No. 9: Young and in Charge
A young boy with green hair, green eyes, and purple outfit being crowned by a man in a robe in front of a crowd, "With this, young Makoto, you are emperor of this empire."
Makoto smiled brightly, "I am just happy to have earned the throne and not have achieved it in any dishonest way."
A fat old man with brown boots, dark green shirt and pants, grey coat, grey hair, and yellow eyes was throwing a folder titled 'Framings' into a nearby trash can. This went completely noticed by everyone except the emperor, "I am confident that with Prime Minister Honest's help, I can lead the empire into a new age of peace and prosperity!"
(Phineas And Ferb - Takin' Care Of Things Lyrics (HD + HQ))
Things that happened under his rule!
Poverty shot up big time.
Public torture became accepted.
A war!
The economy got worse than the real world economy.
Casualty Count: God only knows!
(Stop playing song.)
Meh. I think it's long been established that I don't bring my A-game to writing parodies on parody critiques.
Young and in charge: Whenever a character who is a minor is placed into a high ranking political position.
I feel like that description gives all the intel you need to have about why it's on here, but allow me to elaborate.
The biggest problem with this is that, regardless of how wacky your world is, it makes no sense for a young child to become a political leader. No matter how far you stretch your disbelief, it's completely illogical on every level.
That's ignoring when a teenager is placed as leader of a rebellion. You know the formula. 'This kid doesn't fit in, therefore they join a rebellion! They kill off the leader, who the kid formed a bond with. Therefore, the only logical conclusion is to put the teen, who more than likely caused the death to begin with, as head of the revolution!'
The only time I don't mind it is when it's a Super Power School Student Council. Like that's such an interesting idea. Too bad I've never seen an example of this. (Please tell if there is one in a show or movie! I need to see it!)
The funny thing is that the example in the parody is actually one of the best examples of this trope. Just for how straight forward it is on how bad an idea of having a child ruler is.
And before you say Zeno, he...they are actually one of the weaker parts of Super for me.
Really all there is to be said on the subject. If you enjoyed, please share and review. I always love to hear what ya guys have to say about what I make.
See you with the next ONE I've CHOSEN. I think you'll enjoy it.