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Kids love to purchase his [[Toys]]. [[Fanfic]] writers love to give them [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships|massive sex roles]] and [[Slash Fic|pair them up with their father figure.]]
Kids love to purchase his [[Toys]]. [[Fanfic]] writers love to give them [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships|massive sex roles]] and [[Slash Fic|pair them up with their father figure.]]


See also [[Tagalong Kid]], [[Bratty Half-Pint]], [[Kid Sidekick]], [[Plucky Comic Relief]]. The kid appeal character is not quite the same as the Tagalong. The Kid Appeal Character is an official full member of the team while the Tagalong is either not a member or holds some sort of secondary membership status like team [[Mascot]]. They will likely be great friends, though. A Tagalong that [[Took a Level In Badass|takes a level in badass]] can be promoted to the Kid Appeal Character. If the kid appeal character has been a father, he becomes a [[Bumbling Dad]]. If he has been a sidekick, he becomes a [[Bumbling Sidekick]]. Compare [[Cousin Oliver]].
See also [[Tagalong Kid]], [[Bratty Half-Pint]], [[Kid Sidekick]], [[Plucky Comic Relief]]. The kid appeal character is not quite the same as the Tagalong. The Kid Appeal Character is an official full member of the team while the Tagalong is either not a member or holds some sort of secondary membership status like team [[Mascot]]. They will likely be great friends, though. A Tagalong that [[Took a Level in Badass|takes a level in badass]] can be promoted to the Kid Appeal Character. If the kid appeal character has been a father, he becomes a [[Bumbling Dad]]. If he has been a sidekick, he becomes a [[Bumbling Sidekick]]. Compare [[Cousin Oliver]].


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* Hwang Bu-ling/Mew Pudding of ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]'' fits here: eight years old, wears bright {{color|yellow|yellow}}, equal member of the team, and dove right into danger even before she or anyone knew she had any powers. Even her [[Verbal Tic]] (nano da!) screams cute exuberance.
* Hwang Bu-ling/Mew Pudding of ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]'' fits here: eight years old, wears bright {{color|yellow|yellow}}, equal member of the team, and dove right into danger even before she or anyone knew she had any powers. Even her [[Verbal Tic]] (nano da!) screams cute exuberance.
* [[Naruto]] is a rare occasion where the Kid Appeal Character is the main character. Brightly colored, often obnoxious and alternatively very weak and ridiculously strong, and to top it all off, his leader [http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/File:Kakashi2.jpg wears a mask over] [http://images.wikia.com/naruto/images/e/e0/Kakashi9.jpg the lower part of his face].
* [[Naruto]] is a rare occasion where the Kid Appeal Character is the main character. Brightly colored, often obnoxious and alternatively very weak and ridiculously strong, and to top it all off, his leader [http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/File:Kakashi2.jpg wears a mask over] [http://images.wikia.com/naruto/images/e/e0/Kakashi9.jpg the lower part of his face].
** While until the [[Time Skip]] and several [[Took a Level In Badass|power ups]] made took place.
** While until the [[Time Skip]] and several [[Took a Level in Badass|power ups]] made took place.
** [[Blood Knight|Gaara]] is a rather interesting case, being a [[Defeat Means Friendship|former]] [[Ax Crazy]] antagonist, he becomes a [[The Stoic|stoic]] variation of this trope among the 5 kages once he takes up the mantle of kazekage, becoming the youngest to hold the title.
** [[Blood Knight|Gaara]] is a rather interesting case, being a [[Defeat Means Friendship|former]] [[Ax Crazy]] antagonist, he becomes a [[The Stoic|stoic]] variation of this trope among the 5 kages once he takes up the mantle of kazekage, becoming the youngest to hold the title.
* Nearly all of the seasons in ''[[Digimon]]'' have at least one of these:
* Nearly all of the seasons in ''[[Digimon]]'' have at least one of these:
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** [[Final Fantasy III|Onion Knight]] in ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]''.
** [[Final Fantasy III|Onion Knight]] in ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]''.
* The Scout is one of these that stopped trying to convince people that ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' is a family-friendly game. He's all the better for it.
* The Scout is one of these that stopped trying to convince people that ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' is a family-friendly game. He's all the better for it.
** After his weapon pack came out, it could be said he [[Took a Level In Badass]] and became one of the heaviest hitters around, to the point of needing a nerf.
** After his weapon pack came out, it could be said he [[Took a Level in Badass]] and became one of the heaviest hitters around, to the point of needing a nerf.
** Wait, when was the Scout trying to convince people that TF2 is kid-friendly? He's loud-mouthed, swears (albeit mildly) more than any other member of the team, and makes jokes about beating people to death with a baseball bat.
** Wait, when was the Scout trying to convince people that TF2 is kid-friendly? He's loud-mouthed, swears (albeit mildly) more than any other member of the team, and makes jokes about beating people to death with a baseball bat.
*** He's fills all the criteria: the youngest, a [[Fragile Speedster]], loudmouthed, clownish and obnoxious (in a good way).
