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Eric's Parents

posted 8 years ago by Purple_Cloud_9
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Whatever happened to Eric's parents? Did they die? If so, how I wonder?

[–] Stratego 8 years ago

Ofcourse they're dead, where else would they be? Maybe it was due to an epidemic.

[–] Purple_Cloud_9 8 years ago

I always thought if they DID die, they were lost at sea like Elsa and Anna's parents.

[–] Stratego 8 years ago

A possibility. Although I'm not sure the king and the queen would travel together by ship that often.

[–] NobodymournstheWicked 8 years ago

They have to be there is no mention of them

[–] zsofikam 8 years ago

I used to think Grimsby was his dad for some reason.

[–] Purplecover101 7 years ago

Wasn't the old guy (that gave him the life size statue) his father?

[–] Andthatismytwocents 7 years ago

No advisor

[–] ZakkWyldeMyLittlePony 7 years ago

Given that Disney tends to kill off parents (except in 101 Dalmatians where the parents are the main characters) I think Eric's parents died in a shipwreck or may have been murdered. To me Grimsby seemed to take care of Eric the same way Alfred took care of Bruce Wayne in basically every Batman production. Better yet, Grimsby is Eric's answer to Bruce Wayne having Alfred.

Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath watch My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

[–] pioneergrrrl (2389) 4 years ago

I figured that too re Eric's parents being dead/lost @ sea.

[–] AmeriGirl26 (12311) 4 years ago

Easy, it's another Disney trope of "You can't be a badass, independent hero if you've got mommy and daddy dragging you down."