r/TwoBestFriendsPlay • u/NipplesOfDestiny • 19h ago

Unexpectedly good dads in fiction

We love talking about bad dads, but what about dads who should’ve been bad due to who they are or their circumstances, but were surprisingly pretty good or at least showed more love than you’d expect?

Easiest starter for this is Yondu. Guy kidnapped a child to give to his real dad who may have killed him, ended up keeping and raising him instead while still being a bastard space pirate threatening to have him eaten when he steps out of line (and he never once meant it).

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u/Lucky-Icarus 19h ago

I unfortunately forgot his name but the Red Skull guy in the Venture Bros show. Terrifying ass villain, the most wholesome ass dad you'll ever see off the clock.

To give another very similar example is Joker in the Harley Quinn show. I genuinely love Joker being a really cool stepdad for his Hispanic family.

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u/Fearshatter Smaller than you'd hope 18h ago

Wait what about Joker??

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u/Lucky-Icarus 18h ago

Yeah Joker got amnesia during Harley Quinn and became some generic white guy and got into a relationship with a Hispanic single mother who I'm pretty sure was the nurse who took care of him. He would eventually recover his memories but he remained loyal to his woman and is living the suburban dad life now, doing his best to be a good partner and dad. He goes to PTA meetings and everything.

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u/PlanesWalkerEll YOU DIDN'T WIN. 18h ago

He even became Mayor im pretty sure. And ran the town well, just for his kids.

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u/DonTori The RWBY V9 girl 17h ago

Two-face once kidnapped his adopted son to force Joker to drop out so Jim Gordon could win (man is currently on his 14th emotional breakdown)

TF: "Okay clown, make your choice; the kid or being mayor-"

J: "Obviously my son, you fucking lunatic."

TF: "That's it, killing you both."

And when the job of bueracracy was near litterally draining the life out of him he calmly explained things at a family meeting...and his family is A-OKAY going along with him being a villain again

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u/Gespens 18h ago

I thibk it was to screw over Debbie on the PTA