Antagonistic Offspring

Some children just don't see eye to eye with their parents. They may argue with them, flout their authority, or pretend that they don't exist.

They're not only on a different page from their mom or dad, but a different side morally as well—and since the parent in question is at least nominally heroic, there is no way this is going to end well.

Mom or dad might be a force for good, but their child is not. If they get their way, they will be soon.

Maybe the child is the result of abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Maybe they were mentored or raised by one of their parents' enemies and just don't know any better.

Maybe their parents are separated and it's the evil one who got custody or maybe they were just born bad. Whatever the case, expect a lot of angsting about Where Did We Go Wrong? on the part of the heroic parent or parents.

Since most heroes have some bad parents, it's up to the heroes or heroies try to change their way or face their parents who are villains.

Examples

 * The Big Bad of Kung Fu Panda is Tai Lung (a snow leopard), the adopted son of Master Shifu (a red panda).


 * In both Gremlins movies the titular monsters, or at least the first batch of them, are technically Gizmo's progeny, budded off when he gets wet. Who then decide to eat something after midnight and transform.