Conveniently an Orphan: Difference between revisions

May lead to [[Tell Me About My Father]].

 

 

If the parents happened to be [[Good Parents]] before their death, so much so that they continue to affect the main character even after they're dead, then you've got [[Deceased Parents Are the Best]].

 

 

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** Rosette and Joshua's parents died in a ship wreck when they were young children, and after that they spent most of their life in an orphanage--until Joshua is taken by Aion (and the orphanage is [[Doomed Hometown|destroyed in the process]]), which causes Rosette to join the Order to try to find her brother again.

** Azmaria's parents either abandoned her because of her powers, or were killed during the war, depending on which version you're following.

* In ''[[Slayers]]'', Zelgadis and Gourry both have no parents (Zelgadis' great-grandfather [[Affably Evil|Rezo]] killed his, and Gourry's were killed during a [[Big Screwed-Up Family|family feud]]), and Sylphiel, Filia, Pokota, Amelia, and {{spoiler|Naga}} only have one parent each (a father, actually); in Sylphiel's case, she falls under this trope when her father is [[Killed Off for Real]] in the third [[Light Novel]]/late first season of the anime in a [[No Kill Like Overkill|townwide explosion]]. Ironically, the main protagonist's ([[Red Headed Heroine|Lina]]) parents are both alive and well.

** And the status of the parents of Lina's later allies in the novels (Luke and Milina) is unknown.

* 80% of all characters in ''[[G Gundam]]'' are orphans, major and minor characters, and a few of them have only one parent. The rest are undetermined. For many of them, this plays a role in why they became Gundam Fighters.

* Almost everyone in ''[[Saint Seiya the Lost Canvas]]'', justified since it's set in the 18th century Europe.

* Most of the Strawhat crew in ''[[One Piece (Manga)|One Piece]]'' are victims of this trope, often more than once. Both Nami and Franky, for example, were orphaned at a young age, but taken in and raised by a kind foster parent...only for them to die as well. But they've still got it better than Robin, who didn't just lose her parents, but HER ENTIRE HOME ISLAND, of which she is the only survivor. Most of the others seem to have absentee parents of one form or another; the only member whose mother and father are both seen is Usopp, a victim of both this trope AND [[Parental Abandonment]] (his dad left to become a pirate, and his mom died shortly after. You think he'd hate his dad, but he actually idolizes him.)

** For a while, it seemed that Luffy was a victim of this trope as well, his lack of parentage explained with a throwaway remark that "that kid has no parents" in the first chapter. Years later, we learned that Luffy was actually raised by his grandfather, and that his dad, at least, is alive (he's just the most wanted man in the world, which can make it tough to raise a kid.)

 

* [[Bones]] - Dr. Brennan's emotional interface may be glitchy, but any one she deals with who comments on her inability to sympathize gets slammed when they find out she lost her parents at a young age, conveniently explaining why she might come off disturbed but assuring everyone that she understands.

** Now the Doctor himself is basically orphaned after the [[Death By Origin Story|Time War]], providing buckets of angst.

* [[Revenge (TV)|Revenge]] is centered around this trope. Amanda/Emily's whole purpose is to avenge her father, who was framed for aiding terrorists and later died; her mother passed away when she was a small child.

 

*** Ditto with [[Ascended Extra|Ascended Extras]] Kytes and Filo from the sequel ''[[Revenant Wings]]''.

** Lightning, Serah, and Snow in ''[[Final Fantasy XIII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy XIII]]''. Presumably Fang and Vanille as well, since they {{spoiler|were in crystal stasis for several hundred years}}. Only Hope is the exception, and both his parents are seen during the course of the game, though his mother dies less than an hour in.

** Rafa and Malak in ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics (Video Game)|Final Fantasy Tactics]]''.

* [[Follow the Leader|Similarly]], Dart from ''[[Legend of Dragoon]]'', in addition to the [[Doomed Hometown]] at the beginning of the game.

** The prequel, surprisingly, averts this: Sagi's implied to be the only biological child of the woman who runs his town's orphanage, and Milly's dad is {{spoiler|one of the villains}}. Also played with: One of the boss fights culminates in YOU orphaning one of the original game's party members.

* In [[Golden Sun (Video Game)|Golden Sun]], the trope is very much zig-zagged for the main cast.

** Ivan is an orphan and his adoptive father is kidnapped as you meet him, but the trope is toyed with: you're told that you can't do anything about it and you should just leave the father behind, but Ivan worries a lot, and you get an optional sidequest to free his father and ease his mind; and in the second game {{spoiler|Ivan's mysterious parentage is a plot point}}.

** Sheba is also an adopted orphan and joins the group because ''she'' was kidnapped, but she's an inversion of the trope: in the second game, she refuses to drop by her hometown because her worried adoptive family would force her to stay.