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*** And also his old friend/partner in the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, Ino's father Inoichi Yamanaka.

** And Hizashi Hyuuga, Neji's father. {{spoiler|Too bad he's been dead for years. [[Back From the Dead|Until recently.]] Damn you, [[Fan Nickname|Kabutomaru]].}}

** It runs in the family. {{spoiler|Sakura's [alternate universe counterpart's from "Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle"] own husband later becomes this after they married, and their son still couldn't match Syaoran Sr's mature look after all his time in the story.}}

** {{spoiler|Until Syaoran Sr. was aged down, of course. Then they're identical. But still attractive by most standards.}}

* Forbessi, the Kind and Handsome ''Demon Lord'' father of Nerine in the harem anime ''[[Shuffle]]''.

** {{spoiler|After Ushio's birth, he is now a Hot GRANDPA!}}

** {{spoiler|Also Tomoya becomes a Hot Dad, as well. And fits more in the model, at least after episode 18 of ''After Story''}}

* Deathscythe aka Spirit Albarn, Maka Albarn's father in ''[[Soul Eater]]'' is the greatest Weapon/Warrior of Death City on top of being a handsome, kind-hearted and devoted father. His '''only''' flaw is, unfortunately, that he is [[Lovable Sex Maniac|a cheating loser whose unfaithful behavior cost him his marriage and his daughter's respect]].

* The Miyazawa family's father, Takashi, in ''[[Kare Kano]]''. Also, Tsubasa Shibahime's father; he's so handsome that Yukino lampshades the trope by going googly-eyed when she meets him.

** Also, {{spoiler|Souichiro Arima himself at the end of the series.}}

* Ginji Kawai, Sasami's dad in the ''[[Pretty Sammy]]'' series, who apparently can do ''anything'', including going out in space as an astronaut.

* Not shoujo, but close enough, Shiro Takamachi of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' is an ex-assassin/bodyguard now bakery owner.

* ''[[Akkan Baby]]'' had the seafaring, long-haired, nice and roguishly handsome dad of the male lead. The "hot" part of the trope was averted with the father of the female lead who was chubby and somewhat cowardly, though also very nice and he, at least, didn't tend to [[Parental Abandonment]].

* While he's not actually Rosette's father (merely her legal guardian), Father Remington of ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'' could quite possibly fit this trope. ''Rosette herself'' even has a crush on him! ([[Sexy Priest|Can you blame her, tho?]])

* Yucie's father in ''[[Petite Princess Yucie]]'' isn't particularly "hot" (maybe if he ditched the facial hair...), but his nurturing personality fits the trope.

** General Cross could fit here too, seeing how he "raised" Allen for five years.

* Although the show is definitely shounen, Max Jenius in [[Macross 7]] is just as hot in his fifties as he was in teens -- except that he's got even [[Cool Shades|cooler shades]] and Hajime Saito-style [[Ahoge]]. Let's just forget that he's also [[Cool Old Guy]], [[The Ace]] and, quite obviously, the [[Canon Sue]].

* ''Kirepapa'' provides a yaoi example -- Chisato is old enough to be the father of teenaged Riju, but has a very cute and youthful appearance. Riju's upperclassman chum Shunsuke sees him as definite DILF material.

** Hell, Shunsuke's dad (and Chisato's former upperclassman) should count too! Especially if you have a thing for the CEO type in suit and glasses. Also, they get a flashback to their teen years, wherein Chisato is... even more uke.

** [[Gundam Wing|Relena Darlian's]] (adoptive) father, Premier Darlian, was ''very'' [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]. Her biological father {{spoiler|King Peacecraft}} cut a very impressive figure, too, combining his [[Badass Beard]] with a nice military uniform and [[Badass Long Hair|quite a long hair.]] {{spoiler|Too bad he's dead.}}

** Quatre's father Zayeed "Master" Winner also was pretty good-looking. Basically, age up Quatre's [[Ho Yay|"best friend"]] Trowa by 25 years, add a [[Badass Moustache]], and here you go.

