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* An interesting variant: the heir presumptive of the Holy Kingdom of Saillune in ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'', Prince Phillionel, while somewhat of a LeeroyJenkins-like lunatic with a passion for [[BadassNormal physical fights]], is probably ''the'' sanest and respectable member of the family and a stellar runner of the country; his younger daughter [[ThePollyanna Amelia]] has most of his traits. The rest of the family is filled with [[DirtyCoward Dirty Cowards]] who will do anything to move up a spot for the throne, with no concern for others -- both of Phil's younger brothers, Christopher and Randionel, and his nephew, Alfred, have attempted to murder him. Alfred in particular contracts one (two in the anime) [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Mazoku]] to both take out Phil and take Saillune for himself while letting Christopher (his father) take the blame. [[spoiler:In the novels, Christopher himself [[OffingTheOffspring kills Alfred]] to prevent any more damage, and nearly commits suicide himself]].
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* An interesting variant: the heir presumptive of the Holy Kingdom of Saillune in ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'', ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'', Prince Phillionel, while somewhat of a LeeroyJenkins-like lunatic with a passion for [[BadassNormal physical fights]], is probably ''the'' sanest and respectable member of the family and a stellar runner of the country; his younger daughter [[ThePollyanna Amelia]] has most of his traits. The rest of the family is filled with [[DirtyCoward Dirty Cowards]] {{Dirty Coward}}s who will do anything to move up a spot for the throne, with no concern for others -- both of Phil's younger brothers, Christopher and Randionel, and his nephew, Alfred, have attempted to murder him. Alfred in particular contracts one (two in the anime) [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Mazoku]] to both take out Phil and take Saillune for himself while letting Christopher (his father) take the blame. [[spoiler:In the novels, Christopher himself [[OffingTheOffspring kills Alfred]] to prevent any more damage, and nearly commits suicide himself]].himself.]]
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* ''LightNovel/TheStoryOfSaiunkoku''. Where to even begin? The previous emperor of Saiunkoku deliberately pitted his sons against each other, and then exiled his former favorite, the most competent of the lot. Of the remaining five princes, all but the youngest were killed fighting each other in a SuccessionCrisis that nearly destroyed the country. The UnFavorite [[UnexpectedSuccessor youngest]] son Ryuuki became the heir. Ryuuki was none too keen on this and [[ObfuscatingStupidity feigned incompetence]] and spread rumors about his sexuality to make himself unpopular and get out of producing an heir. Ironically, avoiding the temptations of power and recognizing his own insufficient preparation for the throne made him the ClosestThingWeGot to a stable, responsible Emperor. Ryuuki starts to act like a real ruler after his advisors find him a consort capable of acting as a [[StayInTheKitchen privy councillor]]. Oh, and that exiled prince? Turns out he's [[HiddenBackupPrince not so exiled after all...]]
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* ''LightNovel/TheStoryOfSaiunkoku''.''Literature/TheStoryOfSaiunkoku''. Where to even begin? The previous emperor of Saiunkoku deliberately pitted his sons against each other, and then exiled his former favorite, the most competent of the lot. Of the remaining five princes, all but the youngest were killed fighting each other in a SuccessionCrisis that nearly destroyed the country. The UnFavorite [[UnexpectedSuccessor youngest]] son Ryuuki became the heir. Ryuuki was none too keen on this and [[ObfuscatingStupidity feigned incompetence]] and spread rumors about his sexuality to make himself unpopular and get out of producing an heir. Ironically, avoiding the temptations of power and recognizing his own insufficient preparation for the throne made him the ClosestThingWeGot to a stable, responsible Emperor. Ryuuki starts to act like a real ruler after his advisors find him a consort capable of acting as a [[StayInTheKitchen privy councillor]]. Oh, and that exiled prince? Turns out he's [[HiddenBackupPrince not so exiled after all...]]
