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* ''DigitalDevilSaga'': Heat is definitely the Lancer for the Embryon. While the Hero, Serph, is calm and Level-Headed, Heat is reckless and quick-tempered. Serph is Ice element, Heat is Fire. He is the only member to [[DrunkOnTheDarkSide fully embrace his Atma power]]. Oh, and [[spoiler: he pulls a FaceHeelTurn in the sequel, and dies shortly after.]].
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* ''DigitalDevilSaga'': ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga'': Heat is definitely the Lancer for the Embryon. While the Hero, Serph, is calm and Level-Headed, Heat is reckless and quick-tempered. Serph is Ice element, Heat is Fire. He is the only member to [[DrunkOnTheDarkSide fully embrace his Atma power]]. Oh, and [[spoiler: he pulls a FaceHeelTurn in the sequel, and dies shortly after.]].
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*** Within Shu, Ma Dai is also the lancer to Ma Chao.
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*** Sun Quan arguably has Lu Xun, since he's the only adviser who doesn't die during Wu's historical storylines.
** Deng Ai could be considered the lancer for to Sima Zhao in the Jin faction, but Jia Chong is a much more pronounced lancer.
** Deng Ai could be considered the lancer for to Sima Zhao in the Jin faction, but Jia Chong is a much more pronounced lancer.
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*** Sun Quan arguably has Lu Xun, since he's the only adviser who doesn't die during Wu's historical storylines.
Xun and to a much lesser degree, Zhou Tai.
** Deng Ai could be considered the lancer for to Sima Zhao in the Jin faction, but Jia Chongis a much more pronounced lancer. has effectively taken over this role as of 8.
** Deng Ai could be considered the lancer for to Sima Zhao in the Jin faction, but Jia Chong
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* Each faction in {{DynastyWarriors}} has a lancer for its respective faction leader:
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* Each faction in {{DynastyWarriors}} ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'' has a lancer for its respective faction leader:
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** Sun Quan arguably has Lu Xun, since he's the only adviser who doesn't die during Wu's historical storylines.
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** EACH of the Wu faction leaders had lancers.
*** Sun Jian had Huang Gai.
*** Sun Ce had Zhou Yu.
*** Sun Quan arguably has Lu Xun, since he's the only adviser who doesn't die during Wu's historical storylines.
*** Sun Jian had Huang Gai.
*** Sun Ce had Zhou Yu.
*** Sun Quan arguably has Lu Xun, since he's the only adviser who doesn't die during Wu's historical storylines.
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* Each faction in {{DynastyWarriors}} has a lancer for its respective faction leader:
** Shu has Zhao Yun for Liu Bei. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei could also count, but Zhao Yun is explicitly identified as Liu Bei's right hand and he's even a spear user.
** Wei has Xiahou Dun for Cao Cao.
** Sun Quan arguably has Lu Xun, since he's the only adviser who doesn't die during Wu's historical storylines.
** Deng Ai could be considered the lancer for to Sima Zhao in the Jin faction, but Jia Chong is a much more pronounced lancer.
** Shu has Zhao Yun for Liu Bei. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei could also count, but Zhao Yun is explicitly identified as Liu Bei's right hand and he's even a spear user.
** Wei has Xiahou Dun for Cao Cao.
** Sun Quan arguably has Lu Xun, since he's the only adviser who doesn't die during Wu's historical storylines.
** Deng Ai could be considered the lancer for to Sima Zhao in the Jin faction, but Jia Chong is a much more pronounced lancer.
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** ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'' has [[BigGood Tyrael]] of the [[CouncilOfAngels Angiris Council]] to Malthael. He clearly balances out what is right and wrong.
** ''LufiaCurseOfTheSinistrals'', however, turns Guy into TheBigGuy and Dekar into TheLancer.
** ''LufiaCurseOfTheSinistrals'', however, turns Guy into TheBigGuy and Dekar into TheLancer.
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** ''LufiaCurseOfTheSinistrals'', however, turns Guy into TheBigGuy and Selan into TheLancer.
* ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'' has [[BigGood Tyrael]] of the [[CouncilOfAngels Angiris Council]] to Malthael. He clearly balances out what is right andwrong.
** ''LufiaCurseOfTheSinistrals'', however, turns Guy into TheBigGuy and Dekar into TheLancer.wrong.
* ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'' has [[BigGood Tyrael]] of the [[CouncilOfAngels Angiris Council]] to Malthael. He clearly balances out what is right and
** ''LufiaCurseOfTheSinistrals'', however, turns Guy into TheBigGuy and Dekar into TheLancer.
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** In ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'', some stages present the player with the option of having Sonic or other characters as ''Shadow's'' Lancer.
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** Amy serves as a comic foil to Sonic in later games, and was also the designated Lancer/ NumberTwo. In ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'' after the [[WhamEpisode Kane arc]] in ''Webcomic/SonicTheComicOnline'', she becomes the lancer to Tails.
** Cream serves as a lancer to Amy in that she acts as a calmer, nicer foil to Amy's {{Tsundere}} ways. She also acts as a Lancer of sorts to Blaze in ''VideoGame/{{SonicRush|Series}}'' as she helps her get over her antisocial ways.
** Even though Shadow is the most recognizable of [[AntiHeroTeam Team Dark]], he functions as this to Rouge, at least in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' and in the Archie comics, according to WordOfGod.
** In ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'', some stages present the player with the option of having Sonic or other characters himself as ''Shadow's'' Lancer.
** Cream serves as a lancer to Amy in that she acts as a calmer, nicer foil to Amy's {{Tsundere}} ways. She also acts as a Lancer of sorts to Blaze in ''VideoGame/{{SonicRush|Series}}'' as she helps her get over her antisocial ways.
** Even though Shadow is the most recognizable of [[AntiHeroTeam Team Dark]], he functions as this to Rouge, at least in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' and in the Archie comics, according to WordOfGod.
** In ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'', some stages present the player with the option of having Sonic or other characters himself as ''Shadow's'' Lancer.
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** Amy serves as a comic foil to Sonic in later games, and was also the designated Lancer/ Lancer / NumberTwo. In ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'' after the [[WhamEpisode Kane arc]] in ''Webcomic/SonicTheComicOnline'', she becomes the lancer to Tails.
** Cream serves as a lancer to Amy in that she acts as a calmer, nicer foil to Amy's {{Tsundere}} ways. She also acts as a Lancer of sorts to Blaze in''VideoGame/{{SonicRush|Series}}'' ''VideoGame/{{Sonic Rush|Series}}'' as she helps her get over her antisocial ways.
** Even though Shadow is the most recognizable of [[AntiHeroTeam Team Dark]], he functions asthis a Lancer to Rouge, at least in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' and in the [[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog Archie comics, comics]], according to WordOfGod.
