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* Part of the reason [[UminekoNoNakuKoroNi Ange]] hates her aunt Eva so much is because she doesn't think anyone could ever replace her parents (no to mention the fact that she suspects Eva was the one who killed them). [[spoiler:This is subverted to Hell and back in episode 7, where [[AwfulTruth it turns out]] Eva ''did'' kill them, but in what was more or less self-defense. Of course, the one telling her this is [[UnreliableNarrator Bernkastel]], so who knows? Either way, [[GoMadFromTheRevelation Ange doesn't take it well]].]]

* Part of the reason [[UminekoNoNakuKoroNi Ange]] hates her aunt Eva so much is because she doesn't think anyone could ever replace her parents (no to mention the fact that she suspects Eva was the one who killed them). [[spoiler:This is subverted to Hell and back in episode 7, where it turns Eva ''did'' kill them, but in what was more or less self-defense. Of course, the one telling her this is [[UnreliableNarrator Bernkastel]], so who knows? Either way, [[AwfulTruth Ange doesn't take it well]].]]

** Kyou's mother is more or less an exception. She basically kept him locked up in the house all day and Kyou suspects she was ashamed of him. Doesn't stop his biological dad from holding [[spoiler:her suicide]] against him. Kyou himself is more or less HappilyAdopted.

** Kyou's mother is more or less an exception. She more or less kept him locked up in the house all day and Kyou suspects she was ashamed of him. Doesn't stop his biological dad from holding [[spoiler:her suicide]] against him. Kyou himself is more or less HappilyAdopted.

** Kyou's mother is more or less an aversion. She more or less kept him locked up in the house all day and Kyou suspects she was ashamed of him. Doesn't stop his biological dad from holding [[spoiler:her suicide]] against him. Kyou himself is more or less HappilyAdopted.

** For that matter, Tohru's ''dad''. She just didn't know him for as long, since he died of illness when she was little. But apparently he was such an understanding sort that he fell in love with Tohru's mom while she was still a delinquent, got her to see that she could be better than everyone thought, and married her despite objections from his family. In fact, a good deal of the wisdom and attitude that Tohru's mom imparts to Tohru comes from the faith she learned from Tohru's dad.

* Part of the reason [[UminekoNoNakuKoroNi Ange]] hates her aunt Eva so much is because she doesn't think anyone could ever replace her parents (no to mention the fact that she suspects Eva was the one who killed them). [[spoiler:This is subverted to Hell and back in episode 7, where it turns Eva ''did'' kill them, but in what was more or less self-defense. Of course, the one telling her this is [[UnreliableNarrator Bernkastel]], so who knows?]]

* Miles Edgeworth's father in ''AceAttorney'' was so good that his character was partially based on [[ToKillAMockingbird Atticus Finch]]. He's murdered when Miles is ten, unfortunately leaving him in the hands of a far more AmoralAttorney.

* {{Dexter}} practically worshiped his adoptive father, Harry, and was greatly shaken by Harry's death. His influence on Dexter was so strong that his son managed to internalize the [[code NeverHurtAnInnocent]] Harry taught him despite being a SerialKiller, and even though he's dead now, he still pops up from [[SpiritAdvisor time to time]] to act as Dexter's conscience and provide him with support. Although AlternateCharacterInterpretation may cause opinion to differ on how "good" Harry actually was, considering what we learn about him throughout the series and whether or not teaching Dexter the Code was the best thing he could have done in that situation.

** [[spoiler:Disgaea2's Adell too.]]

* ''{{Batman}}'': Bruce Wayne's parents, specifically in the film ''BatmanBegins''. His parents worked hard to give Bruce a strong sense of justice and knowledge of right and wrong, and the importance of helping those who need it (although they meant using the family fortune to improve the lives of Gotham's citizens). These lessons naturally fueled his drive to become Batman after their deaths.

* {{Daredevil}}'s father was a good, honest man, who pushed his son to be the best man he could be. Since the elder Murdock was a boxer, he encouraged Matt to study as hard as he could and get a good education, not being uneducated and forced to fight for a living him himself. In addition to being the superhero Daredevil, Matt became one of New York City's most respected and honest defense lawyers. And of course, his dad was killed by the mob before he got to see it happen.

* Partially deconstructed in {{Naruto}}. Naruto's parents died the day he was born, though they did love him [[spoiler: and even protect him from beyond the grave.]] Still, he's an emotional basket case, though not as bad as [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Pain]], [[JerkassWoobie Sasuke]] or [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefullness Gaara (though in Gaara's case becoming an orphan was merciful, since his father kept trying to kill him).]] It's only partially deconstructed because while many parents are abusive or negligent, some of Naruto's friends do have good parents.

