History Main / GoodFeelsGood

* This trope is likely the reason for the phrase ''Random Acts of Kindness''.

* ''VideoGame/TraumaCenter'', you can't go wrong when a game lets you play as a ''surgeon''!
* Rather interestingly done in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'', after beating [[PuzzleBoss Psycho Mantis]] - during his FinalSpeech he reveals a secret passage (and apparently implanted the locations of claymores in the next area in Meryl's head), and quietly admits it "feels nice to help someone else for once" before dying.

* ''VideoGame/StarWarsKnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' allows a Light Side player several opportunities to reform Dark Jedi he/she encounters back to the Light Side via a healthy mixture of kind words and some gentle slaps with their lightsaber. This earns you allies as well as a chance to give a huge TakeThat to all the [[ReligionOfEvil Sith gibberish of a philosophy]]. Arguably the best instance of the trope is when you and one particularly asshole Sith-wannabe [[spoiler: are both captured by an insane old Sith and are subjected to a torture/quiz in "Better you than me" style (you answer wrong - you suffer, you answer right - HE suffers). If you are persistent enough in wrong answers/refuse to answer, he is eventually released and is free to go, essentially leaving you to your doom. He instead uses Force to release and revitalize you, and together you proceed to slash the shit out of the old crook. BUT WAIT, It gets better! Although you cannot talk the BigBad out of the fight, still after you defeat him, he repents. Kind of.]]
** Occurs in the [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords sequel]] when TheExile is sufficiently [[KarmaMeter attuned to the Light Side]]. They gain a healthy glow that their companions take notice of, and reply that [[ShellShockedVeteran they haven't felt this good in years]].
* This certainly is the basis of ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAdvance''. Your character is sent as a spy from an evil organization, melding with the good guys, thus having to act good, in Lamia's case, or just plain forgot the evil part and got swept up with doing good, in Axel's case. When it comes to betraying the good guys just as planned... Good feels better than Evil, so they end up having their official HeelFaceTurn.
* In ''VideoGame/PaperMario'', Lakilester (or [[DoNotCallMePaul "Spike"]]) notes this when you destroy the machine that covers Flower Fields with clouds, as he [[HeelFaceTurn was one of Bowser's lackeys]] up until [[DefeatMeansFriendship you defeated him earlier in that level]].
* In ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'', poor Vivian was clearly in a situation where BeingEvilSucks. As one of the Shadow Sirens, her sisters treated her like garbage, and always dumped the blame for their mistakes on her. Then, as fate would have it, she met Mario, and because [[UnPerson he couldn't tell her his name]] due to Doopliss' spell, the two formed a [[EnemyMine brief partnership]], and for the first time in her life, someone was treating her decently. When she did find out who he was, the choice was between staying with someone who was treating her nicely or going back to two rotten sisters who were treating her like dirt. [[HeelFaceTurn What other choice could she make?]]

* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'':
** While Zevran never really gets out of the "assassin" mindset unless he is romanced, he will (at a high enough approval rating) admit that helping the Grey Warden to stop the Blight and save Ferelden is the best thing he has ever done with his life.
** While preparing to defend Redcliffe from a ZombieApocalypse, it's possible to convince the greedy and selfish bartender Lloyd to join the fight. If he survives (which he might not, considering he has no armor and only wields a dagger), he mentions that it felt good to help and will offer you a magic ring in thanks for sending him out since his fellow villagers respect him now.

* If you earned Good Karma by the first Train Mission in ''VideoGame/InFamous'', the people who initially blamed Cole for the blast and referred to him as a terrorist cheer for saving all the people. Cole calls them hypocrites but admits that the good he did made him feel good. This is why ''VideoGame/InFamous2'' starts with the Good Karma path of its predecessor as canon. Creator/SuckerPunch made the first game with the presumption that players will follow and prefer the Bad Karma path but in reality, the majority of players liked being TheHero instead.
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks'': The Force Gems sustain the eponymous Spirit Tracks and restore the railways that were originally installed to seal Malladus. Every time Link helps a character in a sidequest, the gratitude he receives from them crystallizes into a Force Gem and a few previously-vanished tracks are restored.
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' features Gratitude Crystals, which are generated from the gratitude people feel when you help them. Each time you get some, the text box lets you know that "helping people feels good!"

