History RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething / VideoGames

** In ''VideoGame/Disgaea6'', Misedor always wanted to be a hero, but always believed his duties as king kept him from doing so, but laters comes to realize he can just do both instead, and refashions himself as the "Hero King". Also, Overlord Ivar shows himself to be quite helpful and versatile with his attacks despite being a bit of a moron, a softie, ''and'' a creep.

** Once you finally get to the latter half of the game, Overlord Ivar in ''VideoGame/Disgaea6'' shows himself to be quite helpful and versatile with his attacks despite being a bit of a moron.

** Two of the four main protagonists in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' are royalty -- crown prince Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd of the Kingdom of Faerghus and imperial princess Edelgard von Hresvelg of the Adrestian Empire attend the [[MilitaryAcademy Officers Academy]] at Garreg Mach Monastery, where noble and royal youths are trained in combat and leadership by the Church of Seiros in order to keep peace on the continent of Fódlan, putting down bandits and other insurgents that threaten the peace and balance of power of the three nations of the continent. While not a house leader, [[FunnyForeigner Petra]] is the princess of Brigid and will inherit her grandfather's throne. [[spoiler:And Claude, the third protagonist, is actually the crown prince of Almyra in addition to being the heir to House Riegan of the Leicester Alliance. The first thing is a secret until the WhereAreTheyNow epilogues.]]

* Prince Poo in ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' joins Ness' party to save the world. He is encouraged by his master to go on the journey.

* ''{{Franchise/Extrapower}}'': Sharkungo, the Prince of the Shakun Star. In ''[[VideoGame/ExtrapowerStarResistance Star Resistance]]'', he instantly fights in the defense of his home planet upon learning of the AlienInvasion against it. Afterwards, in ''[[VideoGame/ExtrapowerAttackOfDarkforce Attack of Darkforce]]'', he travels to the Earth to personally warn them of the approaching invasion fleet and helps defend them. In the credits, he is seen actively helping the rebuilding process on Shakun.

** The spinoff ''VideoGame/EndlessFrontier'' has [[GratuitousPrincess more princesses than it has worlds]], and each one that you meet joins the party to protect/redeem/avenge their kingdom. There's Kaguya Nanbu, master of the Nanbu Reijutsu sword arts; Suzuka, who controls a [[GatlingGood multiple gatling-wielding]] robot by dancing; and Neige Hausen/Howzen, who fights with a bayonet-equipped laser rifle (as well as a miniature {{Expy}} of the aforementioned Shine Hausen's HumongousMecha). Then there's King Rubor Cullen, who would be better for his kingdom if he ''didn't'' pick fights with everyone he thought was a threat, Shuten, who regularly fights the party for his people's honor, and Stahl Dieb, who personally led an expedition into [[spoiler:the Einst dimension]].

* Cloche Leythal Pastalia and Luca Trulyworth from ''VideoGame/ArTonelico2''.
** Prince Targana as well.

* [[DefectorFromDecadence Prince Enrique]] from ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia''.
* ''Franchise/{{Sonic|TheHedgehog}}''
** ''VideoGame/SonicRushSeries'': [[Characters/SonicTheHedgehogOtherProtagonists Blaze the Cat]].
** In ''[[VideoGame/SonicStorybookSeries Sonic and the Black Knight]]'', ''Sonic himself'' [[spoiler:(him being the actual King Arthur, and all)]] counts as an example.

* The protagonist of ''VideoGame/ADanceWithRogues'' is the princess of Betancuria forced into hiding after a successful invasion by the kingdom of Dhorn. If she didn't fit this trope it would be a pretty boring game; despite being a princess she has rescued every one of her party members at least once and broken out on her own in all but one scenario in which she was captured, among other things.

* The king from ''VideoGame/CastleCrashers'' is a GIANT example of this trope - a bearded, midgety giant example. For one thing, though he starts out utterly terrified of the Big Bad, he gets his groove back real fast -- and helps you by doing everything from dispensing useful advice to ''leading an attack boat filled with knights and cannons at a giant boss catfish''. He even saves you from a giant frog by filling its stupid face with cannon fire!

* Played with in ''VideoGame/CrusaderKings''. There is nothing stopping you (or the CPU, who does it regularly) from appointing your ruler as head of your army (in fact, the game does it by default for troops raised from your demesne), but the effectiveness of this depends heavily on your ruler - not to mention that this is one of the better ways to get your character killed. The same goes for any other members of your family - [[HeirClubForMen excluding females]] (usually anyway), even they happen to be [[FridgeLogic the ruler of the country]].

