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* ''Film/TheLegendOfThe7GoldenVampires: In addition to the descendants of his old foe, Dr. Van Helsing (whose descendants are constantly showing up in Dracula stories), the evil Count Dracula clashes with the eight grandchildren of two farmers who his army killed in the past. The grandfather got a DyingMomentOfAwesome that struck back at the monsters, so they have cause to remember his family.
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* ''Film/SundownTheVampireInRetreat'': The Van Helsings (yes, [[Literature/{{Dracula}} those Van Helsings]]), have spent over a century trying to kill Count Mardulak, who they view as an AlwaysChaoticEvil figure. Actually, Mardulak is TheAtoner, although he's willing to admit that once he gave them a reason to chase him. When Robert Van Helsing finds him, he ends up [[spoiler:being turned into a vampire and becoming a part of Mardulak's community]], which is portrayed as a good thing.
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** In "Scaring of the Green," every year on St. Patrick's Day, the current head of the O'Malley clan is DraggedOffToHell by a bog hound as punishment from a leprechaun who was vengeful after being robbed by a family member.
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* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'':
** While Crowley is [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor an occasional ally of the Winchester brothers]], he's been an enemy to them, their mother, and their maternal grandfather and cousins (although they do reluctantly make a deal with him) over the show's run.
** The demon Abaddon fights the Winchester brothers decades after trying to kill their paternal grandfather and ruining his life.
** While Crowley is [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor an occasional ally of the Winchester brothers]], he's been an enemy to them, their mother, and their maternal grandfather and cousins (although they do reluctantly make a deal with him) over the show's run.
** The demon Abaddon fights the Winchester brothers decades after trying to kill their paternal grandfather and ruining his life.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'':
** After failing to kill [[Literature/TheLegendOfSleepyHollow Ichabod Crane]] centuries before "The Headless Motorcyclist," the Headless Horseman/Motorcyclist has made regular attacks on Ichabod's son, distant niece, and other family members.
** In "Scaring of the Green," every year on St. Patrick's Day, the current head of the O'Malley clan is DraggedOffToHell by a bog hound as punishment from a leprechaun who was vengeful after being robbed by a family member.
** After failing to kill [[Literature/TheLegendOfSleepyHollow Ichabod Crane]] centuries before "The Headless Motorcyclist," the Headless Horseman/Motorcyclist has made regular attacks on Ichabod's son, distant niece, and other family members.
** In "Scaring of the Green," every year on St. Patrick's Day, the current head of the O'Malley clan is DraggedOffToHell by a bog hound as punishment from a leprechaun who was vengeful after being robbed by a family member.
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* ''ComicBook/ThePunisher'' fills this role toward various villainous families in comics written by Creator/GarthEnnis (who tends to avert ComicBookTime).
** Four generations of Cesares' (three of which are taken out in one massacre) clash with the Punisher in ''ComicBook/ThePunisherMax''.
** The Punisher kills the three Gnucci brothers in the opening issue of ''ComicBook/ThePunisherWelcomeBackFrank.'' The rest of that arc (and a few other comics) feature him clashing with the brothers' mother, uncle, and cousins.
** In ''ComicBook/ThePunisherVsBullseye'': The Punisher has been killing members of the Patrillo crime family since the 1980s, and only a few (largely ineffectual) family members are left by 2006.
** Four generations of Cesares' (three of which are taken out in one massacre) clash with the Punisher in ''ComicBook/ThePunisherMax''.
** The Punisher kills the three Gnucci brothers in the opening issue of ''ComicBook/ThePunisherWelcomeBackFrank.'' The rest of that arc (and a few other comics) feature him clashing with the brothers' mother, uncle, and cousins.
** In ''ComicBook/ThePunisherVsBullseye'': The Punisher has been killing members of the Patrillo crime family since the 1980s, and only a few (largely ineffectual) family members are left by 2006.
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* ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'': While the series is bogged down by CanonDiscontinuity, one constant is the SerialKiller Michael Myers menacing relatives of the original FinalGirl (who is his long-lost sister in some of the movies). Her children (three different kids in three different timelines), grandchildren, and adoptive cousins have all found themselves running for their lives from Michael.
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* ''Literature/TheSpiderwickChronicles:'' Eighty years before TheFilmOfTHeBook, the evil ogre Mulgarath menaced Arthur Spiderwick and his daughter Lucinda while trying to steal Arthur's research about the magical world. Decades later, he menaces the great-grandchildren of Arthur's brother.
