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While it's not uncommon for some people skilled in a trade to pass it on to their children, sometimes the only thing a parent is skilled at that he can teach to his kids is murder, [[Cold-Blooded Torture]], and any other heartless criminal deeds you can think of. This will usually result in raising an entire clan of [[Complete Monster
This is basically [[Siblings in Crime]] but with the parents (and maybe a few other extended relatives) having a hand in the villainy, as well.
Usually,
One common variation involves an [[Outlaw Couple]] kidnapping a child or a group of children for the duo to raise as they would their own kids (typically, this either results in [[Stockholm Syndrome]], which is rare, to betraying or [[Irony|outright killing their own kidnappers]], which would be more common).
Very often, this trope might overlap with [[Cannibal Clan]], especially in the horror genre. Sometimes, they are also [[Professional Killer
Compare: [[Overlord, Jr.]]. / [[Daddy's Little Villain]] where a single descendant of a [[Big Bad]] seeks to follow in his footsteps. [[In the Blood]] is related if the kids pick up on their parents' evil habits without having been directly exposed to any of their criminal behaviors and/or it's a persistent trend throughout the generations. May also be a [[Badass Family]], though [[Your Mileage May Vary]], depending on how "badass" you think violent crime and other felonies are.
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== Comic Books ==
* Pa, Link, Fink, Mean Machine, and Junior Angel (a.k.a. The Angel Gang) from ''[[Judge Dredd]]''. Pa Angel was apparently so committed to making sure that he raised his kids to be nothing short of [[Complete Monster
* In ''[[X-Men]]'', when The Brood attack New Orleans, they target the children of the local thief and assassin clans for assimilation, giving this trope as their reasoning: Since they are preparing an invasion they need soldiers, so hosts with the right instincts are very desirable.
* [[Mad Scientist]] Doctor Sivana and his children, Georgia and Thaddeus Jr., from ''[[Captain Marvel]]''.
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== Video Games ==
* In ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' games, the leadership structure for a number of the [[Generic Ethnic Crime Gang
* ''[[Ace Attorney]]'' {{spoiler|came painfully close to having an unwilling version. Morgan Fey asks her daughter Pearl to channel a certain spirit at a certain time, trusting Pearl to obey without asking. The spirit was [[Complete Monster|Dahlia Hawthorne]], another of Morgan's daughters, who would have used Pearl's body to murder her cousin Maya Fey. Dahlia would be at fault...but legally, Pearl would still be a murderer. Did we mention Pearl is nine?}}
* The [[Ax Crazy]] Hall clan from ''[[Dead Rising]]'' are a trio of zealous survivalist snipers, a father and two sons.
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