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{{quote|'''Rozalin:''' ...Y-you... You are really going to trust me? I am the [[Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter|daughter of Overlord Zenon]]. I am a [[Card-Carrying Villain|demon]], and [[You Killed My Father|you intend to kill my father]]. What part of that equation gives you the notion that you can trust me!? Are you mocking me?
'''Adell:''' No, no. I'm not. It's just that...[[I Gave My Word|I promised myself that I would trust you]]. [[Honor Before Reason|And you know how I am with promises...]]
▲{{quote|'''Rozalin:''' ...Y-you... You are really going to trust me? I am the [[Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter|daughter of Overlord Zenon]]. I am a [[Card-Carrying Villain|demon]], and [[You Killed My Father|you intend to kill my father]]. What part of that equation gives you the notion that you can trust me!? Are you mocking me?<br />
|''[[Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories]]''}}
▲'''Adell:''' No, no. I'm not. It's just that...[[I Gave My Word|I promised myself that I would trust you]]. [[Honor Before Reason|And you know how I am with promises...]]|''[[Disgaea 2 Cursed Memories (Video Game)|Disgaea 2 Cursed Memories]]''}}
Trust is a rare commodity. And we mean the ''premium'' stuff, not the dime a dozen trust the [[Horrible Judge of Character]] dishes out. When someone is trusted by another person, [[Good Feels Good|it feels good]] and may even ''strengthen'' the one trusted, like benefiting from a small scale [[Combined Energy Attack]] or [[Heroic Resolve]]. Those so trusted will feel obligated to live up to that trust, giving the proverbial extra 10%, or sticking with the truster through hell or high water.
When
In the [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism|right setting]] it can act as strongly as the [[Power of Love]] or [[Power of Friendship|Friendship]]. Of course, in darker and more cynical series, the [[Love Martyr]] and [[Horrible Judge of Character]] will think [[Love Redeems|this is enough to change someone]] and be proven [[The Farmer and
Because [[Children Are Innocent]], they can wield this without even noticing it. [[Kill Me Now or Forever Stay Your Hand]] runs on this.
It's not without its advantage for the trusting character, who can frequently carry off great deeds because of relying on the character he trusts. [[Back-to-Back Badasses]], for instance, is feasible only for characters willing to trust each other, since it gives the other character a prime chance to stab you [[In the Back]]
Even if [[In the End You Are
See also: [[Turn the Other Cheek]], [[I Gave My Word]]. Compare [[Career-Building Blunder]], which builds on this.
See also [[Undying Loyalty]] which can be an end result of this. When trust runs deep, you'll have friends for life.
Contrast [[You Lose At Zero Trust]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* It's worth noting that in ''[[
** [[Spoiled Sweet|Mimi]] was given the Crest of Sincerity in the dub.
* Kamina in ''[[
** Simon too, later on. Part of the symbolism is that the entire brigade supports him and backs him up, and in turn relies on him to win the day. Just as a drill takes most of its power out of it's weight and the force behind it, but still relies on the tip to actually pierce the target.
* ''[[
* In ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', though Ed rarely holds back in showing how much he hates Mustang, he seems to trust him almost implicitly, due to the fact that Mustang's been keeping his and Al's secret for four years. He evens comments in one episode of Brotherhood:
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* ''[[Baccano
* In ''[[
** [[Cryptic Conversation|He had]] [[Ancient Conspiracy|his reasons]] [[The Chessmaster|not to]] [[The Plan|trust her.]]
* In the ''[[
* In ''[[
** Also Chouji. Constantly teased for his weight, but reveals during a major fight that if you insult Shikamaru (the one who actually believed in him), [[Berserk Button|he will kick your ass.]]
* In ''[[Full Metal Panic
** To go further on Sousuke's trust issues, it's pretty much said outright that his lack of the [[The Power of Trust]] is the main reason why he has problems using the Arbalest's Lambda Driver. Because he passively hates the machine and is unwilling to trust it, it can't always function right.
* [[Token Evil Teammate|Hiei]] of ''[[
** Somewhat ridiculous in that Yusuke asked him because he was fastest, and if we factor in his hesitation time actually ''anybody else'' would have been faster. That he was shortest and therefore couldn't actually be helping them hold it up anyway would have made more sense, but been a lot less cool.
