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'''Basic Trope''': A person is an orphan so that they don't have to deal with responsibilities that come with family.
* '''Straight''': Bob is orphaned, allowing him to leave home to collect the [[Power Crystal
* '''Exaggerated''': Both of Bob's parents [[Fridge Logic|died the moment he was born]], and Bob was raised by wolves [[Kill'Em All|which also pass away]], allowing him to do whatever he wants throughout his entire life without familial responsibilities.
* '''Justified''': This is a [[Crapsack World]], Bob lost his father in a war. And his mother was kidnapped when a group of bandits
* '''Inverted''':
** Bob's parents are still alive, and he can't go on an adventure to collect the [[Power Crystal|power crystals]] because his
** Bob's parents are still alive, and the only reason he ''can'' go on an adventure is because they raised him to be the hero. If they'd died at any time before the quest, he
* '''Subverted''':
** Bob's parents are still alive, but they are abusive parents who never care about him. So Bob
** Alice is an orphan. [[The Hero]]
* '''Double Subverted''':
** His parents are killed off shortly afterward, allowing him to go on his adventure without return.
** Not so long after Alice was adopted, [[The Hero]] is killed and Alice
* '''Parodied''': Everyone is an orphan. Everyone in town? They're orphans. The [[Big Bad]]? Orphan. The protagonist and his friends? Orphans.
* '''Deconstructed''':
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* '''Lampshaded''': "My parents are dead. Bye friends, I'm off to have a parental free adventure!"
* '''Invoked''': "It's not as bad as you think, being an orphan. It's actually quite convenient."
* '''Exploited''': Bob is not allowed by his parents to go on an adventure, so he buys them life insurance. Shortly after, they are killed by the [[Big Bad]].
* '''Defied''': Orphans are not allowed to go off to wherever they please, they have to be taken care of through foster care or placed in an orphanage, where they can grow up safely with proper supervision.
* '''Discussed''': "Shouldn't someone be supervising you, even if you don't have parents?"
* '''Conversed''': "He's an orphan because the writers couldn't think of any other way the kid could get around authority this blatantly."
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