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* '''Straight''': A ten year old kid can fly a plane and best adults in combat.
* '''Exaggerated''': A three year old kid can fly a plane, best adults in combat, and is an expert on literature from the Romantic period.
* '''Downplayed''': A thirteen year old can do basic driving manoeuvres on a car.
* '''Exaggerated''': A three year old kid can fly a plane, best adults in combat, and is an expert on literature from the Romantic period.
* '''Downplayed''': A thirteen year old can do basic driving manoeuvres on a car.
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* '''Straight''': A ten year old ten-year-old kid can fly a plane and best adults in combat.
* '''Exaggerated''': Athree year old three-year-old kid can fly a plane, best adults in combat, and is an expert on literature from the Romantic period.
* '''Downplayed''': Athirteen year old thirteen-year-old can do basic driving manoeuvres maneuvers on a car.
* '''Exaggerated''': A
* '''Downplayed''': A
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** [[Series/{{Scrubs}} A 30-year old surgeon is also an expert in other fields of medicine because of his extreme OCD-disorder that forces him to study day and night]]
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** [[Series/{{Scrubs}} A 30-year old surgeon is also an expert in other fields of medicine because of his extreme OCD-disorder OCD disorder that forces him to study day and night]]
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** The ten year old is actually much more unintelligent than they should be (cannot spell their own name/has the grammar of a four year old).
** A character is actually at the completely normal age for doing a particular role but is repeatedly told that they are too young/too old. Alternatively the whole universe has far tighter age based requirements than reality (e.g. every soldier must be exactly 23).
** A character is actually at the completely normal age for doing a particular role but is repeatedly told that they are too young/too old. Alternatively the whole universe has far tighter age based requirements than reality (e.g. every soldier must be exactly 23).
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** The ten year old ten-year-old is actually much more unintelligent than they should be (cannot spell their own name/has the grammar of a four year old).
four-year-old).
** A character is actually at the completely normal age for doing a particular role but is repeatedly told that they are too young/too old.Alternatively Alternatively, the whole universe has far tighter age based age-based requirements than reality (e.g. every soldier must be exactly 23).
** A character is actually at the completely normal age for doing a particular role but is repeatedly told that they are too young/too old.
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** The ten year old can fly a plane and best adults in combat because they're actually sharing their body with the spirit of a genius.
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** The ten year old ten-year-old can fly a plane and best adults in combat because they're actually sharing their body with the spirit of a genius.
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* '''Double Subverted''': The ten year old can fly a plane and best adults in combat... but wait, they're ReallySevenHundredYearsOld, some kind of mystical entity. Oops, wait, they're the latest incarnation of that entity, with only a few memories of what they are, I guess they really are a kid.
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* '''Double Subverted''': The ten year old ten-year-old can fly a plane and best adults in combat... but wait, they're ReallySevenHundredYearsOld, some kind of mystical entity. Oops, wait, they're the latest incarnation of that entity, with only a few memories of what they are, I guess they really are a kid.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': The ten year old can fly a plane and best adults in combat... but wait, they're ReallySevenHundredYearsOld, some kind of mystical entity. Oops, wait, they're the latest incarnation of that entity, with only a few memories of what they are, I guess they really are a kid. No, wait, they don't keep memories but they do keep knowledge and reflexes. Except it turns out that even when [[AppliedPhlebotinum drugged]] to avoid this, they can still best them. Except among past skills was an immunity to the drug...
* '''Averted''': The ten year old cannot do anything special and is just a normal kid.
* '''Enforced''': "We need a pilot to get them to the BigBad's fortress in episode thirteen, but we also need a character who can appeal to this age group...Let's make Kate's ten year old brother a genius so he can fly a plane! Yeah, that'll work..."
* '''Averted''': The ten year old cannot do anything special and is just a normal kid.
* '''Enforced''': "We need a pilot to get them to the BigBad's fortress in episode thirteen, but we also need a character who can appeal to this age group...Let's make Kate's ten year old brother a genius so he can fly a plane! Yeah, that'll work..."
