History Main / ParentalSubstitute

** George Washington is this for the protagonist, which causes no small amount of taunts from Hamilton's enemies. (It should be noted that, historically, Washington was also a father figure to Lafayette and John Laurens.) Hamilton actually resents Washington's paternal feelings since he's got a lot of DaddyIssues, and it causes a major rift in "Meet Me Inside.". Although it is played a lot more straight in the later part of the play where the last time we see Washington alive is during the "the Reynolds Papers" number where Washington get the paper thrust into his face, and he answer with a silent look of pure shame at Hamilton who until then stoicly stood perfectly still while people threw his letter at his face finally turned away in shame. And just before getting shot he glimpsed "the other Side" and he saw his dead Son, his dead Mother and Washington waiting on the Other Side-Washington taking the place of his actual father that he never knew.

** George Washington is this for the protagonist, which causes no small amount of taunts from Hamilton's enemies. (It should be noted that, historically, Washington was also a father figure to Lafayette and John Laurens.) Hamilton actually resents Washington's paternal feelings since he's got a lot of DaddyIssues, and it causes a major rift in "Meet Me Inside.". Although it is played a lot more straight in the later part of the play where the last time we see Washington alive is during the "the Reynolds Papers" number where Washington get the paper thrust into his face, and he answer with a silent look of puré disgust at Hamilton who until then stoicly stood still while people threw letters at his face finally turned away in shame. And just before getting shot he glimpsed "the other Side" and he saw his dead Son, his dead Mother and Washington waiting on the Other Side-Washington taking the place of his actual father that he never knew.

** George Washington is this for the protagonist, which causes no small amount of taunts from Hamilton's enemies. (It should be noted that, historically, Washington was also a father figure to Lafayette and John Laurens.) Hamilton actually resents Washington's paternal feelings since he's got a lot of DaddyIssues, and it causes a major rift in "Meet Me Inside."

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant'': Dean [=McCoppin's=] a father-figure/mentor to Hogarth, whose actual father was a pilot in the American Airforce (and was presumably killed in the Korean War). Hogarth himself has a [[KidWithTheLeash fatherly/big-brother relationship to the giant robot in the title]], who has the mentality of a very young child.

[[caption-width-right:350:For when your actual dad's too busy training. Or being dead. [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs Or both.]]]]

* In ''Literature/TheDancingWaterTheSingingAppleAndTheSpeakingBird'', the princes and princess are raised by a deer, which oddly enough does not produce RaisedByWolves. Then, kind-hearted fairies provided her, so perhaps it was magic.

** Bagheera also takes on a fatherly role with Mowgli, in the live action [[Film/TheJungleBook2016 remake]] it's pretty much established Mowgli cares for him as a father, maybe even more than Akela or his biological father.

** Nani tries to be this for Lilo after their parents death. It's hard for both of them.
** In [[Franchise/LiloAndStitch the sequels and]] [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries TV show]], [[MadScientist Jumba]] and [[WholesomeCrossdresser Pleakley]] end up as this too in a weird sort of way; Nani has no problems leaving Lilo and Stitch with "Uncle Jumba" and "Aunt Pleakley" when she's busy. David could end up as this (or at least a BigBrotherMentor) since he hang out with them a lot as well and gets ShipTease with Nani.

* Silver is a mentor and father-figure to Jim in ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet''. Considering how the story goes, is one of the more turbulent examples, but it all worked out in the most satisfying way possible.
* Flora, Fauna and Merryweather are the mother figures to Princess Aurora in ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty''. While Aurora's mother never died, she did grow up without her mother close to her, so it fell on the fairies' hand to raise the child well. Aurora calls the three her aunts, though.
* In ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', Ralph is a mix of both a big brother figure and a fatherly figure to Vanellope. They generally have the bond of siblings but there are also several aspects of their relationship, especially in concern to Ralph learning to let Vanellope be independent, that lean more towards a paternal relationship.

* In Myth/NorseMythology, Odin sometimes comes off as this to Loki in some stories (most likely the reason behind Loki becoming his adopted son in the Creator/MarvelComics [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor version]]). While Odin often threatened him allowed others to punish Loki for his mischief, the two shared a blood pact which made Odin always treat him as an extension of himself, basically making Loki his child. Kinda sad that he then had to bind him to a boulder as punishment for making some mean comments/killing Baldr, driving Loki insane and turning him against the Aesir, leading to Ragnarok.

** George Washington is this for the protagonist, which causes no small amount of taunts from Hamilton's enemies. (It should be noted that, historically, Washington was aso a father figure to Lafayette and John Laurens.) Hamilton actually resents Washington's paternal feelings since he's got a lot of DaddyIssues, and it causes a major rift in "Meet Me Inside."

** Mario becomes this to Jeffy in all of Jeffy's appearances (excluding "Bowser Junior's Playtime 4", "Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Part 6", "Bowser Junior's Game Night 4", and "The Dog Show!"), because Jeffy's mother,[[spoiler: Nancy abandoned him on Mario and Rosalina's doorstep]].
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** Mario becomes this to Jeffy in all of Jeffy's appearances (excluding "Bowser Junior's Playtime 4", "Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Part 6", "Bowser Junior's Game Night 4", and "The Dog Show!"), because Jeffy's mother was too annoyed by him and didn't want to deal with him any further.