** ''Disgaea'' stars the overlord-to-be (and eventually Overlord proper) Laharl. Many of his opposers also are Overlords from other Netherworlds. Funny enough, since Laharl is a major character and is available from the beginning of the game, this trope is 100% true for Laharl, as he is front-row to all of the action during the entire game and actively participates in combat. In fact, the only reason Laharl is prince and not king is simply because demon law is different, in human terms Laharl would be the equivalent of a 13-year old king that can destroy kingdoms with his bare hands... and does. Laharl has this line in Disgaea D2 when he's telling off the Krichevskoy group:

** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' there are further examples - companion Cassandra Pentaghast is in line to the throne of Nevarra (78th in line, but still) yet is a Seeker and one of the founders of the Inquisition. As a human character, the player is also from a noble family, the Trevelyans. Regardless of origin, the Inquisitor is essentially the head of a NGOSuperpower, complete with honorifics such as "Lord/Lady Inquisitor" and "Your Worship".

*** Though not officially the government of Morrowind, the [[PhysicalGod Tribunal]] have exhibited great influence over the affairs of the Dunmer for thousands of years and each has a royal title. They embodied this trope in past ages when they led the defense of Morrowind from multiple takeover attempts by the Reman and Septim empires over the course of several millenia, thwarted at least two takeover attempts by Akaviri races, and banished Mehrunes Dagon at least once. They also established and maintained the Ghostfence, which is the only thing keeping [[BigBad Dagoth Ur]] and the Blight at bay. By the time the game takes place, they've gone several centuries without being able to recharge their divinity, so they've been forced to withdraw from the day to day affairs of mortals in order to conserve energy.

** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'', it’s entirely possible to fill the dispatchable unit amount for a mission with entirely royalty - an absolute minimum of six royals will join up on any route, and a maximum of 22. The royalty of both the kingdom of Hoshido and the kingdom of Nohr fight with their armies to defeat [[spoiler:GreaterScopeVillain Anankos]] during the fourth route of the game.

** Two of the four main protagonists in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' are royalty - crown prince Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd of the Kingdom of Faerghus and imperial princess Edelgard von Hresvelg of the Adrestian Empire attend the [[MilitaryAcademy Officers Academy]] at Garreg Mach Monastery, where noble and royal youths are trained in combat and leadership by the Church of Seiros in order to keep peace on the continent of Fódlan, putting down bandits and other insurgents that threaten the peace and balance of power of the three nations of the continent. While not a house leader, [[FunnyForeigner Petra]] is the princess of Brigid and will inherit her grandfather's throne. [[spoiler:And Claude, the third protagonist, is actually the crown prince of Almyra in addition to being the heir to House Riegan of the Leicester Alliance. The first thing is a secret until the WhereAreTheyNow epilogues.]]

** Lord British gets off his throne twice of note- in the backstory to ''Videogame/UltimaV'' he leads the expedition into the underworld; and in ''Videogame/UltimaIX'' he realizes he has been relying on you too much, and personally goes off to kick Blackthorn's ass and stop the moons in their courses.

** You also have Genn Greymane, king of Gilneas, even before becoming a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent worgen]]. During the Second War, he personally leads the Gilneas forces to cut off [[OurOrcsAreDifferent orc]] reinforcements after the ruler of the neighboring kingdom of Alterac makes a deal with Orgrim Doomhammer. He's the first to leap into battle. In the novel ''Wolfheart'', Genn and Varian go on a hunt and bond over a fight with an angry bear. This is despite the fact that Genn is by this point over 70 years old. Genn's son was also this until taking a poisoned arrow for his father.

