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| 7 | ->''"Well, I bought the salon from my mom, and Emma's... a teenager now, and believe it or not, she's actually going to Degrassi just like we all did. It's like some kind of weird deja vu."'' |
| 8 | -->-- '''Christine "Spike" Nelson''', ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'' (DeletedScene) |
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| 10 | When, rather than using SpinOffBabies (the main characters of an older series being made younger) you instead make a show about the descendants of people from the original premise. Sometimes evolve out of a KidFromTheFuture. May overlap with both GenerationXerox and LegacyCharacter, but can also exist independently of both tropes. |
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| 12 | SubTrope of ChangingOfTheGuard. The current heroes may become KidHeroAllGrownUp. The kids might be [[{{Expy}} Expies]] of the original heroes. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | Popular FanFic device: see FanCreatedOffspring. AscendedExtra or OCStandIn may also apply for canonical descendants who appear at the very end. |
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| 17 | !!Examples: |
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| 20 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 21 | * ''Franchise/DragonBall'': |
| 22 | ** ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' was supposed to be this for Gohan, especially after the Garlic Jr. {{filler}} saga, which had him as the main hero of the arc. This happened again during the ''[[Anime/DragonBallZBojackUnbound Bojack Unbound]]'' movie, but despite his own efforts, Creator/AkiraToriyama found it too difficult to continue the manga without his father Goku (the main character of the original ''Manga/DragonBall'') in the main character's chair. |
| 23 | ** Inverted in that [[Anime/DragonBallZBardockTheFatherOfGoku Bardock, the father of Goku]] both got [[Anime/DragonBallEpisodeOfBardock an anime special]] and a little [[Manga/JacoTheGalacticPatrolman manga spinoff]]. |
| 24 | ** Played straight with Future Trunks who is Bulma and Vegeta's son, who gets [[Anime/DragonBallZTheHistoryOfTrunks his own special]]. |
| 25 | * Ao Fukai in ''Anime/EurekaSevenAO'' is the son of the main heroes of [[Anime/EurekaSeven the first series]], Renton and Eureka. |
| 26 | * The anime ''Anime/FinalFantasyLegendOfTheCrystals'' was based on the world of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'' and starred one of Bartz' descendants. Presumably the "Queen Lenna of Tycoon" is also a descendant of the original Lenna, though she's just a supporting character. |
| 27 | * ''Manga/FruitsBasket'' has a 3-volume sequel called ''Fruits Basket Another'', which features many of the main characters' children, including: Kyo's son Hajime, Yuki's son Mutsuki and Hatsuharu's twin children Sora and Riku. However, the protagonist, Sawa Mitoma, isn't related to any of the characters from the previous series. |
| 28 | * ''{{Manga/Fuuka}}'' is the sequel to ''{{Manga/Suzuka}}'', with the titular character being the daughter of Yamato Akitsuki and Suzuka Asahina. |
| 29 | * Ami from ''Manga/HanaNoMiyako'' has the... interesting honor of being in a ''{{VisualNovel/Tsukihime}}'' spinoff while also being the (biologically impossible) daughter of two ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' characters: [[spoiler: Caster and Souichirou Kuzuki]]. |
| 30 | * ''Manga/HowHeavyAreTheDumbbellsYouLift'' is a spinoff set in the same world as ''Manga/KenganAshura''. Several of the cast members are relatives of characters from ''Kengan Ashura'', not just children and nieces/nephews, but also parents, siblings, and ancestors that weren't originally seen in the main story. |
| 31 | * ''Anime/{{Iczer}}'' series: The audio version of Iczer-3 is Iczer-1's daughter. She was changed to her younger sister for the anime, but Nagisa Kasumi in the ''Iczer-3'' anime is the granddaughter of Nagisa Kano from ''Fight! Iczer-1''. |
| 32 | * ''Manga/InuYasha'''s 2020 anime-only sequel ''Anime/YashahimePrincessHalfDemon'' stars Sesshomaru's half-demon daughters Towa and Setsuna, along with Inuyasha and Kagome's daughter Moroha. |
| 33 | * ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' has a different "[=JoJo=]" for each arc, but most/all are blood relatives one way or another (to exemplify: [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood Jonathan]] is grandpa to [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Joseph]], who is grandpa to [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Jotaro]], who is ''nephew'' to [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Josuke]]). The most straightforward example is [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Jolyne]], Jotaro's daughter. [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Giorno]] gets the most distant relations to any other, in fact his father's side of his family is downright screwed up (his dad is Dio, no less!), but regardless he bears the birthmark [[spoiler:since Dio had stolen Jonathan's body]]. ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun Steel Ball Run]]'' is the first to avert this, due to being a ContinuityReboot, but the two arcs after that go back to playing this straight, with [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureJoJoLion Josuke]] being Johnny's descendent...kinda. [[spoiler:He's a fusion of Johnny's great-great-grandson Kira and Kira's friend Josefumi.]] The epilogue of ''[=JoJoLion=]'' features a more direct example in [[spoiler: Johnny's grandson and Kira's grandfather (and by technicality Josuke's great-grandfather) Joseph aiding Lucy Steel.]] ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureTheJoJoLands The JOJOLands]]'' feature two more descendants of Johnny's, Jodio and Dragona, [[spoiler: Joseph's grandchildren from his ''other'' daughter]]. |
| 34 | * The main character of ''Manga/TheKindaichiCaseFiles'', Hajime Kindaichi is the grandson of famous detective character Kosuke Kindaichi, created by Seishi Yokomizo. |
| 35 | * ''Franchise/LupinIII'' mixes this trope with CrossOver, featuring the grandson of Literature/ArseneLupin as the title character, [[UsefulNotes/IshikawaGoemon Goemon XIII]], and Inspector Zenigata, a descendant of Zenigata Heiji. |
| 36 | ** [[Anime/LupinIIIPartII And Ganimard III. And Lawrence III of Arabia. And Sherlock Holmes III. And...]] |
| 37 | ** Lesser known is ''Lupin VIII'', a 1982 series centering on Lupin III's descendant five generations down the line. Only a pilot was made, due to the estate of Maurice [=LeBlanc=] (creator of the original Arsène Lupin) wanting more money than the producers were willing to pay. |
| 38 | ** Most obscure is ''Lupin III Jr.'', a short-lived manga about Lupin III's illegitimate son. |
| 39 | ** Albert d'Andrésy, the new recurring character introduced in Part V, was hinted to be another descendant of the original Lupin (thus kind of cousin to the current Lupin) based on his surname which was directly adapted from Raoul d'Andrésy, the famous alias of the original Lupin. |
| 40 | * Canon ''Anime/{{Macross}}'' has done this with the descendants of Max and Milia from ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross''; Mylene from ''Anime/Macross7'' is their youngest daughter, while Mirage from ''Anime/MacrossDelta'' is one of their granddaughters. The obscure spin-off video game ''Macross 2036'' featured their first daughter Komilia (who appeared in the original series as a toddler) as a pilot cadet. |
| 41 | ** Additionally, Sheryl Nome from ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'' is the granddaughter of Mao Nome from ''Anime/MacrossZero''. |
| 42 | * ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaVivid''. A SpinOff of ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' (yes, a spin-off ''of'' a spin-off) starring Nanoha's adopted daughter, Vivio. |
| 43 | * ''Manga/MajorSecond'' is a sequel to ''Manga/{{Major}}'' starring Goro and Kaoru's 6th grade son Daigo. The series is about Daigo as he joins his dad's old Little League team. When he grows up, Daigo wants to be a professional baseball player like his dad. |
| 44 | * ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid: Kanna's Daily Life'', which follow Kobayashi's [[ParentalSubstitute not actually adopted]] daughter Kanna, blurs the line between this and a regular SpinOff since it takes place concurrently with the main series. |
| 45 | * ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'' sequel novel ''Frozen Teardrop'' takes the cast from the anime and puts them in the mentor roles while GenerationXerox versions of Duo (his son), Trowa (his student) and Quatre (his younger sister) do all the heavy lifting. [[spoiler:As does Heero Yuy, who was in cryogenic stasis the whole time.]] |
| 46 | * For the ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' franchise, the main cast of ''Manga/{{Boruto}}'' (and also ''Manga/NarutoGaiden'', and ''Anime/BorutoNarutoTheMovie'') are mostly the children of ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'''s cast, starring Naruto and Hinata's son Boruto and co-starring Sasuke and Sakura's daughter, Sarada, alongside Orochimaru's son Mitsuki. |
| 47 | * This was part of ''Anime/{{Robotech}}'''s method of [[{{Macekre}} "tying together"]] the [[Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross three]] [[Anime/GenesisClimberMospeada unrelated]] [[Anime/SuperDimensionCavalrySouthernCross shows]] that were used to create it. This was done in the Masters Saga (''Southern Cross'') to tie it into the Macross Saga; the protagonist, Dana Sterling (Jeanne Francaix in the original), is portrayed as Max and Miria's daughter, and Bowie is (according to the non-canon novels, at least) the nephew of Claudia Grant ([=LaSalle=] in the original), one of Macross's BridgeBunnies. |
| 48 | * While Chibiusa is always a main character on ''Manga/SailorMoon'', a later one-shot manga story, deliberately set in an AlternateUniverse and timeline, starred the children of the Guardian Senshi, plus a brand new younger sibling to Chibiusa by the name of Kousagi. Almost all of the kids had the [[IdenticalGrandson same names and appearances as their parents]] except for Kousagi, who actually looked like her own character, but [[InSeriesNickname Chibiusa]] is the sibling with her mother's name. The manga also had numerous one-shot Chibiusa stories that ran in a separate magazine. |
