Animated Characters Who Need Therapy
Steven Universe from Steven Universe
Reasons-
1. Canon PTSD
2. Raised as a child soilder basically
3. Can’t relate to literally anyone else in SPACE
4. Peer pressure and a skewed sense of self worth since he grew up getting blamed for his mother leaving by some
5. Has been attacked and almost murdered dozens of times
6. Coded from a young age to fix everyone else’s problems but running away from his own
Lena Saberwing (or De Spell) from Ducktales 2017
Reasons-
1. Mentally, emotionally, physically, and verbally abused/manipulated by a parental figure
2. Tortured by said parental figure
3. A living shadow stuck in the shadow realm for who knows how long all alone
Della Duck from Ducktales 2017
Reasons-
1. Stranded on the moon for a decade
2. Continuously attacked by monsters
3. Lost a body part in the crash
4. Isolated and desperate for contact and communication with another intelligent life form
5. Shows signs of PTSD after coming back from the moon
6. Defiantly has some childhood trauma mixed in since Scrooge raised her (same could be said for the triplets, especially Louie)
Catra from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Reasons-
1. Raised as a child soilder
2. Emotionally, physically, and psychologically abused/manipulated by two parental figures
3. Doesn’t have a healthy outlet like Adora, or she does and chooses not to use it
Dipper Pines from Gravity Falls
Reasons-
1. Has been in multiple life threatening situations, probably having some physical and mental scars from said situations
2. Has a messed up superioroity complex where he has to be the best in certain situations
3. Might have some OCD (his obsession with lists)
4. Has trouble letting go of things (the truth about Nathaniel Northwest, how Mabel was a millimeter talker than he was, etc.)
5. Lived through the freaking apocalypse
Stanford Pines from Gravity Falls
Reasons-
1. Had his dreams ruined by his brother (accidentally)
2. Stuck being seen as a joke for years
3. Made a stupid deal with a literal demon, causing major reprocussions later down the line
4. Became paranoid as said demon started control every aspect of his life, falling into hysteria and hiding his research he spent years finding
5. Got stuck in a demon dimension for decades facing who knows what kinds of horrors
6. Only to come back and face said demon yet again
Miles Morales from Into the Spider-Verse
Reasons-
1. Not only saw his worlds Spider-Man die, but his uncle as well
2. Hunted by an actual mob boss and almost killed by said mob boss
3. Was put in a situation where he not only has to save his world from collapsing but multiple other worlds as well
Molly Blyndeff from Epithet Erased
Reasons-
1. Neglected by her father and sister after her mother passed
2. Has to run a toy store on her own (does her family’s taxes as well) and she’s like ten or twelve (I don’t remember her exact age right now)
3. May have some PTSD linked to fire shown when the museum caught fire how fast she fell apart
I’m sure I missed a few reasons and some characters, but I recently rewatched Gravity Falls and got emotional. Feel free to add more!
