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Until the latter half of the 20th century, it was generally accepted that openly bearing your father's or culture's good name as a badge of honor was perfectly acceptable behavior, as it showed [[Thicker Than Water|filial loyalty to one's roots]]. Not only was "Son of Y" basically your surname in ancient times, but it's also where many last names come from ("Jacob'''son'''," "'''Mac'''Donald," "'''bin''' Tariq" for example).
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{{examples}}
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==▼
▲== Anime and Manga ==
* In ''[[Code Geass]] R2'', Lelouch has he makes his way to the Sword of Akasha, Lelouch says, "I am Lelouch Vi Britannia, son of the late Empress Marianne, the prince who was abandoned by his Empire!"
* ''[[Dragonball Z]]'': "I Am Vegeta, Prince of Saiyajin Warrior Race!!"
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* ''[[Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind]]'': "I am Nausicaa, child of King Jhil!"
** And later, {{spoiler|"I am Ohma, son of Nausicaa, warrior, arbitrator and judge."}}
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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* In a classic "Tales of the ''[[Green Lantern]]'' Corps" short story written by Alan Moore, there was [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Bolphunga the Unrelenting]]. He pursued the Green Lantern Mogo, not knowing that the seemingly uninhabited planet that he'd landed on to ''find'' Mogo {{spoiler|'''was''' Mogo}}, and introduced himself as "''Bolphunga'', son of ''Boff''!"
== [[Fan Works]] ==
== Fanfic ==▼
* Done by Gene in one ''[[Iron Man: Armored Adventures]]'' [[Fanfic]], directed at his abusive and violent stepfather. "I'm not your puppet or your slave! I'm Temugin Khan, son of Aung Htain, who was five times the man you will ever be! [[Heroic Sacrifice|He laid down his life to fight evil]] and I am honored to call him my father. But you? You're just a dirty coward with superpowers." Doubles as a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] and [[I Am What I Am]] for Gene.
* [[Sacrificial Lion|Master Thundering Rhino]], son of Master Flying Rhino from ''[[Kung Fu Panda 2]]''.
== Films -- Live-Action ==▼
* ''[[Kill Bill]] Vol. 1'' has an overlap of this and [[My Name Is Inigo Montoya]] when the eleven-year-old O-Ren tells the man who murdered her parents as she guts him like a fish, "Look into my eyes. Do they look familiar to you. Do I look like someone...YOU MURDERED?!"
* "Connor, Duncan and Colin Macleod of the Clan Macleod" all bear their ''[[Highlander]]'' heritage with pride, despite the fact that the first two are cast out from their families for being demons and the third being an adopted Briton.
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{{quote|'''Legolas''': This is no mere ranger. He is Aragorn, son of Arathorn. You owe him your allegiance.}}
== [[Literature]] ==▼
▲== Literature ==
* In [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'s Middle-earth books, modern-style family names are only used in the Shire and Bree-land. Everyone else works with patronymics.
** One of the best examples is Thorin declaring himself in Lake-town in ''[[The Hobbit]]'':
{{quote|"I am Thorin son of Thrain son of Thror King Under the Mountain! ''[[Rightful King Returns|I return!]]''"}}
** "I am Aragorn, son of Arathorn; and if by life or death I can save you, I will."
* It's an unusual example - she hates her blood father and everything he stood for - but in ''[[The Thrawn Trilogy]]'', when Leia Organa Solo is almost kidnapped by a [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Noghri Noghri] commando, he is able to smell her bloodline and calls her the ''Mal'ary'ush'', the daughter of the savior. Of course, he doesn't mean Bail Organa. After their world was poisoned, Darth Vader showed up, created peace among the clans, had droids sent down to purify some of the soil, and got them into a deep debt to the Empire. Leia ends up accepting this and even visiting the ruined Noghri homeworld to attempt to coax them away from the Empire, and when she finds the proof that they do not in fact owe the Empire for their continued existence, she introduces herself to the Imperial-loyal ruling body as Darth Vader's daughter. When they attempt to capture her, in accordance to their new overlord's commands, she holds and ignites her lightsaber using the Force, finally getting their full attention.