| 49 | * For the most part averted in ''Anime/SaintSeiyaOmega''. Out of the six (later seven) main characters, only one is actually biologically related to a main character from the classic series (Ryuhou, Shiryu's son). |
| 50 | * ''Manga/ShamanKingFlowers'' follows Yoh's son, Hana, as well as the next generation of Shamans. |
| 51 | * ''Literature/SpiceAndWolf'' got a sequel called ''Literature/WolfAndParchment'', which stars Kraft Lawrence and Holo's daughter Myuri. |
| 52 | * ''Tetsujin 28 FX'', the sequel to the original ''Tetsujin 28-Go'' (a.k.a. ''Gigantor'' in the united states), featured Masato Kaneda, the son of the original hero Shotaro Kaneda, as a main protagonist. Shiori Nishina, one of the main cast, was supposed to be the granddaughter of Inspector Otsuka, the sidekick of Shotaro, according to the series bible. |
| 53 | * ''Anime/UltimateMuscle'' is about Kinniku Mantaro, the son of the original Manga/{{Kinnikuman}}. |
| 54 | * [[Manga/{{Ultraman}} The 2011 ''Ultraman'' manga]] follows Shinjiro Hayata, the son of the protagonist of the [[Series/{{Ultraman}} eponymous 1960's series]], as he inherits the Ultraman Factor, a form of FlyingBrick superpowers left over from Shin Hayata's fusion with Ultraman. Armed with PowerArmor resembling Ultraman, Shinjiro works alongside the SSSP and [[MythologyGag facsimiles of the other Ultra Brothers]] in battles against human-sized monster and alien threats. |
| 55 | * ''Manga/UQHolder'' is set in the 2080s some 80 years after ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' and the main character, Touta Konoe, is the grandson of Negi Springfield. [[spoiler:In reality, he's actually a hybrid clone of Negi and Asuna]]. |
| 56 | * ''Anime/YokaiWatchShadowside'' is a sequel to ''Anime/YokaiWatch'' set 30 years in the future. It stars Nate and Katie's daughter Natsume. In this case Natsume is actually older than her father in the original series (being thirteen instead of eleven). |
| 57 | [[/folder]] |
| 58 | |
| 59 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 60 | * ''ComicBook/BloodlineDaughterOfBlade'': The lead character Brielle is Characters/{{Blade}}'s daughter, she's seemingly inherited at least some of his powers, and - like her father - she's fighting vampires. |
| 61 | * ''ComicBook/CaptainVictoryAndTheGalacticRangers'' is a subtle example of this, as the series is a StealthSequel to Creator/JackKirby's ''ComicBook/NewGods'' and was published by Pacific Comics under the condition that Kirby had full creative control rather than Creator/DCComics. Near the end of the series, it is established that Captain Victory in his youth escaped from his home planet Hellikost to get away from the influence of his nefarious grandfather Blackmass, Hellikost and Blackmass clearly being Apokolips and Darkseid under [[WritingAroundTrademarks trademark-friendly renames]] to avoid Pacific Comics getting sued by DC. Captain Victory's father, who is mentioned to have perished for standing up to Blackmass, is unnamed, but there are hints heavily implying that Victory is Orion's son. |
| 62 | * ''ComicBook/FantasticForce'' was a team led by Reed Richards and Susan Richards' son Franklin Richards after a PlotRelevantAgeUp. |
| 63 | * The original ''ComicBook/InfinityInc'' was a Creator/DCComics series about the children (and wards, etc.) of the ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica. Effectively the Comicbook/TeenTitans of [[AlternateUniverse their universe]], though they lost this status when [[ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths all of DC's Earths were merged into one]]. They faded into obscurity soon after. Though the JSA itself was eventually reintroduced. |
| 64 | * Creator/MarvelComics wanted to do a spinoff of ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' for a DVD. Instead of using the popular ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers'' franchise because characters were linked to controversial topics like drug-abuse, rape, and homosexuality, they made ''WesternAnimation/NextAvengersHeroesOfTomorrow'', which is essentially "Avengers Babies" with 12-year old children of the Avengers having adventures. |
| 65 | ** ''ComicBook/WhatIf'' volume 2 #114 used a similar idea with a different conceit: The Marvel heroes were unable to return home following ''ComicBook/SecretWars1984'', so they settled down and had kids. The story focuses on those kids, lead in particular by the daughter of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and [[ComicBook/XMen Rogue]].[[note]]Rather Carol Danvers, whose absorbed personality apparently overwhelmed Rogue's[[/note]] |
| 66 | * ''ComicBook/PlasticMan'': |
| 67 | ** The Plastic Man of the 1966 series (which was later established to take place in a separate universe from the main DC canon) was revealed in the seventh issue to actually be the son of the original Plastic Man, having gained his powers from drinking a bottle of the acid that gave the original Plastic Man his powers when he was a child. |
| 68 | ** Plastic Man would later have a son who was born with his powers and appeared in the ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' semi-sequel ''ComicBook/{{The Kingdom|DCComics}}'' and a one-shot special, who is actually called "Offspring". Other Spin-Offspring characters in 'Kingdom Come'' who got their own one-shots are Nightstar ([[ComicBook/TeenTitans Starfire and Nightwing]]), Kid Flash ([[ComicBook/TheFlash the Wally West Flash]]) and Ibn al Xu'ffasch (ComicBook/{{Batman}} and Talia; i.e. this world's counterpart to Damian Wayne). |
| 69 | * The short-lived incarnation of the Seven Soldiers of Victory in Creator/GrantMorrison's ''ComicBook/SevenSoldiersOfVictory2005'' #0 included the Whip III, granddaughter of the Whip II (a NewOldWest {{Franchise/Zorro}} wannabe) and great-great-granddaughter of the Whip I (an [[{{Western}} Old West]] Zorro wannabe); I, Spyder, son of the original [=7SoV=] member (and traitor) Alias the Spider; and Gimmix, daughter of Merry the Gimmick Girl and, therefore, neice of the first Star-Spangled Kid, who was also an original [=7SoV=] member. In ''Seven Soldiers'' #1, the Bulleteer turns out to be directly descended from [[spoiler: Aurakles, the world's first superhero.]] |
| 70 | * ''ComicBook/SpiderGirl'' and the majority of the teen hero characters from Creator/MarvelComics' [[ComicBook/MarvelComics2 MC-2]] lineup. |
| 71 | ** ''ComicBook/SpiderHam'' eventually did its own take on Spider-Girl in the fourth issue of ''Amazing Spider-Man Family'' and the ''Spider-Ham 25th Anniversary Special'' one-shot. The premise was that Spider-Ham had a daughter with Mary Crane Watsow named May Porker, who decides to become Swiney-Girl after learning that she's inherited her father's powers. |
| 72 | * In another example from Creator/MarvelComics, three of the ComicBook/YoungAvengers (Stature, Wiccan, and Speed) are children of former Avengers members. A fourth (Patriot) is the grandson of the ''first black'' ComicBook/CaptainAmerica. |
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| 74 | |
| 75 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 76 | %% |
| 77 | %% This folder might plausibly include examples of fan-works that are spin-offs from earlier fan-works, |
| 78 | %% especially those which feature the offspring of [=OCs=]. |
| 79 | %% |
| 80 | * ''Webcomic/AkiChansLife'', sequel to ''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'', stars Shinji and Asuka's daughter Aki. Unusually for this trope, the Spin-Offspring in question was a very important character in the previous installment, but didn't get many scenes from her POV until the very end. The sequel makes her the protagonist. |
| 81 | * In the ''Fanfic/BrideOfDiscord'' "verse", Screw Ball, the daughter of Discord and Fluttershy, becomes the main protagonist of the sequel ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/125653/daughter-of-discord Daughter of Discord]]'' and as the series goes on, the other children of the main six eventually do as well, with Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie's daughters even getting their own SpinOff ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/149385/cmc-the-next-generation CMC The Next Generation]]''. |
| 82 | * In ''Fanfic/CheatingDeathThoseThatLived'', Baron and Runa (both Victors) have a child during the 1st Quarter Quell who they name Rhyder. Rhyder becomes the protagonist of his own chapter (set fourteen years later), after his grandfather and President Snow rig him into the Hunger Games to set an example to his somewhat out-of-line parents. |
| 83 | * ''Fanfic/FalloutEquestriaEmptyQuiver'' picks up about twenty years following the events of ''Fanfic/FalloutEquestriaOccupationalHazards'', with the daughter and son of the leading couples. Don't think too hard about how two pairs of stallions had foals. |
| 84 | * ''Fanfic/QueensOfMewni'' started out as "Aurora, the Princess of Another Dimension" and featured Star and Marco's daughter Aurora, but fans took more to the historical side of the fanfic and Star's ancestors. Fanfic/QueensOfMewniSpinoffs tend to start with Aurora's own daughter and heir. |
| 85 | * The sequel to ''Literature/TheIntercontinentalUnionOfDisgustingCharacters'' is called ''The Sick Kids''. Guess who gets the spotlight! |
| 86 | * In [[https://www.deviantart.com/slifofinadragon SilfofinaDragon]]'s ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' fanfics, UsefulNotes/DateMasamune and UsefulNotes/SanadaYukimura have two children Yuki and Masa, with Yukimura being [[MisterSeahorse the mother]], and the spotlight occasionally shining on the two. |
| 87 | * Downplayed in ''Fanfic/TalesOfTheHungerGames'': |
| 88 | ** Finnick and Annie's son, Finnick Odair Jr, becomes one of the four focus tributes shown in the file chronicling the 80th Hunger Games (1st Quinquennial Quell), after the Hunger Games system was reimplemented three years ago. Justified because the quell twist involves the reaping-age descendants of Victors (or their siblings if there are none) such as Finnick Jr. |
| 89 | ** Ennius Dalton's nephews, Rubius and Lazarus, are one of the four focus tributes in the 86th and 99th Hunger Games. They both make it to the final two of their respective Hunger Games, but only [[spoiler:Rubius]] survives. |
| 90 | * ''Fanfic/UndocumentedFeatures'': The high school students introduced in the ''Symphony of the Sword'' series include the children of some members of the [[SelfInsertFic Wedge Defense Force]], many of whom are around the same age due to Ragnarok triggering a baby boom. |
