History Main / DaddysGirl

* A few of the [[TheWonderfulWizardOfOz Oz]] books imply this sort of relationship between Dorothy and her beloved Uncle Henry.

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->''But I loved her first''\\
''I held her first''\\
''And a place in my heart''\\
''Will always be hers''
-->--'''Heartland''', "I Loved Her First"

We've all seen it. Usually it's where the daughter utterly adores the father-figure and at times the mother (if there is one) feels completely left out. The daughter, who is usually, but not always, either a single child or the only girl in the family is likewise the [[ParentalFavoritism father's favorite]]. In extreme instances this can all be part of WifeHusbandry or can result in the daughter becoming obsessed with her father to the point of developing an Electra Complex. Due to their close contact to the male parent, Daddys' Girls can sometimes acquire boyish traits and interests at odds with expected female personality types.

At times, the girl can also end up as a BrattyTeenageDaughter (or SpoiledBrat if the father is rich).

It's the flip-side of EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas and MommasBoy.

If the DaddysGirl acquires a stepmother, she is frequently [[GreenEyedMonster jealous]] and regards the woman as a WickedStepmother regardless of the stepmother's actual personality.

Compare DaddysLittleVillain.

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'''Examples:'''

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* April Eagle and Commander Eagle from ''SaberRiderAndTheStarSheriffs''.
* Rally Vincent from ''GunsmithCats''. Rally does not fit the trope exactly because she's a Daddy's Girl who's since grown up, although she still keeps the same passions for the things that her father taught her about. However, the character Jeena Smart (introduced in Chapter 44 of the manga) is an entirely conventional Daddy's Girl.
* Ena Ayase in ''[[{{ptitle0oz11ebp3lfe}} Yotsuba&!]]''.
* Reika Tamaki in ''OjamajoDoremi''.
* Yuuna from ''MahouSenseiNegima'', as seen in chapter 174 of the manga. It starts as more of a FatherIWantToMarryMyBrother type thing, although [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v28/c253/11.html a later incident]] implies that she might be [[ParentalIncest a little too fond of him]].
* [[spoiler:Akito]] from ''FruitsBasket'' was raised as a boy instead of her born gender because her mother feared her becoming a [=DaddysGirl=].
* Karin and Yuzu Kurosaki in ''{{Bleach}}'', considering that their and Ichigo's dad is the only family they have (their mom is dead). Though, admittedly, Yuzu bonds more with her father than her other siblings.
* [[DGrayMan Road Kamelot]].
* [[DragonBall Gohan's]] girlfriend ([[spoiler: and later wife]]) Videl is sort-of like this to her dad, Mr. Satan/Hercule.
* Although it's actually her step-father, Yukiji of {{Hayate no Gotoku}} has this style of relationship with her father. We don't yet know about Yukiji's relationship with her step-mother, but it's likely not antagonistic.
** It's hinted rather strongly that Izumi also has this place in her father's heart.

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* The [[TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] GreenLantern and his daughter Jade. In this case, the excluded figure wasn't a mother (a long dead schizophrenic supervillain) but TheUnfavorite twin Obsidian (also a schizophrenic).
* The ''SinCity'' short story "Daddy's Little Girl" takes this to the [[ParentalIncest obvious extreme]].
* Jenny Quantum of TheAuthority, pretty much [[HasTwoMommies by default]].
* In instances where they're actually portrayed as family, [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Wanda]] is this to Magneto of the MarvelUniverse. Lorna is this in many ways, although it generally seems that she ''wants'' to be Daddy's Little Girl, and Wanda ''is''. Reality-warping and alternate universes make it hard to say for certain.
* Panda Delgado and her father Mack in ''BodyBags.'' They nearly kill each other at one point, but eventually reconcile, and it's clear that Panda has always idolized her daddy.

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* In the ''OrderOfTheStick'' fanfics, the FanFic/OneiroiSeries, both [[AmbiguousInnocence Tiasal]] and [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity Deirdre]] are Daddy's Girls. Tiasal loves spending time with her dad (and her mother, but she has different sorts of relationships with both parents) and is very physically affectionate. (It's implied she might [[FatherIWantToMarryMyBrother have a little girl crush]] on him.) Deirdre has a [[OedipusComplex sexual fixation on her father.]] That one [[{{Understatement}} doesn't turn out too well.]]
* In the HookerVerse, OriginalCharacter Stacey gets homesick a lot and always tries to call her father when she gets off work and its early morning.

