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{{quote|''"After almost being killed by my cunningly clever and devilishly handsome [[Captain Obvious|twin brother]], [[Sdrawkcab Name|Nale]], I find that I am looking at everything in a different light."''|'''Nale''' (disguised as Elan), ''[[The Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|The Order of the Stick]]''}}
 
Oh, hello there. Were you looking for the trope '''But He Sounds Handsome'''? Well, that's ''[[Suspiciously Specific Denial|definitely]]'' not me. [[Self-Demonstrating Article|Sounds like a pretty great idea]] for a [[Trope]] though!
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== I'm glad i'm not Anime & Manga. ==
* During an episode of ''[[Sailor Moon (Manga)|Sailor Moon]]'', Moon fakes having a fight with the other senshi to lure out the villains. Naru mentions the rumour to Usagi who claims "Sailor Moon is too nice and sweet and would never have a fight with the other sailor Senshi!"
* [[Lupin III]] has occasionally done this when walking through an area in disguise while the authorities are looking for him.
* In ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia (Manga)|Hetalia]]'', America comes in early and draws all the Allies and Axis on the chalkboard. When the others arrive and wonder who drew them all so badly, America feigns ignorance, but can't help "disparaging" the cute, pop art-inspired New York-style art.
* During one ''[[Ranma ½ (Manga)|Ranma One Half]]'' story arc, Ryoga got a mark on his stomach that [[Blessed Withwith Suck|made him invincible, but looked incredibly stupid]]. Since it can only be removed by beating defeated, Ranma tries all manner of things, and finally comes up with an answer:
{{quote| '''Ranma''': While you were standing, you never had one tiny opening in your defense. But once, when that incredibly graceful, beautiful girl hit a volleyball to you, and you crouched to hit it back, you were open! Which means...<br />
'''Ryoga''': Of course! [[Comically Missing the Point|That girl was YOU]]! }}
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== Too bad I'm not Films -- Live-Action. ==
* ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events]]'' [[The Movie]]: Count Olaf in disguise, "Who is this incredibly handsome Count Olaf you keep mentioning?"
* Not ''quite'' a compliment, but in ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (Filmfilm)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'', when Little John asks [[King Incognito|supposed abbot]] [[Richard the Lion Heart]]: "What? Are you friendly to our good King Richard?" The "abbot" replies: "I love no man better."
* In the film ''[[Sinbad the Sailor (Filmfilm)|Sinbad the Sailor]]'', when Sinbad (who is, unbeknownst to most, also Prince Ahmed of Dariabar) is told by the barber Melik that assassins are out to kill Ahmed, he replies, "Why? I understand he's a splendid fellow!"
* Going back to ''[[Spider-Man (Filmfilm)|Spider-Man]]'', Peter Parker and MJ get into a conversation about Spider-Man, and it seems Peter can't help himself. Subtle enough to be passed off as Peter just trying to look like an average guy.
{{quote| '''Peter:''' No, no, I understand. He is extremely cool.<br />
'''MJ:''' But do you think it's true, all the terrible things they say about him?<br />
'''Peter:''' No, no. Not Spider-Man. Not a chance in the world. }}
* Inverted in ''[[The Dark Knight Saga|Batman Begins]]'', where Bruce Wayne openly makes fun of Batman while trying to develop a reputation as an idiot playboy. Continued in [[The Dark Knight]], when he questions who appointed Batman and what gives him the right to take the law into his own hands.
* Also inverted in the sixth ''[[Harry Potter (Filmfilm)|Harry Potter]]'' movie when Harry is reading the wizarding newspaper in a Muggle restaurant.
{{quote| '''Muggle waitress''': "Harry Potter"? Who's Harry Potter?<br />
'''Harry''': No one. Bit of a tosser, really. }}
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== Live-Action TV sucks, I'm glad I'm ''not'' him... ==
* Happens in ''[[Red Dwarf (TV)|Red Dwarf]]'', even without a disguise: Holly, the ship's computer, appears on a recording Holly doesn't remember making (the crew's memories were erased). Initially, he comments, "Nice-looking bloke," and then when the recorded Holly tells them to pause the recording, he does so, because he "Knows what he's talking about, that dude."
* ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', "Moving Day": in the midst of moving in with Robin, the van with Ted's stuff is stolen, and the culprit calls Ted and gives him instructions on how to get them back. Of course, Ted knows exactly who it is.
{{quote| '''Ted:''' Barney...<br />
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** Barney does this again later when pretending to be his own doppleganger. He can't help but defend himself (and his blog) when being interrogated by Lily.
** Barney also does this in his video resume, where despite evidence to the contrary, he claims it's not him singing the song, but "one of the many admirers who think that guy's awesome!"
