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== Anime and Manga ==
* The Japanese have done a few anime series about the fictional descendants of [[The Shinsengumi]], including ''Tobe! Isami'' (''Soar High! Isami'') and ''Kidou Shinsengumi Moeyo Ken''.
* Japan does this a lot, actually. For example, ''[[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure
** Giorno gets the most distant relations to any other, infact his father side of his family is downright screwed up (his dad is Dio, no less!), but regardless he bears the birthmark.
* The title character of ''[[Lupin III]]'', as well as Goemon. And Koichi Zenigata. And Ganimard III. And Lawrence III of Arabia. And...
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** The manga had numerous one-shot Chibiusa stories that ran in a separate magazine.
* The anime ''[[Final Fantasy]]: Legend of the Crystals'' was based on the world of ''[[Final Fantasy V]]'' and starred one of Bartz' descendants. Presumably the "Queen Lenna of Tycoon" is also a descendant of the original Lenna, though she's just a supporting character.
* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
* ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' was supposed to be this, but [[Executive Meddling|popular demand just didn't allow Toriyama to keep Goku out of it.]]
** Inverted in that Bardock, the father of Goku both got an anime special and is getting a little manga spinoff.
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* ''[[Gundam Wing]]'' sequel novel ''Frozen Teardrop'' takes the cast from the anime and puts them in the mentor roles while [[Generation Xerox]] versions of Duo (his son), Trowa (his student) and Quatre (his younger sister) do all the heavy lifting. {{spoiler|As does Heero Yuy, who was in cryogenic stasis the whole time.}}
* The main character of ''[[The Kindaichi Case Files]]'', Hajime Kindaichi is the grandson of famous detective character Kosuke Kindaichi, created by Seishi Yokomizo.
* ''[[
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* [[Older Than They Think]]: [[The Green Hornet]] was, believe it or not, originally introduced as [[The Lone Ranger]]'s great-nephew.
** Not all that unbelievable; the Hornet and the Ranger were both created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker as broadcast content for Trendle's Detroit radio station, WXYZ. The relationship isn't that well known, though, since it wasn't referred to that often in the Hornet's series, and in the 1950s Trendle sold the rights to [[The Lone Ranger]] to another company, which prevented the relationship from being explicitly mentioned in any subsequent [[Green Hornet]] shows or other adaptations.
** Similar example, although it's more of an [[All There in the Manual]] than something explicitly stated: [[Commander Keen
* The original ''[[Infinity Inc]]'' was a [[DC Comics]] series about the children (and wards, etc.) of the [[Justice Society of America]]. Effectively the [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]] of [[Alternate Reality|their universe]], though they lost this status when [[Crisis
* [[Marvel Comics]] wanted to do a spinoff of [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Avengers]] for a DVD. Instead of using the popular ''[[Young Avengers]]'' franchise because characters were linked to controversial topics like drug-abuse, rape, and homosexuality, they made ''[[Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow]]'', which is essentially "Avengers Babies" with 12-year old children of the Avengers having adventures. No, really.
** A [[What If]] story used a similar idea with a different conceit: The Marvel heroes were unable to return home following the [[Secret Wars]], so they settled down and had kids. The story focuses on those kids, lead in particular by the daughter of [[Captain America]] and [[X-Men|Rogue]]<ref>or rather Carol Danvers, whose absorbed personality apparently overwhelmed Rogue's</ref>.
* The short lived incarnation of the Seven Soldiers of Victory in [[Grant Morrison]]'s ''[[Seven Soldiers]]'' #0 included the Whip III, granddaughter of the Whip II (a [[New Old West]] [[Zorro]] wannabe) and great-great-granddaughter of the Whip I (an [[Western|Old West]] Zorro wannabe); I, Spyder, son of the original 7SoV member (and traitor) Alias the Spider; and Gimmix, daughter of Merry the Gimmick Girl and, therefore, neice of the first Star-Spangled Kid, who was also an original 7SoV member. In ''[[Seven Soldiers]]'' #1, the Bulleteer turns out to be directly descended from {{spoiler|Aurakles, the world's first superhero.}}
== Fan Works ==
* [http://percyjacksonfanfiction.wikia.com/wiki/Whispers_in_the_Dark Whispers in the Dark], a popular ''[[Percy Jackson
* ''[[Undocumented Features]]'': The high school students introduced in the ''Symphony of the Sword'' series include the children of some members of the [[Self-Insert Fic|Wedge Defense Force]], many of whom are around the same age due to Ragnarok triggering a baby boom.
