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* As a part of her [[Character Development]], Ringo Oginome becomes this for the Takakura siblings (and specially {{spoiler|Shouma}}) in ''[[Mawaru Penguindrum]].''
* Remy Shimada in ''[[GoShogun]]''. In ''Go Shogun: The Time Étranger'' she becomes also [[The Heroine]].
* Post-eclipse Casca from ''[[Berserk]]''. Guts' new [[True Companions]] might squabble and even physically brawl out in some situations, all them are willing [[Protectorate|to protect Casca,]] since she's not capable of protecting herself and the whole group was put together [[I Will Protect Her|by Guts]] in the first place in order to do so.
* In ''[[Saint Beast]]'', Rey tends to be the one who is either encouraging or worrying over the others.
* In ''[[Tiger and Bunny]]'', Kotetsu tends to act like this for all the Heroes, being an overly-idealistic Hero in a world of [[Corporate-Sponsored Superhero|Corporate Sponsored Heroes]] who believes that saving lives and stopping bad guys is more important than earning points for heroism. He also tends to lend a sympathetic ear to his fellow Heroes' problems and help them with their own emotional difficulties. His role is somewhat [[Deconstruction|Deconstructed]] however since he tends to prioritize his work as a Hero and his relationship with his fellow Heroes, particularly his partner [[Heterosexual Life Partner|Barnaby]], over [[When You Coming Home, Dad?|his own family]].
* In the first ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' movie, when it looks like Usagi {{spoiler|is dying}}, each one of the Sailor Scouts remembers the different ways that Usagi helped them. The English dub actually has one of them say that she's the glue that keeps them all together.
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* Stargirl is the heart for the [[Justice Society of America]] (it helps that she's the youngest hero with continuous membership on the team).
* [[Martian Manhunter]] in the [[Justice League of America]]. He was a full-time member of every incarnation of the League since its founding. One of the possible reasons that the JLA comics have not been received as well since 2006 is because he hasn't been on the team since then.
* [[Captain America (comics)]] is not only [[The Leader]] of [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Avengers]] (Wow, [[Pothole]] much in one sentence?), he's also [[The Heart]] seeing as the Mighty Avengers without him seemed more like a millitary institute (Which is [[Fridge Logic]] a bit, but yeah.) and he's the one that most people rally behind when someone cries [[Avengers Assemble]]!
* Nightcrawler often ended up in the position of being the one to call the other [[X-Men]] on it when the team was going too far. Shadowcat and the Beast also fit the role when Kurt isn't around.
* Karolina in ''[[Runaways]]''. After her return from a brief [[Put on a Bus|bus trip]], Chase makes it clear he doesn't think things would have gone quite as bad as they did if she'd still been there.
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== [[Film]] ==
* According to Power Chick, Amok is the heart of [[The Specials]]. He "keeps them from resting on their laurels".
** Though, given her cheerful attitude and motherly affection for her teammates, Power Chick arguably should look in the mirror to see the Specials' heart.
* The Bowler could be seen as this in [[Mystery Men]]. Spleen or Invisible Boy might fit this too.
* Cambridge from [[The Hurt Locker]] attempts to be this. He Fails.
* [[Kevin Smith|Silent Bob]].
* [[The Hero|Sheriff Woody]] in ''[[Toy Story]]'' is definitely [[The Heart]] and soul of [[Cheerful Child|Andy's]] toys.
* [[The Muppets (film)|The Muppets]] establish Kermit as the Heart of the Muppets. So much that, when he went depressed, everything just fell apart.
* Towards the end of the first ''[[Ghostbusters]]'', Venkman proudly declares Ray to be "[[The Heart]] of the Ghostbusters".
* The Echidna from ''Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga'Hoole'' calls Mrs. Plithiver [[The Heart]] of the band.
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* [[X Wing Series|Wraith Squadron]] has several characters who will say "[[Screw the War, We're Partying|Screw it, we're having a party]]" to raise morale when it's low. Wedge actually starts the twenty-four hour "Rebellion of Anonymity" to get General Han Solo's spirits back up during the pursuit of Warlord Zsinj.
