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* At first played straight, then [[spoiler:horrifically and utterly subverted]] with [[MagnificentBastard Griffith]] and his [[BadassArmy Band of the Hawk]] of ''{{Berserk}}''. Yes, he ''did'' genuinely cared for the people in his army, even going as far as to personally get to know them himself. However, after finding a dead child he'd grown attached to and suffering a HeroicBSOD (Which lead him to sell himself for one night to a [[DepravedHomosexual perverted]] [[AllGaysArePedophiles Baron]] for money), he realized he had to emotionally distance from his troops, essentially reaching the point where he saw them more as tools than people. [[HoYay Well, except for Guts, that is]].
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* At first played straight, then [[spoiler:horrifically and utterly subverted]] with [[MagnificentBastard Griffith]] and his [[BadassArmy Band of the Hawk]] of ''{{Berserk}}''.''{{Manga/Berserk}}''. Yes, he ''did'' genuinely cared for the people in his army, even going as far as to personally get to know them himself. However, after finding a dead child he'd grown attached to and suffering a HeroicBSOD (Which lead him to sell himself for one night to a [[DepravedHomosexual perverted]] [[AllGaysArePedophiles Baron]] for money), he realized he had to emotionally distance from his troops, essentially reaching the point where he saw them more as tools than people. [[HoYay Well, except for Guts, that is]].
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*''Manga/DragonBall'': King Piccolo is the ''only'' villain in the entire series to give a damn about his underlings, going as far as to avenge them if they fell in battle. Helps that they are actually his kids.
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* Ash Ketchum of the Pokémon Anime. He takes very good care of his Pokémon and will gladly work with them to overcome any problems they may be facing. More humorously, in some more recent episodes, he'll scold them if they're misbehaving, like a father dealing with his misbehaving kids.
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** Kirio Hikifune was supposedly like this when she was Captain of Squad 12, which is why when she is promoted to the Royal Guard, Hiyori has a hard time initially accepting Urahara as the new Captain.
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** He gets his turn to be this in The ShinjiIkariRaisingProject, though.
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* Rias Gremory in ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDxD'', who treats her [[BadassCrew Peerage]] like a big family in between being a strong leader. This is encapsulated in how she treats Kiba when a HeroicBSOD causes him to drop the ball in a fight: she slaps him for endangering everyone, then immediately holds his shoulders and pleads with him to tell her what's wrong like a mother worried about her son. It later turns out that deep concern for everyone under their care is characteristic of the Gremory house.
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** Woolf Enneacle in the second generation of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE''. He's far more concerned with keeping his squad of rookie pilots alive than he is with defeating Vagan, and he takes a particular interest in Asemu... to the extent that he becomes a ParentalSubstitute because Asemu's ''actual'' dad is so distant. [[spoiler:He even does a HeroicSacrifice for him.]]
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* Dan Roana is a female example from ''VideoGame/BladeAndSoul''. She gets a lot of respect from her underlings because she looks out for them and usually has their best interests in mind. She tells Alka about it in episode 3, stating that they largely formed the group because they had no one else to rely on after they or their friends/relatives were attacked by Jin Varrel and Palam.
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* Dan Roana is a female example from ''VideoGame/BladeAndSoul''.''Anime/BladeAndSoul''. She gets a lot of respect from her underlings because she looks out for them and usually has their best interests in mind. She tells Alka about it in episode 3, stating that they largely formed the group because they had no one else to rely on after they or their friends/relatives were attacked by Jin Varrel and Palam.
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* Miho Nishizumi in ''GirlsUndPanzer lives'' this trope. [[spoiler: She was kicked off her old school's Tankery team for abandoning her tank to save some drowning team mates.]] At her new school, when the Tankery elective is revived, she shows in a lot of ways that she cares about every one of her team mates...and they respond by being willing to dare and do the impossible for her sake.
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* Miho Nishizumi in ''GirlsUndPanzer lives'' ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'' lives this trope. [[spoiler: She [[spoiler:She was kicked off her old school's Tankery team for abandoning her tank to save some drowning team mates.]] At her new school, when the Tankery elective is revived, she shows in a lot of ways that she cares about every one of her team mates...and they respond by being willing to dare and do the impossible for her sake.
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* [[NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind Princess Kushana]] is quite close to her Third Army and always has a little trouble coping with casualties.
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** On the Marines' side is Captain T-Bone, who is willing to tear apart his clothing to provide bandages for a train car full of injured soldiers. The extent to which he goes creeps some of the soldiers out, such as a bandage for a small bug bite.
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* Miho Nishizumi in ''GirlsUndPanzer lives'' this trope. [[spoiler: She was kicked off her old school's Tankery team for abandoning her tank to save some drowning team mates.]] At her new school, when the Tankery elective is revived, she shows in a lot of ways that she cares about every one of her team mates...and they respond by being willing to dare and do the impossible for her sake.
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* Dan Roana is a female example from ''VideoGame/BladeAndSoul''. She gets a lot of respect from her underlings because she looks out for them and usually has their best interests in mind. She tells Alka about it in episode 3, stating that they largely formed the group because they had no one else to rely on after they or their friends/relatives were attacked by Jin Varrel and Palam.
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** Donquixote Doflamingo, one of the Shichibukai and, pre-TimeSkip, the one about whom the least was known; one of his earliest appearances was giving a ruthless YouHaveFailedMe treatment to a subordinate who made the mistake of pressing Luffy's BerserkButton. But post-Time Skip, when more of his backstory is revealed (including the fact that he's TheDon of a worldwide [[TheMafia Mafia]]), he fits this trope to a T, and it's shown that all of his closest subordinates care for him enough to die for him.
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** Donquixote Doflamingo, one of the Shichibukai Seven Warlords of the Sea and, pre-TimeSkip, the one about whom the least was known; one of his earliest appearances was giving a ruthless YouHaveFailedMe treatment to a subordinate who made the mistake of pressing Luffy's BerserkButton. But post-Time Skip, when more of his backstory is revealed (including the fact that he's TheDon of a worldwide [[TheMafia Mafia]]), he fits this trope to a T, and it's shown that all of his closest subordinates care for him enough to die for him.
