History Main / YoungAndInCharge

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* Tormod from ''FireEmblem: 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

* In ''{{Bleach}}'', Toshiro is Captain of the 10th squad by virtue of being a ChildProdigy (not quite ImprobableAge, since he's still Really700YearsOld, but he's a lot less physically mature than the other captains). To the point where his lieutenant (herself an AdultChild who acts a lot less maturly than him) was the one who recruited him.

* While all of Film/TheAvengers are adults, their leader is the youngest[[hottip:*:not counting [[HumanPopsicle time served as Capsicle]] member, CaptainAmerica.

* ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' got into this at the end of the series, when the group finally went to the Army for help. The adult soldiers still ended up deferring to Jake, who was the Animorphs' leader and had way more experience with the Yeerks than they did. He was about 16 or 17 at the time.

* Master Cyclonis, the EvilOverlord and leader of the Talons, from ''StormHawks''. When she and Aerrow first meet, they're both surprised at how young the other is.
* Numbuh 362, or Rachel Mackenzie, from ''CodenameKidsNextDoor'' 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.

* One episode of ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' was about Wesley, 15 year old Acting Ensign, being given his first command position as leader of an away mission. Everyone else on the team were actual ensigns, much older than he and have already graduated from Starfleet.

-->--'''Nudge the Pirate''', ''TheWindWaker''

* 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 {{adult child}} who acts a lot less maturly than him) was the one who recruited him.

* The leader of the drug gang in ''{{RoboCop}} 2'' is a boy no older than 12.

* ''{{Master and Commander}}'' depicted very young midshipmen as naval officers (true to history).

* ''{{Literature/Animorphs}}'' got into this at the end of the series, when the group finally went to the Army for help. The adult soldiers still ended up deferring to Jake, who was the Animorphs' leader and had way more experience with the Yeerks than they did. He was about 16 or 17 at the time.

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* {{Doogie Howser MD}} to his staff.
* One episode of ''{{Star Trek The Next Generation}}'' was about Wesley, 15 year old Acting Ensign, being given his first command position as leader of an away mission. Everyone else on the team were actual ensigns, much older than he and have already graduated from Starfleet.

* ''{{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.

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* Master Cyclonis, the {{evil overlord}} and leader of the Talons, from ''StormHawks''. When she and Aerrow first meet, they're both surprised at how young the other is.

* While all of Film/TheAvengers are adults, their leader is the youngest[[hottip:*:not counting [[HumanPopsicle time served as Capsicle]]]] member, CaptainAmerica.

* Tetra in The ''{{Legend of Zelda}}: {{The Wind Waker}}'', a girl not much older than Link who leads a crew of pirates. It's explained that the adult pirates respect her for having taken on the captain's responsibilities at a very young age, following the death of her mother (their former captain).

* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' is full of this trope. [[spoiler: Robb Stark, 17, leader of the army of North, ward of the North, lord of Winterfell. Bran Stark, 10, acting lord of Winterfell. Robin Arryn, 10, lord of the Vale. Jeoffrey Baratheon, 14, king of the Seven Kingdoms.]]

* Happens a couple times in the ''WarriorCats'' series. Scourge takes over the city cats when he's only a kit, simply because of his [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority fighting skill]] and being the most bloodthirsty cat. In the first series, main character Fireheart is noted to be an extremely young leader; Bluestar made him deputy at a young age, and the warrior code states that deputy succeeds leader. If his training had taken the usual six-moons length, he would have been a warrior for only two moons at the age he became deputy.

So you have a group of people, all adults, and probably {{badass}}es. Who will you leave in charge of the bunch? [[LargeAndInCharge Someone even bigger, more experienced, and tougher than they are]], right? Not this time--the leader is a person younger than all the rest, maybe even a kid. This usually shows that the young leader is smarter than his or her adult lackies, or that some manner of higher authority (usually their powerful parents) has placed them in charge]]. In any case, this usually makes for an interesting character dynamic.

Royalty fall under AChildShallLeadTHem, while corporate versions are the GradeSchoolCEO.

Related to AChildShallLeadThem, ImprobableAge and EnsignNewbie.

So you have a group of people, all adults, and probably {{badass}}es. Who will you leave in charge of the bunch? [[LargeAndInCharge Someone even bigger, more experienced, and tougher than they are]], right? Not this time--the leader is a person younger than all the rest, maybe even a kid. This usually shows that the young leader is smarter than his or her adult lackies, or that [[AChildShallLeadThem some manner of higher authority (usually their powerful parents) has placed them in charge]]. In any case, this usually makes for an interesting character dynamic.

Related to ImprobableAge and EnsignNewbie.

* The pope in ''TrinityBlood'', pictured above.

-->--Nudge the pirate, ''TheWindWaker''

* 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.

* ''GameOfThrones'' is full of this trope. [[spoiler: Robb Stark, 17, leader of the army of North, ward of the North, lord of Winterfell. Bran Stark, 10, acting lord of Winterfell. Robin Arryn, 10, lord of the Vale. Jeoffrey Baratheon, 14, king of the Seven Kingdoms.]]

* 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.