The Bastard: A Secret Never Told

Yusuke's mother Atsuko was 14 when she had him and his father was a no-show until near the end of the series. But in the manga his father is shown to come and go because the parents know they cant get along and create a worse environment when they start fighting, though he offers child and is still in love with yusuke's mother.

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Hiei is by no means heroic during his first appearance in the series, but he slips into this category once Spirit World places him under probation and you find out his backstory. Glen Schreiber of Bokura no Kiseki. He's the illegitimate son of a powerful nobleman and his commoner mistress. Attack on Titan has several of these, each played for a different flavor. Historia Reiss is the daughter of a nobleman and his mistress, raised by her grandparents and having little contact with either parent.

After being discarded by her father, she takes up the identity of Krista Lenz and joins the military. Her heritage ends up being significant, since her family are the true royal family and all her legitimate siblings are dead. She eventually helps bring down her father's corrupt government, and is crowned Queen of the Walls.

Levi is the Son of a Whore that decided to keep him, and grew up in abject poverty. Though extremely rough around the edges, he becomes famous as "Humanity's strongest" soldier. Deconstructed in the case of Reiner Braun. His heritage fueled his insecurities and he became convinced by his overbearing mother that becoming a "hero" would allow them to reunite with his father.

This desperation to have a "real family" and prove himself to the world makes him easy to manipulate, leaving him a traumatized when the Heel Realization hits. In Count Cain , Cain himself learns that he is one fairly early in the series, though he was raised as though he were not and he manages to keep it mostly under wraps.

His father's wife was sworn to secrecy about where he came from, and his real mother was his father's elder sister Augusta. In fact, he has two equally illegitimate half-siblings, all related via their father: Mad Doctor Jizabel Disraeli , who is more of a Bastard Bastard , and young Meriweather Duke; the latter of whom he officially adopts into the family. Even though it turns out she's not actually related to them.

One Piece has Portgas D. It's justified in that Ace's father was the Pirate King Gold Roger, so any woman he was romantically associated would've been most likely killed. It also helped in hiding Ace's heritage as Ace took the surname of his dead mother, Portgas D. Rouge, to honor his debt to her for bringing him into the world safely at the cost of her own life. From Infinite Stratos , we have Charlotte Dunois. She is the illegitimate daughter of the owner of France's leading IS manufacturer. Two of these show up in Private Actress: Shiho Kobayakawa, the main character, is the secret child of Japan's Number 1 acress Sayuri Nakagawa, and her existence has been hidden from the public so Sayuri's career won't be ruined.

Even more so, Shiho's biological father is another famous actor, Masakazu Ogata, known as a huge Casanova and completely Locked Out of the Loop in regards to Shiho's existence until almost the end of the series. Understandably, while she loves her busy but kind mother and doesn't hate her biological father, Shiho has quite the issues regarding her origins and her own identity. Shiho befriends a fellow aspirant actress at some point, and she fits in too.

He sends Mariko and her mother money regularly but doesn't answer to Mariko's calls and letters, so she comes to Tokyo not just to fill her dream to be an actress, but to try reaching for him personally. When a jealous rival attacks her right before the audition she wants to attend, Shiho fills in and relays Mariko's message to her father, and he drops his cold facade to stand by his daughter's side. The protagonist of Akatsuki No Aria , Aria Kanbara, is the illegitimate daughter of a very rich tycoon and an ex-geisha.

Her father supports the two economically but can only visit them one a month, and when he actually presents Aria as his child in the Japanese society of The Roaring '20s , there's quite the scandal. It's subverted later, when few after her mother's tragic death in the Greak Kanto Earthquake, Aria learns that the man she's known as her dad is not her father — but she's still an Heroic Bastard , since her actual dad is a foreigner man who left Japan before she was born.

She then goes to Europe to both make it as an opera singer and to find clues about his identity. It causes him problems, as his step-mother that is, the king's legitimate wife hates his guts and fears that he'll usurp her son, and despite him being there to be the Spare to the Throne , his suitability is called into question due to him not being a 'true' member of the royal family. Alec, for his part, is incredibly devoted to his half-brother and can't even fathom betraying him.

