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In real life weapons are similar to music instruments... [[Instrument of Murder|no, not like that]]. What we mean is, no matter what someone's [[Weapon of Choice]] may be, using it is a finely honed art that they must practise to the point where [[Damn You, Muscle Memory!|using another weapon might prove problematic]].
In fictionland, however, if someone with an [[Iconic Item]] [[Weapon of Choice]] is [[Spinoff Babies|shown as a child]], [[Follow in My Footsteps|has a child]] or meets a younger counterpart (a [[Fan Boy]] who wants to grow up to be just like them, perhaps) then you can expect them to own a toy or weapon with some perceived similarity to it.
The nature of this "[[Weapon, Jr.]]" and how functional it is can vary. It might be a literal toy version (wooden swords are popular, as are more high tech toys, like dart guns) or it might be an actual weapon that people wouldn't mind a kid having ([[Brats With Slingshots]], Slings, etc) which might actually be dangerous in [[Real Life]] (but not necessarily in fictionland). Whether it's just kids playing at soldiers, or children [[Child Soldiers|actually being forced into combat]] depends on the series.
Some stock examples of [[Weapon, Jr.]] include;
* [[The Archer|Bows]]: [[Brats With Slingshots|Slingshots]] are the most common one, however [[Suffer the Slings|slings]] (which makes no sense at all, since they require considerable skill to use are very damaging and turn up in cultures that lack bows) and crossbows (which makes some sense, since it requires less training than a bow...but they're still martial weapons) are also popular.
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* At the end of ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4]]'', Raiden meets {{spoiler|his son}} who uses a toy sword to perform the same moves he does.
* ''[[Super Mario]]'': In ''[[Super Mario World (Video Game)|Super Mario World]]'', Bowser used his Koopa Clown Car [is it car or copter?] in his showdown against Mario. In [[New Super Mario Bros Wii]], Bowser Jr. uses his own, miniature version of the Koopa Clown Car in his attempts [did he only use it the one time?] to take out Mario (and Luigi, Blue Toad, and Yellow Toad).
* The armour varient of this trope is shown briefly in ''[[Legend of Dragoon]]''; [[The Hero]] Dart wears a red vest (similar to his red curaise) and his [[Love Interest]] Shana wears a white dress which is exactly the same shape as her armour (minus her [[Mini
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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[[Category:Weapons and Wielding Tropes]]
[[Category:Weapon Jr]]
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