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* A popular FandomSpecificPlot in ''Literature/HarryPotter'' fanfiction is to have Severus Snape raise Harry after his parents die, even though Snape hated James Potter with a passion. The usual justification for this is that Snape is [[spoiler:doing it to [[PiningAfterProtagonistsParent honor Lily's memory]] and/or to [[TheAtoner atone]] for the fact that he was indirectly responsible for their deaths]].

* A popular FandomSpecificPlot in ''Literature/HarryPotter'' fanfiction is to have Severus Snape raise Harry after his parents die, even though Snape hated James Potter with a passion. The usual justification for this is that Snape is [[spoiler:doing it to [[PiningAfterProtagonistsParent honor Lily's memory]] and/or [[TheAtone atone]] for the fact that he was indirectly responsible for their deaths]].

* ''FarCryPrimal'': After Takkar mortally wounds Ull, the chief of the rival Udam tribe, Ull begs him to look after his children (who will succumb to fatal illness if left in the care of other Udam). Takkar complies, and the ending shows they become valued members of his tribe.

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* In Creator/HollyBlack's "The Cruel Prince," the protagonist, Jude, and her sisters Taryn and Vivienne, are raised by the man who killed their mother and father (or stepfather, in Vivienne's case).

* ''VideoGame/{{Bioshock}}'': In a loose sense of the word "raised", [[spoiler: Jack, the protagonist and Andrew Ryan's son]], was [[spoiler: harvested and grown by Frank Fontaine]] in order to raise him into a LaserGuidedTykebomb to [[spoiler: kill Ryan. Ryan's biological child]] would have an advantage doing this, as the Bio-Chambers were coded to [[spoiler: resurrect Ryan and his immediate family.]]

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyBraveExvius'': Lasswell was raised by Raegen, [[spoiler: younger adopted brother and rival to the Prince of Hess, Rowen,]] after [[spoiler: Rowen]] was killed by errant monsters due to [[spoiler: Raegen imprisoning him in a crystal depowered him.]]

* VideoGame/{{Bioshock}}: In a loose sense of the word "raised", [[spoiler: Jack, the protagonist and Andrew Ryan's son]], was [[spoiler: harvested and grown by Frank Fontaine]] in order to raise him into a LaserGuidedTykebomb to [[spoiler: kill Ryan. Ryan's biological child]] would have an advantage doing this, as the Bio-Chambers were coded to [[spoiler: resurrect Ryan and his immediate family.]]

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyBraveExvius'': Lasswell was raised by Raegen, [[spoiler: younger adopted brother and rival to the Prince of Hess, Rowen,]] after [[spoiler: Rowen]] was killed by errant monsters due to [[spoiler: Raegen imprisoning him in a crystal depowered him.]]

* ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'': Rapunzel is raised by Gothel, not knowing her true identity.

* ''Disney/{{Tangled}}: Rapunzel is raised by Gothel, not knowing her true identity.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'': This eventually turns out to be the case with [[spoiler:Karai, as she is not Shredder's daughter, but ''Splinter's.'' Years ago, when Karai (originally named Miwa) was a baby, Hamato Yoshi (Splinter) and Oroku Saki (Shredder) had a fight which led to their dojo being burned down, killing Yoshi's wife Tang Shen and trapping Yoshi inside, with a scorched Saki finding Miwa and deciding to raise her as his own child.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'': This eventually turns out to be the case with [[spoiler:Karai, as she is not Shredder's daughter, but ''Splinter's.'' Years ago, when Karai (originally named Miwa) was a baby, Hamato Yoshi (Splinter) and Oroku Saki (Shredder) had a fight which led to their dojo being burned down, killing Yoshi's wife Tang Shen and trapping Yoshi inside, with a scorched Saki finding Miwa and deciding to raise her as his own child.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'': This eventually turns out to be the case with [[spoiler:Karai, as she is not Shredder's daughter, but ''Splinter's.'' Years ago, when Karai (originally named Miwa) was a baby, Hamato Yoshi (Splinter) and Oroku Saki (Shredder) had a fight which led to their dojo being burned down, killing Yoshi's fiance Tang Shen and trapping Yoshi inside, with a scorched Saki finding Miwa and deciding to raise her as his own child.]]

* ''Franchise/DragonBall'': After Goku's death at the start of the Saiyan Saga, his son Gohan is cared for by his arch-rival Piccolo; it was Piccolo's full intention to keep Gohan forever when he first kidnapped him, but later saw him as a friend, essentially freeing him after a year. He later becomes something of a cool uncle for Gohan, even after Goku comes back to life, and continues to take care of the saiyans' younger children at one point or another (Trunks, Goten, and Pan).

Such arrangements are usually ''not'' voluntary, and typically follows the death, disappearence, or defeat of the parent, usually orchestrated by the rival themselves. A common scenario involves killing the parent but [[PetTheDog pitying]] the [[MoralityPet now-orphaned children]], especially if the rival is meant to be viewed sympathetically. Other cases may be less altruistic, involving straight-up abduction or coercion. The child in question might be a hostage used as insurance or leverage against their family, while the most malevolent guardians -- if they can be called that -- actively strive to [[RevengeThroughCorruption corrupt their ward]] out of spite or vengeance.

* ''Literature/KushielsLegacy'': After Melisande, the BigBad of the first two books, is imprisoned, her son Imriel is first raised by monks, then fostered by the heroine Phedre and her lover Joscelin. It's a surprisingly happy arrangement: Phedre and Joscelin love Imriel as a son, Imriel reciprocates, and Melisande trusts her WorthyOpponent to [[EvilParentsWantGoodKids raise Imriel well]].
* Theon Greyjoy of ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' was a child of ten when he became a ward of House Stark, held as a hostage to deter a second rebellion by his father, Balon. Brought up in Winterfell for nine years under the just hand of Eddard Stark, he returns home hoping to win his father's approval, only to be met with ridicule; the tension between [[ChildOfTwoWorlds these disparate identites]] drives his inner conflict and underlies many of his actions.

* ''Literature/WarriorCats'': Firestar took Bramblepaw, the son of his enemy Tigerstar, on as his apprentice following his father's exile from the Clan and ensuing takeover of [=ShadowClan=]. Despite caring deeply about Bramblepaw, Firestar struggled to separate the innocent apprentice from his evil, look-alike father, something Bramblepaw noticed and resented.
* In ''Literature/{{Worm}}'', Amy Dallon, the teenage hero known as Panacea, is revealed to actually be the daughter of the villian Marquis. She was adopted by the superheroes Brandish (Carrol Dallon) and Flashbang (Mark Dallon) after they defeated and captured Marquis. He was sentenced to the Birdcage, an unescapable, life-sentence-only prision for villians, so this was tantamount to orphaning the infant Amy and they felt responsible. However, her presence in the Dallon family, combined with Mark and Carol's personality issues, led over time to major drama, hearbreak, and disaster.

* In Literature/{{Worm}}, Amy Dallon, the teenage hero known as Panacea, is revealed to actually be the daughter of the villian Marquis. She was adopted by the superheroes Brandish (Carrol Dallon) and Flashbang (Mark Dallon) after they defeated and captured Marquis. He was sentenced to the Birdcage, an unescapable, life-sentence-only prision for villians, so this was tantamount to orphaning the infant Amy and they felt responsible. However, her presence in the Dallon family, combined with Mark and Carol's personality issues, led over time to major drama, hearbreak, and disaster.

* In Creator/HollyBlack's "The Cruel Prince," the protagonist, Jude, and her sisters Taryn and Vivienne, are raised by the man who killed their mother and father (or stepfather, in Vivienne's case).