| 91 | * Downplayed in ''Fanfic/TheVictorsProject'', where Granyte's niece, [[OCStandIn Lyme]], has her own chapter that chronicles her Trials (taken as a non-Institute student) with a brief description of how her Hunger Games went. |
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| 93 | |
| 94 | [[folder:Films — Animation]] |
| 95 | * ''WesternAnimation/BaltoIIWolfQuest'' and ''WesternAnimation/BaltoIIIWingsOfChange'' each focus on one of Balto's children. |
| 96 | * Several Creator/{{Disney}} sequels: |
| 97 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaidIIReturnToTheSea'' follows the adventure of Ariel and Eric's daughter, Melody. |
| 98 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'' follows Simba and Nala's daughter, Kiara. ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'' is about her cub brother, Kion. ''Literature/TheLionKingSixNewAdventures'' was a series of books written before the sequel starring Simba's son Kopa, though Disney [[CanonDiscontinuity doesn't acknowledge the books]]. |
| 99 | ** ''WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTrampIIScampsAdventure'' follows Tramp and Lady's son, Scamp, but mostly ignores his sisters. This is what the [[ComicStrip/{{Scamp}} comics made before the movie]] did, too. |
| 100 | ** Downplayed with ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameII''; while Quasimodo is still the main character, supporting characters Esmeralda and Phoebus get pushed aside in favor of their son, Zephyr. |
| 101 | ** The ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'' sequel ''WesternAnimation/ReturnToNeverLand'' follows Wendy's daughter, Jane. She also has a younger brother. |
| 102 | * ''WesternAnimation/NextAvengersHeroesOfTomorrow'' takes place in an alternate universe BadFuture where Utron is in the process of completely dominating the planet and the only hope left for the world, are the children of the Avengers, who were hidden away and raised by Iron Man. |
| 103 | * The 1980 animated made-for-TV movie ''WesternAnimation/ASnowWhiteChristmas'' stars the daughter of King Charming and Queen Snow, also named Snow White, who's on the run from the wicked queen (who has returned and turned her parents to ice) and is rescued by seven ''giants''. |
| 104 | * After the fifth film, ''WesternAnimation/TheSwanPrincess'' series switches over to Odette and Derek's adopted daughter Elise. |
| 105 | [[/folder]] |
| 106 | |
| 107 | [[folder:Films — Live-Action]] |
| 108 | * ''Film/AceVentura Jr.'', concerning the adventures of a fat kid with the classic Ace's hairstyle. |
| 109 | * The ''Film/AirBud'' movies transitioned into this with ''Air Buddies'' which focuses on the sports-playing Golden Retriever's puppies. Later movies moved away from sports and more into common adventure. |
| 110 | * ''Film/{{Creed|2015}}'' features the son of Apollo Creed being trained by his father's friendly rival, Rocky Balboa. ''Film/CreedII'' continues this by introducing the son of Ivan Drago in an antagonistic role. |
| 111 | * The appropriately-titled Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''Film/{{Descendants}}'' franchise, which has many of the main characters be the children of heroes and villains from the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon, such as Prince Ben (son of [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle and Adam]]) and Carlos De Vil (son of [[WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians Cruella De Vil]]). All of them except Drizzy [[HighSchoolAU are teenagers]]. |
| 112 | * The 1987 ''Franchise/{{Dragnet}}'' film features Creator/DanAykroyd as the nephew of Jack Webb's Joe Friday from the radio and TV series with the same name). Interestingly, Harry Morgan reprises his original role as Bill Gannon in the film, now as a captain. |
| 113 | * The Creator/EddieMurphy films ''Film/DrDolittle'' and ''Dr. Dolittle 2'' were followed by three direct-to-video sequels starring the daughter of the title character. |
| 114 | * ''Film/TheFlyII'': The first film focused on Seth Brundle, who accidentally fused with a fly during a teleportation accident. He and his fiancee have relations during the film and conceive their son Martin, who becomes the main character of the sequel. |
| 115 | * ''Film/GhostbustersAfterlife'' is about Egon's grandkids finding their grandfather's old ghost-busting equipment and finishing his unfinished business. Its sequel, ''Film/GhostbustersFrozenEmpire'', has them [[RevisitingTheRoots returning to the original Ghostbusters headquarters]] and teaming up with the surviving Ghostbusters against a new threat. |
| 116 | * ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'' subverts this at the end: the theme music begins to swell as [[spoiler:Mutt]] picks up Indy's hat, but Indy grabs it back from him. |
| 117 | * The Russian film ''Film/TheIronyOfFate2'' takes place 30 years after the original Soviet classic and features the children of the original protagonists as the leads. |
| 118 | * ''Film/Jaws3D'' and ''Film/JawsTheRevenge'' both focus on the sons of Chief Brody from the [[Film/{{Jaws}} first]] [[Film/Jaws2 two]] movies. |
| 119 | * ''Film/MaryPoppinsReturns'' is the sequel to ''Film/MaryPoppins'', and it features Michael's three children. |
| 120 | * Although we see Creator/ErnestBorgnine throughout the 1997 film [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McHale%27s_Navy_(1997_film) McHale's Navy]], he is a Naval Admiral constantly referred to as "Cobra". It is not until the final scene when the main character, portrayed by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Arnold_(actor) Tom Arnold]], calls the Admiral "Dad" that we know that Borgnine is portraying his [[Series/McHalesNavy original character]] and Arnold's character is his son. |
| 121 | * ''Film/OceansEight'', which is set in the same continuity as the ''Film/OceansEleven'', ''Film/OceansTwelve'' and ''Film/OceansThirteen'' trilogy, is about Danny's sister Debbie Ocean organizing a new heist with an all-female crew. Danny himself is said to [[SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome have died between movies]], although Debbie suspects [[FakingTheDead he probably faked it]]. |
| 122 | * In ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMenTellNoTales'', Captain Jack Sparrow is aided by two young adults, Henry and Carina, throughout the film. [[spoiler:Henry is the son of Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann, and Carina is the daughter of Captain Barbossa]]. |
| 123 | * ''Film/{{Shaft 2000}}'' stars Creator/SamuelLJackson as the nephew of the original ''Film/{{Shaft}}'', played by Creator/RichardRoundtree who makes a cameo appearance. |
| 124 | ** ''Film/Shaft2019'' has Jackson appear as the protagonist's father. |
| 125 | * 1993's ''Film/SonOfThePinkPanther'' stars Roberto Benigni as Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli, the illegitimate son of the late Inspector Clouseau. |
| 126 | * [[TheHeavy Kylo Ren]] from ''Franchise/StarWars Episode VII: Film/TheForceAwakens'' is revealed to be related to [[spoiler:the three leads from the Original Trilogy. Formerly called Ben Solo, his parents are Han Solo and Leia Organa, and Luke Skywalker is his uncle. Not to mention that Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala, the leads from the Prequel Trilogy, are his maternal grandparents]]. |
| 127 | ** Rey herself is [[spoiler:the granddaughter of Emperor Palpatine]], as revealed in ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker''. |
| 128 | * Inverted in ''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'', where a minor character, Colonel Worf, is played by Creator/MichaelDorn, who also played the better-known Worf from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' and ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''. Dorn [[WordOfSaintPaul has confirmed]] that the Colonel is the grandfather of the other Worf. |
| 129 | * Inverted in ''Film/StarTrekBeyond'', where a minor character is implied to be (the alternate universe counterpart to) an ancestor of ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'''s Tom Paris. |
| 130 | * ''DerivativeWorks/DArtagnanRomances'': Some original stories give children (who are nowhere to be seen in the Dumas canon) to D'Artagnan and/or the other musketeers which never existed in either ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' or its sequels. |
| 131 | ** ''D'Artagnan's Son'' (1950). Who's named Raoul. |
| 132 | ** ''At Sword's Point'' (1952) features the sons of the Musketeers - and gives a daughter to Athos, named Claire and played by Creator/MaureenOHara. |
| 133 | ** ''Film/RevengeOfTheMusketeers'' (1994) gives a daughter to D'Artagnan, Éloïse (played by Creator/SophieMarceau). Her MissingMom is named "Constance", meaning Constance Bonacieux [[DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation lived longer than in the novel]]. |
| 134 | ** ''La Femme Musketeer'' (2004) gives D'Artagnan a daughter named Valentine (played by Susie Amy). Creator/MichaelYork reprises his role as D'Artagnan though it is unconnected to [[Film/TheThreeMusketeers1973 his previous films]] in the role. |
| 135 | * ''Film/TronLegacy'': Sam Flynn proves to take after his dad. |
| 136 | ** The AlternateContinuity of ''[[VideoGame/TronTwoPointOh Tron 2.0]]'' plays it a bit sideways - Jet Bradley is the son of Flynn's friends Lora and Alan. [[note]] Which, from a certain point of view, makes him a ''younger brother'' of Tron and Yori. There's also a [[WildMassGuessing fan theory]] that he may be [[WesternAnimation/TronUprising Beck's]] User, which would bring it full circle.[[/note]] |
| 137 | * Ultraman Zero, the main character of [[Franchise/UltramanZero a series of films]], is the son of Series/UltraSeven. |
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| 139 | |
| 140 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 141 | * The ''Literature/AToZMysteries'' has the ''Literature/CalendarMysteries'', following the adventures of Bradley and Brian Pinto (Josh's younger brothers), Nate Hathaway (Bradley's friend), and Lucy Armstrong (Dink's cousin). |
| 142 | * The last two books in the ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables'' series revolve around the adventures of Anne and Gilbert's children. |