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** Donquixote Doflamingo, one of the Shichibukai and, pre-TimeSkip, the one about whom the least was known. What was known was that he was a PerpetualSmiler (with a SlasherSmile), was involved in slavery rings, among other shady dealings, and seemed to have no reservations about forcing two of his subordinates to fight to the death for [[YouHaveFailedMe failing him]]. Oh, and he was an extremely powerful pirate, of course. But post-Time Skip, when more of his backstory is revealed, he fits this trope to a T, and it's shown that all of his closest subordinates care for him enough to die for him.
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** Donquixote Doflamingo, one of the Shichibukai and, pre-TimeSkip, the one about whom the least was known. What was known was that he was a PerpetualSmiler (with a SlasherSmile), was involved in slavery rings, among other shady dealings, and seemed to have no reservations about forcing two known; one of his subordinates earliest appearances was giving a ruthless YouHaveFailedMe treatment to fight to a subordinate who made the death for [[YouHaveFailedMe failing him]]. Oh, and he was an extremely powerful pirate, mistake of course. pressing Luffy's BerserkButton. But post-Time Skip, when more of his backstory is revealed, revealed (including the fact that he's TheDon of a worldwide [[TheMafia Mafia]]), he fits this trope to a T, and it's shown that all of his closest subordinates care for him enough to die for him.
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** Donquixote Doflamingo, one of the Shichibukai and, pre-TimeSkip, the one about whom the least was known. What was known was that he was a PerpetualSmiler (with a SlasherSmile), had some kind of string-based power, was involved in slavery rings, among other shady dealings, and seemed to have no reservations about forcing two of his subordinates to fight to the death for [[YouHaveFailedMe failing him]]. Oh, and he was an extremely powerful pirate, of course. But post-Time Skip, when more of his backstory is revealed, he fits this trope to a T, and it's shown that all of his closest subordinates care for him enough to die for him.
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* ''{{Claymore}}'''s Miria is this, to the point of being able to draw in recruits to her cause with just a few sentences, and [[ChronicHeroSyndrome beating herself up to the point of tears]] when her followers get killed (which she takes every personal risk possible to prevent).
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** An antagonistic example is Prince Dozle Zabi, who actually does a badass LastStand in order to get everyone in Solomon out to safety, from his wife and baby girl to the rookies. Quite the contrast to his ogre-like appearance.
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** An antagonistic example is Prince Vice Admiral Dozle Zabi, who actually does a badass LastStand in order to get everyone in Solomon out to safety, from his wife and baby girl to the rookies. Quite the contrast to his ogre-like appearance.
** Suberoa Zinnerman from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Gundam Unicorn]]'' is this and particularly and especially to Marida, who he was willing to launch a near-suicidal assault on the Nahael Argama whilst it was in Earth orbit for after she was captured by the EFSF.
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** Suberoa Zinnerman from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Gundam Unicorn]]'' is this and particularly and especially to Marida, who he was willing to launch a near-suicidal assault on the Nahael Argama whilst it was in Earth orbit for after she was captured by the EFSF.
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** Suberoa Zinnerman from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Gundam Unicorn]]'' Mwu La Flaga is this and particularly and especially to Marida, who a unique example of this. In ''MobileSuitGundamSEED'' he was willing to launch a near-suicidal assault on the Nahael Argama whilst it was in Earth orbit for after she was captured by only experienced soldier and AcePilot above the EFSF.Archangel; as such, he had a fatherly attitude toward her crew of teenagers to young adults. As Neo Roanoke in ''MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'', he again displayed a fatherly attitude to his subordinates (one of the few [[CharClone Char Clones]] to do so), namely the Extended team under his command.
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** From what's been shown of them, nearly every Kage that has ever existed has been [[TrueCompanion either]] [[PapaWolf a father]] ([[LadyOfWar or]] [[MamaBear mother]]) to their men, even the [[TheCaligula Fourth Mizukage]], who was implied to be so before [[spoiler:he became BrainwashedAndCrazy.]]
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** After the Soul Society arc, it's [[AllThereInTheManual revealed]] that Byakuya's squad was incredibly proud of the fact that he had lived by the same law-obeying standards he preached to his men. In the final arc, he admits to Ichigo just how much shame he feels that he did not have the strength to save his squad or even spare his squad's loved ones the grief of losing them. [[spoiler: Later, when [[CombatMedic Kirinji]] asks him if he's well enough to regain his arrogance, Byakuya admits he's not and that he's got a very long way to go before he ever has the strength to regain his former arrogance.]]
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** It turns out that Byakuya is this as well. After the Soul Society arc, it's [[AllThereInTheManual revealed]] that his squad was incredibly proud of the fact that he had applied the same law-obeying standards he expects his squad to live by to himself. In the final arc, when he's [[DeathOfAThousandCuts brutally defeated]], he admits to Ichigo just how much shame he feels that he did not have the strength to save his squad or even spare his squad's loved ones the grief of losing them. [[spoiler: Later, when [[CombatMedic Kirinji]] asks him if he's well enough to regain his arrogance, Byakuya admits he's not and that he's got a very long way to go before he ever has the strength to regain his former arrogance.]]
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** While Whitebeard may be the most explicit example, Luffy's dedication to his crew and his friends is this trope in spades. He has done things for them that include but are not limited to climbing a mountain with bare hands and feet in the middle of a snowstorm, being frozen solid, and...oh, yes, declaring war on the entire world's law enforcement. And that's barely touching on how many times he's been beaten up, bitten, burned, poisoned, sliced, slashed, or otherwise put at death's door for the sake of his friends.
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* The UrExample of this in anime is of course, the Franchise/{{Gundam}} saga's Captain Bright Noah. One of the Universal Century's [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam most]] [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam recurring]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ main]] [[CharsCounterAttack characters]], Bright is world-famous for both the fatherly atmosphere he projects towards those under his charge, as well as for [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan smacking the fail out of the more angsty ones]].
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** Master Makarov treats his guild like his family and has gone PapaWolf (along with one instance of attempted HeroicSacrifice) when they were attacked.
