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{{quote|'''Jayne:''' Captain, can you stop her from bein' cheerful, please?<br />
'''Mal:''' I don't believe there is a power in the 'verse that can stop Kaylee from being cheerful. Sometimes you just wanna duct tape her mouth and dump her in the hold for a month.<br />
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[[The Cutie]] is a character who is known for being sweet and lovable, more comic relief than anything, who likes nothing more than to pet little puppies. They make you adore them, root for them and love them.
 
They are known for being [[Wide -Eyed Idealist|very idealistic]], cute and innocent. Some of them even may act in a childlike manner to emphasize their innocence with an upbeat and positive attitude. They also tend to be genuinely nice, [[The Four Loves|loving]], caring, and kind to whoever is with them. They tend to take the most peaceful solution to a conflict and hardly ever (if ever) harm others in any way. They're most often female, though younger boys can also be this.
 
Their innocence and purity draws the sympathy of the audience for them. For this reason they tend to become [[The Woobie]] [[Break the Cutie|when something bad happens to them]].
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== [[Anime and Manga]] ==
* From ''[[Code Geass]]'', Nunnally Lamperouge, Shirley Fennette and Princess Euphemia. {{spoiler|They all suffered [[Break the Cutie]], but the latter two had it MUCH worse.}}
* ''[[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]]'s'' Chiyo Mihama is this in spades. So much so, that she seems to exist for the sole purpose of having everyone fawn over her. Not that we can blame them, since calling Chiyo "cute" amounts to calling the ocean big.
** Speaking of Kiyohiko Azuma, his manga after [[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]] has Chiyo's green-haired, 4 pony-tailed expy, Yotsuba.
* Momo Hinamori from ''[[Bleach]]'', sweet, innocent, trusting [[Fatal Flaw|(to a fault).]] You can't help but feel for her when [[Break the Cutie|things go horribly wrong for her]]; particularly when {{spoiler|she was betrayed by Aizen, who tried to kill her and later, during the FKT arc, he adds insult to injury by duping [[I Will Protect Her|Hitsugaya]] into doing it for him}}.
* Hina Ichigo from ''[[Rozen Maiden]]''.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Kaylee from ''[[Firefly]]'' is by far the most cheerful and idealistic character on Serenity's crew. River was also this before her [[Break the Cutie]] ordeal, and had the show continued and not been [[Screwed Byby the Network]], it's practically a given that [[Joss Whedon]] would have given Kaylee the works.
* While we're talking Joss works, [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Willow Rosenberg]] was all over this trope.
* Annie Edison from ''[[Community]]''.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* Nanako from ''[[Persona 4]]''. Admit it -- you want a little sister just like her!
* [[Bio WareBioWare]] tends to include one of these as a love interest -- Tali in ''[[Mass Effect]]'', Leliana in ''[[Dragon Age]]'', Merrill in ''[[Dragon Age 2]]''
* [[Disgaea Hour of Darkness (Video Game)/Characters|Flonne]] from ''[[Disgaea]]'' is so sweet and wholeheartedly lovable that she is a [[Wide -Eyed Idealist]] [[Love Freak]].
 
== [[Web Original]] ==
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''. A [[Shrinking Violet]] known for her kindness and a [[Genki Girl]] known for being very cheerful and positive, respectively.
** Both also end up being [[Break the Cutie|broken]] at some point, as well. {{spoiler|They get better.}}
** Apple Bloom's [[It Makes Sense in Context|recent stint in a bunny suit]] puts her here.
* Beast Boy from ''[[Teen Titans (Animationanimation)|Teen Titans]]'' is an (unconventional) Cutie, but decides to grow up in the fifth season.
* Harvey from ''[[Sabrina the Animated Series]]'' is a rare male example.
* Dee Dee from ''[[DextersDexter's Laboratory]]''.
* Kuki Sanban/Numbuh Three from ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]''.
* Bubbles from ''[[Powerpuff Girls]]''.
* Ty Lee from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' -- though as an agent of the Fire Nation, she's also a [[Perky Female Minion]].
* Cornchip Girl and Miss Grotke from ''[[Recess]]''
* ''[[Animaniacs (Animation)|Animaniacs]]'' Dot Warner likes to think of herself as this and takes her cuteness very seriously, but [[Deadpan Snarker|she's]] [[All Women Are Lustful|hardly]] [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|innocent]].
 
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