Cuteness Proximity: Difference between revisions

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** He has company now. We have [http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/xmas2011/husigina.jpg evidence] [[The Stoic|Norway]] [[Kuudere|of all people]] is similarly afflicted.

** [[Crazy Awesome]] badass Prussia falls victim to this when he finds a baby chick on his head, commenting on how soft and fluffy it is. His little brother Germany, normally [[The Stoic]], has a weak spot for dogs.

** While not really uptight, China is a reasonably composed guy who tries to act as a [[Big Brother Mentor]] to the other Asian nations and often plays [[Only Sane Man]] to the other Allied Forces, but he has a definite weakness for cute things. [[Hello Kitty]] plushies, pandas, baby!Japan or [http://community.livejournal.com/hetalia/7435489.html anything else he thinks is cute], can easily cause him to dissolve into bubbly giddiness.

** While not really uptight, China is a reasonably composed guy who tries to act as a [[Big Brother Mentor]] to the other Asian nations and often plays [[Only Sane Man]] to the other Allied Forces, but he has a definite weakness for cute things. [[Hello Kitty]] plushies, pandas, baby!Japan or [https://web.archive.org/web/20100601231804/http://community.livejournal.com/hetalia/7435489.html anything else he thinks is cute], can easily cause him to dissolve into bubbly giddiness.

* ''[[Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple|Kenichi the Mightiest Disciple]]''

** Miu Fuurinji and Kisara Nanjo absolutely ''adore'' cats. Kisara especially to the extent that she adapts cat-based movements into her Tae Kwon Do fighting style, which another character promptly calls Nya Kwon Do.

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* Examined in ''Super Cruel and Terrible Tales of Mangaka''. A young mangaka is very passionate about gory, gruesome manga, and is very, very happy in terms of success. However, when his wife gives birth to a daughter, this trope settles in, and the quality of his manga fades and eventually gets canceled. ("I don't need status or glory, or money or life, as long as I have Nunuko!")

* While not one to just out and scream "KITTY!", the [[Sugar and Ice Personality|normally serious and stoic]] Ai Haibara from ''[[Detective Conan]]'' is vulnerable to this around animals, her partner and snark-buddy Conan wastes no time [http://www.citymanga.com/detective_conan/chapter-292/18/ cracking a joke] at how she looked 100% like a little girl.

* Amusingly, Minatsuki of ''[[Deadman Wonderland]]'' has a moment of this towards an armadillo. [http://www.onemanga.com/Deadman_Wonderland/24/09/ She looks like she's actively trying to fight it.]

* Amusingly, Minatsuki of ''[[Deadman Wonderland]]'' has a moment of this towards an armadillo. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090924191637/http://www.onemanga.com/Deadman_Wonderland/24/09/ She looks like she's actively trying to fight it.]

* Ando, from ''[[Choco Mimi]]'' may look tough, but he has a soft spot for cute animals, especially Picho, his pet bird. Worth noting is that he once randomly hugged Jin simply because Jin was wearing a raincoat that made him resemble Picho.

* Yuiko from the manga ''Beast Master'' takes this [[Up to Eleven]] whenever she sees a cute animal, such as a dog or a cat, and even birds.

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* [http://www.ustream.tv/SFShiba#more There are thousands of people who watch these little guys for hours on end, even though all they do is eat, sleep, walk around, and sometimes play with each other.] [[wikipedia:Shiba Inu Puppy Cam|The same goes for the previous litter, except there were millions of people instead.]]

* Many comments on websites with cute pictures tend to show signs of this. See for instance the comments on ''[http://thedailykitten.com/kitten/17l86Sc4S/ The Daily Kitten]'' (or just observe your own reaction...)

* And no amount of killed dignity is complete without a trip to [http://cuteoverload.com/ Cute Overload]. Note the language (the blog owner can't possibly talk like that ''all'' the time, can she?).

* And no amount of killed dignity is complete without a trip to [https://web.archive.org/web/20131101163205/http://cuteoverload.com/ Cute Overload]. Note the language (the blog owner can't possibly talk like that ''all'' the time, can she?).

* [http://www.internationalsaimoe.com/ International Saimoe] exists as a contest of what anime character does this the best.

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== Tabletop Games ==

* The "[http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Cute_Things_Lover_(3.5e_Flaw) Cute Things Lover]" flaw from ''[[Dungeons & Dragons|D&D]]'' 3.5.

* The "[https://web.archive.org/web/20130121002719/http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Cute_Things_Lover_(3.5e_Flaw) Cute Things Lover]" flaw from ''[[Dungeons & Dragons|D&D]]'' 3.5.

