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* C.G.B. Spender of [[The X-Files]] to both of his sons. He shoots one of them and attempts to foil the other's plans at every turn (and steal his brain, at one point). Not exactly Father of the Year.
* In [[El Internado]], Iván's father is the bad guy the main characters know the best, because he is the one who delivers the threats {{spoiler|and the medicines}}.
* [[Evil Versus Evil]] example in ''[[Power Rangers Zeo]]''; King Mondo's firstborn (first built?) son Prince Gasket does not get along with his father at all, mostly because he eloped with and married Princess Archerina, the daughter of Mondo's [[Arch Enemy]]. Gasket tried to assume control of the Machine Empire during the time Mondo was believed dead, claiming to be Heir Apparent (despite Mondo having disowned him) but in the end turned out to be a [[Dirty Coward]] when Mondo returned, fleeing rather than face him and never returning.
=== Mythology ===
* [[Satan Is Good|Satan]] and [[God Is Evil|God]] are sometimes portrayed this way.
* [[Classical Mythology]]:
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** ''Cronos's'' father Uranus (the sky) wasn't much better. He feared and hated all of his children so much that he forced them back into Gaia (the earth). Naturally, being forced to keep ''all'' of her full grown children inside her at once pissed Gaia off so much that she helped her son Cronos, the youngest and boldest Titan, get revenge on dear ol' dad. She forged a sickle which Cronos used to ''castrate his own father'' when Uranus was in the mood for some earth lovin'.
*** In some versions of myth he did not trapped and "was not in the mood" but rather hadn't stopped it in the first place.
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*** This is despite the fact that the closest relative of his was either Zeus' great-nephew or his second cousin (Achilles' mother was Thetis the sea nymph, whose father was either Poseidon, Zeus' brother, or Oceanus, Zeus' uncle). Although most of the heroes did have some percentage of divine blood, it was really no more than just about any prominent person would have.
**** Zeus's son Sarpedon dies fighting for the Trojans, but he seems to be genuinely upset. And Aeneas, the one surviving Trojan, is Zeus's grandson in some versions of the myth. Of course, [[It Got Worse|seeing what happens to Aeneas afterwards...]]
** Zeus and Poseidon were unique in that they ''averted'' this trope. While they didn't do much in the way of actual parenting, they went out of their way to give gifts and support to their demigod progeny. (Possibly, they don't want what happened to Uranus and Cronos to happen to ''them''.) Poseidon in particular was a [[Papa Wolf]] to his son Polyphemus and made [[Odyssey|Odysseus' journey]] home a living nightmare for blinding his son.
=== Tabletop Games ===
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** In the twisted [[Social Darwinism]] politics of the Nine Hells, each and every one of the Lords of the Nine would ''love'' a chance to overthrow Asmodeus and take his place as King of Hell; Glasya, his own daughter and Lord of the Sixth, is no different. As Glasya told the [[The Archmage| Archmage Mordenkainen]] (one of the few mortals that ''any'' planar ruler, Archdevils included, consider an equal), "Of course I love my father! Without him, who would I strive against?"
** Drow elves. ''All'' of their leaders likely assassinated both their parents or tricked someone else into doing so. Drow parents actually expect their children to turn against them, and many would be disappointed if they did not. A drow who shows no treacherous behavior as a child likely won't survive to be a teenager. [[Social Darwinism|That's how drow are.]]
** Ironically, Lolth herself has ''two'' children who are her enemies, Vhaeraun (drow god of thieves, patron of male drow) and Eilistraee (drow goddess of freedom and the arts, patron of good drow). Unfortunately, Vhaeraun and Eilistraee [[Cain and Abel|despise each other just as much]]; each has tried to form a united alliance against their mother, but both will only do so under their own terms, so it seems unlikely.
=== Video Games ===
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* In the ''[[Castlevania]]'' franchise, Alucard revolts against his father - as in, Dracula - and sides with the Belmonts.
* ''[[World of Warcraft]]''; in expansion 8.2, Prince Erazmin leads the [[La Résistance|the Rustbold Resistance]] on Mechagon against his cruel - [[The Caligula| and clearly insane - father]], King Mechagon.
* Galek, the starter orc Champion from ''[[Raid: Shadow Legends]]''. As [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H32dvyCVkfk this cinematic shows], he had... ''serious'' issues with his father.
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* In [[Less Than Three Comics|LessThanThreeComics]]' Brat Pack, Firestorm's father abused him through his entire life, but the rest of the world only knows him as Napalm, one of America's greatest superheroes.
=== Western Animation ===
* A gender-flipped example and overlapping with [[Has Two Mommies]] (with both Mommies qualifying) as the archnemesis, [https://harleyquinn.fandom.com/wiki/Neytiri Neytiri] from ''[[Harley Quinn (TV series)|Harley Quinn]]''. While Neytiri seems like the greater evil (having helped {{spoiler|Robin}} enslave humanity in the post-apocalyptic future) she does seem to have had a bad upbringing due to Harley and Ivy adhering to "boundaries" while maintaining a [[Dating Catwoman]] relationship. Harley and Ivy swear to be better parents should they manage to [[Set Right What Once Was Wrong]].
== [[Luke, I Am Your Father|Surprise Twist Fathers]] (here be spoilers) ==
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