** In ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'', some stages present the player with the option of having Sonic or other charactershimself as ''Shadow's'' Lancer.
** Cream serves as a lancer to Amy in that she acts as a calmer, nicer foil to Amy's {{Tsundere}} ways. She also acts as a Lancer of sorts to Blaze in
** Even though Shadow is the most recognizable of [[AntiHeroTeam Team Dark]], he functions as
** In ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'', some stages present the player with the option of having Sonic or other characters
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* ''SonicTheHedgehog'' actually has quite a number by some interpretations. In the early games Tails filled this role, being the [[RedOniBlueOni Blue Oni to Sonic's Red Oni]] as well as his [[HeterosexualLifePartners Same Gender Life Partner]]. Amy serves as a [[{{Foil}} comic foil]] to Sonic in later games, and was also the designated Lancer/ NumberTwo in SonicTheComic after the [[WhamEpisode Kane arc]] in SonicTheComicOnline Amy becomes the lancer to Tails. Knuckles has a long history of clashing with Sonic, which is played up in every single adaptation of the series to date. And in ShadowTheHedgehog, some stages present the player with the option of having Sonic himself as ''Shadow's'' Lancer. And among the members of Team Dark Rouge functions mainly as the leader, with Shadow as her Lancer.
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* ''SonicTheHedgehog'' ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' actually has quite a number by some interpretations. In the early games interpretations:
** From Team Sonic, Tailsfilled and Knuckles play this role, being towards Sonic. Tails as the [[RedOniBlueOni Blue Oni to Sonic's Red Oni]] as well as his [[HeterosexualLifePartners Same Gender Life Partner]]. best-friend]] variant whereas Knuckles as the dissenting foil variant.
** Amy serves as a[[{{Foil}} comic foil]] foil to Sonic in later games, and was also the designated Lancer/ NumberTwo in SonicTheComic NumberTwo. In ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'' after the [[WhamEpisode Kane arc]] in SonicTheComicOnline Amy ''Webcomic/SonicTheComicOnline'', she becomes the lancer to Tails. Knuckles has Tails.
** Cream serves as along history lancer to Amy in that she acts as a calmer, nicer foil to Amy's {{Tsundere}} ways. She also acts as a Lancer of clashing with Sonic, which sorts to Blaze in ''VideoGame/{{SonicRush|Series}}'' as she helps her get over her antisocial ways.
** Even though Shadow isplayed up in every single adaptation of the series most recognizable of [[AntiHeroTeam Team Dark]], he functions as this to date. And Rouge, at least in ShadowTheHedgehog, ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' and in the Archie comics, according to WordOfGod.
** In ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'', some stages present the player with the option of having Sonic or other characters himself as ''Shadow's'' Lancer.And among the members of Team Dark Rouge functions mainly as the leader, with Shadow as her Lancer.
** From Team Sonic, Tails
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** Cream serves as a
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** In ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'', some stages present the player with the option of having Sonic or other characters himself as ''Shadow's'' Lancer.
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* Rare trio example: Blue Jake, Blue Jay, and Blue Jim in most ''VideoGame/AngryBirds'' games.
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* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' has Ken Masters to Ryu. Ken's a rich playboy with a flair for the dramatic to contrast TheHero that is Ryu's stoicism and discipline. Other examples could include Guile to Charlie and Yang to Yun.
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* Yosuke is the Lancer in ''{{Persona 4}}'', oh so very much. Due to the Protagonist being both TheStoic and a HeroicMime (aside from battle cries and text speech), Yosuke is much more talkative and chipper, with a little DeadpanSnarker tossed in. [[spoiler: While he's very willing to have the Protagonist take over as leader during the early parts of the storyline, his final Social Link scene reveals that he had been a little jealous of the Protagonist's comptetence, and starts a friendly brawl between the two to knock said impulses out of him.]]
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* Yosuke is the Lancer in ''{{Persona ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'', oh so very much. Due to the Protagonist being both TheStoic and a HeroicMime (aside from battle cries and text speech), Yosuke is much more talkative and chipper, with a little DeadpanSnarker tossed in. [[spoiler: While he's very willing to have the Protagonist take over as leader during the early parts of the storyline, his final Social Link scene reveals that he had been a little jealous of the Protagonist's comptetence, and starts a friendly brawl between the two to knock said impulses out of him.]]
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** In ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', either Garrus (if he's still alive by this time) or the [[spoiler:Virmire Survivor]] counts as this, though the former counts a bit more, [[UndyingLoyalty having been by Shepard's side for all three games.]] This is particularly solidified in the last conversation Shepard has with him, where s/he states that "There's no Shepard without Vakarian".
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** In ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', either Garrus (if he's still alive by this time) or the [[spoiler:Virmire Survivor]] counts as this, though the former counts a bit more, [[UndyingLoyalty having been by Shepard's side for all three games.]] This is particularly solidified in the last conversation Shepard has with him, where s/he states they state that "There's no Shepard without Vakarian".
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** For ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', Varric is Hawke's lancer as well as the sibling that survives the escape from Lothering. Aveline is a bit of this as well.
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** For ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', Varric is Hawke's lancer as well as the sibling that survives the escape from Lothering. He's also the only character who will never leave their side whereas other party members have a chance to either die or leave Hawke. Aveline is a bit of also serves this role as well.Hawke's first ally who stays by their side for the rest of the game.
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* Though they're technically on opposite sides, the prosecutors from the ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'' series often become closer to TheLancer after a few cases against the main character.
** Miles Edgeworth serves as more of a permanent Lancer in the story, helping the protagonist out in every game they appear together.
** Miles Edgeworth serves as more of a permanent Lancer in the story, helping the protagonist out in every game they appear together.
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* Though they're technically on opposite sides, the prosecutors from the ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'' ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' series often become closer to TheLancer after a few cases against the main character.
**character. Miles Edgeworth serves as more of a permanent Lancer in the story, helping the protagonist out in every game they appear together.
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* ''[[VideoGame/{{Disgaea}} Disgaea: Hour of Darkness]]'': Etna, vassal of negotiable loyalty to demon prince Laharl. Being his go-to girl, and the one who cheerfully tells him she will kill him and take over if he doesn't prove himself worthy of being the overlord. Her starting weapon also happens to be a lance. Rozalin from the second game (with elements of TheChick later), Almaz from the third, and Fenrich from the fourth also qualify.
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* ''[[VideoGame/{{Disgaea}} Disgaea: Hour of Darkness]]'': ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness'': Etna, vassal of negotiable loyalty to demon prince Laharl. Being his go-to girl, and the one who cheerfully tells him she will kill him and take over if he doesn't prove himself worthy of being the overlord. Her starting weapon also happens to be a lance. Rozalin from the [[VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories second game game]] (with elements of TheChick later), Almaz from [[VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice the third, third]], and Fenrich from [[VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten the fourth fourth]] also qualify.