* KimbaTheWhiteLion: Kimba's father was killed trying to rescue his pregnant wife from hunters, and during her time with Kimba, his mother taught him his father's ideals. When they were both killed off, Kimba aimed at becoming a benevolent ruler of his father's jungle for the honor and pride of his family.

** Subverted in the case of The Weasley Parents who are very much good parents and very much alive.

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* KinseyMillhone lost her parents at the age of 5 and doesn't seem to miss them much, and was quite content to grow up with her aunt as a guardian.
* ''Film/AliceInWonderland'': Alice's father, Charles Kingsleigh, would comfort Alice after having a nightmare. He would also encourage her unconventional thought patterns and tell her that it's okay to be mad. Alice would eventually follow in her father's shoes and take up his old business ventures.

* In the 1998 ''[[{{Film/Merlin}} Merlin]]'' series, the titular character is an orphan, born to a mortal woman without a mortal father. [[BigBad Queen Mab]] seemed to deliberately invoke this trope, as she didn't make any move to save Merlin's mother after she'd given birth to him. Before [[DeathByChildbirth dying of childbirth]], Elissa made [[ParentalSubstitute Ambrosia]] promise to take care of Merlin.
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* ''ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'': The parents were supportive and passed their best traits on to their children, but not forcefully. Then the parents die in a house fire, and the children live with many unsuitable guardians.
* ''{{Batman}}'': Bruce Wayne's parents, specifically in the film ''BatmanBegins''. His parents worked hard to give Bruce a strong sense of justice and knowledge of right and wrong, and the importance of helping those who need it (although they meant using the family fortune to improve the lives of Gotham's citizens). These lessons naturally fueled his drive to become Batman after their deaths. It should be noted that Superhero stories often have this Trope, practically as a standard procedure. A DeathByOriginStory leads the main character to become a hero.
* ''LionKing''- Mufasa to Simba
* ''HarryPotter''- Harry Potter's parents, even if Harry can't remember them.
** There is a slight twist with James though. Making him a bully in high school was a brilliant move. It's a flaw that strikes a nerve the frequently nerd-identified fans and fleshes James out a bit so that he's no longer the perfect but flat dead father. For many fans though, it struck too much of a nerve, and they can't get past James and Sirius's bullying past.
***Probably because while we ''see'' James as a bully, we're only ''[[InformedAttribute told]]'' that he improved later. Sirius and Lupin's protests seem weak compared to that image of Snape's humiliation...
**** And especially considering most people [[TellMeAboutMyFather telling Harry about him]] [[UnreliableNarrator aren't going to tell him the nasty parts]]. Harry himself freaks out when he finds out too.

* ''JamesAndTheGiantPeach'': James had two loving parents until they were eaten by an escaped rhinoceros ([[WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief yes, a rhinoceros]]) when he was 4 years old.
* Negi's father and mother in MahouSenseiNegima is a variation, since they're not confirmedly dead, only MIA([[spoiler:At least, Nagi is. Arika...not so sure]]). Yes, he's never actually met either of them, but given [[GovernmentConspiracy all]] [[ClearMyName the]] [[FakingTheDead crap]] they [[ItGotWorse had to go through]], they did a damn good job getting Negi the best ([[GiveHimANormalLife and safest]]) childhood that they could.
* KinseyMillhone lost her parents at the age of 5 and doesn't seem to miss them much, and was quite content to grow up with her aunt as a guardian.
* Daredevil's father was a good, honest man, who pushed his son to be the best man he could be. Since the elder Murdock was a boxer, he encouraged Matt to study as hard as he could and get a good education, not being uneducated and forced to fight for a living him himself. In addition to being the superhero Daredevil, Matt became one of New York City's most respected and honest defense lawyers. And of course, his dad was killed by the mob before he got to see it happen.

* Inverted by The Punisher. He would have been a good parent. But it was his kids who died, not him.
* Probably the most normal, stable adult in OuranHighSchoolHostClub was Haruhi's dead lawyer mom. The more benign of the other adults are WholesomeCrossdresser {{Cloudcuckoolander}}s.
* Film/AliceInWonderland: Alice's father, Charles Kingsleigh, would comfort Alice after having a nightmare. He would also encourage her unconventional thought patterns and tell her that it's okay to be mad. Alice would eventually follow in her father's shoes and take up his old business ventures.
* Every living mother in every single Jane Austen's novel is ineffectual in some way or other. There are three dead mothers: Mrs Tilney in Northanger Abbey, Emma's mother in Emma, and Lady Elliot in Persuasion. They were all epitomes of perfection.
* CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs: Flint's mom was the more loving and supportive of Flint's two parents in Flint's eyes. Sure enough, she ended up dead after the prologue, while the dad, loving but distant, survived.