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* ''[[Sam and Max Freelance Police|Sam & Max: Freelance Police]]'' - actually [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] in the adventure game ''Abe Lincoln Must Die!'', where according to Sybil's "compatibility test", their soul mates are each other. In another game, ''Chariots of the Dogs'', a woman develops a crush on Max, and when Sam objects (because the woman in question is Bosco's mother, and that would cause a [[Time Paradox]]), she seems to assume he's gay, and "wants to keep [Max] all for himself".

** When Sam and Max were separated in ''Culture Shock,'' Sam actually started to hallucinate from withdrawal.

* [[Uncharted|Nathan Drake]] and Victor Sullivan seem to fit this pretty well, and Sully also acts as the mentor type figure for Nate.

* Gumshoe ''thinks'' he has one of these going on with Edgeworth in ''Ace Attorney''. Unfortunately Edgeworth considers him to be a useless weight at all but the very best of times.

* X & Zero in the ''[[Mega Man X]]'' games, who were originally created to kill each other. By ''X5'', the [[Ho Yay]] was waist-deep. It doesn't help that Zero ''looks like a girl.''

*** Then again, in Lan's and MegaMan.EXE's case, they've been pulling each others' asses outta frying pans for as long as the series has run. {{spoiler|1=MegaMan is Lan's [[Dead Little Sister|dead older twin brother]] Hub, resurrected as a digitized [[Replacement Goldfish]] by their father.}} So their bond is pretty justified.

* Sanger Zonvolt and Elzam Branstein in ''[[Super Robot Wars]]''. The jokes only get worse when Elzam gets a [[Humongous Mecha]] that transforms into a horse to be ridden by Sanger's mech.

* If you really feel that you absolutely have to, you could treat Snake and Otacon in ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' as [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]. But you would still know, that you are just [[Ho Yay|lying to yourself]].

* Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago from the ''[[Gears of War]]'' franchise, to the point where Dom will break into an abandoned prison filled with subterranean mutants in order to free Marcus. And sure, Dom's got a long-lost wife, but {{spoiler|she conveniently dies during the second game.}}

** During a podcast from before ''Gears 2'' was released, the staff of [[Giant Bomb]] commented that they wanted to see the game end with a passionate kiss between Dom and Marcus, if for no other reason than to [[Take That, Audience!|annoy the legions of]] [[Noob|foul mouthed 12-year-olds]] who play ''Gears'' on Xbox Live.

* Luis Lopez and Gay Tony from Grand Theft Auto DLC "The Ballad of Gay Tony". Now, admittedly, Gay Tony is, well, Gay. But that doesn't stop Luis and Tony from having a close, yet strictly platonic friendship. Luis the muscle and Tony the plan maker (Even if he's not a very good plan maker) They compliment each other's character development well. Both characters need each other. Tony helps Luis get back on his feet and teaches him business sense and Luis keeps Tony safe and his head on straight once he begins to descend into a drug bing. Friends that close are rare to find

** While every class has variations of "Thanks, doctor!" and "Follow me, doctor!", the Heavy seems the most enthusiastic. In addition, he has several lines boasting about the fact that "his" doctor is still alive. The Medic's lines are more generic ("Ve did it, camarade!"), but the fact that many Medic players follow Heavies almost exlusively would seem to confirm the hetero-life-partner relationship, if only in Fanon.

** The BLU Soldier and RED Demoman had one of these going on before the Administrator broke them up.

* Reno and Rude of ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' and its spin-offs fit the bill.

** [[Crisis Core|Genesis Rhapsodos and Angeal Hewley]] could also fit--Angeal ditches the organization he's worked for for who knows how long for Genesis, so they must be some damn good friends at least.

** One could also make an argument for [[Power Trio|Jecht/Braska/Auron]] as well. {{spoiler|So much so, in fact, that when Jecht becomes [[Eldritch Abomination|Sin]], Auron essentially acts as a godfather for Tidus and is the one person shown to be able to speak to Sin, which sets the plot in motion.}}

* [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] and Tails.

** The Team Chaotix members, especially Vector and Espio. Considering that this couple is also arguably the most popular homosexual couple amongst the minor characters (that is, outside of Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Shadow and Eggman), this definitely overlaps into [[Ho Yay]] territory, for the fans.

** ''[[Sonic the Comic]]'' had Tekno and Amy. [[Les Yay|Most Likely]].

'''Shinon''': "You're chasing after a [[Fantastic Racism|laguz]] now? Gatrie, I swear you'd hit on a tree if I dressed it in a skirt. Tell me I'm wrong!" }}

** Aimee. Just... yeah. (Referance to above)

*** Ike and Soren fit this trope very well. It's obvious that Soren is very attached to Ike (and crosses the line into [[Ho Yay]] quite often) since Ike was his first {{spoiler|and according to Soren, his only}} friend. Ike respects Soren deeply and is more than willing to let Soren cry on his shoulder when he starts [[Defrosting Ice Queen|breaking down about his past]]. They {{spoiler|end up leaving on a journey together in ''Radiant Dawn'' if they have an A-support.}} Both get rather upset when the other dies or is injured in battle, although Soren more so.

* ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' has Asric and Jadaar, two [[Vitriolic Best Buds|perpetually bickering ex-cops]] who have moved from Shattrath City, to the [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer|Cantrips and Crows tavern under Dalaran]], to their current post at the Argent Tournament grounds since their first introduction. [[Ho Yay|Speculation abounds]] about them.

** There's also Thassarian and Koltira, two death knights who were close friends even when they served under the Lich King. And Varian and Bolvar, who were "like brothers"; Bolvar is even something of a father figure to Varian's son and helped raise him.

** Anren Shadowseeker and Tholo Whitehoof in the Firelands content. After one quest Tholo even says, "Anren and I might no longer face the terrifying risk of being separated from one another." D'aww!

* The main character and Yosuke in ''[[Persona 4]]'' definitely have shades of this if you develop Yosuke's social link. In point of fact, a [[Fan Nickname]] for Yosuke is Brosuke.

** [[The Chick|Yukari]] and [[The Ojou|Mitsuru]] in ''[[Persona 3]]'' share a lot of this as well.

* Touka and Karura after the final boss fight in [[Utawarerumono]]. Unfortunately for any yuri fanboys out there, they're confirmed to still be hetero, as their mutual berserk button is disrespecting their relationship with Hakuoro.

* In the origin stories in ''[[Dragon Age]]'', the Mage, Dwarven Commoner, and Dalish Elf each have [[Heterosexual Life Partners]] (well...however you take it, depending on the [[PC]]'s gender) who also serve as their partners during the beginning of the game. However, they're pretty quickly forced to leave them behind when they're the only one recruited into the Grey Wardens. Depending on how the player plays their cards, they can always find another one later on in a party member, especially noticeable with a male Warden and Alistair or a female Warden and [[Gay Option|platonic!]]Leliana.

** A female warden can also form this kind of bond with Morrigan (she at one point refers to you as not just a friend, but a sister), but it comes with a large side of [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]. This is especially obvious if you tend to be more good-aligned or are romancing Alistair.

** ... did I just get [[Rickroll|rick rolled]] by a treaty?

* ''[[Dragon Age 2]]'' has many possiblities, especially prominent with Male!Hawke and Varric. The fact that Varric is the only squad member who isn't your sibling who you can't at least flirt with helps.

* Male Commander Shepard in ''Mass Effect'' and quite a few of the male squadmates. Mostly in Garrus as he's a recurring member, but also in Wrex, Jacob and Thane and Kaidan, and Tali with a female Commander Shepard.

* [[Live Powerful Pro Baseball]]'s every success modes from the forth game including MLB Power Pros' have you work with a funny guy with large glasses (usually Yamada or Marvin) who is likely to be your best friend, roommate, and your personal [[Chew Toy]].

* It wouldn't be too much of a stretch for Yuri Lowell and Flynn Scifo from [[Tales of Vesperia]] to be this. Flynn {{spoiler|sent out dozens of ships to look for Yuri after he fell from Zaude}} and Yuri would trust Flynn with his own life. This usually falls straight into, well, [[Shipping|you know]]...

* Sonny and Veradux of the flash game series ''Sonny'' are definitely this, at least by game 2, where during the opening cutscene Vera shows genuine concern when Sonny has a flashback to the events that started the first game (part of which is a tutorial if you choose to play it when starting a new game in 2), and is quickly on his feet with his weapon at the ready when Felicity decides to use Sonny as a parking space for her motorcycle, but he gets a knife thrown into his face before he can fire a shot. In the first game, this trope gets lampshaded in dialogue the pair share at the beginning of the final zone of the main story:

'''Sonny''': [[Sarcasm Mode|You're hilarious]]. }}

* Gomar & Shioh from ''[[F-Zero]]''. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz3KMusYsWs We swear they're getting married to Women soon. They're not gay at all.]

** Indeed, as either of them spring into action when Peach is kidnapped, they show large amounts of concern and anxiousness and act even faster when one something happens to one of them.

** And from the same universe yet different game series, [[Donkey Kong|Donkey and Diddy Kong]]. When Donkey's banana horde is stolen, Diddy jumps at the call to help him. When K.Rool captured Donkey, Diddy got his own entire game just to help Donkey (granted, he had help from his girlfriend.) It got so bad that K. Rool had to capture them BOTH by the 3rd game.

* In "The Legend of Dragoon" Dart and Lavitz. While the amount of time they know each other is limited {{spoiler|due to Lavitz being killed by Lloyd with a Dragon Buster Sword}}, the level of their friendship is obvious. There are several scenes throughout the game, including the closing scene, that highlights this.