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* ''Dragon Boy'', the prototype one-shot that evolved into ''[[Dragon Ball]]'', was about a strong young boy named Tanton escorting a snooty princess back to her home country. When she's not whining or insulting Tanton, she's cowering in fear of whatever comes their way.
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* ''[[Tintin]]'', whenever Abdullah appears.
* One comic starring the X-Babies, has Shadowcat "babysitting" them. Baby Wolverine is usually the most mischievous offender.
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* Subverted in the short story "Upon the King..." by Michael Gilbert (collected in ''Game Without Rules''). A young Middle Eastern prince is being schooled in England when his father dies. British agents Mr. Calder and Mr. Behrens have the task of protecting him until he returns home to be crowned; there are elements both in and out of his country who'd like to arrange a scandal. Despite a few early bad decisions, when he catches on to the plot against him, he gets himself out of the trap ''before'' Mr. Calder and Mr. Behrens can rescue him. They, especially Mr. Behrens, are quite favorably impressed.
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* In the ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' episode "Harmony", the team has to get a princess, Harmony, to the ruins.
* Inverted in the first season ''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]'' episode "The Four-Steps Affair" where Solo and Kuryakin are tasked to prevent THRUSH from kidnapping the 10 year old leader of an Asian country. The boy, far from being spoiled, is at least as (if not more) mature and worldly wise than his caretakers:
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