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{{trope}}
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Let's face it, some characters look odd. Something about their design makes them look ugly, or freaky, or... phallic.
'''Please note that this trope only applies when:'''
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See also: [[Freud Was Right]], [[Nude-Colored Clothes]], [[Accidental Innuendo]]. Will often be [[Nausea Fuel]].
{{noreallife|real people are not designed.}}
{{examples}}
== Advertising ==
* The design of the [http://www.google.com/search?q=London+Olympics+logo London Olympics logo]. Otherwise known as the "Lisa Simpson Blowjob" logo, it has since been recolored purple to remove the unintended allusion, but Google Image Search will still show the old design in a few results.
* In a non-sexual example, the logo of the [
* The Storage Deluxe logo [http://totallylookslike.icanhascheezburger.com/2010/05/10/storage-deluxe-logo-totally-looks-like-dck-in-a-box/ resembles] the [[Memetic Mutation|famous]] "[[Saturday Night Live|Dick in a Box]]" skit.
== Anime and Manga ==
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* Bill Corbett on the Romulan ship in the [[Star Trek]] reboot movie: "Look, a giant space sphincter!"
== [[Live
* [[Yo Gabba Gabba!]]: Muno is a one-eyed monster who... looks like a giant red dildo.
* ''[[
* The Blessing from ''[[Torchwood
== Toys ==
* A really surprising number of the 1980s ''[[Battle Beasts]]'' figures were like this, with their cybernetic armor sporting crotch fins, guns, sliding panels, or just [[Freud Was Right|highly suspicious protrusions.]]
== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Kingdom Hearts
* Yoyo's battle sprite from ''[[
* With ''[[
* Most golems in ''[[
* Ganon's sprite design in the original ''[[The Legend of Zelda (
** This same game attempted to give Link irises and pupils. Actually, since each eye is two pixels high, he just looks like he has four eyes, which is talked about [http://www.cracked.com/blog/video-game-zoology-how-5-8-bit-characters-would-really-look/ here].
** The [http://www.zeldawiki.org/Kikwi Kikwis] from [[Skyward Sword]] as a whole seem to be scrotum-shaped, with [http://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/images/5/5e/Bucha.jpg Bucha] the Kikwi elder
* On the subject of strange 8 bit sprites, Big Mario in the original ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' has eyes shaped like letter "L"s. It's possible they were supposed to look like they were reflecting light, but that doesn't excuse the fact that his head is permanently twisted at a 90 degree angle to the rest of his body. The [[Compilation Release|compilation]] [[Video Game Remake|remake]] ''Super Mario All-Stars'' just uses the much-improved ''[[
* In ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'' Ramza's sprite changes from chapter to chapter. His last costume contains pants that, due to the sprite artwork, look like they are totally skintight and riding quite far up his butt crack. Fans of the series have affectionately dubbed the disturbing garments the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130118072837/http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/images/3/3e/Ramza_final.jpg Buttpants].▼
▲* On the subject of strange 8 bit sprites, Big Mario in the original ''[[Super Mario Bros]]'' has eyes shaped like letter "L"s. It's possible they were supposed to look like they were reflecting light, but that doesn't excuse the fact that his head is permanently twisted at a 90 degree angle to the rest of his body. The [[Compilation Release|compilation]] [[Video Game Remake|remake]] ''Super Mario All-Stars'' just uses the much-improved ''[[Super Mario Bros 3 (Video Game)|Super Mario Bros 3]]'' sprites.
▲* In ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'' Ramza's sprite changes from chapter to chapter. His last costume contains pants that, due to the sprite artwork, look like they are totally skintight and riding quite far up his butt crack. Fans of the series have affectionately dubbed the disturbing garments the [http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/images/3/3e/Ramza_final.jpg Buttpants].
* Garnet's trance form in ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]'' has some design elements that bear an unfortunate resemblance to a bare bottom.
** Likewise, it wasn't such a good idea to give Eiko pants that are [[Nude-Colored Clothes|almost the same color as her skin]], since it makes her look like [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/File:Eiko_Carol_character.jpg she's nude from the waist down]. Add to that the fact that she looks very, ''very'' young and most fans react with [[Squick]].
