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** Hojo and Lucrecia from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' did genetic experiments on their son while he was still in the womb in the name of science. Lucrecia at least harbored some regret for her part in the genetic experiments, even causing her to nearly commit suicide [[spoiler:and then willingly place herself in a FateWorseThanDeath]]. Hojo, on the other hand, had absolutely no regret for what he did; in fact, he enjoyed every single moment of it even afterwards. The child, several years after his birth, [[GoMadFromTheRevelation did not take this]] [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope well at all]] upon learning of this. Who was the child, you may ask? '''[[BigBad Sephiroth]].'''

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** Hojo and Lucrecia from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' did genetic experiments on their son while he was still in the womb in the name of science. Lucrecia at least harbored some regret for her part in the genetic experiments, even causing her to nearly commit suicide [[spoiler:and then willingly place herself in a FateWorseThanDeath]]. Hojo, on the other hand, had absolutely no regret for what he did; in fact, he enjoyed every single moment of it even afterwards. The child, several years after his birth, as an adult, [[GoMadFromTheRevelation did not take this]] [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope well at all]] upon learning of this. Who was the child, you may ask? '''[[BigBad Sephiroth]].'''
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** Hojo and Lucrecia from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' did genetic experiments on their son while he was still in the womb in the name of science. Lucrecia at least harbored some regret for her part in the genetic experiments, even causing her to nearly commit suicide [[spoiler:and then willingly place herself in a FateWorseThanDeath]]. Hojo, on the other hand, had absolutely no regret for what he did; in fact, he enjoyed every single moment of it even afterwards. The child, several years after his birth, [[GoMadFromTheRevelation did not take this]] [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope well at all]] upon learning of this. Who was the child, you may ask? '''[[BigBad Sephiroth]].'''

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** Hojo and Lucrecia from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' did genetic experiments on their son while he was still in the womb in the name of science. Lucrecia at least harbored some regret for her part in the genetic experiments, even causing her to nearly commit suicide [[spoiler:and then willingly place herself in a FateWorseThanDeath]]. Hojo, on the other hand, had absolutely no regret for what he did; in fact, he enjoyed every single moment of it even afterwards. The child, several years after his birth, [[GoMadFromTheRevelation did not take this]] [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope well at all]] upon learning of this. Who was the child, you may ask? '''[[BigBad Sephiroth]].'''



*** Sylvain's father always treated him well, but the same cannot be said for his elder brother Miklan. The Gautier family placed a great deal of importance on the possession of [[BirthmarkOfDestiny Crests]], and when Sylvain was born bearing a Crest, Miklan, who had the misfortune of being born without a Crest, was summarily disinherited and disowned, though the waters here are muddied a bit since Miklan grew into such a BigBrotherBully he outright tried to kill Sylvain (Sylvain mentioning Miklan once shoved him down a well, and another time left him stranded in the mountains in the middle of winter), so it's possible Miklan was disowned because of that instead of lacking a Crest. [[spoiler: This contributed to Sylvain becoming a StepfordSmiler, playing the role of the carefree playboy while dealing with self-loathing over the fact that, as far as his family was concerned, his Crest was the only thing that gave his life meaning.]]

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*** Sylvain's father always treated him well, but the same cannot be said for his elder brother Miklan. [[TheUnfavorite Miklan]]. The Gautier family placed a great deal of importance on the possession of [[BirthmarkOfDestiny Crests]], and when Sylvain was born bearing a Crest, Miklan, who had the misfortune of being born without a Crest, was summarily [[DisinheritedChild disinherited and disowned, disowned]], though the waters here are muddied a bit since Miklan grew into such a BigBrotherBully he outright tried to kill Sylvain (Sylvain mentioning Miklan once shoved him down a well, and another time left him stranded in the mountains in the middle of winter), so it's possible Miklan was disowned because of that instead of lacking a Crest.winter). [[spoiler: This contributed to Sylvain becoming a StepfordSmiler, playing the role of the carefree playboy while dealing with self-loathing over the fact that, as far as his family was concerned, his Crest was the only thing that gave his life meaning.]]

