Shepard: You two have been with me longer than most. You believed in me when nobody else did. Thanks.
Tali: We'll finish this the way we started it... together.
Garrus: Damn right!
Tali: We'll finish this the way we started it... together.
Garrus: Damn right!
Tropes about being loyal to someone or something and the reasons behind said loyalty.
Compare A Trusting Index. Contrast Betrayal Tropes.
Tropes:
Categories:
- Ambiguous Allegiance: It isn't clear where a person's loyalties lie.
- Anti-Mutiny
- Because You Were Nice to Me: Someone shows loyalty towards a person in gratitude of showing them kindness.
- Black Shirt: A member of the team who secretly wishes for the enemy to win so they can side with them.
- Blind Obedience
- Blood Brothers
- Blood Oath
- Captain Patriotic: A superhero who serves the ideals of their nation.
- The Caretaker
- The Cavalry
- The Champion
- Cloudcuckoolander's Minder: 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.
- Conflicting Loyalty
- Declaration of Protection
- The Dutiful Son
- Failure Knight
- Family of Choice
- Financial Test of Friendship
- Fire-Forged Friends: Allies who are brought together by difficult times.
- Happiness in Mind Control
- Happiness in Slavery: A person who is content with being a slave.
- Heroic Vow: The hero makes a promise that they intend to keep at all costs.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: Two friends of the same gender who are so close that it would be understandable to mistake them for lovers.
- Honor Before Reason: Doing the honorable thing even when it wouldn't be the sensible thing to do.
- I Am Spartacus: When the villain comes looking for the hero, everyone else claims to be the hero to protect their savior.
- I Control My Minions Through... Loyalty variant
- I Gave My Word: Honoring a promise you made.
- I Owe You My Life
- In Its Hour of Need
- Instant Allegiance Artifact
- The Jeeves
- Just Following Orders: 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.
- Just Giving Orders: The one in charge tries to shift the blame for their actions onto the subordinates who followed their orders.
- Lawful Evil
- Lawful Good
- Lawful Neutral
- Lawful Stupid
- Legacy of Service (in the case of servants)
- Let the Bully Win: Staying on your superior's good side by letting them win whenever the two of you are in a competition.
- Loyal Animal Companion
- Loyal to the Position
- Loyalty Mission
- Morality Chain
- Morality Chain Beyond the Grave
- My Country, Right or Wrong
- My Master, Right or Wrong
- Nested Ownership: Servants have their own servants.
- The Oath-Breaker
- Ordered to Die: A person is instructed to kill themselves.
- Overzealous Underling
- Patriotic Fervor
- Poisonous Friend
- Professional Butt-Kisser
- Psycho Supporter
- Recruited from the Gutter
- Releasing from the Promise
- The Reliable One
- The Renfield: A vampire's loyal human servant.
- Sarcastic Devotee
- Screw the Money, I Have Rules!: A character shows their integrity by refusing to accept a bribe.
- Seduction-Proof Marriage: A married person refuses to cheat on their spouse no matter how much they may be tempted to do so.
- Sergeant Rock
- Servile Snarker: A servant who isn't above making remarks at their boss's expense.
- Sour Supporter: An ally who helps out in spite of making no effort to hide their contempt for the people they're assisting.
- Species Loyalty
- Subordinate Excuse
- Supporting the Monster Loved One
- Sycophantic Servant
- Thicker Than Water
- True Companions
- Undying Loyalty
- Villainous Friendship: Villains who are the best of friends.
- Vow of Celibacy
- Yes-Man: A subordinate who agrees with everything their boss says.
