Luke, I Am Your Father: Difference between revisions

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== Anime & Manga ==

== Anime and Manga ==

* In ''[[Aquarion Evol]]'': [[Nice Guy]] and [[The Hero]], Amata Sora, barely even knew his mother, believing her to have abandoned him at a young age due to his levitation powers. Then it turns out that {{spoiler|she never abandoned him and is with the [[Alien Invasion|Altairians]],}} but also that {{spoiler|his father is in fact the LEADER OF THE ALTAIRIANS!!!}} How's ''that'' for [[Beyond the Impossible]]?

* In ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure|Jojo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' Part 2, it is revealed that {{spoiler|Ripple master Lisa Lisa is actually Joseph Joestar's mother.}}

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== ~~Comics~~ ==

== Comic Books ==

* Eighteen years after their creation, it was revealed that [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|Avengers]] [[Scarlet Witch]] and [[Quicksilver]] were actually the children of their former leader, long-time [[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]] antagonist [[Magneto]]. Their feelings over this revelation were mixed, [[Understatement|to put it mildly]].

** Polaris, of the X-Men, was revealed early on to be {{spoiler|Magneto's daughter, too}}. But then that was revealed to actually be a plot by the villain {{spoiler|Mesmero, who was using a Magneto robot to make that claim}}. Then later it was again revealed that she ''is'' {{spoiler|his daughter}}... {{spoiler|then once again not}}. Currently, she is once again {{spoiler|revealed to be Magneto's daughter}}... ugh.

* A ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (comics)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' mini-series in the '80s started with the premise that R. J. Brande, the team's billionaire sponsor, was dying, and in order to save him, the Legionnaires had to figure out which one of them was secretly his child—an idea that had never been even hinted at before. It finally turned out to be Durlan shapeshifter Chameleon Boy; Brande was revealed to also be a Durlan who'd contracted a disease that [[Shapeshifter Mode Lock|froze him into human form]].

* Chris, Superman's adopted son, was found in a rocket similar to his. It was revealed during an invasion that {{spoiler|the rocket was sent from the Phantom Zone, and he was the son of Zod and Ursa.}}

* Chris, Superman's adopted son,{{context}} was found in a rocket similar to his. It was revealed during an invasion that {{spoiler|the rocket was sent from the Phantom Zone, and he was the son of Zod and Ursa.}}

* Mr. Sinister pulls a particularly unpleasant Luke, I Am Your Father on Gambit in ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men: The End]]'' when he reveals that Gambit is a clone created from Sinister's original DNA mixed with that of [[Tangled Family Tree|Scott Summers]].

** Gladly, this probably isn't canon, the Summers have a messed up history as it is.

* In ''[[Booster Gold|Booster Gold One Million]]'' it is revealed to the audience—but not to any of the other characters—that {{spoiler|Booster's mentor Rip Hunter is actually Booster's son}}.

* The plot of ''[[~~Batman~~ ~~RIP~~|Batman R.I.P.]]'' essentially involves multiple [[Mind Rape]]s piled on top of each other to see how many it takes to make Batman crack. The biggie? Enigmatic villain Simon Hurt claims that he is actually Thomas Wayne, and that he faked his own death after hiring Joe Chill to kill his faithless whore of a wife. The truth of his story hasn't been determined, but Bruce decides to reject it at the end of the arc.

* The plot of ''[[Grant Morrison's Batman|Batman R.I.P.]]'' essentially involves multiple [[Mind Rape]]s piled on top of each other to see how many it takes to make Batman crack. The biggie? Enigmatic villain Simon Hurt claims that he is actually Thomas Wayne, and that he faked his own death after hiring Joe Chill to kill his faithless whore of a wife. The truth of his story hasn't been determined, but Bruce decides to reject it at the end of the arc.

** There are strong hints in ''Batman R.I.P.'' that Hurt is actually {{spoiler|a part of Bruce Wayne's psyche come to flesh. Which would mean that the proper phrase here is, "Luke, I am your subconscious!"}}

*** But if you paid enough attention to the first few pages of the chapter ''Midnight in the House of Hurt'', Dr. Hurt made arrangements for a false suicide note, doctored documents and phony witnesses for a recent victim that was killed by one of his associates. Apparently, it's not enough for the doctor to ruin and leave you as a empty, broken shell of a man after one of his twisted games in the Black Glove; when you're killed, he makes damn sure you'll be remembered as a chronic junkie, a horrible pedophile or worse. His claims that he's Batman's father and his family's "dark history" is a last attempt to screw Bats over and coerce him to join the Black Glove as his [[Evil Plan]] was crashing down like a house of cards.

