Only in It For the Money: Difference between revisions

** [[Fire Emblem Tellius|Volke]] also charges for his services--as a thief in ''Path of Radiance'', 50 gold per lock picked; as {{spoiler|an assassin in the same game, 50,000 one-time, and all locks picked afterward are free.}} ''Radiant Dawn'' plays with this characterization, however; while he ''does'' cost a 3,000 gold one-time fee for his services for the rest of the game (and you only get him ''very'' late in said game), {{spoiler|he comes with a weapon that, by itself, normally costs about ''four times'' that, ''and'' is a worthwhile fighter in and of himself--in short, he's giving you a bargain.}} Volke also has a [[Running Gag]] along these lines; while he charges reasonable prices for his regular services, he charges far higher prices for "tasks" not part of his regular services (such as eating meals with the rest of the company), or to learn his ''real'' motivations--in other words, things he doesn't ''want'' to do.

* Tommy Vercetti from ''[[Grand Theft Auto Vice City]]'' is in theory only for the money, due to his boss's three million dollars getting stolen during a drug deal gone awry. He does builds loyalty with some people, though. In turn, Ray Liotta said he voiced Tommy Vercetti [[Money, Dear Boy|for the money]]. Which is the opposite of irony. Possibly.

** Jimenez admits outright that he volunteered just because of the pay (he's contrasting himself to the various more idealistic members of the Schwarzwelt expedition). We're not exactly talking the most pleasant human on the planet here...

** Captain Jack and his mercenary squad are the same way, but unlike Jimenez, they're actual villains.