History ShrinkingViolet / VideoGames

** Cloud in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIICrisisCore'', as a gawky teenager with no self-esteem and one friend. The final scene shows him starting the story of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' - under the fake persona of a [[TallDarkAndSnarky glamorous, arrogant, jerk]] {{Badass}} ProfessionalKiller who is always at the centre of attention and doesn't ''need'' friends.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'', there's Fuuka Yamagishi, the team's resident MysteriousWaif and MissionControl, who has a school reputation for being frail, shy and easily bullied. She's actually much more resilient and headstrong than her reputation suggests, but when Junpei "CasanovaWannabe" Iori points out how developed she looks in a swimsuit, she can only manage a panicked, inarticulate squeak and quickly hides behind the other female party members in embarrassment.

* ''FireEmblem'' has a few:

* Emil from ''TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld'' fits this trope squarely. It probably doesn't help that everyone else in his hometown, his own aunt and uncle included, believe he's a worthless scum who'd be better off dead.
** [[spoiler:Emil also subverts this trope in Ratatosk Mode, where he becomes a very blunt JerkWithAHeartOfGold, and the exact opposite of the "Normal" Emil.]]

* They cover their faces with masks and wear robes that cover their entire bodies... clearly, [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Shy Guys]] are the kings of this trope.

* Cloud in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII CrisisCore'', as a gawky teenager with no self-esteem and one friend. The final scene shows him starting the story of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' - under the fake persona of a [[TallDarkAndSnarky glamorous, arrogant, jerk]] {{Badass}} ProfessionalKiller who is always at the centre of attention and doesn't ''need'' friends.

* Nitori Kawashiro from the ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' game ''Mountain of Faith''. Her first reaction to the player character? [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail RUN AWAY!]]

* In ''Franchise/HarvestMoon'', there's Gray, Cliff and Mary, (''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonBackToNature Mineral Town]]'') Marlin and Celia (''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonAWonderfulLif A Wonderful Life/Another Wonderful Life]]'', ''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonDS DS/DS Cute]]''), and Cadance (''[[VideoGame/HarvestMoonTreeOfTranquility Tree of Tranquility]], [[VideoGame/HarvestMoonAnimalParade Animal Parade]]'')

* In ''{{Pokemon}}'' there's Jasmine, the Gym Leader of Olivine City, to the point where her gym has no other trainers in it besides herself. She makes a cameo appearance in the fourth generation games and proves to be just as timid as ever. All the more jarring when her Steelix kicks your ass.

** Male example in the fifth generation is Cilan. Compared to his [[AmbiguouslyGay anime counterpart]], the Cilan in the game comes off as very shy and having almost no confidence in his ability. His tendency to stutter before, during and after the battle doesn't help his case and when you compare his personality to his brothers [[HotBlooded Chili]] and [[DeadpanSnarker Cress]], it's very jarring.

* In ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'', there's Gray, Cliff and Mary, (''Mineral Town'') Marlin and Celia (''A Wonderful Life/Another Wonderful Life'', ''DS/DS Cute''), and Cadance (''Tree of Tranquility, Animal Parade'')

* Oka Ruto, the Occult Club president, from ''VideoGame/YandereSimulator''. Her default walk cycle has her hunched over and trying to take up as little space as possible, and she speaks in a halting, hesitating manner. Her student info also notes her shyness.

* Zaalbar from ''VideoGame/KnightsOftheOldRepublic''. He's an adolescent Wookiee, [[theBigGuy which means he's two meters and change of fur and muscle]], [[BigEater backed up with a perpetually empty stomach]], but he's ''painfully'' shy and afraid to speak up for himself, saying he's not much good for anything other than bashing a door in. Even your notoriously charismatic PlayerCharacter can barely manage to get a word out of him. He's more than happy to let his pal Mission do the talking.

** The Manakete Myrrh in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones'': she's been sheltered an revered as a living goddess in Caer Pelyn her whole life and leaving home brings her quite the misfortune until she's rescued by Ephraim.

* Another male example: Shizumaru Hisame from ''SamuraiShodown''.

* Lammy from ''VideoGame/UmJammerLammy'' is a very shy, insecure girl. [[HiddenBadass However, when she has her guitar, either with her or]] [[MagicFeather in her mind...]]

