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* ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'': Tita's mother Erika is a rare case of a [[GenderInverted Boyfriend Blocking Mom]], who makes no effort to hide her disdain for the subject of her daughter's PrecociousCrush, Agate. She's not above using him to test her prototype [[MiniMecha Orbal Gear]]'s combat abilities, or [[UnfriendlyFire taking some swings at him]] when they're supposed to be teamed up in a sparring match.
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BoyfriendBlockingDad in VideoGames.
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* ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'': Part of the reason [[SharpDressedMan Robert]] hasn't gotten anywhere with [[LoveInterest Yuri]], is her father, who also happens to be [[SternTeacher his sensei]] and, ''quite possibly'', the most powerful martial artist on the face of the planet. Takuma doesn't care that she's an adult, or that she's mutually attracted to Robert, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcqFYU6jKDU he isn't gonna let it happen.]] On the other hand, [[DoubleStandard he has no problem with his son dating]] and actively [[IWantGrandkids encourages it.]]
* A sidequest in ''VideoGame/BaldursGate 2'' deals with one of these. The BoyfriendBlockingDad in this case is a Cowled Wizard who has forbidden his daughter from marrying her boyfriend since he doesn't think the young man is up to the task of protecting her. He has been building a {{Golem}} that he thinks will be a better guardian and asks you to obtain the last ingredient he needs to complete it. After you deliver it to him, the golem predictably goes out of control and nearly kills the wizard and his daughter. After you save the wizard's sorry behind, the boyfriend rushes in to see if the daughter is safe. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Seeing the boyfriend's devotion to his daughter and realizing that his own controlling nature nearly killed her]], the wizard gives the young couple his blessings for their marriage.
* ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'': [[BrainInAJar The Clockwork King]] isn't Penelope Yin's real father, but he seems to think he is:
-->'''Clockwork King:''' Don't worry, Penny! I'm here to protect you!\\
I'll keep you safe from everything!\\
Safe from villains, from Rikti, from heroes, from '''boys'''... \\
You'll be my little Clockwork Princess, safe and happy forever!
* Subverted with Uncle Tommy in ''VisualNovel/DoubleHomework''. He intimidates the protagonist about his relationship with Morgan at their first meeting, but he's actually joking. In Morgan's epilogue, he says point-blank that he doesn't care if the teen couple are having sex.
* ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 2|CursedMemories}}'': [[BigBad Overlord Zenon]] raised his daughter Rozalin in an isolated mansion with hundreds of servants catering to her every whim. Rozalin actually ''liked it'', at least until the plot happened. Then it's subverted and deconstructed when [[spoiler:it turns out Zenon's doing this for vengeance, not love. Rozalin's the reincarnation of his greatest enemy, [[LegacyCharacter the original Overlord Zenon.]] Zenon's idea of a perfect revenge was to turn the once-mighty Overlord into a weak, helpless little girl completely dependent and loyal to him. The manga does imply that he came to care for her, though.]]
* ''VideoGame/EtrianOdysseyVBeyondTheMyth'': There's a sidequest, available after the player's party unlocks the fourth stratum, that revolves around a female Therian who is in love with a male Celestrian... but because her father looks at Celestrians with FantasticRacism due to their affinity with magical arts, he doesn't approve of the relationship. The male Celestrian ventures through the Yggdrasil Labyrinth to prove his worth and show his future father-in-law that he's strong enough to protect his daughter. He ends up wounded badly, but the player's party saves his life. The father commends the Celestrian's courage, and promises to train him hard so he grows stronger in combat and then becomes a worthy husband for the now-happy Therian.
* ''Videogame/FantasyMaidensOddHideout'': [[spoiler:Bernd]]'s father is a rare Girlfriend-Blocking Dad, and PlayedForDrama at that, as he really does seem to love his son, and it is for this reason that he will not let [[spoiler:[[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire Ange]]]] get anywhere near him, even being willing to flat-out ''murder'' her.
* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'', [[ActionGirl Lightning]] serves essentially as this with her attitude toward Snow and Serah's engagement, despite being Serah's older sister rather than her dad. [[ParentalAbandonment Their parents died a long time ago]] and Lightning [[PromotionToParent raised Serah]], though, so it fits in that regard.
* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'':
** Bartre from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade'' is like this about his daughter Fir, who wants to be a swordmaster like her mother [[spoiler:who died of sickness]] whom he actually met in the combat arena being an axe-wielding warrior himself, so begin feeling sorry for the poor boy who has the misfortune of being her love interest (Noah). [[http://fireden.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Fire-Emblem-General154.jpeg See this fan-art.]]
** Hector in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'' is completely against the idea of Roy (Eliwood's son) trying to pull anything that may seem romantic on Lilina (his daughter). In his own words, he will damn make sure he will stop Lilina from marrying ''anyone''. Luckily, Roy and Lilina don't even know the lengths he'll go to stop them both. He's even like this in his debut game, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemBlazingSword'', when after having a dream regarding Roy taking Lilina away, he lashes out at Eliwood for allowing it (to Eliwood's confusion).
** [[spoiler: Seteth]] in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' [[spoiler: acts this way towards his daughter Flayn. After her mother's death and her injuries in the War of Heroes, Seteth kept her in hiding for fear that others would attempt to use her [[SuperpowerfulGenetics Crest]] for nefarious purposes. His treatment of her is PlayedForLaughs to some degree, as he takes his role as her "big brother" [[Really700YearsOld in the present day]] seriously, intimidating any man who tries to get close to her.]]
* ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'': The entire plot revolves around the main protagonist attempting to win over the respect of his girlfriend's father, who is quite literally [[OurDemonsAreDifferent a demon]] and will not let him date her unless he proves his worth ... through [[BattleRapping a battle of music]]. Even after he's beaten, he sends [[VideoGame/{{Pico}} an assassin]] to kill the player [[SoreLoser just for showing him up]], demands a rematch while holding a MallSanta at gunpoint, and [[InsideAComputerSystem throws him into a video game for good measure]]. [[spoiler: And, to top it off, he's said to have done this to ''multiple men'' in the past, as the player finds out once he encounters the [[GhastlyGhost malevolent spirit]] of another person trapped in the game.]] There's overprotective, and then there's [[KnightTemplarParent just plain ridiculous]].
* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'', Peater is always suspicious of how his daughter Peatrice behaves. He quickly jumps to conclusions that she's found a "suitor" even when none exists ([[TemptingFate though Link can fill that role if need be]]), and perhaps more cruelly, he's happy when Peatrice is upset, as he figures that means she broke up with whoever the boy was.
* Gideon Starling in ''VideoGame/LollipopChainsaw'' doesn't care much for Nick. [[spoiler:At first.]]
* ''VisualNovel/MajikoiLoveMeSeriously'': Chris's father Frank is both overprotective of her and a high-ranking General in the German military. He makes it clear to the boys in her class that he will abuse his authority to end anyone who even ''thinks'' of dating his daughter. Given that Yamato wants to do just that during Chris's route, this puts the two of them at loggerheads.
* ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'': After recruiting Tali, Shepard receives an e-mail from the Quarian Admiralty Board, essentially saying in very official-sounding speak that Tali is now under Shepard's command, and that Shepard will be held responsible if any harm comes to her with "severe and appropriate action". At the end, it's revealed that the message was written by Tali's father specifically, essentially threatening call a fleet on Shepard's ass if his daughter ever gets hurt.
* Professor Gaudile from ''VideoGame/MegaManXCommandMission'' created Cinnamon, and keeps her sheltered for most of her life in his laboratory, stemming from Gaudile's distrust of anything or anyone from the outside world. This leaves the girl a bit naïve about a couple of things, like befriending the thief who's come to kidnap her (although, it turns out that the thief isn't such a baddie anyway).
* In ''VideoGame/NamcoHigh'', VideoGame/DigDug is this to his son, VideoGame/MrDriller. When you play Mr. Driller's route, it's revealed Dig Dug wants to prevent his son from making the same mistakes that [[spoiler:alienated his ex-wife from him]], but all this does is make Mr. Driller resent his dad. In addition, he gives Cousin triple detention upon finding out Mr. Driller and Cousin have feelings for each other, and then later quadruple detention when Mr. Driller kisses Cousin on their cheek.
* Bianca's father in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'', but around Pokémon rather than dating. He eventually comes round to the idea, though.
