History AdaptationalHeroism / VideoGames

** Speaking of which Willaim himself gets this to a lesser degree, as in Claire's scenario despite being a violent monster [[PapaWolf he protects his daughter Sherry from both Mr X and Chief Irons]]. Then again considering G-Birkin wants to [[{{Squick}} implant embryos in Sherry]], this is probably not fatherly protection.

** Yuffie in the ''Intergrade'' DLC is a Wutai special agent who infiltrates Midgar to [[ChaoticGood steal Materia from Shinra]] and helps save the day defeating DarkChick Scarlet and is tearful at massacre of Sector 7. This is a complete 180 from the original ''FFVII''’s Yuffie who was a bratty thief [[SoLongAndThanksForAllTheGear who stole from the heroes]] purely for her own personal gain and was inadvertently roped into saving the world from Sephiroth by Cloud and company but humorously still tries to stealing Materia whenever she can. Yuffie is also generally more [[GenkiGirl friendly]] and compassionate in the remake continuity, while Yuffie’s nicer moments in the original game are comparatively infrequent.

** Cloud’s OnlyInItForTheMoney mercenary attitude is greatly softened in the remake. He’s much quicker to show compassion and care to his TrueCompanions than he was in the original game, where it took him awhile and some HeroicBSOD to reach that point. Cloud also cares greatly for his LoveInterest Tifa and ThePromise he made her regardless of the player’s actions, unlike the original game where thanks to FalseMemories Tifa has to remind him of their childhood promise. That being said Cloud does conversely get some AdaptationalJerkass as seen when he wants to kill Johnny for ratting out Jessie and when he attempts finish off Reno, which respectively [[WhatTheHellHero shocks]] both Tifa and Aerith.

** Brad Vickers. In the [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis original game]] Brad is a complete DirtyCoward who only cares about saving his own skin. In the remake Brad not only warns his S.T.A.R.S teammate Jill about Nemesis’s attack before it happens but actually [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices]] himself [[YouShallNotPass blocking a door]] from the zombie horde allowing Jill to escape.

** Green Arrow's arcade ending in ''VideoGame/Injustice2'' depicts a version of the Justice Incarnate from ''ComicBook/TheMultiversity'' -- but while it still has {{President Super|hero}}man, [[TeamMemberInTheAdaptation his teammates include]] the Batman from ''ComicBook/SupermanRedSon'', a terrorist, and the Wonder Woman from ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}'', a genodical, misandristic despot.

* ''Franchise/{{Injustice}}'' take place in an alternate universe with a few of these:

** Green Arrow's arcade ending in ''VideoGame/Injustice2'' depicts a version of the Justice Incarnate from ''ComicBook/TheMultiversity'' -- but while still has {{{President Super|hero}}man, [[TeamMemberInTheAdaptation his teammates include]] the Batman from ''ComicBook/SupermanRedSon'', a terrorist, and the Wonder Woman from ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}'', a genodical, misandristic despot.

* ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' and ''VideoGame/Injustice2'' take place in an alternate universe with a few of these:

** Green Arrow's arcade ending in ''Injustice 2'' depicts a version of the Justice Incarnate from ''ComicBook/TheMultiversity'' -- but while still has President Superman, [[TeamMemberInTheAdaptation his teammates include]] the Batman from ''ComicBook/SupermanRedSon'', a terrorist, and the Wonder Woman from ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}'', a genodical, misandristic despot.

** The ''Arkham Series'' also does this to Comicbook/PoisonIvy. In the comics, she's always been an OmnicidalManiac trying to take over the world with her army of plants. However, her [[TragicVillain tragic side]] [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds is heavily brought up]] frequently throughout the series. She's never once killed another living being, [[EvenEvilHasStandards shown disgust towards other villains]], and along with Mr. Freeze, one of the only [[AffablyEvil cooperative villains]] [[PetTheDog towards Batman]]. [[spoiler: This is brought up to a high point in ''Arkham Knight'', where Ivy pulls a HeelFaceTurn and joins the dark knight on his crusade against Scarecrow. Sadly, she dies pulling a HeroicSacrifice saving Gotham City from Scarecrow's toxin bomb.]]

