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* Cat in the ''Series/RedDwarf'' western episode: "They call me the Kid ... the Riviera Kid."

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Cat in the ''Series/RedDwarf'' the western episode: "They call me the Kid ... the Riviera Kid.""
** In the same episode Rimmer claims he knows how to talk cowboy, then orders a [[DrinkOrder dry white wine and Perrier]] at the bar. Lister asks him if the western he'd seen was ''[[Film/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid Butch Accountant And The Yuppie Kid]]''.
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* ''Series/TheCiscoKid'': The title character, played by Duncan Renaldo, was a Mexican cowboy. There was also a series of movies starring Cisco and his comic sidekick, Pancho.

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* ''Series/TheCiscoKid'': The title character, played by Duncan Renaldo, Creator/OHenry short story "The Caballero's Way", which introduced the world to the Cisco Kid. Then there was 1928 film adaptation ''Film/InOldArizona'', starring Warner Baxter, which made the Kid a Mexican cowboy. There was also and more more of an AntiHero, rather than Henry's Anglo VillainProtagonist. That led to a BMovie series of movies starring Cisco and his comic sidekick, Pancho.sidekick Pancho, as well as a television series, ''Series/TheCiscoKid'', in which the Kid was played by Duncan Renaldo.
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* Superheroes: [[ComicBook/{{Legion Of Super-Heroes}} Invisible Kid, Karate Kid, Kid Quantum]], [[ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica Star-Spangled Kid]], [[TheFlash Kid Flash]], [[Comicbook/TeenTitans Kid Eternity, Kid Devil]], [[ComicBook/XMen Kid Omega, Kid Vulcan]], Kid [[strike:Marvelman]] Comicbook/{{Miracleman}}...

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* Superheroes: [[ComicBook/{{Legion Of Super-Heroes}} Invisible Kid, Karate Kid, Kid Quantum]], [[ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica Star-Spangled Kid]], [[TheFlash [[ComicBook/TheFlash Kid Flash]], [[Comicbook/TeenTitans Kid Eternity, Kid Devil]], [[ComicBook/XMen Kid Omega, Kid Vulcan]], Kid [[strike:Marvelman]] Comicbook/{{Miracleman}}...
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* ''Film/TheKarateKid'' and ''Film/TheNextKarateKid''
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* The [[LongRunners long-running]] children's show ''{{Wonderama}}'' had a dance contest segment in the '70s that was introduced by "the Disco Kid," a boy in a LoneRanger style Western costume.

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* The [[LongRunners long-running]] children's show ''{{Wonderama}}'' had a dance contest segment in the '70s that was introduced by "the Disco Kid," a boy in a LoneRanger [[Radio/TheLoneRanger Lone Ranger]] style Western costume.
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* Might count under Parodies as well, but in ''ShanghaiNoon'', Creator/JackieChan's character is listed on a wanted poster as "The Shanghai Kid." His partner notes, "That's a really cool nickname, too." Jackie's character immediately complains that he's not really from Shanghai.

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* Might count under Parodies as well, but in ''ShanghaiNoon'', ''Film/ShanghaiNoon'', Creator/JackieChan's character is listed on a wanted poster as "The Shanghai Kid." His partner notes, "That's a really cool nickname, too." Jackie's character immediately complains that he's not really from Shanghai.
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* Rawhide Kid, the Two-Gun Kid, the Ringo Kid (not related to John Wayne's Ringo Kid in ''Film/{{Stagecoach}}''), the Apache Kid, the Arizona Kid, the Prairie Kid, the Texas Kid, the Western Kid, the Gunsmoke Kid, the Dakota Kid and (in a slight variation) Kid Colt, all from MarvelComics. According to Creator/StanLee, Marvel publisher Martin Goodman loved Westerns, and was ''particularly'' fond of this trope for some reason.

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* Rawhide Kid, the Two-Gun Kid, the Ringo Kid (not related to John Wayne's Ringo Kid in ''Film/{{Stagecoach}}''), the Apache Kid, the Arizona Kid, the Prairie Kid, the Texas Kid, the Western Kid, the Gunsmoke Kid, the Dakota Kid and (in a slight variation) Kid Colt, all from MarvelComics.Creator/MarvelComics. According to Creator/StanLee, Marvel publisher Martin Goodman loved Westerns, and was ''particularly'' fond of this trope for some reason.
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*The very minor example of “the Piercings Kid” in ''Fanfic/TheKeysStandAlone: The Soft World''. This is an outworlder, a cross between a punk and a cowboy, who is described as having at least 10 facial piercings. His real name is unknown; the narrative simply refers to him that way. (After the Six Step Combo [[CurbStompBattle curb stomp]] him and his two companions, they clean fur, blood, and stray metal piercings off the stage.)
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* The Ysabel Kid from JTEdson's ''Floating Outfit'' series.