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* ''Manga/OnePiece'' has the World Nobles, otherwise known as the ''Tenryuubito'' (or "Celestial Dragons"), who are a perfect example of the 'Raised Wrong' cultural cause above. Because they are the descendants of the 20 kings who founded the World Government (or rather, 19 of them- [[spoiler: Vivi's ancestor refused the invite]].) Because of this, they're practically worshipped and considered above even most other royal families. They can do ''anything'' they want, from murder to enslaving anyone who catches their eye (slavery is ''banned'' otherwise), and they get away with it because they can summon an [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority admiral]] any time they want. Naturally, they're complete spoiled monsters. This mindset is entirely culturally indoctrinated, and some World Nobles have learned to escape it. [[spoiler: Notable examples include Donquixote Homing and his immediate family (Doflamingo being his son), and Myosgard after Otohime saved him.]]
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* ''Manga/OnePiece'' has the World Nobles, otherwise known as the ''Tenryuubito'' (or "Celestial Dragons"), who are a perfect example of the 'Raised Wrong' cultural cause above. Because they are the descendants of the 20 kings who founded the World Government (or rather, 19 of them- [[spoiler: Vivi's ancestor refused the invite]].) Because of this, they're practically worshipped and considered above even most other royal families. They can do ''anything'' they want, from murder to enslaving anyone who catches their eye (slavery is ''banned'' otherwise), and they get away with it because they can summon an [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority [[AsskickingLeadsToLeadership admiral]] any time they want. Naturally, they're complete spoiled monsters. This mindset is entirely culturally indoctrinated, and some World Nobles have learned to escape it. [[spoiler: Notable examples include Donquixote Homing and his immediate family (Doflamingo being his son), and Myosgard after Otohime saved him.]]
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* A borderline case in ''Manga/DragonBall Z'': although [[BigBad Frieza]] is the most well-known member of his family, others are shown, and for the most part, they're just as [[ProperlyParanoid crazy]] and [[AxCrazy evil]] as he is. Fan theories tend to attribute this trope to why they're essentially LawfulEvil.
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* A borderline case in ''Manga/DragonBall Z'': ''Franchise/DragonBall'': although [[BigBad Frieza]] is the most well-known member of his family, others are shown, and for the most part, they're just as [[ProperlyParanoid crazy]] and [[AxCrazy evil]] as he is. Fan theories tend to attribute this trope to why they're essentially LawfulEvil.
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* In ''Anime/CodeGeass'', the Royal Family of the [[TheEmpire Holy Empire]] of Britannia are all pretty messed up for the most part, ranging from [[TheChessmaster Lelouch and Schneizel]], to [[LadyofWar Cornelia]], to Clovis, who wipes out a whole section of dilapidated city to cover up his mistakes. And that's not even talking about [[BigBad Emperor Charles]], his [[spoiler: EvilMatriarch partner Marrianne, who is NotQuiteDead, and his ''insane'' brother V.V.]]. Luckily there's some hope. [[RebelliousPrincess Euphemia]] is a generally sweet girl, and so is her younger sister, [[IllGirl Nunnally]]. Crown Prince Odysseus is also pretty decent, though that may be because he doesn't really do much of anything (not to mention being [[DumbIsGood probably the least intelligent of the family]]). Unfortunately this series likes to [[KillTheCutie kill the kind ones]].
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* In ''Anime/CodeGeass'', the Royal Family of the [[TheEmpire Holy Empire]] of Britannia are all pretty messed up for the most part, ranging from [[TheChessmaster Lelouch and Schneizel]], to [[LadyofWar Cornelia]], to Clovis, who wipes out a whole section of dilapidated city to cover up his mistakes. And that's not even talking about [[BigBad Emperor Charles]], his [[spoiler: EvilMatriarch partner Marrianne, who is NotQuiteDead, and his ''insane'' brother V.V.]]. Luckily there's some hope. [[RebelliousPrincess Euphemia]] is a generally sweet girl, and so is her younger sister, [[IllGirl [[DelicateAndSickly Nunnally]]. Crown Prince Odysseus is also pretty decent, though that may be because he doesn't really do much of anything (not to mention being [[DumbIsGood probably the least intelligent of the family]]). Unfortunately this series likes to [[KillTheCutie kill the kind ones]].