** [[CampGay Master Bob]] of Blue Pegasus seems to have a fatherly relationship with his guild, offering concerned advice to its members.
** Obaba of Lamia Scale acts like a grouchy old lady but since very few people can compel mages as powerful as Jura and Lyon to do something, its likely that they hold a lot of affection for her as well.
** [[CampGay Master Bob]] of Blue Pegasus seems to have a fatherly relationship with his guild, offering concerned advice to its members.
** Obaba of Lamia Scale acts like a grouchy old lady but since very few people can compel mages as powerful as Jura and Lyon to do something, its likely that they hold a lot of affection for her as well.
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** [[CampGay Master Bob]] of Blue Pegasus seems to have a similarly fatherly relationship with his guild, offering concerned advice to its members.
** Obaba of Lamia Scale acts like a grouchy oldlady lady; but since very few people can compel mages as powerful as Jura and Lyon to do something, its it's likely that they hold a lot of affection for her as well.
** [[CampGay Master Bob]] of Blue Pegasus seems to have a similarly fatherly relationship with his guild, offering concerned advice to its members.
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* The UrExample of this in anime is of course, the Franchise/{{Gundam}} saga's Captain Bright Noah. One of the Universal Century's [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam most]] [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam recurring]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ main]] [[CharsCounterAttack characters]], Bright is world-famous for both the fatherly atmosphere he projects towards those under his charge, as well as for [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan smacking the fail out of the more angsty ones]].
** However he [[{{Irony}} utterly fails]] to [[ParentalAbandonment raise his own son]], apparently, if we are to believe ''Hathaway's Flash''. Being a career military man left him separated from his actual family for most of his life. (Though being based on the substantially altered novelization of ''[[CharsCounterattack CCA]]'', ''Hathaway's Flash'' is semi-canonical at best.)
** An antagonistic example is Prince Dozle Zabi, who actually does a badass LastStand in order to get everyone in Solomon out to safety, from his wife and baby girl to the rookies. Quite the contrast to his ogre-like appearance.
** Also from the Zekes, [[The08thMSTeam Rear Admiral Yuri Kellarny]], who honestly and earnestly cares for his men despite being loud, obnoxious, and pissing off Ginias because he thinks it's fun. Most exemplified in episode 9 ''The Front Line''.
** Also, AEUG leader Blex Forer. [[spoiler: He dies mid-story, though.]]
** ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Gundam Wing]]'' has its share:
*** Before his [[spoiler:departure from the military,]] Zechs Merquise treats most of his men well and get incredible respect and devotion in return, but saying "fatherly" might be a stretch (especially seeing as he's only [[ImprobableAge 19 years old]]). Lucrezia Noin probably counts a little more, seeing as she's a pilot instructor and often takes the role of the firm but caring mother figure - so much so that she becomes TeamMom (one of them, anyway) to the Gundam Pilots after a HeelFaceTurn.
*** Lady Une becomes one at the end of the series and in TheMovie, resolving her SplitPersonality conflict by [[SplitPersonalityMerge combining]] the [[IronLady competent military side]] with the [[ProperLady peaceful, loving side]].
*** Despite [[TheChessmaster pulling the strings]], OZ's commander Treize Khushrenada follows his subordinates rather closely and covers for them where possible (particularly Zechs and Noin), and knows the name of everyone to die under his command. When Wufei asks him how many people have died for him, Treize promptly responses that as of the previous day it was 99,822 and tells Une to give him a list of the 187 who have died in the current day's battle. He's also [[spoiler: old enough to be a father.]] It's hinted he learned this from his predecessor, [[spoiler: Chilias Catalonia]].
** Suberoa Zinnerman from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Gundam Unicorn]]'' is this and particularly and especially to Marida, who he was willing to launch a near-suicidal assault on the Nahael Argama whilst it was in Earth orbit for after she was captured by the EFSF.
* At first played straight, then [[spoiler:horrifically and utterly subverted]] with [[MagnificentBastard Griffith]] and his [[BadassArmy Band of the Hawk]] of ''{{Berserk}}''. Yes, he ''did'' genuinely cared for the people in his army, even going as far as to personally get to know them himself. However, after finding a dead child he'd grown attached to and suffering a HeroicBSOD (Which lead him to sell himself for one night to a [[DepravedHomosexual perverted]] [[AllGaysArePedophiles Baron]] for money), he realized he had to emotionally distance from his troops, essentially reaching the point where he saw them more as tools than people. [[HoYay Well, except for Guts, that is]].
* Yang Wen-li of ''LegendOfGalacticHeroes'' embodies this trope in all but appearance (being in his early 30s and having a surprisingly delicate appearance is somewhat at odds with the classic visual perception of this archetype). Several of his own mentors, such as Alexander Bucock and Sidney Sitolet, also are examples of this trope in action (and have the wizened appearance that customarily goes with it).
* Captain Bruno J. Global, of ''{{Macross}}'', and thus ''{{Robotech}}'' especially to Misa Hayase. Not just to his immediate bridge crew, but also to various fighter pilots he happens to know despite the isolation of command. In the novelization of Robotech, when the BridgeBunnies start dating aliens, [[OverprotectiveDad he's frustrated that they're not actually his daughters so that he can set a curfew or anything]].
** Subverted in [[MacrossFrontier Frontier]], though, in that it's the ''Quarter'''s helmsman, Lt. Bobby Margot who is the TeamDad, to the point that the BridgeBunnies team is commonly called "Bobby's daughters". [[CoolOldGuy Captain Wilder]], despite otherwise qualifying, prefers to distance himself from the crew somewhat (well, until [[LikesOlderWomen Monica Lange]] starts [[MayDecemberRomance actively courting him]]).
* Maj. Andrei Kalinin is this to Sousuke in ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'', while Richard Mardukas seems to be the hardass version to everybody else, although in a twist he is particularly so toward Tessa, who is technically his superior but seems to respond to him more as a father figure.
** These cases are more justified, though; Mardukas was best friends with Tessa's father, and Kalinin legally adopted Sosuke.