* In ''VideoGame/EccoTheDolphin: Defender of the Future'':
** The crystallized trait of Compassion spread joy to the dolphin who found it. At first, he wanted to keep it for himself alone, but as he stayed around it he found himself thinking of others more and more. By the time Ecco arrives, an entire ''pod'' of dolphins has gathered around the trait, all enjoying it with each other.
** The "Man's Nightmare" arc ends this way. The Earth is poisoned irreversibly and dolphins are almost extinct, but even then they still have family and culture worth living for. And courtesy of TheHero, they also know they have helped all they can to replace their timeline with a better one.

* ''VideoGame/SonicChronicles'': When circumstances force Dr. Eggman to [[EnemyMine join Sonic and his party in their quest]], he’s increasingly surprised by how enjoyable he finds adventuring and helping people to be, admitting to Tails that he finally understands why the heroes do it. [[spoiler:It doesn’t cause him to actually ''turn'' good mind you; he still betrays the party the second it becomes beneficial, tricking them into leaving him behind when they go into the Twilight Cage so he can restore his robot army while they’re trapped in there. [[DeconstructedTrope Just because he mildly enjoys being good doesn’t mean he likes it more than being evil]].]]
* This is the motivation of Braum in ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' - he's one of the friendliest champions, even having encouraging words for his enemies, and he's clearly having an amazing time doing it. It even extends to his players; some commenters have noted that Braum just feels good to play because instead of [[ScaryScarecrows terrifying your enemies in a cloud of vicious birds]] or [[EldritchAbomination attempting to destructively analyse random people]] you spend your time popping out of nowhere to plonk that massive shield in the way of a skillshot and delivering upbeat and encouraging lines.
-->'''Braum:''' Sometimes icy heart just need warm smile!

* The ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' fanfic [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3990726/1/Adaptation Adaptation]]. The Teen Tyrants switch bodies with the Teen Titans, pretending to be them to the general public. Ravager finds pretending to be a superhero surprisingly pleasant but ultimately remains committed to being a villain upon his team's return to their own bodies.
* Kin in the Naruto/TMNT crossover fic ''Fanfic/TeenageJinchurikiShinobi'' is much happier as a member of Team 7 in Konoha than she was as an agent of Orochimaru.
* Bill, in ''Fanfic/ATriangleInTheStars'', experiences this sometimes, [[spoiler:particularly when he makes Steven dinner in Chapter Eleven.]] It doesn't last, and he doesn't understand. However, along a different kinda vein, in Chapter Thirty-Two, he comes to realize that [[spoiler:hugs]] release a much higher euphoria than pain ever did. Even better, it lasts longer!

* In ''ComicBook/TransformersCombinerWars'', Waspinator and Sparkstalker both get roped into offering aid to Caminus after the colony was rediscovered and damaged by Menasor's rampage. Both were shocked by how nicely the Camians treated them and eventually made permanent {{Heel Face Turn}}s as a result.

* DiscussedTrope in the ''Series/{{Friends}}'' episode [[Recap/FriendsS5E4TheOneWherePhoebeHatesPBS "The One Where Phoebe Hates PBS"]]. Joey insists that all good deeds are selfish because people only do them to feel better about themselves. Phoebe thinks it's too cynical and tries to prove him wrong. She donates a large amount to PBS (an organisation she hates) so that she feels bad about her good deed. However, she spoke with Joey who was a celebrity taking donators' calls on a TV fund-raiser, and Phoebe's contribution helped him to earn a spot in the broadcast which he really wanted. Phoebe is happy that she helped him, which ruins her plan.

