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* Brendan Frye in ''[[Brick]]'' is cool, and badass, and a perfect example of ''Determinator'', but he eats lunch alone and the only two people who could possibly be called his friends are his ex-girlfriend and Brain, who serves as a sort of information broker. Brendan plays many sides against each other, and is not very well liked for it.
* ''He Was A Quiet Man''
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* Other games, particularly Japanese RPGs, frequently highlight either a [[Ineffectual Loner|brooding loner hero]] who gradually gets better through the support of his [[True Companions]], or a kindly, happy-go-lucky hero who instead gathers people to him (including at least one Loner, usually [[The Sixth Ranger]] or [[The Lancer]]) and teaches them [[The Power of Friendship]].
** ''[[Final Fantasy|Final Fantasies VII and VIII]]'' are stellar examples of the first, while ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]'' provides an example of the second (who lapses briefly into being the first type and is then snapped back out of it). Almost all of the other games in the series feature at least one brooding loner learning that he needs to come out of his shell and join the hero crowd.
*** Then ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'' goes and turns the trope on its ear, setting Squall up in the same "brooding loner" role he occupied in [[Final Fantasy VIII|his own game]], only to then reveal that he chooses to [[I Work Alone|travel alone]] because he believes in the [[Power of Trust]] and feels he can support the others from a distance. His explanation of his reasons is enough to convince the [[The Cape (trope)|Warrior of Light]]... not that it prevents everyone else from continuing to pick on him about it, even after he ends up joining forces with [[Final Fantasy IX|Zidane]] and [[Final Fantasy V|Bartz]] after all.
** In ''[[The World Ends With You]]'' Neku's [[Character Development]] a pure example of the first tendency.
*** And Sho Minamimoto is the classic "evil (or at least crazy) loner that becomes an [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]".
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