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* In ''[[Clannad (visual novel)|Clannad]]'', Tomoya once has a weird [[Imagine Spot]] about shipping [[Brother-Sister Incest|Sunohara with his sister]].

** Tomoya seems to have a [[Younger Sibling Fetishization|little sister kink]] in general, as he was ''very'' into it when Sunohara's little sister Mei started calling him [[Japanese Sibling Terminology|'niichan']]. He doesn't actually have a little sister, though.

* Many in ''[[Code Geass]]''—of course, everybody already knows about Lelouch and [[Memetic Mutation|memetic]] [[Big Brother Instinct|siscon]], who started a war for his sister Nunnally's sake, but an even better example of this trope would have to be the last episode, where they both tell each other "I love you" using the Japanese terms ''aishiteru'' and ''aishite imasu'', which are generally used for romantic affection. Lelouch has this with his half-sister Euphemia, as well.

** Mind you, there is so much of this subtext that the series [[Brother-Sister Incest/Code Geass|has its own page]] on [[Brother-Sister Incest]].

* ''[[Final Fantasy Unlimited]]'' has brothers Shiroi Kumo and Akai Kiri, who are so obsessed with each other that anything one of them does has something to do with the other in some way, shape, or form. At the start of the series, it has been twelve years since they've last seen each other, {{spoiler|and hell, Kiri's been ''dead'' all that time, too}}. Their reunion features a lot of [[Say My Name]] and furiously clashing swords. Let's not even get into the soul dragons.

* ''[[Pandora Hearts]]'': Gil's younger brother, Vincent, is [[Yandere|extremely possessive]] of him.

* In ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'', there are rather questionable actions Gihren Zabi takes in the series concerning his sister Kycilia. Firstly there's the indifferent behavior Gihren has towards Garma and Dozle's deaths, and having no qualms with [[Self-Made Orphan|killing Degwin]], but yet specifically stating that he plans to rule the new Zeon with ''[[Terms of Endangerment|"dear sister"]]''. Then also going out of his way to make sure Kycilia was warned about the Solar Ray firing by a messenger so she wouldn't be killed, the same weapon that intentionally killed daddy. And of course there's the [[Green-Eyed Monster|dark tone of voice]] he used when Kycilia ''dared'' to mention having Char pilot the Zeong, saying "Char, once again. You're obsessed with him." Not coming to the logical conclusion that Kycilia might have chosen Char due to his newtype potential, but getting emotional over it instead. Completely one-sided, it's a mixture of [[Stalker with a Crush|Gihren]] imagining [[Unresolved Sexual Tension|sexual tension]] to feed [[Villainous Incest|his fantasy]] [[Birds of a Feather|because she shares some of his beliefs]] [[Cannot Spit It Out|but of course cannot say anything about it]]. Kycilia is of course [[I Didn't Mean to Turn You On|unaware to any of this conflict]] and rather cares more about their [[Self-Made Orphan|dead dad]]. Can lead to [[No Yay]] for obvious reasons.

* The ''artists'' for both the ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'' manga and anime adaptations really played up the twincest in official art. It doesn't help that there actually is some subtext in the anime, even though both have male love interests.

* In ''[[D.Gray-man]]'' has Komui and Lenalee Lee has the [http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/787/dgrayman09100.jpg room], that Komui designed for her. Their moments during the zombie arc don't help either.

* Chiaki and Kana from ''[[Minami-ke]]'' seem to show rather unsisterly affections towards Haruka, regularly fawning over her and showering her with praise. Perhaps it might be because she's their [[Parental Substitute]], but the [[Beach Episode]] is very suspect, where they're incredibly eager to see her in a bikini.

* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. There is some pretty heavy subtext between {{spoiler|Shinji and Rei}}, and it's later revealed that {{spoiler|Rei [[Cloning Blues|may]] or [[Half-Human Hybrid|may not]] be his half-sister. In the manga, Rei [[Defrosting Ice Queen|shows]] signs of attraction and later even [[Heroic Sacrifice|kills herself]] to save him; in ''[[Rebuild of Evangelion|Evangelion: 2.0]]'', a jealous Asuka outright states that Rei loves him but doesn't realize it yet. What about Shinji? In the aforementioned film, Rei [[Always Save the Girl|turns out]] to be his [[Berserk Button]].}}

* Pretty much the entire point of ''[[Onegai Twins]]'', although the two girls promise that whichever one is the sister can't be romantically involved with Maiku. Until they KNOW, though, both girls are very protective of another girl having a possible relationship with their possible brother. Of course, the series certainly implies that their promise wouldn't necessarily preclude the two girls being more than friendly with [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|each other]], especially given the amount of time they spend [[Fan Service|"skinshipping"]] together [[Furo Scene|in the bath]].

* Mairu and Kururi from ''[[Durarara!!]]'' seem to go past subtext. The two share a kiss in the second [[OVA]], and are particularly touchy-feely with each other if their dialogue in the chatroom is anything to go by. Even when the two of them kiss Aoba, Mairu is more excited about her [[Indirect Kiss]] with Kururi than anything else.

* ''[[Venus Versus Virus]]'' has two twin characters, Luca and Laura, who have a.. Very close bond. It's a driving force in both the manga and anime, and it helps that the manga is a subtle [[Girls Love]].

* In ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]'', it's played with between twin siblings Johan and Anna/Nina. Johan has quite the obsession over Nina, and she is probably the only person in the world that he cares about enough for people to try to hold Nina hostage knowing that it'll lure Johan out and {{spoiler|he's willing to eradicate his existence merely to make her happy}}; Nina initially cannot remember Johan due to a post-traumatic induced amnesia, and when he begins sending her anonymous "romantic" emails (e.g., ''"I was born to smother you with flowers."''), she assumes that it's from a secret admirer.

* ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]'' has the Hitachin twins, Hikaru and Kaoru. While they do share a very strong bond, they play up the incestuous subtext when performing their duties for the club.

* Rito and Mikan in ''[[To LOVE-Ru]]'', particularly on Mikan's part, getting jealous and lonely when Rito pays attention to other girls. Then there is the time Rito said that he thought of Mikan as "a special existance beyond even a sibling" and you'll be forgiven for thinking that the subtext is pretty much text now.

* Yuka from ''[[Elfen Lied]]'' has a very noticeable crush on her [[Kissing Cousins|cousin]] Kouta.

* A good portion of ''[[Nisemonogatari]]'' has this.

* There's a reason Edward and Al are a very popular pairing for ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]''. It's even worse in the [[Fullmetal Alchemist (anime)|2003 anime]]. Ed has at least three love interests but none of them get anywhere on screen. He spends a majority of the series, and the film, focusing on Al. A major complaint for the movie is ''how'' focused Edward is on Alphonse.

* ''[[Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai!]]'' runs on this trope, as Kirino's obsession with "little-sister" themed [[H-Games]] seems to contradict her adversarial relationship with her older brother Kyousuke, and there are eventually many incidents that indicate that it's more and more a front to hide her true feelings. And in at least one controversial official ending for the storyline, it stops being subtext at all.

* Edward in ''[[Black Butler]]'' sees his sister Elizabeth as perfect in every way and even admits, apparently not realizing how abnormal he is being, that he doesn't really see others when she is present.

 

== Comic Books ==

* ''[[Madame Mirage]]'' provides a peculiar example: after her sister Angie is murdered, Harper creates a hyper-sexualized holographic version of her, the eponymous Mirage, to avenge her. Harper's explanation is that with [[Distracted by the Sexy|everyone paying attention]] to the impossibly well-endowed [[Femme Fatale]] Mirage, no one would be looking for scrawny little Harper. Except that Mirage still looks just like a hyper-sexualized version of Harper's sister Angie, when Harper could just as easily made her look like someone not connected to Harper in any way. So it kind of comes off as Harper acting out her repressed lust for Angie.

 

 

== Film ==

* ''[[High School Musical]]'': Sharpay and Ryan Evans have a disturbingly close relationship. Heck, their first duet is a love song according to Kelsi. The twins just [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhbqA6JMBec changed it around] a bit so it [[Your Mileage May Vary|didn't sound so romantic]]. When Troy and Gabriella sing it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h14LFxYEWg8 correctly], it's clearly a love song.