* The sequel to ''[[The Intercontinental Union of Disgusting Characters]]'' is called ''The Sick Kids''. Guess who gets the spotlight!
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== Film (Animated) ==
* Several [[Disney]] sequels:
** ''[[
** ''[[The Lion King]] 2: Simba's Pride'' follows Simba and Nala's daughter Kiara.
** ''[[Lady and
** ''[[Peter Pan (Disney film)|Return to Neverland]]'' follows Wendy's daughter.
* The 1980 animated movie ''[[A Snow White Christmas]]'' stars the daughter of King Charming and Queen Snow, also named Snow White, who's on the run from the wicked queen (who has returned and turned her parents to ice) and is rescued by seven ''giants''.
== Film (Live Action) ==
* The 2000 ''[[Shaft]]'' stars [[Samuel L. Jackson]] as the nephew of the original, played by Richard Roundtree who makes a cameo appearance.
* The ''[[Air Bud]]'' movies transitioned into this with ''Air Buddies'' which focuses on the sports-playing Golden Retriever's puppies. Later movies however moved away from sports and more into common adventure.
* ''[[Ace Ventura]] Jr.'' A horrible idea, further plagued by the fact it is a sequel to a [[Jim Carrey]] movie(s) that doesn't have Jim Carrey in it ''and'' is a sequel to a franchise that is more or less two decades old.
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* ''[[The Fly]] II'' focuses on Brundle's son.
* ''[[Doctor Dolittle|Dr. Dolittle 3]]'' stars the daughter of the title character ([[Eddie Murphy]] remake) who would also get a following movie.
* ''[[Tron
** The [[Alternate Continuity]] of ''[[
* ''[[Indiana Jones and
* Ultraman Zero, the main character of [[Ultraman Zero
== Literature ==
* ''Famous 5: On the Case'' (''[[The Famous Five]]'''s kids)
* A go-to trope for many of [[Anne McCaffrey]]'s 21st century books. (Particularly the [[Petaybee]] and [[Tower and The Hive
* Once the staple of the ''[[
** Unfortunately, due to the abundance of anti-aging magic in the Xanthverse, ''all'' these characters are still alive -- as well as their kids, grandkids, and great, great grandkids. Meaning, well, [[Loads and Loads of Characters|you know...]]
* ''Sons of the Oak'', a [[Continuation]] of David Farland's ''The Runelords <s>Trilogy</s> Saga'' that focuses upon the son of the Earth King battling an [[Big Bad|even bigger Bad]].
* The second and third books in the ''[[Old Kingdom]]'' trilogy mostly concern Sabriel and Touchstone's children.
* Susan Sto Helit, star of several ''[[Discworld]]'' novels, is the daughter of Mort, star of [[Discworld
* ''Savage Sam: Son of [[Old Yeller]]'' follows the journey of Travis and [[Exactly What It Says
* This is basically the premise of the entire ''[[Redwall]]'' series. There's a strong continuity spanning ''centuries'' of family lines that seem to have a propensity toward getting wrapped up in epic conflicts every couple decades or so.
* A fair number of the later-set ''[[Star Wars Expanded Universe]]'' novels, although for the most part their parents are there with them. ''[[Star Wars Legacy]]'' is almost entirely populated by new characters and the descendants of the old heroes.
* The second trilogy in ''[[
* ''Second-Stage [[Lensmen]]'' ends with Kim Kinnison and Clarissa MacDougal getting married. In the next novel, their children go on to become the most powerful beings in the universe.
* The last two books in the ''[[
* In ''[[Warrior Cats the New Prophecy]]'', the [[Sequel Series|second arc]] of ''[[Warrior Cats]]'', the action focuses on Leafpool and Squirrelflight, kittens of [[The Hero]] and his [[Love Interest]] from the first arc, as well as Brambleclaw, son of the [[Big Bad]] Tigerstar. The third arc ''Power of Three'', is about the kittens of Brambleclaw and Squirrelflight. ( {{spoiler|Not really}}). Then the fourth arc ''Omen of the Stars'' focuses on the kittens of minor characters Birchfall and Whitewing, as well as the characters of the third arc.
