History Main / FriendToAllChildren

* Oddly enough, Seto Kaiba] from ''[=~Yu-Gi-Oh!~=]''. Especially orphans, which makes sense, seeing as he ''was'' one. It's a package deal with his HiddenHeartOfGold.

** He also 'gently' KOed a 'nun' and a little kid in the Baroque Works village, rather than slashing them (as he does the adult males who attack him). He also takes on Miss Monday barehanded, although this may be out of a need for speed (or to prove a point) rather than gentlemanliness.

** The above is something of what we like to call Understatement. Having a [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready compulsive serial killer]] with a strict "only-hunt-monsters" policy ''and'' a soft spot for children due to his own StartOfDarkness makes for a reaction to children in danger that goes far beyond PapaWolf territory into something frightening.

* MichaelJackson tried to give himself this image, possibly due to [[FreudianExcuse not really having a childhood himself]]. It famously backfired on him and, until [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready very recently]], he was more known for the various (and never convicted) pedophilia scandals than his music.

* 1930s gangster/bank robber once apparently carjacked a family with kids in the back, but made a point of not hurting anyone and even patted one of the kids on the head before getting out while reassuring the parents "Don't worry, we like kids."

->''"♪KRAAAAAAAGERRRRAAA!!!♪ Friendtoallchildren, here to help!"''

* Another WWII example: A German soldier was sweeping a village looking for contraband. He poked his head up into the attic of a cottage to find several hiding Jewish children. When another soldier called to him from below to ask if he had found anything, he replied, "No," and left.
* MichaelJackson tried to give himself this image, possibly due to [[FreudianExcuse not really having a childhood himself]]. It famously backfired on him and, until [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready very recently]], he was more known for the various (and unproven) pedophilia scandals than his music.
* [[MisterRogersNeighborhood Fred Rogers]] a man who devoted his life to children.

** Keep in mind that Tarma is probably one of the top three nonmagical badasses in the series, has a voice like a chain smoker, looks like an angry hawk by the face, and has a bond with her goddess that renders her effectively asexual. She rides a really scary looking horse, and is always accompanied by a sentient being who looks like a giant wolf. And she still has an instant rapport with children, whether for playing, protection, or nurturing. Fortunately, [[HeterosexualLifePartners Kethry]] produced plenty of kids for her to help raise during their teaching careers.
*** Maybe since ChildrenAreInnocent, they can sense that Tarma is always connected to really ''good'' goddess.

** It also provided her a CMOA, one episode Akumaro abducted children so he could use their fear and sorrow. And what did Mako do in the end? He went Super ShinkenPink and whupped his Ass!

Just describing a character as being fond of (or at least having a soft spot for) children is an automatic PetTheDog since ChildrenAreInnocent. Characters who [[ChildHater don't like kids]] are usually villains or at least anti-heroic. We don't say that they love kids because that is [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean something]] [[{{Lolicon}} else]] [[{{Shotacon}} entirely...]]

* Oddly enough, [[YuGiOh Seto Kaiba]]. Especially orphans, whick makes sense, seeing as he WAS one. It's a pakage deal with his HiddenHeartOfGold.

** Ironically, in the third episode, Dean uses the "I think kids are great" as a cheesey chat-up line to a MILF, and Sam calls him out on it, pointing out "name three kids you even know." However, for the rest of the series, including that episode, Dean does indeed get on well with children.

** [[LightningBruiser Eliot]] also abandons a job in one episode to champion an abused child in a hospital, [[BerserkButton almost throwing]] [[CrowningMomentofAwesome the kid's father]] [[PapaWolf down several flights of stairs]]. He arranges for the team to donate skads of money to mistreated children, mentors an underage miner, and drops character in a con to [[{{Omniglot}} help an Iranian girl]] [[CrowningMomentofHeartwarming find her family in an airport.]] He even turns out to have a knack for teaching kids, as shown in an episode where members of the team pose as private school instructors.

* Two notable examples from {{Leverage}}:

This is mainly a trait of the GentleGiant and TheMessiah. Overlaps with WouldntHurtAChild, as characters who fit this trope not only are reluctant to injure children, but would go out of their way to protect children if it was necessary.

* [[BadassNickname "Gentleman"]] Johnny Marcone of TheDresdenFiles is a ruthless and highly ambitious [[TheMafia mafia boss]], who is usually all about business and profit. Harm a child on his turf, however, and he will spare no expense in tracking you down and murdering you until you ''die''.