* In one episode of ''Series/{{Friends}}'', Joey insists that all good deeds are selfish because people only do them to feel better about themselves. Phoebe thinks it's too cynical and tries to prove him wrong. She donates a large amount to PBS (an organisation she hates) so that she feels bad about her good deed. However, she spoke with Joey who was a celebrity taking donators' calls on a TV fund-raiser, and Phoebe's contribution helped him to earn a spot in the broadcast which he really wanted. Phoebe is happy that she helped him which ruins her plan.

* Slo Feng originally just fought for fame but eventually learned the value of being a hero in Wrestling/KaijuBigBattel.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Religion]]
* The Bible discusses this quite often. Obedience to God and his commandments will result in a believer choosing to do charitable acts not because it's what they've been commanded to do, but because it's what they want to do. There will likely be no earthly reward for such behavior, but the believer will find joy and contentment in helping others and knowing their work has not gone unnoticed by God. And it will end in eternal happiness with God and all His saints.

[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* ''Tabletopgame/{{Warhammer}}'' -- [[CrapsackWorld of all places]]. A particularly detested Elector Count was challenged to a duel by a wandering Champion of Chaos. The Count was defeated, to which the womenfolk started cheering wildly. Feeling obscurely pleased, the Champion left the town unscathed. Considering the fact that a Chaos Champion worships either a bloodthirsty warmonger, a plague making harbinger of decay, a master of mutations and manipulations, a sense freak who teaches that you should do anything to make yourself feel better and perfect or all four at the same time and trying to bring about the apocalypse due to this should tell you how unusual this was.
* ''TabletopGame/DeadInside'' is designed to, in the creator's words, invert the "kill people and take their stuff" behavior of other [=RPGs=] to "heal people and give them stuff." The feeling of gaining a new soul point is like a rush of warmth and energy, one that can make a person dizzy and excited from the experience. Good ''literally'' feels good.
* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': ''The Book of Exalted Deeds'' includes an Exalted Spell (as in, a spell only usable by Exalted characters, the purest followers of Good) called Vision of Heaven, which shows someone a brief glance of Mount Celestia, the afterlife of virtuous soul. If shown to an evil person on a regular basis (along with other forms of therapy) these visions can aid in attempts to redeem the character (there's a whole chapter dedicated to this in the book). The idea is, basically, to show him what sinners ultimately are denied; it can work wonders.
* ''TabletopGame/SentinelsOfTheMultiverse'': This happens to the character Absolute Zero. While he was always on the heroes' ''side'', he started out as a cynical, depressed PunchClockHero whose sole motivation was to pay off the containment suit that allowed him to survive outside a tiny, boring refrigerated room. However, the rush of helping people and finding genuine friendships with the Freedom Five -- a team he was so unwilling to join it took him ''two years'' in a box to accept the offer -- led to him continuing to fight with them after Wraith paid off the suit for him, and even became a teacher in the RPG timeline.

[[folder:Theater]]
* In ''Theatre/TheLionInWinter'' by James Goldman, King Henry II talks about the frequent wars between England and France during the Middle Ages:
--> "Since Louis died, while Philip grew, I've had no France to fight. And in that time, I've discovered how good it is to write a law, or make a tax more fair, or sit in judgment to decide which peasant gets a cow. There is, I tell you, nothing more important in this world. And now the French boy's old enough, and I am sick of war."

* In ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', [[HeelFaceTurn Faith's heel face turn]] immediately follows an event where [[FreakyFridayFlip she switches bodies with Buffy]]. In doing so she ''becomes'' Buffy (or rather, her idea of what Buffy is like. She adopts what she thinks of as Buffy's CatchPhrase: "Because it's wrong"). Notice how Buffy is in no way affected by being in Faith's body. Bear in mind that Faith knows what is going on before it happens, and wants to stay "in disguise" long enough to make good use of it. Hence her attempt to act like Buffy, complete with practice session. After that, it's BecomingTheMask.

