History Main / OrcRaisedByElves

** They tried this with a Jem Hadar baby in ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', but the Founders had genetically engineered them to hate all non-Founders, and the attempt to raise him like Worf failed.

* This is interestingly presented in ''Film/{{Thor}}''. [[Characters/MCULoki Loki]] had always felt different among his fellow Asgardians, but he never realized he was a Frost Giant because a {{Glamour}} had disguised his true appearance. When he discovers the truth, he's furious because while Odin did love him, Loki was nonetheless meant to be a political pawn in Odin's attempt to bring Jötunheim under Asgard's control by using his adopted son as a PuppetKing who would promote Asgardian interests. Loki then strikes a deal with the Giants which would allow them to invade Asgard, and this turns out to be part of a BatmanGambit -- Loki [[BoomerangBigot despises the Jötnar]], and in a twisted way of proving his loyalty to Asgard, he had planned to wipe out his own species.

* This is interestingly presented in ''Film/{{Thor}}''. [[Myth/NorseMythology Loki]] had always felt different but never realized he was a Frost Giant, since his ShapeShifting powers disguised his true appearance. When he discovers the truth, he's furious, especially because while Odin loved him, Odin is right that he was more or less taken as a bargaining chip to guarantee good behavior by the Frost Giants. Loki goes on to make a deal with the Giants and allow them to invade Asgard which is actually part of a BatmanGambit- Loki [[BoomerangBigot hates Frost Giants]] and in a twisted way of proving his loyalty to Asgard, planned to wipe out his own species.

* There's Thrall the Orc from ''Videogame/WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos'', an orc raised by humans.

*** One elven mage managed to raise a good red dragon (using magic to supress his genetic evil tendencies) sadly, "a red dragon who never knew greed or malice" matched a CurseEscapeClause to a magic prison holding a trio of very powerful fiends.
*** Drizzt Do'Urden, a drow. Although technically an "adult" when he makes it to the surface he is adopted by Bruenor Battlehammer, a dwarf, and taught to be a productive member of society.

* Deadeye in ''Videogame/OrcsMustDieUnchained'' is an [[HalfhumanHybrid orc/elf hybrid]] who was raised by elves as one of their own. She was unfortunately driven into exile when she was accused of the murder of her adoptive parent, becoming an outlaw.

* In the ''NewGods'' series, Orion is this, being part of an experiment/peace deal that also included RaisedByOrcs. Scott Free was the son of one of the benevolent deities and was given to be raised by the EvilOverlord Darkseid. Darkseid's son, Orion, was raised in his place. Both of them grow up to be heroes, Orion's rage was given a positive outlet and he became one of New Genesis greatest champions, while Darkseid was not able to stunt Scott Free's underlying nature or crush his hope no matter how much torture he underwent, and he eventully escaped to Earth where he became MisterMiracle (in the process costing Darkseid one of his strongest minions, Big Barda, who fell in love with Scott and escaped with him).

* In the ''NewGods'' series, Orion is this, being part of an experiment/peace deal that also included RaisedByOrcs. Scott Free was the son of one of the benevolent deities and was given to be raised by the EvilOverlord Darkseid. Darkseid's son, Orion, was raised in his place. Both of them grow up to be heroes.

Compare with TheFarmerAndTheViper, which sometimes overlaps, although that's more generally about evil characters being incapable of reciprocating kindness. See also RaisedByHumans and NatureVersusNurture.

Orc Raised By Elves is the [[DistaffCounterpart opposite]] of RaisedByOrcs. In that trope, someone who is from a good group is raised by villains; this is the opposite, a member of a bad group being raised by a good group. This trope, like the other one, gets into the nurture/nature issue. Sometimes, the "orc" will [[TokenHeroicOrc turn out good]], thanks to their upbringing, but at other occasions, being evil is InTheBlood. Sometimes the raised orc will confront members of his biological race. Interesting stuff will happen, like the raised orc thinking they're enemies, or potential friends, or wondering why he looks more similar to them than the ones who raised him.

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* In an OlderThanPrint example, [[TheTrickster Loki]] is a Frost Giant who lives among the [[NorseMythology Asgardians]] and ultimately betrays them.
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* In an OlderThanSteam example, [[TheTrickster Loki]] is a Frost Giant who lives among the [[NorseMythology Asgardians]] and ultimately betrays them.

* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons[=/=]TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms''
** One elven mage managed to raise a good red dragon (using magic to supress his genetic evil tendencies) sadly, "a red dragon who never knew greed or malice" matched a CurseEscapeClause to a magic prison holding a trio of very powerful fiends.
** Drizzt Do'Urden, a drow. Although technically an "adult" when he makes it to the surface he is adopted by Bruenor Battlehammer, a dwarf, and taught to be a productive member of society.