* Tseng the leader of the Turks gets this in the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake''. In the [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII original game]] Tseng while still AffablyEvil was still a ruthless agent of Shrina, as seen when he takes Aerith hostage and when she pleads to him Tseng violently slaps her. In the remake he just orders a mook to take her without hurting in the slightest. This lines up with Tseng’s ''VideoGame/CrisisCore'' portrayal where he acts as a paternal figure to Aerith who genuinely cares about her while under orders to study and keep watch on her.
** Cloud’s OnlyInItForTheMoney mercenary attitude is greatly softened in the remake. He’s much quicker to show compassion and care to his TrueCompanions than he was in the original game, where it took him awhile and some HeroicBSOD to reach that point. Cloud also cares greatly for his LoveInterest Tifa and ThePromise he made her regardless of the player’s actions, unlike the original game where thanks to FalseMemories Tifa has to remind him of their childhood promise.

** In the comics, ComicBook/RasAlGhul's other daughter, Nyssa Raatko, had tortured her sister Talia to the point of insanity and was generally apathetic to people. In ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'', she's the [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]] to her family, vowing to leave Gotham alone and keep the League of Assassins from shedding more blood. [[spoiler: If you chose to destroy the machines keeping Ra's al Ghul alive, she keeps her word and if you chose to save Ra's, she'd rather die than be revived and become like her father.]]
** The ''Arkham Series'' also does this to Poison Ivy. In the comics, she's always been an OmnicidalManiac trying to take over the world with her army of plants. However, her [[TragicVillain tragic side]] [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds is heavily brought up]] frequently throughout the series. She's never once killed another living being, [[EvenEvilHasStandards shown disgust towards other villains]], and along with Mr. Freeze, one of the only [[AffablyEvil cooperative villains]] [[PetTheDog towards Batman]]. [[spoiler: This is brought up to a high point in ''Arkham Knight'', where Ivy pulls a HeelFaceTurn and joins the dark knight on his crusade against Scarecrow. Sadly, she dies pulling a HeroicSacrifice saving Gotham City from Scarecrow's toxin bomb.]]

%%* In ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow'': [[spoiler:Count Dracula is revealed to be this]]. (ZCE- how? What makes him different from the usual Dracula?)

** [[spoiler:In the comics, Jason Todd started out as a crime lord who pimped, dealt drugs, teamed up with Hush, cared nothing for the rest of the Batfamily, and only got worse from there, once trying to kill Tim Drake simply out of jealousy. He eventually got to the point where he'd even gun down cops and civilians if they happened to be in his way. He was also stated to be completely sane throughout. Here, most of his dirty work is under orders from Scarecrow and he even allowed civilians to evacuate Gotham before the plan went in motion. As for his mental state, he's clearly suffering from textbook psychosis, and whereas in the comics Jason was just pissed because Batman didn't kill the Joker himself, here he honestly believes Batman abandoned him to his fate. He also still cares for both Barbara and Alfred a great deal. That said, he is also a case of AdaptationalVillainy, as while he's nicer to Barbara and Alfred, as the Arkham Knight, Jason also still party of a terrorist attack on Gotham, something he never did in the comics.]]

** [[spoiler:In the comics, Jason Todd started out as a crime lord who pimped, dealt drugs, teamed up with Hush, cared nothing for the rest of the Batfamily, and only got worse from there, once trying to kill Tim Drake simply out of jealousy. He eventually got to the point where he'd even gun down cops and civilians if they happened to be in his way. He was also stated to be completely sane throughout. Here, most of his dirty work is under orders from Scarecrow and he even allowed civilians to evacuate Gotham before the plan went in motion. As for his mental state, he's clearly suffering from textbook psychosis, and whereas in the comics Jason was just pissed because Batman didn't kill the Joker himself, here he honestly believes Batman abandoned him to his fate. He also still cares for both Barbara and Alfred a great deal.]]

** Haman Kahn/Karn, also of ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' (and later ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ''), is a coldly cynical EvilChancellor who is PlayingBothSides for her own interest and has molded the last surviving member of the Zabi family into a [[PuppetKing Puppet Princess]] who parrots whatever she is told. In the first game she joins forces with ''Zeta'' hero Kamille Bidan (who ''almost'' convinced her to pull a HeelFaceTurn in canon) and becomes something of a DefrostingIceQueen. In the second game she joins forces with the BigBad version of her estranged lover Char from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Char's Counterattack]]'', but ultimately it is revealed that she was acting as a ReverseMole who intended to thwart Char all along, and the final missions sees her team up with no less than ''three'' main ''Gundam'' heroes (Amuro Ray, Judau Ashta and Kamille again) to stop Char. As with Scirocco, the third game is the most extreme version as she becomes an outright MamaBear whose only motivation is to protect and defend Mineva (who she never showed significant emotion for in the series and was coldly manipulating the entire time).