| 143 | * Since the ''Literature/ArrivalsFromTheDark'' series is spread out over centuries and is (mostly) focused on members of the same family, this trope is in effect with almost every new title. The protagonist of the second book is the godson of the protagonist of the first book. The protagonist of the third book is the great-grandson of the second book's protagonist. The next book's protagonists are his son and daughter (well, mostly the son). Averted in book 5, as one of the two POV characters is book 4's protagonist, while the other one is his sister's ex-husband. Book 6 jumps forward and makes the protagonist a descendant of book 4's protagonist's sister and her ex. |
| 144 | * The original Felix Salten ''{{Literature/Bambi}}'' novel had a sequel ''Bambi's Children'' focusing on the title character's fawns, Geno and Gurri. Curiously, Disney, despite their aforementioned affinity for the trope (see above) and even setting up the same SequelHook in their first ''{{WesternAnimation/Bambi}}'' film, never got round to making an AnimatedAdaptation, though they did produce a ComicBookAdaptation shortly after the first film was screened. |
| 145 | * ''Literature/TheCustardProtocol'' stars Prudence from ''Literature/TheParasolProtectorate'' all grown up, and accompanied by several other now-adult characters from that series (namely Quesnel Lefoux and the Tunstell siblings). |
| 146 | * Susan Sto Helit, star of several ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novels, is the daughter of Mort, star of [[Literature/{{Mort}} the book of the same name]]. Quite how old that makes Rincewind and Granny Weatherwax is unclear. [[AWizardDidIt Blame the History Monks]]. |
| 147 | ** Cohen the Barbarian's daughter (well, one of them) is a minor character in a couple of books. When Cohen is introduced, he's ''already'' very old so it's not terribly surprising that he's got a few full-grown children running around (what with all the ravishing). |
| 148 | * Gail Carson Levine's ''Literature/DisneyFairies'''s ''Fairies and the Quest for Never Land'' is another sequel to ''Peter Pan'', in which modern-day Wendy descendant Gwendolyn gets her turn. |
| 149 | * ''The Fire'' by Katherine Neville is a sequel to ''Literature/TheEight'' that focuses on Alexandra Solarin, daughter of ''Eight'' protagonists Cat Velis and Alexander Solarin. |
| 150 | * Creator/IsaacAsimov's ''Literature/FoundationSeries'': |
| 151 | ** "Literature/TheGeneralFoundation": |
| 152 | *** Sennett Forell, one of the richest of the Association of Independent Traders, is known to be a distant relative of Hober Mallow, from "Literature/TheMerchantPrinces" (actually his bastard son). He appears in only two chapters, being the one to send Lathan Devers to spy on General Riose. |
| 153 | *** Ducem Barr is the son of Onum Barr, who had been offscreen in the previous story. |
| 154 | ** "Literature/TheMule": Bayta Darell is a distant descendant of [[LegendaryInTheSequel Hober Mallow]], protagonist of the events of "Literature/TheMerchantPrinces". |
| 155 | ** "Literature/SearchByTheFoundation": Arcadia (Arkady) Darell is a granddaughter (and accordingly her father Dr. Darell is the son) of Bayta Darell, protagonist of the events of "Literature/TheMule". |
| 156 | * ''Literature/GoblinsInTheCastle'': Downplayed in ''Goblins on the Prowl'' -- a minor character who shows up to help the main group briefly at one point is an unnamed bear. Before departing, he reveals that he's the nephew of the similarly unnamed bear that accompanied Princess (now Queen) Wilhelmina in ''Literature/TheDragonslayers''. |
| 157 | * ''Hawk'' is a sequel to the ''Literature/MaximumRide'' series, focusing on Max and Fang's daughter as she tries to survive in a post-apocalyptic city. |
| 158 | * The sequel portion of ''Literature/HocusPocusAndTheAllNewSequel'' stars Max and Allison's seventeen year old daughter Poppy as she meets the Sanderson sisters, just like her parents had twenty-five years ago. |
| 159 | * This was the original plan for the ''Literature/HonorHarrington'' series, with Honor being killed and the series picking up roughly 20 years later following her son as he started his naval career, but plot developments in the ''Crown of Slaves'' branch series led to major events slated for the later books to occur sooner than intended. As a result, dealing with those major developments fell to Honor, since there was no way things could conceivably stay the same for the necessary 20 years, and she was spared. |
| 160 | * The second trilogy in ''Literature/KushielsLegacy'' follows Phedre's adopted son, Imriel. |
| 161 | * ''Literature/{{Lensman}}'': ''Second-Stage Lensmen'' ends with Kim Kinnison and Clarissa [=MacDougal=] getting married. In the next novel, their children go on to become the most powerful beings in the universe. |
| 162 | ** Kim Kinnison is himself the scion of the Kinnison line, with ancestors Ralph, Rod, and Jack (all of whom were at least semi-major characters in earlier books in the series), while Clarissa is definitely descended from Virgil Samms (the eponymous ''First Lensman'' of that book), probably through his daughter Virgilia. |
| 163 | * ''Literature/TheLionKingSixNewAdventures'' is a series of spinoff books based off of ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''. They're about characters telling stories to Simba and Nala's son Kopa. |
| 164 | * ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' is a particularly subtle example. Gimli and Legolas are descendants of secondary characters from ''Literature/TheHobbit'' (Gimli's father Glóin was one of the [[{{Jerkass}} meaner]] dwarf protagonists, and Legolas's father was actually an ''antagonist''). The protagonist, Frodo, is a nephew [[note]]Technically, Frodo was Bilbo's first cousin once removed ''and'' his second cousin once removed. It was easier to call him "Uncle".[[/note]] of hero of the ''Literature/TheHobbit''. However, Bilbo raised and treated Frodo as a son. |
| 165 | ** Nearly everybody in the ''Lord of the Rings'' is the descendant of someone important in ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'' (since some characters are nigh-immortal elves or descended from them, in a few cases their ancestors are still around at the end of the Third Age when [=LotR=] is set). Elrond is descended from Eärendil, as is Aragorn (his umpty-great-grandfather was Elrond's brother). They're also both descended from Beren and Lúthien Tinúviel. |
| 166 | * ''Literature/LostGirls'' is a sequel to ''Literature/PeterPan'' that has a new generation of children visiting Neverland, and deconstructs the whole concept of the original novel. |
| 167 | * ''The Lucy Wilson Mysteries'' are a spin-off of Candy Jar Books' ''Lethbright-Stewart'' series (which themselves are a spin-off of ''Series/DoctorWho'') featuring the Brig's granddaughter. |
| 168 | * The second and third books in the ''Literature/OldKingdom'' series mostly concern the children of Sabriel and Touchstone, the protagonists of the first book. |
| 169 | * ''Literature/{{Petaybee}}'': The second trilogy's protagonists, Murel and Ronan, are the offspring of the first trilogy's protagonist, Yana. |
| 170 | * This is the premise of the ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'' series. There's a strong continuity spanning ''centuries'' of family lines that seem to have a propensity toward getting wrapped up in epic conflicts every couple decades or so. |
| 171 | * ''Savage Sam: Son of Literature/OldYeller'' follows the journey of Travis and [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Savage Sam, the son of Old Yeller]] to rescue Little Arliss and Elizabeth Circe from Indians. |
| 172 | * ''Literature/TheShadowhunterChronicles'': |
| 173 | ** Inverted with ''Literature/TheInfernalDevices'', which takes place 129 years before the events of ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments'', and focuses on the ancestors of many characters from the latter. Tessa Gray and Will Herondale are Jace Herondale's paternal great-great-great-grandparents, while Charlotte Fairchild and Henry Branwell are Clary Fray's ancestors, and Gabriel Lightwood and Cecily Herondale are Alec and Isabelle Lightwood's ancestors. |
| 174 | ** Most of the main characters of ''Literature/TheLastHours'' are children of the main characters of ''The Infernal Devices''. The protagonist, Cordelia Carstairs, is an exception; she is a cousin instead of daughter of Jem Carstairs (though [[PracticallyDifferentGenerations she is young enough to be his daughter]]). |
| 175 | * ''Son of Literature/{{Spellsinger}}'' is, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin as the name suggests]], about Tom-Jon and Talea's son going on an adventure with Mudge's pups. |
| 176 | * ''Sons of the Oak'', a {{continuation}} of David Farland's ''Literature/TheRunelords [[strike:Trilogy]] Saga'' that focuses upon the son of the Earth King battling an [[BigBad even bigger Bad]]. |
| 177 | * A fair number of the later-set ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' novels, although for the most part their parents are there with them. ''ComicBook/StarWarsLegacy'' is almost entirely populated by new characters and the descendants of the old heroes. |
| 178 | * ''Literature/{{Stray}}'' has a series of spinoff books that are grouped together as ''The Tabitha Stories''. They're about one of Pufftail's (many) daughters, Tabitha, from kittenhood to adulthood. |
| 179 | * Inverted in ''Literature/SuperPowereds'' and ''Literature/{{Corpies}}''. The latter is a spin-off of the former and features the subsequent adventures of the Hero father of one of the characters in ''Super Powereds''. In fact, the main series takes place in a SuperheroSchool, so Hershel/Roy isn't a Hero yet, while Titan is a well-known name (forced to leave the business a decade prior due to a sex scandal). |
| 180 | * ''Literature/ToRidePegasus'', the start of the Talents series, features a number of characters getting married. Dorotea Horvath is the only child that we see in the first book (the daughter of two powerful Talents), but in ''Literature/PegasusInFlight'', Dorotea is one of the characters who introduces us to the children of other characters, like Daffyd's granddaughter Rhyssa or Vsevolod Roznine's grandsons, Boris and Sascha Roznine. |
| 181 | * ''Literature/TowerAndTheHive'', part of the Talents series, begins with ''{{Literature/Rowan}}'', the titular character being an orphaned Prime Talent. The first sequel, ''{{Literature/Damia}}'' features her daughter as the title character. The next three books, ''[[Literature/DamiasChildren Damia's Children]]'', ''[[Literature/LyonsPride Lyon's Pride]]'', and ''The Tower and The Hive'' feature Damia's children as the protagonists. |
