Line #17 AllGirlsWantBadBoys/VideoGames


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2	* ''Franchise/BlazBlue'':
3	** [[LadyOfWar Tsubaki Yayoi]] has a rather obvious attraction to [[AnIcePerson Jin Kisaragi.]] Jin himself is an ArrogantKungFuGuy who barely holds his contempt for those around him. To be fair, they are ChildhoodFriends and Tsubaki is pretty much the only character Jin treats with any sort of kindness.
4	** [[ShrinkingViolet Noel]], [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire Rachel]], [[CatGirl Taokaka]], and [[NiceGirl Celica]] all have been attracted to [[AntiHero Ragna the Bloodedge]] since [[SubvertedTrope he's not]] actually a bad guy, rather because [[JerkWithAHeartOFGold he actually cares for them]].
5	* ''VideoGame/{{Bully}}'' largely averts this. Some of the girls you can flirt with may ''say'' they like Jimmy's rough side, but if you so much as hurt their feelings they'll cool on you immediately and [[LaserGuidedKarma the Prefects will quickly jump on your ass]]. Zoey plays it mostly straight in-story, but abusing her in the game proper will yield equally bad results. You want some action with the ladies, you've gotta play nice.
6	* In ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'', mook types known as Skulls are often shown with girlfriends who you can't attack, however, if you initiate combat with the Skulls, the girlfriend will almost immediately dump them.
7	* ''VideoGame/ClarencesBigChance'': Subverted. Some of the [=NPCs=] do, and Clarence's girlfriend might, but more often than not, she won't.
8	* Tawna, who was Crash's girlfriend and also rescued by him in ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'', was met with scorn by MoralGuardians due to her MsFanservice design. She was replaced by Crash's sister Coco in the sequel, who was more kid-friendly. To explain Tawna's disappearance, the developers stated that she dumped Crash for Pinstripe Potoroo (a boss from the first game), who was a bad boy with a tommy gun.
9	* ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'':
10	** Discussed and lampshaded in the side mission "Holdin' On": [[TheRockstar Kerry]] and [[{{Deuteragonist}} Johnny]] talk about their bandmate Denny dating their another bandmate, Henry. Johnny doesn't understand what Denny saw in Henry, due to Henry being a FunctionalAddict and Denny being the smartest member of the band. Kerry answers that Denny always had a [[HasAType thing]] for losers, and that Henry was perfect for her, because she got to "rescue him over and over again". Johnny then asks "But why did she never tried to fix me?", to which Kerry responds with "Because she'd have to get in line, that's why!".
11	** Speaking of Kerry, they seem to be his [[HasAType type]], making him an "All guys want bad boys" example. His relationship with Johnny could only be described as "toxic", with Johnny frequently belittling Kerry. Johnny also often abused alcohol and drugs, and pulled dangerous stunts for no real reason (shooting into the audience during a concert) or for petty reasons (bombing the Arasaka Tower as revange for [[TheLostLenore Alt's]] death that he himself caused). His feelings for Johnny are so strong that it's implied he's still in love with him 50 years later, despite the fact that they never even got together in the first place. [[PlayerCharacter V]] is a downplayed example, because while he isn't nearly as toxic as Johnny was, he's still a dangerous mercenary who kills and steals for a living. In his "Temperance" ending call if V romanced him, [[spoiler:he mentions that he used to date a guy who he caught cheating, and another one who nonchalantly dumped him via text]]. Kerry himself lampshades it during his "Path of Glory"/"The Devil" romanced call:
12	---> '''Kerry:''' Don't get me wrong; I ''love'' having a (boyfriend) who's also Night City's bad boy(...)
13	** According to [[WordOfGod Mike Pondsmith]], Michiko Sanderson (nee Arasaka) once dated Adam Smasher in her youth. The legendary no-ganic, full-borg boogeyman of Night City for whom wanton destruction and collateral damage are conditions for his deployment. He presumably controlled his more repulsive impulses around her so as to not piss off his bosses.
14	* Morrigan Aensland of ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'' plays with this in her series, her rival the evil vampire Demitri wants her to be his mistress but Morrgian wanting to be a free spirit so turns into stone rather than let him subjugate her. Played straighter in later adaptations as Morrigan [[VampiresAreSexGods reciprocates his lust]] and they become a UnholyMatrimony in [[Anime/NightwarriorsDarkstalkersRevenge OVA]] and even when not a couple, Morrigan flirts with him constantly. Also played straight in crossovers such as ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'' Morrigan hits on rugged scoundrels and anti-heroes such as Wolverine, Gambit, Ghost Rider and Dante whom she considers a “Handsome Devil”. Although keep in mind her [[SuccubiAndIncubi succubus]] nature means she's very broad-minded and she even flirts with EldritchAbomination Shuma-Gorath.
