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* In ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'', Zaphod Beeblebrox's father is Zaphod Beeblebrox II, his grandfather is Zaphod Beeblebrox III, etc. When asked why, he says it was an accident [[NoodleImplements involving a time machine and a prophylactic]]. His great-grandfather takes to referring to him as "Zaphod Beeblebrox the Nothingth" as an insult because of it. Though ''The Hitchhiker's Guide'' does state that becoming one's own grandparent through time travel is nothing that a significantly well-adjusted family can't deal with.

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* In ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'', Parodied in ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''. Zaphod Beeblebrox's father is Zaphod Beeblebrox II, the Second, while his grandfather is Zaphod Beeblebrox III, etc. the Third and his late great-grandfather is Zaphod Beeblebrox the Fourth. (Despite what one might think, there's no ancestral Beeblebrox numbered the Fifth or higher.) When asked why, he says it was an "an accident [[NoodleImplements involving a time machine contraceptive and a prophylactic]]. time machine]]". His great-grandfather great-grandfather, when summoned via séance, takes to referring to him as "Zaphod Beeblebrox the Nothingth" as an insult because of it. Though ''The Hitchhiker's Guide'' does state that becoming one's own grandparent through time travel is nothing that a significantly well-adjusted family can't deal with.
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* ''VideoGame/DigimonTamersBraveTamer'' establishes that a combination of this and TimeyWimeyBall to MindScrew levels resulted in the birth of [[spoiler:Millenniumon: far in his future as [=ZeedMillenniumon=] he released Apocalymon, whose presence came to cause the existence of [[Anime/DigimonAdventure the Dark Masters]]. One of the Dark Masters was Mugendramon, who after his appparent death merged with a Chimeramon to form Millenniumon, who would go on to do horrible things, become [=ZeedMillenniumon=], et cetera.]]

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* ''VideoGame/DigimonTamersBraveTamer'' establishes that a combination of this and TimeyWimeyBall to MindScrew levels resulted in the birth of [[spoiler:Millenniumon: far in his future as [=ZeedMillenniumon=] he released Apocalymon, whose presence came to cause the existence of [[Anime/DigimonAdventure the Dark Masters]]. One of the Dark Masters was Mugendramon, who after his appparent apparent death merged with a Chimeramon to form Millenniumon, who would go on to do horrible things, become [=ZeedMillenniumon=], et cetera.]]
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See also GrandfatherParadox. TimeTravelersBaby can be related to this trope.

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Subtrope of FunnyConceptionStory. See also GrandfatherParadox. TimeTravelersBaby can be related to this trope.
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* ''Series/Bodies2023'': Elias is born in the 21st century, travels back in time to [[spoiler:Victorian London to live as "Julian Harker", marries Polly, and starts a bloodline that culminates in Danny Barber conceiving him with Sarah Mannix]].

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