* ''Theatre/AvenueQ'' has an entire ''song'' about this: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IknswT779p8 The Money Song.]] Somewhat {{subverted|trope}} in that the reason why the characters are doing good deeds is to get things for themselves. Princeton wants to start a Monster School (which he thinks is a stupid idea) so Kate will happy enough to take him back, while Nicky wants to find Rod a boyfriend so he'll let him live with him again. As the chorus goes:

* An example from the last episode of ''Series/TomicaHeroRescueForce'' shortly before they run out of power, [[TheDarkChick Maare]], [[TheBrute Saan]] and [[TheEvilGenius Shica]] grab from the corridor and ask him to save Maen [[spoiler: It's not, everyone's just under the effect of a [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Scarecrow-style]] Fear Gas]]. Just before they're completely drained the three of them realise that "Saving lives ... isn't so bad after all,"

* ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' allows a Light Side player several opportunities to reform Dark Jedi he/she encounters back to the Light Side via a healthy mixture of kind words and some gentle slaps with his lightsaber. This earns you allies as well as a chance to give a huge TakeThat to all the Sith gibberish of a philosophy. Arguably the best instance of the trope is when you and one particularly asshole Sith-wannabe [[spoiler: are both captured by an insane old Sith and are subjected to a torture/quiz in "Better you than me" style (you answer wrong - you suffer, you answer right - HE suffers). If you are persistent enough in wrong answers/refuse to answer, he is eventually released and is free to go, essentially leaving you to your doom. He instead uses Force to release and revitalize you, and together you proceed to slash the shit out of the old crook. BUT WAIT, It gets better! Although you cannot talk the BigBad out of the fight, still after you defeat him, he repents. Kind of.]]

%%* The very nature of ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}''.
%% ZCE are not allowed.

* ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'': Gru's HeelFaceTurn begins when he experiences this at the amusement park. After a {{Jerkass}} target shooting booth attendant rips off little Agnes, who hits the target but fails to knock it over, Gru (whom the {{Jerkass}} also insults, before learning he'd been MuggingTheMonster) growls "My turn!", whips an absolutely freaking ''ginormous'' disintegrator pistol out of his HyperspaceArsenal and not only destroys the target, but also the rest of the booth and most of the Jerkass attendant's hair, thus winning the prize for Agnes. ("Knocked O-VER!") The look on Gru's face as the girls react by showing true affection for him for the very first time is wonderful. Even Margo, the most skeptical one, pays tribute to his awesome moment When they arrive back home after a GilliganCut, Gru is laughing along with the girls and his HeelFaceTurn is complete.

* The Team Rocket trio from ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' take pretty much every chance they can get to help save the world (mostly in the movies).

* In ''LightNovel/FateZero'', Kiritsugu Emiya spent his entire life being a "hero" who [[ShootTheDog Shot the Dog]] repeatedly and earned no real satisfaction from it. In the end, he found fulfillment and peace simply by rescuing and raising a little boy, [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Shirou]], who was one of the only survivors of the cataclysmic fallout of [[spoiler:Angra Mainyu's release]] during the fourth Grail War. In a way, Shirou saved Kiritsugu too. It's deconstructed with Shirou though. He can ''only'' feel happy when he's helping others, leading him to [[ChronicHeroSyndrome obsessively try to save or help everyone]] and [[MartyrWithoutACause not caring about his own well being at all compared to others he is helping]].

* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'':

* Franchise/SpiderMan always lives by the creed that "WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility". In one story someone asked him "What comes with great responsibility?" All Peter had to do was point to the rest of the city.
* A specific Spider-Man example occurs in the finale of ''The Assassin Nation Plot''. While Spidey's actions (which result in him stopping a terrorist plot aimed at destroying the National Archives, framing Symkaria for it, and possibly starting a war) do earn him a small compensation from the Symkarian embassy, his true reward is acknowledgement and gratitude from ComicBook/SilverSable, ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, and a high ranking general; as the caption on the last panel of the story says, "sometimes... that's enough."

