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** ''VideoGame/DragonBallHeroes'' reveals Cooler is this for Kuriza (Frieza's son) to extent he's is willingly to help his nephew out in a fight.

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** ''VideoGame/DragonBallHeroes'' reveals Cooler is this for Kuriza (Frieza's (Freeza's son) to extent he's is willingly to help his nephew out in a fight.



* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': Played with for Jotaro Kujo to Josuke Higashikate. He's technically Josuke's nephew since the latter is his grandfather's son, but their interaction involved Jotaro as the admired older relative mentoring the much less-experienced Josuke.

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* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': Played with for Jotaro Kujo to Josuke Higashikate.Higashikata. He's technically Josuke's nephew since the latter is his grandfather's son, but their interaction involved Jotaro as the admired older relative mentoring the much less-experienced Josuke.
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* ''Fanfic/{{Alicorn}}'': Rainbow Dash's relationship with her aunt Luna is comparatively much better than her relationship with her mother, Celestia. There is still a bit tension due to them not really having known they were aunt and niece until recently, but Luna is casual, friendly, and jovial in a way that puts Rainbow at ease in a way Celestia isn't, and she's not above engaging in prank wars with her niece if the mood strikes her. It helps that Luna genuinely loves being an aunt, and finds the castle much livelier with Rainbow Dash around.
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** Alex Summers aka ComicBook/{{Havok}} is always shown to be a supportive uncle to Rachel and Cable despite the latter being older than him, whenever Scott and Jean are absent he feels they are his responsibility and in ''Cable and X-Force'' gives his nephew unofficial approval to continue with his quest to improve the future, without the Avengers hunting him. He is certainly a better uncle than Gabriel aka Vulcan who almost killed Rachel, [[TookALevelInKindness though he got better]].

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** Alex Summers aka ComicBook/{{Havok}} [[Characters/XMen60sMembers Havok]] is always shown to be a supportive uncle to Rachel and Cable despite the latter being older than him, whenever Scott and Jean are absent he feels they are his responsibility and in ''Cable and X-Force'' gives his nephew unofficial approval to continue with his quest to improve the future, without the Avengers hunting him. He is certainly a better uncle than Gabriel aka Vulcan who almost killed Rachel, [[TookALevelInKindness though he got better]].
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* In ''Film/MadameWeb2024'', [[spoiler:Ben Parker is clearly set up to become a fun-loving uncle to his new-born infant. Of course, anyone who knows anything about ComicBook/{{Spider-Man}} knows how that's going to turn out]].
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*''Manga/{{Lady}}'': Charles [[spoiler:Russell]]. He's practically George and Diana's third parent, dotes for them and is aghast when they're in danger.
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* ''VideoGame/CrescentPrism'': Downplayed with Lunita's aunt Rain, who is a playable character and a supportive figure in Lunita's life, but she's also willing to mooch off Lunita for money.
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* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade'', Nino considers Jan to be this, saying that he was a kind man, though he's probably not her actual uncle. Canas has this kind of relationship with Nino, teaching her how to read and write after she says she never learned how to, which tracks with the reveal that [[LongLostRelative he is, in fact, her uncle.]]

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* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade'', Nino considers Jan to be this, saying that he was a kind man, though he's probably not her actual uncle. Canas has this kind of relationship with Nino, teaching her how to read and write after she says she never learned how to, which tracks with the reveal that [[LongLostRelative he is, in fact, her uncle.uncle by marriage.]]
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* ''Fanfic/TheAccidentalWarlordAndHisPack'': To Letho's utter surprise Julita chooses him to be her beloved uncle after he saves her from the Ladies of the woods. He ends up being the one to give her her first knife and teaching her how to cuss among other things which make him quite fun for her to hang out with as she grows.
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* [[VideoGame/{{Yakuza}} Goro Majima]] acts as this to [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Izuku Midoriya]] in the fanfic [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13629709/1/Izuku-Midoriya-Mad-Dog-of-Shizuoka Izuku Midoriya, Mad Dog of Shizuoka]], cheering him up and teaching him how to fight despite not having a Quirk (yet). Perhaps out of respect, Izuku begins to adopt some of Majima's character tics (being TheGadfly to Bakugou, faking a Kansai accent, [[BatterUp use of a baseball bat]]) as he finishes up middle school and prepares to try and get into U.A.

