History PapaWolf / Videogames

* Terra in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'', as befitting his TeamDad nature, will do ''anything'' to protect his younger brother figure, Ventus, and will not hesitate to attack any who threaten to harm or kill Ven. [[spoiler:[[RageAgainstTheMentor Even their master, Eraqus]]]].
** [[WesternAnimation/MonstersInc Sulley]] in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' also qualifies, willing to charge through entire armies of Heartless and Unversed to protect Boo. At the end, he's even shown to protect 17-year-old Sora from Vanitas by [[GettingTheBoot throwing the latter through several doors]].

** The reason why Mikau risked his life to save Lulu's eggs in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'' is because it’s implied that he’s the father of her unborn children. Unfortunately for him, the Gerudo Pirates who stole the eggs proved to be too powerful for him.

** Kratos has started a new family and even mellowed out 'just a little bit'' by [[VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4 the fourth game]]. He does everything he can to raise his son right, but he's still perfectly capable of ripping out the throats of any monsters that would threaten him. When [[spoiler:Baldur]] makes a veiled threat to Kratos's son Atreus during their first boss fight, this leads to Kratos entering [[SuperMode a Spartan Rage]].
*** ''VideoGame/GodOfWarRagnarok'' proves that the other Aesir haven't learned a thing from what happened to Baldur, ''especially'' Heimdall. The twit just can't stop threatening Atreus even ''after'' Kratos beats the living daylights out of him for it, which gets him a [[SarcasmMode friendly demonstration]] on the Ghost of Sparta's MO when it comes to gods threatening his family.

*** To expand on this, when the Bulblin warlord uses Colin as a war flag, Link [[FoeTossingCharge crashes through]] the Bulblin cavalry, beats the warlord [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown out of his armor]], and then throws him [[GravityIsAHarshMistress off a bridge]].
*** Rusl, from the same game, is like this too - about his own son Colin; about the other children in the village (their abduction gets ''him'' into the war as well as Link); and about Link himself, whom WordOfGod states he regards as his younger brother. At one point right after the children get kidnapped, he's defending his property (and pregnant wife) despite being wounded.
** The reason why [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Mikau]] risked his life to save Lulu's eggs is because it’s implied that he’s the father of her unborn children.
** Just ''' ''try'' ''' and harm Zelda in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword''.

* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'':
** With Phoenix Wright and Maya, it's a tossup between a father-daughter and brother-sister relationship. Either way, if you try to arrest Maya, he'll defend her with every last '''''Objection!''''' he has. If you kidnap her, he'll [[spoiler:stall the trial and call in a favor with the prosecution to keep it going until she's safe.]]. And if she's in actual physical danger, he'll [[spoiler:charge across a burning bridge over a hundred-foot drop into an icy river to save her.]]
** Phoenix also displays this for his protégés, Apollo Justice and Athena Cykes, even boasting a TeamDad role in ''Duel Destinies'' when Apollo's confused feelings about Athena's apparent connection to the murder of his childhood friend Clay lead to him distancing himself from her, to her clear distress.
** In ''Investigations'' there's Kay and her 'Uncle Badd'. [[spoiler:If Lang hadn't gotten in the way, we probably wouldn't have to worry about giving Shih-na a trial.]]
** From ''Trials and Tribulations'', we learn that Bruto Cadaverini is a PapaWolf to his granddaughter [[spoiler: Viola]]. [[TheDon You don't want to piss this guy off]].
** In ''Dual Destinies'', there's Phoenix and Trucy. [[spoiler:When she's taken hostage, he quickly agrees to the demand to hold a re-trial for Simon Blackquill, even having it be held in a bombed courtroom to make sure it happens.]]
** Blackquill is willing to accept execution for a crime he didn't commit to protect Athena.
** Damian Tenma from case 2. Throughout the entirety of his incarceration, his daughter Jinxie is never far from his mind. For starters, he repeatedly threatens to break out of jail when he thinks she needs him. [[spoiler: Even when he was extorted with his daughter's safety to agree to a town merger, he only objects to it with a secret identity, while publicly pushing for it, even if it means everybody in his home town will hate him. And that's not even mentioning ''pretending to be possessed'' in order to disrupt the court proceedings and make himself a valid witness when Jinxie is accused of being an accomplice to his alleged crime.]] It's made overwhelmingly clear that there's nothing he won't do for Jinxie's sake.

* Averted in ''VideoGame/TheGodfather''. Optional sidequests allow you to contract kill the sons of the enemy Dons, but this doesn't make the eventual encounter with them any tougher.

* In ''Nitro Family'', mom and dad go on a killing spree to return their little child.

* ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' has been known to elicit this response in the [[VideoGameCaringPotential player]] regarding the [[HelloInsertNameHere Main Character's]] little cousin, Nanako. [[spoiler: In a really cruel subversion, it can easily get you ''the BAD Ending''.]]
* The ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'' Drampa. Its Pokédex entry says it loves children and if someone harms a child it’s protecting, it will burn their house down.

* ''[[VideoGame/{{Onmyoji}} Onmyōji]]'': Messing with Tamamo no Mae's kids is a ''bad'' idea, as seen when a mysterious ''onmyōji'' slew his twins. Mae has since been on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge, [[KnightTemplarParent burning down whole towns along with hundreds of innocent people]] in the process.

* Kazuma Kiryuu may be a ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'', but he's usually a pretty nice and helpful guy. But if you mess with his adoptive daughter Haruka, or the orphans under his care... oh boy, [[CurbStompBattle you're in for a world of pain]]. In fact, [[FriendToAllChildren he's kinda protective of every kid he meets.]]

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'':

* Lee Everett and Kenny from ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDead'' towards Clementine and Kenny Jr./Duck, respectively. Kenny will just barely hesitate to kick your ass if you threaten his son; [[spoiler: he actually [[UnstoppableRage beat a guy to death]] when said guy grabbed Duck, before even realizing he was a zombie]]. While Lee's actions depends on the player, it is safe to assume that on default he would be a nice guy and ready to beat the shit out of anyone for even thinking of hurting Clem.

* The alpha male in ''VideoGame/{{Wolf}}'' is a very literal example of this trope -- it could be you, your mate, or simply the leader of your pack, depending on your wolf's position. If you have any neighboring packs living near you, remember that they, too, have a PapaWolf on hand; stay out of their territory and don't even ''think'' about their cubs.

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** Leon Kennedy has shades of this towards Sherry Birkin in ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2 RE2]]'', he tries to look after Sherry but she runs away from him. However in the canon Claire A/Leon B scenarios he actually carries Sherry to the escape train when she’s sick from the G-embryo and even [[TuckAndCover shields]] her from a explosion in one of the ending [=FMVs=]. [[https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/3c2a2b7e-c7aa-42c5-8467-2ce9e12291c9/d5hls67-9277acfc-137a-4e29-bbc2-b461ce9728e0.jpg/v1/fill/w_1172,h_682,q_70,strp/resident_evil_darkside_chronicles_by_wolfshadow14081990_d5hls67-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9ODM4IiwicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvM2MyYTJiN2UtYzdhYS00MmM1LTg0NjctMmNlOWUxMjI5MWM5XC9kNWhsczY3LTkyNzdhY2ZjLTEzN2EtNGUyOS1iYmMyLWI0NjFjZTk3MjhlMC5qcGciLCJ3aWR0aCI6Ijw9MTQ0MCJ9XV0sImF1ZCI6WyJ1cm46c2VydmljZTppbWFnZS5vcGVyYXRpb25zIl19.OZUDVsS8C5PAtkJpWmDB8hr8g1LLmToYsk5PrZN3PCQ Played straighter]] in the ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilTheDarkSideChronicles'' version where Leon stays with Claire and Sherry through the whole ordeal, protecting the latter. Bonus points as ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3 RE3]]'' reveals in Leon's epilogue screen that he only joined TheGovernment under the condition that Sherry was safe and taken care of.

** Later games indicate Raiden cares for his protégés Liu Kang and Kung Lao to this extent, best seen in ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat9 MK9]]'' when he flips out at Shao Kahn snapping Kung Lao's neck and summons lightning to attack the emperor, but Liu Kang got there first. [[spoiler: In ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat11 MK11]]'', past Raiden is so distraught at what happened to the future versions of Liu Kang and Kung Lao, he swears he'll never let them die acting like a real OverprotectiveDad in the process]].

** Similarly, Jackson "Jax" Briggs cherishes his daughter Jacqui and will readily end his retirement when he learns she's in danger. Jax does veer into OverprotectiveDad territory; when Johnny broke the news about Jacqui joining the Special Forces, he broke Johnny's jaw. But to be fair, Jax himself temporarily died and was zombiefied while defending Earthrealm, so you can't fault him for not wanting his daughter to walk the same path.

