, a social malcontent or mean to others.

* Zach Mitchell fills this role in ''[[VideoGame/LEGOAdaptationGame LEGO Jurassic World]]''. The world runs on LEGO rules which passes every character without comment except for Zach, who will sarcastically point out how odd it is to have gotten a popsicle from a fridge by building a fuse out of dinosaur bones to complete a circuit ([[ItMakesSenseInContext how else do you heal a sick compsognathus?]]), or how dumb of an idea it is to fetch a can of gas with a lit torch in your hand.

* ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}'' has its main characters, most especially Lucas. He is one of the few persons in all of Tazmily for the duration of the time skip who doesn't own a Happy Box and, more importantly, knows what kind of person Fassad is. (Of course, Flint doesn't either, but considering that he's been out every day for three years [[spoiler:looking for Claus]], he doesn't really qualifies as "sane" at that point).

* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'': The owner of Hotel Delfino is one of the few people who can tell that Shadow Mario is an imposter and not the real Mario.

* Generally, it's quite probable that when the player character's personality and dialogue can be selected, and there are several party members with their own distinct and weird personalities, the aforementioned player character might be played as the OnlySaneMan.

* Takeru Shiratori in ''{{Inyouchuu}}'' is quite often the counterweight to Mikoto's [[AttackAttackAttack headstrong aggressiveness]], Sui's [[DistressedDamsel cute helplessness]], Yoru's [[DirtyOldMan perversions]], and Yamato's [[IdiotHero general stupidity.]]

*** Quarian Admiral Zaal'Koris vas Qwib-Qwib is dismissed as a "geth apologist", who could easily be perceived as either overly sentimental or even a coward for advocating against war with the geth, reasoning that the geth are the quarian's children whom the quarians themselves wronged. His position is largely disregarded or even ridiculed by his kin, who perceive the geth as their implacable enemies that drove them off their homeworld with no intention of giving it back or any interest in a truce. He is also in charge of the civilian fleet, which consists of noncombatants, so he has another reason not to throw the quarian people to war. [[spoiler: Koris is right: the war started by the quarians themselves while the geth only retaliated in self-defense. Despite that, the geth hold no animosity toward their creators and if the quarians only asked nicely, the geth would almost certainly let them back onto their home planet which they taken care of for the three centuries in preparation for the quarians' return. Moreover, besides being unnecessary, war with the geth would certainly divert resources from both sides that would be better directed toward the [[EldritchAbomination Reapers]]. He's finally vindicated in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' -- unarguably the best outcome for everyone is the one where the quarians and geth make peace in order to get the highest war assets.]]

*** Quarian Admiral Zaal'Koris vas Qwib-Qwib is dismissed as a "geth apologist", who could easily be perceived as either overly sentimental or even a coward for advocating against war with the geth, reasoning that the geth are the quarian's children whom the quarians themselves wronged. His position is largely disregarded or even ridiculed by his kin, who perceive the geth as their implacable enemies that drove them off their homeworld with no intention of giving it back or any interest in a truce. He is also in charge of the civilian fleet, which consists of noncombatants, so he has another reason not to throw the quarian people to war. [[spoiler:Zaal'Koris is right: the war started by the quarians themselves while the geth only retaliated in self-defense. Despite that, the geth hold no animosity toward their creators and if the quarians only asked nicely, the geth would almost certainly let them back onto their home planet which they taken care in preparation for the quarians' return. Moreover, besides being unnecessary, war with the geth would certainly divert resources from both sides that would be better directed toward the [[EldritchAbomination Reapers]]. He's finally vindicated in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' -- unarguably the best outcome for everyone is the one where the quarians and geth make peace in order to get the highest war assets.]]

*** Quarian Admiral Zaal'Koris vas Qwib-Qwib is dismissed as a "geth apologist", who could easily be perceived as either overly sentimental or even a coward for advocating against war with the geth, reasoning that the geth are the quarian's children whom the quarians themselves wronged. His position is largely disregarded or even ridiculed by his kin, who perceive the geth as their implacable enemies that drove them off their homeworld with no intention of giving it back or any interest in a truce. [[spoiler:Zaal'Koris is right: the geth hold no animosity toward their creators, went to war only in self defense and if the Quarians asked nicely, the geth would almost certainly let them back onto their home planet; moreover, besides being unnecessary, war with the geth would certainly divert resources from both sides that would be better directed toward the [[EldritchAbomination Reapers]]. He's finally vindicated in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' -- inarguably the best outcome for everyone is the one where the quarians and geth make peace]].

--> "Geez-oh-pete, every one of you guys is always going overboard!"

* In a truly bizarre way, Frank Fontaine from ''VideoGame/{{Bioshock}}'' serves as a villainous version of this - he repeatedly expresses incredulity that [[DidntThinkThisThrough nobody seems to have thought over the inherent problems of life in Rapture]] such as a workforce, quickly predicting that it would collapse.

* [[SpiritualSuccessor Likewise]], it's not hard to see [[AntiHero Sol Badguy]] of ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' as this, given the kind of people who he has to deal with on a regular basis, his adamant refusal to get involved in the crazy bullshit conflicts raging around him, and his ''Xrd'' theme song being entitled "Give Me A Break". That said, [[TheAtoner Sol has his own emotional baggage]].

* ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'':
** Imperial Intelligence, the espionage arm of the Sith Empire, are by far the only sane members of the Imperial military. It's repeatedly made clear that the only reason that the Empire has survived as long as it has is because Imperial Intelligence acts with pragmatism and diplomacy while the Sith are busy killing people and stabbing each other in the back. One of the first examples when playing as an Imperial Agent happens during their prologue, where you're tasked with recruiting a Hutt's second in command for the Empire. Everything is going smoothly, the man considers you a a friend, even, you're poised to reveal your nature and claim the second as an asset, when suddenly your boss tells you that some random Sith killed the guy's sons, and there's no way he'll ever work with the Empire now, forcing an abrupt change of plans.
** A light-Side Imperial character in general takes this role. The Sith theocracy ruling the place are an AxCrazy, StupidEvil bunch of {{Sorcerous Overlord}}s led by (though no one knows it at the time) [[OmnicidalManiac an omnicidal nutcase]]. The only qualification for advancement is [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder "stab the other guy]] [[KlingonPromotion before he stabs you"]]. The military gleefully emulates the Sith's example, and the Mandalorians are a ProudWarriorRace who are actually disdainful of the Empire and just want a chance to test themselves against the Republic (who they consider {{Worthy Opponent}}s) A Light-Sided Warrior or Inquisitor is trying to curb the stupid excesses of their peers, a light-sided Agent is as described above (running after the idiots in the Sith and military with a broom and dustpan), and a light sided BountyHunter can gleefully sabotage the Empire right and left while getting paid for it.

* In ''VideoGame/DiscoElysium'', Volition is the only skill that doesn't try to deliberately misdirect or undermine the PlayerCharacter, as it represents his sanity and self-control. It will do its best to keep him from breaking down mentally and emotionally, and discourage him from the more irrational and self-destructive options. Making it too strong by investing points in it, can, however, be a disadvantage, as it will make the detective completely unwilling to take some of the insane, humiliating, and at-times dangerous steps necessary to solve the case.

* CJ, protagonist of ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas San Andreas]]'', wants to be one of these, but he has a crippling weakness: he can be made to go along with any crazy scheme by [[BerserkButton calling him a "buster" for pointing out why said scheme is likely to get him killed]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Grand Theft Auto V}}'' has Michael discuss this with Franklin, pondering if it's San Andreas that's making people around them crazy or are they just born that way. Of all the playable characters Franklin typically has to play this role, either to bail Lamar out of trouble or to mediate between Michael and Trevor when the two get into arguments.

* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'': All playable lawyers (these being VisualNovel/{{Phoenix Wright|AceAttorney}}, Mia Fey, VisualNovel/{{Apollo Justice|AceAttorney}}, [[VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth Miles Edgeworth]], Gregory Edgeworth, and [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies Athena Cykes]]) play this role. They live in a world full of wacky over-the-top personalities, and they are constantly reminded of that. Most of them seem to enjoy it most of the time though, constantly thinking on how ridiculous nearly everyone else is [[FirstPersonSmartass in the comfort of their minds]]. That said, there are a few other stable personalities besides them, but they are the exception. It's worth noting that even the main characters are only really stable ''by comparison'': this is the agency that made its name for itself doing things like cross-examining a parrot and summoning ghosts whenever they ran out of ideas, after all.
** Apollo deserves special mention, as he is ''consistently'' portrayed as the OnlySaneMan, even when he is not the playable character.

* A lot of characters from ''Franchise/Danganronpa'' are this but the biggest ones are the three main playable protagonists (Makoto Naegi, Hajime Hinata, and Kaede Akamatsu [[spoiler:[[DecoyProtagonist until her death and her role was taken over by Shuichi Saihara]]]]. All of these characters play the role as the voice of reason among the characters that is always trying to prevent any killings from going on. Points go more toward Hajime who is a lot more snarkier than the other protagonists and will often get verbal when a situation gets too far.
** Aside from the protagonists, there are others that are more "level headed" when it comes to the killing game themselves and the Class Trials. In the first game, the other characters that fit this role is Kyoto Kirigiri, Byakuya Togami, and Sakura Ogami. Kyoto is TheStoic who is always focused on trying to solve the mystery on why the were trapped and, alongside Byakuya, are the most focused and active during Class Trials. Makoto also often goes to her for advice and she will, most often at times, act as a StealthMentor toward Makoto during Class Trials. Byakuya may be a massive {{Jerkass}} but he, alongside Kyoto, has the right mindset when it comes to Class Trails. He also keeps himself away from others and locked up in his room to avoid becoming the next victim. While he does often make threats to kill others, he never goes through with it at the end and most likely said it to keep people away from him. Sakura may not be as involved or talkative in Class Trials overall but she always tries to look out for everyone and tries to calm everyone down whenever a situation is going out of hand.

** Bartz in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'' is much more normal than his companions--an amnesiac old goofball, a crossdressing pirate, and a recklessly altruistic princess. Granted, he has his moments too, but he's usually the one not involved in whatever high melodrama the others are engaging in.

* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIV'': Of three from Zamoksva, and most likely the rest of the party, Kyril comes off as the only completely rational person. Although his crush on Alena and status as Butt-Monkey still make him funny.