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See also CoattailRidingRelative. One of the key features of a CharClone is that they have an estranged sibling on the enemy side and either showing up causes emotional turmoil to the other.
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* ''{{Anime/One Piece}}'': In the [[Recap/OnePieceZouArc Zou Arc]], it is shown that Sanji is the third child of a royal family. Brook and Chopper wonder about his past, and Nami recollects the conversation about Sanji's family in the Jaya Arc. Later is is revealed by Pekoms that he is part of a family of assassins. There is obvious tension between Sanji and his family, and in the Whole Cake Island Arc, we see why. At birth, [[spoiler: Vinsmoke Judge (Sanji's father)]] wanted his children to become nothing more than [[TykeBomb Tyke-Bombs]]. After having [[spoiler: an already-super-powered Reiju (Sanji's sister)]], he successfully did so with his sons [[spoiler: Ichiji, Niji, and Yonj]]. However, [[spoiler: thanks to the intervention of Vinsmoke Sora (Sanji's mother) due to the drug she took]] Sanji became a normal human being. His compassion and humility are what drove his brothers and his father to abuse him physically, mentally, verbally, and psychologically for the next couple of years. Fortunately for Sanji, Reiju helped him escape. 13 years later, [[spoiler: he is whisked away and threatened by Big Mom and his father, for the fate of his hands and loved ones, specifically his old crew and his adoptive father Zeff, on the Baratie. Unfortunately, he undergoes more torment by his brothers and father, and WORSE by his manipulative fiancée. Just when hope seems grim, his friends, along with new allies, decide to intervene with a plot to take down Big Mom and rescue his family. After they are rescued and the commotion has settled, Judge asks Sanji for what reason he saved him. Sanji replies that it was to honor his adoptive father's beliefs and tells Judge not to go to him or East Blue again. After even more commotion, as the Straw Hat crew passes by Judge's castle, Judge asks Luffy why he would go so far with Sanji. The latter just responds with a thank you and goodbye.]]
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* ''{{Anime/One Piece}}'': In the [[Recap/OnePieceZouArc Zou Arc]], it is shown that Sanji is the third child of a royal family. Brook and Chopper wonder about his past, and Nami recollects the conversation about Sanji's family in the Jaya Arc. Later is is Later, it's revealed by Pekoms that he is part of a family of assassins. There is obvious tension between Sanji and his family, and in the Whole Cake Island Arc, we see why. At birth, [[spoiler: Vinsmoke Judge (Sanji's father)]] wanted his children to become nothing more than [[TykeBomb Tyke-Bombs]]. After having [[spoiler: an already-super-powered Reiju (Sanji's sister)]], he successfully did so with his sons [[spoiler: Ichiji, Niji, and Yonj]]. However, [[spoiler: thanks to the intervention of Vinsmoke Sora (Sanji's mother) due to the drug she took]] Sanji became a normal human being. His compassion and humility are what drove his brothers and his father to abuse him physically, mentally, verbally, and psychologically for the next couple of years. Fortunately for Sanji, Reiju helped him escape. 13 years later, [[spoiler: he is whisked away and threatened by Big Mom and his father, for the fate of his hands and loved ones, specifically his old crew and his adoptive father Zeff, on the Baratie. Unfortunately, he undergoes more torment by his brothers and father, and WORSE by his manipulative fiancée. Just when hope seems grim, his friends, along with new allies, decide to intervene with a plot to take down Big Mom and rescue his family. After they are rescued and the commotion has settled, Judge asks Sanji for what reason he saved him. Sanji replies that it was to honor his adoptive father's beliefs and tells Judge not to go to him or East Blue again. After even more commotion, as the Straw Hat crew passes by Judge's castle, Judge asks Luffy why he would go so far with Sanji. The latter just responds with a thank you and goodbye.]]
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* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': Ezri's family only cared about money (Ezri revealed she had spent her life trying to escape them). The only exception is her sensitive, artistic little brother, who is desperate for any familial love at all -- and winds up committing a murder that he thinks will make them respect him.
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* ''Franchise/StarTrek'':
** ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': Ezri's family only cared about money (Ezri revealed she had spent her life trying to escape them). The only exception is her sensitive, artistic little brother, who is desperate for any familial love at all -- and winds up committing a murder that he thinks will make them respect him.
** ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'': Spock got estranged from his father after joining the Starfleet instead of the Vulcan Science Academy and rejecting his betrothal to another Vulcan. The trope is ultimately {{subverted}} as Sarek dies before he can get properly re-introduced in his son's life.
** ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': Ezri's family only cared about money (Ezri revealed she had spent her life trying to escape them). The only exception is her sensitive, artistic little brother, who is desperate for any familial love at all -- and winds up committing a murder that he thinks will make them respect him.
** ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'': Spock got estranged from his father after joining the Starfleet instead of the Vulcan Science Academy and rejecting his betrothal to another Vulcan. The trope is ultimately {{subverted}} as Sarek dies before he can get properly re-introduced in his son's life.
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* ''Fanfic/KnightOfSalem'': Raven shows up after having ditched her family out of selfish motives; she wants Taiyang to protect her. All she does is act disdainfully and mockingly toward her twin brother Qrow, her daughter, and even Taiyang.
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* ''Film/MillionDollarBaby'': Maggie's loathsome trailer-trash family only sees her as a source of money once she starts winning fights. She buys her mother a house, who doesn't sign the ownership papers since it'd make her ineligible for welfare. The nadir would be the moment when they come to visit her in the hospital after she's paralyzed (''after'' spending the day at Disneyland) and try to work out a way for her to sign over all her winnings to them since she can't hold a pen. She finally kicks them out on seeing she doesn't owe them anything and threatens to sell the house (which they don't own) if they visit again.
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* ''Film/MillionDollarBaby'': Maggie's loathsome trailer-trash family only sees her as a source of money once she starts winning fights. She buys her mother a house, who doesn't sign the ownership papers since it'd make her ineligible for welfare. The nadir would be the moment when they come to visit her in the hospital after she's paralyzed (''after'' spending the day at Disneyland) and try to work out a way for her to sign over all her winnings to them since she can't hold a pen. She finally kicks them out on seeing realizing she doesn't owe them anything and threatens to sell the house (which they don't own) if they visit again.
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* ''Series/{{Monk}}'': In [[Recap/MonkS4E7MrMonkGoesToAWedding "Mr. Monk Goes to a Wedding"]], Natalie is forced to face her forceful parents --they all but engaged her with Paul Buchanan, whom she abhors-- because she's been invited to her brother's wedding. Predictably, the ceremony is disastrous even though she brings a plus one to act as a buffer.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'': In "The Founding of Durotar" campaign, Jaina Proudmoore ends up meeting Thrall, the young orc leader, on the path to Kalimdor. Her interactions with him lead her to realize that these orcs are not the same as the ones who invaded Azeroth and, regardless of her father's bigoted teachings, they do deserve a land for themselves. Jaina still loves her father and is glad that he went out of his way to seek her. However, when he becomes the campaign's ArcVillain by attacking the nascent Horde, it only complicates matters for her. Holding true to her heart, she sides with the orcs, resulting in Admiral Proudmoore's death.