* ''Franchise/GreenLantern'': The Indigo Tribe is entirely composed of really bad guys under HeelFaceBrainwashing. But one member, [[spoiler:their leader Iroque/Indigo 1]], developed true compassion when the brainwashing was temporarily undone, being very repentant of her past crimes.

* This is what sets the plot of ''WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys'' in motion. After Mr. Wolf helps a little old lady and she thanks him instead of being scared of him, he starts to wonder what his life would be like if the world actually liked the Bad Guys instead of being scared of them. [[spoiler:It takes some work, but eventually [[HeelFaceTurn the Bad Guys become good guys]].]]

--> -- '''[[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Darca_Nyl Darca Nyl,]]''' ''[[Franchise/StarWarsLegends Nomad]]''

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' fanfic [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3990726/1/Adaptation Adaptation]]. The Teen Tyrants switch bodies with the Teen Titans, pretending to be them to the general public. Ravager finds pretending to be a superhero surprisingly pleasant but ultimately remains committed to being a villain upon his team's return to their own bodies.

[[folder:Film]]

-->'''Batman''': Don't talk, don't fight, get in, [[BigDamnHeroes get one out.]]\\
'''Flash''': And then what?\\
'''Batman''': You'll know.

* ''Film/ThorRagnarok'': [[spoiler:By coming to aid Thor and protect the Asgardians]], Loki, the former BigBad of ''Film/{{Thor}}'' and ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', finally earns by authentic means the love and respect that he had always yearned for. In the denouement and TheStinger, he is at his most joyful in the films. [[spoiler:[[TooHappyToLive It doesn't last]].]]

--> You know, this truth stuff is pretty cool!
* Although ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'' is a villain throughout much of his film, he's really only doing it because it's come to be expected of him and he's more of a PunchClockVillain. By the end of the film, his relationship with Roxanne Ritchie has helped him to see that it does feel a lot better to be good and he revels in the glow of having saved and become the protector of Metro City, even as [[DancePartyEnding everyone dances]] to Music/MichaelJackson's "Music/{{Bad}}."
* This is what sets the plot of ''WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys'' in motion. After Mr. Wolf helps a little old lady and she thanks him instead of being scared of him, he starts to wonder what his life would be like if the world actually liked the Bad Guys instead of being scared of them. [[spoiler:It takes some work, but eventually [[HeelFaceTurn the Bad Guys become good guys]].]]
* ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'': Gru's HeelFaceTurn begins when he experiences this at the amusement park. After a {{Jerkass}} target shooting booth attendant rips off little Agnes, who hits the target but fails to knock it over, Gru (whom the {{Jerkass}} also insults, before learning he'd been MuggingTheMonster) growls "My turn!", whips an absolutely freaking GINORMOUS disintegrator pistol out of his HyperspaceArsenal and not only destroys the target, but also the rest of the booth and most of the Jerkass attendant's hair, thus winning the prize for Agnes. ("Knocked O-VER!!!") The look on Gru's face as the girls react by showing true affection for him for the very first time is wonderful. Even Margo, the most skeptical one, pays tribute to his awesome moment When they arrive back home after a GilliganCut, Gru is laughing along with the girls and his HeelFaceTurn is complete.

* On ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'' the heroes meet a boy prince who has the magical ability to control the weather. Because his bad moods cause storms, his people do everything they can to appease him. The only thing that makes him happy is when Jasmine reads him bedtime stories, so he forces her to stay with him. Jasmine's friends try to rescue her but she realizes how badly people will suffer if she leaves so she volunteers to stay. When he sees how unhappy she is being away from Aladdin, the prince lets her go. When he sees how happy she is to be reunited with Aladdin, he realizes how good it feels to make other people happy, and resolves to make as many people as happy as possible from that day on.

