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{{trope}}
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{{quote|''"This is the story of a girl''
''[[Ocular Gushers|Who cried a river and drowned the whole world]]''
''[[The Woobie|And while she looks so sad in photographs]]''
''I absolutely love her''
''[[Trope
|'''ninedays'''|"Absolutely (Story of a Girl)"}}
A character is described as plain or unremarkable, except, well, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|when they smile]]; when you get them to crack a grin, '''[[Hello, Nurse!]]'''! A [[Slasher Smile]] or [[Psychotic Smirk|evil smirk]] doesn't do it - it's something about the sheer happiness in that smile that makes whoever's watching immediately feel welcome, or better, and very often want to make them smile again. Preferably a lot. Depending on the application, can lead to [[Love At First Sight]], a [[Love Epiphany]], or a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]. It's very effective for a [[Broken Bird]], [[The Stoic]], a [[Shrinking Violet]] or a [[Perpetual Frowner]], but is in no way limited to them. The key element is that the smile adds a ''lot.''
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'''[[In-Universe]] examples only, please.''' This isn't an [[Audience Reaction]].
{{examples}}▼
▲{{examples}}
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Generally, if a [[Rei Ayanami Expy]] is in the cast, there will be a moment like this somewhere in the
* Eucliwood in ''[[Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?]]'' surprises Ayumu when she finally shows her extremely cute smile.
** Seraphim as well.
* ''[[Black Butler]]'' goes out of its way to prove this of Ciel. To the point where Joker in the manga gives him the stage name of Smile in an ironic sense...but then finds out that Ciel is a [[Even the Guys Want Him|damn knockout]]. It seems as though Elizabeth's entire point of existing is to make him smile again...and she is one of the few people who can get a genuine smile.
* [[Haruhi Suzumiya|Yuki Nagato]] -- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141117063451/http://images.hologfx.com/Doki/Suzumiya%20Haruhi/Suzumiya%20Haruhi%20no%20Shoushitsu%20-%20Movie.png this] picture from the ''Disappearance'' is a plot point in said movie and the novel it's adapted
** The scene in the English dub. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM1xiB7UYsY\]
** The scene in its original Japanese. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnZC8uNi494\]
** As well as {{spoiler|Kuyou (resident [[Stringy
* [[Emotionless Girl|Rei]] in ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''.
** Done again in [[Rebuild of Evangelion]] when she starts to warm up to Shinji.
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* Tatsuki from ''[[Hands Off]]'' smiles a grand total of one time in the whole eight volume manga.
* Borderline example: In ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]'', Sousuke is not unattractive even in [[Perpetual Frowner]] mode - it's even directly addressed in the novels, where he's still considered ''very'' attractive, but ''very'' unapproachable, as his eyebrows are in a constant state of slanting down angrily, and his lips are always pressed firmly in a grim, straight thin line. But during the moments where his face relaxes and he lightens up, people who see him like that tend to [[I Didn't Mean to Turn You On|have their heart racing BIGTIME]].
* Like Sousuke, ''[[Darker
{{quote|'''Amber:''' There was one time that he actually laughed from the bottom of his heart. His smile captivated me. That's when I thought to myself, "You really did it this time." I felt as if I would do ''anything'' for him.}}
* In ''[[Battle Royale]]'', Hirono, the second in command [[Alpha Bitch|bad girl]] in Mitsuko's gang is depicted as this. Despite having a punk hairstyle and being ''very'' nasty normally, when she meets up with protagonist [[The Messiah|Shuya]] (whom it's implied and revealed that she actually has a crush on), she ends up showing a smile from her heart. This leads to Shuya realizing that she's not all bad, and throughout the series, one of his greater regrets is being unable to save her. It pretty much directly follows this trope when he describes her in [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/battle_royale/c064/16.html this page].
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* [[Those Two Guys|Arisa]] in the manga of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' really didn't want to like Fate. She was rather jealous of the attention Nanoha got from her. But she has to [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_shoujo_lyrical_nanoha_a_s/v01/c004/3.html admit] that disliking her is [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_shoujo_lyrical_nanoha_a_s/v01/c004/4.html hard to do] when subjected to the smile.
* When Ayu smiles in ''[[Deep Love]]'' Reina starts crying because she's never smiled at her before. In the live action version, she merely pointed it out.
* ''[[Rosario
** To a lesser extent, [[An Ice Person|Shirayuki]].
* England in [[Axis Powers Hetalia]] is usually the [[Perpetual Frowner]] of the group. But when he genuinely smiles [http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/4885/britanianmalicekick131.png here], [http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/080/7/a/define__moe_by_11blackcat11-d3c5jgs.jpg here]{{Dead link}} and [http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/16900000/England-in-anime-hetalia-england-16950894-336-190.jpg here] it happened so naturally, you would think he does this all the time.