** By the time [[Zeta Gundam]] rolls in, Captain Bright Noah from the original Gundam series has become a [[Hot Dad]]. Some consider Hayato Kobayashi to be a cute dad, too, despite not being a bishonen by any league.

** A [[Zig Zagged Trope]] in [[Gundam AGE]]. {{spoiler|While second-season!Flit Asuno isn't ''ugly'' by any standards, the huge stress and hard work coming from his high responsabilities in the UE military as well as his [[Dark and Troubled Past]] make him look [[Younger Than They Look|quite older than his 39 years old]], contrasting with his [[Hot Mom]] wife and [[Victorious Childhood Friend]] (sorta) Emily, who seems to have ''barely'' aged in the [[Time Skip]]. However, some pictures taken few years before the second season took place (when his son and current protagonist Asemu was a little kid) show that he played the trope ''incredibly'' straight. And considering the third season of the show, at age 53 Flit has moved into [[Foxy Grandma|hot grandfather]] status.}}

** Also inverts the [[Overprotective Dad]], since he has no problem [[Tyke Bomb|winding her up and sending her out as a battle pawn]]. She, on the other hand, will kill any perceived threat to him, in spite of his immortality.

** In the 2002 Novel we see their grandchildren, so, by [[Foregone Conclusion]], {{spoiler|Claire Stanfield/Felix Walken}} becomes this with {{spoiler|Chane Laforet}} as his [[Hot Mom]] wife.

** {{spoiler|All of the male Digidestined become Hot Dads in the end.}}

* ''[[Beauty Pop]]'''s Kiri Koshiba has a [[Hot Dad]] in her father, Seiji Koshiba. At the moment he's more on the scruffy seinen side, but flashbacks to his glory days as 'The Number One Stylist In The World' show him as totally bish. Presumably, Narumi Shogo's dad was also fairly hot-- We never see him from the front, but it's often remarked how alike he and his son are, so presumably he would've looked like Narumi (if a bit older).

* Mr. Koiwai from ''[[Yotsubato]]''.

* ''[[Mai-Otome]]'' seemed to be trying for this with Nina's adoptive father Sergey.

* ''[[Bleach]]'''s Dr. Isshin Kurosaki. Seriously, [http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a213/ghostlibrarian/Bleach%20Characters%20100/Bleach%20141/Ishin141-2.jpg just look at him]. And that's even before we find out {{spoiler|that he's also a pretty badass Soul Reaper on par with Ichigo himself, a fact he's forced to reveal to a few minor characters when he takes on the Hollow that killed his wife in order to protect Ichigo's (Kon-inhabited) body. ''[http://www.zerochan.net/182213 Damn]''.}}

** There's also [[media:Ryuuken122-2.jpg|Dr. Ishida Ryuuken]], who looks more like Uryuu's older brother than his father. And as it turns out, he's not just [[Dr. Jerk]], {{spoiler|he's actually more powerful than his son, he just can't be bothered to use his powers; and he's known Isshin and his secret for a long time.}} [[media:Ryuken_color.jpg|Oh yeah.]]

** And despite the ''very'' weird faces that he makes when he's over-emotional. Still better-looking than many men his age.

** In the ''only'' time he ever bothers to [[She Cleans Up Nicely|dress up and ditch the odd faces]] in the anime, Principal Kuno is regarded as ''extremely'' handsome. Lampshaded nicely by some female bystanders that see him walk around on the streets in a nice suit... [[Hilarity Ensues|until he ruins it by, well, being himself.]]

** {{spoiler|Father in his final form. It helps that he looks like a younger Hohenheim}}

** {{spoiler|And in the end of the manga, Ed becomes a hot dad too. With Winry as his [[Hot Mom]] companion.}}

* Honey's father, Dr. Kisaragi, was made into a hot shoujo dad for [[Cutie Honey]] Flash.