{{quote|'''Leia''': "I am not merely the daughter of Lord Vader. I am the ''Mal'ary'ush'': heir to his authority and his power. I have come through many dangers to reveal the treachery that has been done to the Noghri people."}}
* In the ''[[Redwall]]'' series, Martin the Warrior announces himself as "Martin, son of Luke" multiple times in his eponymous book. Also spoken by Martin at least once in the books Mossflower, and The Legend of Luke.
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* In ''[[Pern]]'', characters do not have surnames; instead, they tend to be given names which are an amalgamation of both parents' names. For example, Lord Jaxom was the son of Lord Fax and Lady Gemma. Lessa, in the first book, invokes the trope a bit more directly in response to F'lar implying she's a coward: ''I am the daughter of the Lord of Ruatha! I am afraid of '''nothing'''!''
** The trope is also discussed when Kylara has a son—she says—by T'bor, and names him T'kil. F'lar notes to Lessa that if she'd stuck perfectly to convention she would have named him T'lar, but that might "cause confusion," deliberately needling Lessa, whose jealousy is piqued by the promiscuous Kylara. Though he was monogamous subsequent to becoming Lessa's weyrmate, F'lar mentally concedes (but does not say) that the child ''could'' [[Incredibly Lame Pun|conceivably]] be his.
* ''[[Darkover]]'': A Renunciate of Darkover (aka Free Amazons) takes oath to become known only as the daughter of her mother such as Jaelle N'ha Melora --
* In [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[The Dark Tower]]'' series, this form of introduction is common in the Mid-World. In ''[[The Dark Tower/Wizard and Glass|Wizard and Glass]]'', Roland adresses the [[Wicked Witch]] Rhea as "Rhea, daughter of none", as he doesn't know who her father was. In ''[[The Dark Tower/Wolves of the Calla|Wolves of the Calla]]'', Eddie, who [[Disappeared Dad|never met his father]], introduces himself as "Eddie Dean of New York, son of Wendell", while thinking: "At least that's what Ma always claimed."
* In the ''[[Discworld]]'' novel ''[[Discworld/Sourcery|Sourcery]]'', wannabe barbarian her Nijel introduces himself as "Nijel the Destroyer, son of Harebut the Provision Merchant". Later, when he wants to impress a girl, he changes it to "Harebut the Mighty".
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* In ''[[The Enemy Papers]]'' the Dracs (and Humans who were taught Talma) sometimes recite their [[Master Apprentice Chain]] in this way.
* Even though his family have become dispossessed outcasts in the Klingon Empire due to his conflicting loyalties to the Federation, The First Klingon in Starfleet '''still''' calls himself [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|"Worf, Son of Mogh"]]. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9WsvaCP6Cg YouTube]
** Since Worf was named after his grandfather (Kirk and McCoy's lawyer in ''[[Star Trek]] VI''), Lieutenant Worf's father would introduce himself as "Mogh, Son of Worf". Interestingly, Worf's own son Alexander introduces himself in a human manner (as Alexander Rozhenko), even when serving aboard a Klingon ship. Then again, he's 1/4 human and was raised by Worf's adopted human parents.
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* In ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' Teyla first introduces herself as Teyla, daughter of Tagan. Interestingly, her father's name is later said to be Torren, suggesting that Athosians use matronymics.
== [[Music]] ==▼
▲== Music ==
* Jessica Andrews, "Who I am" has the lines,
{{quote|''I'm gonna be just fine
''{{'}}Cause I know exactly who I am
''I am Rosemary's granddaughter
''The spitting image of my father
''And when the day is done
''My momma's still my biggest fan }}
== [[Video Games]] ==▼
▲== Video Games ==
* In ''[[Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories]]'' practically overlaps with [[Badass Creed]] and possibly [[Catch Phrase]]: "I am Rozalin, the only daughter of Overlord Zenon!"
* ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' - "I am Nanaki son of Seto... I am afraid of nothing... it's all right, all right. I'm Nanaki, the son of brave Seto... I'm not afraid of Sephiroth..."
