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* The long-lasting and iconic franchise Franchise/SuperMarioBros has shown the relationship between Mario and his younger twin brother Luigi on multiple occasions. Luigi is unfortunately not as popular as Mario in-universe and often doesn't get the credit he deserves, being [[StuckInTheirShadow stuck in his brother's shadow]], and as a result, he can't help but feel a bit jealous of him for his fame at times. But this never hurt their relationship: they always shared a powerful bond ever since they were newborns and are very loyal to each other, risking death multiple times to save each other when one of them is in danger, with Luigi even facing his fear of ghosts for him, refusing to escape from an haunted mansion or hotel alone without saving him first.

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** Especially nastily averted with Morrigan and Flemeth. Blood ties are fine and dandy but [[spoiler: they're not going to dissuade Flemeth from [[GrandTheftMe stealing Morrigan's body]] or Morrigan from having Flemeth killed.]] (It's not clear even to Morrigan whether Flemeth is Morrigan's biological or adoptive mother, but Morrigan considers this detail irrelevant.)

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** Especially nastily averted with Morrigan and Flemeth. Blood ties are fine and dandy but [[spoiler: they're not going to dissuade Flemeth from [[GrandTheftMe stealing Morrigan's body]] or Morrigan from having Flemeth killed.]] (It's not clear even to Morrigan whether Flemeth is Morrigan's biological or adoptive mother, but Morrigan considers this detail irrelevant.)]]


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* In ''VideoGame/FarCry3'', Jason spends much of the game trying to rescue his friends and brother. Notably, when he is told that his last surviving brother is dead is when he gives up all pretense of leaving the island with the rest of the survivors.
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* At the end of ''Videogame/DevilMayCry'' ''3'', the twin sons of Sparda Dante and Vergil have just fought a vicious duel over the artifacts containing Sparda's power (Vergil wants to use that power to take over the world and Dante wants to stop him), a duel that Vergil loses. The defeated Vergil has barely enough strength to reclaim his half of their mother's amulet and warn his brother to leave before the portal between the human world and Demon world closes. He then allows himself to fall over a cliff. Despite everything that has just happened, Dante instinctively reaches out for Vergil's hand to save him. Vergil slashes his brother's hand in response since he wants to stay in the Demon world. It may also have been the only way Vergil knew how to show concern for Dante.

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* At the end of ''Videogame/DevilMayCry'' ''3'', ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening'', the twin sons of Sparda Dante (Dante and Vergil Vergil) have just fought a vicious duel over the artifacts containing Sparda's power (Vergil wants to use that power to take over the world and Dante wants to stop him), a duel that Vergil loses. The defeated Vergil has barely enough strength to reclaim his half of their mother's amulet and warn his brother to leave before the portal between the human Human world and Demon world closes. He then allows himself to fall over a cliff. Despite everything that has just happened, Dante instinctively reaches out for Vergil's hand to save him. Vergil slashes his brother's hand in response since he wants to stay in the Demon world. It may also have been the only way Vergil knew how to show concern for Dante.

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* Inverted in ''VideoGame/AzurLane''. How do you know Junyou is, even by the standards of the game's {{Yandere}}s, particularly messed up? Her own sister Hiyou warns you that she's dangerous.



* The loyalty missions in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' are supposed to resolve the deepest internal conflicts and motivations of their respective characters. Not surprisingly, half of them revolves around family matters: Grunt finds a tribe for himself; Jacob deals with his DisappearedDad; Miranda rescues her twin sister; Samara tracks down [[spoiler:her daughter]]; Tali has to deal with the [[SinsOfOurFathers blowback of her father's covert misdeeds]]; and Thane tries to return to his paternal duties.
** Then there's [[RobotBuddy Legion]], who may not necessarily have blood, but in a weird way, his loyalty mission does involve his family.
* And it was hardly the first time Creator/BioWare played that card. The "messenger" quests in ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' serve much the same function. Carth's [[spoiler: Dark Jedi]] son, Bastila's mother, Mission's deadbeat brother, the utter clusterfuck on Kashyyyk regarding Zaalbar's family...And while it probably isn't blood-related, the Mandalorian concept of "family" would put the Jagi and Canderous on this, too.

