Basic Info

Diethard was a decent father, all things considered, but a move to Germany for a better job ended up hurting his son, Gatlin, who had trouble fitting in, thanks to his thick Italian accent. Gatlin starts resenting him for "not helping enough," and never gets over it.

To this day, Gatlin dislikes his parents—especially Diethard—and casually mocks them, playing it off as just a joke. In reality, his disdain goes so far that he'll often intentionally do the opposite of what they ask, just to get back at them. He's very childish with them.

• He's not the best at communicating, often coming off as blunt, but he means well.
• Gatlin is lucky that Diethard isn't vindictive or a gossiper, because he could ruin his son's persona if he went to the press and told them about how Gatlin treats him.

Trivia

• Diethard: Chosen as a joke because Gatlin is fat and should probably "diet hard." ...Yeah.
• Born to Austrian parents, Diethard's last name is "Klingmann," despite his son going by "Clingman." Gatlin unofficially changed his name to distance himself from them, after Diethard mentioned that his antics were hurting their family name.

Basic Info

A kind, but submissive mother of Gatlin Clingman. She loves him and sends him lots of gifts, but tends to side with her husband, Diethard, over Gatlin when there's a disagreement. This leads to Gatlin resenting her.

Trivia

• Letizia="Gladness," and was the first name of Napoleon's mother. Gatlin sometimes compares himself (half-jokingly) to Napoleon, which is probably why I chose this.
• "Paoli" is an old Italian silver coin, as well as the last name of a Corsican military leader. Napoleon was Corsican, so maybe it was another minor Napoleon connection.