10 Best Video Game Dads Of All Time

From revolutionary JRPGs like Final Fantasy VII to horror masterpieces like Silent Hill, many video games actually have great fatherly characters.

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While there are plenty of fictional mothers that protect, care for, and love their children, it can be much more difficult to find depictions of loving and nurturing fictional fathers. Instead, most fathers in media are usually either only focused on their jobs, giving their children “tough love,” or completely absent altogether.

But, many video games break that mold by having fathers that truly care for their children and are trying to raise them properly. Even though they are not always perfect, these fathers prove that every parent should be there for their kids.

Barret Wallace (Final Fantasy VII)

When the player first starts getting to know Barret Wallace from the iconic JRPG Final Fantasy VII, he is seen as the tough leader of one of the factions of eco-terrorist group Avalanche. But, after the player sees him with his adopted daughter Marlene, they notice that he is also a kind and loving father. Marlene easily breaks through his gruff exterior, and it’s obvious that he cares deeply for her.

While Barret originally adopts Marlene because she is the daughter of his childhood best friend Dyne who seemingly died years ago, he has grown to truly love and care for her as his own daughter. When Barret meets Dyne again and Dyne reveals that he wants to kill Marlene so that she can be with her mother, Barret immediately prevents Dyne from trying to hurt Marlene.

Sojiro Sakura (Persona 5)

When the protagonist first moves to Tokyo at the start of Persona 5 and Persona 5 Royal, his legal guardian Sojiro Sakura, who owns Café Leblanc where the protagonist lives, is seemingly cold and distant towards him and his recent struggles. But, this is quickly revealed not to be his true feelings because he openly worries about the protagonist when he is not around and reveals to other characters that he took in the protagonist because he saw his younger self in him.

Later, it’s also revealed that Sojiro has an adopted daughter, Futaba Sakura, whom he is extremely protective and supportive of. Sojiro fully cements his status as one of the best dads in video game history when he discovers that Futaba, the protagonist, and their friends are all part of the most wanted group in Japan and he decides to help and support them.

Tenmyouji (Virtue’s Last Reward)

In the science-fiction adventure game Virtue’s Last Reward, which is the second title in the Zero Escape trilogy and one of the best visual novel games, almost all of the characters betray each other more than once since it’s a required aspect of both the gameplay and narrative. The only two characters that stick together no matter the universe or ending are Tenmyouji and his adopted son Quark.

Ever since Tenmyouji found Quark as a baby years before the events of this game, he decided that he would protect and raise the boy despite the struggles of the post-apocalyptic world they live in. Although Tenmyouji was a little strict and harsh with Quark, he later revealed to Quark that he only wanted to make sure that Quark was strong enough to continue to live even after Tenmyouji died from old age.

Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney)

Seven years before the events of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, which is the fourth mainline title in the courtroom drama visual novel series Ace Attorney, the main character for most of the series, Phoenix Wright, takes on the case of a magician named Zak Gramarye. After Phoenix is tricked into giving false evidence to the court and loses his attorney badge, Zak manages to escape the trial using a magic trick, but leaves his eight-year-old daughter Trucy behind.

Despite being in one of the lowest points in his entire life, Phoenix refuses to abandon Trucy and adopts her since she has no other living relatives. Years later, Phoenix still takes care of Trucy and has a photo of her in a locket he wears all the time, and Trucy always proudly calls him her “daddy.” The relationship between Phoenix and Trucy is just one reason Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney is one of the best Nintendo DS games.

Kazuma Kiryu (Yakuza)

Along with being one of the most powerful characters in the Yakuza franchise, the reoccurring protagonist Kazuma Kiryu is also one of the most loving and caring dads in any video game. After the events of the original Yakuza game, Kiryu adopts a young girl named Haruka Sawamura, who he cares about deeply and has since grown into a strong young woman over the course of the series.

But, Haruka isn’t the only child Kiryu adopts to take care of. When the former manager of Morning Glory Orphanage died, Kiryu decided to run the orphanage himself and take care of the eight children along with Haruka.

Geralt of Rivia (The Witcher 3)

Although Geralt ended up adopting Ciri because he invoked the Law of Surprise and became bound to her by fate, he does truly care for her as the daughter he could never have on his own. Out of all the various forms of media in The Witcher franchise, nothing proves this more than the entire story in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, since the whole game is centered around these two characters.

Throughout most of this game, Geralt is frantically searching for Ciri as she flees from the Wild Hunt, and almost all of the important story choices the player makes in this game involve Ciri. Depending on how Geralt treats Ciri and whether Geralt lets her meet her biological father, the player will see different endings.

Lee Everett (The Walking Dead: Season One)

In a game that makes players more sad than scared, The Walking Dead: Season One delivers a devastating ending. The main protagonist up until that point, Lee Everett, has been bitten and Clementine has to either shoot him so that he remains himself in death or leave him so that he turns into a zombie. Besides the innate horror of a child having to witness a person close to them die, the power of this scene comes from the strong bond these two characters had developed.

Despite the horrors of this apocalyptic world, Lee decided to support Clementine shortly after meeting her, and he quickly begins to see her as a daughter while Clementine begins to see him as a father. With his guidance and care, Clementine learns how to take care of herself and survive long after his death.

Pankraz Gotha (Dragon Quest V)

In Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride, the protagonist’s father, Pankraz Gotha, is a king. But, because his wife, Madalena, disappeared shortly after the birth of the protagonist, he let go of all his riches and power to go on a journey to find his wife again. Unlike other fathers in media who leave their homes, however, he brings his son with him.

During the first part of the game, Pankraz supports his son and teaches the player how to play. When they encounter the evil Bishop Ladja, Pankraz sadly sacrifices himself to save the young protagonist.

Jeralt (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)

In Fire Emblem: Three Houses, the main character, Byleth, is supported and loved by their father, Jeralt, during most of the game pre-time skip. Although Jeralt’s wife Sitri supposedly died giving birth to Byleth and Jeralt initially slightly feared Byleth for their lack of emotions, he still loved his child and escaped the Monastery to protect them from Rhea.

Even years later, Jeralt shows his care for Byleth by giving them advice and checking in on them. All of this is what makes his eventual death, and the tears Byleth actually sheds for him in one of the saddest video game cutscenes of all time, that much more heartbreaking.

Harry Mason (Silent Hill)

At the start of the original Silent Hill game, the protagonist, Harry Mason, is driving to the small town of Silent Hill with his daughter Cheryl. After he swerves to avoid Alessa Gillespie, he crashes the car and falls unconscious. When he wakes up, he immediately notices that his daughter has disappeared and goes on a journey to find her.

Despite all the horrors of Silent Hill, Harry remains relentless on his quest to save Cheryl. His constant worry for his daughter led to Christophe Gans changing the protagonist to a woman in the 2006 film based on the game because he believed that Harry wasn’t “masculine” enough, as detailed in an interview with the director.

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