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* In ''Manga/MobPsycho100'', Shigeo's 100% explosions start off as a SuperpoweredEvilSide that [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mob100percentnegative.png looks as scary and menacing as a scrawny, nondescript middle-school boy could ever hope to be]]. However, as gets better control of his emotions, he begins to undergo more positive emotional explosions and [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mob100courage.png take on a softer, more heroic appearance]]. It does not go unnoticed, as other characters can't even recognize him the first time it occurs.

Compare and contrast EvilMakeover, MonsterOfTheAesop, BeautyEqualsGoodness; FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon; AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance and PersonalityPowers, which go closely with this trope.

* Your monster in ''VideoGame/BlackAndWhite'' becomes cuddly and fluffy or sharp and fanged, depending on whether you train it to act good or evil. Your hand (all that you can see of yourself) likewise changes according to ''your'' actions. interestingly, your monster can have the opposite alignment to you with no drawbacks.
* Another example is the genie in ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVI'', who takes on the personality characteristics of his master (and the game remarks on this explicitly). When he serves the Vizier he is shifty and homicidal, whereas when he serves Prince Alexander at the end he's almost ''too'' sweet.
* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro: A New Beginning'', Cynder turns from a huge badass spiky dragon into a small cuddly baby one as soon she leaves the influence of the Dark Master.

* Lightning [=McQueen=] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'' starts out as an arrogant, stuck-up snob who only cares about winning and the victory that goes with it. Over the course of the movie, his attitude slowly softens as he discovers there's a lot more to life than just racing, and by the end of the film, he's become a full-on NiceGuy who's kind, caring and selfless.

* ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' gives us the page image. Specifically, when Chao in the Chao Garden are primarily exposed to good characters like Sonic, they become angelic, and when primarily exposed to evil characters like Shadow, they become demonic.[[note]]Good characters being nice, or evil characters being mean, to a chao will make it more angelic, and vice versa.[[/note]] The difference is purely cosmetic.

* The Big Blue Genie in [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney's]] ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' begins the movie as a playful, googly, shape shifting whack job. But when his lamp came into the possession of [[EvilChancellor Jafar]], his coloration and body shape changed to the "evil Djinn" stylistic (Only temporarily, because once Jafar gets magical powers and is able to do the evil things himself, the Genie doesn't need to look intimidating and reverts; then later Jafar becomes a Genie and its appearance is an EvilCounterpart - [[GoodColorsEvilColors red]], [[SculptedPhysique muscular]] and with VillainousCheekbones in contrast to the blue, chubby and overall rounded)
* Likewise the Beast in ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' undergoes changes in his appearance that's directly tied to his CharacterDevelopment. The filmmakers even admitted this and while he remains recognizable as the same character throughout the film his design goes from angular and inhuman to a much softer and appealing look later on.

* ''Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove'': Titular character Kuzco begins the film selfish, spoiled, tactless and lacking in consideration for anyone not himself. His features are smaller and more angular. By the time he is restored from being a Llama, his features are softened and he playfully pretends to be the same arrogant child.
* ''Disney/{{Moana}}'': Maui is all harsh features at the beginning of the movie. But starting with his confession about his past, his features begin softening. He's practically cherubic by the end of the film.

[[caption-width-right:300:[-[[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog A blue hedgehog]] and his EvilCounterpart, taking their pet [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Chao]] out for a play-date.-] ]]

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* A subtle example in ''Film/{{Ratatouille}}''. Anton Ego looks cadaverous and evil until the very end of the film, where he appears to have gained some weight and lost his ghastly pallor.

* Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove: Titular character Kuzco begins the film selfish, spoiled, tactless and lacking in consideration for anyone not himself. His features are smaller and more angular. By the time he is restored from being a Llama, his features are softened and he playfully pretends to be the same arrogant child.
* Disney/{Moana}: Maui is all harsh features at the beginning of the movie. But starting with his confession about his past, his features begin softening. He's practically cherubic by the end of the film.

* [[spoiler: Princess Zelda]] becomes sickly pale, gets [[GlowingEyesOfDoom glowing]] yellow eyes, and starts developing blackish veins around her face and neck after [[spoiler: she's possessed by Ganondorf]].