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is a particularly subtle example. Gimli and Legolas are descendants of secondary characters from ''[[The Hobbit]]'' (Gimli's father Gloin was one of the [[Jerkass|meaner]] dwarf protagonists, and Legolas's father was actually an ''antagonist''). The protagonist, Frodo, is a nephew of hero of the ''[[The Hobbit]]''. However, Bilbo raised and treated Frodo as a son.
* ''[[Peter Pan]]'' is just ''begging'' for this, since every female descendant of Wendy is eventually going to get picked up by Peter and taken to Neverland to be his new "mother". While J.M. Barrie never wrote any sequels, plenty of other writers have. Notably, there's ''Return to Neverland'' (a Disney sequel about Wendy's daughter Jane), the film ''[[
* Most of the [[Vorkosigan Saga]] is about the son of the first two books' protagonists.
* The ''[[
== Live Action TV ==
* ''[[
* The 2008 ''[[Knight Rider]]'' TV movie and subsequent show was about the son of David Hasselhoff's character.
* In a way, the Sci-Fi limited series ''[[Tin Man (TV series)|Tin Man]]'' does this: It's revealed that {{spoiler|DG and Azkadelia are descended from the Gray Gale - Dorothy Gale}}.
* The entire premise of each new season of ''[[
* While there's a notable lack of family ties between them, three generations of ''[[Star Trek]]'' share this trope's characteristics.
* The short-lived revival of ''[[Minder]]'' starred Archie Daley, the nephew of the star character Arthur Daley from the original series back in the 70s/80s.
* In ''The New Tomorrow'', a spinoff-slash-sequel show to ''[[
* ''[[Kamen Rider Den-O]]'' begat the Cho-Den-O film series, starring Ryotaro's Grand-[[Kid From the Future]], [[Ensemble Darkhorse|The Taros']], plus several characters that weren't even in ''Den-O'' originally.
* The TV series ''Young Maverick'', dealt with the adventures of Ben Maverick, the son of Beau Maverick (and cousin of Bret and Bart Maverick) from the original ''[[Maverick (TV series)|Maverick]]'' series.
* ''[[Girl Meets World (TV)|Girl Meets World]]'', premiering in 2014 on the [[Disney Channel]], is a direct sequel to ''[[Boy Meets World]]'', and will follow the adventures of Riley Matthews, daughter of Cory and Topanga Matthews.
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* Originally, the cast of ''[[Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete|Lunar 2]]'' were going to be the kids of the couples from the first game. This idea was nixed and the plot set [[Exty Years From Now|1000 years later]], this does explain why everyone is pretty much a 50/50 mix of the previous crew.
** One of the party members, Lemina, actually ''is'' the descendant of Mia from the original ''[[Lunar]]'', and bears some striking resemblances to her physically.
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Final Fantasy IV the After Years]]'', starring the son of Cecil and Rosa, the main characters of ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]''. There's also the daughter of [[Bare-Fisted Monk|Yang]] and Sheila joining in.
* The ''[[Mr. Driller]]'' series stars Susumu Hori, who is the son of ''[[Dig Dug]]''s Taizo Hori and of Kissy from the little-known ''Baraduke''. Both father and son have made appearances in each other's games since the first ''[[Mr. Driller]]'' game.
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** In fact, almost all of the characters are descended from the heroes or minor characters. Matthew's mother is revealed to be [[Victorious Childhood Friend|Jenna]], Tyrell's father is Garet, but he is apparently unrelated to Rief, Mia's son. Rief's sister apparently develops a crush on Piers, ruling him out as a possible father. Karis is Ivan's daughter, but no indication is given as to who her mother might be. The remaining characters are Eoleo, who is the son of Briggs and was actually seen in [[Golden Sun 2]] as a baby, and Himi, daughter of minor characters Susa and Kushinada from the same game. The only character whose parentage is totally ambiguous is Amiti, although {{spoiler|There's strong indications that Alex is his father in the ending}}. Interesting to note that while Isaac and Garet show up, and Mia, Ivan, and Piers are frequently mentioned, there's barely any talk of Jenna, and Felix and Sheba are conspicuously absent.
* The fairly mental Amiga/Atari ST game ''Wizkid'' was a sequel to ''Wizball'', and Wizkid was, unsurprisingly, Wizball's son.
* ''[[
* ''[[Leisure Suit Larry]]: Magna Cum Laude and Box Office Bust'' features Larry Laffer's nephew, Larry Lovage as the main character in both games.
* ''[[Harvest Moon]] DS'' and it's [[Distaff Counterpart]] take place 100 years after ''A Wonderful Life'' and ''Friends Of Mineral Town''. Everyone is an [[Identical Grandson|Identical Grandchild]] and the valley folk fall in love with the [[Reincarnation Romance|same people]]. The only differences are their depth, some look changes, and their names in Japan.
* ''[[King's Quest]]'': while Graham hasn't exactly retired from adventuring, the third, fourth, sixth, and seventh games followed [[Unto Us a Son
* Isa, the male protagonist of ''[[Sin and Punishment Star Successor]]'', is the son of the two protagonists of the first ''[[Sin and Punishment]]''.
* ''[[Soul Series|Soul Calibur V]]'' has Sophitia's kids becoming the new main characters.
* ''[[Red Faction]]'' did this with its spinoff movie, Origins, and last game, Armageddon - the protagonists of each, Jake and Darius Mason respectively, are the son and grandson of Alec Mason, protagonist of Guerrilla.
* ''[[Lands of Lore]]'' 2 follows of the son of the ''villain'' of the first game.
* ''[[
* ''[[
* [[
== Webcomics ==
* The main characters of ''[[Umlaut House]] 2'' are mostly the kids and students of the characters from the first comic. Two of whom, Volair and Saundra's son Pierce and Jake and Rick's daughter Rhonda, were actually introduced [[Kid From the Future|a year before "1" ended.]]
* ''[[
* Violet, of ''[[Coming Up Violet]]'' was in ''[[Fur Will Fly]]'' but she was about six (instead of in high school) and her mother and stepfather were more significant characters in the latter series/
* Act 6 of ''[[Homestuck]]'' has an inversion, introducing teenaged [[Alternate Universe]] versions of the main characters' biological parents.
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== Western Animation ==
* ''[[James Bond Jr.]]'' (claimed by the theme song to be [[James Bond]]'s [[Nephewism]], because although Bond did enough sleeping around that he probably could staff an entire spy agency with his juniors, you [[Chaste Toons|can't say that]] in the title sequence of a [[Saturday Morning Cartoon]]!)
* In a roundabout way, ''[[Batman Beyond]]''; though Terry McGinnis is Bruce Wayne's protege rather than his son {{spoiler|it eventually comes out in the [[Fully-Absorbed Finale]] that thanks to Cadmus, Terry biologically ''is'' Bruce's son}}.
* ''[[The Pebbles and Bamm
** And to complete the cycle, the show had a spiritual [[Spinoff Babies|spinoff baby spinoff]] years after: ''Cave Kids: Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm''. It was ahead of its time, but it got [[Screwed
* ''[[The Oz Kids]]'', which starred Dorothy's children Dot and Neddy, the Tin Boy, Scarecrow Jr., Jack Pumpkinhead Jr., the Cowardly Lion's cubs Boris and Bela, the Wizard's son Frank, and Glinda's daughter Andrea.
* ''[[
* It's never made clear the relationship between ''[[Inspector Gadget]]'' and ''[[Gadget Boy and Heather]]''; if it's the same character at different ages or two distinct ones such as father and son. Heather is not unlike an older Penny, but the two girls are clearly different.
* [[Robotech]] does this in the Masters Saga to tie it into the Macross Saga. The protagonist, Dana Sterling, is Max and Miria's daughter, and Bowie is (according to the non-canon novels, at least) is the nephew of Claudia Grant, one of the [[Bridge Bunnies]] from Macross.
* ''[[101 Dalmatians
== Multiple Media ==
* Slight variation in the ''[[Galaxy Angel (
* The 1987 ''[[Dragnet]]'' film features [[Dan Aykroyd]] as the nephew of Jack Webb's Joe Friday from the radio and TV series ([[Name's the Same|with the same name]]). Interestingly, Harry Morgan reprises his original role as Bill Gannon in the film, now as a captain.
* [[Monster High]] is a series about the ''children'' of famous monsters such as Dracula and the Mummy who go to the same high school.
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