** As well as his smile [https://web.archive.org/web/20120502170045/http://aph.starry-sky.com/v1_054.html here]. Even though it isn't very pleasant, just ''look'' at America's reaction!
*** ...actually, I think America's reaction is more or less "What the hell is he doing...?"
** [[Drill Sergeant Nasty|Germany]] is also a [[Perpetual Frowner]], and always has a serious expression on. However, when he does smile...well, [http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/zz4/Eru-nee-chan/Hetalia/Deutsu.jpg he's] [http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/zz4/Eru-nee-chan/Hetalia/Germany2.jpg adorable!]
** Also [http://www.horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/scanlation/shorts/hetastreeeem/k_bera22.jpg Belarus]{{Dead link}} (briefly) during the [[Hetalia Bloodbath 2010]].
** Russia is an interesting case. He's constantly seen smiling cheerfully, along with the occasional [[Slasher Smile]]. But there was one instance where he [https://web.archive.org/web/20120104002948/http://aph.starry-sky.com/rrt.html geniunely smiled.] Cue [[Squee]].
** Japan doesn't normally smile but when he does its quite cute. Italy, in particular, said in one strip that he really wants to see Japan smile.
** [[Face of a Thug|Sweden]], too. [https://web.archive.org/web/20210303211532/http://aph.starry-sky.com/
* Meia from ''[[Vandread]]''. [http://i53.tinypic.com/28jvez9.jpg Her smile] causes babies to stop crying.
* In ''[[Pokémon Special]]'', though [[Wild Child|Sapphire]] is perfectly capable of being happy and showing smiles, as she's normally in full tsun mode around [[Camp Straight|Ruby]], [https://web.archive.org/web/20130905200639/http://www.jb2448.info/Japanese/Pocket_Monsters_SPECIAL_Volume_21/pkm21_187 this trope is in full effect] when she finally admits her feelings to Ruby. {{spoiler|The realization that she's his [[Forgotten Childhood Friend]] nails it down all the more him.}}
* In all of ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]'', the Major smiles only once in Stand Alone Complex, when Batou challenges her to a friendly wrestling match. Her reaction is only to [http://homepage.mac.com/jubei1/mamselles/kussmiles.jpg smile at him]{{Dead link}} and then {{spoiler|using her brain implants to wirelessly hack into his cybernetic arm and bash his own fist into his face.}} Her only other expressions shown in any of the mangas, movies, and series are "blank" and "I KILL YOU!!!".
** Not so. She's definitely stoic, but she does have very, very, very subtle expressions if you watch for them. Still, the general rotation goes between 'Confusion', 'Detachment', 'Disgust', and 'Frustration', with occasional visits to a subtle smirk of victory. Even her obvious rage face only makes an appearance in one episode. But this trope still applies, because the few times she actually shows happiness it is absolutely heartwarming, and it's quite possible this is why Batou hesitates. Alternately, it could be that he was simply very confused as to why she was smiling.
** She's actually pretty expressive in the manga.
* [[Umi no Misaki|Nagi]] feels this way about all three of the girls. [[Genki Girl|Karin]] is seemingly perpetually happy, which Nagi finds one of her most endearing traits; He likes [[The Stoic|Shizuku]] when she is able to smile and relax; It's a positively heartwarming moment for him when he gets [[Tsundere|Soyogi]] to open up and smile.
* In ''[[Black Cat (manga)|Black Cat]]'' [http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu130/jate88/saya-train-17078163d9.jpg Saya] convinces Train to change his ways.
* Natsume Takashi from ''[[Natsume Yuujinchou]]'' has managed to charm quite a few people [http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/4453/natsume.png with a well-placed smile]. He's even flustered a youkai woman on the far end of the Kinsey scale with one.
{{quote|'''Hinoe:''' Why do you have to be a ''man!''}}
* Alviss of ''[[Marchen Awakens Romance]]''. Lampshaded in the series the few times he has smiled genuinely as [http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u312/sasukeitachi777/Alviss_016.jpg seen] [http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt229/Rukia_200/Marchen%20Awakens%20Romance/Alviss.jpg here.]
* Kanda Yuu of ''[[D.Gray-man]]''. He's the group's resident [[Deadpan Snarker|cranky]] [[Jerkass]], but when he [http://www.mangareader.net/dgray-man/208/18 smiles], he ''[http://www.mangareader.net/210-57824-22/dgray-man/chapter-199.html smiles]''.
** He smiles in episode 93 of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGsbMmlMVog this] clip as well.
* The titular ''[[Inuyasha]]''.
* ''[[Baccano!]]'': Elmer seems to have a tendency to make bets with himself to see if he could make Huey smile within a certain time period.
