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* The backstory of Charlie of [[Numb3rs]] is that he is a math child prodigy. When he was three or four, he was able to multiply four digit numbers in his head.

* Dr. K from ''[[Power Rangers RPM]]'' starts out as this. In fact, her drawing scientific equations on the sidewalk was what attracted Alphabet Soup agents to kidnap her and raise her in their think tank to develop weapons--''at age five''. [[It Gets Worse|It gets worse, a lot worse, from there]].

 

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* [[Magnificent Bastard|Albert Wesker]] of the [[Resident Evil]] series is eventually revealed to have been one of these.

* Raz from [[Psychonauts]] is often considered a Child Prodigy, what with all of that [[Million-to-One Chance|"One in a million"]] talk from Oleander, and Sasha's willingness to work with him.

* Leon Gheste from ''[[Star Ocean the Second Story]]'' is a prime example of this trope. Aside from being a doctor at age 12, he is also the sharpest mind in the largest country on the planet and the creator of the [[Wave Motion Gun|Lancour Hope.]]

* [[Professor Layton|Luke Triton]] is a bit of a puzzle master for his age. {{spoiler|It is assumed that [[Professor Layton and the Unwound Future|Clive]] was a Child Prodigy, as well, as after his adoptive mother died, he went straight into business with a newspaper and then used the woman's money to create an underground London.}}