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* In ''[[Mass Effect]]'', quarian names follower a similar line, though based on their ship as opposed to their parents. Tali'Zorah is, for example, Tali'Zorah nar Rayya when Shepard first meets her, which effectively is "Tali, of the family Zorah, passenger of the Rayya.", {{spoiler|and later, when she is renamed to Tali'Zorah vas Normandy, this effectively translates as "Tali, of the family Zorah, crew of the Normandy." Since the difference between a passenger (One who is provided for by their ship) and crew (one who provides and contributes to their ship) exists, the identifiers of Vas and Nar are important. Other translations for Nar can be "Child of" and for Vas can be "Citizen of" or "Contributor of". She is also identified as Tali'Zorah vas Neema during Mass Effect 2.}}
* [[No Rest for The Wicked (webcomic)|"I'd tell you "Jack, son of..." ...but my dad made me swear never t' let on I'm his."]]
* In ''[[Order of the Stick]]'', Belkar kills a kobold tracker named Yikyik, and later meets his son, who says: "[[My Name Is Inigo Montoya|I am Yokyok, son of Yikyik]]. [[You Killed My Father]]. [[Prepare to Die]]."
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'''DM''': Anduril is your ''sword'', dumbass. }}
== [[Web Original]] ==
▲== Web Original ==
* ''[[Tales of MU]]'' gives us Dee, who is incredibly proud of her lineage, traced matrilineally back quite far, which is understandable given the culture form which she hails. To mispronounce the name of, or insult one of her foremothers is to commit a grave offense to her. The early prequel chapter given to her offers a look at just how far back her lineage goes.
{{quote|Delia Daella was the daughter of Daella Degra, who was the daughter of Degra Daura, who was the daughter of Daura Duala, who was the daughter of Duala Deneira, who was the daughter of Deneira Deshalla, who was the daughter of Deshalla Duquesna, who was the daughter of Duquesna Desiera, who was the daughter of Desiera Docia, who was the daughter of Docia Demara, who was the daughter of Demara Della, who was the daughter of Della Dolora, who was the daughter of Dolora Delissa, who was the daughter of Delissa Deliza, who was the daughter of Deliza Dasera, who was the daughter of Dasera Dasera, who was the daughter of Dasera Decatia, who was the daughter of Decatia Delia, who was the daughter of Delia Deshara, who was the daughter of Deshara Denala, who was the daughter of Denala d’Wyr… an unbroken chain of first daughters that went as far back as had ever been reckoned.}}
== [[Western Animation]] ==▼
* In the ''[[Fantastic Four (animation)|Fantastic Four]]'' cartoon, Thor introduces himself as "Thor, Son of Odin." Thing answers, "Son of Odin, eh? Thou has ticked off Ben Grimm, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grimm!"▼
▲== Western Animation ==
▲* In the ''[[Fantastic Four]]'' cartoon, Thor introduces himself as "Thor, Son of Odin." Thing answers, "Son of Odin, eh? Thou has ticked off Ben Grimm, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grimm!"
** In the ''[[Thor (film)|Thor]]'' film, the titular character introduces himself as Thor Odinson, which amounts to the same thing.
* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' "My name is Zuko! Son of Ursa and Fire Lord Ozai! Prince of the Fire Nation, and heir to the throne!" (of course he ''was'' in the middle of a land the Fire Nation had been waging war upon for a century)
== [[Real Life]] ==▼
* "Son of ____" was more or less how one identified himself before last names became common practice; many family names in many languages actually come from such patronymics, which is why they so often end with "____son" or equivalent - Johnson (as in "John's Son"), for example. And many others have
▲== Real Life ==
▲* "Son of ____" was more or less how one identified himself before last names became common practice; many family names in many languages actually come from such patronymics, which is why they so often end with "____son" or equivalent - Johnson (as in "John's Son"), for example. And many others have prefix that means "[descendant] of ____".
** Every Armenian surname translates to "Son of-" whatever the name may be.
** O'Brien comes from Ó Briain and means "Descendant of Brian." If you want an example of an Irish name that does follow the "son of..." pattern, try McMahon (Irish form Mac Mathuna).
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