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In most fiction, innocent characters (babies, children, dogs) sit very high on the SortingAlgorithmOfMortality. They tend to make it out of dangerous situations unharmed while many adult characters do not.
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In most fiction, innocent characters (babies, children, dogs) sit very high on the SortingAlgorithmOfMortality. They tend to make it out of dangerous situations unharmed while many adult characters in these same situations do not.
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Since the trope extends to just about anyone conventionally considered inherently "[[ChildrenAreInnocent innocent]]," and can therefore sometimes reach out to cover the mentally handicapped. Whether or not this extends to pregnant women is a toss-up; fetuses have more relative protection than dogs, but less than already-born infants. Except in series where StatusQuoIsGod, because then the ConvenientMiscarriage will rear its ugly head.
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'''DO NOT list "aversions". Those go in Child Characters Dying.'''
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Of course, this only protects against killing them off ''in person''; destroying a city in a fiery conflagration and killing the no doubt tens or hundreds of thousands of babies therein is A-OK, because AMillionIsAStatistic and the [[RuleOfPerception audience won't see them]].
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Of course, this only protects against killing them off ''in person''; ''on screen''; destroying a city in a fiery conflagration and killing the no doubt tens or hundreds of thousands of babies therein is A-OK, because AMillionIsAStatistic and the [[RuleOfPerception audience won't see them]].
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'''Do not list "aversions". Those go in Child Characters Dying.'''
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It seems to be the cardinal rule in shows that thrive on violence: you ''[[SortingAlgorithmOfMortality are not allowed]]'' to kill '''babies or young children.''' Or '''dogs,''' unless it is [[ShootTheDog a heart-breaking moment]] that [[DeathByNewberyMedal symbolizes the end of innocence]]. (viz. "Boomer... will live!")
No matter how bad the BigBad is, he will always stop short of killing a baby. Even natural disasters will avoid killing infants and dogs. Something about a baby or puppy makes you stop, think twice, and show a [[EvenEvilHasStandards last flicker of compassion]].
Those who [[WouldHurtAChild don't have that last drop of humanity in them]] will generally be [[PlotArmor stopped some other way]].
Outside of CrimeAndPunishmentSeries (where all the death occurs off-screen) and shows where the [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynicism]] is meant to be a selling point, this trope is almost always in place for babies. Dogs are less lucky: a villain can kill a dog only if it's meant to [[KickTheDog prove that he's a really horrible person]]. Doesn't matter if he's [[AMillionIsAStatistic gunned down 20 people in cold blood]], only a ''monster'' would kill your dog (but dogs seem to do better against natural disasters, since those can't actually be evil).
Of course, this only protects against killing babies ''in person''; destroying a city in a fiery conflagration and killing the no doubt tens or hundreds of thousands of babies therein is A-OK, because AMillionIsAStatistic and the [[RuleOfPerception audience won't see them]].
Whether or not this extends to pregnant women is a toss-up; fetuses have more relative protection than dogs, but less than already-born infants. Except in series where StatusQuoIsGod, because then the ConvenientMiscarriage will rear its ugly head.
The upper age limit for Infant Immortality varies. Only infants are truly immune from death, but small children enjoy substantially more protection than teenagers or adults. However, when teenagers are included below the upper age limit, it is frequently a case of OnlyFatalToAdults, and is frequently an AfterTheEnd setting.
The trope extends to just about anyone conventionally considered inherently "[[ChildrenAreInnocent innocent]]," and can therefore sometimes reach out to cover the mentally handicapped. Note that, if the baby undergoes a PlotRelevantAgeUp, they're not protected by this trope anymore - even if it's done in a way which leaves them still "really" an infant.
In animation, can lead to the BadlyBatteredBabysitter plot. In video games, HideYourChildren. In fantasy, it frequently results in NiceJobBreakingItHerod.
In AfterTheEnd, post-apocalyptic shows expect there to never be any bodies of children onscreen despite many adult corpses. [[TropesAreTools The sight of a dead child affects people deeply and is used very carefully by any director worth their chops.]]
Note that this does ''not'' apply in the aptly-named BlackComedy. Inverted grotesquely by UndeadChild and, in a more literal way, by WouldHurtAChild. Also, seems not to apply to the EnfantTerrible, who dies horribly in all manner of works.
Cats are fairly indestructible too. Compare OnlyFatalToAdults, when something by definition does not hurt children, in-universe.
'''Expect spoilers.'''
No matter how bad the BigBad is, he will always stop short of killing a baby. Even natural disasters will avoid killing infants and dogs. Something about a baby or puppy makes you stop, think twice, and show a [[EvenEvilHasStandards last flicker of compassion]].
Those who [[WouldHurtAChild don't have that last drop of humanity in them]] will generally be [[PlotArmor stopped some other way]].