** The only difference is a more upbeat tempo. Lyrics are the same.

** Additionally, a joke is made at one point saying that if Sharpay could play both Romeo and Juliet, her brother would be out of a job. Which is a nice joke until you realize that means that the twins have no problem playing romantic roles with each other. What makes the whole scenario stranger is that Ryan was very clearly written to be the group's token gay member. It's only implied, but implied quite strongly.

*** The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSBoARL2N3g video] even includes a few moments from the movie put in shippy context.

* ''[[House of Wax]]'' is filled with the [[twincest]]y subtext between Nick and Carly. Obvious from a mile away.

{{quote|Simon: "It's just not something brothers and sisters do. I mean, on some planets... but only pretty bad ones." }}

** Their relationship in general throughout the series is ... greatly textured, mixing sibling, parent, doctor, and lover roles with the necessary abandon. Simon and his mei-mei are all each other have in the world. And when River's upset or sick, it's her brother's bed she curls up in.

** The incest subtext is particularly evident in the scene where Nuada learns of the attraction between Abe and Nuala; Nuada's reaction is more like that of a jealous lover than a brother defending his sister's honor.

* In the French-Canadian movie ''C.R.A.Z.Y.'', the tension between the main character Zac and his older brother Raymond can be interpreted as to being of a sexual nature, at least in part. It's strongly implied that Zac, well, takes pleasure out of seeing his brother having sex with different girls in multiple occasions. It gets even more interesting once it's clear that Zac is, indeed, gay. So who exactly was turning him on?

** Raymond also teases Zac by proposing to give him a blowjob, although that was probably supposed to be an attack to his sexuality rather than an in-university acknowledgment of the Incest Subtext.

* ''[[Ginger Snaps]]''. Specifically, when {{spoiler|Ginger}} is heading towards full transformation, she crawls over to and on top of her sister and whispers "It's like we're not even related anymore..."

* In the film version of [[Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince]] there's a moment where Bellatrix gets a little too close to her nephew, Draco, whispering in his ear and kissing his shoulder. He looks hilariously creeped out.

** Another one in Deathly Hallows, where she grabs his hand and drags him forward, saying something like "come closer, sweetie."

* Charlie tries this in ''[[Mystery Team]]''. It doesn't work.

* ''[[The Boondock Saints]].'' That is all.

* ''[[Conan the Barbarian]]'' (2011). [[Daddy's Little Villain]] tells her father (who is seeking to resurrect his dead wife) that she can do everything her mother could—she's referring to her magic powers, but there's a clear sexual vibe as well.

** It's only subtext until he cradles her face in his hand and she [[G-Rated Sex|starts sucking on his thumb]]. At that point it becomes damn clear that she would be happy substituting for her mother in every possible way. [[Even Evil Has Standards|he winds up rejecting the offer.]]

* The 1992 French movie ''L'Amant'' (''[[The Lover]]'', adapted from the eponymous novel by Marguerite Duras). The female protagonist has a sexual vibe with her younger brother—the sight of the two of them dancing closely is enough to drive the titular character to a jealous fury.

* in ''[[Snow White and the Huntsman]]'', [[God Save Us From the Queen|Queen Ravenna's]] relationship with her brother Finn flirts with incest several times. Especially when Ravenna bathes in front of him and, later, he gives her a not-so-brotherly kiss on the shoulder.

* Between Claudia and her brother Gustav in ''[[Snow White: A Tale of Terror|Snow White a Tale of Terror]]''. She kisses him at one point, though he's rather terrified. It's also clear Frederich saw his late wife when he danced with Lilli. So does Claudia.

* Lampshaded, [[Faux Yay|deliberately played up]], and generally mocked in ''[[The Dresden Files]]''. {{spoiler|Harry and Thomas}} live together for quite a while, and are often [[Mistaken for Gay]] by the (many) people who don't know they're half-brothers. This is made even worse by {{spoiler|Thomas}}'s sense of humor and the fact that {{spoiler|he's a [[Incubus|White Court vampire]], so [[Even the Guys Want Him|even straight guys are attracted to him]].}} The whole situation is the source of [[Crowning Moment of Funny|much lulz]]. Of course, much of the humor was basically [[Queer People Are Funny]], so it sometimes came across as rather homophobic.