15	* ''{{VideoGame/Deltarune}}'': Noelle wants a bad ''girl'', specifically the class bully Susie. She's a bit of a NightmareFetishist, so while most people avoid Susie because of her violent and aggressive behavior, she finds it appealing. By the time we see them properly interact in Chapter Two, however, Susie's chilled out a ''lot'' and [[TookALevelInKindness is now much nicer]], and it's revealed that Noelle was the one classmate she never picked on, [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe because she was nice to her]]. Ironically, Noelle thought Susie was ignoring her because she didn't even know she existed.
16	* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'':
17	** In ''[[VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening DMC3]]'' ActionGirl Lady has some BelligerentSexualTension with demon boy BloodKnight Dante and later media such as CD drama strongly suggest she has feelings for him with Trish saying Lady has been "clumsy" regarding Dante. Lucia from ''[[VideoGame/DevilMayCry2 DMC2]]'' also has feelings for Dante, which she admits to in the '' [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry5 DMC5]]'' tie-in novel ''Before the Nightmare''. Trish herself has a lot intimacy with Dante and in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'' she disappointed that his twin brother Vergil isn't as wild as him. Nico also doesn't attempt to hide her attraction to Dante and goes wild at his Music/MichaelJackson dance. Played with though as Dante is more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold compared to other examples, being more heroic and nicer than he lets on.
18	** Vergil the EvilTwin was able to attract an unnamed woman and get her pregnant with his son Nero, although we don't get any more details about it. In ''[[VideoGame/DevilMayCry4 DMC4]]'' special edition as Vergil walks through a crowd of people in Fortuna, a woman in red turns and gives him a LongingLook as he walks past, whether she was Nero’s MissingMom or not hasn’t been revealed.
19	** Eva, a human woman fell in love with a demon Sparda the Legendary Dark Knight from TheUnderworld and gave birth to his aforementioned sons. Although like Dante, Sparta only counts as a "bad boy" in the broad sense given his demonic nature, according to Eva Sparda was a noble person with a righteous heart and was a DefectorFromDecadence. Nico in ''[=DMC5=]'' states Eva must been quite the woman to tame a man like Sparda.
20	** Subverted with Kyrie and her boyfriend Nero. While he does fulfill all the bad boy requirements being rude, thuggish and anti-social, Kyrie is much more attracted to his wholesome nice side. Indeed upon seeing Nero almost kill her brother Credo, she’s naturally more scarred than aroused like other examples listed here would be.
21	** Dante is a bit of a [[GenderInverted gender inversion]], he gets excited while Lady tries killing him in ''[=DMC3=]'' and gets very [[RagingStiffie aroused]] when the demoness boss Nevan paws at him. In ''[=MVC3=]'' Dante flirts with Morrigan and his win quote against her is "Mmm, baby. I love it when a girl gets violent!". Then again from the same game, Dante laments that he can "never meet any nice girls" implying the opposite of this trope.
22	* ''Franchise/DragonAge''
23	** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins''
24	*** [[CasanovaWannabe Oghren]] will bring this up if you talk about his class with him, joking that [[BloodKnight Berserkers]] can get all the women they want because women are attracted to men who are mysteriously angry and sulk in the shadows. (Not that it works in his case...)
25	*** The trope is {{discussed\|Trope}} in a conversation between [[NiceGuy Alistair]] and Leliana, where Alistair ponders why Zevran is so successful with the ladies.
26	---->'''Alistair''': Do women go for that sort of thing?\
27	'''Leliana''': Where I come from they do, oh yes.\
28	'''Alistair''': Huh. Really? I see.
29	*** In the expansion, ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening'', Oghren comments that Nathaniel Howe's tall, dark, and broody appearance must make him very popular with women.
30	** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII''
31	*** Hawke of either gender can comment on Anders' "sexy, tortured look", upon learning about his experiences with the spirit of Justice; there's also a dialogue option for telling him "I love it when you go all hot-headed revolutionary" (marked "You're cute when you rebel"). There's also a hilarious conversation in the ''Legacy'' DLC where Anders goes into depth about his condition and Hawke's response is literally "Ooh, baby. Tell me more."
32	*** Varric tells Fenris that if he looked any more broody, women would swoon at his feet.
