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{{quote|''Glistening white triangular tooth
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Simply put, a character's protruding teeth are played for [[Ugly Cute|unconventional cuteness]].
Most often, as suggested by the trope name, the character sports enlarged canine teeth. For maximum cuteness, at least one fang will be visible at all times, even when the character's mouth is closed, and especially if they have a [[Cat Smile]]. This seems to indicate, generally, a character who is mischievous, slightly hostile, or a
Usually limited to comedies. Does not normally apply to Western-style vampires (they do have fangs, but [[Fangs Are Evil|not the endearing kind).]]
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* Risky, the apprentice shinigami in ''[[Risky Safety|Omishi Magical Theatre: Risky☆Safety]]''.
* Cyberdolls Sara and Mami in ''[[Hand Maid May]]''.
* Lime from ''[[Saber Marionette J]]'' and its sequels sometimes seems to have a Cute Little Fang, but it's hard to be
* Tina from ''[[Ai Yori Aoshi]]''.
* ''[[Naruto]]''
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** Naruto himself has them to varying degrees in the first few stages of his Kyuubi transformation. Four-tailed and further [[Fangs Are Evil|take a different route]].
* ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]''
** Tsuruya (that's her at the top of the page), whose [[Fan Nickname]] is LOL Fang-tan. In a noteworthy variation, the fang actually gives her a speech impediment.<ref>The fang causes her to mispronounce certain words; it has nothing to do with her sing-song style of speaking</ref>
** At least one illustration in the light novels gives Haruhi one.
* Daikuji Ayu from ''[[Rumbling Hearts]]''.
* Madarame from ''[[Genshiken]]'' and his [[Spiritual Successor|successor]]<ref>future self</ref> in ''[[Spotted Flower]]'', though "cute" might not be the word. The fangs emphasize his snake-like qualities.
* Fuu from ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'' gets these when particularly angry.
* Mara, the demoness from ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'', has these; in her case, they seem to emphasize that she's ''less'' dangerous than she
* Makoto of ''[[Kanon]]'', {{spoiler|an early clue to her fox origins.}}
* Mew Ichigo of ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]''. Most of the characters have
* ''[[Bleach]]''
** Hiyori Sarugaki of is often teased about her prominent little fang by fellow Vizard Shinji Hirako, and later by Ichigo, at which she promptly [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] this by saying the fangs are one of her charms. She has a fang ''and'' buck teeth, and it makes her even funnier.
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* Delmo in ''[[Cosplay Complex]]'' possesses them, even though she is a bunny girl. Apparently rodent teeth are not as cute though.
* Sapphire in the ''[[Pokémon Special]]'' manga.
* Holo from ''[[Spice and Wolf]]'', but hers are permanent and natural since she's a wolf spirit. In human form, anyway. In her natural form it's more a case of [[More Teeth Than the Osmond Family]]
* Ouka, the female werewolf in ''[[.hack Legend of the Twilight]]''.
* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]''
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* ''[[Umisho]]'''s Maaya is almost an [[Expy]] of Mayu from ''[[Ai Yori Aoshi]]'', but she also borrows Tina's fang (and swimming skill).
* Tasuki from ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]''. You can see his fangs just about every time he opens his mouth.
* Moka and Kokoa from ''[[Rosario + Vampire]]'' sport Cute Little Fangs, being vampires. In Moka's case though, it's only Outer Moka who has proper Cute Little
* [[Karin]], who provided the former trope [[media:Karin-CLF-teensy.jpg|image.]] [[Justified Trope|Justified]] as she is a vampire.
* Both Giroro and Tamama of ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'' have these, but Tamama's are really only shown when he's angry.
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* Yune and Alice from ''[[Ikoku Meiro no Croisée|Ikoku Meiro no Croisee]]''.
* Romania from ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'', which has led to fan speculation about him possibly being a [[Our Vampires Are Different|vampire]] or at least liking to pretend that he's one. Belgium has them in some sketches too, but they're not nearly as noticeable.
* In the ''[[Highschool of the Dead|High School of the Dead]]'' manga, Saya has a fang in just about every image, even when her mouth is
* Hibiki from the anime version of ''[[The Idolmaster (anime)|The Idolmaster]]''.
* Loki from ''[[Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok]]''. Especially notable in the manga, where he takes them out at one point and uses them as homing devices.
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** Most of the main cast do have fangs of some sort, but they normally don't protrude and sometimes aren't meant to be cute ([[The Comically Serious|Knuckles]], [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds|Shadow]]). Oddly, [[Cute Shotaro Boy|Tails]], a fox, has no sharp teeth at all.
* ''[[World of Warcraft]]''
** Female orcs and trolls always have small but visible tusks, and have the option of being [[Cute Monster Girl|rather pretty]]. Although draenei also have decidedly sharp
** Night elves have fangs too, which is one of the reasons some followers of ''Warcraft'' lore think they're descended from the trolls (the fangs being residual tusks). Like with the draenei, though, you can't see them when their mouths are closed, which is most of the time. (Blood elves appear to have lost their fangs.)
** Tauren, too, have sharp fangs that are only visible when they open their mouths. It may seem strange seeing as cows are herbivores, but the lore made it pretty clear that tauren aren't.
* ''[[Super Mario Bros. (video game)|Super Mario Bros]]''
** [[The Goomba
** Played more straight with Goombaria and Goombella of the [[Paper Mario (franchise)|Paper Mario]] series, having only one small fang pointing out.
** Bowser Jr. sports a single, tiny fang in the upper corner of his mouth. He has two fangs in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', although, oddly, he goes back to having only one in every other game.
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== Western Animation ==
* Green Puppy from ''[[Blue's Clues|Blues Clues]]'' has fangs.
* Beast Boy of ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'', to add to his unconventional cuteness and underline his animal status. Curiously, he tends to carry it over in all of his
* Mouse from ''[[Re Boot]]''. The fact that she has fangs is mentioned by other characters but never explained. In the end, they do indeed appear to be there solely to make her seem more dangerous.
* ''[[X-Men: Evolution|X-Men Evolution]]'' gives the very dangerous Mystique fangs, as well as her less dangerous son Nightcrawler. In Nightcrawler's case this is true to the comics. In Mystique's... well, [[Voluntary Shapeshifting|she can have whatever appearance she pleases]].
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