History PlayingWith / YoungestChildWins

** Chris [[note]]now a successful game studio's CEO[[/note]] was young enough for VideoGames to affect his upbringing, whereas to Alice and Bob [[note]]now barely-making-due toy designers[[/note]] [[ItWillNeverCatchOn it just seemed like a fad]] that ended in [[UsefulNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 1983]].

** Chris [[note]]now a successful game studio's CEO[[/note]] was young enough for VideoGames to affect his upbringing, whereas to Alice and Bob [[note]]now barely-making-due toy designers[[/note]] it just seemed like a fad that ended in [[UsefulNotes/TheGreatVideoGameCrashOf1983 1983]].

** [[OnlyChildSyndrome None of the characters has any siblings.]]

* '''Implied''': At the end of the story, Chris is living in a nicer house than either Bob or Alice.

'''Basic Trope''': The youngest sibling is TheHero or the best in life success[=/=]luck in general.
* '''Straight''': There are three siblings; Alice, Bob and Chris. AliceAndBob look down on Chris, thinking him [[TheFool a fool]], yet when it comes time to venture out and prove themselves, both Alice and Bob fail miserably, while Chris saves a kingdom and earns the StandardHeroReward.

** Chris learns from the mistakes of his siblings, and therefore makes fewer of his own.
** Chris is able to learn from the mistakes of his siblings and make fewer himself.

** Chris is [[TheAce so skilled that]] nobody even remembers that AliceAndBob exist, including the narrator.
** Chris is very spoiled and lazy, but is GenreSavvy enough to realize that he's immune to bad endings because he's A) in a fairy tale, B) the youngest child, and C) [[OnlyTheLeadsGetAHappyEnding the main character]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': First, Bob appears to be on top. Then, Chris outshines him. And finally, Alice wins.

** [[OnlyChildSyndrome None of the characters have any siblings.]]

* '''Exploited''': Alice and Bob are lazy and mooch off of Chris.

** Chris, Alice and Bob [[SiblingTeam agree to work together]] and share the reward fairly, and even after decades, none of them is better than the other.

* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': In a last-minute {{revision}}, the writer decides to change the main character from the {{middle child|Syndrome}} to the youngest.

* '''Played For Laughs''': While Alice and Bob work their hardest to achieve their goals (and fail because they're older than Chris), Chris gets daily rewards from the magical fairy who will later be his wife. Said fairy also happens to be a transformed horrendously ugly dog he took care of years ago, knowing that it would somehow help him.
* '''Played For Drama''':

* '''Straight''': There are three siblings: Alice, Bob and Chris. AliceAndBob look down on Chris, thinking him [[TheFool a fool]], yet when it comes time to venture out and prove themselves, both Alice and Bob fail miserably, while Chris saves a kingdom and earns the StandardHeroReward.

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* '''Discussed''': "I wonder who will come out of top?" "Probably Chris, because the YoungestChildWins every time."

* '''Straight''':
** There are three brothers: Ace, Bob and Chris. The elder brothers look down on Chris, thinking him [[TheFool a fool]], yet when it comes time to venture out and prove themselves, both Ace and Bob fail miserably, while Chris saves a kingdom and earns the StandardHeroReward.
** There are three sisters: Alice, Eva and Iris. Iris is the most beautiful, compassionate, and talented of the three; while her sisters are also pretty, they're vain and haughty, and are thusly ignored when PrinceCharming comes calling.

* '''Downplayed''': Chris ends up wealthier than Ace and Bob, but they all manage to earn a living in the end.
* '''Justified''':

** Chris learns from his brothers' mistakes, and therefore makes fewer of his own.

** Ace is TheHero that sets out and does everything, with [[SiblingTeam Bob]] [[TheLancer helping out]], while Chris is lazy and spoiled.

** Chris is nothing special compared to his older brothers.
** Iris isn't particularly pretty compared to her older sisters.
** Chris [[WrongGenreSavvy doesn't realize he's in the wrong genre]]; this isn't a "youngest kid is the cunning one" story, this is an "[[MiddleChildSyndrome overlooked middle child]] proves himself the well-adjusted happy medium between his brothers" story, and Bob is TheHero.