33	*** The Anders romance arc could be seen as [[spoiler: a deconstruction. The bad boy ends up a tragic FallenHero gradually being corrupted from within; he essentially goes insane, manipulates his lover into helping him blow up the Chantry and start a war, and Hawke is eventually forced to either kill his/her own beloved, send him away, or run off with him to spend the rest of his/her life a wanted fugitive, also losing and greatly angering a close friend in the latter two cases (who swears vengeance not only on Hawke and Anders but on ''everyone in Kirkwall'')]].
34	** The minor character Emile de Launcet invokes this, as he tells women he's a blood mage in an attempt to seem "dangerous and suave".
35	** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition''
36	*** This trope also gets {{invoked\|Trope}} in party banter between Iron Bull and Blackwall:
37	---->'''Iron Bull:''' Hey, Furrows.\
38	'''Blackwall:''' What? ''Me?''\
39	'''Iron Bull:''' Yes. Furrows between the eyes. Moping. Lost in your own issues.\
40	'''Blackwall:''' Can't a man think without being judged for it?\
41	'''Iron Bull:''' I'm not judging. I was gonna say you're pretty good at it. I can't pull that off.\
42	'''Blackwall:''' A tragedy, for sure.\
43	'''Iron Bull:''' And I mean, if you're going to brood, you might as well reap the benefits.\
44	'''Blackwall:''' What benefits?\
45	'''Iron Bull:''' The ''ladies''.\
46	'''Blackwall:''' ''(sighs)''
47	* ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'': Nirya, one of the mages at the College of Winterhold, says that [[EvilSorceror Ancano]] is clearly up to no good, but he's "rather handsome" anyway. Of course, if you read the Skyrim KinkMeme at all, you know that many, many people agree with her, as Ancano and various other male Thalmor (especially Ondolemar) feature prominently in the fills.
48	* ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' opens with Benny shooting the PlayerCharacter in the head. Later on, if the player character is female and has the [[ReallyGetsAround Black]] [[FemmeFatale Widow]] perk, they can give this trope as an excuse while seducing him. He is (understandably) {{Squick}}ed out by the offer but eventually relents.
49	** Cait in ''VideoGame/Fallout4'' only likes it if you act in a violent domineering and mercenary manner by squeezing quest givers for money, choosing the threatening dialog options and resorting to violence. She doesn’t mind if the quest is unjust ie killing ghouls, synths or defenseless people, and in fact dislikes taking quests from weak defenseless people. She also likes it if you steal, pick locks, do chems, drink and get addicted. This is because she is addicted to Psycho, a drug meant to increase aggression in soldiers and has been using to deal with a traumatic past of child abuse, enslavement, rape, cage fighting and [[SelfMadeOrphan parenticide]]. This is the only way to earn enough of her trust to ask you for help kicking her addiction, after which a romance is possible. She also changes and mellows out a lot more. Seeking out violent domineering people is often something that abuse victims do, unfortunately that can further perpetuate the abuse.
50	* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'':
51	** Parodied when the [[EvilutionaryBiologist evil]] [[MadScientist scientist]] Hojo is surrounded by women at the beach. Played straight when you are told the reasons Sephiroth and Vincent exist. This is especially notable in that [[KavorkaMan Hojo is never shown to be handsome at ALL]]. In fact, he's as close as you can get to the stereotypical mad scientist look, complete with evil laughs he doesn't even bother to hide.
52	** Jessie has an obvious crush on Cloud despite his casually rude treatment of her. Depending on how you talk to her on her deathbed, you can make her say that Cloud's bad-boy attitude is what she liked about him. Averted with Cloud's more serious love interests, who like him for his more [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan wholesome]] traits. Tifa in particular fell for the dorky sweet boy who left her hometown to become a hero, not the bad boy mercenary he became and in the [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake remake]] even becomes scared of Cloud when he's callous.
53	** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'', Jessie's attraction to Cloud is a lot more blatant, but also explained to be because of her awareness of the trope - she is an aspiring actress who has a habit of intentionally falling for dramatic men. Madam M affectionately calls Cloud a 'bad boy' after finding out he's involved with Avalanche.
54	* This trope accounts for at least some of Squall's appeal to [[RebelliousPrincess Rinoa]] in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'', although a lot of it also has to do with the fact that Squall is profoundly ''broken'' and Rinoa is strongly motivated to help people. Rinoa also dated [[TheRival Seifer]] in the game's backstory, but considering Seifer's aspirations to heroism and the fact that Rinoa herself was a member of LaResistance, he may not necessarily have come across as a bad boy at the time.
