Line #16 Keet/VideoGames


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8	!! {{Keet}}s in Video Games:
9	%%* Kuro in ''VideoGame/AyakashiRomanceReborn''. - Zero-Context Example.
10	%%* The titular character from ''VideoGame/BillyHatcherAndTheGiantEgg'' has some qualities of this, fitting his role as savior of Morning Land. - Zero-Context Example.
11	* Soviet Conscripts in ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert3''. They are quite enthusiastic and happy regardless of the fact that they are cannon-fodder par excellence; they'll shout "Field promotion, here I come!" as you order them to attack overwhelming enemy forces, and their first reaction to being ordered to garrison a building is to ask whether it's got TV.
12	* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestV'':
13	** The one conversation we get to see the Hero's young self have showed him to be a very happy, excitable boy when he was six. Too bad this doesn't last.
14	** Eight-years-old Parry Gotha, mostly as the effect of the party talk system. He even think of his uber legendary sword as a ''toy''.
15	* ''VideoGame/EnsembleStars'' has a few:
16	** The Aoi twins are probably the best example of the {{uke}} character archetype -- they're young, energetic boys who wear clips in their long-ish hair and often wear costumes with a more feminine/androgynous feel. However, Yuuta is a bit of a downplayed example as he is the [[FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling responsible sibling]] and can actually be pretty moody beneath the genki facade.
17	** Mitsuru is another first-year example, a loud simple-minded CheerfulChild who runs everywhere ([[{{Catchphrase}} Dash, dash~]]).
18	** Subaru is a touch older but his constant quest to find fun things, impulsiveness, and slight CloudCuckooLander tendencies definitely have him fitting this as well.
19	** Contrast Madara -- another extremely excitable character who loves running, but atypically, he's a third-year and is actually the tallest member of the entire cast, not to mention being something of an AntiHero who can be quite ruthless behind his giant grin.
20	** And ''then'' consider Chiaki, who is also a third-year, but has such a childish love for {{Tokusatsu}} and such an [[LoveFreak earnest, naive nature]] that his energy level has him fitting perfectly into this trope again despite being part of the older third of the cast.
21	* ''VideoGame/ExtrapowerAttackOfDarkforce'' has Melfa, the yellow Hikari Warrior. Small and adorable and he knows it, so he can get away with being a bit of a brat with the green Hikari Warrior Rakione.
22	* Lots in the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' series:
23	** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'': Bartz is the first protagonist to start a trend of cheerful heroes throughout the series.
24	** Zack Fair, the protagonist in the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' prequel ''VideoGame/CrisisCore'', is enthusiastic, bouncy, and friendly to the point that people start sticking him with the nickname "puppy".
25	** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'':
26	*** Zell, whose character introduction is literally him back-flipping into the room. He apparently used to zoom down the hallways on a hovering skateboard and has been known to throw really aggressive tantrums when the cafeteria is out of hot dogs. Adding to the effect, he also talks like he's PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy.
27	*** Laguna was incredibly energetic and always eager to do things and help others. Deconstructed somewhat in that others consider his acts of passion foolish at best. [[spoiler:Ironically enough, Squall ends up [[WackyParentSeriousChild being a brooding and stoic introvert]] who even considers his own father a moron on the first flashback.]]
28	** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'': Zidane overlaps with TheCasanova. His genki side really comes out whenever he's trying to woo the princess. It's no surprise that Eiko (mentioned above) develops a crush on him.
29	** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'': Tidus certainly fits. Our first proper impression of him is him enthusiastically signing autographs for his fans and he manages to shock all the people of Spira with his attitude. [[DeadpanSnarker Lulu]] remarks that he "really do[es] come from a world where there is no Sin" after having experienced a few weeks with him. Surprise surprise, he and Rikku (mentioned above) are LikeBrotherAndSister.
30	** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2'' has Gippal; whose theme is an energetic guitar riff, he's endlessly bright and cheery and doesn't seem to have a sense of personal boundaries. He has ShipTease with -- you guessed it -- Rikku. His English voice actor Rick Gomez is one in real life too.