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* The Ysabel Kid from JTEdson's Creator/JTEdson's ''Floating Outfit'' series.
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See also YoungGun and the GunfighterWannabe.

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See also YoungGun and the GunfighterWannabe.
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See also YoungGun.

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See also YoungGun.
YoungGun and the GunfighterWannabe.
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* ''{{Eyeshield 21}}'': Musyanokoji Shien, the quarterback of the {{Western}}-themed Seibu Wild Gunmen, is [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname usually only referred to as "Kid"]]. Also an IronicNickname, since he has an [[YoungerThanTheyLook old man's face]].

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* ''{{Eyeshield ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}'': Musyanokoji Shien, the quarterback of the {{Western}}-themed Seibu Wild Gunmen, is [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname usually only referred to as "Kid"]]. Also an IronicNickname, since he has an [[YoungerThanTheyLook old man's face]].
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* In ''Film/TheMagnificentSeven2016'', Earl has taken to calling to calling himself 'the Two-Gun Kid'. His brother thinks its a stupid name. So does Faraday.

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* Post cereal Honeycomb featured a mascot named The Honeycomb Kid in its advertising. He was usually portrayed as a cowboy or an AdventurerArchaeologist.
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* Subverted in Creator/KarlMay's westerns. Anytime someone makes a name for themselves in the West, young or not, they get a moniker with "Old" slapped on. Old Shatterhand, Old Surehand, Old Firehand etc.

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* Subverted Inverted in Creator/KarlMay's westerns.westerns (''Literature/{{Winnetou}}'', etc.). Anytime someone makes a name for themselves in the West, young or not, they get a moniker with "Old" slapped on. Old Shatterhand, Old Surehand, Old Firehand etc.
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* ''Literature/GravitysRainbow'' features The Kenosha Kid, who [[MindScrew may be a character, may be a hallucination by the protagonist, may be a]] DanceSensation, [[MindScrew or may not even exist at all]].
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* Rawhide Kid, the Two-Gun Kid, the Ringo Kid (not related to John Wayne's Ringo Kid in ''Film/{{Stagecoach}}''), the Apache Kid, the Arizona Kid, the Prairie Kid, the Texas Kid, the Western Kid, the Gunsmoke Kid, the Dakota Kid and (in a slight variation) Kid Colt, all from MarvelComics. According to StanLee, Marvel publisher Martin Goodman loved Westerns, and was ''particularly'' fond of this trope for some reason.

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* Rawhide Kid, the Two-Gun Kid, the Ringo Kid (not related to John Wayne's Ringo Kid in ''Film/{{Stagecoach}}''), the Apache Kid, the Arizona Kid, the Prairie Kid, the Texas Kid, the Western Kid, the Gunsmoke Kid, the Dakota Kid and (in a slight variation) Kid Colt, all from MarvelComics. According to StanLee, Creator/StanLee, Marvel publisher Martin Goodman loved Westerns, and was ''particularly'' fond of this trope for some reason.
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** And his book TheStand had a character known just as "The Kid".
* Superheroes: [[ComicBook/{{Legion Of Super-Heroes}} Invisible Kid, Karate Kid, Kid Quantum]], [[ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica Star-Spangled Kid]], [[TheFlash Kid Flash]], [[Comicbook/TeenTitans Kid Eternity, Kid Devil]], [[ComicBook/{{X-Men}} Kid Omega, Kid Vulcan]], Kid [[strike:Marvelman]] Comicbook/{{Miracleman}}...

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** And his book TheStand ''Literature/TheStand'' had a character known just as "The Kid".
* Superheroes: [[ComicBook/{{Legion Of Super-Heroes}} Invisible Kid, Karate Kid, Kid Quantum]], [[ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica Star-Spangled Kid]], [[TheFlash Kid Flash]], [[Comicbook/TeenTitans Kid Eternity, Kid Devil]], [[ComicBook/{{X-Men}} [[ComicBook/XMen Kid Omega, Kid Vulcan]], Kid [[strike:Marvelman]] Comicbook/{{Miracleman}}...
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* The "Toronto Kid", in a ''KidsInTheHall'' sketch.