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* ''Literature/TheSpiderwickChronicles:'' Eighty years before TheFilmOfTHeBook, TheFilmOfTheBook, the evil ogre Mulgarath menaced Arthur Spiderwick and his daughter Lucinda while trying to steal Arthur's research about the magical world. Decades later, he menaces the great-grandchildren of Arthur's brother.
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* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', "Not-Tengu" [[https://www.egscomics.com/comic/2013-08-02 sets]] himself up to be this by threatening to kill all of Noriko's family.
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** [[EldritchLocation The crossroads]] claimed the soul of the Price siblings' grandfather a long time ago, and their grandmother has been on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge ever since. Other family members also get involved sometimes, and the crossroads is happy to try and strike back at them.
** In ''That Ain't Witchraft,'' James Smith's maternal ancestors have been dying as soon as their child turns 12 for many generations due to the ExactWords of a deal their forebearer made with the crossroads. James is out to destroy the crossroads even before learning this after they abduct or kill his girlfriend when she tries to make a deal to end his HereditaryCurse.
** In ''That Ain't Witchraft,'' James Smith's maternal ancestors have been dying as soon as their child turns 12 for many generations due to the ExactWords of a deal their forebearer made with the crossroads. James is out to destroy the crossroads even before learning this after they abduct or kill his girlfriend when she tries to make a deal to end his HereditaryCurse.
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*** After [[spoiler:destroying the Crossroads]] in ''That Ain't Witchcraft'', Antimony muses that she may be inadvertently responsible for its fixation on her family, and on sorcerers in particular, due to [[spoiler:a StableTimeLoop]].
** In ''That Ain't Witchraft,'' James Smith's maternal ancestors have been dying as soon as their child turns 12 for many generations due to the ExactWords of a deal their forebearer made with the crossroads. James is out to destroy the crossroads even before learning this after they abduct or kill hisgirlfriend friend when she tries to make a deal to end his HereditaryCurse.
*** After [[spoiler:destroying the Crossroads]] in ''That Ain't Witchcraft'', Antimony muses that she may be inadvertently responsible for its fixation on her family, and on sorcerers in particular, due to [[spoiler:a StableTimeLoop]].
** In ''That Ain't Witchraft,'' James Smith's maternal ancestors have been dying as soon as their child turns 12 for many generations due to the ExactWords of a deal their forebearer made with the crossroads. James is out to destroy the crossroads even before learning this after they abduct or kill his
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* ''Series/TheSecretCircle:'' In the books, Black John is an evil warlock who was part of the community that founded New Salem. Over the centuries, he has twice returned in an effort to make the descendants of his former allies bow down to his will, killing many of them when they refuse. His third attempt takes place when the children of many of his previous victims (and the daughter he fathered with one of the young witches he was manipulating) are teenagers, and they defeat him for good. In the TV adaptation, [[AdaptationNameChange John Blackwell]] isn't immortal, but he still tries to corrupt the parents of many of the main characters in a quest for power, causing him to be hated by many of their grandparents, as well as the kids themselves when they find out the truth.
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* ''Animation/IronKid:'' In his first attempt at world domination, the General was defeated by Marty's ancestor Eon. In the generations since, his followers have been killing Eon's descendants so that they can't face the general with Eon's AncestralWeapon. Marty, the last known surviving descendant, gets his hands on that weapon and uses it to face the General upon his return.
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** [[EldritchLocation The crossroads]] claimed the soul of the Price sibling's grandfather a long time ago, and their grandmother has been on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge ever since. Other family members also get involved sometimes, and the crossroads is happy to try and strike back at them.
** In ''That Ain't Witchraft,'' James Smith's maternal ancestors have been dying as soon as their child turns 12 for many generations due to the ExactWords of a deal their forebearer made with the crossroads. James is out to destroy the crossroads even before learning this after they abduct or kill his girlfriend when she tries to make a deal to end his HereditaryCurse.
** [[EldritchLocation The crossroads]] claimed the soul of the Price sibling's grandfather a long time ago, and their grandmother has been on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge ever since. Other family members also get involved sometimes, and the crossroads is happy to try and strike back at them.