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* ''Series/{{Angel}}'': {{Subverted}} when Fred's parents show up in [[Recap/AngelS03E05Fredless "Fredless"]]. She runs and hides, and everyone assumes she has some reason to be afraid of them. Turns out Fred isn't running from them, but from having to face that if she hasn't seen them in five years, then she really did spend five years in hell. Her parents are, in fact, probably the kindest, most supportive parents in the entire Buffyverse.
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* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': As shown in the aptly-named episode [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E6Family "Family"]], Tara's relatives are a textbook evil, possessive family. They've been telling her she's a demon all her life with the intent of keeping her "down on the farm," and they never expected her to escape --or to hook up with the one group most likely to be able to disprove them.
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* ''Franchise/BuffyVerse'':
** ''Series/{{Angel}}'': {{Subverted}} when Fred's parents show up in [[Recap/AngelS03E05Fredless "Fredless"]]. She runs and hides, and everyone assumes she has some reason to be afraid of them. Turns out Fred isn't running from them, but from having to face that if she hasn't seen them in five years, then she really did spend five years in hell. Her parents are, in fact, probably the kindest, most supportive parents in the entire Buffyverse.
** ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': As shown in the aptly-named episode [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E6Family "Family"]], Tara's relatives are a textbook evil, possessive family. They've been telling her she's a demon all her life with the intent of keeping her "down on the farm," and they never expected her to escape --or to hook up with the one group most likely to be able to disprove them.
** ''Series/{{Angel}}'': {{Subverted}} when Fred's parents show up in [[Recap/AngelS03E05Fredless "Fredless"]]. She runs and hides, and everyone assumes she has some reason to be afraid of them. Turns out Fred isn't running from them, but from having to face that if she hasn't seen them in five years, then she really did spend five years in hell. Her parents are, in fact, probably the kindest, most supportive parents in the entire Buffyverse.
** ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': As shown in the aptly-named episode [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E6Family "Family"]], Tara's relatives are a textbook evil, possessive family. They've been telling her she's a demon all her life with the intent of keeping her "down on the farm," and they never expected her to escape --or to hook up with the one group most likely to be able to disprove them.
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Possessive families are more extreme. They've been actively hunting for Character for some time, and they want her back. Often evil, but sometimes have Character's best interests at heart without knowing what's really best for her. An encounter with a possessive family generally ends in either a showdown between the family and Character's friends (if the family is evil) or a painful decision by the Character to stay on the show (if they're just misguided). Either way, friendship plays an important part in the conclusion and the arc ends with AnAesop about the true meaning of family, i.e., not those to whom you're born, but those to [[TrueCompanions whom you belong]]. See also CoattailRidingRelative.
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Possessive families are more extreme. They've been actively hunting for Character for some time, and they want her back. Often evil, but sometimes have Character's best interests at heart without knowing what's really best for her. An encounter with a possessive family generally ends in either a showdown between the family and Character's friends (if the family is evil) or a painful decision by the Character to stay on the show (if they're just misguided). Either way, friendship plays an important part in the conclusion and the arc ends with AnAesop about the true meaning of family, i.e., not those to whom you're born, but those to [[TrueCompanions whom you belong]]. belong]].
See also CoattailRidingRelative.
See also CoattailRidingRelative.
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Family showing up out of nowhere is an inconvenience in the real world, to be certain, but on television your uninvited relatives are people you've spent your entire adult life trying to escape. It's worked so far, but now they're here and you (and everyone around you) have to deal with them.
Prodigal families come in two major types: amicable and possessive. Amicable families are generally more embarrassing than anything, and tend to share reputation-destroying secrets with the characters' friends and enemies. Their motives are benign and mundane: They want to keep Character abreast of a family situation, they want to stay in touch, sometimes they just happen to be in town and want to talk. They're often unaware of the animosity Character has for them, or if they do recognize it they don't much care. They rarely intend to interact with Character for longer than a few days before moving on. Episodes that feature an amicable Prodigal Family tend to end with Character showing some sign that she still loves them, no matter how much they embarrass and inconvenience her.
Possessive families are more extreme. They've been actively hunting for Character for some time, and they want her back. Often evil, but sometimes have Character's best interests at heart without knowing what's really best for her. An encounter with a possessive family generally ends in either a showdown between the family and Character's friends (if the family is evil) or a painful decision by Character to stay on the show (if they're just misguided). Either way, friendship plays an important part in the conclusion and the arc ends with AnAesop about the true meaning of family, i.e., not those to whom you're born, but those to [[TrueCompanions whom you belong]]. See also CoattailRidingRelative.
Prodigal families come in two major types: amicable and possessive. Amicable families are generally more embarrassing than anything, and tend to share reputation-destroying secrets with the characters' friends and enemies. Their motives are benign and mundane: They want to keep Character abreast of a family situation, they want to stay in touch, sometimes they just happen to be in town and want to talk. They're often unaware of the animosity Character has for them, or if they do recognize it they don't much care. They rarely intend to interact with Character for longer than a few days before moving on. Episodes that feature an amicable Prodigal Family tend to end with Character showing some sign that she still loves them, no matter how much they embarrass and inconvenience her.
Possessive families are more extreme. They've been actively hunting for Character for some time, and they want her back. Often evil, but sometimes have Character's best interests at heart without knowing what's really best for her. An encounter with a possessive family generally ends in either a showdown between the family and Character's friends (if the family is evil) or a painful decision by Character to stay on the show (if they're just misguided). Either way, friendship plays an important part in the conclusion and the arc ends with AnAesop about the true meaning of family, i.e., not those to whom you're born, but those to [[TrueCompanions whom you belong]]. See also CoattailRidingRelative.
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Family showing up out of nowhere is an inconvenience in the real world, to be certain, but on television in fiction, your uninvited relatives are people you've spent your entire adult life trying to escape. It's worked so far, but now they're here and you (and everyone around you) have to deal with them.
Prodigal families come in two major types: amicable and possessive. Amicable families are generally more embarrassing thananything, anything and tend to share reputation-destroying secrets with the characters' friends and enemies. Their motives are benign and mundane: They want to keep Character abreast of a family situation, they want to stay in touch, sometimes they just happen to be in town and want to talk. They're often unaware of the animosity Character has for them, or if they do recognize it they don't much care. They rarely intend to interact with Character for longer than a few days before moving on. Episodes that feature an amicable Prodigal Family tend to end with Character showing some sign that she still loves them, no matter how much they embarrass and inconvenience her.
Possessive families are more extreme. They've been actively hunting for Character for some time, and they want her back. Often evil, but sometimes have Character's best interests at heart without knowing what's really best for her. An encounter with a possessive family generally ends in either a showdown between the family and Character's friends (if the family is evil) or a painful decision by the Character to stay on the show (if they're just misguided). Either way, friendship plays an important part in the conclusion and the arc ends with AnAesop about the true meaning of family, i.e., not those to whom you're born, but those to [[TrueCompanions whom you belong]]. See also CoattailRidingRelative.