* Hajime Shibata in ''[[Hell Girl]]'', despite token attempts at slobbishness (i.e. four-o'clock stubble). Also looks ludicrously young, when you consider that his daughter Tsugumi is at least ten years old.

* {{spoiler|Yoh and Ren}} from [[Shaman King]] become this, from what we see in the side stories after the manga had ended. Before he got badly scarred and hid his face under a [[Cool Mask]], Yoh's father Mikihisa was pretty good looking too, if a bit on the hobo side.

* Though [[Your Mileage May Vary]]... [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Gendo Ikari]]. I mean, tell me he isn't handsome for a man who's pushing 50.

* Haru's father Gale Glory from ''[[Rave Master]]''.

** And {{spoiler|Haru himself, based on the Levin comic strips, who happens to be his son.}}

* At the end of ''[[Karin]]'', {{spoiler|Kenta and Ren}} become this.

* From ''[[Nagasarete Airantou]]'', Ikuto's [[Disappeared Dad]], who looks a lot like his son. His wife is also a [[Hot Mom]]. It's clear to see where Ikuto {{spoiler|and Utau}} get their looks from.

* Sena's dad in [[Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai]] without a doubt qualifies as [[The Woobie|cute]]

* Daisuke's dad and Satoshi's dad in ''[[D.N.Angel]]''.

* Technically, {{spoiler|Holland}} from [[Eureka Seven]], {{spoiler|since he and Talho end up expecting (surprise!) about 3/4ths of the way through the series.}}

 

== Film ==

* Robert of Disney's ''[[Enchanted]]'' is a rare, live-action ''Western'' example of this trope. Then again, his daughter is only 7, so he is only a borderline example.

* Jude Law's character from ''[[The Holiday]]'', a widowed man with two young daughters.

* [[Will Smith]] as the hard-working, charismatic single dad Chris Gardner in [[The Pursuit of Happyness]]. The doggedness with which he protects his son from their unfortunate living conditions is truly awe-inspiring, especially since this is also a [[Real Life]] example.

* Alejandro (played by [[Antonio Banderas]]) in the sequel [[The Mask of Zorro|The Legend of Zorro]].

* Lester tries to become one in ''[[American Beauty]]''.

 

 

== Literature ==

** Then again, Fenoglio chose him as a heroic figure as they're expected to be handsome.

** [[Word of God]] is that he was always supposed to be Brendan Fraser, although it didn't come across so clearly to the reader until Inkspell.

* In ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' we have {{spoiler|Harry Dresden himself}}!

** As well as Michael Carpenter.

** In ''[[Torchwood]]'', {{spoiler|Jack Harkness}} has at least one daughter. She's naturally starting to {{spoiler|look older than he does}}, and although they care a lot about each other, she doesn't want him to freak out her own child. This being ''Torchwood'', [[It Gets Worse]].

* The Chilean telenovela ''Papi Ricky'' ("Daddy Ricky") has one of these as its main character. He's raised his daughter alone for eight years, and apart from dealing with her strict great-grandmother (Grandma of the kid's [[Missing Mom]]), he's a [[Cool Teacher]] in the middle of a [[Love Triangle]] along with a [[Proper Lady]] co-worker and a mysterious [[Broken Bird]] who befriends his little girl {{spoiler|(and who actually ''is'' the [[Missing Mom]], only with [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]])}}.

** Let's not forget Jimmy Novak, {{spoiler|Castiel's vessel}}.

* Burt from [[Raising Hope]]. And he's a grandfather, too!

* ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined|Battlestar Galactica]]'''s Helo.

* Peyton's Dad in ''[[One Tree Hill]]''. Brooke once referred to him as "a total DILF".

** Also {{spoiler|Nathan Scott}}, in later seasons. So. Very. Much.

* Christopher Sieber's character on ''Two of a Kind''.

* [[Mad Men|Don Draper]] certainly counts.

