1 | '''Basic Trope''': Human forms an emotional bond with a non-human friend. |
2 | * '''Straight''': |
3 | ** Adam, a 7-year-old boy, has a close animal friend. |
4 | ** Adam becomes friends with a robot. |
5 | ** Adam becomes friends with a paranormal creature. |
6 | ** Adam becomes friends with something that is either living, unliving yet still moving, undead, or inorganic but sentient. |
7 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
8 | ** Adam becomes friends with [[CompanionCube an inanimate object]]. |
9 | ** Adam gets an alien friend. They get such an emotional and physical bond that their life is dependent on each other and at the end, they fuse together. |
10 | ** Adam becomes friends with an EldritchAbomination |
11 | ** Adam has an alien friend who has a RidiculouslyCuteCritter friend. |
12 | ** Other characters besides Adam also have non-human friends. |
13 | ** Adam has more than one "X". |
14 | ** Adam becomes friends with ''[[FriendToAllLivingThings everything]]''. |
15 | * '''Downplayed''': |
16 | ** Adam and his "X" are not unusually close. |
17 | ** Adam would consider his dog a friend, but his bonds with his human friends are closer. |
18 | * '''Justified''': |
19 | ** Adam lives in an area where many people have non-human best friends. |
20 | ** Adam's life is such that he needs his "X". |
21 | ** Adam is a lonely misfit (bullied/abused, disabled, etc.) and his "X" is his only friend. |
22 | ** Adam has just moved into town and doesn't know anyone yet, so for now, his only friend is his pet. |
23 | ** Adam really likes and is good with animals, aliens, or whatever the "X" is. If it's an inanimate object, he might have a collection or a deep interest. |
24 | * '''Inverted''': |
25 | ** A non-human and his human sidekick. |
26 | ** Adam becomes enemies with his non-human sidekick. |
27 | ** Adam and his anthropomorphic cat sidekick live in a [[WorldOfFunnyAnimals city of cats]]. |
28 | ** In a WorldOfFunnyAnimals, [[FantasticRacism no one has any friends outside their own species]]. |
29 | ** [[WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle A Harvard educated dog adopts a human boy]]. |
30 | * '''Subverted''': |
31 | ** Adam has a ghost alien friend. However, it turns out to be a hologram prank by bullies. |
32 | ** The creature turns on Adam. |
33 | ** Adam is delusional and the creature is {{imaginary|Friend}}. |
34 | * '''Double Subverted''': |
35 | ** ...But it turns out the hologram was contacting the REAL ghost alien, who comes to visit Adam. |
36 | ** The creature momentarily turns against Adam, but after he reminds it of the great moments they have spent together, it manages to snap out of its confusion [[ThePowerOfFriendship and they remain friends from that point onwards]]. |
37 | ** However, [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve thanks to the strength of Adam's imagination]], and either AppliedPhlebotinum or magic's help, the creature manages to turn itself real. |
38 | * '''Parodied''': |
39 | ** An RubberForeheadAlien boy and his RubberForeheadAlien dog. |
40 | ** A non-sentient CompanionCube has a lot of potential to be played as a parody of ABoyAndHisX. |
41 | ** Adam is friends with the [[LiteralMinded letter X.]] |
42 | * '''Zig Zagged''': Adam is friends with "X", it turns out that it's a hologram, but it turns out the hologram was contacting the REAL "X", and then you find out he's in a psychiatric hospital. |
43 | * '''Averted''': No one has an "X". |
44 | * '''Enforced''': "We need a cute animal to capture female audiences. Let's give Adam a pet." |
45 | * '''Lampshaded''': |
46 | ** "Here's a new pet. You'll become best of friends, I bet!" |
47 | ** "This is my best friend, Squeaky the mouse. He understands me, and unlike you, he loves me." |
48 | * '''Invoked''': Adam says, "I'm so lonely, I wish I had a companion of some kind." Cue the "X". |
49 | * '''Exploited''': |
50 | ** The "X" hangs around Adam for the sake of getting treats. |
51 | ** Adam is [[NaughtyIsGood naughty]] and uses his "X" as a scapegoat. |
52 | * '''Defied''': |
53 | ** Adam doesn't consider his "X" a friend; he only likes it as a pet. |
54 | ** Adam refuses to like the new companion. |
55 | * '''Discussed''': |
56 | ** "You know, you're really that kind of child who could use a non-human friend." |
57 | * '''Conversed''': "Wow, I love Adam's new puppy! I hope they show it more, and they become really close." |
58 | * '''Implied''': Adam is seen happy around his X fairly often, but he never talks about it. |
59 | * '''Deconstructed''': |
60 | ** Adam is depressed after his mouse [[WeAreAsMayflies dies of old age]]. |
61 | ** As time goes on, Adam and his "X" start to drift apart. |
62 | ** Adam is the only human with a non-human sidekick and has to cope with it. |
63 | * '''Reconstructed''': |
64 | ** Adam eventually learns to have friends other than his "X". |
65 | ** After his mouse dies, Adam gets a pet with a longer life span, such as a cat or a dog. |
66 | ** Adam's bond with his "X" is strengthened after the "X" saves Adam's life. |
67 | ** Adam has a dog, and meets a girl with a cat. They become best friends, and [[InterspeciesFriendship so do their pets.]] |
68 | * '''Played For Laughs''': |
69 | ** The "X" is a hindrance to Adam in comical ways. |
70 | ** A cat eats Adam's mouse. [[LetNoCrisisGoToWaste Adam adopts the cat as his new pet.]] |
71 | ** Bob wonders why a human-like behavior to non-alien friend causes a great affection compared to normal human/human friendship. |
72 | * '''Played For Drama''': |
73 | ** The "X" dies, leaving Adam alone. |
74 | ** Adam dies, leaving "X" alone. |
75 | ** They [[TogetherInDeath die together]], saving the world in a HeroicSacrifice. |
76 | ** The family doesn't pay attention to Adam and his "X" is his only friend. |
77 | ** Once the parents discover that Adam has an X, they pay their attention to X only. |
78 | ** The family exploits or seeks to end their relationship. |
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