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* ''Series/BigLove'': Bill Hendrickson is presented as the typical sitcom dad--bumbling, clueless, etc. But when his daughter's boyfriend tells him that TheDragon of his nemesis has been stalking her, the next thing we see is Bill arriving at the man's hotel room. The only hint of what's about to come is him removing his watch. The man opens the door, Bill pushes his way in, and all we hear are blows landing and Bill yelling, "Don't you EVER go near my daughter again!"

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* ''Series/BigLove'': Bill Hendrickson is presented as the typical sitcom dad--bumbling, clueless, etc. But when his daughter's boyfriend tells him that TheDragon of his nemesis has been stalking her, the next thing we see is Bill arriving at the man's hotel room. [[TranquilFury The only hint of what's about to come is him removing his watch.watch]]. The man opens the door, Bill pushes his way in, and all we hear are blows landing and Bill yelling, "Don't you EVER go near my daughter again!"
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** A villainous example is featured in ''Series/KamenRiderWizard''. The end goal of the [[spoiler: BigBad is to revive his deceased daughter, no matter how many lives are lost in the process and was close to killing ''all of Tokyo''. However, his goal receives [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse no sympathy]] because he is constantly ignoring his daughter's pleas to ''not'' sacrifice innocent people for her sake, both before her death and after she's temporarily resurrected]].
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* In ''Series/{{Dexter}}'', Dexter Morgan intentionally breaks his rules for the first time in order to [[spoiler:protect his girlfriend's daughter from a pervert, despite not having any proof that the perv is a murderer.]] He even compares himself to a wolf directly in [[spoiler:the Season 3 finale, as he prepares to [[{{Squick}} smash the bones in his hand]] in order to make his escape from King, and live to be a father to his unborn son.]] In general, he seems to hold a particular antipathy for any of his victims who victimize children.

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* In ''Series/{{Dexter}}'', [[Characters/DexterDexterMorgan Dexter Morgan Morgan]] intentionally breaks his rules for the first time in order to [[spoiler:protect his girlfriend's daughter from a pervert, despite not having any proof that the perv is a murderer.]] He even compares himself to a wolf directly in [[spoiler:the Season 3 finale, as he prepares to [[{{Squick}} smash the bones in his hand]] in order to make his escape from King, and live to be a father to his unborn son.]] In general, he seems to hold a particular antipathy for any of his victims who victimize children.

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** A TearJerker example in the Season 4 epilogue. [[spoiler: Eddie's uncle Wayne, despite seeming like a distant and non-caring man, is looking desperately for his nephew (whom the town believes is a psycho freak who killed three teenagers) in the wake of the mass destruction of Hawkins, tearing down graffitied copies of Eddie's missing person posters and putting up clean ones. When Dustin tells him that his nephew is dead but even in his final moments never stopped being himself and [[HeroicSacrifice died protecting everyone like a hero]], Wayne [[ManlyTears sobs]] his eyes out.]]

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** A TearJerker example in the Season 4 epilogue. [[spoiler: Eddie's [[spoiler:Eddie's uncle Wayne, despite seeming like a distant and non-caring man, is looking desperately for his nephew (whom the town believes is a psycho freak who killed three teenagers) in the wake of the mass destruction of Hawkins, tearing down graffitied copies of Eddie's missing person posters and putting up clean ones. When Dustin tells him that his nephew is dead but even in his final moments never stopped being himself and [[HeroicSacrifice died protecting everyone like a hero]], Wayne [[ManlyTears sobs]] his eyes out.]]



** Coach Finstock yells at his players, and torments his Economics students, but he won't tolerate bullies, and anyone who actually [I]hurts[/I] one of his kids had better run.

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** Coach Finstock yells at his players, and torments his Economics students, but he won't tolerate bullies, and anyone who actually [I]hurts[/I] ''hurts'' one of his kids had better run.run.
* ''Series/{{Temps de chien|2023}}'': Antoine brings his brother-in-law Jean-Philippe with him to a negotiation meeting with Manon and Dr. Jolicoeur regarding selling the hospital. After Jean-Philippe accuses the latter two of harassing Antoine, Manon taunts the latter by saying:
-->'''Manon:''' Just go bankrupt, Antoine. I hope you'll enjoy announcing to your son that he doesn't have a house anymore.\\
'''Jean-Philippe:''' ''[looking more serious and banging his hand against the table]'' Don't touch Félix. You're forgetting that I'm that kid's godfather. I won't let them lose their house, OK? I have lawyers working fulltime that I'm paying a very high price and who currently don't have anything to do. It'll be a pleasure for me to keep them busy.