* Sephrenia, in the [[Elenium]] trilogy by [[David Eddings]], serves this role for literally hundreds of Pandion Knights -- and has done so for generations. They don't call her "little mother" for nothing.
* Mary Palmer from Caleb Carr's [[The Alienist]].
* The Tin Man from [[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]] and it's sequels. In fact, he greets old friends with no less than a "tender, loving embrace" ''every single time''.
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* ''[[Noah's Arc]]'': This is Noah's role, as hes often the "peacekeeper" of the group and reminds everyone else how much they care about each other.
* In ''[[Doctor Who]]'', The Doctor's usually human companions often play this role, regularly keeping him from going too far or losing his grip on right and wrong. This is most evident in "The Waters of Mars" where his lack of a companion means that there is nothing to stop him from {{spoiler|changing the course of history}}
* Delenn on ''[[Babylon 5]]''.
* None of the members of the study group on ''[[Community]]'' is a flawless human being, but Britta, with her numerous causes, tries to act this trope more than the others (who may actually have more claim to it than her).
* Dale Horvath on ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]''. {{spoiler|He's one of two out of a group of about a dozen that doesn't want to kill a prisoner.}}
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Princess Peach from the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' games. In ''The Subspace Emissary'' she makes herself useful by breaking up fights and turning potential enemies into friends.
** Case in point: She stopped Fox and Sheik from attacking each other by [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|offering]] [[Crowning Moment of Funny|them]] ''[[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|tea]]''!
* Kairi in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' series fits the bill. Aside from the personality, she is a Princess of Heart with ties to the heart of all worlds, Kingdom Hearts, and spends much of the first game {{spoiler|as a heart, inside of Sora's heart.}} Yeah, this trope is taken quite literally here.
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* [[White Magician Girl|Aerith]] [[The Messiah|Gainsborough]] is this in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''. Amazingly, she continues that role post mortem.
** In the spinoffs, anyway. Her personality in the original game is much more blunt, direct, and feisty. She is also quite clever, having grown up in the slums. [[Warrior Monk|Tifa]] [[Shrinking Violet|Lockheart]] much better fits this role, what with her stabilising effect on the party (otherwise, Cloud and Barret would probably have killed each other already) and her being the single tether that prevents Cloud from completely losing himself when he goes off the deep end [[Mind Rape|(...several]] [[Trauma Conga Line|times).]]
* [[Badass Normal|Shingo Yabuki]] has this role in [[The King of Fighters]] XI, keeping Kyo and Iori from pretty much killing each other when [[Team Mom|Chizuru]], the original Heart of the [[Power Trio]], is gravely injured by Ash Crimson.
* 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.}}
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** Additionally, there's [[The Flash]], whose presence is implied to be the major factor keeping the rest of the original seven from [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope]]. After a fair bit of [[Foreshadowing]] in the fourth series, many fans got the gist and were [[Save This Person Save the World|pretty much expecting him to be killed.]]
* Private is explicitly this for ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]''. Being the newest member of the team he also stands [[Closer to Earth]] and is less prone to [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope]] due to paranoia, often serving as a voice of reason.
* Dukey from ''[[Johnny Test]]'' is an odd mix of this and a [[Deadpan Snarker]].
* Graveheart from ''[[Shadow Raiders]]'' (or ''[[War Planets]]'') is [[The Hero]] but also acts as a stabiliser for the ''many'' cultural, personality and agenda clashes within his shaky team.
* Sheila the Thief, who doubles as this and [[Team Mom]] for the ''[[Dungeons and Dragons (animation)|Dungeons and Dragons]]'' cartoon.
* Nutsy from ''[[Blinky Bill]]''. Also, Shifty Dingo in season 2 at times.
* Gus and Mikey from ''[[Recess]]''
* Ed Otter and Lola Boa from ''[[Brandy and Mr. Whiskers]]'' usually act as the moral center for the show.
* [[The Face|Bumblebee]] from ''[[Transformers Prime]]'' fills this role when [[The Messiah|Optimus Prime]] is absent.
* Goomo from ''[[Jelly Jamm]]'' is a Big Guy example.
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