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* ''Fanfic/RWBYScars'' depicts Roman and Neo as father and daughter. The two work together and often fight together as well.
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* ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995'': In "Music of the Spheres", Devon Taylor and his father Dr. Emory Taylor work together to determine exactly how the alien music is affecting the teenagers who listened to it, including Devon's younger sister Joyce.
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* Wrestling/RandyOrton and his father, Cowboy Bob Orton teamed up with each other whilst Randy was feuding with Wrestling/TheUndertaker during the latter part of 2005.

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* Wrestling/RandyOrton and his father, [[Wrestling/BobOrtonJr Cowboy Bob Orton Orton]] teamed up with each other whilst Randy was feuding with Wrestling/TheUndertaker during the latter part of 2005.
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* ''Fanfic/AChokerAndAScalpel'': Black Canary was the apprentice of her mother, the original Black Canary, as a teenager.
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* In ''Manga/VenusVersusVirus'', Lucia fights viruses alongside her adopted father Souichirou.
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** Book and Elizabeth from ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite'' have a similar relationship despite not being related. [[spoiler:Until the twist reveals that she's his daughter.]]

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** Book Booker and Elizabeth from ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite'' have a similar relationship despite not being related. [[spoiler:Until the twist reveals that she's his daughter.]]
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**Book and Elizabeth from ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite'' have a similar relationship despite not being related. [[spoiler:Until the twist reveals that she's his daughter.]]
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* Father Wrestling/VinceMcMahon and son Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon often teamed up during their feud with Wrestling/DGenerationX and as a part of Wrestling/TheCorporation.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender", [[spoiler: Keith and Krolia]] team up in several instances. Even the first time they met each other they were explicitly assigned to be working together.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender", ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'', [[spoiler: Keith and Krolia]] team up in several instances. Even the first time they met each other they were explicitly assigned to be working together.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender", [[spoiler: Keith and Krolia]] team up in several instances. Even the first time they met each other they were explicitly assigned to be working together.
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* Burnatron and his son Burnie from ''WesternAnimation/ToonMarty'' a villainous example of this, as they're Toonville's local villains.

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* Burnatron and his son Burnie from ''WesternAnimation/ToonMarty'' are a villainous example of this, as they're Toonville's local villains.
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** A ''Batman vs {{Franchise/Predator}}'' comic had Batman and Robin face two of the titular aliens who turned out to be father and son.

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* Tony Stark gradually becomes this with Peter Parker at the end of ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming and during the battles of New York and Titan in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''. Peter's Iron-Spider suit was even designed by [[PapaWolf Tony]] to offer the kid as much protection on the battlefield as possible.


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* Tony Stark gradually becomes this with Peter Parker at the end of ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' and during the battles of New York and Titan in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''. Peter's Iron-Spider suit was even designed by [[PapaWolf Tony]] to offer the kid as much protection on the battlefield as possible.
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* Tony Stark gradually becomes this with Peter Parker at the end of ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming and during the battles of New York and Titan in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''. Peter's Iron-Spider suit was even designed by [[PapaWolf Tony]] to offer the kid as much protection on the battlefield as possible.
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* ''Film/CurlySue'' features and father-and-daughter team of con artists.

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* ''Manga/MakenKi'': Himegami finally reveals [[PhysicalGod the true extent]] of her power in chapter 102, to combat the series' main antagonist Yamato Takeru. She summons [[spoiler: her mother, [[{{Orochi}} Yatsuno]]]], ''[[BackFromTheDead from the dead]]'', then combines powers with her by joining both hands to create a massive spell circle in an attempt to confine Yamato within the barrier atop Mt. Amanohara.

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* ''Manga/MakenKi'': Himegami finally reveals [[PhysicalGod the true extent]] of her power in chapter 102, to combat the series' main antagonist Yamato Takeru. She summons [[spoiler: her mother, [[{{Orochi}} Yatsuno]]]], ''[[BackFromTheDead from the dead]]'', then combines powers with her by joining joins both hands with hers to create a massive spell circle circle, in an attempt to confine Yamato within the barrier atop Mt. Amanohara.
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* ''Manga/MakenKi'': Himegami finally reveals [[PhysicalGod the true extent]] of her power in chapter 102 by summoning her mother, [[{{Orochi}} Yatsuno]], ''[[BackFromTheDead from the dead]]''. Then combines her power with her mother's by joining both hands to create a massive spell circle in an attempt to confine Yamato Takeru within the barrier atop Mt. Amanhara.

