Because You Were Nice to Me

Because You Were Nice to Me is one of many TV Tropes used in BT Productions.

## Basic Info

A character, sometimes the Butt Monkey of a given work, is treated for the first time in their lives with genuine kindness and friendship. It may extend to the character's life being saved, and as such, they now may feel I Owe You My Life. As is such, they will be exceptionally loyal to their benefactor, even if the benefactor admits that it was all a lie. If the benefactor is a villain, this character could either be their Morality Pet, or someone they cared about before the benefactor turned evil. The nature of this character type is such that their loyalty to their benefactor will extend to generally absurd lengths. Not even the benefactor will be able to persuade them that they had cruel ulterior motives — this can be problematic if the Butt Monkey in question ends up turning Ax Crazy. Can be part of a Heel–Face Turn. Normally one of the defining aspects of the Harem Genre, as with so many girls all vying after one boy, usually the most amount of time the series can devote to explaining why they all like him is that he simply treats them as human beings. Though this trope is often portrayed sympathetically, it is also what often creates the Stalker with a Crush and the Yandere. A character who follows this may be one that Desperately Craves Affection as well.

## Examples

* Gayatri Irene Karatolios is the first person that requested Moira Loser's help in an area other than detective work. They became good friends since.
* When Maki Harukawa ends up in a BT Productions killing game, one of the surefire signs she gets a Character Development arc is if one of the participants goes out of their way to consistently convince her to join group activities. Nine times out of ten, this is Kaito Momota as he was the one that did it in canon, but other characters have treated Maki with kindness. Specific examples below.
	+ J MB's Danganronpa: Kokichi Oma learns from Maki's motive video that he is the original Ultimate Supreme Leader before their talents got swapped. He goes out of his way to track her down so he can give her advice on how to be a better supreme leader, but it's not until Kaito Momota's death that he actually gets through to her. Maki expresses emotions for the first time and vows to always remember Kokichi's words even if he does become the next victim. During their FTEs together, Kokichi mentions he is treating Maki like a human being because he deduced that she always treated her cult members like tools since she never felt real affection in her life. Maki desperately craves real affection, and she fell in love with Kokichi.
	+ Scratch Danganronpa (1): Maki reveals herself as the antagonist after killing Kokichi Oma. In spite of this, Kaito Momota went out of his way to befriend her. They had a huge argument and drifted apart after Kaito began acting like Kokichi, they were reunited when Monokuma trapped everyone in the Funhouse, and they reconciled the morning after escaping said Funhouse. When the Despair Disease threatens to split them apart because of Kaito's terminal illness, Maki confessed she fell for him. Kaito succumbs to his illness after killing Aoi Asahina, and Maki's BSOD over his death is what kickstarts her Heel Face Turn.
* Makoto Naegi is the first person to smile at Mukuro Ikusaba despite her talent as the Ultimate Soldier. As a result of this, all of the class photos have Mukuro looking at Makoto.
* Miu Iruma is shown to be a general nuisance to her classmates because she curses up a storm and makes a lot of sex jokes, but underneath her loudmouthed and crass persona is a desperately lonely girl who clearly wants people to like her, but her lack of social skills and inability to realize that her crass jokes get on her classmates' nerves prevent this. In fact, it appears that she will fall in love with anyone who shows her even one instance of care and affection.
	+ Pokemon vs. Killing Harmony: Miu fell in love with Shuichi Saihara after he stopped her from disemboweling herself with a wrench.
	+ Yeoniigiri's V3: Miu made Himiko Yumeno the new protagonist because the magician was the first person to look past her flaws and treat her with kindness.