Heroes Love Dogs: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|''"People who do not like dogs do not know dogs. It is very difficult to dislike a being who worships you and would gladly die for you — especially when it is handsome and frisky and empathetic, and a good, good doggie, yes it is."''|'''[[Roger Ebert]]''' on ''My Dog Tulip''}}

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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* Played with in ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' with Roy Mustang. He gives a [[Crowning Moment of Funny|famous speech]] about his love of dogs, but the reason he gives for this affection is that you can treat them like crap and they'll still be loyal to you.

** Played straighter with his Lancer, Riza Hawkeye. She's the owner of the puppy that inspired Mustang's speech about dogs.

== [[Comic Books]] ==

* Inverted in ''[[Watchmen]]'', where [[Byronic Hero|Rorschach]] clearly doesn't have a high opinion of dogs at all. {{spoiler|When he discovers that two dogs owned by a child molester had, probably unwittingly, eaten the child's body as means of disposing of the evidence, he promptly kills them.}} Though calling Rorschach a hero is [[Nineties Anti-Hero|a bit of a stretch]].

* Superman and his dog companion Krypto.

* [[Tintin]] and his [[Canine Companion]] Snowy.

* Subverted in ''[[Darkstalkers]]''. B. B. Hood has a puppy she takes with her everywhere, even to Hell. Considering her personality, it's probably another thing meant to lull her enemies into a false sense of security long enough so that she can stab them, gut them, riddle them with bullets, and sell their body parts on the black market.

* ''[[Metal Gear]]'' : [[The Woobie|Otacon]] loves dogs and Snake is known to keep a team of Huskies, as he dabbles as a musher. However, Snake is not above murdering dogs which get in his way, much to Otacon's horror. [[The Vamp|The villain Sniper Wolf]] also keeps a pack of wolf-dogs, referring to them as her family. Otacon indicates that this is an example that she is, in fact, a nice person, though Snake is very doubtful of this.

** Ferelden culture in general loves the Mabari for their strength, courage, and intelligence (which is implied to be on the same level as humans). The capitol city of Denerim is even compared to the Mabari.

* Shadow of ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'' and Rinoa of ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' both have dogs that assist them in combat, though Shadow is an [[Anti-Hero]] and Rinoa is a heroine.

* Sora, of [[Kingdom Hearts]], pals around with Pluto (yes, ''that'' Pluto) in the first few hours of the game. In [[Kingdom Hearts II]], his girlfriend Kairi spends an even longer time befriending the dog.

** The Lone Wanderer in ''[[Fallout 3]]'' has Dogmeat, the [[Identical Grandson]] of the original. He proved every bit as popular as the first Dogmeat, so much so that the [[Expansion Pack]] provided the player with a perk that ensured he would be [[Replacement Goldfish|immediately replaced]] if killed.

** The Courier in ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' can obtain Rex, the pet cyberdog of the King, should they complete the relevant sidequest.

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* This concept went into the planning of ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'': The writers decided not to give Zuko [[What Could Have Been|a pet hawk]] as originally planned because anyone who has an animal companion can't be as damaged and [[Anti-Villain|evil...ish]] as Zuko.

* In one episode of ''[[Sushi Pack]]'', one of the superheroes on the [[Reality TV]] show, [[Show Within a Show|"The World's Mightiest Heroes"]] has a [[Canine Companion]], who ends up [[Dark Horse Victory|winning the competition]]. Later, when that superhero gets married, the dog is his Best Man.

* Where would Mickey Mouse be without his beloved dog Pluto?

 

== [[Real Life]] ==

* Talk show host [[Stephanie Miller]] has several dogs.

 

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