** In "Too Far", after Peridot originally insulted Amethyst, and comments that she feels "smaller" as a result, she later heroically saves her from the oncoming drill bit and apologizes for the accidental encounter, admitting she has much to learn about friendship from the Gems. Lampshaded a moment later:
--->'''Steven''': How do you feel?\\
'''Peridot''': [[LampshadeHanging Big]].
** Implied in "Change Your Mind". [[spoiler: After Steven finally got White Diamond to realize he was his own person and not an incarnation of his mother, he's finally able to convince her to accompany him and the other Diamonds back to Earth to help restore the corrupted gems. At first, White is extremely uncomfortable with being on Earth, but once Steven's plan works and the corrupted gems return to normal, her expression warms and she shows an earnest smile rather than the condescending one she usually has. She, Blue, and Yellow Diamond leave Earth on good terms with Steven and the Crystal Gems.]]
* Whenever the title character of ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' helps somebody, it gives him a feeling that starts down in his left toe, rises up through his guttyworks, makes his heart all warm and toasty, floats up past the dangly thing in his mouth -err, uvula- and ends up at the top of his head!
* On ''[[WesternAnimation/GoldieAndBear Goldie & Bear]]'', this is the reason why the Big Bad Wolf's ("Big Bad") brother, Phil, who used to be even worse than Big Bad, became good. He was planning to fill up the wishing well with sand but ended up rescuing a family of mice that was trapped in the well and found to his surprise that it felt good. So he just kept being good.

* In "Hum Bug" from ''WesternAnimation/MissSpidersSunnyPatchFriends'', Spiderus poo-poos the idea of the "Dream Bug," and reneges on his deal with Bounce to deliver berries to Eunice Earwig, who has sprained her ankle, for her solstice morning breakfast. After having a nightmare, his wife Spindella asks him if he's even done one good deed, and he says there's still time and leaves to deliver the berries. He returns home and has a dream in which is praised to the heavens for being so helpful. That morning, when he wakes up, he finds that his dream is real - Bounce and Eunice are outside the home and Eunice is delighted at his good deed and invites him and Spindella to her breakfast.

-->'''Carmen''': Righting the world's wrongs. It's our jam.
* In ''WesternAnimation/Klaus2019'', after Jesper gives a mean little brat coal instead of a present and came up with the Naughty List lie, the other children start to do good deeds around town to prove to Klaus they aren't naughty. This snowballs into the children doing good deeds because they ''want'' to. This in turn inspires their parents' goodwill. Klaus puts it best seeing the result of the CycleOfVirtue.
-->'''Klaus:''' A truly selfless act always sparks another.
* ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble:'' Screaming Mimi [=/=] Songbird, who two episodes prior had assumed Hawkeye was only pretending to be a good guy as a scam, comes to feel after a few weeks of being a Thunderbolt that it's better than being a villain. The rest of the Thunderbolts agree with her, if to a much lesser extent, and turn on Zemo. Songbird's redemption gets her made an Avenger (and understands good enough to decide when faced with ToBeLawfulOrGood to go with "good").

Compare SmitingEvilFeelsGood, ForHappiness, RightlySelfRighteous, and GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex. See also PowerOfTrust and RousseauWasRight. Contrast BeingGoodSucks, GoodIsBoring, GoodHurtsEvil, and NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished. See also YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood.

* ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'': Gru's HeelFaceTurn begins when he experiences this at the amusement park. After a {{Jerkass}} target shooting booth attendant rips off little Agnes, who hits the target but fails to knock it over, Gru (whom the {{Jerkass}} also insults, before learning he'd been MuggingTheMonster) growls "My turn!", whips an absolutely freaking GINORMOUS disintegrator pistol out of his HyperspaceArsenal and not only destroys the target, but also the rest of the booth and most of the JerkAssAttendant's hair, thus winning the prize for Agnes. ("Knocked O-VER!!!") The look on Gru's face as the girls react by showing true affection for him for the very first time is wonderful. Even Margo, the most skeptical one, pays tribute to his awesome moment When they arrive back home after a GilliganCut, Gru is laughing along with the girls and his HeelFaceTurn is complete.