* ''[[VideoGame/GodOfWar2018 God of War (2018)]]'':for the purpose of keeping with the theme of Gods being tyrannical despots, the writers went the extra mile and depicted the [[OurGiantsAreBigger Jotunn, or Giants]], traditionally the antagonists in adaptations of Norse legends, as being an altruistic, peaceful race who are unfairly persecuted by the Aesir; very different from the morally-complex beings from Norse mythology, whose attitudes to the gods and basically everyone else varied from cooperative, to indifferent, to opportunistic, and at worst, [[AlwaysChaoticEvil villainous]]. The most egregious example is the game's depiction of Thrym, the Frost Giant who famously stole Mjölnir and used it as leverage to get Freyja as a bride. Based on Mimir's presentation of the legend in the context of the game, Thrym is depicted as a [[KarmicTrickster well-intentioned trickster hero]] who was [[TragicHero tragically]] murdered by the thuggish Thor, in stark contrast to the mythical Thrym, who was a DirtyCoward that wanted Freyja for [[TheHedonist less-than-noble reasons]] and whose death at Thor's hand is most certainly [[KarmicDeath well-deserved]].

* In the [[VideoGame/GodOfWar2018 2018 ''God of War'' video game]], for the purpose of keeping with the theme of Gods being tyrannical despots, the writers went the extra mile and depicted the [[OurGiantsAreBigger Jotunn, or Giants]], traditionally the antagonists in adaptations of Norse legends, as being an altruistic, peaceful race who are unfairly persecuted by the Aesir; very different from the morally-complex beings from Norse mythology, whose attitudes to the gods and basically everyone else varied from cooperative, to indifferent, to opportunistic, and at worst, [[AlwaysChaoticEvil villainous]]. The most egregious example is the game's depiction of Thrym, the Frost Giant who famously stole Mjölnir and used it as leverage to get Freyja as a bride. Based on Mimir's presentation of the legend in the context of the game, Thrym is depicted as a [[KarmicTrickster well-intentioned trickster hero]] who was [[TragicHero tragically]] murdered by the thuggish Thor, in stark contrast to the mythical Thrym, who was a DirtyCoward that wanted Freyja for [[TheHedonist less-than-noble reasons]] and whose death at Thor's hand is most certainly [[KarmicDeath well-deserved]].

* Tseng the leader of the Turks gets this in the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake''. In the [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII original game]] Tseng while still AffablyEvil was still a ruthless agent of Shrina, as seen when he takes Aerith hostage and when she pleads to him Tseng violently slaps her. In the remake he just orders a mook to take her without hurting in the slightest. This lines up with Tseng’s ''VideoGame/CrisisCore'' portrayal where he acts as paternal figure to Aerith who genuinely cares about her while under orders to study and keep watch on her.
** Cloud’s OnlyInItForTheMoney mercenary attitude is greatly softened in the remake. He’s much quicker to show compassion and care to his TrueCompanions than he was in the original game, where it took him awhile and some HeroicBSOD to reach that point. Cloud also cares greatly for his LoveInterest Tifa and ThePromise he made her regardless of the player’s actions, unlike the original game where thanks to FalseMemories Tifa has to remind him of their childhood promise.

* Tseng the leader of the Turks gets this in the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake''. In the [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII original game]] Tseng while still AffablyEvil was still a ruthless agent of Shrina, as seen when he takes Aerith hostage and when she pleads to him Tseng violently slaps her. In the remake he just orders a mook to take her without hurting in the slightest. This lines up with Tseng’s ''VideoGame/CrisisCore'' portrayal where he acts as paternal figure to Aerith who genuinely cares about her while under orders to study her and keep watch on her.
** Cloud’s OnlyInItForTheMoney mercenary attitude is greatly softened in the remake. He’s much quicker to show compassion and care to his TrueCompanions than he was in the original game, where it took him awhile and some HeroicBSOD to reach that point. Cloud also cares greatly for his LoveInterest Tifa and ThePromise he made her regardless of the player’s actions, unlike the original game where thanks to FalseMemories Tifa has to remind him of their childhood promise.

* ''FireEmblemGaiden'': Duma in the original game is a straight-up GodOfEvil with a sadistic streak, though he [[GracefulLoser shows respect]] to [[WorthyOpponent Alm]] upon the latter defeating him. In the remake, ''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'', he instead became a WellIntentionedExtremist believing that [[MiseryBuildsCharacter hardships bring out the best traits of people]] and suffering from SanitySlippage with time.