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* ''Manga/MakenKi'': *''Manga/MakenKi'': Himegami finally reveals [[PhysicalGod the true extent]] of her power in chapter 102 by summoning 102, to combat the series' main antagonist Yamato Takeru. She summons [[spoiler: her mother, [[{{Orochi}} Yatsuno]], Yatsuno]]]], ''[[BackFromTheDead from the dead]]''. Then dead]]'', then combines her power powers with her mother's by joining both hands to create a massive spell circle in an attempt to confine Yamato Takeru within the barrier atop Mt. Amanhara.Amanohara.
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*''Manga/MakenKi'': Himegami finally reveals [[PhysicalGod the true extent]] of her power in chapter 102 by summoning her mother, [[{{Orochi}} Yatsuno]], ''[[BackFromTheDead from the dead]]''. Then combines her power with her mother's by joining both hands to create a massive spell circle in an attempt to confine Yamato Takeru within the barrier atop Mt. Amanhara.
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A sister trope to SiblingTeam. May be part of a BadassFamily or TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether. If the parent is also a part of their child's team-up, they may be the TokenAdult.

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A sister trope to SiblingTeam.SiblingTeam and BrotherSisterTeam. May be part of a BadassFamily or TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether. If the parent is also a part of their child's team-up, they may be the TokenAdult.
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** Bruce Wayne as Damian Wayne as ''ComicBook/{{Robin}}'', during the periods when both of them are alive and working together.
** Also, Batman's relationships with the other incarnations of Robin apply, since they are often portrayed as his adopted children (literally, in the case of some of them, such as pre-New 52 Cassandra Cain).

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** Bruce Wayne with any ''ComicBook/{{Robin}}'' besides [[ComicBook/Batgirl2009 Stephanie Brown]], when they're working together as they're all his sons. [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Dick Grayson]], Jason Todd and [[ComicBook/RobinSeries Tim Drake]] are adopted and Damian Wayne as ''ComicBook/{{Robin}}'', during the periods when both of them are alive and working together.
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** Also, Batman's relationships with the other incarnations of Robin apply, since they are often portrayed as his adopted children (literally, in the case of some of them, such as any time Batman works alongside pre-New 52 [[ComicBook/Batgirl2000 Cassandra Cain).Cain]] after adopting her as his daughter.
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* ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfKorra'': In the Book 3 finale, Korra teams up with her father to battle Zaheer.

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* ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfKorra'': In the Book 3 finale, Korra teams up with her father to battle Zaheer.
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* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'':
** The [[VideoGame/ArtOfFighting Kyokuugen Team]] is usually consists of Takuma Sakazaki, his son Ryo, and his daughter, Yuri, in order to promote their family's dojo.
** Also applies to Heidern and Leona, an adoptive father/daughter [[HiredGuns duo of mercenaries]] who use the tournament as their cover while investigating [[NebulousEvilOrganization NESTS]] behind-the-scenes.

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* Bruce Wayne as ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' and Damian Wayne as ''ComicBook/{{Robin}}'', during the periods when both of them are alive and working together.
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** Alfred is often portrayed as a father figure to Bruce (being the man who raised him after the death of his parents) and he frequently serves as MissionControl or an outright BattleButler in some continuities.
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Occurs when a parent and child team up as equals, especially with a common goal in mind. Beating up bad guys together, or something of the like, often comes in tow. In this scenario, the parent is very often single, and almost always very close to their child. Notably, [[ParentalSubstitute parental substitutes]] may also apply in such team-ups.

A sister trope to SiblingTeam. May be part of a BadassFamily or TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether. If the parent is also a part of their child's team-up, they may be the TokenAdult.