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* '''Zig Zagged''': The ten year old ten-year-old can fly a plane and best adults in combat... but wait, they're ReallySevenHundredYearsOld, some kind of mystical entity. Oops, wait, they're the latest incarnation of that entity, with only a few memories of what they are, I guess they really are a kid. No, wait, they don't keep memories but they do keep knowledge and reflexes. Except it turns out that even when [[AppliedPhlebotinum drugged]] to avoid this, they can still best them. Except among past skills was an immunity to the drug...
* '''Averted''': Theten year old ten-year-old cannot do anything special and is just a normal kid.
* '''Enforced''': "We need a pilot to get them to the BigBad's fortress in episode thirteen, but we also need a character who can appeal to this age group...Let's make Kate'sten year old ten-year-old brother a genius so he can fly a plane! Yeah, that'll work..."
* '''Averted''': The
* '''Enforced''': "We need a pilot to get them to the BigBad's fortress in episode thirteen, but we also need a character who can appeal to this age group...Let's make Kate's
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* '''Discussed''': "God! I hate my brother! He's so useless!" "Too bad we aren't in one of those shows where the second grader can fly us to Paris in their plane made from scratch."
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* '''Discussed''': "God! I hate my brother! He's so useless!" "Too bad we aren't in one of those shows where the second grader second-grader can fly us to Paris in their plane made from scratch."
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* '''Deconstructed''': The child's early ability and the fame it brings screw up their ability to interact with others and ruins their life, as they lacks the experience and maturity to bear the attendant burdens of talent.
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* '''Deconstructed''': The child's early ability and the fame it brings screw up their ability to interact with others and ruins their life, as they lacks lack the experience and maturity to bear the attendant burdens of talent.
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* '''Implied''': Bob offends Alice in a science lead team meeting by asking what an eight grader is doing here. It is never clarified if Alice is OlderThanSheLooks or if she actually is that young.
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* '''Implied''': Bob offends Alice in a science lead team meeting by asking what an eight grader eighth-grader is doing here. It is never clarified if Alice is OlderThanSheLooks or if she actually is that young.
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* '''Played For Drama''': A ten year old is [[LonelyAtTheTop shown suffering considerably]] from society not being accustomed to him. Other children view him as a freak, adukts don't see him as even an equal in spite of being an objective superior and the areas where he could make major advances in get him largely ignored for petty political reasons or [[CassandraTruth suspected to be a fraud.]]
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* '''Played For Drama''': A ten year old ten-year-old is [[LonelyAtTheTop shown suffering considerably]] from society not being accustomed to him. Other children view him as a freak, adukts adults don't see him as even an equal in spite of being an objective superior superior, and the areas where he could make major advances in get him largely ignored for petty political reasons or [[CassandraTruth suspected to be a fraud.]]
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* '''Implied''': Bob offends Alice in a science lead team meeting by asking what an eight grader is doing here. It is never clarified if Alice is OlderThanSheLooks or if she actually is that young.
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* '''Played For Drama''': A ten year old is [[LonelyAtTheTop shown suffering considerably]] from society not being accustomed to him. Other children view him as a freak, adukts don't see him as even an equal in spite of being an objective superior and the areas where he could make major advances in get him largely ignored for petty political reasons or [[CassandraTruth suspected to be a fraud.]]
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Repair, don't respond; however, it is indeed true that a character being too old for their profession is still a straight example, so removing the entry.
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** Alternatively, an retired, 78-year-old man with no training in the military suddenly becomes a samurai GiantMecha pilot when [[PapaWolf his grandkids are threatened.]]
*** Would this not be a played straight example, just at the opposite extreme?
*** Would this not be a played straight example, just at the opposite extreme?
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**A character is actually at the completely normal age for doing a particular role but is repeatedly told that they are too young/too old. Alternatively the whole universe has far tighter age based requirements than reality (e.g. every soldier must be exactly 23).
**A character is actually at the completely normal age for doing a particular role but is repeatedly told that they are too young/too old. Alternatively the whole universe has far tighter age based requirements than reality (e.g. every soldier must be exactly 23).
