Line #3 PlayingWith/ABoyAndHisX


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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