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

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

Cartoons/Comics

 * Jude Lizowski (6Teen)
 * Freddy Lupin (100% Wolf)
 * Flik (A Bug's Life)
 * Tintin and Snowy/Milou (The Adventures of Tintin)
 * Finn Mertens (Adventure Time)
 * The Chipmunks (Alvin and the Chipmunks)
 * Alvin Seville
 * Simon Seville
 * Theodore Seville
 * Gumball Watterson (The Amazing World of Gumball)
 * Fievel Mousekewitz (An American Tail)
 * Anne Boonchy (Amphibia)
 * Sprig (Amphibia)
 * Yakko, Wacko, and Dot Warner (The Animamiacs)
 * Archie Andrews (Archie Comics)
 * Arthur Read (Arthur)
 * Milo Thatch (Atlantis:The Lost Empire)
 * Balto (Balto film series)
 * Kodi (Balto III: Wings of Change)
 * Otis the Cow (Barnyard/Back at the Barnyard)
 * Hiro Hamada (Big Hero 6)
 * Nate Wright (Big Nate)
 * Billy and Buddy (Billy and Buddy/Boule and Bill)
 * The Mice (Biker Mice from Mars)
 * Taran (The Black Cauldron)
 * Blinky Bill the Koala (Blinky Bill series)
 * Bolt (Bolt film)
 * Merida (Brave)
 * Toaster (The Brave Little Toaster film series)
 * Buddy Thunderstruck (Buddy Thunderstruck)
 * Darnell Fetzervalve (Buddy Thunderstruck)
 * Lowly Worm (The Busy World of Richard Scarry/Busytown Mystery)
 * Lightning McQueen (Cars)
 * Captain Planet (Captain Planet and the Planeteers)
 * The Planeteers (Captain and the Planeteers)
 * Kwame
 * Wheeler
 * Linka
 * Gi
 * Ma-Ti
 * Bheem (Chhota Bheem)
 * Chicken Little (Chicken Little)
 * Cleopatra (Cleopatra in Space)
 * Flint Lockwood (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs)
 * Miguel Rivera (Coco)
 * Lyoko Warriors (Code Lyoko)
 * Jeremie Belpois
 * Count Duckula (Count Duckula)
 * Craig Williams (Craig of the Creek)
 * Danger Mouse (Danger Mouse)
 * Nate Diesel (Da Boom Crew)
 * Darkwing Duck (Darkwing Duck)
 * Dennis Mitchell (Dennis the Menace)
 * Lee Ping (Detentionaire)
 * Dexter (Dexter's Laboratory)
 * Mickey Mouse (Disney)
 * Doug Funnie (Doug)
 * Spirou & Fantasio (Dupuis)
 * Ali Ghazali (Ejen Ali)
 * Manny Rivera/El Tigre (El Tigre)
 * Marty/Eon Kid (Eon Kid)
 * Ernest the Bear (Ernest & Celestine)
 * The Dinosaurs (Extreme Dinosaurs)
 * Timmy Turner (The Fairly OddParents)
 * Fat Albert (Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids)
 * Cornelius Fillmore (Fillmore)
 * Todd the Fox (The Fox and the Hound)
 * Copper the Hound Dog (The Fox and the Hound)
 * Freakazoid (Freakazoid!)
 * Garfield (Garfield)
 * Ed the Protector (Get Ed)
 * Andy Baker/Fury (Ghostforce)
 * Gormiti (Gormiti franchise)
 * Prince Adam/He-Man (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe)
 * Hercules (Hercules)
 * Envell Warriors (Heroes of Envell)
 * Art
 * Kira
 * Vic
 * Phil
 * Arnold Shortman (Hey Arnold!)
 * Hiccup (How to Train Your Dragon)
 * Quasimodo (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
 * Igor (Igor)
 * Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible (The Incredibles)
 * Dash Parr (The Incredibles)
 * Jackie Chan (Jackie Chan Adventures)
 * Jimmy Neutron (Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius)
 * Lil Pai (Jingju Cats)
 * Johnny Test (Johnny Test)
 * Team Kangoo (Kangoo)
 * Napo/Naple
 * Nelson
 * Archie
 * Kevin
 * Junior
 * Mikey Simon (Kappa Mikey)
 * Kick Buttowski (Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil)
 * Kid Cosmic (Kid Cosmic)
 * Kim Possible (Kim Possible)
 * Ron Stoppable (Kim Possible)
 * Po Ping (Kung Fu Panda)
 * Scamp (Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure)
 * Littlefoot (The Land Before Time)
 * Emmet Brickowski (The LEGO Movie)
 * The Ninja (LEGO Ninjago)