* Mark Sloan from ''~Grey's Anatomy~''.

* Joseph Adama of ''[[Caprica]]'', especially in the 1920s-style suit and fedora he wears in New Cap City. However, when Joseph gets a severe case of [[Heroic BSOD]] and becomes functionally useless as a father, his brother [[Manly Gay|Sam]], who is taller, hotter and way more [[Gayngster|badass]], steps into the role with even more enthusiasm.

* Jonathan Kent on ''[[Smallville]]''.

* Leroy Jethro Gibbs on ''[[NCIS]]''. His own daughter and wife are dead, but he's [[Team Dad]] to the NCIS [[True Companions|crew]]. [[Badass|Ziva]] calls him the closest thing she's had to a father figure, and [[Genki Girl|Abby]] plays the [[Daddy's Girl]] bit to the hilt. Gibbs has, in turn, transferred all [[Overprotective Dad]] tendencies to Abby, because [[Determinator|heaven]] [[Cold Sniper|help]] you if you mess with her.

* Jesse Katsopolis from ''[[Full House]]''.

* Seeley Booth on ''[[Bones]]'' definately counts.

* Jimmy Darmody of ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]''.

* Danny Messer, ''[[CSI: NY]]''.

* B.J. Hunnicutt from ''[[MASH]]''.

* Julius from ''[[Everybody Hates Chris]]''.

* Mike Brady from ''[[The Brady Bunch]]''.

* Don't forget the OG of hot dads, [[I Love Lucy|Ricky Ricardo]].

* Mr. Sheffield from ''[[The Nanny]]''

* Det. Elliot Stabler from ''[[Law and Order SVU]]'', especially pre-[[Hollywood Pudgy|beer gut]].

* Ted from [[How I Met Your Mother]] will arguably become this once his kids are properly born.

*** Special mention goes to Prince Levin of Silesia: even if you don't manage to hook him up with anyone in Gen 1, he becomes the [[Team Dad]] for the kids in Gen 2 ''and'' has already been {{spoiler|Princess Yuria}}'s [[Parental Substitute]] for a while.

*** Also to Fin, who is the [[Parental Substitute]] for Leaf and Nanna in both Gen 2 and ''Thracia 776'' whether you hook him up or not with any Gen 1 girl. Though he does double duty too if you ''did'' manage to pair him up, and specially if {{spoiler|his [[Hot Mom]] partner was Lachesis, since she ''is'' Nanna's mother. Even more so, Thracia 776 pretty much canonizes him as Nanna's birth dad - and does the same for Levin as Sety and Phee's father.}}

* [[Your Mileage May Vary]], but Harry Mason of [[Silent Hill]] is about as handsome a man as the PSX was able to render. He is also willing to (almost literally) go through hell and back for his adopted daughter.

* Braska of ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'' is a borderline example: Since he died when Yuna was little, all of his appearances in the game naturally show him as an attractive young man in his mid/late-twenties. He definitely fits the rest of the trope, though--after Yuna's mother died when Sin destroyed the ship she was in, he decided to ''take on Sin'' so neither Yuna nor the rest of the world would suffer the same pain he went through.

** And then there's Tidus's father Jecht. Fandom's even [[Memetic Sex God|deified]] him for it after ''[[Final Fantasy Dissidia]]''.

* Norman and Byron in ''[[Pokémon]]''. Some may consider Koga one of these as well.

** How can you not mention Palmer? He seems to be this mixed with [[Memetic Sex God]].

* From ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'', {{spoiler|Shadow. Or at least one can imagine. Considering how powerful and agile (and sexy) he is, one might forget he's old enough to have a 10-year-old daughter.}}

** Maduin, Terra's father, is pretty good looking for an {{spoiler|Esper.}}

* {{spoiler|Sol Badguy}} from [[Guilty Gear]] if you believe {{spoiler|he's the father of Dizzy.}} Ky Kiske also counts after the events of Guilty Gear 2.