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* '''Downplayed''': A thirteen year old can drive a car, provided no one is on the road.
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* '''Downplayed''': A thirteen year old can drive a car, provided no one is do basic driving manoeuvres on the road.a car.
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** The ten year old is actually much more unintelligent than he should be (cannot spell his own name/has the grammar of a four year old).
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** The ten year old is actually much more unintelligent than he they should be (cannot spell his their own name/has the grammar of a four year old).
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** The ten year old can fly a plane and best adults in combat because he's actually sharing his body with the spirit of a genius.
** Or he's [[OlderThanTheyLook older than he looks]].
* '''Double Subverted''': The ten year old can fly a plane and best adults in combat... but wait, he's ReallySevenHundredYearsOld, some kind of mystical entity. Oops, wait, he's the latest incarnation of that entity, with only a few memories of what he is, I guess he really is a kid.
** Or he's [[OlderThanTheyLook older than he looks]].
* '''Double Subverted''': The ten year old can fly a plane and best adults in combat... but wait, he's ReallySevenHundredYearsOld, some kind of mystical entity. Oops, wait, he's the latest incarnation of that entity, with only a few memories of what he is, I guess he really is a kid.
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** The ten year old can fly a plane and best adults in combat because he's they're actually sharing his their body with the spirit of a genius.
** Orhe's they're [[OlderThanTheyLook older than he looks]].
they look]].
* '''Double Subverted''': The ten year old can fly a plane and best adults in combat... but wait,he's they're ReallySevenHundredYearsOld, some kind of mystical entity. Oops, wait, he's they're the latest incarnation of that entity, with only a few memories of what he is, they are, I guess he they really is are a kid.
** Or
* '''Double Subverted''': The ten year old can fly a plane and best adults in combat... but wait,
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* '''Zig Zagged''': The ten year old can fly a plane and best adults in combat... but wait, he's ReallySevenHundredYearsOld, some kind of mystical entity. Oops, wait, he's the latest incarnation of that entity, with only a few memories of what he is, I guess he really is a kid. No, wait, he doesn't keep memories but he does keep knowledge and reflexes. Except it turns out that even when [[AppliedPhlebotinum drugged]] to avoid this, he can still best them. Except among past skills was an immunity to the drug...
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* '''Zig Zagged''': The ten year old can fly a plane and best adults in combat... but wait, he's they're ReallySevenHundredYearsOld, some kind of mystical entity. Oops, wait, he's they're the latest incarnation of that entity, with only a few memories of what he is, they are, I guess he they really is are a kid. No, wait, he doesn't they don't keep memories but he does they do keep knowledge and reflexes. Except it turns out that even when [[AppliedPhlebotinum drugged]] to avoid this, he they can still best them. Except among past skills was an immunity to the drug...
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* '''Invoked''': "Someone must operate a computer. Give me a list of every person with less than 14 years we can call"
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* '''Invoked''': "Someone must operate a computer. Give me a list of every person with less younger than 14 years we can call"
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* '''Defied''': Underaged are not allowed to go on mission or access restricted areas. So there is no way they can show their unprobable talents.
* '''Discussed''': "God! I hate my brother! He's so useless!" "Too bad we aren't in one of those shows where the second grader can fly us to Paris in his plane made from scratch."
* '''Discussed''': "God! I hate my brother! He's so useless!" "Too bad we aren't in one of those shows where the second grader can fly us to Paris in his plane made from scratch."
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* '''Defied''': Underaged people are not allowed to go on a mission or access restricted areas. So there is no way they can show their unprobable talents.
* '''Discussed''': "God! I hate my brother! He's so useless!" "Too bad we aren't in one of those shows where the second grader can fly us to Paris inhis their plane made from scratch."
* '''Discussed''': "God! I hate my brother! He's so useless!" "Too bad we aren't in one of those shows where the second grader can fly us to Paris in
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* '''Deconstructed''': The child's early ability and the fame it brings screw up his ability to interact with others and ruin his life, as he lacks the experience and maturity to bear the attendant burdens of talent.