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* [[VideoGame/{{Yakuza}} [[VideoGame/LikeADragon Goro Majima]] acts as this to [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Izuku Midoriya]] in the fanfic [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13629709/1/Izuku-Midoriya-Mad-Dog-of-Shizuoka Izuku Midoriya, Mad Dog of Shizuoka]], cheering him up and teaching him how to fight despite not having a Quirk (yet). Perhaps out of respect, Izuku begins to adopt some of Majima's character tics (being TheGadfly to Bakugou, faking a Kansai accent, [[BatterUp use of a baseball bat]]) as he finishes up middle school and prepares to try and get into U.A.
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* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': Played with for Jotaro Kujo to Josuke Higashikate. He's technically Josuke's nephew since the latter is his grandfather's son, but their interaction involved Jotaro as the admired older relative mentoring the much less-experienced Josuke.

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* ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
** Goten is very playful and caring to Pan his niece as seen by the Ubb DistantFinale, ''Anime/DragonBallGT'' and ''Anime/DragonBallSuper''. Helped by the fact he isn’t actually that much older than her.
** 17 is this [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTg0pUGv2DqTswrk85JIEmbZikIIV0gR-I6SA&usqp=CAU for Marron]] in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper''. In ''Anime/DragonBallGT'' not so much, though granted he was BrainwashedAndCrazy there.
** ''VideoGame/DragonBallHeroes'' reveals Cooler is this for Kuriza (Frieza’s son) to extent he’s is willingly to help his nephew out in a fight.
-->'''Cooler''': Although I'm MORE than enough to crush these pathetic lice... fine. Don't say Uncle Cooler never gave you anything!



** Tsunade is Naruto’s great aunt and is consistently the sole caring mother figure in his life, though the fact they’re related somehow never once comes up between them.



* Kittan from ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' provides an awesome example towards his sister Kiyoh’s infant daughter, taking on a [[HumongousMecha Mugann]] armed with nothing but a shotgun to protect her.
-->"I'm not about to let my cute little niece die in some alleyway! Go on without me, Dayakka! Look after Kiyoh for me.... GO!! IT'S ABOUT TO OPEN FIRE!"



** Reed and Sue's children consider Johnny to be a cool uncle since he's a superhero that sets himself on fire. Ben also gets this treatment, although he's [[HonoraryUncle not a blood relative]].

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** Reed and Sue's children consider Johnny to be a cool uncle since he's a superhero that sets himself on fire. Ben also gets this treatment, although he's [[HonoraryUncle not a blood relative]]. Johnny is even willingly to give his life for them.



* Oliver from ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' as a mark of his CharacterDevelopment from the brat he was prior is a caring uncle to Terra his niece.



* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan''': Peter Parker's Uncle Ben was a pretty cool guy since he fought in World War II and shaped Peter into the man he is today.

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** Aunt May though she is not related to Peter by blood is most assuredly the greatest aunt in comic history as she absolutely cherishes Peter and would do anything for him.
** Peter himself is considered HonoraryUncle to Harry and Liz’s son Normie and Peter does care deeply for him and willingly to do whatever it takes to prevent GruesomeGrandparent Norman from trying to get Normie to follow his VillainousLegacy.