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* At the end of ''Videogame/DevilMayCry'' ''3'', the twin sons of Sparda Dante and Vergil have just fought a vicious duel over the artifacts containing Sparda's power (Vergil wants to use that power to take over the world and Dante wants to stop him), a duel that Vergil loses. The loyalty missions in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' are supposed defeated Vergil has barely enough strength to resolve the deepest internal conflicts and motivations reclaim his half of their respective characters. Not surprisingly, half of them revolves around family matters: Grunt finds mother's amulet and warn his brother to leave before the portal between the human world and Demon world closes. He then allows himself to fall over a tribe cliff. Despite everything that has just happened, Dante instinctively reaches out for himself; Jacob deals with Vergil's hand to save him. Vergil slashes his DisappearedDad; Miranda rescues her twin sister; Samara tracks down [[spoiler:her daughter]]; Tali has brother's hand in response since he wants to deal with stay in the [[SinsOfOurFathers blowback of her father's covert misdeeds]]; and Thane tries to return to his paternal duties.
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been the first time Creator/BioWare played that card. The "messenger" quests in ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' serve much the same function. Carth's [[spoiler: Dark Jedi]] son, Bastila's mother, Mission's deadbeat brother, the utter clusterfuck on Kashyyyk regarding Zaalbar's family...And while it probably isn't blood-related, the Mandalorian concept of "family" would put the Jagi and Canderous on this, too.only way Vergil knew how to show concern for Dante.



* In ''VideoGame/RadiantHistoria'', [[spoiler: the BigBad's familial love for his nephew Stocke eventually drives him to [[RedemptionEqualsDeath sacrifice himself]] in Stocke's place in the GoldenEnding.]]

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* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'': The Nohr Siblings Xander, Camilla, Leo, and Elise knew that their father Garon lately has been acting really evil and not exactly being a man to be cheered at. Even so, they still stuck with him as he's still their father and they swore not to betray their families after the DecadentCourt that they have faced since childhood that costed the majority of their other siblings. [[spoiler:When Garon is revealed to be a slime monster impersonating their father, all bets are off and they're more than glad to rip the impostor a new one, finally accepting that the real Garon has been dead for a long time.]]
* In ''VideoGame/RadiantHistoria'', [[spoiler: ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'', Sylvain has a terrible relationship with his older brother Miklan. Miklan envies Sylvain for being born with a Crest while Miklan was not, resulting in Sylvain becoming heir to their noble house instead, and has tried to kill Sylvain multiple times. While Sylvain considers Miklan a terrible person, especially after Miklan joins a group of bandits and steals their family's Heroes' Relic, the BigBad's familial love Lance of Ruin, he still feels some sympathy for his nephew Stocke eventually drives him to [[RedemptionEqualsDeath sacrifice himself]] in Stocke's place in brother, [[spoiler:especially after the GoldenEnding.Lance of Ruin turns Miklan into a Demonic Beast that the party is forced to put down.]]



* In ''VideoGame/{{Shellshock 2}}'', Nate's main motive throughout the game is not the orders he has been given or even a desire to stop TheVirus. He just wants to find and help his brother Cal. In the end, he has to choose between a) saving Cal; and b) saving the villain so as to make him provide a cure. It's up to the player, but if players do choose to stick to this trope, the epilogue tells them that Cal dies a few weeks after his rescue anyway, while the zombie plague rages on.