[[caption-width-right:350:For when your actual dad's too busy training.]]

* ParentalSubstitute/WebComics

* Baloo acts as this to Mowgli in ''Disney/TheJungleBook'' for the brief time they are together. Prior to him, he was RaisedByWolves, his adoptive father Rama even referring to him as being "like a real son".

* ''Disney/LiloAndStitch'':

* Silver is a mentor and father-figure to Jim in ''Disney/TreasurePlanet''. Considering how the story goes, is one of the more turbulent examples, but it all worked out in the most satisfying way possible.
* Flora, Fauna and Merryweather are the mother figures to Princess Aurora in ''Disney/SleepingBeauty''. While Aurora's mother never died, she did grow up without her mother close to her, so it fell on the fairies' hand to raise the child well. Aurora calls the three her aunts, though.
* In ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', Ralph is a mix of both a big brother figure and a fatherly figure to Vanellope. They generally have the bond of siblings but there are also several aspects of their relationship, especially in concern to Ralph learning to let Vanellope be independent, that lean more towards a paternal relationship.

** Weiss Schnee's mother is a neglectful alcoholic and her father is a self-absorbed businessman who is only concerned with maximizing profits and his own image. On the other hand, Klein Sieben is a warm, approachable man who uses his ability to shift personalities to cheer up Weiss when she's feeling low. He provides her with coffee after she's been in a cold room, uses his rude and grumpy personality to make her laugh by mocking Jacques' behaviour, and has a motherly personality that fusses over her well-being. Once Jacques detains Weiss for her insolence in Volume 4, Klein doesn't hesitate to secretly help her escape the family mansion and flee Atlas Thus, Weiss considers Winter and Klein as the only family she has left.

* ''Series/CobraKai:'' Johnny and Daniel proved to be much better in this capacity than as actual parents (with Miguel and Robby -- Johnny's own son -- respectively).

* By the end of the first ''Series/CobraKai'' season, two examples stand out: Johnny for Miguel, and Daniel for Robby (who just happens to be Johnny's estranged son).

** Weiss Schnee's mother is a neglectful alcoholic and her father is a self-absorbed businessman who is only concerned with maximizing profits and his own image. On the other hand, Klein Sieben is a warm, approachable man who uses his ability to shift personalities to cheer up Weiss when she's feeling low. He provides her with coffee after she's been in a cold room, uses his rude and grumpy personality to make her laugh by mocking Jacques' behaviour, and has a motherly personality that fusses over her well-being. Once Jacques detains Weiss for disobeying him one too many times in Volume 4, Klein doesn't hesitate to secretly help her escape the family mansion and flee Atlas Thus, Weiss considers Winter and Klein as the only family she has left.

** Weiss Schnee's mother is a neglectful alcoholic and her father is a self-absorbed businessman who is only concerned with maximizing profits and his own image. On the other hand, Klein Sieben is a warm, approachable man who uses his ability to shift personalities to cheer up Weiss when she's feeling low. He provides her with coffee after she's been in a cold room, uses his rude and grumpy personality to make her laugh by mocking Jacques' behaviour, and has a motherly personality that fusses over her well-being. Once Jacques detains Weiss for defying him one too many times in Volume 4, Klein doesn't hesitate to secretly help her escape the family mansion and flee Atlas Thus, Weiss considers Winter and Klein as the only family she has left.

** Weiss Schnee's mother is a neglectful alcoholic and her father is a self-absorbed businessman who is only concerned with maximizing profits and his own image. On the other hand, Klein Sieben is a warm, approachable man who uses his ability to shift personalities to cheer up Weiss when she's feeling low. He provides her with coffee after she's been in a cold room, uses his rude and grumpy personality to make her laugh by mocking Jacques' behaviour, and has a motherly personality that fusses over her well-being. Once Jacques detains Weiss for defying him one too many times in Volume 4, Klein doesn't hesitate to secretly help her escape the family mansion and flee Atlas; he's also the only "family" she misses.

** Weiss Schnee's mother is a neglectful alcoholic and her father is a self-absorbed businessman who is only concerned with maximizing profits and his own image. On the other hand, Klein Sieben is a warm, approachable man who uses his ability to shift personalities to cheer up Weiss when she's feeling low. He provides her with tea after she's been in a cold room, uses his rude and grumpy personality to make her laugh by mocking Jacques' behaviour, and has a motherly personality that fusses over her well-being. Once Jacques detains Weiss for defying him one too many times in Volume 4, Klein doesn't hesitate to secretly help her escape the family mansion and flee Atlas; he's also the only "family" she misses.

