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** ''Still'' not the first time Quicksilver's gone crazy.

* For an example of someone who doesn't give a second thought to their villainous ancestry, look no further than [[Flash|Bart Allen]] -- better known as Impulse/Kid Flash II. It's common knowledge that he's the grandson of the Silver Age Flash. What ''isn't'' common knowledge <ref>I ''think'' only about a dozen or so people in-universe know this</ref> is that he's also descended from Barry's psychotic [[Evil Counterpart]], Professor Zoom. He's long known this fact <ref>Impulse #25. He's more upset that Meloni didn't spill the truth earlier.</ref>, but doesn't really think about it, let alone talk about it, unless someone explicitly brings it up, and more-or-less laughs off Zoom's accusation of "[[Feuding Families|bloodline betrayal]]":

'''Bart''': Look on the bright side, Professor Plum. We're only half related! }}

* [[Captain America]] has two examples. Helmut Zemo, son of Heinrich Zemo and Sin, son of The Red Skull.

* [[Serial Killer]] ''[[Mr. Brooks]]'' worries that his daughter has inherited his homicidal urges.

* Parodied lots in ''[[Tongan Ninja]]'', with the evil [[Big Bad|Mr Big]] and his long-lost son, Action Fighter:

'''Asian Sidekick:''' It is as foretold in the prophecy! }}

* [[Nightmare On Elm Street|Freddy Krueger's]] [[Ax Crazy|great paternal linage]] [[Blatant Lies|helped make him the great man he is today]]. Yup all 1000 of his psychotic inmate fathers.

* The blurb to each of the three ''Kaywana'' books goes on and on about how the tainted blood of the van Groenwegels drives them to evil.

* In Gene Stratton Porter's ''[http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/904 Her Father's Daughter]'', Linda receives a direction to a letter when she turns eighteen. However, blood had told before then.

* Madness seems to be a family trait for the Angelfields in ''[[The Thirteenth Tale]]''. George, Charlie, Isabelle, and the twins are all off.

* Invoked in the ''[[BattleTech]]'' novel ''Star Lord''. The eponymous character, a distant descendant of Stephan Amaris (the man whose actions brought down the Star League and incidentally proved him to be a [[Complete Monster]]), decides upon discovering his legacy that it must therefore be his destiny to step into his ancestor's footsteps, topple the Great Houses of the Inner Sphere, and take over himself. He's unambiguously crazy, but wholeheartedly embraces his belief and proves charismatic enough to attract a number of down-on-their-luck followers to stir up trouble for him.

** [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070219 Various] other [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20110314 characters] speculate about ''which'' lot of relatives she's going to take after.

** Sometimes she's just as crazy, even though in more benign way:

'''{{spoiler|Castle Heterodyne}}''': ...or something. Under the [[Dramatic Stutter|circir/circumstances]] I/I am forced to admit that yo/you are most most likely oneoneone of the family...<br />

'''Agatha''': Oh, ''yeah''... I have ''got'' to try [[Super Serum|that]] ''again!''<br />