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* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': Huey, Dewey, Louie and Webby are the talented young kids with bright futures. Donald, Launchpad and [[spoiler:[[MissingMom Della]]]] are the adults who have made something of themselves, but are still striving to achieve higher goals. Scrooge and Beakley are elders who have lived their lives to the fullest, and are now passing on their knowledge to the latest generation.
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* From ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', there's Sam Winchester (the Youth) who left the hunting life to go to Stanford and was an aspiring lawyer but was eventually dragged back into the hunting life; Dean Winchester (the Adult) who embraced the hunting word and became a very skilled and experienced hunter since childhood; and John Winchester (the Elder) who is Dean and Sam's father and is the most experienced hunter of the three who also trained Sam and Dean to be hunters.

* In ''Manga/TokyoGhoul [=:Re=]'', a darker example of this is present with the three generations of the Washuu Family. Chairman Tsuneyoshi Washuu is the ultimate authority within the [[TheHunter CCG]], having long ago established his status as the legendary "Demon Tsune". His son, Chief Yoshitoki Washuu, is the current head of daily operations for the organization and supervises many operations and projects. Throwing a wrench into things is the youngest generation, Matsuri Washuu. An [[AmbitionIsEvil ambitious]] man, he seeks to oust his own father and take over the organization. While the family has led the organization since it's conception, each member is expected to distinguish themselves in the field and uphold the honor of their BadassFamily.

* ''WesternAnimation/ArthurChristmas'': Steve is the tech-savvy heir apparent to the North Pole, Grandsanta is the retired patriarch who is constantly reminding others of his accomplishments and harping on "the good old days," while the current Santa clearly had a good run, but is now struggling with the decision of whether to step down in favor of his son. The odd man out is Arthur himself, the

* From ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', there's Sam Winchester who left the hunting life to go to Stanford and was an aspiring lawyer but was eventually dragged back into the hunting life; Dean Winchester who embraced the hunting word and became a very skilled and experienced hunter since childhood; and John Winchester who is Dean and Sam's father and is the most experienced hunter of the three who also trained Sam and Dean to be hunters.

Related to TheHecateSisters but instead of being sexually based this is intellectually based.

Compare TheThreeFacesOfAdam.

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* ''Series/SeventhHeaven'' has Mary, who has the confidence and ability to want to play in the Women's National Basketball Association someday, Annie, who is the vastly knowledgeable mother, and Annie's mother in law Ruth, who wants to visit the children more than once a year to influence them.
-->'''The Colonel:''' Well, we're lucky to have Annie and Mary. You know, our Mary has enough salt to make jerky.
-->'''Grandma Ruth:''' That Annie, she's always been a doer. She's not afraid to get her hands dirty.

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*** [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation or]], The [[RetiredBadass retired badass]] [[SergeantRock Sergeant Rock]], The multilingual, world famous, musician/astronaut and the pre adolescent [[TheLeader natural leader]] future Chief Justice of the Supreme CourtUN-successful son, and the one who ultimately gets the others to see what is really important.

* Main hero of ''Manga/OnePiece'', Monkey D. Luffy is on a quest to become The Pirate King, his father Monkey D. Dragon turns out to be a leader of revolutionaries trying to bring down the World Government, while grandfather is an (ex) Marine Vice Admiral who is called "The Hero", a main force of said government, which makes their relations inherently antagonistic.

* From ''GilmoreGirls'' there's Rory Gilmore, who harbours a long-held dream to study at Harvard University and become a journalist, Lorelai Gilmore, whose legacy is her daughter Rory and the goal of owning her own Inn that she's been working toward for twenty years, and Emily Gilmore, who invests in Rory's education and seeks to bring her into their lifestyle.
* ''SeventhHeaven'' has Mary, who has the confidence and ability to want to play in the Women's National Basketball Association someday, Annie, who is the vastly knowledgeable mother, and Annie's mother in law Ruth, who wants to visit the children more than once a year to influence them.
-->'''The Colonel:''' Well, we're lucky to have Annie and Mary. You know, our Mary has enough salt to make jerky.
-->'''Grandma Ruth:''' That Annie, she's always been a doer. She's not afraid to get her hands dirty.

* ''Film/{{Family Business}}'' has Jessie, who is proud of his criminal past and lifestyle, his son Vito, who now runs a thriving wholesale Twelfth Avenue meat packing warehouse and has left his criminal past behind him, and his grandson Adam, who is in college with a scientific scholarship and seemingly has a bright future ahead of him.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' has Lisa, Marge, and Mona Simpson; the girl genius with the world as her oyster; the mother who can do practically anything she sets her mind to; and the grandmother (Lisa's gran, Marge's mother-in-law) who is intelligent, well-travelled, and generally led a full life.
** There is an inversion in the unsuccessful males, Bart, Homer, and Abe; the young boy who's more interested in causing trouble; the father who never bothered to learn anything in youth, and can't advance now; and the grandfather who never made anything of his life.
*** [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation or]], The [[RetiredBadass retired badass]] [[SergeantRock Sergeant Rock]], The multilingual, world famous, musician/astronaut and the pre adolescent [[TheLeader natural leader]] future Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
* Main hero of OnePiece, Monkey D. Luffy is on a quest to become The Pirate King, his father Monkey D. Dragon turns out to be a leader of revolutionaries trying to bring down the World Government, while grandfather is an (ex) Marine Vice Admiral who is called "The Hero", a main force of said government, which makes their relations inherently antagonistic.

