History Main / CheerfulChild

* [[{{Kawaiiko}} Cream the Rabbit]] from the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' series. She's a '''''very''''' cheerful, kind-hearted, and optimistic 6 year old rabbit girl who enjoys playing outside, gathering flowers, and playing with her cute sidekick, Cheese the Chao. Also, both Tails and Charmy Bee fits into this trope as well, although they are both a [[GadgeteerGenius nerd]] and {{Keet}} as well, respectively.

* Pac and Cylindria in ''WesternAnimation/PacManAndTheGhostlyAdventures''.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'': Jack-Jack the baby.

* Nina, from ShiroganeNoNina. She is cheerful and energetic, at least for most of the time.

* Ai from ''{{Manga/ARIA}}''.

* Miles Morales in Comicbook/UltimateSpiderMan and Comicbook/{{Spider-Men}}:
-->'''Peter''': "Sorry about [[LetsYouAndHimFight that dust-up before and the unmasking]]. That was not cool of me."
-->'''Miles''': "[[AngstWhatAngst Hey, I've never been in a helicopter before, this is cool]]."

The ConstantlyCurious are usually {{Cheerful Child}}ren, as is CuriousAsAMonkey.

* In ''{{Manga/Change 123}}'', Motoko's SplitPersonality Mikiri is a CheerfulChild in a well-endowed body of a teenage girl, which makes her a perfect InnocentFanserviceGirl.

* In a flashback in the ''Comicbook/TheSandman'', Delirium was shown in her previous form as Delight, who was normal-looking and very much a CheerfulChild.

* Schism from ''[[http://discordiacomic.com Discordia]]'' is a CheerfulChild... with the powers of a God.

* ''Fanfic/BlackCrayons'' has Annabelle Lennox, going from age four to age six over the series. She's absolutely adorable and sees [[Film/Transformers Ironhide]] and her [[BadassNormal dad]] as her personal heroes and unbeatable. She also has the weapon specialist essentially wrapped around her finger.

* ''Fanfic/BlackCrayons'' has Annabelle Lennox, going from age four to age six over the series. She's absolutely adorable and sees [[Film/Transformers Ironhide]] and her [[BadassNormal dad]] as her personal heroes and unbeatable. She also has the weapon specialist essentially wrapped around her finger.

* Maggie Banning in ''Film/{{Hook}}'' is an unusual example, as she ''is'' in peril for much of the film as a prisoner of Captain Hook. It's her innocent, positive outlook on life that allows her to see through his claim that her parents don't love her, and she lashes out at him for trying to manipulate both her and Jack. She has an idea about what's wrong with the villain, too: "You need a mommy very badly!"
** She's not too far off -- [[spoiler: when the Croc comes back to life and makes a meal out of Hook, his last words are "I want my mommy!"]]
* Boo from ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc''
* Agnes from ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe''
* Young Franny from ''Disney/MeetTheRobinsons''
* Brianna, the girl who hires the ''Film/MysteryTeam'', is rather cheerful for a girl whose parents just died.
* Jack-Jack the baby from ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles''.
* Creator/ShirleyTemple
* Vanellope von Schweetz from ''Disney/WreckItRalph''.
* China Girl from ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful''.
* Marigold Girl from ''{{WesternAnimation/Epic}}''.

--> Sparkle begs her "Uncle Hop" to let her come along on a dangerous mission. Grasshop refuses and tells her, "You just stay here and be cute."

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* ''Fanfic/GameTheory'' has an EarlyBirdCameo of Teana when she's six years old, and she is ''adorable''.

* Princess Sparkle from ''SpiderRiders.''
--> Sparkle begs her "Uncle Hop" to let her come along on a dangerous mission. Grasshop refuses and tells her, "You just stay here and be cute."
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* [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/30311.jpg Rika]] from ''VisualNovel/HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi''. [[spoiler:Subverted when we find out that [[WiseBeyondTheirYears she actually understands]] [[GroundhogDayLoop what's going on]] better than anyone else and is [[TheFatalist rather dissatisfied]] with her [[FateWorseThanDeath current situation]], but [[StepfordSmiler she pretends to be happy and optimistic for the sake of her friends]]. [[TearJerker/HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi Until season two]].]]
* Maria, of ''VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'', was evidently this way [[UsedToBeASweetKid in her backstory]], in spite of having an [[AbusiveParents Abusive Parent]], but after [[DespairEventHorizon an event mentioned in the fourth arc]], became a [[CuteAndPsycho jarring mix]] between this and a CreepyChild.

* Aang in the early seasons of {{Avatar the Last Airbender}}

* Despite the combat-oriented nature of the series, a couple of ''{{VideoGame/Touhou}}'' characters fit this trope. Mostly these are fairly weak characters like Chen or the Aki sisters, but then there's BonusBoss [[PhysicalGod Suwako]]...
** And the FinalBoss [[CuteBruiser oni]] [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl Suika ]] [[{{Sizeshifter}} Ibuki]]...