Martin McGarden

Martin McGarden is a minor supporting character in North Park and father of Posie.
== Background ==
Martin is a devout Mormon man, working hard to provide for his wife and daughter by working as a dentist in town. While he is trained in dentistry and doesn't hate that line of work, his true passion is gardening, especially taking care of his own "McGarden garden".
== Appearance ==
Martin is a middle aged man with aurburn-red hair and freckles. He often wears brown pants and a yellow shirt with pens in a front pocket. He is usually seen with a wide friendly smile on his face.
== Personality ==
Martin is friendly and outgoing, and very passionate in his interests. He is encouraging of his daughter Posie and loves to spend time together with his family. While being devout and religious, he still does his best to be tolerant of others even if they don't share his faith. He also tends to be more lenient on the various adventures Posie might find herself going on, as he understands the importance of a fun childhood. He can however, sometimes come across as oblivious to what is going on around him. 
== Family ==
==== Heather McGarden ====
Heather is Martin's wife. They both shared the same faith and love of gardening when they met, so got along well until they eventually started a relationship that lead to marriage. While Heather tends to be more strict and aggressive, Martin tries his best to calm her down and balance out her contrasting personality. 
==== Posie ====
Martin cares about his daughter a lot and is very encouraging in her pursuits. He often takes her literal explanation of the crazy stuff she experiences living in North Park as her just having an exaggerated child like imagination that he wants to encourage.
== Relationships ==
==== Chaplyn Hansley ====
Chaplyn is Martin's next door neighbor, and they have a friendly rivalry going on. Chaplyn is often embarrassed by the inappropriate actions of his family in contrast to Martin's seemingly perfect family next door, but Martin doesn't actually think less of Chaplyn for this and tries to be encouraging of him. 
==== Gardening Teddy ====
Gardening Teddy is a friend of Martin's who shares his interest in gardening.
== Powers and abilities ==
==== Dentistry ====
Martin is a trained and experienced dentist.
==== Gardening ====
Martin knows all the tips and tricks in taking care of a healthy and good looking garden.
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Category:Parents
Category:Male Characters