*** He ''was'' probably the only one fast enough not to get killed by the huge rock they drop on you in punishment for keeping faith with your comrades, so that worked out okay.
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** Hiei's initial psychosis was probably the [[Evil Weapon|magic sword]] messing with his head, anyway.
* Comically invoked in [[Hentai]] OVA ''[[Bondage Queen Kate]] with the straight-faced line "''If you can't trust your [[Rape Is Love|rapist]], who can you trust''"
* A big part of the meister/weapon teams in ''[[
* Trust between partners is also a major theme in ''[[
* In the first arc of ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro
** {{spoiler|However, this is only remembered by Keiichi in the appropriately named "Atonement Arc". He proceeds to help Rena overcome her bout of [[Hate Plague]] ''again'' (he and the [[True Companions|rest of the gang]] attempted to help Rena earlier in the arc, grilling her on why she didn't reach out to them before resorting to [[Ax Crazy|murder]]). [["I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight|This]] [[Cooldown Hug|time]], [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|it]] [[Tear Jerker|works]].}}
* Trust in his teammates (instead of viewing them as a collection of physical attributes to be exploited at gunpoint) is part of Hiruma's [[Character Development]] in ''[[Eyeshield 21]]''.
** In the {{spoiler|Christmas Bowl}}, Sena realizes that Hiruma was trusting in him to {{spoiler|get past Yamato, the ''real'' Eyeshield 21,}} past the point where it would still be statistically possible for their team to win. It spurs Sena on to do just that.
** In the same game, Hiruma throws a blind pass as he's being sacked, even though holding onto the ball would have been the safer option. Based on the opposition's defensive formation, he just ''knows'' that Yukimitsu will be exactly where he needs to be to receive that pass. Touchdown.
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* Inverted in ''Mighty Avengers''. Evil god Chthon, who gets more powerful the more people believe in his existence (which he enforces via terror), finds out that there's even stronger source of power for him - the lack of trust for a man who was trying to stop him, [[Butt Monkey|Henry Pym]].
== [[Fan
* In ''[[Kyon:
* Pretty much the second-half (so far) [[Story Arc]] of ''[[
* ''[[The Return (
* A major theme with ''[[
== [[Film]] ==
* Horribly subverted in ''[[
* In ''[[Good Will Hunting]]'', psychology professor Sean Maguire is lecturing his class:
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'''Student:''' Because trust... trust is... ''life.''
'''Sean:''' Mm, well, that's- very deep, thank you, Jeremy. }}
* In ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'', just before leaping out of the window of a high building, Aladdin offers Jasmine his hand and asks: "do you trust me?" Later he asks the same thing when inviting her for a carpet ride, [[Something Only They Would Say|which gives away his disguise]].
** Jasmine's answer both times is: "yes", the first time uncertainly, the second time with a smile.
*** Her initial response, a surprised "what?", is also the same both times, the first time more panicked while the second is more confused before she figures it out and smiles knowingly.
* In ''[[
* This is one of the core tenets of ''[[Cars 2]]''.
== [[Literature]] ==
* The core premise and a prime [[Aesop]] of ''[[Les Misérables (
* In [[Sandy Mitchell]]'s [[
* In [[Sandy Mitchell]]'s ''[[Warhammer
* In [[Ben Counter]]'s ''[[Warhammer
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** Later, Horus persuades Fulgrim that he trusts him because he gave him [[Cool Sword|a sword whose powers they both know]], which nearly killed Horus himself.
* In [[Graham McNeill]]'s ''[[Warhammer
* In ''[[Snow Crash]]'', Uncle Enzo takes some enemy agents prisoner. He spares their lives in return for their service. He then deliberately leaves them unguarded, knowing that the trust he's showing them will be more binding than anything material. He's right... not that it matters in the end.
* Not long before realizing that [[Good Feels Good]], [[The Mole|Lara Notsil]] of the ''[[X-wing
* In Simon Spurrier's ''[[Warhammer
* In the ''[[Harry Potter (
** Dumbledore wants to trust ''everyone''. Half the time it works, too.
* In [[John C. Wright]]'s ''[[Chronicles of Chaos
* This trope is how [[Vorkosigan Saga
* In [[Robert E. Howard]]'s ''The Hour of The Dragon'', Zenobia implores [[Conan the Barbarian]] to trust her, and he grudgingly does.