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* Bruce Wayne as ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' and Damian Wayne as ''ComicBook/{{Robin}}'', during the periods when both of them are alive and working together.
** Also, Batman's relationships with the other incarnations of Robin apply.
* ''ComicBook/ThePunisher'': Subverted in one WhatIf story where Frank has a daughter with Elektra. Said daughter grows up to be a murderous vigilante and tries to encourage her son to follow in her footsteps by taking him along when she goes on missions. It ends with her death and the son telling her grave that he won't be pursuing that life.
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* Queen Juliana rules Icepeak in Creator/RalphBakshi's animated feature ''WesternAnimation/FireAndIce'' while her son, the wizard Nekron, AnIcePerson, uses his powers to expand her domain ever further southward toward Firekeep. Both are villains, aiming to TakeOverTheWorld.
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* After Jango Fett from Franchise/StarWars ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' receives his "son" Boba from the Kamino clone breeding facility, the two prepare for a career of collecting bounties on wanted outlaws. When Boba sees the elder Fett die at the hands of a Jedi Master, it seeds a resentment of the Jedi Order that culminates in a grown Boba Fett siding with TheEmpire in eradicating the last surviving Jedi Knights.
* In [[Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix the film version]] of ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'', Harry and his godfather Sirius Black have a moment where they together battle Lucius Malfoy alone. For several seconds, they work in total tandem, as a means of highlighting their bond, right before [[spoiler:Bellatrix kills Sirius]].
* ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'' has the title AdventurerArchaeologist team up with his father in search of the Holy Grail. Adding to the challenge of this quest is the fact that the two are estranged from years apart as well as the fact that the senior Jones is rather inept as an adventurer.
*Logan and Laura are this in the film ''Film/{{Logan}}'' as Logan tries to get Laura and the remaining mutant children to a sanctuary in Canada away from the profiteering American company that created and are now hunting them. Logan is older but still able to fight. Despite being young, Laura is a female clone of Logan and has a great deal of his berserker abilities, allowing her to be an equal combatant, particularly against people who underestimate her because of her size, age, and gender.
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* In ''Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus'', there's a scene where many of the demigods team up with their respective godly parents to take down Gaea (with the exception of Aphrodite, who [[NeutralFemale just giggles and throws rose petals on Piper, only giving her a few words of encouragement.]])
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* ''Series/{{Alias}}'': Sydney Bristow and her father Jack Bristow both work together under the CIA and are double agents to take down SD-6.
*In some episodes of season 3 and 4 of ''Series/{{Arrow}}'', Thea Queen and Malcolm Merlyn work together to protect Star City against bigger threats. However, because of Malcolm's love of the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor, Thea tends to default to working as a SiblingTeam with her brother, [[ComicBook/GreenArrow Oliver]].
*Lorelai and Rory Gilmore of ''Series/GilmoreGirls'' share an extremely close bond, regarding each other as genuine friends and equals. In addition to viewing each other as best friends, they also function as a Parent-Child Team. On one occasion, for example, they compete together as dance partners in a 24-hour dance-a-thon.
* In ''Series/StrangerThings'', [[spoiler: Eleven and her adoptive father, Hopper. The two form a parent-child relationship during the year between season one and two, albeit with some bickering, where he takes her in. At the end of season two, he take her back to the lab so she can close the portal to the upside-down. A month later, Owens [[UndeadTaxExemption forges a birth certificate]] for Eleven, and thus Hopper manages to legally adopt her]].
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* Wrestling/RandyOrton and his father, Cowboy Bob Orton teamed up with each other whilst Randy was feuding with Wrestling/TheUndertaker during the latter part of 2005.
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* ''VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4'' picks up a few centuries after the events of ''VideoGame/GodOfWarIII'', with Kratos having fathered a son named Atreus (the death of his wife, Faye, being the starting point for the game's plot). While the player still controls Kratos, Atreus can be commanded to perform actions such as reading text which Kratos doesn't understand and [[AssistCharacter slowly learns to fight alongside him.]]
*Although not actually biologically related, Ellie and Joel function as a Parent-Child team in ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''. Ellie is a capable fighter and at one point in the game when Joel is injured, the player assumes control of Ellie who has to protect Joel and gather the supplies the pair needs in order to survive.
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* ''Webcomic/LadySpectraAndSparky'' are a mother-daughter superhero team that protect their hometown of Apollo City from villains great and small.
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* On occasion, Fire Lord Ozai and [[DaddysLittleVillain Azula]] from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' will form one of these, particularly when going against TheUnfavorite, Azula's brother Zuko.
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