** In ''That Ain't Witchraft,'' James Smith's maternal ancestors have been dying as soon as their child turns 12 for many generations due to the ExactWords of a deal their forebearer made with the crossroads. James is out to destroy the crossroads even before learning this after they abduct or kill his girlfriend when she tries to make a deal to end his HereditaryCurse.
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* In ''Film/JohnsonCountyWar,'' hired gunman Hunt Lawton has been an enemy of the three Hammett brothers for many years before the movie's beginning, ever since he murdered Dale Hammett's grandfather-in-law. [[KissingCousins The old man is also the grandfather of the three brothers in the original novel.]]
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* ''WebComic/WhiteDarkLife'' and its roleplays carry several examples:
** Mysto to the Belnades clan.
** Mysta to the Firecats (Blaze the Cat and her family).
** Altair to the Astartes.
** The Light Demons to the Dawns and the Caliburs.
** Mysto to the Belnades clan.
** Mysta to the Firecats (Blaze the Cat and her family).
** Altair to the Astartes.
** The Light Demons to the Dawns and the Caliburs.
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* ''Literature/TheEyesOfTheDragon:'' Every few hundred years, Flagg visits Delain, gets himself made the EvilChancellor, and has any member of the ruling dynasty who gets in his way murdered or framed for murder.
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* ''ComicBook/{{Shade}}'': The Shade is an immortal AntiHero who is constantly being attacked by the many descendants of the Ludlows, a family of murderers he killed in 1838. One Ludlow who sympathizes with Shade commits suicide because of his family's hostile reaction to this sentiment. By 2005, the Ludlows have nearly been wiped out by Shade, and the only three known survivors (one of whom is raised with no knowledge of the feud) leave him alone.
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* ''Film/DeadSilence:'' Mary Shaw murdered a young boy named Michael Ashen and [[CycleOfRevenge her evil spirit has spent decades murdering four generations of Michael's relatives (including an unborn child) after Michael's vengeful father and brothers killed her.]]
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* In William Johnstone's ''Eagles'' series, Jamie Ian [=MacCallister=] becomes a mortal enemy of ''eight'' unsavory families, four of them by the time he turns ''fifteen,'' as a result of actions like marrying a girl against her father's wishes and wounding two brothers planning to rob and rape his foster parents. Most of the families are still seeking revenge when Jamie dies around the age of seventy (fortunately, there's no mention of them ever feuding with Jamie's many descendants afterward).
--> ''They were the sons and grandsons and cousins of the Newbys, the the Olmsteads, the Saxons, the Layfields, and the Bradfords. And they all, for various reasons, hated Jamie Ian [=MacCallister=]. Some of them hated them because their fathers had hated Jamie.''
--> ''They were the sons and grandsons and cousins of the Newbys, the the Olmsteads, the Saxons, the Layfields, and the Bradfords. And they all, for various reasons, hated Jamie Ian [=MacCallister=]. Some of them hated them because their fathers had hated Jamie.''
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* ''Literature/PeterAndTheStarcatchers'': EldritchAbomination Lord Ombra is opposed by four different generations (not all of them consecutive) of Peter Pan's allies, the Asters.
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* An EvilVsEvil version occurs in ''Series/BreakingBad'', where Gus Fring spends decades scheming to bring about the deaths of the nephews and grandson of his rival drug lord Hector Salamanca (who killed Gus's best friend and possible lover) before killing Hector himself.
* ''Series/TheVampireDiaries:'' Damon Salvatore has spent about seventy years seeking revenge on the family of a MadScientist who experimented on him, sparing a survivor in each generation to give birth to a new generation of Whitfields for him to kill.
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* ''Series/TheVampireDiaries:'' Damon Salvatore has spent about seventy years seeking revenge on the family of a MadScientist who experimented on him, sparing a survivor in each generation to give birth to a new generation of Whitfields for him to kill.
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* ''ComicBook/TheTombOfDracula'': The Van Helsing and Harker families have spent about four generations trying to kill Dracula for good, even as their numbers dwindle.
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* ''Franchise/{{Hellraiser}}'': The [=LeMarchand=]/Merchant family are enemies of Pinhead and seek to close the gateway to Hell, which he wants to be kept open. Pinhead's first clash with a member of the family is in 1796, and the feud ends in 2127 with Pinhead's defeat.
* ''Film/TheHobbit:'' Azog the Defiler has sworn to wipe out King Thror, of Durin's line. In the BackStory he killed Thror and drove Thror's son insane, and is currently out for the blood of Thror's grandson and two great-grandsons.
