Friend/playmate-This is why most kids, especially those who are shunned or made fun of by other kids, or who live where there are few other kids their own age to play with, make IF's.
Protector/Guardian-A kid who feels threatened by bullies, gangs, or even other family members might make an IF as a sort of bodyguard. Eduardo is supposed to have been created by a girl living in a rough neighborhood, who probably had to deal with gang shootings, drug wars, crooked cops, and maybe abusive parents.
Surrogate parent/mentor-A child who has lost a parent, or whose parents are not around for much of the time, might create an IF to take that parent's place. This might especially be true if the child had even-younger siblings and more or less had to care for them in the absence of a parent. I still believe that this was the primary reason that Wilt was created-to be a surrogate father for a kid who didn't have one.
Ego extension-a kid who likes to show off and be recognized as the center of attention might create an IF that's just as flamboyant, to draw attention to the two of them. Good example: Blake Superior.
Surrogate Pit Bull/Game rooster-Kids who are into violence, and believe that having a animal that can beat up someone else's animal makes them a tougher and more respectable individual create "Extremasaurs" for this purpose. You might be able to ban dogs or chickens, but how can you legistlate THOUGHTS? On a less-violent note, since Wilt was also created to compete in basketball, apparently, he sorta falls into this category, too.
Scapegoat-already been mentioned that Bendy is a good example, since many kids DO blame their IF's on things that they themselves do.
Girlfriend/boyfriend-come on, you KNOW that some teens must surely create an IF to fulfil that role, even if it is only for "show", so that their peers don't think that they are losers at an age when dating becomes so important.
And this is a recent one I'd thought of-that perhaps some kids might create an IF to serve as a companion for a single and obviously lonely PARENT, believing that this will solve the parent's lonliness, if nothing else, though, being a kid, the child would probably still create an IF based at least in part on THEIR ideal IF, rather than what the parent might be hoping for.
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