| 182 | * Most of the ''Literature/VorkosiganSaga'' is about the son of the first book's protagonists. |
| 183 | * ''Literature/WagonsWest'': With the ninth book of the series, ''Washington!'', the children of the original Oregon settlers became the main focus of the series, especially Toby Holt. Come the follow up series ''Literature/TheHolts'', Toby's children Tim, Janessa, and later (to a lesser extent) Mike took center stage while other third-generation individuals would occasionally gain focus as well, most notable Sam Brentwood (grandson of the original) and Frank Blake. |
| 184 | * In ''Literature/WarriorCatsTheNewProphecy'', the [[SequelSeries second arc]] of ''Literature/WarriorCats'', the action focuses on Leafpool and Squirrelflight, kittens of TheHero and his LoveInterest from the first arc, as well as Brambleclaw, son of the BigBad Tigerstar. The third arc ''Power of Three'', is about the kittens of Brambleclaw and Squirrelflight. ([[spoiler:Though later revealed that they're the biological children of two ''other'' second arc characters, Leafpool and Crowfeather]]). Then the fourth arc ''Omen of the Stars'' focuses on the kittens of minor characters Birchfall and Whitewing in addition to continuing the points of view of the third arc. The sixth arc, ''A Vision of Shadows'', features two kits from a younger litter of Brambleclaw and Squirrelflight ([[spoiler:their first real litter]]), who are even younger than the kits of the protagonists of series 3 and 4. |
| 185 | * Once the staple of the ''Literature/{{Xanth}}'' series: The original central character, Bink, was supplanted by his son, Dor, who was supplanted by ''his'' kids, daughter Ivy and son Dolph. |
| 186 | ** Unfortunately, due to the abundance of anti-aging magic in the Xanthverse, ''all'' these characters are still alive -- as well as their kids, grandkids, and great, great grandkids. Meaning, well, you know... |
| 187 | [[/folder]] |
| 188 | |
| 189 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 190 | * ''Series/TheAdventuresOfShirleyHolmes'': (Literature/SherlockHolmes' great-grandniece). |
| 191 | * The entire premise of each new season of ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'', with some extra generations thrown in. Never mind that none of them are ever seen to settle down and have kids; they're all {{bastard|bastard}}s anyway. |
| 192 | * Peter Stone, originally of the short-lived ''Series/ChicagoJustice''[[note]]which had previously been established as a SharedUniverse with the ''Law & Order'' franchise[[/note]] and later transplanted to ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'', is the son of Ben Stone, the original prosecutor on the original ''Series/LawAndOrder''. |
| 193 | * ''Series/CobraKai'' features Robby Keene and Samantha [=LaRusso=], son of ''Film/TheKarateKid1984'' antagonist Johnny Lawrence and daughter of original film series protagonist Daniel [=LaRusso=] respectively, along with the latter two's students. Daniel and Johnny are still the overall protagonists, though. |
| 194 | * ''Crikey! It's The Irwins'' focuses on Series/CrocodileHunter Steve Irwin's kids Bindi and Robert grown up and carrying the animal conservation torch he left more than a decade after his death, cemented when the first episode has Robert feeding the notorious saltwater croc Graham on his own. Steve's widow Terri still gets screentime helping out around Australia Zoo and narrating events just as she did originally. |
| 195 | * The 2012 ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' series on TNT, a revival of the original, focuses on the rivalry between John Ross Ewing III, the son of J.R. and Sue Ellen Ewing, and Christopher Ewing, the adopted son of Bobby and Pam Ewing. |
| 196 | * Page quote example: ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'' originally featured Emma Nelson, daughter of Spike Nelson from ''Series/DegrassiJuniorHigh''. |
| 197 | * ''Series/DonkeyHodie'' focuses on the granddaughter of the original Donkey Hodie from ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'', known in this series as Grampy Hodie. |
| 198 | * ''Series/GetSmart'' had an attempted reboot in 1995, with Don Adams and Barbara Feldon reprising their roles as Max (now chief of CONTROL) and 99, and starring Creator/AndyDick as Zach Smart, one of their twins from the original series, now a CONTROL agent himself. (The series lasted 7 episodes.) |
| 199 | * ''Series/GirlMeetsWorld'' is a spin-off from ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'' with Cory and Topanga's daughter Riley as the main character, as well as Riley's little brother, Auggie. One of her friends is Farkle Minkus, who is the son of Stuart Minkus and [[spoiler:Jennifer Bassett, one of Shawn's exes]]. |
| 200 | * ''Series/GossipGirl2021'' has Milo Sparks, the twelve-year-old son of Georgina Sparks from the original ''Series/GossipGirl'' show. |
| 201 | * ''Series/KamenRiderDenO'' begat a couple of movies that starred Ryotaro's Grand-KidFromTheFuture and [[EnsembleDarkhorse the Taros]], plus several characters that weren't even in ''Den-O'' originally. |
| 202 | * The 2008 ''Series/KnightRider'' TV movie and subsequent show was about the son of David Hasselhoff's character. |
| 203 | * ''Series/KungFuTheLegendContinues'' featured Kwai Chang Caine, the IdenticalGrandson of the protagonist of the original ''Series/KungFu1972''... so identical that he was also played by Creator/DavidCarradine. The series also features the younger Caine's estranged son Peter. |
| 204 | * ''Series/{{Legacies}}'' focuses on Hope, daughter of Klaus Mikaelson, the protagonist of ''Series/TheOriginals''. Two of the main characters, Josie and Lizzie, are daughters of Alaric Saltzman, who has been an important cast member since the first season of ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'' (and continues to be important in ''Legacies''). |
| 205 | * The short-lived revival of ''Series/{{Minder}}'' starred Archie Daley, the nephew of the star character Arthur Daley from the original series back in the 70s/80s. |
| 206 | * ''Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries'' is a spin-off of TheRoaringTwenties-set ''Series/MissFishersMurderMysteries'', featuring Phryne Fisher's niece Peregrine in TheSixties. |
| 207 | * The 1988 ''Series/MissionImpossible'' combined this with an ActorAllusion by having Grant Collier (Phil Morris) be the son of Barnard Collier (Grant Morris). |
| 208 | * ''Series/MulawinVsRavena'' is a SequelSeries to ''Series/{{Mulawin}}'' with the protagonist being the son of the original series' OfficialCouple. The characters are mostly descendants of characters from the original, with TheLancer even being [[KidHeroAllGrownUp the former]] KidSidekick of TheHero's ActionMom. |
| 209 | * ''Series/NightCourt2023'' sees Creator/MelissaRauch as Judge Abby Stone, daughter of Judge Harry Stone from ''Series/NightCourt'' taking up his mantle in the night shift of an arraignment court in Manhattan. |
| 210 | * In ''The New Tomorrow'', a spinoff-slash-sequel show to ''Series/TheTribe'', the children worship their god Bray, who was a character in ''Series/TheTribe''. They also fear Zoot (who is Bray's brother, and acknowledged in the new series as the devil), showing that quite some time must have passed for a religion to have begun to form around them. |
| 211 | * The 2016 revival of ''Series/{{Porridge}}'' stars Kevin Bishop as Nigel Norman Fletcher, grandson of Norman Stanley Fletcher. |
| 212 | * ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'' has Spike Skullovitch, son of Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch of ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers''. |
| 213 | * In the 2017 revival of ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', BigBad Kinga is the daughter of the original villain Dr. Forrester, and her assistant Max is the son of Dr. Forrester's assistant Frank. |
| 214 | * In the ''Series/{{Quantum Leap|2022}}'' revival, [[spoiler:Janice Calavicci]] is the daughter of [[spoiler:Al]] from the original series.[[note]]One of four according to the ending of "Mirror Image"[[/note]] |
| 215 | * Played with ''Series/RavensHome''. It's a sequel to the KidCom ''Series/ThatsSoRaven'' with a GenreShift towards DomCom. Raven and Chelsea are now adults, recently divorced, and raising their kids together as roommates. The protagonists are their preteen children; however Chelsea and Raven still receive a large amount of screentime and usually have b-plots centered around them. Season 5 reveals Raven's rival Alana has a daughter named Cami, whom Booker has feelings for. |
| 216 | * While there's a notable lack of family ties between them, three generations of ''Franchise/StarTrek'' share this trope's characteristics. Even more so if you rate the ''USS Enterprise'' an actual '''character''', in which case Picard's crew travel in the Kirk-era starship's great-great-granddaughter. |
| 217 | * ''Series/{{Survivor}}'': |
| 218 | ** ''South Pacific'' (and later ''Caramoan'') features Brandon Hantz, nephew of ''Samoa'', ''Heroes vs. Villains'', and ''Redemption Island'' contestant Russel Hantz. |
| 219 | ** ''Blood vs. Water'' is about returning playes competing against their loved ones, three of which are younger descendants. |
| 220 | %%* ''Son of Series/{{Svengoolie}}'' |
| 221 | * ''Series/That90sShow'', the sequel series to ''Series/That70sShow'', follows Eric Forman and Donna Pinciotti's daughter, Leia, as she spends the summer of 1995 in Point Place with Eric's parents and a group of new friends, her love interest being Jay Kelso, the son Michael Kelso and Jackie Burkhart. |
| 222 | * In a way, the Sci-Fi limited series ''Series/TinMan'' does this: It's revealed that [[spoiler:DG and Azkadelia are descended from the Gray Gale - Dorothy Gale]]. |
| 223 | * ''Series/TurnerAndHooch2021'' stars Creator/JoshPeck as Scott Turner, Jr., son of Creator/TomHanks' character from the original ''Film/TurnerAndHooch''. |
| 224 | * ''Series/UltramanTaiga'', much like ''Ultraman Zero'' in the film section above, stars the son of another classic ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' hero; in this case, that of Series/UltramanTaro. |
| 225 | * ''Series/Willow2022'' is a sequel series of the [[Film/{{Willow}} the film of the same name]]. Two of the leads, Kit and Airk, are the twin children of Madmartigan and Sorsha. It's eventually also revealed that [[spoiler: Jade]] is the child of [[TheDragon General Kael]]. |