Prodigal families come in two major types: amicable and possessive. Amicable families are generally more embarrassing than
Possessive families are more extreme. They've been actively hunting for Character for some time, and they want her back. Often evil, but sometimes have Character's best interests at heart without knowing what's really best for her. An encounter with a possessive family generally ends in either a showdown between the family and Character's friends (if the family is evil) or a painful decision by the Character to stay on the show (if they're just misguided). Either way, friendship plays an important part in the conclusion and the arc ends with AnAesop about the true meaning of family, i.e., not those to whom you're born, but those to [[TrueCompanions whom you belong]]. See also CoattailRidingRelative.
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* ''{{Anime/One Piece}}'': In the Zou Arc, it is shown that Sanji is the third child of a royal family. Brook and Chopper wonder about his past, and Nami recollects the conversation about Sanji's family in the Jaya Arc. Later is is revealed by Pekoms that he is part of a family of assassin's. There is obvious tension between Sanji and his family, and in the Whole Cake Island Arc, we see why. At birth, [[spoiler: Vinsmoke Judge (Sanji's father)]] wanted his children to become nothing more than [[TykeBomb Tyke-Bombs]]. After having [[spoiler: an already-super-powered Reiju (Sanji's sister)]], he successfully did so with his sons [[spoiler: Ichiji, Niji, and Yonj]]. However, [[spoiler: thanks to the intervention of Vinsmoke Sora (Sanji's mother) due to the drug she took]] Sanji became a normal human being. His compassion and humility are what drove his brothers and his father to abuse him physically, mentally, verbally, and psychologically for the next couple of years. Fortunately for Sanji, Reiju helped him escape. 13 years later, [[spoiler: he is whisked away and threatened by Big Mom and his father, for the fate of his hands and loved ones, specifically his old crew and his adoptive father Zeff, on the Baratie. Unfortunately, he undergoes more torment by his brothers and father, and WORSE by his manipulative fiancée. Just when hope seems grim, his friends, along with new allies, decide to intervene with a plot to take down Big Mom and rescue his family. After they are rescued and the commotion has settled, Judge asks Sanji for what reason he saved him. Sanji replies that it was to honor his adoptive father's beliefs and tells Judge not to go to him or East Blue again. After even more commotion, as the Straw Hat crew passes by Judge's castle, Judge asks Luffy why he would go so far with Sanji. The latter just responds with a thank you and goodbye.]]
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* ''{{Anime/One Piece}}'': In the [[Recap/OnePieceZouArc Zou Arc, Arc]], it is shown that Sanji is the third child of a royal family. Brook and Chopper wonder about his past, and Nami recollects the conversation about Sanji's family in the Jaya Arc. Later is is revealed by Pekoms that he is part of a family of assassin's.assassins. There is obvious tension between Sanji and his family, and in the Whole Cake Island Arc, we see why. At birth, [[spoiler: Vinsmoke Judge (Sanji's father)]] wanted his children to become nothing more than [[TykeBomb Tyke-Bombs]]. After having [[spoiler: an already-super-powered Reiju (Sanji's sister)]], he successfully did so with his sons [[spoiler: Ichiji, Niji, and Yonj]]. However, [[spoiler: thanks to the intervention of Vinsmoke Sora (Sanji's mother) due to the drug she took]] Sanji became a normal human being. His compassion and humility are what drove his brothers and his father to abuse him physically, mentally, verbally, and psychologically for the next couple of years. Fortunately for Sanji, Reiju helped him escape. 13 years later, [[spoiler: he is whisked away and threatened by Big Mom and his father, for the fate of his hands and loved ones, specifically his old crew and his adoptive father Zeff, on the Baratie. Unfortunately, he undergoes more torment by his brothers and father, and WORSE by his manipulative fiancée. Just when hope seems grim, his friends, along with new allies, decide to intervene with a plot to take down Big Mom and rescue his family. After they are rescued and the commotion has settled, Judge asks Sanji for what reason he saved him. Sanji replies that it was to honor his adoptive father's beliefs and tells Judge not to go to him or East Blue again. After even more commotion, as the Straw Hat crew passes by Judge's castle, Judge asks Luffy why he would go so far with Sanji. The latter just responds with a thank you and goodbye.]]
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* ''Series/{{Angel}}'': {{Subverted}} when Fred's parents show up. Fred runs and hides, and everyone assumes she has some reason to be afraid of them. Turns out Fred isn't running from them, but from having to face that if she hasn't seen them in five years, then she really did spend five years in hell. Her parents are, in fact, probably the kindest, most supportive parents in the entire Buffyverse.
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* ''Series/{{Angel}}'': {{Subverted}} when Fred's parents show up. Fred up in [[Recap/AngelS03E05Fredless "Fredless"]]. She runs and hides, and everyone assumes she has some reason to be afraid of them. Turns out Fred isn't running from them, but from having to face that if she hasn't seen them in five years, then she really did spend five years in hell. Her parents are, in fact, probably the kindest, most supportive parents in the entire Buffyverse.
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** Fran doesn't initially know her long-lost family, but once she meets them it becomes difficult to extricate herself from the familial embrace.
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** Fran doesn't initially know her long-lost family, but once she meets them it becomes difficult to extricate herself from the familial embrace. They then proceed to use her for free rides around town.
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* ''Fanfic/AllYouNeedIsLove'': L, with good reason, is morbidly embarrassed by his successors.
* ''Webvideo/BronyDandD'': Faerthurin's abusive father Aymer --whom she had run away from-- shows up as Simula’s EvilGenius.
* ''Fanfic/{{Maslow}}'': Both Drakken and Shego suffer their families even more than they did in the show.
* ''Fanfic/AllYouNeedIsLove'': L, with good reason, is morbidly embarrassed by his successors.
* ''Webvideo/BronyDandD'': Faerthurin's abusive father Aymer --whom she had run away from-- shows up as Simula’s EvilGenius.
* ''Fanfic/{{Maslow}}'': Both Drakken and Shego suffer their families even more than they did in the show.
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* ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsTappedOut'': During their storyline, Patty and Selma both have temporary tasks that take place at the Simpson House, much to Homer's chagrin. All his sisters-in-law ever do is mock and taunt him.
* ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsTappedOut'': During their storyline, Patty and Selma both have temporary tasks that take place at the Simpson House, much to Homer's chagrin. All his sisters-in-law ever do is mock and taunt him.
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* ''Webcomic/GirlsWithSlingshots'': Jameson's family turns up at his wedding and it's revealed that they are [[spoiler:clowns. Literally, white makeup, red ball noses, floppy shoes, and all]]. Jameson's deep shame at his heritage comes to the fore but the gang assure him it's nothing to be ashamed of.
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* ''Webcomic/GirlsWithSlingshots'': Jameson's family turns up at his wedding and it's revealed that they are [[spoiler:clowns. Literally, white makeup, red ball noses, floppy shoes, and all]]. Jameson's deep shame at his heritage comes to the fore but the gang assure assures him it's nothing to be ashamed of.
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* ''Literature/HeartsBlood'': Caitrin runs away from Market Cross to escape her abusive family.
* ''Literature/HeroSeries'': Taro's relatives are a BigScrewedUpFamily rift with rivalries and scorn. He's TheUnfavourite, which explains why he distances himself from them. Neither Lee nor Aryne are fond of their families either.
