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TG72
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I'll add that he's calm, understanding and always finds something positive in any situation. Like someone mentioned earlier, the episode with the Sleep card ("Sakura and Her Kind Father") really shows what a good parent he is. As far as bad dads go I have to mention Gosick's Albert du Blois, who spoiler[concieves his daughter by sexual assault and keeps her locked away for years with little to no human contact so he can use her in a disturbing cult plan and gain political power. I cheered when he died.] |
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Kelly
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Can't believe I forgot Hughes. Even moreso, can't believe I forgot FMA's prime candidate for Worst Dad Ever - the repulsive Shou Tucker, who spoiler[uses his trusting little daughter in horrific experiments which lead to her mercy-killing.] Can't get much worse than that. |
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Tris8
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Another father I'm throwing the book at is Goku from Dragonball Z. He's definitely not one of the worst, in part because his intentions are good and because of the mitigating circumstances of saving the world, but he still wasn't a good father. The most incontrovertible of his offenses is spoiler[refusing to be revived and leaving Chichi to raise Goten alone]. |
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DuskyPredator
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How could I forget Shou Tucker, the term monster father seems all too fitting.
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Agent355
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Shou Tucker is also a really awful dog owner. If there was a PETA in Amestris, they'd have his @**! (*cough*What?)
I'm going to throw a "good dad" mention to Natsuki's father, Tamotsu Usami, in tsuritama. I think Natsuke's acting like a normal, confused teenager in a difficult life situation. It wouldn't be easy for any parent to handle, but Tamotsu takes a hands off approach that really works. He's not trying to force Natsuki to "behave," or spend quality time with Dad's new girlfriend (fiance?), or even to accept the situation. He's willing to stand back, act supportive, and be there for Natsuki if/when ever he comes to terms with a new family structure. Neither of them are perfect, but you can tell that their relationship can withstand the strain of hard changes. [/slightly off topic: Yes, Soichiro Yagami in Death Note was a fine dad, but that only reminds me that Light Yagami was the worst son EVER! ] |
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Chiibi
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Oh GAWD. Shou Tucker makes Gendo Ikari and the other "evil" dads out there look like......father of the year o______O Hard to believe that guy is human and not possessed by the devil. Speaking of which, even the king of the Underworld, Laharl's father was a hundred times better a dad than TUCKER!
Believe it or not, Henry DID occur to me! He is a good dad. *nods*^^ |
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Key
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He's a bad one, but worst ever? Please. Again, see Shigofumi for some stiff competitors, or consider the Marquis du Blois from Gosick or Mayu's stepfather from Elfen Lied. (For that matter, just about any father or father-figure from that series.) There are plenty of fathers out there on that level of being reprehensible. |
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Blood-
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Please forgive me if I'm mistaken, because I only quickly scanned this thread, but is it really possible it's gone this far without anyone mentioning Shinji's dad in the "bad dad" context?
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jl07045
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Speaking about bad dads, we must not forget that hentai is anime as well. I'm quite sure that pretty much any dad that shows up there is a bad one - he either really likes his daughters or doesn't show any attention to his new wife.
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4750G
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Blood-: I think the previous discussion about Akio from Clannad/Clannad After Story overshadowed any mention of Gendo Ikari. I remember writing a bit about him but I didn't really delve into it. One other person wrote about him as well, I just can't remember who exactly.
Another father I'd classify as good would be Yoh's dad Mikihisa Asakura from Shaman King. I'm actually quite torn about this, but after thinking and thinking about it I finally decided that he is a good father. Yoh was trained by his grandfather Yohmei, so Mikihisa always seemed like an absentee father to me. I personally did not like how he chose to teach Ryu over Yoh but in retrospect, he might have been providing Yoh with able companions as he inevitably faced off with spoiler[his twin]. Another father I'd classify as bad would be Yukiteru's dad Kurou Amano from Mirai Nikki. While he did try to atone for his sins later on in the show, spoiler[trying to kill your son, leaving your son in a collapsing building to save yourself, and finally stabbing your ex-wife when she asks you about your son is plain sick.] |
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Tris8
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Chiibi
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No, Gendou Ikari was mentioned a few pages back... I dunno if Mayu's "dad" from Elfen Lied counts since he's her step-dad. He might not have done those things to her if she was his blood-related child. So I'm going with Shou Tucker as worst biological father, at least. |
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Spastic Minnow
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The problem I have with Marquis du Blois from Gosick is simply that I think he's a horribly bad character. Yes, he's a horrible "father" but he's also such a shallowly evil character I tend to discount him.
How about a slightly comedic one. Mouri Kogoro - Detective Conan/ Case Closed - bad dad. He's fiercely protective of his daughter, that's good, but he's also irresponsible, a bit of a liar, could probably be diagnosed with alcohol and gambling problems, in certain episodes (usually TV original ones) he has a tendency to physically beat Conan or any other child who annoys hime and he's certainly not the best husband. From a very young age Ran actually took care of him instead of of the other. Call protective services! |
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dtm42
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I think the thing that gets people about Shou Tucker was that spoiler[he seemed like such a nice guy, albeit one that was a little stressed from his work. But his daughter adored him and he seemed so genuinely kind and loving, and then he turns around and does that. I mean, her was a fate so horrible as to be worse than death, and indeed she - it - was mercy-killed. Tucker gave up his loving wife and daughter to further his career,] which hits harder than if he were just a bad guy with no conscience. The other bad fathers mentioned were obviously bad people, sometimes comically so. But Tucker surprised people and that made him memorable.
Changing topic now from bad to good, would Keisei Tagami from Shikabane Hime count as a father-figure or merely an older-brother-figure? I don't just mean to Ouri but to Makina as well. At any rate, and despite her perversions, he was actually a really nice guy who inspired others and always believed the best in people.
animenewsnetwork.com/bbs/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=2176943#2176943 |
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Spastic Minnow
Bargain Hunter Exempt from Grammar Rules Posts: 4609 Location: Gainesville, FL |
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lol, and that was a complete coincidence. I've seen so many of those anti-cliche/trope threads I've barely looked into this current one. nice video... the amazing thing is how many instances they didn't show.
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