History AdaptationalAttractiveness / WesternAnimation

** In the comics, Deathstroke is usually portrayed as a rugged, one-eyed SilverFox. Here, Slade is more conventionally attractive thanks to being [[AgeLift younger]], clean-shaven, and still having both eyes. [[spoiler:While he does eventually lose one of his eyes, that still doesn't take away from his attractiveness]].

* In Franchise/TheDCU, Morgan le Fey is an {{immortal|ity}} sorceress who wears a mask and armor to hide her ancient, decaying body. [[http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/0/40/659836-544a066.jpg Here's Morgan]] in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyAdventuresWithSuperman'':
** In the comics, Deathstroke is usually portrayed as a rugged, one-eyed SilverFox. Here, Slade is more conventionally attractive thanks to being [[AgeLift younger]], clean-shaven, and still having both eyes.
** [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]] in regards to Silver Banshee. In the comics, Siobhan, in spite of her face resembling a skull and having a ghoulishly black and white body, is still an AmazonianBeauty dressed in a low cut outfit with thigh-high boots, making her as attractive as a scary monster woman could probably be. Here, she's more conservatively dressed and less muscular, but much more conventionally attractive due to lacking her comic counterpart's monstrous traits.
** Depending on the continuity, the comics tend to portray Professor Ivo as either an old man or extremely deformed. Here, Ivo is portrayed as a younger, yuppie-ish man who's outright referred to as "Metropolis' most eligible bachelor". [[spoiler:This gets [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] by the end of his debut episode, however, where the effects of the Parasite armor backfiring on him [[BodyHorror deforms him]] into a shriveled husk of a man with a blackened eye and TaintedVeins]].

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010''. So while he still isn't much to look at, he certainly doesn't resemble some weird, mutated lizard creature like his comic counterpart.

* In addition to [[RaceLift having her ethnicity changed from white to Chinese]], Ellen Yindel from ''ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns'' was made younger and far more attractive when she was re-imagined as "Ellen Yin" in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman''. In a TimeSkip episode, it is even stated in a passing conversation that [[ContinuityNod she became Commissioner]].

* ''WesternAnimation/FacesMusicParty'': Face looks considerably cuter compared to his appearance in the old bumpers. His eyes are bigger and closer together, while his mouth moves more fluidly.

* ''WesternAnimation/XMen'': The Shadow King's physical form is bald and obese in the comics, but in the show, he is thin, young, handsome, and has a full head of hair.

* In ''WesternAnimation/Ducktales1987'' Fenton's mother, M'Ma Crackshell, was a frumpy, middle-aged duck-woman who usually went around in curlers and a shabby bathrobe. In ''WesternAnimation/Ducktales2017'', Mamá Cabrera is considerably easier on the eyes.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/MegaMan'' cartoon, Roll had a body of a fairly curvy young woman rather than the little girl she normally is in the franchise. There's also Mega Man himself, and Proto Man.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'':

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''. So while he still isn't much to look at, he certainly doesn't resemble some weird, mutated lizard creature like his comic counterpart.

* In the original video games, Ms. Pac-Man looks just like her husband, [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics only with a bow, lashes, lipstick, and a]] BeautyMark. The ''WesternAnimation/PacMan'' cartoon from the 1980s gave her a more feminine face, as well as a full head of brown hair.

* ComicBook/DoctorOctopus is a weird example of this; in the comic, he is an ugly, short, overweight man with a bad haircut. ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' retained the bad haircut and ugly face, but gave him the stature of a bodybuilder; reversely, ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' kept him fat and short, but made his face considerably less ugly with a decent haircut (though possibly only because of the series' simplified artstyle). ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider-Man}}'', on the other hand, kept all his physical characterizations from the comics intact, but explained them as the result of poor hygiene following a case of sequestration and reveals [[IWasQuiteALooker he was quite good-looking before this happened]], and even [[spoiler: [[BishonenLine uses his upgraded technology to give himself a similar look]]]] in the final season.

** The Osborns also often get a heavy make-over in many Spidey adaptations. In ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider-Man}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan'' both Harry and Norman get rid of the weird cornrows they owned in the comics for exchange of more natural looking hairstyles. Harry also gets rid of his weird pointy elf-like features to look more like an attractive (if slightly geeky) kid, while Norman's features are [[SilverFox sharpened]] to look a little more attractive (if slightly threatening).

* Muriel and Eustace from ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'' are average-looking older people. In the ''WesternAnimation/CartoonNetworkGroovies'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvWGPGpXUZI "Courage (Hearts Full of Love)"]] they're fashionable, they seem a little younger, and Muriel is a bit slimmer. In one scene, however, you can see that the revamped Eustace [[TheShadowKnows has the shadow of his orignal design]].