* ''[[The Vampire Chronicles]]'' has Lestat and his mother Gabrielle. Lestat is clearly Gabrielle's favorite, she even refers to him as the male part of her. The first person Lestat [[Kiss of the Vampire|turns into a vampire]] is Gabrielle, and during their time as vampire companions Lestat referred to them as lovers.

** Made all the more egregious at the realization that [[Moustache De Plume|S.E. Hinton]] was not only a [[Yaoi Fangirl|woman]], but a [[Most Fanfic Writers Are Girls|college freshman]] when the book was published.

{{quote|The Princess [[Take My Hand|caught him with a hand, her weight halting his slide]]. Now Luke rolled clear, came to a panting stop on her chest.

For a long moment they lay like that, suspended in time. Then their eyes met with a gaze that could have penetrated light-years. }}

** The idea that she'd "always known" throws this line into a new light.

{{quote|The Princess grew aware of how tightly she was clinging to him. Their proximity engendered a wash of confused emotion. It would be proper to disengage, to move away a little. Proper, [[But I Would Really Enjoy It|but not nearly so satisfying]].}}

* Brambleclaw and Hawkfrost of ''[[Warrior Cats]]'', who are half-brothers. Brambleclaw chose to trust Hawkfrost '''over''' Squirrelflight, his [[Love Interest]], and trusted Hawkfrost completely up until he tried to make him kill his leader. Even though it was hinted at that Hawkfrost was evil.

* While ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' has quite a lot of explicit and confirmed incest between certain characters, there are also certain points which fit this trope. One example is during one of Arianne Martell's POV chapters, she remembers that when she was younger (though we don't know exactly how young) she was travelling through the desert with her uncle Oberyn and her cousins, and she daydreamed about a desert bandit kidnapping her and having his way with her. Judging from the description of the bandit, she imagined him looking a lot like her uncle Oberyn. She feels very uncomfortable about remembering this, so she is clearly aware of what such a daydream implies.

** Aeron "Damphair" Greyjoy has a deep-seated hatred and terror of his brother Euron, and associates him with the scream of a rusted hinge, and memories of waking up in the night and thinking "Euron has come again". Though it is not stated explicitly, one can assume that he was sexually abused by his brother.

== Live Action TV ==

* The relationship between Justin and Alex (Jalex) on the Disney comedy ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'' was so filled with subtext it was the only show to get its own ''sub-page'' for it, the contents of which can now be found on that show's [[Wizards of Waverly Place/Analysis|Analysis page]].

* ''[[Married... with Children]]'': Bud and Kelly slightly. Bud always rags on her skankiness, Kelly has many comments about his sex life (she seems to be jealous of his blow-up doll). She enjoys when he acknowledges her hotness or achievements. They also touch each other a lot.

** "If you weren't my brother..." after Bud does something really nice. Yow.

* Unintentional BSI vibe surfaced on ''[[7th Heaven]]'' frequently, often in the guise of wacky hi-jinx.

** In the pilot episode Mary asks her brother Matt to help her practice kissing. Their father walks in on them before anything happens. Reportedly, the script actually called for them to kiss, but Jessica Biel and Barry Watson refused to do it.

* The Petrelli brothers on ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]''. The amount of subtext between Nathan and Peter made Petrellicest the most popular slash pairing in the fandom.

** Peter and Claire had the most sexual tension and chemistry out of any two on the show. Too bad they made them Uncle and Niece. Although this did not stop them from dating in [[Cast Incest|real life]]

* Whilst not to the level of [[Wizards of Waverly Place|Jalex]], the Sparly pairing in ''[[iCarly]]'' has some similar moments, especially in the first couple seasons.

* In the ''[[Victorious]]'' episode "Birthweek Song", Tori's present to her sister Trina is a hot song-and-dance number which includes her sitting on her sister's lap. Whilst wearing an extremely short sparkly cocktail dress.