* Yuki of ''[[Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru]]''. Also, Luka. In chapter 21 Luka tells Yuki "I'm glad to see you smiling. I wish you could keep smiling like that." and [[Ho Yay|touches his face]].
* ''[[D.N.Angel]]'': Kurashima Menou as well as Satoshi Hiwatari.
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* In ''[[Death Note]]'', L gets one scene where he is shown smiling as he says "[[Justice Will Prevail]]". Many [[Fan Girl|fangirls]] [[Squee|rejoiced]].
* In ''[[The Prince of Tennis]]'', there are exactly two (perhaps three) instances in which Tezuka Kunimitsu can be seen smiling: one is after a very symbolic match with his best friend Fuji Shusuke, the other is after his team has just won the National Tournament against the supposedly-unbeatable Rikkaidai. The last one, Inui Sadaharu even felt necessary to get on tape.
* [[Elfen Lied|Lucy]] hardly ever smiles ([[Slasher Smile
* In ''[[
* In ''[[Vampire Hunter D]]'', D's (very, very rare) smiles are apparently worthy of historical documentation.
{{quote|If that boy could have seen it, he would have told people for the rest of his days how he'd been the one to bring it out. It was just such a smile.}}
* Konzen, from [[Saiyuki]], like his later incarnation, Sanzo, is very pretty but has a permanent scowl. Goku, his surrogate son, thinks he'd be beautiful if he did smile. Subverted, though, as when he finally does Goku decides it doesn't suit him at all, even though it is a completely genuine loving smile. Doubles as a crowning moment of heartwarming, as essentially Goku is saying he loves Konzen as he is.
* Mika and Koharu of ''[[Koharu no Hibi]]'' just want Akira to always be happy and smile. And Koharu is normally a creepy [[Stepford Smiler]] [[Yandere]] but she does genuinely smile [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/koharu_no_hibi/v03/c018/30.html here] without any insanity or creepiness behind it.
* Nako of ''[[Poor Poor Lips]]'', [[Older Than She Looks|with her kid-like proportions]], is frequently mentioned by [[Lipstick Lesbian|Ren]] to not be her type. However, all of that changes when Nako flashes one of her genuine smiles...
{{quote|'''Ren:''' The thing I want most in the world, is to see her smile.}}
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* The rare times [[Batman]]
* All those moments of shame, defeat and unhappiness and depression Charlie Brown goes through is worth it to the reader just to see him when he's really, truly happy.▼
▲== Fan Fiction ==
* Kyon, already described as average-looking in ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'', whose smile is a source of security and relief to Tsuruya.
== [[Film]] ==▼
* The [[Ironic Hell]] for suicides in ''[[Wristcutters: A Love Story
▲== Film ==
▲* The [[Ironic Hell]] for suicides in ''[[Wristcutters: A Love Story|Wristcutters]]'' is just like the real world, except that nothing works, everything's kind of gray, and it's impossible to smile. After seeing nothing but despondent looks from all of the characters for the entire movie, the last shot--the leads smiling at one another--is like a wash of beautiful sunlight.
* Aurelia in ''[[Love Actually]]''. In the commentary, Richard Curtis says he immediately decided to cast Lucia Moniz after she smiled during her audition, and immediately went from dour plain woman to radiant beauty.
* ''[[Sense and Sensibility (film)|Sense and Sensibility]]''. The Colonel, as played by [[Alan Rickman]]. He's looked like the incarnation of gloom throughout the film, and then, in the final scene when he's married Marianne, his face lights up and he seems to have dropped about ten years of age.
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* ''[[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]'': Kim. She's completely [[The Stoic|serious]] throughout the movie, but when you look through the bloopers and outtakes and you see her laugh, or smile... She's absolutely beautiful.
** She also smiles ''once'' in the movie itself, after [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|Scott finally apologizes]] for [[Noodle Incident|whatever he did to her when they dated in high school.]]
* Completely subverted in ''[[Addams Family
* Warren in ''[[Sky High]]''. For reference, behold [http://i40.tinypic.com/1reozo.png behold Kubrick!Warren] and, for contrast, [http://i43.tinypic.com/2h7p85i.png grinning!Warren]. [[Mr. Fanservice|Oh my, I'm all swoony!]]
== [[Literature]] ==▼
▲== Literature ==
* In [[Robin McKinley]] and [[Peter Dickinson]]'s short story collection ''Water: Tales of the Elemental Spirits'', the main character in one the stories is described as one of these ("Her face lit up with kindness and humor and intelligence.") The same phrase, in an non-ironic echo, is used to describe her [[Love Interest]].
* Meghan Whalen Turner's short story collection ''Instead Of Three Wishes'' has the protagonist of the titular story fitting the trope. Her honest smile "could make flowers bloom early" and stuns the elf king who's known her for a while when he finally sees her smile for real.
