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* '''Subverted''': Children go to great lengths to try and volunteer but an army captain absolutely refuses them on moral grounds.
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** The heroes assume they are fighting child soldiers, but they are actually just short people.
** Children go to great lengths to try and volunteer but an army captain absolutely refuses them on moral
** The heroes assume they are fighting child soldiers, but they are actually just short people.
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** In this culture the age of adulthood is youngeryounger, or the children were taught WarIsGlorious.
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* '''Deconstructed''': The ethical implications of this are explored in great detail.
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* '''Deconstructed''': [[WarIsHell The ethical implications of this are explored in great detail.]]
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** All front-line soldiers are children, with any adults occupying at most administrative positions.
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** Troperia is under attack by magic monsters that only children can perceive or interact with.
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** Charlie is forced to shoot a ten-year old who pulled a Kalashnikov on him. The trauma of this action haunts him for the rest of his days, and he becomes a pariah when he returns home.
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** The empire's army is exclusively children, with the idea that even if the opposing army fights back, the shock of killing children would destroy their morale.
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* '''Played For Drama''': Bob is a KidHero who was put on the front lines with his friends. He and his friends always played war games and are exited for the real deal. Then the battle begins, and Bob is introduced to the hell that is war. Within minutes or even seconds, Bob watched his friends get slaughtered on the battlefield. Bob is also forced to kill people during the fighting, but never enjoys it. The war breaks him, and he comes home a ShellShockedVeteran in the shell of a young boy.
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** Bob is a KidHero who was put on the front lines with his friends. He and his friends always played war games and are exited for the real deal. Then the battle begins, and Bob is introduced to the hell that is war. Within minutes or even seconds, Bob watched his friends get slaughtered on the battlefield. Bob is also forced to kill people during the fighting, but never enjoys it. The war breaks him, and he comes home a ShellShockedVeteran in the shell of a young boy.
** Bob was conscripted by an evil army when he was ten years old, being thrown in to combat with neither choice nor desire. He experiences the horrors of war first-hand, watching comrades and equally-young enemies die from both combat and exposure to the elements. His officers are brutes who [[KickTheDog execute his own soldiers at the slightest provocation]], [[RapePillageAndBurn encourages his soldiers to commit atrocities]], and [[WeHaveReserves throws his boy-soldiers into dangerous situations unnecessarily]]. When Bob finally snaps and runs away, he is treated by society as a DangerousDeserter and [[YouCantGoHomeAgain is shunned by his hometown and family]].
** Bob is a KidHero who was put on the front lines with his friends. He and his friends always played war games and are exited for the real deal. Then the battle begins, and Bob is introduced to the hell that is war. Within minutes or even seconds, Bob watched his friends get slaughtered on the battlefield. Bob is also forced to kill people during the fighting, but never enjoys it. The war breaks him, and he comes home a ShellShockedVeteran in the shell of a young boy.
** Bob was conscripted by an evil army when he was ten years old, being thrown in to combat with neither choice nor desire. He experiences the horrors of war first-hand, watching comrades and equally-young enemies die from both combat and exposure to the elements. His officers are brutes who [[KickTheDog execute his own soldiers at the slightest provocation]], [[RapePillageAndBurn encourages his soldiers to commit atrocities]], and [[WeHaveReserves throws his boy-soldiers into dangerous situations unnecessarily]]. When Bob finally snaps and runs away, he is treated by society as a DangerousDeserter and [[YouCantGoHomeAgain is shunned by his hometown and family]].
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** During an exercise the army, [[GenreSavvy knowing that any battlefield will probably have a lot of civilians on it]] hires teenagers from a nearby town to play the role. All reasonable efforts are taken for their safety. During some exercises, some do roleplay as ChildSoldiers. But of course the only weapons they shoot or have shot at them are paintball guns or similar devices.
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** During an exercise the army, [[GenreSavvy knowing that any battlefield will probably have a lot of civilians on it]] it hires teenagers from a nearby town to play the role. All reasonable efforts are taken for their safety. During some exercises, some do roleplay as ChildSoldiers. But of course the only weapons they shoot or have shot at them are paintball guns or similar devices.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Kindergarteners are trained in combat.
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**Babies are pulled out of the womb and given AK-47's.
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** The city is besieged by the EvilOverlord. Everyone might as well be a soldier as he plans to KillEmAll anyway.
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*** The EvilOverlord is in charge of the city. He's evil enough to conscript children as his Mooks.
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** The city is besieged by the EvilOverlord. Everyone might as well be a soldier as he plans to KillEmAll anyway.
*** The EvilOverlord is in charge of the city. He's evil enough to conscriptanyway, with children as his Mooks.being no exception.
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* '''Played For Drama''': Bob is a KidHero who was put on the front lines with his friends. He and his friends always played war games and are exited for the real deal. Then the battle begins, and Bob is introduced to the hell that is war. Within minutes or even seconds, Bob watched his friends get slaughtered on the battlefeild. Bob is also forced to kill people during the fighting, but never enjoys it. The war breaks him, and he comes home a ShellShockedVetren in the shell of a young boy.
