History EvenEvilHasLovedOnes / VideoGames

** There's a rather twisted example with Handsome Jack. Once you manage to reach [[spoiler:Control Core Angel]], it's revealed that [[spoiler:Angel is not only a Siren, but Jack's daughter whom he's been using as both a power source for the [[MacGuffin Vault Key]] and as a [[WetwareCPU living supercomputer]]. [[AbusiveParents Despite being emotionally and verbally abusive towards her, as well as having kept her locked up for a large part of her life]], he expresses genuine terror once you and your team begin trying to kill her [[ICannotSelfTerminate at her request]], even frantically begging you to not kill his baby girl. Once she dies, he starts going into a complete VillainousBreakdown and replaces his contempt for you with burning, murderous hatred now that he admits that he has nothing left to lose.]] In ''VideoGame/TalesFromTheBorderlands,'' when you're playing as Rhys in Jack's office, you can choose to examine the framed photo he has on his desk, only to see that it's of Angel as a little girl. If you bring it up with him, he becomes noticably sullen and tells you that she's his daughter, and asks if you two can go visit her once the vault business is over with, completely unaware that she's long dead. After Helios crashes and he's contemplating everything that's led up to this point, he remarks that he can't blame Angel for turning on him.

** There's a rather twisted example with Handsome Jack. Once you manage to reach [[spoiler:Control Core Angel]], it's revealed that [[spoiler:Angel is not only a Siren, but Jack's daughter whom he's been using as both a power source for the [[MacGuffin Vault Key]] and as a [[WetwareCPU living supercomputer]]. [[AbusiveParents Despite being emotionally and verbally abusive towards her, as well as having kept her locked up for a large part of her life]], he expresses genuine terror once you and your team begin trying to kill her [[ICannotSelfTerminate at her request]], even begging with you, in a panic, to not kill his baby girl. Once she dies, he starts going into a complete VillainousBreakdown and replaces his contempt for you with burning, murderous hatred now that he admits that he has nothing left to lose.]]
** There's also Jack's girlfriend Nisha, who isn't a good person either, but it seems like they do care about each other. When you and your team kill her and Jack finds out about it, he's surprised that he's not necessarily sad, but he does say that he's pissed off that you killed her. In ''VideoGame/TalesFromTheBorderlands'', when you're in Jack's office, you can look at his wall of prized possessions, [[TragicKeepsake and one of them is Nisha's cowboy hat]]. If you check it, and you have Jack in your cybernetic system for him to insert his own thoughts and spice up your echo-eye's information about what you see, he says, "I miss my girlfriend."

* In ''VideoGame/AlphaProtocol'', Alan Parker is a cold and calculating person who considers everyone he works with as expendable and has no problems with [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness eliminating them if he sees it as necessary]]. [[spoiler:However, with enough research, Mike can find out that he's the father of Madison Saint James. If Madison is killed by Conrad Marburg, Mike can inform Parker of the man who killed his daughter, which will result in [[PapaWolf him trying to take revenge]], or at least try to.]]

*** Sarevok also has two lovers, Tamoko and Cythandria, both of whom are evil themselves. Cythandria loves him unconditionally because of his evil, but Tamoko wants him to end his EvilPlan to [[AGodAmI become a god]] to stay with her. When Sarevok discovers Tamoko has been undermining his efforts, he sends her out to die in battle with the player; in the sequel, though an unfinished quest from [=ToB=] would show that he felt remorse for it, and in his epilogue he takes her body back to Kara-Tur (her homeland) to bury her.
*** Additionally, Tamoko had a little brother, Yoshimo, who appeared in the sequel because he came West looking for her.
*** It's implied Sarevok really did care about his EvilMentor, Winksi Perorate. He ended up killing him for forcing him into a retreat, but in [=ToB=] he threatened to make a character "regret it" if they kept saying bad things about him.
** The PlayerCharacter can choose an evil alignment and still genuinely care about others. They can have {{Villainous Friendship}}s with the likes of Korgan Bloodaxe and Edwin Odesseiron, choose to keep their little sister Imoen around as a MoralityPet and have a romance with one of three evil characters -- Viconia [=DeVir=], Dorn Il-Khan or Hexxat.
*** Viconia had a MoralityPet herself -- her brother, Valas. He ended up suffering for it when she escaped the Underdark for the surface, which haunts her to this day.
*** Dorn was with an adventuring party before he joined the player, and even had a relationship with one of them. They betrayed him and left him to die or take all the blame for the crimes of the group, which stung Dorn badly. He eventually made a DealWithTheDevil to become a blackguard, allowing him to break out of prison and take his revenge on them. He is noticeably bitter and angry when he fights each of them.
*** Hexxat notes that her mother was always away from home, which led to her being raised by her many aunts. Despite now being evil (and [[spoiler:a vampire]]), she remembers them fondly, and admits they are not responsible for the woman she is now.
* Shanath is one of the evilest characters [[spoiler:(Though not without a FreudianExcuse)]] in ''VideoGame/BatenKaitosOrigins'', but he genuinely loves his daughter [[spoiler:Savyna]].

* ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' has a rather twisted example with Handsome Jack. Once you manage to reach [[spoiler:Control Core Angel]], it's revealed that [[spoiler:Angel is not only a Siren, but Jack's daughter who he's been using as both a power source for the [[MacGuffin Vault Key]] and as a [[WetwareCPU living supercomputer.]] [[AbusiveParents Despite being emotionally and verbally abusive towards her, as well as having kept her locked up for a large part of her life,]] he expresses genuine terror once you and your team begin trying to kill her [[ICannotSelfTerminate at her request,]] even begging with you, in a panic, to not kill his baby girl. Once she dies, he starts going into a complete VillainousBreakdown and replaces his contempt for you for burning, murderous hatred now that he admits that he has nothing left to lose.]]
** There was also his girlfriend Nisha, who wasn't a good person either, but it seems like they did care about each other. When you and your team kill her and Jack finds out about it, he's surprised that he's not necessarily sad, but he does say that he's pissed off that you killed her. In ''VideoGame/TalesFromTheBorderlands'', when you're in Jack's office, you can look at his wall of prized possessions, [[TragicKeepsake and one of them is Nisha's cowboy hat.]] If you check it, and you have Jack in your cybernetic system for him to insert his own thoughts to spice up your echo-eye's information about what you see, he says, "I miss my girlfriend."

* ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'''s Dracula genuinely loved both of his wives; it was their deaths that prompted him to go evil. Twice. In ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'', he expresses remorse upon finding out that his actions go against his second wife's last words. He is also rather fond of his son Alucard, even though Alucard has sworn to oppose him.
** In the ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow2 Lords of Shadow]]'' continuity, Dracula's love for his wife and son is stated to be the only pure human emotion he has left.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Destiny}}'', the Taken King storyline is kicked off when the Guardians kill Crota, the son of Oryx, the GodEmperor of the Hive. Oryx is so utterly enraged by the death of his son that he ends his [[OrcusOnHisThrone armchair leadership]] and heads towards Earth ''personally'' to destroy the Guardians in revenge. Further, it's revealed that Oryx also has two sisters (his co-rulers), two daughters, and an adopted son. He genuinely loves each and every one of them. However, it's important to remember that, to the Hive, "genuine love" is [[BlueAndOrangeMorality synonymous]] with ''[[KillTheOnesYouLove "murderous intent"]]'', and they express their affection by cheerfully killing each other [[ResurrectiveImmortality over and over and over]].
** The Scorned Barons may be psychotic death-worshippers, but they genuinely care about each other like family. When you start [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge killing them in retaliation]] for [[spoiler:Cayde-6’s]] death, each gets more enraged and grief stricken at your slaughter of their comrades. This culminates in Fikkrul, furious and almost on the verge of tears, [[WhatTheHellHero demanding to know if murdering his friends really made you feel any better]].
* In ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', deep down, Vergil does care for his younger brother despite the resentment. After [[spoiler: his time spent as V]], he is less antagonistic towards Dante and even genuinely thanked Nero [[spoiler: before realizing that Nero was actually his son, not his nephew like he initially thought.]] Vergil also genuinely [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas loved his human mother]] Eva, though Vergil thought she had abandoned him to safeguard Dante which [[StartOfDarkness kicked off]] his aforementioned resentment of his brother and made him shun his human side.

** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', Loghain Mac Tir may be [[WellIntentionedExtremist ruthless]] and [[SanitySlippage paranoid]], but [[MoralityPet he loves his daughter Anora]]. [[spoiler:Subverted when Loghain attempts to have her killed to prevent her from siding with the Warden, but that [[ManipulativeBastard turns out to be a lie perpetrated by Anora]] as part of her plan to remain in power regardless of who wins the civil war.]] Also, [[spoiler:when Shale asks Loghain (if he's in your party) if he'd do anything for power, why he doesn't simply [[CuttingTheKnot Cut The Knot]] and kill Anora for power. Loghain makes it clear that he refuses to consider the idea even if it'd get him the power he needed]].
** Apparently, Arl Howe is this, too. When you meet his son Nathaniel in ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening Awakening]]'', he plans to kill your PC for murdering his dear dad. Nathaniel, though, didn't know exactly what his father was up to when he wasn't with his family.
** Though you may debate whether anyone in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' is really 'evil' due to the omnipresent GreyAndGrayMorality, even if you play Hawke as a [[KickTheDog dog-kicking madperson]] with a tendency to let dangerous blood mages go/sell out innocent mages to the Templars when all they wanted was a taste of freedom, he/she still cares about his/her family.
* In ''VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse'', the [[VillainousIncest mother son/ husband wife duo]] of Towa and Mira really do seem to care for each other. [[spoiler:Subverted in VideoGame/Xenoverse2 as at the end for Towa as its revealed she views Mira as a tool.]] Played straight with Towa and her older brother Dabura, it’s implied her focus on altering history involving Goku and the Z Fighters is mainly due to holding them responsible as Goku and Majin Vegeta's fight freed Innocent Buu resulting in Dabura's death. She goes to great lengths such as alternating timelines to resurrect Dabura. In ''Dragon Ball Heroes'' Towa shows [[MamaBear great care]] for her son Fu (whom she had with Mira), even making sure he escapes the collapse of the Demon World so that he doesn’t perish with her and Mira.

** Mathieu Bellamont in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'' was another Dark Brotherhood assassin that had his loved ones, as he was motivated to avenge his mother and was also in love with a fellow assassin named Maria. He planned on abandoning the order and start a real family with her, but unfortunately, she refused and led to him snapping and brutally killing her. Its also implied that he might be in love with [[DarkChick Antoiniette Marie]], since she received an anonymous letter warning her to leave the Sanctuary before it can be purged and he was the only one who knew what would happen.
** In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsOnline Online]]'', Vaermina, the [[OurGodsAreDifferent Daedric Prince]] of [[YourWorstNightmare Nightmares]], reveals that she is in love with her champion. He reaction to his death (at your hands) backs this up, as she [[CuteAndPsycho gleefully describes]] how she is going to spent the next century or so [[MindRape Mind Raping]] you for killing him.
* ''Escape Until Friday'' has a kidnapper who wants to kill you. They once had a wife and daughter and clearly cared deeply for their daughter.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'', killing the Overseer (Alphonse Almodovar), either during "Escape!" or "Trouble on the Homefront" if you didn't do it the first time, results in Amata [[WhatTheHellHero calling you out]] [[YouKilledMyFather for killing her father]] and only living relative. In ''Broken Steel'', one of the scientists at Adams Air Force Base has a holotape from her brother that says he was transferred to the Satellite Relay Station, where he was likely killed by either the Lone Wanderer or the Brotherhood. Furthermore, in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'', it is found out that [[RobotBuddy ED-E]] was built by an Adams AFB scientist named Whitley, who was also probably killed.
* Done subtly in ''VideoGame/Fallout4'' through EnemyChatter. When you're in a firefight with gangs of raiders, Gunners or other hostile humans out in the wastes and you kill one of their number, another enemy who witnessed it may occasionally scream out a BigNo in anguish and horror. [[TearJerker You likely just mowed down that guy/gal's lover right in front of them]].
** This is actually a recurrent theme in ''4'', in part [[WhatMeasureIsAMook because of the game's humanizing of Raiders]]. For example, [[DevelopersForesight reading terminals about various Raider bosses will reveal a surprisingly level of interaction between them]]. Most notably, the Raider boss Red Tourette genuinely loves her sister Lily...[[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace but she was accidentally killed]] by her kidnapper Tower Tom.

