Pointy Ears: Difference between revisions

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* Princess Theodora of ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]''. In fact, quite a few [[Beast Man|Beast Men]], [[Our Demons Are Different|Demons]], and other non-human humanoids in the Magic World have these.

* The demons (youkai) in ''[[Saiyuki]]''.

* Ryoko in ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]!'' has long, pointy ears... without the points.

** Along with Mihoshi, though hers are more subtle. This being the only time the word "subtle" can be applied to Mihoshi.

*** Long and kinda squared-off ears are a common visual shorthand for [[Human Aliens]] in [[Tenchi Muyo!]] world. Most off-world characters have them, especially if they're from Jurai or Seniwa. And [[Catgirl|Wau]], of course, have nekomimi.

*** The Juraians are actually are the only ones who lack them, along with [[Cute Little Fangs]], since they're basically just a different race of humanity with some artificial enhancements.

* Hiruma from ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'' is the only one in the entire series with special ears since it's about normal humans, but Hiruma has elf ears nevertheless.

** Probably because he's a [[Devil in Plain Sight]]?

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* In ''[[Slayers]]'', Elves, such as [[Genki Girl|Memphis]], have the classic small, pointed ears, although Mellyroon, an Elf from a [[Non-Serial Movie]], inexplicably has bigger ears. On the flip side, Brau Demons have large, grotesque pointed ears. Zelgadis, a chimera, has decent-sized elfish ears because a Brau Demon was implanted into his genetic makeup via magic.

** Filia Ul Copt (a gold dragon who is usually in human form) is also revealed to have these in some [http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/9478/slayerstry.jpg official art], although most of the time you can't see them because of her [[Nice Hat|hood with large green orbs on the sides]]. Other members of her race, while in human form, also have them. However, Milgazia of the Golden Dragon clan that serves the Water Dragon King in Dragon Valley and keeper of the Claire Bible however, has rounded ears in human form. His draconic true form is hinted at instead in the shape of his eyes and pupils in anime, manga and novel art.

* Some [[Claymore|Claymores]] have pointy ears, and seeing that they are [[Half-Human Hybrid|half-demon]], the amount of yoki an individual has might have something to do with it.

* Kurumu from ''[[Rosario to Vampire]]'' has these in her [[Horny Devil|succubus]] form.

* Kurumu from ''[[Rosario + Vampire]]'' has these in her [[Horny Devil|succubus]] form.

* Merry from ''[[Yumekui Merry]]'' has these.

* In ''[[Blue Exorcist]]'' demons have long, pointed ears. Rin, being a half-demon, has only slightly pointed ears when his sword, which seals his demon powers, is sheathed.

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** In ''Iron Man Noir'', this is the mark of Captain Namor's pirate crew; they slice their ears to resemble shark fins.

* ''[[Elf Quest]]'', duh.

* Many characters in the comic ''[[Gold Digger (Comic Book)|Gold Digger]]'', including the main character Cheetah when she goes to human form.

* The elves in ''Poison Elves'' have exceptionally long, and very pointy, ears.

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** In the prequel fanfic to the Disney version, ''[[Just a Little Bit of Pixie Dust]]'', Peter starts out with normal ears, which become pointy when he starts making too much contact with the fairies from Pixie Hollow.

* The [[Our Elves Are Better|Elves]] of ''[[The Strands Series]]'' by Gael Baudino seem to have pointy ears, although it is never actually mentioned directly in the books. Still, it is implied several times when people who have recently been transformed into Elves because of their [[Magic Genetics|Elven heritage]] are encouraged by other Elves to cover their ears with their hair, so that they may move around in public without being recognized.

* In an otherwise mundane Verse, [[Emily of New Moon]] has slightly pointed ears.

* Though their ears are never described in the novels themselves, [[Scary Dogmatic Aliens|the Yuuzhan Vong]] from the [[New Jedi Order]] are often illustrated with prominent pointed ears. Otherwise, they're fairly humanlike (or would be if not for their cultural fixation on ritualized tatooing, scars, and general [[Body Horror]]).

== Live Action TV ==

* The Vulcans from ''[[Star Trek]]''.