* ''Literature/HeroSeries'': Taro's relatives are a BigScrewedUpFamily rift with rivalries and scorn. He's TheUnfavourite, which explains why he distances himself from them. Neither Lee nor Aryne are fond of their families either.
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* ''Literature/TheNovicesTale'' (Creator/MargaretFrazer): Sister Thomasine's aunt Ermintrude, who shows up at the convent's guesthall periodically with her staff and her objectionable pets (e.g. monkeys), and keeps offering to take the shy, devout Thomasine out of there and find her a vigorous husband.
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* ''Literature/TheNovicesTale'' (Creator/MargaretFrazer): Sister Thomasine's aunt Ermintrude, who shows up at the convent's guesthall guest hall periodically with her staff and her objectionable pets (e.g. monkeys), and keeps offering to take the shy, devout Thomasine out of there and find her a vigorous husband.
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* ''Series/BlackBooks'': Manny's incredibly irritating parents show up for the weekend.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': Tara's relatives are a textbook evil possessive family. They've been telling her she's a demon all her life with the intent of keeping her "down on the farm," and they never expected her to escape --or to hook up with the one group most likely to be able to disprove them.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': Tara's relatives are a textbook evil possessive family. They've been telling her she's a demon all her life with the intent of keeping her "down on the farm," and they never expected her to escape --or to hook up with the one group most likely to be able to disprove them.
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* ''Series/BlackBooks'': ''Series/BlackBooks'':
** Manny's incredibly irritating parents show up for the weekend.
** Fran doesn't initially know her long-lost family, but once she meets them it becomes difficult to extricate herself from the familial embrace.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': As shown in the aptly-named episode [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E6Family "Family"]], Tara's relatives are a textbookevil evil, possessive family. They've been telling her she's a demon all her life with the intent of keeping her "down on the farm," and they never expected her to escape --or to hook up with the one group most likely to be able to disprove them.
** Manny's incredibly irritating parents show up for the weekend.
** Fran doesn't initially know her long-lost family, but once she meets them it becomes difficult to extricate herself from the familial embrace.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': As shown in the aptly-named episode [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E6Family "Family"]], Tara's relatives are a textbook
* ''Series/RechtOpRecht'': Gabriël never talks about his family and none of his relatives show up. The reason is revealed in "Vuil", where we find out that a row between Gabriël and his father caused a rift between him and the rest of the family. By the end of the episode, Gabriël's made things right and can be seen working in his family's food stand.
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* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'': Shego's brothers have the ultimate embarrassing secret: She used to be good. However, their quirks (namely Hego's adherence to comic book-style heroics and Mego's complex regarding his powers) along with her own troubles and impatience leads her to leave. She does still care about them, enough to where it's implied she let Kim strip off the rest of her brothers' powers so they can have them again (though she didn't like that being brought up.) Dr. Drakken has his own prodigal family, to a lesser extent: his mother and ''Motor Ed.'' (They're cousins. Seriously.)
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* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'': ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'':
** Shego's brothers have the ultimate embarrassing secret: She used to be good. However, their quirks (namely Hego's adherence to comic book-style heroics and Mego's complex regarding his powers) along with her own troubles and impatienceleads prompt her to leave. She does still care about them, enough to where it's implied she let Kim strip off the rest of her brothers' powers so they can have them again (though she didn't like that being brought up.) )
** Dr. Drakken has his own prodigal family, to a lesser extent: his mother and ''Motor Ed.'' (They're cousins. Seriously.)
** Shego's brothers have the ultimate embarrassing secret: She used to be good. However, their quirks (namely Hego's adherence to comic book-style heroics and Mego's complex regarding his powers) along with her own troubles and impatience
** Dr. Drakken has his own prodigal family, to a lesser extent: his mother and ''Motor Ed.'' (They're cousins. Seriously.)
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* ''{{Anime/One Piece}}'': In the Zou Arc, it is shown that Sanji is the third child of a royal family. Brook and Chopper wonders about his past, and Nami recollects the conversation about Sanji's family in the Jaya Arc. Later is is revealed by Pekoms that he is part of a family of assassin's. There is obvious tension between Sanji and his family, and in the Whole Cake Island Arc, we see why. At birth, [[spoiler: Vinsmoke Judge (Sanji's father)]] wanted his children to become nothing more than [[TykeBomb Tyke-Bombs]]. After having [[spoiler: an already-super-powered Reiju (Sanji's sister)]], he successfully did so with his sons [[spoiler: Ichiji, Niji, and Yonj]]. However, [[spoiler: thanks to the intervention of Vinsmoke Sora (Sanji's mother) due to the drug she took]] Sanji became a normal human being. His compassion and humility is what drove his brothers and his father to abuse him physically, mentally, verbally, and psychologically. For the next couple of years. Fortunately for Sanji, Reiju helped him escape escaped. 13 years later, [[spoiler: he is whisked away and threatened by Big Mom and his father, for the fate of his hands and loved ones, specifically his old crew and his adoptive father Zeff, on the Baratie. Unfortunately, he undergoes more torment by his brothers and father, and WORSE by his manipulative fiancée. Just when hope seems grim, his friends, along with new allies, decide to intervene with a plot to take down Big Mom and rescue his family. After they are rescued and the commotion has settled, Judge asks Sanji for what reason that he saved him. Sanji replies that it was to honor his adoptive father's beliefs and told Judge not to go to him or East Blue again. After even more commotion, as the Straw Hat crew passes by Judge's castle, Judge asks Luffy why he would go so far Sanji. The latter just responds with a thank you and goodbye.]]
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* ''Film/MillionDollarBaby'': Maggie's loathsome trailer-trash family only see her as a source of money once she starts winning fights. She buys her mother a house, who doesn't sign the ownership papers since it'd make her ineligible for welfare. The nadir would be the moment where they come to visit her in the hospital after she's paralyzed (''after'' spending the day at Disneyland), and try to work out a way for her to sign over all her winnings to them since she can't hold a pen. She finally kicks them out on seeing she doesn't owe them anything and threatens to sell the house (which they don't own) if they visit again.
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* In Sarah Caudwell's ''[[Literature/HilaryTamar The Sirens Sang of Murder]]'', Cantrip's uncle Colonel Cantrip, whose is occasionally shipped off to London for Cantrip to look after. (He was first mentioned in ''Thus Was Adonis Murdered'', when Cantrip needed to con a retired soldier and planned to mention his uncle in doing so. Cantrip figured there was little hope that the suspect ''hadn't'' heard of him.) The Colonel is an elderly retired soldier who belongs to a club that was founded by military veterans whose behaviour was so outrageous that no other club would have them. (The club staff don't turn a hair when the Colonel fires a gun to prove that yes, he really ''was'' threatening someone with a loaded weapon.)
* In Lindsey Davis' ''Marcus Didius Falco'' novels, Marcus' entire family tree, highlighted by the annotations on the family tree. We meet several of them in ''Poseidon's Gold'', including his disreputable auctioneer father, who left his mother years ago; in ''Scandal Takes a Holiday'', we meet the uncle "nobody ever talks about", his mother's eldest brother.