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* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy:''
** Not technically her parents, but the Gestahlian Empire from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' was the closest that Terra Branford could call her parents due to [[spoiler:Gestahl murdering her birthmother and then kidnapping her child, and subjecting her father to various experiments.]] And, sure enough, their raising her was very much abusive in terms of emotional and possibly other forms of abuse. She was raised in a loveless environment for most of her life, Kefka placed the Slave Crown on Terra to manipulate all of her actions, including burning 50 of their finest soldiers alive, and the one person who was even relatively decent to her, General Leo Cristolph, nonetheless placed the mind control device back on her when they finish training.
** Hojo and Lucrecia from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' did genetic experiments on their son while he was still in the womb in the name of science. Lucrecia at least harbored some regret for her part in the genetic experiments, even causing her to nearly commit suicide [[spoiler:and then willingly place herself in a FateWorseThanDeath]]. Hojo, on the other hand, had absolutely no regret for what he did; in fact, he enjoyed every single moment of it even afterwards. The child, several years after his birth, [[GoMadFromTheRevelation did not take this]] [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope well at all]] upon learning of this. Who was the child, you may ask? '''[[BigBad Sephiroth]].'''
** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' while you visit the house of the woman in Timber. If you go upstairs and look out the window over the alley, the little boy will attempt to charge gil but his mother intervenes and spanks his bottom and scolds him for charging money.
** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'', Tidus's father often insulted and berated his son for being a crybaby. After believing Jecht had died at sea, Tidus's mother also pined and [[ParentalAbandonment eventually died]]. As a result, Tidus harbored bitterness towards his father and never quite forgave him for it. While it's made clear Jecht actually ''did'' love his son, the man never, at any point in his life, told him such -- throughout both that game and ''Dissidia'', Jecht only admits his love for Tidus when the younger man is either absent or unconscious (or when he himself is dying).
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV: Stormblood'' has [[spoiler:Yotsuyu, the cruel BoomerangBigot Viceroy of Doma. She was adopted by her relatives after her birth parents died and endured horrific abuse from her stepmother (who played favorites with her adopted brother, Asahi) before being married off by her stepfather to an abusive drunk who died penniless and forced Yotsuyu into prostitution to pay off his debts. Her harrowing experiences in her formative years molded her into a cruel and heartless woman who takes pleasure in inflicting misery upon her own countrymen. Later in the ''Stormblood'' MSQ, she [[AmnesiacsAreInnocent suffers amnesia and seems to be better off for it]], only for her equally assholeish brother Asahi to arrange a reunion as part of his plans to restore her memories and subvert attempts at peace between Doma and Garlemald. Immediately upon seeing her, her mother berates her before her father mentions possibly selling her back into prostitution. Having regained her memories by this point, Yotsuyu [[KarmicDeath viciously murders]] [[SelfMadeOrphan them both]].]]
*** The Pandaemonium raids for ''Endwalker'' reveals that [[spoiler: Lahabrea was one towards his son, Erichthonius, but not entirely by choice. Erichthonios isn't wrong when he says Lahabrea is a horrible father, but he doesn't know the reason behind it: his wife Athena, whom Erichthonios puts on a pedestal, was actually ''worse'' than Lahabrea, seeking scientific progress at any cost to the point of wanting to ''use her own son'' as a test subject, and she tried to literally infect Lahabrea's soul with that drive. Lahabrea had to physically ''rip out'' that corrupted part of his soul, and what remained of him afterward was a duty-bound workaholic; the reason he doesn't try empathizing with Erichthonios is because he ''literally can't'', and his keeping his son at arms length is meant to protect him from the AwfulTruth about his mother.]]
** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI Cid of the Lufaine]] is revealed in ''[[VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy Dissidia]]'' to be the ''father'' of [[spoiler: Chaos, and later the Warrior of light]]. While he technically only acted according to the circumstances put upon him and his family by the state seeking to exploit his wisdom, he appears to be responsible for [[spoiler: the creation of the cycle's of war between Chaos and Cosmos]]. Thankfully, he later becomes horrified by what his desire for revenge had done and tries to correct his mistakes.



* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy:''
** Not technically her parents, but the Gestahlian Empire from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' was the closest that Terra Branford could call her parents due to [[spoiler:Gestahl murdering her birthmother and then kidnapping her child, and subjecting her father to various experiments.]] And, sure enough, their raising her was very much abusive in terms of emotional and possibly other forms of abuse. She was raised in a loveless environment for most of her life, Kefka placed the Slave Crown on Terra to manipulate all of her actions, including burning 50 of their finest soldiers alive, and the one person who was even relatively decent to her, General Leo Cristolph, nonetheless placed the mind control device back on her when they finish training.
** Hojo and Lucrecia from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' did genetic experiments on their son while he was still in the womb in the name of science. Lucrecia at least harbored some regret for her part in the genetic experiments, even causing her to nearly commit suicide [[spoiler:and then willingly place herself in a FateWorseThanDeath]]. Hojo, on the other hand, had absolutely no regret for what he did; in fact, he enjoyed every single moment of it even afterwards. The child, several years after his birth, [[GoMadFromTheRevelation did not take this well at all]] upon learning of this. Who was the child, you may ask? '''[[BigBad Sephiroth]].'''
** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' while you visit the house of the woman in Timber. If you go upstairs and look out the window over the alley, the little boy will attempt to charge gil but his mother intervenes and spanks his bottom and scolds him for charging money.
** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'', Tidus's father often insulted and berated his son for being a crybaby. After believing Jecht had died at sea, Tidus's mother also pined and [[ParentalAbandonment eventually died]]. As a result, Tidus harbored bitterness towards his father and never quite forgave him for it. While it's made clear Jecht actually ''did'' love his son, the man never, at any point in his life, told him such -- throughout both that game and ''Dissidia'', Jecht only admits his love for Tidus when the younger man is either absent or unconscious (or when he himself is dying).
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV: Stormblood'' has [[spoiler:Yotsuyu, the cruel BoomerangBigot Viceroy of Doma. She was adopted by her relatives after her birth parents died and endured horrific abuse from her stepmother (who played favorites with her adopted brother, Asahi) before being married off by her stepfather to an abusive drunk who died penniless and forced Yotsuyu into prostitution to pay off his debts. Her harrowing experiences in her formative years molded her into a cruel and heartless woman who takes pleasure in inflicting misery upon her own countrymen. Later in the ''Stormblood'' MSQ, she [[AmnesiacsAreInnocent suffers amnesia and seems to be better off for it]], only for her equally assholeish brother Asahi to arrange a reunion as part of his plans to restore her memories and subvert attempts at peace between Doma and Garlemald. Immediately upon seeing her, her mother berates her before her father mentions possibly selling her back into prostitution. Having regained her memories by this point, Yotsuyu [[KarmicDeath viciously murders]] [[SelfMadeOrphan them both]].]]
*** The Pandaemonium raids for ''Endwalker'' reveals that [[spoiler: Lahabrea was one towards his son, Erichthonius, but not entirely by choice. Erichthonios isn't wrong when he says Lahabrea is a horrible father, but he doesn't know the reason behind it: his wife Athena, whom Erichthonios puts on a pedestal, was actually ''worse'' than Lahabrea, seeking scientific progress at any cost to the point of wanting to ''use her own son'' as a test subject, and she tried to literally infect Lahabrea's soul with that drive. Lahabrea had to physically ''rip out'' that corrupted part of his soul, and what remained of him afterward was a duty-bound workaholic; the reason he doesn't try empathizing with Erichthonios is because he ''literally can't'', and his keeping his son at arms length is meant to protect him from the AwfulTruth about his mother.]]
** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI Cid of the Lufaine]] is revealed in ''[[VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy Dissidia]]'' to be the ''father'' of [[spoiler: Chaos, and later the Warrior of light]]. While he technically only acted according to the circumstances put upon him and his family by the state seeking to exploit his wisdom, he appears to be responsible for [[spoiler: the creation of the cycle's of war between Chaos and Cosmos]]. Thankfully, he later becomes horrified by what his desire for revenge had done and tries to correct his mistakes.

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* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy:''
** Not technically her parents, but the Gestahlian Empire from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' was the closest that Terra Branford could call her parents due to [[spoiler:Gestahl murdering her birthmother and then kidnapping her child, and subjecting her father to various experiments.]] And, sure enough, their raising her was very much abusive in terms of emotional and possibly other forms of abuse. She was raised in a loveless environment for most of her life, Kefka placed the Slave Crown on Terra to manipulate all of her actions, including burning 50 of their finest soldiers alive, and the one person who was even relatively decent to her, General Leo Cristolph, nonetheless placed the mind control device back on her when they finish training.
** Hojo and Lucrecia from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' did genetic experiments on their son while he was still in the womb in the name of science. Lucrecia at least harbored some regret for her part in the genetic experiments, even causing her to nearly commit suicide [[spoiler:and then willingly place herself in a FateWorseThanDeath]]. Hojo, on the other hand, had absolutely no regret for what he did; in fact, he enjoyed every single moment of it even afterwards. The child, several years after his birth, [[GoMadFromTheRevelation did not take this well at all]] upon learning of this. Who was the child, you may ask? '''[[BigBad Sephiroth]].'''
** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' while you visit the house of the woman in Timber. If you go upstairs and look out the window over the alley, the little boy will attempt to charge gil but his mother intervenes and spanks his bottom and scolds him for charging money.
** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'', Tidus's father often insulted and berated his son for being a crybaby. After believing Jecht had died at sea, Tidus's mother also pined and [[ParentalAbandonment eventually died]]. As a result, Tidus harbored bitterness towards his father and never quite forgave him for it. While it's made clear Jecht actually ''did'' love his son, the man never, at any point in his life, told him such -- throughout both that game and ''Dissidia'', Jecht only admits his love for Tidus when the younger man is either absent or unconscious (or when he himself is dying).
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV: Stormblood'' has [[spoiler:Yotsuyu, the cruel BoomerangBigot Viceroy of Doma. She was adopted by her relatives after her birth parents died and endured horrific abuse from her stepmother (who played favorites with her adopted brother, Asahi) before being married off by her stepfather to an abusive drunk who died penniless and forced Yotsuyu into prostitution to pay off his debts. Her harrowing experiences in her formative years molded her into a cruel and heartless woman who takes pleasure in inflicting misery upon her own countrymen. Later in the ''Stormblood'' MSQ, she [[AmnesiacsAreInnocent suffers amnesia and seems to be better off for it]], only for her equally assholeish brother Asahi to arrange a reunion as part of his plans to restore her memories and subvert attempts at peace between Doma and Garlemald. Immediately upon seeing her, her mother berates her before her father mentions possibly selling her back into prostitution. Having regained her memories by this point, Yotsuyu [[KarmicDeath viciously murders]] [[SelfMadeOrphan them both]].]]
*** The Pandaemonium raids for ''Endwalker'' reveals that [[spoiler: Lahabrea was one towards his son, Erichthonius, but not entirely by choice. Erichthonios isn't wrong when he says Lahabrea is a horrible father, but he doesn't know the reason behind it: his wife Athena, whom Erichthonios puts on a pedestal, was actually ''worse'' than Lahabrea, seeking scientific progress at any cost to the point of wanting to ''use her own son'' as a test subject, and she tried to literally infect Lahabrea's soul with that drive. Lahabrea had to physically ''rip out'' that corrupted part of his soul, and what remained of him afterward was a duty-bound workaholic; the reason he doesn't try empathizing with Erichthonios is because he ''literally can't'', and his keeping his son at arms length is meant to protect him from the AwfulTruth about his mother.]]
** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI Cid of the Lufaine]] is revealed in ''[[VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy Dissidia]]'' to be the ''father'' of [[spoiler: Chaos, and later the Warrior of light]]. While he technically only acted according to the circumstances put upon him and his family by the state seeking to exploit his wisdom, he appears to be responsible for [[spoiler: the creation of the cycle's of war between Chaos and Cosmos]]. Thankfully, he later becomes horrified by what his desire for revenge had done and tries to correct his mistakes.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'': The King of the Card Kingdom is a truly awful father to his son, Lancer. He neglects him at the best of times, and when Lancer [[spoiler:befriends the heroes, the King responds by threatening to ''throw Lancer off of the tower to his death'', both to punish him and to screw with the heroes]]. Yeah, this guy ain't winning the Father of the Year award ''any'' time soon.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'': The King of the Card Kingdom is a truly awful father to his son, Lancer. He neglects him at the best of times, and when Lancer [[spoiler:befriends the heroes, the King responds by threatening to ''throw Lancer off of the tower to his death'', both to punish him and to screw with the heroes]]. Yeah, this guy ain't winning the Father of the Year award ''any'' time soon.[[spoiler:Subverted in chapter 2, as it is revealed that if he had dropped lancer, he would have bounced, and been fine.]]
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* Baek Doosan's backstory in ''Videogame/{{Tekken}} 2'' involves him having to put up with a decidedly unpleasant and abusive father, a result of alcoholism after a crippling injury forced him to leave Tae Kwon Do. How bad did it get? To the point where a sparring session degenerated into a fight in which Baek ''[[SelfMadeOrphan killed his father by accident]]''.

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* Baek Doosan's backstory in ''Videogame/{{Tekken}} 2'' involves him having to put up with a decidedly unpleasant and abusive father, a result of alcoholism after a crippling injury forced him to leave Tae Kwon Do. How bad did it get? To the point where a sparring session degenerated into a fight in which Baek ''[[SelfMadeOrphan killed his father by accident]]''.''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'':


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** Baek Doosan's backstory in ''Tekken 2'' involves him having to put up with a decidedly unpleasant and abusive father, a result of alcoholism after a crippling injury forced him to leave Tae Kwon Do. How bad did it get? To the point where a sparring session degenerated into a fight in which Baek ''[[SelfMadeOrphan killed his father by accident]]''.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Bioshock|2}}'' has Sofia Lamb. An incredible list of abuse, mostly of the mental variety but also a degree of neglect, too. Attempting to condition your child into 'The Peoples' Daughter' (an individual who knows everything, or more accurately a conduit for everything), using a serum that reduced a fellow researcher to a sentient tumour, does not a good parent make.
** Sofia Lamb may not even be Eleanor's mother; an audio log from her alludes that she did as little to be involved in raising her as possible, possibly even using a surrogate.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Bioshock|2}}'' ''VideoGame/BioShock2'' has Sofia Lamb. An incredible list of abuse, mostly of the mental variety but also a degree of neglect, too. Attempting to condition your child into 'The Peoples' Daughter' (an individual who knows everything, or more accurately a conduit for everything), using a serum that reduced a fellow researcher to a sentient tumour, does not a good parent make.
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---> "You've been a very naughty boy... spare the rod, spoil the child."

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---> "You've --->''"You've been a very naughty boy... spare the rod, spoil the child.""''
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** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius'', Soren's two foster homes treated him like dirt: the woman he stayed with shot constant verbal abuse at him while the sage who raised him afterwards subjected him to intense TrainingFromHell (and he was only ''four'' at the time). Ironically, his own father was ''less'' abusive despite being the BigBad (though he did use the kid as a hostage to lure out his uncle). Given his lack of a stable family it's no wonder he became as snarky and merciless as he is.

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** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius'', ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'', Soren's two foster homes treated him like dirt: the woman he stayed with shot constant verbal abuse at him while the sage who raised him afterwards subjected him to intense TrainingFromHell (and he was only ''four'' at the time). Ironically, his own biological father was ''less'' abusive despite being the BigBad ''VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn'' revealing [[spoiler:he was [[TheCaligula Mad King Ashnard of Daein]] (though he did use the kid as a hostage to lure out his uncle).uncle)]]. Given his lack of a stable family it's no wonder he became as snarky and merciless as he is.
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* Lady's father Arkham in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3'' became obsessed with the legend of Sparda and attempted to replicate it to gain unimaginable demonic power, to the point where he [[spoiler: sacrifices Lady's mother]]. He spends most of his on-screen time assisting Vergil, but when he interacts with Lady, [[spoiler: he emotionally manipulates and gaslights her to get her in position to open the portal to the demon world, and nearly chops her leg off as a blood sacrifice. When he's defeated at the end of the game, he seems to genuinely believe Lady will help him, even after he dismisses his wife's death as necessary, even trying to appeal to Lady's real name, Mary. [[ThatManIsDead It doesn't take.]]]]
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* ''VideoGame/ProjectSEKAI'': Mafuyu's mother is an EducationMama who engages in horrific levels of emotional manipulation to force Mafuyu to fit into a perfect little mold of her own design, which has rendered her daughter an emotionally stunted EmptyShell who [[StepfordSmiler buries her negative thoughts and emotions behind a mask.]] It takes a ''lot'' of impromptu therapy by being with friends undergoing similar levels of grief and talking to the {{Music/Vocaloid}}s who populate her PocketDimension MentalWorld to undo a fragment of the hurt that she endures at her mother's hands, culminating in [[spoiler:Mafuyu finally mustering the courage to tell her mother how she feels and running away from home by the end of the game's second season]].
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** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage'': Perhaps the worst parent in the entire franchise has to be [[BigBad Lord Sombron]]. [[spoiler:He had children purely so that he could have an heir, and once they proved to be unworthy of that title, [[OffingTheOffspring he quickly killed them]]. Even though his children try to bond with Sombron, he despises them for it, and will even [[ForcedIntoEvil force them to become an evil heir even if they don't want to]], as he did with Veyle in the main timeline, and Rafal in the Xenolouge timeline.]]

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*** Kratos is a downplayed example at the start of the game, especially compared to the below examples where he is not acting in malice but in insecurity. While he is never physically abusive and it's clear that he genuinely loves his son, his abrasive attitude and deliberate distance from Atreus has obviously damaged Atreus and strained their relationship. Ironically, Kratos is doing this to protect Atreus from Kratos's DarkAndTroubledPast. However as the game progresses, Kratos undergoes CharacterDevelopment and learns to bond with Atreus.

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*** Kratos himself is a [[ParentsAsPeople downplayed example at the start of the game, especially compared to the below examples where he is not acting in malice example]]. He does genuinely love his son Atreus, but in insecurity. While he is never physically abusive and it's clear that he genuinely loves has absolutely ''no'' idea how to show it, considering that he was raised in a barracks since he was 7 and he's utterly terrified of repeating what happened with his son, last family. He never physically ''hurts'' Atreus, but his abrasive attitude stoicism, refusal to explain himself, and deliberate distance from focus on discipline have led Atreus has obviously damaged Atreus and strained their relationship. Ironically, to believe that Kratos is doing this to protect disappointed in him for being weak. It's later revealed that Kratos has actually caused Atreus from to become ill by[[spoiler: refusing to tell Atreus that he (and Atreus by extension) is a god]], though this was entirely unintentional on Kratos's DarkAndTroubledPast. However as part and he immediately rectifies this once he learns about it. The main conflict of the game progresses, (aside from Baldur randomly showing up to cause trouble and get thrown off cliffs) is Kratos undergoes CharacterDevelopment learning how to open up and learns to bond with Atreus.actually parent Atreus.



*** [[spoiler: Freya]] took away [[spoiler: Baldur's ability to feel anything]] in a misguided attempt to protect her son without asking him and refused to remove the spell even when he begged her to, even though she could have any time. Unlike Kratos, who eventually realized he was wrong and changed, Freya believed that the only way to make things right was to
[[spoiler: allow Baldur to kill her]], leading to a falling out with Kratos and Atreus when [[spoiler: they break her spell on him, and kill him in defense of her.]] It’s not until the sequel that [[spoiler: she fully comes to terms with her mistake and forgives Kratos and Atreus for killing her son.]]

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*** [[spoiler: Freya]] took away [[spoiler: Baldur's ability to feel anything]] in a misguided attempt to protect her son without asking him and refused to remove the spell even when he begged her to, even though she could have any time. Unlike Kratos, who eventually realized he was wrong and changed, Freya believed that the only way to make things right was to
to [[spoiler: allow Baldur to kill her]], leading to a falling out with Kratos and Atreus when [[spoiler: they break her spell on him, and kill him in defense of her.]] It’s not until the sequel that [[spoiler: she fully comes to terms with her mistake and forgives her; as Kratos notes in a journal entry in the sequel, Baldur killing her ''wouldn't have mattered'' because her treatment of him had ''already'' driven him to insanity and Atreus if they ''hadn't'' killed him, he would have just kept coming after them until he forced Kratos's hand.]] It takes three years and a ''brutal'' verbal asskicking by the Norns themselves before she finally acknowledges her own culpability and [[spoiler:forgives Kratos for killing her son.Baldur.]]
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* ''VideoGame/RaveHeart'':
** Robert Jancarlo not only physically abused Klein, he sold the latter to a sex ring in order to make a quick buck.
** Lady Marselva [[spoiler:is willing to ruin her son Chad's wedding just to gain political power and wealth. When Chad sides with Ellemine, Marselva continues berating him and tries to kill him along with the rest of the party]].

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* ''VideoGame/NekomewsPottyTrouble'' / ''VideoGame/NekomewsNightmares'': The one thing that scares the titular character the most is [[spoiler:his former mother, who was very abusive towards her own children after her husband died in a car crash. Lots of liquor bottles are present in most of Nekomew's memories revolving around her, implying that she didn't take his dad's death well and [[AlcoholicParent started to drink to cope with her late husband's loss]].]]



* ''VideoGame/NekomewsPottyTrouble'' / ''VideoGame/NekomewsNightmares'': The one thing that scares the titular character the most is [[spoiler:his former mother, who was very abusive towards her own children after her husband died in a car crash. Lots of liquor bottles are present in most of Nekomew's memories revolving around her, implying that she didn't take his dad's death well and [[AlcoholicParent started to drink to cope with her late husband's loss]].]]

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* Queen Larrsa of ''VideoGame/{{Mushihimesama}} Futari'' is so protective of Aki that when Aki dies, she goes completely apeshit and wants Reco dead, to the point of sending out entire armies to kill her. Palm, Aki's younger brother, believes that Reco is not a bad person despite having killed Aki. Larsa's response to this belief is to ''disown Palm''. When Palm comes back later, she tries to kill him, ''using the same amount of strength she would use on Reco.''



* Queen Larrsa of ''VideoGame/{{Mushihimesama}} Futari'' is so protective of Aki that when Aki dies, she goes completely apeshit and wants Reco dead, to the point of sending out entire armies to kill her. Palm, Aki's younger brother, believes that Reco is not a bad person despite having killed Aki. Larsa's response to this belief is to ''disown Palm''. When Palm comes back later, she tries to kill him, ''using the same amount of strength she would use on Reco.''

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* Queen Larrsa of ''VideoGame/{{Mushihimesama}} Futari'' is so protective of Aki ''VideoGame/NekomewsPottyTrouble'' / ''VideoGame/NekomewsNightmares'': The one thing that when Aki dies, she goes completely apeshit and wants Reco dead, to scares the point titular character the most is [[spoiler:his former mother, who was very abusive towards her own children after her husband died in a car crash. Lots of sending out entire armies to kill her. Palm, Aki's younger brother, believes liquor bottles are present in most of Nekomew's memories revolving around her, implying that Reco is not a bad person despite having killed Aki. Larsa's response to this belief is to ''disown Palm''. When Palm comes back later, she tries didn't take his dad's death well and [[AlcoholicParent started to kill him, ''using the same amount of strength she would use on Reco.''drink to cope with her late husband's loss]].]]
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* ''VideoGame/{{Troublemaker}}'' have the implied backstory of Alan, one of the bosses, who comments "Your punches are nothing compared to my father's fists!" during his boss fight. And it turns out your character, Budi, has an abusive stepfather as well, who assaults you as a kid after losing a fight in class to "be a man".
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*** The Pandaemonium raids for ''Endwalker'' reveals that [[spoiler: Lahabrea was one towards his son, Erichthonius, but not entirely by choice. Erichthonios isn't wrong when he says Lahabrea is a horrible father, but he doesn't know the reason behind it: his wife Athena, whom Erichthonios puts on a pedestal, was actually ''worse'' than Lahabrea, seeking scientific progress at any cost to the point of wanting to ''use her own son'' as a test subject, and she tried to literally infect Lahabrea's soul with that drive. Lahabrea had to physically ''rip out'' that corrupted part of his soul, and what remained of him afterward was a duty-bound workaholic; the reason he doesn't try empathizing with Erichthonios is because he ''literally can't'', and his keeping his son at arms length is meant to protect him from the AwfulTruth about his mother.]]
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** More on the {{Hilariously Abusive|Childhood}} side of things, Toko finally elaborates on a comment she made back in ''[[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc DR1]]'' about how she lives with her dad and her [[HasTwoMommies two moms]]. Her dad slept with and impregnated both women, and they both gave birth at the same time in the same hospital. One of the babies died shortly after being born, but they didn't know which woman it belonged to. Both women refused to get a DNA test because ''they both wanted their baby to be the dead one'', so in the end they were both stuck taking care of Toko together.

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** More on the {{Hilariously Abusive|Childhood}} side of things, Toko finally elaborates on a comment she made back in ''[[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc DR1]]'' about how she lives with her dad and her [[HasTwoMommies two moms]].moms. Her dad slept with and impregnated both women, and they both gave birth at the same time in the same hospital. One of the babies died shortly after being born, but they didn't know which woman it belonged to. Both women refused to get a DNA test because ''they both wanted their baby to be the dead one'', so in the end they were both stuck taking care of Toko together.

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*** [[spoiler: Freya]] took away [[spoiler: Baldur's ability to feel anything]] in a misguided attempt to protect her son without asking him and even refused to remove the spell even when he begged her to, even though she could have ''any'' time. Unlike Kratos, who eventually realized he was wrong and changed, Freya believed that the only way to make things right was to let [[spoiler: Baldur]] kill her, leading to a falling out with Kratos and Atreus when [[spoiler: they kill Baldur in defense of her.]]. It’s not until the sequel that [[spoiler: she fully comes to terms with her mistake and forgives Kratos and Atreus for killing her son.]]

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*** [[spoiler: Freya]] took away [[spoiler: Baldur's ability to feel anything]] in a misguided attempt to protect her son without asking him and even refused to remove the spell even when he begged her to, even though she could have ''any'' any time. Unlike Kratos, who eventually realized he was wrong and changed, Freya believed that the only way to make things right was to let to
[[spoiler: Baldur]] allow Baldur to kill her, her]], leading to a falling out with Kratos and Atreus when [[spoiler: they break her spell on him, and kill Baldur him in defense of her.]]. ]] It’s not until the sequel that [[spoiler: she fully comes to terms with her mistake and forgives Kratos and Atreus for killing her son.]]
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*** [[spoiler: Freya]] took away [[spoiler: Baldur's ability to feel anything]] in a misguided attempt to protect her son without asking him and even refused to remove the spell even when he begged her to, even though she could have ''any'' time. Unlike Kratos, who eventually realized he was wrong and changed, Freya believed that the only way to make things right was to let [[spoiler: Baldur]] kill her, leading to a falling out with Kratos and Atreus when [[spoiler: they kill Baldur in defense of her.]]. It’s not until the sequel that [[she fully comes to terms with her mistake and forgives Kratos and Atreus for killing her son.]]

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*** [[spoiler: Freya]] took away [[spoiler: Baldur's ability to feel anything]] in a misguided attempt to protect her son without asking him and even refused to remove the spell even when he begged her to, even though she could have ''any'' time. Unlike Kratos, who eventually realized he was wrong and changed, Freya believed that the only way to make things right was to let [[spoiler: Baldur]] kill her, leading to a falling out with Kratos and Atreus when [[spoiler: they kill Baldur in defense of her.]]. It’s not until the sequel that [[she [[spoiler: she fully comes to terms with her mistake and forgives Kratos and Atreus for killing her son.]]
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*** [[spoiler: Freya]] took away [[spoiler: Baldur's ability to feel anything]] in a misguided attempt to protect her son without asking him and even refused to remove the spell even when he begged her to, even though she could have ''any'' time. Unlike Kratos, who eventually realized he was wrong and changed, [[spoiler: Freya]] continued to smothered her son and selfishly wanted to protect him. Not even [[spoiler: Baldur]] trying to kill her would make her change her mind.

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*** [[spoiler: Freya]] took away [[spoiler: Baldur's ability to feel anything]] in a misguided attempt to protect her son without asking him and even refused to remove the spell even when he begged her to, even though she could have ''any'' time. Unlike Kratos, who eventually realized he was wrong and changed, [[spoiler: Freya]] continued Freya believed that the only way to smothered her son and selfishly wanted make things right was to protect him. Not even let [[spoiler: Baldur]] trying to kill her, leading to a falling out with Kratos and Atreus when [[spoiler: they kill Baldur in defense of her.]]. It’s not until the sequel that [[she fully comes to terms with her would make mistake and forgives Kratos and Atreus for killing her change her mind.son.]]
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* In ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3'', it's implied in the main story and made clear in a sidequest that [[RegretfulTraitor Shania]] has an unhappy home life. Her mother shows a total disregard for nurturing her, dismissing her accomplishments for being less than the absolute best, invoking the family legacy as a standard she fails to live up to, and constantly making disparaging comparisons to her dead father and sister. She comes across as completely oblivious at best to her daughter's artistic talents. [[spoiler: After Shania becomes Moebius and is finally killed by Ghondor, she alternates between sneering about how pathetic she was and coming across as solely concerned about the position Shania's death leaves her in.]] Sena is actually a bit disillusioned to see how it's possible for parents to be like that.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Absinthia}}'': Jake's homophobic parents forced him to go through conversion therapy, and when that didn't work, they whipped him with a belt. As a result, Jake ran away and resorted to a life of crime to survive.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Absinthia}}'': Jake's homophobic parents forced him to go through conversion therapy, and when that didn't work, they whipped him with a belt. As a result, Jake ran away and resorted to a life of crime thievery to survive.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Absinthia}}'': Jake's homophobic parents forced him to go through conversion therapy, and when that didn't work, they whipped him with a belt. As a result, Jake ran away and resorted to a life of crime.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Absinthia}}'': Jake's homophobic parents forced him to go through conversion therapy, and when that didn't work, they whipped him with a belt. As a result, Jake ran away and resorted to a life of crime.crime to survive.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Absinthia}}'': Jake's homophobic parents forced him to go through conversion therapy, and when that didn't work, they whipped him with a belt. As a result, Jake ran away and resorted to a life of crime.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}'' has [[spoiler:Handsome Jack]], who [[spoiler:hooked his [[TouchedByVorlons Siren]] daughter Angel up to a machine that pumps her full of [[GreenRocks Eridium]] so that he can use her as both a living supercomputer and a catalyst to charge the Vault Key.]] The sad thing is that despite all of this, [[spoiler: Jack does seem to genuinely love Angel in his demented way, but is too insane to see that he's put her in a [[AndIMustScream hellish state of living]] from which [[DeathSeeker death is the only release]]. Her death (which she begs for) at the hands of the Vault Hunters drives him into a massive VillainousBreakdown.]]

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* ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}'' ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' has [[spoiler:Handsome Jack]], who [[spoiler:hooked his [[TouchedByVorlons Siren]] daughter Angel up to a machine that pumps her full of [[GreenRocks Eridium]] so that he can use her as both a living supercomputer and a catalyst to charge the Vault Key.]] The sad thing is that despite all of this, [[spoiler: Jack does seem to genuinely love Angel in his demented way, but is too insane to see that he's put her in a [[AndIMustScream hellish state of living]] from which [[DeathSeeker death is the only release]]. Her death (which she begs for) at the hands of the Vault Hunters drives him into a massive VillainousBreakdown.]]


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* ''VideoGame/CoffeeTalk Episode 2: Hibiscus and Butterfly'': As a child, Baileys used to see his parents fighting all the time, and he mentions that elven high society isn't good with keeping up appearances when they're around family. His late great-great-aunt was the only family member who truly cared for him, and he even if he wants to leave his family, he still misses her dearly.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'' had GreaterScopeVillain Ballas, who was AbusivePrecursors and abusive parent rolled into one. [[spoiler:He was the inventor of the Warframes and the lover of MotherlyScientist Margulis who acted as a surrogate mother to the Tenno, essentially making him their father in many ways. Unfortunately for them, he was also a {{narcissist}}ic ManipulativeBastard and the final battle against him in the "New War" arc contains multiple allusions to domestic abuse. He [[NeverMyFault blames Lotus and the Tenno]] for all that has happened, and will attack a weakened Lotus in retribution for damage dealt against him, much like how an abusive spouse will [[WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou blame their victims for their abusive behavior]] and often target a weaker family member for something that another did.]]
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* In the Japanese version of VideoGame/{{Earthbound}}, when Porky and Picky get back home at the beginning of the game, their father chases them offscreen, and can be heard spanking them. In the American version, this is changed to the sound made when enemies in battle use "word attacks," implying that their father was only scolding them.

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* In the Japanese version of VideoGame/{{Earthbound}}, ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994'', when Porky and Picky get back home at the beginning of the game, their father chases them offscreen, and can be heard spanking them. In the American version, this is changed to the sound made when enemies in battle use "word attacks," implying that their father was only scolding them.
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* Ominus Gaunt in ''VideoGame/HogwartsLegacy'' was a relative of Voldemort himself, and their entire family is made up of {{Evil Sorcerer}}s that torture {{muggles}} for fun. Ominus' parents hated him for being the WhiteSheep to the point that they used the AgonyBeam Cruciatus Curse on him, a spell that's only possible if you genuinely want to see its victim suffer. As a result, Ominus cut ties with them and became a DefectorFromDecadence.

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