Line #19 PlayingWith/TokenMiniMoe


1	'''Basic Trope''': A {{Moe}} support character, usually a child, who is part of a mostly adult or teen cast.
2	* '''Straight''':
3	** Alice is a 10 year-old girl who travels along with a band of heroes, all of whom are in their teens.
4	** Alice, a CuteWitch who's ReallySevenHundredYearsOld but looks like a little girl.
5	** In a SliceOfLife story, the main cast are mostly {{Ordinary High School Student}}s, but TheHero also has a little sibling who often hangs out with them.
6	* '''Exaggerated''':
7	** Alice is a 10 year-old InnocentFanServiceGirl.
8	** The kid is a 6 year-old in a cast of old people.
9	** Alice is great friends with the teenage cast despite still being in diapers.
10	* '''Downplayed''': Alice is a 12 year old in a cast of 14-15 year olds.
11	* '''Justified''':
12	** Alice is either [[WiseBeyondTheirYears wise beyond her years]] or a LittleMissBadass. So despite her young age, her presence contributes much to the team.
13	** Alice is the LivingMacGuffin.
14	** The kid is an orphan who befriended the heroes; they decide to bring her along since they don't trust [[OrphanageOfFear the orphanage.]]
15	** The kid is the natural-born child of the male and female lead, who are [[PassingTheTorch training her to take over their job of protecting the world]] when they become too old to do it themselves.
16	** Alice is the MoralityPet to one or more of the protagonists.
17	* '''Inverted''': TokenAdult
18	* '''Subverted''':
19	** The scene where the heroes adopt young Alice's just a flashback, she's at least a teenager when the story starts.
20	** Although they take care of Alice for a story arc, the heroes leave her in care of her parents afterward.
21	** Alice is the [[KidHero main protagonist]].
22	* '''Double Subverted''':
23	** Turns out that she's a ShapeShifter, and prefers to take the form of a young child.
24	** But Alice's parents say they're going out of town for a while, and the heroes have to take her along.
25	** ...A deuteragonist, anyways.
26	* '''Parodied''': While everyone else is an adult and drawn in a semi-realistic style, Alice, a 10 year old girl, is drawn in PuniPlush SuperDeformed style.
27	* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
28	* '''Averted''':
29	** The heroes are all children or pre-teens.
30	** A TagalongKid, without {{Moe}} quality.
31	* '''Enforced''':
32	** The author wants to attract more of an older audience and make the tone LighterAndSofter at the same time.
33	** The author has at least one child in the recurring cast to allow the AntiHero and/or AntiVillain some {{Pet the Dog}} moments.
34	* '''Lampshaded''': "Why's there a kid in your group?"
35	* '''Invoked''': The team picks up a little girl [[note]]who apparently has exceptional powers, or simply good fighting skills[[/note]] and makes her part of their group when she helps them out.
36	* '''Exploited''': ???
37	* '''Defied''': The hero or team are [[ChildHater Child Haters]], or simply being concerned for the child's safety in the possible dangers ahead. They will not be working with any children or accepting them as team members.
38	* '''Discussed''':
39	** "So you guys really want to bring her along? Are any of you good with kids?" "But she's cute!"
40	** "[[BreakingTheFourthWall We still have one slot available for the party]], I guess we really have to bring this kid along."
41	* '''Conversed''': "So the girl's really in the regular cast. I wonder how she will affect them?"
42	* '''Deconstructed''':
43	** A child on the team could cause problems: Alice could be a whiny SpoiledBrat, or what if her parents don't approve of her being taken on an epic journey at [[JustAKid such a young age]]? And what about school? Alice's future depends on it, after all...right?
44	** The teenage heroes have no idea how to deal with a kid. Things are much messier with Alice living with them.
45	** Her InnocentFanserviceGirl act is intentional. Being an orphan, Alice can only survive by using her charms.
46	* '''Reconstructed''':
47	** Alice is very emotionally mature (or becomes more mature during the adventure), and the heroes see to it that she is well taken care of and educated.
48	** Now living with the heroes, Alice can drop the act...and it turns out that she's still [[ChildrenAreInnocent really innocent]].
49	* '''Played For Laughs''':
50	** The male heroes often get mistaken as paedophiles for having Alice tag along.
51	** Alice is in a relationship with one of the heroes, either because he's a paedophile or knows that she is [[OlderThanTheyLook older than she looks]], causing awkward reactions from other characters and possibly [[RunningGag forcing him to explain himself repeatedly]].
52	* '''Played For Drama''':
53	** The journey isn't fun at all. Tragic incidents like watching her BigBrotherMentor slain in battle, or even an entire {{Break the Cutie}} story arc, can't be good for her. TheHero tries his best to keep her positive outlook or even her sanity when things go really bad.
54	** Despite her looks, Alice is actually an adult. She's [[NotGrowingUpSucks upset]] that she gets treated like {{just a kid}}, and [[CassandraTruth no one believes her when she tells them otherwise]].
55	** One of the heroes actually has romantic feelings toward Alice. However, he can't express his feelings because Alice is just too young, or he doesn't want to be labeled as a paedophile.
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