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* The quote above from the third season of ''Series/UnbreakableKimmySchmidt'' shows that Kimmy plays this to the rest of the main cast, with Lillian lampshading it when Kimmy and Titus fight. She also plays this to Jacqueline.
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* ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki'': Ren takes it pretty bad whe he finds out that Kido is rubbing off on him and he just can't keep the same jerkass facade as before. Having a heart somewhere people can stab it is definitely not desirable in a ThereCanBeOnlyOne conflict. Kido can survive that, but he is too annoying to die. That doesn't count.
* ''Series/KamenRiderExAid'': Emu rarely succeeds at directly convincing people to stop being jerks despite his best tries and much to his disappointment. Without him, Taiga and Hiiro wouldn't have any reason to work together. If they didn't have any reason to work together, they wouldn't have any time to figure out that trying to murder each other is actually pretty stupid.
** Oddly enough, Taiga is a good influence on Nico as hanging out with him teaches her responsibility. Nico brings out the better him that he buried to get by on his self destructive mission. They didn't mean to care about each other, so the distress does stir up their relationship a lot. Nico did a lot to make Taiga less of jerk too.
* ''Series/KamenRiderBuild'': Sento goes from here into ContagiousHeroism as he inspires people to be their best selves and fight alongside him for the sake of love and peace. Kazumi sourly notes that Sento's optimism and ideals are infectious. They rubbed off on everyone in nascita gang (including Kazumi).
* ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'': Tsukuyomi tries to be a good influence on Sougo, so he wouldn't become [[TheCaligula Ohma]] [[HeroKiller Zi-O]], the overlord of time. It's ambigious how much it works or how much it can influence the fated events.
** Oddly enough, Sougo is a good influence on Geiz, smoothing out his agressive, straightforward attitude to be more reasonable and strategical. Considering how this might help Geiz kill Sougo, it's a good influence, but probably not a good thing.
* The page quote above from the third season of ''Series/UnbreakableKimmySchmidt'' shows that Kimmy plays this to the rest of the main cast, with Lillian lampshading it when Kimmy and Titus fight. She also plays this to Jacqueline.
* ''Series/KamenRiderExAid'': Emu rarely succeeds at directly convincing people to stop being jerks despite his best tries and much to his disappointment. Without him, Taiga and Hiiro wouldn't have any reason to work together. If they didn't have any reason to work together, they wouldn't have any time to figure out that trying to murder each other is actually pretty stupid.
** Oddly enough, Taiga is a good influence on Nico as hanging out with him teaches her responsibility. Nico brings out the better him that he buried to get by on his self destructive mission. They didn't mean to care about each other, so the distress does stir up their relationship a lot. Nico did a lot to make Taiga less of jerk too.
* ''Series/KamenRiderBuild'': Sento goes from here into ContagiousHeroism as he inspires people to be their best selves and fight alongside him for the sake of love and peace. Kazumi sourly notes that Sento's optimism and ideals are infectious. They rubbed off on everyone in nascita gang (including Kazumi).
* ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'': Tsukuyomi tries to be a good influence on Sougo, so he wouldn't become [[TheCaligula Ohma]] [[HeroKiller Zi-O]], the overlord of time. It's ambigious how much it works or how much it can influence the fated events.
** Oddly enough, Sougo is a good influence on Geiz, smoothing out his agressive, straightforward attitude to be more reasonable and strategical. Considering how this might help Geiz kill Sougo, it's a good influence, but probably not a good thing.
* The page quote above from the third season of ''Series/UnbreakableKimmySchmidt'' shows that Kimmy plays this to the rest of the main cast, with Lillian lampshading it when Kimmy and Titus fight. She also plays this to Jacqueline.
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* The cast of the game '' Fortune Lover'' in ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'' were originally a DysfunctionJunction, but most of them are significantly better people in the story proper due to Katarina having befriended them when her PastLifeMemories lead her to throw the story OffTheRails.
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* The cast of the game '' Fortune Lover'' in ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'' were originally a DysfunctionJunction, but most of them are significantly better people in the story proper due to Katarina having befriended them when her PastLifeMemories lead her to throw the story OffTheRails.OffTheRails (Mary's manipulative streak notwithstanding).
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* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'': Hiccup was this to Astrid. Hiccup got her to be more open and empathetic and cause her to become a more cheerful and happier person. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshade]] in ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragonTheHiddenWorld''. Astrid tells Hiccup that she credits him with making her the person she is today.
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* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'': Hiccup was this to Astrid. Hiccup got her to be more open and empathetic and cause her to become a more cheerful and happier person. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshade]] in ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragonTheHiddenWorld''. Astrid tells Hiccup that she credits him with making her the person she is today.
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** Midoriya has traits of TheParagon in training, since he intends to succeed the current one to Japan, he plays this to Class 1-A and to Shinsou. In Class 1-A, his influence forces Iida to [[HeelRealization notice that being driven by revenge is no action for a hero]], Todoroki confront his [[AbusiveParents father's controlling ways]] as well as the unhealthy way he had been dealing with the trauma, Mineta work harder towards being a hero after watching Midoriya try his best in USJ and his battle with Shinsou ends with the latter deciding to work towards being a hero even if he can't get in the hero course, with implications he started training under Aizawa. His relationship with Uraraka starts as this, up until she starts falling for him.
