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{{quote|'''Refia:''' I am thankful to Father for taking care of an orphan like me for all these years, but...this is something I have to do. <br />
{{quote|'''Refia:''' I am thankful to Father for taking care of an orphan like me for all these years, but...this is something I have to do.
'''Luneth:''' Wait...you're an orphan, too? <br />
'''Luneth:''' Wait...you're an orphan, too?
'''Refia:''' "Too"? You mean-- <br />
'''Refia:''' "Too"? You mean--
'''Arc:''' I'm one, too! <br />
'''Arc:''' I'm one, too!
'''Ingus:''' Wait a minute...I, too, have no parents...|''[[Final Fantasy III]] DS''}}
'''Ingus:''' Wait a minute...I, too, have no parents...|''[[Final Fantasy III]] DS''}}


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** Played straight with some of your companions (Leliana, Zevran, etc.), and in Alistair's case, it's even a plot point.
** Played straight with some of your companions (Leliana, Zevran, etc.), and in Alistair's case, it's even a plot point.
** Also parodied in the elven Alienage, where the number of "orphans" is directly proportional to the amount of money you're giving the beggars.
** Also parodied in the elven Alienage, where the number of "orphans" is directly proportional to the amount of money you're giving the beggars.
{{quote| '''Orphan Ollie''': My mother is ''especially'' dead!}}
{{quote|'''Orphan Ollie''': My mother is ''especially'' dead!}}
* [[Multiple Choice Past|Two of the three options]] in ''[[Mass Effect]]'' for Shepard. With the spacer background, Shepard's mother is not only alive and well, but also helps [[Gender Neutral Writing|him/her]] out during one of the optional sidequests (though that's the only conversation they have in all three games).
* [[Multiple Choice Past|Two of the three options]] in ''[[Mass Effect]]'' for Shepard. With the spacer background, Shepard's mother is not only alive and well, but also helps [[Gender Neutral Writing|him/her]] out during one of the optional sidequests (though that's the only conversation they have in all three games).
* Implied to be the case with the eponymous characters of the ''[[Jak and Daxter]]'' series. They get flung forward in time in the sequel, and don't have any problem staying around. The orphan thing is explored/confirmed for [[The Hero|Jak]], but is still only an implication for Daxter, though [[Fanon|no one is saying otherwise]].
* Implied to be the case with the eponymous characters of the ''[[Jak and Daxter]]'' series. They get flung forward in time in the sequel, and don't have any problem staying around. The orphan thing is explored/confirmed for [[The Hero|Jak]], but is still only an implication for Daxter, though [[Fanon|no one is saying otherwise]].