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* ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' brings us the [[BigScrewedUpFamily Kakin Royal Family]] whose members include an AxCrazy, lion-faced BloodKnight who won't hesitate to use anything at his disposal to elimanate ''any'' potential threat to him and a deranged MadArtist SerialKiller with a hobby of collecting body parts and killing young women to make his twisted art pieces. And that's not getting into the type of person their ''father'' is like!
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* ''Anime/VampireGame'' is all about one princess's dealings with her own extended Royally Screwed-up family, wherein IncestIsRelative is the ''least'' screwed-up thing one can encounter, not to mention the Chimeras and of course Royal espionage. Oh, and there's a vampire who wants to kill her, too. This is mostly a ''comedy''.
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* ''Anime/VampireGame'' is all about one princess's dealings with her own extended Royally Screwed-up family, wherein IncestIsRelative incest is the ''least'' screwed-up thing one can encounter, not to mention the Chimeras and of course Royal espionage. Oh, and there's a vampire who wants to kill her, too. This is mostly a ''comedy''.
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* From the second season of ''Manga/BlackButler'', [[AxCrazy Alois]] [[CreepyChild Trancy]].
* In ''Anime/CodeGeass'', the Royal Family of the [[TheEmpire Holy Empire]] of Britannia are all pretty messed up for the most part, ranging from [[TheChessmaster Lelouch and Schneizel]], to [[LadyofWar Cornelia]], to Clovis, who wipes out a whole section of dilapidated city to cover up his mistakes. And that's not even talking about [[BigBad Emperor Charles]], his [[spoiler: EvilMatriarch partner Marrianne, who is NotQuiteDead, and his ''insane'' brother V.V.]]. Luckily there's some hope. [[RebelliousPrincess Euphemia]] is a generally sweet girl, and so is her younger sister, [[IllGirl Nunnally]]. Crown Prince Odysseus is also pretty decent, though that may be because he doesn't really do much of anything (not to mention being [[DumbIsGood probably the least intelligent of the family]]). Unfortunately this series likes to [[KillTheCutie kill the kind ones]].
* A borderline case in ''Manga/DragonBall Z'': although [[BigBad Frieza]] is the most well-known member of his family, others are shown, and for the most part, they're just as [[ProperlyParanoid crazy]] and [[AxCrazy evil]] as he is. Fan theories tend to attribute this trope to why they're essentially LawfulEvil.
* In ''Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic'' we have the ''[[BigScrewedUpFamily Kou Royal Family]]'', integrated by a ''[[AxCrazy variety]] [[EvilMatriarch of]] [[ManipulativeBastard members]] [[BeautyIsBad of]] [[EvilRedhead all]] [[BloodKnight flavors]]''! Their internal conflicts are so alike to those of a soap opera, a ''deranged'' soap opera.
* The Zabi family from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' put the Screwed Up in BigScrewedUpFamily. Patriarch and Sovereign Degwin is a WellIntentionedExtremist who seeks to TakeOverTheWorld in the name of his ideology. [[TheEvilPrince Eldest son Gihren]] is a [[TheSociopath psychopathic]] [[TheSocialDarwinist Social Darwinist]] who could not care less about ideology and just wants to [[DespotismJustifiesTheMeans increase his own power whatever the cost]]. Second son Dozle is more or less normal, but turns into an AxCrazy [[TheBerserker berserker]] when turned loose on the battlefield. Daughter Kycilia is a cold-blooded amoral schemer who wants the throne for herself, and doesn't [[WeHaveReserves give a damn about human life]]. The only exceptions seem to be youngest son Garma, the second son Sasro (who was ''only'' a SleazyPolitician, [[PosthumousCharacter killed by ''some'' of his siblings before the story proper]]) and Dozle's daughter, [[HiddenBackupPrince Mineva]], who [[spoiler:is [[LostOrphanedRoyalty raised away from the family, after all of their respective deaths]]]].
