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** One or both of Jason's parents had OnlyChildSyndrome, so as a result, they don't want any child they have to feel lonely like they did in their childhood.
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** Jason's parents ReallyGetAround, with a good number of their flings resulting in a lot of half-siblings.


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** Jason's family are a part of a monarchy. So in order to ensure there won't be a shortage of heirs, having a lot of [[SpareToTheThrone Spares To The Throne]] is considered a "safety measure" to prevent a SuccessionCrisis.
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* '''Inverted''': Jason is an only child, [[OnlyChildSyndrome as are the other characters]].

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* '''Inverted''': Jason is an only child, [[OnlyChildSyndrome as are the other characters]].characters.
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** It is implied that Jason's mother [[YourCheatingHeart cheats]], as some of her children are {{Chocolate Bab|y}}ies.

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** It is implied that Jason's mother [[YourCheatingHeart cheats]], cheats, as some of her children are {{Chocolate Bab|y}}ies.
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** Jason's parents have a soft spot for orphans, meaning that some of Jason's siblings are adopted.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Jason's parents both have well-paid jobs, but because the family is so large, they ''still'' don't have enough money to make ends meet.

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
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Jason's parents both have well-paid jobs, but because the family is so large, they ''still'' don't have enough money to make ends meet.meet.
** The quantity of children makes it impossible for Jason's parents to emotionally support all their children sufficiently; either they [[ParentalFavoritism give more attention]] to some than they do to [[TheUnFavourite others]], or they give all their children very little, but equal, attention. This leads to Jason and some of his other siblings having [[MiddleChildSyndrome low self-esteem and an inferiority complex]], or being [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex constantly desperate for attention]] from other people.
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** Jason is part of a blended family in which both of his parents had children before marrying, and they may have had kids together in addition to that.

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** Jason is part of a blended family in which both of his parents had children before marrying, marrying each other, and they may have had kids together in addition to that.

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** Jason is part of a blended family in which both of his parents had children before marrying.

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** Jason is part of a blended family in which both of his parents had children before marrying.marrying, and they may have had kids together in addition to that.
** Jason's parents wanted a son but kept having daughters, or vice versa.



** Jason's parents wanted a son but kept having daughters, or vice versa.
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** Jason's parents (perhaps whole family) belong to a religion which forbids birth control.
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** Jason is part of a blended family in which both of his parents had children before marrying.
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** Jason's parents wanted a son but kept having daughters, or vice versa.

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* '''Defied''': Jason kills his siblings.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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Jason kills his siblings.siblings.
** The parents use birth control so the house doesn't overflow with kids.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Jason's parents both have well-paid jobs, but because the family is so large, they ''still'' don't have enough money to make ends meet.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** Jason's mother wins a multimillion-dollar lottery, and the family finally has enough money ... at least for now or that she can manage it properly.
** Jason and his siblings all help out around the house anyway they can, and the siblings who are old enough all hold jobs and assist with the family's expenses.



* '''Deconstructed''': Jason's parents both have well-paid jobs, but because the family is so large, they ''still'' don't have enough money to make ends meet.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** Jason's mother wins a multimillion-dollar lottery, and the family finally has enough money ... at least for now or that she can manage it properly.
** Jason and his siblings all help out around the house anyway they can, and the siblings who are old enough all hold jobs and assist with the family's expenses.

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* '''Downplayed''': Jason has five siblings; his family is not huge, but it is fairly large by Western standards.

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Jason has five siblings; his family is not huge, but it is fairly large by Western standards.standards.
** Polygamy is the norm in Jason's homeland, and his father has several wives, so a number of the kids are technically his ''half-''siblings.



** Polygamy is the norm and his father has several wives, so a number of the kids are technically his ''half-''siblings.



* '''Lampshaded''': "You have quite the family, Jason. [[SiblingsWanted I've always wanted a family that size.]]"

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* '''Lampshaded''': '''Lampshaded''':
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"You have quite the family, Jason. [[SiblingsWanted I've always wanted a family that size.]]"]]"
** "It was difficult for me growing up. Never getting any privacy and all my clothes were hand-me-downs."



* '''Discussed''': "It was difficult for me growing up. Never getting any privacy and all my clothes were hand-me-downs."

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* '''Discussed''': "It was difficult for me growing up. Never getting any privacy and all "No, my clothes sister Carol is the only sibling I have. When I said we were hand-me-downs.one big happy family, I didn't literally mean it."



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** The story is set before reliable birth control was invented or widely available; families like Jason's are the norm rather than the exception.
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** Jason's mother wins a multimillion-dollar lottery, and the family finally has enough money ... at least for now.

