Conveniently an Orphan: Difference between revisions

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* In ''[[Pokémon Special]]'', Red is the only Dex Holder to have no family even alluded to, leaving him free to travel the world where ever and whenever he wants.

* ''[[Gunslinger Girl]]''. Done plausibly as the Social Welfare Agency only selects girls for its secret killer cyborg program who don't have extended families who'll be concerned about them. As a victim of child sex trafficking, Triela's background is unknown even to the Agency. Henrietta's entire family was murdered and Angelica's parents are in prison. Petra's family are too poor to travel from Russian to see their daughter -- which is just as well as her appearance has been altered completely. Presumably the occasional forged letter is sent back. As Rico is one of the few cyborgs who retains memories of her previous life, the occasional visit from her estranged parents is no doubt enough to reassure them that their [[Ill Girl]] is receiving the best of care; the Agency would have no trouble getting Rico to play along.

* In ''[[Berserk]]'', all of the main cast have [[Parental Abandonment]] issues, but Griffith is the only one who has absolutely no mention of any sort of guardianship in his early life, making it quite convenient for him to up and decide that he was going to become a king someday and to get there, he needed to start a ragtag bunch of misfit mercenaries.

== Comic Books ==

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** The Plutonian was also abandoned by his subsequent foster parents, after he accidentally crippled their biological son. They even devoted themselves to ''never speak again'' just so he wouldn't pick up their voices by superhearing.

* [[Tom Strong]]. Orphaned at around age 8, after being raised in a gravity chamber by his parents.

* [[Tintin]]. Most members of his recurring supporting cast come without familial attachments.

== Film ==

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

** 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.}}

* [[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.

== Tabletop Games ==

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** Also parodied in the elven Alienage, where the number of "orphans" is directly proportional to the amount of money you're giving the beggars.

* [[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]].

* Ratchet of ''[[Ratchet and Clank]]'' believes he is the only Lombax left in the universe. Although {{spoiler|this is proven wrong when Alister Azimuth, another Lombax, appears}} in ''[[Ratchet and Clank]]'' Future: A Crack in Time, Ratchet is forced to {{spoiler|kill Azimuth at the end, leaving him alone once again}}.

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* The protagonist in Holiday Wars is one, which can be seen [http://www.holiday-wars.com/blog/2010/07/26/episode-11/ in this episode.]

* Characters from [http://www.goldcoincomics.com Gold Coin Comics], such as Lance and Theo.

* "Onion Kid" alias "Rex" alias {{spoiler|"Sarda"}} from ''[[8-Bit Theater ~~(Webcomic)~~|Eight Bit Theater]]'' was orphaned so often, that he's stopped looking for foster parents or even an orphanage who'd still take him in. This trauma is actually the cause for pretty much everything that happened in the comic to begin with, thanks to a [[Stable Time Loop]].

* "Onion Kid" alias "Rex" alias {{spoiler|"Sarda"}} from ''[[8-Bit Theater|Eight Bit Theater]]'' was orphaned so often, that he's stopped looking for foster parents or even an orphanage who'd still take him in. This trauma is actually the cause for pretty much everything that happened in the comic to begin with, thanks to a [[Stable Time Loop]].

* Hanna of [[Hanna Is Not a Boy's Name]] never mentions his family, but it's implied that he has no immediate relatives in the city.

* [[The Dreamland Chronicles]]: [http://www.thedreamlandchronicles.com/the-dreamland-chronicles/chapter-05/page-284/ Felicity lightly mentions that she was orphaned.]