Afro then grows up and begins his journey to hunt down and avenge his father's death, a trail of bodies behind.

Source: https://gamerant.com/why-afro-samurai-is-a-masterpiece-of-samurai-aesthetics/

After the assassination, entrusted Salameh with the task of carrying out terrorist attacks in Israel to avenge the killing of Ayyash, nicknamed “The Engineer” because of his expertise in manufacturing bombs.

Source: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-726783

An IDF soldier in Gaza prepares to avenge the slaughter of Israelis, among them those he loved.

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/multimedia/video-picks/watch-an-idf-soldier-avenge-october-7-today-we-retaliate/2023/11/20/

Authorities described Davis as the "shot caller" of a hurried plot to avenge the beating of his nephew, Orlando Anderson, inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena by Shakur and members of his entourage on the night of Sep 7, 1996, not long before the shooting.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/tupac-shakur-1996-slaying-shooting-murder-suspect-charged-las-vegas-3810021?cid=cna_flip_070214

But Russian military leadership is now likely "attempting to avenge itself on Prigozhin for a conflict that he initiated," the ISW said in its report.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/feud-between-mercenaries-and-russian-government-nears-boiling-point-in-bakhmut/article_15fbd7b0-0d43-51ca-9ccb-b7ae3481161e.html

Early on September 19, Azerbaijan’s president set in motion a lightning-fast military plan months in the making that would redraw the geopolitical map and avenge an ignominious defeat suffered by his father some 30 years before.

Source: https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/09/30/in-taking-karabakh-azerbaijans-president-avenged-his-father/

Family is an intensely personal reason for any MCU hero or supervillain to fight, either to avenge a fallen family member or to defend someone who's still alive.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/mcu-avengers-similar-to-villains/

In all his films, except for Bigil, a female lead is killed to give an emotional backstory to the hero, who most often goes on to avenge the death of his loved one.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/as-jawan-prevue-is-setting-record-funny-memes-from-south-point-out-typical-quirks-of-atlee-in-shah-rukh-khans-film-8826990/

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned Israel on Wednesday that it or its allied groups would take “direct” action to avenge the killing of senior commander Razi Moussavi.

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/12/27/israel-hamas-news-latest-palestine-gaza-missile-strikes/

Nadelen and the Tigers will look to avenge the tough loss when they return to action on Saturday, March 4 to take on UMBC on the road at noon.

Source: https://thetowerlight.com/towson-mens-lacrosse-falls-in-overtime-nail-biter-to-7-loyola/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=towson-mens-lacrosse-falls-in-overtime-nail-biter-to-7-loyola

Others, however, become the criminal themselves in attempts to avenge their lost childhood or cope with the darkness inside.

Source: https://gamerant.com/batman-characters-saddest-most-tragic-backstories/

Rugby Union Champions Cup: Gloucester v Leinster, 12.30pm, ITV1 Captain Lewis Ludlow and team try to avenge a 57-0 drubbing in the reverse fixture.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jan/14/tv-tonight-eddie-izzard-diane-morgan-and-pete-doherty-celebrate-their-comedy-hero

Ruthye wants to avenge her father, whom Krem murdered in cold blood.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/supergirl-woman-of-tomorrow-movie-fans-want-adapted/

"Take on an action-packed quest to avenge the death of Kong's parents at the hands of the ultimate alpha predator: the saurian terror Gaw.

Source: https://bleedingcool.com/games/skull-island-rise-of-kong-to-launch-later-this-year/

That’s what makes him such a fascinating anti-hero because his actions make sense—who wouldn’t want to avenge their family after the “good guys” let them get killed?

Source: https://collider.com/captain-america-civil-war-fathers-and-sons/

The Chargers will be looking to avenge the 38-10 home loss to the Jaguars on Sept. 25. Their last four losses were all by one score.

Source: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/nfl-wild-card-odds-early-lines-for-every-game

The Dolphins will want to bounce back from last week’s loss, but the Jets definitely will look to avenge the Black Friday loss in which Wilson sat out.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/12/17/sports/jets-vs-dolphins-prediction-nfl-odds-picks-best-bets/

The Nelson Dilipkumar directorial also stars Tamannaah Bhatia in a pivotal role and tells the story of a man, who is out to avenge his cop son’s death.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/jailer-box-office-day-9-rajinikanth-to-cross-rs-500-crore-today-8899231/

The Russian is hoping to meet Beterbiev himself in an undisputed showdown before the year is out, with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez also eager to avenge his defeat after being outclassed by the 32-year-old last May.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/07/callum-smith-to-head-straight-into-artur-beterbiev-fight-this-summer-after-injury-18386410/

The text inside the ring reads the mysterious quote, "Mephisto avenge this house".

Source: https://gamerant.com/assassins-creed-hexe-mephisto-reference-explained-witchcraft-demon/