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  • AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative: Mizuki at one point, while examining herself, laments not being able to find a boyfriend despite being the Proud Beauty she is. Her partner Aiba's reply indicates that it's her personality that's getting in the way.
    Mizuki: "Why is it I can't seem to find any decent men?"
    Aiba: "Because you've rejected every man that's come close to you."
    Mizuki: "Because they're all pushy, basic bros."
  • Art of Fighting: Yuri has actually found a good man, who also happens to be a close friend of her family: Robert. Problem is, her brother and her father believe he'd only take Yuri for granted, so they won't let him anywhere near her; which annoys her to no end. The issue was seemingly resolved in AoF 3 when Ryo finally relented. But, in the King of Fighters series, she and Robert are back to square one.
  • Jaheira's marriage to Khalid in Baldur's Gate is a perfect example.
    • Aerie's romance is based on this too. She can have a romance with Haer'Dalis... but they're very different people and he's not a particularly moral individual, so eventually it will end.
    • Rasaad's romance is this with the player looking for a good man.
      • Aerie, tellingly, seems to have a bit of a crush on him, but it never goes anywhere because Rasaad is Oblivious to Love.
    • Anomen's romance is a troubled version of this, as he has to grow into the role.
    • BioWare makes a long and lovely tradition of this with their romantic interests for female characters. Carth Onasi is a genuinely Nice Guy, despite the paranoia. Kaiden Alenko is a soft-spoken lawful and good sort. Even roguish types like Garrus, Corso Riggs, and Sky are genuinely nice fellows.
  • Moira of Dead In Vinland is initially ambivalent about this, but depending on player choices she may eventually fall for gentle, optimistic griot Cisse. She's usually an All Girls Want Bad Boys type (or bad girls, as she is bisexual) but she can admit to Cisse that "most of the men I've been with have been worthless pieces of trash." They can later decide that their relationship makes sense as a Pair the Smart Ones scenario. Alternatively, Cisse can end up with the Betty in his Betty and Veronica scenario, Solveig, who's more immediately drawn to his sweet personality — perhaps because her relationship with her Jerkass ex-husband Knut was so disastrous.
  • Dragon Age, being a BioWare series, has multiple examples.
    • Dragon Age: Origins: This accounts for some of the appeal of Alistair's Romance Sidequest, as he is a hunky prince of a guy (literally) who wants to be with a woman he respects and admires.
      • Leliana of the same game is only interested in a Warden (of either gender) who gains her approval through acts of charity and heroism to the general populace as well as generosity with gifts. She used to be an All Girls Want Bad Girls type.
    • Dragon Age II: Sebastian, a DLC-only Love Interest for female Hawkes, is a literal priest who was once a hedonistic prince. He's a handsome lawful and good character, respectful and pleasant to almost everyone. His romance is unusual for the series, in that it's stated to be celibate owing to his priestly vows; a female Hawke who maxes out his friendship meter can enter a chaste marriage with him.
    • Dragon Age: Inquisition: This is cited as a reason for the popularity of Cullen's romance, as he's the nicest of the male love interests available to a female Inquisitor. Like Alistair, he is regarded as an endearing Nice Guy who is, himself, happy to be with a good woman.
      • Josephine is an aristocratic Nice Girl who is thrilled to be in a relationship with a kind and honorable Inquisitor of either gender.
  • Disgaea
    • Even though she's a total bitch most of the time, Etna in Disgaea: Hour of Darkness makes it no secret (at least to the player) that she loved the late King Krichevskoy because he was nice to her. She also tends to treat his son Laharl better when he's nice to her.
    • Almaz's eventual marriage to Ax-Crazy Princess Sapphire in Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice qualifies. Also linked to Laser-Guided Karma.
  • Final Fantasy:
    • Final Fantasy VII: Tifa loves Cloud for the shy awkward guy that he is, rather than the faux badass persona he displays through the early parts of the game (in fact it even scared her).
    • Final Fantasy X
      • The lead female Yuna falling deeply in love with the sweet, happy-go-lucky Tidus.
      • Lulu eventually falls for the jovial, good-natured Wakka, after previously falling for his equally good-natured, but deceased, brother Chappu.
    • Final Fantasy XIII: Serah Farron is engaged to Snow Villiers, who is so absolutely devoted that he will stand by her even if the entire world is her enemy. Even when their marriage is put on hold, Noel Kreiss asking her about Snow leads to her gushing about him, Motor Mouth style.
  • Quite a few of the possible pairings in the Fire Emblem series fall into this trope, with the woman falling in love with the man because of his kindness, nobility, care for others and classiness. These men are:
  • Two of the love interests in HuniePop, Kyanna and Beli specifically, are more interested in finding a Nice Guy (or Nice Girl).
  • Kingdom Hearts: Kairi only has eyes for Sora rather than Riku.
  • The Legend of Zelda:
    • In Twilight Princess, Ilia is implied to have romantic feelings toward Link from the outset, due to having grown up with him and because he's helpful around Ordon Village. There's even a sidequest later in the game, to restore her lost memories, which concludes with Renado and the others giving them a moment alone.
    • In Breath of the Wild, Link gets the attention from at least 3 women because of his heroism and courage. Paya (Impa's granddaughter) quickly falls for the hero but doesn't realize it at first, thinking she's sick. Mipha, the Zora princess, is his childhood friend, though it's ambiguous if Link ever knew or felt the same. Princess Zelda actually started rather distant, being resentful of him until he rescues her from the Yiga Clan, realizing what kind of person he is and start to have feelings for him.