* This is [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Wigglytuff_(Pokémon) Wigglytuff]] of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''. This, on the other hand, is [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Harley's]] [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Harley_Wigglytuff.png Wigglytuff]]. Suddenly a lot less cute when used by a {{Jerkass}} trainer.

* Inari, the wife of Detective Inspector Chen, is a half-human demon. While on earth or the near-earth levels of Hell, she looks mostly like a beautiful human woman. But when she descends into the lower levels of hell, she becomes more demonic in appearance, to the point of her fangs and forked tongue making it hard for her to speak. This is a subversion of the trope, because even though she becomes more demonic in appearance, she retains her sweet and gentle personality; in fact she rescues someone from what would have been an inescapable trap because she had genuine pity for his plight and Hell denizens are not known for their sympathy.
** Also, Zhu Irzh, demon vice cop, looks menacing and scary, but is, as demons go, a genuinely nice guy who suffers from conscience and an unfortunate tendency to do the right thing.

* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'' has the Harros, which are adorable robots which are clearly at least partially sapient. While those owned by [[NiceGuy Lockon]] and the BridgeBunnies are friendly and playful, that owned by [[CuteAndPsycho Nena Trinity]] has [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]] and a nasty/cruel sense of humor.

* ''{{Gundam 00}}'' has the Harros, which are adorable robots which are clearly at least partially sapient. While those owned by [[NiceGuy Lockon]] and the BridgeBunnies are friendly and playful, that owned by [[CuteAndPsycho Nena Trinity]] has [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]] and a nasty/cruel sense of humor.

[[caption-width-right:300:[-[[SonicTheHedgehog A blue hedgehog]] and his EvilCounterpart, taking their pet [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Chao]] out for a play-date.-] ]]

* The Big Blue Genie in [[DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney's]] ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' begins the movie as a playful, googly, shape shifting whack job. But when his lamp came into the possession of [[EvilChancellor Jafar]], his coloration and body shape changed to the "evil Djinn" stylistic (Only temporarily, because once Jafar gets magical powers and is able to do the evil things himself, the Genie doesn't need to look intimidating and reverts; then later Jafar becomes a Genie and its appearance is an EvilCounterpart - [[GoodColorsEvilColors red]], [[SculptedPhysique muscular]] and with VillainousCheekbones in contrast to the blue, chubby and overall rounded)

* Cosmo and Wanda, ''TheFairlyOddparents'', don't quite manage to subvert the trope. When they are forced to serve Denzel Crocker they look the same [but he's just insane]. They also appear the same when they serve Vicky who is pretty universally considered evil. Cosmo and Wanda do, however, grow goatees on their own "day of evil". They also have the anti-fairies, who look like them except colored dark blue, and possessed of fangs, bat wings, and pointed ears.

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* ''{{Enchanted}}'': The mundane and ordinary Nathaniel, while still serving evil sorceress Narissa, is all disheveled and shifty [exploiting actor Timothy Spall's ability to look uncannily like a rat]. But once he realizes he's been used, turns on her, and becomes a real friend to the prince, he becomes all tidy and dapper.

* Bartok the bat from ''{{Anastasia}}'' starts out a little sinister, but is downright cute by the end of the movie when he's given up on serving Rasputin.

* The Big Blue Genie in [[DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney's]] ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' begins the movie as a playful, googly, shape shifting whack job. But when his lamp came into the possession of [[EvilChancellor Jafar]], his coloration and body shape changed to the "evil Djinn" stylistic (Only temporarily, because this is a Disney movie, and the Genie had to be recognizable for [[MerchandiseDriven marketing purposes]].)

* The Djinn in the ''WeatherWardens'' series by Rachel Caine are all pretty tricky and ill-tempered, but how much is tempered by the Warden the Djinn serves, and how human the Djinn feels like looking at any given moment. [[spoiler:Joanne the fashion plate, once entering servitude to Lewis, ends up in jeans, hiking boots, and flannel, and ''cannot change'' the outfit because that's what her master thinks of as appropriate work clothing.]]