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* With regard to ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokemon]]'' - obvious [[Lolicon]] bait Misty and Dawn receive insane amounts of fanart in which they are aged up, complete with everything that comes with puberty. Some of the former is the work of the female fanbase - it comes from having a romance subplot with the [[Chaste Hero|Chaste]] [[Idiot Hero]] and the need to make her a plausible [[Love Triangle]] center in fanfiction, justified in part by how her sisters look...but for the most part it's the guys.

** However, Ash, Gary, Drew, Paul and Kenny also have their share of fangirls as well, even Tracey has some. Oddly, the only main character without hoards of fangirls is probably Brock.

* [[Slam Dunk]]: In canon, the characters are generally good looking but [[Rated "M" for Manly|in the most masculine way possible.]] Fangirls tend to forget this and draw them as generically pretty.

 

* [[The Joker]] gets this quite frequently, ''especially'' after ''[[The Dark Knight]]''. Granted, the late [[Heath Ledger]] was a pretty guy but his Joker looks quite gross with his poor hygiene, wrinkled face and nasty scars. Of course, he becomes a pretty bishonen with cool scars in loads of fanart.

** Being played by [[Hugh Jackman]] in the movies for one.

* ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]'': Rorschach. [http://envyskort.deviantart.com/art/HOW-DO-YOU-SEE-RORSCHACH-117644213 'Nuff said.]

* In the earliest appearances of Lex Luthor he isn't exactly ugly but he isn't as attractive as the current media portrays him as.

 

* '' [[The Ring]]'': There is art depicting Sadako Yamamura/Samara Morgan as a [[Moe]] [[Shrinking Violet]].

* Given that the entire cast of ''[[9]]'' are non-humans, fanart of them as humans was inevitable... and yes, usually, every single one of them will be drawn extremely attractive. [[Action Girl|Sexy tribal warrior chick]] 7, 3 and 4 as [[Cute Mute|themselves]], [[Moe]] 5 and 6, [[Resident Evil|Chris Redfield!]]8, or - hell with it - [[Hot Dad]] 1 and 2, anyone?

** Even the regular stitchpunk versions of the characters are sexed up. And especially the OCs. So. Many. Boobs!

* Expect Darth Maul from ''[[The Phantom Menace]]'' to be more handsome and ''much'' more muscular in any fan art.

 

* The ''[[Harry Potter]]'' fandom, of course. Snape was originally supposed to be rather unattractive, with greasy hair, pale skin, and a long, hooked nose. You would think this would have put more people off, but no. Of course, many of these people were simply finding [[Alan Rickman|the actor who portrayed him in the movies]] to be rather attractive.

** Lucius Malfoy is another example. He's not unattractive in the books, but that's because he's given virtually no description at all. Put [[Jason Isaacs]] in a blond wig and fancy wizard clothes? ''Now'' you're talking.

* There's fan art for ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events]]'' which depicts one of the minor villains—a bald, big-nosed [[Dirty Old Man]] who sometimes wears a scruffy white wig—as a gothy [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]].

 

* Oh, the things the ''[[LazyTown]]'' fandom does to Sportacus and Robbie Rotten... The extreme athleticism of the former and... ''suspicious bulge'' of the latter may be bordering on [[Parent Service]]. Either way, the [[Periphery Demographic]] has made some... ''interesting'' things of both of them. And, from an entirely different quarter, [[Lolicon|Stephanie.]]

* Apparently some ''[[Supernatural]]'' fans think that Gabriel isn't pretty enough and thus give him a new, drop-dead gorgeous vessel in their fanfics so that he can fit the archangel part better in looks. No, really. [http://community.livejournal.com/fanficrants/9660970.html There's even a post on fanficrants about it.]

 

* Lois of ''[[Hi and Lois]]'' frequently gets turned into a [[Hot Mom]] and [[Up to Eleven|beyond]], particularly in the (NSFW) works of the artist who goes by the name "Rage Grenade".

 

* ''[[Bionicle]]'', features mostly robotic but still humanoid characters. It goes to reason that fan artists will try to humanize them even more, or smooth out their metal parts to create a sleeker appearance. For a more direct example, compare Toa Gali [http://www.ns-media.com/bionicle/images/bionicle_r3_c1.gif as a set] and [http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs22/f/2008/012/e/3/Gali2008_by_Lordstevie.png in fan art].

