Children's Media Protagonist



A children's media protagonist is a protagonist found in media aiming at children age 12 and under.

Why This Trope Rocks

 * 1) These characters teach basic lessons for children to learn.
 * 2) They remain optimistic regardless of difficulties.
 * 3) Most CM protagonists are relatable, as they experience everyday trials of life on a regular basis.
 * 4) They appeal to children in a way that makes them easy to follow.
 * 5) They are friendly and caring.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) They can have a hard time dealing with situations that requires maturity to overcome.
 * 2) Most CM protagonists are not used to dealing with lasting negative consquences, specifically as a result of their actions.

Anime/Manga

 * 1) Tobio "Atom" Tenma/Astro Boy (Mighty Atom/Astro Boy)
 * 2) Hutch the Honeybee (The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee)
 * 3) Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo)
 * 4) Shinbi's friends (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
 * 5) Leo/Kimba the White Lion (Jungle Emperor Leo/Kimba the White Lion)
 * 6) Tian Yu (Zinba)

Cartoons/Comics

 * 1) Jude Lizowski (6Teen)
 * 2) Freddy Lupin (100% Wolf)
 * 3) Flik (A Bug's Life)
 * 4) Tintin and Snowy/Milou (The Adventures of Tintin)
 * 5) Finn Mertens (Adventure Time)
 * 6) The Chipmunks (Alvin and the Chipmunks)
 * 7) *Alvin Seville
 * 8) *Simon Seville
 * 9) *Theodore Seville
 * 10) Gumball Watterson (The Amazing World of Gumball)
 * 11) Fievel Mousekewitz (An American Tail)
 * 12) Anne Boonchy (Amphibia)
 * 13) Sprig (Amphibia)
 * 14) Yakko, Wacko, and Dot Warner (The Animamiacs)
 * 15) Archie Andrews (Archie Comics)
 * 16) Arthur Read (Arthur)
 * 17) Milo Thatch (Atlantis:The Lost Empire)
 * 18) Avatars
 * 19) *Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
 * 20) *Korra (The Legend of Korra)
 * 21) Balto (Balto film series)
 * 22) Kodi (Balto III: Wings of Change)
 * 23) Otis the Cow (Barnyard/Back at the Barnyard)
 * 24) Hiro Hamada (Big Hero 6)
 * 25) Nate Wright (Big Nate)
 * 26) Billy and Buddy (Billy and Buddy/Boule and Bill)
 * 27) The Mice (Biker Mice from Mars)
 * 28) Taran (The Black Cauldron)
 * 29) Blinky Bill the Koala (Blinky Bill series)
 * 30) Bolt (Bolt film)
 * 31) Merida (Brave)
 * 32) Toaster (The Brave Little Toaster film series)
 * 33) Buddy Thunderstruck (Buddy Thunderstruck)
 * 34) Darnell Fetzervalve (Buddy Thunderstruck)
 * 35) Lowly Worm (The Busy World of Richard Scarry/Busytown Mystery)
 * 36) Lightning McQueen (Cars)
 * 37) Captain Planet (Captain Planet and the Planeteers)
 * 38) The Planeteers (Captain and the Planeteers)
 * 39) *Kwame
 * 40) *Wheeler
 * 41) *Linka
 * Gi
 * 1) *Ma-Ti
 * 2) Bheem (Chhota Bheem)
 * 3) Chicken Little (Chicken Little)
 * 4) Cleopatra (Cleopatra in Space)
 * 5) Flint Lockwood (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs)
 * 6) Miguel Rivera (Coco)
 * 7) Lyoko Warriors (Code Lyoko)
 * 8) *Jeremie Belpois
 * 9) Count Duckula (Count Duckula)
 * 10) Craig Williams (Craig of the Creek)
 * 11) Danger Mouse (Danger Mouse)