** The resident BloodKnight, Bakugou, is immune to Midoriya's attempts at rebuilding their friendship, so his positive influence mostly comes from Kirishima being his loving self and getting a position as his MoralityPet.
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** Midoriya has traits of TheParagon in training, since he intends to succeed the current one to Japan, he plays this to Class 1-A and to Shinsou. Shinso. In Class 1-A, his influence forces Iida to [[HeelRealization notice that being driven by revenge is no action for a hero]], Todoroki confront his [[AbusiveParents father's controlling ways]] as well as the unhealthy way he had been dealing with the trauma, Mineta work harder towards being a hero after watching Midoriya try his best in USJ and his battle with Shinsou Shinso ends with the latter deciding to work towards being a hero even if he can't get in the hero course, with implications he started training under Aizawa. His relationship with Uraraka starts as this, up until she starts falling for him.
** The resident BloodKnight,Bakugou, Bakugo, is immune to Midoriya's attempts at rebuilding their friendship, so his positive influence mostly comes from Kirishima being his loving self and getting a position as his MoralityPet.
** The resident BloodKnight,
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* On ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', Jake Sisko is a positive influence for his friend Nog, helping him go from an illiterate troublemaker to a gung-ho Starfleet officer.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{ResurrectedMemories}}'': [[spoiler:Befriending Danny, Sam, and the others is what truly makes Ember go from being TheMole to BecomingTheMask and undergoing a HeelFaceTurn. Despite the fact that it was slow, their friendship and kindness towards her causes her to come to truly care for them as her friends and she becomes happier, friendlier, and generally a better person as a result.]]
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* In ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{ResurrectedMemories}}'': ''Fanfic/ResurrectedMemories'': [[spoiler:Befriending Danny, Sam, and the others is what truly makes Ember go from being TheMole to BecomingTheMask and undergoing a HeelFaceTurn. Despite the fact that it was slow, their friendship and kindness towards her causes her to come to truly care for them as her friends and she becomes happier, friendlier, and generally a better person as a result.]]
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* In ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{ResurrectedMemories}}'': [[spoiler: Befriending Danny, Sam, and the others is what truly makes Ember go from being TheMole to BecomingTheMask and undergoing a HeelFaceTurn. Despite the fact that it was slow, their friendship and kindness towards her causes her to come to truly care for them as her friends and she becomes happier, friendlier, and generally a better person as a result.]]
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* In ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{ResurrectedMemories}}'': [[spoiler: Befriending [[spoiler:Befriending Danny, Sam, and the others is what truly makes Ember go from being TheMole to BecomingTheMask and undergoing a HeelFaceTurn. Despite the fact that it was slow, their friendship and kindness towards her causes her to come to truly care for them as her friends and she becomes happier, friendlier, and generally a better person as a result.]]
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* In ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{ResurrectedMemories}}'': [[spoiler: Befriending Danny, Sam and the others is what truly makes Ember go from being TheMole to BecomingTheMask and undergo a HeelFaceTurn. Despite the fact that it was slow, their friendship and kindness towards her causes her to come to truly care for them as her friends and she become happier, friendlier and generally a better person as a result.]]
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* In ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{ResurrectedMemories}}'': [[spoiler: Befriending Danny, Sam Sam, and the others is what truly makes Ember go from being TheMole to BecomingTheMask and undergo undergoing a HeelFaceTurn. Despite the fact that it was slow, their friendship and kindness towards her causes her to come to truly care for them as her friends and she become becomes happier, friendlier friendlier, and generally a better person as a result.]]
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* In ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{ResurrectedMemories}}'': [[spoiler: Befriending Danny, Sam and the others is what truly makes Ember go from being TheMole to BecomingTheMask and undergo a HeelFaceTurn. Despite the fact that it was slow, their friendship and kindness towards her causes her to come to truly care for them as her friends and she become happier, friendlier and generally a better person as a result.]]
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* In ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{ResurrectedMemories}}'': [[spoiler: Befriending Danny, Sam and the others is what truly makes Ember go from being TheMole to BecomingTheMask and undergo a HeelFaceTurn. Despite the fact that it was slow, their friendship and kindness towards her causes her to come to truly care for them as her friends and she become happier, friendlier and generally a better person as a result.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': On the pilot, Rick and Beth invoke this. Both state that by being around Rick, Morty, who had a FriendlessBackground, can improve in academics, because he has the same type of intelligence than his grandpa. Rick proves it by showing that Morty has a large knowledge of advanced physics. This turns out to be a ruse, Morty acquired a short-lived super intelligence due to an alien seed that dissolved inside him and long term, [[{{Subverted|Trope}} this isn't true]], as Morty grows cynic, ruthless and more like Rick in a bad sense as the show goes on.
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* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': On the pilot, Invoked by Rick and Beth invoke this. Both state in the first episode, them them stating that by being around Rick, Morty, who had a FriendlessBackground, can improve in academics, because he has the same type of intelligence than genius potential his grandpa. grandfather; Rick proves it by showing that Morty has gained a large knowledge of advanced physics. This turns out to be a ruse, as Morty acquired a short-lived super intelligence due to an alien seed that dissolved inside him and long isn't really more than average intelligence. Long term, [[{{Subverted|Trope}} this isn't true]], as Morty grows to become a cynic, ruthless and more like Rick in a bad sense as the show goes on.