  • In Mass Effect 2, Jack, the biotic-Tyke Bomb who Really Gets Around, ironically plays to this trope more than any of the other females. If you take her up on her offer for casual sex, she'll use you and dispense with you after. It takes a kind Shepard who truly wants what's best for her to get to a real romance.
    • Ironically, Miranda Lawson's romance with a Paragon Shepard is also built on this trope. As is Tali's. For that matter, almost all of the female love interests for a male Shepard are this, and as mentioned above, this holds true for FemShep's male LIs as well.
    • This goes triple for Samara, who isn't looking for a good man or woman at all. Her species are inherently bisexual and she is essentially a Fettered Paladin in Space. In Mass Effect 2, she will outright reject a Player Character who has committed questionable actions even if they were done in pursuit of saving the entire galaxy. A more virtuous ("Paragon") character can push her to admit she has feelings but she shoots Shepard down. In Mass Effect 3, she cannot be romanced in the vanilla game even if Shepard has no romantic interest, has remained utterly Paragon, and Shepard attempted to romance Samara in ME 2. Only in The Citadel DLC can a Chaste Hero Shepard who has remained fairly Paragon finally kiss Samara and share a brief moment, but even then Samara holds her code and virtues as more important than her attraction to Shepard.
  • In Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots there are two examples. There's Naomi who fell for Otacon and then there's Meryl who fell for and married Johnny who turned out to be a good guy.
  • In Odin Sphere, Gwendolyn wants to hate Oswald, who was her enemy before she was handed off to him in marriage without her consent by her father, but her heart begins melting fast when Oswald proves himself the only man she's ever met who cares about her as a person and vehemently defends her right to make her own decisions, steadfastly refusing to treat her as an object.
  • Persona:
    • All of the Love Interests for the Female Protagonist in Persona 3 Portable are this. To wit, Akihiko Sanada is standoffish and Oblivious to Love, but that's mostly because he's still hurting from his dead little sister Miki, Shinjiro Aragaki has a badass exterior with a Hidden Heart of Gold, Ryoji Mochizuki is truly kind-hearted despite being a Casanova Wannabe, and Ken Amada is a cute little boy with a Precocious Crush. (And if you count gentle and awkward Theodore as a love interest of sorts, he also qualifies.)
    • Persona 3's male Silent Protagonist himself counts as this, too. Yukari, Mitsuru, Elizabeth, Aigis, etc. can come to like him romantically because of how sweet and kind he is to them.
    • Going beyond the protagonists within Persona 3, Dark Action Girl Chidori Yoshino falls in love with Butt-Monkey Junpei Iori because the latter is the first person to consistently treat her with genuine kindness. Heck, the only reason the player cannot have the Female Protagonist have a relation with Junpei despite their closeness is because they are Platonic Life-Partners and he sees himself more as her brother.
    • Similarly, in Persona 4 the Silent Protagonist will get the affections of the girls with more ease when he shows them kindness and understanding, thus helping them resolve their issues.
    • Persona 5's protagonist may be a Phantom Thief who can act cocky and cool (at least when he's in his guise as Joker), but the main reason all his potential love interests fall for him is because he is ultimately a sweet, compassionate, and supportive person who helps them immensely through their troubles (including taking down the assholes giving them said troubles). And yes, this extends to his adult female friends, whether they be his attractive doctor or even his homeroom teacher.
  • Bonnie in Red Dead Redemption is strongly implied to have a crush on John Marston after he risked his life to save the horses when the barn was burning and later, he saved her from being raped and hanged after she was kidnapped by some thugs, likely adding some Rescue Romance to her feelings. Even John's wife Abigail notices it and pokes fun at John for being oblivious to it.
  • Tales of the Abyss. The main point of Luke's Character Development is how he grows from a whiny Spoiled Brat into a kind and compassionate, if self-deprecating, Hero. As Tear Grants watches him grow, she falls deeply in love with him.
  • Tales of the Drunken Paladin: The titular paladin, Anebriate, has a crush on his party member, Emma, but she'll only reciprocate if he picks nicer dialogue options and displays altruism towards NPCs even when there's no obvious reward for doing so.
  • Tales of Symphonia: Colette and Sheena, the two female leads are both in love with Nice Guy Hero Lloyd Irving for this very reason.
  • Tales of Phantasia: Both Arche and Mint become attracted to Cress due to his bravery and selfless nature. Arche eventually moves on to Cress's friend Chester who, under his gruff facade, is just as brave and heroic.
  • In Triangle Strategy, Frederica falls in love with Serenoa over the course of the game due to his kind and heroic nature. It goes both ways, since he also falls in love with her compassion and determination.
  • Valkyria Chronicles: This is exactly why Alicia Melchiott and Juno Coren fall for the sweet, peaceful, nature-loving Welkin Gunther.
    • Also: Lynn and Karl, Varrot and Largo, and Edy and Homer, if their Ship Tease is anything to go by. And Rosie and Zaka in the anime. Heck, even Selvaria's feelings for Maximillian stem from the fact that he saved her from a Fate Worse than Death at a young age.
  • Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures is Playing with a Trope here. Felicity Flitt had a thing for Wallace (who is a very nice guy) even commenting on how she likes his kindness and selflessness, in the end goes for the Jerkass Duncan McBiscuit (who was always trying to woo her). On the other hand, Wallace is relieved by this so the relationship wouldn't work for a different reason.

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