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* Max in the ''[[Codex Alera]]'' is a [[Heroic Bastard]], the illegitimate older son of the High Lord on Antillus. Trouble is, Antillus married after he was born for political reasons, and he has a legitimate son, Crassus. Maximus has no intention of challenging Crassus's position as heir- however, Lady Antillus would prefer that the threat be eliminated so there's no way her son's inheritance can be threatened. As such, Max's mother died in an "[[Make It Look Like an Accident|accident]]", and he's been dodging similar attempts on his life since he was 14.
* The evil aunts Spiker and Sponge in ''[[James and The Giant Peach]]''.
* Played with in [[A Song of Ice and Fire]], with two of the protagonists [[Yamato Nadeshiko|Catelyn]] and [[Heroic Bastard|Jon Snow]]. While Catelyn was never exactly abusive towards Jon, she made it quite clear he's not part of the family and even has a [[You Should Have Died Instead]] moment with him regarding one of his half-brothers. Then again, there's [
** Sadly, when your normally loving and faithful husband comes home with an infant he claims as his bastard son, insists on openly raising said bastard at home in defiance of all custom, and not only refuses to discuss the matter but actually ''frightens'' you when you try to ask who the mother is, it's gonna be pretty hard to bear in mind that it's really not the kid's fault. [[What an Idiot!|Nice going, Ned.]]
*** [[Honor Before Reason|He promised.]]
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* This is the supposed back story of Shun, one of the legendary leaders of ancient China.
* One of the "Twenty Four Acts of Piety" features the (again, supposedly) historical account of a young boy who was abused by his stepmother (she favored her own sons) but didn't say a word about it; eventually, the father found out and wanted to divorce his wife, but the son talked him out of it, saying: "If she's here, I'm the only one who freezes; if she goes, than all the brothers do." The stepmom was so touched by this that she grew to love him as much as her own sons.
* This was a recurring pattern in the Ottoman Empire during medieval and early Modern times. The Sultan had the authority to designate an heir (one of his sons). The mothers of his sons would try to get their own child designated heir so they could gain power - and incidentally so their sons would live, as it was the custom for the Sultan to order the execution of his siblings so as to avoid civil war. Needless to say, this system had a [
* To some extent Livia Augusta, Augustus's last wife and the mother of Tiberius, gets this treatment. Especially when it comes to promoting her son.
** Also Aggripina the Younger, Nero's mother, towards Claudius's son Brittanicus.
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