* If you earned Good Karma by the first Train Mission in ''VideoGame/InFamous'', the people who initially blamed Cole for the blast and referred to him as a terrorist cheer for saving all the people. Cole calls them hypocrites but admits that the good he did made him feel good.
** This is why ''VideoGame/InFamous2'' starts with the Good Karma path of its predecessor as canon. Creator/SuckerPunch made the first game with the presumption that players will follow and prefer the Bad Karma path but in reality, the majority of players liked being TheHero instead.
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' features Gratitude Crystals, which are generated from the gratitude people feel when you help them. Each time you get some, the text box lets you know that "helping people feels good!"

* In ''VideoGame/EccoTheDolphin: Defender of the Future'', the crystallized trait of Compassion spread joy to the dolphin who found it. At first, he wanted to keep it for himself alone, but as he stayed around it he found himself thinking of others more and more. By the time Ecco arrives, an entire ''pod'' of dolphins has gathered around the trait, all enjoying it with each other.

* This trope is also part of the reason Wiki/TVTropes itself, Wiki/TheOtherWiki and all other collaborative online resources work -- people feel good about contributing and knowing other people are reading and appreciating their work.

TheMole may end up BecomingTheMask from [[HundredPercentHeroismRating the cheering crowds]], the feeling inside that [[LoveRedeems they are loved]], and have made one or more others safe (and not having to worry about jail time!). Good can be headier than any [[EvilTastesGood evil banquet]] or [[AGlassOfChianti wine]], and won't leave [[BeingEvilSucks a horrible aftertaste]]. The genuine love and admiration from the masses [[MachiavelliWasWrong can seem a far more potent rush]] than what they once felt from their screams of panic and pleas of mercy. ThePowerOfFriendship itself can make a normally evil [[CharacterAlignment aligned character]] [[HeelRealization question]] or [[MookFaceTurn outright change their allegiances and alignment]] when [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal they know their boss cares less for them than their black cape]], while [[CharacterMagneticTeam their new friends]] [[AFriendInNeed will risk life and limb for them]]. Usually results in a HeelFaceTurn, and if part of an evil team, a falling out / [[EnemyCivilWar civil war]].

** [[SentientCosmicForce The Force]], in general, is supposed to feel like this. A description can be found in ''[[Literature/JediAcademyTrilogy I, Jedi]]'':

--> -- '''[[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Darca_Nyl Darca Nyl]]''', ''[[Franchise/StarWarsLegends Nomad]]''

* In ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/141285/friendship-goes-both-ways Friendship Goes Both Ways]]'', Trixie uses a magic item to charm the Mane 6 and the rest of Ponyville into believing that she's their friend, hoping to take advantage of them. It's not long before she starts treating them with friendliness in return, and feels ashamed of herself for tricking them. [[spoiler:It turns out that the magic item never did what she thought it did, and the whole thing was engineered by Twilight Sparkle to see if this trope held true and if Trixie could be a nice pony if given a chance. She was proven right.]]

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3665921/1/Black-Flames-Dance-In-The-Wind-Rise-of-Naruto Black Flames Dance in the Wind: Rise of Naruto]]'', Naruto gradually earns the respect of others from his work as a ninja (such as being pivotal in saving the village during an attack) and comes to find he enjoys being respected more than being feared. [[spoiler:WordOfGod says an outside force will bring it to a grinding halt.]]

** In "Too Far", after Peridot originally insulted Amethyst, she later heroically saves her from the oncoming drill bit and apologizes for the accidental encounter, admitting she has much to learn about friendship from the Gems. Lampshaded a moment later: