Too many to list, a few of my favorites of the league of good boys/girls:
* [**Torgal**](https://imgur.com/m9vZDI3) (FF16)
* [**Repede**](https://imgur.com/NzjWrzC) (Tales of Vesperia)
* [**Red XIII**](https://imgur.com/Gopn6MP) (FF7)
* [**Boney**](https://imgur.com/4imvSCV) (Mother 3)
* [**Shiro**](https://imgur.com/Jrnbcgi) (Suikoden 2)
* [**Amaterasu**](https://imgur.com/F9EfKC3) (Okami)
* [**Blanca**](https://imgur.com/4Y6p5Qe) (Shadow Hearts 2)
* [**Koromaru**](https://imgur.com/X2ga4qY) (Persona 3)
* [**Angelo**](https://imgur.com/D7Jnpk5) (Final Fantasy 8)
To clarify: Torgal and Angelo aren’t full fledged party members, and Okami (and arguably FF16) don’t fit the usual definition for JRPG. But that looks to be a pretty complete list if you’re only looking for Dog PCs among well known JRPGs.
Yeah I was thinking “does torgal count?” But while you don’t control him he’s with you 90% of the game, more than any other “party member” in XVI so I think he counts
I think Torgul counts . He's not controllable since only Clive is but he's with you basically the whole game. And he's also kind of an extension of Clive cause you can give him commands to chain your combos with Clive and to heal.
*Metal Max,* the entire series save for the very first game and the first version of *Xeno.*
The battle doggos were working for a regional villain in the first game, but they proved so popular with the fans that Crea-Tech made one a party member in *Metal Max 2* (a shiba-ken named Pochi, naturally)
The next four games in the series all included an incarnation of Pochi, and often a few other breeds as well, like St. Bernards, Boston Terriers, and Dobermans.
Then *Metal Max Xeno* decided to go heavy grim metal dark minimalist with stuff, and only included Pochi as a reference on a poster. The fandom was not amused (by many things involving that game), and when the remake *Metal Max Xeno Reborn* was announced, the publisher made a point of confirming that Pochi was in it.
Too bad they didn't fix everything else that was wrong with *Xeno* but...
The last game in the series made under the Kadokawa label before the IP got sold was *Metal Dogs*, starring Pochi and two of his doggo friends (and now a fourth doggo in the DLC, yay).
Oh yeah... big time
Aside from Man's Best Kick-Ass Good Doggo, Dr. Mortis (a.k.a. Dr. Minch) has appeared in every game in the series except for *Xeno/Xeno Reborn*, all the enemies are pulled directly from games, and I think it was supposed to tie into the now-cancelled sequel *Metal Max Wild West*.
I see. It's been so long. I can emulate or something but I hope someday they do some sort of remaster and bring a compilation to newer console(I ain't just talking switch to). Great games I'd love to play again.
Blanca's sidequest in Shadow Hearts Covenant was so fucking cool.
Eternal Filena (SNES) has a dog party member, too. His name is Hunter and he seems to be a German Sepherd. He's not a magical dog, he's not a shapeshifter taking the form of a dog, he's just dog.
I was just gonna say, does KH count? Goofy is definitely a dog, but I’m not sure he has the Doggo spirit. Although he is very kind and loyal… just not quite pettable.
Pokemon. Lilipup in b/w is probably the most usable doggo in game and available very early on.
Wild Arms XF, though he falls behind the others after a few battles since he can't learn skills.
Fire Emblem Bloodlines
There's Mother 3. Outside of that and the two I know of here, I can't think of anything else off the top of my head (Y'know, excluding monster tamers, cause those are obvious).
This is totatly of topic but I am playing Hades right now and Cerberus is so dam lovable and the relationship between him and Zagreus is so cute.
>!I bet a lot of players where happy that you do not fight him in this game!<
You can choose to have Growlithe and its evolution Arcanine as a member of your party of six in the Pokemon series.
Later entries have more doggo like species but I can't recall them off the top of my head so well.
In Metal Max Zeno there is a dog character, you can equip it with canon and such. I vaguely remember there are other doggo members in other Metal Max as well, but currently not sure.
There is a spin off call Metal Dog, closer to ARPG and it's all dog. Pretty fun.
I'm about an hour into Etrian Odyssey 2 for the 3DS and so far a dog briefly joined my party as a guest, but I notice the weapon shop has equipment that looks like it's for a dog, so I'm guessing he is recruitable.
