When She Smiles: Difference between revisions

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''[[Ocular Gushers|Who cried a river and drowned the whole world]]''<br />

''[[The Woobie|And while she looks so sad in photographs]]''<br />

* 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 Than Black]]'''s Hei generally racks up a [[Chick Magnet]] count even without a real smile (he has plenty of fake ones, but they're just that -- fake), but if Amber's testimony is anything to go by, a genuine one can make ''[[Lack of Empathy|sociopaths]]'' fall 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].

** When was it shown that she had a crush on him? I don't think I remember that bit.

* 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.

* 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]''.

* In ''[[Zero no Tsukaima]]'' season 4 episode 5 Saito says he feels happy when he sees [[Tsundere|Louise]] smile.

* In ''[[Vampire Hunter D]]'', D's (very, very rare) smiles are apparently worthy of historical documentation.

* 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...

 

 

* In [[John Green]]'s ''[[An Abundance of Katherines]]'', Lindsey Lee Wells' "smile could end wars and cure cancer."

* When ''[[Anne of Green Gables]]'' was growing up the issue of her beauty was a topic of discussion by many, with the final consensus usually being that she didn't have conventional beauty but ''did'' have some unknown element about her that could occasionally blossom out:

** L.M. Montgomery also makes Emily Byrd Starr's smile beautiful yet a little strange at the same time: it completely changes her face, but it blooms slowly. She inherited it from her mother, and it instantly wins over her Aunt Laura, who loved Emily's mother dearly.

* In Jean Auel's ''[[Earth's Children|The Valley of Horses]]'', Thonolan (and everyone else) thinks Jetamio is not-unattractive, until "Oh woman, you are beautiful when you smile."

* 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.

* From the YA novel ''Jacob Have I Loved'': the protagonist (who is young, island-born and Protestant) has just been chatting with a Catholic, mountain-born widower. At first she thinks he doesn't understand her at all...

* 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 ''[[Lucifers Hammer|Lucifer's Hammer]]'', the character of Eileen is the epitome of this trope: plain-looking, but with a smile that literally stops traffic.

* In the YA book ''[[Will Grayson Will Grayson]]''.

* 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 [[Harry Turtledove|Harry Turtledove's]] ''[[Worldwar]]'', Mordechai Anielewicz finds Bertha Fleishman more attractive when she smiles, normally considering her plain.

* In ''[[So Long and Thanks For All The Fish]]'', Wonko the Sane is a ''weird''-looking dude, but when he smiles...

* In ''A Reluctant Queen'' by Joan Wolf, a retelling of the story of Esther from the Bible, Esther was already deemed a pretty girl but when she smiled, it was enough to warm anyone's hands, as noted by her Uncle Mordecai. And before her interview with the king, she was told by the lady in charge of the girls waiting to see the king to smile because "[her] smile was [her] greatest beauty."

* 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]].

** Even cuter, if that's even possible, while wearing her version of an angel costume. [http://i52.tinypic.com/2uy6bfq.jpg Adorable]

* It seems to be a pattern with people named Parker. I quoted Shawn Mullins in regards to Ms. Parker of ''[[The Pretender]]'':

* In a deleted scene from ''[[The Thick of It]]'', we discover that, according to a "worm poll", the public really love Hugh Abbott's smile.

* Done subtly but very deliberately in ''[[Firefly]]'' with River. River, [[The Woobie|being]] [[Ill Girl|River]], doesn't tend to smile very often. Thus, the scenes where she ''is'' smiling tend to be that much sunnier and happier. It is played especially well in the movie ''Serenity'', where River only smiles once in the entire movie, and that is at the very end while talking with Mal.

* ''[[Babylon 5]]'''s Ambassador Delenn, as played by Mira Furlan. In a season 5 episode, one character remarks that he'd claw his way through solid rock just to see that smile.

* In ''[[Warehouse 13]]'' Pete tells Myka to smile because he thinks she looks pretty when she smiles.

* During a [[Angel/Recap/S02 E18 Dead End|season two episode]], we get to see that [[Angel]] has an absolutely [http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0zu6nxQOS1qaimf2o4_250.gif radiant smile].

'''Cordelia:''' Smile. }}

 

* [[Celtic Woman]]'s [[Orla Fallon|Órla Fallon]]. While she is hardly unattractive, she tends to fade into the shadows next to Lisa, Máiréad, Chloë, and Méav - but when her face lights up with a smile, there is no more beautiful woman on that stage, and you ''will'' feel the urge to smile right back at her. She's like a living ray of sunshine.

* [[Supertramp]]'s "Know who you are"

* [[Golden Earring]] has the song When The Lady Smiles revolving around this trope.

* [[The Flaming Lips]], "When You Smile".

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:

* Dia Frampton, "Inventing Shadows":

Why cant you just smile? }}

* [[Music/Concrete Blonde|Concrete Blonde]] also have a song called "When You Smile". Unlike what you'd expect, the musical backing of the song is [[Darker and Edgier]] heavy [[Grunge]]/[[Post Punk]].

...'''when you smile.''' }}

 

* 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:

'''Carbon:''' True, that smile is a passport! }}

* In ''[[The Little Foxes]]'', Regina has a smile that profoundly affects her brother Ben.

* 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:

* 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]].

== 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.

** Also Adrian Andrews at the end of 2-4.

** Vera Misham.

* 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.

'''Riki''': "Because I now know you can smile like that." }}