History Manchild / VideoGames

* Most of Creator/{{Capcom}}'s most famous protagonists (with a few exceptions) are all manchildren/womanchildren with special abilities, quirks, and near emphasized cartoon quirks that highlight their games. For example, [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Morrigan]] is an overstimulated sex demon with a teenage party girl mentality, [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Dante]] acts irreverent and goofy while [[PerpetualPoverty often neglecting to pay his bills]], and [[VideoGame/SengokuBasara Date Masamune]] a brash and rambunctious feudal lord turned Japanese delinquent.

* Most of Creator/{{Capcom}}'s most famous protagonists (with a few exceptions) are all manchildren/womanchildren with special abilities, quirks, and near emphasized cartoon quirks that highlight their games. For example, [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Morrigan]] is an overstimulated sex demon with a teenage party girl mentality, and [[VideoGame/SengokuBasara Date Masamune]] a brash and rambunctious feudal lord turned Japanese delinquent.

* In ''Scary Robber Home Clash'', the burglars are not only stupid but very immature. Both of them will jump on the trampoline in the yard while shouting "Whee!" Lester even more so as he talks about wanting to watch cartoons and at one point dresses up as a ghost to scare Felix.

* Ochette from ''VideoGame/OctopathTravelerII'' is 20 years old, but behaves more like an [[GenkiGirl excitable]] [[CheerfulChild child]] than an adult, and is the TeamKids of the group who affectionately calls [[TeamMom Castti]] "Mama". You'd be forgiven for thinking she is 6–7 years old. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] by her being a beastling, a race of [[LittleBitBeastly human-animal hybrids]] who mature slower than regular humans in exchange for longer lifespans.

* In VideoGame/ShovelKnight, King Knight is an example of this. This is made more apparent in his campaign, King of Cards.

* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade'' has Hugh, a mercenary mage who asks (initially) for 10,000G (quite a hefty sum) for his grandmother's medicine, because she has [[BadLiar "headaches around her back"]]. In his C support with [[WiseBeyondTheirYears the teenage Chad]], he first declares that he only lends money to grownups or "the hottest chicks" and then charges Chad double interest on the money he ''does'' lend. [[spoiler:In their B support, Chad reveals that he had to grow up fast and turn to thievery to support the other kids in the orphanage he grew up in, which was recently destroyed by Bern soldiers, and bought a sword with the money because he wants to end the war quickly. Hugh is shocked that some of the children might have been killed (they weren't) and apologizes, understanding that Chad is trying to protect his only family and saying that Chad is more of an adult than he is. In their A support, he [[HiddenDepths says that he hates the war because of the negative impact it has on the children and "kids have to be laughing! Although it seems like the idiots starting wars don't realize that".]]]] He also blows off Lugh after their B support, where Lugh heals a bad injury he has, making Lugh worry that he's upset; [[spoiler: he's embarrassed that Lugh cared about him enough to heal him, and was happy that he was concerned, but didn't want to admit it.]]

* Reno Jackson from ''VideoGame/HearthstoneHeroesOfWarcraft'' is a parody of every treasure hunter trope imaginable, combined with being not the sharpest tool, recklessness and irresponsibility, thus often causing trouble for his fellow Explorers. But there's a good reason for this, [[spoiler:turns out he's a Blue Dragon who didn't realize he's one. So while he's an adult, by ''dragon'' standard he's a teenager going through a rebellious phase.]] Even his teammate even remarked ThisExplainsSoMuch.

** Big Boss, of all people, in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker''. He has a {{Phobia}} of vampires, he gets ridiculously excited about eating things, he makes childish noises of disappointment when told not to eat things, is rather fixated on his mother figure, thinks making cardboard tanks and using bananas as firearms is a pretty neat idea, gets along as equals with a literal child, and still believes in Father Christmas.

--> '''Kaboom''': I don't know...you gave my hero, Dyno, the boot! I used to watch his show every day! And two times on Saturdays!
* [[AmericansHateTingle Tingle]] from ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' series. A 35-year-old man who believes he is the reincarnation of a fairy and spends his spare time floating around on a balloon searching for other fairies. Ramped up in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'', where his HQ is a tower where his cohorts spin the top around to make magic happen... or something.