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[[folder:Film]]
* Bonnie Blue has a relationship like this with her father Rhett Butler in ''GoneWithTheWind''. Scarlett O'Hara has a somewhat similar relationship with her father, Gerald.
* In ''{{Labyrinth}}'', this dynamic drives Sarah's relationship with her stepmother and half-brother.
* Especially in {{Fanon}}, [[StarWars Princess Leia]].
* Danielle was very much Daddy's Girl in ''Film/EverAfter'', which was the main reason for her stepmother's intense dislike of her.

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[[folder:Literature]]
* Sara Crewe from ''ALittlePrincess''.
* Anne Shirley and Matthew Cuthbert from ''AnneOfGreenGables''.
* Emily Starr in ''Emily of New Moon.''
* Merry in Louisa May Alcott's ''Jack and Jill''. Expected, since Merry is the youngest member of the Grant family... and has three ''much'' older brothers.
** Also from Alcott, Rose Campbell is Uncle's Girl in ''Eight Cousins'' and its sequel, ''Rose in Bloom.'' She ''was'' Daddy's Girl until he died; then bachelor Uncle Alec becomes her guardian and she grows to love him just as much.
* Eppie in ''SilasMarner''.
* Lisa in ''Lottie and Lisa'', on which ''TheParentTrap'' was [[AdaptationDisplacement based]].
* Elizabeth Bennet from ''PrideAndPrejudice'' is her father's favorite daughter and the two are very close. She is coincidentally her mother's ''least'' favorite child.
** {{Emma}} Woodhouse is also the apple of her father's eye, being naturally clever and refusing to get married so she won't need to leave him.
* Maree-Celee from ''ThePrincess99'' has a close relationship with her father but no one knows who or where her [[MissingMom Mom]] is.
* Jessie in StephenKing's novel, ''Gerald's Game''...[[spoiler:until her father sexually abuses her]].
** There's a similar situation in [[spoiler: ''Dolores Claiborne'']].
* Margaret Hale from ''NorthAndSouth'' is the favoreite child of her father, and returns the sentiment. Conversely, her brother is a Momma'sBoy and her mother's favored child.
* Odile in MercedesLackey's ''The Black Swan.''
* Svetlana Borisovna in ''{{Tranquilium}}''.
* Soraya in the FarsalaTrilogy.
* [[ManipulativeBastard Cleo Judson]], the wealthy but insecure socialite from Dorothey West's ''The Living is Easy'', is a rare overtly negative version of this trope. As a child, her father recognizes her manipulative, callous ways, which he admits he cannot bring himself to correct.
-->[-"''A man who loved his wife couldn't help loving his first-born best, the child of his fiercest passion. When that first-born was a girl, she could trample on his heart, but he would swear on a stack of Bibles that it didn't hurt''."-]
* Princess Danae is this to Sparhawk in the ''{{Elenium}}'' and ''Tamuli'' trilogies by DavidEddings. This isn't playing the trope entirely straight, however; Sparhawk is [[spoiler: the only one who knows that Danae is really the Child-Goddess Aphrael, and she became his daughter through]] ''[[spoiler:sheer self-determination]].'' Doesn't change the fact that they adore one another, though.
* A few of the [[TheWonderfulWizardOfOz Oz]] books imply this sort of relationship between Dorothy and her beloved Uncle Henry.
* The title character of ''BeautyARetellingOfBeautyAndTheBeast'' and her two sisters are all Daddy's Girls, although Beauty is his favorite.

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* The daughters in ''FullHouse'' (having only father figures around makes it sort of hard not to be a Daddy's Girl). Michelle is even gradually getting her father's obession with cleanliness.
* Ditto Nicole in ''MyTwoDads''.
* PunkyBrewster and Henry.
* VeronicaMars and her father, Keith Mars.
* Richard {{Castle}} may be a horndog, an egotist, and a bestselling writer of pulp noir mysteries, but he'd move heaven and earth for his daughter Alexis. For her part, Alexis is (against all odds and most understandings of genetics ''and'' environment) a sensible, studious, smart young girl who loves and understands her father. It pretty much gets summed up in their first scene:
-->'''Castle''': When I was your age... I can't tell that story, it's wildly inappropriate. Which, oddly, is my point--don't you want to have wildly inappropriate stories you can't tell your children when you're older?\\
'''Alexis''' (affectionately): Don't worry, I think you'll have enough for both of us.
** A later episode opens with them fencing, quoting ''RobinHood'', and talking about Alexis's new crush (at the same time); another has them playing laser tag. Both times, it's clearly an absolute blast for both. Say what you want about Richard Castle, but he's a ''great'' father.
* Abby Sciutto to Gibbs in ''{{NCIS}}'', despite them not actually being related.
* Rudy in ''TheCosbyShow''.
* Zoe Bartlet in ''TheWestWing'', even moreso than her sisters. Also, since the show takes the {{Nakama}} idea very seriously, CJ's relationship with the President qualifies as well.
* In ''{{Firefly}}'' River is kind of a big brother's girl. Possibly she always was and in any case the curious situation had led to a PromotionToParent for her doting big brother.
* Joanie Cunningham in ''HappyDays''.

