History Main / UpbringingMakesTheHero

* A strange subversion in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueGodsAndMonsters''. Instead of goodhearted farm folk, this version of Superman was raised by undocumented migrant workers. Although they were still good people, his early life was pretty rough, and he grows up to be an UnscrupulousHero rather than TheCape. The subversion comes in because this Superman ''isn't'' the son of Jor-El, so it's unclear whether genetics or upbringing account for his different behavior.

* ''Series/AgentsOfShield'': This trope is both [[DiscussedTrope discussed]] and shown in the Framework Arc: [[spoiler:Several of the main characters end up in a [[InsideAComputerSystem simulated reality]] [[AlternateUniverse that is altered by one thing]]: 1. Most of them (with the exception of Daisy and Simmons) had their memories of reality outside the simulation erased, 2. [[ForWantOfANail their biggest regrets are erased in the simulation.]]]] The result:

* It's all-but-stated that Lumera in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage'' is the Alear ended up the AllLovingHero they are. [[spoiler: Emphasized later on, when it's revealed they were originally [[BigBad Sombron's]] child and were HappilyAdopted by her. Alear still fully considers Lumera their "[[FamilyOfChoice real]]" family.]]

* In ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', it is abundantly clear from even the small snippets of Tanjiro's past that he was raised by a wonderful loving family that instilled in him all the morals and life lessons he needed to endure all the tragedy that followed. Tanjiro's entire family being slaughtered by a demon, save his sister Nezuko who becomes one, does not make his heart be consumed by unbridled rage and hatred, and instead he focuses all his efforts on the tiniest hope of curing Nezuko. Even when Tanjiro meets his arch-enemy Kibutsuji Muzan, he is only furious for a moment before setting his sight on helping people; saving others from suffering the same tragedy he faced is much higher on Tanjiro's list than killing the monster that ruined his life. [[spoiler:The Kamado family is so loving that flashbacks showed they were consistently cozy hundreds of years ago, and by the end of the series it shows Tanjiro passed that love forward too, as his descendants are well adjusted]].

* Rin from ''Manga/BlueExorcist'' was born as the child of {{Satan}} himself. While resident BadassPreacher Shiro could've killed the defenseless newborn, he instead took the child in and raised him as a human after sealing his demonic powers into a sword. Rin was a typical problem child: skipping school, [[HairTriggerTemper very easy to anger]], and if angered prone to [[ExtremeMeleeRevenge excessive beatdowns]] (as seen when he put several fellow kindergarteners into the hospital for calling him a monster). Still, Shiro's upbringing turned Rin into a slightly feral-looking but otherwise normal and easy-going teenager. When Shiro was killed by {{Satan}} who tried to reclaim his son, however... Rin [[TakingUpTheMantle voluntarily unlocked his demonic form by unsheathing the sword that locked it away]] then [[AntiAntiChrist became an]] [[HunterOfHisOwnKind Exorcist]] to, in his own words, '''[[{{Revenge}} KICK SATAN'S ASS]]'''.
** Even if he stays in his form for too long and goes AxCrazy, a single CooldownHug from a certain PluckyGirl is enough to return him to his senses. He's positively ashamed of his heritage and absolutely refuses to take a human life, [[DemonicPossession possessed]] or not. Even if the possessor is ''Satan himself''.

* In ''Literature/TheCaseFilesOfJewelerRichard'', Seigi was raised by a hardworking mother with a stepfather who is frequently out of the country. As a result, he spent lots of time with his grandmother, who firmly impressed on him to help people at every opportunity, which he carries with him throughout the series, and even picked his name, which means "Justice."

* Deconstructed with Mark Milton aka Hyperion in ''ComicBook/SupremePower'', who is basically a Superman {{Expy}}... who was raised by military officers ordered to pretend they were a HappilyMarried couple. He told his "father" that ''the only reason'' he didn't simply fly away and do whatever he wanted was because his "parents" loved him, and they didn't want him to. Then they were retired in a faked fishing accident. He's been doing poorly since then.

* ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'': Usually, Kara Zor-El's parents are decent people who try to be good role models. When Kara arrives on Earth, Franchise/{{Superman}} helps to raise her, teaches her how to use her powers, and tries to instill the Kents' teachings in her. The result? Some Supergirl incarnations can be sort of bratty or emo at the beginning, but ultimately all Supergirls develop into TheCape.
** In ''ComicBook/ElseworldsFinestSupergirlAndBatgirl'', Commissioner James Gordon was a real cop. He swore to protect the good people of Gotham from criminals and took his duty very seriously. And so his daughter Barbara does when she becomes Comicbook/{{Batgirl}}.
* Other heroes follow in a similar vein. Comicbook/{{Aquaman}}, for example, can ([[ContinuitySnarl sometimes]]) attribute his heroic nature to being raised by down-to-Earth lighthouse-keeper Tom Curry, as opposed to the Royal Courts of Atlantis.