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* In ''VideoGame/{{Shellshock 2}}'', Nate's main motive throughout And it was hardly the game is not the orders he has been given or even a desire to stop TheVirus. He just wants to find and help his brother Cal. In the end, he has to choose between a) saving Cal; and b) saving the villain so as to make him provide a cure. It's up to the player, but if players do choose to stick to this trope, the epilogue tells them first time Creator/BioWare played that Cal dies a few weeks after his rescue anyway, card. The "messenger" quests in ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' serve much the same function. Carth's [[spoiler: Dark Jedi]] son, Bastila's mother, Mission's deadbeat brother, the utter clusterfuck on Kashyyyk regarding Zaalbar's family...And while it probably isn't blood-related, the zombie plague rages on.Mandalorian concept of "family" would put the Jagi and Canderous on this, too.



* The loyalty missions in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' are supposed to resolve the deepest internal conflicts and motivations of their respective characters. Not surprisingly, half of them revolves around family matters: Grunt finds a tribe for himself; Jacob deals with his DisappearedDad; Miranda rescues her twin sister; Samara tracks down [[spoiler:her daughter]]; Tali has to deal with the [[SinsOfOurFathers blowback of her father's covert misdeeds]]; and Thane tries to return to his paternal duties.
** Then there's [[RobotBuddy Legion]], who may not necessarily have blood, but in a weird way, his loyalty mission does involve his family.
* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'': Hanzo is a honorable person overall, but his honor lies within his family loyalty. Therefore, he was being TheDutifulSon to his criminal empire family, never minding their unsavory business because it's still his family, and wishing that his brother Genji would feel the same. Unfortunately, his brother has a different idea about valuing honor, it should be on actions. When Hanzo ended up obeying the order that would look like it killed Genji, he was so distraught that he spilled the blood of his family member, he left the clan in shame. But when Genji came BackFromTheDead and was actively shutting down his family business and being a CyberNinja, Hanzo viewed it as a violation of honor and ended up acting bitter against him.



* At the end of ''Videogame/DevilMayCry'' ''3'', the twin sons of Sparda Dante and Vergil have just fought a vicious duel over the artifacts containing Sparda's power (Vergil wants to use that power to take over the world and Dante wants to stop him), a duel that Vergil loses. The defeated Vergil has barely enough strength to reclaim his half of their mother's amulet and warn his brother to leave before the portal between the human world and Demon world closes. He then allows himself to fall over a cliff. Despite everything that has just happened, Dante instinctively reaches out for Vergil's hand to save him. Vergil slashes his brother's hand in response since he wants to stay in the Demon world. It may also have been the only way Vergil knew how to show concern for Dante.
* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'': The Nohr Siblings Xander, Camilla, Leo, and Elise knew that their father Garon lately has been acting really evil and not exactly being a man to be cheered at. Even so, they still stuck with him as he's still their father and they swore not to betray their families after the DecadentCourt that they have faced since childhood that costed the majority of their other siblings. [[spoiler:When Garon is revealed to be a slime monster impersonating their father, all bets are off and they're more than glad to rip the impostor a new one, finally accepting that the real Garon has been dead for a long time.]]
* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'', Sylvain has a terrible relationship with his older brother Miklan. Miklan envies Sylvain for being born with a Crest while Miklan was not, resulting in Sylvain becoming heir to their noble house instead, and has tried to kill Sylvain multiple times. While Sylvain considers Miklan a terrible person, especially after Miklan joins a group of bandits and steals their family's Heroes' Relic, the Lance of Ruin, he still feels some sympathy for his brother, [[spoiler:especially after the Lance of Ruin turns Miklan into a Demonic Beast that the party is forced to put down.]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'': Hanzo is a honorable person overall, but his honor lies within his family loyalty. Therefore, he was being TheDutifulSon to his criminal empire family, never minding their unsavory business because it's still his family, and wishing that his brother Genji would feel the same. Unfortunately, his brother has a different idea about valuing honor, it should be on actions. When Hanzo ended up obeying the order that would look like it killed Genji, he was so distraught that he spilled the blood of his family member, he left the clan in shame. But when Genji came BackFromTheDead and was actively shutting down his family business and being a CyberNinja, Hanzo viewed it as a violation of honor and ended up acting bitter against him.