* Mae from ''VideoGame/NightInTheWoods'' is a 20-year-old college drop-out who acts like a rebellious teenager, compulsively committing petty crimes and having a hard time talking to other people her age about more adult concerns. This strains her relationships with her parents and most of her friends, except her partner in crimes, Gregg. Her flighty exterior also [[BeneathTheMask hides]] [[spoiler:some ''severe'' mental issues, including a textbook case of dissociation/derealization]].
* Most Hack and Slash Protagonists created and directed by Japanese developers like Hideki Kamiya and Hideki Itsuo, considering the trope consists of over the top flamboyant badasses that literally act like teenagers when dealing with hordes of demons/angels. They most certainly qualify.
* Most of Capcom's most famous protagonists(with a few exceptions) are all manchildren/womanchildren with special abilities, quirks, and near emphasized cartoon quirks that highlight their games. Like [[VideoGame/DarkStalkers Morrigan]] as an overstimulated sex demon with a teenage party girl mentality, or [[VideoGame/SengokuBasara Date Masamune]] a brash and rambunctious feudal lord turned Japanese delinquent.

-->'''Shepard''': Grunt, apologize to the nice man for setting his car on fire.\\
'''Grunt''': (looking at his feet) I'm sorry I set your car on fire...\\
''[notices Shepard's expression]''\\
'''Grunt''': ...and I won't do it again.\\

'''Shepard''': I love you, Grunt.
* ''Franchise/MetalGear'':
** Big Boss, of all people, in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker''. He has a {{Phobia}} of vampires, he gets ridiculously excited about eating things, he makes childish noises of disappointment when told not to eat things, is rather fixated on his mother figure, thinks making cardboard tanks and using bananas as firearms is a pretty neat idea, gets along as equals with a literal child, and still believes in Father Christmas.
** Otacon in his first appearance in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' comes across this way. He's an [[DitzyGenius intelligent but naive]] tender-hearted dork who likes dogs, robots, and anime and just wants to build cool stuff to protect people, and he is way out of his depth in a cast full of conspirators and killers.

* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' games: Despite being 20-years-old, Vector the Crocodile is no more mature than the rest of Sonic's gang, often arguing with 6-year-old Charmy Bee.
* F.A.N.G. from ''Franchise/StreetFighter''. He prances around and gleefully follows Bison's orders like a child and whenever his plan goes wrong he is prone to throwing temper tantrums. It's safe to say his other fellow Shadaloo lackeys have little patience for his shenanigans.

* ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}} Series'':
** Subverted with regards to Pocket Circuit Fighter in ''0'' and ''Kiwami''. While he is obsessed with the rather childish hobby of slot car racing, he is an otherwise mature and well-adjusted individual, and even expresses concern that his hobby might be hampering other aspects of his life. When called upon to take up adult responsibilities and step down from the Pocket Circuit Fighter role, he does so without complaint, his only issue being finding someone to take over... although he never abandons his love for racing. By the time of ''Like a Dragon'', with some help from his son and Internet-based sales, he's made enough money from his tofu business to start a highly-successful go-kart circuit.
** The Gondawara Family from the infamous ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza 2}}'' side story "Be My Baby" are a bunch of yakuza who like to go to a special club, dress in diapers, and act like infants while women dressed as nurses coo over them. Kiryu gets dragged along but tries to back out respectfully, ultimately getting into a brawl with them when the Patriarch takes his reluctance as an insult. After the fight, Kiryu is ''thanked'' by the lower-level soldiers of the Gondawara Family, as their boss's fetishes were too weird even for them, but they didn't have a choice in the matter.
** Ichiban Kasuga from ''VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon'' is a loveable goof who is obsessed with [=JRPGs=], ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' in particular, and tries to structure [[WideEyedIdealist his world view]] and [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness even fighting style]] around their turn-based combat. Most of his friends humor him for the sake of reaching their objectives, but none can deny Ichiban's optimism and childlike hope are contagious and help him overcome some pretty severe obstacles.

* Reno Jackson from ''VideoGame/HearthstoneHeroesOfWarcraft'' is a parody of every treasure hunter trope imaginable, combined with being not the sharpest tool, recklessness and irresponsibility, thus often causing trouble for his fellow Explorers. But there's a good reason for this, [[spoiler:turns out he's a Blue Dragon who didn't realize he's one. So while he's an adult, by ''dragon'' standard he's a teenager in rebellious phase.]] Even his teammate even remarked ThisExplainsSoMuch.