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* [http://www.shakespeare-online.com/sonnets/20.html Shakespeare's Sonnet 20]. The young boy is described as such: "A woman's face with Nature's own hand painted hast thou, the master-mistress of my passion", until Nature "[[Double Entendre|pricked him out]] for woman's pleasure."
* The [[The Rashomon|temporary protagonist]] of ''Crow on the Bridge'' by [[Max Frei]] reminisces meeting one of these:
{{quote| Entered the room a [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|young]] [[Bifauxnen|man]] of such a blinding beauty that to me it seemed not as much pleasant to the eye as absolutely out of place in the given circumstances. Really, here happens such things, i should make the Gloves of Death and it's yet unknown how to survive this fancy-work; civil war continues for umpteenth year in Conjoined Kingdom, and ultimately the world will fall soon; and he walks here with such a look as if a human had no more important task than to look beautiful. My feelings were about these, though when spoken aloud they sound absurd, i see it myself.}}
* All of the male vampires in ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]''. They even come with the [[Bishie Sparkle]] ''pre-packaged''.
* There are a bunch in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'':
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** Also, Dr. Lance Sweets.
* The Tenth [[Doctor Who|Doctor]]. Other than oft-repeated fangirl affirmation, there's also:
{{quote| '''River Song:''' Pretty boy! With me I said.<br />
(Long pause. Donna looks at the Doctor suggestively.)<br />
'''Doctor:''' Oh, ''I'm'' "Pretty Boy"!<br />
'''Donna:''' Yes!" (shocked at her own enthusiasm) "Oh, that came out a bit quick." }}
** The Eleventh Doctor is what happens when [[Pretty Boy]] meets [[Adorkable]].
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* [[Supernatural (TV series)|Dean. Winchester]]. His face is the perfect combination of prettiness and manliness.
** Also [[Our Angels Are Different|Castiel]], who ups the ante by also being slender and being the shortest (barely) of the main [[Supernatural]] trio.
{{quote| '''Japanese gameshow host:''' Mr. Trickster does not like pretty-boy angels!}}
*** Co-star [[Jared Padalecki]] has said of Collins: "With those big [[Blue Eyes]], he can't play a demon. They're like 'aww...' he's too pretty."
* [[Dark Angel]] has a younger and prettier [[Jensen Ackles]] as twins Ben and Alec. The latter has [[Stoic Spectacles]] in one episode.
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* The title role of ''Tom Jones'' in the 1997 BBC version (Max Beesley).
* Chase on ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''.
{{quote| '''Dr. Foreman:''' Chase, you're a pretty boy. Works well with the ladies, not so much with the patients. No one wants an underwear model performing their splenectomy.}}
* ''[[Glee]]'''s Kurt Hummel, to an absolute tee. All he's missing are the [[Bishie Sparkle|sparkles]]... and even then, he sometimes [[Performance Artist|provides his own]].
** Speaking of [[Glee]], Sam is quite the [[Pretty Boy]] as well. Pretty, with long hair, muscles, and a gorgeous smile. He's so pretty, he has to have his [[Shirtless Scene|shirt off every other scene]].
** Also, Blaine.
* Like [[Supernatural|Dean]], [[Prison Break|Michael]] ([[Wentworth Miller]]) is the perfect combination of prettiness and manliness.
{{quote| '''T-Bag:''' One things for sure, you just as pretty as advertised. Prettier even.}}
* Nathan from ''[[Misfits]]''.
* ''[[Mr. Brain]]'': In "Eccentric Neuroscientist vs. Beautiful Revived Ghost" the "beautiful revived ghost" isn't a woman. The ghost is played by the very pretty, yet very male [[Gackt]]. Gackt himself finds Gackt rather tasty.
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* Shawn Hunter from ''[[Boy Meets World]]'' was pretty enough that at one point [[Attractive Bent Gender|he passes very convincingly as a girl]]. However, he grew out of it near the end of the show's run, especially after he grew a beard.
* [http://dutche.home.xs4all.nl/episode%203x4%20merlin%20arms.jpg Merlin] from ''[[Merlin]]'' is most certainly this.