* Victoria from ''VideoGame/AgarestSenki2''. She's of the opinion that one should lead from the front-lines rather than behind and is a general via AsskickingEqualsAuthority. Mostly gets it from her father Wolfgang, who himself is a ReasonableAuthorityFigure who admits the only reason he isn't fighting is because of old age.
* The Taiidan Emperor from ''VideoGame/{{Homeworld}}'' provides a {{Deconstruction}}: being a paranoid tyrant and having no idea of what he's doing, he made an enemy of most of the galaxy, brought the Taiidan population on the verge of rebellion, and then ''triggered it'' by ordering the destruction of Kharak in his paranoia. He also personally commands the Imperial Guard in the final battle, but proves an inept commander and, once the initial ambush is survived, the player can take him down with relative ease.
* ''VideoGame/EternalSonata'' has Prince Crescendo and Princess Serenade. Prince Crescendo is the prince of Baroque, who is taking care of the kingdom in place of his ailing father. When the kingdom is threatened by Forte, he decides to turn himself over to the game's BigBad, Count Waltz. The UpdatedRerelease UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 version gives him more to do by having him join your party and making him part of a BonusDungeon. Serenade is his fiancee and a spy for Forte, but she realizes that what Forte is doing is wrong and flips sides. She also joins the party in the updated rerelease.
* ''VideoGame/OneWayHeroics'' allows you to recruit King Victor and Queen Frieda to fight alongside you, if you are lucky enough to find them and have enough charisma.
* ''VideoGame/ChronusArc'' has Princess Sharna of Kiribay who regularly interacts with the townsfolk and is more determined to set out on the initial journey than the game's hero.
* There are lots of folks with RoyalBlood all throughout the ''VideoGame/DarkParables'' and, for good or for ill, most of them fit this trope. The ones who don't are usually incapacitated in some fashion - often by magic - and once released, they immediately return to being this.
* [[PoliticallyActivePrincess Elodie]], the crown princess of the kingdom of Nova in ''VisualNovel/LongLiveTheQueen'', is required at times to carry out various regal duties as she prepares for the day of her coronation, such as presiding over court cases and managing successions over her kingdom's provinces. As well as this, she can also elect to command her navy to repel an invading fleet in the lategame, and, with the right skillsets, even figure out that there's a potential threat coming ahead of time and direct resources to prepare for it.
* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'': Asgore may be a recluse, but he's clearly quite competent. He's a formidable warrior, and before he isolated himself, he was a very active, involved king who sought to foster close ties with his subjects, including attending parties as Santa Claus to entertain children. [[spoiler:All this applies to Toriel as well.]]
* Regardless of their social standing, royals from ''VideoGame/KingsRaid'' are just as likely to join the battle as their counterparts from the lower hierarchy:
** Zafir, the WarriorPrince and the leader of the Mauhata tribe of Desert Warriors. He is the rightful heir to the throne of his fallen kingdom.
** Scarlet, bona fide Princess who has also proven to be a very good pick for the Arena.
** [[TheDragonslayer Phillop]] is an interesting case. He is the king of Dwarves, yet seeks to step down because of TheChainsOfCommanding.
** King Kyle was well-known for his battles against the demons. ItRunsInTheFamily, as his son [[spoiler:[[HeroicBastard Kasel]]]] has likewise actively engaged on the battlefield.
* ''VideoGame/HollowKnightSilksong'': Hornet, princess-protector of the kingdom of Hollownest, serves as the PlayerCharacter of this action-adventure {{Metroidvania}} game.
* In ''VideoGame/BoxxyQuestTheGatheringStorm'', Catie is the queen of her home site, and she also happens to be the main protagonist who goes out adventuring to save the Internet.
* The ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'' has a few.
** First is the Liberl princess Klaudia von Auslese, [[spoiler:otherwise known as Kloe Rinz, who joins as a party member in all three ''Trails in the Sky'' games.]]
** Second is the Erebonian prince Olivert Reise Arnor, [[spoiler:otherwise known as Olivier Lenheim, who likewise joins as a party member in all three ''Trails in the Sky'' games, but he also works behind the scenes to help the main cast of ''Trails of Cold Steel'', getting involved in events personally every now and again.]]
* In ''VideoGame/WorldNeverland,'' being King or Queen is a job, and it's one of the most intense in the game. It requires running every single event, attending every council meeting to decide what happens in the kingdom, and, in ''Daily Life in Elnea Kingdom,'' you must also tend to the kingdom's sacred honeybees and the Royal Greenhouse.
* In ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoTetris'', in addition to being the captain of the S.S. Tetra, Tee is also the Tetris King and is often the one who takes charge of a situation.

