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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.

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== Single characters drawn without a nose ==

* 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]].

{{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.

** I know the name [[Meaningful Name|Courtney means "short nose"]] but this is ridiculous.

 

* 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]]).

 

* 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 ===

 

=== Western Animation ===

* 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.

 

== Art styles which don't draw the noses of most characters ==

* 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.

 

== Characters who ''literally'' don't have noses ==

* 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 ''[[Alive: The Final Evolution]]'' features later on a character in the military who has no nose. {{spoiler|Later still he is forced to undergo plastic surgery and as a result gains a nose by the end of the series.}}

 

* [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 other—thus giving her a choice between committing suicide or calling for help and having to live with her deformity. {{spoiler|She chooses suicide}}.

 

=== Literature ===

 

=== Live-Action TV ===

* ''[[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]]''.

 

=== Video Games ===

** 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.

* 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.

 

* A very sad [[Truth in Television]]: one of the main punishments in [[Dynasties From Shang to Qing|Imperial China]] was cutting off the nose. (The others, for the record, were tattooing of the face, cutting off the feet, [[Groin Attack|castration]], and death).

* Some people had their nose shot off in combat. One of the more famous examples is mathematician Gaston Julia, the one with the fractals. He had to wear a piece of leather covering the place where his nose had been for the rest of his life. There are photos. [[Schmuck Bait|Happy googling]].

 

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