*** He's fills all the criteria: the youngest, a [[Fragile Speedster]], loudmouthed, clownish and obnoxious (in a good way).
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** Wedge, from ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'', is small, orange and gutsy, but where the typical Bumblebee-type in Transformers is fast, Wedge's assets are strength and engineering know-how. (that, and being the leader of a team that forms a [[Combining Mecha]].)
** Wedge, from ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'', is small, orange and gutsy, but where the typical Bumblebee-type in Transformers is fast, Wedge's assets are strength and engineering know-how. (that, and being the leader of a team that forms a [[Combining Mecha]].)
*** Side Burn also fills the role, a type 1 clown who [[Running Gag|constantly tries to hit on non-sentient red sports cars]] driven by the [[Butt Monkey]] bystander.
*** Side Burn also fills the role, a type 1 clown who [[Running Gag|constantly tries to hit on non-sentient red sports cars]] driven by the [[Butt Monkey]] bystander.
** This is all parodied in the [[Transformers Trans Tech|Botcon script reading]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4rUveSq7vg "Bee in the City,"] where Bumblebee from ''Animated'' is identified as the kid-appeal character and is asked if he's a Bumblebee or a Hot Shot (also referencing how he was originally supposed to be a new Hot Shot). Over the course of the program various characters also called him Wheelie, Side Burn, Cheetor, and even [[MASK|T-Bob]], much to his annoyance.
** This is all parodied in the [[Transformers: TransTech|Botcon script reading]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4rUveSq7vg "Bee in the City,"] where Bumblebee from ''Animated'' is identified as the kid-appeal character and is asked if he's a Bumblebee or a Hot Shot (also referencing how he was originally supposed to be a new Hot Shot). Over the course of the program various characters also called him Wheelie, Side Burn, Cheetor, and even [[M.A.S.K.|T-Bob]], much to his annoyance.
*** And amusingly, it was ''Beast''-era Megatron who called ''Animated'' Bumblebee "Cheetor," given that he never actually referred to Cheetor by his name during ''[[Beast Wars]]'' or ''[[Beast Machines]]''.
*** And amusingly, it was ''Beast''-era Megatron who called ''Animated'' Bumblebee "Cheetor," given that he never actually referred to Cheetor by his name during ''[[Beast Wars]]'' or ''[[Beast Machines]]''.
** In [[Transformers Prime]] this is sort of true, with Bumblebee based on his film counterpart and partnered with the youngest of the human characters.
** In [[Transformers Prime]] this is sort of true, with Bumblebee based on his film counterpart and partnered with the youngest of the human characters.
** [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=75783&pid=1725359&mode=threaded&start=0#entry1725359 According to] [[Word of God]], in [[Bizarro Universe]] ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass|Shattered Glass]]'', Soundwave is intended as filling the Kid Appeal Character role, and has a personality that's mostly #1 with a little of #2 and #5.
** [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=75783&pid=1725359&mode=threaded&start=0#entry1725359 According to] [[Word of God]], in [[Bizarro Universe]] ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass|Shattered Glass]]'', Soundwave is intended as filling the Kid Appeal Character role, and has a personality that's mostly #1 with a little of #2 and #5.
* And on that note, T-Bob from ''[[MASK]]'' fits here as well.
* And on that note, T-Bob from ''[[M.A.S.K.]]'' fits here as well.
* Scooter from ''[[Challenge of the Go Bots]]''
* Scooter from ''[[Challenge of the Go Bots]]''
* Flash from ''[[Justice League]]''. Though he's also quite popular with the older fanbase.
* Flash from ''[[Justice League]]''. Though he's also quite popular with the older fanbase.
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* Rusty the Boy Robot in ''[[Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (animation)|Big Guy and Rusty The Boy Robot]]'' is type 3. He's seriously determined to be a hero and actually has enormous powers, but his inexperience is always getting in the way.
* Rusty the Boy Robot in ''[[Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (animation)|Big Guy and Rusty The Boy Robot]]'' is type 3. He's seriously determined to be a hero and actually has enormous powers, but his inexperience is always getting in the way.
* Ironically enough, [[The Wasp]] from ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes]]''. Incidentally, she's quite popular with the older fanbase and the show's [[Ensemble Darkhorse]].
* Ironically enough, [[The Wasp]] from ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes]]''. Incidentally, she's quite popular with the older fanbase and the show's [[Ensemble Darkhorse]].
* Snap from ''[[Chalk Zone]]''
* Snap from ''[[ChalkZone]]''
* The Cutie Mark Crusaders in ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', itself a kids' show, but the main cast are young adults([[Vague Age|ish]]). The CMC are closer to the age of the target demographic, and thusly are easier for said audience to relate with.
* The Cutie Mark Crusaders in ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', itself a kids' show, but the main cast are young adults([[Vague Age|ish]]). The CMC are closer to the age of the target demographic, and thusly are easier for said audience to relate with.
** And the first member introduced to the viewers, Apple Bloom? {{color|yellow|Yellow}} coat.
** And the first member introduced to the viewers, Apple Bloom? {{color|yellow|Yellow}} coat.
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