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A relatively new interface for video games in which you are given a sidekick, usually a [[Non-Human Sidekick|pet]], that acts as a guide/virtual pet of sorts in the world. You can play with it, it will alert you of enemies, it will dig up hidden items, sometimes you can ride it, it usually can't die except in [[Plotline Death]].
Sort of a low key [[Exposition Fairy]] crossed with [[Nintendogs]].
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== [[Action Adventure]] ==
* Agro from ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]'', to some extent.
** Greatly expanded in the follow-up, ''The Last Guardian'' which is the story of a boy and his giant pet colossus griffin-thing.
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* One of the most attractive features of the PC game ''[[Fate]]'' is the fact that your avatar is given a pet sidekick. You can name the animal, decide if you want a cat or a dog, and choose from a handful of different color variations. Although not invincible, the pet will fight for you and takes far less damage. Farther into the game, you can feed your pet different kinds of fish to turn it into a giant spider, a unicorn, or a number of other things, each with their own attributes.
== [[Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game|MMORPG]]s ==
* Several classes get pets in ''[[World of Warcraft]]''. Elementals can be summoned by Shamans (earth, fire) and Mages (water), Priests get a shadowfiend, Death Knights can raise a ghoul from a corpse (even that of a dead player!), and Warlocks can summon a variety of demons, from the lowly Imp to the massive Infernal. But none are as pet-focused as Hunters, who not only can tame almost any Beast-type enemy in the world, they get to name the pet and give it its own minor talent tree. In all of the above cases, the pet gets a small bar of icons above the player's [[Action Bar]], for the player to give commands with.
* ''[[Guild Wars]]'', likewise, allows player characters to train pets using the Ranger class' Charm Animal Skill (which any character can gain access to by switching their secondary profession to Ranger). Actually having the pet show up requires Charm Animal to be equipped, and other skills do things like healing, buffing, and reviving it. A character's pet can be named and if charmed below level 20 will level up and gain different, mutually exclusive traits as it levels (for example, pets that took dramatically more damage than they dished out will gain a permanent bonus to hit points at the expense of attack damage). Characters can unload a pet on an NPC "trainer," at which point the pet is [[Lost Forever]], but opens up the slot for a new pet. Pets will hide in Hammerspace when in towns or when Charm Animal is not equipped.
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== [[Platform Game]] ==
* Tricky the "Triceratops" from ''[[Star Fox Adventures]]''.
* The ENTIRE ''[[Spyro the Dragon]]'' series. Sparx the Dragonfly is your health meter (Gold -> Blue -> Green -> Gone, later updated to include an additional level of health, either a glowing gold or a warning red), and in later games can bust nearby gem cases, collect nearby gems, and even has his own levels.
== [[Puzzle Game]] ==
* In the ''[[Professor Layton]]'' games, you're given a pet that will point out hint coins for you and unlock a set of bonus puzzles once you've completed its particular minigame. In ''[[Professor Layton and the Curious Village|Curious Village]]'', it was a robot dog you had to assemble; in ''[[Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box|Diabolical Box]]'', it was a hamster you had to exercise; in ''[[Professor Layton and the Unwound Future|Unwound Future]]'', it was a parrot you helped make deliveries (this was changed from the Japanese version, where you taught the parrot different words instead). The fish you get in ''[[Professor Layton and the Last Specter|Last Specter]]'' still comes with a minigame, but it will find hint coins for you even before you complete it.
== [[Role
* The dog from ''[[Fable II]]'', who {{spoiler|suffers a [[Plotline Death]] at the hands of the main villain (in a literal case of [[Shoot the Dog]]). Your dog is then [[Lost Forever]] unless you pick the ending where he is revived.}}
** Which is similar to the Animal system in the ''[[Black and White]]'' games.
** Not quite {{spoiler|[[Lost Forever]] any more. With the Knothole Island DLC, the player may resurrect his dog at a special shrine, though it requires a human sacrifice.}}
* The "dog after me own heart" in ''[[The
** The game plays with parts of the trope: {{spoiler|suffers a [[Plotline Death]] but is revived as a ghostly skeletal dog.}}
* Nall mostly provides snark in ''[[Lunar: The Silver Star|Lunar: Silver Star Story]]'', but he's also the menu cursor and your [[Bag of Sharing]].
* Baby from the [[
* The transforming dog in ''[[Secret of Evermore]]''.
* Dogmeat in ''[[Fallout 3]]'' is shaping up to fit this trope.
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* In ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]'', Fina has Cupil, a living weapon of sorts which acts as her pet and her only childhood friend.
* ''[[Torchlight]]'' combines this with ''[[Bag of Holding]]''; your pet acts as a secondary inventory as well as a combat helper, and can even go back to town to sell your excess loot for you. Somewhat unnecessary given how common town portal scrolls are, and you get a much lower sale price for your spoils, but nice for those times when you just can't be distracted.
* ''[[Nethack]]'' - While not an integrated system, a surprising amount of [[Nethack]]'s gameplay can be usefully applied to
** Cats, dogs, and horses can be tamed with appropriate food. Magical means permit other monster types to be tamed.
** Carrying pet treats in open inventory (tripe for dogs/cats, pears/apples for horses) means your pet will stay much closer to you.
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== [[Stealth Based Game]] ==
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'' provides the tiny, cute, adorably flaily Metal Gear Mk. II (and III). You can use it to do reconnaissance, fetch ammo for you, and extend a prod from it to electrocute [[Mooks]]. Find a dog that can do that.
== [[Survival Horror]] ==
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