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* Mordion from Diana Wynne Jones' ''[[Hexwood]]'' is fairly alarming looking - he's tall, gawky, much too skinny, and his face is frequently said to resemble a skull. However, he has such a transformatively warm and beautiful smile that the female protagonist almost falls out of a tree the first time she sees it. Interestingly, at points he is actually seen to deploy the power of his smile strategically.
* [[A Song of Ice and Fire]] occasionally lists several major flaws in Ygritte's appearance and then comments that when she smiles they are much less noticeable.
** Subverted with Brienne of Tarth; when she wins a spot on Renly's Rainbow Guard, her delighted smile lights up her face, but it doesn't make her any less hideously ugly.
** Played with in the case of Tywin Lannister. He has apparently never smiled since his wife died, which is lamented by his brother and other people who [[Used to Be a Sweet Kid|knew him when he was a nicer man]]. His son [[The Unfavorite|Tyrion]] is present on several occasions when Tywin almost smiles, but instead of being a heartwarming moment, the look is described as "terrible", probably because the context suggests it would be a [[Slasher Smile]]. The only time a true smile appears on Tywin's face is {{spoiler|after he has been killed, and even then the maesters say the smile is not genuine, and is only a tightening of the facial muscles as the body starts to decompose. [[Go Out with a Smile|Tywin's children (unsurprisingly) prefer to imagine that he is at peace]].}}
* Another male example: Sheftu from Eloise Mcgraw's ''[[Mara Daughter of the Nile]]''. Another male character mentions that Sheftu is actually so plain as to be almost ugly, but his smile (along with his super-suaveness) prevents any woman from realizing this.
* In ''[[The Witch of Blackbird Pond]],'' Kit is unaware of her dazzling smile, and confused by the romantic overtures it invites.
* Tolstoy uses this trope in ''[[War and Peace]]'' describing Natasha and, to some extent, Princess Marya. At first, it isn't the smile but the expression of her eyes, but in the scene of her second meeting with Nicolas Rostov it's played literally.
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* Somehow averted in the 1995 version of ''Pride and Prejudice'' when Darcy states that Jane "smiles to much".
* In Meg Cabot's Airhead series, the lead Emerson {{spoiler|who is actually in super-model's Nikki Howard's body}} describes everybody (boys and girls) as having this reaction to {{spoiler|Nikki's smile, as opposed to what happened when she smiled on her own body}}.
* In Donna Jo [[Na Poli]]'s ''Bound'' (a Chinese "[[Cinderella (novel)|Cinderella]]" retelling), the prince was amused by Xing Xing's impudence. But once she smiled at him, he was surprised (and delighted) and at once, he was certainly interested in getting to know her.
* The first time [[Harry Potter|Ron and Harry]] notice how attractive [[Hot Librarian|Hermione]] has become is when she laughs and shows how her teeth had been fixed.
** Actually, that's only how ''Ron'' noticed. Harry only figured it out at the Yule Ball.
** Also, Sirius Black. He's not in great shape after breaking out of prison, but after {{spoiler|he invites Harry to live with him and Harry happily accepts}}, he smiles for probably the first time since his imprisonment, and it makes him look ten year younger.
* In ''[[
* In the YA book ''[[Will Grayson Will Grayson]]''.
{{quote|[[Name's the Same|Will Grayson #1]]: [Jane's] whole face changes when she smiles—this eyebrow-lifting, perfect-teeth-showing, eye-crinkling smile I've either never seen or never noticed.}}
* Prince Henry from ''[[The Wild Hunt Trilogy]]''. "Henry laughed aloud. The plain features lit up, became attractively mischievous..."
* Margaret in ''Sisters, No Way''. Aishling at one point notices how old she is looking lately but then Margaret smiles and Aishling relaxes. Cindy also remarks "she's not a very attractive woman but she has a nice smile".
* In ''[[The Dresden Files]],'' minor side-character Vince Graver from ''Turn Coat'' was described as [[The Nondescript]] until his last scene, when he smiles. Dresden notes that the smile completely changes him from a generic average Joe to someone who could light up the room just by being there.
** Note: Yes, it was Dresden describing this, and no, the description in the book had no [[Ho Yay]] whatsoever.
** In the ''[[The Dresden Files]]'', little Inara Raith is described as "pretty" but has a smile that makes her radiant.
** Thomas is described this way with a charming smile.
* Sharpe, who is described as looking perpetually sardonic and mocking due to a [[Badass Scar]], except when he smiles. Which isn't often, and then he looks kind and charming. Since he normally looks like some ancient God of War in mid battle, this is an improvement. It is worth noting that he is always described as roguishly handsome, its just that he looks kind when he smiles.