* Jaime Reyes, the third ComicBook/BlueBeetle, has his parents supporting and advising him on his (admittedly unexpected) superhero career. When forced via magic to transform into his secret power fantasy, he becomes [[spoiler:a dentist, because they make good money, which he can use to pay off his parents' mortgage, his sister's college, and maybe get a nice vacation place near his grandma's home in Mexico City]].
* Virgil Hawkings, aka ComicBook/{{Static}}. Despite being raised around gang violence, Virgil was actually raised in a stable home by both of his parents. This plays a role in why [[FridgeBrilliance Static is one of the few]] ''[[FridgeBrilliance non]]''-[[AntiHero Anti Heroes]] in [[Creator/MilestoneComics Milestone's line]].
* Eddie Bloomberg/Kid Devil/Red Devil is a mixed bag. He has issues with his parents' neglect but his Aunt Marla raised him well until her death and his hero ComicBook/BlueDevil served as a fairly good role model for a time. While Eddie often makes bad choices due to his lack of guidance, he does try to be a good hero.
* It's heavily implied that the reason why [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]] is the [[NiceGuy man]] that he is, it's because of the love and care given to him by his parents, especially from his mother, Sarah Rogers.
* [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] both averts this and plays it straight. It's clear that Billy Batson was raised by a good, loving couple that instilled good morals in him, which explains where the foundations for his personality come from. But at the same time, once they were brutally murdered, Billy was thrown out onto the street by the person who was entrusted to be his guardian, leaving him homeless and penniless. But instead of becoming bitter about this, Billy not only held on to the beliefs of his parents but gained a sense of empathy and compassion for people who suffer any kind of tragedy. This idealism in the face of such a situation was what convinced the wizard Shazam that young Billy was the first person in 5,000 years to be worthy to wield his power.
* Traditionally ComicBook/WonderWoman's upbringing just helped to reinforce her naturally stellar personality and sense of responsibility but on some Elseworlds, such as ''ComicBook/SensationComicsFeaturingWonderWoman: Generations'', it's made clear that her heroic nature is due to her mother's careful guidance and the fact that she and the other Amazons worked hard to instill the Amazon's code of ethics, which rejects killing if at all feasible even if it endangers themselves, into the superpowered child on their island.
* ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'' is all over the map with this trope. On the one hand, some of its members with abusive backgrounds (like Chase) turned out more or less okay, while others (like Xavin or Klara) needed some extra factor (like Xavin's love for Karolina or Klara's foster parents) to start to turn themselves around. On the other hand, loving parents did not preclude Alex from becoming a sociopath, but it may have been what stopped Nico from becoming an evil witch or Molly from becoming an evil mutant, as their respective sets of parents were. And then there's Victor, who was given a humble background with a loving single mother and thus became the most altruistic member of the team... except that his dad is ''Ultron'', and he's a cyborg who is programmed to become the world's greatest hero before betraying his friends and allies and ushering in a BadFuture.
* In the ''ComicBook/NewGods'', Orion, the son of cosmic villain ComicBook/{{Darkseid}}, was exchanged as an infant as part of a peace treaty between New Genesis and Apokalypse. Although Orion has his father's evil rage InTheBlood, he was also raised with loving care and patience by New Genesis' Highfather. That with his friends on that idealistic world enabled Orion to master and channel his dark side to become his home's most powerful and fiercest hero.

* ''Fanfic/FreedomsLimits'': Inglenn brings this up in a conversation with Madavi, expressing surprise that she and Pratima turned out to be such well-adjusted and polite girls despite growing up in Barad-dûr surrounded by Orcs and all manner of nasty company. Madavi starts to say that not ''all'' the Orcs were horrible, thinking of her close friend Smador, but then thinks better of it when Inglenn looks shocked, saying instead that she [[BlatantLies never really interacted with any Orcs]].
* ''Fanfic/WonderfulMazinja'': Danny instilled the idea that people are capable of amazing things when they work together in his daughter Taylor, and his HeroicSacrifice encouraged her to become a hero.