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** Jason's mother wins a multimillion-dollar lottery, and the family finally has enough money ... at least for now.now or that she can manage it properly.

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** Jason is an ant, or a rabbit, or some other animal that [[ExplosiveBreeder gives birth to large numbers of children at once]].



* '''Double Subverted''': Jason was lying; his "cousins" or "friends" are really his siblings.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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Jason was lying; his "cousins" or "friends" are really his siblings.siblings.
** Jason's twenty siblings come home just a moment later.



* '''Discussed''': "No, my sister Carol is the only sibling I have. When I said we were one big happy family, I didn't literally mean it."

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* '''Discussed''': "No, "It was difficult for me growing up. Never getting any privacy and all my sister Carol is the only sibling I have. When I said we clothes were one big happy family, I didn't literally mean it.hand-me-downs."



* '''Reconstructed''': Jason's mother wins a multimillion-dollar lottery, and the family finally has enough money ... at least for now.

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* '''Reconstructed''': '''Reconstructed''':
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Jason's mother wins a multimillion-dollar lottery, and the family finally has enough money ... at least for now.now.
** Jason and his siblings all help out around the house anyway they can, and the siblings who are old enough all hold jobs and assist with the family's expenses.
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** Polygamy is the norm and his father has several wives, so a number of the kids are technically his ''half-''siblings.
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* '''Discussed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': ???"No, my sister Carol is the only sibling I have. When I said we were one big happy family, I didn't literally mean it."
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** Almost every significant character is shown to have a huge family, and some are implied to have [[TheGhost more siblings who are unseen]]. Ida is an exception, because her father is dead.

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** Almost every significant character is shown to have a huge family, and some are implied to have [[TheGhost more siblings who are unseen]]. Ida is an exception, but only because [[DisappearedDad her father is dead.dead]].

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** Every character has a huge family.

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** Every Almost every significant character has is shown to have a huge family.family, and some are implied to have [[TheGhost more siblings who are unseen]]. Ida is an exception, because her father is dead.



* '''Subverted''': Jason invites a friend over to his house, and many children are seen inside. Jason's friend asks, "Are they your siblings?", to which Jason replies, "No, they're my cousins. [[TheClan We're having a family reunion,]] but all the adults are out."
* '''Double Subverted''': Jason was lying; his "cousins" are really his siblings.
* '''Parodied''': Jason and his brothers all look identical; he either does not appear to have sisters or they all look like each other as well. The parents are constantly confused over who's who.

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Jason invites a friend over to his house, and many children are seen inside. Jason's friend Alan asks, "Are they your siblings?", to which Jason replies, "No, they're my cousins. [[TheClan We're having a family reunion,]] but all the adults are out."
** Jason tells Alan that the children are his other friends, whom Alan has never met for some reason.
* '''Double Subverted''': Jason was lying; his "cousins" or "friends" are really his siblings.
* '''Parodied''': Jason and his brothers all look identical; he either does not appear to have sisters or they all look like each other as well. The And because they all refuse to wear name tags (except Jason himself), the parents are constantly confused over who's who.



* '''Averted''': Jason has only a few siblings, or none.

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* '''Averted''': Jason '''Averted''':
** All characters' families are realistic in size.
** [[ConvenientlyAnOrphan No one
has only a few siblings, or none.any known relatives, period.]]



* '''Implied''': A large crowd of children is seen in Jason's house.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Some of Jason's siblings have to sleep outside because they don't all fit in the house.
* '''Played For Drama''': Jason is TheUnfavorite.

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* '''Implied''': A large crowd of children is seen in Jason's house.
house, though it is never explicitly stated that they are his siblings.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Laughs''':
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Some of Jason's siblings have to sleep outside because they don't all fit in the house.
** It is implied that Jason's mother [[YourCheatingHeart cheats]], as some of her children are {{Chocolate Bab|y}}ies.
* '''Played For Drama''': Jason is TheUnfavorite.TheUnfavorite and has AbusiveParents.

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* '''Justified''': Jason's parents both wanted a large family.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Jason's parents both wanted a large family.family.
** It's [[AfterTheEnd a post-apocalyptic world]] where the vast majority of the global population has been killed. It's up to the few million survivors to repopulate the Earth, and as a result, massive families are the norm.



* '''Double Subverted''': Jason was lying.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Jason was lying.lying; his "cousins" are really his siblings.
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* '''Subverted''': Jason invites a friend over to his house, and many children are seen inside. Jason's friend asks, "Are they your siblings?", to which Jason replies, "No, they're my cousins. [[TheClan We're having a family reunion.]]"