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* Ben Folds. [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Gracie]].
** "There will always be a part of me/no-one else is ever ever gonna see/but Gracie girl/my little girl."
* "Butterfly Kisses" by Bob Carlisle is all about this.

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* LittleOrphanAnnie with Daddy Warbucks.
* Peppermint Patty in ''{{Peanuts}}'' (her mother [[MissingMom is probably dead]]).
* Dolly in ''FamilyCircus'' -- being the only daughter out of four kids probably helps.

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* In case 5-4 of the ''AceAttorney'' series, large portions of the case relate directly to how Byrne Faraday dotes over his daughter Kay. [[spoiler: Unfortunately [[DisappearedDad that case is his murder.]] Poor Kay.]]
* Both Yukari Takeba and Mitsuru Kirijo from ''{{Persona 3}}''. Yukari is specifically portrayed as having been much closer to her father than her mother, and Mitsuru's mother is not mentioned, but she's very protective of and devoted to her father.
* Ina from the ''SamuraiWarriors'' series. Lampshaded by a few people who interact with either her or her father, Tadakatsu.
* in ''[[JakandDaxter Jak X]]'', [[WrenchWench Keira]] is irritated by her status as [[TeamDad Samos']] "little girl" because he won't let her compete in the tournament her life depends on. Of course, she does it anyway.
* Queen Anora and her father, Lohgain Mac Tir in ''DragonAge: Origins''. Lohgain has a touching farewell to Anora concerning the trope [[spoiler: should you choose to execute him]].
* From ''{{Bioshock}}'' we have [[spoiler: Eleanor Lamb]] who is practically the queen of this trope. Why? [[spoiler: Because no matter what you do, no matter how good ''OR'' evil you are, '''she wants to be JUST LIKE DADDY DELTA'''.]]
* ''SilentHillShatteredMemories''. Full Stop.
-->"I love my daddy. I love my daddy. I LOVE MY DADDY!"
* Midori Komaki from ''DevilSurvivor'', which leads to a lot of problems when it comes to her ChronicHeroSyndrome...
* Flora's backstory in ''ProfessorLayton and the Curious Village'' shows that she was this to her late father, Baron Reinhold. [[spoiler:After the events of this game, she's unofficially adopted by Layton himself, and becomes Daddy's Girl all over again; the third game in particular makes this clear, and reveals Layton as a PapaWolf to boot.]]

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* Faye and her father in ''QuestionableContent''. [[spoiler:The fact that he committed suicide in front of her was hence extremely traumatic.]]
* Veithel of ''{{Juathuur}}''.
* In ''TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob,'' this was Jean's stated reason for inviting cute little artificial creature Molly to live with her instead of returning to Bob's house where she was raised; Jean is her mother (after a fashion), and felt left out. It's also notable that Molly ''had'' an [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20061010.html Elektra Complex,]] briefly, though this turned out just to be a misunderstanding (she was only a month old, and didn't properly understand what romantic love ''is).''