Ryuuji Takasu from Toradora! Despite inheriting some intimidating looks from his father, he's a genuine Nice Guy who takes cleaning very seriously. Todoroki, after analyzing Izuku's Quirk similarities with All-Might, deduces that he's this since it's common knowledge that Quirks are hereditary.

It's actually because All-Might just has the power to grant others the gift of also having his Quirk. Flip Flappers , the protagonist Cocona is the daughter of between a head scientist's son, Salt and the test subject, Mimi. Due to their circumstances, they were never married, and Salt was unaware of Mimi's pregnancy until after Cocona was born. Katarina's adopted brother Keith was the son of a minor noble related to the Claes family and a common prostitute.

His birth father's family greatly scorned him, especially when it turned out he had magic that he couldn't control very well. While he could have grown up into a shameless playboy to cope with loneliness, Katarina made sure to make friends with him when they were little and he ends up growing into a very calm, responsible and elegant young man. And since he was adopted to become the new Claes heir, his bastardy is largely irrelevant. Note that in the original timeline, one of the reasons he was so lonely was because Katarina's mother thought he was her husband's bastard, and treated him horribly.

In the new timeline, she ends up confronting her husband about it almost immediately, discovers the truth, and has a good long talk about their relationship. They become Sickeningly Sweethearts after that, and the Claes family grows up happily. Kenta Usui from Karin was born via a Teen Pregnancy. Notably, his parents were planning on getting married after his mother got pregnant, but a Parental Marriage Veto kept them apart and by the time they were able to get back together, they had both moved on with their lives.

Seraph of the End: DC Comics is crawling so to speak with them: Oliver also has several other illegitimate children, including Robert, the boy Shado has with him after raping him. Cissie King-Jones Arrowette is heavily implied to also be one.

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Damian Wayne, son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul, wasn't born to a legally recognized marriage, despite what his grandfather Ra's al Ghul and Talia claim, because his father was unconscious during the wedding ceremony and, depending on the continuity, possibly drugged during the consummation. Raven , daughter of the archdemon Trigon and a human woman. Exactly how willing Arella was during Raven's conception has gone back and forth, but the two definitely weren't married.

Her backstory is prone to inconsistencies, but some incarnations of on-and-off hero Catwoman are the illegitimate daughter of Carmine Falcone, patriarch of Gotham's most notorious crime family. Damage is originally thought to be a bastard, but it's later revealed that his true parents, the original Atom and his wife Mary, were married Tom, illegitimate son of Wildcat of the Justice Society of America.

Huntress is actually the daughter of Santo Cassamento, not Franco Bertinelli; she's also something of a bastard in the more colloquial sense, sometimes of the magnificent variety, as when she manipulates her uncle into murdering her biological father, while setting him up to take the fall for this, and tricks the Question into helping her. And all under the noses of Batman, Robin, Nightwing, and Oracle. Vic Sage makes the assumption that he is a bastard, since he was raised in an orphanage, but he never learned his actual parentage so it was never confirmed.

He has made peace with this fact and does not let it wear him down. A Crown of Stars: All of them are perfectly heroic and love to go about helping the helpless and punishing the wicked. In the Avalon Empire being a royal bastard is in fact a honor because it means that you have at the very least a smidgen of divine blood. In Eye Of The Fox Kira is a rather blatant example as while the methods of his conception is still unknown to the reader, his parents were obviously never together in a word, and he just barely stops short of being a Bastard Bastard.

The result of an affair her mother had with a Unicorn noble who then left her , Cripps grew up hating the Kingdom of Unicorns as a whole. Because of this, she enlisted in the Hyracotherium military, eventually becoming a national hero when she led her forces to victory in the Lake Trot Crisis. He honestly tries to be a good king despite his shortcomings , and, next to Ferdinand, he's probably the most likable of Hans' brothers.

Equestria never knew who her father was, mainly because her mother was too drunk to remember who impregnated her. The Luckiest Smurf , it's Brainy, who is Empath's half-brother. Empath's mother had him after she left Papa Smurf following Empath's "death". Brainy's actual father also wore glasses, but he never married his mother. Brainy simply assumed that he was Papa Smurf's only biological son until around Empath's th birthday when it was revealed that Empath, not Brainy, was Papa Smurf's only biological son.