55	* Interestingly toyed with in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''. Henry is [[PrettyBoy a beautiful]] [[WhiteHairBlackHeart white-haired youth]] [[BlueandOrangeMorality with some screws loose]] due to a DarkAndTroubledPast, and, as a result, he's a merciless BloodKnight with a LackOfEmpathy. However, when a girl falls for him, it's NOT due to his badassery and bad attitude but because, despite his craziness on the battlefield, outside of it he tries to help them in their daily lives--he joins Cherche in her vigilance rounds, fixes the plates Sumia broke, tries to help Lissa catch some sleep, etc. He also turns out to be a surprisingly loving and dedicated father to any child he has.
56	** Inverted in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' with Niles and two of his possible love interests, Effie and Oboro, who don't show any romantic interest in him until they get a glimpse of his HiddenHeartOfGold.
57	* In ''VideoGame/GuiltyParty,'' both dialogue and cutscenes seem to suggest that nefarious Mr. Valentine, the "Shakespeare of Crime", does not lack for feminine affection. He even seduces one female culprit into working for him! Several others seem to have crushes on him.
58	* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXV'': [[spoiler: According to Goenitz in the prologue story for Team Awakened Orochi, both Vice and Mature are "charmed" by [[Characters/TheKingOfFightersRivals Iori Yagami]], the series' resident brooding anti-hero, to the point they can no longer be relied on to fully obey their master Orochi.]]
59	* ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'': Bastila in the first game will fall for the male PlayerCharacter regardless of alignment, and has some comments before the kiss about how attractive his strength (of personality, we assume) is.
60	* ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords'': A conversed trope when it comes to Atton who knows he's the "bad boy" and tries to warn against this trope. [[spoiler: You don't get much worse than his track record as a [[MageKiller Jedi hunter]], TortureTechnician, and twice over DangerousDeserter who manually strangled his last victim to death when she showed him he was about to end up on his own torture rack.]] And can be played straight if you're running a light side female Exile who tries redeeming him.
61	* Marin from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening'' seems to be this. If the player attacks a Cucco enough times while she's with you, she will scream out different remarks such as "Ohh! Link, you're a bad boy!" as if she's orgasming over Link's badness.
62	* In the original ''Franchise/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' [[TheAnimeOfTheGame mini-scenario]] that was included in the ''VideoGame/TriangleHeart3SweetSongsForever'' fandisc, Chrono played the role of the villain and Nanoha [[OfficialCouple eventually ended up with him]].
63	* ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'':
64	** [[PlayerCharacter Shepard]] can invoke this trope to explain why [[BridgeBunnies Kelly]] finds [[HitmanWithAHeart Thane]] alluring. If Shepard is male and played as mostly [[TheParagon paragon]], Kelly says that that's a dirty stereotype, which just happens to be true in her case. She says to a [[TheUnfettered renegade]] male Shepard that [[InvokedTrope she was thinking the same way about him too.]] If Shepard is female, Kelly asked if that includes her. Female Shepard can reply that dangerous men fit right into her dangerous life.
65	** It can be gender reversed with a Paragon male Shepard romancing Jack.
66	** Played with for Jack and Renegade Shepard. She admires his blood-lust and cruelty, but their relationship can't develop beyond a one-night stand. Sleeping with her actually prevents any meaningful conversations with her, as it effectively reinforces her belief that sex and violence are all she's good for. She can only have a meaningful relationship with Paragon Shepard.
67	** Also averted when Kelly says something along the lines of: "Oh I don't know, good guys are pretty nice too." Of course, this is Kelly Chambers we're talking about. It's not like she's picky.
68	** Played straight however with the vampire in space [[OutWithABang Morinth]]. Her [[OffingTheOffspring mother]] [[ThePaladin Samara]] asks you to help draw her out to be killed but advises Shepard that acting nice and good will turn her off. The only way TheParagon can attract her is by studying some clues on Morinth's musical, artistic, and vid preferences. On the other hand, a renegade needn't know these preferences and can browbeat Morinth into taking him home. Then, someone who kills Samara to recruit Morinth plays this trope straight. However, consummating the relationship ends badly. [[spoiler: Not consummating also ends badly in the third game, as she shows up as a [[BossInMooksClothing banshee]] and tries to [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice kill you]]]].
