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'''[[Batman]]:''' That's the point. Someone like you will keep us honest. |''[[Justice League (Animation)|Justice League]]''}}
The Heart is a personality aspect that comes up quite often in the [[Five
Quite often The Heart character will also be [[The Messiah]], where they go out of their way to help all of the little people. Also similar to [[The McCoy]] in that they are strongly guided by their morals, but they are usually not as forceful. Sometimes they take on the role of [[The Kirk|both]] The McCoy and [[The Spock]] (but never just [[The Spock]]) in that they are an advisor to offer different viewpoints on the same scenario.
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Subtrope of [[The Face]]. See also [[Restored My Faith in Humanity]] and [[Morality Chain]]. Compare [[The Conscience]], [[Token Good Teammate]]. Not to be confused with [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart Anyway]], though this trope often overlaps with that one.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
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** In the manga, Anzu never played competitively, thus the above mentioned duel against Mai was pure [[Filler]].
* Hayate Yagami of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' in regards to her Wolkenritter group, particularly in the second season, being the reason that said group even [[Love Redeems|have hearts in the first place]]. Unsurprisingly, she chastised them quite a bit [[Comic Book Adaptation|in the supplementary manga]] when she found out what they were doing behind her back.
** It's unclear what exactly was said when they sat down to discuss what the Wolkenritter were doing (having put it off until after the final battle), but she [http://www.onemanga.com/Magical_Girl_Lyrical_Nanoha_As/6/08/ mainly reminds them to take responsibility for their actions as well as the potential for problems for all of them down the line], and in the Sound Stages, she seems more concerned about depriving them of their immortality ([[Who Wants to Live Forever?|which they don't seem to mind]]).
* ''[[Naruto]]'' reference: Naruto is an expert at [[Defeat Means Friendship]] and tends to be so idealistic, honest, straightforward and caring that it causes people around him to catch on to it. Also odd, considering that he's also a bit of a [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]. {{spoiler|After defeating Pain, he becomes something of a [[Messianic Archetype]]}}.
* In [[Rozen Maiden]], despite being a [[Screwy Squirrel]] at times, Suiseiseki fits this role best amongst the main cast.
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* 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
* 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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** 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.
* Carly Shay from ''[[
* 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 (TV)|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]].
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* Princess Deirdre in ''[[The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog (TV)|The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog]]''.
* Abby on ''[[NCIS]]''. Which makes her the target of choice for many an antagonist, even those who know she's not a pushover. When she's in trouble, the rest of the team drops absolutely everything.
* ''[[
* In ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|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 (TV)|Babylon 5]]''.
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== [[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
* 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.
** Ventus in [[Birth By Sleep]] is arguably a male example. {{spoiler|Unlike Aqua and Eraqus, he's willing to give Terra the benefit of the doubt with regards to him potentially falling into darkness. And like Kairi, he has no darkness in his heart (since it was forcibly extracted to make Vanitas). Further, by the end of the game, he ''also'' ends up as a heart, inside of Sora's heart.}} There's more than a few reasons to think that Ven's role more closely resembles Kairi's than Sora's.
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** 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 (Video Game)|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.}}
* [[Jeanne D Archetype|Leliana]] fulfills this role best in ''[[Dragon Age Origins]]''... if the [[Player Character|Grey Warden]] isn't doing the job him- or herself.
* In the ''[[Mass Effect (Video Game)|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]].
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== [[Web Original]] ==
* [[Flying Brick|Ultra-Man]] is the moral compass of the [[Global Guardians PBEM Universe|Global Guardians]], and [[Rubber Man|Bungie]] is its enthusiasm and hope. Together, they form [[The Heart]] of the team.
* Kotashi, the [[Non
* Generator, the [[Crazy Awesome]] and least powerful member of Team Kimba in the [[Whateley Universe]]. Has been know to use the Big Sad Puppy Dog eyes to get her way.
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