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** 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!]]'', pretty much all the moments where Sousuke starts falling for Kaname is when she [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|tells him she trusts him completely]]. No, he [[Comically Missing the Point|doesn't]] [[Asexuality|react]] [[Chaste Hero|very well romantically]] when she tries to seduce him in skimpy outfits, but ''boy'' does his heart start beating fast when she appeals to his trust issues. Justified in that it's shown that all his life, he was never really able to trust anyone like that... so it definitely moves him when she's able to believe and trust in him like that.

* [[Token Evil Teammate|Hiei]] of ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'' sheds his initial tendencies toward world-conquering and the accumulation of zombie mind slaves for no apparent reason other than 'dumbass got lucky and now I'm on parole,' but his [[Heel Face Turn]] is confirmed at the 'Gate of Betrayal' in their first team story when Yusuke, with manly beaming smile of trust, nominates him to dart over and pull the lever to save them all, while the rest of them split his load of the crushing weight, and after some debate he actually does it.

** 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.

* The core premise and a prime [[Aesop]] of ''[[Les Misérables (novel)|Les Misérables]]'' is founded on the concept.

* In [[Sandy Mitchell]]'s [[Ciaphas Cain]] novel ''Death or Glory'', Cain catches their guide Sandy Kolfax drinking. Cain demands he hand over the booze; then he hands it back and tells Kolfax to bring it to their medical man for use as supplies, to undermine his resentment.

{{quote|''The depths of trust and the honour Garro had done him was immeasurable.''}}

** 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 ''[[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 Rogue Squadron|X Wing Series]]'', sitting in her new X-wing in flight, sees that Wedge Antilles, [[Ace Pilot]] and hero of the Rebellion, is flying ahead of her, no shields. She could get a shot off, kill him easily, then jump into hyperspace before the squadron responds and get covered with glory by the Empire. But although the thought occurs to her, she's not even really tempted. He thinks she's a regular recruit, and he trusts her, and she justifies inaction by thinking she'll wait to betray the whole squadron, but she's [[Becoming the Mask]].

* In the ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' books it is a major plot point whether Dumbledore's trust of Snape is correct or if he is a [[Horrible Judge of Character]]. Dumbledore many times asks Harry to trust him. Let's just say there is a lot of trusting going on, much of it rather reluctantly.

** Dumbledore wants to trust ''everyone''. Half the time it works, too.

* ''[[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.

* ''[[Firefly]]'': River's trust actually managed to make Simon a [[Determinator]] . For some time he was the last person left that she could trust. And the knowledge of that fact probably pushed him on.

** Mal also discusses this at the end of "Our Mrs. Reynolds," when he catches up to Saffron.

* The slow, hard-earned building of trust between [[Inspector Lynley]] and his [[Odd Couple|partner]] Barbara Havers is what makes watching ''The Inspector Lynley Mysteries'' worthwhile. [[Nathaniel Parker]] and [[Sharon Small]] sell the ''hell'' out of two absolutely broken people coming together against all odds and, through fire and flames, arguments and alcohol, learning to trust each other with no conditions, no questions, and no regrets. From that trust comes [[Character Development]] ahoy - Lynley becomes less snobbish, patronizing, and elitist and finally has one person who can look his dark side full in the face without flinching and make it lighter, and Barbara softens, opens, and blossoms and finally has one person who accepts her and loves her exactly as she is, fiery temper, deep insecurities, and all. Through it all they become one of the tightest-knit partnerships in the history of fictional law enforcement - oh, and sometimes they solve murders, too.

* 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.

 

== [[Video Games]] ==

* Possibly touched upon in ''[[The World Ends With You]]''. Neku is told repeatedly to trust his partner, and {{spoiler|after the incident where he had to learn that lesson in the first place}} he does—even when finding out that one of them was {{spoiler|using him and out to destroy Shibuya.}} That trust may have {{spoiler|caused Joshua's change of heart at the end.}} Or maybe not, the [[Gainax Ending|ending was pretty Gainaxy]]. Anyone else know if this counts?

* One of the main themes of ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'' is trusting one's friends. Special focus is given in [[Final Fantasy VIII|Squall]] and [[Final Fantasy IX|Zidane]]'s stories.

* Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth of ''[[Ace Attorney]]'', in pretty much everything from midway through their second case together and beyond. Which is a very interesting display of trust, considering the fact that since Phoenix is a defense attorney and Miles is a prosecutor, one of them will ''have'' to lose whenever they're in court together.

** 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|"Zelos...I trust you."]]'' Lloyd saying this makes the difference between {{spoiler|Zelos being a [[Fake Defector]] who helps the party escape the Tower of Salvation's death traps and obtains the final item they need for the Eternal Ring, or truly defecting in the hopes of dying and escaping his destiny}}.

* In ''[[Baldur's Gate|Baldurs Gate]]'' ''2'' ''Throne of Baal'', {{spoiler|the reborn Sarevok}} can be redeemed if you trust him enough. Refusing to use a geas to compel his loyalty is the first step on his long road from Chaotic Evil to Chaotic Good.

* [[Tales of Legendia|''...I trust you, Shirley.'']] And later, ''"Everything will be fine...I trust you."''

* ''[[Justice League (animation)|Justice League Unlimited]]:'' When we catch up with Shayera "Hawkgirl" Hol, she's in a depressed, self-loathing funk because she betrayed the League's trust and made herself a pariah on two worlds. What snaps her out of it is Superman and Green Lantern's announcement that she's welcome to rejoin the League any time she wants.

{{quote|'''Superman:''' ''I believe in second chances. I believe in redemption. But most of all, I believe in my friends.''}}

* ''[[Generator Rex]]: In the start of Six Minus Six, we see that Rex fully trusts Six not to hurt/kill him {{spoiler|Even though White was ordering Six to since Rex was in danger of turning into his [[Super-Powered Evil Side]]. Instead, [[Take a Third Option|Six attacked the machine Rex was hooked up to.]] }}

** {{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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