I Will Protect Her: Difference between revisions

** She wanted his love even more then his protection. Despite her powers and chaotic nature she seems to have always wanted to have someone to look up to. And Simon, despite his unimpressive appearance had an assertive personality and must have given other incompetent surgeons besides the one in Ariel cause to regard their lives as a burden.

** Of course, there's the [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|scene]] in the movie where [[Took a Level In Badass|she]] [[Waif Fu|flips]] [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse|the]] [[Berserk Button|script]] [[Reluctant Warrior|on]] [[You Shall Not Pass|him]].

* Another Joss Whedon show: nearly everything Paul Ballard does on ''[[Dollhouse]]'' is to protect Echo.

 

* Toshiro Hitsugaya and Momo Hinamori in [[Bleach]]. As a kid, Momo was the only child in the neighborhood who wasn't afraid of Hitsugaya due to his burgeoning ice powers. As they became Shinigami, he swore that he'd protect her and pretty much ''kill'' anyone who ever made her bleed a little... {{spoiler|But when Momo was horribly broken and then almost killed by the man she loved, Sousuke Aizen, Hitsugaya tried to avenge her, and was almost killed himself. When Momo got better and reclaimed her [[Action Girl]] credentials, she and others were horribly defeated by Allon. And then... Aizen used his powers to trick Hitsugaya and other captains ''into stabbig Momo to almost death'', thinking they were stabbing ''him''.}} '''OUCH''', it definitely got complicated.

** Also, after Karakura is attacked and Orihime is seriously injured, Rukia brings Ichigo to her to apologize for not being able to shield her, and then Ichigo makes the promise that he will protect her from then on. Considering that later {{spoiler|she was forced into a cruel [[Sadistic Choice]] that involved her going to the villains's HQ and Ichigo then goes to rescue her}}, it got complicated and then some more {{spoiler|(though later it gets better.)}}. The trope is reinforced when {{spoiler|Ichigo ''brings himself [[Back From the Dead]]'' when he hears Orihime scream in horror for his death at the hands of Ulquiorra.}}

* When {{spoiler|Homura Akemi}} in ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' was caught in a witch barrier, [[Magical Girl Warrior]] Madoka Kaname saved her. She then vowed to help her and protect her in return. {{spoiler|She failed, however, and Madoka died. Then Homura made her contract with Kyubey, and specifically hoped to protect Madoka and avert her death. She failed each time, but kept on trying...}}

* At the End of the second [[Rebuild of Evangelion]] movie, {{spoiler|Shinji, who on this point had pretty much given up on all his hopes, witnesses his [[Love Interest]] Rei being eaten by an [[Eldritch Abomination]]. He then proceeds to return from his [[Ten-Minute Retirement]] to rip her directly out of the bastard, claiming that he doesn't care what happens to him or the world, he will DEFINITELY save her. Too bad that his rescue attempt ends up triggering the apocalypse... Thank God for [[Big Damn Villains|Kaworu's Intervention.]]}}

== Live Action TV ==

* Rory Williams from ''[[Doctor Who]]''. He loves his girlfriend, later fiancée, later wife, and will do anything to protect her. A lot of the time they protect each other- for example, Rory fails at sword-fighting a fish vampire, so Amy destroys it with a mirror. However he then {{spoiler|goes to guard her comatose body for 2,000 years, becoming the legendary Last Centurion}}. He seems to develop something of a complex.