69	* ''VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda''
70	** [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] when the [[PlayerCharacter Ryder twins]] talk about [[HowDadMetMom how their parents met]]. If Scott is the NPC twin, the version he was told is that Alec put on the bad boy act to woo Ellen and [[PlayedStraight it worked like a charm]]. If Sara is the NPC twin, the version she heard is that Alec's act [[EpicFail failed miserably]], but it worked out anyway because Ellen thought it was [[EndearinglyDorky utterly adorable]].
71	** Played with after meeting [[LatinLover Reyes Vidal]] who oozes bad boy vibes. If the player is controlling Sara Ryder, then this trope can be played straight depending on her conversation choices.
72	** The game also has an All Gay Guys Want Bad Boys variant. Scott Ryder can potentially show the same interest in Reyes that his sister does, and Gil Brodie mentions if romanced that he previously had a preference for the dangerous type and that it tended to end badly.
73	* ''{{VideoGame/Misao}}'': Tohma. He's quite a troublemaker and Misao, Saotome, Yoshino and even [[PlayerCharacter Female Aki]] are all into him. [[spoiler:However, Aki changes her mind after seeing him ditch Saotome.]] In the "Truth" ending, [[spoiler:she doesn't even particularly care about leaving him behind in the other world]].
74	* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'':
75	** Subverted with Sonya Blade falling in love and having a child with ArrogantKungFuGuy Johnny Cage. Sonya naturally found his AwesomeEgo disgusting and only fell for Johnny when he TookALevelInKindness and became more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold rather than just a jerk.
76	** Mileena is a justified example, she’s attracted to and slept with tyrannical assholes such as Goro and Reiko but given she’s been raised by Shao Kahn, this taste in men is hardly surprising. Averted at other times as she’s completely infatuated with TheHero Liu Kang, who putting it lightly [[AbhorrentAdmirer doesn’t reciprocate her feelings]].
77	** {{Necromancer}} Quan-Chi in ''Mortal Kombat Mythologies'' Sub-Zero has a trio of babes Sareena, Kia and Jataaka who Dracula’s Brides-style serve him faithfully since his magic sustains their beauty. Although at least one of them Sareena, pulls a HeelFaceTurn to good.
78	** In ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat11 MK11]]'' Queen Sindel thanks to AdaptationalVillainy instead of being brainwashed into loving Shao Kahn like she was in previous continuity, [[NotBrainwashed willingly choose]] the EvilOverlord over her husband TheGoodKing Jerrod. In-game Sindel make multiple InLoveWithYourCarnage comments to Shao Kahn.
79	** Averted with Jade and Kotal Khan, she’s attracted to his nobler qualities rather than his ProudWarriorRaceGuy ruthless attitude and is willingly to even fight him when he dips into the latter.
80	* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'':
81	** Subverted in the female route of ''VideoGame/Persona3 [[UpdatedRerelease Portable]]'' regarding the men the female protagonist can romance. [[TheBigGuy Akihiko Sanada's]] [[AloofBigBrother aloof]] nature has caused him to be pegged as a Bad Boy with plenty of fangirls, while he is in fact a generally all-around nice guy (as well as being [[CannotTalkToWomen hopelessly awkward when it comes to girls]]). Ken is quite mature for an [[TokenMiniMoe eleven-year old]] and ''very'' troubled to boot, but much of his social link is about reassuring him that it isn't shameful to occasionally act his age. Ryoji is a LadykillerInLove, [[spoiler:and while he's supposed to bring about [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt The Fall]], he ''really'' [[AntiAntiChrist doesn't want to]]]]. And [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Shinjiro Aragaki]] is not only nice to you from the very start of his Social Link, a good part of said Social Link is showing that he's not really a jerk at all. [[spoiler:His love scene is not only completely optional (available ''after'' maxing his Social Link out), but a rare male case of ButIWouldReallyEnjoyIt; the female protagonist has to be ''very'' persistent with her feelings.]]
82	** A major part of [[TheLadette Ulala Serizawa's]] jealousy of [[GirlNextDoor Maya Amano]] in ''VideoGame/Persona2: Eternal Punishment'' is Maya's editing job and popularity with men; Ulala has no such luck, and the men she had dated in her lifetime were not only this trope but have swindled her for money several times (you actually meet one of said swindlers during the game). At the end of the game, [[spoiler:it's implied that she fell for ''another'' "bad boy" - Kaoru Saga, better known as Baofu, a wiretapper, former public persecutor, and another member of the party. However, it's also subverted at that point; both Ulala and Baofu have gone through significant CharacterDevelopment, and at the end of the game, Baofu shuts down his wiretapping trade and opens a missing persons operation, even taking on his old name again.]]