* ''Manga/OnePiece'' has the World Nobles, otherwise known as the ''Tenryuubito'' (or "Celestial Dragons"), who are a perfect example of the 'Raised Wrong' cultural cause above. Because they are the descendants of the 20 kings who founded the World Government (or rather, 19 of them- [[spoiler: Vivi's ancestor refused the invite]].) Because of this, they're practically worshipped and considered above even most other royal families. They can do ''anything'' they want, from murder to enslaving anyone who catches their eye (slavery is ''banned'' otherwise), and they get away with it because they can summon an [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority admiral]] any time they want. Naturally, they're complete spoiled monsters. This mindset is entirely culturally indoctrinated, and some World Nobles have learned to escape it. [[spoiler: Notable examples include Donquixote Homing and his immediate family (Doflamingo being his son), and Myosgard after Otohime saved him.]]
* The three Vance sisters from ''Anime/QueensBlade'' are so messed up that, if it weren't for the fact that their father seems to be a fairly sane, stable sort, one would think the gods were justified in dethroning their family's ancestors as the former rulers of the known world and replacing the hereditary nobility with the eponymous tourney, which seems tailor-made to avoid the negative effects that this can have on the political arena.
** Firstly, the sisters as a whole are part of an [[BrotherSisterIncest incestuous]] lesbian LoveTriangle, where eldest daughter Claudette has a crush on youngest daughter Elina that goes unrequited (except in the ''Hide & Seek'' continuity) because Elina is instead obsessively in love with the middle daughter, Leina. Leina herself is only AmbiguouslyGay, but is stable enough that if she is a lesbian, her attraction is to a woman who is ''not'' one of her sisters. Also, all three of them have ''serious'' mommy issues due to their MissingMom -- Claudette actually gets a ''double'' whammy of this, as her mother died before her father married the woman who gave birth to Leina and Elina, and then she died as well.
** Claudette has serious issues with her family due to the fact that she's an illegitimate daughter and so not allowed to officially inherit the family estates, despite being the most formidable fighter. She does love her sisters, but at the same time she hates them, and she also feels torn between love & loyalty and hate for her father. [[spoiler: In ''Rebellion'', with a little magical coaxing from the Swamp Witch, her negative feelings turn her into a full-blown EvilOverlord, thanks in part to Leina giving her the throne of Queen.]]
** Leina is technically the most stable of the sisters, but still suffers from [[HeroicSelfDeprecation severe inferiority issues]] that make her feel unfit to be the heir to the Vance family name and induce her to try and literally run away from her responsibilities.
** Elina, finally, is the most unquestionably screwed up of the sisters. A SpoiledBrat who regards all others as beneath her notice and tortured one of her servants to the point she becomes ''one of the series' {{Big Bad}}s'' just for the hell of it, which she did ''as a child'', she has a complete LackOfEmpathy and is also an unabashed incestuous PsychoLesbian, who in the first anime episode is seen vindictively talking about how she'll make Leina's future husband suffer for having the audacity to marry her beloved sister.
* In ''Anime/SamuraiPizzaCats'', Princess Vi is a selfish, spoiled brat who exiles people to Prisoner Island at the drop of a hat, her mother considers firing a rocket launcher at her daughter an appropriate family greeting, and Emperor Fred... to say he's got a few screws loose would imply he's got any screws left.
* An interesting variant: the heir presumptive of the Holy Kingdom of Saillune in ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'', Prince Phillionel, while somewhat of a LeeroyJenkins-like lunatic with a passion for [[BadassNormal physical fights]], is probably ''the'' sanest and respectable member of the family and a stellar runner of the country; his younger daughter [[ThePollyanna Amelia]] has most of his traits. The rest of the family is filled with [[DirtyCoward Dirty Cowards]] who will do anything to move up a spot for the throne, with no concern for others -- both of Phil's younger brothers, Christopher and Randionel, and his nephew, Alfred, have attempted to murder him. Alfred in particular contracts one (two in the anime) [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Mazoku]] to both take out Phil and take Saillune for himself while letting Christopher (his father) take the blame. [[spoiler:In the novels, Christopher himself [[OffingTheOffspring kills Alfred]] to prevent any more damage, and nearly commits suicide himself]].