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* At In ''VideoGame/RadiantHistoria'', [[spoiler: the end of ''Videogame/DevilMayCry'' ''3'', the twin sons of Sparda Dante and Vergil have just fought a vicious duel over the artifacts containing Sparda's power (Vergil wants to use that power to take over the world and Dante wants to stop him), a duel that Vergil loses. The defeated Vergil has barely enough strength to reclaim BigBad's familial love for his half of their mother's amulet and warn his brother nephew Stocke eventually drives him to leave before the portal between the human world and Demon world closes. He then allows himself to fall over a cliff. Despite everything that has just happened, Dante instinctively reaches out for Vergil's hand to save him. Vergil slashes his brother's hand [[RedemptionEqualsDeath sacrifice himself]] in response since he wants to stay Stocke's place in the Demon world. It may also have been the only way Vergil knew how to show concern for Dante.
* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'': The Nohr Siblings Xander, Camilla, Leo, and Elise knew that their father Garon lately has been acting really evil and not exactly being a man to be cheered at. Even so, they still stuck with him as he's still their father and they swore not to betray their families after the DecadentCourt that they have faced since childhood that costed the majority of their other siblings. [[spoiler:When Garon is revealed to be a slime monster impersonating their father, all bets are off and they're more than glad to rip the impostor a new one, finally accepting that the real Garon has been dead for a long time.
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* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'', Sylvain ''VideoGame/{{Shellshock 2}}'', Nate's main motive throughout the game is not the orders he has been given or even a terrible relationship with his older brother Miklan. Miklan envies Sylvain for being born with a Crest while Miklan was not, resulting in Sylvain becoming heir desire to their noble house instead, stop TheVirus. He just wants to find and has tried to kill Sylvain multiple times. While Sylvain considers Miklan a terrible person, especially after Miklan joins a group of bandits and steals their family's Heroes' Relic, the Lance of Ruin, he still feels some sympathy for his brother, [[spoiler:especially after the Lance of Ruin turns Miklan into a Demonic Beast that the party is forced to put down.]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'': Hanzo is a honorable person overall, but his honor lies within his family loyalty. Therefore, he was being TheDutifulSon to his criminal empire family, never minding their unsavory business because it's still his family, and wishing that
help his brother Genji would feel Cal. In the same. Unfortunately, his brother end, he has a different idea about valuing honor, it should be on actions. When Hanzo ended up obeying to choose between a) saving Cal; and b) saving the order villain so as to make him provide a cure. It's up to the player, but if players do choose to stick to this trope, the epilogue tells them that would look like it killed Genji, he was so distraught that he spilled Cal dies a few weeks after his rescue anyway, while the blood of his family member, he left the clan in shame. But when Genji came BackFromTheDead and was actively shutting down his family business and being a CyberNinja, Hanzo viewed it as a violation of honor and ended up acting bitter against him.zombie plague rages on.



* Inverted in ''VideoGame/AzurLane''. How do you know Junyou is, even by the standards of the game's {{Yandere}}s, particularly messed up? Her own sister Hiyou warns you that she's dangerous.

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* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouss'', Sylvain has a terrible relationship with his older brother Miklan. Miklan envies Sylvain for being born with a Crest while Miklan was not, resulting in Sylvain becoming heir to their noble house instead, and has tried to kill Sylvain multiple times. While Sylvain considers Miklan a terrible person, especially after Miklan joins a group of bandits and steals their family's Heroes' Relic, the Lance of Ruin, he still feels some sympathy for his brother, [[spoiler:especially after the Lance of Ruin turns Miklan into a Demonic Beast that the party is forced to put down.]]