Outside of CrimeAndPunishmentSeries (where all the death occurs off-screen) and shows where the [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynicism]] is meant to be a selling point, this trope is almost always in place for babies. Dogs are less lucky: a villain can kill a dog only if it's meant to [[KickTheDog prove that he's a really horrible person]]. Doesn't matter if he's [[AMillionIsAStatistic gunned down 20 people in cold blood]], only a ''monster'' would kill your dog (but dogs seem to do better against natural disasters, since those can't actually be evil).
Of course, this only protects against killing babies ''in person''; destroying a city in a fiery conflagration and killing the no doubt tens or hundreds of thousands of babies therein is A-OK, because AMillionIsAStatistic and the [[RuleOfPerception audience won't see them]].
Whether or not this extends to pregnant women is a toss-up; fetuses have more relative protection than dogs, but less than already-born infants. Except in series where StatusQuoIsGod, because then the ConvenientMiscarriage will rear its ugly head.
The upper age limit for Infant Immortality varies. Only infants are truly immune from death, but small children enjoy substantially more protection than teenagers or adults. However, when teenagers are included below the upper age limit, it is frequently a case of OnlyFatalToAdults, and is frequently an AfterTheEnd setting.
The trope extends to just about anyone conventionally considered inherently "[[ChildrenAreInnocent innocent]]," and can therefore sometimes reach out to cover the mentally handicapped. Note that, if the baby undergoes a PlotRelevantAgeUp, they're not protected by this trope anymore - even if it's done in a way which leaves them still "really" an infant.
In animation, can lead to the BadlyBatteredBabysitter plot. In video games, HideYourChildren. In fantasy, it frequently results in NiceJobBreakingItHerod.
In AfterTheEnd, post-apocalyptic shows expect there to never be any bodies of children onscreen despite many adult corpses. [[TropesAreTools The sight of a dead child affects people deeply and is used very carefully by any director worth their chops.]]
Note that this does ''not'' apply in the aptly-named BlackComedy. Inverted grotesquely by UndeadChild and, in a more literal way, by WouldHurtAChild. Also, seems not to apply to the EnfantTerrible, who dies horribly in all manner of works.
Cats are fairly indestructible too. Compare OnlyFatalToAdults, when something by definition does not hurt children, in-universe.
'''Expect spoilers.'''
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No matter how bad the
Since the trope extends to just about anyone conventionally considered inherently "[[ChildrenAreInnocent innocent]]," and can therefore sometimes reach out to cover the mentally handicapped. Whether or not this extends to pregnant women is a toss-up; fetuses have more relative protection than dogs, but less than already-born infants. Except in series where StatusQuoIsGod, because then the ConvenientMiscarriage will rear its ugly head.
The trope extends to just about anyone conventionally considered inherently "[[ChildrenAreInnocent innocent]]," and can therefore sometimes reach out to cover the mentally handicapped. Note that, if the baby undergoes a PlotRelevantAgeUp, they're not protected by this trope anymore - even if it's done in a way which leaves them still "really" an infant.
In animation, can lead to the BadlyBatteredBabysitter plot. In video games, HideYourChildren. In fantasy, it frequently results in NiceJobBreakingItHerod.
In AfterTheEnd, post-apocalyptic shows expect there to never be any bodies of children onscreen despite many adult corpses. [[TropesAreTools The sight of a dead child affects people deeply and is used very carefully by any director worth their chops.]]
'''Expect spoilers.'''
'''Do not list "aversions". Those go in Child Characters Dying.'''
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->'''Skinner:''' If either of us falls in, we're doomed!\\
'''Bart:''' ''Kids don't die!''
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS18E3PleaseHomerDontHammerEm Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'em...]]"
It seems to be the cardinal rule in shows that thrive on violence: you ''[[SortingAlgorithmOfMortality are not allowed]]'' to kill '''babies or young children.''' Or '''dogs,''' unless it is [[ShootTheDog a heart-breaking moment]] that [[DeathByNewberyMedal symbolizes the end of innocence]]. (viz. "Boomer... will live!")
No matter how bad the BigBad is, he will always stop short of killing a baby. Even natural disasters will avoid killing infants and dogs. Something about a baby or puppy makes you stop, think twice, and show a [[EvenEvilHasStandards last flicker of compassion]].
Those who [[WouldHurtAChild don't have that last drop of humanity in them]] will generally be [[PlotArmor stopped some other way]].
Outside of CrimeAndPunishmentSeries (where all the death occurs off-screen) and shows where the [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynicism]] is meant to be a selling point, this trope is almost always in place for babies. Dogs are less lucky: a villain can kill a dog only if it's meant to [[KickTheDog prove that he's a really horrible person]]. Doesn't matter if he's [[AMillionIsAStatistic gunned down 20 people in cold blood]], only a ''monster'' would kill your dog (but dogs seem to do better against natural disasters, since those can't actually be evil).
