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{{quote|''"Careful Harry, he doesn't have a nose!"''
|''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}MahTKZDHXaA LITERAL Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Trailer Parody]'' by '''[[Tobuscus]]'''}}
You know that character who isn't [[The Blank]], but has an odd feature, known as a nose, missing? This is that. It is more common in Anime, but it can happen in any style. It might be just how the art style is, or the character might literally be lacking a nose.
This noselessness is a favorite target of a [[Stylistic Self Parody]].
This is a subtrope of [[The Blank]].
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== Single characters drawn without a nose ==▼
▲= Single characters drawn without a nose =
▲== Anime & Manga ==
* Krillin in ''[[Dragon Ball]]''. [[Lampshade Hanging|It comes in handy during the first tournament arc]] when facing Bacterian, a giant who defeats opponents with his terrible body odor. And later, when he fights Jackie Chun, it doesn't prevent him from [[Series Continuity Error|snorting boogers at him.]]
* [[Doctor Slump|Dr. Slump]]'s creation, Arale doesn't have holes in the nose, and initially it seems like it would be a dead giveaway for her robotic nature... if Senbei didn't remind everyone that [[Medium Awareness|no-one in this comic has these]].
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{{quote|'''Meowth:''' Oh, yeah, I forgot! The cartoonists never gave me a nose!}}
* ''[[Black Jack]]'' has met in his teenage years a noseless classmate who was [[Fun Personified]] and taught him to laugh. At first, it seems he looks this way because he is stylized and cartoonish, but when older and less humorous, he is still depicted as noseless.
* ''[[
* ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'': Ed doesn't seem to have one either. Presumably some bounty got lucky with a knife.
** Maria from ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei]]'' shares this, possibly as a direct reference given the extreme similarity between the characters.
=== Comic Books ===▼
▲== Comic Books ==
* Loki goes noseless in ''[[Earth X|Universe X]]''. Curiously, in the scene that [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] this, the same description (black-and-white costume, no nose) could also apply to the nearby Tao, though Tao's just wearing a featureless mask.
* The eponymous character from ''[[Yoko Tsuno]]'' is mostly drawn with two dots instead of a nose for most of the later albums, which also happens a lot to other, mostly female, characters.
* In the Image comic ''[[Stormwatch]]'', Nautika has no nose for no apparent reason.
* The title character of Ted Naifeh's ''[[Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things]]'' also lacks this appendage.
** I know the name [[Meaningful Name|Courtney means "short nose"]] but this is ridiculous.
== Films -- Animation ==▼
* Even ''Disney'' will occasionally suffer from this: Both [[Pocahontas]] and [[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney film)|Esmeralda]] are occasionally drawn without noses.
* The main character of ''[[Badly Drawn Roy]]'' does not have a nose ([[Roger Rabbit Effect|and is the only character animated in it]]).
=== Newspaper Comics ===▼
== Films -- Live-Action ==▼
▲* The main character of ''[[Badly Drawn Roy]]'' does not have a nose ([[Roger Rabbit Effect|and is the only character animated in it]]).
▲== Newspaper Comics ==
* The title character of ''[[Cathy]]''. At one point she looked into [[Lampshade Hanging|getting a nose job]]. For the record, there are very rare side views showing that Cathy does have some kind of nose, albeit an extremely flat one.
* Jon Arbuckle in ''[[Garfield (Comic Strip)|Garfield]]'' doesn't seem to have a nose so much as he has a very, very long philtrum that goes up to the bottom of his eyes.
=== Video Games ===▼
▲== Video Games ==
* Many [[Pokémon]] lack a nose.
* Some Robot Master characters in the ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]'' games are noseless, such as Cut Man, Flash Man, and Gemini Man.
* Several of the campers in ''[[Psychonauts]]'' are without a nose, including Clem & Crystal, Elka, Chops, Phoebe, and most notably Lili. One might later wonder [[Fridge Logic|how this works]], given that {{spoiler|the kids' brains are apparently removed via a potent sneezing powder}}.
=== Web Comics ===▼
▲== Web Comics ==
* The Guardians in ''[[Homestuck]]'' can be identified because each possesses only ''one'' facial feature. Bro has eyes (or at least ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' shades); Rose's mom has a mouth; John's dad has a nose (and constantly [[Standard Fifties Father|smokes a pipe]] despite his lack of a mouth); Becquerel has ears. Most other characters also lack noses, but have the usual complement of other facial features.
* Diana from ''[[
* Mandy in ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy
== Western Animation ==▼
▲* Mandy in ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]''. Billy even noticed it when they were toddlers. He put an ice cream cone on her face to "fix it".
* Many of the characters in ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'', particularly Patrick and Plankton. [[Lampshaded]] on numerous occasions.
* ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]''. Also, Sedusa viewed from nearly any angle by profile.