* In [[Harry Turtledove|Harry Turtledove's]] ''[[Worldwar]]'', Mordechai Anielewicz finds Bertha Fleishman more attractive when she smiles, normally considering her plain.
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* In [[Tales of Kolmar]], the usually serious, inclined-to-brood mage Vilkas is noted by one character to be "pleasant enough, if only he'd smile now and again". Later she says her wish is granted, and she notes "a broad glorious smile that lit up his face and showed the joy that danced behind his eyes". At the end of the series he's [[Character Development|more inclined to smiling in general]].
* Asher in ''[[Someone Else's War|Someone Elses War]]'' is a rare male example. His face is heavily scarred, and he spends most of his time shunning emotion as weakness. Smiling (or laughing) makes a huge improvement to his appearances, but he doesn't do it often.
* [[Amelia Peabody|Amelia Peabody Emerson]]'s son Walter, nicknamed Ramses, is handsome as it is in a saturnine way -- something like Sharpe, above -- but when he '''laughs''' his attractiveness gets dialed '''way''' up. Even his mother is a bit stunned the first time she sees how charming it makes him. There's a scene in one book when Ramses laughs so hard that he has to sit down, and Amelia notices but doesn't realize the significance that his foster sister is '''totally''' focused on watching him. {{spoiler|They soon marry and [[Babies Ever After]]}}.
▲== Live Action TV ==
* Sarina, one of the Augments in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' that works with Bashir in "Statistical Improbabilities", is catatonic in that appearance due to her senses being too slow for her brain to process. In a later appearance, Bashir is able to get her highly accelerated neural pathways in tune with her senses, breaking her out of her catatonia...and the first time she smiles, Bashir is absolutely smitten with her.
** In "Amok Time" many a [[Fan Girl]] seems to have had this reaction to {{spoiler|[[
* This is a fairly common reaction to Francine's "better moments" in ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]''.
** The same actress' utterly fake, unconvincing Stepford smile on [[Malcolm in the Middle]], however, is slightly unsettling (her character was a squeaky clean, passive-aggressive control freak for quite a while).
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* From ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'': the actors Bradley James (Arthur), Colin Morgan (Merlin) and Angel Coulby (Guinevere) have stunning smiles, all the more so because they are slightly imperfect (Bradley has crooked teeth, Colin's is a bit goofy, and Angel's is always slightly wistful), but when called upon to smile - especially at each other - you would swear that the sun shines a little brighter. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn_6OgB9aP4&feature=related See for yourself.]
** [[Katie McGrath]] (Morgana) is gorgeous too, [[Inversion|but moreso when she's]] ''[[Inversion|not]]'' [[Inversion|smiling]]. (Although it can depend on the smile. If it's her Morgana half-smirk, OK. But when she does a full-teeth almost laughing grin, [http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmko47PKYS1qjea65o1_500.jpg you are powerless.]
* [[Broken Bird|Dr. K]] from ''[[Power Rangers RPM]]''. For a character that has [[No Social Skills]] whatsoever and comes across as a deadpan [[Little Miss Snarker]], along with an extremely depressing past, she has a very endearing
** Also in the ''[[Super Sentai]]'' series, [[Go Go Sentai Boukenger|Sakura Nishihori/Bouken Pink]] started out as a super serious member of the SGS and can't smile ever. It takes one mission to finally make her smile for a boy she's taking care of. As her leader said, her smile is possessed by only hers alone, and during the climax of the series, she did declare that her smile was her greatest treasure.
* [[Wonderfalls]]: Caroline Dhavernas is stunning as required per Hollywood law, but she manages to disguise the fact by looking permanently flabbergasted, resentful or miserable... until the very last scene.
* In the live-action drama of [[Nodame Cantabile]], [[The Stoic|resident stoic]] Kiyora was already pretty, being played by Asami Mizukawa. But you can see a notable difference when she is [http://pics.livejournal.com/tsukisagi/pic/0007bceh/s640x480 indifferent] to when she [http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/6272/nodame0417lghm6.jpg smiles.]
* [[Horatio Hornblower]]. Ioan Gruffudd is a very attractive man, but when he actually smiles (which is rare in the series as Horatio is a fairly serious character) it makes him that much more gorgeous. The first time one of his men salutes him he gets the most adorable surprised/pleased look, all the more stunning given that he's spent most of the episode looking quite miserable.
* Penny Parker (there's that name again!), the recurring character Teri Hatcher played on ''[[MacGyver]]'', made her debut in an episode called... "Every Time She Smiles."
* Dean Winchester of ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''. When he actually smiles (instead of flashing a [[Stepford Smiler|Stepford Smile]] at whichever poor waitress etc happens to be nearby), it's a kiddish grin. And that kiddish grin just makes him all the much better, considering the amount of angst he gets.