 * 12) Nate Diesel (Da Boom Crew)
 * 13) Darkwing Duck (Darkwing Duck)
 * 14) Dennis Mitchell (Dennis the Menace)
 * 15) Lee Ping (Detentionaire)
 * 16) Dexter (Dexter's Laboratory)
 * 17) Mickey Mouse (Disney)
 * 18) Doug Funnie (Doug)
 * 19) Spirou & Fantasio (Dupuis)
 * 20) Ali Ghazali (Ejen Ali)
 * 21) Manny Rivera/El Tigre (El Tigre)
 * 22) Marty/Eon Kid (Eon Kid)
 * 23) Ernest the Bear (Ernest & Celestine)
 * 24) The Dinosaurs (Extreme Dinosaurs)
 * 25) Timmy Turner (The Fairly OddParents)
 * 26) Fat Albert (Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids)
 * 27) Cornelius Fillmore (Fillmore)
 * 28) Todd the Fox (The Fox and the Hound)
 * 29) Copper the Hound Dog (The Fox and the Hound)
 * 30) Freakazoid (Freakazoid!)
 * 31) Garfield (Garfield)
 * 32) Ed the Protector (Get Ed)
 * 33) Andy Baker/Fury (Ghostforce)
 * 34) Gormiti (Gormiti franchise)
 * 35) Prince Adam/He-Man (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe)
 * 36) Hercules (Hercules)
 * 37) Envell Warriors (Heroes of Envell)
 * 38) *Art
 * 39) *Kira
 * 40) *Vic
 * 41) *Phil
 * 42) Arnold Shortman (Hey Arnold!)
 * 43) Hiccup (How to Train Your Dragon)
 * 44) Quasimodo (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
 * 45) Igor (Igor)
 * 46) Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible (The Incredibles)
 * 47) Dash Parr (The Incredibles)
 * 48) Jackie Chan (Jackie Chan Adventures)
 * 49) Jimmy Neutron (Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius)
 * 50) Lil Pai (Jingju Cats)
 * 51) Johnny Test (Johnny Test)
 * 52) Team Kangoo (Kangoo)
 * 53) *Napo/Naple
 * 54) *Nelson
 * 55) *Archie
 * 56) *Kevin
 * 57) *Junior
 * 58) Mikey Simon (Kappa Mikey)
 * 59) Kick Buttowski (Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil)
 * 60) Kid Cosmic (Kid Cosmic)
 * 61) Kim Possible (Kim Possible)
 * 62) Ron Stoppable (Kim Possible)
 * 63) Po Ping (Kung Fu Panda)
 * 64) Scamp (Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure)
 * 65) Littlefoot (The Land Before Time)
 * 66) Emmet Brickowski (The LEGO Movie)
 * 67) The Ninja (LEGO Ninjago)
 * 68) *Lloyd Garmadon
 * 69) *Kai
 * 70) *Jay
 * 71) *Zane
 * 72) *Cole
 * 73) *Nya
 * 74) Leo (Leo and Tig)
 * 75) Tig (Leo and Tig)
 * 76) Stitch (Lilo & Stitch)
 * 77) The Lion Guards (The Lion Guard)
 * 78) *Kion
 * 79) *Bunga
 * 80) Simba (The Lion King)
 * 81) Little Bill Glover (Little Bill)
 * 82) Lincoln Loud (The Loud House)
 * 83) Arnold Matthew Perlstein (The Magic School Bus/The Magic School Bus Rides Again)
 * 84) Mao Mao (Mao Mao:Heroes Of Pure Heart)
 * 85) Martin Mystery (Martin Mystery)
 * 86) Princess Maya Teca (Maya and the Three)
 * 87) Lewis Robinson (Meet the Robinsons)
 * 88) Megamind (Megamind)
 * 89) Max (Mighty Max)
 * 90) Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir)
 * 91) Ezekiel "Zik" Zick/Ezechiele Zick (Monster Allergy)
 * 92) James P. "Sulley" Sullivan (Monsters, Inc.)
 * 93) Mike Wazowski (Monsters, Inc.)
 * 94) Rikochet (Mucha Lucha)
 * 95) Fa Mulan (Mulan)
 * 96) XJ9/Jenny Wakeman (My Life as a Teenage Robot)
 * 97) Kaz Kaan (Neo Yokio)
 * 98) Oscar/Nanoboy (The New Adventures of Nanoboy)