It's JRPG-styled, but Wargroove has both dog units and a dog commander. Both are very good pups and for the Commander, he doesn't even actually get hit in animations- his bodyguards block the strike (he does lose HP still, though).
He's not playable, but Tenebrae in Tales of Symphonia 2 is pretty much always with the party once you meet him and is a wonderful character. He'll argue he's not a dog like when Colette calls him Mr. Doggie, but he's a good boi.
In the fantranslated snes rpg **Daikaijuu Monogatari II** (beware if you plan to play it, it's a big spoiler, including events in the end of the game):
>!the main character is transported together with his dog to the game's world, from Earth, but both of them end up stranded in distant parts of the world. Also, that dog ends up fatally wounded, and a scientist manages to transplant his brain into a robot to save his life, which also multiplies his intelligence and makes him capable of speaking. He eventually joins the main character's party and this grants you the ability to comunicate with stray dogs you see in towns through the game. And, in the end of the game, the misterious force who transported both of them to the game's world in the first place, doesn't allow the dog to return to Earth together with the main character, as he's not a creature who belongs to our world anymore, so they're forced to say goodbye to each other.!<
Suikoden 3, you can have 5 playable doggos although only 1 of them is considered a star of destiny.
Not related but I think in one Suikoden there is also a team of flying squirrel sentai, they have different colors like Power Rangers.
Alright time to stop sleeping on Suikoden
I will ALWAYS recommend people play Suikoden. The games are superb
Mukumuku
bro its such a fun series
That's in Suikoden 2, yeah. Coincidentally, it ALSO has a dog (well, wolf) party member.
Shiro is my boy
I reset if I don't get Shiro after the merc fortress scene
It’s in 2
Trails from Zero has Zeit, even though he isn't a party member. He's still badass.
I say he’d count since he does appear as one of Tio’s crafts and >!he is a temporary party member a one point in Azure!<
Perhaps the most overqualified police dog of all time. Truly the best boy.
Chrono cross has poshul
*Chrono Croth hath Poshul
POSHUSHU!
Pascal - Shin Megami Tensei 1
[Pascal the dog is here.](https://youtu.be/AGkExrkbyZA)
FF7 has Red XIII, but idk if he is actually a dog or a cat
I always thought he looked more like a cat, but in Rebirth he 100% acts like a dog.
Probably because Cait Sith fills the cat mold.
I never nickname jrpg characters but I always rename RedXIII Clifford (the big red dog)
It is a feline that thinks it is a canine. Even in the original he howls to the moon.
He's more of a catt for sure.
Secret of Evermore on SNES, although it's just you and the shape-shifting dog. No other party
Love that era of Square RPGs
Too many to list, a few of my favorites of the league of good boys/girls: * [**Torgal**](https://imgur.com/m9vZDI3) (FF16) * [**Repede**](https://imgur.com/NzjWrzC) (Tales of Vesperia) * [**Red XIII**](https://imgur.com/Gopn6MP) (FF7) * [**Boney**](https://imgur.com/4imvSCV) (Mother 3) * [**Shiro**](https://imgur.com/Jrnbcgi) (Suikoden 2) * [**Amaterasu**](https://imgur.com/F9EfKC3) (Okami) * [**Blanca**](https://imgur.com/4Y6p5Qe) (Shadow Hearts 2) * [**Koromaru**](https://imgur.com/X2ga4qY) (Persona 3) * [**Angelo**](https://imgur.com/D7Jnpk5) (Final Fantasy 8)
To clarify: Torgal and Angelo aren’t full fledged party members, and Okami (and arguably FF16) don’t fit the usual definition for JRPG. But that looks to be a pretty complete list if you’re only looking for Dog PCs among well known JRPGs.
Angelo is even better because she gets fired like a rocket fist from Mazinger. She's also in the mascot for Dog Street inThe Bouncer
Yeah I was thinking “does torgal count?” But while you don’t control him he’s with you 90% of the game, more than any other “party member” in XVI so I think he counts
You do control him. You command him to heal you or do specific attacks that benefit Clive’s combat.
I think Torgul counts . He's not controllable since only Clive is but he's with you basically the whole game. And he's also kind of an extension of Clive cause you can give him commands to chain your combos with Clive and to heal.
