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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'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 StationPlayStation]] 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.
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