 * 99) K.O. (O.K. K.O., Let's Be Heroes)
 * 100) Ian Lightfoot (Onward)
 * 101) Osmosis Jones (Osmosis Jones/Ozzy & Drix)
 * 102) Miles Woodman (Our Friend, Martin)
 * 103) Richard Tyler (The Pagemaster)
 * 104) Norman Babacock (ParaNorman)
 * 105) Ryder (Paw Patrol)
 * 106) Charlie Brown (Peanuts)
 * 107) Hubie (The Pebble and the Penguin)
 * 108) Peter Pan (Peter Pan)
 * 109) Leo (Phantom Boy)
 * 110) Goats (Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf)
 * 111) Popeye (Popeye the Sailor)
 * 112) Axel Mulligan/Action Axel (Power Players)
 * 113) Quinton West/Quincredible (Quincredible)
 * 114) Howie (Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit)
 * 115) Landau (Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit)
 * 116) Randy Cunningham (Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja)
 * 117) T.J. Detweiler (Recess)
 * 118) Mordecai and Rigby (Regular Show)
 * 119) Pops Maellard (Regular Show)
 * 120) Benard (The Rescuers/The Rescuers Down Under)
 * 121) Tag (Rimba Racer)
 * 122) Blu the Macaw (Rio series)
 * 123) Robin Hood (Disney's Robin Hood)
 * 124) Rodney Copperbottom (Robots)
 * 125) Spin (RollBots)
 * 126) Tommy Pickles (Rugrats/All Grown Up!)
 * 127) Rayburn Jr. (Rumble)
 * 128) Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo)
 * 129) Shaggy Rogers (Scooby-Doo)
 * 130) Brendan (The Secret of Kell)
 * 131) Shaun (Shaun the Sheep)
 * 132) Timmy (Shaun the Sheep/Timmy Time)
 * 133) Sendokai Warriors (Sendokai Champions)
 * 134) *Zak
 * 135) *Chloe
 * 136) *Kiet
 * 137) *Fenzy
 * 138) Grey (Sheep & Wolves)
 * 139) Shrek (Shrek)
 * 140) Eizan Kaburagi (Shuriken School)
 * 141) Skunk (Skunk Fu!)
 * 142) Smurfs (The Smurfs comic)
 * 143) Adam Harrison (Son of Bigfoot/Bigfoot Family)
 * 144) Ben (Song of the Sea)
 * 145) Spirit Jr. (Spirit Riding Free/Spirit Untamed)
 * 146) Spirit (Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron)
 * 147) SpongeBob SquarePants (SpongeBob SquarePants)
 * 148) Steven Universe (Steven Universe)
 * 149) The Sharks (Street Sharks)
 * 150) Shakes (Supa Strikas)
 * 151) Chiro (Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!)
 * 152) Cody Maverick (Surf's Up)
 * 153) Jim Lake Jr. (Tales of Arcadia)
 * 154) Tarzan (Tarzan)
 * 155) The Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
 * 156) *Leonardo
 * 157) *Raphael
 * 158) *Donatello
 * 159) *Michelangelo
 * 160) Buster Bunny (Tiny Toon Adventures)
 * 161) Jerry Mouse (Tom and Jerry)
 * 162) Tom Cat (Tom and Jerry)
 * 163) Owen (Total Drama series)
 * 164) Woody (Toy Story)
 * 165) Buzz Lightyear (Toy Story)
 * 166) Jim Hawkins (Treasure Planet)
 * 167) Dudley Puppy (T.U.F.F. Puppy)
 * 168) Theo "Turbo" the Snail (Turbo)
 * 169) Valérian and Laureline (Valérian and Laureline comics)
 * 170) Valt (Valt the Wonder Deer)
 * 171) Yugo (Wakfu)
 * 172) Wreck-It Ralph (Wreck-It Ralph)
 * 173) Fix-It Felix, Jr. (Wreck-It Ralph)
 * 174) Omi (Xiaolin Showdown)
 * 175) Raimundo Pedrosa (Xiaolin Showdown)
 * 176) Yakari (Yakari)
 * 177) Yang (Yin Yang Yo!)
 * 178) Yin (Yin Yang Yo!)
 * 179) Yogi Bear (Yogi Bear)
 * 180) Zak Storm (Zak Storm)