** Not quite a dad, but Big Boss should get an honorable mention at the very least. After all, [[Even the Guys Want Him|Everyone]] [[Memetic Mutation|is gay]] [[Perverse Sexual Lust|for Big Boss]].

** And it seems to run in the family, as Isaac himself is shaping up to be this in ''Dark Dawn''.

** {{spoiler|[[Hidden Agenda Villain|Alex]] is implied to be Amiti's father in ''Dark Dawn'', and still every bit the [[Bishounen]] he was in the first two games. On the other hand, he's also still [[Manipulative Bastard|A]][[It's All About Me|l]][[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder|e]][[Evil Genius|x]].}}

* Kazuma Kiryuu from ''[[Ryu ga Gotoku|Yakuza]]'' is apparently one of these; all the women at the hostess clubs seem to find him ''very'' attractive.

* [[The Hero|Cecil]] is already considered very attractive in ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]''. Seventeen years and one marriage-and-kid later...and little has changed.

* Chuck Greene from ''[[Dead Rising 2]]'' is a stellar example. Apart from his [http://www.crushfragdestroy.com/wp-content/gallery/dead-rising-2-x10-screens/stoic_chuck_bmp_jpgcopy.jpg rugged good looks], he's good with his hands, would go through [[Zombie Apocalypse|hell]] for his daughter, [[Virtual Paper Doll|and can be dressed in skimpy outfits]].

* Carth Onasi from ''[[Knights of the Old Republic]]''. Of course, he lost his son in the Telos bombing {{spoiler|you do find the kid. He's gone Sith, and it's on you both to try and talk him out of it...if you're inclined}}.

 

 

* In ''[[The Adventures of Wiglaf and Mordred]]'', Geoffrey is definitely one of these. [http://liliy.net/wam/archive/you-should-do-that-yes/ Good-looking], [http://liliy.net/wam/2008/06/29/home-sweet-home/ impeccably polite], and [http://liliy.net/wam/2008/07/02/daddy-knows-best/ violently protective]. He subverts the [[Purity Sue]] stereotype by having developed an tolerance level (and perhaps even a taste) for evil since marrying the super-villainess who kidnapped him.

* ''[[Altermeta]]'' has [http://www.altermeta.net/archive.php?comic=13&view=showfiller Sasha's dad]. His [[Bishonen]] appearance apparently runs in the family.

** [[Stick Figure Comic|Apparently]].

* [[Emperor Scientist|Klaus Wulfenbach]] of [[Girl Genius]].

== Web Original ==

* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy|Zeus]], [[Bishonen|Apollo]], and whoever Eros' [[War God|father]] [[Ultimate Blacksmith|is]] in ''[[Thalias Musings]]''.

 

 

*** ...[[Incredibly Lame Pun|Literally.]]

* Arguably, Professor Utonium from the ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]''. Aside from the art style, (which is far from the bishi-style of Shoujo animes, or anime in general) he is attractive, on top of being smart, loving, and protective of his girls. He may be a big dork, but for some girls, [[Nerds Are Sexy|that's part of his charm]].

* Prince Eric becomes one of these in ''[[The Little Mermaid]] 2''.

* Possibly Timmy Turner from ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]'' at the end of ''Channel Chasers''.

* David "Dave" Seville from ''[[Alvin and The Chipmunks|The Chipmunks]]''. Same reason as Professor Utonium.

* Daphne's father from ''[[Scooby Doo Mystery Inc|Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]''.

* In ''La Famille Glady'', the extremely cutesy and weird character design makes Sim Glady, the father of the family, look so cute and young that he looks more like his three children's [[Big Brother Mentor]] than their dad. Same goes to his [[Hot Mom|Cute Mom]] wife, Sonia.

* John Redcorn of ''[[King of the Hill]]'', though this is a bit of a subversion, since {{spoiler|he isn't raising Joseph and Joseph doesn't know who his real father is}}.