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Such a character is potentially subject to [[Merlin Sickness]] -- being born old but then proceeding to age backwards. It's also possible that the character [[Really Was Born Yesterday]]. |
Such a character is potentially subject to [[Merlin Sickness]] -- being born old but then proceeding to age backwards. It's also possible that the character [[Really Was Born Yesterday]]. |
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== Anime and Manga == |
== Anime and Manga == |
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* [[Disney Fairies]]: Fairies come into being appearing to be young adults. |
* [[Disney Fairies]]: Fairies come into being appearing to be young adults. |
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* The cloned super-soldiers of the Ghost Brigades in the [[Old Mans War]] series. |
* The cloned super-soldiers of the Ghost Brigades in the [[Old Mans War]] series. |
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* The golems in the ''[[Discworld]]'' novels are created (forged) in adult form. And they stay that way for a [[Who Wants to Live Forever|long, very long time]]. |
* The golems in the ''[[Discworld]]'' novels are created (forged) in adult form. And they stay that way for a [[Who Wants to Live Forever?|long, very long time]]. |
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* [[Frankenstein]]'s Monster. |
* [[Frankenstein]]'s Monster. |
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* ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]''. |
* ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]''. |
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** If the Clone and Stasis Clone spells were used on adults, the clones they created would be adults too. |
** If the Clone and Stasis Clone spells were used on adults, the clones they created would be adults too. |
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** In the [[Forgotten Realms]] setting, Living Constructs ({{spoiler|Alias}} and her "sisters") were based on one of their creators' modified clone and thus created in adult form. The first has escaped after receiving [[Fake Memories]], but the second generation was released as is and thought they had an incurable amnesia. Their built-in protection from divination magic prevented anyone from discovering the truth. |
** In the [[Forgotten Realms]] setting, Living Constructs ({{spoiler|Alias}} and her "sisters") were based on one of their creators' modified clone and thus created in adult form. The first has escaped after receiving [[Fake Memories]], but the second generation was released as is and thought they had an incurable amnesia. Their built-in protection from divination magic prevented anyone from discovering the truth. |
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* ''[[Promethean: The Created]]'': The vast majority of [[ |
* ''[[Promethean: The Created]]'': The vast majority of [[Frankenstein's Monster|Prometheans]] come into the world as adults. In fact, it's a necessity for the creation process that the body used has to have undergone puberty. Mind you, when they're born, all they have is a rudimentary understanding of the old body's main language and a set of autonomic functions. |
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* ''[[Paranoia]]'' sometimes has clone bodies quick-grown to an adult state. |
* ''[[Paranoia]]'' sometimes has clone bodies quick-grown to an adult state. |
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== Web Original == |
== Web Original == |
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* [[We Are Our Avatars (Roleplay)|Luca]], the Lucario gijinka has the body of a teenager when she first showed up, but since she was [[Artificial Human|artificially]] [[Half |
* [[We Are Our Avatars (Roleplay)|Luca]], the Lucario gijinka has the body of a teenager when she first showed up, but since she was [[Artificial Human|artificially]] [[Half-Human Hybrid|made by]] [[Pokémon Black and White|Dr. Araragi]], this is justified. |
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== Western Animation == |
== Western Animation == |