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* In ''[[Warehouse 13]]'' Pete tells Myka to smile because he thinks she looks pretty when she smiles.
{{quote|'''Pete''' "Smile. You're pretty when you smile"}}
* During a [[Angel/Recap/S02
{{quote|'''Cordelia:''' And you ought to do that more often.
'''Angel:''' Buy you food?
'''Cordelia:''' Smile. }}
== [[Music]] ==▼
▲== Music ==
* "The girl works at the store sweet Jane St. Clair / Was dazzled by her smile while I shopped there." - Barenaked Ladies, Jane.
** That's a reference to the extended version of "[[The Velvet Underground|Sweet Jane]]": "Heavenly wine and roses seem to whisper to her when he smiles; heavenly wine and roses seem to whisper to her when she smiles." [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgUs7yWnDJ8 Hear it here].
* "and all her friends tell her / she's so pretty / but she'd be a whole lot prettier / if she smiled once in a while" - Shawn Mullins, Lullabye. (See ''[[The Pretender]]'' reference above.)
* "Here in town you can tell he's been down for a while / But, my God, it's so beautiful when the boy smiles," - Anna Nalick, Breathe (2am)
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* "When I See You Smile" by Bad English could also be this trope's theme song.
* As seen in the quotes page, Van Morrison's "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)" and [[The Stone Roses]]' "Standing Here".
* [[Opeth|Mikael Akerfeldt]]. Not that he's normally ''un''attractive, but when he [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/MikaelAkerfeldt.jpg smiles], he can be almost ''[[Moe]]''.
* "Just The Way You Are" by [[Bruno Mars]]: "And when you smile, the whole world stops and stares for a while." Wow, that has to be one heck of a smile.
** And to think she's amazing just the way she is...
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* [[Golden Earring]] has the song When The Lady Smiles revolving around this trope.
* [[The Flaming Lips]], "When You Smile".
{{quote|''It's like, I didn't need to
''Say anything or do much, I could tell
''When you smile
''All of the sub-atomic pieces come together
''And unfold themselves
''In a second }}
* In what might be the worst song [[Bruce Springsteen]]'s ever written ("Queen of the Supermarket"), there is this lovely little gem about the explosive qualities of a grocer's smile:
{{quote|"As I lift my groceries in to my car/I turn back for a moment and catch a smile/That blows this whole fucking place apart"}}
* Dia Frampton, "Inventing Shadows":
{{quote|''Don't you know the world shines
''Every time you smile?
''Why cant you just smile? }}
* [[
{{quote|''When you smile, I don't know what to do
''{{'}}Cos I could lose everything in a minute or two
''And it seems like the end of the world...
''...'''when you smile.''' }}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc71AmT_b2k "Mine"] by Bazzi, a 2017 song that was [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/you-so-precious-when-you-smile turned] into a [[Memetic Mutation|meme]], starts off with:
{{quote|''You so
''fuckin'
''precious
''when you
''smile}}
* Mental as Anything's ''Live It Up'' includes the prediction: {{Quote|If you smiled the walls would fall down
On all the people in this pickup joint}}
▲* ''[[Peanuts]]'': All those moments of shame, defeat and unhappiness and depression Charlie Brown goes through is worth it to the reader just to see him when he's really, truly happy.
== [[Theatre]] ==
* In the comic opera ''The Firefly'' (no relation to ''[[Firefly]]''), a waif wins a man over from his [[Disposable Fiance|Disposable Fiancée]] by smiling at him.
* [[Cyrano De Bergerac]]: Roxane is extremely beautiful even without smiling, but at Act I scene V, Cyrano mentions that her smile is akin to perfection. In act IV scene V, we know this is not an [[Informed Ability]] because of Roxane's answer to the Gascon cadets about how she passed enemy lines to smuggle them food:
{{quote|'''Roxane:''' None too hard. I but drove quietly forward in my carriage, and when some hidalgo of haughty mien would have stayed me, lo! I showed at the window my sweetest smile, and these [[Officer and a Gentleman|Senors being (with no disrespect to you) the most gallant gentlemen in the world, — I passed on!]]
'''Carbon:''' True, that smile is a passport! }}
* In ''[[The Little Foxes]]'', Regina has a smile that profoundly affects her brother Ben.
== [[Video Games]] ==▼
▲== Video Games ==
* Cloud gives the smallest of smiles at the end of ''[[Advent Children]]'', which [http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa105/ziza4/grab58030.jpg though small was very cute]. Apparently the producer was so shocked when he read it that he had some sort of revelation.
** Not to mention Nobuo Uematsu, who was so surprised by this while reading the script that he was prompted to call the finale song "Cloud Smiles".
