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* '''Straight''': When 7-year-old Alice sees her father Bob being cornered by a mugger, she beats the criminal to rescue him.
* '''Exaggerated''': When 3-year-old Alice hears that her parents had ran into trouble while on a business trip on the opposite side of the country, she rushes to their side on foot, surviving through storms, explosions and heavy traffic, and arrives just in time to beat up the robbers that were holding their office hostage.

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* '''Straight''': When 7-year-old Alice sees her father Bob being cornered by a mugger, she beats the criminal (or at least tries to) to rescue him.
* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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When 3-year-old Alice hears that her parents had ran into trouble while on a business trip on the opposite side of the country, she rushes to their side on foot, surviving through storms, explosions and heavy traffic, and arrives just in time to beat up the robbers that were holding their office hostage.



* '''Justified''': Alice is a MageBornOfMuggles, so she has the powers to easily beat up criminals, monsters and other threats whereas her parents do not.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Alice is a MageBornOfMuggles, so she has the powers to easily beat up criminals, monsters and other threats whereas her parents do not.



* '''Inverted''': PapaWolf / MamaBear

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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PapaWolf / MamaBear
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???Bob: It's my job to protect you, not the other way around.



* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???A bully threatens Alice's parents to provoke her and get her in trouble.



* '''Played for Drama''': ???

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* '''Played for Drama''': ???Drama''':
** Bob feels like he's failed as a father because Alice is always the one protecting him.
** Alice is resentful because she's always protecting Bob, but he's too much of a doormat to do the same for her.

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* '''Enforced''': "We should do the opposite of PapaWolf / MamaBear. Let's make the kid the one that saves the parents!"
* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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"We should do the opposite of PapaWolf / MamaBear. Let's make the kid the one that saves the parents!"
** "Alice is our KidAppealCharacter, but we can't keep letting her be the load. What's something useful she could do?" "Well, she loves her parents, right?"
* '''Defied''': ???The mugger immediately [[WouldHurtAChild shoots Alice]] rather than take the chance of letting her do this.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Alice tries to rescue Bob from harm, but because she's still an inexperienced child, she gets himself severely injured, or even killed. This actually makes Bob feel worse about the incident, and he spends the rest of his life haunted by the guilt of letting his child protect him instead of taking care of her.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Alice tries to rescue Bob from harm, but because she's still an inexperienced child, she gets himself herself severely injured, or even killed. This actually makes Bob feel worse about the incident, and he spends the rest of his life haunted by the guilt of letting his child protect him instead of taking care of her.

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* '''Straight''': When Charlie sees his mother Alice being cornered by a mugger, he beats the criminal to rescue her.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** When Charlie hears that his parents had ran into trouble while on a business trip on the opposite side of the country, he rushes to their side on foot, surviving through storms, explosions and heavy traffic, and arrives just in time to beat up the robbers that were holding their office hostage.
** Charlie frets over his parents to keep them from suffering from even the slightest hint of harm, such as tripping, getting a paper cut, or breaking a nail.
* '''Downplayed''': Charlie has an important part in his parents' rescue by calling 911 or something similar.
* '''Justified''':
** Charlie is a MageBornOfMuggles, so he has the powers to easily beat up criminals, monsters and other threats whereas his parents do not.
** Alice is a 70-year old AbsurdlyElderlyMother suffering from multiple diseases and declining mental health. Charlie is a big, strong guy at the peak of his physical prime, so of course he'd be protecting her instead of the other way around.
* '''Inverted''':
** PapaWolf / MamaBear
** Charlie is completely apathetic when his parents are in danger.