* ''Film/VanHelsing:'' Nine generations ago, the Valerious family made a pact to kill Dracula, and only two of them remain alive to keep trying.
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* ''Film/TheHobbit:'' Azog the Defiler has sworn to wipe out King Thror, of Durin's line. In the BackStory he killed Thror and drove Thror's son insane, and is currently out for the blood of Thror's grandson and two great-grandsons.
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* ''Literature/TalesFromTheMosEisleyCantina:'' The SerialKiller Dr. Evazan once killed seven members of the Sillizzar family, and six more family members are out to put an end to his murder spree.
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* Roger Retinz from ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice'' serves as this to Troupe Gramarye. Once a member of the show under the alias Mr. Reus, Retinz was exiled from the show after an accident while practicing, [[DisproportionateRetribution and came to harbor a deep hatred for the family]] as a result of this. In the second case, he attempts to frame Trucy Wright, the heir to the Gramarye name, for the murder of Manov Mistree, and [[LeonineContract has Trucy sign a rigged contract]] that would cause her agency to get repossessed by him should she be found Guilty. Eventually, Apollo Justice ([[LongLostRelative unknowingly a member of the Gramarye family]]) is able to prove Trucy's innocence, and Retinz continues to curse the Gramarye bloodline both during and after his VillainousBreakdown.
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* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': The incarnations of Demise's hatred, most notably Ganondorf, are fated to clash with those with the blood of the Goddess, ie. the Hyrulean Royal Family as exemplified by Princess Zelda.
* Roger Retinz from ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice'' serves as this to Troupe Gramarye. Once a member of the show under the alias Mr. Reus, Retinz was exiled from the show after an accident while practicing, [[DisproportionateRetribution and came to harbor a deep hatred for the family]] as a result of this. In the second case, he attempts to frame Trucy Wright, the heir to the Gramarye name, for the murder of Manov Mistree, and [[LeonineContract has Trucy sign a rigged contract]] that would cause her agency to get repossessed by him should she be found Guilty. Eventually, Apollo Justice ([[LongLostRelative unknowingly a member of the Gramarye family]]) is able to prove Trucy's innocence, and Retinz continues to curse the Gramarye bloodline both during and after his VillainousBreakdown.
* Roger Retinz from ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice'' serves as this to Troupe Gramarye. Once a member of the show under the alias Mr. Reus, Retinz was exiled from the show after an accident while practicing, [[DisproportionateRetribution and came to harbor a deep hatred for the family]] as a result of this. In the second case, he attempts to frame Trucy Wright, the heir to the Gramarye name, for the murder of Manov Mistree, and [[LeonineContract has Trucy sign a rigged contract]] that would cause her agency to get repossessed by him should she be found Guilty. Eventually, Apollo Justice ([[LongLostRelative unknowingly a member of the Gramarye family]]) is able to prove Trucy's innocence, and Retinz continues to curse the Gramarye bloodline both during and after his VillainousBreakdown.
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* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'': As there are several continuities where Wonder Woman fights alongside several generations of ComicBook/EttaCandy's family Etta and her children and grandchildren have found themselves fighting ComicBook/{{Ares|DC}} and ComicBook/{{Circe}}.
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* The driving plot of ''Literature/TheLiesOfLockeLamora'' is eventually revealed to be a scheme by the Gray King to wipe out Capa Barsavi entire family and estate in retribution for Barsavi killing his parents.
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* Roger Retinz from ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice'' serves as this to Troupe Gramarye. Once a member of the show under the alias Mr. Reus, Retinz was exiled from the show after an accident while practicing, [[DisproportionateRetribution and came to harbor a deep hatred for the family]] as a result of this. In the second case, he attempts to frame Trucy Wright, the heir to the Gramarye name, for the murder of Manov Mistree, and [[LeonineContract has Trucy sign a rigged contract]] that would cause her agency to get repossessed by him should she be found Guilty. Eventually, Apollo Justice ([[LongLostRelative unknowingly a member of the Gramarye family]]) is able to prove Trucy's innocence, and Retinz continues to curse the Gramarye bloodline both during and after his VillainousBreakdown.