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* '''Deconstructed''': The child's early ability and the fame it brings screw up his their ability to interact with others and ruin his ruins their life, as he they lacks the experience and maturity to bear the attendant burdens of talent.
* '''Played For Laughs''': A young infant is able to outsmart an entire cast of adults who never realize they're being tricked.
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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
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** A character is qualified in a position that took less time than usual for them to study [[GradeSkipper because they were smart enough to be skipped ahead]].
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* '''Reconstructed''': The show is about a special institute for talented kids, but no break from reality is forced.
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* '''Reconstructed''': The show is about a special institute for talented especially skilled/gifted kids, but no break from reality is forced.
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unborn yet smart
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* '''Parodied''': The infant sidekick is basically smarter than the entire adult cast and is more capable than them in combat as well.
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** The infant sidekick is basically smarter than the entire adult cast and is more capable than them in combat aswell.well.
** The still-to-be-born baby is already smarter than the entire multiverse.
** The infant sidekick is basically smarter than the entire adult cast and is more capable than them in combat as
** The still-to-be-born baby is already smarter than the entire multiverse.
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* '''Exploited''': ???
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* '''Exploited''': ???Positions are given out with the youngest getting the best positions
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* '''Justified''': [[Series/{{Scrubs}} A 30-year old surgeon is also an expert in other fields of medicine because of his extreme OCD-disorder that forces him to study day and night]]
** The phrase kid is not [[MetaphoricallyTrue entirely correct]]. The body may be young, but the mind in it isn't really what one would expect.
** The phrase kid is not [[MetaphoricallyTrue entirely correct]]. The body may be young, but the mind in it isn't really what one would expect.
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** [[Series/{{Scrubs}} A 30-year old surgeon is also an expert in other fields of medicine because of his extreme OCD-disorder that forces him to study day and night]]
** The phrase kid is not [[MetaphoricallyTrue entirely correct]]. The body may be young, but [[WiseBeyondTheirYears the mind in it isn't really what one would expect.]]
** [[Series/{{Scrubs}} A 30-year old surgeon is also an expert in other fields of medicine because of his extreme OCD-disorder that forces him to study day and night]]
** The phrase kid is not [[MetaphoricallyTrue entirely correct]]. The body may be young, but [[WiseBeyondTheirYears the mind in it isn't really what one would expect.]]
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** The phrase kid is not [[MetaphoricallyTrue entirely correct]]. The body may be young, but the mind in it isn't really what one would expect.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???A thirteen year old can drive a car, provided no one is on the road.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''':[[{{Scrubs}} [[Series/{{Scrubs}} A 30-year old surgeon is also an expert in other fields of medicine because of his extreme OCD-disorder that forces him to study day and night]]
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* '''Deconstructed''': The child's early ability and the fame it brings screw up his ability to interact with others and ruin his life, as he lacks the experience and maturity to bear the attendant burdens of talent.
* '''Reconstructed''': The show is about a special institute for talented kids, but no break from reality is forced.
* '''Reconstructed''': The show is about a special institute for talented kids, but no break from reality is forced.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': The child's early ability and the fame it brings screw up his ability to interact with others and ruin his life, as he lacks the experience and maturity to bear the attendant burdens of talent.
* '''Reconstructed''': The show is about a special institute for talented kids, but no break from reality is forced.
* '''Reconstructed''': The show is about a special institute for talented kids, but no break from reality is forced.
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* '''Inverted''': The ten year old is actually much more unintelligent than he should be (cannot spell his own name/has the grammar of a four year old).
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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
** The ten year old is actually much more unintelligent than he should be (cannot spell his own name/has the grammar of a four year old).
** The ten year old is actually much more unintelligent than he should be (cannot spell his own name/has the grammar of a four year old).
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* '''Subverted''': The ten year old can fly a plane and best adults in combat because he's actually sharing his body with the spirit of a genius.
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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
** The ten year old can fly a plane and best adults in combat because he's actually sharing his body with the spirit of a genius.
** The ten year old can fly a plane and best adults in combat because he's actually sharing his body with the spirit of a genius.
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