* In Margaret Frazer's ''The Novice's Tale'', Sister Thomasine's aunt Ermintrude, who shows up at the convent's guesthall periodically with her staff and her objectionable pets (e.g. monkeys), and keeps offering to take the shy, devout Thomasine out of there and find her a vigorous husband.
* In Creator/DianaWynneJones's ''Literature/HowlsMovingCastle'', Howl is this to his sister Megan - dropping in at odd intervals, spoiling her kids, and not settling down with a visible respectable job.
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* Happens in ''Series/BlackBooks'' when Manny's incredibly irritating parents show up for the weekend.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': Tara's relatives are a textbook evil possessive family. They've been telling her she's a demon all her life with the intent of keeping her "down on the farm," and they never expected her to escape -- or to hook up with the one group most likely to be able to disprove them [[BrokenAesop (Until season six, anyway)]].
** Subverted on ''Series/{{Angel}}'', when Fred's parents show up. Fred runs and hides, and everyone assumes she has some reason to be afraid of them. Turns out Fred isn't running from them, but from having to face that if she hasn't seen them in five years, then she really did spend five years in hell. Her parents are in fact probably the kindest, most supportive parents in the entire Buffyverse.
* ''Series/NightCourt''[='=]s resident CasanovaWannabe Dan Fielding prided himself on his suave, urbane image; an unexpected visit from his parents collapsed the lies he'd been feeding his co-workers and friends, revealing his bayou-country background and (in Dan's mind, at least) the most embarrassing first name ever.
* On ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine,'' Ezri's family only cared about money (Ezri revealed she had spent her life trying to escape them). The only exception is her sensitive, artistic little brother, who is desperate for any familial love at all -- and winds up committing a murder that he thinks will make them respect him.
* ''[[Series/ThirtyRock 30 Rock]]'': Jack's entire family basically fits this trope to a tee. His mother is a massive inconvenience, his father and brother are con men, and the rest are various drunks and good old Irish Catholic fighters. Obviously, he is less than pleased when they show up on his doorstep.
* ''Series/{{Newhart}}''; George's obnoxious cousin from Milwaukee shows up and annoys the whole town to the point where George has to stand between him and an angry mob. The cousin then says something rude to George who punches him out.
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* Jameson's family in ''Webcomic/GirlsWithSlingshots'' turn up at his wedding and reveal that they are [[spoiler: clowns. Literally, white makeup, red ball noses, floppy shoes and all]]. Jameson's deep shame at his heritage comes to the fore but the gang assure him it's nothing to be ashamed of.
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* ''{{Anime/One Piece}}'': In the Zou Arc, it is shown that Sanji is the third child of a royal family. Brook and Chopper wonders about his past, and Nami recollects the conversation about Sanji's family in the Jaya Arc. Later is is revealed by Pekoms that he is part of a family of assassin's. There is obvious tension between Sanji and his family, and in the Whole Cake Island Arc, we see why. At birth, [[spoiler: Vinsmoke Judge (Sanji's father)]] wanted his children to become nothing more than [[TykeBomb Tyke-Bombs]]. After having [[spoiler: an already-super-powered Reiju (Sanji's sister)]], he successfully did so with his sons [[spoiler: Ichiji, Niji, and Yonj]]. However, [[spoiler: thanks to the intervention of Vinsmoke Sora (Sanji's mother) due to the drug she took]] Sanji became a normal human being. His compassion and humility is what drove his brothers and his father to abuse him physically, mentally, verbally, and psychologically. For the next couple of years. Fortunately for Sanji, Reiju helped him escape escaped. 13 years later, [[spoiler: he is whisked away and threatened by Big Mom and his father, for the fate of his hands and loved ones, specifically his old crew and his adoptive father Zeff, on the Baratie. Unfortunately, he undergoes more torment by his brothers and father, and WORSE by his manipulative fiancée. Just when hope seems grim, his friends, along with new allies, decide to intervene with a plot to take down Big Mom and rescue his family. After they are rescued and the commotion has settled, Judge asks Sanji for what reason that he saved him. Sanji replies that it was to honor his adoptive father's beliefs and told Judge not to go to him or East Blue again. After even more commotion, as the Straw Hat crew passes by Judge's castle, Judge asks Luffy why he would go so far Sanji. The latter just responds with a thank you and goodbye.]]
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* ''Film/MillionDollarBaby'': Maggie's loathsome trailer-trash family only see her as a source of money once she starts winning fights. She buys her mother a house, who doesn't sign the ownership papers since it'd make her ineligible for welfare. The nadir would be the moment where they come to visit her in the hospital after she's paralyzed (''after'' spending the day at Disneyland), and try to work out a way for her to sign over all her winnings to them since she can't hold a pen. She finally kicks them out on seeing she doesn't owe them anything and threatens to sell the house (which they don't own) if they visit again.
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* In Sarah Caudwell's ''[[Literature/HilaryTamar The Sirens Sang of Murder]]'', Cantrip's uncle Colonel Cantrip, whose is occasionally shipped off to London for Cantrip to look after. (He was first mentioned in ''Thus Was Adonis Murdered'', when Cantrip needed to con a retired soldier and planned to mention his uncle in doing so. Cantrip figured there was little hope that the suspect ''hadn't'' heard of him.) The Colonel is an elderly retired soldier who belongs to a club that was founded by military veterans whose behaviour was so outrageous that no other club would have them. (The club staff don't turn a hair when the Colonel fires a gun to prove that yes, he really ''was'' threatening someone with a loaded weapon.)
* In Lindsey Davis' ''Marcus Didius Falco'' novels, Marcus' entire family tree, highlighted by the annotations on the family tree. We meet several of them in ''Poseidon's Gold'', including his disreputable auctioneer father, who left his mother years ago; in ''Scandal Takes a Holiday'', we meet the uncle "nobody ever talks about", his mother's eldest brother.
* In Margaret Frazer's ''The Novice's Tale'', Sister Thomasine's aunt Ermintrude, who shows up at the convent's guesthall periodically with her staff and her objectionable pets (e.g. monkeys), and keeps offering to take the shy, devout Thomasine out of there and find her a vigorous husband.
* In Creator/DianaWynneJones's ''Literature/HowlsMovingCastle'', Howl is this to his sister Megan - dropping in at odd intervals, spoiling her kids, and not settling down with a visible respectable job.
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* Happens in ''Series/BlackBooks'' when Manny's incredibly irritating parents show up for the weekend.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': Tara's relatives are a textbook evil possessive family. They've been telling her she's a demon all her life with the intent of keeping her "down on the farm," and they never expected her to escape -- or to hook up with the one group most likely to be able to disprove them [[BrokenAesop (Until season six, anyway)]].
** Subverted on ''Series/{{Angel}}'', when Fred's parents show up. Fred runs and hides, and everyone assumes she has some reason to be afraid of them. Turns out Fred isn't running from them, but from having to face that if she hasn't seen them in five years, then she really did spend five years in hell. Her parents are in fact probably the kindest, most supportive parents in the entire Buffyverse.
