History Main / BreedingCult

* controlling the world's marriages/relationships/pregnancies to create a new generation, closer to fulfilling its {{Prophecy}} or GrandPlan.

* Genestealer Cults in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}, which infiltrate a planet, interbreed with its population to pass on their genes, and then cause strife to weaken them in preparation for Tyranid invasion.

* ''XenobladeChronicles'' has the High Entia royal line, which has a planned interbreeding program with humans in order to [[spoiler:rid themselves of the genes that cause them to mutate into Telethia, macroscopic digestive organisms for Xanza's true body, the Bionis.]]

* Creepy immortal bodysnatcher Doro of Octavia Butler's ''Wild Seed'' establishes one, with "seed villages" all over the world. Someone who's six thousand years old and automatically possesses the body of the nearest person whenever he dies really doesn't view the rest of humanity as much more than his toy.
* Charles Stross' ''Apocalypse Codex'', a vicious cult camouflaged as a televangelist church uses a breeding program to create the next generation of true believers. The way they do it deserve notice: [[AndIMustScream they kidnap young women, inflict them spinal cord injuries making them permanently paralyzed, and use artificial insemination to repeatedly use their bodies as unwilling host mothers.]]

* In ''{{Dune}}'' the Bene Gesserit have worked for 90 generations to create the ChosenOne, the 'Kwizatz Haderach'.

* In the ''{{Vorkosiagn}}'' books, especially ''Cetaganda'' and ''Diplomatic Immunity'', version I is the raison d'etre for the Star Creche, and drives the main plots.

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* ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'': The Chosen of Regeneration [[spoiler:is specifically bred to serve as a perfect vessel for the BigBad's dead/comatose sister, among other functions related to the setting's CorruptChurch.]]

* ''TalesOfSymphonia'': The Chosen of Regeneration [[spoiler:is specifically bred to serve as a perfect vessel for the BigBad's dead/comatose sister, among other functions related to the setting's CorruptChurch.]]

* The Howard Families are a fictional group created by Creator/RobertAHeinlein, featuring heavily in books such as ''TimeEnoughForLove''. The Howard Foundation was started in the 19th century by Ira Howard, a millionaire dying of old age in his forties, for the purpose of extending human lifespans.

* The Howard Families are a fictional group created by Creator/RobertAHeinlein, featuring heavily in books such as ''Literature/TimeEnoughForLove''. The Howard Foundation was started in the 19th century by Ira Howard, a millionaire dying of old age in his forties, for the purpose of extending human lifespans.

* The Howard Families are a fictional group created by {{Robert Heinlein}}, featuring heavily in books such as ''{{Time Enough For Love}}''. The Howard Foundation was started in the 19th century by Ira Howard, a millionaire dying of old age in his forties, for the purpose of extending human lifespans.

* In ''Literature/{{Dune}}'' the Bene Gesserit have worked for 90 generations to create the ChosenOne, the 'Kwizatz Haderach'.

* in Dune the Bene Gesserit have worked for 90 generations to create the ChosenOne, the 'Kwizatz Haderach'.
* The Howard Families are a fictional group created by {{Robert Heinlein}}, featuring heavily in books such as {{Time Enough For Love}}. The Howard Foundation was started in the 19th century by Ira Howard, a millionaire dying of old age in his forties, for the purpose of extending human lifespans

* controlling the world's marriages/relationships/pregnancies to create a new generation, closer to fulfiling its {{Prophecy}} or GrandPlan
* where the members of the cult are itself the result of the Breeding Program, secretly chosing their partners inline with the aims and desires of the Cult.

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* in DarkAngel's second season, the enemies of the X-series are BreedingCult members of "pure-blood" that have comparable abilities to the impure, gene-hacked super soldiers. The transgenics are obstacles to the realisation of the cult's [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt planned extinction of the rest of humanity]]

* in DarkAngel's second season, the enemies of the X-series are BreedingCult members of "pure-blood" that have comparable abilities to the impure, gene-hacked super soldiers. Who are obstacles to the realisation of their [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt planned extinction of the rest of humanity]]

* in DarkAngel's second season, the enemies of the X-series are BreedingCult members of "pure-blood" that have comparable abilities to the impure, gene-hacked super soldiers. And are obstacles to the realisation of their [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt planned extinction of the rest of humanity]]

A subset of SecretCircleOfSecrets, and usually an AncientConspiracy, a BreedingCult is either an attempt to create a ChosenOne or a MasterRace.

* controlling the marriages/relationships/pregnancies to create a new generation, closer to fulfiling its Prophecy or MissionStatement.

Examples:

* The Howard Families are a fictional group created by {{Robert A. Heinlein}}, featuring heavily books such as {{TimeEnoughForLove}}. The Howard Foundation was started in the 19th century by Ira Howard, a millionaire dying of old age in his forties, for the purpose of extending human lifespans

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'''Note''': Remember, remember the RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment.
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* According to one ConspiracyTheory, the so-called Star Families are believed to be the descendants of the high priest of the Ark of the Covenant.
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This type of Cult takes one of two forms:

* in Dune the Bene Gesserit have worked for 90 generations to create the Kwizatz Haderach.

This type of Cult can take two forms

1. covertly controlling the marriages/relationships/pregnancies to create a new generation, closer to fulfiling its Prophecy or MissionStatement.
2. covertly, where the members of the cult are itself the result of the Breeding Program, chosing their partners inline with the aims of the Cult.

* Dune

TV Live Action:
* Dark Angel

Conspiracy Theory
* The so-called Star Families are believed to be the descendants of the high priest of the Ark of the Covenant.