* Carrot Ironfounderson of the [[Literature/{{Discworld}} Ankh-Morpork]] Watch is like this, except instead of being raised on a farm he was raised in a mine, by dwarfs. The results are largely the same, however.
* Moses in Literature/TheBible is trained by both his biological mother and by the Egyptians, and later spent forty years as a shepherd in the Wilderness before he got TheCall from {{God}} to be a MosesArchetype when he was eighty years old.
** David spent his childhood working as a shepherd for his father. Similarly to Moses, David also got TheCall from God.

* In the ''Literature/SwordOfTruth'' series, this is explicitly Zedd's reason for bringing up Richard, [[ChosenOne the Seeker]], in the Westlands, where magic and high society are unknown.
** And then later subverted, when it turns out that Zedd was a bit of a PersonOfMassDestruction in his [[TheAtoner earlier life]], and over time Richard starts to exhibit [[DesignatedHero similar]] [[SociopathicHero tendencies]]. Notable in that this was unintentional on the part of the author, who considers it a straight example.
* In ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'', Rand al'Thor is a shepherd from a backwater village who gains all of the memories and abilities of the previous Age's ChosenOne, Lews Therin, who was a high-born global celebrity with centuries of experience in public service and leadership. This situation invites the question of whether any of Rand's own attributes as Rand matter at all to his being the world's future savior, or whether he's just an irrelevant vessel for all of Lews Therin's knowledge. Rand ultimately concludes that him being Rand rather than Lews is actually crucial because Rand's salt-of-the-earth upbringing was what allowed him to survive the Dark One's attempts to push him past the MoralEventHorizon and the DespairEventHorizon. Lews Therin, despite his many admirable qualities, would have broken under the same circumstances.
* Zig-zagged in Literature/BelisariusSeries. Rajiv, Shakuntala, and Eon are of royal or noble blood and are trained intensely by the best warriors in the world; all three of them also turn out to be great warriors themselves. Belisarius, by contrast, is a petty Thracian country gentleman who learned on the job to be the best general in history. One way or another all of them turned out to be badass.
* In ''Literature/{{Runemarks}}'', Maddy is raised in a slightly-more-secular-than-most-places backwater village and grows up hearing stories of the old gods from One-Eye [[spoiler: who turns out to be Odin himself]], and is allied with the Aesir. In the sequel, we meet Maggie, raised in the [[CorruptChurch Order's]] seat of power, indoctrinated by their beliefs, and recruited by a self-proclaimed [[DemonSlaying Demon Hunter]] who goes out of his way to turn her even further [[spoiler: and is possessed by the BigBad]]. Guess whose side she turns out on. The kicker? [[spoiler: They're twins. Their real names are Modi and Magdi, and they belong to the Norse pantheon as much as anyone else does. The old 'nature versus nurture' argument is present with these two in spades.]]
* In ''Literature/SuperPowereds'', Vince grew up as a vagabond, because, being [[PowerIncontinence Powered]] meant that no foster family would take him. It didn't help that his ability is extremely dangerous, if not under control. Fortunately for him, another homeless man took him in and raised him as his own, instilling in him a strong moral compass, as well as the ability to fight. So when Vince is finally given control over his abilities and is invited to attend Lander University's Hero Certification Program, he eagerly accepts, wishing to pay society back by becoming a Hero. Throughout the novels, he is the IncorruptiblePurePureness personified. He does his best to see only the good in people, but he isn't afraid to stand up for those, who need help. When he goes to work at a Hero-themed restaurant, whose employees are required to wear costumes, everyone agrees that Vince in costume looks like a genuine Hero, not just... well, a guy in a costume. [[spoiler:It doesn't hurt that [[EnergyAbsorption his ability]] is potentially extremely powerful and highly versatile]].