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** Max/the player has the option of being this to other characters. Most notably Kate (assuming you [[spoiler: talk her out of her suicide attempt in episode 2]]) and Victoria (who you can come to an uneasy "not enemies" situation with, if you spend the game making an effort to bury the hatchet). WordOfGod is that if you [[spoiler:sacrifice Chloe at the end of the game, most of the cast is present at her funeral to support Max, because of this trope.]]
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** Max/the player has the option of being this to other characters. Most notably Kate (assuming you [[spoiler: talk [[spoiler:talk her out of her suicide attempt in episode 2]]) and Victoria (who you can come to an uneasy "not enemies" situation with, if you spend the game making an effort to bury the hatchet). WordOfGod is that if you [[spoiler:sacrifice Chloe at the end of the game, most of the cast is present at her funeral to support Max, because of this trope.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'': Most prominently, Hollyhock in season 4, [=BoJack=]'s possible illegitimate daughter, [[spoiler: actually his half-sister through the same father.]] While they live together, [=BoJack=] starts noticing more about himself and the way he ''should'' be behaving around her now that he is potentially a father. By the end of the season, [=BoJack=] made large strives in his CharacterDevelopment, becoming more mindful of others, especially Princess Carolyn, Beatrice, Todd and Diane. This is also partially because of the trauma he suffered the previous season and the events of "The Old Sugarman Place".
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* ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'': Most prominently, Hollyhock in season 4, [=BoJack=]'s possible illegitimate daughter, [[spoiler: actually [[spoiler:actually his half-sister through the same father.]] While they live together, [=BoJack=] starts noticing more about himself and the way he ''should'' be behaving around her now that he is potentially a father. By the end of the season, [=BoJack=] made large strives in his CharacterDevelopment, becoming more mindful of others, especially Princess Carolyn, Beatrice, Todd and Diane. This is also partially because of the trauma he suffered the previous season and the events of "The Old Sugarman Place".
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* ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'': Most prominently, Hollyhock in season 4, [=BoJack=]'s possible illegitimate daughter. While they live together, [=BoJack=] starts noticing more about himself and the way he ''should'' be behaving around her now that he is with a possible daughter. By the end of the season, [=BoJack=] made large strives in his CharacterDevelopment, becoming more mindful of others, especially Princess Carolyn, Beatrice, Todd and Diane. This is also partially because of the trauma he suffered the previous season and the events of "The Old Sugarman Place".
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* ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'': Most prominently, Hollyhock in season 4, [=BoJack=]'s possible illegitimate daughter. daughter, [[spoiler: actually his half-sister through the same father.]] While they live together, [=BoJack=] starts noticing more about himself and the way he ''should'' be behaving around her now that he is with potentially a possible daughter.father. By the end of the season, [=BoJack=] made large strives in his CharacterDevelopment, becoming more mindful of others, especially Princess Carolyn, Beatrice, Todd and Diane. This is also partially because of the trauma he suffered the previous season and the events of "The Old Sugarman Place".
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* From ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'': the chilled out, but shy, Dale and cranky and abrasive robot May bring out the best in each other. Dale brings out May's kinder instincts, introduces her to new people and showed her compassion when she really needed it. May gave Dale a solid push towards admitting his feeling to the girl he liked, and brings out his more passionate side.
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* From ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'': the chilled out, but shy, Dale and cranky and abrasive robot May bring out the best in each other. Dale brings out May's kinder instincts, introduces her to new people and showed her compassion when she really needed it. May gave Dale a solid push towards admitting his feeling to the girl he liked, and brings out his more passionate side.
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* In the ''[[Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona Persona]]'' series, the Wild Cards help many of their Social Links/Confidants become better people through their influence.
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* ''Manga/{{Haikyuu}}'': Hinata is kind, energetic, and easily believes the best in others. He's a major driving force in Kageyama's development from tyrannical, aloof prodigy to team player, helps asocial and introverted Kenma open up to others, and drives insecure, anxious Yachi to stand up for herself.
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* ''Manga/AoNoFlag'': Despire being a ClassicalAntiHero, Taichi's kindness and willingness to help others end up being a huge support in Futaba's attempts at becoming Touma's dream girl.
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** Starfire served as this for the team. Her ever present kind, cheeriness would help the other Titans through dark days. The episode "How Long is Forever?" reveals a BadFuture where Starfire's absence [[BreakingTheFellowship caused the team to break apart]], but her return managed to bring them back together again.
** In another sense, all the Titans played a part in helping Raven become less brooding and more attentive and open to others, being more selfless instead of just seeking revenge against her father or running away from her fate.
** In another sense, all the Titans played a part in helping Raven become less brooding and more attentive and open to others, being more selfless instead of just seeking revenge against her father or running away from her fate.
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** Starfire served as this for the team. Her ever present kind, cheeriness would help the other Titans through dark days. The episode "How "[[Recap/TeenTitansS2E1HowLongIsForever How Long is Forever?" Forever?]]" reveals a BadFuture where Starfire's absence [[BreakingTheFellowship caused the team to break apart]], but her return managed to bring them back together again.
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** In another sense, all the Titans played a part in helping Raven become less brooding and more attentive and open to others, being more selfless instead of just seeking
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* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' has the word "friendship" in the title, so this happens a lot. In particular, it is easier to count antagonists who wasn't made into better people by someone.