* ''Series/NightCourt''[='=]s resident CasanovaWannabe Dan Fielding prided himself on his suave, urbane image; an unexpected visit from his parents collapsed the lies he'd been feeding his co-workers and friends, revealing his bayou-country background and (in Dan's mind, at least) the most embarrassing first name ever.
* On ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine,'' Ezri's family only cared about money (Ezri revealed she had spent her life trying to escape them). The only exception is her sensitive, artistic little brother, who is desperate for any familial love at all -- and winds up committing a murder that he thinks will make them respect him.
* ''[[Series/ThirtyRock 30 Rock]]'': Jack's entire family basically fits this trope to a tee. His mother is a massive inconvenience, his father and brother are con men, and the rest are various drunks and good old Irish Catholic fighters. Obviously, he is less than pleased when they show up on his doorstep.
* ''Series/{{Newhart}}''; George's obnoxious cousin from Milwaukee shows up and annoys the whole town to the point where George has to stand between him and an angry mob. The cousin then says something rude to George who punches him out.
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* Jameson's family in ''Webcomic/GirlsWithSlingshots'' turn up at his wedding and reveal that they are [[spoiler: clowns. Literally, white makeup, red ball noses, floppy shoes and all]]. Jameson's deep shame at his heritage comes to the fore but the gang assure him it's nothing to be ashamed of.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'''s Jane Lane's family: Artists, photojournalists, wimpy sensitive guys named Wind, not to mention their numerous other relatives... They didn't show up often, but Jane and her brother Trent (who seemed to have run of the house for the most part) were often the only two rational Lanes at the scene when they did.
* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'': Shego's brothers have the ultimate embarrassing secret: She used to be good. However, their quirks (namely Hego's adherence to comic book style heroics and Mego's complex regarding his powers) along with her own troubles and impatience leads her to leave. She does still care about them, enough to where its implied she let Kim strip off the rest of her brothers' powers so they can have them again (though she didn't like that being brought up.) Dr. Drakken has his own prodigal family, to a lesser extent: his mother and ''Motor Ed.'' (They're cousins. Seriously.)
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Prodigal families come in two major types: amicable and possessive. Amicable families are generally more embarrassing than anything, and tend to share reputation-destroying secrets with the characters' friends and enemies. Their motives are benign and mundane: They want to keep Character abreast of a family situation, they want to stay in touch, sometimes they just happen to be in town and want to talk. They're often unaware of the animosity Character has for them, or if they do recognize it they don't much care. They rarely intend to interact with Character for longer than a few days before moving on. Episodes that feature an amicable ProdigalFamily tend to end with Character showing some sign that she still loves them, no matter how much they embarrass and inconvenience her.
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Prodigal families come in two major types: amicable and possessive. Amicable families are generally more embarrassing than anything, and tend to share reputation-destroying secrets with the characters' friends and enemies. Their motives are benign and mundane: They want to keep Character abreast of a family situation, they want to stay in touch, sometimes they just happen to be in town and want to talk. They're often unaware of the animosity Character has for them, or if they do recognize it they don't much care. They rarely intend to interact with Character for longer than a few days before moving on. Episodes that feature an amicable ProdigalFamily Prodigal Family tend to end with Character showing some sign that she still loves them, no matter how much they embarrass and inconvenience her.
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* Jameson's family in GirlsWithSlingshots turn up at his wedding and reveal that they are [[spoiler: clowns. Literally, white makeup, red ball noses, floppy shoes and all]]. Jameson's deep shame at his heritage comes to the fore but the gang assure him it's nothing to be ashamed of.
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* Jameson's family in GirlsWithSlingshots ''Webcomic/GirlsWithSlingshots'' turn up at his wedding and reveal that they are [[spoiler: clowns. Literally, white makeup, red ball noses, floppy shoes and all]]. Jameson's deep shame at his heritage comes to the fore but the gang assure him it's nothing to be ashamed of.
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* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'': Shego's brothers have the ultimate embarrassing secret: She used to be good. However, their quirks (namely Hego's adherence to comic book style heroics and Mego's complex regarding his powers) along with her own troubles and impatience leads her to leave. She does still care about them, enough to where its implied she let Kim strip fof the rest of her brothers' powers so they can have them again (though she didn't like that being brought up.) Dr. Drakken has his own prodigal family, to a lesser extent: his mother and ''Motor Ed.'' (They're cousins. Seriously.)
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Possessive families are more extreme. They've been actively hunting for Character for some time, and they want her back. Often evil, but sometimes have Character's best interests at heart without knowing what's really best for her. An encounter with a possessive family generally ends in either a showdown between the family and Character's friends (if the family is evil) or a painful decision by Character to stay on the show (if they're just misguided). Either way, friendship plays an important part in the conclusion and the arc ends with AnAesop about the true meaning of family, i.e., not those to whom you're born, but those to [[TrueCompanions whom you belong]].
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Possessive families are more extreme. They've been actively hunting for Character for some time, and they want her back. Often evil, but sometimes have Character's best interests at heart without knowing what's really best for her. An encounter with a possessive family generally ends in either a showdown between the family and Character's friends (if the family is evil) or a painful decision by Character to stay on the show (if they're just misguided). Either way, friendship plays an important part in the conclusion and the arc ends with AnAesop about the true meaning of family, i.e., not those to whom you're born, but those to [[TrueCompanions whom you belong]]. See also CoattailRidingRelative.
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* ''Film/MillionDollarBaby'': Maggie's loathsome trailer-trash family only see her as a source of money once she starts winning fights. She buys her mother a house, who doesn't sign the ownership papers since it'd make her ineligible for welfare. The nadir would be the moment where they come to visit her in the hospital after she's paralyzed (''after'' spending the day at Disneyland), and try to work out a way for her to sign over all her winnings to them since she can't hold a pen. She finally kicks them out on seeing she doesn't owe them anything and threatens to sell the house (which they don't own) if they visit again.
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* ''{{Anime/One Piece}}'': In the Zou Arc, it is shown that Sanji is the third child of a royal family. Brook and Chopper wonders about his past, and Nami recollects the conversation about Sanji's family in the Jaya Arc. Later is is revealed by Pekoms that he is part of a family of assassin's. There is obvious tension between Sanji and his family, and in the Whole Cake Island Arc, we see why. At birth, [[spoiler: Vinsmoke Judge (Sanji's father)]] wanted his children to become nothing more than [='=] {{TykeBombs}}. After having [[spoiler: an already-super-powered Reiju (Sanji's sister)]], he successfully did so with his sons [[spoiler: Ichiji, Niji, and Yonj]]. However, [[spoiler: thanks to the intervention of Vinsmoke Sora (Sanji's mother) due to the drug she took]] Sanji became a normal human being. His compassion and humility is what drove his brothers and his father to abuse him physically, mentally, verbally, and psychologically. For the next couple of years. Fortunately for Sanji, Reiju helped him escape escaped. 13 years later, [[spoiler: he is whisked away and threatened by Big Mom and his father, for the fate of his hands and loved ones, specifically his old crew and his adoptive father Zeff, on the Baratie. Unfortunately, he undergoes more torment by his brothers and father, and WORSE by his manipulative fiancée. Just when hope seems grim, his friends, along with new allies, decide to intervene with a plot to take down Big Mom and rescue his family. After they are rescued and the commotion has settled, Judge asks Sanji for what reason that he saved him. Sanji replies that it was to honor his adoptive father's beliefs and told Judge not to go to him or East Blue again. After even more commotion, as the Straw Hat crew passes by Judge's castle, Judge asks Luffy why he would go so far Sanji. The latter just responds with a thank you and goodbye.]]
