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* ''Film/StarWarsTheRiseOfSkywalker'': This is revealed to be the case with [[spoiler:Rey, the granddaughter of [[BigBad Darth Sidious/Emperor Palpatine]]]], who was taken in by [[spoiler:the Skywalker family, including Han Solo, each of whom acted as a ParentalSubstitute for her at some point in the sequels]], and at least one of whom knew who they were. [[spoiler:This most likely contributed to making sure she didn't wind up like her grandfather, and is reflected in the final scene when she calls herself "Rey Skywalker".]] Although downplayed in that [[spoiler:her birth parents (the Emperor's son and his wife) didn't want her to end up like her grandfather either, had died keeping her away from him, and most likely would not have regarded the Skywalkers as enemies]].

* ''Film/StarWarsTheRiseOfSkywalker'': This is revealed to be the case with [[spoiler:Rey, the granddaughter of [[BigBad Darth Sidious/Emperor Palpatine]]]], who was taken in by [[spoiler:the Skywalker family, including Han Solo, each of whom acted as a ParentalSubstitute for her at some point in the sequels]], and at least one of whom knew who they were. [[spoiler:This most likely contributed to making sure she didn't wind up like her grandfather, and is reflected in the final scene when she calls herself "Rey Skywalker." Although downplayed in that her birth parents (the Emperor's son and his wife) didn't want her to end up like her grandfather either, had died keeping her away from him, and most likely would not have regarded the Skywalkers as enemies]].

* ''Film/StarWarsTheRiseOfSkywalker'': This is revealed to be the case with [[spoiler:Rey, the granddaughter of [[BigBad Darth Sidious/Emperor Palpatine]]]], who was taken in by [[spoiler:the Skywalker family, including Han, each of whom acted as a ParentalSubstitute for her at some point in the sequels]], and at least one of whom knew who they were. [[spoiler:This most likely contributed to making sure she didn't wind up like her grandfather, and is reflected in the final scene when she calls herself "Rey Skywalker." Although downplayed in that her birth parents (the Emperor's son and his wife) didn't want her to end up like her grandfather either, and had died keeping her away from him]].

* ''Film/StarWarsTheRiseOfSkywalker'': This is revealed to be the case with [[spoiler:Rey, the granddaughter of [[BigBad Darth Sidious/Emperor Palpatine]]]], who was taken in by [[spoiler:the Skywalker family, including Han, each of whom acted as a ParentalSubstitute for her at some point in the sequels]] at least one of whom knew who they were. [[spoiler:This most likely contributed to making sure she didn't wind up like her grandfather, and is reflected in the final scene when she calls herself "Rey Skywalker."]]

* In ''[[Series/GothamKnights2023 Gotham Knights]]'', [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]]'s adopted son Turner discovers that [[spoiler:his biological parents were members of the League of Assassins who were killed by Batman in self-defense when they tried to assassinate him, and he adopted Turner out of guilt for making him an orphan]].

* The entire premise of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' is that the protagonist, Corrin, was born in the kingdom of Hoshido, but kidnapped and raised by the royal family of Nohr, their rivals. As a ChildOfTwoWorlds, the adult Corrin is now free to decide with which side to join in the ensuing war, justifying the two main routes of the game.

* In ''[[Series/GothamKnights2023 Gotham Knights]]'', [[ComicBook/Batman Bruce Wayne]]'s adopted son Turner discovers that [[spoiler:his biological parents were members of the League of Assassins who were killed by Batman in self-defense when they tried to assassinate him, and he adopted Turner out of guilt for making him an orphan]].

* In ''[[Series/GothamKnights2023 Gotham Knights]]'', Bruce Wayne's adopted son Turner discovers that [[spoiler:his biological parents were members of the League of Assassins who were killed by Batman in self-defense when they tried to assassinate him, and he adopted Turner out of guilt for making him an orphan]].

* ''Anime/BlueExorcist'': The protagonist Rin is the son of Satan, but he is raised by a Christian priest.

* The entire premise of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' is that the protagonist, Corrin, was born in the kingdom of Hoshido, but was (for complicated reasons) raised by the royal family of Nohr, their rivals. As a ChildOfTwoWorlds, the adult Corrin is now free to decide with which side to join in the ensuing war, justifying the two main routes of the game.

See also RaisedByOrcs, which is when a child is raised by evil humans or non-humans of an AlwaysChaoticEvil race. Compare ParentalSubstitute.

* Theon Greyjoy of ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' was a child of ten when he became a ward of House Stark, held as a PoliticalHostage to deter a second rebellion by his father, Balon Greyjoy, lord paramount of the raiding and reaving Iron Islands. Brought up in Winterfell for nine years under the just hand of Eddard Stark, he returns home hoping to win his father's approval with an offer of alliance against the Lannisters from his foster brother Robb Stark (who is now King in the North), only to be met by Balon with ridicule; the tension between [[ChildOfTwoWorlds these disparate identities]] drives his inner conflict and underlies many of his actions.

* ''Series/OnceUponATime'': A rare accidental version of this occurs. Mayor Regina Mills of Storybrooke, the Evil Queen from ''Literature/SnowWhite'', does not know until the start of the series that her adoptive son Henry is the biological child of Emma Swan. Emma is the Savior prophesied to break the Dark Curse she cast. This also makes Henry the grandson of Snow White. Henry's discovery of this via a magic storybook is what gets him to contact his birth mother, kicking off the events of the series. [[spoiler:A later episode flashback reveals Regina actually found out shortly after adopting Henry and this almost made her send him back to the adoption agency, but she grew attached enough to him that she instead took a potion to make herself forget so she would not have to deal with the angst of knowing his presence might one day bring the Savior to town while raising him]].