83	** Subverted with the protagonist of ''VideoGame/Persona5''; he's a handsome devil of a PhantomThief with a reputation as an irredeemable delinquent, thanks to a (falsified) assault charge on his criminal record, but the nine women (ten in ''[[UpdatedRerelease Persona 5 Royal]]'') who can fall in love with him do so because he's an endlessly supportive and genuinely compassionate person who actively helps them overcome their problems.
84	* Chillingly deconstructed in ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment''. A young, naive girl falls desperately in love with a dark, mysterious stranger covered in scars...[[spoiler:whose every word is calculated to manipulate her into being willing to do anything for him because he needs a tool to sacrifice herself for him. He feels nothing for her but irritation for using his time. He is, after all, Practical.]] It's not until after she dies that she realizes the kind of guy he really was, ''[[LoveMartyr yet still]] [[MoreThanMindControl loves him anyway]]''...
85	* Karen in ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver'' explicitly states this trope.
86	* ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'':
87	** GenderInverted example Leon S. Kennedy, all around hero and NiceGuy can't help but be attracted to FemmeFataleSpy Ada Wong whom he chooses over nice girls Claire Redfield and Ashely Graham. Despite Ada [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor double crossing]] and [[TheVamp manipulating]] him on a dime, Leon admits to Ashely in ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil RE4]]'', Ada is a part of him he "can't let go", although he never trusts her again after '' [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil RE2]]''. PlayedForDrama in ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil6 RE6]]'' as Leon is fully aware Ada is bad for him and doesn't deserve his care, but he's still willingly to fight Chris to prevent him killing someone he thinks is Ada. Downplayed in ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2Remake RE2make]]'', in spite of his feelings, Leon is still furious with Ada when he learns about her true motives and tries [[ByTheBookCop arresting her]] before she's shot by Annette Birkin and falls into a BottomlessPit. On the [[TrainEscape escape train]], Leon chides himself for missing Ada and throws away the ID wristband she gave him. This subversion is continued in ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil4Remake RE4make]]'' as while it is shown Leon is inwardly glad Ada is alive — he hasn’t forgiven her betrayal at all and is far more pissed at/resistant to her wiles than he was in the original ''[=RE4=]''.
88	** BigBad Albert Wesker has attracted quite a few women. Excella Gionne his NumberTwo from ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil5 RE5]]'' is utterly infatuated with him and will do anything to become his DarkMistress in his world conquering schemes. Ms Muller, Jake’s mother is still love with him even though he abandoned her and her son Jake and even taught her son to always respect him even though Jake hates him for being a [[DisappearedDad deadbeat]].
89	** Played with in ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil0 RE0]] '' as the heroine Rebecca Chambers finds a LoveInterest in the tattooed tank top wearing escaped convict Bill Cohen, who reportedly killed 23 three civilians. Except while Billy checks all the boxes for a bad boy and acts like one at the start of the game, [[spoiler: he's actually innocent and was just used as a scapegoat by his superiors. Upon learning the truth Rebecca becomes much closer to Billy than she was at start. Even before hearing his backstory Rebecca suspected, he wasn't responsible for the crimes he supposedly committed after he saved her life.]]
90	** Zigzagged with Claire Redfield. In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica'' she has a romance with Steve Burnside a bad boy prisoner, except Claire finds Steve’s delinquency more annoying than hot and only starts liking him when he becomes nicer later in the game. In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilRevelations2'' Claire is attracted to ScienceHero Neil Fisher… who turns out to a deranged MadScientist, Claire is quite upset about his heel turn but is willingly to put him down. Averted in ''[=RE2make=]'', Claire [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan is taken with sweet hero rookie Leon]] after he saves her life.
91	** Subverted in'' [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis RE3]]'', heroine Jill Valentine spurns the flirting of Carlos Oliveira, the lovable scoundrel and mercenary for U.B.C.S. partly due to his connection to Umbrella more due to focusing on not getting eaten alive. Played straighter in the [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Remake remake]] where Jill is presented as more of {{Tsundere}} who warms up to Carlos over time and cares for him. Further played with as in the remake Carlos learns about the true nature of Umbrella and is guilt ridden over the fact Jill managed to trust him anyway.
92	** Sherry Birkin is a real sweet person, but in ''[=RE6=]'' she’s attracted to Jake Muller the son of the Wesker, who isn’t evil like his father, but still very thuggish, anti-social and ruthless. Except in Sherry’s presence he’s a BruiserWithASoftCenter and only aggressive and rude to everyone else they meet, forcing Sherry to act his MoralityPet.
