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* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' has three characters like this, [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope except all of them turn out to be the culprits in their respective cases]]]].
** Acro is constantly loved and flapped around by birds. These birds even attack Phoenix when [[spoiler:he starts accusing Acro of murdering the ringmaster (he did, but [[MurderByMustake he was aiming for someone else]])]]. The birds desert Acro when he's at his most intense, but come back afterward.
** In the third game, Dahlia Hawthorne is similarly accompanied by a trio of butterflies most of the time. [[spoiler:Said butterflies ''explode'' when Dahlia's [[ManipulativeBastard true nature]] is revealed.]]
** The second ''Investigations'' game has Souta Sarushiro/[[FanTranslation Simon Keyes]], an animal tamer from the same circus as Acro. His complete and utter love for the animals around him convinces everyone -- [[TheHero Edgeworth]] included -- that he's innocent of the murder in the prison. He’s the client for the second case, so Edgeworth has to defend him. [[spoiler:[[ManipulativeBastard It's all a facade]]. He has absolutely no sense of trust in anyone except for a single assassin and his seeing-eye dog. Everyone else is just someone to be used to get his revenge on the conspiracy that ruined his life, and his breakdown at the very end of the game reflects that with all the animals beating him up. And while techincally he's not lying about not being the killer for the murder in the prison, he most certainly manipulated the real killer into taking action.]]
** Played straight with a defendant and heroic [[TheCutie cutie]] Sasha Buckler from ''Dual Destinies''. She adores every creature and has a sweet bond with the whale, which she adorably sings to sea shanties, uses an anchor-shaped whistle to issue tricks to her whale, and even wears arm floats when she can swim. Also played straight with her equally pretty predecessor, Azura Summers who is shown using a whistle to sing with her whale friend. Then there's [[spoiler: her boyfriend who is another seemingly NiceGuy culprit. Of course there's the fact he never actually killed the victim and the supposed murder was a total accident, not to mention, he does genuinely like all the animals in the aquarium save for one orca he blames for the death of his girlfriend, the aforementioned Azura. He later makes amends with that orca when he learns Azura actually died due to the heart condition she had. So in a sense he's somewhat DoubleSubverted.]]
* Gundham Tanaka from ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'' is a very strange example of this, as although he is a world-renowned animal trainer and lectures anyone who will listen on the proper treatment of animals, he [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} also believes he is a powerful Dark Wizard]], [[EvilOverlord aspires to rule the world,]] and refers to his hamsters as [[DeathbringerTheAdorable 'The Four Dark Devas of Destruction']] [[spoiler: This shows even in [[CruelAndUnusualDeath his execution scene]], as the first thing he does before facing his [[TrampledUnderfoot literally incoming death]] is to put his hamsters out of the stampede's range so they won't be harmed.]]
* Literature/{{Rapunzel}} is this in the ''VideoGame/DarkParables'' series, being the blessing conferred upon her by the nature goddess Flora. She not only gets along with everything living, but she has SwissArmyTears which can heal all injuries, [[spoiler:and is immune to the EnemyOfAllLivingThings powers of her little sister Belladonna]].
* ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'': B.B. Hood is a funny case -- plants sprout around her, and butterflies and moles like her far more than is normal, but she does ''not'' get along with wolves. (It should be noted that she has a lot of "cute" traits and a [[EnfanteTerrible less-than-cute personality]].)
* The eponymous protagonist of ''VideoGame/{{Dropsy}}''. Humans see his [[TheGrotesque monstrous appearance]] and are convinced he's a MonsterClown ([[NonIronicClown he's not]]), but animals generally like him and trust him implicitly -- indeed, his dog and the other two {{Loyal Animal Companion}}s he picks up during the game are necessary to solve puzzles, and Dropsy cares for them in turn. Dropsy also seems to be able to understand their speech, though he is mute himself.
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls''
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample. How do animals react to her?** In the series' mythology, Kynareth, the [[OurGodsAreDifferent Aedric Divine]] Goddess of the Air and Heavens, also has a significant association with nature and living things. Her [[TheCommandments Commandment]] states that one should "respect nature" and "use Nature's gifts wisely". She is a friend to all ''natural'' living things, anyway... Undead need not apply.