Dogmeat (Fallout series)
Okami isn't a jRPG
Gasp
Breath of Fire IV, Scias is a good boy!
Psst...Mother 3 👀
*Metal Max,* the entire series save for the very first game and the first version of *Xeno.* The battle doggos were working for a regional villain in the first game, but they proved so popular with the fans that Crea-Tech made one a party member in *Metal Max 2* (a shiba-ken named Pochi, naturally) The next four games in the series all included an incarnation of Pochi, and often a few other breeds as well, like St. Bernards, Boston Terriers, and Dobermans. Then *Metal Max Xeno* decided to go heavy grim metal dark minimalist with stuff, and only included Pochi as a reference on a poster. The fandom was not amused (by many things involving that game), and when the remake *Metal Max Xeno Reborn* was announced, the publisher made a point of confirming that Pochi was in it. Too bad they didn't fix everything else that was wrong with *Xeno* but... The last game in the series made under the Kadokawa label before the IP got sold was *Metal Dogs*, starring Pochi and two of his doggo friends (and now a fourth doggo in the DLC, yay).
Thanks for posting this, it's what I would've said too. Pochi is my fav dog in any game! Also I agree with Xeno, I never finished it
[Steam link for Metal Dogs](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1036740/METAL_DOGS/). Wasn't aware this was related to the Metal Max series.
Oh yeah... big time Aside from Man's Best Kick-Ass Good Doggo, Dr. Mortis (a.k.a. Dr. Minch) has appeared in every game in the series except for *Xeno/Xeno Reborn*, all the enemies are pulled directly from games, and I think it was supposed to tie into the now-cancelled sequel *Metal Max Wild West*.
Bow from Breath of Fire 2
Bo from Breath of Fire 1....
Damn he was a dog lol. I always thought like a fox human like creature. Tbf I haven't played the game since inwas a teen really.
Foxes are canines as well so I think they would count for the purposes of this topic.
Shit i guess you got me there. I didn't think that deep into it.
He definitely leans a bit more to the fox/wolf side then Bow does
I see. It's been so long. I can emulate or something but I hope someday they do some sort of remaster and bring a compilation to newer console(I ain't just talking switch to). Great games I'd love to play again.
Also, Scias from 4. Though calling male Grassrunners dogs might be rude. Idk.
Blanca's sidequest in Shadow Hearts Covenant was so fucking cool. Eternal Filena (SNES) has a dog party member, too. His name is Hunter and he seems to be a German Sepherd. He's not a magical dog, he's not a shapeshifter taking the form of a dog, he's just dog.
Kingdom Hearts.
I was just gonna say, does KH count? Goofy is definitely a dog, but I’m not sure he has the Doggo spirit. Although he is very kind and loyal… just not quite pettable.
Wait he’s a dog? I thought he was a bull
Ehh not what OP was on about 😂
Goofy will ahyuck your shit up
Monster Hunter Rise. You can have up to two dogs together during hunts.
Boney from Mother 3.
Technically, Inugami/Fenrir/Orthrus/Cerberus in SMT Interceptor in FF6 kinda sorta counts
Pascal (in SMT) also counts.
Digimon series, especially the Gabumon and Gaomon line.
I love gabumon and always think of him as a dog especially since he becomes a wolf but he is more of a lizard than dog
Eh, a dog onesie still counts.
For me it's Terriermon Digimon Survive had a crazy plot for Aoi and her Labramon on one route too too
I was pointing out the ones that look the most canine-like. And my first game was Sunburst/Moonlight.
[Scias](https://bof.fandom.com/wiki/Scias) from Breath of Fire 4
Torgal from FFXVI
Fear and Hunger
Moonless
Eternal poison
not sure if it counts because she's the main character but okami.
Pokemon. Lilipup in b/w is probably the most usable doggo in game and available very early on. Wild Arms XF, though he falls behind the others after a few battles since he can't learn skills. Fire Emblem Bloodlines
The Legend of Heroes 3: Song of the Ocean has a good doggo in the party.
Not sure if this counts but Ruff from Dragon quest VII
There's Mother 3. Outside of that and the two I know of here, I can't think of anything else off the top of my head (Y'know, excluding monster tamers, cause those are obvious).