** [[spoiler:Among the craziest is Amelia's older sister, Gracia, otherwise known as Naga the Serpent. She runs off after Phil's wife is murdered, which is NOT helped by how ''she'' found her mom dead and [[BloodyMurder bloodily killed the assassin]]. She then spent years traveling alone (and with Lina) in an attempt to obtain treasure, learn about the world (sort of), [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl drink]], and gain fame without much effort ([[UnknownRival which definitely doesn't work in her favor, especially when she's traveling with Lina]]). While she is willing to help others, she is like Lina insofar as she does it for her own gain. In the novels, she keeps in contact with Phil, but in other media it seems that she hasn't made contact in years, which disconcerts Amelia.]]
* ''LightNovel/TheStoryOfSaiunkoku''. Where to even begin? The previous emperor of Saiunkoku deliberately pitted his sons against each other, and then exiled his former favorite, the most competent of the lot. Of the remaining five princes, all but the youngest were killed fighting each other in a SuccessionCrisis that nearly destroyed the country. The UnFavorite [[UnexpectedSuccessor youngest]] son Ryuuki became the heir. Ryuuki was none too keen on this and [[ObfuscatingStupidity feigned incompetence]] and spread rumors about his sexuality to make himself unpopular and get out of producing an heir. Ironically, avoiding the temptations of power and recognizing his own insufficient preparation for the throne made him the ClosestThingWeGot to a stable, responsible Emperor. Ryuuki starts to act like a real ruler after his advisors find him a consort capable of acting as a [[StayInTheKitchen privy councillor]]. Oh, and that exiled prince? Turns out he's [[HiddenBackupPrince not so exiled after all...]]
** And that's not even getting into the seven ''other'' families that make up the ruling class of Saimono. To give a sense of how screwed up ''they'' are, the Kou family is currently being lead by Kurou, the youngest of three ''living'' brothers, because Shouka and Reishin each tossed the clan leadership like a hot potato as soon as it fell to them. Kurou just hasn't got anyone else to palm it off on, so he gets stuck herding crazy assassination-happy cats.
* The Juraian royal family in ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' in all its size and glory is a full-on DecadentCourt, with the constant scheming, and plotting, and framing, and dishonoring, and backstabbing, and whatever else, where even ''the good guys'' range from {{Cloud Cuckoo Lander}}s to {{Manipulative Bastard}}s, and where one ''needs'' to be a OneManArmy simply to survive.
* ''Anime/VampireGame'' is all about one princess's dealings with her own extended Royally Screwed-up family, wherein IncestIsRelative is the ''least'' screwed-up thing one can encounter, not to mention the Chimeras and of course Royal espionage. Oh, and there's a vampire who wants to kill her, too. This is mostly a ''comedy''.
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* In ''Anime/CodeGeass'', the Royal Family of the [[TheEmpire Holy Empire]] of Britannia are all pretty messed up for the most part, ranging from [[TheChessmaster Lelouch and Schneizel]], to [[LadyofWar Cornelia]], to Clovis, who wipes out a whole section of dilapidated city to cover up his mistakes. And that's not even talking about [[BigBad Emperor Charles]], his [[spoiler: EvilMatriarch partner Marrianne, who is NotQuiteDead, and his ''insane'' brother V.V.]]. Luckily there's some hope. [[RebelliousPrincess Euphemia]] is a generally sweet girl, and so is her younger sister, [[IllGirl Nunnally]]. Crown Prince Odysseus is also pretty decent, though that may be because he doesn't really do much of anything (not to mention being [[DumbIsGood probably the least intelligent of the family]]). Unfortunately this series likes to [[KillTheCutie kill the kind ones]].
* A borderline case in ''Manga/DragonBall Z'': although [[BigBad Frieza]] is the most well-known member of his family, others are shown, and for the most part, they're just as [[ProperlyParanoid crazy]] and [[AxCrazy evil]] as he is. Fan theories tend to attribute this trope to why they're essentially LawfulEvil.
* In ''Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic'' we have the ''[[BigScrewedUpFamily Kou Royal Family]]'', integrated by a ''[[AxCrazy variety]] [[EvilMatriarch of]] [[ManipulativeBastard members]] [[BeautyIsBad of]] [[EvilRedhead all]] [[BloodKnight flavors]]''! Their internal conflicts are so alike to those of a soap opera, a ''deranged'' soap opera.