** The Pegasus Knight Florina in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe Fire Emblem: Blazing Sword]]'', since [[DoesNotLikeMen she's very scared of males]] (though she [[CharacterDevelopment grows out]] of this and can either marry a very brash HotBlooded guy or become the partner of her ActionGirl best friend). Also [[MysteriousWaif Ninian]], but due to her [[BreakTheCutie traumatic past and guilt issues]].

** ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Path of Radiance]]'' brings us Astrid, sheltered noblewoman who, though she wants to prove herself, fits this quite perfectly, she even looks like [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Hinata]]. Nephenee also fits this trope, which makes both characters [[EnsembleDarkHorse Ensemble Dark Horses.]]

* [[UmJammerLammy Lammy]] is a very shy, insecure girl. [[HiddenBadass However, when she has her guitar, either with her or]] [[MagicFeather in her mind...]]

* Hope Esthiem from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII''. Early on in the game, he was very cowardly until Vanille helped him come out of his shell. Come ''VideoGame/{{Final Fantasy XIII-2}}'', he has become a charismatic leader.

* In ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'', there's Gray, Cliff and Mary, (''Mineral Town'') Marlin and Celia (''A Wonderful Life/Another Wonderful Life'', ''DS/DS Cute'', and Cadance (''Tree of Tranquility, Animal Parade'')

* In ''{{Persona 3}}'', there's Fuuka Yamagishi, the team's resident MysteriousWaif and MissionControl, who has a school reputation for being frail, shy and easily bullied. She's actually much more resilient and headstrong than her reputation suggests, but when Junpei "CasanovaWannabe" Iori points out how developed she looks in a swimsuit, she can only manage a panicked, inarticulate squeak and quickly hides behind the other female party members in embarrassment.
** And possibly topping Fuuka is "Justice" social link NPC Chihiro Fushimi, the painfully shy student council treasurer who can't speak to any male character about anything at all without stammering. Completing her social link {{sidequest}} helps her get better, and reveals that she's also a (very mild) Type B {{tsundere}}. By ''{{Persona 4}}'', she's overcome her shyness enough to become StudentCouncilPresident.
** And a third, surprising, example in ''{{Persona 3}}'' is Akihiko Sanada. The team's SpiritedCompetitor and school boxing champion, most of the time he's an AloofBigBrother sort that most of the girls in the school [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys would love to date]] ...at least, until he actually tries to impress a girl, and falls into a nervous stammer. A character video late in the game shows him reading books in his room on how to talk to girls and trying, and failing, to rehearse a conversation without getting flustered.
*** This is probably best exemplified by talking to him in Tartarus when playing as a female protagonist in a romance with him. Up to this point, Akihiko has consistently shown the ability to filter out distractions while fighting, even when emotions are running high. But when the female player merely ''speaks'' to him then, he's reduced to this: "Wh... What? Oh... sorry... I’m... kind of nervous... ...Don’t look at me too much."

* In ''{{Pokemon}}'' there's Jasmine, the Gym Leader of Olivine City, to the point where her gym has no other trainers in it besides herself. She makes a cameo appearance in the fourth generation games and proves to be just as timid as ever.

* Elise from ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia''. It's partly a result of the people in her town treating her like a freak because of her abnormal proficiency with magic for her age [[spoiler: (Which turns out to be because of her buddy [[LivingToy Tipo]] being a magic amplifier)]].

* Despinis, one of the Homunculus of Duminuss in ''SuperRobotWarsReversal'' fits this trope to a T. Even when attacking, there's not a chance she'll not slip up the phrase "I'm sorry". All with a face of a half-sick, super shy {{Lolicon}} bait. On the bright side, she does have some sort of kindness streak and this proves to be beneficial that [[spoiler:in OG Gaiden, instead of dying like in her original role in R, she ends up surviving.]]

** From ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Awakening]]'' there is Olivia, a rare case of a dancer with performance anxiety. She sports an almost perpetual LuminescentBlush because of her general shyness. It's lampshaded with her title in the WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue during the ending credits: [[ShapedLikeItself Shrinking Violet]].

* Hope Esthiem from FinalFantasyXIII. Early on in the game, he was very cowardly until Vanille helped him come out of his shell. Come FinalFantasyXIII2, he has become a charismatic leader.