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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