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample. How do animals react to her?** Meridia is a [[OurGodsAreDifferent Daedric Prince]] whose sphere is obscured to mortals, but is associated with LifeEnergy, [[LightIsNotgood Light]], and [[ProudBeauty Beauty]]. Though she is associated with the "energy of living things", she technically [[SubvertedTrope Subverts]] it. There is a heavy emphasis on the ''Living'' part, for one. If you're Undead or a Necromancer, she ''will'' destroy you. If [[WhatIsOneMansLifeInComparison some living things have to die]] as collateral damage in order for her to achieve her greater goals, [[KnightTemplar she'll sacrifice them without a second thought]].
* The player character in the ''VideoGame/EndlessOcean'' games is this, as he/she befriends and learns about various sea life by ''petting'' it. The second game subverts it a little by allowing you to get attacked, but you defend yourself with a stun gun which explicitly has [[HealingShiv healing properties]] rather than anything lethal.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Fable}}'' if you get your good rating high enough, butterflies start flying around you. If you get your evil rating high enough, flies do the same.
* The "Animal Friend" perk in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' makes you this (somewhat). The first rank of it makes it so animal enemies won't attack you. The second makes animals attack enemies (except other animals, which they already do anyway making the 2nd rank practically useless).
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample. Please add information about how animals react to him.** Guy, from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII'', is a lumbering giant of a man... who speaks squirrel, is pure of heart, and has stats that make him an ideal White Mage.
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample. Please add information about how animals react to her.** Lenna from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'', to the point that she steps on poisonous plants to rescue the wind drake. She became this after [[spoiler: learning that her mother was sick, and could only be cured by the tongue of a wind drake, which would kill it. In the end, she chose to keep the wind drake alive, ''if'' you decided to do so; if not, the King shows up to stop her]].
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample. Please add information about how animals react to her.*** To a lesser extent, Krile -- she's able to ''speak'' with every sentient being, but she doesn't go to the extremes that Lenna does.
%%Administrivia/ExamplesAreNotArguable** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'', this seems to be the case with Relm, who becomes instant friends with Shadow's RightHandAttackDog, Interceptor. It may be subverted, however, if Interceptor is simply picking up on the fact that [[spoiler:Relm may be Shadow's daughter.]] Then again, she managed to make [[GoldfishPoopGang Ultros]] go "D'AWWWW" and let her paint his portrait while he was in the middle of attacking your party.
* Hermes, before he became [[OmnicidalManiac Fandaniel]] in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' is a tragic example. He loves all his creations in Elpis, and is incredibly distraught when his fellow Ancients decide which lives or dies. [[spoiler:When one of his creations, Meteion, reports that every star in the universe her sisters visited is either dead, dying, or destroyed immediately upon arrival and snaps, Hermes himself becomes overwhelmed by existentialism and allows Meteion to escape to the edge of the universe, kickstarting the conflict of the main storyline of the first eight years of the game.]]
* Henry from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''. He is even able to ''communicate'' with animals and plants alike!
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample** Also Sumia and Ricken.
* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'', Azura's son Shigure can attract woodland critters with his singing. In the Child Scramble DLC, if Azura married Takumi, their other son Kiragi can also attract woodland critters with his singing.[[spoiler:.. [[SubvertedTrope at which point he shoots them in the face with his bow.]]]]
* Jak of ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'', despite his AntiHero status, and having an "[[SuperpoweredEvilSide anger issue]]", is a pretty nice guy who's especially good with animals.
%%* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'':
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample. How do animals react to him?** [[KidHero Sora]], a male example, would befriend anybody who's not trying to kill him or his allies.
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample. How do animals react to him?** [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Ten years before the events of the first game]], there was [[TheCutie Ventus]], who was just as friendly. [[spoiler:It's possible that Sora got his friendly nature from Ven, considering that the latter's Heart resides within him.]]
