History Main / YouKilledMyFather

** Later, [[spoiler: Charmcaster confronts the tyranical ruler of her home dimension and killer of her father, who says "My might has long since cowed any resistance that once dared challenge me.", to which Charmcaster replies "Is that your way of saying you killed my father?!"]]

* ''HarryPotter'' is the guy who gets Voldemort. Voldemort killed both of Harry's parents, who, astoundingly enough, are equally important.
** Subversion or inversion? Harry's mother is by far the more important of the two.

* In SandyMitchell's CiaphasCain novel ''For the Emperor'', Cain tells some kroot that kroot kills his parents. Being kroot, their response is that no doubt they died bravely. (And Inquisitor Vail observes in a note that nothing is known about Cain's parents, his own statements about them are implausible and contradictory -- and that he's a pathological liar.)

** When he finds out that the second Red Skull killed his parents(Who where SHIELD agents) he wanted revenge as well. He ends up escaping however....Only to be killed by the orginal Red Skull.

* In ''Game/TheGodfather Part II'', Vito's father was murdered by a Sicilian mafia boss, Don Ciccio, when Vito was a child. He escaped to the U.S., became an influental crime boss there, and eventually returned to Sicily to meet Don Ciccio.

* In ''TheGodfather'' game, your killing of Don Emilio Barzini is partly on orders and partly because he ordered your father's death. It even gets a Lampshade hung on it when you finally catch up during the baptism assassinations, with Barzini saying that he knew it would be you.

* In ''TheGodfather Part II'', Vito's father was murdered by a Sicilian mafia boss, Don Ciccio, when Vito was a child. He escaped to the U.S., became an influental crime boss there, and eventually returned to Sicily to meet Don Ciccio.

* Subverted in ''DeathNote'': [[spoiler:while Light plans to kill his father himself, he's ultimately killed by Mello. Light is visibly distraught at his father's death (he's not ''that'' good an actor; compare L's death), but he appears to deal with it by losing himself yet further in his [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans dubious cause]]. He barely mentions Soichiro again, and never figures his death into his conflict with Mello - which, for such a proud guy who takes conflicts and slights so personally, is quite strange]]. In the end, it's [[BewareTheNiceOnes Matsuda]] [[BerserkButton who ends up]] [[ThisIsUnforgivable 'taking revenge']], subverting the Trope even further.

-->'''Vito:''' My father's name was Antonio Andolini... and this is for you! ''(stabs him)''

->I was eleven years old. And when I was strong enough, I dedicated my life to the study of fencing, so the next time we meet, I will not fail. I will go up to the six-fingered man and say: "{{Hello}}. {{My name is Inigo Montoya}}. {{You killed my father}}. {{Prepare to die}}."

*** Note that Osiris actually died because Set sealed him into a sarcophogus and dumped it into the Nile. Set didn't tear his dead body apart until after Isis eventually retreaved it. Definately no accident.

-->'''M. Bison''': Yes, yes. I killed your father. What is it with you women anyway? ''(eyes begin glowing)'' '''I killed my father too and you don't hear me''' '''''whining about it!!!!'''''

* When Hellboy finds Kroenen in Rasputin's Mausoleum, the says, "You killed my father. Your ass is mine." And proceeds to take revenge for the death of Professor Broom. Violently.

* LegacyOfTheForce has the rare "dead mother, living-but-badly-injured father" variant, with Ben Skywalker very nearly succeeding in killing his cousin (stabbed millimeters from his heart!) while trying to avenge Mara's death. Of course, his father, being the Jedi he is (this is Luke Skywalker we're talking about, people!), despite suffering after a nasty brawl with Jacen himself, and scared that Ben's UnstoppableRage would lead into a StartOfDarkness, forces him away before he can finish the job.
** In [[XWingSeries Wraith Squadron]], Kell Tainer hates and fears Wes Janson because Kell's father was a pilot in the Rebellion who chickened out on a covert mission, tried to flee and in so doing reveal that Rebels were there, and was shot by Wes.

* In the brazilian book ''TheDevilToPayInTheBacklands'', the [[spoiler:ActionGirl]] Diadorim is on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge to kill his father's assassin, Hermógenes.

** And then the same thing happened again, except Kingpin convinced Echo that Daredevil killed her father, when it was actually Kingpin himself. Upon discovering that Daredevil was too young to have killed her father - mostly because she discovered he was also the guy she was dating - she went for the IronicPunishment and gave Kingpin a severe injury in the eyes, blinding him.

* In a unique villainous example, this is Marik of Yu-Gi-Oh!'s motivation for trying to defeat the Nameless Pharaoh. Of course, it turns out that [[TomatoInTheMirror his]] SuperPoweredEvilSide, generated by resentment towards his duty to the Pharaoh (specifically, his father ''carving symbols into his back''), was the killer, and the guy who told him it was the Pharaoh was being an annoying Obi-Wan ripoff.

** Played straight, then [[CharacterDerailment subverted]], with [[TheRival Ishida Uryu]], when he learns that [[spoiler:it was [[CompleteMonster Mayuri Kurotsuchi]]]] who killed his grandfather [[spoiler:without authorization from Seireitei.]] Then he ends up working with [[spoiler:the KarmaHoudini in question multiple times, with Uryu having apparently forgotten his entire driving purpose.]] SoYeah.

* Subverted in ''DeathNote'': [[spoiler:while Light plans to kill his father himself, he's ultimately killed by Mello. Light is visibly distraught at his father's death (he's not ''that'' good an actor; compare L's death), but he appears to deal with it by losing himself yet further in his [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans dubious cause]]. He barely mentions Soichiro again, and never figures his death into his conflict with Mello - which, for such a proud guy who takes conflicts and slights so personally, is quite strange]]. SoYeah. In the end, it's [[BewareTheNiceOnes Matsuda]] [[BerserkButton who ends up]] [[ThisIsUnforgivable 'taking revenge']], subverting the Trope even further.

* In the days of TheWildWest TheGunslinger John Wesley Hardin was famed for his bloodthirstiness and had killed two dozen or so men. Even so he ended up being released from prison because his term was up and was free to wander about doing mischief(yeah, that's TheGovernment for you). The brother of one of the men he had killed slipped up to him and [[CombatPragmatist shot him in the back]]. This VigilanteMan was given a pardon from the governor because the governor thought, with a [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem lack of lawfulness]] but not completely without logic, that John Wesley Hardin "needed killin".

->'''Don Ciccio:''' What was your father's name?
->'''Vito:''' Antonio Andolini.
->'''Don Ciccio:''' You'll have to speak up. I can't hear you
->'''Vito:''' My father's name was Antonio Andolini... and this is for you! ''(stabs him)''

*''{{Lost}}'': Cooper caused the deaths of Sawyer's parents (indirectly; he drove Sawyer's father to murder-suicide,) so Sawyer gets to kill Cooper.
** The entire reason [[spoiler:Ben kills Keamy is as retribution for Keamy's murder of his daughter, despite the fact that doing so will kill everyone on the freighter. When informed that everyone on the freighter had just died, Ben replied, "So?"]]
** Another variation is [[spoiler:Ben going after Penny to get back at Widmore, as Widmore was responsible for the death of ''Ben's'' daughter, and hey, fair is fair. With Penny at gunpoint, he even starts out a neat MyNameIsInigoMontoya-type speech with, "My name is Benjamin Linus...Your father is a really terrible person."]]
** [[spoiler:Ben kills Jacob]], the closest thing to a father Ilana had, so she makes him ''dig his own grave at gunpoint'' [[spoiler:only for this to be averted. Not only does Ben survive, he's [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming allowed to join the group]] after explaining himself.]]