Zataras

Zataras is the family ship between Zatanna Zatara and Giovanni Zatara from the DC Comics, Smallville, Young Justice and DC Super Hero Girls fandoms.

Canon
Giovanni is Zatara's overprotective father, who she had inherited her magical abilities from. Her father was also the person who got Zatara into show business, by using their powers and knowledge to put on mind blowing magic acts. Giovanni didn't want Zatanna to join the Justice League, from knowing the dangers they face until he was convinced to let his daughter join them. When Zatara wasn't using her magic to take out evil, she was keeping the show her father started alive. After Zatara accidentally harms or caused damage with her powers, Giovanni is there to help his daughter feel better, get back on her feet and to help her ensure that she won't end up making the same mistake again. Knowing that Zatara doesn't want to hurt innocent people and doesn't want to become a danger to them or to her own family. Something that Giovanni knows that Zatara isn't and just wants to keep her safe and happy. Knowing that she looks up to him out of love and respect.

Young Justice
Giovanni joined the Justice League after seeing the way his daughter looked up to them, and wanted to use his magical abilities for good than just entertainment alone. After learning that the League had started a team that is made out of some of the young heroes, who are the partners and wards of some of his allies, he allowed Zatara to meet them. Along with making himself clear that he doesn't want her to join them or be part of their dangerous missions. After Zatara convinced her new friends to "kidnap" her so she can join their mission, Giovanni wanted to ground her for life. A decision Zatara was aware that he would make once he found out what she did behind his back.

Afterwords Zatara and Giovanni had to argue weaver or not she should be allowed near the team again. On the day Giovanni agreed to let her join him to the cave again, the adults and children were sent to two separate words, making both father and daughter wonder what had caused the children and parents to disappear. On their separate ends both Zatara and Giovanni wondered if they were desperate enough to use the Helmet of Nabu, knowing that the spirit within it wouldn't let go of his new host a third time. That is why Giovanni offered himself as the new Doctor Fate in order to save Zatara from Nabu's hold on her when she had the helmet on. Batman reassures Giovanni that they'll watch over his daughter, before he bids her goodbyes and puts the helmet on. Zatara felt like that she had lost her father and wanted him back when she tried to remove the helmet from him.

Years later Zatara ended up taking her father's place in the League, while he carried on serving as the vessel for Doctor Fate. She and Nabu were able to work out a deal that would allow her to see her father again, by only having Giovanni take off the Fate Helmet for a short among of time on one single day of the year, so father and daughter could spend that time together. In the end, however, it wasn't enough for Zatara as wants her father back, while Giovanni wants them to honour their deal with Nabu's so he'll hold up his end of it. Otherwise they'll never have those brief moments again, even if they have to wait a whole year to see each other. Wanting to free her father was what got Zatara to start training three fellow magic users that can serve as off-on hosts for Doctor Fate, after she convinces the entity within the helmet to release Giovanni. Who has missed out watching his daughter grow into the young woman she is now.

DC Super Hero Girls
When Zatara was born Giovanni wasn't sure if she had inherited the ability to do real magic, so he kept his abilities a secret from her. Until Zatara's powers awaken. After his wife left them, Giovanni made it his mission to keep Zatara's smile and happiness alive. With it just being the two of them. Zatara didn't mind that fact, she enjoyed their shared time on the road as they performed the common kind of magic tricks. Rather than using real magic, as Giovanni didn't want to make Zatara feel bad, despite the times most of those acts didn't go as planned or fell apart in the middle of an act. Even though times were hard for them, just knowing that they still have was enough to get them back on their feet. Once Zatara's powers did awaken and had trouble controlling them, while trying to hide her new sudden powers from her father, Giovanni revealed his true magical abilities to her. As well as telling Zatara the reason why he hide them from her, that he is happy that she can also do real magic and how he'll help her to master it. Since then their lives got better with their new improved magic act, while Zatara was simply happy that it was still the two of them on stage.

Even though being her father's lovely assistance in their act and being Giovanni's daughter had got his fame to cast a large shadow. This got Zatara to consider the idea of starting her own show, while still being apart of their shared act. Knowing that her leaving the show they stared together would hurt him.

Fanon
When it comes to father/daughter familyships within the DC fandom, Zataras is in one of the top ten lists. Specially among Zatara fans, and were happy that moments between her and Giovanni were featured in DC related medias. Like the animated series of Young Justice and the 2019 cartoon reboot of DC Super Hero Girls. With them keeping Giovanni alive instead of having him killed off.

Fandom

 * FAN FICTION

Trivia

 * Giovanni goes by John Zatara in the Smallville series.