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
** Link is not only good at taming potential steeds (the Crimson Loftwing, Epona), but some animals will also willingly come up to him more than others (Twilight Princess). This can be explained by how he has the [[EmeraldPower Triforce of Courage; Farore, the Goddess of Courage, created the lifeforms that inhabit Hyrule.]]
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'': The ghost in the Sacred Grove is seen playing his ocarina for group of forest animals, who disappears if Link goes near him; causing the animals to scatter.
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'':
*** Though Saria is from Kokiri Village, she can often be found deep in the surrounding forest, [[ChekhovsGun near the Forest Temple]], where she teaches Link her song. She explains that it allows her to communicate with the spirits in the forest and also allows her to speak to him telepathically. Which how she learns [[spoiler: of the disturbance in the Forest Temple when she finally awakens as the Forest Sage, 7 years later]].
*** Malon the ranch girl adores the horses under her keep and even endures Ingo’s tyranny because she fears he’ll hurt the horses. Malon is the only other character besides Link who can tame Epona.
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'': Ilia, despite being the Mayor's daughter, [[NatureLover spends more of her time in the surrounding forest]], rather than Ordon Village. She's portrayed as selfless and giving: from tending to Link's horse (Epona) for him, to saving Prince Ralis when she found him collapsed in the road leading to Hyrule Castle Town.
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds'': Gulley, the young son of the blacksmith, is often confused as to why his wild animal friends tend to run away whenever anyone else approaches them. This is fitting, as he's an {{expy}} of the flute boy from ''A Link to the Past'' and [[spoiler: is implied to be Saria's successor as the new Sage of the Forest]].
* The Cultists of ''VideoGame/{{Majesty}}'' combine this with FluffyTamer. They immerse themselves in nature as part of their religion and routinely patrol monster lairs, not to raid them but to charm the ferocious animals that emerge from them.
* Amaterasu, the main character in ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}''. Not only do animals adore her, but she also makes [[FertileFeet flowers bloom wherever she steps]]. She's a PhysicalGod though, so it only makes sense. Nor is it one-sided -- she will stop any time, anywhere, to feed the animals she encounters on her travels, whether rabbits or tigers. And when you make flowers bloom near animals, they get hearts over their head and run over to Amaterasu to nuzzle up to her.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
** N from ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'', a male example and [[spoiler:probably a deconstruction, as he was deliberately conditioned into this through brainwashing and social maladjustment by Ghetsis]]. He never uses the same team of Pokémon twice, because he doesn't even capture them: he makes friends with wild Pokémon that can be found in the area and asks them to battle for him. [[SpeaksFluentAnimal He also has the ability to understand what Pokémon say]]. He then releases them afterward. In the sequels, ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'', it is possible to obtain the Pokémon N released for yourself, and they all have maximum happiness. He also states in the sequels that he wants to use his abilities to become a mediator between humans and Pokémon.
** In ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'', [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Aether Foundation President]] [[AntiVillain Lusamine]] is shown to be this, as she displays a nicer and friendlier personality as opposed to [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon the original games.]] However, like N, she's also shown to be a more [[WellIntentionedExtremist extreme example]], as she still plans to use Cosmog to open the Ultra Wormhole and enter Ultra Space, [[AdaptationalHeroism but now it's only to stop Necrozma from stealing Alola's light,]] [[AdaptedOut not because of an obsession with Ultra Beasts.]] [[PetTheDog She even thanks Lillie for taking care of Cosmog and appreciates Gladion's concerns about her disappearing forever]] [[spoiler:like their father, Mohn, did.]] She's not even a SoreLoser this time as she [[CombatCompliment compliments the player for]] [[WorthyOpponent becoming so strong on their Island Challenge]] [[GracefulLoser when they defeat her.]] Best of all, she even makes a genuine HeelFaceTurn after Necrozma is dealt with, [[HeelRealization realizing how much she hurt Cosmog and her children]] [[JerkassRealization and how Solgaleo/Lunala has been weakened from]] [[FusionDance being fused with Necrozma for so long,]] and vows to be a better mother to her children from now on without interfering in their affairs.
