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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.
May lead to or be caused by an [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] or a [[Draco in Leather Pants]]. A leading cause of the childhood-scarring properties of [[Rule
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** The manga has, in fact, indicated that Shinigami ''might'' have/had a human form at one point; one, Mosquito knows what the Lines of Sanzu are, which Shinigami doesn't obviously have at the moment, and two Kid is a sort-of clone of Shinigami.
** Maka occasionally gets this as well, albeit to a lesser extent; granted, she's fairly cute to begin with, but some fans seemed to miss the memo that she's [[Pettanko|above an A-cup]]
* ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia (Manga)|Axis Powers Hetalia]]'', [[Cast Full of Pretty Boys|of all series]], gets some of this too. There's a Cuba/Canada doujinshi somewhere where, aside of having super [[Moe]] Canada, turns Cuba, who in canon is [[Big Fun|a chubby]] and [[Hot Blooded]] [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]], into a [[Tall, Dark and Handsome|slim, suave and super handsome]] [[Latin Lover]]. Even though one of the main charms of the Cuba/Canada pairing is to have a ''non''-traditionally-handsome guy getting the romantic attention of another male and thus proving that [[True Beauty Is On the Inside|looks don't matter.]]
** England sometimes gets hit with a milder version of this trope. While the majority of his fans do recognize that his [[Tsundere|combative personality]] and [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]] are his major [[Charm Point|Charm Points]] and leave them intact, there are still some who "improve" him by softening his personality to make him into an unironic gentleman (even though England being hilariously ''un''suited for the gentlemanliness he claims to possess in [[Covert Pervert|so]] [[Can't Hold His Liquor|many]] [[Cluster F
** The huge lot of Russia fanarts in which he gets [[Gag Nose|a nose job]] and a liposuction, making him another victim of [[Generic Cuteness]].
** While Taiwan [[The Cutie|is a very pretty girl]] and [[Moe|is referred to as such in canon]], her breast size often goes rom [[A Cup Angst|"on the average-to-small"]] side to [[Buxom Is Better|"Ukraine]] [[Gag Boobs|level"]].
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* There is art depicting [[The Ring|Sadako Yamamura/Samara Morgan]] as a [[Moe]] [[Shrinking Violet]].
* Given that the entire cast of ''[[
** Even the regular stitchpunk versions of the characters are sexed up. And especially the OCs. So. Many. Boobs!
* Expect [[The Phantom Menace|Darth Maul]] to be more handsome and MUCH more muscular in any fan art.
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* Crowley is almost always depicted as suavely handsome in the ''[[Good Omens (Literature)|Good Omens]]'' fandom, which does make sense. Aziraphale was also commonly portrayed as angelically beautiful in early GO fandom, but more recent fanworks seem to be moving away from this trope in regards to him, going for a more plausibly middle-aged, plump, and/or bookish appearance. Some of them do go the [[Nerds Are Sexy]] route, but it's still a far cry from pretty!Aziraphale.
* Kyp Durron in the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]] gets this in a way. He's usually just the same appearance in both, but the [[Slash Fic]] tends to make him a [[Troubled but Cute|victim of sexual abuse]] with [[Anything That Moves]] tendencies and he spends most of his leisure time [[Fan Service|naked]]. Oh, and he gets to call Luke Master, nudge nudge.
* 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
== Live Action TV ==
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* Alma from the ''[[First Encounter Assault Recon|F.E.A.R.]]'' games.
** Of course, post-Project Origin, this isn't quite so applicable. Healthy (as opposed to emaciated) adult Alma is actually attractive ([[Full Frontal Assault|and naked all the time. No matter what.]]).
* Dark Link, a mindless, faceless living shadow from ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' is almost always drawn as a [[White
** The only time Dark Link has had a face (along with a regular Master Sword) is in [[Super Smash Bros]] Brawl and even that's due to [[Palette Swap]] issues. When you fight him in an event match, Dark Link is his normal faceless self.
** A good bit of Midna fanart (the ones by Japanese fan artist Dogear, in particular) up her from amply-curved to extremely amply-curved. Though there's just as much that goes the opposite extreme and makes her sort of a reverse-[[Pettanko]]...
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** The scrawny, wheel-chair bound Tavros is depicted as being [[The Big Guy|the Big Guy]] shockingly often.
** The Troll Ancestors are often drawn with much smaller horns than they canonically have, but this is understandable since the horns can get INSANELY large. This can get less understandable for the Troll Kids' horns, however, which have obvious but simple designs but get reinterpeted quite often to suit the artist's desires. Tavros, despite having the largest horns by FAR, will often get drawn with smaller, sometimes thin horns for the sake of convenience.
* [[Freefall (Webcomic)|Florence Ambrose]] [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1600/fc01526.htm in canon.] [[Non
* ''[[Order of the Stick]]'' used to have threads on its forum titled "Oots Fanservice", the contents of which were not drawn by the creator, therefore...
** The elf Vaarsuvius is perfectly androgynous and, by implication, not necessarily attractive to human eyes. Give the character the Woobie treatment and make their modestly-lengthed (purple) hair grow to long, wild and luxurious (purple) lengths as a side effect of a magic spell, however, and what you get is fanart and fanfic that accentuate the character's ethereal and feyish frailty, their delicate appearance, etc. etc. And don't forget the pointed ear fetishism.
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** Taken to ridiculous levels in the [[Hate Fic]]/WankFic "Beer Enema". A lot of people think the Critic is pretty, yes, but there is NO FUCKING WAY you could think he has a "barbie doll face".
* ''[[Happy Tree Friends]]'', with its [[Estrogen Brigade]] and humongous following on [[Pixiv]], has a large percentage of its fanart containing [[Moe Anthropomorphism|Moe Anthropomorphisms]] of the critters. Not a big deal, but humanized Flippy is almost always a teenage [[Bishonen]], undoubtedly due to being [[Draco in Leather Pants]]. Being that Flippy was a war veteran, he should theoretically be ''much'' older than how he's often drawn. And then there's Flaky, who despite her well-known [[Ambiguous Gender|androgyny]] tends to get a [[Girliness Upgrade]] thrown on her like a ton of bricks.
* The [[The Runaway Guys|Runaway Guys.]] Not only are they transformed into cute anime-versions of themselves in fanart, they're also subject to some peculiar [[Self
== Western Animation ==
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* ''[[South Park]]'' gets rampant Stan/Kyle slash and anime-style fanart of the boys as [[Bishonen]]. Sometimes you realize that the '''skinny''', bishonen guy in the red shirt...is supposed to be Cartman.
** Even typically most people rarely draw Cartman as obese as he actually is. They draw him larger than the others but he's not half as fat as he should be. On a different note most fanarts also don't draw Kyle with a jewfro (instead making it into a vaguely curly, straight hairstyle), give Kenny longer hair, and give Butters more hair.
* Fanart of ''[[Invader Zim]]'' as a [[Green
** Zim is not the only recipient of Self Fanservice in the series. Far from it.
** Did you know Irkens are not actually supposed to [[Non
** Canon Dib is a scrawny little 11-year-old boy with glasses and a big head. Fanon depictions add 5-7 years to his age and make him [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]] instead while still retaining his trademark [[Anime Hair]].
** Like her brother, 10-year-old Gaz in fanart is aged up and given all the beauty that comes with it.
** Non-shipper fans of Invader Zim live in fear of the day GIR gets this treatment. It's only a matter of time.
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* 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.
* PBS is not exempt. Just look up [[Word Girl]] on [[Deviant ART]], and you're sure to find that Becky's often been.... um, [[Most Common Superpower|''enhanced''.]] And then there's the pairing pics.... (It doesn't help that the two most [[Fan Preferred Couple|popular]] pairings are [[Dating Catwoman|Becky]][[Foe Yay|/]][[All Girls Want Bad Boys|Tobey]] and [[Lolicon|Becky]][[Teacher
* ''[[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.
* While [[Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (Disney)|Snow White]] is already beautiful, many fanartists tend to forget that's she's only 14 years old and meant to have a modest figure, opposed to being another [[Hourglass Hottie]].
* There's a considerable amount of fan art for ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' that features human versions of the characters of the show. While most of it is G-rated, many artists take advantage of the opportunity to make sexier depictions of the characters without nose-diving into [[Squick]] territory.
** 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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