Adorably Precocious Child: Difference between revisions

Often his family situation is problematic, although he may have a [[Cool Big Sis|big sister]] or [[Big Brother Mentor|brother]] he respects and admires. Said sibling may not appear (letting the audience take that role) and the Adorably Precocious Child can attach to the closest adult who lets him -- this is especially common if he's also a [[Mouthy Kid]]. Sometimes this works in reverse, and the adult character may have to defend himself against [[Shotacon|unwholesome]] [[Lolicon|comments]] by other characters by insisting they're [[Like Brother and Sister]], or, alternately, [[Older Than They Look]]. If they grow up, they're likely to become hot, especially if they had a [[Hot Dad]] or [[Hot Mom]], due to the [[Generation Xerox]] effect.

 

 

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* Former [[Trope Namer]] Shotaro Kaneda from ''[[Gigantor]]'', or, as he's known in the United States, Jimmy Sparks, so embodies this trope that he's the trope namer for both this ''and'' [[Shotacon]].

* Momiji Sohma in ''[[Fruits Basket]]'', who makes his other family members jealous because his cute appearance can manipulate girls. [[Older Than They Look|Older than he looks]].

** His cousin Hiro might also count, being an actual middle schooler (Momiji is a high-schooler who looks like a middle schooler) who is clearly much more responsible than his mother and gets extremely offended any time he thinks someone is treating him like a child.

** Better yet, {{spoiler|Howl's child disguise}} in the new sequel, ''House of Many Ways'', fits this trope to a tee, as ''not only'' does he speak with an exaggerated lisp, but also is described to be [[Cheerful Child|ultimately cherubic with golden curls, adorable puppy-fat, and a lot of lace]]. It's even more ridiculous when {{spoiler|his reasoning for adopting a jailbait disguise is simply because he had a horrid childhood (or so he says, Sophie immediately denounces him as a liar) and he has every right to relive being six years old... only prettier.}} But {{spoiler|because it is only a ruse}}, he manages to surprise the main character, Charmain, into speechlessness when he drops all pretenses and acts very adult and down-to-business.

* Olver from ''[[The Wheel of Time (Literature)|The Wheel of Time]]'' fits this trope in-universe despite being described as downright ugly in the books. It probably has to do with when he follows his [[Big Brother Mentor]] Mat around to watch his back and tries to mimic the Warders.

 

 

* Bugsy from [[Pokémon (Franchise)|Pokémon]], one of the youngest Gym Leaders in the series, but also one very dedicated researcher. And while he's always deep into his research (bug Pokemon in the game, ruins in the manga), he sometimes shows a very child-like enthusiasm about what he likes. It also adds to his charm that he's [[Viewer Gender Confusion|often confused for a girl]].

* Another adorable and confusing nerd is Rief from ''[[Golden Sun Dark Dawn (Video Game)|Golden Sun Dark Dawn]]''. While his age is ambiguous, his appearance, [[Voice Grunting|voice squeaks]], and behavior all suggest that he is on the young side of ''Golden Sun'''s traditional [[Kid Hero|Kid Heroes]].

** Thirty years prior to them in ''[[Golden Sun (Video Game)|Golden Sun]]: The Lost Age'', Eoleo was a [[Adorkable|dorky-looking]] toddler too young to talk, but not too young to fake crying to throw off attention, experiment with his new Psynergy powers, ''break his father out of prison'', and reason that Felix can solve the traps in Treasure Island that had the pirates stumped. And when addressed telepathically through Mind Read, he had a perplexing case of [[Little Professor Dialogue]].

* Caillou from [[Recettear]] is a good example of this trope. He's a powerful mage, running a serious investigation, but inside he's still just a kid who can't resist candy.

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