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* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouss'', ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'', Sylvain has a terrible relationship with his older brother Miklan. Miklan envies Sylvain for being born with a Crest while Miklan was not, resulting in Sylvain becoming heir to their noble house instead, and has tried to kill Sylvain multiple times. While Sylvain considers Miklan a terrible person, especially after Miklan joins a group of bandits and steals their family's Heroes' Relic, the Lance of Ruin, he still feels some sympathy for his brother, [[spoiler:especially after the Lance of Ruin turns Miklan into a Demonic Beast that the party is forced to put down.]]
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* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouss'', Sylvain has a terrible relationship with his older brother Miklan. Miklan envies Sylvain for being born with a Crest while Miklan was not, resulting in Sylvain becoming heir to their noble house instead, and has tried to kill Sylvain multiple times. While Sylvain considers Miklan a terrible person, especially after Miklan joins a group of bandits and steals their family's Heroes' Relic, the Lance of Ruin, he still feels some sympathy for his brother, [[spoiler:especially after the Lance of Ruin turns Miklan into a Demonic Beast that the party is forced to put down.]]
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** Then there's [[RobotBuddy Legion]], who may not necessarily have blood, but in a weird way his loyalty mission does involve his family.
* And it was hardly the first time Creator/BioWare played that card. The "messenger" quests in ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' serve much the same function. Carth's [[spoiler: Dark Jedi]] son, Bastila's mother, Mission's deadbeat brother, the utter clusterfuck on Kashyyyk regarding Zaalbar's family...And while it probably isn't blood related, the Mandalorian concept of "family" would put the Jagi and Canderous on this, too.
* The original ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' has a sidequest which subverts this. Alistair knows he has a half-sister and he's always wanted to visit her, [[spoiler: but when he does, she wants nothing to do with him and denounces him for trying to intrude on her life without giving her financial support]].

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** Then there's [[RobotBuddy Legion]], who may not necessarily have blood, but in a weird way way, his loyalty mission does involve his family.
* And it was hardly the first time Creator/BioWare played that card. The "messenger" quests in ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' serve much the same function. Carth's [[spoiler: Dark Jedi]] son, Bastila's mother, Mission's deadbeat brother, the utter clusterfuck on Kashyyyk regarding Zaalbar's family...And while it probably isn't blood related, blood-related, the Mandalorian concept of "family" would put the Jagi and Canderous on this, too.
* The original ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' has a sidequest which that subverts this. Alistair knows he has a half-sister and he's always wanted to visit her, [[spoiler: but when he does, she wants nothing to do with him and denounces him for trying to intrude on her life without giving her financial support]].



** The City Elf Origin has got an example, with slight variations depending on the Warden's gender. In either case it consists of an elf and the Warden's cousin breaking into the Arl of Denerim's estate to rescue the kidnapped female wedding guests, and then the Warden teaming up with the aforementioned cousin to rescue a third cousin from the heart of the estate.
* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' plays this trope straight sometimes. You can be a complete ass to Carver, drive him to join the Templars, and at the end he will still [[spoiler:step between Meredith and Hawke and say "I will not kill my own brother/sister"]].

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** The City Elf Origin has got an example, with slight variations depending on the Warden's gender. In either case case, it consists of an elf and the Warden's cousin breaking into the Arl of Denerim's estate to rescue the kidnapped female wedding guests, and then the Warden teaming up with the aforementioned cousin to rescue a third cousin from the heart of the estate.
* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' plays this trope straight sometimes. You can be a complete ass to Carver, drive him to join the Templars, and at the end end, he will still [[spoiler:step between Meredith and Hawke and say "I will not kill my own brother/sister"]].



* A non-blood related child and father version plays out in ''VideoGame/PokemonSuperMysteryDungeon'' with [[NaughtyIsGood the partner]] and [[FantasyForbiddingFather Carracosta]]. The partner is a mischievous trouble maker who's also a starry-eyed idealist about joining the Expedition Society [[JustAKid despite being only a child]], both of which grate on Carracosta, leading to a lot of yelling between the two and chores as punishment. But at the end of the day, [[GoodParents he cares deeply about his adopted child]] and by the end of the first half, encourages them instead of stopping them from joining the Expedition Society. And as for the partner's feelings towards him, [[spoiler: when visiting their village [[DoomedHometown after everyone was turned into stone]], they didn't want to see their father if he was alright or not, because [[DespairEventHorizon they imagined that they couldn't go on if they found their father (technically) dead]].]]