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* '''Played For Drama''': Bob is a KidHero who was put on the front lines with his friends. He and his friends always played war games and are exited for the real deal. Then the battle begins, and Bob is introduced to the hell that is war. Within minutes or even seconds, Bob watched his friends get slaughtered on the battlefeild.battlefield. Bob is also forced to kill people during the fighting, but never enjoys it. The war breaks him, and he comes home a ShellShockedVetren ShellShockedVeteran in the shell of a young boy.
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* '''Played For Drama''': Bob is a KidHero who was put on the front lines with his friends. He and his friends always played war games and are exited for the real deal. Then the battle begins, and Bob is introduced to the hell that is war. Within minutes or even seconds, Bob watched his friends get slaughtered on the battlefeild. Bob is also forced to kill people during the fighting, but never enjoys it. The war breaks him, and he comes home a ShellShockedVetren in the shell of a young boy.
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** Newborn babies are handed guns or given over to the DrillSergeantNasty.
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** Newborn babies are handed guns or and given over to the DrillSergeantNasty.
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** The
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* '''Exploited''': ''Lets get some photos of dead ChildSoldiers. It will be sure to be on the front page.
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* '''Exploited''': ''Lets get some photos of dead ChildSoldiers. It will be sure to be on the front page. "
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* '''Conversed''': ???
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* '''Conversed''': ???"Stories about children who fight in war break my heart."
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* '''Exploited''': ???''Lets get some photos of dead ChildSoldiers. It will be sure to be on the front page.
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** During an exercise the army, [[GenreSavvy knowing that any battlefield will probably have a lot of civilians on it]] hires teenagers from a nearby town to play the role. All reasonable efforts are taken for their safety.
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** During an exercise the army, [[GenreSavvy knowing that any battlefield will probably have a lot of civilians on it]] hires teenagers from a nearby town to play the role. All reasonable efforts are taken for their safety. During some exercises, some do roleplay as ChildSoldiers. But of course the only weapons they shoot or have shot at them are paintball guns or similar devices.
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** During an exercise the army, [[GenreSavvy knowing that any battlefield will probably have a lot of civilians on it]] hires teenagers from a nearby town to play the role. All reasonable efforts are taken for their safety.
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** Bob was raised by a CampFollower in an eighteenth century army. He knew no other life but the army so when he was old enough he became a drummer boy. If he survives he will become an infantryman himself.
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* '''Downplayed''': A couple of soldiers are younger than one would expect.
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* '''Deconstructed''': The ethical implications of this are explored in great detail.
* '''Reconstructed''': The KidHero breaks out of his HeroicBSOD and plays a major part in an upcoming battle.
* '''Zig Zagged''': A captain recruits children to fight, then his conscience gets the better of him and he can't stand to force them to fight - looking as though their role in the story will be over, then they rescue him when he's taken prisoner, then he ''still'' can't force them to fight, however one is a TeenGenius who devises a strategy to take the enemy stronghold or another is TheHero whose MagicSword or ability to pilot a GiantMech is necessary to win the war.
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* '''Reconstructed''': The KidHero breaks out of his HeroicBSOD and plays a major part in an upcoming battle.
* '''Zig Zagged''': A captain recruits children to fight, then his conscience gets the better of him and he can't stand to force them to fight - looking as though their role in the story will be over, then they rescue him when he's taken prisoner, then he ''still'' can't force them to fight, however one is a TeenGenius who devises a strategy to take the enemy stronghold or another is TheHero whose MagicSword or ability to pilot a GiantMech is necessary to win the war.
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** [[EnfanteTerrible A baby baby]] IS the DrillSergeantNasty.
* '''Deconstructed''': The ethical implications of this are explored in great detail.
* '''Reconstructed''': The KidHero breaks out of his HeroicBSOD and plays a major part in an upcoming battle.
* '''Zig Zagged''': A captain recruits children to fight, then his conscience gets the better of him and he can't stand to force them to fight - looking as though their role in the story will be over, then they rescue him when he's taken prisoner, then he ''still'' can't force them to fight, however one is a TeenGenius who devises a strategy to take the enemy stronghold or another is TheHero whose MagicSword or ability to pilot a GiantMech HumongousMecha is necessary to win the war.
* '''Reconstructed''': The KidHero breaks out of his HeroicBSOD and plays a major part in an upcoming battle.
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* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': The ethical implications of this are explored in great detail.
* '''Reconstructed''': The KidHero breaks out of his HeroicBSOD and plays a major part in an upcoming battle.
* '''Deconstructed''': The ethical implications of this are explored in great detail.
* '''Reconstructed''': The KidHero breaks out of his HeroicBSOD and plays a major part in an upcoming battle.
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** Teenagers serve regularly in civil defense, or are allowed in a specialized military training course before they can be assigned to combat units.
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** [[DoomedHometown The village is razed to the ground]] and the children who somehow survive band together and fight to seek revenge on the raiders.
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** A less notable subversion wherein the children are not allowed to participate in the combat they seek.
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** A minion of [[BigBad General Taisen]] suggests this to him after he accidentally kills the adults of the town he was hoping to brainwash into more soldiers. [[EvenEvilHasStandards Taisen reacts with absolute horror and shoots his minion him in the face.]]
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