* The pirate Whitebeard is like this to his men in ''Manga/OnePiece.'' He explicitly refers to his crewmen as his sons, and they in turn call him "Oyaji" (which can mean father). Whitebeard is well-known to go to ''any'' length to avenge the death of any of his crew. When one of Whitebeard's crewmen is tricked into turning on him, Whitebeard's response is to call the man a fool, provide a CooldownHug, and tell his "foolish son" he still loves him.
** A ''very'' warped version of this is none other than the villainous Arlong. His only good quality is that he's as [[BandOfBrothers attached to his men]] as Luffy is to his own; because of that, he takes at least four different levels of UnstoppableRage, each for his three defeated EliteMooks and one when Luffy uses a fallen Mook as a shield to his bite attack.
** On the Marine's side is Captain T-Bone, who is willing to tear apart his clothing to provide bandages for a train car full of injured soldiers. The extent to which he goes creeps some of the soldiers out, such as a bandage for a small bug bite.
*** The Punk Hazard character [[spoiler:Vice-Admiral Vergo]] puts up a front of this, but doesn't really care for his subordinates at all.
*** Conversely, Vice-Admiral Smoker, even if he doesn't show it, cares for his subordinates deeply. [[spoiler:[[ItsPersonal Which is why he is currently beating the holy hell out of Vergo for harming said subordinates.]]]]
** "Big Mam" Charlotte Linlin's men calls her mama [[spoiler: but she '''averts''' the hell out of this trope by randomly eating one of her henchmen for no reason.]]
* Alexander Anderson, of ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'', has a sternly parental relationship with the younger members of Iscariot (at least some of whom he actually ''raised'' in the orphanage he works at) that becomes readily apparent in later volumes. [[spoiler:Before going into his final fight with Alucard, he orders the subordinate members of the Iscariot advance guard to go back home to the Vatican, but they disobey, staying behind to help him get to the front of Alucard's soul army at the cost of many of their own lives.]]
* In ''Anime/GalaxyAngel'', Colonel Volcott is Forte's father figure, having taken her into his care from an early age.
* Yuma Ansecto in ''RaveMaster'' took in war orphans who grew up to form LaResistance. They call him "Daddy."
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
** Juushirou Ukitake is known for the great concern and strong emotional attachment he shows to his subordinates, and generally displays the most "fatherly" attitude of all the captains. He also feels deep personal guilt if one of his subordinates is hurt or killed. Even after many years, he was still unable to replace his fallen lieutenant Kaien Shiba [[spoiler: until both he and Rukia were able to heal enough for Rukia to become his lieutenant during the 17 month time-skip.]]
** Subverted: Aizen was very much this to his subordinates, especially towards Hinamori, Renji and Kira. Then he revealed he had been a MagnificentBastard all along.
** Tier Harribel is like this to her AmazonBrigade.
* To become a Hokage in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', one must care deeply for everyone in the village. [[BadassGrandpa Hiruzen Sarutobi]] loved everyone in his village so much, he gladly died for them. This is what makes [[spoiler:the Uchiha Massacre even more devastating for him personally. He basically had to [[OffingTheOffSpring off]] the entire clan to save the village.]] When he saw what Orochimaru did to his men, sacrificing them to raise the previous Hokages, he [[ManlyTears cried]] and berated his old student, rightly claiming that Orochimaru didn't learn anything.
** From what's been shown of them, nearly every Kage that has ever existed has been [[TrueCompanion either]] [[PapaWolf a father]] ([[LadyOfWar or]] [[MamaBear mother]]) to their men, even the [[TheCaligula Fourth Mizukage]], who was implied to be so before [[spoiler:he became BrainwashedAndCrazy.]]
* [[LightNovel/{{Baccano}} Luck Gandor]] [[TheMafia may not be the most moral of men]], but ''damn'' if he doesn't care for his mooks. If you ever happen to work under him rest assured that, should you fall in the next [[MobWar mafia turf squabble]] (or even on your lunch break, really), he will honor your service to him and pay his respects to you -- [[PapaWolf then he will hunt down the men responsible for your death and he will]] ''[[ItsPersonal make them pay]]''. If they're lucky, [[AndThisIsFor he'll personally beat them to death with a chair]]. [[CementShoes If]] [[AFateWorseThanDeath they're]] ''[[AndIMustScream lucky]]''.
* [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Misato Katsuragi]] tries to be this. Her success is more than slightly undermined by her own personal issues but at least she puts the effort in... which is rather more than can be said for Gendo...
** He gets his turn to be this in The ShinjiIkariRaisingProject, though.
* Balalaika in ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' is a rather warped version of this. She actually was the commanding officer of her men when they were part of the Soviet military, and now that they're...no longer in the military, Balalaika's concern for her subordinates are her PetTheDog moments. If you attack ''any'' of this [[MagnificentBastard Magnificent Bitch's]] men, [[MamaBear you will be DEAD]].
** Note this extends to her part-time employees as well, most notably the Lagoon Company. She might be utterly ruthless, but her recurring PetTheDog trait is her unswerving loyalty to her comrades, regardless of duration.
* [[NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind Princess Kushana]] is quite close to her Third Army and always has a little trouble coping with casualties.
* Although she can be harsh, Sister Kate of ''ChronoCrusade'' genuinely cares for all of the exorcists under her command and often treats them as her children. In fact, she's generally portrayed as being harsh towards [[HotBlooded Rosette]] because she ''does'' care for her and is concerned for her.
* General Tiedoll in ''DGrayMan''. Kanda doesn't appreciate it ''at all''.
* Villainous example: MadScientist Jail Scaglietti from MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha. Despite being the BigBad and showing quite the thing for destruction, he regards the Number Cyborgs as his masterpieces and shows quite the care or them. [[spoiler: Even to the HeelFaceTurn-ed ones.]]
* [[SoraNoWoto Lieutenant Filicia Heideman]] is [[GenderFlipped A Mother To Her Women]], and a [[MamaBear vicious one]] if pushed. She's not above commiting minor (and major) treasonous acts for their well-being.