* Pagan Min, the psychotic dictator of Kyrat in ''VideoGame/FarCry4'' had his lover Ishwari and their daughter [[spoiler:Lakshmana]], both of whom he loves dearly and the deaths of whom he claims drove him to become what he is today (though he admits he probably would have ended up like that anyways). [[spoiler:There's also Ajay, the ''main character'', who is the son of Ishwari and who Pagan wants to basically turn into a surrogate son. He even claims the torture Yuma is going to subject Ajay to in Durgesh Prison is "tough love" and needs to be done for his own good.]]
* Joseph Seed, the SinisterMinister BigBad of ''VideoGame/FarCry5'' is, in spite of his psychotic behaviour and tendencies towards psychopathy, shown to genuinely love his siblings, and weep and swear gruesome vengeance whenever they are harmed by the player.
* Some of the [[BigBad main antagonists]] of the ''VideoGame/FatalFrame'' series never harm a protagonist due to said protagonist resembling someone that the respective antagonist fell in love with while still alive. This includes [[spoiler:Kirie to [[IdenticalStranger Mafuyu]] in the first game and Ouse to [[IdenticalGrandson Ren]] in the fifth]]. Played with regarding Kyouka (a.k.a. Brushing Woman) to [[IdenticalStranger Kei]] in the third game, however, in that, while Kyouka loved Akito, [[StarCrossedLover she thought Akito had abandoned her (not knowing he was murdered for trying to take her away)]], and seeing the "return" of her "lover" angers her into attacking him.
-->'''Kyouka/Brushing Woman''': You said you'd come back!
* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'' and ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776 Thracia 776]]'', [[FinalBoss Julius]] is evil as they come, but even though he's [[ChildEater twisted]] and [[DemonicPossession possessed by a Dark God]], he still loves and adores [[AntiVillain the rather good]], [[MyCountryRightOrWrong if mis-sided]], [[DarkMagicalGirl Ishtar]] (and despite abhorring the evil he commits, she loves him in return). In ''Genealogy of the Holy War'', [[WhatTheHellPlayer there's two points where you encounter the couple as bosses]]... [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential and the game lets you have the dreaded Berserk Staff...]]
** While not outright ''evil'', the BigBad of the [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Tellius series]] is willing to let the entire continent be TakenForGranite, with only two people he fully intended to spare - [[spoiler: his great-granddaughters, Micaiah and Sanaki.]]
* ''Videogame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSisterLocation'' reveals that Mr. Afton [[spoiler:a.k.a the murderer]] has a daughter, whom he honestly cares for (given how, despite him refusing to let her see Circus Baby, [[spoiler:he knew that he'd designed the animatronic as a secret [[HomicideMachines child abduction/murder machine]] that would surely kill her]]). [[spoiler:Sadly, she decided to visit Baby when he wasn't looking...]]
** Seems to be subverted in the game's custom night with [[spoiler:his son, Michael Afton, though. From the way Michael tells it, his father sent him to deal with the homicidal ghosts possessing the animatronics... and it didn't go well for Mike]].

* In ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'', not only does Ganon [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas love his mortal mothers Twinrova]], but the ''Oracle'' games show Twinrova to be equally devoted to him. When their intended sacrifice for a resurrection rite gets rescued, they choose to sacrifice themselves instead to complete the rite. It... [[CameBackWrong almost works]].

* In ''VideoGame/MassEffect'' Renegade Shepard can be played this way (though it’s more AntiHero than evil). S/he can kill civilians and hostages because it makes his/her job easier, backstab his/her allies, execute enemies on the spot (often in rather painful ways) and be a jerk. But at the same time s/he can be shown to care deeply about one or more of his/her squadmates and beat the shit out of people trying to harm them.
** In ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', you can be playing as a colossal jerkass for most of the game, but when the Collectors capture you crew, immediately go on a RoaringRampageOfRescue.
* ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonor: Underground'' has the radio song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piMtX5ozXG8 "Er Lässt mich Niemals Allein"]](Each Night He Comes Home To Me), which is apparently sung by a German war widow.
* ''VideoGame/MetalGear'': Revolver Ocelot [[ManipulativeBastard may be]] [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder one of the worst of the lot]], [[spoiler:but every single thing he did was out of love for Big Boss]].
* In ''VideoGame/MiddleEarthShadowOfWar'', Orc Captains have blood brothers, who will come after you in revenge if you take down one of them. During the story mode, [[spoiler:Bruz the Chopper]] will be [[MindRape Shamed]] into inconsolable misery by Talion and his blood brothers will ambush him some time afterwards, seeking to avenge him.

* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'': Shao Kahn is in the running for worst asshole in the series, but he has a soft spot for his late (later resurrected) wife Sindel. Several of his intro dialogues in ''11'' reveal that his sort-of-daughter Mileena has a place in his heart as well.
** Alex in the ''Bastard of Kosigan'' series has definitely crossed the MoralEventHorizon, but her dialogue hints that she still loves the player.
** ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2: Mask of the Betrayer'' might not count as Akachi isn't technically a villain, but his love for the Red Woman and his brother do help bring him back to himself and end the curse that is killing your player.

* ''VideoGame/{{Overlord}}'' has the title character gain a mistress partway through the game. Rose is prim and a bit condescending... although even later in the game, you can dump Rose for her sultry sister Violet. [[spoiler:It turns out that both girls are the daughters of the former Overlord and the one you didn't pick will betray you when her father returns. As the sequel shows, the Overlord stayed loyal to Rose.]]
* ''VideoGame/OverlordII'' stars the son of the previous Overlord, after said Overlord vanished at the end of ''Overlord: Raising Hell'' (while his mistress was pregnant). He has one childhood friend Kelda, who in turn becomes his first mistress. Even in the stage of the game when both are children, Kelda is the only character who likes the Witch-Boy and doesn't treat him like the EnfantTerrible he is, instead trying to protect him from bullying while developing a crush on him.