* In ''Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll'', Go Hayato is the WarmUpBoss you face in the first round of the first fighting tournament. In the ''Franchise/SuperSentai''-like spinoff ''Flying Warriors'', he's a party member.

** VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon, as the UpdatedReRelease of the [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon original Sun and Moon]], shows [[spoiler:the Aether Foundation's president, Lusamine, as an AntiVillain of the WellIntentionedExtremist type. She has no obsession with Ultra Beasts this time, and doesn't fuse with Nihilego as well, as she genuinely expresses a desire to [[FriendToAllLivingThings save the world's Pokémon like her foundation strives for]]. She's still willing to use Cosmog to open the Ultra Wormhole and enter Ultra Space, but only so she can stop Necrozma from stealing the Alola region's light. She's even [[GoodParents nicer to Lillie and Gladion during her interactions]], only [[IHaveNoSon disowning them]] out sheer disappointment and genuine betrayal for stealing her Pokémon. At the end of it all, she eventually [[HeelRealization realizes]] how selfish and arrogant she had been]], thinking that she alone could stop Necrozma, [[HeelFaceTurn and strives to be a better parent and president]] from now on]].

** VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon, as the UpdatedReRelease of the [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon original Sun and Moon]], shows [[spoiler:the Aether Foundation's president, Lusamine, as an AntiVillain of the WellIntentionedExtremist type. She has no obsession with Ultra Beasts this time, and doesn't fuse with Nihilego as well, as she genuinely expresses a desire to [[FriendToAllLivingThings save the world's Pokémon like her foundation strives for]]. She's still willing to use Cosmog to open the Ultra Wormhole and enter Ultra Space, but only so she can stop Necrozma from stealing the Alola region's light. She's even [[GoodParents nicer to Lillie and Gladion during her interactions]], only [[IHaveNoSon disowning them]] out sheer disappointment and genuine betrayal for stealing her Pokémon. At the end of it all, she eventually [[HeelRealization realizes]] how selfish and arrogant she had been]], thinking that she alone could stop Necrozma, [[HeelFaceTurn and strives to be a better parent and president from now on]]]].

* In ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow'': [[spoiler:Count Dracula is revealed to be this]].

** Paptimus Scirocco of ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' is a ManipulativeBastard who ultimately becomes the BigBad of the series. In the first game he joins forces with ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Gundam ZZ]]'' protagonists Judau Ashta and Roux Louka, never betrays them, and by the end is even convinced by Judau to pull a ''massive'' HeelFaceTurn. Some of his Manipulative Bastard qualities are restored in the second game, which positions him as the new leader of the ZAFT characters of ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed Gundam SEED]]'' and ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny SEED Destiny]]'', but as in the first game his WellIntentionedExtremist side is highlighted over his LackOfEmpathy. In the third game he becomes an outright ReasonableAuthorityFigure and even expresses concern for his subordinates, something he did all of ''once'' in his canon.

* ''VideoGame/Macross30TheVoiceThatConnectsTheGalaxy'' has Grace O'Connor, [[spoiler: who was the BigBad of ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'']], but here, she's actually on the heroes' side.

** VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon, as the UpdatedReRelease of the [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon original Sun and Moon]], shows the Aether Foundation's president, Lusamine, as an AntiVillain of the WellIntentionedExtremist type. [[AdaptedOut She has no obsession with Ultra Beasts this time, and doesn't fuse with Nihilego as well]], as she genuinely expresses a desire to [[FriendToAllLivingThings save the world's Pokémon]] [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure like her foundation strives for]], but she's still willing to use Cosmog to open the Ultra Wormhole and enter Ultra Space, [[IDidWhatIHadToDo but only so she can stop Necrozma from stealing the Alola region's light.]] [[PetTheDog She's even nicer to Lillie and Gladion during her interactions]], [[IHaveNoSon only disowning them out sheer disappointment and genuine betrayal for stealing her Pokémon.]] At the end of it all, [[JerkassRealization she eventually realizes how selfish and arrogant she had been]], [[HeelRealization thinking that she alone could stop Necrozma]], [[HeelFaceTurn and strives to be a better parent and president from now on.]]

** HUNK gets a bit of this as well, as in most Resident Evil media he's a cold and ruthless killing machine, in the remake HUNK is genuinely angry when his trigger happy squad shoot an unarmed William Birkin.