* Throughout ''VideoGame/ShadowHeartsFromTheNewWorld'', Johnny interacts with the Ring Soul, a glowing ball of light with the personality of a young girl. After a while, she starts to get a crush on him. The next time you speak to it after this becomes obvious, Johnny is rather surprised when the Ring Soul starts yelling at him to stay away from his daughter. Fans of the series will recognize the latter as the Ring Soul from the previous game, ''[[VideoGame/ShadowHeartsCovenant Covenant]]''. They will also realize this means [[PrecociousCrush the Ring Soul you usually talk to is no more than ten years old]].
* ''VideoGame/ShepherdsCrossing 2'' has a rare example of a father being overprotective of a son. The mayor's son is one of the potential options for the RomanceSidequest, but the mayor is very reluctant to let his son marry the PC. He needs a lot of convincing to be shown that you're good enough for him.
* Sai in ''VisualNovel/{{Sickness}}'' is constantly reminding Suoh not to do anything pervy with Misa, even though he's made it clear he's not the kind of guy.
* In ''VideoGame/Sly3HonorAmongThieves'', [[spoiler:Panda King]] becomes this after the end of the game. After having to rescue her from General Tso, he decides to personally interview each of his daughter's suitors from then on. He's shown sitting out front with a cannon, with a large group of men too scared to approach. However, in this case, his daughter asked him to screen her potential suitors.
* ''VideoGame/StardewValley'': Downplayed with Maru's father Demetrius in one CutScene. His comment is pretty mild, but it occurs so early (you only need 2 [[RelationshipValues hearts]] with Maru to see it, compared to 8 to formally date her and 10 to get married) that you may expect him to get worse as the friendship grows.
---> '''Demetrius:''' ''stern look'' I wouldn't want anything getting in the way of her bright future, know what I mean?
* ''VideoGame/TequilaAndBoomBoom'': Melissa's father. When Tequila walks Melissa home, her father threatens the lynx and opens fire on him with a rifle. Later, when Tequila pays off the family's debt at the general store, Melissa's father still isn't happy with his daughter kissing Tequila as thanks.
* Inverted with Clifton from ''VideoGame/ThreeTheHardWay''. His niece Holly is a reckless thief who keeps on getting into trouble and he shows concern for her safety by trying to marry her off to someone so that she'll settle down.
* Inverted in ''VideoGame/YandereSimulator''. Yandere-chan's father does not disapprove of her getting involved with a boy because he is afraid of him doing something to her. He disapproves because he is afraid of ''[[{{Yandere}} her doing something to him]]''.
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BoyfriendBlockingDad in VideoGames.
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* ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'': Part of the reason [[SharpDressedMan Robert]] hasn't gotten anywhere with [[LoveInterest Yuri]], is her father, who also happens to be [[SternTeacher his sensei]] and, ''quite possibly'', the most powerful martial artist on the face of the planet. Takuma doesn't care that she's an adult, or that she's mutually attracted to Robert, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcqFYU6jKDU he isn't gonna let it happen.]] On the other hand, [[DoubleStandard he has no problem with his son dating]] and actively [[IWantGrandkids encourages it.]]
* A sidequest in ''VideoGame/BaldursGate 2'' deals with one of these. The BoyfriendBlockingDad in this case is a Cowled Wizard who has forbidden his daughter from marrying her boyfriend since he doesn't think the young man is up to the task of protecting her. He has been building a {{Golem}} that he thinks will be a better guardian and asks you to obtain the last ingredient he needs to complete it. After you deliver it to him, the golem predictably goes out of control and nearly kills the wizard and his daughter. After you save the wizard's sorry behind, the boyfriend rushes in to see if the daughter is safe. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Seeing the boyfriend's devotion to his daughter and realizing that his own controlling nature nearly killed her]], the wizard gives the young couple his blessings for their marriage.
* ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'': [[BrainInAJar The Clockwork King]] isn't Penelope Yin's real father, but he seems to think he is:
-->'''Clockwork King:''' Don't worry, Penny! I'm here to protect you!\\
I'll keep you safe from everything!\\
Safe from villains, from Rikti, from heroes, from '''boys'''... \\
You'll be my little Clockwork Princess, safe and happy forever!
* Subverted with Uncle Tommy in ''VisualNovel/DoubleHomework''. He intimidates the protagonist about his relationship with Morgan at their first meeting, but he's actually joking. In Morgan's epilogue, he says point-blank that he doesn't care if the teen couple are having sex.
* ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 2|CursedMemories}}'': [[BigBad Overlord Zenon]] raised his daughter Rozalin in an isolated mansion with hundreds of servants catering to her every whim. Rozalin actually ''liked it'', at least until the plot happened. Then it's subverted and deconstructed when [[spoiler:it turns out Zenon's doing this for vengeance, not love. Rozalin's the reincarnation of his greatest enemy, [[LegacyCharacter the original Overlord Zenon.]] Zenon's idea of a perfect revenge was to turn the once-mighty Overlord into a weak, helpless little girl completely dependent and loyal to him. The manga does imply that he came to care for her, though.]]
* ''VideoGame/EtrianOdysseyVBeyondTheMyth'': There's a sidequest, available after the player's party unlocks the fourth stratum, that revolves around a female Therian who is in love with a male Celestrian... but because her father looks at Celestrians with FantasticRacism due to their affinity with magical arts, he doesn't approve of the relationship. The male Celestrian ventures through the Yggdrasil Labyrinth to prove his worth and show his future father-in-law that he's strong enough to protect his daughter. He ends up wounded badly, but the player's party saves his life. The father commends the Celestrian's courage, and promises to train him hard so he grows stronger in combat and then becomes a worthy husband for the now-happy Therian.
* ''Videogame/FantasyMaidensOddHideout'': [[spoiler:Bernd]]'s father is a rare Girlfriend-Blocking Dad, and PlayedForDrama at that, as he really does seem to love his son, and it is for this reason that he will not let [[spoiler:[[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire Ange]]]] get anywhere near him, even being willing to flat-out ''murder'' her.
* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'', [[ActionGirl Lightning]] serves essentially as this with her attitude toward Snow and Serah's engagement, despite being Serah's older sister rather than her dad. [[ParentalAbandonment Their parents died a long time ago]] and Lightning [[PromotionToParent raised Serah]], though, so it fits in that regard.
* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'':
** Bartre from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade'' is like this about his daughter Fir, who wants to be a swordmaster like her mother [[spoiler:who died of sickness]] whom he actually met in the combat arena being an axe-wielding warrior himself, so begin feeling sorry for the poor boy who has the misfortune of being her love interest (Noah). [[http://fireden.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Fire-Emblem-General154.jpeg See this fan-art.]]
** Hector in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'' is completely against the idea of Roy (Eliwood's son) trying to pull anything that may seem romantic on Lilina (his daughter). In his own words, he will damn make sure he will stop Lilina from marrying ''anyone''. Luckily, Roy and Lilina don't even know the lengths he'll go to stop them both. He's even like this in his debut game, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemBlazingSword'', when after having a dream regarding Roy taking Lilina away, he lashes out at Eliwood for allowing it (to Eliwood's confusion).
** [[spoiler: Seteth]] in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' [[spoiler: acts this way towards his daughter Flayn. After her mother's death and her injuries in the War of Heroes, Seteth kept her in hiding for fear that others would attempt to use her [[SuperpowerfulGenetics Crest]] for nefarious purposes. His treatment of her is PlayedForLaughs to some degree, as he takes his role as her "big brother" [[Really700YearsOld in the present day]] seriously, intimidating any man who tries to get close to her.]]
* ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'': The entire plot revolves around the main protagonist attempting to win over the respect of his girlfriend's father, who is quite literally [[OurDemonsAreDifferent a demon]] and will not let him date her unless he proves his worth ... through [[BattleRapping a battle of music]]. Even after he's beaten, he sends [[VideoGame/{{Pico}} an assassin]] to kill the player [[SoreLoser just for showing him up]], demands a rematch while holding a MallSanta at gunpoint, and [[InsideAComputerSystem throws him into a video game for good measure]]. [[spoiler: And, to top it off, he's said to have done this to ''multiple men'' in the past, as the player finds out once he encounters the [[GhastlyGhost malevolent spirit]] of another person trapped in the game.]] There's overprotective, and then there's [[KnightTemplarParent just plain ridiculous]].
* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'', Peater is always suspicious of how his daughter Peatrice behaves. He quickly jumps to conclusions that she's found a "suitor" even when none exists ([[TemptingFate though Link can fill that role if need be]]), and perhaps more cruelly, he's happy when Peatrice is upset, as he figures that means she broke up with whoever the boy was.
