History ChildSoldiers / FanWorks

* ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'' presents a rare {{reconstruction}} of the '''Precociously Talented Type''' (or a LighterAndSofter {{deconstruction}} of the '''Just Plain Tragic Type'''). Since Sanakan, Hugh and Soren are [[KidHero Kid Heroes]] who participate in the war against the [[ArmyOfThievesAndWhores Black Dogs]], they would qualify in all but name. Notably, they are '''not''' portrayed as [[HeroicBSOD emotional]] [[ShellShockedVeteran wrecks]] [[PrecisionFStrike fucked]] up beyond repair from war, and the narrative does not [[RuleOfDrama milk]] the potential {{angst}} for all it's worth either.\\
One reason is that the setting of the story is a MedievalEuropeanFantasy, rather than a modern/futuristic one. Therefore, DeliberateValuesDissonance is expected. Aside from the absence of UsefulNotes/TheLawsAndCustomsOfWar, their apprenticeship under [[{{Mentor}} Sir Kyril]], a [[{{Knighting}} legitimate]] [[BlackKnight knight]], brings to mind how kids are trained under feudal systems with a warrior-aristocrat caste (see the '''Real Life''' folder of the '''Precociously Talented Type''' for more details). In particular, Kyril outright refers to both Sanakan and Hugh as his [[TheSquire "squires"]]. The minor differences include the fact that the three are of commoner blood rather than BlueBlood, as well as the more "fantastic" way of training. As a bonus, their MentorInSourArmor happens to be quite decent, and the fact that he [[ResurrectiveImmortality can't die]] means they don't have to worry about [[MentorOccupationalHazard losing]] him.\\

* "Fanfic/FreedomsRing, to the [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Paradisians]], recruiting teenagers as early as 13 into their military was considered a normal practice. To Earth's nations however, such actions were considered unethical and inhumane. Somewhat justified given [[CrapsackWorld the situation Paradis was]] in even after the Gate's opening.

* ''Fanfic/YourMoveInstigatorDrawYourWeaponAndHoldYourTongue'' is set in a world where [[ForWantOfANail the Third Shinobi War continues for years]]. In an effort to flesh out their forces, Konoha sends every 'expendable' child from ninja families to ''special'' classes at the Academy, pushing them out onto the battlefield.

* In ''Fanfic/OnceMoreWithFeeling'': Several characters like Kaji highlight that NERV is using kids to fight giant alien monsters, and the Eva pilots have an awful deal, but unfortunately the survival of mankind demands sacrifices. Even so, Shinji is understandably bitter about it.

* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' takes Gohan, who in canon is framed as the Precociously Talented Type, and frames him in this light: he was unwillingly forced into fighting from the age of five, every chance he had for a normal life was snatched from him, then the realization that his father had groomed him to take his place as Earth's protector, when the FatalFlaw in that is that ''Gohan doesn't like fighting''. It's telling in that, while the main trigger that caused Gohan's TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening into Super Saiyan 2 is the death of Android 16, it's also the culmination of all the abuse Gohan suffered to that point; in a series where the disclaimer tends to be read by someone who dies in that episode, the episode where he transforms is read ''by'' him, indicating that this is the episode where he [[InnocenceLost loses his innocence]], and his transformation turns him into the SoftSpokenSadist that defined this moment, and only his father's HeroicSacrifice snapped him out of it.

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* In ''Fanfic/AllAmericanGirl'', Chrysalis used her abilities to produce numerous pony/changeling hybrid (or "pepsis") children from [[ChildByRape her rape of Shining Armor]]. She then uses her magic to accelerate their growth so they reach young adulthood pretty much at birth. Though some manage to prove themselves and act like generals or elite operatives, she really only views them as tools and pawns in her plans, and is perfectly willing to kill them or send them on a SuicideMission if they show any "weakness" (ie, empathy or morality), and she doesn't really her pure changeling offspring as anything more than tools either, or maybe potential rivals in the case of her princess daughters. Twilight Sunburn can attest to that.

* ''Fanfic/{{Spider-Ninja}}'': Seeing as how this is a crossover between Spider-Man (where the web-slinger is often depicted as a teenager) and the TMNT, it makes sense that this trope applies, as the siblings start working for SHIELD when the turtles are fifteen and [[GenderFlip Petra Parker]] is fourteen.