** Hector of Ostia is portrayed as a potential Papa Wolf in his B support with Eliwood in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade'', where he tells his best friend about a prophetic dream involving his [[KidFromTheFuture still unborn daughter]] and, as he mentions a redheaded boy who takes her away in the dream, he isn't very pleased to have his "little girl" courted by the other kid. [[spoiler:Too bad Hector didn't get to be a proper Papa Wolf for Lilina, since he's [[PlotlineDeath killed off early]] in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade The Binding Blade]]''. His last words are pretty much a [[LastRequest plea]] for Roy, Eliwood's son and the "redheaded boy" from the dream, to protect her.]]. However, he ''does'' play it straighter in his own route, where ''woe betide whoever dares harm his friends and crewmates''. In fact, when [[spoiler: Nino brings Jaffar along after their HeelFaceTurn]], Hector openly warns him that he has '''not''' forgiven him [[spoiler: for killing his spy and friend Leila (also Matthew's girlfriend)]], and that should the guy ever step out of line, he will kill him with his own hands.

*** To a lesser extent, Phoenix also displays this for his protégés, Apollo Justice and Athena Cykes, even boasting a TeamDad role in ''Duel Destinies'' when Apollo's confused feelings about Athena's apparent connection to the murder of his childhood friend Clay lead to him distancing himself from her, to her clear distress.
** And in ''Investigations'' there's Kay and her 'Uncle Badd'. [[spoiler:If Lang hadn't gotten in the way, we probably wouldn't have to worry about giving Shih-na a trial.]]
** From ''Trials and Tribulations'', we also learn that Bruto Cadaverini is a PapaWolf to his granddaughter [[spoiler: Viola]]. [[TheDon You don't want to piss this guy off]].

*** Blackquill is one as well. He is willing to accept execution for a crime he didn't commit to protect Athena.
*** Damian Tenma from case 2 is very much one as well. Throughout the entirety of his incarceration, his daughter Jinxie is never far from his mind. For starters, he repeatedly threatens to break out of jail when he thinks she needs him. [[spoiler: Even when he was extorted with his daughter's safety to agree to a town merger, he only objects to it with a secret identity, while publicly pushing for it, even if it means everybody in his home town will hate him. And that's not even mentioning ''pretending to be possessed'' in order to disrupt the court proceedings and make himself a valid witness when Jinxie is accused of being an accomplice to his alleged crime.]] It's made overwhelmingly clear that there's nothing he won't do for Jinxie's sake.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFight'': [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Mike Haggar]] piledrove all the goons of the city of which he was the mayor after they kidnapped his daughter Jessica to blackmail him.

** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776'' has the Axe Knight Hicks, who refuses to join Leif's army if the player doesn't rescue the children that have been kidnapped [[spoiler: for the child hunts]], including his son Maphy. If they do, however, he will join the group without hesitation.
---> "Hey, I was waiting for you guys. I heard you saved Maphy, my son. Thanks to you, I was able to hide him in a safe place, along with the other children. I'm Hicks, an Axe Knight of Manster. I was thinking it was about time to teach that Raydrik a lesson. I'll fight alongside you."

** Hector of Ostia is portrayed as a potential Papa Wolf in his B support with Eliwood in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade'', where he tells his best friend about a prophetic dream involving his [[KidFromTheFuture still unborn daughter]] and, as he mentions a redheaded boy who takes her away in the dream, he isn't very pleased to have his "little girl" courted by the other kid. [[spoiler:Too bad Hector didn't get to be a proper Papa Wolf for Lilina, since he's [[PlotlineDeath killed off early]] in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade The Binding Blade]]''. His last words are pretty much a [[LastRequest plea]] for Roy, Eliwood's son and the "redheaded boy" from the dream, to protect her.]].
*** However, he ''does'' play it straighter in his own route, where ''woe betide whoever dares harm his friends and crewmates''. In fact, when [[spoiler: Nino brings Jaffar along after their HeelFaceTurn]], Hector openly warns him that he has '''not''' forgiven him [[spoiler: for killing his spy and friend Leila (also Matthew's girlfriend)]], and that should the guy ever step out of line, he will kill him with his own hands.

*** Also on the note of ''Fates'', there's [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Keaton]], who is a literal version of this trope.
* Jeralt of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' faked the death of Byleth and ran away with them to protect his child from Rhea, as he was ''not'' happy about the death of his wife and suspected that Rhea had tampered with the baby as well. He frequently tells Byleth not to push themselves too hard during gameplay and taught them how to fight from a young age.
** Also there's [[spoiler: Seteth]], who is very overprotective of his daughter and finally begins to trust Byleth after they manage to rescue her from being kidnapped.

** Johnny Cage can be very immature and egotistical; [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness but if there's one thing that makes Johnny completely serious,]] it's the safety of his beloved daughter Cassie. Kano, in both the comic and ''[=MK11=]'', learned the hard way that making sexual and physical threats towards Johnny's "little princess" will piss him really badly. To GroinAttack extremes.