** Played with in [[ArcVillain Madarame]]'s case. While he takes in orphans in order to plagiarize their artistic works, Yusuke wonders if Madarame actually cared for him. At the end of Yusuke's Confidant, Yusuke hears from Kawanabe, an old friend of Madarame's that many years ago, Madarame had called Kawanabe, desperate to find someone to treat a young Yusuke's fever (though it's also possible to interpret this as PragmaticVillainy of [[CantKillYouStillNeedYou not letting a potential asset die]]).

* A VillainProtagonist version, Alex Mercer from ''VideoGame/{{Prototype}}'' shows he deeply cares for his sister Dana. [[spoiler:Later it turns out that "Alex" is actually the virus using his body as a form, and the original Alex was in fact just a monster who was willing to sacrifice her along with the rest of New York out of spite. Needless to say, Virus Mercer [[EvenEvilHasStandards doesn't take this revelation all that well]].]]
** In ''VideoGame/{{Prototype 2}}'', James Heller was getting ready to kill [[spoiler:Colonel Rooks]] but spares him when he finds out the man has a family he cares deeply about.
* The BigBad of ''VideoGame/RadiantHistoria''. [[spoiler:The biggest obstacle stopping [[EvilUncle Heiss]] from completing his "[[OmnicidalManiac destroy the world]]" objective is the fact that he really, truly cares about Stocke, and a large part of his plan is an effort to save his life and [[EvilMentor train him to take over]]. Right up until the end, Heiss is unwilling to seriously try to kill him because he's still holding out hope he might change his mind, and in the True Ending, he ultimately decides that if [[HeroicSacrifice one of them has to die]], it's going to be him, not his nephew.]]

** [[MadScientist William]] [[EvilutionaryBiologist Birkin]], creator of the G-Virus who instigates the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'', has a wife and daughter, both of whom he loves[[spoiler: -- until the circumstances of the game's events cause him to mutate into the BigBad of the game and leave Sherry orphaned.]]
** As evil as Alexia Ashford is in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica'', she genuinely loves her brother Alfred and is ''[[RoaringRampageOfRevenge pissed right off]]'' that Claire and Steve killed him.
*** In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilTheDarksideChronicles'', though, [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness not so much]].
** BigBad Albert Wesker cared for one person, but it’s not Excella his NumberTwo (who loves him) or his son Jake’s unnamed mother, it’s actually his old colleague William Birkin. Despite betraying and murdering literally everyone else in his life, Wesker treated Birkin with legitimate respect and considered him a friend. In ''Wesker’s report'', Albert loses his usual cold stoicism and apathy to express distaste towards HUNK William’s killer and continues to praises his old friend’s genius which is very uncharacteristic for him.

* In ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2'', the Boss looks like an amoral sociopath (and don't be fooled s/he is), but God help you if you dare to touch any of the other Saints. [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge You will be ended]] [[DisproportionateRetribution in some particularly gruesome ways.]] A VillainProtagonist to the hilt, yes, but one who cares about their people at least...
** ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'' leaves it up to the player to decide whether the Boss cares enough to ''prevent'' Saints from being killed or whether they're just a convenient excuse for the next rampage.

* In ''VideoGame/StarStealingPrince'', [[spoiler:Edgar and Lina]] are both nasty pieces of work. But when you defeat either of them in the DualBoss fight, the one still standing becomes very distraught, showing that [[UnholyMatrimony at the very least their love for each other]] [[HappilyMarried was genuine.]]

** ''VideoGame/JediKnightDarkForcesII'' introduces Sarriss and her apprentice Yun as two of the Dark Jedi antagonists. After swearing loyalty to Jerec she met Yun when she became "engaged" to his father, then seduced him, taught him her interpretation of the Force, and convinced him to kill his own father. It ''seems'' like their relationship couldn't be genuine because of her manipulations, as she takes him as her apprentice. Later, when Kyle is captured and Sarris is about to execute him, Yun (whose life at this point has already been spared once by main protagonist Kyle Katarn) draws his blade and blocks the weapon- which causes Sarris killing blow to accidentally cut through him instead. She becomes visibly upset and asks why he did it, to which he replies ''"he's a Jedi- he deserves a battle,"'' before dying. Rather than going ahead and executing the weakened Katarn right then and there, she honors Yun's request. Though it results in her death, it seems her love for Yun was genuine enough to respect his dying wish.
** It's thought that Darth Vader thinks of Starkiller from ''VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed'' as a son. [[TrainingFromHell Thank god]] [[EvilMentor he]] [[ScarsAreForever didn't raise Luke]].