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* '''Subverted''': Jason invites a friend over to his house, and many children are seen inside. Jason's friend asks, "Are they your siblings?", to which Jason replies, "No, they're my cousins. [[TheClan We're having a family reunion.]]"reunion,]] but all the adults are out."
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* '''Subverted''': Jason invites a friend over to his house, and many children are seen inside. Jason's friend asks, "Are they your siblings?", to which Jason replies, "No, they're my cousins. We're having a family reunion."

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* '''Subverted''': Jason invites a friend over to his house, and many children are seen inside. Jason's friend asks, "Are they your siblings?", to which Jason replies, "No, they're my cousins. [[TheClan We're having a family reunion."]]"



* '''Parodied''': Some of Jason's siblings have to sleep outside because they don't all fit in the house.

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* '''Parodied''': Some of Jason's siblings Jason and his brothers all look identical; he either does not appear to have to sleep outside because sisters or they don't all fit in the house.look like each other as well. The parents are constantly confused over who's who.



* '''Played For Laughs''': Jason and his brothers all look identical; he either does not appear to have sisters or they all look like each other as well. The parents are constantly confused over who's who.

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Jason and his brothers all look identical; he either does not appear to Some of Jason's siblings have sisters or to sleep outside because they don't all look like each other as well. The parents are constantly confused over who's who.fit in the house.



* '''Reconstructed''': Jason's mother wins a multimillion-dollar lottery, and the family finally has enough money.

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* '''Reconstructed''': Jason's mother wins a multimillion-dollar lottery, and the family finally has enough money.money ... at least for now.

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* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???Some of Jason's siblings have to sleep outside because they don't all fit in the house.



* '''Deconstructed''': Jason's parents both have well-paid jobs, but because the family is so large, they ''still'' don't have enough money to make ends meet.
* '''Reconstructed''': Jason's mother wins a multimillion-dollar lottery, and the family finally has enough money.



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* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Conversed''': ???"Look at the size of that family. It's a wonder that they know who's who."



* '''Played For Drama''': Jason is TheUnfavorite.



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* '''Played Straight''': Jason has 15 siblings. He lives with all of them, and both of his parents, making for a total of 18 people in the house.

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* '''Played Straight''': '''Straight''': Jason has 15 siblings. He lives with all of them, and both of his parents, making for a total of 18 people in the house.



* '''Hand-Waved''': Jason has 100 or so siblings of the same age. ([[FridgeLogic There is no way their mother could have given birth to them all at once.]])
* '''Untwisted''': Jason has a friend over, and his parents are seen, but his siblings are not seen or mentioned. Later on, the whole family is seen together.
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'''Basic Trope''': A very large NuclearFamily.
* '''Played Straight''': Jason has 15 siblings. He lives with all of them, and both of his parents, making for a total of 18 people in the house.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Jason has ''300'' siblings.
** Every character has a huge family.
* '''Downplayed''': Jason has five siblings; his family is not huge, but it is fairly large by Western standards.
* '''Justified''': Jason's parents both wanted a large family.
* '''Inverted''': Jason is an only child, [[OnlyChildSyndrome as are the other characters]].
* '''Subverted''': Jason invites a friend over to his house, and many children are seen inside. Jason's friend asks, "Are they your siblings?", to which Jason replies, "No, they're my cousins. We're having a family reunion."
* '''Double Subverted''': Jason was lying.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Jason has only a few siblings, or none.
* '''Enforced''': "Hey, let's create a really big family. They're always hilarious."
* '''Lampshaded''': "You have quite the family, Jason. [[SiblingsWanted I've always wanted a family that size.]]"
* '''Invoked''': Jason's parents both wanted a large family, so they decided to just keep procreating. (And maybe they adopted some of their children.)
* '''Exploited''': When Jason gets in trouble, he avoids his angry parents by disappearing into a crowd of his siblings.
* '''Defied''': Jason kills his siblings.
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* '''Implied''': A large crowd of children is seen in Jason's house.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Jason and his brothers all look identical; he either does not appear to have sisters or they all look like each other as well. The parents are constantly confused over who's who.
* '''Hand-Waved''': Jason has 100 or so siblings of the same age. ([[FridgeLogic There is no way their mother could have given birth to them all at once.]])
* '''Untwisted''': Jason has a friend over, and his parents are seen, but his siblings are not seen or mentioned. Later on, the whole family is seen together.
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