History UndyingLoyalty / LiveActionTV

* ''Series/BreakingBad'': This trope is {{lampshaded}} with near OnceAnEpisode regularity regarding Walt and Jesse. It's a rather interesting case, as they're frequently at each other's throats, sometimes just because they're mad at one another, and sometimes much more seriously than that. Mike mentions it more than others as he is fond of Jesse's loyalty but loathes who the loyalty is directed at. Towards the end of the half-fifth season, [[spoiler: Jesse breaks it when he finally realizes [[ProtagonistJourneyToVillain how far Walt has gone and]] and he, himself, becomes TheAtoner]].

* ''{{Series/CSI NY}}'': Mac definitely puts a high priority on loyalty, both to his country, the lab, and his people. He's defended Danny several times against superiors who felt Danny wasn't psychologically suited for the job, and he's defended Stella a few times as well. He's made it clear that AnAttackOnOneIsAnAttackOnAll, and all of his people tend to look out for each other. Mac also remains loyal to his past as a Marine, and doesn't take kindly to the guy who killed a Marine in one episode.

* ''{{Series/Bones}}'': Booth shows a lot of this trope. He was willing to do whatever was necessary to protect Brennan, even before they were an OfficialCouple. The best example is when he pulled a ThePatientHasLeftTheHospital to save Brennan from a rogue agent even though he was in a YouCanBarelyStand situation. He's also made it clear that you don't mess with 'his people', meaning not only his family and friends, but the lab people as well. On a larger scale, he is shown to be fiercely loyal to the [=FBI=], to the point where the conspiracy of agents that nearly killed him and sent him to prison left him severely shaken and unable to trust anyone that wasn't Brennan for a time. Brennan has also shown strong loyalty to Booth through the series, refusing to work with anyone else, at least without complaining about it a lot. And she pulled out all the stops to rescue him when he was kidnapped and tortured in one episode. Granted, she was working with her dad to an extent, and he's rather fearsome on his own, but she's shown being protective of Booth even without her dad around.

** ''Series/StargateSG1'': Samantha Carter would walk through fire for Jack O'Neill. Jack O'Neill "would rather die than lose Carter". And of course, SG-1 "is a team. No one else can begin to understand what that really means".
* An interesting villainous version to show a touch of redeeming qualities is shown with Yu's First Prime Oshu. Despite knowing his master is not actually a god and is going senile, he refuses to betray him as Oshu has been in service to Yu for his entire life.

*** Doctor Kemp is unflinchingly loyal to [[BigBad Great Professor Bias]], which is at least partly due to Bias being that good of a ManipulativeBastard and playing on Kemp's ego. Kemp's loyalty is to the point where [[spoiler:even when he learns Bias is using him as an UnwittingPawn to complete his [[FountainOfYouth Giga Brain Wave]], he [[SanitySlippage deludes himself]] into going along with it anyway. It takes becoming a BrainInAJar and hearing some choice words from [[TheChick Megumi]] to snap him out of it.]]

** Zoe's characterization is primarily based on her loyalty to Mal. The main source of tension in her marriage is that she seems more devoted to Mal than to her husband.

** Hokuto Three Crows are loyal to Kazumi Sawatari AKA Kamen Rider Grease because he was their BenevolentBoss during their farming days and he refused to abandon them when their bussiness went broke.