1 | An Index of tropes about orphans or that often involve orphans. |
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3 | !!Tropes that have been left all alone in the world include: |
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5 | Related: |
6 | + AdoptAnIndex |
7 | + ParentalIssues |
8 | ] |
9 | [[index]] |
10 | * AbandonTheDisabled: A character is abandoned by their parents, because they are born disabled. |
11 | * AloneAmongFamilies: A character with no family is surrounded by happy families. |
12 | * AnachronisticOrphanage: A traditional orphanage in a setting where there logically shouldn't be one. |
13 | * TheArtfulDodger: Crafty, street-wise homeless child. |
14 | * BurnTheOrphanage: A villain burns down an orphanage. |
15 | * ConvenientlyAnOrphan: A character is an orphan so the plot can move along more easily. |
16 | * DontSplitUsUp: Siblings don't want to be adopted by separate families. |
17 | * DoorstopBaby: A baby is left on someone's doorstep and adopted by whoever lives in the house. |
18 | * EscapedFromTheLab: The character is a refugee from a laboratory that experimented on them. |
19 | * EvilOrphan: An orphan (normally a young girl but sometimes a young boy) who turns out to be evil. |
20 | * EvilOrphanageLady: An female orphanage owner who's cruel to the orphans. |
21 | * FosteringForProfit: Someone fosters a child purely for business. |
22 | * HeartwarmingOrphan: An orphan child who normally ends up being adopted and is a good character who makes the audience emotional. |
23 | * KillTheParentRaiseTheChild: A character looks after the child of someone they killed. |
24 | * LostOrphanedRoyalty: An orphan turns out to be descended from royalty. |
25 | * {{Nephewism}}: A kid is raised by his aunt/uncle rather than by his parents. |
26 | * NotoriousParent: The mother and/or father leaves the kid because they’re criminals on the run. |
27 | * OrphanageOfFear: An orphanage where the orphans are abused and tormented by the people running it. |
28 | * OrphanageOfLove: An orphanage that treats its orphans well. |
29 | * OrphansOrdeal: When being an orphan sucks. |
30 | * OrphansPlotTrinket: [[PlotCoupon Plot critical]] object of [[MementoMacGuffin sentimental value]] to an orphan. |
31 | * ParentalAbandonment: Neither of the character's parents are seen or mentioned. |
32 | ** DisappearedDad: A character's father is never seen while their mother is accounted for. |
33 | ** MissingMom: A character's mother is never seen while their father is accounted for. |
34 | * ParentalSubstitute: A character who acts as a parental figure to someone whose parents are absent or out of focus. |
35 | * PauperPatches: A character living in poverty is wearing clothes that are patched up. |
36 | * PromotionToParent: An older sibling takes responsibility to take care of their younger sibling or siblings. |
37 | * RaisedByGrandparents: A character with missing parents is instead raised by their grandparents. |
38 | * RaisedByTheCommunity: An entire community of people not related to a child raise the child. |
39 | * RulesOfOrphanEconomics: Orphans will either be totally provided for or will have to scrape by on their own |
40 | * SatisfiedStreetRat: An orphaned kid who has turned living on the street to their advantage. |
41 | * SavingTheOrphanage: The hero has to stop a heartless business exec who wants to destroy a local OrphanageOfLove. |
42 | * SelfMadeOrphan: A person who has killed their own parents. |
43 | * StreetUrchin: An orphan who spends most of their time on the streets doing what they can to get by. |
44 | * TeenageWasteland: Kids now have adult power and responsibility and rule over society. |
45 | * UnknownRelative: The identity of a character's close relative is unknown to them, the audience or both. |
46 | [[/index]] |
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