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{{quote|''"If you let my daughter go now, that'll be the end of it: I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and '''I will kill you.'''"''|'''[[Liam Neeson|Bryan Mills]]''', ''[[Taken (Filmfilm)|Taken]]''}}

The [[Spear Counterpart]] to [[Mama Bear]], though it should be noted that wolves are led by both males and females.

He may be normally a [[Bumbling Dad]] and a [[Non -Action Guy]], but [[Berserk Button|threaten his kids]], and [[Protectorate|you'll soon wish you'd never messed with him]]. A Papa Wolf is always portrayed heroically in contrast to many an [[Overprotective Dad]]. A [[Team Dad]] may display a streak of this, but the Papa is more likely to be related to his children by blood or through formal adoption, and the children tend to be younger, which may be part of why the Papa Wolf is more oriented toward [[Protectorate|protecting them]] rather than [[Mentors|training them to defend themselves]] (though even completely grown children can summon this response in the face of crisis.) He, furthermore, tends to be [[The Stoic|less affectionate]] than [[Mama Bear]] under normal circumstances. Often, his fierce reaction to injury to his children is presaged by his normal manner, providing for and protecting his family under ordinary circumstances -- howevercircumstances—however bumblingly.

Furthermore, for fathers there is more of an expectation that they will attempt to protect their children, it's just that nobody expects them to be any good at it. Half the time it's more [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass|the competence that is surprising]], rather than the defensive act itself. Often Papa Wolf incidents serve as a way to reveal the father is really a [[Retired Badass]]. This is often a revelation to his children as they thought he was a [[Non -Action Guy]].

Subtrope of [[Beware the Nice Ones]]. See also [[A Father to His Men]]. Combining this with [[Disproportionate Retribution]] can lead to a [[Knight Templar Parent]]. If the guy is a teacher instead, he's a [[Badass Teacher]]. If the guy doing this is a sibling/cousin you get [[Big Brother Instinct]]. Inversely, see [[Parents in Distress]] for the kids rescuing the dad. Evil characters can use this too; after all, [[Even Evil Has Loved Ones]]. A subtrope of the Papa Wolf is the [[Badass and Child Duo]], where an adult male badass takes it upon himself to protect an orphaned, unrelated young child who is usually a girl.

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