* The Antiqua family of ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'' rule the [[OurElvesAreDifferent High Entia]]. Sorean travels to Prison Island alone in an attempt to [[spoiler:release what was trapped there to try to fend off a Mechon attack]], Melia goes to try and kill an escaped Telethia [[spoiler:even if that was an attempt to get her killed]] and travels with [[TheHero Shulk]] and co. and Kallian takes the leading role in forming the Allied Force of Bionis later leading them from the front lines of the Second Battle of Sword Valley.

* In the ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' series, in addition to being the captain of the S.S. Tetra, Tee is also the Tetris King and is often the one who takes charge of a situation.

* Princess Ami of Charmed Ridge from ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'', a literal fairy princess, just so happens to be a WrenchWench who assists Spyro in building a ''goddamn rocket ship'', and even alerts Zoe to the location of Starfish Reef. Even her {{Star Crossed Lover|s}}, Prince Azrael, rides around on a ''[[CoolBike flying motorcycle]]''.

* Princess Ami of Charmed Ridge from ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'', a literal fairy princess, just so happens to be a WrenchWench who assists Spyro in building a ''goddamn rocket ship'', and even alerts Zoe to the location of Starfish Reef. Even her {{StarCrossedLover|s}}, Prince Azrael, rides around on a ''[[CoolBike flying motorcycle]]''.

* Princess Ami of Charmed Ridge from ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'', a literal fairy princess, just so happens to be a WrenchWench who assists Spyro in building a ''goddamn rocket ship'', and even alerts Zoe to the location of Starfish Reef. Even her {{Star-Crossed Lover|s}}, Prince Azrael, rides around on a ''[[CoolBike flying motorcycle]]''.

* Quite a few of the fighters in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' can be counted as Royalty or have some kind of royal title in their home games: [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Bowser]] (King of Koopas), [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Ganondorf]] (King of Evil), [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} King Dedede]] (Self-proclaimed king of Dream Land), [[Franchise/FireEmblem Marth]] (The Hero King), [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Peach]] (Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom), [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda]] (Princess of Hyrule), [[Franchise/FireEmblem Lucina]] (Princess of Ylisse) and [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Bowser Jr.]] (Prince of Koopas). Other characters are also rulers of their domains, but don't have a royal title, like [[VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy Rosalina]], [[VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising Palutena]] and Franchise/DonkeyKong.

*** In ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'', Link's mentor Sheik is actually Zelda in disguise. During her time as Sheik, she informed Link where he should go after his seven-year slumber and she also saved Ruto from freezing to death. She also helped Link defeat Ganondorf by first giving him the Arrow of Light and aiding Link in sealing Ganon away.

** Saber deserves a special mention. Due to being [[spoiler:KingArthur]].

* ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' has one that is only recognizable in hindsight. Turns out GuestStarPartyMember Trask Ulgo, killed during the first level, was ''high'' ranking nobility from Alderaan, enough for his distant relative to seize the throne of Alderaan during the SuccessionCrisis 300 years later.

** In ''VideoGame/DarkSouls2'', King Vendrick is remembered as a mighty ruler who lead his kingdom of Drangleic into a golden age, until the war with the Giants brought it all down. When the player learns more about Vendrick, they learn that [[spoiler:he spent most of the last part of his life desperately researching a cure for the Undead Curse. He was ultimately unsuccessful, but is implied to have come closer than anyone ever has before.]] The Giant Lord in the same game is revealed to have personally lead his troops on the front lines of battle, and it was his death that turned the tables and finally lead to the defeat of the Giants.

** Given Hawke's noble background, they can also be considered this. It's mentioned in ''Mark of the Assassin'' that after Hawke was recognised as the legitimate heir of the Amell family, they turned down the title of "Lord/Lady Amell", because they wanted to ''earn'' the right to use a title and be recognised as "Lord/Lady ''Hawke''".
*** [[spoiler:Supporting the Templars during the end-game shows that they elect Hawke as the new Viscount/ess of Kirkwall. S/he doesn't hold the title long, but still.]]

* In ''VideoGame/{{Dragonsphere}}'', King Callah insists upon personally fulfilling the prophecy that he will overthrow the evil wizard Sanwe, despite the concerns of his queen. [[spoiler: Only, in a subversion, it turns out that the "king" is a [[TomatoInTheMirror shapeshifter who only believes that he is the king due to fake memories]].]]

