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* [[Spider-Man]]. He has his beloved aunt, and his uncle [[Death By Origin Story|lived long enough]] to [[An Aesop|say the thing that has shaped most of Spidey's career]]. |
* [[Spider-Man]]. He has his beloved aunt, and his uncle [[Death By Origin Story|lived long enough]] to [[An Aesop|say the thing that has shaped most of Spidey's career]]. |
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** Also more than a few members of the supporting cast have lost one (Mary Jane, Harry Osborn, John Jameson) or both (Betty Brant, Gwen Stacy) parents. |
** Also more than a few members of the supporting cast have lost one (Mary Jane, Harry Osborn, John Jameson) or both (Betty Brant, Gwen Stacy) parents. |
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* The debut issue of ''[[Incredible Hulk |
* The debut issue of ''[[Incredible Hulk|The Incredible Hulk]]'' makes it clear up front that Rick Jones (Bruce Banner's newly-acquired teenaged sidekick) is an orphan. |
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** Much later, we learn that Bruce is also an orphan. Bruce's mother was killed by his father when he was a child, and Bruce (accidentally?) killed his father shortly before the explosion that made him the Hulk. |
** Much later, we learn that Bruce is also an orphan. Bruce's mother was killed by his father when he was a child, and Bruce (accidentally?) killed his father shortly before the explosion that made him the Hulk. |
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* Several mutant characters from Marvel's X-Books are orphans; sometimes by abandonment, sometimes by death, by murder, or by parents becoming a demon bear... |
* Several mutant characters from Marvel's X-Books are orphans; sometimes by abandonment, sometimes by death, by murder, or by parents becoming a demon bear... |
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** Now the Doctor himself is basically orphaned after the [[Death By Origin Story|Time War]], providing buckets of angst. |
** Now the Doctor himself is basically orphaned after the [[Death By Origin Story|Time War]], providing buckets of angst. |
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** Amy Pond has an aunt, but is essentially a orphan. {{spoiler|At least up until "The Big Bang", when it turns out her parents got [[Ret-Gone|erased from time]], and the Doctor uses the [[Reset Button]] to bring them back.}} |
** Amy Pond has an aunt, but is essentially a orphan. {{spoiler|At least up until "The Big Bang", when it turns out her parents got [[Ret-Gone|erased from time]], and the Doctor uses the [[Reset Button]] to bring them back.}} |
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* [[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. |
* [[Revenge (TV series)|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. |
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== Tabletop Games == |
== Tabletop Games == |