* [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in ''Series/KyleXY'' in Season 2, when Kyle defends the actions of [[spoiler: his DistaffCounterpart Jessi]] by pointing out that, had he not been found by the Trager family, he could have easily ended up the same way.
* Invoked in ''Series/{{Camelot}}''. As part of his BatmanGambit to create the perfect king, Merlin gave baby Arthur to an ordinary rural family so that he'd be raised with a stronger moral compass and an appreciation of the plight of the common folk.
* In ''[[Series/TheBoys2019 The Boys]]'', when [[SupermanSubstitute Homelander]] pays a visit to Dr. Jonah Vogelbaum, the man who created Compund-V, and thus responsible for the creation of superheroes, he admits that having been raised alone in a laboratory instead of with a loving family is what led to Homelander to grow up to be [[TheSociopath a sociopath]].
** This trope turns out to be important to the overarching plot when the origin of superheroes is revealed. [[spoiler: Almost all Supes were a result of children subjected to illegal injections of an illicit drug (Compound V) with the consent of their parents, who were financially compensated for the opportunity. The procedure crippled or killed the majority of candidates, but ended up granting the survivors superpowers. While the series never says so outright, basic logic indicates that a system like that is ''heavily'' selecting towards dysfunctional families since no good parent would subject their children to an illegal and dangerous experiment like this. This matches pretty well with the known backstories of the supes: Homelander had no real parents, Queen Maeve's dad is mentioned to be a gambling addict from a poor town, A-Train grew up without a father and spent most of his formative years in poverty, Starlight's mother is a callous StageMom while her father is absent, etc.]] As a result, the bulk of supes in the story are [[BewareTheSuperman unscrupulous.]]

* A definite source of constant debate among the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' fandom, where you can choose the background of the PlayerCharacter. One involves a sixteen-year-old escaping an EXTREMELY horrific massacre of his/her hometown, and another involves growing up in the overpopulated, gang-ridden slums of an Earth city. The third involves being raised aboard ships and space stations (with at least one surviving parent). Of course, it's the other major background choice and the choices of the player throughout the games that really explain what kind of person the PlayerCharacter truly is.
** The upbringing does have a small effect on gameplay. Depending on the background you choose, you get a slight bonus to [[KarmaMeter paragon and renegade points]]. Being Earthborn adds a renegade bonus, and being a Spacer does the same thing for paragons. Being a colonist results in a smaller bonus to ''both'' sides of the meter. At one point, each of them can admit to Ashley that their early life is what influenced them to join the military. The Colonist, for example, can admit that s/he wanted to make sure that what s/he went through at 16 wouldn't happen to others.
* Much like the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' example above, the ''Franchise/BaldursGate'' series implies this, but the game itself shows what kind of person the PlayerCharacter is. Even so, the trope does apply in-story: it's implied that since the PlayerCharacter was raised by a [[GoodParents good father figure]], s/he is much better equipped to deal with his/her [[DivineParentage heritage]] and emerging powers than many others were. If s/he has a good alignment, this trope is doubly true, setting up him/her as a foil to your [[CainAndAbel mostly-evil half-siblings]]. [[spoiler: And even if s/he is evil, s/he is still the one prophesied to [[EvenEvilHasStandards prevent those evil half-siblings from causing widespread destruction]].]]
* This trope appears in the ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' series: [[spoiler:Solid Snake and Liquid Snake were both created as clones of Big Boss through the ''Les Enfants Terribles'' project. When the project was abandoned following their birth, one of the cloned sons, David, lived among several foster families in the United States and had a relatively normal childhood. He would enlist in the US military and eventually join Foxhound, becoming the legendary war hero "Solid Snake". The other clone, Eli, was shipped off to England, where he was abused by his handlers, making him misanthropic and prompting him to escape from their custody in Africa, becoming a child soldier. He would learn of the fact that he was a clone, believe he was made using Big Boss' recessive genes, and go on to become the villainous "Liquid Snake".]]

* In ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'', N was [[WildChild raised by Pokémon]] his whole life, which influenced him to fight against Pokémon battling and capturing.

* ''Videogame/DetroitBecomeHuman'': A [[PacifistRun Pacifistic]] [[RebelLeader Markus]] can portray his relationship with his former owner Carl as this trope. An android lucky enough to belong to an owner who loved and encouraged independent thought in him, to the point of being a ParentalSubstitute, goes on to fight for a world where humans and androids coexist equally and peacefully.

* ''Webcomic/SidekickGirl'' technically plays this straight, but outright mocks [[http://sidekickgirl.net/superhero-school-iii/ the way superhero comics tend to approach it]].

* ''Anime/PanzerWorldGalient'': [[ParentalSubstitute Asbeth]] looked after and raised [[TheHero Jordy]] after [[ConvenientlyAnOrphan his parents' death]], teaching him to be kind, honorable, selfless and generous. When Jordy grew up he became TheHero that freed planet Arst from [[BigBad tyrant Marder]] and [[TheGoodKing ruled the planet fairly]].

* Franchise/{{Superman}} is a classic example. Whenever tempted to use his powers for either personal gain, or revenge, he's usually shown as remembering the values he was taught by the Kents.