| 226 | * The TV series ''Young Maverick'' dealt with the adventures of Ben Maverick, the son of Beau Maverick (and cousin of Bret and Bart Maverick) from the original ''Series/{{Maverick}}'' series. |
| 227 | [[/folder]] |
| 228 | |
| 229 | [[folder:Professional Wrestling]] |
| 230 | * Since pro wrestling often tends to be a [[WrestlingFamily family business]], many sons and daughters of famous wrestlers of yesteryear go on to have wrestling careers in their own right. The results are mixed both in terms of booking and actual crowd perception. Some have careers that go on to ''outstrip'' those of their fairly well-known parents and grandparents by miles. (Who's High Chief Peter Maivia again? Most people nowadays will [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson know his grandson]], though. And Wrestling/BobOrtonJr’s [[Wrestling/RandyOrton son]] became a way bigger star than “Cowboy” ever was.) Others have decent careers but not to the degree of their heritage. Some show obvious talent, perhaps equal to or exceeding that of their parents, but because of either a lack of crowd reaction, bad booking, or longstanding feuds between a promotion's boss and said family, don't ever break the glass ceiling. On the other hand, some wrestlers aren't perceived to have their parents talent but are pushed to the moon anyway because of said family connection. And within kayfabe, it gets more complicated. If a promotion goes out of their way to mention a young talent's famous family connections and work it into storylines, it usually signals that the promotion has big plans for that talent. |
| 231 | [[/folder]] |
| 232 | |
| 233 | [[folder:Radio]] |
| 234 | * In the 1990s Creator/TheBBC did a comedy follow up to their popular 1940s drama serial ''Dick Barton: Special Agent'' entitled ''Richard Barton: General Practitioner''. The focus was on Dr Barton trying to curtail his increasingly senile father's attempts to thwart entirely imaginary enemies of democracy in a small village, with flashbacks to the elder Barton's glory days. Interestingly, written by the son of Dick Barton's creator, Edward J. Mason. |
| 235 | * OlderThanTheyThink: Radio/TheGreenHornet was originally introduced as Radio/TheLoneRanger's great-nephew. The Hornet and the Ranger were both created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker as broadcast content for Trendle's Detroit radio station, WXYZ. The relationship isn't that well known, though, since it wasn't referred to that often in the Hornet's series, and in the 1950s Trendle sold the rights to The Lone Ranger to another company, which prevented the relationship from being explicitly mentioned in any subsequent Radio/TheGreenHornet shows or other adaptations. |
| 236 | [[/folder]] |
| 237 | |
| 238 | [[folder:Sport]] |
| 239 | * In UsefulNotes/AustralianRulesFootball, the father/son rule, which gives clubs first preference in the draft for the sons of their former players. Way too many examples to list, but the UrExample is Ron Barassi; his father played for Melbourne, but zoning rules at the time meant that Ron would have to play for either Carlton or Collingwood. Melbourne (who had been supporting Ron and his mother after his father was killed in action during [=WW2=]) lobbied the VFL to let them draft Ron to play for them when he was old enough, and they agreed. He later caused controversy by transferring to Carlton [[MoneyDearBoy for the money]], something that was not done at the time. |
| 240 | * In the 1960s, the Italian football/soccer team AC Milan had an iconic defender who captained the team named Cesare Maldini. A few decades later, his son Paolo Maldini ended up playing the same role for Milan in the 1990s and 2000s. |
| 241 | [[/folder]] |
| 242 | |
| 243 | [[folder:Theatre]] |
| 244 | * ''Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild'' is a play, approved by Creator/JKRowling, which serves as this for the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' novels; its script was published as the "eighth book". It focuses on Albus Potter, the middle child of Harry, and Scorpius Malfoy, his best friend and the son of Harry's [[TheRival rival]] Draco. [[spoiler:The villain also turns out to be BigBad Voldemort's daughter]]. While the concept was always popular in fanfic, the play itself is... [[FanonDiscontinuity pretty]] [[BrokenBase polarizing]]. |
| 245 | [[/folder]] |
| 246 | |
| 247 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 248 | * ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney'', of a sort: [[spoiler:VisualNovel/{{Phoenix Wright|AceAttorney}} adopted Trucy as his daughter, and the titular protagonist is Trucy's biological brother, effectively making this game a Step-Spin-Offspring.]] |
| 249 | * ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse'' features Alucard, the son of recurring BigBad {{Dracula}}, as an available sidekick character, but it wasn't until ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'' that he was given a more significant role. |
| 250 | * ''Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck'' stars the infant son of the original ''VideoGame/ChuckRock'' protagonist. |
| 251 | * ''VideoGame/CommanderKeen'': More of an AllThereInTheManual than something explicitly stated: Billy Blaze is the grandson of [[VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D B.J. Blazkowicz]], with an Anglicized last name. |
| 252 | * ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'' has [[spoiler:Vergil]]'s son Nero as the main protagonist, though their parent-child relationship was only [[{{Foreshadowing}} hinted at]] by the game itself before it was officially confirmed by supplementary materials. This got carried on into the [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry5 sequel]] which now fully confirms who Nero's father is in an in-game dialogue. |
| 253 | * ''[[VideoGame/DonkeyKong Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' is a rare case where the ''villain's'' son is the Spin-Offspring. (Though this was because of Mario's FaceHeelTurn, where he wanted to give Donkey Kong a taste of his own medicine. Junior tries to stop this, thinking Mario might be going too far and thus into HeWhoFightsMonsters territory.) |
| 254 | ** The ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' games star either the son (or maybe grandson, [[FlipFlopOfGod there's conflicting information]]) of the original ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'' (who now goes by Cranky). |
| 255 | * ''VideoGame/{{Fable}}'': |
| 256 | ** In ''VideoGame/FableII'', the player character is descended from player character from the original game. |
| 257 | ** In ''VideoGame/FableIII'', you play the child of ''Fable II'''s player character. |
| 258 | * The player character of ''VideoGame/Fallout2'' is a direct descendant of the player character in the original game. |
| 259 | * In ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'', the companion Rose of Sharon Cassidy is the daughter of ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 2}}'' companion Cassidy. |
| 260 | * The ''VideoGame/FantasyZone'' portable installment ''Fantasy Zone Gear'' stars Opa-Opa's son, Opa-Opa Jr. |
| 261 | * ''Trials Of The Blood Dragon'' stars the children of the hero and love interest of ''Videogame/FarCry3BloodDragon''. |
| 262 | * The ''VideoGame/{{Fate}}'' games give you the option to play this trope straight, letting you retire a character who's completed the game's challenges and pass one possession of your choice down to a new-made "descendent". |
| 263 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIVTheAfterYears'', starring the son of Cecil and Rosa, the main characters of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV''. There's also the daughter of [[BareFistedMonk Yang]] and Sheila joining in. |
| 264 | * ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' played around with this on occasion. The fourth game, ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar Genealogy of the Holy War]]'', had the main characters at the start of the game [[spoiler:die off halfway through and]] be replaced with their children. Many (though not all) of the characters in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade The Binding Blade]]'' were the children of characters in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade The Blazing Blade]]'', which is actually an ''inversion'' of the trope since ''Binding Blade'' was made first. (A couple of characters from ''Binding Blade'' were the parents of characters in ''Blazing Blade'', and grandparents of other characters in ''Binding Blade''.) ''The Future Past'' DLC serves as this to ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' as the focus is on the [[KidFromTheFuture Kids From The Future]] in a timeline where they are losing the fight against Grima, while ''Heirs of Fate'' does the same for ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' as it focuses on the second generation, half from the ''Birthright'' timeline, half from the ''Conquest'' timeline [[spoiler:and Shigure from the ''Revelations'' timeline]] banding together to stop an Anankos that managed to kill the first generation. |
| 265 | * Slight variation in the ''VideoGame/GalaxyAngel'' SeriesFranchise: because the original Angels were the stars of a DatingSim and BishoujoSeries, it would be a little offputting if they were all shown married with kids. Instead, in ''VideoGame/GalaxyAngelII'', they have spinoff counterparts with other connections, ranging from Milfeulle's kid sister to Forte's combat protégé. Vanilla actually ''does'' have a kid, but she's adopted. |
| 266 | * The main character of ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar 4'' JD Fenix is the son of Marcus Fenix and Anya Stroud, the protagonist and a major character of the first 3 ''Gears of War'' games, respectively. |
| 267 | * ''VideoGame/GoldenSunDarkDawn'': |
| 268 | ** At least some of the player characters are apparently the descendants of the player characters from the original GBA games (example: Matthew, TheHero, is Isaac's son, and [[GenerationXerox looks and plays a lot like him]]). Due to the series extensively developed {{Shipping}} community, along with the equally awe-inspiring ShipToShipCombat, this may have some interesting results in the fandom. |
