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A [[Hereditary Curse]] is particular type of supernatural [[Curse]], that is passed from parent to offspring, usually until the entire family line(s) die out (and the curse with it) or unless they find some way to [[Curse Escape Clause|break the curse]].▼
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Usually, it was specifically placed upon the family by someone else, but sometimes it can be the result of [[Karma]] received or [[Black Magic]] performed by an originating family member. In some cases, it can even be the price paid for making a particular vow.
The existence of a
Not to be confused with [[In the Blood]], which is when there is a fear that having evil ancestors might make you evil; [[It Runs in The Family]], which describes a family of eccentric and sometimes crazy relatives; and [[Sins of Our Fathers]], which involves any example of character or group taking revenge on a long dead person's descendants.
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A [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Curse]]. If a curse turns one into a monster, than the first ancestor to suffer it is the [[Monster Progenitor]]. If the curse cause one to die early, it can be a case of [[Your Days Are Numbered]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* In ''[[Inuyasha]]'', Miroku's family was cursed by Naraku with the Wind Tunnel: a black hole in the palm of the right hand that's passed down through each generation. The Wind Tunnel absorbs everything in front of it unless sealed by enchanted prayer beads, and it's constantly expanding which culminates in it being strong enough to break the seal and [[Superpower Meltdown|consume its bearer and all that surrounds him]], just like it has already done with Miroku's father and grandfather. The only way for Miroku to free himself and his descendants from this fate is to [[No Ontological Inertia|kill Naraku]].
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* ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' has a Harley MacFinn in ''The Fool Moon'', whose family curse originated from St. Patrick himself. They are all curse to become Loup-Garou (super-[[Werewolves]]) during the full moon.
* The ''[[Forgotten Realms|Avatar Trilogy]]'' has Kelemvor Lyonsbane, last scion of a family of cursed mercenaries. The curse began when his ancestor betrayed a powerful sorceress and was cursed to never again act purely for profit, or transform into a murderous panther. However, with the birth of his son, the curse reacted to the boys innocence and reversed itself. From then on, Lyonsanes could ONLY act on anothers behalf out of thoughts of profit.
* In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (
* The plot of ''[[Holes]]'' is driven by a bad luck curse on the main character's family due to an ancestor cheating a gypsy.
* In ''[[Labyrinths of Echo]]'', the descendants of the Moon Bulls clan are cursed to turn into [[Extreme Doormat
* In ''Tales of the Frog Princess: Once Upon a Curse'', Princess Emma goes back in time in a desperate attempt to break the curse that haunts the females in her family: After they turn sixteen, if they come into contact with a flower, they turn into disagreeable, argumentative, unlovable hags.
== [[Live
* In ''Jack and The Beanstalk: The Real Story'', Jack's family suffers from a curse that kills the sons after exactly 40 years, which is ultimately the result of {{spoiler|the original Jack's mother killing the giant, and being cursed to forever watch her descendants die young}}.
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* On ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' Eugene Greenhilt made a vow that neither him nor his descendants would be able to go into heaven until the Muderer of his Master (Xykon) was destroyed, however is it paritially suberted when the [[Celestial Bureaucracy]] allowed his son Roy to enter the Celestial Realm because he had died attempting to fulfill the Oath to the best of his abilities (including his ability to judge what was appropriate), whereas Eugene had consciously given up on it many years before and never once made one last attempt to defeat Xykon, preferring to hand responsibility off to his children instead.
* In ''[[Achewood]]'', both Pat and his father magically became homosexual due to the curse of Gladdington castle, wherein an ancestor of theirs was cursed such that all of his sons and their sons thereafter would become homosexual at the age of 26.
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