 * Lloyd Garmadon
 * Kai
 * Jay
 * Zane
 * Cole
 * Nya
 * Leo (Leo and Tig)
 * Tig (Leo and Tig)
 * Stitch (Lilo & Stitch)
 * The Lion Guards (The Lion Guard)
 * Kion
 * Bunga
 * Simba (The Lion King)
 * Little Bill Glover (Little Bill)
 * Lincoln Loud (The Loud House)
 * Arnold Matthew Perlstein (The Magic School Bus/The Magic School Bus Rides Again)
 * Mao Mao (Mao Mao:Heroes Of Pure Heart)
 * Martin Mystery (Martin Mystery)
 * Princess Maya Teca (Maya and the Three)
 * Lewis Robinson (Meet the Robinsons)
 * Megamind (Megamind)
 * Max (Mighty Max)
 * Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir)
 * Ezekiel "Zik" Zick/Ezechiele Zick (Monster Allergy)
 * James P. "Sulley" Sullivan (Monsters, Inc.)
 * Mike Wazowski (Monsters, Inc.)
 * Rikochet (Mucha Lucha)
 * Fa Mulan (Mulan)
 * XJ9/Jenny Wakeman (My Life as a Teenage Robot)
 * Kaz Kaan (Neo Yokio)
 * Oscar/Nanoboy (The New Adventures of Nanoboy)
 * K.O. (O.K. K.O., Let's Be Heroes)
 * Ian Lightfoot (Onward)
 * Osmosis Jones (Osmosis Jones/Ozzy & Drix)
 * Miles Woodman (Our Friend, Martin)
 * Richard Tyler (The Pagemaster)
 * Norman Babacock (ParaNorman)
 * Ryder (Paw Patrol)
 * Charlie Brown (Peanuts)
 * Hubie (The Pebble and the Penguin)
 * Peter Pan (Peter Pan)
 * Leo (Phantom Boy)
 * Goats (Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf)
 * Popeye (Popeye the Sailor)
 * Axel Mulligan/Action Axel (Power Players)
 * Quinton West/Quincredible (Quincredible)
 * Howie (Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit)
 * Landau (Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit)
 * Randy Cunningham (Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja)
 * T.J. Detweiler (Recess)
 * Mordecai and Rigby (Regular Show)
 * Pops Maellard (Regular Show)
 * Benard (The Rescuers/The Rescuers Down Under)
 * Tag (Rimba Racer)
 * Blu the Macaw (Rio series)
 * Robin Hood (Disney's Robin Hood)
 * Rodney Copperbottom (Robots)
 * Spin (RollBots)
 * Tommy Pickles (Rugrats/All Grown Up!)
 * Rayburn Jr. (Rumble)
 * Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo)
 * Shaggy Rogers (Scooby-Doo)
 * Brendan (The Secret of Kell)
 * Shaun (Shaun the Sheep)
 * Timmy (Shaun the Sheep/Timmy Time)
 * Sendokai Warriors (Sendokai Champions)
 * Zak
 * Chloe
 * Kiet
 * Fenzy
 * Grey (Sheep & Wolves)
 * Shrek (Shrek)
 * Eizan Kaburagi (Shuriken School)
 * Skunk (Skunk Fu!)
 * Smurfs (The Smurfs comic)
 * Adam Harrison (Son of Bigfoot/Bigfoot Family)
 * Ben (Song of the Sea)
 * Spirit Jr. (Spirit Riding Free/Spirit Untamed)
 * Spirit (Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron)
 * SpongeBob SquarePants (SpongeBob SquarePants)
 * Steven Universe (Steven Universe)
 * The Sharks (Street Sharks)
 * Shakes (Supa Strikas)
 * Chiro (Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!)
 * Cody Maverick (Surf's Up)
 * Jim Lake Jr. (Tales of Arcadia)
 * Tarzan (Tarzan)
 * The Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
 * Leonardo
 * Raphael
 * Donatello
 * Michelangelo
 * Buster Bunny (Tiny Toon Adventures)
 * Jerry Mouse (Tom and Jerry)
 * Tom Cat (Tom and Jerry)
 * Owen (Total Drama series)
 * Woody (Toy Story)
 * Buzz Lightyear (Toy Story)
 * Jim Hawkins (Treasure Planet)
 * Dudley Puppy (T.U.F.F. Puppy)
 * Theo "Turbo" the Snail (Turbo)
 * Valérian and Laureline (Valérian and Laureline comics)
 * Valt (Valt the Wonder Deer)
 * Yugo (Wakfu)
 * Wreck-It Ralph (Wreck-It Ralph)
 * Fix-It Felix, Jr. (Wreck-It Ralph)
 * Omi (Xiaolin Showdown)
 * Raimundo Pedrosa (Xiaolin Showdown)
 * Yakari (Yakari)
 * Yang (Yin Yang Yo!)
 * Yin (Yin Yang Yo!)
 * Yogi Bear (Yogi Bear)
 * Zak Storm (Zak Storm)

