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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.]] |
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See also [[Tagalong Kid]], [[Bratty Half |
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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* Upita from ''Patoruzito''. In the original comic book, there was no such character, there was only Upa. |
* Upita from ''Patoruzito''. In the original comic book, there was no such character, there was only Upa. |
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* Wasabi from ''[[Sushi Pack]]''. |
* Wasabi from ''[[Sushi Pack]]''. |
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* Enzo from ''[[Re Boot]]'' was [[Annoying Younger Sibling|written in specifically for this purpose]]. The producers of the show admitted that during pre-production they were instructed to put a kid in the show by the execs and they were against having a kid "mess up our kick-ass action show." But they came to love the character, feeling he was the heart and soul of the show, and after he received a [[Plot |
* Enzo from ''[[Re Boot]]'' was [[Annoying Younger Sibling|written in specifically for this purpose]]. The producers of the show admitted that during pre-production they were instructed to put a kid in the show by the execs and they were against having a kid "mess up our kick-ass action show." But they came to love the character, feeling he was the heart and soul of the show, and after he received a [[Plot-Relevant Age-Up]] they worked to bring back [[Cloning Blues|the original kid (for a certain value of "original")]] because they missed him. |
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* Ahsoka from ''[[Star Wars the Clone Wars]]'' was to give the show a kid-perspective in a series filled with adults. |
* Ahsoka from ''[[Star Wars the Clone Wars]]'' was to give the show a kid-perspective in a series filled with adults. |
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* Richie Foley in ''[[Static Shock]]''. He replaces Frieda Goren as Static's best friend because the show was geared towards a younger audience than the comics were. He's the second definition of Kid Appeal Character. He was also given superpowers because the writers were having a hard time keeping him in the episodes, but often his attempts at defeating the enemy don't work. He's been kidnapped at least four times and he's been turned into a mind slave twice. |
* Richie Foley in ''[[Static Shock]]''. He replaces Frieda Goren as Static's best friend because the show was geared towards a younger audience than the comics were. He's the second definition of Kid Appeal Character. He was also given superpowers because the writers were having a hard time keeping him in the episodes, but often his attempts at defeating the enemy don't work. He's been kidnapped at least four times and he's been turned into a mind slave twice. |
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[[Category:Characterization Tropes]] |
[[Category:Characterization Tropes]] |
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[[Category:Kid Appeal Character]] |
[[Category:Kid Appeal Character]] |
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