* Sally Acorn from the ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' television series is a slightly complicated case. See, [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 the first game]] featured many cute animal critters rescued from defeated enemies, their names almost all ending in -cky. One of these characters was Ricky the Squirrel, who was given the moniker Sally Acorn (and a corresponding GenderFlip) in western promotional materials. Ricky/Sally looked mostly like a generic normal squirrel; some early promotional comics gave the latter [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics a red or pink bow to offset this slightly]], but that was about it. However, when it came time to make the TV series, Sally's design was ''completely'' redone, no longer bearing any resemblance to Ricky but instead being a relatively attractive FunnyAnimal. [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics The comic book]] then arguably took it UpToEleven; DependingOnTheArtist, she could either be fairly similar to her TV appearance, or have certain aspects exaggerated to make her an even ''more'' attractive, {{half dressed|CartoonAnimal}}.

* Sally Acorn from the ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' television series is a slightly complicated case. See, [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 the first game]] featured many cute animal critters rescued from defeated enemies, their names almost all ending in -cky. One of these characters was Ricky the Squirrel, who was given the moniker Sally Acorn (and a corresponding GenderFlip) in western promotional materials. Ricky/Sally looked mostly like a generic normal squirrel; some early promotional comics gave the latter [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics a red or pink bow to offset this slightly]], but that was about it. However, when it came time to make the TV series, Sally's design was ''completely'' redone, no longer bearing any resemblance to Ricky but instead being a relatively attractive FunnyAnimal. [[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog The comic book]] then arguably took it UpToEleven; DependingOnTheArtist, she could either be fairly similar to her TV appearance, or have certain aspects exaggerated to make her an even ''more'' attractive, {{half dressed|CartoonAnimal}}.

** Likewise, Bluto was redesigned, but much more heavily, going from a physically unimpressive FatBastard to a muscular TopHeavyGuy with occasional moments of HeCleansUpNicely, as seen [[http://www.mtcnet.net/~bierly/blworst.htm#A_Hunk_Of_Villain here]].

* While not particularly handsome, Professor Ivo lacks his traditional facial disfigurement in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''. So while he still isn't much to look at, he certainly doesn't resemble some weird, mutated lizard creature like his comic counterpart.

* Likewise, ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' makes Pidge rather {{Adorkable}} and gets rid of his Gonk-like features. [[spoiler: This is partially because it later turns out that this continuity's Pidge [[SweetPollyOliver is actually a cute teenage girl in disguise]].]] Haggar is more attractive than her original Voltron counterpart, as especially that with her hood down, she looks like a fairly attractive older woman, helped by the fact that [[spoiler: she's an Altean]].

* Sally Acorn from the ''WesternAnimation/SonicSatAM'' television series is a slightly complicated case. See, [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 the first game]] featured many cute animal critters rescued from defeated enemies, their names almost all ending in -cky. One of these characters was Ricky the Squirrel, who was given the moniker Sally Acorn (and a corresponding GenderFlip) in western promotional materials. Ricky/Sally looked mostly like a generic normal squirrel; some early promotional comics gave the latter [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics a red or pink bow to offset this slightly]], but that was about it. However, when it came time to make the TV series, Sally's design was ''completely'' redone, no longer bearing any resemblance to Ricky but instead being a relatively attractive FunnyAnimal. [[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog The comic book]] then arguably took it UpToEleven; DependingOnTheArtist, she could either be fairly similar to her TV appearance, or have certain aspects exaggerated to make her an even ''more'' attractive, {{half dressed|CartoonAnimal}}.

** Zig-zagged with Hordak, who is taller, leaner, and has a much more pleasant voice than his 1980s counterpart. His armor is also sleeker and covers more skin than that of the original Hordak. However, the 1980s Hordak looked healthy and had an athletic build, while this Hordak is thin and sickly underneath his armor.

** In the original, Horde Prime is an Eldritch Abomination whose face we never see. In this series, he's a humanoid man from the same species as Hordak, albeit with some very disturbing features such as multiple eyes, green sclera, and a green mouth, but also notably muscular and is somewhat of a disturbing version of a LongHairedPrettyBoy, reminiscent of 80s anime.

* A surprisingly subtle example from the Famous Studios ''ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}'' cartoons. In the earliest cartoons Olive Oyl resembles her newspaper comic self but the animators gradually gave her large expressive eyes rather than black dots, feminine eyelashes, high heels, bangs to her hairstyle and somewhat more flattering dresses. She didn't exactly become a bombshell but she certainly looked younger, prettier and less severe than the original.