* Daryan Crescend from ''[[Ace Attorney]]'', with his oversized, [http://www.court-records.net/arts/artbook/artofgs-464.jpg phallic pompadour with a patch of white on the tip].
* ''[[Pokémon]]'' has numerous examples:
** Cloyster is one of the first and most infamous, since the the shape of the shell and the position of its main horn look very much like a vagina.
** [[Unfortunate Implications|Jynx's]] original design was so controversial that Nintendo actually had to redesign her. Just compare her [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Jynx_original_design.png original look] to her [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Jynx_anime.png new one.]
** Palkia is perhaps the go-to for "most unintentionally phallic-looking Pokemon design".
** Back when the [[Fur Affinity]] boards allowed people to publicly report potential site violations, a perfectly innocent and accurate drawing of a [https://web.archive.org/web/20121220161137/http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/4986/246363-floatzel_l_large.png Floatzel] was reported for not being marked as mature content.
** Registeel's Generation IV sprite has his right arm raised in a Nazi salute. This was fixed in Platinum and later versions.
** Some people have noticed how [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:647Keldeo.png Keldeo's official artwork] makes it look like it has a butthole. It's unknown if this was intentional.
* In ''[[King's Quest III]]'', because of the limitations of the graphics, the protagonist's sprite has
* In the Xen level of ''[[Half Life]]'', the Gonarch's egg-sack looks like a huge scrotum.
* Compare ''[[
* [http://i42.tinypic.com/nga5w4.png This] ''[[Metal Gear Solid]] 4'' promotional statue. Snake's outfit is not unfortunate unless you're allergic to [[Mr. Fanservice|shameless female-aimed fanservice]], but the placement of that lamp seems to be trying a bit too hard.
* The dragons in [[Adventure (
* In ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'', Kefka Palazzo's final form is clothed in nothing but a waistwrap. Unfortunately, one of the folds ended up in the wrong place, which makes Kefka seem like he's a little too happy to see you. [[Memetic Mutation|This was promptly acknowledged by many, many people]].
* [[Pokémon Gold and Silver
* The [[Punny Name|Orc Chasm]] in ''[[Kingdom of Loathing]]'' is shaped quite a bit like a vagina, though given the name this was probably intentional. The valley beyond it was originally represented by two mountains a short distance apart from each other with a row of trees at the bottom, looking uncannily similar to two knees and pubic hair. This was allegedly accidental on the artist's part, and it was eventually edited to use the same graphic as its predecessor.
* [http://www.gamesradar.com/the-worst-box-art-of-2007/ This article] should tell you everything about what's wrong with the box art for [[Touch Detective|Touch Detective 2 1/2.]]
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== [[Visual Novels]] ==
* In the [[OEL Manga|OEL]] murder mystery visual novel ''[[
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* [[Invoked Trope]] in [http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/08/06/ this] ''[[Penny Arcade (Webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]'' comic.
* Frequently lampshaded in ''[[
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* One notorious example is the preacher from Disney's ''[[
** [[Heh Heh, You Said "X"|Hehe, you said "slipped into"]].
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsqr-UaR7Mo This video] starting at around 4:32. With [[Dingo Pictures|the company that made it]], this sort of thing is to be expected.
* From the ''[[Arthur (
* This may or may not have been intentional but the head cat of Birds Anonymous from the [[Looney Tunes]] short of the same name appears to be high.
* Barricade from ''[[Transformers Prime]]'', whom [https://web.archive.org/web/20121108234800/http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Barricade_
== [[Real Life]] ==
* A crucifix in the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Warr Acres, Oklahoma, depicts Jesus with a distended stomach and abs - which some critics say looks a bit too much [https://web.archive.org/web/20121031230445/http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=18&articleid=20100414_12_0_WRCEhr919446 like an erect penis and scrotum]. The clergy response was basically "[[Whatever]]," and they refuse to discuss the controversy any further.
* As if the vaguely phallic-shaped unicorn-crest on the head of [
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