Of course, this only protects against killing babies ''in person''; destroying a city in a fiery conflagration and killing the no doubt tens or hundreds of thousands of babies therein is A-OK, because AMillionIsAStatistic and the [[RuleOfPerception audience won't see them]].
Whether or not this extends to pregnant women is a toss-up; fetuses have more relative protection than dogs, but less than already-born infants. Except in series where StatusQuoIsGod, because then the ConvenientMiscarriage will rear its ugly head.
The upper age limit for Infant Immortality varies. Only infants are truly immune from death, but small children enjoy substantially more protection than teenagers or adults. However, when teenagers are included below the upper age limit, it is frequently a case of OnlyFatalToAdults, and is frequently an AfterTheEnd setting.
The trope extends to just about anyone conventionally considered inherently "[[ChildrenAreInnocent innocent]]," and can therefore sometimes reach out to cover the mentally handicapped. Note that, if the baby undergoes a PlotRelevantAgeUp, they're not protected by this trope anymore - even if it's done in a way which leaves them still "really" an infant.
In animation, can lead to the BadlyBatteredBabysitter plot. In video games, HideYourChildren. In fantasy, it frequently results in NiceJobBreakingItHerod.
In AfterTheEnd, post-apocalyptic shows expect there to never be any bodies of children onscreen despite many adult corpses. [[TropesAreTools The sight of a dead child affects people deeply and is used very carefully by any director worth their chops.]]
Note that this does ''not'' apply in the aptly-named BlackComedy. Inverted grotesquely by UndeadChild and, in a more literal way, by WouldHurtAChild. Also, seems not to apply to the EnfantTerrible, who dies horribly in all manner of works.
Cats are fairly indestructible too. Compare OnlyFatalToAdults, when something by definition does not hurt children, in-universe.
'''Expect spoilers.'''
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'''Bart:''' ''Kids don't die!''
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS18E3PleaseHomerDontHammerEm Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'em...]]"
It seems to be the cardinal rule in shows that thrive on violence: you ''[[SortingAlgorithmOfMortality are not allowed]]'' to kill '''babies or young children.''' Or '''dogs,''' unless it is [[ShootTheDog a heart-breaking moment]] that [[DeathByNewberyMedal symbolizes the end of innocence]]. (viz. "Boomer... will live!")
No matter how bad the BigBad is, he will always stop short of killing a baby. Even natural disasters will avoid killing infants and dogs. Something about a baby or puppy makes you stop, think twice, and show a [[EvenEvilHasStandards last flicker of compassion]].
Those who [[WouldHurtAChild don't have that last drop of humanity in them]] will generally be [[PlotArmor stopped some other way]].
Outside of CrimeAndPunishmentSeries (where all the death occurs off-screen) and shows where the [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynicism]] is meant to be a selling point, this trope is almost always in place for babies. Dogs are less lucky: a villain can kill a dog only if it's meant to [[KickTheDog prove that he's a really horrible person]]. Doesn't matter if he's [[AMillionIsAStatistic gunned down 20 people in cold blood]], only a ''monster'' would kill your dog (but dogs seem to do better against natural disasters, since those can't actually be evil).
Of course, this only protects against killing babies ''in person''; destroying a city in a fiery conflagration and killing the no doubt tens or hundreds of thousands of babies therein is A-OK, because AMillionIsAStatistic and the [[RuleOfPerception audience won't see them]].
Whether or not this extends to pregnant women is a toss-up; fetuses have more relative protection than dogs, but less than already-born infants. Except in series where StatusQuoIsGod, because then the ConvenientMiscarriage will rear its ugly head.
The upper age limit for Infant Immortality varies. Only infants are truly immune from death, but small children enjoy substantially more protection than teenagers or adults. However, when teenagers are included below the upper age limit, it is frequently a case of OnlyFatalToAdults, and is frequently an AfterTheEnd setting.
The trope extends to just about anyone conventionally considered inherently "[[ChildrenAreInnocent innocent]]," and can therefore sometimes reach out to cover the mentally handicapped. Note that, if the baby undergoes a PlotRelevantAgeUp, they're not protected by this trope anymore - even if it's done in a way which leaves them still "really" an infant.
In animation, can lead to the BadlyBatteredBabysitter plot. In video games, HideYourChildren. In fantasy, it frequently results in NiceJobBreakingItHerod.
In AfterTheEnd, post-apocalyptic shows expect there to never be any bodies of children onscreen despite many adult corpses. [[TropesAreTools The sight of a dead child affects people deeply and is used very carefully by any director worth their chops.]]
Note that this does ''not'' apply in the aptly-named BlackComedy. Inverted grotesquely by UndeadChild and, in a more literal way, by WouldHurtAChild. Also, seems not to apply to the EnfantTerrible, who dies horribly in all manner of works.
Cats are fairly indestructible too. Compare OnlyFatalToAdults, when something by definition does not hurt children, in-universe.
'''Expect spoilers.'''
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