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* ''{{Anime/One Piece}}'': In the Zou Arc, it is shown that Sanji is the third child of a royal family. Brook and Chopper wonders about his past, and Nami recollects the conversation about Sanji's family in the Jaya Arc. Later is is revealed by Pekoms that he is part of a family of assassin's. There is obvious tension between Sanji and his family, and in the Whole Cake Island Arc, we see why. At birth, [[spoiler: Vinsmoke Judge (Sanji's father)]] wanted his children to become nothing more than [='=] {{TykeBombs}}. After having [[spoiler: an already-super-powered Reiju (Sanji's sister)]], he successfully did so with his sons [[spoiler: Ichiji, Niji, and Yonj]]. However, [[spoiler: thanks to the intervention of Vinsmoke Sora (Sanji's mother) due to the drug she took]] Sanji became a normal human being. His compassion and humility is what drove his brothers and his father to abuse him physically, mentally, verbally, and psychologically. For the next couple of years. Fortunately for Sanji, Reiju helped him escape escaped. 13 years later, [[spoiler: he is whisked away and threatened by Big Mom and his father, for the fate of his hands and loved ones, specifically his old crew and his adoptive father Zeff, on the Baratie. Unfortunately, he undergoes more torment by his brothers and father, and WORSE by his manipulative fiancée. Just when hope seems grim, his friends, along with new allies, decide to intervene with a plot to take down Big Mom and rescue his family. After they are rescued and the commotion has settled, Judge asks Sanji]]
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* ''{{Anime/One Piece}}'': In the Zou Arc, it is shown that Sanji is the third child of a royal family. Brook and Chopper wonders about his past, and Nami recollects the conversation about Sanji's family in the Jaya Arc. Later is is revealed by Pekoms that he is part of a family of assassin's. There is obvious tension between Sanji and his family, and in the Whole Cake Island Arc, we see why. At birth, [[spoiler: Vinsmoke Judge (Sanji's father)]] wanted his children to become nothing more than [='=] {{TykeBombs}}. After having [[spoiler: an already-super-powered Reiju (Sanji's sister)]], he successfully did so with his sons [[spoiler: Ichiji, Niji, and Yonj]]. However, [[spoiler: thanks to the intervention of Vinsmoke Sora (Sanji's mother) due to the drug she took]] Sanji became a normal human being. His compassion and humility is what drove his brothers and his father to abuse him physically, mentally, verbally, and psychologically. For the next couple of years. Fortunately for Sanji, Reiju helped him escape escaped. 13 years later, [[spoiler: he is whisked away and threatened by Big Mom and his father, for the fate of his hands and loved ones, specifically his old crew and his adoptive father Zeff, on the Baratie. Unfortunately, he undergoes more torment by his brothers and father, and WORSE by his manipulative fiancée. Just when hope seems grim, his friends, along with new allies, decide to intervene with a plot to take down Big Mom and rescue his family. After they are rescued and the commotion has settled, Judge asks Sanji]] Sanji for what reason that he saved him. Sanji replies that it was to honor his adoptive father's beliefs and told Judge not to go to him or East Blue again. After even more commotion, as the Straw Hat crew passes by Judge's castle, Judge asks Luffy why he would go so far Sanji. The latter just responds with a thank you and goodbye.]]
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* ''One Piece'': In the Zou Arc, it is shown that Sanji is the third child of a royal family. Brook and Chopper wonders about his past, and Nami recollects the conversation about Sanji's family in the Jaya Arc. Later is is revealed by Pekoms that he is part of a family of assassin's. There is obvious tension between Sanji and his family, and in the Whole Cake Island Arc, we see why. At birth, [[spoiler: Vinsmoke Judge (Sanji's father)]] wanted his children to become nothing more than monsters of war with no feelings. After having [[spoiler: an already-super-powered Reiju (Sanji's sister)]], he successfully did so with his sons [[spoiler: Ichiji, Niji, and Yonj]]. However, [[spoiler: thanks to the intervention of Vinsmoke Sora (Sanji's mother) due to the drug she took]] Sanji became a normal human being. His compassion and humility is what drove his brothers and his father to abuse him physically, mentally, verbally, and psychologically. Fortunately because of Reiju, he escaped.
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* ''One Piece'': ''{{Anime/One Piece}}'': In the Zou Arc, it is shown that Sanji is the third child of a royal family. Brook and Chopper wonders about his past, and Nami recollects the conversation about Sanji's family in the Jaya Arc. Later is is revealed by Pekoms that he is part of a family of assassin's. There is obvious tension between Sanji and his family, and in the Whole Cake Island Arc, we see why. At birth, [[spoiler: Vinsmoke Judge (Sanji's father)]] wanted his children to become nothing more than monsters of war with no feelings.[='=] {{TykeBombs}}. After having [[spoiler: an already-super-powered Reiju (Sanji's sister)]], he successfully did so with his sons [[spoiler: Ichiji, Niji, and Yonj]]. However, [[spoiler: thanks to the intervention of Vinsmoke Sora (Sanji's mother) due to the drug she took]] Sanji became a normal human being. His compassion and humility is what drove his brothers and his father to abuse him physically, mentally, verbally, and psychologically. For the next couple of years. Fortunately because of Reiju, he for Sanji, Reiju helped him escape escaped. 13 years later, [[spoiler: he is whisked away and threatened by Big Mom and his father, for the fate of his hands and loved ones, specifically his old crew and his adoptive father Zeff, on the Baratie. Unfortunately, he undergoes more torment by his brothers and father, and WORSE by his manipulative fiancée. Just when hope seems grim, his friends, along with new allies, decide to intervene with a plot to take down Big Mom and rescue his family. After they are rescued and the commotion has settled, Judge asks Sanji]]
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* ''One Piece'': In the Zou Arc, it is shown that Sanji is the third child of a royal family. Brook and Chopper wonders about his past, and Nami recollects the conversation about Sanji's family in the Jaya Arc. Later is is revealed by Pekoms that he is part of a family of assassin's. There is obvious tension between Sanji and his family, and in the Whole Cake Island Arc, we see why. At birth, [[spoiler: Vinsmoke Judge (Sanji's father)]] wanted his children to become nothing more than monsters of war with no feelings. After having [[spoiler: an already-super-powered Reiju (Sanji's sister)]], he successfully did so with his sons [[spoiler: Ichiji, Niji, and Yonj]]. However, [[spoiler: thanks to the intervention of Vinsmoke Sora (Sanji's mother) due to the drug she took]] Sanji became a normal human being. His compassion and humility is what drove his brothers and his father to abuse him physically, mentally, verbally, and psychologically. Fortunately because of Reiju, he escaped.