** ...Or, at least, people think Chris is less talented, but he turns out to be smarter and better skilled than they realized.
** Iris isn't as pretty as her sisters at first, but has a beautiful heart, and [[SheIsAllGrownUp when she gets older]]...
** Chris outshines Bob in a sequel.

** Iris is [[PuritySue so beautiful and perfect]] that nobody even remembers her sisters exist, including the narrator.

* '''Zig Zagged''': First, Bob appears to be on top. Then, Chris outshines him. And finally, Ace wins.

** Ace, Bob, are Chris are equals throughout their lives.

* '''Enforced''': "We need to provide WishFulfillment for our target demographic of young kids." "Let's have Chris, the baby of the family, get rich, while his {{Big Brother Bull|y}}ies Ace and Bob end up homeless."

* '''Exploited''': Ace and Bob are lazy and mooch off of Chris.

** Chris, Ace and Bob decides to work together and share the reward fairly, and even after decades, none of them is better than the other.
** Chris shares his wealth with his brothers.

* '''Implied''': Chris lives in a nicer house than Ace or Bob.
* '''Deconstructed''':
** After Chris finally outshines his brothers, they fall out of communication.
** Alice and Eva are so frustrated with everyone praising their sister's beauty that they disfigure her.
* '''Reconstructed''': After Chris finally outshines his brothers, they fall out of communication, but Bob and Ace finally talk to their younger brother after realizing they need his help, and Chris finds he is no better than his brothers if he ignores them.
* '''Played For Laughs''': While Ace and Bob work their hardest to achieve their goals (and fail because they're older than Chris), Chris gets daily rewards from the magical fairy who will later be his wife. Said fairy also happens to be a transformed horrendously ugly dog he took care of years ago, knowing that it would somehow help him.
* '''Played For Drama''': After proving himself better, Chris arrogantly pays them back for all the years they spent tormenting him as their "foolish, worthless baby brother". Ace and Bob struggle with how he's completely overshadowed him, and their resentment breaks the family apart.

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%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

* '''Justified''': As the youngest, Chris won't inherit much of their family's fortune, and so has more invested in finding his own riches.

* '''Downplayed''': Chris ends up wealthier than Ace and Bob, but they all managed to earn a living in the end.

** Or, Chris is very spoiled and lazy, but is GenreSavvy enough to realize that he's in a fairy tale, thus making him immune to bad endings. While Ace and Bob work their hardest to achieve their goals (without any success, since they're the older brothers), Chris just sit on his bottom getting daily rewards from the magical fairy (which would later be his wife, and also happens to be a transformed horrendously ugly dog he took care of, knowing that it will somehow help him).
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

* '''Enforced''': The work is providing WishFulfillment for its target demographic of young kids; "Yeah, your brothers might make fun of you and beat you up ''now'', but you'll end up on top eventually."

* '''Invoked''': Chris [[EarnYourHappyEnding earns his happy ending]].

* '''Conversed''': "Why does the youngest child always win out? It's terribly unfair."

** Chris is WrongGenreSavvy -- this isn't a "youngest kid is the cunning one" story, this is an "[[MiddleChildSyndrome overlooked middle child]] proves himself the well-adjusted happy medium between both his brothers" story, and Bob is the hero.

* '''Played For Drama''': After proving himself better, Chris arrogantly pays them back for all the years they spent tormenting him as their 'foolish, worthless baby brother'. Ace and Bob struggle with how he's completely overshadowed him, and their resentment breaks the family apart.

%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

* '''Exaggerated''': Lance is the youngest of [[MassiveNumberedSiblings twelve siblings]], and the only one who achieves anything of importance with his life, going from a simple FarmBoy to [[TakeOverTheWorld ruler of half the world]].

* '''Averted''': Chris, Ace and Bob decides to work together and share the reward fairly, and even after decades, none of them is better than the other.

