History ThrowTheDogABone / VideoGames

** Unfortunately, as StatusQuoIsGod, they seem to be JustFriends again by the time of ''AceAttorneyInvestigations'', barely a month later.

** In [[VideoGame/GodOfWar Kartos']] ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' ending [[spoiler:he is personally thanked by Raiden, the only god to not stab him in the back or treat him like a tool]].

* Three endings in MortalKombatX have this to [[YankTheDogsChain Scorpion]], [[ShootTheShaggyDog Takeda]], and [[KickTheDog Kitana]].
** In [[VideoGame/GodOfWar Kartos']] ''MortalKombat9'' ending [[spoiler:he is personally thanked by Raiden, the only god to not stab him in the back or treat him like a tool]].

* [[SuperMarioBros Luigi]], Nintendo's poster boy for ButtMonkey, got thrown a bone by SuperSmashBros Brawl. He ends up as one of the four characters who save the rest of the heroes of the overworld. Granted, it's after a scene where he's scared of [[TheGoomba Waddle Dees]] and gets sneak-attacked by Dedede, but the clumsy little plumber helps Dedede save ''everyone''.
** There's also ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'', where Luigi finally takes a starring role, and saves ''Mario'', despite being scared out of his wits (this is technically the second time this had happened, but nobody counts ''Mario is Missing'').

** In ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', [[spoiler: Bowser saves the Mushroom Kingdom from the Dark Star and Fawful, only to end up getting beat up by the Mario Brothers once again after challenging them. After the credits, while he's recovering from the injuries, he gets a present from Peach and the Mario Bros. It's a Mario 64-like cake with his face.]]

** In [[VideoGame/GodOfWar Kartos']] ''[[MortalKombat9]]'' ending [[spoiler:he is personally thanked by Raiden, the only god to not stab him in the back or treat him like a tool]].

** And now Nintendo has announced that 2013 will be the "Year of Luigi".

* A ''very'' minor (but memorable) character gets one in the Pokemon franchise. In ''PokemonBlackAndWhite'', there is a seasonal FerrisWheelDateMoment with a Hiker-class Trainer if the PlayerCharacter is male that involves some very [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar suggestive]] dialogue -- but since it's Pokémon, the man is middle-aged, and the main character is a ''teenage boy'', nothing comes of it. ''PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'' are direct sequels that take place two years later, and if the PlayerCharacter is female, she can meet with the Hiker in the same place, where he'll mourn a lost love. In ''PokemonXAndY'', a worker will mention offhand that he has a Hiker friend who loves Ferris wheels, and that the man finally found love.

* A ''very'' minor (but memorable) characters gets one in the Pokemon franchise. In ''PokemonBlackAndWhite'', there is a seasonal FerrisWheelDateMoment with a Hiker-class Trainer if the PlayerCharacter is male that involves some very [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar suggestive]] dialogue -- but since it's Pokémon, the man is middle-aged, and the main character is a ''teenage boy'', nothing comes of it. ''PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'' are direct sequels that take place two years later, and if the PlayerCharacter is female, she can meet with the Hiker in the same place, where he'll mourn a lost love. In ''PokemonXAndY'', a worker will mention offhand that he has a Hiker friend who loves Ferris wheels, and that the man finally found love.

* In the sequel to {{Prinny}}, RecurringExtra Asagi finally gets a starring role in the extra content of the game. It's called Asagi Wars, where her main opponents are- of course -alternate versions of herself.

* After all the abuse he suffers through in ''{{Disgaea 3}}'', Almaz ends up getting what he wants. [[spoiler:He marries Sapphire in the post credits epilogue of the normal ending.]]
** In the normal ending of ''{{Disgaea 2}}'', ButtMonkey GoldfishPoopGang Axel gets something as well. [[spoiler: he regains his reputation as the Dark Hero by making the entire Netherworld think the Overlord Zenon thing was just him trolling them.]]

* In the ending of ''PhoenixWrightAceAttorney: Trials and Tribulations'', after two games of being verbally abused, [[WhipItGood whipped]], having his pay cut to unbelievable levels, had a ''tracking device placed on him'' and ''fired'' (though he gets rehired), it's implied that [[InspectorLestrade Dick Gumshoe]] finally hooks up with Maggey Byrde.

* Steiner, [[KnightInShiningArmor Knight In, er, Cheap and Rusty Armor]], TheBigGuy (and also TheLancer) spends a good portion of ''FinalFantasyIX'' as the ButtMonkey to [[TheHero Zidane]] as well as a ChewToy... BUT! He also manages to [[spoiler:hook up with his long-time rival [[LadyOfWar Beatrix]] in the end (it turned out that ''she'' had a crush on him, and then it might actually be mutual).]] Still feel sorry for the guy?

* Being the [[MassiveMultiplayerCrossover kind of game]] that it is, SuperRobotWars tend to have this in spades. Quite noticable in Alpha 3 with [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion NGE]] given how depressing the original series was and how the focus of that game is to defeat what passes as an [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu elder god]] there.

* [[SuperMarioBros Luigi]], Nintendo's poster boy for ButtMonkey, got thrown a bone by SuperSmashBros Brawl. He ends up as one of the four characters who saves the rest of the heroes of the overworld. Granted, it's after a scene where he's scared of [[TheGoomba Waddle Dees]] and gets sneak-attacked by Dedede, but the clumsy little plumber helps Dedede save ''everyone''.

* Being the [[MassiveMultiplayerCrossover kind of game]] that it is, SuperRobotWars tend to have this in spades. Quite noticable in Alpha 3 with [[NeonGenesisEvangelion NGE]] given how depressing the original series was and how the focus of that game is to defeat what passes as an [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu elder god]] there.

* In ''BlazBlue'', [[TheWoobie Noel Vermillion]] has nothing but sad endings. Except that one ending involving her getting enchanted with Litchi Faye Ling's cute panda hairpin and pins on it happily. It's the closest thing to 'happy ending' she can get. The true endings also improve things for her somewhat (although the second game is still somewhat bittersweet despite the fact that she's [[spoiler: been convinced she's a person despite her ArtificialHuman status and never having been in the timeline before and hanging around with her best friend]] since [[spoiler: her other best friend has undergone a HeelFaceTurn and wants to kill her.]]

* Steiner, [[KnightInShiningArmor Knight In, er, Cheap and Rusty Armor]], TheBigGuy (and also TheLancer) spends a good portion of ''FinalFantasyIX'' as the ButtMonkey to [[TheHero Zidane]] as well as a ChewToy...BUT! He also manages to [[spoiler:hook up with his long-time rival [[LadyOfWar Beatrix]] in the end (it turned out that ''she'' had a crush on him, and then it might actually be mutual).]] Still feel sorry for the guy?

** In the normal ending of {{Disgaea2}}, ButtMonkey GoldfishPoopGang Axel gets something as well. [[spoiler: he regains his reputation as the Dark Hero by making the entire Netherworld think the Overlord Zenon thing was just him trolling them.]]

** In [[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', [[spoiler: Bowser saves the Mushroom Kingdom from the Dark Star and Fawful, only to end up getting beat up by the Mario Brothers once again after challenging them. After the credits, while he's recovering from the injuries, he gets a present from Peach and the Mario Bros. It's a Mario 64-like cake with his face.]]

* Johnny Sasaki of ''MetalGearSolid'' finally gets some luck in ''Guns of the Patriots''. [[spoiler: He gets cured of his bowel problems, stars in his own CrowningMomentOfAwesome, and then marries his commanding officer/long-time crush Meryl in the ending of the game.]]