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** In "The Shadow Kingdom", [[Kull]] is given a stolen gem to inspire trust, because he can now betray the man.
* This is one of the central themes of ''Worlds of Deep Space 9: Cardassia'' in the ''[[Star Trek Deep Space Nine Relaunch]]''. Vedek Yevir appeals to the virtue of trust in order to prevent a 14-year-old would-be suicide bomber from going through with the attack.
* In L. Jagi Lamplighter's ''[[
* This is a rising theme in the ''[[Mistborn]]'' trilogy, and one of the keys to victory in the last book.
== [[Live
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'': almost every Doctor, at one point, said, "Trust me, I'm the Doctor," or variations.
** This goes both ways with his companions, and can make for some [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|Crowning Moments of Heartwarming]]. The "I believe in her" speech from "The Satan Pit" is a great example of this.
* The 2000s reboot of ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]:'' both ways between Adama and Athena
* In an episode of ''[[Doctors]]'', a [[Patient of the Week|terminally ill woman]] and her son successfully use this on the woman's homeless brother to persuade him to look after the boy when she dies.
* The
* ''[[
** Mal also discusses this at the end of "Our Mrs. Reynolds," when he catches up to Saffron.
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* This theme almost becomes Hatter's [[Arc Words]] on ''[[Alice
** But to be fair to Alice, he certainly doesn't ''look'' or ''behave'' like a particularly trustworthy guy.
* ''[[Kamen Rider Blade]]'': All of Hajime's transformations come from being trusted. Really, all of them.
* ''[[Kamen Rider Double]]'' takes this in an unusual direction: back Detective Jinno was apparently extremely easy to fool (even falling for the old [[Look Behind You!]] bit), but was so kind and earnest that it made the people who lied to him want to become better people so those lies became the truth. The flashbacks revealing this imply that this is what turned protagonist Shotaro Hidari from a juvenile delinquent into an honest man.
* ''[[The X-Files]]'':
** Not always, though, which since this trope is [[Up to Eleven]], causes so much more hurt and confusion than it usually would. A big plot point in season six and part of season seven was Mulder trusting his ex-partner/ex-girlfriend Diana Fowley over Scully. Scully and the Lone Gunmen even had hard proof that she was working for the [[Big Bad]], and Mulder refused to believe it. It almost caused the break-up of the partnership. Of course, that was what Diana Fowley had wanted all along.
** Or the episode "Wetwired", where Scully is affected by subliminal messages on TV that Mulder betrayed her to the Cigarette-Smoking Man (Mulder himself is not affected "thanks" to his red-green color blindness). Seeing the trust they've built up to that point just go poof is ''extremely'' disturbing, almost traumatizing. Especially for Scully, once she snaps out of it.
* In ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'''s fifth season, Sam's ([[Horrible Judge of Character|basically misplaced]]) [[Thicker Than Water|trust in him]] is all that keeps Dean from going through with it after saying yes to Michael.
* The slow, hard-earned building of trust between [[
* This is a ''huge'' theme of ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'', particularly in regards to Prince Arthur's [[Character Arc]]. Essentially, ''every single person in his life'' has betrayed his trust at one point or another. His faithful servant Merlin is hiding the fact that he's a powerful sorcerer. His father lied about the circumstances of his mother's death. His half-sister betrayed him and tried to take over the kingdom. The court physician knows all the secrets of his life and reveals none of them. His uncle is plotting against him. His best knight is controlled by dark forces in order to seduce his future wife. Ironically, the one person that Arthur ''can'' trust is the character who is best known for her infamous betrayal: Guinevere. In this version she is caught kissing Lancelot on the night before her wedding to Arthur, but was under an enchantment at the time and had no intention of being anything but 100% faithful to Arthur.
