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Maybe it was [[Periphery Demographic|directed mostly at the opposite gender from some of its fans]]. Maybe the [[Thick Line Animation|art style]] didn't really have the [[Generic Cuteness]] common to many other animated works. Maybe the primary audience was children, so out of [[Parent Service|a few isolated instances]], making attractive characters wasn't really the primary goal of the series. Or maybe the original was a ''book'', so the appearances of the characters were mostly left up to the reader's imaginations. Whatever the case, the series finds itself without a [[Mr. Fanservice|Mr]] or [[Ms. Fanservice]] other object of [[Perverse Sexual Lust|fan lust]].

However, this state won't necessarily last long. One (or more) of the characters is going to end up transformed into the unofficial fandom sex object (or at least made [[Generic Cuteness|far more attractive in fanart]]). If they were originally [[Hollywood Homely|ugly]], they'll be transformed into a [[Bishonen]] in fanart. If they were originally cartoony and flat, expect them to pick up [[She Is All Grown Up|curves]]. They may be attacked by [[Relationship Sue|Relationship Sues]]. The fans have decided to instigate Self Fanservice. The targets of this can vary--in a cast without [[Loads and Loads of Characters]], this can happen to one of the primary [[The One Guy|male]]/[[The Smurfette Principle|female]] characters simply because they're there. It can happen to [[Draco in Leather Pants|villains]], because [[Evil Is Sexy]]. And if your cast has a good [[The Woobie|woobie]], the angst factor may draw fans in.

However, this state won't necessarily last long. One (or more) of the characters is going to end up transformed into the unofficial fandom sex object (or at least made [[Generic Cuteness|far more attractive in fanart]]). If they were originally [[Hollywood Homely|ugly]], they'll be transformed into a [[Bishonen]] in fanart. If they were originally cartoony and flat, expect them to pick up [[She's All Grown Up|curves]]. They may be attacked by [[Relationship Sue|Relationship Sues]]. The fans have decided to instigate Self Fanservice. The targets of this can vary--in a cast without [[Loads and Loads of Characters]], this can happen to one of the primary [[The One Guy|male]]/[[The Smurfette Principle|female]] characters simply because they're there. It can happen to [[Draco in Leather Pants|villains]], because [[Evil Is Sexy]]. And if your cast has a good [[The Woobie|woobie]], the angst factor may draw fans in.

To a casual member or newcomer to a fandom, this can seem strange, seeing an ordinarily unattractive (in a [[Hollywood Homely|bland way]]) character suddenly drawn in [[Shirtless Scene|shirtless poses]] with a seductive look.

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** Don't forget [[Furry Fandom|Frog]].

** To be fair, he was [http://www.chronocompendium.com/Term/Guile.html designed to be very pretty in the sequel(s).]

** And when all the character art got redrawn for the [[~~Play Station~~]] release, he was MUCH better looking than his equip screen portrait - less like Orlok and more like Vegeta.

** And when all the character art got redrawn for the [[PlayStation]] release, he was MUCH better looking than his equip screen portrait - less like Orlok and more like Vegeta.

*** He always had Vegeta's face, except paler. And Piccolo's body structure (tall and muscular). [[Akira Toriyama]] tends to reuse character designs, after all.

** Also Lucca.