* ''ComicBook/XMen'':
** Alex Summers aka ComicBook/{{Havok}} is always shown to be a supportive uncle to Rachel and Cable despite the latter being older than him, whenever Scott and Jean are absent he feels they are his responsibility and in ''Cable and X-Force'' gives his nephew unofficial approval to continue with his quest to improve the future, without the Avengers hunting him. He is certainly a better uncle than Gabriel aka Vulcan who almost killed Rachel, [[TookALevelInKindness though he got better]].
** ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}} though he claims otherwise does actually love his nephews Tommy and Billy very much, particularly Tommy who inherited his SuperSpeed. He is very willing to come to aid in ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers''.
** Surprisingly [[Characters/JuggernautMarvelComics Cain Marko aka Juggernaut]] is this for [[Characters/NewMutants David Haller aka Legion]] (son of his stepbrother Charles) as [[https://i0.wp.com/www.comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/LegionofX3-1.jpg?w=988&ssl=1 shown]] in ''ComicBook/LegionOfX''. They get along remarkably well with David affectionately calling him “Uncle Cain”.



* Susan in ''Film/TheGoodSon'' for her poor orphan nephew Mark the protagonist, to the extent that Mark at even hallucinates at night that she is mother, leading to a very touching and sad CoolDownHug. Unfortunately as Mark gets closer to his aunt, his EnfantTerrible cousin Henry makes it clear he doesn’t want to share his mommy with anyone.



* Luke Skywalker in ''Franchise/StarWars'' for Ben Solo his nephew with supplemental material to the Sequel Trilogy confirming Ben utterly idolised his legendary uncle. Their relationship greatly soured however when Luke sensing TheDarkSide within Ben contemplated killing him in a MomentOfWeakness for which Ben would would go nuts over almost killing Luke, slaughtering his other students and becoming Kylo Ren. When they meet again in ''Film/TheLastJedi'' Luke wastes no time CallingTheYoungManOut and exploiting his nephew’s rage to give enough time for the Rebellion to escape.



* ''Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium'':
** Bilbo the titular hero of ''Literature/TheHobbit'' is utterly idolised by his Took nephews and nieces such as Pippin much to the irritation of the stuffier Hobbits. But it is Bilbo’s cousin Frodo the protagonist of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' whom he adopted that cherishes the old Hobbit the most.
** Thorin was this to Fili and Kili his two nephews and the youngest Dwarves in the party. Thorin deeply cared for his “sister sons” and they in turn refused to leave his side in the Battle of Five Armies though it cost them their lives defending him.
** Théoden is a truly epic and heartwarming example towards his nephew Éomer and especially his niece Éowyn both of whom he loves as dearly as his own children after losing his only son Théodred. In turn they care for him dearly with Éowyn taking on the Witch King and its fell beast to protect the crushed Théoden in the battle of the Pelennor Fields. Just see Théoden‘s quote to Aragorn while watching Éowyn bond with Gimli in the extended edition of ''Film/TheTwoTowers''.
-->I haven't seen my niece smile for a long time. She was a girl when they brought her father back dead. Cut down by Orcs. She watched her mother succumb to grief. Then she was left alone, to tend her king in growing fear. Doomed to wait upon an old man who should have loved her as a father.



* Yashra from ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'', indeed his determination to protect his niece Mithra eventually leads to him pulling a HeelFaceTurn and helping Asura out against the other JerkassGods.



* It was eventually revealed that Dante of the ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' series is this to [[spoiler:Nero, because Vergil was his dad]].

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* It was eventually revealed that Dante of the ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' series is this to [[spoiler:Nero, because Vergil was his dad]].dad. It’s very telling that even after said revelation Dante is still more of a father to Nero than Vergil is. Though Vergil being a taciturn NoSocialSkills type factors in.]]


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* Lee and Lars in ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'' care greatly for Jin their nephew to the extent they are willing to go out on a limb to rescue him despite the horror he has inflicted on the world. Though Lars ironically isn’t that much older than him. ''VideoGame/Tekken8'' adds cool aunt Reina who is affectionate towards Jin, despite him not having a clue who she is.
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* ''Series/WandaVision'': Invoked when [[spoiler:Wanda's brother Pietro seemingly comes back from the dead and moves into the family house. He instantly takes a liking to the kids, especially Tommy (who inherits his same powers). When Wanda starts to question him, he admits he's pretty much there to give her and Vision grief while bonding with the kids, as part of TV suburbia style life Wanda's living. Then it turns out he was an imposter bewitched by [[BigBad Agatha Harkness]] to spy on Wanda.]]

