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* Invoked by Creator/{{Pixar}} for ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' and held over for ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity''. When setting out to design all non-hero monsters they came up with an innovative workaround to manually designing them all. They modeled and rigged half a dozen different variants for bodies/eyes/appendages/etc then wrote an algorithm which would randomly choose body parts then merge scale and color them to create thousands of unique looking monsters which were grouped by "families" determined by what base component they were built on.

** WebAnimation/{{Hololive}} is a particularly egregious example: as one of the biggest agencies in the genre, it has ''[[EnsembleCast dozens]]'' of members, and every single one is all but impossible to mistake from the others. The only ones who look even somewhat alike are Fuwawa and Mococo, who have the excuse of being twins.

* ''Manhua/RavagesOfTime'' notably manages a greatly varied roster of faces for the male cast even for those who are only around for brief or even [[spoiler:seemingly]] one-time appearances. Unfortunately, with women OnlySixFaces is in full effect.

* ''VideoGame/SpyroReignitedTrilogy'': In stark contrast to the original game, where most characters were palette swaps to one another, each dragon in the game is given a distinctive, unique design.

* ''VideoGame/EliteBeatAgents''. Some of these people seriously look like possible clients for the agents to take on.

* ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'' because everyone in Miseryville except for Jimmy and Heloise are [[OurDemonsAreDifferent different kinds of demons]]. Watch enough episodes and it gets pretty easy to recognize even the nameless incidentals.

* Just about every NPC in ''VideoGame/{{Solatorobo}}'' has a unique sprite, and even generic enemies have some personality attached to them or contain two or three permutations of the same enemy class. Lampshaded during one sidequest:

* The ''Franchise/Persona'' franchise, starting with ''VideoGame/Persona3'', not only has a small but highly diverse cast of playable characters, but a significant number of [[RelationshipValues Social Links]] with yet more characters, each and everyone one unique in appearance, personality, and plotline.

* The ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTensei'' series, starting with ''VideoGame/Persona3'', not only has a small but highly diverse cast of playable characters, but a significant number of [[RelationshipValues Social Links]] with yet more characters, each and everyone one unique in appearance, personality, and plotline.

* ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' games love this trope. ''Every'' installment has a playable cast of at ''least'' thirty or so party members—sometimes even over ''seventy''—and a considerable amount of side characters, all of whom look different. Generic enemies and {{Non Player Character}}s usually [[https://www.awkwardzombie.com/comic/defection-detection don't get this luxury]].

* An early Brent Anderson example comes up in ''ComicBook/StrikeforceMorituri'', as he does a laudable job in giving everyone distinctive faces and body types. He '''really''' flexes his skills in ''ComicBook/AstroCity'', which easily features over 200 characters in all sorts of roles but with very little repetition between them.

* An early Brent Anderson example comes up in ''ComicBook/StrikeforceMorituri'', as he does a laudable job in giving everyone distinctive faces and body types.

* ''Webcomic/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'' is a FurryComic featuring a cast that wildly differs from each other, due to a wide variety in species and colors. Even though a good portion of the cast appears to be feline, it's very difficult to mistake Dan for Abel, Merlitz, or Pyroduck. Within the families shown in the comic, no two family members appear alike either.

* Every Wonderful One in ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101'' is unique. All 100+ of them. Each one has their own name, superhero alias, outfit, signature weapon, {{catchphrase}}, and [[ThePointsMeanNothing pointless set of stats]], as well as each one coming from different cities in the world.

** Special mention goes to ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'', in which ''every single character'' was unique, no matter what race or how minor they were. In fact, one (massive) sidequest involves taking pictures of them and turning them in to a special character, who will make neat little figurines of the pictures' subjects. Incidentally, this sidequest is one of the few in any ''Legend of Zelda'' game where [[GuideDangIt stuff can be missed]], which is probably why it's one of the few 3D ''Legend of Zelda'' games with a NewGamePlus.

* ''Manga/BlackButler'': There are hole new sets of characters in every arc, yet all of them are easily distinguishable. Despite some similarities between characters (such as Sebastian and Vincent, Bardroy and Phipps, etc.) Toboso Yana still stays within this trope by varying their expressions and overall body language. While most of her bishies are long-jawed and narrow-eyed, one would still be able to identify them naked and bald.

* ''Videogame/Fallout'' examples: