History ActionDad / WesternAnimation

* In the animated series ''{{Kissyfur}}'', Gus, Kissyfur's dad is this to his son as well as to the other children. Simply put, if you put them in danger, you'd better be prepared to be thrown halfway across the swamp. You would think that Floyd and Jolene, [[PunchClockVillain the two gators on the show]], [[TooDumbToLive would have learned their lesson]].

* ''TheSmurfs'': Papa Smurf.

* Jake's grandfather in ''AmericanDragonJakeLong''.

* Ant-Man II from ''WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' mainly uses his powers and abilities to ensure the safety and well-being of his young daughter. In the episode in which he officially became the new Ant-Man, he punished Crossfire for kidnapping her by [[spoiler: kicking him in the face, then covering him in ants]].
* Inverted in ''WesternAnimation/GodzillaTheSeries'' where Godzilla Jr will go to crazy lengths to protect his adopted father Nick.
** But played straight with Nick. If you are human and you do something that harms Godzilla Jr, Nick will end you.

* ''TheRenAndStimpyShow'' ... In "A Visit To Anthony," Ren and Stimpy are severely intimidated by Anthony's father. And they have every reason to be. He's very large, heavily muscled, despite his age, and unlike most of the "lummoxes" seen in the show, he is not only healthy-looking, but reasonably intelligent. Just getting a threatening speech from him puts the fear of god into you. His silent rage is even more frightening when coupled with his weeping when he thinks his son is in danger, even if it's just of being disappointed.

* ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} in the ''JusticeLeague'' TV series [[LifeOrLimbDecision chopped off]] ''[[LifeOrLimbDecision his own hand]]'' [[LifeOrLimbDecision to save his infant child's life and get out of a]] DeathTrap. And then he returned home with the baby tucked under his good arm, had his people put a hook on his stump, came back to action and [[HandicappedBadass helped the Justice League kick the culprit's ass]]. Conclusion? Do NOT mess with Aquaman's kid. You'll be '''VERY''', '''''VERY SORRY'''''.

* General Molotov on ''JimmyTwoShoes'' is very much this. [[{{Satan}} Lucius]]...not so much.

* Inverted in ''GodzillaTheSeries'' where Godzilla Jr will go to crazy lengths to protect his adopted father Nick.

* ''DannyPhantom'': Ever seen a BumblingDad battle and win against a 50-foot-[[OurGhostsAreDifferent ghost monster]]? Congratulations, you have been pwned by Jack Fenton.
* In ''TheFairlyOddparents'', even an BumblingDad that's OneOfTheKids like Mr. Turner is capable of fighting with teeth and paws [[PapaWolf to defend Timmy]]. Just watch the episode where Timmy wishes he could merge with dad's CoolCar, then Vicky steals the car and he believes Timmy is stuck in it...

* [[TheMummyTheAnimatedSeries Rick O'Connell]].
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': Commissioner Gordon is this to Barbara.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretSaturdays'': Solomon "Doc" Saturday is both this and PapaWolf.
* WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck.

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': Commander Gordon is this to Barbara.

** Tenzin in the SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' is definitely this (and Aang was one to him). As is Korra's father Tonraq. And his brother [[BigBad Unalaq]]. And Asami's father, Hiroshi Sato (though he's another evil version). Really, in this series any dad who isn't deceased or [[DisappearedDad absent]] will be this.

** Tenzin in the SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' is definitely this. As is Korra's father Tonraq. And his brother [[BigBad Unalaq]]. And Asami's father, Hiroshi Sato (though he's another evil version). Really, in this series any dad who isn't deceased or [[DisappearedDad absent]] will be this.

** Tenzin in the SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' is definitely this. As is Korra's father Tonraq. And Asami's father, Hiroshi Sato (though he's an evil version). Really, in this series any dad who isn't deceased or [[DisappearedDad absent]] will be this.

** Tenzin in the SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' is definitely this.

* [[WesternAnimation/Dexters:Laboratory Dexter's Dad]] had a few turns in action.

* Hugh Test in ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest''confronts a wrestler more than three times his size [[PapaWolf to ensure his kids' safety]].

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': "I've got to save mah beh-beh!"
** Kyle seems to have [[BigBrotherInstinct developed traits of this around his baby brother Ike]], more so than most of the brainless parents of the town anyway.
** Randy and the other dads sometimes do this, though they're [[BumblingDad so stupid]] it doesn't really work out very well.
** And the season 15 finale has Kenny, as Mysterion, defending his little sister Karen from a bully at the school they went to when their parents got arrested.

* ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'': Though obviously not shown to the same extent as [[MamaBear Rebecca]], Baloo has traits of this around Molly as well (likely to further emphasize his [[ShipTease chemistry with the former]]). Whether she's been kidnapped by bandits, zapped by a microscopic ray, or just wants her Christmas wish to come true, Baloo is [[{{Determinator}} pretty insistent]] she come out of it all with a smile on her face.
** And ''God help you'' if you screw with Kit. Baloo's protective instincts come out even more heavily when he's involved.
* Normally, InspectorGadget is a combination of InspectorOblivious and TooDumbToLive. But on those ''extremely'' rare occasions when he ''notices'' that Penny and Brain are in real danger, Gadget turns into a [[LetsGetDangerous hyper-competent badass]] who uses his gadgets to rescue them with astonishing skill. This helps fuel an AlternateCharacterInterpretation of him where he's ''intentionally'' [[ObfuscatingStupidity bumbling around]] while Penny solves the real crime.
* [[MadScientist Dr. Doofenshmirtz]] of ''PhineasAndFerb'' may be an incompetent villain, but don't even try to hit on his underage daughter unless you want to quickly be teleported to another, monster-filled dimension.
** Perry the Platypus, especially when it comes to Phineas and Ferb. There was one time when FriendlyEnemy Doofenshmirtz indirectly threatened Phineas and Ferb with his latest scheme, Perry quickly beat him up, handcuffed him, and called for backup all [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqry5YoR9Bo#t=5m within ten seconds.]]
*** Happens again in the movie ''[[PhineasAndFerbTheMovieAcrossThe2ndDimension Across the Second Dimension]]''. Perry didn't break his masquerade even when a robot punched him across the room. But when the robot was ordered to do the same thing to Phineas and Ferb, he immediately jumped up and punched the robot just as hard.

* Hugh Test in ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest''. Normally a bumbling dad obsessed over meatloaf, he is extremely protective of his kids, even confronting a wrestler more than three times his size to ensure their safety.

* Race Bannon from ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuestTheRealAdventures'' is this to his only daughter, Jessie. Also, to her friends Jonny and Hadji.
** As is Dr. Quest.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In the episode "Simple Simpson," Homer Simpson sees the Rich Texan making Lisa cry. He then throws a pie in his face. He would have beat the man, but he was told he'd go to jail if he committed another assault.
** He has gone great lengths for his children despite how people think of him as a JerkAss, like when Maggie was having trouble finding easter eggs, and trying to help Bart with his homework and Lisa become popular.

* ''KingOfTheHill'': Hank Hill. Whether it's a {{Jerkass}} boss putting Bobby in danger at his job, or a {{Jerkass}} football coach abusing Bobby and his teammates after losing, they quickly learn the hard way just how dangerous an angry Hank can be. One would think they'd know not to mess with someone who's so into propane. And propane accessories. (Otherwise, though, Hank is something of a WellDoneSonGuy.)
-->'''Thug:''' ''"I thought that old guy inside was your daddy."''\\
'''Bobby:''' ''"No, no! This is my daddy! This one right here, the one with the golf club!"''
** Dale, too, even after learning that Joseph is "part-alien."
** Dale once heard his son screaming in his sleep. What does he do? He kicks the door to his bedroom open, brandishing two pistols, ready to blast the threat to kingdom come. When Joseph says he just had a bad dream, Dale says, "[[CrowningMomentOfHeartWarming Oh. How about I read you a story?]]"

* ''TheSmurfs'': You don't threaten Papa Smurf's little Smurfs unless you want to be on the receiving end of one of Papa Smurf's potions.
* When Egon of ''TheRealGhostbusters'' was paralyzed with fear by the Boogey Man, he found the strength to escape his bonds when the Boogey Men threatened the Junior Ghost Busters, a trio of children he had been mentoring.

** And Ben grows up into one in at least one timeline. Kevin 11,000 hurts Ben's son Ken. Cue Ben going Way Big and pummeling Kevin into the ground in an UnstoppableRage.
** Rath, the badass CrazyAwesome LargeHam extraordinaire became this in his debut. After warming up to a Triffin Prince that's supposed to help end a war, he finds out that the prince ends the war by being eaten. Rath didn't take this kindly ("Eating babies is NOT! COOL!")--he jumped into the mouth of the alien who ate the prince and came back out the same way, threatening to knit a sweater out of the alien's organs should he declare war. ''It worked''.

* ''StarWarsTheCloneWars'': You do ''not'' want to threaten Ahsoka when Anakin's around.
** Considering [[BerserkButton the threat of losing someone he cares for]] is what eventually causes him to turn into Vader, this is understandable.
*** A villainous example with a dash of MoralMyopia with the leader of the Trandoshan Slavers with the death of his son.
* ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'': Master Splinter made sure that his adopted sons could take care of themselves, but if you happen to be planning on experimenting on them, you'd better pray he doesn't find out.

* Charles Ofdensen, the band manager in ''{{Metalocalypse}}'', is seen by some fans to be the Papa Wolf of metal band Dethklok. He is extremely protective, preparing and executing elaborate security measures and counter attacks for their concert in the first season finale; going against assassins twice his size in hand-to-hand combat; having Rockzo the clown beaten and tortured on two occasions for being a bad influence on the youngest member of the band; and warning another manager attempting to take over his position that he would have to kill him to keep him away from the band. [[spoiler:And then killing that man himself.[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome In a swordfight.]]]]

* Agent Six in ''GeneratorRex'' is this to Rex. Just watch him in "What Lies Beneath" or his fight with [[spoiler: White Knight]].
* Even Peter Griffin on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' is capable of this now and then (even if the rest of the time he is an outright AbusiveParent). An episode centered around him becoming more protective of Meg after she almost drowned in a flood, even going so far as to ''smash [[AlphaBitch stuck-up Connie d'Amico's]] face into a glass surface until it was a bloody pulp'' for making fun of her. In another episode, Stewie gets nabbed by Disney World employees who force him to sing for the customers, and Peter manages to save him ''and'' outrun a dangerous security guard. Stewie even ''hugs him'' for it at the end.

* Private of ''ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'' has shown this. When the penguins are tasked with taking care of an egg in shifts, Private is so horrified by the other penguins' rough handling that he steals the egg away and snaps at Skipper.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'': Brock Samson is the Alpha PapaWolf whenever someone threatens the Venture family. See ''Victor. Echo. November.'' for the naked, murderous evidence.

* [[TheMummyTheAnimatedSeries Rick O'Connell]] is an AdventurerArchaeologist who won't hesitate to grab a sword and dive into battle to protect his wife and son, or even his [[LovableCoward brother in law Jon.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': Again, Batman's '''one''' principle is to [[ThouShaltNotKill never take a life]], but if you '''dare''' to enslave innocent children to steal for you like The Sewer King did, you better damn well pray that he ''does'' hold onto it.
-->'''Batman:''' I don't pass sentence. That's for the courts to decide. [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness But this time]], '''this time''', I am ''sorely'' tempted to do the job myself.
** In [[WhatIf "Over The Edge"]], we see ''[[UnstoppableRage just]]'' ''[[RoaringRampageOfRevenge how]]'' ''[[HeWhoFightsMonsters far]]'' Commander Gordon will go out for Batman if Barbara is ever killed in the line of bat-duty.
** Batman's reaction in the infamous flashback in ''BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker''... [[spoiler: when he was beating SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker after the latter revealed that, he not only kidnapped, but subjected Tim-Drake!Robin to three weeks of electrocution-based torture as well as truth serum, and then turned him into a grotesque miniature version of the Joker. He even states "I'll break you in two!" in a very chilling manner.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretSaturdays'': Solomon "Doc" Saturday is both TeamDad and PapaWolf.
* ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', whose {{Tomboy}} daughter Gosalyn has a habit of getting into trouble like making a DealWithTheDevil or releasing an evil {{trickster}} spirit. He even finds himself unable to leave the MirrorUniverse without [[MergedReality merging the two]] because he can't help thinking of Gosalyn's counterpart as his own daughter. And yes, he has worried about his enemies using her to get to him.
** In general, threatening Gosalyn is an easy way to make him quickly [[LetsGetDangerous get over his ego]] and kick your ass five ways at once.

* In ''AmericanDragonJakeLong'' the dragon trait skipped a generation, so Jake's mother ''can't'' protect him from the supernatural threats he encounters -- instead it's Jake's grandfather who does so. Never mind that he even stands up to the Dark Dragon's minions when his entire family is threatened... and obliterates them single-handedly.

* ''DannyPhantom'': Ever seen a BumblingDad battle and win against a 50-foot-[[OurGhostsAreDifferent ghost monster]]? Congratulations, you have been pwned by Jack Fenton. Now leave his kids alone.
* In ''TheFairlyOddparents'', even an BumblingDad that's OneOfTheKids like Mr. Turner is capable of fighting with teeth and paws to defend Timmy. Just watch the episode where Timmy wishes he could merge with dad's CoolCar, then Vicky steals the car and he believes Timmy is stuck in it...
** Both of Timmy's parents, despite being [[AbusiveParents comically irresponsible]] enough to leave him with an evil babysitter, have gone to crazy lengths to protect Timmy. This came to the fore when Timmy wishes they had superpowers, and he ends up using this to his advantage when convincing them to give up their powers.
** The end of the Fairly Oddparents movie, where Papa Wolf dad and Mama Bear...mom double-team Mr. Crocker for abusing their son. Much ass kicking ensues.
*** Actually, Mr. Turner technically could be counted as a literal "Papa Bear" at that point.
-->'''Mrs. Turner:''' I'll go for his teeth.\\
'''Mr. Turner:''' [[HeroicSociopath And]] ''[[HeroicSociopath I'll]]'' [[EyeScream claw out his eyes]]!
*** In case you don't get the joke, Mr. Turner had recently had his hands turned into bear's claws after saying he'd tear someone apart with his [[IncrediblyLamePun bare hands]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'': We all know Jerry Mouse is no push-over in regards to Tom the Cat. But if Tom ever lays a paw on Nibbles/Tuffy, the local HeartwarmingOrphan and Jerry's adoptive pup, he's in for ''even more'' of a pain in the tail than usual. Nibbles/Tuffy's introductory episode leaves the deal ''very'' clear; Tom spanks the little mouse and, after releasing himself from a trap and checking on the other's well-being, Jerry lets out an enraged ''lion's roar'' and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duLYLPhm7WE#t=5m50s brutally beats up Tom]].
** You also don't mess with the local [[BullyBulldog neighborhood bulldog]] Spike's son, Tyke, in any fashion, though that really should be obvious.
** And if you think ''ducks'' can't tear you a new one, just don't even ''dare'' harm that mama duck or her duckling in "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlz95WkK0qM Little Quacker]]". Henry [[CurbStompBattle will hand you your hindquarters]].

* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' Iroh was this back when he was a General and his son Lu Ten was alive.

* Though his birth father [[AbusiveParents hates his guts and]] [[OffingTheOffspring has actively tried to kill him,]] Zuko from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' is fortunate enough to have [[ParentalSubstitute a replacement in his uncle Iroh,]] who accompanied him throughout his banishment and raised him as his own son. When Azula tries to kill Zuko with lightning after a botched attempt to imprison them both, Iroh steps in at the last second, redirects the lightning into a nearby cliff, and then kicks her overboard.
** Hakoda also has some signs of this. Even though Katara is [[ActionGirl a very powerful Waterbender]] and Sokka becomes a [[TookALevelInBadass great warrior]], he will stay behind and be captured by the Fire Nation in order to let them escape. There is also his reaction to Katara's announcement that someone was threatening Kya in "The Southern Raiders." When he hears his wife is in danger, it is obvious that if that Fire Nation sailor doesn't haul his ass out of there double time, he will find out just why the Water Tribe hasn't been overthrown yet.
** Fire Lord Azulon could be seen as a much ''darker'' version of this to his older son, Iroh. When his younger son Ozai tries to usurp Iroh's right in succession, Azulon is so enraged he [[MoralEventHorizon orders Ozai's innocent son Zuko]] be executed to teach Ozai a lesson. Fortunately, Zuko had a MamaBear of his own [[IDidWhatIHadToDo to prevent this]].
** Even ''Avatar Roku'' is shown looking out for a certain troubled great-grandson of his. At the Fire Temple, Aang channels his spirit to pwn the evil Fire Sages, Zhao, and his soldiers... and then Roku melts the chains holding the good guys ''and Zuko,'' letting them all escape before he destroys the temple.