* On ''[[Stargate Atlantis (TV)|Stargate Atlantis]]'', while the team is traveling through alternate universes, they are rescued from aliens by a squadron of F-302s commanded by an alternate version of Sheppard. When they hail him on the radio to thank him, Sheppard doesn't tell his alternate who they are, but says, "You're obviously a man of great integrity, a dedicated commander, and a skilled pilot." Meanwhile, the other characters roll their eyes. Alt-Sheppard responds, "Well, that's funny. I was just going to say the same to you."
* ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'': Dean is looking for Sam, who's been kidnapped. The cop he goes to looks Sam up in her computer and mentions that Sam's brother was recently reported dead and had been wanted for murder. He replies, "Yeah, Dean was always the black sheep of the family. Handsome, though."
* Played straight on an episode of ''[[Modern Family]]'', Cam, dressed as his clown alter ego Fitzbo, encounters his nephew Luke and the following exchange occurs:
{{quote| '''Luke:''' Wow, is that you, Uncle Cam?<br />
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'''Percy:''' The man's a legend. Elusive, daring, resourceful beyond belief, a poisonous thorn in the side of the Republic...<br />
'''Andrew:''' ...and altogether too big for his boots. }}
* In the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episode ''Duet'', in addition to his [[Evil Is Hammy|gloating about the atrocities performed at Gallitep]], [[Complete Monster|Gul Darhe'el]] gave glowing compliments about his file clerk, [[The Atoner|Aamin Marritza]]. {{spoiler|When it turned out it actually was Marritza, he then tried to claim what a coward he was, until the guilt over the crimes he couldn't stop overwhelmed him.}}
 
 
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'''Quentin Beck:''' What about that editor at the Bugle, Jameson?<br />
'''Spider-Man:''' J.J? He just has a knack for hiring good photographers. }}
* On the road back from completing your first major quest in ''[[BaldursBaldur's Gate]]'':
{{quote| '''Traveler:''' You been down south recently? You see them heroes everyone is talking about?<br />
'''Protagonist:''' Well, I did hear about them. Supposedly real brave, and damn good looking too. }}
** Also, in ''Baldur's Gate II'', Edwin accidentally transforms himself into a woman while trying to unlock the secrets of a magical scroll. While this is initially upsetting for him, it turns out to be advantageous later on when a wizard tasked with hunting him down and killing him doesn't realize who he is and lets him go. However, the other wizard soon figures out that something's not right, tracks the party down again, and accuses the female wizard of being Edwin in disguise. The response?
{{quote| '''Edwin''': Er...I am no Edwin, as you claim. I know him not. He sounds like a worthy mage of disctinction, and I am probably weaker having not made his acquaintance. My name is...Celisa of Waterdeep. Yes, daughter of...Kur..Kurdall Al....Ale...Kurdall Aleconnor, a wealthy mead-maker and owner of a chain of festhalls. No Edwin in our midst I'm most sorry to say. Only Celisa Aleconnor. You'd best be off to capture this Edwin. He sounds like a formidable foe.}}
* In ''[[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|Team Fortress 2]]'', if you dominate an enemy Spy while playing as a Spy yourself, your Spy may remark "I'll see you in Hell, you handsome rogue!" Keep in mind that the two Spies look identical except for their colors, so he ''is'' secretly complementing himself. Oddly enough, this happens during one of the few times you ''won't'' be disguised, since attacking will remove it.
** Subverted in the "Meet the Spy" video. When the BLU Spy is making out the RED Spy to be some sort of [[Memetic Badass|nigh-unstoppable death god]], the Soldier assumes he's actually the RED Spy in disguise and [[Ludicrous Gibs|blows his head off]]. {{spoiler|He's wrong. The RED Spy was actually disguised as the Scout, and proceeds to [[One-Hit Kill|backstab him.]]}}
*** Humorously enough, it's also inverted when {{spoiler|the RED Spy, disguised as Scout, calls spies in general "dime-a-dozen backstabbing scumbags."}}
* Used in ''[[Psychonauts (Video Game)|Psychonauts]]'', when the identity of the Phantom is revealed.
{{quote| '''{{spoiler|Jasper:}}''' WHAT? How dare you accuse me of being the rugged and romantic Phantom, who has captivated audiences for months on end?}}
* A variation occurs in ''[[Dragon Age 2]]''. The entire storyline is presented as [[Framing Device|Varric telling Hawke's tale after the fact]]. At one point in the game, Varric's brother Bartrand starts going on about how Varric is "stong and handsome, and so very smart". During this speech, the scene shifts to Varric telling the story, making it clear that he's started making things up {{spoiler|because he doesn't want to think about what actually happened}}.