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* ''VideoGame/SlyCooperAndTheThieviusRaccoonus'''s BigBad, [[OminousOwl Clockwerk]], has been hunting down and killing the Cooper clan for centuries, to the point of turning himself into a ''literal'' [[ThePowerOfHate hate-fueled]] {{cyborg}} so he could go on living until the [[FamilyExtermination Cooper clan was completely wiped out]].
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* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'': [[BigBad Ishmelga]], the curse of Erebonia, has a long-lasting history of trying to manipulate Emperor Dreichels and his descendants, and this includes Dreichels' reincarnation; Gilliath Osborne (whom becomes his "master" and his [[HumongousMecha Divine Knight]]), as well as Osborne's son; [[spoiler:Rean Schwarzer]]. It's revealed in ''Cold Steel IV'' that [[spoiler:Osborne made a pact with Ishmelga to save his son from a fatal injury, and desires to lose in battle so that he [[TakingYouWithMe take Ishmelga with him]] and succeed in getting rid of the curse. By the end of the game, Rean defeats his father, and by extension, Ishmelga]].
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* The Fell Dragon Grima from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''. It tried to destroy the continent of Ylisse but was defeated by the First Exalt and the Divine Dragon Naga. Centuries later, it is resurrected by the Grimleal and faces off against Chrom, a descendant of the First Exalt, and Lucinda, Chrom's daughter from the BadFuture.
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* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': The maternal line of the Ferris family of Ferris Biochemical has been working to counter supervillain Deathmaiden's bioterrorism for about four generations, counting the latest of the line, Macrobiotic, who is still in high school as of 2006-2007.
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* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': The maternal line of the Ferris family of Ferris Biochemical has been working to counter supervillain Deathmaiden's bioterrorism for about four generations, counting the latest of the line, Macrobiotic, who is still in high school as of 2006-2007.
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Some villains oppose not only one individual, but their entire family. This antagonism is passed from generation to generation, especially if said villain is immortal and the family is of a HeroicLineage, with only its descendants having the power needed to defeat the villain. Often times children will take up their parents' work when they are retired or dead and defeat the Familial Foe in their name.
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* Vanica, the host of the devil Megicula, from ''Manga/BlackClover''. With the power of her devil, she fought Noelle's mother Acier Silva and fatally cursed her. Over 15 years later, she fights Noelle, whose goals are to break the curse Vanica cast on her friend Lolopechka as well as avenge her mother.
* Muzan Kibutsuji from ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'' brought a HereditaryCurse upon the Ubuyashiki Family, his distant relatives, that induces a disease that causes them to die young due to being a distant relative of the family before becoming the first demon. As a result, the Ubuyashiki Family have led the Demon Slayer Corps for generations to kill all his underlings and eventually Muzan himself.
* The various parts of ''Franchise/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' chronicle the exploits of individual descendants of the Joestar family and their battles with the incarnations of their family nemesis Dio Brando.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': The maternal line of the Ferris family of Ferris Biochemical has been working to counter supervillain Deathmaiden's bioterrorism for about four generations, counting the latest of the line, Macrobiotic, who is still in high school as of 2006-2007.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* The original campaigns of ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresIII'' have three generations of the Black family facing their biggest enemies, [[AncientConspiracy The Circle of Ossus]], a powerful NGOSuperpower with enclaves in many cities whose leaders want to TakeOverTheWorld.
* ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'': Hunting monsters is the Belmont family hat, and each game features a Belmont taking on Dracula with the help of various allies.
* Mundus the BigBad of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' has been an longtime enemy of Sparda and his bloodline fighting not only Sparda himself but also his sons Dante and Vergil.
* The Fell Dragon Grima from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''. It tried to destroy the continent of Ylisse but was defeated by the First Exalt and the Divine Dragon Naga. Centuries later, it is resurrected by the Grimleal and faces off against Chrom, a descendant of the First Exalt, and Lucinda, Chrom's daughter from the BadFuture.
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'': [[BigBad Ishmelga]], the curse of Erebonia, has a long-lasting history of trying to manipulate Emperor Dreichels and his descendants, and this includes Dreichels' reincarnation; Gilliath Osborne (whom becomes his "master" and his [[HumongousMecha Divine Knight]]), as well as Osborne's son; [[spoiler:Rean Schwarzer]]. It's revealed in ''Cold Steel IV'' that [[spoiler:Osborne made a pact with Ishmelga to save his son from a fatal injury, and desires to lose in battle so that he [[TakingYouWithMe take Ishmelga with him]] and succeed in getting rid of the curse. By the end of the game, Rean defeats his father, and by extension, Ishmelga]].