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* The "Toronto Kid", in a ''KidsInTheHall'' ''Series/TheKidsInTheHall'' sketch.
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* ''WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' The names of "Weird Superheroes" often dip into this trope.
* An episode of the ''{{Rugrats}}'' had Tommy and co. facing the playground bully known as The Junk Food Kid [[spoiler: her real name is [[IronicName Prudence]]]], because she eats pretty much only junk food.

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* ''WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' The names of "Weird Superheroes" often dip into this trope.
* An episode of the ''{{Rugrats}}'' ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' had Tommy and co. facing the playground bully known as The Junk Food Kid [[spoiler: her real name is [[IronicName Prudence]]]], because she eats pretty much only junk food.
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* The Brimstone Kid from ''YoungbloodJudgmentDay''. He was a gunslinger who sold his soul to the devil in exchange for unbeatable gunslinging skills.

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* The Brimstone Kid from ''YoungbloodJudgmentDay''.''ComicBook/YoungbloodJudgmentDay''. He was a gunslinger who sold his soul to the devil in exchange for unbeatable gunslinging skills.
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* Superheroes: [[ComicBook/{{Legion Of Super-Heroes}} Invisible Kid, Karate Kid, Kid Quantum]], [[JusticeSocietyOfAmerica Star-Spangled Kid]], [[TheFlash Kid Flash]], [[Comicbook/TeenTitans Kid Eternity, Kid Devil]], [[ComicBook/{{X-Men}} Kid Omega, Kid Vulcan]], Kid [[strike:Marvelman]] Comicbook/{{Miracleman}}...

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* Superheroes: [[ComicBook/{{Legion Of Super-Heroes}} Invisible Kid, Karate Kid, Kid Quantum]], [[JusticeSocietyOfAmerica [[ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica Star-Spangled Kid]], [[TheFlash Kid Flash]], [[Comicbook/TeenTitans Kid Eternity, Kid Devil]], [[ComicBook/{{X-Men}} Kid Omega, Kid Vulcan]], Kid [[strike:Marvelman]] Comicbook/{{Miracleman}}...
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* The MythAdventures novel ''Little Myth Marker'', being a parody of gambler tropes, gives us the Sen-Sen Ante Kid (he always includes a breath mint in his stake for good luck). Subverted in that he's an old fat guy who got the nickname a loooooong time ago.

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* The MythAdventures Literature/MythAdventures novel ''Little Myth Marker'', being a parody of gambler tropes, gives us the Sen-Sen Ante Kid (he always includes a breath mint in his stake for good luck). Subverted in that he's an old fat guy who got the nickname a loooooong time ago.
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* The Ringo Kid in ''LightNovel/HumanityaHasDeclined''. Ringo here referring to apples, not the Beatle.

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* The Ringo Kid in ''LightNovel/HumanityaHasDeclined''.''LightNovel/HumanityHasDeclined''. Ringo here referring to apples, not the Beatle.
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* The Ringo Kid in ''LightNovel/JinruiWaSuitaiShimashita''. Ringo here referring to apples, not the Beatle.

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* The Ringo Kid in ''LightNovel/JinruiWaSuitaiShimashita''.''LightNovel/HumanityaHasDeclined''. Ringo here referring to apples, not the Beatle.
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* The Rumpo Kid in ''Film/CarryOn Cowboy''.

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* The Rumpo Kid in ''Film/CarryOn Cowboy''.''Film/CarryOnCowboy''.
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* The Sundown Kid of ''LiveALive''.

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* The Sundown Kid of ''LiveALive''.''VideoGame/LiveALive''.



* The Sundown Kid in ''LiveALive''.

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* The Sundown Kid in ''LiveALive''.''VideoGame/LiveALive''.

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* The FMV video game Prize Fighter for the Sega CD has the main player character referred to as simply "The Kid".


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* "Kid Dynamite" Mike Tyson
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* ''Film/TheHeartbreakKid1972'' ([[[[Film/TheHeartbreakKid2007 remade in 2007]])

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* ''Film/TheHeartbreakKid1972'' ([[[[Film/TheHeartbreakKid2007 ([[Film/TheHeartbreakKid2007 remade in 2007]])

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