31	** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'': Vaan fills in this spot alongside Penelo in an otherwise very no-nonsense group. His enthusiasm is driven by his desire to become a Sky Pirate, and he's easily the most cheerful member of the group full of brooders.
32	** Snow Villiers from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'' is not a little boy at all -- in fact, he's a positively huge rough-and-tumble looking guy -- but he's got the personality pretty much down pat.
33	** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'': Prompto is easily the most energetic (and somewhat childish) out of his four friends, and is the photographer of the group and very easily smitten with women. Though the reason for this may be because he's not quite as skilled as a warrior compared to his companions and uses his cheery disposition to make up for it. [[spoiler:Then it's later revealed through his own episode that he was meant to be one of Niflheim's super-soldiers cloned from a MadScientist before being spirited away to Lucis, and after fighting the said scientist decides he does not to live his life based on what others think of him.]]
34	** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyDimensions'': Sol, whose optimistic energy is impossible to dent. This is meant to contrast Nacht, who is stoic and tight-lipped.
35	** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyType0'': Jack is perhaps the most energetic guy out of the entire Class 0.
36	** In ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy''
37	*** Tidus (''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'') feels like this. But it's a different play on this trope -- he is not overly upbeat, but when you put him with the rest of the game's cast, he is a damn good machine of mood-lightening...unless you bring up his Father, in which case he becomes a Ball of Angry Angst. Zidane (''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'') counts as well, though he can occasionally [[LetsGetDangerous get serious]], and Bartz (''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'') rounds out the trifecta of cheerful FF heroes in the 13th Cycle.
38	*** In the sequel, Vaan (''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'') ends up being pretty laid back about things, along with Laguna (''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII''). When he's in battle, however, he's extremely loud, self-confident, and boisterous.
39	%%* ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'': Kieran and Tormod qualify. In fact, Kieran is so crazy, he'd qualify for [[GenkiGirl Genki]] '''GUY'''. - Zero-Context Example.
40	* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'': Henry is a rather twisted example, as while he is unendingly upbeat and never seen without a smile on his face, he also happens to be a [[CastingAShadow dark mage]] who has [[NightmareFetishist a thing for blood]] [[BloodKnight and murder]].
41	* ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'': [[TheHero Endou Mamoru]] is probably the happiest of the major heroes in the Raimon Academy and Inazuma Japan National. His happy personality and HeroicSpirit are what drive the team to victory. Moreover, he almost never angsts after the first game. His successor Matsukaze Tenma in ''Go!'' is no slouch either.
42	* ''VideoGame/KidIcarus'': There's TheHero, Pit, to the point that even when the game gets dark and serious, he's incredibly difficult to take seriously.
43	* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'':
44	** Sora, the main hero of the series, can be relentlessly cheerful. He pretty much has to be to be able to keep up with a pair of classic {{Toon}}s as his sidekicks.
45	** Ventus from ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Birth by Sleep]]'' is just as adorable and cheerful as Sora, but in less of a "hyperactive puppy" kind of way and more of a down-to-earth, gently smiling fashion.
46	* From the ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' games:
47	** Louis from the original ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' is another, perpetually optimistic flavor of keet, always hopeful, trying to keep the team's spirits up and looking at the bright side of things in the middle of a ZombieApocalypse.
48	** CloudCuckooLander Ellis from ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2'' is a Keet, though a toned-down, Southern version. Nick puts it best: "It's like a 4-year-old with guns. And a comprehensive grasp of every swear word in the English language."
49	* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
50	* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'': Link is cheerful, upbeat, and downright silly at times, in contrast with his more serious characterization in most of the rest of the franchise. He can still go toe to toe with the baddest of the bad, but he was also once turned into a human pancake.
51	** Then there's ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames''[='=] Link, who's much more energetic and goofy than his canon counterparts. [[SuddenlySpeaking His ability to speak]] only emphasizes this, with quotes such as "Gee, it sure is ''BORING'' around here!" and "Great! [[ItMakesSenseInContext I can't wait to bomb some dodongos]]!"
52	* ''Franchise/MassEffect'':
53	** Conrad Verner is a hyperactive, hyperenthusiastic {{Fanboy}} who keeps trying to impress Shepard. If you're not careful in dealing with him, [[spoiler:his enthusiasm can get him killed.]]