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* ''Series/WandaVision'': Invoked when [[spoiler:Wanda's brother Pietro seemingly comes back from the dead and moves into the family house. He Billy and Tommy instantly takes take a liking to the kids, "Uncle Pete," especially Tommy (who inherits his same speed powers). When Wanda starts to question him, he admits he's pretty much there to give her and Vision grief while bonding with the kids, as part of TV suburbia style life Wanda's living. Then it turns out he was an imposter bewitched by [[BigBad Agatha Harkness]] to spy on Wanda.]]
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* Franchise/SpiderMan's own uncle Ben was a pretty cool guy since he fought in World War II and shaped Peter into the man he is today.

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* ''Film/AristotleAndDanteDiscoverTheSecretsOfTheUniverse'': Ari and his aunt Ophelia adore each other; Ophelia even knowingly gifts him money and condoms during a visit.
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* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade'', Nino considers Jan to be this, saying that he was a kind man, though he's probably not her actual uncle. Canas has this kind of relationship with Nino, teaching her how to read and write after she says she never learned how to, which tracks with the reveal that [[LongLostRelative he is, in fact, her uncle.]]
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* ''Literature/Dive2003'': Adrianna and her brother spend most summers with their archaeologist uncle, who has imparted a lot of knowledge to them, while their parents constantly neglect them. However, he only had one spot available for his latest trip and took Adrianna's brother, causing her to apply for the Caribbean expedition.
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* ''Series/TheLawAccordingToLidiaPoet'': Lidia encourages her niece Marianna to be more independent like her and aids her to follow her wishes, even when it goes against what Marianna's parents want.
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** In her review of ''Film/YouveGotMail,'' she calls WhatTheHellCastingAgency on Creator/TomHanks as a CorruptCorporateExecutive, referring to him as "America's fun uncle."

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* ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'': Rapunzel's aunt Willow is an energetic, impulsive lady who DoesNotLikeShoes; a [[FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling complete contrast]] [[SiblingYinYang to her sister]] [[TheHighQueen Queen Arianna]]. Rapunzel bonds with her over their shared free-spirited nature. In doing this, they accidentally make Arianna feel left out on her birthday.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'': Rapunzel's aunt Willow is an energetic, impulsive lady who DoesNotLikeShoes; PrefersGoingBarefoot; a [[FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling complete contrast]] [[SiblingYinYang to her sister]] [[TheHighQueen Queen Arianna]]. Rapunzel bonds with her over their shared free-spirited nature. In doing this, they accidentally make Arianna feel left out on her birthday.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' fanfic series ''Fanfic/KedaborysElmoreChronicles'', Mr. Small ([[AdaptationalGenderIdentity now Mx. Small]]) has a niece named Sophie, who views her relaxed, encouraging, kinda-kooky [[AffectionateNickname moonparent]] as being way more fun than her strict father. In fics where Larry appears, he awkwardly tries to fit the mold (to mixed results), since he's also Sophie’s uncle by the association of dating Mx. Small.
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* ''WebAnimation/TanabataManga'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2ojIm0BASQ Natsu's aunt]] is one of the family members that Natsu looked up to, they later work together to expose Natsu's mother and sister Rie to their extended families for mistreating Natsu.

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* Apollo to Armani in the ''Fanfic/BrokenBow'' series. Doubles as a {{Parental Substitute}}, since Artemis wasn't aware of the latter's birth until sixteen years later.

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* Harry feels that Tony, Sirius, and, naturally, Loki are this to him in ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm.'' Of course, Loki actually is his [[BadassFamily Cool Uncle]].
** Carol Danvers has a literal CoolUncle in Jack O'Neill. Yes, ''[[Series/StargateSG1 that]]'' Jack O'Neill.

