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This trope is always played for laughs. And no, no amount of [[Genre Savvy|Genre Savviness]] will protect you from it. Not to be confused with [[Stepford Smiler]]. Compare [[Slasher Smile]], for when the smile goes from merely creepy to horrific. See also [[Technically a Smile]]. Contrast [[When She Smiles]], where a smile is especially nice for a character.

== Anime & Manga ==

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* In [[Inuyasha]], Sesshomaru's expressions normally runs the gamut from happy (read: completely impassive) to furious (read: slight frown.) He's only shown (to this troper's memory) fully smiling exactly ''once''. And when he does it is a thing of ''beauty'' to the viewers. But, given his normal disposition, his [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain|retainer, Jaken]] has a slowly-building panic attack over it, eventually begging Sesshomaru to "go ahead and beat me, but please stop smiling!"

* In general Amu from [[Shugo Chara]] is capable of smiling normally, but in her "cool and spicy" mode at school when attempting to be friendly to others has a threateningly disturbing smile...really.

* [[Lucky Star|Akira's]] friend Akuru Nakatani is never shown smiling. [[Perpetual Frowner|She constantly looks mildly peeved]], though she's not necessarily angry. When Akuru says she smiles now and then, [[The Un Smile]] is what Akira imagines. (As for what it really looks like? [[Take Our Word for It|Presumably]] [[When She Smiles|nice]].)

* [[Lucky Star|Akira's]] friend Akuru Nakatani is never shown smiling. [[Perpetual Frowner|She constantly looks mildly peeved]], though she's not necessarily angry. When Akuru says she smiles now and then, [[The Un-Smile]] is what Akira imagines. (As for what it really looks like? [[Take Our Word for It|Presumably]] [[When She Smiles|nice]].)

* [[Emotionless Girl|Chihaya Kisaragi]] in ''[[The Idolmaster (Anime)|The Idolmaster]]'' when the producer tell her to smile, though we don't see it Oddly enough, she smiles in other episodes, though it's a rare sight.

* Rei Ayanami from [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]. Although that may just be this troper.

* [[Muteki Kanban Musume]] has Tomoka Kayahara who somehow fulfils both this and [[When She Smiles]]. When enjoying a bowl of her favourite ramen, Kayahara-sensei has a sparkly bishojo smile. Otherwise her Unsmile is the kind of thing that lingers in your nightmares.

* Every smile Christopher Shouldered from ''[[Baccano (Light Novel)|Baccano]]'' gives is unnerving, regardless of the intent behind it. This can be blamed on his [[More Teeth Than the Osmond Family|maw of sharklike teeth]].

* ''Sub-Audio'' stars a [[The Stoic|stoic]] [[Huge Schoolgirl]] that's mistaken for badass just because she doesn't/can't smile when the situation calls for it (girl talk, a guy offering tissues, etc.,) which [[I Just Want to Have Friends|really]] [[I Just Want to Be Loved|gets to her]] [[Not So Stoic|more than anyone realizes.]] It takes a [[Brother Sister Incest|"session"]] with her [[Sibling Yin Yang|Cute Shotaro Boy brother]] to cheer her up where despite a subtle, pleasant smile that comes naturally, [[Nightmare Face|her forced smile results in this trope]] [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog|and her brother advises her to stick]] [[Crowning Moment of Funny|to being stoic.]]

* ''Sub-Audio'' stars a [[The Stoic|stoic]] [[Huge Schoolgirl]] that's mistaken for badass just because she doesn't/can't smile when the situation calls for it (girl talk, a guy offering tissues, etc.,) which [[I Just Want to Have Friends|really]] [[I Just Want to Be Loved|gets to her]] [[Not So Stoic|more than anyone realizes.]] It takes a [[Brother-Sister Incest|"session"]] with her [[Sibling Yin-Yang|Cute Shotaro Boy brother]] to cheer her up where despite a subtle, pleasant smile that comes naturally, [[Nightmare Face|her forced smile results in this trope]] [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog|and her brother advises her to stick]] [[Crowning Moment of Funny|to being stoic.]]

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== Fan Works ==

* Fun was had at the end of the Pegasus arc in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh ~~the~~ Abridged Series (Web Video)|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]'' where Kaiba is genuinely smiling when his [[Morality Pet]] little brother is freed and they go home. The parody has everyone stating that this is creepy as hell.

* Fun was had at the end of the Pegasus arc in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series (Web Video)|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]'' where Kaiba is genuinely smiling when his [[Morality Pet]] little brother is freed and they go home. The parody has everyone stating that this is creepy as hell.