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* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' has the word "friendship" in the title, so this happens a lot. In particular, it is easier to count antagonists who wasn't ''weren't'' made into better people by someone.
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** Largely due to Ruby's kindness and seeing Blake deal with her issues, Weiss mellows out to them. She drops the IceQueen persona slowly and starts becoming increasingly kind and protective to her team.
** Blake is a brooding and cold girl who attempts to keep everyone at arm's length due to her own secrets and fears, when they come back to haunt her, she starts an obsessive pursue for her ArchNemesis, but as she gets closer to her friends, especially Yang and Sun, she learns to put her own health and well being before revenge, and her friends before everything. In season 4, she learns she should stop running away thanks to Sun's presence.
** Blake is a brooding and cold girl who attempts to keep everyone at arm's length due to her own secrets and fears, when they come back to haunt her, she starts an obsessive pursue for her ArchNemesis, but as she gets closer to her friends, especially Yang and Sun, she learns to put her own health and well being before revenge, and her friends before everything. In season 4, she learns she should stop running away thanks to Sun's presence.
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** Largely due to Ruby's kindness and seeing Blake deal with her issues, Weiss mellows out to them. She drops the IceQueen persona slowly and starts becoming increasingly kind and protective to towards her team.
** Blake is a brooding and cold girl who attempts to keep everyone at arm's length due to her own secrets andfears, when fears. When they come back to haunt her, she starts an obsessive pursue for pursuit of her ArchNemesis, but as she gets closer to her friends, especially Yang and Sun, she learns to put her own health and well being before revenge, and her friends before everything. In season 4, she learns she should stop running away thanks to Sun's presence.
** Blake is a brooding and cold girl who attempts to keep everyone at arm's length due to her own secrets and
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** June learns that she needs to grow out of her NaiveEverygirl status, become more assertive to get the things she want and that she can't just trust everyone and be nice all the time if she wants to live in New York. Furthermore, she decides to enjoy life more, especially when around Chloe, who knows [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl every bar and cool party in town]].
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** June learns that she needs to grow out of her NaiveEverygirl status, become more assertive to get the things she want and that she can't just trust everyone and be nice all the time if she wants to live in New York.UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity. Furthermore, she decides to enjoy life more, especially when around Chloe, who knows [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl every bar and cool party in town]].
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* [[AllLovingHero Goku]] from ''Anime/DragonBall'' tends to have this effect on others. In fact nearly all of his friends started off as enemies or rivals, before a DefeatMeansFriendship occurs and Goku wins them over. It took an especially long time for [[AntiHero Vegeta]] to come round, but the Saiyan prince later admits Goku's kindness had infected him and he had become a better person.
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* [[AllLovingHero Goku]] from ''Anime/DragonBall'' ''Manga/DragonBall'' tends to have this effect on others. In fact nearly all of his friends started off as enemies or rivals, before a DefeatMeansFriendship occurs and Goku wins them over. It took an especially long time for [[AntiHero Vegeta]] to come round, but the Saiyan prince later admits Goku's kindness had infected him and he had become a better person.
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->''She'd tell me I'm perfect the way I am and I would believe her, because, that sweet dummy, if she loves us, there must be something good about us.[...] You gotta admit, she makes us better people. I mean look at you, two months without her, you poison a Grammy winner.''
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* ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'' has Peralta and Holt playing this to each other. Both Peralta learns with Holt to take his own job and life more seriously and start growing out of his adoration for the CowboyCop trope and his {{Manchild}} tendencies, while Holt learns with Peralta about not taking everything that serious.
* ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'' has Peralta and Holt playing this to each other. Both Peralta learns with Holt to take his own job and life more seriously and start growing out of his adoration for the CowboyCop trope and his {{Manchild}} tendencies, while Holt learns with Peralta about not taking everything that serious.
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* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': On the pilot, Rick and Beth invoke this. Both state that by being around Rick, Morty, who had a FriendlessBackground, can improve in academics, because he has the same type of intelligence than his grandpa. Rick proves it by showing that Morty has a large knowledge of advanced physics. This turns out to be a ruse, Morty acquired a short-lived super intelligence due to an alien seed that dissolved inside him and long term, [[{{Suberverted|Trope}} this isn't true]], as Morty grows cynic, ruthless and more liek Rick in a bad sense as the show goes on.
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* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': On the pilot, Rick and Beth invoke this. Both state that by being around Rick, Morty, who had a FriendlessBackground, can improve in academics, because he has the same type of intelligence than his grandpa. Rick proves it by showing that Morty has a large knowledge of advanced physics. This turns out to be a ruse, Morty acquired a short-lived super intelligence due to an alien seed that dissolved inside him and long term, [[{{Suberverted|Trope}} [[{{Subverted|Trope}} this isn't true]], as Morty grows cynic, ruthless and more liek like Rick in a bad sense as the show goes on.
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Pretty much all of characters among the protagonist's and deuteragonist's teams were changed for the better when around .
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* Starfire served as this for the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''. Her ever present kind, cheeriness would help the other Titans through dark days. The episode "How Long is Forever?" reveals a BadFuture where Starfire's absence [[BreakingTheFellowship caused the team to break apart]], but her return managed to bring them back together again.
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** Starfire served as this for the
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* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novels, Carrot is this for the RagtagBunchOfMisfits that is the City Watch. One of his friends observes that he always assumes the best of you, and is so darn likeable that you can't bear to hurt his feelings by proving him wrong.