Literature

 * Alden Children (The Boxcar Children)
 * Clifford (Clifford the Big Red Dog)
 * Lief (Deltora Quest)
 * Greg Heffley (Diary of a Wimpy Kid)
 * The Iron Man/The Iron Giant (The Iron Man/The Iron Giant)
 * Hogarth Hughes (The Iron Man/The Iron Giant)
 * Jack (Jack and the Beanstalk)
 * Jacob Two-Two (Jacob Two-Two)
 * James Henry Trotter (James and the Giant Peach)
 * Jane Turnkey (Jane and the Dragon)
 * Mowgli (The Jungle Book)
 * Esteban de Sandoval (The King's Fifth/The Mysterious Cities of Gold)
 * Llama Llama (Llama Llama)
 * The Little Prince ( The Little Prince)
 * Moomintroll/Moomin (Moomins)
 * Bastian Balthazar Bux (The Neverending Story)
 * Redwall Abbey Warriors (Redwall series)
 * Martin the Warrior
 * Beth Harmon (The Queen's Gambit)
 * Robert Langdon (Robert Langdon)
 * Stuart Little (Stuart Little)
 * Despereaux Tilling (The Tale of Despereaux)
 * Kazuomi Wakatake (Tantei Team KZ Jiken Note)
 * Tashi (Tashi series)
 * Time Warp Trio (The Time Warp Trio)
 * Joe
 * Sam
 * Fred
 * Anna
 * Jodie
 * Samantha
 * Freddi
 * Hazel (Watership Down)

Live-Action Television and Film

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

Video Games

 * Spring-Man (ARMS)
 * The Toads (Battletoads)
 * Bomberman (Bomberman)
 * Quote (Cave Story)
 * Maximillian "Max the Bug Slayer" Riot (Centipede:Infestation)
 * Crash Bandicoot (Crash Bandicoot)
 * Cuphead (Cuphead)
 * Mugman (Cuphead)
 * Max Taylor (Dinosaur King)
 * Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong series)
 * Diddy Kong (Donkey Kong series)
 * Dr. Muto (Dr. Muto)
 * Ness (Earthbound)
 * Ninten (Earthbound Beginnings)
 * Earthworm Jim (Earthworm Jim)
 * Captain Falcon (F-Zero)
 * Sir Arthur (Ghosts N' Goblins)
 * Gene (God Hand)
 * Jak (Jak & Daxter)
 * Beat (Jet Set Radio)
 * Kao (Kao The Kangaroo)
 * Pit (Kid Icarus)
 * Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
 * Kirby (Kirby)
 * Klonoa (Klonoa)
 * Ikki Tenryo (Medabots)
 * Mega Man (Mega Man)
 * X (Mega Man X)
 * Zero (Mega Man X/Mega Man Zero)
 * Marco Rossi (Metal Slug)
 * Mina (Mina the Hollower)
 * Lucas (Mother 3)
 * NiGHTS (NiGHTS Into Dreams)
 * Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes)
 * Chibiterasu (Okamiden)
 * Ori (Ori series)
 * Pac-Man (Pac-Man)
 * Talus (Paladins)
 * Parappa the Rapper (Parappa the Rapper)
 * Charizard (Pokémon)
 * Pokemon Trainers (Pokemon)
 * Laala Manaka (PriPara)
 * Razputin Aquato (Psychonauts)
 * Little Mac (Punch Out)
 * Ratchet (Ratchet & Clank)
 * Rayman (Rayman)
 * Scaler (Scaler)
 * Shantae (Shantae)
 * Shovel Knight (Shovel Knight)
 * Sly Cooper (Sly Cooper)
 * Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * Fox McCloud (Starfox)
 * Falco Lombardi (Starfox)
 * Sieg (Suikoden Tierkreis)
 * Mario (Super Mario Bros)
 * Luigi (Super Mario Bros)
 * Yoshi (Super Mario Bros)
 * AiAi (Super Monkey Ball)
 * Tak (Tak and the Power of Juju)
 * Tork (Tork: Prehistoric Punk)
 * Frisk (Undertale)
 * Undyne (Undertale)
 * Nathan Adams (Yo-kai Watch)

Web Animation/Comics/Series/Original

 * SpongeBob SquarePants (The SpongeBob SquarePants Anime)