This trope is Exactly What It Says on the Tin: a father or father figure who also happens to be a prime candidate for the title of a character's Archenemy. He could be anywhere on the Sorting Algorithm of Evil, but whether he's the Big Bad, The Dragon, or something else entirely, any story featuring him is likely to be emotionally charged at the least. Normally this will be a case of It's Personal, and may well include offers of We Can Rule Together, but not always: particularly cold-hearted fathers may declare I Have No Son! and treat the child in question as just one more problem to be solved.
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Darth Vader
Fire Lord Ozai
Claude Frollo
Thanos (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Slade
Trigon the Terrible
Ego (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Absorbing Man (Hulk 2003)
Tigerstar (Warrior Cats)
Gozaburo Kaiba
Tywin Lannister
Darkseid
Haytham Kenway
Brian Banner
Shredder (2012 TV series)
Robby Keene
Omni-Man (Nolan Grayson)
Manfred von Karma
Jecht
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