* Mrs O'Brian's childlike trust keep O'Brian and Kira chaste in ''[[Star Trek
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Averted in a way sure to get at least some players to curl up in a ball of guilt in ''[[Knights of the Old Republic (
** Also comes into play during the fight with {{spoiler|Sith Bastila on the Star Forge. You can choose to give her up as irredeemably lost and kill her, but most of the "good" conversation options involve bringing her back to the Light Side by saying you believe in her/the love between the two of you. At the end, she asks how you can trust her so completely. The player can choose to change their minds and decide "I guess I can't" and ''really'' break her spirit, or say they trust her enough to leave themselves open to her attack. This is what finally snaps her out of her torture-induced [[Brainwashed and Crazy|fall to the Dark Side.]]}}
** Also is the basis of Carth's entire character arc. He spends a lot of time railing about how he does not trust the Jedi, Bastila, or you... {{spoiler|all with damn good reason, it turns out.}} At the end, {{spoiler|he has enough trust in you to ''forgive'' you for your crimes as Revan. Playing female? You can validate his trust (Light Side or the [[Take a Third Option]] that was cut from the game) or damn you both.}}
* In ''[[
* Trust is one of the "Spirit Commands" in ''[[
** Ditto for ''[[Battle Moon Wars]]'', as a [[Shout-Out]].
** Note the stronger version is called in Japan "[[The Power of Friendship|Friendship]]".
* Possibly touched upon in ''[[
* One of the main themes of ''[[
* Played straight but twisted in ''[[Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume]]''. The plume can supercharge any member of your party into a walking engine of death, at the cost of their life following the battle. And it explicitly only works on permanent party members, who have come to trust Wylfred.
* Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth of ''[[
** Not at all. Phoenix's first priority is that the innocent are unharmed and absolved of guilt. Edgeworth's first priority is that the guilty are punished. These priorities are the farthest from mutually exclusive one can get, and as long as the truth comes out, both priorities are fulfilled and they both win in the way that truly counts.
** In fact, in case {{spoiler|2-4}} they [[Take a Third Option]]. {{spoiler|Edgeworth wins by getting Engarde convicted. Phoenix wins by getting Maya back safely and getting the real killer to admit his guilt. Without Edgeworth trusting Phoenix neither would have happened.}}
* ''[[Tales of Symphonia
* In ''[[
* In ''[[Baldur's Gate
* [[Tales of Legendia
* Parodied in ''[[
* Essential to the relationship of a reyvateil and her partner in ''[[Ar
* ''[[
* In ''[[
* ''[[
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In ''[[
* A Miracle of Science (from which the picture at the trope description is taken) has it in several occasions:
** Played straight on [http://project-apollo.net/mos/mos114.html page 114] and [http://project-apollo.net/mos/mos417.html page 417]
** Lampshaded on [http://project-apollo.net/mos/mos300.html page 300] "yeah, yeah. And the martians say that "trust me" rhymes with "I love you""
* The book ''The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries'' in ''[[
* In ''[[Buck Godot: Zap Gun for Hire
* ''[[
* In ''[[
== [[Web Original]] ==
* [[Ruby Quest
* [[
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Justice League (
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** Made more [[Justice League (
* ''[[
** {{spoiler|Became a [[Chekhov's Gun]] later when Six, his memories of the last six years gone because of the machine, attack Rex and was about to kill him. He stopped because Rex didn't even flinch when he brought the sword down.}}
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* ''[[Wolverine and
* ''[[Teen Titans (
== [[Real Life]] ==
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** The "tit for tat" strategy essentially says that you should trust the others until they give you a reason not to. If they betray your trust, then retaliate, but also be quick to forgive.
*** "Tit for tat" is a simple strategy - always do what your opponent did last time. It fared better than any strategy it was put against in computer simulations.
* Newly conquered people should be left their weapons They will, after all, need to defend themselves, and while disarming them will slow rebellion, it will not stop it since they will be able to get arms somehow, and the good will generated by this trust is better against rebellion than the delay. Who thinks so? Why [[
* In ''Systems of Survival'' Jane Jacobs observes that one of the greatest imperatives for a healthy civilization is for traders(people with "productive" occupations such as farmers, merchants, artisans, etc) to instinctively trust the honesty of others and "guardians"(people with protective occupations such as soldiers, police, firemen, etc)to instinctively trust each other's loyalty. When you think about it, it is amazing how no one asks waiters whether the coffee they buy is poisoned, and it is possible to buy and sell Amazon without seeing the other party; and how, at least in a few countries, it is possible to hold an election without the losing party being mass-purged to prevent the need for another election and without a military coup being a serious possibility.
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