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What is it about pointy ears?

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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.

* Some [[Claymore]]s 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 + Vampire]]'' has these in her [[Horny Devil|succubus]] form.

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

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* The elf-like inhabitants of whatever world the ''[[Jak and Daxter]]'' series takes place on have exceptionally long ears, with a total "ear-span" that is usually three to four times the width of their faces. Subverted in that the ears are not used to indicate anything supernatural about them - they seem to just be quirky-looking humans, and have been referred to as humans on more than one occasion.

* Rena, uniquely among the Expelians in ''[[Star Ocean the Second Story]]''. (and its [[Animated Adaptation|anime]], ''Star Ocean EX''), {{spoiler|because she's actually Nedian; the other Nedians have the same [[Unusual Ears]]}}. The Vanguardians who play a minor role in ''Star Ocean: Till the End of Time'' seem to have a similar appearance.

** Members of the Fellpool and Highlander races in ''[[Star Ocean 1|First Departure]]'' have ears like this. Featherfolk, which are native to the same planet, do not (though they are [[Winged Humanoid~~|Winged Humanoids~~]]).

** Members of the Fellpool and Highlander races in ''[[Star Ocean 1|First Departure]]'' have ears like this. Featherfolk, which are native to the same planet, do not (though they are [[Winged Humanoid]]s).

* Myuria Tionysus, and the entire race of Morphus in the game [[Star Ocean: The Last Hope]] exhibit extremely long ears, sticking out at an impossible angle.

** The Morphus aren't the only race in SOTLH to display dramatically sharp ears; the Eldarians also have very Vulcan-like points.

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* In [[Lineage 2|Lineage II]] all races except the Humans have pointed ears. This is to show how the Humans were created as {{spoiler|unintentionally inferior and flawed}} in the world's creation myth. The Kamael have pointed ears because {{spoiler|they are genetically altered elves essentially created to be living weapons.}}

** Interestingly, Elves, Dark Elves and Fairies in the game have the standard anime-style ''jigokumimi'' while Orcs, Dwarves and Kamael ears only taper to more Vulcan-like points. The game's graphics don't render the point on Dwarf ears very well so they look round, even though official art depicts them with Tolkienesque 'leaf shaped' ears.

* ''[[Touhou]]'' has an... interesting history with this trope. Basically, ZUN can't draw ears, and usually hides them behind hair or hats. When he does draw them they turn out pointy regardless of whether they probably should. The first character to get ears, [[Green-Eyed Monster|Parsee]], is widely accepted as having [[Pointy Ears]] in fanon, and has had them semi-canonized by ''[[All There in the Manual|Wild and Horned Hermit]]''.. The next, Orin, is a [[Catgirl]], so the fandom mostly pretends that she only has cat ears<ref>her portrait had two sets of ears</ref>. Then ''Double Spoiler'' gave ears to its Tengu protagonists, leading to something of an uproar in the fandom. Now some fans have decided that all [[Youkai]] have [[Pointy Ears]], others stick with them for Parsee and the tengu, and the rest just stopped caring.

* ''[[Touhou]]'' has an... interesting history with this trope. Basically, ZUN can't draw ears, and usually hides them behind hair or hats. When he does draw them they turn out pointy regardless of whether they probably should. The first character to get ears, [[Green-Eyed Monster|Parsee]], is widely accepted as having Pointy Ears in fanon, and has had them semi-canonized by ''[[All There in the Manual|Wild and Horned Hermit]]''.. The next, Orin, is a [[Catgirl]], so the fandom mostly pretends that she only has cat ears.<ref>her portrait had two sets of ears</ref> Then ''Double Spoiler'' gave ears to its Tengu protagonists, leading to something of an uproar in the fandom. Now some fans have decided that all [[Youkai]] have Pointy Ears, others stick with them for Parsee and the tengu, and the rest just stopped caring.

** Even more strange for Parsee since the ''hashihime'' youkai is the vengeful spirit of a cheated ''human'' housewife...

* In ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]'', half-elves and elves have pointy ears, the ears of the elves are pointier however, [[Fantastic Racism|much to the disfavor of the half-elves.]]

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* 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]].

* 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.

* The High Entia in ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles]]'' are [[Winged Humanoid|winged humanoids]] who also have pointy ears. Quite are few of them are part [[Humans by Any Other Name|Homs]], and are (generally) distinguished by their smaller wings and lack of the aforementioned pointy ears.

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== Western Animation ==

* Aelita of ''[[Code Lyoko]]'' has elf ears in her Lyoko form.

* Many races of characters in ''[[Wakfu]]'' have Pointy Ears. Among the main protagonists, you have Sadlygrove (Tristepin) and ~~Evangelyne -- probably~~ Yugo too, but it's hard to tell under the [[Nice Hat]].

* Many races of characters in ''[[Wakfu]]'' have Pointy Ears. Among the main protagonists, you have Sadlygrove (Tristepin) and Evangelyne—probably Yugo too, but it's hard to tell under the [[Nice Hat]].

* Beast Boy of the ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'', and they're also green (the ears).

* Saffi, Dorkus, Molotov, Samy, and Peep on ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]''.