** Though that was partially a rash decision Fiona did while she was drunk.

* ''[[Kamen Rider Kabuto]]'' has a lot of [[Ship Tease]] between Tendou and Hiyori, although {{spoiler|Hiyori is a Worm so they're not blood-related, but she's mimicking the girl who would have been his sister}}. Even {{spoiler|Tendou's dark self's}} existance revolved around her while {{spoiler|again, they're technically not blood-related: Dark Tendou is also a Worm, but he is a mimic of ''Tendou''}}. On top of that, early on in the show before [[The Reveal]], some of the characters, like the owner of Bistro La Salle and Juka, refer them as boyfriend and girlfriend. Tendou, of course, doesn't deny this. Hilariously, Sean Wiig, the actor of Tendou's child self, [https://web.archive.org/web/20090626001636/http://seancave.blogspot.com/2009/04/sean-as-seen-on-tv.html even believed that Tendou and Hiyori ''were'' dating].

** [[Ship Tease]] involving siblings (and, in one case, an uncle and niece) is very common in Heisei-era Kamen Rider series. Prominent examples are Taiga and Wataru in ''[[Kamen Rider Kiva|Kiva]]'', Ryotaro and {{spoiler|Hana}} in ''[[Kamen Rider Den-O|Den-O]]'', Maki and his sister ''and'' Hina and Ankh (who is possessing her brother's body) in ''[[Kamen Rider OOO|OOO]]'', and Philip and Wakana in ''[[Kamen Rider Double|Double]]''.

{{quote|'''Willow:''' I have to look after her [Tara]. She's my girl.

'''Buffy:''' ''(stroking Dawn's hair)'' I know what you mean. }}

*** And in "Intervention"

{{quote|'''Buffy:''' I love you, Dawn. You know that, right?

{{quote|'''Xander:''' (horrified) Oh... oh no! Daddy no... I wasn't... when I was lookin' I wasn't... oh God!

'''Willow:''' (ashamed) Right there with ya. }}

** Similarly crossing over to ''[[Angel]]'' Drusilla has sex with Angel several times and frequently calls him "daddy" (because he sired her) and she also calls Darla "grandmother", whom she shares a lot of [[Les Yay]] with.

* In ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'' we have half-sisters Morgana and Morgause. Their secret meetings can be seen as not unlike secret lovers having an affair.

* This is joked about several times in ''[[Supernatural]]''. In "The Monster at the End of This Book", Sam and Dean discover a series of novels detailing their exploits has accumulated a fandom, including in-universe Sam/Dean shippers. In the episode "The Real Ghostbusters", the two guys [[Cosplay]]ing as Sam and Dean turn out to be a couple.

* All ''over'' ''[[The Borgias]]'', but well, there's [[Real Life Writes the Plot|a reason for that]]. There's [[Big Brother Attraction|Cesare/Lucrezia]], where Lucrezia claims she'll never love a husband the way she loves Cesare, and where Cesare promises to cut her husband's heart out with a dinner knife. There's [[Momma's Boy|Vannozza/Cesare]], who spend the most time together of the parents/children and whom Cesare brings to Lucrezia's wedding despite his father's wishes. There's [[Foe Yay|Cesare/Juan]], with Juan getting the life Cesare wants and Cesare reluctantly cleaning up his brother's mistakes. And there's [[Daddy's Girl|Rodrigo/Lucrezia]], with their cuddling and kissing and the way Lucrezia clearly has her father wrapped around her little finger. Besides, when your cast [http://image.wetpaint.com/image/1/ZJZTX-a1DaFAIen2QFNaAw480923 looks like this]{{Dead link}} (all but the lady in blue are related somehow), this trope's inevitable.

* This is played for laughs quite a bit on ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]''.

* In ''[[Coronation Street]]'' Julie and Jason get drunk and spend a night on the couch together. When Julie's mother Paula finds out about this she is horrified...and drops the bombshell that Jason and Julie are actually related as Paula had sex with Jason's grandfather when she was fourteen and got pregnant with Julie. It's then quickly revealed that Jason and Julie didn't actually sleep together.