* ''CaptainTsubasa'' has Hikaru Matsuyama, both during his time in the Furano Junior High team, and in the national team. It's thanks to him and this quality of his that the national team doesn't crumble after the humiliating CurbStompBattle at the hands of the Real Japan 7 team, the expulsion of the regulars, and the brutal TrainingFromHell from Coach Gamo in the World Youth Saga.
** Being the captain of Japan and the titular hero, Tsubasa also displays this quality, albeit not as proeminently as Matsuyama.
* Professor Zorndyke from ''BlueSubmarineNo6'' applies in every interpretation of this trope. The literal creator of an entire army and race of chimeras, whose appearances range from adorable to nightmarish, Zorndyke is looked upon more as a father than a military power by his children. This feeling is mutual in that he cares for all his children and teaches them how to speak, read, and often prays for their safety. This relationship is often shown through his interactions with his son Zerg. As the series goes on we see that Zerg does everything in an effort to please his father and make him proud (He also never refers to him as anything else but "Papa"). Probably the crowning moment of this trope was at the end of the series were all of Zorndyke's children carried their father's body into the sea for burial. The moment is truly saddening and tear jerking, even more so when Verg appears, exhausted and dying from his own wounds, who upon seeing his father's shrouded body cradles him and cries like an child, screaming for his Papa.
* [[BigBad Marciano]] of CoyoteRagtimeShow is a considered a mother to her QuirkyMinibossSquad, the 12 Sisters, who refer to her as such. [[spoiler: Since she and the Sisters are all RidiculouslyHumanRobots, they're as close to mother and daughters as they can be.]]
* Meta Knight in the VideoGame/{{Kirby}} anime is this to Sword and Blade. He saved their lives, they serve him out of gratitude, and they tell people how great of a person he is and how he always looks out for them.
* [[FourStarBadass Major General Olivier Mira Armstrong]] from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''. She and Buccaneer agree to a 24-hour time limit for him to search for the scouts lost in Sloth's tunnel, and the door is to be sealed even if they don't come back. It takes them over 24 hours to return since they douse the light to avoid [[spoiler:getting attacked by Pride]], but there's a door waiting for them because she gave the guy in charge of sealing it a broken watch and he knew what it meant. Also, in order to send his support team, she has no problem with shoving her superior into wet cement (and telling her men she'll take all the blame if anyone else ever finds out).
** Mind, she stabs said General to death first, and there's also the whole plan to infiltrate the genocide conspiracy she'd just pumped him for information about.
*** It's worth noting that Olivier is a SocialDarwinist, with a streak of GeneralRipper and only shows this tendency toward living or probably living soldiers. If the soldier is dead, he'll get last priority. [[spoiler:"He's dead with a smile, so be it. We've got other pressing matters at hand."]]
** Easily her equal in this trope is [[ColonelBadass Roy Mustang]]. He once endangered an entire operation to rescue two of his most loyal subordinates from certain death, even though he's the one who ordered the operation and if his activity is known, [[SlaveToPR explaining it will be difficult and probably ruin the "ruthless careerist" persona]] [[JerkassFacade he employs as cover]]. (For this, his personal aide - one of the two he rescued - calls him an idiot. [[NoBadassToHisValet But she's allowed.]]) There's a reason his old unit from the war [[spoiler:comes back to help in the finale]] - as one of them says in a flashback, he went out of his way to protect them from harm, and they credit him with being the reason they all survived.
** Don't forget Brigadier General Hughes. He's like a doting father-figure (or brother, depending) to the entire military, particularly Roy, Ed and Al, as well as a [[SickeninglySweethearts (somewhat nauseatingly) devoted]] father to his daughter, Elysia. [[spoiler: Rest in peace, Maes Hughes.]] The [[spoiler:MeaningfulFuneral]] proves just how much everyone really loves him.
**** Though, mind, the only actual subordinates of his we see are Brosh, Ross, and Schezka, who find him terrifying, and a couple of people who think he's kind of annoying. So he was very hands-off about the nurturing thing.
***** If he was nice ''all'' the time, he wouldn't have been able to join the army in the first place. And sometimes being assertive is part of his job.
** Ling Yao has many shades of this, though he's a prospective heir to the throne of his country rather than a military officer. He strongly believes that a king is nothing without his people and absolutely despises anyone who sees their subordinates as [[WeHaveReserves expendable]]. NEVER tell him to leave behind an injured comrade, or that doing so would be worth it, not even if [[IWillOnlySlowYouDown you are said comrade]]; Doing so will only make him [[BerserkButton pissed at you]].
** Mustang and Hughes both learned this style of leadership from their commander in the Ishbalan Civil War, Colonel (later Brigadier-General) Basque Grand. A seven-foot tall GeniusBruiser, Grand led from the front, regularly risked his own neck to spare his men's lives, and did everything in his power, both militarily and diplomatically to end the war earlier. Years later, Mustang and Hughes still refer to him as "Old Man Grand" and seem quite shocked and saddened to hear of his death.
* ''Anime/CodeGeass'' has Andreas Darlton, a Britannian general and part of [[LadyOfWar Princess Cornelia's]] military staff. He's a ReasonableAuthorityFigure and the first Britannian to give Suzaku a fair chance despite his race, and even supports the young man's being knighted after he proves himself. The trope is also literal: Darlton adopted five orphaned soldiers, serving as both their commander and father figure, training them up to become the elite soldiers known as the Glaston Knights (who are, in turn, fiercely loyal to their "father").
** Cornelia herself is a CoolBigSister for her men, especially her bodyguard. He has a really hard time convincing her to run away and let him buy her time. Seriously if you watch this episode alone, it's impossible to figure Cornelia is the BigBad.
* [[MeaningfulName Doctor Franken Stein]] from ''Manga/SoulEater'' has [[MadScientist a few screws loose]], but his students love him, and he cares for them more than he lets on.
* The plot of ''{{Dorohedoro}}'' begins when the central character, Kaiman, kills a magic user. He does this every day, and in fairly large amounts, but this one was working for En, a major player in the Magic World, and he is ''very'' angry to find out someone's picking off his men. Later chapters show that En regularly treats his employees to various special events.
