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The [['''Troubled Child]]''' is an innocent-looking youngster who looks cute enough, until you notice they rarely smile, and tend to talk in a broken deadpan when they talk at all. They may inexplicably burst into tears at times. Usually the cause of their trouble is [[Parental Abandonment]] or a congenital impairment of some sort.
 
Has excellent [[The Woobie|Woobie]] potential, but if the writers go too far, they may end up as [[The Scrappy]] for less "compassionate" viewers. Opposite of the [[Cheerful Child]]. Compare [[Creepy Child]], and don't confuse with [[Bratty Half-Pint]]. Compare [[Lonely Rich Kid]].
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* Fard from [[Space Runaway Ideon]]. Like most of the other kids, {{spoiler|he lost his parents when the Buff Clan attacked the colony on Solo.}} Spends most of his time, moping, cries easily and carries a rag doll with him for most of the series. {{spoiler|Then, he's killed off. Alongside everyonme else.}}
* Emile of [[Count Cain]], due to [[Parental Neglect]], mainly.
* ''[[Natsume Yuujinchou]]'' is about a [[Troubled Child]] finally getting a chance to recover from past trauma he's dealt with.
* Shinji Ikari from [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]. Along with most of the cast, for that matter. [[It Gets Worse]].
* Yuu from ''[[Noein]]''. At the beginning of the series it's quite clear he's on the edge of a severe nervous breakdown due to the '''extremely''' controlling nature of his mother. Once his mother gets some sense talked into her and eases up, he starts to slowly improve.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Link from the ''[[Daria]]'' movie ''Is It Fall Yet?'' came out somewhere between this and a [[Mouthy Kid]]--he—he was clearly miserable (by his own admission) due to a difficult home life, but his attitude was less depressed and more angry as a result.
** The titular character herself. Though more accurately a troubled ''teen'', she had no interest in social interaction even as a child.
 
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