* Virgil Hawkings, aka ComicBook/{{Static}}. Despite being raised around gang violence, Virgil was actually raised in a stable home by both of his parents. This plays a role into why [[FridgeBrilliance Static is one of the few]] ''[[FridgeBrilliance non]]''-[[AntiHero Anti Heroes]] in [[Creator/MilestoneComics Milestone's line]].

* In ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'', Rand al'Thor is a shepherd from a backwater village who gains all of the memories and abilities of the previous Age's ChosenOne, Lews Therin, who was a high-born global celebrity with centuries of experience in public service and leadership. This situation invites the question of whether any of Rand's own attributes as Rand matter at all to his being the world's future savior, or whether he's just an irrelevant vessel for all of Lews Therin's knowledge. Rand ultimately concludes that him being Rand rather than Lews is actually crucial, because Rand's salt-of-the-earth upbringing was what allowed him to survive the Dark One's attempts to push him past the MoralEventHorizon and the DespairEventHorizon. Lews Therin, despite his many admirable qualities, would have broken under the same circumstances.

* In ''Literature/SuperPowereds'', Vince grew up as a vagabond, because, being [[PowerIncontinence Powered]] meant that no foster family would take him. It didn't help that his ability is extremely dangerous, if not under control. Fortunately for him, another homeless man took him in and raised him as his own, instilling in him a strong moral compass, as well as the ability to fight. So when Vince is finally given control over his abilities and is invited to attend Lander University's Hero Certification Program, he eagerly accepts, wishing to pay the society back by becoming a Hero. Throughout the novels, he is the IncorruptiblePurePureness personified. He does his best to see only the good in people, but he isn't afraid to stand up for those, who need help. When he goes to work at a Hero-themed restaurant, whose employees are required to wear costumes, everyone agrees that Vince in costume looks like a genuine Hero, not just... well, a guy in a costume. [[spoiler:It doesn't hurt that [[EnergyAbsorption his ability]] is potentially extremely powerful and highly versatile]].
* In ''Literature/RapunzelAndTheLostLagoon'' it's implied that the Captain of the Guard is invoking this trope when he insists his adoptive daughter Cassandra to become the LadyInWaiting of Princess Rapunzel, due to Cassandra [[spoiler: [[DeceptiveLegacy unknowingly]] being [[InTheBlood the daughter]] of Mother Gothel, the kidnapper of Rapunzel]].

** [[spoiler: The biggest change involves a simulation of [[TheMole Ward]]. Despite still having a rough start with his abusive family and ending up in jail as a teenager, rather then being bailed out by Garrett in order to be groomed into his follower and joining HYDRA, Ward is instead taken in by Victoria Hand and is instilled with the core values of what a S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent should be. As a result, with HYDRA taking over the world in the Framework and trying to exterminate the Inhumans, Ward is the NumberTwo of [[LaResistance The Resistance]], and, following Mace's death, becomes the [[TheLeader Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]/[[BigGood Leader of The Resistance]]. Seeing this causes Daisy and Coulson to acknowledge they were too quick to judge Ward and that there was good in him.]]

** This trope turns out to be important to the overarching plot when the origin of superheroes is revealed. [[spoiler: Almost all Supes were a result of children subjected to illegal injections of an illicit drug (Compound V) with the consent of their parents, who were financially compensated for the opportunity. The procedure crippled or killed the majority of candidates, but ended up granting the survivors superpowers. While the series never says so outright, basic logic indicates that a system like that is ''heavily'' selecting towards dysfunctional families since no good parent would subject their children to a illegal and dangerous experiment like this. This matches pretty well with the known backstories of the supes: Homelander had no real parents, Queen Maeve's dad is mentioned to be a gambling addict from a poor town, A-Train grew up without a father and spent most of his formative years in poverty, Starlight's mother is a callous StageMom while her father is absent, etc.]] As a result, the bulk of supes in the story are [[BewareTheSuperman unscrupulous.]]

* The ancient Chinese were also big believers of this Trope. And not just for heroes, but in making good citizens and decent human beings, upbringing and education were key. Mencius, the most famous Confucian after Confucius himself was actually the product of this, as [[EducationMama his mother supposedly moved three times just to ensure the right environment for her son]]. It paid off.

