1 | '''Basic Trope''': A cute kid character who tends to act like an adult. |
2 | * '''Straight''': |
3 | ** Michael, a 10-year-old boy, feels that he has adult responsibilities to uphold. He occasionally lapses into childish behavior, though. |
4 | ** [[DistaffCounterpart Michelle]] is a young girl that feels the need to act more mature. |
5 | * '''Exaggerated''': Michael is a toddler that feels the need to be the head of his household. His behavior relapses to that of an infant. |
6 | * '''Downplayed''': Michael is noticeably more mature than the other characters his own age, although he doesn't quite behave like a fully grown adult. |
7 | * '''Justified''': Michael is faced with a situation such as ParentalAbandonment that would require him to behave more like an adult. |
8 | * '''Inverted''': |
9 | ** Michael is an adult that tries to embrace his youth, but his adult tendencies get in the way. |
10 | ** Michael is a rather endearing ManChild. |
11 | * '''Subverted''': |
12 | ** Michael never seems to lapse into childish behavior, making him [[WiseBeyondTheirYears wise beyond his years]] instead of this trope. |
13 | ** Michael is an Adorably Precocious Child... at first glance. [[OlderThanTheyLook He's actually 21 years old.]] |
14 | * '''Double Subverted''': Michael never seems to lapse into childish behavior... until you take him to a toy store. |
15 | * '''Parodied''': |
16 | ** Michael and Michelle have a schedule plan so they don't end up being childish at the same time. |
17 | ** Michael wears a suit and behaves like a stereotypical adult. Anyone who mentions his age is met with a [[HypocriticalHumor childish outburst]]. |
18 | * '''Zig Zagged''': DependingOnTheWriter, Michael can act very mature and adult-like, or he can act just like any other kid. |
19 | * '''Averted''': Michael does not try to act older than he actually is. |
20 | * '''Enforced''': KidAppealCharacter. |
21 | * '''Lampshaded''': "For such a little kid, he sure does act grown-up..." |
22 | * '''Invoked''': Michael deliberately tries to act more like an adult in order to get people to gush over how cute he is. |
23 | * '''Exploited''': Despite acting like an adult, Michael still doesn't like doing chores. His parents appeal to his need to look mature by telling him "that's what a responsible adult would do". It works like a charm. |
24 | * '''Defied''': Michael hates the idea of growing up, so he refuses to act like one. |
25 | * '''Discussed''': ??? |
26 | * '''Conversed''': ??? |
27 | * '''Deconstructed''': Michael is frustrated because absolutely ''no one'' will take him seriously, [[NotNowKiddo even when it's crucial]]. He begins to hate himself for his childish tendencies. |
28 | ** Or worse [[AbusiveParents Michael's parents]] emotionally abused him to suppress his more childish attributes and tended to [[StageMom exploit his intellectual gifts]], causing him to be a StepfordSmiler. |
29 | * '''Reconstructed''': His parents begin to listen to him more and treat him more like an adult after seeing how he takes care of himself. |
30 | * '''Played For Drama''': Michael remains baby-faced despite going through, if not having gone through puberty believing he has come of age. He ends up becoming [[JadeColoredGlasses jaded, cynical]] and {{nostalgi|aFilter}}c because of this. He strives to achieve something great so people will take him seriously. |
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32 | Back to AdorablyPrecociousChild |
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34 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
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36 | %%* '''Implied:''': ??? |
37 | %%* '''Untwisted:''': ??? |
38 | %%* '''Intended Audience Reaction''': ??? |
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