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->''She'd tell me I'm perfect the way I am and I would believe her, because, that sweet dummy, if she loves us, there must be something good about us.[...] You gotta admit, she makes us better people. I mean look at you, two months without her, you poison a Grammy winner.''
-->--'''Lillian''' to Titus about Kimmy, ''LiveActionTV/UnbreakableKimmySchmidt''
A Positive Friend Influence is a character that helps others within their social circle (friends, family, RagtagBunchOfMisfits, etc) to start making their way on overcoming their issues and become better people. They often play TheHeart to the group, or even the MoralityPet. More often than not, the character that is being helped genuinely never experienced being on the receiving end of such kindness or is simply amazed at how this positive friend's actions bear results or simply by the friend being a genuine nice person who shows heroic attributes.
It's also very much possible for this to be a two-way street. If a character that is nice is also basically an ExtremeDoormat, a more selfish character might teach them to stand up for themselves and become more assertive, while also receiving lessons on being nicer and kinder to others.
Different than TheParagon, a Positive Friend Influence can't help anyone in their CharacterDevelopment if they aren't close by, while a Paragon might influence entire societies in their development. If the one being helped changed after falling in love with their positive friend influence, then this is LoveRedeems and likely SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan, a Positive Friend Influence is a platonic trope, though they can eventually fall for said friend way later in the plot. If the CharacterDevelopment was not completed or the friendship ended terribly, then it's possible for that friend to revert to their old ways instead of staying as a healthier person if their positive influence isn't around.
TruthInTelevision, there really is such a thing as positive influence when it comes to people, and hanging out with good people can help you become better as well.
A character with this trope often has traits of AllLovingHero, IdealHero, TheHeart and often {{Adorkable}}.
Compare ContagiousHeroism, where the traits passed from one to another aren't just good, but outright heroic and the characters themselves are heroes.
Contrast ToxicFriendInfluence.
!Examples
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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* [[AllLovingHero Goku]] from ''Anime/DragonBall'' tends to have this effect on others. In fact nearly all of his friends started off as enemies or rivals, before a DefeatMeansFriendship occurs and Goku wins them over. It took an especially long time for [[AntiHero Vegeta]] to come round, but the Saiyan prince later admits Goku's kindness had infected him and he had become a better person.
** Seems like a case of LikeFatherLikeSon, as Gohan also displays this tendency. He was able to help Piccolo turn over a new leaf, where he goes from the world enslaving Demon King to an HonoraryUncle who thinks of Gohan [[LikeASonToMe like a son]].
* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'':
** Midoriya has traits of TheParagon in training, since he intends to succeed the current one to Japan, he plays this to Class 1-A and to Shinsou. In Class 1-A, his influence forces Iida to [[HeelRealization notice that being driven by revenge is no action for a hero]], Todoroki confront his [[AbusiveParents father's controlling ways]] as well as the unhealthy way he had been dealing with the trauma, Mineta work harder towards being a hero after watching Midoriya try his best in USJ and his battle with Shinsou ends with the latter deciding to work towards being a hero even if he can't get in the hero course, with implications he started training under Aizawa. His relationship with Uraraka starts as this, up until she starts falling for him.
** The resident BloodKnight, Bakugou, is immune to Midoriya's attempts at rebuilding their friendship, so his positive influence mostly comes from Kirishima being his loving self and getting a position as his MoralityPet.
* ''Manga/ShokugekiNoSoma'' has the titular Yukihira Soma as the trigger to Megumi's development, as he teaches her to have confidence in herself, never give up and face challenges head on. By the Autumn TournamentArc, she has learned to stand up to herself as she faces the very threatening Kurokiba without trembling.
* ''Anime/{{Sword Art Online}}''
** Kirito was this for his would be friends and party members, such as Asuna, Lisbeth, Silica, and Sinon. Prior to meeting Kirito they tended to keep to themselves, lacked confidence, or both. But hanging around Kirito would inspire them to open up and feel safer.
** Asuna has also displayed this during the "Mother's Rosario" arc, helping [[IllGirl Yuuki]] to feel happier and want to get the most out of life.
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[[folder:Live Action TV]]
* ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'' has Peralta and Holt playing this to each other. Both Peralta learns with Holt to take his own job and life more seriously and start growing out of his adoration for the CowboyCop trope and his {{Manchild}} tendencies, while Holt learns with Peralta about not taking everything that serious.
* ''Series/DontTrustTheBInApartment23'' has both main characters playing this to each other, despite Chloe being an evil {{Jerkass}}.
** Chloe grows into the role of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, she learns she needs to care better for her friends, that sometimes she needs to tune down her selfishness in other to help others. A few episodes imply she had a near sociopathic LackOfEmpathy, but this slowly changes when she starts feeling sad and guilty after some of her actions due to June's influence.
** June learns that she needs to grow out of her NaiveEverygirl status, become more assertive to get the things she want and that she can't just trust everyone and be nice all the time if she wants to live in New York. Furthermore, she decides to enjoy life more, especially when around Chloe, who knows [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl every bar and cool party in town]].
* Barry Allen/The Flash from ''Series/TheFlash2014'' has done this a few times. In a case of ContagiousHeroism, he manages to bring out the good in his former nemesis Leonard Snart/Captain Cold, eventually helping him do a full HeelFaceTurn.
