Mama's Little Baddie

"Has any mother ever had a better son?"

- Madame Gasket to Ratchet.

There's nothing quite like being Mama's Little Boy...or Mama's Little Baddie.

This is  the trope referring to a male character who is the son of a villain and often takes on that role.

A villain who is Mama's Little Baddie can share his parents/grandparents/ancestor's attributes, usually their evil ambitions, cunning, lust for power, bloodlust, and/or cruelty as well as choices that he can take. They often can range form spoiled brats to thuggish brutes to conniving villains who pose threats even worse than their families. Some can even have a crush on the heroine.

In many cases, these villains can be stereotypical mama's boys, like Prince John in Robin Hood.

If his mother is defeated and/or loses at the hands of the hero/heroine, Mama's Little Hero typically vows revenge or instead used the opportunity to sit on their position and status to finish what their parental figure started.

Some even have rough relationships with their mothers or despise them, especially if the latter abandoned them.

Noteworthy examples

 * Prince John (Robin Hood)
 * Uto and Kago (Tarzan II)
 * Norman Bates (Psycho)
 * Grendel (Beowulf)
 * Joffrey Baratheon (Game of Thrones)
 * Peg Leg Pete (Disney)
 * Prince Charming (Shrek)
 * Phineas T. Ratchet (Robots)