* Gideon Starling in ''VideoGame/LollipopChainsaw'' doesn't care much for Nick. [[spoiler:At first.]]
* ''VisualNovel/MajikoiLoveMeSeriously'': Chris's father Frank is both overprotective of her and a high-ranking General in the German military. He makes it clear to the boys in her class that he will abuse his authority to end anyone who even ''thinks'' of dating his daughter. Given that Yamato wants to do just that during Chris's route, this puts the two of them at loggerheads.
* ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'': After recruiting Tali, Shepard receives an e-mail from the Quarian Admiralty Board, essentially saying in very official-sounding speak that Tali is now under Shepard's command, and that Shepard will be held responsible if any harm comes to her with "severe and appropriate action". At the end, it's revealed that the message was written by Tali's father specifically, essentially threatening call a fleet on Shepard's ass if his daughter ever gets hurt.
* Professor Gaudile from ''VideoGame/MegaManXCommandMission'' created Cinnamon, and keeps her sheltered for most of her life in his laboratory, stemming from Gaudile's distrust of anything or anyone from the outside world. This leaves the girl a bit naïve about a couple of things, like befriending the thief who's come to kidnap her (although, it turns out that the thief isn't such a baddie anyway).
* In ''VideoGame/NamcoHigh'', VideoGame/DigDug is this to his son, VideoGame/MrDriller. When you play Mr. Driller's route, it's revealed Dig Dug wants to prevent his son from making the same mistakes that [[spoiler:alienated his ex-wife from him]], but all this does is make Mr. Driller resent his dad. In addition, he gives Cousin triple detention upon finding out Mr. Driller and Cousin have feelings for each other, and then later quadruple detention when Mr. Driller kisses Cousin on their cheek.
* Bianca's father in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'', but around Pokémon rather than dating. He eventually comes round to the idea, though.
* Throughout ''VideoGame/ShadowHeartsFromTheNewWorld'', Johnny interacts with the Ring Soul, a glowing ball of light with the personality of a young girl. After a while, she starts to get a crush on him. The next time you speak to it after this becomes obvious, Johnny is rather surprised when the Ring Soul starts yelling at him to stay away from his daughter. Fans of the series will recognize the latter as the Ring Soul from the previous game, ''[[VideoGame/ShadowHeartsCovenant Covenant]]''. They will also realize this means [[PrecociousCrush the Ring Soul you usually talk to is no more than ten years old]].
* ''VideoGame/ShepherdsCrossing 2'' has a rare example of a father being overprotective of a son. The mayor's son is one of the potential options for the RomanceSidequest, but the mayor is very reluctant to let his son marry the PC. He needs a lot of convincing to be shown that you're good enough for him.
* Sai in ''VisualNovel/{{Sickness}}'' is constantly reminding Suoh not to do anything pervy with Misa, even though he's made it clear he's not the kind of guy.
* In ''VideoGame/Sly3HonorAmongThieves'', [[spoiler:Panda King]] becomes this after the end of the game. After having to rescue her from General Tso, he decides to personally interview each of his daughter's suitors from then on. He's shown sitting out front with a cannon, with a large group of men too scared to approach. However, in this case, his daughter asked him to screen her potential suitors.
* ''VideoGame/StardewValley'': Downplayed with Maru's father Demetrius in one CutScene. His comment is pretty mild, but it occurs so early (you only need 2 [[RelationshipValues hearts]] with Maru to see it, compared to 8 to formally date her and 10 to get married) that you may expect him to get worse as the friendship grows.
---> '''Demetrius:''' ''stern look'' I wouldn't want anything getting in the way of her bright future, know what I mean?
* ''VideoGame/TequilaAndBoomBoom'': Melissa's father. When Tequila walks Melissa home, her father threatens the lynx and opens fire on him with a rifle. Later, when Tequila pays off the family's debt at the general store, Melissa's father still isn't happy with his daughter kissing Tequila as thanks.
* Inverted with Clifton from ''VideoGame/ThreeTheHardWay''. His niece Holly is a reckless thief who keeps on getting into trouble and he shows concern for her safety by trying to marry her off to someone so that she'll settle down.
* Inverted in ''VideoGame/YandereSimulator''. Yandere-chan's father does not disapprove of her getting involved with a boy because he is afraid of him doing something to her. He disapproves because he is afraid of ''[[{{Yandere}} her doing something to him]]''.
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