* Likewise, the [[Narrator]] of a ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' parody [[media:[[Nanoha Gamer S Ep 03]]-031-003.jpg|here.]]

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* ''[[Corpse Bride (Animation)|Corpse Bride]]'': Mr. and Mrs. Everglot are barely seen smiling throughout the entire movie. However, when they meet the Van Dorts for the first time, Mrs. Everglot quietly encourages her husband to smile. After a few moments of struggling, he ends up with a part-grimace, part-look-of-unadulterated-pain.

** [[Crowning Moment of Funny|His face creaked from the strain. Loudly.]]

* Yzma from ''[[The ~~Emperors~~ New Groove (Disney)|The Emperors New Groove]]'' does one in the beginning of the film that's part this, part [[Slasher Smile]] as she [[False Reassurance|reassures]] Kuzco that she has no hard feelings about being fired. [[Blatant Lies|None whatsoever]].

* Yzma from ''[[The Emperor's New Groove (Disney)|The Emperors New Groove]]'' does one in the beginning of the film that's part this, part [[Slasher Smile]] as she [[False Reassurance|reassures]] Kuzco that she has no hard feelings about being fired. [[Blatant Lies|None whatsoever]].

* In ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'', Judge Doom is interrogating some men at a bar for Rogers whereabouts. One of the barmen plays a joke on him, and everyone except Doom has a good laugh. Judge Doom stares at them for a few seconds, then smiles, causing everyone else to stop laughing.

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** Earlier: [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=751 No, no, I didn't mean literally].

** [[The Woobie|poor Hanners]] [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1399 tries to be normal,] then [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1401 tries to figure out where she went wrong.]

** As does Marigold when compensating for being told that it was impossible to resist the wishes of her sadface. Really, very few significant characters with teeth have gone without an [[The Un Smile|UnSmile]] (even Marten used an UnSmile at least once, though ironically).

** As does Marigold when compensating for being told that it was impossible to resist the wishes of her sadface. Really, very few significant characters with teeth have gone without an [[The Un-Smile|UnSmile]] (even Marten used an UnSmile at least once, though ironically).

** Hanners gets another one that's so creepy that Jeph shuddered while drawing [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1585 it.]

* [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-01-28 This], and [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-01-31 this] ''[[El Goonish Shive (Webcomic)|El Goonish Shive]]'' comic.

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== Western Animation ==

* Occurs in ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]''. In one episode, when Mandy smiles, it causes their universe itself to fall apart and transports Grim, Billy, Mandy, and Irwin into the universe of ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]''. This wasn't because it was ugly, but because it "[[Divide By Zero|messed with the natural order.]]"

** Funnily enough, this is only after [[Flanderization]] changed her from a [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type IV]] [[Anti Hero]] to a [[Villain Protagonist]]. [[Early Installment Weirdness|At least a couple earlier episodes]] (including the pilot) ended with Mandy flashing an evil smirk.

** Funnily enough, this is only after [[Flanderization]] changed her from a [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type IV]] [[Anti-Hero]] to a [[Villain Protagonist]]. [[Early Installment Weirdness|At least a couple earlier episodes]] (including the pilot) ended with Mandy flashing an evil smirk.

* [[Tex Avery MGM Cartoons|Droopy]] usually has to say "I'm happy" to let the audience know, but he did grin in a promotional and it was ridiculous.

** [[Harvey Birdman Attorney At Law|Boo hoo hoo.]]

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** Interestingly, she ''can'' give a real smile, after she practices a bit. She used a charming smile on a hapless party goer later in the evening, to great effect. Then she went on a tangent about how she and the partygoer would rule the world (in [[Ax Crazy|typical Azula style]]), which ruined the whole effect, [[Crowning Moment of Funny|and sent the poor guy running for the hills.]]

* [[Pinky and The Brain|The Brain's]] smile, at least in one episode. A character actually identifies him his best-effort smile.

* Occurs in the ''[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' episode, [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E3 Lesson Zero|"Lesson Zero"]], when Twilight Sparkle has a psychotic breakdown. She starts smiling in a manner somewhere between "[[Cheshire Cat Grin]]", "[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Animation)|The Grinch]]", and "utter disconnect from reality".

* Occurs in the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' episode, [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E3 Lesson Zero|"Lesson Zero"]], when Twilight Sparkle has a psychotic breakdown. She starts smiling in a manner somewhere between "[[Cheshire Cat Grin]]", "[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Animation)|The Grinch]]", and "utter disconnect from reality".

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