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* A non-blood related non-blood-related child and father version plays out in ''VideoGame/PokemonSuperMysteryDungeon'' with [[NaughtyIsGood the partner]] and [[FantasyForbiddingFather Carracosta]]. The partner is a mischievous trouble maker who's also a starry-eyed idealist about joining the Expedition Society [[JustAKid despite being only a child]], both of which grate on Carracosta, leading to a lot of yelling between the two and chores as punishment. But at the end of the day, [[GoodParents he cares deeply about his adopted child]] and by the end of the first half, encourages them instead of stopping them from joining the Expedition Society. And as for the partner's feelings towards him, [[spoiler: when visiting their village [[DoomedHometown after everyone was turned into stone]], they didn't want to see their father if he was alright or not, because [[DespairEventHorizon they imagined that they couldn't go on if they found their father (technically) dead]].]]



* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'': The Nohr Siblings Xander, Camilla, Leo and Elise knew that their father Garon lately has been acting really evil and not exactly being a man to be cheered at. Even so, they still stuck with him as he's still their father and they swore not to betray their families after the DecadentCourt that they have faced since childhood that costed the majority of their other siblings. [[spoiler:When Garon is revealed to be a slime monster impersonating their father, all bets are off and they're more than glad to rip the impostor a new one, finally accepting that the real Garon has been dead for a long time.]]

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* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'': The Nohr Siblings Xander, Camilla, Leo Leo, and Elise knew that their father Garon lately has been acting really evil and not exactly being a man to be cheered at. Even so, they still stuck with him as he's still their father and they swore not to betray their families after the DecadentCourt that they have faced since childhood that costed the majority of their other siblings. [[spoiler:When Garon is revealed to be a slime monster impersonating their father, all bets are off and they're more than glad to rip the impostor a new one, finally accepting that the real Garon has been dead for a long time.]]



* ''VideoGame/Uncharted4AThiefsEnd'' features this in the relationship between Nate and Sam. Sam forgive Nate leaving him in jail given the circumstances of the botched escape. More dramatically, [[spoiler: Nate, Sully and Elena, whilst obviously upset, are completely forgiving of Sam having made up a motivation to get Nate into an adventure again and risking his life many times over the course of the game, and at one point Nate's marriage to Elena as well]].

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* ''VideoGame/Uncharted4AThiefsEnd'' features this in the relationship between Nate and Sam. Sam forgive forgives Nate leaving him in jail given the circumstances of the botched escape. More dramatically, [[spoiler: Nate, Sully Sully, and Elena, whilst obviously upset, are completely forgiving of Sam having made up a motivation to get Nate into an adventure again and risking his life many times over the course of the game, and at one point Nate's marriage to Elena as well]].
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* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'': The Nohr Siblings Xander, Camilla, Leo and Elise knew that their father Garon lately has been acting really evil and not exactly being a man to be cheered at. Even so, they still stuck with him as he's still their father and they swore not to betray their families after the DeadlyDecadentCourt that they have faced since childhood that costed the majority of their other siblings. [[spoiler:When Garon is revealed to be a slime monster impersonating their father, all bets are off and they're more than glad to rip the impostor a new one, finally accepting that the real Garon has been dead for a long time.]]