** Weiss Schnee's mother is an alcoholic who sits in the garden and drinks all day and her father is a self-absorbed businessman whose only interest in his children is how they can benefit his company. By contrast, Klein the butler is a warm, approachable man who uses his ability to shift personalities to cheer up Weiss when she's feeling low. He provides her with tea after she's been in a cold room, uses his rude and grumpy personality to make her laugh by mocking Jacques' behaviour, and has a motherly personality that fusses over her well-being. When Jacques detains Weiss for defying him one too many times in Volume 4, Klein doesn't hesitate to secretly help her escape the family mansion and flee Atlas; he's also the only "family" she misses.

** Weiss Schnee's mother is an alcoholic who sits in the garden and drinks all day and her father is a self-absorbed businessman whose only interest in his children is how they can benefit his company. By contrast, Klein the butler is a warm, approachable man who uses his ability to shift personalities to cheer up Weiss when she's feeling low. He provides her with tea after she's been in a cold room, uses his rude and grumpy personality to make her laugh by mocking Jacques' behaviour, and has a motherly personality that fusses over her well-being. When Jacques detains Weiss for her insolence in Volume 4, Klein doesn't hesitate to secretly help her escape the mansion and flee Atlas; he's also the only "family" she misses.

** Weiss Schnee's mother is an alcoholic who sits in the garden and drinks all day, her father is a self-absorbed businessman whose only interest in his children is how they can benefit his company, and a brother with whom she has a strained and mistrustful relationship. By contrast, Klein the butler is a warm, approachable man who uses his ability to shift personalities to cheer up Weiss when she's feeling low. He provides her with tea after she's been in a cold room, uses his rude and grumpy personality to make her laugh by mocking Jacques' behaviour, and has a motherly personality that fusses over her well-being. When Jacques detains Weiss for her insolence in Volume 4, Klein doesn't hesitate to secretly help her escape the mansion and flee Atlas; he's also the only "family" she misses.

** In Volume 4, Weiss is detained in the Schnee family mansion, a large empty building that houses only her family and servants. Her mother is an alcoholic who sits in the garden and drinks all day, her father is a self-absorbed businessman whose only interest in his children is how they can benefit his company, and a brother with whom she has a strained and mistrustful relationship. By contrast, Klein the butler is a warm, approachable man who uses his ability to shift personalities to cheer up Weiss when she's feeling low. He provides her with tea after she's been in a cold room, uses his rude and grumpy personality to make her laugh by mocking Jacques' behaviour, and has a motherly personality that fusses over her well-being. Although Jacques believes no servants will help Weiss, Klein doesn't hesitate to help her escape the mansion and flee Atlas; he's also the only "family" she misses.

** In Volume 4, Weiss is detained in the Schnee family mansion, a large empty building that houses only her family and servants. Her mother is an alcoholic who sits in the garden and drinks all day, her father is a self-absorbed businessman whose only interest in his children is how they can benefit his company, and a brother with whom she has a strained and mistrustful relationship. By contrast, Klein the butler is a warm, approachable man who uses his ability to shift personalities to cheer up Weiss when she's feeling low. He provides her with tea after she's been in a cold room, uses his rude and grumpy personality to make her laugh by mocking Jacques' behaviour, and has a motherly personality that fusses over her well-being. Although Jacques believes no servants will help Weiss when he imprisons her in the family home, Klein doesn't hesitate to help her escape and flee Atlas; he's also the only "family" she misses when she leaves.

** In Volume 4, Weiss is detained in the Schnee family mansion, a large empty mansion that houses only her family and servants. Her mother is an alcoholic who sits in the garden and drinks all day, her father is a self-absorbed businessman whose only interest in his children is how they can benefit his company, and with whom she has a strained and mistrustful relationship. By contrast, Klein the butler is a warm, approachable man who uses his ability to shift personalities to cheer up Weiss when she's feeling low. He provides her with tea after she's been in a cold room, uses his rude and grumpy personality to make her laugh by mocking Jacques' behaviour, and has a motherly personality that fusses over her well-being. Although Jacques believes no servants will help Weiss when he imprisons her in the family home, Klein doesn't hesitate to help her escape and flee Atlas; he's also the only "family" she misses when she leaves.

** In Volume 4, Weiss is detained in the Schnee family mansion where her only company is a self-absorbed father she barely interacts with unless he wants her to do something to benefit his business, a brother whom she doesn't trust, and the family butler, Klein. With the ability to shift personalities, Klein cheers up Weiss when she's low. He provides her with tea after she's been in a cold room, uses his rude and grumpy personality to taunt Jacques in amusing ways to make her laugh, and has a motherly personality that fusses over her well-being. It's Klein that Weiss relies on to escape the house and flee Atlas, and he's the only "family" she misses when she leaves.

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Emerald's unwavering belief that Cinder will look after them, even when Cinder's estranged from Salem, leads to a confrontation with Mercury. Mercury implies that Emerald's blind faith in Cinder comes from a desperate need to have a mother-figure in her life, and he brutally tells her that she's deluded if she thinks Cinder cares about either of them. Emerald refuses to hear it, but Cinder has a sadistic craving for power and has physically hit Emerald for questioning her decisions.