* '''Defied''': Chris shares his wealth with his brothers.

* '''Exaggerated''': Lance is the youngest of twelve brothers, and the only one who achieves anything of importance with his life, going from a simple FarmBoy to ruler of half the world.
* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Inverted''': Ace is TheHero that sets out and does everything, with Bob helping out, while Chris is lazy and spoiled.

* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

** After proving himself better, Chris arrogantly pays them back for all the years they spent tormenting him as their 'foolish, worthless baby brother'. Ace and Bob struggle with how he's completely overshadowed him, and their resentment breaks the family apart.

* '''Reconstructed''': After Chris finally outshines his brothers, they fall out of communication, but Bob and Ace finally talk to their younger brother after realizing they need his help, and Chris finds he is no better than his bothers if he ignores them.

%%* '''Implied''': ???

%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

'''Basic Trope''': The youngest sibling is TheHero or has it the best in life in general.

'''Basic Trope''': The youngest sibling is TheHero/has it the best.

* '''Deconstructed''':
** After proving himself better, Chris arrogantly pays them back for all the years they spent tormenting him as their 'foolish, worthless baby brother'. Ace and Bob struggle with how he's completely overshadowed him, and their resentment breaks the family apart.
** Alice and Eva are so frustrated with everyone praising their sister's beauty that they disfigure her.
** Chris is WrongGenreSavvy -- this isn't a "youngest kid is the cunning one" story, this is an "[[MiddleChildSyndrome overlooked middle child]] proves himself the well-adjusted happy medium between both his brothers" story, and Bob is the hero.
* '''Reconstructed''': After Chris finally outshines his brothers, they fall out of communication, but Bob and Ace finally talk to their younger brother after realizing they need his help, and Chris finds he is no better than his bothers if he ignores them.

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* '''Enforced''': ???

* '''Straight''': There are three brothers: Ace, Bob and Chris. The elder brothers look down on Chris, thinking him [[TheFool a fool]], yet when it comes time to venture out and prove themselves, both Ace and Bob fail miserably, while Chris saves a kingdom and earns the StandardHeroReward.

* '''Subverted''': Chris is nothing special compared to his older brothers.

* '''Double Subverted''': ...Or, at least, people think Chris is less talented, but he turns out to be smarter and better skilled than they realized.

* '''Parodied''': Iris is [[PuritySue so beautiful and perfect]] that nobody even remembers her sisters exist, including the narrator.
** Or, Chris is very spoiled and lazy, but is GenreSavvy enough to realize that he's in a fairy tale, thus making him immune to bad endings. While Ace and Bob work their hardest to achieve their goals (without any success, since they're the older brothers), Chris just sit on his bottom getting daily rewards from the magical fairy (which would later be his wife, and also happens to be a transformed horrendously ugly dog her took care of, knowing that it will somehow help him).
* '''Deconstructed''': After proving himself better, Chris arrogantly pays them back for all the years they spent tormenting him as their 'foolish, worthless baby brother'. Ace and Bob struggle with how he's completely overshadowed him, and their resentment breaks the family apart.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Why does Lance get to be TheChosenOne despite being the youngest?"

* '''Lampshaded''': ???

* '''Reconstructed''': ???

** Or, Chris is very spoiled and lazy, but is GenreSavvy enough to realize that he's in a fairy tale, thus making him immune to bad endings. While Ace and Bob work their hardest to achieve their goals (without any success, since they're the older brothers), Chris just sit on his bottom getting daily rewards from the magical fairy (which would later be his wife, and also happens to be a transformed horrendously ugly dog her helped, knowing that it will somehow help him).

** Or, Chris is very spoiled and lazy, but is GenreSavvy enough to realize that he's in a fairy tale, thus making him immune to bad endings. While Ace and Bob work their hardest to achieve success, Chris just sit on his bottom getting daily rewards from the magical fairy (which would later be his wife, and also happens to be a transformed horrendously ugly dog her helped, knowing that it will somehow help him).

* '''Averted''': ???