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Typically the youngest member of a Five Man Band, the Tagalong Kid is usually the Hero's or the Chick's younger brother. He gets to save the day about once per season, but in the worst case scenarios he'll end up being The Load or Designated Victim in every other episode.

If the kid is an actual teammate instead of just a tag-along, the kid might sub in for just about any role but The Hero, with the proper tropes behind him or her.

See also: Improbable Age, Really Seven Hundred Years Old, The Bumblebee, The Team Normal.

Not to be confused with a child who's just part of an ethnolinguistic group of people of a certain southeast-Asian country.


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