*** Present among Dark-Side characters who choose to partake in a RomanceSidequest, but it's especially notable for the Sith. Dark-sided Warriors are typically ruthless, bloodthirsty, intolerant of failure, and quite possibly [[ImAHumanitarian cannibals]]; dark-sided Inquisitors are typically {{Magnificent Bastard}}s and [[TheSocialDarwinist Social Darwinists]] who love electrocuting people and take sarcasm to Jerkass levels. This doesn't stop them from genuinely loving their chosen paramour.
*** Darth Malgus is shown in supplementary materials to have once had a wife named Eleena Daru, who he loved with all his heart and vice versa. When Eleena was held hostage, Magus immediately surrendered to save her life. [[spoiler:This incident leads to him forcing himself to remorsefully kill her, as the Sith code holds that all personal attachments must be severed and his enemies would use her against him.]]
* The ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' villain [[BigBad Bowser]] with his seven {{Overlord Jr}}s and one DaddysLittleVillain. For this clan, taking over the world is like a family vacation! He even makes sure they each get their own little kingdom to play in/rule-with-an-iron-claw! Sadly, it's been {{retcon}}ned that the former seven are no longer his biological children, [[PetTheDog but it's still pretty sweet to see how he treats them]], so it's possible that they are his adopted kids, which is a common fan-theory.

--->[[spoiler:'''Elder Princess Shroob:''' AND MY SISTER... MY DEAR, SWEET, BEAUTIFUL SISTER... I WILL AVENGE HER!]]

* ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal'' has Calypso, both a {{Literal|Genie}} AND a JerkassGenie that will be more than willing to screw up your wish if he can find a loop-hole ForTheEvulz. And usually, he does. But he has a real soft spot for his deceased daughter, Krista. This shows in the second game and ''Head-On'', where his love is exploited by the police into setting her body up to be a bomb ([[YouAreNotAlone which works]]) and in the latter [[CallingTheOldManOut she chews him out for causing death and destruction just to have her back]] and demands [[RetCon that the accident that killed her to never happen]]. Unfortunately, he is unable to grant her that wish and sadly laments on having to keep her happily until she recovers from the comatose state he puts her in. One of the few times where he ''wants'' to grant a contestant their wish and ''can't''.
** Dark Tooth from the first two games clearly cares for his son, Sweet Tooth and in the second game, specifically seeks revenge at the protagonist for killing him in the tournament.
* This is an extremely important character trait of [[spoiler:Flowey]] from ''{{VideoGame/Undertale}}'' - despite being incapable of truly feeling love due to his lack of a soul and [[TheSociopath thorough lack of morality]], his mind is still obsessed with [[spoiler:his adopted sibling who committed suicide in a failed ThanatosGambit long before the game started, also killing him in the process (he CameBackWrong). His eventual HeelFaceTurn requires him finally coming to terms with their death and finding peace]].
** The game also implies that the feeling may have been mutual, although this is [[AmbiguouslyEvil far more debatable]] on both ends. It's left very open to interpretation if [[spoiler:the Fallen Child/Chara]] was good, evil, or somewhere in between, and if their affection for their adopted brother was genuine, just a front to get him to cooperate, or a confused combination of the two, but the possibility for this trope to be in place is on the table regardless. They also may have cared about their parents to some extent but this is even less definitive.

** Depending on the player's choices, if Josh [[spoiler: recognizes Wendigo!Hannah]], the latter will take Josh away rather than kill him. [[spoiler: Though [[FateWorseThanDeath what becomes of Josh]] isn't much better.]]
** [[spoiler: Hannah as a Wendigo]] will preserve [[spoiler: Beth]]'s head.
** Mike is the only character that [[spoiler: Wendigo!Hannah]] will not directly kill. There's a moment where [[spoiler: Wendigo!Hannah]] pulls Mike underwater but quickly releases him unharmed offscreen, suggesting that [[spoiler: Hannah still retains her feelings for him]].

