History Main / HighKoalatyCuteness

* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'': {{Parodied}} with the Tausennigan Ob'enn, a race of koala people whose society is based on [[AbsoluteXenophobe racism that runs so fundamentally deep that they're constantly trying to subjugate all other intelligent life in the galaxy]].

* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'': {{Parodied}} with the O'Benn. They're a race of cute koala people... Whose society is based on [[AbsoluteXenophobe racism that runs so fundamentally deep that they're constantly trying to subjugate all other intelligent life in the galaxy]].

* ''Anime/LucyMayOfTheSouthernRainbow'' is about an English girl who immigrates to Australia with her family. She's already a FriendToAllLivingThings grows to adore koalas. One of the anime's posters even [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lucymay.jpg depicts her holding one]].

SubTrope of AnimalStereotype and RidiculouslyCuteCritter. Compare CuteKitten, PreciousPuppy, BunniesForCuteness, and PandaingToTheAudience for other cute animals. Contrast [[YowiesAndBunyipsAndDropBearsOhMy Drop Bears]], which are [[KillerRabbit killer koalas]] that are often subject to tall tales. See also LaidBackKoala for another koala stereotype, and BoxingKangaroo, KangaroosRepresentAustralia, PuzzlingPlatypus, and VolatileTasmanianDevil for other stereotypes applying to Australian wildlife in general.

!!This is not a list of all koalas in fiction. This refers to koalas that are specifically portrayed as cute or otherwise that [[PlayingWithATrope play with]] the idea of them being cute.

* The ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' series features koalas as one of the original species of villager. By default, ''all'' of them have the potential to fit the criteria with the series' cuddly art style, their potentially lovable personalities and the possibility of befriending any of them, but among the most conventionally {{Moe}} of them in design would likely be [[https://dodo.ac/np/images/thumb/4/43/Melba_NH.png/150px-Melba_NH.png Melba]], [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/animalcrossing/images/3/3a/Ozzie_NH.png/revision/latest?cb=20200821055122 Ozzie]], [[https://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/animal-crossing-new-horizons/a/a0/Lyman_HD.png Lyman]], [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/animalcrossing/images/f/f4/Faith_NH.png/revision/latest?cb=20211020144009 Faith]], and ''[[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/animalcrossing/images/6/65/Huggy_GC.png/revision/latest?cb=20200703220942 Huggy]]''[[note]]The last of which, unfortunately, [[PutOnABus has yet to reappear]] since ''[[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing2001 Animal Forest e+]]''.[[/note]].
* ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' introduces Komala, a small, cute koala Pokemon that is always asleep and walks around on the log it's attached to.

* The VirtualYouTuber [[https://www.youtube.com/c/YuukaBear Yuuka Bear]] is a koala/human hybrid. According to her lore she has a human scientist father and a koala mother, though she has not gone into details as to the nature of her creation. Both her model design and her personality reflect TheCutie.

Koalas are so [[TastesLikeDiabetes widdle and cute]]. I mean, just look at that fuzzy-wuzzy thing. It looks exactly like a teddy bear! Don't you just want to smother it?

* Jamie from ''Literature/DearDumbDiary'' absolutely loves koalas because they're so cute.

'''This is not a list of all koalas in fiction. This refers to koalas that are specifically portrayed as cute or otherwise that [[PlayingWithATrope play with]] the idea of them being cute.'''

* In his introduction to Stephen Goldin's ''Franchise/StarTrek'' novel, ''Trek to Madworld,'' David Gerrold describes the author as a "were-koala," in great detail.

* Played with in ''Anime/HeavensDesignTeam'' when God asks for a creature that seems cute but isn't. Pluto, the resident NightmareFetishist, winds up creating the Koala which looks cute but behaves unpleasantly.

* In his introduction to Stephen Goldin's ''TV/StarTrek'' novel, ''Trek to Madworld,'' David Gerrold describes the author as a "were-koala," in great detail.

Finally, for some information, despite looking cute, koalas are still wild animals. Though not particularly dangerous, if they feel threatened by a human, they can chase them up to a long-distance and then bite and scratch them with the help of long sharp front teeth and sharp claws. They also are known to carry diseases, especially chlamydia. Even if koalas look cute, you're better off giving them their space and just admiring them from a distance.

* ''Anime/TheNoozles'': Two of the protagonists are Blinky and Pinky (Printy in the original Japenese version), who are a couple of adorable anthropomorphic koalas from another dimension.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheWild'': Nigel is known to be "cute and cuddly" by the public, though he doesn't like being known by this. He is really grouchy, though despite this, he's pretty good friends with most of the main cast.

* ''Literature/{{Spellsinger}}'': In ''Paths of the Perambulator'', averted by Colin. Jon Tom looks at him and immediately notices that despite his inherent cuteness, he's well armed and carries himself like [[BadassAdorable someone who knows how to fight]]. Jon Tom makes a point of not underestimating him after that.

* ''[[Literature/{{Spellsinger}} Paths of the Perambulator]]'': Averted by Colin. Jon Tom looks at him and immediately notices that despite his inherent cuteness, he's well armed and carries himself like [[BadassAdorable someone who knows how to fight]]. Jon Tom makes a point of not underestimating him after that.

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