History SecretTestOfCharacter / VideoGames

* In ''VideoGame/BaldursGateIII'', the party can attempt to forge an alliance with Lord Enver Gortash by [[spoiler: killing his former ally Orin the Red and return to him with her Netherstone]]. Once you do, Gortash will have the party surrounded and demand they [[spoiler: hand over the Netherstones]]. If you choose to stand your ground and refuse his order, Gortash will commend your for your backbone and count you as his equal, but if you cave in to his intimidation, he'll write you off as a failure and attack you.

* In ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' SpinOff game "KOF:KYO", the main character Kyo Kusanagi is subjected to one of these. [[spoiler: His girlfriend Yuki disappears few days before the KOF tournament, and the few leads that Kyo has point to a kidnapping so he goes searching for her through ''three'' countries with the help of his fellow fighters. It turns out that Yuki never was abducted, and wasn't even in any danger: Chizuru, the KOF hostess and Kyo's fellow God's Caliber Team member, had taken her in and arranged for her "disappearance", wanting to test Kyo's mental strength and his devotion to his loved ones -- [[DeclarationOfProtection which is a good part of Kyo's driving force as a whole]].]]

* In the ''VideoGame/SonicStorybookSeries'' game ''Sonic and the Black Knight'', Sonic comes across a crying little girl. The girl explains that she's crying because her parents have been captured by a dragon. The problem is, Sonic comes across this kid while on a strict time limit by Nimue, the Lady of the Lake (who looks like Amy Rose); Nimue has promised to help Sonic out only if Sonic can complete a task within three days. If Sonic helps this kid look for her parents, he'll go over the time limit. [[spoiler:Sonic chooses to help the kid, of course. And it turns out the kid is none other than ''Nimue in disguise'', who wanted to see what sort of hero Sonic was. So time limit or no time limit, Nimue still decides to help Sonic because Sonic passed her secret test.]]
* Parodied in the ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soul Calibur 4]]'' omake manga, Cassandra (who has been "teaching" Hilde about the game mechanics) talks like a typical instance with lines that wouldn't be out of place in the "kill the mentor" variant like [[http://www.otadesho.com/files/sc4_2/03trans.jpg "The time has come to say goodbye" "I don't have regrets for my life" "Now finish me with the secret technique critical finish!!!"]] and Hilde does so (in tears!), [[ATwinkleInTheSky throwing her into the sky]] and weeps about how she will never forget her. [[http://www.otadesho.com/files/sc4_2/04trans.jpg Cassandra then comes out of nowhere]], to Hilde's [[FaceFault shock]].

* In ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza 4}}'', tests of character are at the heart of Shun Akiyama's loan shark business: he will lend any amount of money to anyone without interest or the need for collateral, but only if they can pass his tests. Said tests appear to be random and can vary in length and intensity depending on how much money the person asks for (a character notes Akiyama once asked someone to pick up litter from an entire city block for a week), and no one is really sure ''why'' he does this in the first place. [[spoiler: It's because Akiyama was a penniless hobo before the events of ''Yakuza 1'' literally dropped a million yen in his lap, and he wants to make sure he's lending to worthy people who will appreciate the money in the same way he did all those years ago.]]

* Phantom, one of the [[FourIsDeath Four Guardians]] in ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'', dies in the first game [[spoiler:trying to stop Zero, but failed]]. When he resurfaced in the third game, he fights Zero once again, this time as a BonusBoss. Turns out he didn't want to kill Zero outright, but only to [[spoiler:see if Zero still has what it takes to be a hero, especially since Phantom learned that Zero's using a clone body]].