Literature

 * 1) Alden Children (The Boxcar Children)
 * 2) Clifford (Clifford the Big Red Dog)
 * 3) Corduroy (Corduroy)
 * 4) Lief (Deltora Quest)
 * 5) Greg Heffley (Diary of a Wimpy Kid)
 * 6) George Bernard Shrinks (George Shrinks)
 * 7) The Iron Man/The Iron Giant (The Iron Man/The Iron Giant)
 * 8) Hogarth Hughes (The Iron Man/The Iron Giant)
 * 9) Jack (Jack and the Beanstalk)
 * 10) Jacob Two-Two (Jacob Two-Two)
 * 11) James Henry Trotter (James and the Giant Peach)
 * 12) Jane Turnkey (Jane and the Dragon)
 * 13) Mowgli (The Jungle Book)
 * 14) Esteban de Sandoval (The King's Fifth/The Mysterious Cities of Gold)
 * 15) Little Bear (Little Bear)
 * 16) Llama Llama (Llama Llama)
 * 17) The Little Prince ( The Little Prince)
 * 18) Marvin (Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse)
 * 19) Max Bunny (Max & Ruby)
 * 20) Moomintroll/Moomin (Moomins)
 * 21) Bastian Balthazar Bux (The Neverending Story)
 * 22) Paddington Bear (Paddington Bear franchise)
 * 23) Peter Rabbit (The Tales of Peter Rabbit)
 * 24) Redwall Abbey Warriors (Redwall series)
 * 25) *Martin the Warrior
 * 26) Beth Harmon (The Queen's Gambit)
 * 27) Robert Langdon (Robert Langdon)
 * 28) Seven Monsters (Seven Little Monsters)
 * 29) Stuart Little (Stuart Little)
 * 30) Despereaux Tilling (The Tale of Despereaux)
 * 31) Kazuomi Wakatake (Tantei Team KZ Jiken Note)
 * 32) Tashi (Tashi series)
 * 33) Time Warp Trio (The Time Warp Trio)
 * 34) *Joe
 * 35) *Sam
 * 36) *Fred
 * 37) *Anna
 * 38) *Jodie
 * 39) *Samantha
 * 40) *Freddi
 * 41) Timothy the Raccoon (Timothy Goes to School)
 * 42) Hazel (Watership Down)
 * 43) Max (Where the Wild Things Are)

Live-Action Television and Film

 * 1) Samuel "Rocky" Douglas, Jr., Jeffrey "Colt" Douglas and Michael "Tum-Tum" Douglas (3 Ninjas)
 * 2) Charlie Landers/Aaron Stone (Aaron Stone)
 * 3) Cody Banks (Agent Cody Banks)
 * 4) Axel Foley (Beverly Hills Cop)
 * 5) Jamal Walker (Black Knight)
 * 6) Darryl Walker/Blankman (Blankman)
 * 7) Crash and Wyatt Bernstein (Crash and Bernstein)
 * 8) El Chavo (El Chavo del Ocho/El Chavo Animado)
 * 9) Jack Bronson (Enter the Warriors Gate)
 * 10) Louis Stevens (Even Stevens)
 * 11) Jason Tripitikas (The Forbidden Kingdom)
 * 12) Conor (Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything)
 * 13) Kevin McCallister (Home Alone)
 * 14) E.B. (Hop)
 * 15) Fred O'Hare (Hop)
 * 16) Kamen Riders (Kamen Riders series)
 * 17) Jack Brewer (Kickin' It)
 * 18) Calvin Fuller (A Kid in King Arthur's Court/A Kid in Aladdin's Palace)
 * 19) Kirby Buckets (Kirby Buckets)
 * 20) Leroy Green (The Last Dragon)
 * 21) Heroes (Level Up)
 * 22) *Wyatt Black/Black Death
 * 23) *Lyle Hugginson/Wizzie
 * 24) *Dante Ontero/Sir Bickle
 * 25) *Angie Prietto
 * 26) Calvin Cambridge (Like Mike)
 * 27) Jerome "Triple J" Jenkins, Jr. (Like Mike 2: Streetball)
 * 28) Max Keeble (Max Keeble's Big Move)
 * 29) Jefferson Reed/Meteor Man (The Meteor Man)
 * 30) Ignacio/Nacho (Nacho Libre)
 * 31) Ned Bigby (Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide)
 * 32) Ned Venture (Ned Venture)
 * 33) Timothy Green (The Odd Life of Timothy Green)
 * 34) Dion Warren (Raising Dion)
 * 35) Alex Mack (The Secret World of Alex Mack)
 * 36) Ted Brooks (Snow Dogs)
 * 37) Dave Stutler (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
 * 38) Carmen Cortez (Spy Kids)
 * 39) Juni Cortez (Spy Kids)
 * 40) Sentai Warriors/Power Rangers (Super Sentai/Power Rangers)
 * 41) Turbo Kid (Turbo Kid)
 * 42) Tracy "Tre" Stokes III (Underclassman)