* In ''VideoGame/RogueLegacy'', you play as a generation-spanning family, with one descendant of each generation entering Castle Hamson to defeat the monsters that live there and fight the traitor inside, who is thus the enemy of everyone in the family tree. [[spoiler:This traitor, Johannes, is actually the start of the family tree, and has been alive the entire time due to the fountain of youth.]]
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* ''Webcomic/OurLittleAdventure'': The Silverfronds royal family is {{Curse}}d to face the immortal {{Demon Lord|sAndArchdevils}} Mortaridar every generation. Unfortunately, a third party's [[JackassGenie careless Wish]] releases Mortaridar from his [[SealedEvilInACan extraplanar prison]] long ahead of schedule, when the current king is nowhere near a powerful enough [[TheArchmage Archmage]] to defeat him.
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May overlap with YouKilledMyFather. Compare FeudingFamilies and SinsOfOurFathers.
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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* Vanica, the host of the devil Megicula, from ''Manga/BlackClover''. With the power of her devil, she fought Noelle's mother Acier Silva and fatally cursed her. Over 15 years later, she fights Noelle, whose goals are to break the curse Vanica cast on her friend Lolopechka as well as avenge her mother.
* Muzan Kibutsuji from ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'' brought a HereditaryCurse upon the Ubuyashiki Family, his distant relatives, that induces a disease that causes them to die young due to being a distant relative of the family before becoming the first demon. As a result, the Ubuyashiki Family have led the Demon Slayer Corps for generations to kill all his underlings and eventually Muzan himself.
* The various parts of ''Franchise/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' chronicle the exploits of individual descendants of the Joestar family and their battles with the incarnations of their family nemesis Dio Brando.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': The maternal line of the Ferris family of Ferris Biochemical has been working to counter supervillain Deathmaiden's bioterrorism for about four generations, counting the latest of the line, Macrobiotic, who is still in high school as of 2006-2007.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* The original campaigns of ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresIII'' have three generations of the Black family facing their biggest enemies, [[AncientConspiracy The Circle of Ossus]], a powerful NGOSuperpower with enclaves in many cities whose leaders want to TakeOverTheWorld.
* ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'': Hunting monsters is the Belmont family hat, and each game features a Belmont taking on Dracula with the help of various allies.
* Mundus the BigBad of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' has been an longtime enemy of Sparda and his bloodline fighting not only Sparda himself but also his sons Dante and Vergil.
* The Fell Dragon Grima from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''. It tried to destroy the continent of Ylisse but was defeated by the First Exalt and the Divine Dragon Naga. Centuries later, it is resurrected by the Grimleal and faces off against Chrom, a descendant of the First Exalt, and Lucinda, Chrom's daughter from the BadFuture.
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'': [[BigBad Ishmelga]], the curse of Erebonia, has a long-lasting history of trying to manipulate Emperor Dreichels and his descendants, and this includes Dreichels' reincarnation; Gilliath Osborne (whom becomes his "master" and his [[HumongousMecha Divine Knight]]), as well as Osborne's son; [[spoiler:Rean Schwarzer]]. It's revealed in ''Cold Steel IV'' that [[spoiler:Osborne made a pact with Ishmelga to save his son from a fatal injury, and desires to lose in battle so that he [[TakingYouWithMe take Ishmelga with him]] and succeed in getting rid of the curse. By the end of the game, Rean defeats his father, and by extension, Ishmelga]].
* In ''VideoGame/RogueLegacy'', you play as a generation-spanning family, with one descendant of each generation entering Castle Hamson to defeat the monsters that live there and fight the traitor inside, who is thus the enemy of everyone in the family tree. [[spoiler:This traitor, Johannes, is actually the start of the family tree, and has been alive the entire time due to the fountain of youth.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Webcomics]]
* ''Webcomic/OurLittleAdventure'': The Silverfronds royal family is {{Curse}}d to face the immortal {{Demon Lord|sAndArchdevils}} Mortaridar every generation. Unfortunately, a third party's [[JackassGenie careless Wish]] releases Mortaridar from his [[SealedEvilInACan extraplanar prison]] long ahead of schedule, when the current king is nowhere near a powerful enough [[TheArchmage Archmage]] to defeat him.
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