* The Zabi family from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' put the Screwed Up in BigScrewedUpFamily. Patriarch and Sovereign Degwin is a WellIntentionedExtremist who seeks to TakeOverTheWorld in the name of his ideology. [[TheEvilPrince Eldest son Gihren]] is a [[TheSociopath psychopathic]] [[TheSocialDarwinist Social Darwinist]] who could not care less about ideology and just wants to [[DespotismJustifiesTheMeans increase his own power whatever the cost]]. Second son Dozle is more or less normal, but turns into an AxCrazy [[TheBerserker berserker]] when turned loose on the battlefield. Daughter Kycilia is a cold-blooded amoral schemer who wants the throne for herself, and doesn't [[WeHaveReserves give a damn about human life]]. The only exceptions seem to be youngest son Garma, the second son Sasro (who was ''only'' a SleazyPolitician, [[PosthumousCharacter killed by ''some'' of his siblings before the story proper]]) and Dozle's daughter, [[HiddenBackupPrince Mineva]], who [[spoiler:is [[LostOrphanedRoyalty raised away from the family, after all of their respective deaths]]]].
* ''Manga/OnePiece'' has the World Nobles, otherwise known as the ''Tenryuubito'' (or "Celestial Dragons"), who are a perfect example of the 'Raised Wrong' cultural cause above. Because they are the descendants of the 20 kings who founded the World Government (or rather, 19 of them- [[spoiler: Vivi's ancestor refused the invite]].) Because of this, they're practically worshipped and considered above even most other royal families. They can do ''anything'' they want, from murder to enslaving anyone who catches their eye (slavery is ''banned'' otherwise), and they get away with it because they can summon an [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority admiral]] any time they want. Naturally, they're complete spoiled monsters. This mindset is entirely culturally indoctrinated, and some World Nobles have learned to escape it. [[spoiler: Notable examples include Donquixote Homing and his immediate family (Doflamingo being his son), and Myosgard after Otohime saved him.]]
* The three Vance sisters from ''Anime/QueensBlade'' are so messed up that, if it weren't for the fact that their father seems to be a fairly sane, stable sort, one would think the gods were justified in dethroning their family's ancestors as the former rulers of the known world and replacing the hereditary nobility with the eponymous tourney, which seems tailor-made to avoid the negative effects that this can have on the political arena.
** Firstly, the sisters as a whole are part of an [[BrotherSisterIncest incestuous]] lesbian LoveTriangle, where eldest daughter Claudette has a crush on youngest daughter Elina that goes unrequited (except in the ''Hide & Seek'' continuity) because Elina is instead obsessively in love with the middle daughter, Leina. Leina herself is only AmbiguouslyGay, but is stable enough that if she is a lesbian, her attraction is to a woman who is ''not'' one of her sisters. Also, all three of them have ''serious'' mommy issues due to their MissingMom -- Claudette actually gets a ''double'' whammy of this, as her mother died before her father married the woman who gave birth to Leina and Elina, and then she died as well.
** Claudette has serious issues with her family due to the fact that she's an illegitimate daughter and so not allowed to officially inherit the family estates, despite being the most formidable fighter. She does love her sisters, but at the same time she hates them, and she also feels torn between love & loyalty and hate for her father. [[spoiler: In ''Rebellion'', with a little magical coaxing from the Swamp Witch, her negative feelings turn her into a full-blown EvilOverlord, thanks in part to Leina giving her the throne of Queen.]]
** Leina is technically the most stable of the sisters, but still suffers from [[HeroicSelfDeprecation severe inferiority issues]] that make her feel unfit to be the heir to the Vance family name and induce her to try and literally run away from her responsibilities.
** Elina, finally, is the most unquestionably screwed up of the sisters. A SpoiledBrat who regards all others as beneath her notice and tortured one of her servants to the point she becomes ''one of the series' {{Big Bad}}s'' just for the hell of it, which she did ''as a child'', she has a complete LackOfEmpathy and is also an unabashed incestuous PsychoLesbian, who in the first anime episode is seen vindictively talking about how she'll make Leina's future husband suffer for having the audacity to marry her beloved sister.