* The quote above from the third season of ''Series/UnbreakableKimmySchmidt'' shows that Kimmy plays this to the rest of the main cast, with Lillian lampshading it when Kimmy and Titus fight. She also plays this to Jacqueline.
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[[folder:Video Game]]
* ''Videogame/LifeIsStrange'':
** The plot is kicked off by [[PlayerCharacter Max]] returning to her home town to attend a private school after moving away 5 years ago, shortly after the death of her best friend Chloe's father (implied to be the reason they slowly fell out of contact). In the present, Max has become withdrawn and lacking in confidence (despite her talent as a photographer) and Chloe has become a RebelWithoutACause; both to the point of an AmbiguousDisorder. Chloe's mother, Joyce, hopes that Max will be able to invoke this trope, although it ends up being mutual (Chloe helps Max be more outgoing; Max helps rein Chloe in and gives her emotional support).
** Max/the player has the option of being this to other characters. Most notably Kate (assuming you [[spoiler: talk her out of her suicide attempt in episode 2]]) and Victoria (who you can come to an uneasy "not enemies" situation with, if you spend the game making an effort to bury the hatchet). WordOfGod is that if you [[spoiler:sacrifice Chloe at the end of the game, most of the cast is present at her funeral to support Max, because of this trope.]]
** Rachel Amber befriended Chloe after Max left, and (if Chloe's anything to go by) helped support her as she and Max drifted apart in the aftermath of William's death. Unfortunately she disappeared some time before Max returned; Chloe has not taken it well. The prequel game ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeBeforeTheStorm'' explores this in more detail, [[spoiler:but implies that she might have been something of a Toxic Friend Influence, having introduce Chloe to a lot of the bad habits and company she has in the original game.]]
* ''VideoGame/NightInTheWoods'': In Bea's route, she will play this to the WomanChild Mae. Because Bea is bitter over Mae getting the chances she could never have and not even caring due to her own immaturity, she will call Mae out on her behavior, how she can't just waltz through life not caring and being a burden for everyone else, her parents and friends especially, to support. In face of that, and of all Bea suffered between [[spoiler:her father's dismissive attitude, her mother's death and working with a possible sexual abuser]], Mae is forced in the realization she has to grow up and mature.
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[[folder:Visual Novel]]
* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' has, most prominently, the Miles' HeelFaceTurn after the first game, largely resulting from rebuilding his friendship with Phoenix.
* ''Franchise/DanganRonpa'' has the protagonist play this at large to their fellow classmates, who are a bundle of [[DysfunctionJunction emotional and psychological messes with issues from low self-esteem to downright mental disorders]]. Often, they help a classmate through their fears, past traumas and insecurities in the Free Time Events, and they end up with renewed strength and self-esteem, promising to better themselves once they get off the school[=/=]island. Examples include Makoto giving Leon strength to try to pursue a musical career and Hinata making [[TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask Sonia]] calm down and feel more comfortable in her role as future queen.
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Pretty much all of characters among the protagonist's and deuteragonist's teams were changed for the better when around .
** Largely due to Ruby's kindness and seeing Blake deal with her issues, Weiss mellows out to them. She drops the IceQueen persona slowly and starts becoming increasingly kind and protective to her team.
** Blake is a brooding and cold girl who attempts to keep everyone at arm's length due to her own secrets and fears, when they come back to haunt her, she starts an obsessive pursue for her ArchNemesis, but as she gets closer to her friends, especially Yang and Sun, she learns to put her own health and well being before revenge, and her friends before everything. In season 4, she learns she should stop running away thanks to Sun's presence.
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[[folder: Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'': Most prominently, Hollyhock in season 4, [=BoJack=]'s possible illegitimate daughter. While they live together, [=BoJack=] starts noticing more about himself and the way he ''should'' be behaving around her now that he is with a possible daughter. By the end of the season, [=BoJack=] made large strives in his CharacterDevelopment, becoming more mindful of others, especially Princess Carolyn, Beatrice, Todd and Diane. This is also partially because of the trauma he suffered the previous season and the events of "The Old Sugarman Place".
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' has the word "friendship" in the title, so this happens a lot. In particular, it is easier to count antagonists who wasn't made into better people by someone.
* ''WesternAnimation/OkKoLetsBeHeroes'' has K.O. playing this to his coworkers, but most prominently Enid, who becomes increasingly protective of him.
* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': On the pilot, Rick and Beth invoke this. Both state that by being around Rick, Morty, who had a FriendlessBackground, can improve in academics, because he has the same type of intelligence than his grandpa. Rick proves it by showing that Morty has a large knowledge of advanced physics. This turns out to be a ruse, Morty acquired a short-lived super intelligence due to an alien seed that dissolved inside him and long term, [[{{Suberverted|Trope}} this isn't true]], as Morty grows cynic, ruthless and more liek Rick in a bad sense as the show goes on.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': The titular AllLovingHero Steven plays this to several characters in the city, but especially to the Crystal Gems, who have a boatload of issues showing up as time goes, ranging from self-loathing to outright [[AmbiguousDisorder undiagnosed PTSD]].
* Starfire served as this for the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''. Her ever present kind, cheeriness would help the other Titans through dark days. The episode "How Long is Forever?" reveals a BadFuture where Starfire's absence [[BreakingTheFellowship caused the team to break apart]], but her return managed to bring them back together again.
