The Kid

An image of The Kid standing, taken from I Wanna Be The Fangame

### Aliases

A Child (by the Intro), Young Boy (by the Intro), The Wanna Be the Guy (by the Intro), Son (by The Former Guy), The Guy (Currently)

### Relatives

The Father/The Former GuyUnnamed Mother (referenced by The Guy)Former Grandfather The Guy

## Appearances

### Appears in

Most IWBTG Fangames, WannaFest 22 (September 24th 2022)

### Debut

I wanna be the Guy (October 5th 2007)

**The Kid** is a character created by Kayin serving as the player character and protagonist in I Wanna Be The Guy. In the game, The Kid sets out on their 15th birthday in the year 200X on a quest to become The Guy. Through doing so, they go through several areas filled with traps and trials in reference to various older video games. The Kid is voiced by Paul Saphra, a friend of Kayin's.

## Appearance

The Kid is typically depicted as a brown haired caucasian child with a red cape, blue shirt, blue pants, black shoes, and gun. The Kid serves as the basic player object in most fangames of I Wanna Be The Guy, sometimes with alterations to specific aspects of their appearance.

## Abilities

There are several actions The Kid is able to perform at most given times. They are able to double jump, as well as shoot their gun. Some games grant The Kid the ability to jump additionally to the standard double jump, while others may limit the player to only a single jump or sometimes no jump at all. The Kid's gun typically shoots around four small bullets, though occasionally they are able to obtain other guns allowing them to typically fire faster, larger, or stronger bullets. Some games have also removed this ability from The Kid entirely, or replaced it with another action such as swinging a sword or performing a teleport.

## Appearances in Other Games

Occasionally, The Kid has appeared in media beyond the scope of I Wanna Be The Guy fangames. The following is a list of such appearances in official games.

* Super Meat Boy (2010)
* Fraymakers (2022)
* Indie Rumble (Canceled)

The following is a list of romhacks, mods, or other edits which insert The Kid into various other games.

* M.U.G.E.N (2015-2021)
* Rivals of Aether (2019)
* Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Pixelated) (2020)
* Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Rendered) (2020)
* Friday Night Funkin' VS. The Kid (2021)

## Quotes

### From I Wanna Be The Guy

#### Before the fight with Count Dracula

* The Kid: "Die monster. You don't belong in this world!"
* Dracula: "It was not by my hand that I am once again given flesh. I was called here by humans who wish to pay me tribute."
* The Kid: "Tribute?! You steal men's souls and make them your slaves!"
* Dracula: "Perhaps the same could be said of all religions..."
* The Kid: "Your words are as empty as your soul! Mankind ill needs a savior such as you!"
* Dracula: "What is a man?" (A chalice of wine gets thrown towards The Kid) "A miserable little pile of secrets. But enough talk... Have at you!

#### Before the fight with The Guy

* The Kid: "Die monster!-! WHOZAWHAT? YOU!?"
* The Guy: "What is this?! ANOTHER CHILD? Haha, one more for my score!"
* The Kid: "I have bested fruit, spike, and moon! Now, I shall best you, The Guy!"
* The Guy: "No. Not The Guy. The Father!"
* The Kid: "WHAT"
* The Guy: "Yes, now I recognize you... SON. THE HAIR. THE SHIRT. THE CAPE. You are one of my younger colors!"
* The Kid: "That's impossible!"
* The Guy: "Check your inventory screen, Kid! You know it to be true."
* The Kid: "Wait...! Former grandfather The Guy! You killed him!"
* The Guy: "As you will now try to kill me... Or be killed yourself!"
* The Kid: "NO! I WANNA BE THE GUY!"

### From WannaFest 22

#### During the Intro

* The Man: "[...] Everybody, please give a warm welcome to The Kid." (Applause)
* The Kid: "Oh yeah!"

* The Man: "[...] The better your score, the better your prize."
* The Kid: "The prize is as good as mine!"

#### After the fight with Marble Red (Unvoiced)

* Marble Red: "[...] I must bid you farewell, for now!"
* The Kid: "Damn it! He got away!"
* "Looks like I don't have any choice but to use it!"
* "Guy Impact!"

#### Transforming in Wario Land 4

* "Why!"
* "WHOZAWHAT?"
* "What!"
* "No!"

#### Intro to Klonoa (Voiced using gibberish)

* The Kid: "Whoa, what is this place?"
* Huepow: "This is Phantomile!"
* The Kid: "This is a bit different from what I'm used to..."
* Huepow: "Well, what are you waiting for? Let's go!"

#### Starting Parappa

* ???: "You gotta do what?"
* The Kid: "I gotta believe!"

