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It's the right trope. He's abusive, but in a more realistic manner than the flat wicked step-parent you see in a lot of kid's works.
He's terrible at being a father-figure, and Wart is The Un-Favourite to his biological son, but he does at least care in the sense that he doesn't want him to die, and in theory wants to raise him well. (He just has no clue what he's doing with someone who isn't Dumb Muscle like his son Kay.)
Edited by Scorpion451
Yeah, Abuse isn't always intentional. A well-intended parent can still abuse their kid.
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The example text isn't portraying that very well, then.
It's been eternity since I've actually watched this movie, so I don't remember enough to rewrite the example myself.
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I pulled this from Disney.The Sword In The Stone because the example text goes out of its way to make it clear that Ector is strict, not abusive. Which means it's not that trope. Do we have a trope that this actually falls under?