* In ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII'' and especially the addon ''The Frozen Throne'', Illidan has long been over the fact that Tyrande ended up with his brother Malfurion. Even though he was imprisoned by Malfurion for 10,000 years, exiled from his homeland, and sentenced to death for his repeating dealings with demons, and their armies have often fought against each other, Malfurion more than once accepts Illidans offers to ignore their own history when offered his help to save Tyrande. Though his title as a demon lord is ''The Betrayer'', he never has any hidden motives in these situations.
** In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', Sally Whitemane turned to extremism after losing her family to the Scourge. After she's defeated in the updated Scarlet Monastery instance, she calls out "Mograine...", the name of her comrade in arms and possible lover, who was killed in the Ashbringer comic series.
** [[EvilOverlord Arthas]], [[TheNecromancer the Lich King]] of all people. When Arthas was young his horse Invincible was severely injured. Unable to heal him Arthas killed him to end his pain. This event left a major impact on Arthas and inspired him to become a paladin. After losing his soul and killing his father, the first thing Arthas did was run to Invincible's grave and brought the horse back to life. When the Scourge attacked the Sunwell and Arthas did battle with Anasterian Sunstrider, Anasterian cut off Invincible's forelegs to dismount Arthas. Arthas was ''horrified'' at the sight of Invincible desperately trying to rise to his feet as it brought back memories of the wound that took Invincible from him the first time. This made Arthas go ''[[UnstoppableRage completely berserk]]''. Even Sylvanas couldn't help but notice that it looked like that Arthas was human again for a brief moment. Even after becoming the Lich King he kept Invincible by his side. Make zero mistake about it, even after killing his own flesh and blood Arthas ''loved'' that horse. A straighter example in that he kept {{Tragic Keepsake}}s such as his old Training Sword, Silver Hand Badge[[note]]Uther the Lightbringer[[/note]], and Jaina's locket, as revealed from a special drop from him in 25-man Heroic.

* ''VideoGame/YesYourGrace'': A character who will have comitted one of the game's worst acts by the end of its plot turns out to care deeply about both his parents, to the point that they are the two people he'd never hurt.

* In ''VideoGame/CastleCrashers'', after you defeat the Conehead Groom a big, burly cyclops enters the scene, picks up the Groom's body, and ''cries''. He then escapes with the [[DamselInDistress Princess]]. When you finally catch up to him, he's holding a funeral for his pal. Whether the groom was his son, father, or just a good friend is unclear.

** BigBad Albert Wesker cared for one person, but it’s not Excella his NumberTwo (who loves him) or his son Jake’s unnamed mother, it’s actually his old colleague William Birkin. Despite betraying and murdering literally everyone else in his life, Wesker treated Birkin with legitimate respect and considered him a friend. In ''Wesker’s report'', Albert loses his usual could stoicism and apathy to express distaste towards HUNK William’s killer and continues to praises his old friend’s genius which is very uncharacteristic for him.

** Mike is the only character that [[spoiler: Wendigo!Hannah]] will not directly kill. There was a moment where [[spoiler: Wendigo!Hannah]] pulls Mike underwater but quickly releases him unharmed offscreen, suggesting that [[spoiler: Hannah still retains her feelings for him]].

* Seiji from ''VisualNovel/SpiritHunterNG'' is a two-faced sadist who delights in the torment of others, but he does genuinely like the Kijima family and goes out of his way to help them however he can.

* ''VideoGame/YesYourGrace'': A character whose guts the players will have been greatly encouraged to hate by the end of the game turns out to care deeply about both his parents, to the point that they are the two people he'd never hurt.

** The PlayerCharacter can choose an evil alignment and still genuinely care about others. They can have {{Villainous Friendship}}s with the likes of Korgan Bloodaxe and Edwin Odesseiron, choose to keep their little sister Imoen around as a MoralityPet and have a romance with one of three evil characters -- Viconia DeVir, Dorn Il-Khan or Hexxat.

* In ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', deep down, Vergil does care for his younger brother despite the resentment. After [[spoiler: his time spent as V]], he is less antagonistic towards Dante and even genuinely thanked Nero [[spoiler: before realizing that Nero was actually his son, not his nephew like he initially thought.]]

* In ''VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse'', the [[VillainousIncest mother son/ husband wife duo]] of Towa and Mira really do seem to care for each other. [[spoiler:Subverted in VideoGame/Xenoverse2 as at the end for Towa as its revealed she views Mira as a tool.]]

** [[MadScientist William]] [[EvilutionaryBiologist Berkin]], creator of the G-Virus who instigates the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'', has a wife and daughter, both of whom he loves[[spoiler: -- until the circumstances of the game's events cause him to mutate into the BigBad of the game and leave Sherry orphaned.]]

** The [[NightmareFuel Redeads and Gibdos]] from both ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]'' seem to have at least some level of affection for one another. In both games they will mourn their slain allies, not even bothering to attack you, until the corpse of the slain undead dies, and in ''Majora's Mask'' they surround the Music Box House wanting their "friend", actually a cursed human being, to join them. They're even [[ItCanThink capable of conversing with you]] if you wear the Gibdo's Mask.