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* Black Rose is this to Kite in ''[[DotHack .Hack]]''. While he is clearly the Hero, she comes on almost all important missions with him and is almost equally famous in the setting. Her {{Tsundere}} personality foils Kites at time. She's not as well due to the character class she plays.
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* Black Rose is this to Kite in ''[[DotHack .''[[Franchise/DotHack .Hack]]''. While he is clearly the Hero, she comes on almost all important missions with him and is almost equally famous in the setting. Her {{Tsundere}} personality foils Kites at time. She's not as well due to the character class she plays.
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* FearEffect. Royce Glas is in this position, and is the opposite of Hana on a number of things.
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* FearEffect.''VideoGame/FearEffect''. Royce Glas is in this position, and is the opposite of Hana on a number of things.
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** Indeed, should one [[spoiler: fall to the dark side]], you could make the case that [[spoiler: Bastila]] becomes this.
** Canderous could be seen as one in general for the initial duology, given how he's the only non-droid character to be a party member in each game, and his darker character aspects can serve as a contrast to the conduct of canon light-side players.
** Canderous could be seen as one in general for the initial duology, given how he's the only non-droid character to be a party member in each game, and his darker character aspects can serve as a contrast to the conduct of canon light-side players.
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** Soap could also play this to Captain Price throughout the series.
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* In ''[[SlyCooper Sly 3]]'', the titular character becomes that to Bentley.
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* Rei in ''VideoGame/BreathOfFire'' 3. Interestingly, he starts the game as a BigBrotherMentor: it's only after the seven year TimeSkip that he returns to a more mature [[TheHero Ryu]] as his FragileSpeedster DeadpanSnarker Lancer.
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* Rei in ''VideoGame/BreathOfFire'' 3.''VideoGame/BreathOfFireIII''. Interestingly, he starts the game as a BigBrotherMentor: it's only after the seven year TimeSkip that he returns to a more mature [[TheHero Ryu]] as his FragileSpeedster DeadpanSnarker Lancer.
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* LegendOfDragoon starts out with [[TheHero Dart]] getting his lancer in Lavitz Slambert. The dutiful knight of Basil is in stark contrast to TheLoner. Unlike most iterations of the trope, the two get along great and never have any problems with each other. After [[spoiler: Lavitz dies]], this role is taken up by Rose, who had interaction with both Dart and Lavitz, but it is expanded after [[spoiler: he dies]].
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* LegendOfDragoon VideoGame/TheLegendOfDragoon starts out with [[TheHero Dart]] getting his lancer in Lavitz Slambert. The dutiful knight of Basil is in stark contrast to TheLoner. Unlike most iterations of the trope, the two get along great and never have any problems with each other. After [[spoiler: Lavitz dies]], this role is taken up by Rose, who had interaction with both Dart and Lavitz, but it is expanded after [[spoiler: he dies]].
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* LegendOfDragoon starts out with [[TheHero Dart]] getting his lancer in Lavitz Slambert. The dutiful knight of Basil is in stark contrast to TheLoner. Unlike most iterations of the trope, the two get along great and never have any problems with each other. After [[spoiler: Lavitz dies]], this role is taken up by Rose, who had interaction with both Dart and Lavitz, but it is expanded after [[spoiler: he dies]].
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** ''Fire Emblem 4'': Duke Cuan is both the best friend and TheLancer for Lord Sigurd in the first part of the game. He also has ''his'' Lancer in the form of his protege Finn. In the second part of the game, Ayra's son Skasha is TheLancer to Sigurd's son Celice. And so is Leaf.
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** ''Fire Emblem 4'': Duke Cuan Prince Quan is both the best friend and TheLancer for Lord Sigurd in the first part of the game. He also has ''his'' Lancer in the form of his protege Finn. In the second part of the game, Ayra's son Skasha Ulster is TheLancer to Sigurd's son Celice. Seliph. And so is Leaf.Leif.
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* Played with by Aika of ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia''. She's [[TheHero Vyse]]'s NumberTwo and fits this role in the party's clear FiveManBand, but her personality isn't that different from his; she may be a little more hyperactive and slightly less idealistic, but she's just as much a HotBlooded {{Determinator}} as he is.
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* Manticore, a signature character in ''CityOfHeroes'', is [[AlternateCompanyEquivalent their version of]] {{Batman}}, especially among the Freedom Phalanx.
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* Manticore, a signature character in ''CityOfHeroes'', is [[AlternateCompanyEquivalent their version of]] {{Batman}}, Franchise/{{Batman}}, especially among the Freedom Phalanx.
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** ''{{Diablo}} has [[BigGood Tyrael]] of the [[CouncilOfAngels Angiris Council]] to Malthael. He clearly balances out what is right and wrong.
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** ''{{Diablo}} ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'' has [[BigGood Tyrael]] of the [[CouncilOfAngels Angiris Council]] to Malthael. He clearly balances out what is right and wrong.
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* Matt Horner from ''StarCraftII'' is this to Jim Raynor, an excellent example of the more-traditionally heroic character on a less-traditionally heroic team
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* Matt Horner from ''StarCraftII'' ''VideoGame/StarCraftII'' is this to Jim Raynor, an excellent example of the more-traditionally heroic character on a less-traditionally heroic team
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* Gaz from ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty 4: ModernWarfare'' has elements of this, playing as the Lancer to Captain Price.
** Predictably, his {{Expy}} in ModernWarfare 2, Ghost, is this to Captain [=MacTavish=].
* Manticore, a signature character in ''CityOfHeroes'', is [[AlternateCompanyEquivalent their version of]] {{Batman}}, especially among the Freedom Phalanx.
* Kain from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' is a good candidate for TropeCodifier: He's [[TheHero Cecil's]] childhood friend, his most trusted comrade and right-hand ally, and also his greatest rival, primarily in his competition for [[TheChick Rosa's]] affections. He's the dark and conflicted AntiHero to Cecil's noble and righteous [[TheCape Cape]], and during a stint where he's BrainwashedAndCrazy he acts as [[BigBad Golbez's]] [[TheDragon Dragon]]. In ''The After Years'' [[spoiler:he gets appointed the Captain of Baron's airship fleet, and with Cecil as king, Kain is his general now]]. And here's the real kicker--not only is Kain's weapon of choice spears and lances, but his job class is Dragoon. In other games in the series, the Dragoon job is called "Lancer," meaning not only is Kain ''the'' Lancer, he's ''a'' Lancer to boot.