* In ''[[The New Adventures of Old Christine]]'', there's a ''lot'' of incestuous subtext between Christine and her brother Matthew. There was even a scene in which {{spoiler|Christine made out with him though it turned out to be a dream.}}

* This is a plot point in the ''[[Friends]]'' episode "The One with the Inappropriate Sister". Rachel's date Danny seems to just be extremely close to his sister, until at the coffee house when he licks icing from her fingers, then she drops it on his pants and wipes it off, then they go upstairs to change pants. When Rachel finally goes to break up with him, Danny and his sister are about to take a bath together.

{{quote|"Ewwwwwww?, That's so weird even for the Kibbler family."}}

 

== Music ==

 

== Professional Wrestling ==

* Kayfabe siblings Paul Burchill and Katie Lea debuted a controversial angle in 2008 that implied incest between the two of them, with Katie calling Paul "beautiful" and talking about how she enjoys watching him inflict pain. Paul's [[Catch Phrase]] would then be "whatever Katie wants, Katie always gets". WWE just happened to be going PG that year so the incest part of their pairing was dropped before anything big happened.

* This was one of the original plans for the Sable/Tori feud back in 1999 where Tori was going to be revealed to be Sable's sister, making the stalking that little more creepy. They scrapped that idea and just made Tori an obsessed fan instead.

 

== Theater ==

* A recent production of ''Don Pasquale'' where Norina and Malatesta gave off some... interesting vibes while going over their plan for her to trick the titular don. He does seem ''very'' enthusiastic in teaching her to seduce men, and even refers to her affectionately as a "little vixen" at one point.(It helped that both the actors were friends IRL, and both ridiculously hot.)

* Rampant in ''[[Electra]]''. Electra's relationship to her dead father is slightly [[Deceased Parents Are the Best|unhealthy]] and has some incestuous undertones. Her relationship to her brother is ''all'' [[Subtext|undertones]].

* Many productions [[Played for Drama|emphasize the highly-charged, ultra-possessive relationship]] between [[Hamlet]] and Gertrude. Partially Justified in that Hamlet [["Well Done, Son" Guy|is trying to live up to his father's image]]

** Some productions imply a similar relationship between Ophelia and Laertes, possibly to emphasize his role as a [[Foil]] to Hamlet.

 

== Video Games ==

* ''[[Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones]]'' gives us the twin siblings Eirika and Ephraim, whose in-game supports all but outright spell it out. Their end-game weapons are even named after a pair of incestuous twins.

*** In the sequel ''Radiant Dawn'', {{spoiler|if you get an A-rank support bond between Naesala and Leanne (the former is a crow and the latter is one of the herons) their ending reveals that herons can be born in mixed marriages.}}

* ''[[Final Fantasy X]]''; ignoring Brother's blatant squicky crush on his cousin Yuna, his sister Rikku has a few [[Les Yay]] moments with Yuna herself including a Hot Spring scene where she looks down at Yuna's boobs and says "I know who's got it going on".

* Ragna the Bloodedge and Jin Kisaragi from ''[[BlazBlue]]'', though Jin's [[Depraved Homosexual|depravities]] take this close to being canon.

** To be more specific, Ragna is portrayed as being almost [[Asexual]], as we can see from the fact that he shows no interest in guys and not even ''[[Fan Nickname|the Boobie Lady]]'' of all people can tempt him. ''Jin'''s obsession with him, however, means that it's canon for one of them.

*** He's more of a [[Celibate Hero]], as he does allude to having an attraction to women in the story mode of Continuum Shift. Though the [[That Came Out Wrong|context which he uses]] almost implied [[Lolicon|something else about him,]] [[Funny Moments (Sugar Wiki)|so he just shuts up.]]

* The ''[[Fatal Frame]]'' games seem to love this trope, especially the second game, which may as well be called "Fatal Frame 2: Subtextual Twincest for the Win".

* In ''[[Suikoden Tierkreis]]'', Chrodechild and Fredegund... really care for each other, though the subtext mostly comes from the latter. [[Dogged Nice Guy|Asad]] hilariously [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] this near the end of the game, where he states he initially considered Meruvis as his rival, but now sees Fredegund as a larger threat.

* ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'' has Magus (Janus) obsessed with trying to save/avenge/find/ Schala. He would even blow up the world to do it.

* Liquid Snake and Solid Snake. Not so much in ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'', although he's such an enormous [[Large Ham]] that most of his lines sound flirty, but in ''[[Metal Gear Solid]] 4'' there's [[Squick]]y scenes where he sniffs Snake's hair, blows kisses at him, and grapples him from behind [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|while Snake is helpless and simply begging him to stop]]. Although, when they do actually kiss, Liquid is definitely not Liquid any more.

* Alfred in ''[[Resident Evil Code: Veronica]]'' has an unhealthy devotion to Alexia which sure seems like incestuous feelings. Alexia is aware of this and exploits them to her own ends.

** Well, that last part is only going by ''[[Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles|The Darkside Chronicles]]'', which may be [[Unreliable Narrator|a hazy, semi-canon depiction told secondhand by Leon]]. The original, however, definitely implies that it's not one-sided. Alexia gets ''mightily'' pissed when her first sight after waking up from cryostasis is that of her brother's corpse, [[Morality Chain|and it goes straight to hell from there]].

* ''[[Silent Hill: Shattered Memories]]''. {{spoiler|Cheryl ''really'' loves her daddy.}} Even if there were no incestuous feelings, the appearance could not have been accidental.

* This is the impression many get upon playing through the story of ''[[Soul Series|Soulcalibur V]]''. Not only is Patroklos saddled with an [[Oedipus Complex]] for his {{spoiler|deceased}} mother Sophitia (to the point that {{spoiler|Elysium, the spirit of Soul Calibur, can manipulate him purely by [[A Form You Are Comfortable With|assuming his mother's form and beckoning to him]]}}), but his interactions with Pyrrha tend to carry an incestuous undercurrent as well. To be fair, Patroklos grew up raised by his father Rothion, who told him stories about his mother, spurring Patroklos [[So Proud of You|to follow in her path as a holy warrior]], whereas Pyrrha was stolen away from her family at a young age, but their affection, which ''should'' be a strong case of [[The Four Loves|storge]], goes on a crash collision with [[Relationship Writing Fumble]] and veers right into eros territory.

 

== Web Comic ==

'''DAVE:''' wait i forgot skaia doesnt laugh it just "sees" and "knows"

'''DAVE:''' its like a huge blue perv thats mad jazzed for kidcest }}

 

== Web Original ==

 

== Western Animation ==

* This trope creeps into ''[[An American Tail]]'' in an eerily interesting and [[squick]]y way when you consider the song that the two siblings Fievel and Tanya sing to each other, "Somewhere Out There", was turned into a straight love song by Linda Ronstadt in an effort to make it a [[Breakaway Pop Hit]], and not a ''single word'' needed to be changed.

** To add to it, mice have no issue with incest. Speaking as someone who has bred them, they actually seem more inclined to mate with members of their litter than they are with non-relatives.

** The extended version includes these lyrics accompanied by a number of tender looks on Candace's part:

{{quote|'''Phineas''': Oh I don't know what to do.

'''Phineas''': But I think I'm getting through.

'''Candace''': I think I'm getting through. }}

{{quote|'''Lion-O''': I'm gonna ring that bell.

'''Tygra''': And I'm gonna [[Accidental Innuendo|ring yours]]. ''*wink*'' }}

*** Now, remember that "got his bell rung" is an American footballer's euphemism for "severe concussion". Better be worth it, that's all I'll say.

* In ''[[Superfriends]]'', the [[Wonder Twins]] had were more [[Like an Old Married Couple]] than any siblings. (Not that real siblings never act in a manner fitting that trope. But these two were ''really'' written like a couple in an old-time sitcom sometimes.)

 

== Real Life ==

* ''[[The Veronicas]]'' play up the [[Girl-On-Girl Is Hot|lesbian]] [[Twincest]] in a similar way ''[[t.A.T.u.]]'' did. Even when they aren't doing it on purpose though, it tends to be there.

* And on the "romance is textual, but relationship is not" axis, we have Daddy/boy and Daddy/girl BDSM relationships.