History Main / TwerpSweating

* Downplayed in ''FanFic/ChildOfTheStorm''. [[OverprotectiveDad Magneto]] looms over Harry Dresden when he starts dating his daughter, but backs off with good grace when she warns him off, and later proves surprisingly friendly. Of course, the flip side is that, him being TheDreaded for just about anyone who's ever heard of him, he doesn't ''need'' an IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer speech.

* Done with several entertaining twists in ''ComicBook/SecretSix''; the "twerp" is an good-natured adult lesbian, the "innocent girl" is the team leader and an immortal badass, and the ''very'' "overprotective dad" is ''Bane''.

* ''Series/{{That70sShow}}'': Red Forman, upon finding out Michael Kelso is dating his daughter Laurie, kicks him out of the house when he comes over for dinner and later has Eric summon him into the garage, locking the two of them in it until Kelso gets the gist of what Red wants to happen. Kelso struggles, as he is a dumbass and cries before they are done.

* Subverted in ''Film/GrossePointBlank'', where Debbie's dad tries to sweat Martin over asking his little girl to prom and promptly vanishing off the face of the earth for ten years. However, his heart clearly isn't in it, and Martin, who has spent the past ten years travelling the world and killing people, first for the US government and later as a freelance assassin, is unimpressed. Eventually, the older man just shrugs and the two bond over scotch.

* While older than most examples of this trope, [[WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife Rocko]] was subjected to this once when he went on a date with a cute rabbit girl and met her father. While seemingly friendly when his daughter is present, the moment Mr. Rabbit is alone with Rocko he morphs into a hulking monster with several sharp claws that tells the wallaby in no uncertain terms what will happen to Rocko if he touches the daughter. Naturally, the show being what it is and Rocko being a ChewToy, the daughter turns out to be much more amorous than Rocko and almost immediately begins throwing herself at Rocko when they get in his car... and Mr. Rabbit is apparently a ninja who can sneak into cars unnoticed.

* Creator/MarkWahlberg also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbGGoEVEiL8 talked about this]] on ''Series/TheGrahamNortonShow'', where he attempted to be intimidating when he met his eldest daughter's boyfriend for the first time, even bringing along two burly friends to try and be even more intimidating. He was completely caught off guard when the boy brought his mother and was quickly won over by the fact that the kid was more polite and respectful towards him than his own child. He came to like the boyfriend so much that he was thinking up ways to ensure that the relationship would last and result in marriage.

* Parodied and Subverted in WebVideo/BronyDandD. Amber's father Varaugh ''tries'' to do this with Ivan, but the latter is such an {{Adorkable}} NiceGuy that Varaugh can't bring himself to keep up the act for more than a minute.

The name is a pun on PerpSweating, a situation this is probably intentionally meant to echo. As such, it doesn't have to involve [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Ash Ketchum or any of his friends]]. A bit of a DeadHorseTrope in fiction these days, as almost all modern instances will be heavily [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]], but it remains TruthInTelevision.

* ''Series/DoctorWho''. In "The Caretaker" the Doctor is being a JerkAss towards the boyfriend of his current companion. We're meant to believe this is down to jealousy, but the boyfriend realises it's because the Doctor is worried he's not good enough for her. He helps to save the world by the end of the episode, so the Doctor grudgingly accepts he's good enough.

* That'70sShow: Red Forman, upon finding out Michael Kelso is dating his daughter Laurie, kicks him out of the house when he comes over for dinner and later has Eric summon him into the garage, locking the two of them in it until Kelso gets the gist of what Red wants to happen. Kelso struggles, as he is a dumbass and cries before they are done.

* That70sShow: Red Forman, upon finding out Michael Kelso is dating his daughter Laurie, kicks him out of the house when he comes over for dinner and later has Eric summon him into the garage, locking the two of them in it until Kelso gets the gist of what Red wants to happen. Kelso struggles, as he is a dumbass and cries before they are done.

* Jefferson Pierce does this in ''Series/BlackLightning,'' and it's PlayedForLaughs (and Jefferson has a little smile on his face when he's done, implying that he's not actually too worried). However, it quickly becomes HarsherInHindsight at the end of the episode, when said boy is [[spoiler: shot and crippled, which means he won't be having sex any time soon]].

* Used darkly in ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' when Peter is escorting Liz to the homecoming dance. [[spoiler:Her dad, as Peter learned when they met, is Adrian Toomes aka ''the Vulture''. At first, Adrian goes through a typical Twerp Sweat procedure - waggling a very large knife as he prepares some food, offering Peter alcohol that he doesn't want someone underage to accept - but during the drive to the dance, Adrian figures out that Peter is Spider-Man. He makes it clear that dating his daughter is the ''good'' option, as if Peter instead tries to thwart the Vulture's next heist, he and possibly his family will be killed, a threat Adrian tries to make good on later.]]

Topics of discussion may include Dad's gun collection, combat experience or prison time, or perhaps the mysterious, unfortunate fates of the daughter's former suitors. The date will become emphatically aware of the daughter's curfew, as well as the fact that he's dating [[DaddysGirl Daddy's Little Girl]], and that [[IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer if he ever does anything to hurt her]], [[PapaWolf he will live only long enough to regret it.]]

* Subject of the Rodney Atkins song "CleaningThisGun (Come On In Boy):"

* ''WebAnimation/TeenGirlSquad'': [[http://www.homestarrunner.com/tgs15.html "So okay, Romeo. You think you're so great? Captain of the basketball force? You lay one finger on my daughter, I gut you like sheep."]]
** Unlike most examples, however, he actually follows through. Under a minute after giving the threat, no less.

* In a Crossover between Webcomic/EerieCuties and Webcomic/MagickChicks, Melissa's "Daddy", Dakota, does this to Ace, offering to show off "his" sword collection.