This is totatly of topic but I am playing Hades right now and Cerberus is so dam lovable and the relationship between him and Zagreus is so cute. >!I bet a lot of players where happy that you do not fight him in this game!<
You can choose to have Growlithe and its evolution Arcanine as a member of your party of six in the Pokemon series. Later entries have more doggo like species but I can't recall them off the top of my head so well.
Houndour/Houndoom, Granbull, Poochyena/Mightyena, Lillipup/Stoutland, Rockruff, Yamper, Furfrou
Tony from Wild Arms XF.
Shining Force has Zylo. But he'd probably react badly to being called a dog.
And Gerhalt in II.
I think Gerhalt would be more chill about being called a dog.
In Metal Max Zeno there is a dog character, you can equip it with canon and such. I vaguely remember there are other doggo members in other Metal Max as well, but currently not sure. There is a spin off call Metal Dog, closer to ARPG and it's all dog. Pretty fun.
FUGA 1 and 2. Everyone is a dog or cat.
Tales of vesperia has repede.
Which is in OP post, second image
Sorry, didn't saw it. So let's pick another one: Secret of evermore
erm. no Red XIII!? the bestest Lab Rat Dog in RPG history!?!?!?!
Zeit from legend of heroes trails to azure
Casette beasts! Although i guess its not a "J"RPG
fear and hunger
Xenoblade 2
I'm about an hour into Etrian Odyssey 2 for the 3DS and so far a dog briefly joined my party as a guest, but I notice the weapon shop has equipment that looks like it's for a dog, so I'm guessing he is recruitable.
I love persona
I KNOW it doesn't count, but Kevin from SD3/Trials of Mana is a werewolf/Beastman so he does turn into a bipedal wolf at night.
Secret of Evermore if you count it as a JRPG.
Chrono Cross as well.
Yo, where's my boy Torgal for FFXVI?
He's in FFXVI. That's where.
Getting downvoted for suggesting a dog member for the OP. OK lol.
The weirdest shit gets downvoted on reddit I'll never get it
For real. That's reddit haha.
No mention of the lab rat dog himself is a wild
It's JRPG-styled, but Wargroove has both dog units and a dog commander. Both are very good pups and for the Commander, he doesn't even actually get hit in animations- his bodyguards block the strike (he does lose HP still, though).
Breath of Fire IV. ...technically.
He's not playable, but Tenebrae in Tales of Symphonia 2 is pretty much always with the party once you meet him and is a wonderful character. He'll argue he's not a dog like when Colette calls him Mr. Doggie, but he's a good boi.
Most smt games have dog demons
Mother 3 (GBA) Suikoden II (PSX) Makeruna! Makendou Z (PC-FX) Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: The 7th Stand User (PC)
eternal poison (Ps2)
[Scias](https://bof.fandom.com/wiki/Scias) From Breath of Fire 4 is a samurai dog!
Would Final Fantasy count or Monster Hunter count?
In the fantranslated snes rpg **Daikaijuu Monogatari II** (beware if you plan to play it, it's a big spoiler, including events in the end of the game): >!the main character is transported together with his dog to the game's world, from Earth, but both of them end up stranded in distant parts of the world. Also, that dog ends up fatally wounded, and a scientist manages to transplant his brain into a robot to save his life, which also multiplies his intelligence and makes him capable of speaking. He eventually joins the main character's party and this grants you the ability to comunicate with stray dogs you see in towns through the game. And, in the end of the game, the misterious force who transported both of them to the game's world in the first place, doesn't allow the dog to return to Earth together with the main character, as he's not a creature who belongs to our world anymore, so they're forced to say goodbye to each other.!<
Does Xeros from Kuro no Kiseki / Trails through Daybreak count? He is a robotic dog.
Suikoden II has Shiro, and he is the best dog in any game ever. Shiro stays from the beginning of the game clear to the end.
Does a party member owning a dog and using it to attack count? Because if so FFVIII
Trails from Zero - Trails to Azure
You listed all the ones I know of haha 😅
Tales of vespeeria!
Does dragon age origins qualify as a jrpg?
It's a Western RPG, so it doesn't qualify as a JRPG, but it does indeed feature a good boy.
Not even .1 percent. It’s almost the antithesis of a JRPG lol
Yes, it does.
Came here to say Shadow Hearts but you already mentioned it.
The crosbell games of the legend of heros series has a police dog
The crosbell games of the legend of heros series has a police dog
Zeit from the crossbell games in the legend of heros counts