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[[File:doc-wilde.jpg|link=Doc Wilde|~~right~~|A muscle-bound, gun-toting [[Badass]]. And his (rather competent) kids.]]

[[File:doc-wilde.jpg|link=Doc Wilde|frame|A muscle-bound, gun-toting [[Badass]]. And his (rather competent) kids.]]

A character, often an adult or sometimes teenager, has a considerably younger [[Sidekick]]. Traditionally the kid will often act as [[The Watson]] for the main character, and/or as [[Kid Appeal Character|someone for younger audiences to identify with]]. Sometimes the kid acts as a [[Morality Pet]] or as a [[Wish Fulfillment]] personification, which goes some way to explaining the [[Fridge Logic|implausibility]] of a [[Family-Unfriendly Aesop|responsible adult putting a young child in dangerous situations]]. Sometimes the sidekick will be a [[Teen Genius]] (or younger) in an attempt to justify their presence, or even a [[Cute Bruiser]]. Other times, they're [[The Load]] and a [[Damsel in Distress]].

Compare [[Tagalong Kid]], [[Kid Appeal Character]], [[Bratty Half Pint]] and [[Baker Street Regular]]. Contrast [[Older Sidekick]].

Compare [[Tagalong Kid]], [[Kid Appeal Character]], [[Bratty Half-Pint]] and [[Baker Street Regular]]. Contrast [[Older Sidekick]].

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* ''[[Lone Wolf and Cub]]'' is the epitome of this trope. Ogami Ittou's sidekick is ''three years young''.

* Lirio from ''[[El Cazador]]'' is a loli sidekick to [[Badass Normal]] Ricardo.

* Hayate's partner, Reinforce Zwei in ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]''. Her non-[[Fun Size]] form looks around ten, [[Ridiculously Human Robots|with her actual age]] [[Younger Than They Look|being younger]].

* Hayate's partner, Reinforce Zwei in ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]''. Her non-[[Fun Size]] form looks around ten, [[Ridiculously-Human Robots|with her actual age]] [[Younger Than They Look|being younger]].

* Lin and Bat in ''[[Fist of the North Star]]''.

* Wendy Garret of ''[[Gun X Sword]]'' is a teenage example of this. She very rarely helps out in battle, but she's better at thinking than Van is. She functions as a manager, handling the money and making travel arrangements.

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== [[Web Original]] ==

* From the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]'', [[The Golden Age of Comic Books|Golden Age]] hero Barnstormer was always accompanied by his [[Kid Sidekick]] Tailgunner.

* In the [[Backstory]] of the [[Whateley Universe]], the pre-[[World War II]] superhero Champion had two: Miss Champion and Champion Junior. In a [[Shout Out]] to the way heroes age in [[Comic Books]], Miss Champion only aged (from then on) at about one-fourth normal, which really messed up her social life. Miss Champion is still around, and one of the important side characters of the universe.

* In the [[Backstory]] of the [[Whateley Universe]], the pre-[[World War II]] superhero Champion had two: Miss Champion and Champion Junior. In a [[Shout-Out]] to the way heroes age in [[Comic Books]], Miss Champion only aged (from then on) at about one-fourth normal, which really messed up her social life. Miss Champion is still around, and one of the important side characters of the universe.

== [[Western Animation]] ==

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[[Category:Kid Sidekick]]

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