** There was also his girlfriend Nisha, who wasn't a good person either, but it seems like they really cared about each other. When you and your team kill her and Jack finds out about it, he's confused about how he feels about her death, but says that he's pissed off that she's dead. In [[VideoGame/TalesFromTheBorderlands,]] when you're in Jack's office, you can look at his wall of prized possessions, [[TragicKeepsake and one of them is Nisha's cowboy hat.]] If you check it, and you have Jack in your cybernetic system for him to insert his own thoughts to spice up your echo-eye's information about what you see, he says, "I miss my girlfriend."

* ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' has a rather twisted example with Handsome Jack. Once you manage to reach [[spoiler:Control Core Angel]], it's revealed that [[spoiler:Angel is not only a Siren, but Jack's daughter who he's been using as both a power source for the [[MacGuffin Vault Key]] and as a [[WetwareCPU living supercomputer.]] [[AbusiveParents Despite being emotionally and verbally abusive towards her, as well as having kept her locked up for a large part of her life,]] he expresses genuine horror and terror once you and your team begin trying to kill her [[ICannotSelfTerminate at her request,]] even pleading with you in earnest to not kill his baby girl. Once she dies, he starts going into a complete VillainousBreakdown and replaces his contempt for you for burning, murderous hatred.]]

** Manfred von Karma in the ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'' series is completely ruthless and will murder over the slightest insult, but as seen by the way he keeps making positive offhand remarks about her, he dotes on his wife.

* ''VideoGame/TaikoDrumMaster'': Tellu from ''Dodon~! to Nidaime!'' is one of the Waru Robots that wreak havoc on the festival by order of their creator, Dr. Waruru. When defeated, however, she seems glad to see her estranged sister, [[spoiler:Alumi]], alive.

* In ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara 3'' we have Otani Yoshitsugu, a leprous, MisanthropeSupreme EvilSorcerer whose stated goal in life is to [[PutThemAllOutOfMyMisery make every other human being just as miserable as he is]]. Yet, despite all this, he remains completely loyal and dedicated to Ishida Mitsunari, [[InLoveWithYourCarnage because Mitsunari is already miserable and very good at spreading said misery around]]. [[spoiler:When Mori and Ieyasu make him realize that this means he has someone he actually ''cares'' for, Yoshitsugu suffers a VillainousBreakdown.]]

** Manfred von Karma in the ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'' series is completely ruthless and will murder over the slightest insult, but as seen by the way he keeps making positive offhand remarks about them and how they turned out, he dotes on his wife, daughters, and even adopted son Edgeworth (actually the son of one of his enemies). [[spoiler:The Edgeworth part ends up downplayed, as Karma eventually has Edgeworth framed when he starts out turning out too much like his father, Manfred's aforementioned enemy.]]

** [[MadScientist William]] [[EvilutionaryBiologist Berkins]], creator of the G-Virus who instigates the events of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'', has a wife and daughter, both of whom he loves[[spoiler: -- until the circumstances of the game's events cause him to mutate into the BigBad of the game and leave Sherry orphaned.]]

* ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' has a rather twisted example with Handsome Jack. Once you manage to reach [[spoiler:Control Core Angel]], it's revealed that [[spoiler:Angel is not only a Siren, but Jack's daughter who he's been using as both a power source for the [[MacGuffin Vault Key]] and as a [[WetwareCPU living supercomputer.]][[AbusiveParents Despite being emotionally and verbally abusive towards her as well as having kept her locked up for most of her life for his own ends,]] he expresses genuine horror and terror once you and your team begin trying to kill her [[ICannotSelfTerminate at her request,]] even pleading with you in earnest to not kill his baby girl. Once she dies, he starts going into a complete VillainousBreakdown and replaces his contempt for you for burning, murderous hatred.]]

* ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' has a rather twisted example with Handsome Jack. Once you manage to reach [[spoiler:Control Core Angel]], it's revealed that [[spoiler:Angel is not only a Siren, but Jack's daughter who he's been using as both a power source for the [[MacGuffin Vault Key]] and as a [[WetwareCPU living supercomputer]]. [[AbusiveParents Despite being emotionally and verbally abusive towards her]], he expresses genuine horror and grief at the possibility of her death, even pleading with you to not kill his baby girl. Once she dies, he starts going into a complete VillainousBreakdown and replaces his contempt for you for burning hatred]]. In the case of [[DarkActionGirl Nisha]], his [[UnholyMatrimony girlfriend]], when you kill her he's more confused by the fact that her death actually pisses him off.

* The Panda King from ''Franchise/SlyCooper'' series has his daughter Jing-King, whose distress is the driving force of the third episode in ''VideoGame/Sly3HonorAmongThieves''. He even joins up with the Cooper Gang for her sake.