History PlayingWith / YouKilledMyFather

** Bob seeks revenge against Evulz for killing his ''son''.

* '''Downplayed''': Bob wants revenge against Evulz for injuring his father.

'''Basic Trope''': TheHero looks for revenge against Evulz who killed their father (or another important person to them.

** After Bob kills Evulz, [[AvengingTheVillain Evulz's son swears vengeance]]. He gets it, causing Bob's son to take up arms. [[CycleOfRevenge And so on.]]

-> '''Hero(ine)''': "Escaping to the main page won't save you! YouKilledMyFather, and I'd hunt you down until the end of the world in order to make you pay, YouBastard"

** Bob finds out that Evulz did not kill his father. [[note]]Possibly paired with Evulz saying [[LukeIAmYourFather "No, I am your father!"]][[/note]]

** LukeIAmYourFather

** ...but Bob can and does blame Evulz or he was lying and Bob finds out.

'''Basic Trope''': TheHero looks for revenge against Evulz who killed his/her father (or another important person to him)

** After his father is avenged, Bob, whose life was singularly devoted to this purpose, he no longer [[SoWhatDoWeDoNow knows what to do with his life]].

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** Evulz not only killed Bob's father, he destroyed Bob's entire ''city''.

-> '''Hero(ine)''': "Escaping to the main page won't save you! YouKilledMyFather, and I'd hunt you down until the end of the world in order to make you pay, {{you bastard}}!"

** Bob looks for the person that saved his father's life, because [[LaserGuidedKarma they want to repay them for the noble deed]].

'''Basic Trope''': The hero looks for revenge against the villain who killed his/her father (or another important person to him/her)
* '''Straight''': The hero hunts down the villain, saying this stock phrase.

** The hero will hunt down anyone vaguely connected to his/her relative's murder.
** The villain shows up at the hero's family reunion and kills '''everyone''', and the hero swears vengeance for them all.
* '''Downplayed''': The hero wants revenge against the villain for injuring his father.

** The villain is untouchable by the law, so no one else will stop him.
** The hero had a positive relationship with his father. Of course he'd be pissed off that his old man was murdered.

** Or, a father hunts down a villain who killed his son.

** The hero unknowingly killed his ''own'' father, and the villain is all too happy to deliver the news.
** The hero looks for the person that saved their father's life, because [[LaserGuidedKarma they want to repay them for the noble deed]].

** The hero finds out that the villain did not kill their father. [[note]]Possibly paired with the villain saying [[LukeIAmYourFather "No, I am your father!"]][[/note]]
** Turns out the hero [[AbusiveParents did not like their father]] in the first place.

** It turns out the villain killed the hero's father in self-defense and the hero can't really blame them for that.
** The villain kills [[TheBadGuyWins the hero as well]]. Possibly with him saying, "I killed your father [[BondOneLiner like that]]."

** The villain pretends they did not kill the hero's father, but is killed anyway because they were lying.
** The hero wanted to kill their father themselves, but the villain got to it first, so now the hero feels they have to kill the villain.

** ...but the hero can and does blame the villain or he was lying and the hero finds out.
** The hero wakes up showing he faked his death and attempts revenge again.

** The hero is hunting the villain to revenge somebody who's only vaguely related to him. "You killed my father's cousin's mother's sister's daughter's son's third wife's roommate!"
** The hero hunts the person who killed his goldfish.

** The Hero wants to kill the villain to avenge his father. Another person beats him to it though and kills the villain. It is later discovered that the man who killed the villain is the hero's long lost brother and he killed the villain to avenge their father.

** The hero's father is alive, or died of causes unrelated to the villain.
** The hero's father was killed by the villain, but he doesn't believe in revenge and has other reasons to try and defeat the villain.
** The hero remains unaware of who killed his/her father through the story.

** The villain makes sure to kill entire families.

** The villain avoids killing those who have family to prevent their surviving relatives from coming after him to avenge his victims' deaths.

** After his father is avenged, the hero, whose life was singularly devoted to this purpose, he no longer [[SoWhatDoWeDoNow knows what to do with his life]].
** After the hero kills the villain, [[AvengingTheVillain the villain's son swears vengeance]]. He gets it, causing the hero's son to take up arms. [[CycleOfRevenge And so on.]]
** The villain doesn't remember who [[ButForMeItWasTuesday he actually killed]] when the hero wants justice, and kills the hero anyway for being a threat. The hero then becomes just another person who died at the hands of the villain like that.

** ''The Hero'' wanted to kill their father himself, but the villain got to it first, so now the hero feels they have to kill the villain.

'''Basic Trope''': The hero looks for revenge against the villain who killed his/her father. (or another important person to him/her)

** Two families feud across several generations because of this trope, but have forgotten why it even began.

* '''Deconstructed''': After his father is avenged, the hero, whose life was singularly devoted to this purpose, he no longer [[SoWhatDoWeDoNow knows what to do with his life]].

\\"Yes. You see -- '''UGGH'''!"\\