* In ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', it is abundantly clear from even the small snippets of Tanjiro's past that he was raised by a wonderful loving family that instilled in him all the morals and life lessons he needed to endure all the tragedy that followed. Tanjiro's entire family being slaughtered by a demon, save his sister Nezuko who becomes one, does not make his heart be consumed by unbridled rage and hatred,and instead he focuses all his efforts on the tiniest hope of curing Nezuko. Even when Tanjiro meets his arch-enemy Kibutsuji Muzan, he is only furious for a moment before setting his sight on helping people; saving others from suffering the same tragedy he faced is much higher on Tanjiro's list than killing the monster that ruined his life. [[spoiler:The Kamado family is so loving that flashbacks showed they were consistently cozy hundreds of years ago, and by the end of the series it shows Tanjiro passed that love forward too, as his descendants are well adjusted]].

[[caption-width-right:337:{{Good Parent|s}}ing: is there [[TheAntiChrist any]] {{Angst}} it can't [[AntiAntiChrist cure?]]]]

* In ''LightNovel/TheCaseFilesOfJewelerRichard'', Seigi was raised by a hardworking mother with a stepfather who is frequently out of the country. As a result, he spent lots of time with his grandmother, who firmly impressed on him to help people at every opportunity, which he carries with him throughout the series, and even picked his name, which means "Justice."

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* In ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', [[{{Superman}} Clark Kent]], naturally. [[spoiler:When he is raised by the Luthors instead? [[BewareTheSuperman Not so much]].]]

** A lesser version occurs with Trunks. His BadFuture incarnation was raised by the pure-hearted Gohan and is kind and humble, while the version in the main timeline was raised by his birth parents (an heiress and an egotist respectively) and is more of a SpoiledBrat. Though if one counts ''GT'', Trunks grow up to be like his alternate timeline counterpart.

** [[spoiler: On the flip side, the second biggest change involves Fitz, who, as a result of growing up with his abusive father and never having met Simmons, grows to become a [[MadDoctor ruthless scientist]] who is HYDRA's [[TheDragon second-in-command]], and routinely [[TortureTechnician tortures and performs experiments on Inhumans]]. When Fitz finally gets out of the Framework, he is [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone absolutely distraught over the experience]], realizing that, [[NotSoDifferent just like Ward]], [[FreudianExcuse all it took was an abusive life for him to become a villain]].]]

** [[spoiler: The biggest change involves a simulation of [[TheMole Ward]]. Despite still having a rough start with his abusive family and ending up in jail as a teenager, rather then being bailed out by Garrett in order to be groomed into his follower and joining HYDRA, Ward is instead taken in by Victoria Hand and is instilled with the core values of what a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent should be. As a result, with HYDRA taking over the world in the Framework and trying to exterminate the Inhumans, Ward is the NumberTwo of [[LaResistance The Resistance]], and, following Mace's death, becomes the [[TheLeader Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]/[[BigGood Leader of The Resistance]]. Seeing this causes Daisy and Coulson to acknowledge they were too quick to judge Ward and that there was good in him.]]

** [[spoiler: May ends up not [[MyGreatestFailure killing the Inhuman child]], which results in the deaths of multiple S.H.I.E.L.D. agents at the hands of said Inhuman child, which May feels responsible for. As a result, she joins HYDRA's Project Oversight.]]

** [[spoiler: May ends up not [[MyGreatestFailure killing the Inhuman child]], which results in the deaths of multiple SHIELD agents, which May feels responsible for. As a result, she joins HYDRA's Project Oversight.]]
** [[spoiler: The biggest change involves a simulation of [[TheMole Ward]]. Despite still having a rough start with his abusive family and ending up in jail as a teenager, rather then being bailed out by Garrett in order to be groomed into his follower and joining HYDRA, Ward is instead rescued by Victoria Hand and is instilled with the core values of what a SHIELD agent should be. As a result, despite HYDRA taking over the world in the Framework and trying to exterminate the Inhumans, Ward is the NumberTwo of [[LaResistance The Resistance]], and, following Mace's death, becomes the [[TheLeader Director of SHIELD]]/[[BigGood Leader of The Resistance]]. Seeing this causes Daisy and Coulson to acknowledge they were too quick to judge Ward and that there was good in him.]]
** [[spoiler: The second biggest change involves Fitz, who, as a result of growing up with his abusive father and never having met Simmons, grows to become a [[MadDoctor ruthless scientist]] who is HYDRA's [[TheDragon second-in-command]], and routinely [[TortureTechnician tortures and performs experiments on Inhumans]]. When Fitz finally gets out of the Framework, he is [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone absolutely distraught over the experience]], realizing that, [[NotSoDifferent just like Ward]], [[FreudianExcuse all it took was an abusive life for him to become a villain]].]]