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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* Pizzazz from the Misfits in ''JemAndTheHolograms''.
* Princess Azula from ''AvatarTheLastAirbender''. When the dad is a sociopathic EvilOverlord and the daughter a [[TheGift multitalented]] TeenGenius who really wants to make him happy, things can get ugly.
* In the ''TeenTitans'' series, the villain Killer Moth had a spoiled brat daughter named Kitten who interrupted his plans to conquer the city to make Robin take her to prom.
** Trigon tried to hold this over Raven in the 4th season finale, if only to make a cruel point that she's his biological daughter.
--->'''Trigon:''' No matter what you do, you'll always be ''daddy's little girl.''
* A few in ''DannyPhantom''. Damon Gray's relationship with Valerie is the biggest one in the series; one obviously filled with love and the show emphasizes that to its fullest. [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Quite heartwarming really]]. Paulina's father is more straightforward, even giving the IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer speech to Danny. Considering his '''BIG''' build, it's best to stay on his good side. And of course Jack Fenton who has shown several scenes of adoration to his daughter (not that he ignores his son), so much to the point that Jazz's often obsessive personality may have been received by Jack's influence--no matter how much she would [[BlackSheep deny it]].
* ''TheSimpsons'', Lisa may be a more subverted example. While her father is a complete idiot and often manages to embarrass her, she still loves him no matter what. Examples: In Lisa's future episode, she stops her own wedding because her British finacee was disgusted with her family (that, and he wasn't wearing her father's cuff-links. Which look like pigs.) Homer even (not once, twice) sacrificed buying an air conditioner for his family to buy Lisa a new saxophone.
** Maggie is also an example. In fact, her first (and thus far only) spoken word throughout the series was "daddy."
* Sasha Caylo from ''TitanMaximum''. Like the Pizzazz example above, her father is also unable to deal with her bullshit and just throws money at her to keep her out of his hair.
* Karai from the second ''[[TMNT2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' series has a huge blind spot when it comes to her father, Oroku Saki (a.k.a. series {{big bad}} the Shredder), which overlaps with MyMasterRightOrWrong; even knowing the full extent of his crimes, she'll try her damnedest to keep him from harm, even if that means fighting her friends.
* Gosalyn has shades of this regarding her father, DarkwingDuck. He's not quite as eager for her to follow in the family business. Notably, her {{tomboy}} traits predate her meeting him; this was greatly appreciated when she was Grandpa's Little Girl.
* [[DespicableMe Gru's]] three adopted daughters are each, in her own way, Daddy's Girl. Agnes is the DeliberatelyCuteChild, Edith is the CloudCuckooLander, and Margo is the DeadpanSnarker DefrostingIceQueen. And he dotes on all three.
* Belle in ''Film/BeautyAndTheBeast'' adores her crackpot father Maurice, and vice versa.

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[[folder:RealLife]]
* Anne Frank said in her diary that she was closer to her father than her mother.
** She even gave her father a nickname, which she uses to refer to him as in the diary - Pim.
* An unusual case is [[LittleHouseOnThePrairie Laura Ingalls]], who is the ''second'' of four daughters. (She is the most active, energetic and willing to help with the work as a son would, though.)
* Miley Cyrus is probably the most well known real life modern example of a daddy's girl.
* Catholic scholar Michael Novak shares a great affection with his daughter Jana and they have co-written several books.
* Journalist Lucinda Franks who wrote a book "My Father's Secret War" researching her father's experience as a spy in World War II. In her case it was the book that made her DaddysGirl because he had been too much of a ShellShockedSenior for her to like, and she hadn't understood why until then.
* While the Gilbreth parents loved all of their twelve children, ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' mentions that Frank Gilbreth was very close with their first four daughters, despite his wish for a son, affectionately dubbing them his "harem".

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We've all seen it. Usually it's where the daughter utterly adores the father-figure and at times the mother (if there is one) feels completely left out. The daughter, who is usually, but not always, either a single child or the only girl in the family is likewise the [[ParentalFavoritism father's favorite]]. In extreme instances this can all be part of WifeHusbandry or can result in the daughter becoming obsessed with her father to the point of developing an Elektra Complex. Due to their close contact to the male parent, Daddys' Girls can sometimes acquire boyish traits and interests at odds with expected female personality types.

* ''TheSimpsons'', Lisa may be a more subverted example. While her father is a complete idiot and often manages to embarass her, she still loves him no matter what. Examples: In Lisa's future episode, she stops her own wedding because her British finacee was disgusted with her family (that, and he wasn't wearing her father's cuff-links. Which look like pigs.) Homer even (not once, twice) sacrificed buying an air conditioner for his family to buy Lisa a new saxophone.

* Princess Danae is this to Sparhawk in the ''{{Elenium}}'' and ''Tamuli'' trilogies by DavidEddings. This isn't playing the trope entirely straight, however; Sparhawk is [[spoiler: the only one who knows that Danae is really the Child-Goddess Aphrael, and she became his daughter through]] ''[[spoiler:sheer self-determination]].'' Doesn't change the fact that they adore one another, however.

If the DaddysGirl acquires a stepmother, she is frequently [[GreenEyedMonster jealous]] and regards the woman as a WickedStepmother whatever her characters is like.