#### Parappa Lyrics (Chop Chop Master Onion, *The* *Kid*)

If you wanna test me, I'm sure you'll find
the things I'll teach ya is sure to beat ya,
nevertheless you'll get a lesson from teacher now

Jump! *Jump!*
Shoot! *Shoot!*
Left! *Left!*
Right! *Right!*

Once more now, Jump! *Jump!*
Shoot! *Shoot!*
Left! *Left!*
Right! *Right!*

Don't get cocky, it's gonna get rocky,
we gonna move down to the next ya jockey now

Jump Left! *Jump Left!*
Jump Right! *Jump Right!*
Jump Cancel! *Jump Cancel!*
Bunny Hop! *Bunny Hop!*

Listen carefully, Jump Left! *Jump Left!*
Jump Cancel! *Jump Cancel!*
Bunny Hop! *Bunny Hop!*
And Jump Right! *Jump Right!*

Hmm, yeah, I see you're getting better,
kick to the limit in order to get her now

Jump the gate! *Jump the gate!*
Weave the spikes! *Weave the spikes!*
Refresh your jump! *Refresh your jump!*
Shoot the save! *Shoot the save!*
It's gonna get harder now

Dodge the apple! *Dodge the cherry!*
Don't get walled! *Don't get walled!*
Best them all! *Best them all!*
Fruit, spike, moon! *Fruit, spike, moon!*

Come on now, why don't you follow my words
because we're almost done I'll make it easy at first
I wanna see if you wanna see what it means
to be the Guy with the master plan
Are you the Guy now?

Here we go! now Flip the gravity! *Flip the gravity!*
Float on water! *Float on water!*
Grab the vines! *Grab the vines!*
Watch the trigger! *Watch the trigger!*

Snap to the platform! *Snap to the platform!*
Get the good align! *Get the good align!*
Frame perfect jump! *Frame perfect jump!*
Hiyaaa! Ha! That's it for today

Good job, Kid
You can go on to the next stage now

#### During the Intermission

* The Man: "What a fantastic performance! So kid, tell us a bit more about yourself. How's your family?"
* The Kid: "Well, I murdered my own dad once-"
* The Man: "No you didn't- I mean uhhh, that sounds terrible! Hope he gets better soon!"

#### Bouncing around in Monkey Ball

* "Wha-"
* "Ha-"
* "Whoa"
* "Heh-"
* "Ah!"
* "Nani!"
* "Bleh!"
* "Whew"
* "Whuh"
* "Ugh"
* "Whaaa!"
* "Ayayay!"
* "Ack!"
* "Ehh!"

#### Beating a level in Monkey Ball

* "Yeah! I got it!"
* "Yeah!"

#### Before entering the Backstage

* The Man: "And there you have it."
* The Kid: "Hell yeah! How'd I do?"
* The Man: "You did... well enough to win this car!"
* The Kid: "Yeah! Let's go!"
* The Man: "Wait... just a moment, Kid. We've got some paperwork that you need to sign."
* The Kid: "Oh. Uh... okay."
* The Man: "Follow me to my office. I'll meet you there."

#### Before fighting The Man

* The Man: "A-alright Kid, I hate to break this to ya but you're- There's no way you're getting that car."
* The Kid: "Huh??? Why not???"
* The Man: "You weren't supposed to win it. You're not leaving this place alive!"
* The Kid: "What's really going on there, The Man?"
* The Man: "No, not 'The Man'. THE FATHER."
* The Kid: "WHAT" (A microphone gets thrown towards The Kid)
* The Guy: "Yes, NOW you recognize me... SON. THE HAIR. THE SHIRT. THE CAPE. I am one of your... older colors."
* The Kid: "TTTTTHTH- THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!"
* The Guy: "Now enough talk! Have at you!"

## Trivia

* While The Guy is voiced by Kayin with some audio editing to lower the pitch, The Kid's voice is completely unmodified other than to lower the quality.
* While a mother for The Kid never appears in any official content produced by Kayin, The Guy makes reference to her existence through the line "Yes, I did have sex with your mother!"
* Several sequels to I Wanna Be The Guy have been started but never finished, however none of them feature The Kid as the sole primary protagonist.
* Despite the in game sprite never alluding to anything of the sort, most official artwork drawn of the kid features cape buttons and a belt.
	+ While one may argue that the black strip between the shirt and pants is a belt, there is no indication of a buckle to be found.

## Gallery

The twitch.tv directory image for I Wanna Be The GuySeparated frames of The Kid's running animationAn image of The Kid as depicted in Super Meat Boy