| 269 | ** In fact, almost all of the characters are descended from the heroes or minor characters. Matthew's mother is revealed to be [[VictoriousChildhoodFriend Jenna]], Tyrell's father is Garet, but he is apparently unrelated to Rief, Mia's son. Rief's sister apparently develops a crush on Piers, ruling him out as a possible father. Karis is Ivan's daughter, but no indication is given as to who her mother might be. The remaining characters are Eoleo, who is the son of Briggs and was actually seen in ''VideoGame/GoldenSunTheLostAge'' as a baby, and Himi, daughter of minor characters Susa and Kushinada from the same game. The only character whose parentage is ambiguous is Amiti, although [[spoiler:there's strong indications that Alex is his father in the ending]]. Interestingly, while Isaac and Garet show up, and Mia, Ivan, and Piers are frequently mentioned, there's barely any talk of Jenna, and Felix and Sheba are conspicuously absent. |
| 270 | * ''VideoGame/HeroAndDaughter'': {{Discussed}} in a RandomEvent: |
| 271 | --> '''Goral:''' You oughta marry, have a kid... To be the protag of Hero & Daughter 2! |
| 272 | * ''The VideoGame/HouseOfTheDead III'' features Lisa Rogan, the daughter of ''The House of the Dead'' protagonist Thomas Rogan, as the player 1 character. In the final chapter, Daniel Curien, the son of ''[=THotD1=]'' BigBad Dr. Roy Curien, becomes the player 2 character. |
| 273 | * ''VideoGame/KingsQuest'': While Graham hasn't exactly retired from adventuring, the [[VideoGame/KingsQuestIII third]], [[VideoGame/KingsQuestIV fourth]], [[VideoGame/KingsQuestVI sixth]], and [[VideoGame/KingsQuestVII seventh]] games followed [[UntoUsASonAndDaughterAreBorn his kids]]. |
| 274 | * ''VideoGame/LaMulana2'' follows the adventures of Lumisa Kosugi, daughter of Lemeza Kosugi, the main character of ''VideoGame/LaMulana'' and granddaughter of Shawn Kosugi.[[spoiler:(Or perhaps his illegitimate child).]] |
| 275 | * ''VideoGame/LandsOfLore 2'' follows of the son of the ''villain'' of the first game. |
| 276 | * ''VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry: Magna Cum Laude and Box Office Bust'' features Larry Laffer's nephew, Larry Lovage as the main character in both games. |
| 277 | * The ''VideoGame/MrDriller'' series stars Susumu Hori, who is the son of ''VideoGame/DigDug''[='=]s Taizo Hori and of Kissy from the little-known ''Baraduke''. Both father and son have made appearances in each other's games since the first ''Mr. Driller'' game. |
| 278 | * ''VideoGame/{{Okamiden}}'' features Kuninushi, the son of ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}''[='=]s Susano and Kushi, teaming up with Chibiterasu, son of ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}''[='=]s protagonist Amaterasu ([[RidiculouslyCuteCritter as well as one of the cutest things ever.]]) Also worthy of mention are the brush gods' children. |
| 279 | * ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarII'' has Rolf discovering that he's descended from Alis Landale, the heroine of the first game. Since Chaz of the series' next chronological installment was orphaned as a child, we have no idea whether or not he's related to them, but he looks almost exactly like Rolf except for his blond hair. |
| 280 | ** This is the entire premise of ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarIII''. The game is split into three parts. At the end of the first two parts, the player character marries one of their female party members and their offspring is the player character of the next part. |
| 281 | * ''VideoGame/{{Pitfall}}'': The Mayan Adventure, an early [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows 95]] game, featured Pitfall Harry Jr, the son of the protagonist from the original 8-bit Pitfall, whom the younger Pitfall Harry has to rescue. |
| 282 | * Two of the spinoffs of the [[ProtagonistTitle protagonist-titled]] ''VideoGame/ProfessorLayton'' series, ''VideoGame/LaytonBrothersMysteryRoom'' and ''VideoGame/LaytonsMysteryJourneyKatrielleAndTheMillionairesConspiracy'', respectively feature his son Alfendi and daughter Katrielle as the protagonists. |
| 283 | * ''Herbert's Dummy Run'' was a MissionPackSequel to ''Pyjamarama'' starring the son of that game's protagonist. |
| 284 | * ''VideoGame/RecordOfAgarestWar'' is basically Spin-Offspring: The Video Game. The original in the series features five chapters and each ends with the hero [[DatingSim romancing one of several female companions]] and having a kid who grows up to become the hero of the following chapter. Lather, rinse, repeat. |
| 285 | * ''VideoGame/RedFaction'' did this with its spinoff movie, Origins, and last game, Armageddon - the protagonists of each, Jake and Darius Mason respectively, are the son and grandson of Alec Mason, protagonist of Guerrilla. |
| 286 | * ''VideoGame/RogueLegacy'' has an interesting twist - the player character in each play-through is the descendent of the previous run's character. Given the [[NintendoHard nature]] of the game, the family line becomes quite long. |
| 287 | * ''VideoGame/SilentHill3'' focuses on Heather Mason, the daughter of original game protagonist Harry Mason. |
| 288 | * Often done in ''VideoGame/TheSims'', since most new generations of the game involve a nominal 25-year time shift in one direction or the other to open it up to new characters and scenarios. The most obvious example is ''VideoGame/TheSims2'', which includes the four pre-made playable children from the original games as adult protagonists, and adds a few more like Brandi Broke (daughter of Bob and Betty Newbie) and Tara Kat (implied to be the adopted daughter of Ginia Kat). |
| 289 | * Isa, the male protagonist of ''VideoGame/SinAndPunishmentStarSuccessor'', is the son of the two protagonists of the first ''VideoGame/SinAndPunishment''. |
| 290 | * ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soul Calibur V]]'' has Sophitia's kids becoming the new main characters. |
| 291 | * Many of ''[[VideoGame/{{Spelunky}} Spelunky 2]]'''s characters are descendents of the characters of the first game. The main character is the daughter of the Spelunky Guy and the yellow miner hat lady (Tina). |
| 292 | * ''VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory'' features Claude Kenny, son of two major characters from the original. |
| 293 | * ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons'': |
| 294 | ** ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon64'' takes place two generations after ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon1''. The protagonist inherits his grandfather's (the original protagonists) farm and begins living in Flowerbud Village. The only member of the first game left in town is Ellen [[spoiler:and she dies if you marry her granddaughter Elli.]] |
| 295 | ** ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonDS'' and its DistaffCounterpart ''DS Cute'' take place roughly 100 years after ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonAWonderfulLife'' and ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonFriendsOfMineralTown''. Everyone is an [[IdenticalGrandson Identical Grandchild]] and the valley folk fall in love with the [[ReincarnationRomance same people]]. The only differences are their [[{{flanderization}} characterizations]], some designs, and their names ([[DubNameChange in Japan]]). Unlike ''64'', this was more an excuse to explain why they're reusing the characters. The DS games feature many errors and oddities caused by the fact it's a sequel and not a reimagining. |
| 296 | * ''[[VideoGame/StreetsOfRage Streets of Rage 4]]'' has this with Cherry Hunter, the daughter of Adam Hunter, who is one of the three protagonists from the first game. |
| 297 | * The ''VideoGame/{{Suikoden}}'' series gives us quite a few of these examples, given that they all take place in the same world: |
| 298 | ** ''VideoGame/SuikodenIII'' has Belle (the daughter of Meg from the first two games in the series), Rico (the daughter of Sancho from the first), Fred (the grandson of Maximillian from the first two), Sharon (the daughter of Milia from the first), Hugo (the son of Lucia from the second, who's also playable here), Caesar and Albert Silverberg (the grandsons of Leon from the first two and the nephews of Mathiu from the first), Emily (the daughter of Ronnie Bell and Mose from the first), and Sanae Yamamoto (the daughter of Freed and Yoshino from the second). |
| 299 | ** ''VideoGame/SuikodenIV'' [[InvertedTrope inverts]] this due to taking place 150 years prior to the first game, but it introduces Rachel (the ancestor of Camille from the first game) and Elenor Silverberg (the ancestor of the Silverberg line). There are also some other implied ancestors, with Mitsuba looking an awful lot like Kasumi from the first two games, Rita bearing a resemblance to Meg from the first two, and Gary and Ema potentially being ancestors to the Maximillian family (and their associated Maximillian Knights). |
| 300 | ** ''VideoGame/SuikodenV'' introduces Nelis (the descendant of Pablo from the fourth game). It also features Shun Min as a child, who would later go on to marry Hai Yo from the second game. |
| 301 | * ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny2'' is about Kyle, the son of the two main characters from the first game, but aside from him, that's it. |
| 302 | * ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'' has a 19-year timeskip between ''2'' and ''3'', during which time Kazuya Mishima (by then the series' central character) and Jun Kazama have an affair and give birth to a son, Jin Kazama, who replaces his father as protagonist from ''3'' onward. Kazuya later shows up again, but as an [[ArchnemesisDad antagonist]]. |
| 303 | * The fairly mental Amiga/Atari ST game ''Wizkid'' was a sequel to ''Wizball'', and Wizkid was, unsurprisingly, Wizball's son. |
| 304 | * ''VideoGame/WolfensteinYoungblood'', the final game in the Creator/MachineGames alternate timeline, is set in TheEighties and features Jessie and Sophia Blazkowicz as they search for their MIA father B.J and mow down scores of Nazis along the way. |
| 305 | -->''It's do or die, sis. Just like papa taught us.'' |
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| 308 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 309 | * Violet, of ''Webcomic/ComingUpViolet'' was in ''Webcomic/FurWillFly'' but she was about six (instead of in high school) and her mother and stepfather were more significant characters in the latter series/ |