** In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'', Martin leads a bunch of people to the safety of Kvatch's chapel; helps you fight off the people attacking Weynon Priory; calls on all his knowledge of Daedra worship to get the Amulet of Kings back; leads the defense of Bruma; and even [[spoiler: sacrifices himself in order to stop [[BigBad Mehrunes Dagon]].]] Most of this he even does while trying not to believe that he's actually an important person of any sort, much less the son of the Emperor. Well, technically, he hadn't been crowned ''yet.'' But certainly he would have ''become'' the living embodiment of this trope [[spoiler:had he not sacrificed himself to save Tamriel.]]

*** There's also Prince Puck of Burmecia, who doesn't do a lot other than sneak about and cause trouble: there's Queen Brahne, Garnet's mother, who both accompanies her arial troops into battle and, [[spoiler:having drained Garnet's Eidolons, is the one to use them in combat. She is not ineffective.]] There's also Regent Cid, who is the city's chief engineer, and, without participating in any actual battles, accompanies the party for a segment of their journey.

*** Larsa is another example (deciding to personally investigate incidents and even guest-joining the party). In fact, what sets House Solidor apart from the other Archadian patrician families is that its members still abide by the meritocratic principles of the early Archadian Republic, which is why the Archadian military under their direct control has remained so formidable while the parts of the Empire controlled by the [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny democratic-in-name-only]] [[DecadentCourt Senate]] are showing evident signs of decadence. Larsa's brother is [[WellIntentionedExtremist arguably]] a more villainous example: Vayne's main motive is [[spoiler: topple the [[JerkassGods Occurias]]' [[ShadowDictator hidden tyranny over the mortal races]]: getting rid of his family's corrupt enemies and establishing himself as a benevolent enlightened dictator is just a nice bonus]]

*** Even though Ike has no royal blood, he still ''becomes'' a noble during the course of his first game. Not to mention that his father [[spoiler:was one of Daein's Four Riders.]] Not quite a royal, but close.

** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' there's main character Chrom and his sister Lissa, royals of the Halidom if Ylisse, both who patrol Ylisse and fight wars, [[spoiler: Chrom's daughter]] Lucina and her cousin Owain, who've come back in time to change history, villains Gangrel and Walhart, both kings of their respective nations Plegia and Valm, who lead their troops in battle, by technicality [[spoiler: the Avatar during the middle chapters]] who serves as a tactician, minor nobles Maribelle and Ricken who are part of Chrom's army, exiled noble Virion trying to reclaim his duchy, Chon'sin princess Say'ri leading the resistance against Walhart, co-rulers Flavia and Basilio who also personally lead their troops in battle, [[spoiler: and Emmeryn (Chrom's sister), Yen'fay (Say'ri's brother), Walhart, and Gangrel are all optional recruitable characters.]] And anyone who marries any of the above become this by marriage as well.

** In the remake of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden,'' ''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia,'' both main protagonists [[spoiler:Albein]] Alm [[spoiler:Rudolf]] and [[spoiler:Anthiese Lima, also known as]] Celica [[spoiler:are secretly prince of the Kingdom of Rigel and princess of the Kingdom of Zofia, respectively.]] During the course of the game, they fight to free their homeland Zofia from occupation and stop the war with Rigel as well as defeat the cult of a corrupted god.

** One word: [[spoiler:Midna.]] True, she was dethroned in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]'', but she still helped Link more than any other character in the entire series. [[spoiler:She was more like his partner than his sidekick, which is more than can be said of the various fairies.]] The dethroner, Zant, is not above accompanying his minions into battle, either.

* ''VideoGame/MightAndMagic VII'' includes this; the starting island of the game centres around a contest in which the prize is for the winning group to jointly become 'Lords of Harmondale'. After winning and arriving at Welnin, the main settlement of Harmondale, the adventurers quickly find out that, amongst other things, the inhabitants all think they won't last long, no-one of the nobles and royals of the continent regard them as actual nobles, and the Castle that is supposed to be their home as Lords is partially in ruins, as well as goblin-infested. The middle portion of the game is about fixing all that. [[spoiler: Also, it is possible for Harmondale to become an independent Kingdom, making the Lords more properly Royal]].