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* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'': The Nohr Siblings Xander, Camilla, Leo and Elise knew that their father Garon lately has been acting really evil and not exactly being a man to be cheered at. Even so, they still stuck with him as he's still their father and they swore not to betray their families after the DeadlyDecadentCourt DecadentCourt that they have faced since childhood that costed the majority of their other siblings. [[spoiler:When Garon is revealed to be a slime monster impersonating their father, all bets are off and they're more than glad to rip the impostor a new one, finally accepting that the real Garon has been dead for a long time.]]
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* Inverted in ''VideoGame/AzurLane''. How do you know Junyou is, even by the standards of the game's {{Yandere}}s, particularly messed up? Her own sister Hiyou warns you that she's dangerous.
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* ''VideoGame/CallOfJuarezBoundInBlood'' is ALL about this trope (hint: the title is a clue). The whole story is basically about the three [=McCall=] brothers dealing with their differences in all the wrong ways until the very end. In fact, the tagline of the game could be "We are a ''family''".
* The loyalty missions in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' are supposed to resolve the deepest internal conflicts and motivations of their respective characters. Not surprisingly, half of them revolves around family matters: Grunt finds a tribe for himself; Jacob deals with his DisappearedDad; Miranda rescues her twin sister; Samara tracks down [[spoiler:her daughter]]; Tali has to deal with the [[SinsOfOurFathers blowback of her father's covert misdeeds]]; and Thane tries to return to his paternal duties.
** Then there's [[RobotBuddy Legion]], who may not necessarily have blood, but in a weird way his loyalty mission does involve his family.
* And it was hardly the first time Creator/BioWare played that card. The "messenger" quests in ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' serve much the same function. Carth's [[spoiler: Dark Jedi]] son, Bastila's mother, Mission's deadbeat brother, the utter clusterfuck on Kashyyyk regarding Zaalbar's family...And while it probably isn't blood related, the Mandalorian concept of "family" would put the Jagi and Canderous on this, too.
* The original ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' has a sidequest which subverts this. Alistair knows he has a half-sister and he's always wanted to visit her, [[spoiler: but when he does, she wants nothing to do with him and denounces him for trying to intrude on her life without giving her financial support]].
** Especially nastily averted with Morrigan and Flemeth. Blood ties are fine and dandy but [[spoiler: they're not going to dissuade Flemeth from [[GrandTheftMe stealing Morrigan's body]] or Morrigan from having Flemeth killed.]] (It's not clear even to Morrigan whether Flemeth is Morrigan's biological or adoptive mother, but Morrigan considers this detail irrelevant.)
** The City Elf Origin has got an example, with slight variations depending on the Warden's gender. In either case it consists of an elf and the Warden's cousin breaking into the Arl of Denerim's estate to rescue the kidnapped female wedding guests, and then the Warden teaming up with the aforementioned cousin to rescue a third cousin from the heart of the estate.
* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' plays this trope straight sometimes. You can be a complete ass to Carver, drive him to join the Templars, and at the end he will still [[spoiler:step between Meredith and Hawke and say "I will not kill my own brother/sister"]].
** It is, however, averted in the case of [[CainAndAbel Bartrand and Varric]], as well as with Merrill and her clan.
** Gamlen comes close to referencing this trope by name while averting it, actually. He does however play it straight with his desperation if [[spoiler: he is picked to help find Leana after the SerialKiller gets her and more cheerfully, if you opt to reunite him with his long-lost daughter.]]
** It's also possible to avert it by [[spoiler:joining the Templars and killing Circle!Bethany]].
* In ''VideoGame/RadiantHistoria'', [[spoiler: the BigBad's familial love for his nephew Stocke eventually drives him to [[RedemptionEqualsDeath sacrifice himself]] in Stocke's place in the GoldenEnding.]]
* [[VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagic Archibald Ironfist]] is not a good man (for starters, his scheme to get the crown involves arranging for the murder of the Royal Seer, and then continuing to murder the successors until he can put the blame on his brother Roland). He also clearly feels a familial connection to Roland (note that he ''could'' just have arranged for his brother's murder to get the throne, but doesn't; and even if you side with Archibald and defeat Roland, he still merely locks Roland up rather than execute him), culminating in Archibald risking his neck to save Roland from a horrible fate in VideoGame/MightAndMagic VII.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Shellshock 2}}'', Nate's main motive throughout the game is not the orders he has been given or even a desire to stop TheVirus. He just wants to find and help his brother Cal. In the end, he has to choose between a) saving Cal; and b) saving the villain so as to make him provide a cure. It's up to the player, but if players do choose to stick to this trope, the epilogue tells them that Cal dies a few weeks after his rescue anyway, while the zombie plague rages on.