== Video Games ==

* [[Super Robot Wars Judgment]] has [[Full Metal Panic!|Bonta-kun]], a mecha that was already cute in its source canon. And, while it's a surprisingly decent if not outstanding combat unit, it's defining trait is causing many villain characters from other series to find it adorable. In fact, it's ability to induce Cuteness Proximity is so pronounced it can even affect ''[[Gundam Seed|Rau]] [[Omnicidal Maniac|Le Creuset.]]''

* Chibiterasu, the protagonist of ''[[Ōkamiden|Okamiden]]''. Full stop. I mean come on, even '''SAKUYA''' melts when she sees him. To be fair, [http://mognetcentral.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/chibiterasu.jpg anyone would melt].

* Chibiterasu, the protagonist of ''[[Ōkamiden|Okamiden]]''. Full stop. I mean come on, even '''SAKUYA''' melts when she sees him. To be fair, [http://mognetcentral.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/chibiterasu.jpg anyone would melt]{{Dead link}}.

* ''[[Tales (series)]]''

** Tear Grants of ''[[Tales of the Abyss]]'' did this, although to a slightly lesser extent: She didn't completely lose her dignity, but cute things at first were the only indicators of her softer side. She shows it more in the anime adaption.

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* ''[[xkcd]]''

** Explained in the 231th strip, [http://xkcd.com/231/ "Cat Proximity"], which is the partial [[Trope Namer]].

** The staff of ''Ubersoft'' [~~http~~://www.ubersoft.net/comic/hd/2007/03/xkcd-desk try to exploit this and fail.]

** The staff of ''Ubersoft'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20110314081154/https://www.ubersoft.net/comic/hd/2007/03/xkcd-desk try to exploit this and fail.]

* ''[[The Order of the Stick]]''

** [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0268.html Phil Rodriguez], upon seeing [[Formally-Named Pet|Mr. Scruffy]]... although Phil has a fairly low Intelligence and high Inanity of Statements to begin with.

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** Belkar also falls victim to this trope, after a fashion, in that Mr. Scruffy is the ''only'' living thing he'll show any sort of empathy for. Though that's mainly because, as a freaking ''cat'', Mr. Scruffy is not only cute but also totally [[Badass]].

* In ''[[RPG World]]'', one time [[Badass]] [[Action Girl]] Cherry, left alone with [[Team Pet|Dragobo]], took a quick look to each side before giving him a giant glomp. (Arguably, her reaction to Hero also falls under this category).

* [http://bukucomics.com/loserz/go/407 Gus] in ''[[Loserz]]'' [http://bukucomics.com/loserz/go/408 has this effect on people.] Even Jodie's mother, who is normally quite emotionless, [http://bukucomics.com/loserz/go/411 is reduced to complete incomprehensibility].

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101214010243/http://bukucomics.com/loserz/go/407 Gus] in ''[[Loserz]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20101214010130/http://bukucomics.com/loserz/go/408 has this effect on people.] Even Jodie's mother, who is normally quite emotionless, [https://web.archive.org/web/20101214001551/http://bukucomics.com/loserz/go/411 is reduced to complete incomprehensibility].

* ''[[El Goonish Shive]]''

** Averted: Jeremy has no effect on Susan, [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-01-07 despite its attempts]. Goes into parody when [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-01-28 she invokes this trope].

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** Hannelore has a [[Nightmare Fuel|different]] sort of [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1585 reaction] to cute felines. Hilarious since Mieville pulled the [[Cats Are Mean]] card in the previous strip.

* The evil kittens in ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' make use of this too... although it usually only works once. ([[Killer Rabbit|It doesn't need to work more than once.]])

* Bree's cats are a frequent subject of her [[Journal Comic]] ''[http://www.sexdrugsandjunecleaver.com/2009/10/26/pussywhipped/ Sex, Drugs, and June Cleaver]''.

* Bree's cats are a frequent subject of her [[Journal Comic]] ''[http://www.sexdrugsandjunecleaver.com/2009/10/26/pussywhipped/ Sex, Drugs, and June Cleaver]{{Dead link}}''.

* Princess Dewcup from ''[[Yet Another Fantasy Gamer Comic]]'' is a [http://yafgc.net/?id=159 truly desperate case]. The midget direwolf breed [http://yafgc.net/?id=65 Wargi] weaponizes this.

* Hamsters appear to [http://www.shortpacked.com/blog/comic/book-10/04-hamalanche/allthecutes/ have this effect] on Amber in ''[[Shortpacked]]''.