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* 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 instance).

* In the ''ComicBook/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 eventually escaped to Earth where he became Mister Miracle (in the process costing Darkseid one of his strongest minions, Big Barda, who fell in love with Scott and escaped with him).

Orc Raised by Elves is the [[InvertedTrope 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.

* ''Disney/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 crash into Earth, on a Hawaiian island to be specific. Mistaken for 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 has named him "Stitch", and with time he forms emotional bonds with her to the point of protecting Lilo from other menaces, like the MadScientist who created him.

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* ''Disney/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.

* Kakarot from ''Franchise/DragonBall'' was a Saiyan (a warrior race known for eliminating the populations of entire planets for profit) who came to Earth as a baby and was found by Son Gohan, an OldMaster martial artist. As a result of falling headfirst onto a rock and being raised by Son Gohan, the baby grew up to be a loving and cheerful child, renamed by Gohan as Son Goku.

* ''VideoGame/MassEffect'': The fluff makes mention of some groups of vorcha who were raised by asari. The vorcha, while not AlwaysChaoticEvil, are looked down upon as violent, thuggish brutes by most of the galaxy and most of them don't do anything to help that perception. The diplomatic asari tried to prove that this wasn't inherent in the species by raising some newborn vorcha themselves. These vorcha did indeed turn out to be very stable and productive members of society, proving the asari's point... unfortunately, thanks to their twenty-year lifespans, their reproductive rate outstripped the rate at which their descendants could be educated and "civilized".

* Storm from ''Literature/SurvivorDogs'' is a Fierce Dog who was taken in by the Wild Dog Pack after her biological mother was murdered. She was raised by GentleGiant Martha. Storm brings up the issue of NatureVersusNurture. She still has Fierce Dog instincts, such as her [[CreepyChild love of fighting as a pup]] and [[spoiler:the time she tore a dog's ''jaw'' off in a fight]], but she's also on the "good guys" side and tries her best to fight her violent tendencies.

Orc Raised By Elves is the [[InvertedTrope 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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* Kakarot from ''Franchise/DragonBall'', was a Saiyan (A warrior race known for eliminating the populations of entire planets for profit) who came to Earth as a baby and was found by Son Gohan, an OldMaster martial artist. As a result of falling headfirst onto a rock and being raised by Son Gohan, the baby grew up to be a loving and cheerful child, renamed by Gohan as Son Goku.

* 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 instance).

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* This is interestingly presented in ''Film/{{Thor}}''. 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 create lasting peace between Jötunheim and Asgard [[note]] which may or may not be the same thing as bringing Jötunheim under Asgard's control by using his adopted son as a PuppetKing who would promote Asgardian interests; Odin's history and character is such that both are possible [[/note]]. Loki then strikes a deal with the Giants which would allow them to invade Asgard-- 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.

* ''Franchise/StarTrek''

** Odo in ''Deep Space Nine'' is also an example, having been raised by Bajorans whle being [[spoiler:a Founder]].

* ''TabletopGame/RedDragonInn'': the 3rd set includes Serena the Pious, an [[TokenHeroicOrc Orc Paladin]] who was spared and raised by TheOrder who slayed her village because she was [[WhatMeasureIsANonCute such a cute baby]]. Her [[AlwaysLawfulGood righteous]] upbringing mostly holds her [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Orcish temper]] at bay, but carousing in a tavern isn't exacly condusive to that...and sometimes there arre benefits to being just a little bit mean. Where she stands on her [[KarmaMeter Piety Meter]] strengthens or weakens several of her helpful and harmful abilities.

* Spike the Dragon in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' was raised as a hatchling by ponies. As an adolescent, he sees the Great Dragon Migration and goes on a quest to learn more about his own kind, where he quickly finds that he prefers to live among ponies. Later episodes further emphasize his pony-like character compared to other dragons, but he forges ties with the Dragon Lord and eventually becomes Equestria's official Friendship Ambassador to the Dragon Lands. [[spoiler:Then he goes through puberty.]]

