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A popular use of the trope is to have the hot wife be beautiful on the outside only, and on the inside she's a [[Manipulative Bitch|manipulative]], [[Gold Digger|materialistic]], spiteful bitch who doesn't deserve her [[Henpecked Husband]]'s kindness, especially if he is just a [[Meal Ticket]] for her. This could lead to [[An Aesop]] that looks aren't everything and that appearances are often deceptive ([[Unfortunate Implications|Although, this isn't so great on several levels when you think about it]]).
See also [[Beast and Beauty]], [[Give Geeks a Chance]], [[Nerd Nanny]], [[No Accounting for Taste]], [[Hot Consort]], [[Attractiveness Isolation]], and [[Kavorka Man]]; and don't forget that [[Most Writers Are Male]]. May overlap with [[May-December Romance]], if the man is old on top of being ugly (or is ugly simply as a result of being old). This trope often gives birth to the [[Ugly Guys Hot Daughter|Ugly Guy's Hot Daughter]]. Contrast [[Model Couple]] and [[Hot Guy, Ugly Wife]].
'''[[No Real Life Examples, Please]].''' And note that it's '''Ugly''' Guy, not Average Guy <ref>As attractiveness is subjective, the general rule of thumb should go that the guy is either overweight, dorky looking, dorky acting or has personality issues (like rude table manners) that wouldn't compensate for a mediocre appearance</ref>.
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** It's been shown repeatedly on numerous occassions, that Ataru ''can'' become just as [[She Cleans Up Nicely|handsome]] as his arch-rival bishounen Shutaro whenever he decides to get really serious about something, with said phenomenon being noticed and lampshaded by the rest of the cast when it does happen.
* Greg and Mischa from ''[[Eureka Seven]]''. They were divorced prior to Greg's initial appearance, apparently.
* As a [[Take That]] to the massive amounts of [[Mr. Fanservice]] in most [[Boys Love]] manga, a particular one-shot features a gay man who has had a penchant for ugly men since his youth, seemingly oblivious to society's take on beauty throughout. When the story begins he is fondly reminiscing ([[Bishie Sparkle|Shoujo Sparkles]] and all) his first love (a towering, awkward, acne-faced sports freak of a teenager)... Not a few pages later, he runs into his said first love. Who has, amusingly, turned into a rather attractive beautician (''not'' heartstoppingly gorgeous; he seems to have gotten over his teenage awkwardness, instead choosing to be cheerful, and as a beautician, has certainly learned about style). Soon after, the main character has a [[Freak
* [[Magical Princess Minky Momo|Minky Momo]]'s mother is much better-looking than her short, pudgy father.
* [[Umineko no Naku Koro Ni|George Ushiromiya's]] parents are Hideyoshi and Eva. Eva still looks good despite pushing 50, while Hideyoshi looks his age and is quite pudgy. However, this is played with in that Eva is a [[Rich Bitch]] and Hideyoshi is a [[Nice Guy]] who married into the family. The surprising part? They ''[[Happily Married|actually love each other a lot]]''.
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* Kaoru of ''[[Nana to Kaoru]]'' ''knows'' he's not much of a catch (short, plain, introverted and bad-tempered), which is why he takes every effort to prevent Nana, his gorgeous childhood friend, from discovering his attraction. Yet she's falling for him regardless. {{spoiler|The frequent bondage/S&M sessions between them are, oddly, how she discovered he's a [[Chivalrous Pervert|good person]].}}
* Dozle Zabi and his wife, Princess Zenna, from ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]''. [[The Brute|Just look at the guy.]] To his credit, he's [[Happily Married|a loving husband]], a [[Daddy's Girl|doting father to his daughter Minerva]] and [[A Father to His Men]].
** Indeed, [[Genius Bruiser|Dozle]] is [[Evil Chancellor|the]] [[Nietzsche Wannabe|most]] [[The Vamp|normal]] [[The White Prince|guy]] in [[Deadly Decadent Court|their]] [[Royally Screwed
* Wapol from ''[[One Piece]]'' is a short, fat and generally absurdly looking guy (and that's only his appearance, not speaking of his personality) who marries with the One Piece world's equivalent of freakin' Miss Universe {{spoiler|(might just be her name, though, as Boa Hancock later proves to be the One Piece world's true [[
** There is also King Nepture and his wife Princess Otohime. This is what [http://read.mangashare.com/One-Piece/chapter-611/page010.html he looks like] and what [http://read.mangashare.com/One-Piece/chapter-622/page005.html she looks like]. We can see where [[Ugly Guys Hot Daughter|Princess Shirahoshi]] gets her looks from.
*** Adding to the fishmen and merfolk concept; Keimi and Hachi. They aren't technically a couple, but Keimi - a cute mermaid - does seem to have a crush on Hachi, who is a six armed octopus fishman and far older than her. This is one of the [[No Hugging, No Kissing|few canon crushes]], by the way.
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** It's subverted, however in that Geriatrix is [[Henpecked Husband|completely whipped,]] with him constantly doing all of her household chores, spoiling her, and following her every command, in spite of his advanced age. Since Asterix is a cartoon for adults, it's also implied that his wife is freed from the usual "wifely obligations." So it's something of a trade-off.
** Or probably not, given how the comic shows Geriatrix being perfectly able to fight Romans, party, drink and chase skirts as soon he gets out of his wife's eyesight.
* Not married, but [[Batman|The Joker and Harley Quinn]] probably count. While not conventionally ugly, The Joker certainly looks twisted and freakish. [[Hello, Nurse!|Harley, on the other hand...]]
* [[Deadpool]] and his girlfriend Vanessa, aka Copycat. (Note that she's a shapeshifter, though...) Also Deadpool and Siryn, although they never even really got past mutual attraction towards one another.
** Don't forget Deadpool and Death.
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* The Kramers from ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]].'' Cid is a [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/File:Cid_%28Final_Fantasy_VIII%29.jpg grandfatherly, slightly ogre-ish fellow], and his wife Edea [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/File:Ff8-edea.jpg is ridiculously hot and at least twenty years younger]. Golddigger much?
** Except Cid isn't rich. All of the money he got to establish Garden was from the big ugly what-his-name, and that was after her change.
* A rather tragic version: Vega's parents, according to his backstory in ''[[Street Fighter]] II''. {{spoiler|A teenage Vega saw his [[Gonk|very ugly father]] go [[Yandere]] and murder [[Hot Mom|his beautiful mother]] under the belief that [[Your Cheating Heart|she was cheating on him.]] Vega went [[Ax Crazy]] and became a [[Self
** Also, Dhalsim and his ''very'' [[Moe]] wife Sari, who doubles as a [[Hot Mom]]. This time, they're very [[Happily Married]].
*** [http://streetfighter.wikia.com/wiki/File:Dhalsimportrait.jpg Not] sure if Dhalsim qualifies as "ugly".
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* Ryu (the main character) and Patty's parents in [[Breath of Fire II]]. Their mom is a hot young winged women who can turn into a gigantic dragon while their dad, while not necessarily ugly, is a normal old human.
* Hades and Persephone in the ''[[God of War (Video Game)|God of War]]'' series. Even though Hades ''isn't'' portrayed as an evil god, he's pretty dumpy, covered in spikes and hides his disfigured face with an intimidating helmet. Persephone, meanwhile, is a beautiful queen {{spoiler|who tries to destroy the world in revenge for being stuck as Hades' wife}}.
* ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'': [[Blood Knight|Bartolomeo]] [[Hot
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