Hollywood's badass dads
"I am your father."
Those are words that many children love to hear, but maybe not from Darth Vader.
One of the more terrifying fathers in the history of all fathers. Darth Vader from "Star Wars" kicks of our list of badass dads.
Walter White
Played by Bryan Cranston, Walter White from the hit TV show "Breaking Bad" is one of those dads you don't want to mess with -- he started an entire meth empire so that he could provide for his family.
Tywin Lannister
Tywin Lannister from "Game of Thrones," played by Charles Dance, is one of the more conniving, power-hungry dads.
Bryan Mills
There are dads that will do anything for their kids, like Liam Neeson's character in the 2008 movie "Taken." He showed no mercy when it came to rescuing his daughter.
John Q
Denzel Washington's character in the 2002 movie "John Q" held up an entire hospital for his son who was in desperate need of a heart transplant in order to live.
Harry Tasker
Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1994 movie "True Lies" plays a secret agent for the United States government. For years, he kept his job from his wife until he is forced to tell her in order to save the world.
Vito Corleone
Marlon Brando played mafia boss Vito Corleone in "The Godfather." He was a very loving and caring father and husband that knew how use a gun with no problem.
Tony Soprano
New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano From the TV series "The Sopranos" played by James Gandolfini. He's a dad that has way too much on his plate -- Soprano deals with balancing the conflicting requirements of his home life and his criminal organization.
Jack Bauer
Jack Bauer in the TV series "24" was the Director of Field Ops for the Counter-Terrorist Unit of Los Angeles.
Played by Kiefer Sutherland, the race was always against time as Jack Bauer tries to save his country and his family.
Peter Griffin
Peter Griffin from the animated TV series "Family Guy," voiced by Seth MacFarlane, is not your typical patriarch. His antics tended to get him in trouble more often than most dads.