Fathers STILL get the rough treatment in media, from being portrayed as too old to understand the modern day, feckless, violent, cold and just plain absent.
And we all see the fatherless behaviour that in reality causes...
So to celebrate a day that often gets overlooked to the female equivalent, what are some of the best representations of fathers you've seen in media?
Anime My daughter left the nest and Returned an S Rank adventurer: Belgrieve or 'the red ogre' is a perfect example of a positive role model I can think of in Anime. He's strict but fair, patient when he needs to be but not a push over, knows when to be emotional and when to think with a clear head. He's such a good role model that even former enemies switch to following his leads and former friends who fell off the right path immediately get back on the path just knowing He's around.
**As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll use my appraisal skill to Rise in the world **: for the time he's on screen, Raven shows he's not just a great warrior and lord but an excellent father, encouraging his son when he can, traching him the right values and when it matters most, just talking to him when he needed it and that attitude extended to all the other members of the cast.
Western Media: I think the diluge of propaganda over the years is making my mind a bit blank on this unfortunately. Had to delve into my brain for this:
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air (1990s): James Avery played uncle Philip PERFECTLY, he was the greatest role model of a good Black father figure so no wonder they character assassinated him in the 'remake'
What are you're picks as to save it going to long, I should mention there are quite a few 'regression father stories' in Manhwa too where a father who makes mistakes raising their child (usually daughter) regresses in time to raise them properly, it's a genre to itself at this point.
Related to this, I'd include Dishonored (the first one). Especially due to how the game framed the story and events in such a way that at least to me, I couldn't stomach coming home to my character's daughter if I'd been murdering people left and right. A rather unique and heartfelt way to motivate me towards going for the non-lethal approach.
Another game character and fatherly figure I'd mention would be Miller from the Metro games.
Its usually a great example of soul vs soulless.
Because when you can tell they are trying to manipulate you with cheap tricks like that, its insulting and takes you right out of it. Last of Us 2 making you play with the dog or shouting random names is a good example of it being overt.
But when it works, it really does make the game's "choices" work a lot better than the pure mechanical version it otherwise would be.