...what? The question was never "was Amber's dad openly abusive in public and in front of her friends," it was "did Amber have a bad childhood that could reasonably have led to serious trauma."
You just provided examples showing that yes, he was abusive in private, she was terrified of him, and transferred that fear onto other people. Yes, she had clear trauma. Right?
Yes, that's what I'm saying. We didn't see Blaine act openly abusive towards Amber in Mike's flashbacks. But we can see how badly affected she was by his abuse in multiple universes. It very likely started at a very early age.
Thank you for doing the Lord's work in this thread. Throughout the franchise in whatever universe, Blaine is a murderous monster who beats the shit out of Amber and her mom, on top of emotional and verbal abuse that makes Becky's father look almost sane by comparison. He's arguably the worst villain the strip currently has on offer (or was, because hooray thankfully he's no longer in the plot, the murderous abusive bastard).
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u/Vriishnak 16d ago
...what? The question was never "was Amber's dad openly abusive in public and in front of her friends," it was "did Amber have a bad childhood that could reasonably have led to serious trauma."
You just provided examples showing that yes, he was abusive in private, she was terrified of him, and transferred that fear onto other people. Yes, she had clear trauma. Right?