54	** This is also pretty much the [[PlanetOfHats hat]] of the Salarians. Their absurdly fast metabolism forces them to be this and it's also the cause for their very short life span of 30-40 years. Mordin Solus is absurdly old at about 50 but is no less slower from age; in fact he's able still able to recite a line from the Major-General's Song perfectly from memory. He does this twice in the series, once on the Normandy 2 and once [[spoiler: at his death]].
55	%%* Claus from ''VideoGame/Mother3''. [[spoiler: For the single chapter he's alive, that is.]] - Zero-Context Example.
56	* There are plenty of examples of this in the ''VideoGame/MySims'' games, but Buddy is the most prominent, being a CloudCuckoolander who acts as the player's sidekick in some of the games.
57	* Gregg from ''VideoGame/NightInTheWoods''. He cheerfully screams most of his lines, seemingly can't keep still and is super excited about everything that's hapenning.
58	-->''"Let's do some criiiimes!"''
59	* Teddie from ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}''. Tiny, loud, hyper, cheerful and the instigator of most of the homosexual things in the game.
60	* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
61	** More so than his anime counterpart, Barry/Pearl/Damion from ''[[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum]]'' He's always dashing everywhere he goes, frequently crashing into people, and seems to have NoIndoorVoice. It turns out [[spoiler:his father's the same way.]]
62	** Hau, the main rival from the [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon seventh]] [[VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon generation]] games also fits. He's ''very'' cheerful and enthusiastic, constantly jumping for joy even after losing battles. Like Barry, it's rare to see him walking rather than running.
63	%%* Picwick from ''VideoGame/RibbitKing'' is about as Keet as a [[AnimateInanimateObject picnic basket]] can get.
64	* The Sega rhythm game ''VideoGame/SambaDeAmigo'' gives us the title character, Amigo, who is a cute maraca-playing monkey who is absolutely ''nuts'' about doing what he loves. Interestingly, unlike most Keets, [[CuteMute he doesn't talk much]], at least outside of his own game[[note]]the volleyball minigame in the Wii version of ''Samba De Amigo'' does have Amigo speaking through speech bubbles, implying that he might be able to talk[[/note]]; he mostly just makes maraca noises instead.
65	* Charmy Bee from ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' is often energetic, playful, and very scatterbrained.
66	%%* Griff Simmons from the ''VideoGame/{{SSX}}'' Series fits well into this. - Zero-Context Example.
67	* ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' The Smuggler's first companion, Corso Riggs, is a cheerfully enthusiastic GunNut and the party's ranged tank. Excitable, a bit naive, and you could fit his sense of self-preservation in a bottle cap.
68	%%* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'': Mario definitely fits as one of these, with his cheerful [=YAHOOs=] and [=WAHAHAHAs=]. - Zero-Context Example.
69	%%* Don and Katsu from ''VideoGame/TaikoNoTatsujin''. Very much so. - Zero-Context Example.
70	* Mao from ''VideoGame/{{Tales of Rebirth}}'' is an AdorablyPrecociousChild who seems to be always ready to lighten up the mood.
71	* [[MotorMouth Fast talkin']], [[BatterUp skull bashin']], cola swillin' Scout, from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''. Short, shrill, and hyper to the point of infuriating? You betta believe it pal!
72	* In ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines'', Knox Harrington stands out in the World of Darkness by being ridiculously cheerful and enthusiastic, even about being poached by a vampire to become its blood-bonded servant. He also happens to be an ex-bounty hunter and quite good at ObfuscatingStupidity.
73	%%* Cadet Ellis (no relation to [[VideoGame/Left4Dead the Ellis above]]) from ''VideoGame/{{Vindictus}}''. [[spoiler:Makes it all the more of a PlayerPunch when he eagerly runs off to prove himself and gets brutally killed by a giant goblin.]] - Zero-Context Example.
74	* ''VideoGame/WildArms1'' gives us Zed; a [[LargeHam Large Ham]] and [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain]] who acts like he's the coolest guy around. His entrance in Volcannon Trap has him burst through a wall and zoom into the room like a superhero.
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