* Barret Wallace from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' is a unique mix of BigGuy and {{Lancer}}, with bonus TokenMinority points thrown in. He even [[strike:[[RetCon founded]]]] leads the WellIntentionedExtremist organization you start off as part of, and sometimes seems a little too ready to think of himself as TheHero early on. Ironically, when Cloud leaves the party [[spoiler:after being incapacitated by Mako poisoning]], it is expected that Barret will lead the party. Instead, he tells Cid, who appropriately wields a lance, that he's the new leader.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' rotates this role a bit during the game: it starts as Blank, but he doesn't last very long in the party. Then Steiner takes over the role, before Amarant firmly and truely takes on every trope associated with Lancerdom. Amarant is Zidane's psuedo-rival, and has a lot of ArrogantKungFuGuy issues that get solved during the course of the game. Oddly enough, the one character that actually uses lances, Freya, never actually takes on this role at any point in the game.
* In VideoGame/FinalFantasyX, Jecht qualifies as the lancer to his original team members Braska and Auron. As for the main party, Yuna is TheHero with Tidus as her Lancer. Another interpretation has Titus as the hero, Yuna as The Chick, and Wakka as the Lancer. Or even another with Yuna as the hero, Kimahri Ronso as the Lancer, and Tidus as a modified version of the Chick.
* Shara from ''FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance'' is the Lancer to Ritz.
* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'', just as Ashe is the series most standard [[TheHero hero]], Balthier is the most standard lancer.
** He did claim to be 'the leading man,' but he matches more with Lancer tropes then the rest of the characters. Fran [[LampshadeHanging lampshades this]] when she replies to his "I am the leading man" by saying "I think you are more of a supporting role." He scoffs, and tells her to stop being silly.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'' has Lightning backed by Sazh. Being older he may very well have ''more'' military experience, but he has less drive as a leader (stepping down from a more active piloting career in order to take care of his son).
* ''FireEmblem''
** ''Fire Emblem 4'': Duke Cuan is both the best friend and TheLancer for Lord Sigurd in the first part of the game. He also has ''his'' Lancer in the form of his protege Finn. In the second part of the game, Ayra's son Skasha is TheLancer to Sigurd's son Celice. And so is Leaf.
** ''Fire Emblem 7'': [[TwoGuysAndAGirl Hector and Lyn * both* fit as Lancers for Eliwood]]. Just like in ''Fire Emblem 6'', Wolt the Archer and MagicalGirl Lilina are sort-of Lancers for TheHero Roy. Hector also has his own Lancer in the figure of [[GeniusBruiser General Oswin]], and it can be said that [[CrutchCharacter Marcus]] was Eliwood's Lancer before Hector and Lyn stepped in. [[FragileSpeedster Matthew the Thief]] has a short run as Hector's Lancer at the beginning, until Oswin and Serra come in. In "Lyndis's Tale", Lyn had Kent as her Lancer since Sain was a bit more of TheBigGuy of her Troupe.
** In ''FireEmblem 8'': The Paladin Seth is TheLancer to either Eirika or Ephraim, depending on the route you take. Innes fits more as Ephraim's Rival than Lancer. Considering Gerik and his mercenaries, [[EmotionlessGirl Marisa the Crimson Flash]] fits as his Lancer since she's more of an ActionGirl than Tethys, the TeamMom. In the case of Joshua, [[spoiler: either Gerik, Marisa or Natasha (in a more serious, WhiteMagicianGirl-y way) cane become his Lancers through supports as he rebuilds Jehanna]] ) Rennac is TheLancer in L'Arachel's Power Trio.
* In ''GearsOfWar'', Dominic Santiago serves as Marcus Fenix's Lancer. No, ''not'' [[IncrediblyLamePun as his assault rifle]]. The ''character trope''!
* In ''{{Halo 3}}'', the Arbiter plays the role of Lancer to the Master Chief. Johnson even more so
* Proto Man (Blues) often fills in this role in the original ''VideoGame/MegaMan'' games. Zero in the ''[[VideoGame/MegaManX X]]'' series takes it a little bit further, as his antisocial nature has led to more than one physical fight with X. Dex ''nails'' the Lancer role in the ''[[MegaManBattleNetwork Battle Network]]'' games.
** Dex tries, but he comes off as being the would-be hero that manages to do something right...almost never. Protoman and Chaud claim the role of Lancer all over again, being a far more serious threat to both the enemy and the hero.
** Dex might actually be an inversion. He has ''nothing but'' leadership abilities. He's a fantastic leader and motivator, but lacks the competence to back it up, which is all Lan's. This would probably be why he ended up [[spoiler: mayor of ACDC Town]] in the series ending.
** Dex really functions more as a BigGuy of the charismatic BoisterousBruiser mold. He started out as TheRival, but by the end of the first game Chaud had moved from SixthRanger into the Lancer position.
** Interestingly enough Mega Man and Proto Man/Zero actual invert the weapon associations, with TheHero prefering guns and TheLancer using swords.
* ''SonicTheHedgehog'' actually has quite a number by some interpretations. In the early games Tails filled this role, being the [[RedOniBlueOni Blue Oni to Sonic's Red Oni]] as well as his [[HeterosexualLifePartners Same Gender Life Partner]]. Amy serves as a [[{{Foil}} comic foil]] to Sonic in later games, and was also the designated Lancer/ NumberTwo in SonicTheComic after the [[WhamEpisode Kane arc]] in SonicTheComicOnline Amy becomes the lancer to Tails. Knuckles has a long history of clashing with Sonic, which is played up in every single adaptation of the series to date. And in ShadowTheHedgehog, some stages present the player with the option of having Sonic himself as ''Shadow's'' Lancer. And among the members of Team Dark Rouge functions mainly as the leader, with Shadow as her Lancer.
* An early CRPG example: Nazim in ''The Magic Candle''.
* Though they're technically on opposite sides, the prosecutors from the ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'' series often become closer to TheLancer after a few cases against the main character.
** Miles Edgeworth serves as more of a permanent Lancer in the story, helping the protagonist out in every game they appear together.
* In ''[[SlyCooper Sly 3]]'', the titular character becomes that to Bentley.
* Falco from ''VideoGame/StarFox'' fits this trope like a glove.
* Dio from ''OgreBattle64'' as well as Vice from the original ''TacticsOgre''.
* Rei in ''VideoGame/BreathOfFire'' 3. Interestingly, he starts the game as a BigBrotherMentor: it's only after the seven year TimeSkip that he returns to a more mature [[TheHero Ryu]] as his FragileSpeedster DeadpanSnarker Lancer.
* ''Franchise/TalesSeries'':
** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia's'' initial FiveManBand, Genis, Lloyd's best friend, plays the role of the more smart and cynical Lancer to Lloyd's idealistic IdiotHero. Zelos, who joins later, also takes up the Lancer role.
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'' has a possibility of two different lancers in the party. Luke, the IdiotHero, has Guy ([[HeterosexualLifePartner Childhood friend]], [[TheCareTaker Guardian]] and possible [[TheRival Rival]]), or Tear (ActionGirl and TheSpock ).
