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** Djaq could also be considered this, since she's the resident healer and occasionally counsels the guys on their problems (especially Allan)

* Daniel Jackson of ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', one of television's best ''male'' "heart"-examples.

* Leonard "Bones" McCoy from ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''. He's a doctor (not a lumberjack), and he provides the [[The McCoy|emotional side]] of the show's [[Power Trio]].

* Cordelia from ''[[Angel]]''. A supreme example of [[Character Development]], in that she was the [[Alpha Bitch]] on ''[[Buffy]]'' and thought that hitting a cyclist with her car was all about her own pain. This change was addressed when she received a demonic curse that amplified her regular visions to see ''all'' the suffering of the human race, rendering her catatonic. When she was brought out of it, she became the glue that kept the team together and focused on [[We Help the Helpless|their mission]].

* Amy Rose from the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' series. In ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'', she almost single-handedly convinces Gamma to undergo a [[Heel Face Turn]]. In ''Sonic Adventure 2'', her conversation with Shadow is what convinces him to help stop the ARK's planet-destroying superlaser from firing. In ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2006]]'', her companionship with Silver, and her subsequent [[What the Hell, Hero?]] speech upon discovering that he was trying to kill Sonic, causes Silver to start rethinking that strategy.

* Mission from the first [[Knights of the Old Republic]]. She's higher on the [[Karma Meter]] than the party's Jedi, is first to defend your PC after [[The Reveal]], and quick to point out [[Good Feels Good]] or call [[What the Hell, Hero?]] if you're exploiting [[Video Game Cruelty Potential]]. It's no surprise that {{spoiler|you have to kill her in the Dark Side ending, essentially killing the last bit of good in yourself.}}

* In the ''[[Mass Effect]]'' series, this is the job of Shepard, resident hero[ine]. Unsurprising, given the [[Dysfunction Junction]] nature of the crew and Shepard's status as an extreme [[Magnetic Hero]].

* [[Warrior Prince|Sebastian Vael]] and [[Team Mom|Aveline Vallen]] do double duty for this trope in [[Dragon Age II]].