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== I've ''never'' met Web Comics before in my life! ==
* Happens multiple times in ''[[8-Bit Theater (Webcomic)|Eight Bit Theater]]'', such as [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2001/08/25/episode-071-sometimes-he-should-really-keep-quiet/ here], [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2002/02/28/episode-122-a-chromatic-experiment/ here], [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2005/06/21/episode-566-spelunkd/ here], [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2007/09/27/episode-899-dont-mention-the-dragon-war/ here] and arguably [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2008/06/03/episode-1000-i-cant-believe-someone-was-asshole-enough-to-make-1000-sprite-comics/ here].
* ''[[The Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|The Order of the Stick]]''
** The way to tell the difference between Elan and Nale-disguised-as-Elan? Nale can't help but defend himself when insulted. Also see the page quote.
** Belkar does this in after he gets out of prison in Azure City. Specifically [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0403.html here]. In fact, it's done by both Belkar and Elan in the same strip.
** In ''On The Origins of PCs'', Belkar escapes from prison with a false beard as a diguise. He tells his pursuers that the "ruggedly handsome and clean-shaven" halfling [[He Went That Way!|went that way]].
* One of the redirects may have come from [http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=873#comic this] ''[[Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal]]''.
* ''[[Gastrophobia (Webcomic)|Gastrophobia]]'': "Your majesty! That sexy barbarian lady escaped! [http://gastrophobia.com/index.php?date=2009-02-06 Not only is she clever, she's a powerhouse!]"
** The creator once invoked this trope in a news post. And linked back here!
* T-Rex pulls it in the last panel of ''[[Dinosaur Comics (Webcomic)|Dinosaur Comics]]'' [http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=1120 1120] and [http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=2009 2009].
* ''[[Narbonic (Webcomic)|Narbonic]]'': Madblood is disguised as Dave, and Helen (who figured it out immediately) is messing with him by claiming she and Dave are lovers. Madblood tries to keep his cover, but he can't help saying things like, "But what of Madblood? I thought you found him dashing and brilliant!"
* In ''[[Brawl in The Family (Webcomic)|Brawl in Thethe Family]]'': "[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2011/04/28/329-overgrowth/ Help! The evil and handsome Wart took control...]"
 
 
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== Western Animation is such a brilliant fellow, yes? ==
* In one episode of ''[[South Park (Animation)|South Park]]'', the kids are discussing a recent TP-ing, and Cartman, one of the perpetrators, comments, "Well, I understand the people who did it weren't caught, so it looks like nobody will ever know the geniuses who masterminded that perfect crime."
** When Cartman attempts to trick Butters by pretending to be AWESOM-O the robot, Butters talks about the things Cartman does to him, which results in "AWESOM-O" commenting that Cartman sounds pretty smart.
** [[Inverted Trope|Inverted]] / [[Played With]] in "The Coon:" Cartman disparages the Coon as a "menace," but suddenly defends him when Kyle calls superheroing "faggy." Later, as the Coon, he gets defensive when Mysterion calls Cartman fat.
* ''[[The Simpsons (Animationanimation)|The Simpsons]]'': When Bart was infiltrating Shelbyville and Springfield moved against them: "Curse those handsome devils!"
* In ''[[Clone High]]'', Joan of Arc tries to use this on Abe while "disguised" as John D'Arc, to get him to like her; it doesn't work.
* In ''[[Danny Phantom (Animation)|Danny Phantom]]'', Danny Phantom at one point tells the students he recruited to free adults from a flying pirate ship ([[It Makes Sense in Context]]) that he saved the life of Danny Fenton. He then says to [[Alpha Bitch|Paulina]] "You should totally make out with him".
** Vlad Masters does it in "Eye for an Eye" as well when he is referring to his split Plasmius clone in public: "Oh, dear, it's a clearly evil, yet ''devastatingly handsome'', ghost villain!"
* An episode of ''[[Jimmy Two -Shoes]]'' has Heloise doing this while pulling a [[Sweet Polly Oliver]].
* ''[[Futurama (Animation)|Futurama]]'': Leela, in disguise as [[Sweet Polly Oliver|"Lee Lemon"]], asks Fry about his girl back home and says, "Aww, she sounds sweet."
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' had {{spoiler|three of the Mane Six characters}} sitting around talking and complimenting the town's newest hero The Mysterious Mare Do Well. {{spoiler|What they say could have easily tipped off Rainbow Dash on the heroine's identity(ies) and why she suddenly needed to appear (Twilight pointing out the Mare's magic required heavy studying, Fluttershy remarking on her compassion, and Rarity being complimentary her fashion sense and Applejack saying above all The Mare Do Well was humble) had she not been blind with jealousy at the time.}}
* ''[[Kim Possible (Animation)|Kim Possible]]'': Hego, in his civilian guise as a Bueno Nacho manager, refers to his Team Go identity as "that brave superhero".
 
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