* In ''Anime/SamuraiPizzaCats'', Princess Vi is a selfish, spoiled brat who exiles people to Prisoner Island at the drop of a hat, her mother considers firing a rocket launcher at her daughter an appropriate family greeting, and Emperor Fred... to say he's got a few screws loose would imply he's got any screws left.
* An interesting variant: the heir presumptive of the Holy Kingdom of Saillune in ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'', Prince Phillionel, while somewhat of a LeeroyJenkins-like lunatic with a passion for [[BadassNormal physical fights]], is probably ''the'' sanest and respectable member of the family and a stellar runner of the country; his younger daughter [[ThePollyanna Amelia]] has most of his traits. The rest of the family is filled with [[DirtyCoward Dirty Cowards]] who will do anything to move up a spot for the throne, with no concern for others -- both of Phil's younger brothers, Christopher and Randionel, and his nephew, Alfred, have attempted to murder him. Alfred in particular contracts one (two in the anime) [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Mazoku]] to both take out Phil and take Saillune for himself while letting Christopher (his father) take the blame. [[spoiler:In the novels, Christopher himself [[OffingTheOffspring kills Alfred]] to prevent any more damage, and nearly commits suicide himself]].
** [[spoiler:Among the craziest is Amelia's older sister, Gracia, otherwise known as Naga the Serpent. She runs off after Phil's wife is murdered, which is NOT helped by how ''she'' found her mom dead and [[BloodyMurder bloodily killed the assassin]]. She then spent years traveling alone (and with Lina) in an attempt to obtain treasure, learn about the world (sort of), [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl drink]], and gain fame without much effort ([[UnknownRival which definitely doesn't work in her favor, especially when she's traveling with Lina]]). While she is willing to help others, she is like Lina insofar as she does it for her own gain. In the novels, she keeps in contact with Phil, but in other media it seems that she hasn't made contact in years, which disconcerts Amelia.]]
* ''LightNovel/TheStoryOfSaiunkoku''. Where to even begin? The previous emperor of Saiunkoku deliberately pitted his sons against each other, and then exiled his former favorite, the most competent of the lot. Of the remaining five princes, all but the youngest were killed fighting each other in a SuccessionCrisis that nearly destroyed the country. The UnFavorite [[UnexpectedSuccessor youngest]] son Ryuuki became the heir. Ryuuki was none too keen on this and [[ObfuscatingStupidity feigned incompetence]] and spread rumors about his sexuality to make himself unpopular and get out of producing an heir. Ironically, avoiding the temptations of power and recognizing his own insufficient preparation for the throne made him the ClosestThingWeGot to a stable, responsible Emperor. Ryuuki starts to act like a real ruler after his advisors find him a consort capable of acting as a [[StayInTheKitchen privy councillor]]. Oh, and that exiled prince? Turns out he's [[HiddenBackupPrince not so exiled after all...]]
** And that's not even getting into the seven ''other'' families that make up the ruling class of Saimono. To give a sense of how screwed up ''they'' are, the Kou family is currently being lead by Kurou, the youngest of three ''living'' brothers, because Shouka and Reishin each tossed the clan leadership like a hot potato as soon as it fell to them. Kurou just hasn't got anyone else to palm it off on, so he gets stuck herding crazy assassination-happy cats.
* The Juraian royal family in ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' in all its size and glory is a full-on DecadentCourt, with the constant scheming, and plotting, and framing, and dishonoring, and backstabbing, and whatever else, where even ''the good guys'' range from {{Cloud Cuckoo Lander}}s to {{Manipulative Bastard}}s, and where one ''needs'' to be a OneManArmy simply to survive.
* ''Anime/VampireGame'' is all about one princess's dealings with her own extended Royally Screwed-up family, wherein IncestIsRelative is the ''least'' screwed-up thing one can encounter, not to mention the Chimeras and of course Royal espionage. Oh, and there's a vampire who wants to kill her, too. This is mostly a ''comedy''.
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