* Several of the Guild Masters display this trait in ''Manga/FairyTail'':
** Master Makarov treats his guild like his family and has gone PapaWolf (along with one instance of attempted HeroicSacrifice) when they were attacked.
** [[CampGay Master Bob]] of Blue Pegasus seems to have a fatherly relationship with his guild, offering concerned advice to its members.
** Obaba of Lamia Scale acts like a grouchy old lady but since very few people can compel mages as powerful as Jura and Lyon to do something, its likely that they hold a lot of affection for her as well.
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* The UrExample of this in anime is of course, the Franchise/{{Gundam}} saga's Captain Bright Noah. One of the Universal Century's [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam most]] [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam recurring]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ main]] [[CharsCounterAttack characters]], Bright is world-famous for both the fatherly atmosphere he projects towards those under his charge, as well as for [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan smacking the fail out of the more angsty ones]].
** However he [[{{Irony}} utterly fails]] to [[ParentalAbandonment raise his own son]], apparently, if we are to believe ''Hathaway's Flash''. Being a career military man left him separated from his actual family for most of his life. (Though being based on the substantially altered novelization of ''[[CharsCounterattack CCA]]'', ''Hathaway's Flash'' is semi-canonical at best.)
** An antagonistic example is Prince Dozle Zabi, who actually does a badass LastStand in order to get everyone in Solomon out to safety, from his wife and baby girl to the rookies. Quite the contrast to his ogre-like appearance.
** Also from the Zekes, [[The08thMSTeam Rear Admiral Yuri Kellarny]], who honestly and earnestly cares for his men despite being loud, obnoxious, and pissing off Ginias because he thinks it's fun. Most exemplified in episode 9 ''The Front Line''.
** Also, AEUG leader Blex Forer. [[spoiler: He dies mid-story, though.]]
** ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Gundam Wing]]'' has its share:
*** Before his [[spoiler:departure from the military,]] Zechs Merquise treats most of his men well and get incredible respect and devotion in return, but saying "fatherly" might be a stretch (especially seeing as he's only [[ImprobableAge 19 years old]]). Lucrezia Noin probably counts a little more, seeing as she's a pilot instructor and often takes the role of the firm but caring mother figure - so much so that she becomes TeamMom (one of them, anyway) to the Gundam Pilots after a HeelFaceTurn.
*** Lady Une becomes one at the end of the series and in TheMovie, resolving her SplitPersonality conflict by [[SplitPersonalityMerge combining]] the [[IronLady competent military side]] with the [[ProperLady peaceful, loving side]].
*** Despite [[TheChessmaster pulling the strings]], OZ's commander Treize Khushrenada follows his subordinates rather closely and covers for them where possible (particularly Zechs and Noin), and knows the name of everyone to die under his command. When Wufei asks him how many people have died for him, Treize promptly responses that as of the previous day it was 99,822 and tells Une to give him a list of the 187 who have died in the current day's battle. He's also [[spoiler: old enough to be a father.]] It's hinted he learned this from his predecessor, [[spoiler: Chilias Catalonia]].
** Suberoa Zinnerman from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Gundam Unicorn]]'' is this and particularly and especially to Marida, who he was willing to launch a near-suicidal assault on the Nahael Argama whilst it was in Earth orbit for after she was captured by the EFSF.
* At first played straight, then [[spoiler:horrifically and utterly subverted]] with [[MagnificentBastard Griffith]] and his [[BadassArmy Band of the Hawk]] of ''{{Berserk}}''. Yes, he ''did'' genuinely cared for the people in his army, even going as far as to personally get to know them himself. However, after finding a dead child he'd grown attached to and suffering a HeroicBSOD (Which lead him to sell himself for one night to a [[DepravedHomosexual perverted]] [[AllGaysArePedophiles Baron]] for money), he realized he had to emotionally distance from his troops, essentially reaching the point where he saw them more as tools than people. [[HoYay Well, except for Guts, that is]].
* Yang Wen-li of ''LegendOfGalacticHeroes'' embodies this trope in all but appearance (being in his early 30s and having a surprisingly delicate appearance is somewhat at odds with the classic visual perception of this archetype). Several of his own mentors, such as Alexander Bucock and Sidney Sitolet, also are examples of this trope in action (and have the wizened appearance that customarily goes with it).
* Captain Bruno J. Global, of ''{{Macross}}'', and thus ''{{Robotech}}'' especially to Misa Hayase. Not just to his immediate bridge crew, but also to various fighter pilots he happens to know despite the isolation of command. In the novelization of Robotech, when the BridgeBunnies start dating aliens, [[OverprotectiveDad he's frustrated that they're not actually his daughters so that he can set a curfew or anything]].
** Subverted in [[MacrossFrontier Frontier]], though, in that it's the ''Quarter'''s helmsman, Lt. Bobby Margot who is the TeamDad, to the point that the BridgeBunnies team is commonly called "Bobby's daughters". [[CoolOldGuy Captain Wilder]], despite otherwise qualifying, prefers to distance himself from the crew somewhat (well, until [[LikesOlderWomen Monica Lange]] starts [[MayDecemberRomance actively courting him]]).
* Maj. Andrei Kalinin is this to Sousuke in ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'', while Richard Mardukas seems to be the hardass version to everybody else, although in a twist he is particularly so toward Tessa, who is technically his superior but seems to respond to him more as a father figure.
** These cases are more justified, though; Mardukas was best friends with Tessa's father, and Kalinin legally adopted Sosuke.
* The pirate Whitebeard is like this to his men in ''Manga/OnePiece.'' He explicitly refers to his crewmen as his sons, and they in turn call him "Oyaji" (which can mean father). Whitebeard is well-known to go to ''any'' length to avenge the death of any of his crew. When one of Whitebeard's crewmen is tricked into turning on him, Whitebeard's response is to call the man a fool, provide a CooldownHug, and tell his "foolish son" he still loves him.