** In another sense, all the Titans played a part in helping Raven become less brooding and more attentive and open to others, being more selfless instead of just seeking revenge against her father or running away from her fate.
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-->--'''Lillian''' to Titus about Kimmy, ''LiveActionTV/UnbreakableKimmySchmidt''
A Positive Friend Influence is a character that helps others within their social circle (friends, family, RagtagBunchOfMisfits, etc) to start making their way on overcoming their issues and become better people. They often play TheHeart to the group, or even the MoralityPet. More often than not, the character that is being helped genuinely never experienced being on the receiving end of such kindness or is simply amazed at how this positive friend's actions bear results or simply by the friend being a genuine nice person who shows heroic attributes.
It's also very much possible for this to be a two-way street. If a character that is nice is also basically an ExtremeDoormat, a more selfish character might teach them to stand up for themselves and become more assertive, while also receiving lessons on being nicer and kinder to others.
Different than TheParagon, a Positive Friend Influence can't help anyone in their CharacterDevelopment if they aren't close by, while a Paragon might influence entire societies in their development. If the one being helped changed after falling in love with their positive friend influence, then this is LoveRedeems and likely SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan, a Positive Friend Influence is a platonic trope, though they can eventually fall for said friend way later in the plot. If the CharacterDevelopment was not completed or the friendship ended terribly, then it's possible for that friend to revert to their old ways instead of staying as a healthier person if their positive influence isn't around.
TruthInTelevision, there really is such a thing as positive influence when it comes to people, and hanging out with good people can help you become better as well.
A character with this trope often has traits of AllLovingHero, IdealHero, TheHeart and often {{Adorkable}}.
Compare ContagiousHeroism, where the traits passed from one to another aren't just good, but outright heroic and the characters themselves are heroes.
Contrast ToxicFriendInfluence.
!Examples
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* [[AllLovingHero Goku]] from ''Anime/DragonBall'' tends to have this effect on others. In fact nearly all of his friends started off as enemies or rivals, before a DefeatMeansFriendship occurs and Goku wins them over. It took an especially long time for [[AntiHero Vegeta]] to come round, but the Saiyan prince later admits Goku's kindness had infected him and he had become a better person.
** Seems like a case of LikeFatherLikeSon, as Gohan also displays this tendency. He was able to help Piccolo turn over a new leaf, where he goes from the world enslaving Demon King to an HonoraryUncle who thinks of Gohan [[LikeASonToMe like a son]].
* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'':
** Midoriya has traits of TheParagon in training, since he intends to succeed the current one to Japan, he plays this to Class 1-A and to Shinsou. In Class 1-A, his influence forces Iida to [[HeelRealization notice that being driven by revenge is no action for a hero]], Todoroki confront his [[AbusiveParents father's controlling ways]] as well as the unhealthy way he had been dealing with the trauma, Mineta work harder towards being a hero after watching Midoriya try his best in USJ and his battle with Shinsou ends with the latter deciding to work towards being a hero even if he can't get in the hero course, with implications he started training under Aizawa. His relationship with Uraraka starts as this, up until she starts falling for him.
** The resident BloodKnight, Bakugou, is immune to Midoriya's attempts at rebuilding their friendship, so his positive influence mostly comes from Kirishima being his loving self and getting a position as his MoralityPet.
* ''Manga/ShokugekiNoSoma'' has the titular Yukihira Soma as the trigger to Megumi's development, as he teaches her to have confidence in herself, never give up and face challenges head on. By the Autumn TournamentArc, she has learned to stand up to herself as she faces the very threatening Kurokiba without trembling.
* ''Anime/{{Sword Art Online}}''
** Kirito was this for his would be friends and party members, such as Asuna, Lisbeth, Silica, and Sinon. Prior to meeting Kirito they tended to keep to themselves, lacked confidence, or both. But hanging around Kirito would inspire them to open up and feel safer.
** Asuna has also displayed this during the "Mother's Rosario" arc, helping [[IllGirl Yuuki]] to feel happier and want to get the most out of life.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Live Action TV]]
* ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'' has Peralta and Holt playing this to each other. Both Peralta learns with Holt to take his own job and life more seriously and start growing out of his adoration for the CowboyCop trope and his {{Manchild}} tendencies, while Holt learns with Peralta about not taking everything that serious.
* ''Series/DontTrustTheBInApartment23'' has both main characters playing this to each other, despite Chloe being an evil {{Jerkass}}.
** Chloe grows into the role of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, she learns she needs to care better for her friends, that sometimes she needs to tune down her selfishness in other to help others. A few episodes imply she had a near sociopathic LackOfEmpathy, but this slowly changes when she starts feeling sad and guilty after some of her actions due to June's influence.
** June learns that she needs to grow out of her NaiveEverygirl status, become more assertive to get the things she want and that she can't just trust everyone and be nice all the time if she wants to live in New York. Furthermore, she decides to enjoy life more, especially when around Chloe, who knows [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl every bar and cool party in town]].
* Barry Allen/The Flash from ''Series/TheFlash2014'' has done this a few times. In a case of ContagiousHeroism, he manages to bring out the good in his former nemesis Leonard Snart/Captain Cold, eventually helping him do a full HeelFaceTurn.