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' is what happens when you give TheLancer his own game. [[AntiHero Yuri]] is ChaoticGood to the core, unafraid of breaking the law to do the right thing, and frequently gets into arguments with his best friend and [[TheRival rival]]; [[KnightInShiningArmor Flynn]], who takes on the role of a SupportingLeader for much of the game. Yuri himself gets his own, "proper" Lancer in the form of [[IdiotHero Karol]]; who is much more cautious and cowardly than Yuri is, but has a more [[WideEyedIdealist idealistic sense of right and wrong]] and ultimately develops into a brave leader while Yuri continues to fight in the shadows of other people. [[MsFanservice Judith]], being an ''extreme'' BloodKnight, is more of TheBigGirl with sprinklings of Lancer traits. She's too similar to Yuri in personality and moral outlook to qualify fully, however.
* ''KingdomHearts'': Though TheLancer and not TheHero of his ThreeAmigos, Riku was the leader by virtue of being one year older and because of his natural drive. He had very clear and strong ideas about what he wanted, and Sora and [[TheChick Kairi]] followed his lead. Sadly, he was TooCoolToLive, and so fell to TheDarkSide. He gets better only after Sora has become clearly much cooler than him.
** When Riku is on his own in Chain of Memories, Mickey becomes his Lancer, becoming Riku's support and balancing Riku's darkness and cynicism with his upbeat personality and light.
** Axel forms this for Roxas in Organization XIII as well.
* Junpei Iori, of ''{{Persona 3}}''. Eager to prove himself, bitter about the Protagonist being chosen to [[ItsUpToYou lead the team]] over him, brash, loud, poor grades, and a girlchaser.
** And in [[ExpansionPack FES]], where [[spoiler: Aegis is the Protagonist, Yukari acts as the Lancer to her.]]
* Yosuke is the Lancer in ''{{Persona 4}}'', oh so very much. Due to the Protagonist being both TheStoic and a HeroicMime (aside from battle cries and text speech), Yosuke is much more talkative and chipper, with a little DeadpanSnarker tossed in. [[spoiler: While he's very willing to have the Protagonist take over as leader during the early parts of the storyline, his final Social Link scene reveals that he had been a little jealous of the Protagonist's comptetence, and starts a friendly brawl between the two to knock said impulses out of him.]]
* Felius is Clarissa's lancer in ''{{Wild ARMs XF}}''.
* ''[[VideoGame/{{Disgaea}} Disgaea: Hour of Darkness]]'': Etna, vassal of negotiable loyalty to demon prince Laharl. Being his go-to girl, and the one who cheerfully tells him she will kill him and take over if he doesn't prove himself worthy of being the overlord. Her starting weapon also happens to be a lance. Rozalin from the second game (with elements of TheChick later), Almaz from the third, and Fenrich from the fourth also qualify.
* Lin from ''[[NintendoWars Advance Wars]]: Dark Conflict/Days of Ruin''. Possibly combination SmartGuy/Lancer, but definitely a lancer.
* Alicia, from ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'', is this, with a touch of TeamMom.
** Which is ironic, given that Largo's class is Lancer.
** Zeri from ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChroniclesII'', he's the [[RedOniBlueOni blue(-haired) oni to Avan's red oni]].
** Gusurg from ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChroniclesIII'' [[spoiler:pre-defection]]. To lesser extent, Riela.
* Post-DivergentCharacterEvolution, [[SuperMarioBros Luigi]] now acts as the somewhat reluctant companion to Mario.
* Almost every main character from the numerous chapters of ''LiveALive'' has a {{Lancer}} to go along with him or her. The most clear example, however, is Straybow, who is both a rival to the chapter's main character Orsted and eventually [[spoiler:that chapter's final boss after his FaceHeelTurn]].
* ''GrandiaII'': Millenia is the Lancer and also the Veronica to Ryudo.
* Dogi [[FanNickname the Wallcrusher]] serves this role to Adol in the Ys series.
* ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' has a character called 'Lancer', who also fits this trope fairly well; not only is he amongst the most well-rounded of all the Servants (but isn't a protagonist like [[TheHero Saber]]) [[spoiler:but he also plays the role to the hilt when he joins up with the heroes late in Unlimited Blade Works]].
** Though for a large portion of the Novel he's an Antagonist. More fitting for the role might be Archer and/or Rin. Both are definitely snarky (though Shirou can be snarky, it's usually only internal monologues), in addition to being cynical and realist respectively to Shirou and Saber's idealist attitudes.
* Deugan, from the ''VideoGame/MARDEK'' Flash game series, is much more level-headed, sensible, and hardworking than the titular hero.
** As such, he serves as the tutorial to introduce the reactions battle system.
* In ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'', Shepard has Ashley and Kaidan, the ones with the most dialogue among the crewmates. And as Shepard's character is fluid, they can fill the role of different Lancer types.
** In ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', Miranda Lawson is the official lieutenant to Shepard, but Garrus actively serves as Shepard's de-facto Lancer. During the endgame, there are points where you need to split the squad in two and pick a second leader - the three good choices are Miranda, Garrus or ex-marine Jacob. Picking anyone else will end badly.
** In ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', either Garrus (if he's still alive by this time) or the [[spoiler:Virmire Survivor]] counts as this, though the former counts a bit more, [[UndyingLoyalty having been by Shepard's side for all three games.]] This is particularly solidified in the last conversation Shepard has with him, where s/he states that "There's no Shepard without Vakarian".
* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'': Alistair is very much your cheerful, goofy Lancer. Morrigan can have elements of this as well.
** For ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', Varric is Hawke's lancer as well as the sibling that survives the escape from Lothering. Aveline is a bit of this as well.
* ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' has Carth in the first game and Atton in the second as default, though given the size of your party in both cases other characters might fill the role instead.
* ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights'' limits your party size to one or two at a time, but all of the possible party members can be lancers.
* ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2'' has a very large party by the end, but the characters most likely to fit as the Lancer are Casavir, Bishop, Sand, and Khelgar.
* Ramus, and later Nash qualify as the Lancer to Alex's StandardizedLeader in the original ''VideoGame/LunarTheSilverStar''.
* Rasche from ''LuminousArc2'', "Lancer" is his job.
* Black Rose is this to Kite in ''[[DotHack .Hack]]''. While he is clearly the Hero, she comes on almost all important missions with him and is almost equally famous in the setting. Her {{Tsundere}} personality foils Kites at time. She's not as well due to the character class she plays.
* Matt Horner from ''StarCraftII'' is this to Jim Raynor, an excellent example of the more-traditionally heroic character on a less-traditionally heroic team
* Garet is Isaac's Lancer in ''VideoGame/GoldenSun''. Also TheBigGuy.
