That Thing Is Not My Child: Difference between revisions

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This can become the progeny's source of angst or their [[Freudian Excuse]] for turning evil. For this trope to be in effect, it has to be clear that the "child" is considered a new creation outside of the "parent's" control (i.e., rape, cloning, or some sort of freak accident). If the parent willfully mated, cloned themselves, or did [[For Science!|brutal experiments]] on their own child, only to disown them later, that is a different matter.

This trope is often the result when [[The Bad Guy Wins]] in a story with a [[Stalker with a Test Tube]], or after a character catches a [[Face Full of Alien Wingwong]]. A common reaction is ~But I Can't Be Pregnant!~, and sometimes happens in [[Real Life]] with a [[Child by Rape]].

This trope is often the result when [[The Bad Guy Wins]] in a story with a [[Stalker with a Test Tube]], or after a character catches a [[Face Full of Alien Wingwong]]. A common reaction is [[But I Can't Be Pregnant!]], and sometimes happens in [[Real Life]] with a [[Child by Rape]].

Do not confuse with [[I Have No Son]], in which the parent disowns a disappointing child.

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== [[Collectible Card Games]] ==

* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'''s Innistrad set has a card named Cloistered Youth with the ability of transformation.<ref>It is a double-sided card that can be flipped when certain conditions are met.</ref> When transformed, it becomes Unholy Fiend.

{{quote| ''"I heard her talking in her sleep, pleading, shrieking, snarling. It was not my daughter's voice. That is not my daughter."''}}

{{quote|''"I heard her talking in her sleep, pleading, shrieking, snarling. It was not my daughter's voice. That is not my daughter."''}}

** This is a clear [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[The Exorcist]]'' (see below). Many cards in Innistrad are based on horror movies.

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* One boss in ''[[Catherine]]'' is "The Baby" (which latter comes back as "The baby [[Chainsaw Good|WITH A CHAINSAW]]"). Vincent's reaction? "What the hell is this? I'm NOT your father!"

* In ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', this is Alexstrazsa's response after finding out Deathwing has corrupted a large number of young red dragons (and is using them to attack her and the players):

{{quote| '''Alexstrazsa:''' They are...my clutch no longer. Bring them down.}}

{{quote|'''Alexstrazsa:''' They are...my clutch no longer. Bring them down.}}