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{{quote|'''Yugi''': "You're in love with me, right?"<br />

'''Tea''': "Actually, I'm in love with your [[Trope Namer|sexy alter ego]]."<br />

'''Yugi''': "Oh. Well this is kind of awkward."|''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: theThe Abridged Series]]''}}

This trope is for characters of any gender that have an alternate form or identity that is much sexier than their normal mode. Their normal mode need not necessarily be ugly, but it is generally more mundane or otherwise less appealing than their alternate mode. This usually invovles a change in their physical appearance, but sometimes involves personality changes instead of or in addition to physical changes. Changes might be accomplished through regular means such as acting and wardrobe changes, various [[Magic and Powers]] or [[Applied Phlebotinum]], depending on the genre. This often overlaps with [[Split Personality]], [[Shapeshifting]], [[Older Alter Ego]], and [[Super -Powered Alter Ego]]. It often results in [[Loves My Alter Ego]].

Given that sexual attractiveness is subjective, the best examples are those when the sexier nature of the alternate form from the perspective of the characters is very cleary responded to or is clearly being intentionally used by the creator. Still, it is generally pretty clear when the creators of the story are trying to change someone from [[Hollywood Homely]] (or even downright ugly) to [[Ms. Fanservice]] or [[Hello, Nurse!]].

* ''[[Meru Puri]]'' - Aram is under a curse that causes him to age up to a teenager when exposed to the dark, likewise changing him from [[Cute Shotaro Boy]] to [[Bishonen]]. Of course, to the girls in the manga, this might be viewed as a [[Cursed Withwith Awesome]] ability.

* In ''[[D .Gray Man-man]]'', the [[Big Bad|Millennium Earl]] normally uses a goblin-like form but occasionally takes on a normal human form.

* In ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]!'' [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]] Washu Hakubi normally looks like a young teenager, and she pulls a fast one on Tenchi by unexpectedly transforming into her adult form to seduce him which is, needless to say, much more well endowed.

* Yugi in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' is an [[Adorkable]] [[Cute Shotaro Boy]], but the [[Super -Powered Alter Ego|spirit of the puzzle]] is a full out [[Bishonen]], who is far more successful at attracting [[Loves My Alter Ego|Tea's attention]] than Yugi. Lampshaded, of course, in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: theThe Abridged Series]]'':

{{quote| "Bob? If that weird little girl suddenly turns into the kind of stacked voluptuous chick you’d see working in a sketchy nightclub, what should I do?"}}

* When shy Aimi Komori applies her magic eye shadow, she becomes the sexy, superpowered cat burglar [[Shadow Lady (Manga)|Shadow Lady]].

* ''[[Kichiku Megane (Visualvisual Novelnovel)|Kichiku Megane]]'' stars the adorable, shy, [[Extreme Doormat|door matty]] uke Saeki Katsuya, who turns into a [[Bespectacled Bastard Boyfriend|sadistic and sexy]] seme when he puts on his glasses.

* Makoto in ''[[Nicoichi (Manga)|Nicoichi]]'' is much more attractive (and popular) in his [[Wholesome Crossdresser|female persona]] than his normal self.

* The titular ''[[WITCH (Comic Book)W.I.T.C.H.|WITCH]]'' are fairly average (albeit skinny) teenagers in their normal form. When transformed however, the are changed to look much more.. adult. Lampshaded on more than one occasion.

* Compare mousy Jennifer Walters to the [[Hot Amazon]] [[Green-Skinned Space Babe|Green Skinned Babe]] that is the [[She- Hulk]].

* Stanley Ipkiss, from ''[[The Mask (Filmfilm)|The Mask]]'' film. Note that he's not more physically attractive (unless you're into that sort of thing), but more confident and impulsive (and gets [[Reality Warper]] powers), and that's why he gets the [[Love Interest]] in the end.

* The ''[[Are You Afraid of the Dark?]]'' episode "The Tale of the Dark Dragon" had two students taking a special serum that made them temporarily into their "true" selves (more good looking, confident etc). Once they were able to accept their deep psychological issues, the transformation became permanent.

* Candice from ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' casts illusions of her appearance (similar to Shapeshifting, but her shape doesn't really shift it just looks like it). She usually appears as a [[Hot Chick]] but her real appearance is a lumpy, acne covered mess named Betty.

* In the ''[[Star Trek: theThe Original Series]]'' episode "Mudd's Women", Mudd has pills that he claims makes a woman more attractive. {{spoiler|It was eventually revealed to be a placebo, with the Aesop being that attitude and confidence is what makes a woman attractive. Of course, given that they clearly showed women physically changing as a result of the pill rather than just acting differently, it was something of a [[Broken Aesop]].}}

* ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' once featured in one of Strongbad's [[Imagine Spot|Imagine Spots]]s Modestly Hot Homsar.

* In ''[[Animaniacs (Animation)|Animaniacs]]'' Minerva Mink had a nerdy wolf [[Abhorrent Admirer]] who [[Our Werewolves Are Different|turned sexy under a full moon]].

* Present in the ''[[WITCH (Animationanimation)|WITCH]]'' television series as well as the comic above. Cornelia even wonders at one point if she can date older boys in her Guardian form. {{spoiler|In Season Two does just that with Taranee's older brother.}}

[[Category:Secret Identity Tropes]]