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* Lightning of [[Final Fantasy XIII]] has this in common with her [[Spear Counterpart]]. [http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091125173326/finalfantasy/images/4/43/Lightningsmile.PNG Aww.] (It's worth noticing that this is fairly early on, probably why it's a sad smile... but still gorgeous.) Seems someone at [[Square Enix]] has a thing for this trope.
** And she does it again in ''Dissidia Duodecim'', though very briefly, during the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7sLM80nTtA ending scene] (1:50 of the video - of course, spoilers).
* Hanako in ''[[Katawa Shoujo]]'' is both a [[Fragile Flower]] AND [[Shrinking Violet|a shrinking violet]] because of her physical and mental scars caused by the fire that killed her parents. Her smile is recognized in-game as one of the most beautiful sights the protagonist has ever seen. ▼
** Shizune who normally has a very serious, almost bossy demeanor also seems to have a nice smile. At the very least, it's nice enough that Hisao tells her that she should smile more during her Act 1 ending. ▼
* Natasha of [[Fire Emblem]] 8, while already beautiful, is very serious and leans towards [[The Woobie]]. Naturally, most of her romantic supports feature the wooer attempting to cheer her up.
** Similarly, Ninian of [[Fire Emblem]] 7 is usually very shy and somber, but actually laughs in one chapter at the antics of Hector and Lyn.
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* The already [[Ms. Fanservice|lovely]] [[Lady of Black Magic|Morrigan]] in [[Dragon Age]]: Origins is even more so when she's smiling.
* Namine when Sora, Donald, and Goofy's antics cause her to laugh in [[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]].
* Samus in [[Metroid]]: [[Other M]] pulls something like this off a couple of times, towards the end.
* Neku in ''[[The World Ends With You]]'' is usually a stoic [[Deadpan Snarker]], but during a flashback in the second week, [http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/89429693/13790563 it's just awesome to see such a withdrawn character smile without a hint of cynicism or sarcasm.]▼
* Kaori Yae in the ''[[Tokimeki Memorial]] 2'' game series does this, particulary after [[She's Back|she has recovered]] from her [[Heroic BSOD]]. Lampshaded several times in the saga by the protagonist, such as in ''Dancing Summer Vacation'', saying the following, as he notices how dazzling she is when she smiles:▼
{{quote|'''Protagonist''': "I have the feeling it's the first time I see her smiling, without being on her guards. It feels like she's a different person."}}▼
* Raizze Haimer, the [[Emotionless Girl]] of ''[[Mitsumete Knight]]'', has a special event and CG, where she has a rare beautiful smile, {{spoiler|when the Asian is poisoned and she manages to save him}}. The game's CG Gallery names this CG "Mezurashii Egao" ("An unusual smiling face").▼
* In ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'' the [[Badass]] [[Mad Scientist]] Mordin has a great moment before the mission on Horizon. It's one of the first hints that he's [[Not So Stoic]].
* Throughout ''[[F.E.A.R.]] 3'', the Point Man's face has been locked into moderate variations of either stoic determination or quiet fury, up until the end. During the Point Man's ending, {{spoiler|while cradling his newborn sibling}}, he breaks into a smile before walking away.
* KOS-MOS from ''[[Xenosaga]]'', resident [[Robot Girl]] and [[Emotionless Girl]], is already VERY attractive normally, but when she smiles at the end of Episode III, she's drop dead gorgeous.
* Kyle Hyde from ''[[Hotel Dusk: Room 215]]''. Normally, he is either frowning or poker faced. But when he breaks out one of these shiners...
== [[Visual Novels]] ==▼
▲== Visual Novels ==
* Lana Skye, in the end of the bonus case of ''Phoenix Wright: [[Ace Attorney]]'', {{spoiler|having finally escaped the grasp of Gant and finally being at peace with herself}}, grants us a wonderful smile.
{{quote|'''Lana''': [[Defrosting Ice Queen|It's been a long time, Your Honor.]]}}
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** An interesting subversion can be found in Phoenix's perpetually perky sidekick [[Plucky Girl|Maya]] [[Genki Girl|Fey]]. The first time Phoenix meets Maya, however, it is under rather miserable and unfortunate circumstances. When Maya at last flashes her signature cheerful grin, Phoenix notes that she looks like an entirely different person when she smiles.
* Part of the fun of the Fate route of ''[[Fate/stay night]]'' is seeing the different reactions Shirou provokes out of [[Frozen Flower|Saber]].
* In ''[[Little Busters!]]'', Nishizono Mio gets this treatment even in-universe.
{{quote|'''Mio''': "I'm so glad."
'''Riki''': "I am, too."
'''Mio''': "...Why?"
