Line #62 Main/LoyaltyTropes


1	-> '''Shepard:''' You two have been with me longer than most. You believed in me when nobody else did. Thanks.\
2	'''Tali:''' We'll finish this the way we started it... together.\
3	'''Garrus:''' Damn right!
4	-->-- ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''
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6	Tropes about being loyal to someone or something and the reasons behind said loyalty.
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8	Compare ATrustingIndex. Contrast BetrayalTropes.
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11	!!Tropes:
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13	'''Also see:'''
14	+ BetrayalTropes
15	+ FamilyTropes
16	+ FriendshipTropes
17	+ LoveTropes
18	+ PatrioticTropes
19	+ PromisesAndVowsIndex
20	]
21	* AbandonmentInducedAnimosity: A character severs ties with their former friends/allies after they left them behind.
22	* AllegianceAffirmation: A character confirms where their loyalties lie.
23	* AntiMutiny
24	* AttackOnOneIsAnAttackOnAll: Attacking a member of a group is considered the same as attacking the group itself.
25	* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Someone shows loyalty towards a person in gratitude of showing them kindness.
26	* BlackShirt: A member of the team who secretly wishes for the enemy to win so they can side with them.
27	* BlindObedience: Following a superior's orders without question.
28	* BloodOath
29	* BrokenSystemDogmatist: Someone continues to follow an irreparably-broken system.
30	* CaptainPatriotic: A superhero who serves the ideals of their nation.
31	* TheCaretaker
32	* TheCavalry
33	* TheChampion
34	* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: An associate of a dumb or eccentric person whose purpose is to prevent their stupid or loony friend's antics from causing too much trouble.
35	* ConflictingLoyalty
36	* CriminalFoundFamily
37	* DeclarationOfProtection
38	* DesperatelyNeedsOrders: Someone who is so dependent on following the lead of others that they struggle to act on their own initiative.
39	* TheDutifulSon
40	* FailureKnight
41	* FamilyOfChoice
42	* FinancialTestOfFriendship
43	* FireForgedFriends: Allies who are brought together by difficult times.
44	* HappinessInMindControl
45	* HappinessInSlavery: A person who is content with being a slave.
46	* HeroicVow: The hero makes a promise that they intend to keep at all costs.
47	* HeterosexualLifePartners: Two friends of the same gender who are so close that it would be understandable to mistake them for lovers.
48	* HonorBeforeReason: Doing the honorable thing even when it wouldn't be the sensible thing to do.
49	* IAmSpartacus: When the villain comes looking for the hero, everyone else claims to be the hero to protect their savior.
50	* IControlMyMinionsThrough Loyalty variant
51	* IGaveMyWord: Honoring a promise you made.
52	* ImmigrantPatriotism: An outsider who adopts a new culture and favors it over his original culture.
53	* IOweYouMyLife: Swearing a debt of loyalty to another person who helped you out when you needed it most.
54	* InItsHourOfNeed
55	* InstantAllegianceArtifact
56	* TheJeeves
57	* JustFollowingOrders: The subordinates try to excuse that they don't deserve punishment on the grounds that their actions were instructed and it was their job to do as they were told.
58	* JustGivingOrders: The one in charge tries to shift the blame for their actions onto the subordinates who followed their orders.
59	* LawfulEvil
60	* LawfulGood
61	* LawfulNeutral
62	* LawfulStupid
63	* LegacyOfService (in the case of servants)
64	* LetTheBullyWin: Staying on your superior's good side by letting them win whenever the two of you are in a competition.
65	* LoyalAnimalCompanion
66	* LoyalToThePosition
67	* LoyaltyMission
68	* MartyrdomCulture: A culture that values loyalty to the point members are willing to die for it.
69	* MoralityChain
70	* MoralityChainBeyondTheGrave
71	* MuggleInMageCustody
72	* MyCountryRightOrWrong
73	* MyMasterRightOrWrong
74	* NestedOwnership: Servants have their own servants.
75	* OrderedToDie: A person is instructed to kill themselves.
76	* OverzealousUnderling
77	* PatrioticFervor
78	* PlatonicLifePartners: Two friends of the ''opposite'' gender who are so close that it would be understandable to mistake them for lovers.
79	* PrinciplesZealot: A person won't recant their principles, even when it's better to do so.
80	* ProfessionalButtKisser
81	* PsychoSupporter
82	* RashPromise
83	* RecruitedFromTheGutter
84	* ReleasingFromThePromise
85	* TheReliableOne
86	* TheRemnant: A group that continues fighting even though their side has already lost the war.
87	* TheRenfield: A vampire's loyal human servant.
88	* SarcasticDevotee
89	* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: A character shows their integrity by refusing to accept a bribe.
90	* SeductionProofMarriage: A married person refuses to cheat on their spouse no matter how much they may be tempted to do so.
91	* SergeantRock
92	* ServileSnarker: A servant who isn't above making remarks at their boss's expense.
93	* SourSupporter: An ally who helps out in spite of making no effort to hide their contempt for the people they're assisting.
94	* SpeciesLoyalty
95	* SubordinateExcuse
96	* SupportingTheMonsterLovedOne
97	* SwornBrothers
98	* SycophanticServant
99	* ThickerThanWater
100	* TreacheryIsASpecialKindOfEvil
101	* TrueCompanions: Close friends who strongly value their loyalties to each other.
102	* UndyingLoyalty: Staying absolutely devoted and faithful to someone or something to the bitter end.
103	* VillainousFriendship: Villains who are the best of friends.
104	* WarComesHome War has come to their homeland and they will give their lives for it.
105	* YesMan: A subordinate who agrees with everything their boss says.

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