>cartoon protagonist has at least one parent who is unknown or dead
Why is this such a common trope?
Cartoon protagonist has at least one parent who is unknown or dead
Leo Sanders
Kayden Murphy
To better relate to their pathetic audience.
Xavier Cooper
to rip off anime even more
Connor Ortiz
reduces the core cast size
Mason White
Fuck the nuclear family
Alexander Wright
lore fuel
Connor Foster
If the character isn't necessary in some way then they're not gonna bother to create it.
Gavin Baker
to avoid showing the "social construct" of a normal family
Jayden Bailey
>no father
self-insertion
Carter Cooper
Guy who's only watched anime: getting some real anime vibes from this
Ethan Reyes
Cartoon creators are too fucking lazy to create 2 parents.
Jordan Gonzalez
Because of rape
Jaxson Cruz
>this
Oliver Ross
Thats why the Boonchuys are Based
Gabriel Brown
Because it creates easy conflict for the character to overcome.
I see your 1 parent and I raise you 4 missing/dead parents.
Dominic Turner
one less voice actor and development
Nathaniel Young
I miss my dad. Not divorce, he died suddenly on a trip a couple years ago. It’s still hard not being able to regularly talk to him and see movies with him. He took me to cool movies ever since I was a kid. Now I usually go with friends. I… can’t go alone.
Jose Gray
most cartoonists have dysfunctional relationships with their parents.
Asher Williams
Amphibia keeps winning
Julian Lopez
Good way to introduce drama
Cameron Cooper
Millennial all come from broken homes.