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**A teenage character suffers this fate.

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** Adults are actually really concerned with Billy's safety. They seriously don't want his death on their conscience, and those who have parental instincts will always want to keep Billy safe.



* '''Played For Drama''': Every adult (superhero or supervillain) actively try to discourage Billy from doing his superhero work. Why? [[EveryoneHasStandards Because they're genuinely concerned for his safety]]. Once a [[WouldHurtAChild supervillain who's not as concerned]] actually manages to [[DeathOfAChild kill the poor kid]], his death utterly RATTLES everyone who hears of his death. And a kid's death that you tried so hard to prevent just sticks with you for the rest of your life, something you can never get off your conscience.



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'''Basic Trope''': A child character is underestimated or dismissed due to his age.
* '''Straight''': 8 year old Billy becomes a superhero but is constantly laughed at by the villains or scolded by the cops, but that is before he uses his super powers to whoop them all.

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'''Basic Trope''': A child character is underestimated or dismissed due to his their age.
* '''Straight''': 8 year old 8-year-old Billy becomes a superhero superhero, but is constantly laughed at by the villains or scolded by the cops, but cops; that is before he uses his super powers superpowers to whoop them all.



** 8 year old Billy is told he can't do something simple like play baseball because he is "just a kid."

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** 8 year old 8-year-old Billy is told he can't do something simple like play baseball because he is "just a kid."



** 8 year old Billy wants to play an instrument. They say he can't because there are no instruments he wants to learn to play in a size he's comfortable with.
** 8 year old Billy becomes a superhero. His peers acknowledge his skills but still worry about his safety more than they would for an adult.

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** 8 year old 8-year-old Billy wants to play an instrument. They say he can't because there are no instruments he wants to learn to play in a size he's comfortable with.
** 8 year old 8-year-old Billy becomes a superhero. His peers acknowledge his skills but still worry about his safety more than they would for an adult.



** Billy's self-esteem and development is being damaged by this dismissive attitude toward him, hampering his ability to be a hero and growing as a person. He may also become more risky and into dangerous situations in trying to prove himself.

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** Billy's self-esteem and development is are being damaged by this dismissive attitude toward him, hampering his ability to be a hero and growing as a person. He may also become more risky riskier and into dangerous situations in trying to prove himself.



** By the time Billy is an adult, he's already incredibly skilled at what he does because he has had far more experience and practice than other people his own age, and earns the respect he never had as a kid.

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** By the time Billy is an adult, he's already incredibly skilled at what he does because he has had far more experience and practice than other people his own age, and earns the respect he never had as a kid.

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* '''Downplayed''': 8 year old Billy wants to play an instrument. They say he can't because there are no instruments he wants to learn to play in a size he's comfortable with.

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8 year old Billy wants to play an instrument. They say he can't because there are no instruments he wants to learn to play in a size he's comfortable with.with.
** 8 year old Billy becomes a superhero. His peers acknowledge his skills but still worry about his safety more than they would for an adult.

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* '''Reconstructed''': By the time Billy is an adult, he's already incredibly skilled at what he does because he has had far more experience and practice than other people his own age, and earns the respect he never had as a kid.

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* '''Reconstructed''': '''Reconstructed''':
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By the time Billy is an adult, he's already incredibly skilled at what he does because he has had far more experience and practice than other people his own age, and earns the respect he never had as a kid.



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** Billy's self-esteem and development is being damaged by this dismissive attitude toward him, hampering his ability to be a hero and growing as a person. He may also become more risky and into dangerous situations in trying to prove himself.


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** He brings the topic upfront and discusses it with the others and they apologize for the treatment.
** The whole experience also means that he can better help kid heroes and not underestimate kid villains.
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** The adults fail to consider Billy's age and demand just as much from him as they would from an adult in his situation, even though he can't handle the responsibility.
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* '''Exploited''': ???Billy notices that his opponent is underestimating him due to his age and uses it to his advantage.

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* '''Justified''': Children often do not have as much training or experience as many adults, nor are they usually mentally mature or physically built for certain activities, so are naturally doubted by adults who know better when they try.

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Children often do not have as much training or experience as many adults, nor are they usually mentally mature or physically built for certain activities, so are naturally doubted by adults who know better when they try.try.
** Adults are just secretly astonished by Billy's heroism, but because they're adults, they view this as an insult to their intelligence.
** Adults are seemingly jealous of Billy because they wish they could've done what he did when they were young.

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* '''Exaggerated''': 8 year old Billy is told he can't do something simple like play baseball because he is "just a kid."

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8 year old Billy is told he can't do something simple like play baseball because he is "just a kid."



* '''Downplayed''':
** 8 year old Billy wants to play an instrument. They say he can't because there are no instruments he wants to learn to play in a size he's comfortable with.

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'''Downplayed''': 8 year old Billy wants to play an instrument. They say he can't because there are no instruments he wants to learn to play in a size he's comfortable with.

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* '''Downplayed''': 8 year old Billy wants to play an instrument. They say he can't because there are no instruments he wants to learn to play in a size he's comfortable with.

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8 year old Billy wants to play an instrument. They say he can't because there are no instruments he wants to learn to play in a size he's comfortable with.
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** Billy isn't even old enough to walk yet.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???8 year old Billy wants to play an instrument. They say he can't because there are no instruments he wants to learn to play in a size he's comfortable with.

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** Villains are ''more'' worried about Billy than they are about adult superheroes.

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** Villains are ''more'' worried about Billy than they are about adult superheroes.



* '''Deconstructed''': Billy struggles with the transition to adulthood when he enters adolescence, because he doesn't know how an adult is supposed to act.
** Billy snaps from being judged by his age and causes unintentional damage.
* '''Reconstructed''': By the time Billy is an adult, he's already incredibly skilled at what he does because he has had far more experience and practice than other people his own age, and earns the respect he never had as a kid.



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* '''Deconstructed''':
** Billy struggles with the transition to adulthood when he enters adolescence, because he doesn't know how an adult is supposed to act.
** Billy snaps from being judged by his age and causes unintentional damage.
* '''Reconstructed''': By the time Billy is an adult, he's already incredibly skilled at what he does because he has had far more experience and practice than other people his own age, and earns the respect he never had as a kid.



You can't go back to JustAKid, you're JustAKid!
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You can't go back to JustAKid, you're the main page! You're JustAKid!
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** Billy snaps and causes unintentional damage.

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** Billy snaps from being judged by his age and causes unintentional damage.
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** Billy snaps and causes unintentional damage.

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* '''Inverted''': Children mock an adult for trying something, like working a cell phone, and call them "too old" for such things.

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Children mock an adult for trying something, like working a cell phone, and call them "too old" for such things.
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Back to JustAKid

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Back You can't go back to JustAKidJustAKid, you're JustAKid!
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* '''Reconstructed''': ???

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* '''Reconstructed''': ???By the time Billy is an adult, he's already incredibly skilled at what he does because he has had far more experience and practice than other people his own age, and earns the respect he never had as a kid.

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