93	** Carla Radames from the same game was utterly devoted to the BigBad Derek C. Simmons and was willingly to turn herself into to EvilKnockOff of Ada Wong to satisfy his obsession. She only turned against him, when the real Ada reentered the picture and became a WomanScorned.
94	* In ''VideoGame/{{Roommates}}'', Anne going for Max fits the trope to a T. She describes him as being the kind of guy her parents warned her about, despite the fact that there were no guys like him within miles of her hometown. Anne's GayOption Isabella ''also'' counts. Flipping the player's gender, Max going for Sally could be seen as counting in a way, as while Sally isn't as sheltered as Anne, she's not nearly as wild as Max, either.
95	* Both [[PlayingWithATrope played straight]] and {{inverted\|Trope}} with ''VideoGame/TheSims2''. Angela Pleasant, the sweetheart of the Pleasant family, is going steady with Dustin Brooke, who is a rebel, at the start of the game. Lilith Pleasant, who's a bit of a devil, is going steady with a fairly good teen, Dirk Dreamer. Also, a fair number of girls are in love or have a crush on the town Casanova, Don Lothario, when Dina Caliente is dating Mortimer Goth as well, Kayleen Landgrak (One of the towns' maids, mind), is in love with both the aforementioned Don and Daniel Pleasant (who is married already), and Cassandra is engaged to Don himself. Nina is the only one in the loop who isn't dating or has a crush on anyone else.
96	* In ''VideoGame/Sly3HonorAmongThieves'', [[BitchInSheepsClothing Penelope Mouse]] starts crushing on [[GentlemanThief Sly]] for him being a notorious thief, while having no romantic interest in [[GadgeteerGenius Bentley]] or [[RealMenWearPink Murray]] despite them being Sly's equals. She does eventually fall for Bentley... but come ''VideoGame/SlyCooperThievesInTime'', Penelope's worst traits as a [[TheSociopath heartless]] GoldDigger come in, and her initial love towards Sly is replaced with [[GreenEyedMonster murderous hatred and jealousy]].
97	* Amy Rose's attraction to Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog--basically the progenitor of the MascotWithAttitude trope--definitely has shades of this. Despite her being a Bad Girl, Rouge's frequent flirting with Shadow is also ultimately this... [[UltimateLifeForm oh wait]]...!
98	* Sebastian in ''VideoGame/StardewValley'': He has some of the bad boy-isms (edgy design, smokes, rides a motorcycle, is in a band, and is a jerk to you in the beginning). However, once you start his Friendship route, it’s revealed that he’s a nerd who loves the Dungeons and Dragons Expy in the game; is a programmer; has a strong relationship with his mother, Robyn; and has a textbook case of social anxiety. And if you choose to date or marry him later on, he’s a giant mush. Notably, Sebastian wasn't originally romanceable until fans demanded it.
99	* In ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'', it shows up when playing a male, Dark-side Sith. Interestingly, the two classes have two different variations:
100	** If the DS Sith Warrior falls for Vette, it's implied the relationship is genuine love, since to start the romance he has to remove her ShockCollar, which he has no reason to do besides wanting to. She ends up being his MoralityPet, and he her [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend Violently Protective Boyfriend]].
101	** A DS Male Sith Warrior who pulled a CorruptTheCutie on Jaesa ends up with not only this, but it almost veers into BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor, as DS Jaesa is batshit crazy even by Sith standards.
102	** GenderInverted trope when it comes to a DS Female Sith Warrior and Quinn. Quinn is a stoic Imperial loyalist who more or less expects you to act like a crazy Sith and is a little rattled if you don't. He's attracted to your power but very resigned to the fact he (as a {{Muggle}}) is not likely to survive once the Sith bores of him.
103	** The DS Sith Inquisitor and Ashara, however, seem to deconstruct this. While the feelings between them are also genuine, he does some pretty dark things to win her over, including staging a RescueRomance to get in her good books and killing her parental figures so she can travel with him. Additionally, the usual "bad boy is redeemed by love" cliché is completely absent here--while he has a [[MoralityPet soft spot for Ashara]], the Inquisitor remains evil. In fact, his relationship with Ashara [[CorruptTheCutie opens her up to Sith corruption]] and she ends up SlowlySlippingIntoEvil, showcasing the [[RealitySubtext very real dangers]] of this trope.
104	** A Female Sith Inquisitor can play this with Andronikos. Andronikos, like his predecessor Atton, is a ''very'' "bad boy" with a lot of betrayals and a high body count. Unusually for this trope, the "girl" is actually much more dangerous than the "bad boy". Of fact he's attracted to the Inquisitor because she's dangerous.