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* '''Straight''': When Charlie sees his mother 7-year-old Alice sees her father Bob being cornered by a mugger, he she beats the criminal to rescue her.
him.
* '''Exaggerated''':
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'''Exaggerated''': When Charlie 3-year-old Alice hears that his her parents had ran into trouble while on a business trip on the opposite side of the country, he she rushes to their side on foot, surviving through storms, explosions and heavy traffic, and arrives just in time to beat up the robbers that were holding their office hostage.
** Charlie Alice frets over his her parents to keep them from suffering from even the slightest hint of harm, such as tripping, getting a paper cut, or breaking a nail.
* '''Downplayed''': Charlie Alice has an important part in his her parents' rescue by calling 911 or something similar.
* '''Justified''':
** Charlie
'''Justified''': Alice is a MageBornOfMuggles, so he she has the powers to easily beat up criminals, monsters and other threats whereas his her parents do not.
** Alice Bob is a 70-year old AbsurdlyElderlyMother Elderly Father suffering from multiple diseases and declining mental health. Charlie Alice is a big, strong guy Badass ActionGirl at the peak of his her physical prime, so of course he'd she'd be protecting her him instead of the other way around.
* '''Inverted''':
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'''Inverted''': PapaWolf / MamaBear
** Charlie Alice is completely apathetic when his her parents are in danger.



* '''Defied''': ???



* '''Defied''': Charlie tries to stand between a mugger trying to rob his parents, but his father Bob pulls him back, saying that it's the parents' duty to take care of their children and not the other way around.



* '''Implied''': ???



* '''Deconstructed''': Charlie tries to rescue Alice from harm, but because he's still an inexperienced child, he gets himself severely injured, or even killed. This actually makes Alice feel worse about the incident, and she spends the rest of her life haunted by the guilt of letting her child protect her instead of taking care of him.

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* '''Played for Drama''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': Charlie Alice tries to rescue Alice Bob from harm, but because he's she's still an inexperienced child, he she gets himself severely injured, or even killed. This actually makes Alice Bob feel worse about the incident, and she he spends the rest of her his life haunted by the guilt of letting her his child protect her him instead of taking care of him.her.
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
* '''Played for Laughs''': ???



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* '''Straight''': Charlie's parents Alice and Bob are in danger, and he arrives to save them.

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* '''Straight''': Charlie's parents When Charlie sees his mother Alice and Bob are in danger, and being cornered by a mugger, he arrives beats the criminal to save them.rescue her.



** Alice and Bob have multiple children that always protect them from danger.
** Charlie is an infant that somehow rescues his parents.
** Anytime Alice and Bob are in danger, Charlie will save them.

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** Alice and Bob have multiple children When Charlie hears that always protect them from danger.
his parents had ran into trouble while on a business trip on the opposite side of the country, he rushes to their side on foot, surviving through storms, explosions and heavy traffic, and arrives just in time to beat up the robbers that were holding their office hostage.
** Charlie is an infant that somehow rescues frets over his parents.
** Anytime Alice and Bob are in danger, Charlie will save them.
parents to keep them from suffering from even the slightest hint of harm, such as tripping, getting a paper cut, or breaking a nail.



* '''Justified''': Charlie cares about his parents.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Charlie cares about is a MageBornOfMuggles, so he has the powers to easily beat up criminals, monsters and other threats whereas his parents.parents do not.
** Alice is a 70-year old AbsurdlyElderlyMother suffering from multiple diseases and declining mental health. Charlie is a big, strong guy at the peak of his physical prime, so of course he'd be protecting her instead of the other way around.



* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???Charlie tries to stand between a mugger trying to rob his parents, but his father Bob pulls him back, saying that it's the parents' duty to take care of their children and not the other way around.



* '''Deconstructed''': Charlie tries to rescue Alice from harm, but because he's still an inexperienced child, he gets himself severely injured, or even killed. This actually makes Alice feel worse about the incident, and she spends the rest of her life haunted by the guilt of letting her child protect her instead of taking care of him.



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'''Basic Trope''': A child that will [[TookALevelInBadass take a level in badass]] to protect their parents.
* '''Straight''': Charlie's parents Alice and Bob are in danger, and he arrives to save them.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Alice and Bob have multiple children that always protect them from danger.
** Charlie is an infant that somehow rescues his parents.
** Anytime Alice and Bob are in danger, Charlie will save them.
* '''Downplayed''': Charlie has an important part in his parents' rescue by calling 911 or something similar.
* '''Justified''': Charlie cares about his parents.
* '''Inverted''':
** PapaWolf / MamaBear
** Charlie is completely apathetic when his parents are in danger.
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': No children protect their parents.
* '''Enforced''': "We should do the opposite of PapaWolf / MamaBear. Let's make the kid the one that saves the parents!"
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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