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** Sadlygrove and other Iops. (Which is really weird because ''[[Fridge Logic|the plots of two episodes start because he follows the scent of something.]]'')
** Kriss Krass and other Sacriers.
* The cats in ''[[Catscratch]]'' are noseless.
* Most of the girls on ''[[Fred's Head|Freds Head]]'' are like this except you can see their noses from the side.
* [[Badass Adorable|Jenny Wakeman]] in ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]'', even though she's somehow able to sniff herself after Mr. Mezmer makes a comment about how much robots "stink".
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* Several of the characters in ''[[Home Movies]]'' have no visible nose, then there are glaring exceptions like Brendon.
* Carl from [[Phineas and Ferb]] has no nose
** he even hangs a creative lampshade on in the episode where Perry has to find out why all the aerosol deodorants are in the hands of his Nemesis
== Art styles which don't draw the noses of most characters ==▼
▲= Art styles which don't draw the noses of most characters =
▲== Anime & Manga ==
* In the ''[[Claymore]]'' manga, noses aren't visible straight on, which makes people seem to have eyes about twice as far apart as they should. It's actually fairly creepy.
* The ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]'' OVA frequently fails to draw noses on characters seen from the front. The more prominent instances have drawn mockery from some fans.
=== Newspaper Comics ===▼
▲== Newspaper Comics ==
* In the Canadian newspaper comic ''[http://www.bencomicstrip.com/ Ben]'', the children have no nose (only when viewed from the front).
=== Toys ===
▲== Toys ==
* Any and all [[wikipedia:File:DFRLego 003.jpg|LEGO minifigures]]. There are a few exceptions, like Timmy from Time Cruisers and the Indians.
* Some [[Bratz]] dolls lack noses, their animated forms don't have them either.
=== Video Games ===▼
▲== Video Games ==
* Akihiko Yoshida's character portraits in ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'' are lacking in the nasal area.
** The animated scenes in the PSP remake reveal that the characters actually do have noses, only that they're very small and can only be seen when looking at the face at a profile.
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* SD style drawing in ''[[Lufia: The Legend Returns]]'' makes the main characters do not have noses.
=== Web Animation ===▼
▲== Web Animation ==
* In ''[[Homestar Runner]]'', the only main character with a nose is Strong Mad. This doesn't stop Strong Bad from putting sunscreen on his face as if he had one, though. One answering machine has the King of Town threatening to reveal Marzipan's "questionable voluntary surgery" in retaliation for Marzipan having let slip that the KoT's [[Embarassing Middle Name|middle name is "Wad"]]. If you click on the tape you can get "before" and "after" photos; the "before" shows Marzipan with a prominent nose.
* Edd Gould from [[Eddsworld]] almost never drew noses on his characters.
=== Web Comics ===
* Every human in ''[[The Whiteboard]]''.
* About every character in ''[[Angel Moxie]]''.
* Every character in ''[[The
* The humanoid characters from ''[[Our Little Adventure]]''. It also gets lampshaded in [http://danielscreations.com/ola/comics/ep0110.html this comic] when Julie thinks about how ugly the receptionist's nose is, due to this receptionist ''having one''.
* The entire cast of ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' is noseless. This would just be a stylistic choice not worth much consideration if not for the police sketch artist who drew Nale and Thog in a [[Fourth Wall Portrait|far more detailed style]] than the characters themselves... which, as well as getting him fired for being a terrible artist, prompts one of the other cops to ask, [[Lampshade Hanging|"What are those weird bumpy things on their faces?"]]
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* ''[[Problem Sleuth]]'' is awfully short on noses.
=== Web Original ===▼
▲== Web Original ==
* ''[[Draw With Me]]'', both of the characters are lacking noses.
▲=== Western Animation ===
== Western Animation ==▼
* The main child characters of ''[[South Park]]'', although most of the adult characters do have noses.
* Everybody in ''[[The Oblongs]]''.
* Basically everyone human or humanoid in ''[[Oban Star-Racers]]''; the creator, Savin Yeatman-Eiffel, has gone on record as saying that he "doesn't like noses", and wanted an [[Animesque]] series with its own unique look, so none of the characters, human or otherwise, are drawn with noses.
* Most of the Autobots in ''[[Transformers Animated]]'' have a ridge where we'd have a nose (although they still have "olfactory sensors" according to Prowl). ''[[Transformers Prime]]'' follows the look.
* ''[[Adventure Time]]''.
== Characters who ''literally'' don't have noses ==
▲== Anime & Manga ==
* Doctor S, creator of the [[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|Gundam Heavyarms]], wears a prosthetic nose very similar to the one worn by Gaston Julia (see below), presumably because he lacks a real one.
