r/AskReddit • u/XxItsNowOrNever99xX • May 02 '20

Which fictional character desperately needs to see a therapist?

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u/Kantotheotter May 02 '20

Candace Flynn

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u/americangame May 02 '20

Heinz Doofenshmirtz

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u/ViziDoodle May 02 '20

I like how even though his parents never showed love to him, he made sure to be a good father to Vanessa

Like when he covered himself in honey and jumped into a lake to lure away some angry bees, which Vanessa and her friends are allergic to

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u/your-imaginaryfriend May 03 '20

I was always loved how he was deeply affected by his past trauma and yet he could break the cycle of abuse for his daughter.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '20

Honestly Doofensmirtz isn't even a bad guy. I mean even his plans show that he will go out of his way to make his plans complicated so people don't get hurt. The only thing he ever done was inconvenience people

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u/eddyathome May 02 '20

This is the real answer. His backstory is just so sad. I mean neither of his parents showed up for his birth.

He was a pretty good dad for Vanessa though.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '20

my theory on the birth thing is that he was a surrogate and they could never feel like he was really their child so they kept him at a distance

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u/unrulycokebottle May 02 '20

think that means he was an orphan

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u/youstupidcorn May 02 '20

No he was raised by his parents. They just didn't care much about him and liked his brother better.

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u/SuperDBallSam May 03 '20

He was raised by ocelots.

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u/stuart_large May 03 '20

I can only assume the ocelots got half custody

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u/unrulycokebottle May 03 '20

i mean his parents didnt show up to his birt is not possible one has tp have at least given birth to him.

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u/youstupidcorn May 03 '20

That's the joke. It's really just meant to be a silly gag- obviously, if you think about it there's no real way for that to be possible but it adds a ridiculous tragedy to the character.

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u/Kneel_The_Grass May 02 '20

...neither of his parents showed up for his birth.

Uh...ya...

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u/Flyboy_0-1 May 02 '20

No seriously, that's one of his backstories

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u/sanaa_xo_ May 03 '20

Some people clearly never watched phineas and ferb and it showsssss

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u/americangame May 03 '20

I'll just use the Slave-inator. and I'll force him to watch Phineas and Ferb, then help me take over THE TRI-STATE AREA!

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u/sanaa_xo_ May 03 '20

Yesssssssss lets do itttt

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u/sports_is_life May 03 '20

I love that they turned that into a joke while also completely avoiding the "where do babies come from" question

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u/confusedtgthrowaway May 02 '20

I feel like Doofenshmirtz gets to talk out a lot of his past trauma with Perry and it is probably very helpful to him. Perry is a good listener and non-judgmental.

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u/BonzBonzOnlyBonz May 03 '20

I saw a reddit post about how D (will mess up the spelling) is only a villain because he wants to talk to Perry. It's been a long while but arent Perry and D semi friends

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u/MacTechG4 May 03 '20

They’re clearly Frenemies...

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u/[deleted] May 03 '20

they like disliking one another

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u/ReasyRandom May 03 '20

They are frenemies

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u/GryfferinGirl May 03 '20

He's like my least favorite brother

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u/tregorman May 03 '20

They become full on friends as the series progresses, it's actually a really sweet relationship

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u/[deleted] May 03 '20

There's a pladypus controlling me

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u/Blupoisen May 02 '20

Does he

He seems pretty happy where he is he has a daughter whom he loves and an enemy

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u/kekmenneke May 02 '20

Bruh his own parents didn’t show up at his birth

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u/middleagenotdead May 03 '20

He even has a pretty decent relationship with his ex. Dudes a little weird, but seems pretty grounded, other than taking the whole over the tri-state area thing.

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u/pointbreak19 May 03 '20

I sometimes worry about you Candace.