** A later episode opens with them fencing, quoting ''RobinHood'', and talking about Alexis's new crush (at the same time); another has them playing laser tag. Both times, it's clearly an absolute blast for both. Say what you want about Richard Castle--but he's a ''great'' father.
* Abby Sciuto in ''{{NCIS}}''.

* Peppermint Patty in ''{{Peanuts}}'' (her mother [[MissingMom is probably dead]])

* Faye and her father in ''QuestionableContent''. [[spoiler:The fact that he committed suicide in front of her was hence extremely traumatic]]

** Maggie is also an example. In fact, her first, and only spoken word throught out the series was "daddy."

** She even gave her father a nickname, which she uses to refer to him as in the diary- Pim.

* Miley Cyrus is probably the most well known real life example of a daddy's girl

* Journalist Lucinda Franks who wrote a book "My Father's Secret War" researching her father's experience as a spy in World War II. In her case it was the book that made her DaddysGirl because he had been to much of a ShellShockedSenior for her to like, and she hadn't understood why until then.

* Ben Folds. [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwrming Gracie]].

* Yuuna from ''MahouSenseiNegima'', as seen in chapter 174 of the manga. It starts as more of a FatherIWantToMarryMyBrother type thing, although [[http://www.onemanga.com/Mahou_Sensei_Negima!/253/11/ a later incident]] implies that she might be [[ParentalIncest a little too fond of him]].

* The GoldenAge GreenLantern and his daughter Jade. In this case, the excluded figure wasn't a mother (a long dead schizophrenic supervillain) but TheUnfavorite twin Obsidian (also a schizophrenic).

* In ''TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob,'' this was Jean's stated reason for inviting cute little artificial creature Molly to live with her instead of returning to Bob's house where she was raised; Jean is her mother (after a fashion), and felt left out. It's also notable that Molly ''had'' an [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20061010.html Elektra Complex,]] briefly, though this turned out just to be a misunderstanding (she was only a month old and didn't understand what romantic love ''is).''

* In ''TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob,'' this was Jean's stated reason for inviting cute little artificial creature Molly to live with her instead of returning to Bob's house where she was raised; Jean is her mother (after a fashion), and felt left out. It's notable that Molly had an [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20061010.html Elektra Complex,]] briefly, though this turned out just to be a misunderstanding (she was only a month old and didn't understand what romantic love ''is).''

* In ''TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob,'' this was Jean's stated reason for inviting cute little artificial creature Molly to live with her instead of returning to Bob's house where she was raised; Jean is her mother (after a fashion), and felt left out.

* In the OrderOfTheStick fanfics, the FanFic/OneiroiSeries, both [[AmbiguousInnocence Tiasal]] and [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity Deirdre]] are Daddy's Girls. Tiasal loves spending time with her dad (and her mother, but she has different sorts of relationships with both parents) and is very physically affectionate. (It's implied she might [[FatherIWantToMarryMyBrother have a little girl crush]] on him.) Deirdre has a [[OedipusComplex sexual fixation on her father.]] That one [[{{Understatement}} doesn't turn out too well.]]

* Svetlana Borisovna in {{Tranquilium}}.

* Joanie Cunningham in HappyDays.

* Queen Anora and her father, Lohgain Mac Tir in Dragon Age: Origins. Lohgain has a touching farewell to Anora concerning the trope [[spoiler: should you choose to execute him]].
* From {{Bioshock}} we have [[spoiler: Eleanor Lamb]] who is practically the queen of this trope. Why? [[spoiler: Because no matter what you do, no matter how good ''OR'' evil you are, '''she wants to be JUST LIKE DADDY DELTA'''.]]
* SilentHillShatteredMemories. Full Stop.

* Midori Komaki from DevilSurvivor, which leads to a lot of problems when it comes to her ChronicHeroSyndrome...

* Veithel of {{Juathuur}}.

* Karai from the second [[TMNT2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] series has a huge blind spot when it comes to her father, Oroku Saki (a.k.a. series {{big bad}} the Shredder), which overlaps with MyMasterRightOrWrong; even knowing the full extent of his crimes, she'll try her damnedest to keep him from harm, even if that means fighting her friends.

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* In instances where they're actually portrayed as family, [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Wanda]] is this to Magneto of the MarvelUniverse. Lorna is this in many ways, although it generally seems that she ''wants'' to be Daddy's Little Girl, and Wanda ''is''. (Reality-warping and alternate universes make it hard to say for certain.)

* Yukari Takeba from {{Persona 3}}.