History Main / BigHeartedBigfoot

* ''Website/SCPFoundation'': SCP-1000 is none another than Bigfoot, whose civilization ruled the world during the Pleistocene and reached an extremely advanced state using OrganicTechnology, up until humanity, allegedly with the help of a trickster god, genocided almost all of them, turned the mental capacities of the survivors to mere animals, and wiped out their own memories of Bigfoot's existence. Increasingly, the few surviving modern-day Bigfoots, being kept by the foundation, are starting to regain their mental faculties and are attempting to communicate, with translations indicating that they [[EasilyForgiven forgive humanity for their crimes]] and just want to be let back into the world, although they indicate that their forgiveness is only temporary, and is primarily based on the alternate choice, which is being captive forever with their new mental faculties.

* The mascot for [[UsefulNotes/OlympicGames the 2010 Winter Olympics]] in UsefulNotes/{{Vancouver}} was a friendly, huggable Sasquatch named Quatchi. He and his buddies (Miga the bear/orca hybrid, Sumi the thunderbird, and Mukmuk the marmot) were made by the design team behind ''WesternAnimation/TheOctonauts'', and were designed to represent the animals and mythical creatures of UsefulNotes/TheOtherRainforest. He was widely beloved for his cute design, and a lot of [[TheMerch toys in his likeness]] were sold.

* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'': The Abominable Snowman is portrayed as a monster who got exiled from Monstropolis and thrown into the human world, hiding in the Himalayas. He's very friendly with his fellow monsters Sulley and Mike, bringing them to his cave to avoid a snowstorm and offering them some snow cones. He also makes mention of Bigfoot, who is his best friend and fellow exile.

* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'': Skips is an immortal yeti and a member of the show's main cast.

* The mascot for [[UsefulNotes/OlympicGames the 2010 Winter Olympics]] in UsefulNotes/{{Vancouver}} was a friendly, huggable Sasquatch named Quatchi. He and his buddies (Miga the bear/orca hybrid, Sumi the thunderbird, and Mukmuk the marmot) were designed to represent the animals and mythical creatures of TheOtherRainforest. He was widely beloved for his cute design, and a lot of [[TheMerch toys in his likeness]] were sold.

* ''[[Franchise/{{Tintin}} [[Recap/TintinTintinInTibet in Tibet]]'' features the rare example of a heroic Yeti, who rescues, feeds and befriends the young boy Chang after he survives a plane crash in UsefulNotes/{{Tibet}}. The Yeti still serves as an antagonistic force to Tintin and crew, but softens after he realizes that Tintin was only trying to protect Chang.

* ''Recap/TintinTintinInTibet'' features the rare example of a heroic Yeti, who rescues and befriends the young boy Chang after he survives a plane crash. The Yeti still serves as an antagonistic force to Tintin and crew, but softens after he realizes that Tintin was only trying to protect Chang.

* Likewise, in ''VideoGame/PrimalRage'' the leader of the heroic Virtuous Beasts is the yeti-like ape Blizzard, who is a wise and kind ruler of his dominion. Blizzard's ending is the best outcome for the surviving humanity, with the giant yeti ruling from his mountain home and descending when threats appear. Expanded media and books show people living in Blizzard's domain lead a simple but fulfilling life similar to Feudal Japan in terms of technology.

** However, [[BlackSheep there are exceptions]], specifically known as the "Genoskwa", members who chose "the war path" and show a [[FantasticRacism savage hatred for others, especially humans]]. Recurring antagonist [[NamesToRunAwayFrom Blood on his Soul]] is a particularly fanatical follower of this philosophy and an utterly monstrous {{sadist}}. The most infamous Genoskwa of all, however, was [[Literature/{{Beowulf}} the Grendel]], described by River Shoulders as so "consumed with hatred" that he managed to walk across the frozen wastelands to find a new land of unprepared humans to slaughter. The Forest People still consider him a great source of shame even a thousand years after his demise.

** ''Return to Boggy Creek'' has the menacing "Big Bay-Ty" as a feared creature haunting the bottomlands off Boggy Creek. The trio of children are initially terrified of the creature, as rumor has it the beast killed their father. They later discover this wasn't the case and their father's death was from snake bite and the creature tried to save him. [[spoiler:Big Bay-Ty later comes to their rescue after they are caught in the swamp during a hurricane, carrying their boat to safety.]]

* Arguably, the Bigfoot in the Jack Link's "Messin' With Sasquatch" ads could count, as he is initially perfectly willing to interact with others in a friendly and gentle fashion. It's only when cruel pranks are played on him that he turns mean. And that just goes to show that you shouldn't [[BullyingADragon Bully a Sasquatch.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': In the B-plot of the episode, “The Other Bin of Scrooge [=McDuck=]!” The boys, adopt a friendly Bigfoot-like creature which Huey names “Tender Feet.” While Huey and Dewey love him, Louie is a bit suspicious about him. [[spoiler: It turns out to be a subversion. “Tender Feet” is just an ordinary FunnyAnimal [[ObfuscatingStupidity who was acting non-sapient]] to trick the boys into letting stay at the [=McDuck=] Manor. Louie [[OutGambitted Out-Gambits]] him by shaving parts of his hair. This makes Huey and Dewey think that staying in the manor isn’t good for Tender Feet’s health, so they release him “back into the wild.”]]

* ''Film/HarryAndTheHendersons'': Harry may well be the TropeCodifier, a gentle and strong Bigfoot who learns to protect the Henderson family, refuses to kill any animal other than fish, and is far more intelligent than expected.
* ''Film/TheMummyTombOfTheDragonEmperor'' has a trio of heroic yetis living in Shangri-la, working alongside the good guys, where they rescued Zi Yuan after she was mortally wounded by the Emperor centuries ago and brought her to the pool of immortality to heal her. Later on, the same yetis assist the heroes in defending Shangri-la from the Emperor and his minions.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'': The Wookiees are essentially this JustForFun/RecycledInSpace. A species of arboreal humanoids averaging over two meters tall and covered in shaggy fur, they're normally {{Gentle Giant}}s with the demeanor of a BigFriendlyDog... [[BewareTheNiceOnes unless you piss them off]], at which juncture their ProudWarriorRace tendencies come to light: they have a reputation for [[AnArmAndALeg tearing people's arms out of their sockets]].

* ''Film/BoggyCreek2AndTheLegendContinues'' goes the MonsterIsAMommy route, with the sasquatch-like Fouke Monster only a threat to people because a man has captured her child. Once the two monsters are reunited, the man sees the error of his ways and accepts that the creature is a part of nature and should be left alone.

* ''Film/LettersFromTheBigMan'': The titular "Big Man" is [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane either]] an entirely peaceful animal or a benevolent spirit of the forest, who befriends an artist. The filmmakers specifically made the movie to reflect the many reports of peaceful bigfoots in contrary to the overabundance of horror films.
* ''Dawn of the Beast'' (2021) has a very menacing looking Sasquatch attack a man in the opening before dragging him off, later doing to the same to one of the main cast. TheReveal shows it was just incapacitating them to get them out of there, as the {{Wendigo}} it was protecting them from was close. The same Sasquatch is implied to be a GuardianEntity trying to keep the wendigo contained.