{{quote| '''Barmaid:''' Mmm, you're an handsome fellow.<br />
'''Arthur:''' Well, just wouldn't be the first to say it.<br />
'''Barmaid:''' Oh. No, sorry. I was talkin' about your friend here.<br />
(Looks suggestively at Merlin.)<br />
'''Arthur:''' (shocked) Him?<br />
'''Merlin:''' (smirking at Arthur)Thank you. }}
** Lancelot manages to be this ''and'' a [[Hunk/]] Not really sure how he pulls it off.
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* From [[Degrassi]] we have Drew, Craig, Eli, Peter, Zane, Marco, and arguably Dylan. Although the latter is a [[Manly Gay]], his facial features could qualify him as this.
* [[The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries]], we have Joe Hardy (aka [[Teen Idol|Shaun Cassidy]]). Yumm.
{{quote| '''Joe:''' Just because I'm younger, smaller and more easily intimidated...?}}
* ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' gives us Jon Snow.
 
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** And as "pretty boy" as you can get canonically in the ultra-gritty universe of [[Warhammer 40000]], there's both [[Our Elves Are Better|the Eldar]], to a point, and the Primarch of the Blood Angels, Sanguinis, who has [[Winged Humanoid|angel wings]] and everything (of course, his death caused all the [[Super Soldier]] armies based on him to become [[Our Vampires Are Different|bloodthirsty and prone to going insane]])
*** Eldar, "To a point"?
{{quote| "The Eldar are physically similar to humans, but with longer, cleaner limbs, slim and elegant features, pointed ears, and penetrating eyes."}}
*** Additionally the chapters based on Sanguinis' gene seed are also noted as being somewhat prettier than the other marines.
** The Emperor's Children (Chaos) Space Marine Legion. So Bishonen that they are derrisively referred to as "peacocks" by most of the other legions while they are still loyal to the Imperium's cause. Their primarch, Fulgrim, is one of the prettiest humans alive. Furthermore, even after falling to Chaos, they continue trying to make themselves look as alluring and attractive as possible, part of their pact with the Chaos god Slaanesh. It doesn't help that their armour is various shades of purple and pink...
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* ''[[Heroes of Might and Magic]] 5'': {{spoiler|Agrael is this underneath that big red suit of armor.}}
* Johnny Cage of the ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' series, though Johnny himself is the one who enforces it. He constantly refers to himself as "pretty" and is always praising his own good looks. Even one of his battle cries revolves around how pretty he thinks he is:
{{quote| '''Johnny:''' Oh yeah! I'm so pretty!}}
 
== Webcomics ==
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* Gabriel Dunn from ''[[Broken Saints]]'' has elements of this, especially in some panels. Also, despite writer Brooke Burgess' disdain for the idea of Raimi being played by a pretty boy in a theoretical Big Hollywood Movie Version, Raimi isn't too far off from this himself.
* In ''[[The Secret Life of Dolls]]'', [[The Golden Compass|Lyra]] and [[Pirates of the Caribbean|Elizabeth Swann]] had this discussion about a picture of the Will Turner doll:
{{quote| Lyra popped up over Elizabeth's shoulder. "That scarf is a girly scarf."<br />
"Well, that's just how guys dressed back... now."<br />
"In tights?"<br />
She sighed. "Sometimes Will was prettier than I was." }}
* Apollo, Dionysus, and Eros in [[Thalias Musings]].
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** See [http://images.wikia.com/cinema/it/images/2/23/Sandro_Lohmann.jpg Sandro Lohmann] for a German version.
* Andrej Pejic. Ridiculous. [http://i.cocoperez.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/andrej-pejic-wants-to-pose-for-playboy__oPt.jpg Example?]
{{quote| Perhaps [[Long-Haired Pretty Boy]]? Or maybe [[Bishonen]]}}
* [http://media.photobucket.com/image/bjorn%20andresen/Astatie/Bjorn%20Andresen/0003.jpg Bjorn Andresen.] This [[So Beautiful It's a Curse|didn't always make him happy.]]
* Nico Rosberg, a [[Formula One]] driver, whom one driver referred to as "the prettiest girl in Formula One". He's earnt himself the ("in-universe") nickname "Britney".
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