** In a sense, all the player characters in the games could count, since every Pokémon that can be obtained in the games can easily become a potential ally. Something that doesn't seem to come as easily for NPC characters. This is also kinda [[EnforcedTrope enforced]] by the game mechanics, as there are ''numerous'' ways to increase the friendship points but only exactly ''two'' ways (letting them faint in battle and spamming them with bitter herbal medicines) to reduce it.
* Bear Hugger from ''VideoGame/PunchOut'', if his interactions with his [[http://i.ytimg.com/vi/byu2sMQvlOw/hqdefault.jpg bear and squirrel]] companions are anything to go by. He even brings the squirrel along for his rematch, complete with little boxing gloves of it's own, and coos over it when he wins.
* Erana from the ''VideoGame/QuestForGlory'' series is a powerful mage whose goodly influence you will come into contact with throughout all of the games. Several gardens have sprung up wherever her magic is at work, causing animals to gather and exerting an influence of calm and purity over everything.
* ''VideoGame/SakuraWars: [[VideoGame/SakuraWarsSoLongMyLove So Long, My Love]]''[='=]s Diana has a specific bond to birds; they flock to her and she can't stand to see them harmed, and faints when served Fried Chicken at a Harlem Church. Coqulicot from the third game lives in a circus and has this sort of relationship with the animals under her care.
* Mono from ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus''. She's got the birds and fawn and everything. Even the squirrel looking up at her.
* In ''VideoGame/TheSims3'', if Sims have the Animal Lover trait, they instantly qualify. One Sim in Appaloosa Plains([[MeaningfulName who fittingly enough has the last name Shepherd]]) is friends with all the playable pets in the game when it starts, and she has the Dog Lover trait instead.
* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
** Sonic's initial reason for fighting [[MadScientist Eggman]] was to save his animal friends who had been captured and [[UnwillingRoboticisation used to power Eggman's robots]]. In the end of [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 the first game]] they are seen frolicking through the GreenHillZone with him. Most of his friends have shown signs of this at least once too. Justified somewhat as they're animals themselves.
** [[EnemyToAllLivingThings Subverted]] by [[VillainProtagonist Metal Sonic]] in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4: [[VillainEpisode Episode Metal]]''. He goes through the same levels as Sonic all while freeing animals by destroying the robots they're trapped in (robots made by his own creator), much like Sonic would; but he's only going through them to track down Sonic and because they attack him first. Once he's found Sonic, the animals he's unintentionally freed jump happily around him, but he gets annoyed by this and scares them off.
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* The Aurin from ''VideoGame/WildStar'' an entire alien species of this, male or female, animal or [[TalkingToPlants plant.]]
* Princess Kenny in ''VideoGame/SouthParkTheStickOfTruth'' has two abilities that call on animals. One calls a unicorn, and the other involves him singing to summon a swarm of rats. He ''is'' a princess, after all. The trope is parodied if the player messes up the action commands they have to do to make the abilities work, however, and can result in Kenny being [[spoiler: impaled by the unicorn or devoured by the rats.]]
* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'':
** Reimu Hakurei, the main protagonist, has shown to feed wild animals by hand, summon birds via whistle, and when the fairies tried to trick her into walking into a lake fish spontaneously formed a bridged under her feet.
** Satori Komeiji. Thanks to her ability [[{{Telepathy}} to read minds]], all animals love her since she can understand them. Of course, that same ability makes her feared by humans and youkai [[MindOverManners who don't like having their mind read like an open book]].
** Kasen Ibara, the one-armed, horned hermit, has several exotic pets, and handles all animals well.
* ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'': In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', there is a Druid only glyph by the name of "Glyph of Charm Woodland Creature", which "Allows the Druid to befriend an ambient creature, which will follow the Druid for 1 hour."
%%** Taken to the point of parody by Mylune, the dryad in Mount Hyjal.
* ''VideoGame/YesYourGrace'': Princess Cedani is natural at taming wild animals, with her record by the end of the game consisting of a snail, a hedgehog, a fox and a [[spoiler:bear cub]]. Unfortunately, she's also a ChronicPetKiller and the last of the list is the only one that can potentially still be alive by the end of the game.

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