** Jenna to Felix in ''The Lost Age''.
** In ''Dark Dawn'', Karis and Tyrell trade the role of Matthew's Lancer between themselves until Amiti arrives and takes it over. In later parts of the game, it could be argued that Matthew himself is [[MoreHeroThanThou Sveta's]] Lancer.
* ''DigitalDevilSaga'': Heat is definitely the Lancer for the Embryon. While the Hero, Serph, is calm and Level-Headed, Heat is reckless and quick-tempered. Serph is Ice element, Heat is Fire. He is the only member to [[DrunkOnTheDarkSide fully embrace his Atma power]]. Oh, and [[spoiler: he pulls a FaceHeelTurn in the sequel, and dies shortly after.]].
* ''{{Lufia}}''
** In the series, you have Aguro for TheHero and Guy for Maxim. Both wear green, and have similar battle styles with more strength and less magic power.
** ''VideoGame/LufiaTheLegendReturns'' has Dei the thief when [[TheChick Seena]] is [[DistressedDamsel absent]]. The guy has his moments after his quests toward the end of the game, unlike other secondary characters.
** ''The Ruins of Lore'' has Torma.
** ''{{Diablo}} has [[BigGood Tyrael]] of the [[CouncilOfAngels Angiris Council]] to Malthael. He clearly balances out what is right and wrong.
** ''LufiaCurseOfTheSinistrals'', however, turns Guy into TheBigGuy and Dekar into TheLancer.
* In most VideoGame/{{Touhou}} fanworks, Kirisame Marisa plays this role for Hakurei Reimu. Marisa is the hard-working BadassNormal (or as normal you can be in a world of overpowered girls with magical powers) while Reimu is the lazy genius, and Marisa tends to have her own agenda for solving incidents, while Reimu just wants to get it over with since its her job. This isn't really played up in the games (except for perhaps Imperishable Night, where they face off against each other) because according to the storyline, the chosen character is the only one that actually goes out and solves the incident.
* ''VideoGame/TheOrionConspiracy'' has the engineer Meyer put in this role for TheHero Devlin [=McCormack=]. Meyer loves to cuss. He was a soldier in the Corporation War and is more cynical about it than Devlin. Meyer shows how {{Badass}} he is by [[spoiler: fighting and killing off Captain Shannon and fending off Lowe the xenomorph. Unfortunately, we do not get to see that fight with the xenomorph]]. He also has a big picture attitude to situations, in contrast to Devlin, who looks at the little details.
* FearEffect. Royce Glas is in this position, and is the opposite of Hana on a number of things.
* Goenji Shuya from ''InazumaEleven'', [[EmoTeen an depressing]], [[KillItWithFire fire elemental]] ace striker, as opposed to Endou Mamoru, an earth elemental goalkeeper who is a WideEyedIdealist.
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* Gaz from ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty 4: ModernWarfare'' has elements of this, playing as the Lancer to Captain Price.
** Predictably, his {{Expy}} in ModernWarfare 2, Ghost, is this to Captain [=MacTavish=].
* Manticore, a signature character in ''CityOfHeroes'', is [[AlternateCompanyEquivalent their version of]] {{Batman}}, especially among the Freedom Phalanx.
* Kain from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' is a good candidate for TropeCodifier: He's [[TheHero Cecil's]] childhood friend, his most trusted comrade and right-hand ally, and also his greatest rival, primarily in his competition for [[TheChick Rosa's]] affections. He's the dark and conflicted AntiHero to Cecil's noble and righteous [[TheCape Cape]], and during a stint where he's BrainwashedAndCrazy he acts as [[BigBad Golbez's]] [[TheDragon Dragon]]. In ''The After Years'' [[spoiler:he gets appointed the Captain of Baron's airship fleet, and with Cecil as king, Kain is his general now]]. And here's the real kicker--not only is Kain's weapon of choice spears and lances, but his job class is Dragoon. In other games in the series, the Dragoon job is called "Lancer," meaning not only is Kain ''the'' Lancer, he's ''a'' Lancer to boot.
* Barret Wallace from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' is a unique mix of BigGuy and {{Lancer}}, with bonus TokenMinority points thrown in. He even [[strike:[[RetCon founded]]]] leads the WellIntentionedExtremist organization you start off as part of, and sometimes seems a little too ready to think of himself as TheHero early on. Ironically, when Cloud leaves the party [[spoiler:after being incapacitated by Mako poisoning]], it is expected that Barret will lead the party. Instead, he tells Cid, who appropriately wields a lance, that he's the new leader.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' rotates this role a bit during the game: it starts as Blank, but he doesn't last very long in the party. Then Steiner takes over the role, before Amarant firmly and truely takes on every trope associated with Lancerdom. Amarant is Zidane's psuedo-rival, and has a lot of ArrogantKungFuGuy issues that get solved during the course of the game. Oddly enough, the one character that actually uses lances, Freya, never actually takes on this role at any point in the game.
* In VideoGame/FinalFantasyX, Jecht qualifies as the lancer to his original team members Braska and Auron. As for the main party, Yuna is TheHero with Tidus as her Lancer. Another interpretation has Titus as the hero, Yuna as The Chick, and Wakka as the Lancer. Or even another with Yuna as the hero, Kimahri Ronso as the Lancer, and Tidus as a modified version of the Chick.
* Shara from ''FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance'' is the Lancer to Ritz.
* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'', just as Ashe is the series most standard [[TheHero hero]], Balthier is the most standard lancer.
** He did claim to be 'the leading man,' but he matches more with Lancer tropes then the rest of the characters. Fran [[LampshadeHanging lampshades this]] when she replies to his "I am the leading man" by saying "I think you are more of a supporting role." He scoffs, and tells her to stop being silly.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'' has Lightning backed by Sazh. Being older he may very well have ''more'' military experience, but he has less drive as a leader (stepping down from a more active piloting career in order to take care of his son).
* ''FireEmblem''
** ''Fire Emblem 4'': Duke Cuan is both the best friend and TheLancer for Lord Sigurd in the first part of the game. He also has ''his'' Lancer in the form of his protege Finn. In the second part of the game, Ayra's son Skasha is TheLancer to Sigurd's son Celice. And so is Leaf.
** ''Fire Emblem 7'': [[TwoGuysAndAGirl Hector and Lyn * both* fit as Lancers for Eliwood]]. Just like in ''Fire Emblem 6'', Wolt the Archer and MagicalGirl Lilina are sort-of Lancers for TheHero Roy. Hector also has his own Lancer in the figure of [[GeniusBruiser General Oswin]], and it can be said that [[CrutchCharacter Marcus]] was Eliwood's Lancer before Hector and Lyn stepped in. [[FragileSpeedster Matthew the Thief]] has a short run as Hector's Lancer at the beginning, until Oswin and Serra come in. In "Lyndis's Tale", Lyn had Kent as her Lancer since Sain was a bit more of TheBigGuy of her Troupe.
