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* Koby from ''Manga/OnePiece''. He wanted to join the navy ever since he was abducted by pirates when he was young, and once he did, is more than eager to do any of the hard training or chores. He's been promoted since then.

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* Koby from ''Manga/OnePiece''.''Manga/OnePiece'': Koby. He wanted to join the navy ever since he was abducted by pirates when he was young, and once he did, is more than eager to do any of the hard training or chores. He's been promoted since then.



* Noonan, the father figure from ''ComicBook/{{Hitman}}'' got into this situation in [=WW2=]. It provided a tragic backstory because naturally, when the ship got into trouble, he was tossed first into the lifeboats.

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* ''ComicBook/{{Hitman|1993}}'': Noonan, the father figure from ''ComicBook/{{Hitman}}'' the series, got into this situation in [=WW2=]. It provided a tragic backstory because naturally, when the ship got into trouble, he was tossed first into the lifeboats.



* Tom the Cabin Boy from ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPugwash'' is the only member of the crew who actually does anything.

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* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPugwash'': Tom the Cabin Boy from ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPugwash'' is the only member of the crew who actually does anything.
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* Arguably the TropeMaker: "Literature/{{Casabianca}}" a.k.a. "The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck". It's been UsefulNotes/SchoolStudyMedia for generations, to the point of becoming a StockParody. The poem is about the 12-year old Giocante Casabianca, the son of the commander of the [[UsefulNotes/GaulsWithGrenades French ship]] ''Orient'', who refused to abandon his post without his father's orders even as the ''Orient'' burned in the [[UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars Battle of the Nile]]. He died when the magazine exploded. This had [[WorthyOpponent such an effect on the enemy British]] that they didn't forget it for ''years''--the poem was written in 1826, an entire generation later.

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* Arguably the TropeMaker: "Literature/{{Casabianca}}" a.k.a. "The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck". It's been UsefulNotes/SchoolStudyMedia MediaNotes/SchoolStudyMedia for generations, to the point of becoming a StockParody. The poem is about the 12-year old Giocante Casabianca, the son of the commander of the [[UsefulNotes/GaulsWithGrenades French ship]] ''Orient'', who refused to abandon his post without his father's orders even as the ''Orient'' burned in the [[UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars Battle of the Nile]]. He died when the magazine exploded. This had [[WorthyOpponent such an effect on the enemy British]] that they didn't forget it for ''years''--the poem was written in 1826, an entire generation later.
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The Plucky Middie is thus a special kind of ChildSoldiers commonly seen in rousing tales of the sea. This character will be found serving on a tall-sailed Man-o-War alongside the stouthearted crew, sailing into adventure. His existence allows the creator to combine a coming-of-age story with a period naval adventure. Plucky Middies are always, well, plucky. They always show tremendous initiative, and braver than brave, and though they endure hardships like bullying and bad food, they always rise to the occasion and sometimes [[YouAreInCommandNow find themselves in charge]].

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The Plucky Middie is thus a special kind of ChildSoldiers commonly seen in rousing tales of the sea. This character will be found serving on a tall-sailed Man-o-War alongside the stouthearted crew, sailing into adventure. His existence allows the creator to combine a coming-of-age story ComingOfAgeStory with a period naval adventure. Plucky Middies are always, well, plucky. They always show tremendous initiative, and they are braver than brave, and though they endure hardships like bullying and bad food, they always rise to the occasion and sometimes [[YouAreInCommandNow find themselves in charge]].

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