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** ''[[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger]]'' (and ''[[Power Rangers Samurai]]'') features samurai whose families have fought the monsters for generations; the Red Ranger from the Shiba clan and the others from the clan's retainers. When a friend of the Red Ranger wishes to join them as the [[Sixth Ranger]], much is made of the fact that he is self-taught and has no such lineage.
** From the ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' special ''Once and Always'', {{spoiler| after Trini is murdered by Rita, Trini's daughter Minh takes on the role of the Yellow Ranger.}}
== [[Radio]] ==
* Brit Reid, [[The Green Hornet]], is the grand-nephew of none other than John Reid, [[The Lone Ranger]].
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* In ''[[Legend of the Five Rings]]'', famous ancestors can be bought as merits at character creation. Each of them gives some merits (and sometimes drawbacks) depending of what he was famous for.
* This trope is made into an actual game mechanic in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' Saga Edition tabletop game with the Legacy Destiny, where your normal Destiny<ref>Something like Destruction, Creation, Redemption, Prevention, Sacrifice, etc</ref> is replaced with a family line that grants you a special ability (usually, getting a Critical Success more-or-less when you really need one).
* From ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' Drizzt Do'Urden is known as a powerful warrior and sworn enemy of his own people, both traits he inherited from his father, mentor, and inspiration, the drow weapons-master Zaknafein Do'Urden.
== [[Video Games]] ==
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