*** Ultimately, it turns out Hurt is {{spoiler|a centuries-old member of the Wayne family, who harbored a serious grudge against Thomas and Martha.}}

* ''[[Preacher (Comic Book)]]'': {{spoiler|Mom?}}

* ''[[Preacher (Comic Book)|Preacher]]'': {{spoiler|Mom?}}

* In ''[[The Umbrella Academy|Umbrella Academy: Dallas]]'' #6, it's revealed that {{spoiler|00.01 and 00.05 are biological siblings (they were adopted siblings before this point).}}

* Rose Walker's grandfather in ''[[Sandman]]'' is Desire, who impregnated the comatose Unity Kinkaid during Dream's imprisonment.

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** The last page of ''Green Lantern'' #36 makes it pretty clear that he's telling the truth.

* ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]'' has a particularly twisted example of this. Laurie, the second Silk Spectre, discovers that the recently-deceased Comedian [[Attempted Rape|tried to rape her mother]], the first Silk Spectre. Then Laurie finds out that after the near-rape, her mother had consensual sex with him anyway, and that the Comedian is in fact her father.

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* Parodied brilliantly in ''[[FoxTrot]]''. [[Geek|Jason]] is wearing his Darth Vader helmet to see [[Star Wars|Episode III]], but gets stuck in his helmet. His father helps him get free, commenting that he had that problem with his Vader helmet when he was Jason's age.

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{{quote|'''Jason:''' Wait, you're saying that you were a ''Star Wars'' fan long before I was?

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'''Dad:''' Search your feelings, you know this to be true.

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'''Jason:''' [[Big No|NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!]] }}

* In ''Batman/Huntress: Cry for Blood'', Huntress gets an old photo of her deceased mother, Maria Bertinelli, ''in flagrante delicto'' with mob boss (and rival to mob boss Franco Bertinelli, Maria's husband) Santo Cassamento, and demands to know what they were doing in that hotel room together. His answer: "Isn't it obvious? We were conceiving you, Helena Rosa." {{spoiler|That doesn't stop Huntress from ultimately killing him.}}

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* Parodied in ''[[Mafalda]]''. Remember, the protagonists are all little children.

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{{quote|'''Susanita:''' Felipe, did you get me something for Mother's Day?

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'''Felipe:''' Why should I get you something for Mother's Day?

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'''Susanita:''' Well, I don't know how to say this... You have to get me something for Mother's Day because...

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''(cue melodrama)'' I AM YOUR MOTHER!

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'''Susanita:''' ''(disheveled and bruised)'' I don't understand, [[TV Never Lies|it works in the soaps]]! }}

* The original ''[[Gen 13]]'' had more of a "Luke You Are His Father", with Burnout and team mentor Lynch simultaneously learning that the former is the latter's long lost son.

* [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in Peter David's ''[[Supergirl]]'' #57:

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'''Hiro-Kala:''' Hmp. I don't think so.

'''Banner:''' Yeah, [[You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry|I'm not too happy about it either.]] }}

* In the ''[[~~Archies~~ Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic The Hedgehog]]'' comics, Knuckles' girlfriend Julie-Su discovers that she's the half-sister of Dark Legion leaders Kragok and Lien-Da, which also makes her a descendent of Knuckles' ancestor Dimitri (making her and Knuckles ''very'' distant cousins). And sometime later, it's revealed that {{spoiler|Remington}} is Kragok's son.

* In the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (comics)|Sonic The Hedgehog]]'' comics, Knuckles' girlfriend Julie-Su discovers that she's the half-sister of Dark Legion leaders Kragok and Lien-Da, which also makes her a descendent of Knuckles' ancestor Dimitri (making her and Knuckles ''very'' distant cousins). And sometime later, it's revealed that {{spoiler|Remington}} is Kragok's son.

** In a dark alternate universe, 30 years in the future, Lara-Su was raised to believe her father Knuckles had been killed by Constable Remington. However, after she goes back in time (and travels to the wrong dimension too), her mother Julie-Su finally tells her that, in fact, Knuckles wasn't killed by Remington, but went insane with Chaos Powers and became the dreaded leader of the Dark Legion and by extension tyrant of the entire planet, Enerjak.

* Pre-Flashpoint, [[Wonder Woman]] discovered that one of the [[Eldritch Abomination|Hechatonkaires]] was her "father": the clay that was used to create her came from his imprisoned body.

* Pre-''Flashpoint'', [[Wonder Woman]] discovered that one of the [[Eldritch Abomination|Hechatonkaires]] was her "father": the clay that was used to create her came from his imprisoned body.

== Fan Works ==

* A hand-full of Harry Potter fics. A lot of Snape fans enjoy writing stories in which Snape is revealed to be Harry's biological father. Ether Lily cheated or her whole marriage to James was a big, complicated ruse. Harry's reaction varies, but anger at being placed with the ~~Durselys~~ when he had a living father the whole time is common.

