Kid Appeal Character: Difference between revisions

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* ...though not as much as Sailor Chibimoon of ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', who became a one-girl [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]] in season four after two seasons with her hanging around the older girls and playing with sparkly wands to match [[Kid From the Future|her mom's]].

* [[Mascot|Pikachu]] of ''[[Pokémon]]''. Very much a Type 3. Its species is extremely weak (though the [[Status Buff|Light Ball]] makes this debatable), and particularly in the first season, it got beaten by pretty much every Gym Leader at least once, but it always got back up. It's far and away the most popular character, and it's {{color|yellow|yellow}}.

** A [http://homepage1.nifty.com/rally43/Models/Complete/misc/pika-f1.jpg Volkswagen Beetle] was modeled after him. Hmmm...

** A [https://web.archive.org/web/20120511213259/http://homepage1.nifty.com/rally43/Models/Complete/misc/pika-f1.jpg Volkswagen Beetle] was modeled after him. Hmmm...

** Also, it's the [[Mascot]] of the [[Cash Cow Franchise|franchise]]. Somewhere a [[What Could Have Been|Clefairy]] cries.

** Max and Piplup could also qualify, with the former being Type 4 and the latter being Type 3.

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* Chopper from ''[[One Piece]]''.

* 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 [https://web.archive.org/web/20101003194515/http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/File:Kakashi2.jpg wears a mask over] [https://web.archive.org/web/20130523064854/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.

** [[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.

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* Scooter from ''[[Challenge of the Go Bots]]''

* Flash from ''[[Justice League]]''. Though he's also quite popular with the older fanbase.

** The original pitch had a modified [[Young Justice (comics)|Young Justice]] consisting of Robin, Impulse and a [[Gender Swapped]] version of Cyborg acting as sidekicks to the League. This was when the show was being pitched to [[Kids WB]], and the writers thought the execs would pass on the series unless it had kid superheroes for the audience to identify with.[http://jl.toonzone.net/pilot/pilot.htm\]

** The original pitch had a modified [[Young Justice (comics)|Young Justice]] consisting of Robin, Impulse and a [[Gender Swapped]] version of Cyborg acting as sidekicks to the League. This was when the show was being pitched to [[Kids WB]], and the writers thought the execs would pass on the series unless it had kid superheroes for the audience to identify with.[https://web.archive.org/web/20180209112704/http://jl.toonzone.net/pilot/pilot.htm]

* Kid Flash serves as this in ''[[Young Justice (animation)|Young Justice]].''

** Robin is the youngest of the team and serves as a bit of a Type 4.