* In ''VideoGame/LostHorizon'', Lord Weston, governor of Hong Kong, takes this approach towards his missing son. He initially pretends otherwise, making a show out of downplaying his personal investment in the disappearance -- he says he can't let the identity of the missing officer affect his duties. In reality, though, he has been secretly cooperating with the Nazis as a backup plan in case Fenton can't (or won't) rescue Richard. He eventually betrays Fenton to the Nazis for this reason.
* A non-blood related child and father version plays out in ''VideoGame/PokemonSuperMysteryDungeon'' with [[NaughtyIsGood the partner]] and [[FantasyForbiddingFather Carracosta]]. The partner is a mischievous trouble maker who's also a starry-eyed idealist about joining the Expedition Society [[JustAKid despite being only a child]], both of which grate on Carracosta, leading to a lot of yelling between the two and chores as punishment. But at the end of the day, [[GoodParents he cares deeply about his adopted child]] and by the end of the first half, encourages them instead of stopping them from joining the Expedition Society. And as for the partner's feelings towards him, [[spoiler: when visiting their village [[DoomedHometown after everyone was turned into stone]], they didn't want to see their father if he was alright or not, because [[DespairEventHorizon they imagined that they couldn't go on if they found their father (technically) dead]].]]
* At the end of ''Videogame/DevilMayCry'' ''3'', the twin sons of Sparda Dante and Vergil have just fought a vicious duel over the artifacts containing Sparda's power (Vergil wants to use that power to take over the world and Dante wants to stop him), a duel that Vergil loses. The defeated Vergil has barely enough strength to reclaim his half of their mother's amulet and warn his brother to leave before the portal between the human world and Demon world closes. He then allows himself to fall over a cliff. Despite everything that has just happened, Dante instinctively reaches out for Vergil's hand to save him. Vergil slashes his brother's hand in response since he wants to stay in the Demon world. It may also have been the only way Vergil knew how to show concern for Dante.
* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'': The Nohr Siblings Xander, Camilla, Leo and Elise knew that their father Garon lately has been acting really evil and not exactly being a man to be cheered at. Even so, they still stuck with him as he's still their father and they swore not to betray their families after the DeadlyDecadentCourt that they have faced since childhood that costed the majority of their other siblings. [[spoiler:When Garon is revealed to be a slime monster impersonating their father, all bets are off and they're more than glad to rip the impostor a new one, finally accepting that the real Garon has been dead for a long time.]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'': Hanzo is a honorable person overall, but his honor lies within his family loyalty. Therefore, he was being TheDutifulSon to his criminal empire family, never minding their unsavory business because it's still his family, and wishing that his brother Genji would feel the same. Unfortunately, his brother has a different idea about valuing honor, it should be on actions. When Hanzo ended up obeying the order that would look like it killed Genji, he was so distraught that he spilled the blood of his family member, he left the clan in shame. But when Genji came BackFromTheDead and was actively shutting down his family business and being a CyberNinja, Hanzo viewed it as a violation of honor and ended up acting bitter against him.
* A racial version in the ''Apocalypse'' launch trailers for ''VideoGame/{{Stellaris}}''. The Commonwealth of Man has strong ideological disputes with the United Nations of Earth, but at the end of the day, the two powers are still human. When the UNE colony of Europa VII is destroyed by an alien superweapon, this gets the Commonwealth to mobilize and counterattack against the Gamma Aliens with their ''own'' apocalyptic weapon to protect their fellow humans.
* ''VideoGame/Uncharted4AThiefsEnd'' features this in the relationship between Nate and Sam. Sam forgive Nate leaving him in jail given the circumstances of the botched escape. More dramatically, [[spoiler: Nate, Sully and Elena, whilst obviously upset, are completely forgiving of Sam having made up a motivation to get Nate into an adventure again and risking his life many times over the course of the game, and at one point Nate's marriage to Elena as well]].

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