* A hand-full of ''[[Harry Potter]]'' fics. A lot of Snape fans enjoy writing stories in which Snape is revealed to be Harry's biological father. Ether Lily cheated or her whole marriage to James was a big, complicated ruse. Harry's reaction varies, but anger at being placed with the Dursleys when he had a living father the whole time is common.

* Lampshaded in ''A Rose and a Thorn 3''.

{{quote|'''Ashura:''' I am your father Luke -- I mean, Shadow.

'''Shadow:''' Shut up with the clichés already! You're not actually my biological father, are you? I saw that movie. I'm not going to do that stupid NOOOOOOOOOO thing. }}

** I'm afraid he really is... Well, one of them, anyway.

* [[Nice Guy]] foreign transfer student from another planet, dates the female [[Dark and Troubled Past]] / [[The Woobie]] character? Seems simple until you realise... {{spoiler|That they're MUCH closer than intended... ''[[Incest Is Relative]]''}}.

* In ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4489465/1/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_Erazors_Revenge Sonic the Hedgehog: Erazor's Revenge]'', it is reveled (by the author) that the evil Genie of the Lamp, Erazor Djinn is the father of Sharah the Genie of the Ring, the lesser genie.

* In ''[http://percyjacksonfanfiction.wikia.com/wiki/Whispers_in_the_Dark Whispers in the Dark]'', a popular ''[[Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]'' fanfiction, Luke pulls a "{{spoiler|Taylor}} I Am Your Father."

* In the [[Coraline (animation)|Coraline]] fanfiction ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5840525/1/ Right Beside You]'', [[Complete Monster|the Beldam]] managed to capture Wybie and now Coraline and the Cat had to enter in the [[Crap Saccharine World|the Other World]] to rescue him and there, Coraline learns that Wybie's true father is {{spoiler|the Cat, actually named Richard. The Beldam killed his mother and transformed his father in a cat.}} Although it's based on a [[Wild Mass Guessing]], it works very well.

* In the ''[[Coraline (animation)|Coraline]]'' fanfiction ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5840525/1/ Right Beside You]'', [[Complete Monster|the Beldam]] managed to capture Wybie and now Coraline and the Cat had to enter in the [[Crap Saccharine World|the Other World]] to rescue him and there, Coraline learns that Wybie's true father is {{spoiler|the Cat, actually named Richard. The Beldam killed his mother and transformed his father in a cat.}} Although it's based on a [[Wild Mass Guessing]], it works very well.

* In a crossover fanmake/[[Film Fic]] of [[The Great Mouse Detective]], Fat Cat of Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers reveals to Garfield that the former is his father, much to the latter's dismay. http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6167065/4/The_Great_Dog_Detective

* In a crossover fanmake/[[Film Fic]] of ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'', Fat Cat of Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers reveals to Garfield that the former is his father, much to the latter's dismay. http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6167065/4/The_Great_Dog_Detective

* In ''[[A Cure for Love]]'' V, an [[Original Character]] [[Action Girl]] that is later revealed to be {{spoiler|the [[Big Bad]]}} is also revealed to be {{spoiler|Mello}}'s mother. [[Create Your Own Villain|She wasn't there for him growing up because Wammy's House wouldn't let her near her son, deeming her "too broken to fix" and so trained her to be an assassin instead.]]

== Films -- Animation ==

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== Mythology ==

* The [[Tragedy]] of Sohrab and Rostam from Persian myths (based somewhat on real events). Rostam's son is raised without meeting his father for years. The young Sohrab decides to become a hero and gathers up a force. Rostam is the Persian equivalent of [[Classical Mythology/Characters|Hercules]] and is meanwhile ordered to subdue the marauding enemies. In the final battle, the father and son engage each other in battle, as no one else is a match for either of them. Although Rostam notices similarities between himself and his enemy, it is not until it is too late when he discovers that he has killed his own son.

* ''The [[Tragedy]] of Sohrab and Rostam'' from Persian myths (based somewhat on real events). Rostam's son is raised without meeting his father for years. The young Sohrab decides to become a hero and gathers up a force. Rostam is the Persian equivalent of [[Classical Mythology/Characters|Hercules]] and is meanwhile ordered to subdue the marauding enemies. In the final battle, the father and son engage each other in battle, as no one else is a match for either of them. Although Rostam notices similarities between himself and his enemy, it is not until it is too late when he discovers that he has killed his own son.

* The Irish mythological hero Cuchulainn accidentally kills his son, thinking he is an intruder, only to find out that his son is the victim when it's too late.

* [[Older Than Feudalism]]: Oedipus, in ''[[Oedipus the King]]'', finding out that the woman he married is his biological mother, and that guy he killed years ago was his biological father. Oh, and then he had to tell his daughters "I am your brother." ''Ouch''.

== Newspaper Comics ==

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