History Main / UpbringingMakesTheHero

* Goku from DragonBall was supposed to destroy the Earth but was raised by a kind old man turned out to be a hero.

* Goku from DragonBall was suppose to destroy the Earth but was raised by a kind old man turned out to be a hero.

* {{Hellboy}} was raised as a son by Professor Bruttenholm and fed pancakes, and thus was the ApocalypseMaiden turned to the side of humanity. The poster boy for AntiAntiChrist.

Also see MiseryBuildsCharacter.

** More than one Elseworlds story has been devoted to exploring what Superman would be like if he hadn't been raised in Kansas. Tellingly, ''[[SupermanRedSon Red Son]]'', in which he is raised in Russia, has him becoming a totalitarian dictator, while ''{{JLA}}: TheNail'', where he is raised by Amish, has him develop a similar personality to the Big Blue Boy Scout we all know and love. And ''Superman: True Brit'', which more or less led to Superman becoming [[LordErrorProne Lord Bravery]] from {{Freakazoid}}.

* {{Hellboy}} was raised as a son by Professor Brum and fed pancakes, and thus was the ApocalypseMaiden turned to the side of humanity. The poster boy for AntiAntiChrist.

* Other heroes follow in a similar vein. {{Aquaman}}, for example, can ([[ContinuitySnarl sometimes]]) attribute his heroic nature to being raised by down-to-Earth lighthouse-keeper Tom Curry, as opposed to the Royal Courts of Atlantis.

* {{Hellboy}} was raised as a son by Professor Brum and fed pancakes, and thus was the ApocalypseMaiden turned to the side of humanity.

* [[PokemonBlackAndWhite N]] was [[WildChild raised by Pokemon]] his whole life, which influenced him to fight against Pokemon battling and capturing.

** In GrantMorrison's very excellent ''{{All Star Superman}}'', Superman draws a distinction between "fighting" (i.e. against enemies) and "fighting for something" (meaning the Earth, and the kind people on it) while in a cornfield in Smallville.

** In Grant Morrison's very excellent ''{{All Star Superman}}'', Superman draws a distinction between "fighting" (i.e. against enemies) and "fighting for something" (meaning the Earth, and the kind people on it) while in a cornfield in Smallville.

* Virgil Hawkings, aka ComicBook/{{Static}}. Despite being raised around gang violence, Virgil was actually raised in a stable home by both of his parents. This plays a role into why [[FridgeBrilliance Static is one of the few]] ''[[FridgeBrilliance non]]''-[[AntiHero Anti Heroes]] in [[MilestoneComics Milestone's Line]].
* Eddie Bloomberg/Kid Devil/Red Devil is a mixed bag. He has issues with his parents' neglect, but his Aunt Marla raised him well until her death and his hero Blue Devil served as a fairly good role model for a time. While Eddie often makes bad choices due to his lack of guidance, he does try to be a good hero.

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* Played with in ''BlazeUnion''. Our hero Gulcasa grew up in the ghetto, oppressed by the rich and [[FantasticRacism those who feared and despised his demon blood]], and was abandoned by his mother and abused by his father. By some miracle, he managed to come out of all this as an unbelievably kind and empathetic person. "Some miracle" also goes by Siskier and Jenon, the two childhood friends who essentially raised Gulcasa and restored his faith in and ability to trust other people. It's strongly implied that without Gulcasa's traumatic childhood, he wouldn't have developed his ideals and sense of justice--but also that without Siskier and Jenon, he wouldn't have the gentle nature and morals that enable him to become a great and beloved leader, and wouldn't have been able to withstand the TraumaCongaLine he gets put through towards the end of ''BlazeUnion'' and throughout ''YggdraUnion''.

* {{Hellboy}} was raised as a son by professor Brum and fed pancakes, and thus was the ApocalypseMaiden turned to the side of humanity.

* Other heroes follow in a similar vain. {{Aquaman}}, for example, can ([[ContinuitySnarl sometimes]]) attribute his heroic nature to being raised by down-to-Earth lighthouse-keeper Tom Curry, as opposed to the Royal Courts of Atlantis.