** In ''FireEmblem 8'': The Paladin Seth is TheLancer to either Eirika or Ephraim, depending on the route you take. Innes fits more as Ephraim's Rival than Lancer. Considering Gerik and his mercenaries, [[EmotionlessGirl Marisa the Crimson Flash]] fits as his Lancer since she's more of an ActionGirl than Tethys, the TeamMom. In the case of Joshua, [[spoiler: either Gerik, Marisa or Natasha (in a more serious, WhiteMagicianGirl-y way) cane become his Lancers through supports as he rebuilds Jehanna]] ) Rennac is TheLancer in L'Arachel's Power Trio.
* In ''GearsOfWar'', Dominic Santiago serves as Marcus Fenix's Lancer. No, ''not'' [[IncrediblyLamePun as his assault rifle]]. The ''character trope''!
* In ''{{Halo 3}}'', the Arbiter plays the role of Lancer to the Master Chief. Johnson even more so
* Proto Man (Blues) often fills in this role in the original ''VideoGame/MegaMan'' games. Zero in the ''[[VideoGame/MegaManX X]]'' series takes it a little bit further, as his antisocial nature has led to more than one physical fight with X. Dex ''nails'' the Lancer role in the ''[[MegaManBattleNetwork Battle Network]]'' games.
** Dex tries, but he comes off as being the would-be hero that manages to do something right...almost never. Protoman and Chaud claim the role of Lancer all over again, being a far more serious threat to both the enemy and the hero.
** Dex might actually be an inversion. He has ''nothing but'' leadership abilities. He's a fantastic leader and motivator, but lacks the competence to back it up, which is all Lan's. This would probably be why he ended up [[spoiler: mayor of ACDC Town]] in the series ending.
** Dex really functions more as a BigGuy of the charismatic BoisterousBruiser mold. He started out as TheRival, but by the end of the first game Chaud had moved from SixthRanger into the Lancer position.
** Interestingly enough Mega Man and Proto Man/Zero actual invert the weapon associations, with TheHero prefering guns and TheLancer using swords.
* ''SonicTheHedgehog'' actually has quite a number by some interpretations. In the early games Tails filled this role, being the [[RedOniBlueOni Blue Oni to Sonic's Red Oni]] as well as his [[HeterosexualLifePartners Same Gender Life Partner]]. Amy serves as a [[{{Foil}} comic foil]] to Sonic in later games, and was also the designated Lancer/ NumberTwo in SonicTheComic after the [[WhamEpisode Kane arc]] in SonicTheComicOnline Amy becomes the lancer to Tails. Knuckles has a long history of clashing with Sonic, which is played up in every single adaptation of the series to date. And in ShadowTheHedgehog, some stages present the player with the option of having Sonic himself as ''Shadow's'' Lancer. And among the members of Team Dark Rouge functions mainly as the leader, with Shadow as her Lancer.
* An early CRPG example: Nazim in ''The Magic Candle''.
* Though they're technically on opposite sides, the prosecutors from the ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'' series often become closer to TheLancer after a few cases against the main character.
** Miles Edgeworth serves as more of a permanent Lancer in the story, helping the protagonist out in every game they appear together.
* In ''[[SlyCooper Sly 3]]'', the titular character becomes that to Bentley.
* Falco from ''VideoGame/StarFox'' fits this trope like a glove.
* Dio from ''OgreBattle64'' as well as Vice from the original ''TacticsOgre''.
* Rei in ''VideoGame/BreathOfFire'' 3. Interestingly, he starts the game as a BigBrotherMentor: it's only after the seven year TimeSkip that he returns to a more mature [[TheHero Ryu]] as his FragileSpeedster DeadpanSnarker Lancer.
* ''Franchise/TalesSeries'':
** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia's'' initial FiveManBand, Genis, Lloyd's best friend, plays the role of the more smart and cynical Lancer to Lloyd's idealistic IdiotHero. Zelos, who joins later, also takes up the Lancer role.
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'' has a possibility of two different lancers in the party. Luke, the IdiotHero, has Guy ([[HeterosexualLifePartner Childhood friend]], [[TheCareTaker Guardian]] and possible [[TheRival Rival]]), or Tear (ActionGirl and TheSpock ).
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' is what happens when you give TheLancer his own game. [[AntiHero Yuri]] is ChaoticGood to the core, unafraid of breaking the law to do the right thing, and frequently gets into arguments with his best friend and [[TheRival rival]]; [[KnightInShiningArmor Flynn]], who takes on the role of a SupportingLeader for much of the game. Yuri himself gets his own, "proper" Lancer in the form of [[IdiotHero Karol]]; who is much more cautious and cowardly than Yuri is, but has a more [[WideEyedIdealist idealistic sense of right and wrong]] and ultimately develops into a brave leader while Yuri continues to fight in the shadows of other people. [[MsFanservice Judith]], being an ''extreme'' BloodKnight, is more of TheBigGirl with sprinklings of Lancer traits. She's too similar to Yuri in personality and moral outlook to qualify fully, however.
* ''KingdomHearts'': Though TheLancer and not TheHero of his ThreeAmigos, Riku was the leader by virtue of being one year older and because of his natural drive. He had very clear and strong ideas about what he wanted, and Sora and [[TheChick Kairi]] followed his lead. Sadly, he was TooCoolToLive, and so fell to TheDarkSide. He gets better only after Sora has become clearly much cooler than him.
** When Riku is on his own in Chain of Memories, Mickey becomes his Lancer, becoming Riku's support and balancing Riku's darkness and cynicism with his upbeat personality and light.
** Axel forms this for Roxas in Organization XIII as well.
* Junpei Iori, of ''{{Persona 3}}''. Eager to prove himself, bitter about the Protagonist being chosen to [[ItsUpToYou lead the team]] over him, brash, loud, poor grades, and a girlchaser.
** And in [[ExpansionPack FES]], where [[spoiler: Aegis is the Protagonist, Yukari acts as the Lancer to her.]]
* Yosuke is the Lancer in ''{{Persona 4}}'', oh so very much. Due to the Protagonist being both TheStoic and a HeroicMime (aside from battle cries and text speech), Yosuke is much more talkative and chipper, with a little DeadpanSnarker tossed in. [[spoiler: While he's very willing to have the Protagonist take over as leader during the early parts of the storyline, his final Social Link scene reveals that he had been a little jealous of the Protagonist's comptetence, and starts a friendly brawl between the two to knock said impulses out of him.]]
* Felius is Clarissa's lancer in ''{{Wild ARMs XF}}''.
* ''[[VideoGame/{{Disgaea}} Disgaea: Hour of Darkness]]'': Etna, vassal of negotiable loyalty to demon prince Laharl. Being his go-to girl, and the one who cheerfully tells him she will kill him and take over if he doesn't prove himself worthy of being the overlord. Her starting weapon also happens to be a lance. Rozalin from the second game (with elements of TheChick later), Almaz from the third, and Fenrich from the fourth also qualify.