And in "The Prisoner Of Stone", Chlorhydris' daughter Priscilla turns out to be one, as she was fathered by the evil witch's true love Manfred the Magnificent sometime before the wedding, but unfortunately he was turned to stone by Drusilla before the two could even marry. Priscilla doesn't appear in that story, but rather is referenced from the cartoon show episode "The Tear Of A Smurf". It's confirmed later, in " Heis'he Ri'nanovai ", that her father was Merken tr'Vreenak , who was married at the time she was conceived. Fluttercruel is still a hero, though a bit harsher than the average Equestrian.

Note, this only applies to her prime , as her Dark World self is evil due to being raised by Discord. And the story strongly implies that he's just one of many, perhaps in the hundreds , who share the same father and same status as Heroic Bastards, along with a few Bastard Bastards and others who are in-between. Ash for his part rarely has any issue with this, except when details about his father come up that paint him as a horrible human being in a way that paints his conception in a uneasy light.

Princess Celestia herself, having been born as the result of an extramarital relationship between a pegasus noble and an earth pony farmer mare. Godzilla Junior is technically one. He was hatched from an abandoned egg and raised by first the human Azusa Gojo and then the kaiju Godzilla Senior, and he grew up to be a great hero.

Moonbeam Glimmer specifically brings up the fact his parents were not married and mocks him for being a bastard. Godzilla Junior's brother Xenilla is also technically one. He is a clone spawned when some of Mothra Lea's mother's magic mixed with Godzilla Senior's blood. He's inherited traits from both of them. While Xenilla seemed to be a villain at first, it's revealed he's been Good All Along. Hurricane did not know he had a daughter, and Ardent did not tell him until after she had distinguished herself as a member of the Royal Guard, so that she could prove she was a great warrior through merit instead of nepotism.

Kit Sakura, the red ranger in Power Rangers: She explicitly asks her father why they don't have the same last name, and he's rather blunt in telling Kit that he and her mother had a Long-Distance Relationship and neither were up for it. Inspired by the story-book protagonist that he was named after, Gideon in The Dark Lady who was born before his parents married has a dream of becoming a hero, becoming especially protective of his little sister Rose.

While the movie Ratatouille itself never uses the word it is a kid's movie, after all , it's fairly obvious that Linguine was born out of wedlock and that his father apparently didn't even know he existed. The entire thing is not treated as odd or wrong in any way, and at least a few people have commented that this may show a changing public opinion about children born to unmarried parents in the US.

Of course, this may be a subtle case of Deliberate Values Dissonance as it's set in modern France, shortly after the first year out-of-wedlock births were the majority. And of course , they're French. Erik in The Vikings. I understand that she is hurt, but to try and profit over this is ridiculous. The least they can do is be polite to her and treat her with the respect she deserves.

I have an aunt done in this manner. Again, this is NOT limited to her. Most kids will never fit it especially if they had a good mother who was cheated on. Katherine may be forgiving but most of her kids do not. And if a relationship will occur, it has to happen naturally and not be forced. You said it like more one else. Bringing children into the world is a part on the parents. Bringing families together is a part of the family no matter how wealthy or poor. I feel for her but she has to remember, she is a produce of an affair and MOST kids do not get close with children in these situations even if one or two do.

So if you are going to be mad, be upset with your parents. And again, Michael is gone, do not start trying to use him as your cash cow as everyone else did. Say What Two Thumbs Up! You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. View this post on Instagram. Thank you for subscribing! Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription. B Tini Greer on June 28, at 1: Thelma Owen on March 24, at 7: B Tini Greer on February 21, at 7: Patty on February 20, at The Jackson siblings owe her nothing but she has a right to tell her story.

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Katherine Jackson is a saint! African American Woman on February 16, at 8: Luckylady57 on February 16, at 5: Dice on February 17, at 7: Come, I have some refreshments in my tent. Howland Reed gave her a queer look, but then seemed to understand her. He turned back to Robb, wordlessly asking permission to leave. Robb looked to his mother, who gave him the same insistent look she had just given Reed. Catelyn and Howland made it back to her tent, where she closed the flap as soon as the man was inside. Reed looked around, unsure of why she had asked him. In truth, they had never been particularly close.

