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Having to kill another human being is traumatic enough. But when a child has to do it, either in defense of themselves, in defense of another, or being forced at gunpoint or swordpoint themselves to do it, the effect can be all the more horrifying. The fact that even children are forced to hand out violence in a setting to defend themselves adds to the [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism|cynicism]] of a setting. Children having to kill on a regular basis is a red flag for a [[Crapsack World]].
The reasons for a child having to kill vary. They may have been attacked by someone and struck out in defence: they just happened to have the right thing on hand. Equally, they may manage to get the drop on someone who is trying to murder a parent or other carer. As mentioned before, they may be forced to do it, either as some form of [[Training From Hell]] or just from a [[Complete Monster|complete sadist.]] This will be made all the more tragic if it was someone close to the character: a friend, relative or, worst of all, [[Self
Can lead to an even more warped form of [[Blood-Splattered Innocents]]. Often the cause of a [[Dark and Troubled Past]]. [[Child Soldiers]] must do this as a matter of course. [[Kid Hero]] stories with a particularly dark tone may also have this as normality for the setting, especially if that setting is a [[Teenage Wasteland]]. [[Tyke Bomb|Tyke Bombs]] can become this if said Tyke bomb is forced to kill before it can [[Defusing the Tykebomb|be defused.]]
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