** And their distant kin, the Romulans and the Remans.

** Several other [[Star Trek]] races. Halanans and Ramurans both have ''two'' points on each ear (and otherwise look human), while Arkenites have long ears that sweep backwards into points along the skull (as well as lumpy, bulbous bald heads and amber/green eyes).

** From [[Star Trek: Voyager]], we also have the Ocampa.

* Gnomes from ''[[Special Unit 2]]''.

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*** Goblins and orcs have a more humanlike ear shape with a slight point.

*** So do draenei, though theirs evoke the stern Spock expy feeling, being aliens and all.

*** Worgen also have these for a different reason, due to their being [[Our Werewolves Are Different|lupine]] [[Wolf Man|in]] [[Funny Animal|appearance]]. Other [[Humanoid Animal]] such as [[A Load of Bull|tauren]] and [[Pandaing to the Audience|pandaren]] avert this as their animal counterparts don't have pointed ears either.

* Magus from ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'' has them (as does the [[Goldfish Poop Gang]] that serves under him), but it's unclear whether or not this is due to his lineage, [[A Wizard Did It]], or a [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[Dragon Ball]]''.

* Pointed ears and [[Cute Little Fangs]] are the one truly consistent physical trait that all ''[[Nippon Ichi]]'' aka ''[[Disgaea]]'' "Humanoid" demons share, while the humans (and the angels, such as Flonne {{spoiler|although she gains them both, along with a tail, when she [[Unishment|becomes a fallen angel]]}}) don't have them.

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* Half of the races in ''[[Rift]]''. Interestingly enough, this applies whether or not you split [[Humans by Any Other Name]] and [[Our Elves Are Better|elves]] by faction. (The Defiant, however, have the edge on pointy ears.)

* Fatima of ''[[Luminous Arc 2]]'' has pointy ears, but she seems to be a normal human/witch and no one in-game comments on them.

* The ''[[Phantasy Star]]'' series has Numans/Newmans, a genetically engineered race that resemble elves. In the original series, the ears were different between the two instances. In ''Phantasy II'' Nei and Neifirst have very long pointed ears that go past their heads. Rika in ''Phantasy Star IV'' has smaller pointed ears with bits of black on the ends. ''[[Phantasy Star Online]]'''s Newman race have differing ears depending on their class. Hunter Newmans have ears like Nei, while Forces have long pointed ears that stick out from the sides of their heads almost horizontally. In ''[[Phantasy Star Zero]]'', Newman ears are much smaller, but still pointy.

* While he's not yet been seen in the games, [[Metroid]] featured a pointed eared alien named Kreatz who was on Samus's squad back in her federation days. Kreatz and his partner Mauk (a hairy pig alien) were clearly designed to be shout-outs to the two founding extraterrestrial members of [[Star Trek]]'s federation, the Vulcans and the Tellarites. Interesting because the races' personalities were inverted for Kreatz and Mauk (Kreatz's species being the insulting violent one and Mauk's being proud intellectuals but assumed to be [[Proud Warrior Race Guy]] (s) due to their appearances).

* Grimsley from ''[[Pokémon Black and White]]'' has pointy ears for.. Some reason. It's probably to emphasize he's a dark type trainer however he's one of the only - if the only- characters in the franchise to have [[Pointy Ears]].

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== Visual Novels ==

* ''[[Fate/stay night]]'' doesn't have any elves at all, however that does not stop them from from adding in Caster, though you can only see it [[All There in the Manual|in supplemental materials.]]

== Web Original ==

* The Jägermonsters of ''[[Girl Genius]]'', [[Super Soldiers]] created by the Heterodynes to serve as military personnel.

* The angels in ''[[Misfile]]'' have these. Since demons are basically fallen angels, this makes some sense. Angels have some obfuscation abilities, so [[Unusually Uninteresting Sight|nobody comments on them]].

* The immortals in ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'', complete with [[Lampshade Hanging]] by Mr. Verres.

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* In the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]'', creatures of Faerie and most Moreaus (animals that have been [[Uplifted Animals|Uplifted]] to a humanoid form) have pointed ears.

* Everyone in ''[[Ears for Elves]]'' has this, and each different demographic of elf is defined by their ear design.

* In ''[[My Roommate Is an Elf]]'', elves and trolls have these.