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== Examples of characters lacking something ==
== Examples of characters lacking something ==
* Krillin, of the ''[[Dragonball]]'' series, who doesn't feature a nose. (Lampshaded during the first [[Tournament Arc]], when Krillin is losing a fight to a barbarian who uses his stench as a weapon - until Goku points out Krillin's lack of a nose)
* Krillin, of the ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' series, who doesn't feature a nose. (Lampshaded during the first [[Tournament Arc]], when Krillin is losing a fight to a barbarian who uses his stench as a weapon - until Goku points out Krillin's lack of a nose)
* ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'', who have no fingers (nor noses), even lampshaded once.
* ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'', who have no fingers (nor noses), even lampshaded once.
* Omi of ''[[Xiaolin Showdown (Animation)|Xiaolin Showdown]].'' No nose. (Also no hair, but then he is a monk.)
* Omi of ''[[Xiaolin Showdown]].'' No nose. (Also no hair, but then he is a monk.)
* ''[[Peanuts]]'': Charlie Brown. [[Word of God]] says he has a full head of hair, if very fine short and blond. [[Charlie Brown Baldness|You'd never know it]], would you?
* ''[[Peanuts]]'': Charlie Brown. [[Word of God]] says he has a full head of hair, if very fine short and blond. [[Charlie Brown Baldness|You'd never know it]], would you?
* [[Dilbert]] and Dogbert have no mouths (but the rest of the cast does). In the cartoon series, it would only appear when they were speaking
* [[Dilbert]] and Dogbert have no mouths (but the rest of the cast does). In the cartoon series, it would only appear when they were speaking
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* [[Cathy]] has no nose, but no one else in the comic shares this trait.
* [[Cathy]] has no nose, but no one else in the comic shares this trait.
* Jon Arbuckle in ''[[Garfield]]'' also lacks a nose. If anything, it looks more like he has a really long, prominent philtrum.
* Jon Arbuckle in ''[[Garfield]]'' also lacks a nose. If anything, it looks more like he has a really long, prominent philtrum.
* Lampshaded in an early episode of ''[[Pokémon (Anime)|Pokémon]]''. Team Rocket suffers some sort of gas attack, and Meowth panics, thinking that his nose has melted away, before he realizes, "Oh yeah, I forgot! [[Medium Awareness|The cartoonists never gave me a nose.]]"
* Lampshaded in an early episode of ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]''. Team Rocket suffers some sort of gas attack, and Meowth panics, thinking that his nose has melted away, before he realizes, "Oh yeah, I forgot! [[Medium Awareness|The cartoonists never gave me a nose.]]"
* In ''[[The Simpsons]]''. You can't tell where Bart, Lisa and Maggie's forehead ends and hair begins, they all run together and are of the same color, and none of the other characters share this trait.
* In ''[[The Simpsons]]''. You can't tell where Bart, Lisa and Maggie's forehead ends and hair begins, they all run together and are of the same color, and none of the other characters share this trait.
** The Simpson kids are "tow-headed" - which means very light, flaxen blonde, as confirmed by Chief Wiggum when he radios in to the police station and describes Bart as such. Also, during a sight-gag about "realistic cartoons", where the family suddenly morph into far more human-looking depictions of their characters, the Simpson kids are all seen to be very light blonde.
** The Simpson kids are "tow-headed" - which means very light, flaxen blonde, as confirmed by Chief Wiggum when he radios in to the police station and describes Bart as such. Also, during a sight-gag about "realistic cartoons", where the family suddenly morph into far more human-looking depictions of their characters, the Simpson kids are all seen to be very light blonde.
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** Characters introduced in later episodes tend to be more detailed due to the advancements in animation, while the older characters keep their simpler designs.
** Characters introduced in later episodes tend to be more detailed due to the advancements in animation, while the older characters keep their simpler designs.
* To emphasize his [[Voluntary Shapeshifting|amorphous nature,]] [[Plastic Man]] has no toes. (Though presumably, Plas could extrude as many toes as he wished, if he wanted to).
* To emphasize his [[Voluntary Shapeshifting|amorphous nature,]] [[Plastic Man]] has no toes. (Though presumably, Plas could extrude as many toes as he wished, if he wanted to).
* Several characters on ''[[Homestar Runner (Web Animation)|Homestar Runner]]'' don't have ''arms''.
* Several characters on ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' don't have ''arms''.
* In the short film ''[[Badly Drawn Roy (Film)|Badly Drawn Roy]]'', Roy has [[The Noseless|no nose]], four fingers, lacks detail and one hand is smaller than the other. At least some of this is due to intentional [[Stylistic Suck]].
* In the short film ''[[Badly Drawn Roy]]'', Roy has [[The Noseless|no nose]], four fingers, lacks detail and one hand is smaller than the other. At least some of this is due to intentional [[Stylistic Suck]].


== Examples of characters with something extra ==
== Examples of characters with something extra ==
* In ''[[The Simpsons]]'', the only character with five fingers is God.
* In ''[[The Simpsons]]'', the only character with five fingers is God.
* In ''[[Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|Order of the Stick]]'' only the elves and certain other creatures have ears; all humans lack them.
* In ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]'' only the elves and certain other creatures have ears; all humans lack them.
** One half-elf reveals his hybrid status by showing [[All Genes Are Codominant|he has a single (pointed) ear.]]
** One half-elf reveals his hybrid status by showing [[All Genes Are Codominant|he has a single (pointed) ear.]]
* SpongeBob is one of the very few characters that have fingers in ''[[Spongebob SquarePants]]''. Lampshaded on a few occasions.
* SpongeBob is one of the very few characters that have fingers in ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''. Lampshaded on a few occasions.
* In the [[South Park]] movie, The Mole is the only kid to have ears.
* In the [[South Park]] movie, The Mole is the only kid to have ears.


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