* The quote above from the third season of ''Series/UnbreakableKimmySchmidt'' shows that Kimmy plays this to the rest of the main cast, with Lillian lampshading it when Kimmy and Titus fight. She also plays this to Jacqueline.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Video Game]]
* ''Videogame/LifeIsStrange'':
** The plot is kicked off by [[PlayerCharacter Max]] returning to her home town to attend a private school after moving away 5 years ago, shortly after the death of her best friend Chloe's father (implied to be the reason they slowly fell out of contact). In the present, Max has become withdrawn and lacking in confidence (despite her talent as a photographer) and Chloe has become a RebelWithoutACause; both to the point of an AmbiguousDisorder. Chloe's mother, Joyce, hopes that Max will be able to invoke this trope, although it ends up being mutual (Chloe helps Max be more outgoing; Max helps rein Chloe in and gives her emotional support).
** Max/the player has the option of being this to other characters. Most notably Kate (assuming you [[spoiler: talk her out of her suicide attempt in episode 2]]) and Victoria (who you can come to an uneasy "not enemies" situation with, if you spend the game making an effort to bury the hatchet). WordOfGod is that if you [[spoiler:sacrifice Chloe at the end of the game, most of the cast is present at her funeral to support Max, because of this trope.]]
** Rachel Amber befriended Chloe after Max left, and (if Chloe's anything to go by) helped support her as she and Max drifted apart in the aftermath of William's death. Unfortunately she disappeared some time before Max returned; Chloe has not taken it well. The prequel game ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeBeforeTheStorm'' explores this in more detail, [[spoiler:but implies that she might have been something of a Toxic Friend Influence, having introduce Chloe to a lot of the bad habits and company she has in the original game.]]
* ''VideoGame/NightInTheWoods'': In Bea's route, she will play this to the WomanChild Mae. Because Bea is bitter over Mae getting the chances she could never have and not even caring due to her own immaturity, she will call Mae out on her behavior, how she can't just waltz through life not caring and being a burden for everyone else, her parents and friends especially, to support. In face of that, and of all Bea suffered between [[spoiler:her father's dismissive attitude, her mother's death and working with a possible sexual abuser]], Mae is forced in the realization she has to grow up and mature.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Visual Novel]]
* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' has, most prominently, the Miles' HeelFaceTurn after the first game, largely resulting from rebuilding his friendship with Phoenix.
* ''Franchise/DanganRonpa'' has the protagonist play this at large to their fellow classmates, who are a bundle of [[DysfunctionJunction emotional and psychological messes with issues from low self-esteem to downright mental disorders]]. Often, they help a classmate through their fears, past traumas and insecurities in the Free Time Events, and they end up with renewed strength and self-esteem, promising to better themselves once they get off the school[=/=]island. Examples include Makoto giving Leon strength to try to pursue a musical career and Hinata making [[TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask Sonia]] calm down and feel more comfortable in her role as future queen.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Web Original]]
* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Pretty much all of characters among the protagonist's and deuteragonist's teams were changed for the better when around .
** Largely due to Ruby's kindness and seeing Blake deal with her issues, Weiss mellows out to them. She drops the IceQueen persona slowly and starts becoming increasingly kind and protective to her team.
** Blake is a brooding and cold girl who attempts to keep everyone at arm's length due to her own secrets and fears, when they come back to haunt her, she starts an obsessive pursue for her ArchNemesis, but as she gets closer to her friends, especially Yang and Sun, she learns to put her own health and well being before revenge, and her friends before everything. In season 4, she learns she should stop running away thanks to Sun's presence.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'': Most prominently, Hollyhock in season 4, [=BoJack=]'s possible illegitimate daughter. While they live together, [=BoJack=] starts noticing more about himself and the way he ''should'' be behaving around her now that he is with a possible daughter. By the end of the season, [=BoJack=] made large strives in his CharacterDevelopment, becoming more mindful of others, especially Princess Carolyn, Beatrice, Todd and Diane. This is also partially because of the trauma he suffered the previous season and the events of "The Old Sugarman Place".
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' has the word "friendship" in the title, so this happens a lot. In particular, it is easier to count antagonists who wasn't made into better people by someone.
* ''WesternAnimation/OkKoLetsBeHeroes'' has K.O. playing this to his coworkers, but most prominently Enid, who becomes increasingly protective of him.
* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': On the pilot, Rick and Beth invoke this. Both state that by being around Rick, Morty, who had a FriendlessBackground, can improve in academics, because he has the same type of intelligence than his grandpa. Rick proves it by showing that Morty has a large knowledge of advanced physics. This turns out to be a ruse, Morty acquired a short-lived super intelligence due to an alien seed that dissolved inside him and long term, [[{{Suberverted|Trope}} this isn't true]], as Morty grows cynic, ruthless and more liek Rick in a bad sense as the show goes on.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': The titular AllLovingHero Steven plays this to several characters in the city, but especially to the Crystal Gems, who have a boatload of issues showing up as time goes, ranging from self-loathing to outright [[AmbiguousDisorder undiagnosed PTSD]].
* Starfire served as this for the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''. Her ever present kind, cheeriness would help the other Titans through dark days. The episode "How Long is Forever?" reveals a BadFuture where Starfire's absence [[BreakingTheFellowship caused the team to break apart]], but her return managed to bring them back together again.
** In another sense, all the Titans played a part in helping Raven become less brooding and more attentive and open to others, being more selfless instead of just seeking revenge against her father or running away from her fate.
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