Video Games

 * 1) Spring-Man (ARMS)
 * 2) The Toads (Battletoads)
 * 3) Bomberman (Bomberman)
 * 4) Quote (Cave Story)
 * 5) Maximillian "Max the Bug Slayer" Riot (Centipede:Infestation)
 * 6) Crash Bandicoot (Crash Bandicoot)
 * 7) Cuphead (Cuphead)
 * 8) Mugman (Cuphead)
 * 9) Max Taylor (Dinosaur King)
 * 10) Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong series)
 * 11) Diddy Kong (Donkey Kong series)
 * 12) Dr. Muto (Dr. Muto)
 * 13) Ness (Earthbound)
 * 14) Ninten (Earthbound Beginnings)
 * 15) Earthworm Jim (Earthworm Jim)
 * 16) Captain Falcon (F-Zero)
 * 17) Sir Arthur (Ghosts N' Goblins)
 * 18) Gene (God Hand)
 * 19) Jak (Jak & Daxter)
 * 20) Beat (Jet Set Radio)
 * 21) Kao (Kao The Kangaroo)
 * 22) Pit (Kid Icarus)
 * 23) Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
 * 24) Kirby (Kirby)
 * 25) Klonoa (Klonoa)
 * 26) Ikki Tenryo (Medabots)
 * 27) Mega Man (Mega Man)
 * 28) X (Mega Man X)
 * 29) Zero (Mega Man X/Mega Man Zero)
 * 30) Marco Rossi (Metal Slug)
 * 31) Mina (Mina the Hollower)
 * 32) Lucas (Mother 3)
 * 33) NiGHTS (NiGHTS Into Dreams)
 * 34) Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes)
 * 35) Chibiterasu (Okamiden)
 * 36) Ori (Ori series)
 * 37) Pac-Man (Pac-Man)
 * 38) Talus (Paladins)
 * 39) Parappa the Rapper (Parappa the Rapper)
 * 40) Charizard (Pokémon)
 * 41) Pokemon Trainers (Pokemon)
 * 42) Laala Manaka (PriPara)
 * 43) Razputin Aquato (Psychonauts)
 * 44) Little Mac (Punch Out)
 * 45) Ratchet (Ratchet & Clank)
 * 46) Rayman (Rayman)
 * 47) Scaler (Scaler)
 * 48) Shantae (Shantae)
 * 49) Shovel Knight (Shovel Knight)
 * 50) Sly Cooper (Sly Cooper)
 * 51) Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * 52) Fox McCloud (Starfox)
 * 53) Falco Lombardi (Starfox)
 * 54) Sieg (Suikoden Tierkreis)
 * 55) Mario (Super Mario Bros)
 * 56) Luigi (Super Mario Bros)
 * 57) Yoshi (Super Mario Bros)
 * 58) AiAi (Super Monkey Ball)
 * 59) Tak (Tak and the Power of Juju)
 * 60) Tork (Tork: Prehistoric Punk)
 * 61) Frisk (Undertale)
 * 62) Undyne (Undertale)
 * 63) Nathan Adams (Yo-kai Watch)

Web Animation/Comics/Series/Original

 * 1) SpongeBob SquarePants (The SpongeBob SquarePants Anime)