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{{trope}}
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{{quote|''Respect has nothing to do with how long you've been on this Earth... but you're probably too young to understand that.''|'''Nudge the Pirate''', ''[[The Wind Waker]]''}}
So you have a group of people, all adults, and probably [[
Royalty fall under [[A Child Shall Lead Them]], while corporate versions are the [[Grade School CEO]].
Related to [[Improbable Age]] and [[Ensign Newbie]].
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== [[Anime]] ==
* The Pope in ''[[Trinity Blood]]'', pictured above.
* In ''[[Bleach]]'', Toshiro is Captain of the 10th squad by virtue of being a [[Child Prodigy]] (not quite [[Improbable Age]], since he's still [[Really 700 Years Old]], but he's a lot less physically mature than the other captains). To the point where his lieutenant (herself an [[
* ''[[Code Geass]]'' has a 16 years old sub-Viceroy in season 1... A Viceroy as old as this in season 2... Someone who tells Zero he doesn't mind him being a student... Should we speak about empress of China? {{spoiler|Or Emperor Lelouch? Empress Nunnally?}}
== [[Film]] ==
* The leader of the drug gang in ''[[
* The Vietnamese drug dealer boss in ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'' is no older than 10.
* ''[[Master and Commander]]'' depicted very young midshipmen as naval officers (true to history).
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== [[Literature]] ==
* Happens a couple times in the ''[[
* ''[[
* Most young leaders in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' get there by means of [[A Child Shall Lead Them]] (any boy lord or boy king), or [[Young Conqueror]] (Daenerys Targaryen, along with a few in the history books). One of the only exceptions is {{spoiler|Jon Snow, Lord Commander of the Night's Watch}}, who is voted to his position. His friend tells him that he's not the youngest (who was ten when voted in), but he's up there.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* [[Doogie Howser, M.D.]] to his staff.
* One episode of ''[[Star Trek:
* ''[[
** Most of them have been aged up from from where they were in the books.
* ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'' has got into this since Uther's death in season 4. Granted, Arthur is in his early 20s, but he's still younger than all of his knights and advisors and such.
* In ''[[Austin and Ally]]'', Ally (15) is head of the mall merchants' association, with no explanation given as to why.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* Tormod from ''[[Fire Emblem]]: Path of Radiance'' is the leader of the Laguz emancipation army despite being somewhere between 12-14 when it forms, and only 15-17 by the time the sequel roles around
* Tetra in The ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
* Ion in ''[[
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Master Cyclonis, the [[Evil Overlord]] and leader of the Talons, from ''[[Storm Hawks]]''. When she and Aerrow first meet, they're both surprised at how young the other is.
* Numbuh 362, or Rachel Mackenzie, from ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'' through out most of the series carries out the title of Supreme Leader of the Kids Next Door, with every KND Operative serving under her.
** Nearly all of her inferiors are about the same age as she is, though.
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