** A ''very'' warped version of this is none other than the villainous Arlong. His only good quality is that he's as [[BandOfBrothers attached to his men]] as Luffy is to his own; because of that, he takes at least four different levels of UnstoppableRage, each for his three defeated EliteMooks and one when Luffy uses a fallen Mook as a shield to his bite attack.
** On the Marine's side is Captain T-Bone, who is willing to tear apart his clothing to provide bandages for a train car full of injured soldiers. The extent to which he goes creeps some of the soldiers out, such as a bandage for a small bug bite.
*** The Punk Hazard character [[spoiler:Vice-Admiral Vergo]] puts up a front of this, but doesn't really care for his subordinates at all.
*** Conversely, Vice-Admiral Smoker, even if he doesn't show it, cares for his subordinates deeply. [[spoiler:[[ItsPersonal Which is why he is currently beating the holy hell out of Vergo for harming said subordinates.]]]]
** "Big Mam" Charlotte Linlin's men calls her mama [[spoiler: but she '''averts''' the hell out of this trope by randomly eating one of her henchmen for no reason.]]
* Alexander Anderson, of ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'', has a sternly parental relationship with the younger members of Iscariot (at least some of whom he actually ''raised'' in the orphanage he works at) that becomes readily apparent in later volumes. [[spoiler:Before going into his final fight with Alucard, he orders the subordinate members of the Iscariot advance guard to go back home to the Vatican, but they disobey, staying behind to help him get to the front of Alucard's soul army at the cost of many of their own lives.]]
* In ''Anime/GalaxyAngel'', Colonel Volcott is Forte's father figure, having taken her into his care from an early age.
* Yuma Ansecto in ''RaveMaster'' took in war orphans who grew up to form LaResistance. They call him "Daddy."
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
** Juushirou Ukitake is known for the great concern and strong emotional attachment he shows to his subordinates, and generally displays the most "fatherly" attitude of all the captains. He also feels deep personal guilt if one of his subordinates is hurt or killed. Even after many years, he was still unable to replace his fallen lieutenant Kaien Shiba [[spoiler: until both he and Rukia were able to heal enough for Rukia to become his lieutenant during the 17 month time-skip.]]
** Subverted: Aizen was very much this to his subordinates, especially towards Hinamori, Renji and Kira. Then he revealed he had been a MagnificentBastard all along.
** Tier Harribel is like this to her AmazonBrigade.
* To become a Hokage in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', one must care deeply for everyone in the village. [[BadassGrandpa Hiruzen Sarutobi]] loved everyone in his village so much, he gladly died for them. This is what makes [[spoiler:the Uchiha Massacre even more devastating for him personally. He basically had to [[OffingTheOffSpring off]] the entire clan to save the village.]] When he saw what Orochimaru did to his men, sacrificing them to raise the previous Hokages, he [[ManlyTears cried]] and berated his old student, rightly claiming that Orochimaru didn't learn anything.
** From what's been shown of them, nearly every Kage that has ever existed has been [[TrueCompanion either]] [[PapaWolf a father]] ([[LadyOfWar or]] [[MamaBear mother]]) to their men, even the [[TheCaligula Fourth Mizukage]], who was implied to be so before [[spoiler:he became BrainwashedAndCrazy.]]
* [[LightNovel/{{Baccano}} Luck Gandor]] [[TheMafia may not be the most moral of men]], but ''damn'' if he doesn't care for his mooks. If you ever happen to work under him rest assured that, should you fall in the next [[MobWar mafia turf squabble]] (or even on your lunch break, really), he will honor your service to him and pay his respects to you -- [[PapaWolf then he will hunt down the men responsible for your death and he will]] ''[[ItsPersonal make them pay]]''. If they're lucky, [[AndThisIsFor he'll personally beat them to death with a chair]]. [[CementShoes If]] [[AFateWorseThanDeath they're]] ''[[AndIMustScream lucky]]''.
* [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Misato Katsuragi]] tries to be this. Her success is more than slightly undermined by her own personal issues but at least she puts the effort in... which is rather more than can be said for Gendo...
** He gets his turn to be this in The ShinjiIkariRaisingProject, though.
* Balalaika in ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' is a rather warped version of this. She actually was the commanding officer of her men when they were part of the Soviet military, and now that they're...no longer in the military, Balalaika's concern for her subordinates are her PetTheDog moments. If you attack ''any'' of this [[MagnificentBastard Magnificent Bitch's]] men, [[MamaBear you will be DEAD]].
** Note this extends to her part-time employees as well, most notably the Lagoon Company. She might be utterly ruthless, but her recurring PetTheDog trait is her unswerving loyalty to her comrades, regardless of duration.
* [[NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind Princess Kushana]] is quite close to her Third Army and always has a little trouble coping with casualties.
* Although she can be harsh, Sister Kate of ''ChronoCrusade'' genuinely cares for all of the exorcists under her command and often treats them as her children. In fact, she's generally portrayed as being harsh towards [[HotBlooded Rosette]] because she ''does'' care for her and is concerned for her.
* General Tiedoll in ''DGrayMan''. Kanda doesn't appreciate it ''at all''.
* Villainous example: MadScientist Jail Scaglietti from MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha. Despite being the BigBad and showing quite the thing for destruction, he regards the Number Cyborgs as his masterpieces and shows quite the care or them. [[spoiler: Even to the HeelFaceTurn-ed ones.]]
* [[SoraNoWoto Lieutenant Filicia Heideman]] is [[GenderFlipped A Mother To Her Women]], and a [[MamaBear vicious one]] if pushed. She's not above commiting minor (and major) treasonous acts for their well-being.
* ''CaptainTsubasa'' has Hikaru Matsuyama, both during his time in the Furano Junior High team, and in the national team. It's thanks to him and this quality of his that the national team doesn't crumble after the humiliating CurbStompBattle at the hands of the Real Japan 7 team, the expulsion of the regulars, and the brutal TrainingFromHell from Coach Gamo in the World Youth Saga.
** Being the captain of Japan and the titular hero, Tsubasa also displays this quality, albeit not as proeminently as Matsuyama.