'''Riki''': "Because I now know you can smile like that." }}
▲* Hanako in ''[[Katawa Shoujo]]'' is both a [[Fragile Flower]]
▲** Shizune who normally has a very serious, almost bossy demeanor also seems to have a nice smile. At the very least, it's nice enough that Hisao tells her that she should smile more during her Act 1 ending.
▲* Neku in ''[[The World Ends With You]]'' is usually a stoic [[Deadpan Snarker]], but during a flashback in the second week, [http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/89429693/13790563 it's just awesome to see such a withdrawn character smile without a hint of cynicism or sarcasm.]
▲* Kaori Yae in the ''[[Tokimeki Memorial]] 2'' game series does this, particulary after [[She's Back|she has recovered]] from her [[Heroic BSOD]]. Lampshaded several times in the saga by the protagonist, such as in ''Dancing Summer Vacation'', saying the following, as he notices how dazzling she is when she smiles:
▲{{quote|'''Protagonist''': "I have the feeling it's the first time I see her smiling, without being on her guards. It feels like she's a different person."}}
▲* Raizze Haimer, the [[Emotionless Girl]] of ''[[Mitsumete Knight]]'', has a special event and CG, where she has a rare beautiful smile, {{spoiler|when the Asian is poisoned and she manages to save him}}. The game's CG Gallery names this CG "Mezurashii Egao" ("An unusual smiling face").
▲== Web Comics ==
* ''[[Homestuck]]'' is home to several examples:
** Dave Strider has been shown smiling exactly once over the course of the comic, which as of now is [[Webcomics Long Runners|around 6000 pages long]]. It can be seen [http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=002282 here], and even though it's only one pixel of difference it is extremely adorable.
*** Make that [http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006273 two!]
** John is goofy looking to the point of bordering on [[Ugly Cute]], but within two pages of the comic's beginning [http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=001903 you see him smile]. Even later, he's [http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005590 positively adorkable].
** In [https://web.archive.org/web/20130921134616/http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005338
** Aradia Megido is an odd example. When she enters the story, she's the resident [[The Eeyore|Eeyore]] and [[Emotionless Girl]], but she departs from this gloominess twice. The first is in [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004149 a flashback] {{spoiler|to just before her death}}, and the second is when [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005084 she hugs Sollux] {{spoiler|just before her robot body explodes}}. Then she gets over the issue that had been causing her gloominess,<ref>(that is, she came back from death... [[Came Back Strong|as a god-tier player]])</ref>
** In the most recent development of the 'Sober Gamzee' arc, [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005995 Karkat is finally seen genuinely smiling] {{spoiler|as he manages to calm Gamzee down and establish his role as Gamzee's moirail}}. This smile stands out due to Karkat's characterization as someone who rages and screams constantly and is constantly negative, making it stand out.
* ''[[The Cyantian Chronicles]]'': Celina is typically scowling or straight faced, but she has one of the warmest smiles of all the cast.
== [[Web Original]] ==
▲== Web Original ==
* [[The Nostalgia Critic]] has a lovely little-kid-with-a-dimple grin that shows up whenever he's actually having a good time for once in his [[Chew Toy]] life. Lampshaded by the three pictures on his blip page: one Critic is [[Adult Child|goofy]], one Critic is [[Madden Into Misanthropy|pissed]] and the last Critic is just [[Moe|smiling from something funny]].
== [[Western Animation]] ==▼
▲== Western Animation ==
* ''[[Daria]]'' epitomizes this trope. She may look at the world with a jaundiced eye and a sharp tongue, but when she gives you a small smile when you've done something right or smart, then you will know it is the sincerest kind of thing she can give you. The show even used the [[Trope Namer]] song in one episode.
** The opening sequence actually features this at the very end, though it's so zoomed in at that point you can only see her little smirk and not the rest of her face.
* In ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' Prince Zuko, despite the [[Draco in Leather Pants|fangirl hype]], has a disfigured face that only a mother could love... until he smiles. The expression is [[Jerkass Facade|rare]], [[The Woobie|disarming]], and shockingly [[Beautiful All Along|transforming]].
** Somewhat appropriately, this extends to his [[Love Interest]] Mai as well- while she's conventionally good looking, you wouldn't really call her cute because of her perpetually sour expression. But on the rare occasions when she smiles... well, together with Zuko, there's a reason [https://web.archive.org/web/20200129162228/http://iroh.org/screencaps/ep61/ep61-1160.png this]{{Dead link}} is [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|one of the sweetest moments of the series]].
** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4340502/1/The_Usual_Reasons This fanfic]<ref>heads up: it's Sokka/Zuko</ref> put it this way: "Zuko's smile had widened, warm and genuine and little startled. He looked younger, disarmingly so, and Sokka found himself smiling back."
* In ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'', it's implied that Beast Boy feels this way toward Raven, as he puts immense effort into getting her to smile.
* Subverted in ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy
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