what character provoked your protective instinct?

[Demongeneral109]

For me definitely has to be a "Little Sister" from Bioshock (1 and 2). I mean, I'm a bit of a jerk but they're little girls for god's sake. Plus in Bioshock 2, I felt bad every time they fearfully said "you're not going to hurt me are you daddy? I've been good, really."

I could never bring myself to harvest them... the connection is even closer in 2...*sniff*

 

[Rachel317]

Cereza from Bayonetta. She's THE cutest, little kid I've ever seen in a video game. They created a child who wasn't annoying, or needed escorting (well..ok, bar a few times, but even those were well-executed). Incredible. I'm not generally a fan of children, but I'd be elated to have one like Cereza.

 

[JoJo]

From gaming, it would have to be the little sisters from Bioshock, expand to any medium and pretty much any small girl with provoke a protective feeling (the long-term effect of having a much younger sister in real life). A special mention has to go out to Setsuko from Grave of the Fireflies which I watched for the first time yesterday, she was hugely adorable. (and I'm still trying to recover from the movie now...)

 

[rvbnut]

For me definitely has to be a "Little Sister" from Bioshock (1 and 2). I mean, I'm a bit of a jerk but they're little girls for god's sake. Plus in Bioshock 2, I felt bad every time they fearfully said "you're not going to hurt me are you daddy? I've been good, really."

I got the same feeling to protect the little sisters. I couldn't see them to be harmed. Maybe I should have a daughter when I have a kid?

 

[Lalalarzi]

Alistair from Dragon Age..... I'm such a sucker >.<

 

[The Code]

Without a doubt, I have to say Saria. If you don't know that name, then I'm sorry for your loss. Outside of games, I'd have to pick Faen Sullisin'rune from the webcomic called Drowtales: Moonless Age. That girl has gone through so much horror and torment during the story, I just want to hug all the pain away. Anyone or anything that would try to hurt her in any way would be eviscerated without hesitation or mercy.

 

[Ophi]

AURA ;_;

I hated that ending. I felt so terrible.

People have already mentioned quite a few of mine:

Hope of FF13
Alistair of DA:O >.>;
Any Fire Emblem unit due to permadeath.
.... Oscar, Boyd, and Pelleas of FE 9-10 in particular.


...... I just realized that the games these guys are from requires you to shiv TWO of these characters in the stomach, both Aura and Pelleas.

I feel awful now. : (

 

[Mr. Omega]

The cast of Fire Emblem games. Particularly the Path of Radiance/Radiant Dawn guys. I always reset my game if anyone died. Even if it meant starting the whole fight over.

My trainees in AC Brotherhood. IDK why, but I always had my crossbow ready when watching them fight incase things went south.

 

[Tartarga]

The dog from Fable 2. When that bandit kicked him I backed that mother fucker into a corner and whaled on him until he died.

 

[bulldogftw]

boone from new vegas. I just liked him

 

[Jedamethis]

Well, nobody. And now I feel heartless. D:

 

[TundraWolf]

Zoey from LFD. Yes, I realize that the character is played by another player, but I always play Louis and I always figured they had something going on. Therefore (getting into the character), I believed Louis would sacrifice himself to save Zoey and played the game that way. I would stick by Zoey for the entire level, and if we ever got seperated, I would fight through hordes to get back to her, just to help protect her.

Hope of FF13

Funnily enough, he was the only one I actively wanted to kill. Go figure.

ODST troopers in Halo 3. They're special and whenever they die I just have to keep restarting the mission until they survive through it.

Definitely. I loved the marines, and restarted missions just like you just to make sure they survived. As a Spartan, I felt it was my duty.

 

[Singularly Datarific]

Every.Single.Marine.In.Halo.Combat.Evolved.

I love those guys! Even if their programming is a bit weird, I feel terrible when they die.

Plus even the master chief can't drive and operate a turret at the same time, so they have their uses.

I dunno what I'd say, maybe Alyx in HL2ep2.(Well, the other episodes as well, but especially 2)

 

[tzimize]

Tali. Because she seems fragile at times, that whole bit about her father, and her voice. If I could make love to her voice I would.

 

[chromewarriorXIII]

Colette from Tales of Symphonia. Anytime she got kidnapped or harmed I made sure to absolutely destroy everything standing in my way until she was safe. It was even worse once she became a mute. I'm actually thinking of getting a tattoo of her hand tracing a letter on Lloyd's hand.

Spoiler

Oh god the things I wish I could have done to Remiel. I wish I could transfer Remiel into God of War and slaughter him.

 

[Kaltazraza]

The little sisters of Bioshock 1 and 2
Pandora from God of War 3
My Rl friends from when I tanked in WoW.

 

[KingofGames22]

Morrigan from Dragon Age

 

[ChaoticKraus]

The little sisters. Seems you do get softer the older you get. In the first game i actually harvested a few of them, the heartless little shit i was.

Two years later in Bioshock 2 i got all fuzzy inside carrying them on my shoulders while they babbled about angels,

 

[MrAkuma201]

Carlie from Seiken Densetsu 3 (secret of mana 2).

Reasons

1) she is the best healer in the game.
2) shes 15 and look like a little kid so when battling monster you cant help but feel like you need to keep her safe and out of harms way.

 

[Ampersand]

Never happened in a game, happens for real sometimes though.