* There's a ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' episode where a wraith girl was raised by humans. She genuinely tries, is distraught by her need to feed, and desperately injects the untried Wraith retrovirus that would theoretically make her human (she'd [[spoiler: been feeding because her adopted father's serum didn't work]]). This, unfortunately, only magnifies the Iratus Bug aspects of the Wraith heritage, having exactly the opposite effect and turning her into a rampaging monster.

* There's a ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' episode where a wraith girl was 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.

* ''TabletopGame/RedDragonInn'': the 3rd set includes Serena the Pious, an [[TokenHeroicOrc Orc Paladin]] who was spared and raised by TheOrder who slayed her village because she was [[WhatMeasureIsANonCute such a cute baby]]. Her [[AlwaysLawfulGood righteous]] upbringing mostly holds her [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Orcish temper]] at bay, but carousing in a tavern isn't exacly condusive to that...and sometimes there can be benefits to being just a little bit mean. Where she stands on her [[KarmaMeter Piety Meter]] can strengthen or weaken several of her helpful and harmful abilities.

* ''TabletopGame/RedDragonInn'': the 3rd set includes Serena the Pious, an [[TokenHeroicOrc Orc Paladin]] who was spared and raised by TheOrder who slayed her village because she was [[WhatMeasureIsANonCute such a cute baby]]. Her [[AlwaysLawfulGood righteous]] upbringing mostly holds her [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Orcish temper]] at bay, but carousing in a tavern isn't exacly condusive to that...and sometimes there can be benefits to being just a little bit mean. GAmeplay-wise, where she stands on her [[KarmaMeter Piety Meter]] can strengthen or weaken several of her helpful and harmful abilities.

* ''TabletopGame/RedDragonInn'': the 3rd set includeds Serena the Pious, an [[TokenHeroicOrc Orc Paladin]] who was spared and raised by the order who slayed her village, because they couldn't bring themselves to kill [[WhatMeasureIsANonCute such a cute baby]]. Her [[AlwaysLawfulGood righteous]] upbringing mostly holds her [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Orcish instincts]] at bay, but carousing in a tavern isn't exacly condusive...and sometimes there can be benefits to being just a teensy bit mean. Where she stands at the moment on her [[KarmaMeter Piety Meter]] can strengthen or weaken several of her helpful and harmful abilities.

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* Kakarot from ''Franchise/DragonBall'', was a Saiyan (A warrior race known for eliminating the populations of entire planets for profit) who came to Earth as a baby and was found by [[BadassGrandpa Son Gohan]], an OldMaster martial artist. As a result of falling headfirst onto a rock and being raised by Son Gohan, the baby grew up to be a loving and cheerful child, renamed by Gohan as Son Goku.
* in ''Anime/YuYuHakusho'', there's [[{{Youkai}} Kurama]], a reincarnation of a silver-haired fox demon that born into a human child called [[JustForFun/OneOfUs Shuichi Minamino]]. In a beginning, he only would stay in his human body until regaining forces to come back, but the loving cares of his human mother made emotional bonds with her at the point of wanting to save her life when she was ill at the start of the series. First appearing as a possible enemy, when he saw the efforts of Yusuke for saving him and his mother at cost of his own life, Kurama decides to join to his side without hesitation, and later convince [[HeterosexualLifePartners demon Hiei]] to do the same.

* This is interestingly presented in ''Film/{{Thor}}''. 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.

* in ''Anime/YuYuHakusho'', there's [[{{Youkai}} Kurama]], a reincarnation of a silver-haired fox demon that born into a human child called [[OneOfUs Shuichi Minamino]]. In a beginning, he only would stay in his human body until regaining forces to come back, but the loving cares of his human mother made emotional bonds with her at the point of wanting to save her life when she was ill at the start of the series. First appearing as a possible enemy, when he saw the efforts of Yusuke for saving him and his mother at cost of his own life, Kurama decides to join to his side without hesitation, and later convince [[HeterosexualLifePartners demon Hiei]] to do the same.

** Odo in ''DS9'' is also an example, having been raised by Bajorans whle being [[spoiler:a Founder]].