* Professor Zorndyke from ''BlueSubmarineNo6'' applies in every interpretation of this trope. The literal creator of an entire army and race of chimeras, whose appearances range from adorable to nightmarish, Zorndyke is looked upon more as a father than a military power by his children. This feeling is mutual in that he cares for all his children and teaches them how to speak, read, and often prays for their safety. This relationship is often shown through his interactions with his son Zerg. As the series goes on we see that Zerg does everything in an effort to please his father and make him proud (He also never refers to him as anything else but "Papa"). Probably the crowning moment of this trope was at the end of the series were all of Zorndyke's children carried their father's body into the sea for burial. The moment is truly saddening and tear jerking, even more so when Verg appears, exhausted and dying from his own wounds, who upon seeing his father's shrouded body cradles him and cries like an child, screaming for his Papa.
* [[BigBad Marciano]] of CoyoteRagtimeShow is a considered a mother to her QuirkyMinibossSquad, the 12 Sisters, who refer to her as such. [[spoiler: Since she and the Sisters are all RidiculouslyHumanRobots, they're as close to mother and daughters as they can be.]]
* Meta Knight in the VideoGame/{{Kirby}} anime is this to Sword and Blade. He saved their lives, they serve him out of gratitude, and they tell people how great of a person he is and how he always looks out for them.
* [[FourStarBadass Major General Olivier Mira Armstrong]] from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''. She and Buccaneer agree to a 24-hour time limit for him to search for the scouts lost in Sloth's tunnel, and the door is to be sealed even if they don't come back. It takes them over 24 hours to return since they douse the light to avoid [[spoiler:getting attacked by Pride]], but there's a door waiting for them because she gave the guy in charge of sealing it a broken watch and he knew what it meant. Also, in order to send his support team, she has no problem with shoving her superior into wet cement (and telling her men she'll take all the blame if anyone else ever finds out).
** Mind, she stabs said General to death first, and there's also the whole plan to infiltrate the genocide conspiracy she'd just pumped him for information about.
*** It's worth noting that Olivier is a SocialDarwinist, with a streak of GeneralRipper and only shows this tendency toward living or probably living soldiers. If the soldier is dead, he'll get last priority. [[spoiler:"He's dead with a smile, so be it. We've got other pressing matters at hand."]]
** Easily her equal in this trope is [[ColonelBadass Roy Mustang]]. He once endangered an entire operation to rescue two of his most loyal subordinates from certain death, even though he's the one who ordered the operation and if his activity is known, [[SlaveToPR explaining it will be difficult and probably ruin the "ruthless careerist" persona]] [[JerkassFacade he employs as cover]]. (For this, his personal aide - one of the two he rescued - calls him an idiot. [[NoBadassToHisValet But she's allowed.]]) There's a reason his old unit from the war [[spoiler:comes back to help in the finale]] - as one of them says in a flashback, he went out of his way to protect them from harm, and they credit him with being the reason they all survived.
** Don't forget Brigadier General Hughes. He's like a doting father-figure (or brother, depending) to the entire military, particularly Roy, Ed and Al, as well as a [[SickeninglySweethearts (somewhat nauseatingly) devoted]] father to his daughter, Elysia. [[spoiler: Rest in peace, Maes Hughes.]] The [[spoiler:MeaningfulFuneral]] proves just how much everyone really loves him.
**** Though, mind, the only actual subordinates of his we see are Brosh, Ross, and Schezka, who find him terrifying, and a couple of people who think he's kind of annoying. So he was very hands-off about the nurturing thing.
***** If he was nice ''all'' the time, he wouldn't have been able to join the army in the first place. And sometimes being assertive is part of his job.
** Ling Yao has many shades of this, though he's a prospective heir to the throne of his country rather than a military officer. He strongly believes that a king is nothing without his people and absolutely despises anyone who sees their subordinates as [[WeHaveReserves expendable]]. NEVER tell him to leave behind an injured comrade, or that doing so would be worth it, not even if [[IWillOnlySlowYouDown you are said comrade]]; Doing so will only make him [[BerserkButton pissed at you]].
** Mustang and Hughes both learned this style of leadership from their commander in the Ishbalan Civil War, Colonel (later Brigadier-General) Basque Grand. A seven-foot tall GeniusBruiser, Grand led from the front, regularly risked his own neck to spare his men's lives, and did everything in his power, both militarily and diplomatically to end the war earlier. Years later, Mustang and Hughes still refer to him as "Old Man Grand" and seem quite shocked and saddened to hear of his death.
* ''Anime/CodeGeass'' has Andreas Darlton, a Britannian general and part of [[LadyOfWar Princess Cornelia's]] military staff. He's a ReasonableAuthorityFigure and the first Britannian to give Suzaku a fair chance despite his race, and even supports the young man's being knighted after he proves himself. The trope is also literal: Darlton adopted five orphaned soldiers, serving as both their commander and father figure, training them up to become the elite soldiers known as the Glaston Knights (who are, in turn, fiercely loyal to their "father").
** Cornelia herself is a CoolBigSister for her men, especially her bodyguard. He has a really hard time convincing her to run away and let him buy her time. Seriously if you watch this episode alone, it's impossible to figure Cornelia is the BigBad.
* [[MeaningfulName Doctor Franken Stein]] from ''Manga/SoulEater'' has [[MadScientist a few screws loose]], but his students love him, and he cares for them more than he lets on.
* The plot of ''{{Dorohedoro}}'' begins when the central character, Kaiman, kills a magic user. He does this every day, and in fairly large amounts, but this one was working for En, a major player in the Magic World, and he is ''very'' angry to find out someone's picking off his men. Later chapters show that En regularly treats his employees to various special events.
* Several of the Guild Masters display this trait in ''Manga/FairyTail'':
** Master Makarov treats his guild like his family and has gone PapaWolf (along with one instance of attempted HeroicSacrifice) when they were attacked.
** [[CampGay Master Bob]] of Blue Pegasus seems to have a fatherly relationship with his guild, offering concerned advice to its members.
** Obaba of Lamia Scale acts like a grouchy old lady but since very few people can compel mages as powerful as Jura and Lyon to do something, its likely that they hold a lot of affection for her as well.
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