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* ''One Piece'': In the Zou Arc, it is shown that Sanji is the third child of a royal family. Brook and Chopper wonders about his past, and Nami recollects the conversation about Sanji's family in the Jaya Arc. Later is is revealed by Pekoms that he is part of a family of assassin's. There is obvious tension between Sanji and his family, and in the Whole Cake Island Arc, we see why. At birth, [[spoiler: Vinsmoke Judge (Sanji's father)]] wanted his children to become nothing more than monsters of war with no feelings. After having [[spoiler: an already-super-powered Reiju (Sanji's sister)]], he successfully did so with his sons [[spoiler: Ichiji, Niji, and Yonj]]. However, [[spoiler: thanks to the intervention of Vinsmoke Sora (Sanji's mother) due to the drug she took]] Sanji became a normal human being. His compassion and humility is what drove his brothers and his father to abuse him physically, mentally, verbally, and psychologically. Fortunately because of Reiju, he escaped.
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* Jameson's family in GirlsWithSlingshots turn up at his wedding and reveal that they are [[spoilers: clowns]]. Jameson's deep shame at his heritage comes to the fore but the gang assure him it's nothing to be ashamed of.
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* Jameson's family in GirlsWithSlingshots turn up at his wedding and reveal that they are [[spoilers: clowns]].[[spoiler: clowns. Literally, white makeup, red ball noses, floppy shoes and all]]. Jameson's deep shame at his heritage comes to the fore but the gang assure him it's nothing to be ashamed of.
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* Jameson's family in GirlsWithSlingshots turn up at his wedding and reveal that they are [[spoilers: clowns]]. Jameson's deep shame at his heritage comes to the fore but the gang assure him it's nothing to be ashamed of.
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* Jameson's family in GirlsWithSlingshots turn up at his wedding and reveal that they are [[spoilers: clowns]]. Jameson's deep shame at his heritage comes to the fore but the gang assure him it's nothing to be ashamed of.
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* ''{{Night Court}}'''s resident CasanovaWannabe Dan Fielding prided himself on his suave, urbane image; an unexpected visit from his parents collapsed the lies he'd been feeding his co-workers and friends, revealing his bayou-country background and (in Dan's mind, at least) the most embarrassing first name ever.
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* ''{{Night Court}}'''s ''Series/NightCourt''[='=]s resident CasanovaWannabe Dan Fielding prided himself on his suave, urbane image; an unexpected visit from his parents collapsed the lies he'd been feeding his co-workers and friends, revealing his bayou-country background and (in Dan's mind, at least) the most embarrassing first name ever.
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* Happens in {{Black Books}} when Manny's incredibly irritating parents show up for the weekend.
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* Happens in {{Black Books}} ''Series/BlackBooks'' when Manny's incredibly irritating parents show up for the weekend.
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* ''{{Daria}}'''s Jane Lane's family: Artists, photojournalists, wimpy sensitive guys named Wind, not to mention their numerous other relatives... They didn't show up often, but Jane and her brother Trent (who seemed to have run of the house for the most part) were often the only two rational Lanes at the scene when they did.
* ''KimPossible'': Shego's brothers have the ultimate embarrassing secret: She used to be good. However, their quirks (namely Hego's adherence to comic book style heroics and Mego's complex regarding his powers) along with her own troubles and impatience leads her to leave. She does still care about them, enough to where its implied she let Kim strip fof the rest of her brothers' powers so they can have them again (though she didn't like that being brought up.) Dr. Drakken has his own prodigal family, to a lesser extent: his mother and ''Motor Ed.'' (They're cousins. Seriously.)
* ''KimPossible'': Shego's brothers have the ultimate embarrassing secret: She used to be good. However, their quirks (namely Hego's adherence to comic book style heroics and Mego's complex regarding his powers) along with her own troubles and impatience leads her to leave. She does still care about them, enough to where its implied she let Kim strip fof the rest of her brothers' powers so they can have them again (though she didn't like that being brought up.) Dr. Drakken has his own prodigal family, to a lesser extent: his mother and ''Motor Ed.'' (They're cousins. Seriously.)
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* ''{{Daria}}'''s ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'''s Jane Lane's family: Artists, photojournalists, wimpy sensitive guys named Wind, not to mention their numerous other relatives... They didn't show up often, but Jane and her brother Trent (who seemed to have run of the house for the most part) were often the only two rational Lanes at the scene when they did.
*''KimPossible'': ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'': Shego's brothers have the ultimate embarrassing secret: She used to be good. However, their quirks (namely Hego's adherence to comic book style heroics and Mego's complex regarding his powers) along with her own troubles and impatience leads her to leave. She does still care about them, enough to where its implied she let Kim strip fof the rest of her brothers' powers so they can have them again (though she didn't like that being brought up.) Dr. Drakken has his own prodigal family, to a lesser extent: his mother and ''Motor Ed.'' (They're cousins. Seriously.)
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* ''KimPossible'': Shego's brothers have the ultimate embarrassing secret: She used to be good. Her only concession to the enduring power of familial love after being forced to interact with them is allowing them to stop her before she destroys them completely. Dr. Drakken has his own prodigal family, to a lesser extent: his mother and Motor Ed. (They're cousins. Seriously.)
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* ''KimPossible'': Shego's brothers have the ultimate embarrassing secret: She used to be good. Her only concession However, their quirks (namely Hego's adherence to comic book style heroics and Mego's complex regarding his powers) along with her own troubles and impatience leads her to leave. She does still care about them, enough to where its implied she let Kim strip fof the enduring power rest of familial love after her brothers' powers so they can have them again (though she didn't like that being forced to interact with them is allowing them to stop her before she destroys them completely. brought up.) Dr. Drakken has his own prodigal family, to a lesser extent: his mother and Motor Ed. ''Motor Ed.'' (They're cousins. Seriously.)
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* In Sarah Caudwell's ''[[HilaryTamar The Sirens Sang of Murder]]'', Cantrip's uncle Colonel Cantrip, whose is occasionally shipped off to London for Cantrip to look after. (He was first mentioned in ''Thus Was Adonis Murdered'', when Cantrip needed to con a retired soldier and planned to mention his uncle in doing so. Cantrip figured there was little hope that the suspect ''hadn't'' heard of him.) The Colonel is an elderly retired soldier who belongs to a club that was founded by military veterans whose behaviour was so outrageous that no other club would have them. (The club staff don't turn a hair when the Colonel fires a gun to prove that yes, he really ''was'' threatening someone with a loaded weapon.)
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* In Sarah Caudwell's ''[[HilaryTamar ''[[Literature/HilaryTamar The Sirens Sang of Murder]]'', Cantrip's uncle Colonel Cantrip, whose is occasionally shipped off to London for Cantrip to look after. (He was first mentioned in ''Thus Was Adonis Murdered'', when Cantrip needed to con a retired soldier and planned to mention his uncle in doing so. Cantrip figured there was little hope that the suspect ''hadn't'' heard of him.) The Colonel is an elderly retired soldier who belongs to a club that was founded by military veterans whose behaviour was so outrageous that no other club would have them. (The club staff don't turn a hair when the Colonel fires a gun to prove that yes, he really ''was'' threatening someone with a loaded weapon.)
