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* From ''[[Tales of Phantasia]]'', there are Cress' parents who are murdered by Mars searching for his family pendant. Chester's parents were already dead by the time the game rolls around. Mint's mother dies trapped in a jail where both Cress and Mint were locked. Claus is old enough to get married, so it's very likely they would die of old age (they are simply never mentioned). Suzu's parents where brainwashed to assassinate Cress in Euclid. Arche is the only one to have both living parents, but mom was forced to move to [[Hidden Elf Village]] together with all other elves.
* In the ''[[Baldur's Gate]]'' series, your character is raised by a foster father, and never knew who his or her mother was (the series, in fact, gives two conflicting descriptions of who she was; both might be true). As for your blood father, well, better you didn't know: {{spoiler|the freaking god of murder}}.
** While we're on the subject, we also have your half-brother {{spoiler|Sarevok and your half-sister, Imoen.}} And there are companions such as Valygar Corthala, who [[Self-Made Orphan|killed his own parents]] [[What Happened to Mommy?|when they turned into ghouls.]] And Viconia deVir, whose mother was killed by her brother for trying to kill her. And Aerie, who was kidnapped from her home by slavers and raised by a gnomish carny. And Anomen Delryn, whose mother is dead and whose father is [["Well Done, Son" Guy|abusive]] and drunk. And Nalia de'Arnise, whose mother is long dead and whose father is killed by trolls during the course of the game. And Lord Keldorn Firecam doesn't spend enough time at home with ''his'' kids. And Cernd doesn't even know that he ''has'' a kid.
* Similarly, in ''[[Neverwinter Nights 2]]'', the closest thing you have to living relatives are your foster father and his brother. You never learn anything about your real parents.
** There's also Gannayev in the expansion pack, ''Mask of the Betrayer''. When asked about his history (Well, after you get him to stop dicking around and spinning one out of whole cloth), he says that he never knew his father and that his mother cast him out in the wilderness. {{spoiler|You eventually do get to meet his mother, a Nighthag that's gone utterly insane. After enraging the Coven for refusing to kill her lover, they decided to punish her by tracking him down, killing him, and ''forcing his charred remains down the mother's throat'' in front of their son. It's probably a good thing that Gann doesn't really remember that part.}}
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** In ''[[Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure]]'', Cornet's mother, Cherie, died protecting her when she was young.
** In ''[[La Pucelle|La Pucelle Tactics]]'', Prier's and Cullotte's parents were killed in a wagon accident years before the game begins. Homard became a [[Sky Pirate]] to defeat the demon who injured his father and attacked his kingdom, {{spoiler|Marl Kingdom, making him the grandson of Cornet from [[Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure|Rhapsody]]}}
** In ''[[Disgaea: Hour of Darkness]]'', Flonne's parents are never mentioned. Etna is an orphan, and the closest thing she had to a father figure, the Overlord and Laharl's dad, died two years ago. Laharl's mother died before the game began {{spoiler|when she sacrificed herself to cure him of an incurable disease}} and his father, the Overlord, died choking on a black pretzel {{spoiler|which is just a rumor and actually died after sealing away Baal. Both his parents, however, do return to watch over him...though his mother is a Prinny and his father is [[The Dandy]] [[Goldfish Poop Gang]]}}. Jennifer was orphaned, and her adopted father is [[The Dragon]].
*** Flonne's parents are met in [[No Export for You|the Japan only]] [[Disgaea Novels|novels.]]
** In ''[[Phantom Brave]]'', both of Marona's parents die in the opening cutscene. Ash's parents are never mentioned. Walnut {{spoiler|was adopted and then later left his adoptive parents so that he wouldn't burden them and his sister, Castille.}}
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