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{{quote|''"Koizumi's cheerful smile pisses me off every time I see it."''
|'''[[First-Person Smartass|Kyon's narration]]''', ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya|Remote Island Syndrome]]''}}
{{quote|''"Buena Girl's parents scare [[Third Person Person|The Flea]]; they are so... happy."''
|'''The Flea''', ''[[Mucha Lucha]]''}}
The exact opposite of [[Perpetual Frowner]]. This is a character who, no matter what, is never seen without a smile of some kind. A [[Stepford Smiler]] would be a sub-trope, one who smiles because that's all they can do to keep from ''breaking''. A [[Cat Smile]] or [[Cheshire Cat Grin]] can also be their perpetual expression. A '''Perpetual Smiler''''s smile can change, and the emotions behind it can be literally anything... so long as there is something that can be called a 'smile' on their face. Usually, though, this smile is pleasant and cheerful, or at least calm, and often, the feeling behind it is genuine, so [[The Un-Smile]] doesn't usually appear. Compare to [[Glasgow Grin]], where the '''smile''' is ear-to-ear and usually inflicted by cutting.
As a Super-Trope of those listed above, all examples of them should be sorted into their respective categories. This page is only for examples of this trope who do NOT fit into the other perpetual-smile categories.
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== Advertising ==
* Jack the Clown in the "Jack In The Box" TV commercials, who's been appearing as a living, ball-faced humanoid since 1995. It disappears when he's particularly perturbed, though.
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** Actually, he didn't smile in flashbacks, either. He was being too serious about his love for Buttercup.
* [[Michael Sheen]]'s portrayal of [[Tony Blair]] in ''[[The Deal]]'' and ''[[The Queen]]'' covers just about the whole range of possible smiles, to the point where it starts to feel like his [[Discworld|teeth are following you around the room]]. Which is pretty much [[Truth in Television]].
* Most of the toys from the ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]'' series are this in their 'toy' mode.
* Atom in ''[[Real Steel]].'' His face (if he has one) is obscured by a metallic mesh that only shows his eyes, but there are seams in the mesh that resemble a nose ridge and a smile. It helps highlight his child-like appearance, which is most noticeable when his Shadow Function is activated.
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* [[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]] the [[Ironic Nickname|Sorrow]] is always seen smiling.
* ''[[Inazuma Eleven]]'''s 3D character models have fixed expressions. Characters who smile will smile even though the ball hits them. Masaru Gojou always has a rapist's face, and Hijikata will never stop grinning.
*Sunshine is constantly seen smiling in ''[[Kinnikuman: Muscle Fight]]''. His super meter even has a depiction of him smiling. The only times when his expression changes is when he gets hit by the Cross Bomber, does that super where he freaks out about Friendship Power, or when he loses.
== Web Original ==
* [[The Comics Curmudgeon]] describes TJ from ''Luann'''s smile as a death-rictus.
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* Cedric Diggory in ''[[A Very Potter Musical]]''.
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