* When VideoGame/NintendoWars came to the GBA, under the Advance Wars title that it is known by in the West, the Yellow Comet faction embodied this trope, with the two commanders representing the faction in the first game being Emperor Kanbei, and his daughter, Sonja, who also is the head of intelligence operations for the faction. [[spoiler: While Sonja did become a DistressedDamsel during the final mission, this was from her attempt to confront [[BigBad Sturm]] directly.]]
* The cast of ''VideoGame/OdinSphere'' is made up mostly of these. Four of the five main characters are princes, princesses, and queens. [[spoiler:Even Oswald turns out to be a long-lost prince of Titania, and Cornelius' cousin.]] The supporting cast gets in on this as well. The only royal who doesn't really do anything is King Edmund, who's just too old and feeble at this point (but still has [[spoiler:killing his father after he transformed into the Darkova and ran amok]] [[RetiredBadass as part of his backstory.]])

* [[VideoGame/RadiantHistoria Princess Eruca or Granorg]] is very active, first doing her best to use her political sway to try and limit the damage her lazy, vain, and stupid, ''stupid'' [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen stepmother]] is doing, and when that doesn't work, she [[RebelLeader spearheads a rebellion]]. She'd like to be even more active, but is constantly told to stay off the front lines. She is usually swayed to agree, since while a martyr would be good for the rebellion, [[spoiler:the world as a whole is boned without her]] and the nature of [[TheHero Stocke's]] time travel means he's better off avoiding the circumstances of her possible death entirely, rather than altering the specific moment.

** ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia'': [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority King Gaius]] is a firm believer that it is the duty of the strong to protect and lead the weak. True to this, he often sees to the threats to the people of Reize Maxia personally. His conviction reaches WellIntentionedExtremist levels when [[spoiler: he takes it upon himself to serve as Maxwell and destroy Elympios in order to protect his world.]] In ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia2'', he decides to travel about Elympios [[KingIncognito incognito]] to better understand the people there and therefor better act for everyone as king. He also sees to eliminating the threat posed by the fractured dimensions along with the party.
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfZestiria'': Due to her low claim, Princess Alisha trained as a knight to better serve her people. After Sorey becomes the Shepard, she is more than willing to travel with him as a squire to help cleanse the kingdom of Hyland of malevolence. Unfortunately for her she also [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructs]] this as her efforts to help tend to not be useful in the long run. Not until she starts getting ''politically'' active, that is acting as a princess instead of a knight, and [[spoiler: after the reveal of her EvilMentor and the crushing of her last illusions about knighthood makes her realize what she really needs to do if she wants to help.]]

* [[VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}} Arcueid Brunestud]] is one. Actually, by this point 'doing stuff' is pretty much all she does anymore when not sleeping. She used to be treated like a princess by a castle full of vampires, but then [[spoiler:she killed them all.]] But she's still doing the job that went with being a princess, and other characters still refer to her as one.

* In ''VideoGame/YsSeven'' we have Aisha, she originally joins up with Adol and Dogi as a [[KingIncognito Princess Incognito]] to investigate the Bizarre phenomenons happening all over Altago. After a bit she ends up getting found out when she returns back and the King Introduces Adol and Dogi to her(Unaware that she was with them the entire time). However after the [[spoiler: [[WhamEpisode The Last Seal is gathered by the group]] and Adol and Company become fugitives after being framed for the murder of the king,]] she is temporarily removed from the party and is forced to stay in the castle.

** King Kyle was well-known for his battles against the demons. ItRunsInTheFamily, as his son [[spoiler: [[HeroicBastard Kasel]]]] has likewise actively engaged on the battlefield.

* In the ''Videogame/{{Awakening}}'' series, Princess Sophia manages to defeat the evil Dreadmyre using just her brains and her wits. Her parents had sealed themselves in a time bubble with him in order to stave off further damage of his attack on the human kingdom until Sophia arrived.

* ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicII'' has Queen Talia of Onderon. She's a staunch supporter of the Republic and sends them material assistance (despite its controversy among her people) while dealing with a SuccessionCrisis. She's also a LadyOfWar who duels her cousin Vaklu with swords, and he's no match for her.
* VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic The first game has one that is only recognizable in hindsight. Turns out GuestStarPartyMember Trask Ulgo, killed during the first level, was ''high'' ranking nobility from Alderaan, enough for his distant relative to seize the throne of Alderaan during the SuccessionCrisis 300 years later.

* The House of Auditore (especially Ezio) from ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' are a family Italian arisotcrats from Florence who are loyal members of the Assassin Brotherhood since 1293. Ezio in particular not only dismantles Templar influence over Renaissance era Italy but he becomes the mentor to young Chinese Assassin Shao Jun and