* ''Series/TheWitcher2019'':

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* In episode "I Plunge to My Death" from ''Series/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians (2023)'' it was [[BigDamnHeroes Poseidon]] who saves Percy from his plunge off the Gateway Arch courtesy of Echidna and the chimera. A difference from the books where Percy saved himself. Keep in mind that this is ''after'' Percy sent Medusa's head to Olympus with his own name on the package, an act that the other Gods found so disrespectful that [[ParentalBetrayal Athena let Echnida into her temple to kill her own daughter]] for even allowing Percy to do that.
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* ''Series/{{Castle}}'': Rick Castle. You do not mess with his daughter. Not even if you are Mr. Macho Cool Slaughter, who can get away with saying plenty of risqué things about Beckett (who Castle is normally quite protective of as well, if the situation calls for it. [[ActionGirl Not that the situation often calls for it]]) but earns a punch in the nose for even ''thinking'' about talking that way about his daughter.

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* ''Series/{{Castle}}'': ''Series/{{Castle|2009}}'': Rick Castle. You do not mess with his daughter. Not even if you are Mr. Macho Cool Slaughter, who can get away with saying plenty of risqué things about Beckett (who Castle is normally quite protective of as well, if the situation calls for it. [[ActionGirl Not that the situation often calls for it]]) but earns a punch in the nose for even ''thinking'' about talking that way about his daughter.
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* ''Series/{{Forever|2014}}'': In "Skinny Dipper" Henry is not at all interested in fighting his stalker when he appears in the basement lab with a sword, but when he hears his son Abraham coming home upstairs, Henry fights tooth and nail (and letter opener) to keep the killer away from him.

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* ''Series/{{Ahsoka}}'':
** Baylan Skoll may be a fallen Jedi who’s given into hatred but he still cares greatly for his Padawan DarkActionGirl Shin like any other master would and the only time we ever see him lose his cool is when Ashoka uses the Force to hurtle Shin into a rock, which royally pisses Baylan off and leads to Ahsoka getting brutally defeated and cast off a cliff into the ocean.
** [[spoiler: Anakin in the AfterlifeAntechamber appears to keep Ashoka’s drowning mind alive and force his Padawan to keep fighting and not just give up and die. It works.]]



** The eponymous Jedi of the show himself, is this to little Leia Organa in a BadassAndChildDuo. Obi-Wan tears his way through various scum and villainy, Stormtroopers and practically the entire Inquisitor HQ to save Leia and even uses TheForce for the first time in years to save her from falling to her death. While Obi-Wan’s protective instinct is mixture of obligation to her surrogate father Bail and guilt for how he failed Leia’s biological parents Anakin and Padame, he does admit to Leia he genuinely wishes he could’ve had a daughter like her, if he wasn’t a CelibateHero.

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** The eponymous Jedi of the show himself, is this to little Leia Organa in a BadassAndChildDuo. Obi-Wan tears his way through various scum and villainy, Stormtroopers and practically the entire Inquisitor HQ to save Leia and even uses TheForce the Force for the first time in years to save her from falling to her death. While Obi-Wan’s protective instinct is mixture of obligation to her surrogate father Bail and guilt for how he failed Leia’s biological parents Anakin and Padame, he does admit to Leia he genuinely wishes he could’ve had a daughter like her, if he wasn’t a CelibateHero.
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** Eventually made literal when [[spoiler:Michael and Fi become adoptive parents to Michael's nephew Henry after his father and grandmother are dead and his mother is in jail]].
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* ''Series/FullHouse'': DJ, Stephanie, and Michelle have not one, not two, but ''three'' of these in their biological father Danny, their uncle Jesse, and [[PlatonicCoParenting Joey]]. The three men (minus Jesse, who starts the series as a lead guitarist in a rock band and a motorcyclist) aren't inherently tough or dangerous-looking (Danny is a cleaning-obsessed talk-show host and Joey is an aspiring comedian), but if the girls need them, they will drop ''everything'' to come to their aid.
** Jesse takes this one step further when he becomes a father to Nicky and Alex. Touch, insult, or do anything bad near his kids and you'll have to deal with him personally.
** To a lesser degree, DJ's boyfriend Steve. He clearly loves DJ and her family, to the point that if her sisters need his help, he's willing to give it in a heartbeat, even to protect them from [[ItMakesSenseInContext a legendary summer camp monster]].
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** Dean is not only Sam's older brother, but also a parental figure to him too. Dean's already a badass, so '''don't mess with Sammy'''. Sammy be damned. Dean got really down to business when Ben was in danger. Dean tends to get PapaWolf over any children because, despite [[RatedMForManly his tough and gruff appearance]], he's actually [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold a secret family man]] on the inside. Even though he'll chew Cas out for ditching them at weeks at a time and doesn't seem to concerned when the man starts bleeding from the face, he's been known to blast an angel or two (or four, or ten, or -) back to Heaven for messing with Cas.

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** Dean is not only Sam's older brother, but also a parental figure to him too. Dean's already a badass, so '''don't mess with Sammy'''. Sammy be damned. Dean got really down to business when Ben was in danger. Dean tends to get PapaWolf over any children because, despite [[RatedMForManly his tough and gruff appearance]], appearance, he's actually [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold a secret family man]] on the inside. Even though he'll chew Cas out for ditching them at weeks at a time and doesn't seem to concerned when the man starts bleeding from the face, he's been known to blast an angel or two (or four, or ten, or -) back to Heaven for messing with Cas.

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