* Miles (the youth), Aral (the adult), and Piotr (the elder) in VorkosiganSaga.
* This is the entire plot of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE''. As said in the series' tagline: "Three destinies will make history".
* ''ArthurChristmas'': Steve is the tech-savvy heir apparent to the North Pole, Grandsanta is the retired patriarch who is constantly reminding others of his accomplishments and harping on "the good old days," while the current Santa clearly had a good run, but is now struggling with the decision of whether to step down in favor of his son. The odd man out is Arthur himself, the UN-successful son, and the one who ultimately gets the others to see what is really important.

* The Reagan family of ''Series/BlueBloods'' features three active members of the NYPD: Jamie, a former law student who joined the force after his brother Joe's death, making him a very well-educated rookie; Danny, an experienced detective whose investigations make up the A-plot of most episodes; and their father Frank, police commissioner and voice of integrity and wisdom within the family. The Reagan family also includes Frank's own father Henry, a ''retired'' former police commissioner respected by all, and precocious teenage Nicky who's thinking of becoming a cop herself; thus, it's more a case of ''Five'' Successful Generations.

* This is the entire plot of MobileSuitGundamAGE. As said in the series' tagline: "Three destinies will make history".

*''[[Franchise/TheFlash The Flash,]]'' being a legacy character, will sometimes have three different generations of Flashes working together, most often Jay Garrick as the elder, Barry Allen as the adult and Wally West as the youth.

*''[[Franchise/TheFlashh The Falsh,]]'' being a legacy character, will sometimes have three different generations of Flashes working together, most often Jay Garrick as the elder, Barry Allen as the adult and Wally West as the youth.

*''[[Franchise/TheFlashh]]'' being a legacy character often has three different generations of Flashes working together, most often Jay Garrick as the Elder, Barry Allen as the Adult and Wally West as the youth.

* Of ''[[Film/ThePhantomMenace Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace]]'', Anakin Skywalker has always dreamed of having the freedom to become a Jedi Knight, Obi-Wan Kenobi is obedient to the Jedi council and makes a stable father figure to Anakin, and Qui-Gon Jinn is insistent that Anakin become a Jedi Knight and fulfill his destiny.

* '''The Youth''': The young man/woman who has the confidence and intelligence to go wherever in life he/she wants to. The older generations know that he/she is the future and want to help him/her make something of himself/herself. He/She is probably a smart student who knows what he/she to be when he/she grows up.

* '''The Elder''': The older man/woman who has lived a full life. He/She now acts as head of the family, helping the middle generation guide the next one. He/She wants to keep his/her past alive through the youngest generation. He/She is like an active retiree who's as proud as ThePatriarch (or matriarch).

* '''The Youth''': The young man who has the confidence and intelligence to go where ever in life he wants to. The older generations know that he is the future and want to help him make something of himself. He is probably a smart student who knows what he wants to be when he grows up.
* '''The Adult''': The man who has reached a more stable position in his life. He knows how to focus on the present and get things done. The other generations look up to him even while he's still working things out. He's like a working man who's as strong as the SelfMadeMan.
* '''The Elder''': The older man who has lived a full life. He now acts as head of the family, helping the middle generation guide the next one. He wants to keep his past alive through the youngest generation. He is like an active retiree who's as proud as ThePatriarch (or matriarch).

'''This is not LegacyCharacter''' where the younger character inherits the success of the older generation. This is where each of the three individuals work in his own way to personally earn his accomplishments.

* This is invoked in ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia'' with a battle quote between Jude, Alvin and Rowan. Jude, the young one, points out it's like 3 different generations working together to which Alvin, the middle one, responds that he's not that old, being only 26 (though it's 11 years older than Jude.)
* The ''{{Film/Halloweentown}}'' movies focus on a family of witches: Grandma Aggie, her daughter Gwen, and Gwen's three children Marnie (the protagonist), Dylan and Sophie. The first movie especially focuses on the bond between Aggie and her grandchildren, with Gwen being opposed to them because she DoesNotLikeMagic; nevertheless, the movies generally feature the whole family coming together to defeat the various villains.

ThreeSuccessfulGenerations is basically a PowerTrio formed by three successive generations that represent the phases of a man or woman's life as he or she gains experience and maturity.

* Main hero of OnePiece, Monkey D. Luffy is on a quest to become The Pirate King, his father Monkey D. Dragon turns out to be a leader of revolutionaries trying to bring down the World Government, while grandfather is an (ex) Marine Vice Admiral a main force of said government, which makes their relations inherently antagonistic.