 

* Unsurprisingly, [[Metroid|Samus Aran]] has been getting a triple serving of it ever since the introduction of the [[Latex Space Suit|Zero Suit]].<ref>[[Super Smash Bros.|Brawl]] then proceeded to '''''[[Up to Eleven|super-size]]''''' said serving with a topping of [[Male Gaze]] and [[Fetish Fuel|incredibly blatant BDSM overtones.]]</ref> See for yourself: [https://web.archive.org/web/20150725154722/http://www.metroid-database.com/mzm/art/zss_crawl.jpg original artwork,] [https://web.archive.org/web/20121228192742/http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/characters/images/zerosuit_samus/zerosuit_samus.jpg Brawl,] [http://transfuse.deviantart.com/art/Zero-Suit-Samus-Animu-138572532 fan art.] Look on the bright side: at least it doesn't make her look too different from her canon portrayal.

* Alma from the ''[[First Encounter Assault Recon|F.E.A.R.]]'' games.

** Perhaps the most notable example is [[Badass Bookworm|Patchouli]]: loli-lovers draw her [[Pettanko|flat]] and, well, loli-esque, big breast lovers give her larger breasts and an adult body and everyone else makes her "medium-sized" and teen-ish. It helps her character type fits either way, and that her clothing is baggy enough that her body type is totally ambiguous.

** ''Touhou'' is a unique variation of this trope. Characters are not drawn more attractive merely to be more attractive, ZUN is simply a terrible artist and therefore fans improve on them in an effort to portray their "actual" appearance. It helps that there are official examples, significant improvements to characters' appearances present in any work in which ZUN did not draw them, most notably in the fighting [[Gaiden Game]]s and ''[[Universe Compendium|Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]''.

* ''[[Disgaea]]'' characters get this done to them sometimes, although it's almost always [[Pettanko|Etna and Flonne]].

** On the other hand, [[lolicon]]s find Etna and Flonne ([[Stripperiffic|especially Etna]] to be an excellent source of fanservice just the way they are.

** [[Ridiculously Cute Critter|Temmie]] becoming a stereotypical [[Ms. Fanservice]] in her fanart.

 

* Quite possibly [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] in [http://brawlinthefamily.com/images/W017.jpg this] ''[[Brawl in the Family]]'' strip (original page found [https://web.archive.org/web/20100527072042/http://www.brawlinthefamily.com/comic151.html here]).

* Given the cartoonish style of ''[[Homestuck]]'', there's a lot of room for interpretation as to how attractive the characters are, but the [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Trolls]] are generally drawn in fanart as pretty good-looking for grey-skinned, horned aliens.

** Of course, everyone in the comic is a [[Stick Figure Comic|stick figure]], so any fan art depicting them as attractive is Self Fanservice.

 

* ''[[Homestar Runner]]''.

** Strong Bad intentionally does this to himself all the time, and he invented [http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Different_Town_Character_Variations#Modestly_Hot_Homsar Modestly Hot Homsar].

* ''[[The Runaway Guys]]''. Not only are they transformed into cute anime-versions of themselves in fanart, they're also subject to some peculiar [[Self-Insert Fic|Self-Insert Fanart]] at the hands of their fangirls. It doesn't help that, between them, [[Proton Jon]] is noted for his resemblance to erstwhile fangirl bait [[Metal Gear Solid|Otacon]], [[Chuggaaconroy]] is [[Adorkable]] (in particular, his [[Flanderized]] wearing of polo shirts), and [[Nintendo Capri Sun]] is a legendarily [[Nice Guy]].

 

* ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'', of all things. [[Generic Cuteness]] (...and [[Yaoi Fangirl]]s/the [[Relationship Sue]]) struck the titular trio hard, but especially Double-D. Maybe [[Nerds Are Sexy]] after all.

** [http://miimochi.deviantart.com/ Miimochi] has what could be considered some of the best example(s) of EE&E Self Fanservice. (though all the character's tongues are the same... unusual colors as in the show...)

** Notably with a ''female'' shape.

* In ''[[The Fairly Oddparents]]'' fanworks, [[The Woobie|Tootie]] gets a lot of these. It's worth noticing that a majority of these do not involve [[The Glasses Gotta Go]], as the fans seem to think [[Meganekko|she looks cute enough with them]]. She often gets [[Sexy Spectacles|better-looking glasses]], though.

** Jessie tends to get a bit of extra "stuffing" in certain strategic areas in fanart.

* Heloise in ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]''. In the show, she looks like a little girl ([[Word of God]] says she is [[Vague Age|14ish]]). In fanart, she's a very busty and very [[Evil Is Sexy|sexy]] figure.

* Venger from ''[[Dungeons and Dragons (animation)|Dungeons and Dragons]]'' is sometimes illustrated by fans as beautiful slab of beefcake with long flowing hair under his cowl.

* ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' is getting this treatment too. Expect to see lots of bishonen versions of the characters, yaoi of the main characters, and sexy humanized versions of Perry the platypus.

** There is a lot of fanart of the ponies themselves as well, of course...

* In ''[[Scooby-Doo]]'' fandom, Velma gets this [[Nerds Are Sexy|a lot.]]

 

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