Archnemesis Dad: Difference between revisions

* In ''[[Fables]]'', the Adversary is revealed to be {{spoiler|Geppeto}}, thereby making him {{spoiler|Pinnochio's}} Archnemesis Dad. Though, this is less explicit, because his son is conflicted about opposing his father explicitly.

* The android superhero [[Red Tornado]] and his creator T.O. Morrow have this dynamic. Several storylines revolve around Morrow's attempts to destroy/manipulate/reprogram his prodigal son.

* The Pride in ''[[Runaways]]'' is made up of six pairs of Archnemesis Dads and [[Evil Matriarch]]s. In a mild subversion, The Pride honestly believe that they are doing the best they can for their children: by destroying the world and allowing the [[Bigger Bad|Gibborim]] to remake it, they will handing their children paradise. With [[The Mole|one exception]] the kids don't agree, and their interference ultimately leads to the deaths of all The Pride's members.

* At the end of the war between [[New Gods|New Genesis and Apokolips,]] rulers Highfather and Darkseid exchanged their baby sons as part of the peace treaty. Darkseid's son, Orion, was raised a hero (albeit one with anger issues), who plays this about as straight as possible, sometimes going after Darkseid even against the wishes of his adopted father.

* In ''[[Psychonauts]]'', the final boss of Raz and {{spoiler|Coach Oleander}}'s minds are their grotesque antagonistic fathers. In Raz's case, {{spoiler|[[Just for Pun|it's all in his head]] -- his dad shows up and [[Papa Wolf|helps him defeat the monster]]}}.

* Jecht from ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'' is an [[Abusive Dad|abusive]], [[The Alcoholic|alcoholic]] [[Jerk Jock]] of a dad. The nemesis relationship between himself and his son Tidus was heightened by the fact that both played the same sport, and Jecht went for the [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]] method of teaching and was too vain to admit his son might ever be anywhere near as good as him. Later, {{spoiler|he was transformed into the [[Eldritch Abomination]] that terrorizes the entire world. Surprisingly, the trope is somewhat subverted, because Jecht becomes increasingly sympathetic as the game goes on, especially as Tidus comes to realizes that some of his [[Freudian Excuse|Freudian]] [[Oedipus Complex|Issues]] are his own problems and not his father's fault}}.

* This happens to Tiltyu and Lex in ''[[Fire Emblem Jugdral|Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War]]'', since their fathers Leptor and Langobalt are members of a conspiracy led by {{spoiler|Alvis. Or better said, by Manfloy from the Lopto Sect}}.

* For a series built on parent / creator issues, it's surprising that ''[[Mass Effect]]'' doesn't have more examples.