She was the wife of his liege lord, the only man to return with Ned Stark from Dorne. The fact that the other man had returned with a child that was not hers, he had felt, always put him at a disadvantage with her favor. Lord Reed didn't know quite what she was getting at and he was scared to continue. But she cut him off. It was unimaginable to Howland Reed that Catelyn Stark could be speaking of what he thought she was speaking of.

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As far as he had even known, the only souls who knew the truth of what happened at the Tower of Joy were himself and the two Dornish handmaidens who he had found in the room when he went looking for Ned. The Kingsguards who stood as protection were long dead and none of their other companions survived. And Ned had sworn him to never speak of it. Yet here was Ned's wife, who had lived for years angered at the one blemish on the impeccable honor of Eddard Stark. How long had she known? And if so, if the stories were true, why had she acted the way he had heard of down through the years?

Cat sat down in a chair, guilt painted all over her face. It has been many years that I had to be the way I was. Ned was so fearful of the slightest change in temperament, that it could raise a comment that would be pick up and carried off to the wrong people. But she felt the gods had sent her a sign, that they were pointing the way. So, I must ask your counsel. Should I tell Robb what I know? Is this a way to stop the Lannisters? Howland sat down next to her, collecting his thoughts.

I do not think it was meant to be broken even with his death. He saw that, but with his fingers, raised her chin up. I have heard it said that he has joined the Night's Watch.

But that is not who he truly is. The light returned to Cat's eyes. She saw a way for it to possibly work. His counsel on the matter is most important. It could impact him in ways that are From what she was hearing, the truth about Jon could be critically important. Catelyn was ready to correct him, but stopped herself. She had always tried to look disapproving whenever one of her children, save for Sansa, referred to Jon as their brother. But she saw that he truly was, and prayed that even after the truth was revealed, they, including her elder daughter, would still hold those same feelings.

Together, they returned to Robb's tent. Greatjon Umber was with him, advising him about troop movements. At their entrance, the Greatjon bowed his head. If you will excuse us? The older lord nodded and bowed to Robb. Once he was gone, Robb turned his attention to the map before him. Not when such monsters sit on the throne! And to think of all that Father suffered to rid us of the Targaryens. Lord Umber thinks we should declare our independence. Catelyn came to stand beside him, gently nudging his face to look at her.

Lord Reed stood a few steps behind her. Robb could not remember seeing the look his mother wore any time before, save one. That thought briefly flashed in his mind, when he was young and Jon had been deathly ill. She and Father had been away for a night. But when they returned, she wore the same expression he was seeing now. Cat looked to Howland once, who nodded, and she began. He was astounded that he had been thinking of that very incident. In fact, I was just remembering it. Earlier that day, your father Robb jumped out of his seat immediately, pulling his hand away from his mother.

I know you have no love for him, but to do such a thing-". It was at times a madness, and in that moment, the madness overtook me, I admit. But your father heard me and swept me away from the keep. I thought he was putting me aside, taking me back to Riverrun, but he was not heading south.

We went to a small hunting lodge your grandfather had built for he and his sons. And, after we were settled, Ned told me He knew, deep in his heart, his mother's irrational fears of Jon. He had tried to talk her out of them many times as he grew. Before the incident she was speaking of, her eyes would flash dangerously, making him back off. But after, there was another look when it was brought up. He often thought it was sadness, but he dismissed it, remembering all the times before.

And this was why.

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She was sad because she knew a truth. He never thought it was this truth, but she knew something more. And she had kept silent. He knew how his brother had always begged for the woman's name, where she was from even. Yet it went unsaid. Cat felt a strength with her next words.

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No, they did not absolve her of anything, but she hoped it would comfort Robb. I made that vow because of a vow your father made to the boy's mother. He swore he would always protect Jon It wasn't making any sense. Who would want to harm the bastard son of the Lord of the North. He had an heir by that point, and even if he didn't Ned and Cat were still very young. More children were sure to come.

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When he had Robb's focus, he explained further. At that, Howland grimaced. I was injured early in the fight, not being any great warrior, but between the two parties, Hightower and Whent were cut down, yet so was everyone besides Ned.