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Harry feels that Tony, Sirius, and, naturally, Loki are this to him in ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm.'' him. Of course, Loki actually is his [[BadassFamily Cool Uncle]].
** %%** Carol Danvers has a literal CoolUncle in Jack O'Neill. Yes, ''[[Series/StargateSG1 that]]'' Jack O'Neill.O'Neill.
* ''Webcomic/DestinyIntertwined'': Vitreus's aunt Isolda is much more loving to him than the rest of his clan, saving him from being bullied by Frostir and giving him a big, affectionate hug when he tries to downplay his excitement at seeing her.
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* ''Series/FullHouse'': Uncle Jesse is this to his three nieces. He's their late mother's younger brother who's a singer and agreed to help his brother-in-law Danny raise the kids. But unlike most examples of this trope, Jesse does end up having children of his own. Uncle Joey is also this though he's Danny's best friend and only an "uncle" in spirit.

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* ''Series/FullHouse'': Uncle Jesse is this to his three nieces. He's their late mother's younger brother who's a singer and agreed to help his brother-in-law Danny raise the kids. But unlike most examples of this trope, Jesse does end up having children of his own. Uncle Joey is also this though he's Danny's best friend and only an "uncle" in spirit.
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* [[VideoGame/{{Yakuza}} Goro Majima]] acts as this to [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Izuku Midoriya]] in the fanfic [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13629709/1/Izuku-Midoriya-Mad-Dog-of-Shizuoka Izuku Midoriya, Mad Dog of Shizuoka]], cheering him up and teaching him how to fight despite not having a Quirk (yet). Perhaps out of respect, Izuku begins to adopt some of Majima's character tics (being TheGadfly to Bakugou, faking a KansaiRegionalAccent, [[BatterUp use of a baseball bat]]) as he finishes up middle school and prepares to try and get into U.A.

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* [[VideoGame/{{Yakuza}} Goro Majima]] acts as this to [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Izuku Midoriya]] in the fanfic [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13629709/1/Izuku-Midoriya-Mad-Dog-of-Shizuoka Izuku Midoriya, Mad Dog of Shizuoka]], cheering him up and teaching him how to fight despite not having a Quirk (yet). Perhaps out of respect, Izuku begins to adopt some of Majima's character tics (being TheGadfly to Bakugou, faking a KansaiRegionalAccent, Kansai accent, [[BatterUp use of a baseball bat]]) as he finishes up middle school and prepares to try and get into U.A.
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* ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'': "Molly of the Yukon" has Uncle Cliff, Nat's little brother. Cliff is a nice guy who shares Molly's enthusiasm for fishing.
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* Main character Yuuta Segawa of ''LightNovel/ListenToMeGirlsIAmYourFather'', whom all three of his nieces admire (one of the girls even has a crush on him), especially when he adopts them.

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* Main character Yuuta Segawa of ''LightNovel/ListenToMeGirlsIAmYourFather'', ''Literature/ListenToMeGirlsIAmYourFather'', whom all three of his nieces admire (one of the girls even has a crush on him), especially when he adopts them.
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** Hanabi is this to her older sister Hinata's children Boruto and Himawari in ''Manga/{{Boruto}}'', though her clinginess and GenkiGirl personality can annoy Boruto.

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** Hanabi is this to her older sister Hinata's children Boruto and Himawari in the SequelSeries, ''Manga/{{Boruto}}'', though her clinginess and GenkiGirl personality can annoy Boruto.
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* ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'': Zig-zagged with Uncle Phil, even though Will is actually blood-related to Philip's wife Vivian. He and Will get on each other's nerves occasionally and he is not the typical easygoing uncle, but at the end of the day, he's awesome and Will learned to respect him as a true father figure. Ironically, in the early episodes Vivian was much more of a Cool Aunt, but by the end of the show Will is closer to Uncle Phil.
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* ''Fanfic/JohannaMasonTheyWillNeverSeeMeCry'':
** Johanna's uncle is encouraging and protective of her both before and after her father's death, teaches her the skills necessary for her to win the Games, and tries to raise money for her while she is in the arena.
** Finnick's nephew, [[spoiler:a tribute in Johanna's Games]] speaks of him in glowing terms , and Finnick is protective of the boy.
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