I've had countless black antoids in earthbound use psi lifeup before i even attacked them. Not that I'm complaining thogh, it all works out for me in the end
yeah, squeak squad is really something one of my favorite examples of this is kirby's return to dreamland: Spoiler -oh no, someone's ship crashed, why don't you help them? -k i l l . t h e m . a n d . t a k e . b a c k . t h e . s t o l e n . c r o w n . o f . l a n d i a . b e f o r e . t h e . u n i v e r s e . i t s e l f . i s . d e s t r o y e d
another one is kirby: planet robobot Oh no, a mysterious ship that landed on your planet is sending out robotic henchmen! Go destroy them and use their powers against them in this bright and colorful land! *spoilers i guess* Spoiler kill a sentient superweapon with the mind of the original villain behind this, yelling in pain every time you hit it, putting it out of its misery