* The manga ''[[
===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060506031140/http://www.batwitchs-harrypotter-world.de/startseite/hplexikon/voldemortgalerie/voldemort1.jpg Voldemort] from the film adaptations of ''[[Harry Potter (film)|Harry Potter]]''. The lack of nose is done to complete his snakelike appearance. This is actually a rather complicated visual effect and many people have been surprised to see that Ralph Fiennes' nose looked perfectly normal when he filmed his scenes. Early on, there were experiments with make-up and prosthetics, but it was ultimately decided that it would look more "striking" if his nose was completely taken off with digital effects. Their aim was to deliberately hit the [[Uncanny Valley]].
* The Nemoidians in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' prequel trilogy.
* ''Justinien Trouvé or God's Bastard''.
* [[Played for Drama]] in ''[[Se7en]]''. For his "Pride" murder, John Doe cuts off a beautiful model's nose and leaves her locked in a hotel room. To prove that she's guilty of the "deadly sin" of pride, he glues a cell phone to one of her hands and glues a bottle of pills to the
* The protagonist and all other krakens in ''[[Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken]]'', one of many odd things about them that [[Humans Are Morons|humans never seem to notice.]]
=== Literature ===▼
▲== Literature ==
* Erik from ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]''.
* ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'': {{spoiler|Tyrion Lannister}} starts off with one, but...
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* The demoness Surpanakha from the ''[[Ramayana]]'' gets denosed by Laxman when she tries to woo his brother Rama. War ensues.
* In a host segment in the ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000
▲* In a host segment in the ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000|MST3K]]'' showing of ''Manos: The Hands of Fate'', Joel and the bots discuss what physical abnormalities would make for a scarier "monster" than Torgo and his big knees. Joel suggests no nose -- not even nostrils, just flat skin from eyes to mouth. Brrrr.
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'''s The Silence, although it appears they might have nostrils, it looks like they have no definable nose.
* The Markab in ''[[Babylon 5]]''.
* [[Adolf Hitler]]'s dog, according to the man himself (or at least [[Fun with Subtitles|his subtitles]]) in the episode "Whither Canada" of ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]''.<ref>So how does he smell? Terrible!</ref>
=== Video Games ===▼
▲== Video Games ==
* Pegnose Pete from ''[[Escape from Monkey Island]]'' is rumored to have had his nose bitten off by a duck when he was younger. He wears a wooden prosthesis in its stead.
=== Web Comics ===▼
▲== Web Comics ==
* [[Selkie]] Smith has slitlike nostrils and no nose to speak of.
▲=== Western Animation ===
* ''[[Futurama]]''
** In episode "Spanish Fry", Fry gets his nose stolen by an alien black market, which are propelled by the myth that "Human Horn" is a natural aphrodisiac for them.
** Bender, on the other hand, is typically noseless, since robots don't need noses. Well, he does have one, he just doesn't wear the thing.
* Roger from ''[[American Dad]]'' does not have a nose, but can smell. This however rarely ever came up (especially since he tends to go outside with disguises, yet no-one notices. Granted, there ARE other things that could tip off any sane person), and was promptly lampshaded in one episode where a kid called him a "noseless freak" (which, of course, prompted another fashion montage, except this time with nose prosthetic). Apparently with a proper nose, Roger looks exactly like Kevin Bacon.
* In addition to Mandy being the first type, Billy from ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy
* Similiarly, [[Fanboy and Chum Chum]] were able to freely remove and apply not only their, but also each other's noses in "Pick a Nose". Chum Chum separated his nose from his face again in "Fanboy Stinks", when he couldn't stand Fanboy's stench.
* Skipper Shelton, from episode 4 of ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated|Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated]]'', has a nosepatch covering the end result of an angry clam attack.
* ''[[Rocky and Bullwinkle]]'' have the aliens Gidney and Cloyd. Lampshaded in "Jet Fuel Formula": Cloyd says he can't smell the stink that Rocky and Bullwinkle are complaining about, and Gidney says, "Cloyd, we don't have noses!"
== Real Life ==
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* A recent Time magazine cover was a photo of an Afghani girl who had her nose cut off during the Taliban regime. She had reported that she was being abused but the Taliban ordered the punishment because telling others about it was seen as disobedient to those people and defied Taliban law.
* ''Almost'' happened to [[Roald Dahl]] when he was young, where he almost lost his nose in a car accident.
* [[Patton Oswalt]] tells about a medical show (possibly on Discovery Health) he saw about a guy whose nose froze off while climbing a mountain. He ''grew a new nose on his forehead'' through some sort of ancient Indian (subcontinent, not US) medical technique.
* Snub-nosed monkeys have nostrils, but no nose. In the rain, they have to keep sneezing to keep the rain water out of their sinuses.
* [[Michael Jackson]] approached this after several plastic surgeries.
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''[[The Stinger|When I was a kid, I had a dog with no nose.]]
''How did he smell?''
''Terrible!''
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