| 310 | * Act 6 of ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' has an inversion, introducing teenaged AlternateUniverse versions of the main characters' biological parents. They also consider the alternate versions of the main characters as their parents/grandparents/older brother, since due to time shenanigans they were older in this universe. |
| 311 | * The title characters of ''Webcomic/NicoleAndDerek'' are the children of the main couples from ''Webcomic/YouSayItFirst'' and ''Webcomic/NamirDeiter'', respectively. |
| 312 | * ''Webcomic/OriginalLife'' follows the children of Fisk Black, main character of ''Webcomic/BetterDays''. |
| 313 | * The main characters of ''Webcomic/UmlautHouse 2'' are mostly the kids and students of the characters from the first comic. Two of whom, Volair and Saundra's son Pierce and Jake and Rick's daughter Rhonda, were actually introduced [[KidFromTheFuture a year before "1" ended.]] |
| 314 | [[/folder]] |
| 315 | |
| 316 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 317 | * Creator/TeamFourStar's LetsPlay of ''VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse2'' featured Puddin, the daughter of Dumplin, their player character from their ''[[VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse Xenoverse 1]]'' run. For bonus points, the episodes where they unlock all the Frost Demon abilities featured ''Puddin's'' son, Frogurt, and the episode where they unlock the Saiyan abilities featured Spudz, who's [[spoiler:another child of Dumplin's (or rather, his future self [[TokenEvilTeammate Mr. Popo]]), and therefore Puddin's half[[ExtraParentConception ish]]-brother.]] |
| 318 | * WebSite/TheOnion had an article in 2002 previewing the second Gulf War as if it was a movie sequel and mentioned that ''Gulf War II'' would feature the son of one of the main characters from the first one. |
| 319 | * The protagonist of ''WebVideo/PokemonLegendsNeoGhetsis'' is Auburn, the grandson of Red from ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue''. |
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| 322 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 323 | * ''WesternAnimation/AlicesWonderlandBakery'' focuses on the grandchildren and the great-grandchildren of the cast from the Disney adaptation of the movie, with the protagonist even being named after TheHeroine. |
| 324 | * ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' technically serves as this, with Terry [=McGinnis=] as Bruce Wayne's protege rather than his son. [[spoiler:It eventually comes out in the FullyAbsorbedFinale over on ''[[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Justice League Unlimited]]'' that, thanks to Cadmus, Terry biologically ''is'' Bruce's son]]. |
| 325 | * ''WesternAnimation/DanielTigersNeighborhood'' focuses on the children of several characters from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, which came from ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood''. |
| 326 | * ''WesternAnimation/DefendersOfTheEarth'' features the King Features comic strip heroes such as ComicStrip/FlashGordon, ComicStrip/ThePhantom, and ComicStrip/MandrakeTheMagician fighting evil alongside their children. |
| 327 | * ''Literature/TheFamousFive'' received a cartoon called ''Famous 5: On The Case'' in 2008. It was set in contemporary times and starred the children of the original characters: Max, Dylan, Jo, and Allie. It also used GenerationXerox (for example, George's tomboyish daughter Jo hates being called "Jyoti"). |
| 328 | * ''WesternAnimation/FilmationsGhostbusters'': Two of the protagonists (Jake Kong Junior and Eddie Spencer Junior) are sons of protagonists (Jake Kong Senior and Eddie Spencer Senior) of the series it spun from. |
| 329 | * It's never made clear the relationship between ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Gadget Boy|AndHeather}}'', particularly if it's the same character at different ages or two distinct ones such as father and son. Heather is not unlike an older Penny, but the two girls are clearly different. |
| 330 | * ''WesternAnimation/JamesBondJr'' (claimed by the theme song to be Film/JamesBond's {{nephew|ism}}, because although Bond did enough sleeping around that he probably could staff a spy agency with his juniors, you [[ChasteToons can't say that]] in the title sequence of a SaturdayMorningCartoon!) |
| 331 | * Hank from ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' [[WhatCouldHaveBeen was originally conceived]] as the son of Tom Anderson from ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'' but the studio couldn't get access to the copyrights. |
| 332 | * Downplayed with ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', the sequel to ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. While the offspring of the previous show's cast do play vital roles, the main character is the ''{{reincarnation}}'' of one of them, rather than their child. |
| 333 | ** Aang and Katara's children Tenzin, [[DeadGuyJunior Bumi, and Kya]]. The former is an airbender and mentor to the main character, who is the aforementioned reincarnation of his father, while the others are a [[MuggleBornOfMages non-bender]] ([[spoiler:until season three]]) and a [[MakingASplash waterbender]], respectively. The second season explores a bit of how they viewed Aang's not-so-stellar parenting. |
| 334 | ** Toph's daughter Lin Beifong as the local [[DaChief chief of police]], with the third season introducing Lin's half-sister [[ReformedCriminal Suyin]], founder and leader of [[AbsurdlyCoolCity Zaofu]]. Like with Aang, Toph's parenting skills are put under a microscope. |
| 335 | ** Zuko's daughter, Fire Lord Izumi, makes two brief appearances in the final season. Unlike the others, Zuko is spared the analysis of his parenting skills, though what little is seen of her indicates that [[{{Irony}} Izumi is the most well-adjusted person in her generation]]. |
| 336 | ** Their respective grandchildren also fill out the secondary and tertiary cast. Tenzin's two middle kids, Ikki and Meelo, serve as comic relief throughout the series while his eldest, Jinora, sometimes accompanies Korra on Avatar work and his youngest, Rohan, was born during the first season finale. Four out of Suyin's five children are allied with Korra, while one is a NonActionGuy and the odd one out, Baatar Jr, was engaged to fourth season antagonist Kuvira. Izumi's son Iroh is also an occasional ally of Korra's, though his position as General of the United Forces means he's stuck obeying the orders of whoever is governing the United Republic at the time and that sometimes leaves him unable to help. Izumi's daughter got cut out of the show due to time constraints and has never been given a name. |
| 337 | * ''Toys/MonsterHigh'' is a series about the ''children'' of famous monsters such as Dracula and the Mummy who go to the same high school. Similarly, the spinoff ''Toys/EverAfterHigh'' is about the children of famous fairy tale characters. |
| 338 | * The ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies2018'' episode, "Mitzvah For Miss Nanny" reveals that Miss Nanny is the daughter of Nanny from the original 1984 ''[[WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies1984 Muppet Babies]]'' series, as the two are seen in a photo together. |
| 339 | * ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansTheSeries'' focuses on Pongo and Perdita's puppies...well, most of them. Lucky, Cadpig and Rolly are the leads, while Dipstick, Whizzer, Two-Tone, Patch, and Tripod (who's new to the series) are side characters. Jewel is TheGhost. |
| 340 | * ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatianStreet'' is set in ThePresentDay, with Delilah and her side of the blended family being descended from Pongo and Perdita. |
| 341 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheOzKids'', which starred Dorothy's children Dot and Neddy, the Tin Boy, Scarecrow Jr., Jack Pumpkinhead Jr., the Cowardly Lion's cubs Boris and Bela, the Wizard's son Frank, and Glinda's daughter Andrea. |
| 342 | * WordOfGod is that Pac-Man's parents in ''WesternAnimation/PacManAndTheGhostlyAdventures'' are the original Mrs. and Mr. Pac-Man, thus technically making the protagonist Pac Jr. |
| 343 | %%* ''WesternAnimation/ThePebblesAndBammBammShow'' to ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones''. |
| 344 | %%** And to complete the cycle, the show had a spiritual [[SpinoffBabies spinoff baby spinoff]] years after: ''WesternAnimation/CaveKids: Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm''. It was ahead of its time, but it got ScrewedByTheNetwork. |
| 345 | * ''WesternAnimation/Phantom2040'' is a {{Cyberpunk}} series starring the descendant of the original Phantom. |
| 346 | * ''WesternAnimation/ThePinkPanther'' had a brief spin-off in the mid 80s, ''Pink Panther and Sons,'' which predominantly featured the Panther's children, Pinky and Panky, as well as a rainbow-colored assortment of other panther children. |
| 347 | * ''WesternAnimation/PopeyeAndSon'': Popeye and Olive Oyl finally marry and have a son named Popeye Jr. (usually called Junior). Bluto marries a woman named Lizzie, has a son named Tank, and just like his father is with Popeye, he is a rival with Junior. |
| 348 | * The ''WesternAnimation/PotatoHeadKids'' segment of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyNFriends'' focuses on the children of Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head. |
| 349 | * ''WesternAnimation/RegalAcademy'' centers around teenagers who are the offspring of various famous fairytales; the protagonist Rose in particular is the granddaughter of Cinderella. In addition, their last names are taken from whom they are descended from (again, Rose's full name is Rose Cinderella). |
| 350 | * The ''WesternAnimation/RipleysBelieveItOrNot'' animated series features Rip Ripley, who is the nephew of Robert Ripley. |
| 351 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpiritRidingFree'' features the son of ''WesternAnimation/SpiritStallionOfTheCimarron''. |
| 352 | * ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'': Most of the characters are just expies of the original ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' cast, except for Gogo Dodo who is the son of the Dodo from ''WesternAnimation/PorkyInWackyland''. |
| 353 | * ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'' had an unsuccessful pilot for a revival series called ''Wacky Races Forever''. Two new characters featured in the pilot were Parker and Piper Perfect, who were the children of Peter Perfect and Penelope Pitstop. |
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