* Mr. Nutt in the ''{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Unseen Academicals'' actually is an orc and was raised by humans and FriendlyNeighborhoodVampires. He's a stand-up guy, although in this case, it's questionable whether orcs actually were AlwaysChaoticEvil to begin with.

* This is interestingly presented in ''Film/{{Thor}}''. [[NorseMythology Loki]] had always felt different but never realized he was a Frost Giant, since his ShapeShifting powers disguised his true appearance. When he discovers the truth, he's furious, especially because while Odin loved him, Odin is right that he was more or less taken as a bargaining chip to guarantee good behavior by the Frost Giants. Loki goes on to make a deal with the Giants and allow them to invade Asgard which is actually part of a BatmanGambit- Loki [[BoomerangBigot hates Frost Giants]] and in a twisted way of proving his loyalty to Asgard, planned to wipe out his own species.

* Damian Wayne, biological son of Franchise/{{Batman}}[=/=]Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul, was raised by his mother and trained by the League of Assassins as a killer at early age. Without knowing a word of his existence, Damian appears in his 10s in Wayne's house as a ruthless and violent kid left there by Talia to disrupts Batman's work. With his mentorship as well as Dick Grayson;s (who would become the new Batman when Bruce [[spoiler:temporarily]] died), Damian made a HeelFaceTurn and eventually became the new Comicbook/{{Robin}}, being like an AntiHero version of this KidSidekick.

* Damian Wayne, biological son of Franchise/{{Batman}}[=/=]Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul, was raised by his mother and trained by the League of Assassins as a killer at early age. Without knowing a word of his existence, Damian appears in his 10s in Wayne's house as a ruthless and violent kid left there by Talia to disrupts Batman's work. With his mentorship as well Dick Grayson (who time later will become the new Batman when Bruce [[spoiler:temporarily]] died), Damian made a HeelFaceTurn and eventually became the new Comicbook/{{Robin}}, being like an AntiHero version of this KidSidekick.

* Loki from ''Comicbook/TheMightyThor'' was a Frost Giant raised by Odin after ([[DeathIsCheap apparently]]) killing his father Laufey. Loki attempts to conquer and destroy Asgard and in general the universe. He also hates his own race, especially his AbusiveParent (who Loki also killed in one chance).

* Kakarotto from ''Franchise/DragonBall'', was a saiyajin ("saiya" is a dreadful alien warrior race since birth) that came to Earth as a baby, being founded by [[BadassGrandpa Son Gohan]], an OldMaster martial artist and fighter of Uranai Baba. Part of being hitted hard in his head and raised by Son Gohan, the baby grown as a loving and cheerful child, being renamed by Gohan as Son Goku.

* ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'': [[AnimalisticAbomination Experiment 626]], a living creature who is capable of creating untold chaos, was exiled to an asteroid, but he managed to escape and crashed into Earth, on a Hawaiian island to be specific. Mistaken to be a dog and placed in an animal shelter, he is soon adopted by a young woman named Nani and her rambunctious younger sister, Lilo. Soon, Lilo named him "Stitch", and with time he formed emotional bonds with her to the point of protecting Lilo from other menaces, like the MadScientist who created him.

* ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'': [[AnimalisticAbomination Experiment 626]], a living creature which is capable of creating untold chaos, was exiled to an asteroid, but managed to escape and crashed into Earth, on a Hawaiian island to be specific. Mistaken by a dog and jailed in an animal shelter, soon is adopted by a young woman named Nani and her rambunctious younger sister, Lilo. Soon Lilo named him as Stitch and with the time formed emotional bonds with her at the point of protect Lilo of other menaces, like the MadScientist who created him.

* Just as in the NorseMythology, Loki from ''Comicbook/TheMightyThor'' was a Frost Giant raised by Odin after killing his father Laufey ([[DeathIsCheap except he's a comic book character after all]]). Same as mythology, Loki attempts to conquer and destroy Asgard and in general the universe. Different from mythology, he also hate his own race (notably seen in ''Film/{{Thor}}'' movie), especially his AbusiveParent (who Loki also killed in one chance).

Orc Raised By Elves is the [[DistaffCounterpart opposite]] of RaisedByOrcs. In that trope, someone who is from a good group is raised by villains; this is the opposite, a member of a bad group being raised by a good group. This trope, like the other one, gets into the nurture/nature issue. Sometimes, the "orc" will turn out good, thanks to their upbringing, but at other occasions, being evil is InTheBlood. Sometimes the raised orc will confront members of his biological race. Interesting stuff will happen, like the raised orc thinking they're enemies, or potential friends, or wondering why he looks more similar to them than the ones who raised him.

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