Armando

## Armando Torres

Behold! The only known picture of Armando!

Armando Torres is Frisk and Aidrian's biological father. Frisk inherited their eye shape from him [7].

He is originally from Kansas [4]. He was not the primary abuser of Frisk, but still didn't step in to help them. His stance on monsters is one of indifference, neither supporting them or hindering them [5].

## History

### Pre-AFAC

He and Susan cut ties with the rest of their family and prevented their children from making contact with them [9]. Armando's father had toxic masculinity ingrained in him, and this rubbed off on him, which affected his ability to parent Frisk, causing him to attempt to enforce toxic masculinity onto Frisk. As a result, he was unsupportive of Aidrian's more masculine interests and dismissive of her feminine ones [8].

His marriage to Susan is not happy. Divorce isn't an option, as neither of them can survive without the other [3]. He also absolutely hates his job and this compounded with Susan's attitude and undiagnosed depression [8] to create a poor atmosphere for a child to grow up in [2]. When Frisk asked to be called Frisk, Armando's only comment was about how the word sounded similar to a soda brand [6].

Even still, he and Susan still love each other. Both were aware they would need to leave everything when they got married, but the pressures of adulthood turned them jaded. Funnily enough, he and Susan were technically better parents than the ones that raised them but they still managed to traumatize both of their children [11].

Unlike his wife, Armando is of the opinion that Frisk died in the wilderness surrounding Mt. Ebbot, leading to a more moderate view of monsters than Susan and the belief that she is the main reason Frisk ran off. Still he did nothing to stop her and buries his guilt by blaming her. While he did search for them, he eventually gave up [10]. When he confronted Susan about the idea that Frisk ran away because they couldn't stand living with them anymore, he and Susan got into a fight and separated, neither being able to stomach a divorce. He still lives in their house alone, hoping Aidrian or his wife will ever want to speak to him again [11].

### Sweet Dreams and Nicecreams

Armando has only appeared in a single panel of this arc and has yet to appear in any other.

## Relationships

Unnamed Father

Susan - Wife

Aidrian - Daughter

Frisk - Child

## References

[2] https://askfriskandcompany.tumblr.com/post/152543658052/ok-so-from-what-ive-gathered-about-aidrians-and
[3] https://askfriskandcompany.tumblr.com/post/152544685362/y-didnt-they-just-get-a-divorce-the-parents
[4] https://askfriskandcompany.tumblr.com/post/184694166167/what-region-is-susan-torres-from
[5] https://askfriskandcompany.tumblr.com/post/188420320167/so-we-all-know-frisks-biodad-is-an-asshole-what
[6] https://askfriskandcompany.tumblr.com/post/635835641948733440/did-frisk-ever-tell-susan-that-they-wanted-to-be
[7] https://askfriskandcompany.tumblr.com/post/639135904157646848/it-might-actually-make-sense-that-chara-is-more
[8] https://askfriskandcompany.tumblr.com/post/639159343882928128/so-if-susans-backstory-is-classified-so-we-cant
[9] https://askfriskandcompany.tumblr.com/post/668117238381985792/so-does-frisk-have-any-other-family-members-that
[10] https://askfriskandcompany.tumblr.com/post/682383391689146368/did-frisks-parents-ever-look-for-them-after-they