History Main / TroubledAbuser

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Having been a victim of abuse herself, Cinder Fall's tutelage of her subordinate Emerald is also abusive as her role models for leadership and power are rooted in people abusing both power and the people who work for them. A lot of Cinder's mannerisms and instructions to Emerald mimic the mannerisms and instructions Salem inflicts upon her, such as telling Emerald to obey instead of think, something Salem also tells her. [[spoiler:Her abusive adoptive mother is another one of her inspirations, as revealed in her backstory. Her mother used to torture her with a ShockCollar and tell her to "remember her place", while in the present, Cinder says the same to Emerald after hitting her.]]

* Edward Cullen in ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' was orphaned by UsefulNotes/TheSpanishFlu as a teenager and [[TheAtoner is trying to make up for]] a period of time [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone in which he killed humans and drank their blood]]. Also, from how his family describes his behavior just before he met Bella, he seems to have met the criteria for clinical depression. Despite being Bella's love interest, that hasn't stopped the multitude of pieces published on the Internet [[http://pamgutz.livejournal.com/6499.html on]] [[http://outoftheashes.xanga.com/719688148/domestic-abuse-in-twilight/ why]] [[http://vampirely.wordpress.com/2009/05/10/extra-credit-the-twilight-saga-and-domestic-abuse/ he]] [[http://impishidea.com/criticism/538/twilight-abridged-and-annotated-chapter-10 is]] [[http://twimedia.blogspot.com/2010/04/watching-you-sleep-control-and-abuse-in.html a]] [[http://www.squidoo.com/cullenabuse domestic abuser]]. For one thing, he sabotaged Bella's truck when she was about to go out to see her friend Jacob. Controlling where a partner can or can't go or who they can or can't have contact with, as well as damaging their personal property, is abusive behavior and is noted as such in resources on dealing with abuse.

* ''The End of Alice'' by A.M. Homes features a pedophile who was sexually abused by his mother as a child. Both the sexual abuse he inflicted on a young girl [[spoiler:before killing her]] as well as that he received are described in graphic detail that certainly qualifies as NightmareFuel.
* In Creator/MercedesLackey's ''When the Bough Breaks'', the rich and successful father horrifically sexually abuses his preteen daughter. When he's brought to the elven version of justice, it's shown that his father physically and psychologically abused him as a child.

* The Wachowskis' film version of ''Film/VForVendetta'' has V put Evey through an ordeal much like the one he suffered in a concentration camp, just as in the original comics. However, the Wachowskis gave V a more sympathetic portrayal than Alan Moore did and had Evey fall in love with V even after all that he put her through. Even though what she went through is meant to be horrifying to the audience as well as her, her falling in love with V still seems uncomfortably like StockholmSyndrome.

The ways of dealing with [[AbuseTropes an abusive situation]] in fiction vary, to say the least, depending on the author's opinions, the type of abuse portrayed, and even [[DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale the genders of abuser and victim]]. Sometimes, it may be played for laughs, shown as not being a big deal, or portrayed as part of a loving relationship, despite the fact that the perpetrator's actions are clearly abusive, at least to the (aware) viewers. Other times, great care will be taken to detail the living hell the protagonist's life has been made by the {{Abusive Parent|s}}, SadistTeacher, DomesticAbuse, or TheBully.

The ways of dealing with [[AbuseTropes an abusive situation]] in fiction vary, to say the least, depending on the author's opinions, the type of abuse portrayed, and even [[DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale the genders of abuser and victim]]. Sometimes, it may be played for laughs, shown as not being a big deal, or portrayed as part of a loving relationship, despite the fact that the perpetrator's actions are clearly abusive, at least to the (aware) viewers. Other times, great care will be taken to detail the living hell the protagonist's life has been made by the AbusiveParent, SadistTeacher, DomesticAbuse, or TheBully.

* ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'': Once upon a time, there was an elderly martial artist called Ougai, the successor of ''Nanto Hou Ou Ken'' (South Star Phoenix Fist) adopted an innocent baby boy. Teaching him everything he knew, he gave the orphan with all the warmth and love of his heart, raising him to the next successor of this mighty battle art. Little did the boy know on his fifteenth birthday, blindfolded for his final test, that [[ThereCanBeOnlyOne the traditions of Nanto Hou Ou Ken demands one slay his own master to inherit his title]]. Driven mad by grief, the innocent boy known as Souther grew up into a heartless tyrant, who after the world was consumed by nuclear fire, built an Empire on the blood and tears of slave children to renounce himself of the love that tore his heart apart.

* Takumi Ichinose, Hachi's abusive boyfriend, from ''Manga/{{NANA}}'' has [[spoiler:had an alcoholic father and an ill mother, so he and his sister were forced to raise themselves.]]

* In ''Manga/{{Pupa}}'', the protagonist's violently [[AbusiveParent abusive father]] is revealed to have a horribly abusive upbringing himself, [[spoiler:being an orphan who was adopted by a MadArtist who would regularly strip him naked and whip him bloody in order to get inspiration for his paintings]].

* Sakuya Ookuchi from ''Manga/SensualPhrase'': ([[spoiler: ChildByRape, BrokenBird [[AlcoholicParent alcoholic mother]] who dies, FinancialAbuse from his ParentalSubstitute, bullying and isolation due to his American heritage]]).

* Kousei's [[AbusiveMom mother]] in ''Manga/YourLieInApril'' is eventually revealed to be this - [[spoiler: the reason she was such a stickler for [[TechnicianVsPerformer playing the music as-written]] was due to her illness giving her only so much time to spend with him, and wanting to make sure he could provide for himself when she was gone]].

* In ''Fanfic/CrimsonAndEmerald'', Endeavor is eventually revealed to be this. [[spoiler:His own father, Ryu Todoroki, was abusive to his wife and young Enji, to the point that Enji grew up to believe that such treatment of one's family was ''normal''.]] This, combined with his issues over being AlwaysSecondBest, turned someone who UsedToBeASweetKid into the {{Jerkass}} AbusiveParent of the current day.

* ''Series/GeneralHospital'': Kiefer Bauer, Kristina's [[DomesticAbuse abusive boyfriend]], ends up beating her so brutally she lands in the hospital on two separate occasions. After he's killed by Alexis in an accidental hit and run, his father Warren starts harassing her and Kristina non-stop; during one such confrontation, Sonny gets involved and accuses Warren of being an AbusiveParent to Kiefer on the grounds that abusers learn their habits from others. During a later confrontation with Kristina, Warren corners her and tries to slap her only to be stopped by Michael, who notes that he was going to hit her "just like Kiefer", seemingly confirming that Kiefer got his abusive habits from his father.

* ''VideoGame/DyztopiaPostHumanRPG'': Prime Minister Morgalia is very controlling towards her daughter Chase and kicked her out of the house for a few days for protesting against Zeta's occupation of Vulcanite. When Chase decides to run away from home to Pon Pon, Morgalia [[MoodSwinger switches]] between regretting how she alienated her daughter to insisting that this outcome isn't her fault. It's also implied that losing her husband is the reason she went off the deep end to begin with, causing her to become a ControlFreak towards Chase. Near the end of Chapter 2, [[spoiler:she swings back to abuser mode and seeks to kidnap Chase so that Clyde can brainwash Chase into obeying her]].

* WebAnimation/{{Twelve}}: Reed is established as this in Chapter II of Origins. He is physically and emotionally abusive to his housemate, Ivy, and the cause is clearly grounded in his own psychological issues- He was abused by his own father at a young age and is still working through the trauma, he's struggling with his self-worth, and it's heavily implied he's scared of being alone. [[spoiler:After Ivy runs away, he begins to reflect on his past mistakes, and in his last scene he decides to run off on his own.]]