* Lin from ''[[NintendoWars Advance Wars]]: Dark Conflict/Days of Ruin''. Possibly combination SmartGuy/Lancer, but definitely a lancer.
* Alicia, from ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'', is this, with a touch of TeamMom.
** Which is ironic, given that Largo's class is Lancer.
** Zeri from ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChroniclesII'', he's the [[RedOniBlueOni blue(-haired) oni to Avan's red oni]].
** Gusurg from ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChroniclesIII'' [[spoiler:pre-defection]]. To lesser extent, Riela.
* Post-DivergentCharacterEvolution, [[SuperMarioBros Luigi]] now acts as the somewhat reluctant companion to Mario.
* Almost every main character from the numerous chapters of ''LiveALive'' has a {{Lancer}} to go along with him or her. The most clear example, however, is Straybow, who is both a rival to the chapter's main character Orsted and eventually [[spoiler:that chapter's final boss after his FaceHeelTurn]].
* ''GrandiaII'': Millenia is the Lancer and also the Veronica to Ryudo.
* Dogi [[FanNickname the Wallcrusher]] serves this role to Adol in the Ys series.
* ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' has a character called 'Lancer', who also fits this trope fairly well; not only is he amongst the most well-rounded of all the Servants (but isn't a protagonist like [[TheHero Saber]]) [[spoiler:but he also plays the role to the hilt when he joins up with the heroes late in Unlimited Blade Works]].
** Though for a large portion of the Novel he's an Antagonist. More fitting for the role might be Archer and/or Rin. Both are definitely snarky (though Shirou can be snarky, it's usually only internal monologues), in addition to being cynical and realist respectively to Shirou and Saber's idealist attitudes.
* Deugan, from the ''VideoGame/MARDEK'' Flash game series, is much more level-headed, sensible, and hardworking than the titular hero.
** As such, he serves as the tutorial to introduce the reactions battle system.
* In ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'', Shepard has Ashley and Kaidan, the ones with the most dialogue among the crewmates. And as Shepard's character is fluid, they can fill the role of different Lancer types.
** In ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', Miranda Lawson is the official lieutenant to Shepard, but Garrus actively serves as Shepard's de-facto Lancer. During the endgame, there are points where you need to split the squad in two and pick a second leader - the three good choices are Miranda, Garrus or ex-marine Jacob. Picking anyone else will end badly.
** In ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', either Garrus (if he's still alive by this time) or the [[spoiler:Virmire Survivor]] counts as this, though the former counts a bit more, [[UndyingLoyalty having been by Shepard's side for all three games.]] This is particularly solidified in the last conversation Shepard has with him, where s/he states that "There's no Shepard without Vakarian".
* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'': Alistair is very much your cheerful, goofy Lancer. Morrigan can have elements of this as well.
** For ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', Varric is Hawke's lancer as well as the sibling that survives the escape from Lothering. Aveline is a bit of this as well.
* ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' has Carth in the first game and Atton in the second as default, though given the size of your party in both cases other characters might fill the role instead.
* ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights'' limits your party size to one or two at a time, but all of the possible party members can be lancers.
* ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2'' has a very large party by the end, but the characters most likely to fit as the Lancer are Casavir, Bishop, Sand, and Khelgar.
* Ramus, and later Nash qualify as the Lancer to Alex's StandardizedLeader in the original ''VideoGame/LunarTheSilverStar''.
* Rasche from ''LuminousArc2'', "Lancer" is his job.
* Black Rose is this to Kite in ''[[DotHack .Hack]]''. While he is clearly the Hero, she comes on almost all important missions with him and is almost equally famous in the setting. Her {{Tsundere}} personality foils Kites at time. She's not as well due to the character class she plays.
* Matt Horner from ''StarCraftII'' is this to Jim Raynor, an excellent example of the more-traditionally heroic character on a less-traditionally heroic team
* Garet is Isaac's Lancer in ''VideoGame/GoldenSun''. Also TheBigGuy.
** Jenna to Felix in ''The Lost Age''.
** In ''Dark Dawn'', Karis and Tyrell trade the role of Matthew's Lancer between themselves until Amiti arrives and takes it over. In later parts of the game, it could be argued that Matthew himself is [[MoreHeroThanThou Sveta's]] Lancer.
* ''DigitalDevilSaga'': Heat is definitely the Lancer for the Embryon. While the Hero, Serph, is calm and Level-Headed, Heat is reckless and quick-tempered. Serph is Ice element, Heat is Fire. He is the only member to [[DrunkOnTheDarkSide fully embrace his Atma power]]. Oh, and [[spoiler: he pulls a FaceHeelTurn in the sequel, and dies shortly after.]].
* ''{{Lufia}}''
** In the series, you have Aguro for TheHero and Guy for Maxim. Both wear green, and have similar battle styles with more strength and less magic power.
** ''VideoGame/LufiaTheLegendReturns'' has Dei the thief when [[TheChick Seena]] is [[DistressedDamsel absent]]. The guy has his moments after his quests toward the end of the game, unlike other secondary characters.
** ''The Ruins of Lore'' has Torma.
** ''{{Diablo}} has [[BigGood Tyrael]] of the [[CouncilOfAngels Angiris Council]] to Malthael. He clearly balances out what is right and wrong.
** ''LufiaCurseOfTheSinistrals'', however, turns Guy into TheBigGuy and Dekar into TheLancer.
* In most VideoGame/{{Touhou}} fanworks, Kirisame Marisa plays this role for Hakurei Reimu. Marisa is the hard-working BadassNormal (or as normal you can be in a world of overpowered girls with magical powers) while Reimu is the lazy genius, and Marisa tends to have her own agenda for solving incidents, while Reimu just wants to get it over with since its her job. This isn't really played up in the games (except for perhaps Imperishable Night, where they face off against each other) because according to the storyline, the chosen character is the only one that actually goes out and solves the incident.
* ''VideoGame/TheOrionConspiracy'' has the engineer Meyer put in this role for TheHero Devlin [=McCormack=]. Meyer loves to cuss. He was a soldier in the Corporation War and is more cynical about it than Devlin. Meyer shows how {{Badass}} he is by [[spoiler: fighting and killing off Captain Shannon and fending off Lowe the xenomorph. Unfortunately, we do not get to see that fight with the xenomorph]]. He also has a big picture attitude to situations, in contrast to Devlin, who looks at the little details.
* FearEffect. Royce Glas is in this position, and is the opposite of Hana on a number of things.
* Goenji Shuya from ''InazumaEleven'', [[EmoTeen an depressing]], [[KillItWithFire fire elemental]] ace striker, as opposed to Endou Mamoru, an earth elemental goalkeeper who is a WideEyedIdealist.
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