* ''Series/OnceUponATime'': A rare accidental version of this occurs. Mayor Regina Mills of Storybrooke, the Evil Queen from ''Literature/SnowWhite'', does not know until the start of the series that her adoptive son Henry is the biological child of Emma Swan. Emma is the Savior prophesied to break the Dark Curse she cast, which also makes Henry the grandson of Snow White. Henry's discovery of this via a magic storybook is what gets him to contact his birth mother, kicking off the events of the series. [[spoiler:A later episode flashback reveals Regina actually found out shortly after adopting Henry and this almost made her send him back to the adoption agency, but she grew attached enough to him that she instead took a potion to make herself forget so she would not have to deal with the angst of knowing his presence might one day bring the Savior to town while raising him]].

* ''Series/OnceUponATime'': A rare accidental version of this occurs. Mayor Regina of Storybrooke, the Evil Queen from ''Literature/SnowWhite'', does not know until the start of the series that her adoptive son Henry is the biological child of Emma Swan. Emma is the Savior prophesied to break the Dark Curse she cast, which also makes Henry the grandson of Snow White. Henry's discovery of this via a magic storybook is what gets him to contact his birth mother, kicking off the events of the series. [[spoiler:A later episode flashback reveals Regina actually found out shortly after adopting Henry and this almost made her send him back to the adoption agency, but she grew attached enough to him that she instead took a potion to make herself forget so she would not have to deal with the angst of knowing his presence might one day bring the Savior to town while raising him]].

* ''Series/OnceUponATime'': A rare accidental version of this occurs. Mayor Regina of Storybrooke, the evil queen from ''Literature/SnowWhite'', does not know until the start of the series that her adoptive son Henry is the biological child of Emma Swan. Emma is the Savior prophesied to break the Dark Curse she cast, which also makes Henry the grandson of Snow White. Henry's discovery of this via a magic storybook is what gets him to contact his birth mother, kicking off the events of the series. [[spoiler:A later episode flashback reveals Regina actually found out shortly after adopting Henry and this almost made her send him back to the adoption agency, but she grew attached enough to him that she instead took a potion to make herself forget so she would not have to deal with the angst of knowing his presence might one day bring the Savior to town while raising him]].

* ''Series/OnceUponATime'': A rare accidental version of this occurs. Regina, the evil queen from ''Literature/SnowWhite'', does not know until the start of the series that her adoptive son Henry is the biological child of Emma Swan, the savior prophesied to break the curse she cast, which also makes him the grandson of Snow White. Henry's discovery of this is what gets him to contact his birth mother, kicking off the events of the series. [[spoiler:A later episode flashback reveals Regina actually found out shortly after adopting Henry and this almost made her send him back to the adoption agency, but she grew attached enough to him that she instead took a potion to make herself forget so she would not have to deal with the angst of knowing this while raising him.]]

* ''Series/{{Angel}}'': Good vampire Angel's infant son, Connor, is [[spoiler: kidnapped and raised by zealous vampire hunter Daniel Holtz, who escapes to an alternate dimension and raises him as his own, turning him into a LaserGuidedTykebomb to eventually kill (and more importantly, ''hurt'') Angel]].

* ''Series/{{Angel}}'': Good vampire Angel's infant son, Connor, is [[spoiler: kidnapped and raised by zealous vampire hunter Holtz, who escapes to an alternate dimension and raises him as his own, turning him into a LaserGuidedTykebomb to eventually kill (and more importantly, ''hurt'') Angel]].

* Theon Greyjoy of ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' was a child of ten when he became a ward of House Stark, held as a hostage to deter a second rebellion by his father, Balon. Brought up in Winterfell for nine years under the just hand of Eddard Stark, he returns home hoping to win his father's approval, only to be met with ridicule; the tension between [[ChildOfTwoWorlds these disparate identities]] drives his inner conflict and underlies many of his actions.

* Irisa from ''Series/{{Defiance}}'' is an irathient raised by Nolan, formerly a HorrifyingHero who cheerfully massacred irathient tribes (including her own, but then again she had AbusiveParents who were torturing her as part of cultic rituals). He's mellowed out a lot since then, casting aside anti-alien prejudice and being a good father, but sometimes she still remembers how he raised her to be HunterOfHerOwnKind.

* ''Series/OnceUponATime'': A rare ''accidental'' version of this occurs. Regina, the evil queen from ''Literature/SnowWhite'', does not know until the start of the series that her adoptive son Henry is the biological child of Emma Swan, the savior prophesied to break her curse, which also makes him the grandson of Snow White. His discovery of this is what gets him to contact his birth mother, kicking off the events of the series. [[spoiler:A later episode flashback reveals she actually figured it out shortly after adopting Henry and this almost made her send him back to the adoption agency, but she grew attached enough to him that she took a potion to make herself forget so she would not have to deal with the angst of knowing this while raising him.]]

* ''Series/OnceUponATime'': A rare ''accidental'' version of this occurs. Regina, the evil queen from ''Literature/SnowWhite'', does not know until the start of the series that her adoptive son Henry is the biological child of Emma Swan, the savior prophesied to break her curse, which also makes him the grandson of Snow White. His discovery of this is what gets him to contact his birth mother and start off the series. [[spoiler:A later episode flashback reveals she actually figured it out shortly after adopting Henry and this almost made her send him back to the adoption agency, but she grew attached enough to him that she took a potion to make herself forget so she would not have to deal with the conflict of knowing this while raising him.]]