105	** While not to the extent of the Sith classes, and certainly not played with on the same level as the Inquisitor's, this can also be present in any other class where the male PlayerCharacter is Dark-side and going after a Light-side companion.
106	* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'':
107	** Vega TheFightingNarcissist and AxCrazy pretty boy is often seen with scores of women, yet subverted with the main female characters of the franchise. In particular Chun-Li and Cammy who find Vega and the VillainousCrush he has them, utterly repulsive.
108	** While most characters react in horror to Evil Ryu, Juri’s win quote is about how “[[InLoveWithYourCarnage frisky]]” he makes her. Also in her win quote against Akuma, Juri says he “[[CombatSadomasochist pushes all my buttons the right way]]”. Averted with other bad guys as Juri hates M.Bison for killing her parents and hypocritically considers Vega a pervert.
109	** Played with Ibuki, in her win quote against escaped convict Cody she says “I do like bad boys. Those handcuffs are overkill” and is surprised to learn they’re real. Also played with her other win quotes against attractive bad boys, while she finds Jin Kazama hot in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'' she ironically says he’s too “gloomy” for her taste.
110	** Kolin is a variation as she’s utterly devoted to Gill the DarkMessiah of TheIlluminati and serves as his DarkMistress in the ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII III]]'' series. Except from Kolin’s perspective Gill is the genuine Messiah and believes he is a HopeBringer.
111	* ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'':
112	** Jun Kazama is a mysterious case of this. She’s PurityPersonified yet slept with Kazuya Mishima the cruel and repugnant VillainProtagonist turned CorruptCorporateExecutive who’s [[DemonicPossession possessed by the Devil]] and birthed his son Jin. Jun doesn’t at all fit the usual criteria seen by other women listed here, making her relationship with Kazuya all the more baffling, although it is implied Jun was able to bring some goodness out of him. This is supported by Devil Kazuya’s ''Tekken Tag Tournament 1'' ending where he has a PetTheDog moment giving an unconscious Jun a BridalCarry as well as ''Anime/TekkenTheMotionPicture'' where their relationship is explored and Jun’s influence leads to Kazuya sparing [[ArchnemesisDad Heihachi]]. However, since both those examples are non-canon, it’s hard to say for sure.
113	** The Williams sisters Nina and Anna seem to only go for men as morally bankrupt as they are. Anna flirts and in the anime boinks Lee Chaolin the conceited SmugSnake (although he’s more a JerkWithAHeartOfGold later on), becomes the DarkMistress of Kazuya in ''Tekken 6'' and all we learn about her fiancé is that he was a G-Corporation executive with mafia ties. Nina for her part shows UndyingLoyalty to Jin who in the events of sixth game, triggers WW3 as head of the Mishima Zaibatsu.
114	** Subverted with Ling Xiaoyu, she’s a DoggedNiceGirl to well established bad boy Jin, except similar to Jun with Kazuya, Xiaoyu’s goal in the series has been acting as Jin’s MoralityPet against him being a bad guy. Her attraction is also quite hopeless as Jin per WordOfGod has decided he CantHaveSexEver out of fear of furthering his “cursed bloodline”.
115	* The ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'' is full of this. For starters:
116	** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky'': Estelle and Khloe liking the brooding and cynical Joshua, Schera liking TheHedonist Olivert, and Tita having a PrecociousCrush on the {{Delinquent}} Agate.
117	** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZeroAndTrailsToAzure'': There is the LoveableSexManiac Randy and his many escapades with women. A village girl from Mainz specifically talks about preferring bad boys such as him.
118	* {{Subverted\|Trope}} in ''VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth''. [[{{Ojou}} Orie]] developed a crush on [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Hyde]] not long after she first met him. Even though he dresses like a school delinquent, [[SirSwearsALot swears like a sailor]] and his face is seemingly set in a constant scowl, Hyde kindly takes the time out to help her get used to the city and being in a co-ed school, and he is also shown to be an incredibly selfless and brave individual in other events.
119	* The former queen of the Night Elves Azshara from ''VideoGame/WarCraft'' entranced everyone around her with her beauty and power. The one man she considered worthy of her? The Burning Titan Sargeras, who is essentially ''the Devil'' in the Warcraft mythos. Many of Azeroth's magic-related problems can be directly attributed to Azshara's twisted desire to bring Sargeras into the world and rule alongside him.

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