Lawrence never had a dad. Like there was no host tasked and programmed to be his dad.
He has backstory memories of a dad both as Lawrence and El Lazo. In both cases both parents died when he was young in the revolution/war.
But also his dad is Robert Ford. In that I just have a gut feeling he's one of the first generation hosts made by Ford, not Arnold.
I guess Arnold is also sort of his dad.
And finally: LAWRENCE IS A DAD
He loves nameless daughter but he's not good at dad-ing.
A lot of his life as Lawrence at Las Mudas is a twisted reflection of William's life. So.
🤙 I headcanon that Williams dad left when he was real young
independent cowboys who don't need no fathers