History Main / Moe

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* [[{{YMMV}} For some]], including [[DRoy this troper]], Akari from {{ARIA}}.

* [[{{Twilight}} Renee Dwyer]], mother of Bella. She's described as [[CompetenceZone helpless]] and [[AdultsAreUseless childlike]] (I think she's also tiny) ''by her own daughter'' and if she hadn't met her [[MealTicket baseball player boyfriend]] she'd be broke, starving, and [[{{no sense of direction}} wandering around Florida]].

* [[Discworld/UnseenAcademicals Mister Nutt]] isn't classically cute, but he is a good example of the "[[{{Adorkable}} adorably awkward]]" type of male moe character: shy, [[RaisedByWolves socially awkward]] in a polite, [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness erudite]] sort of way, a real sweetheart but seriously lacking in self-esteem and generally [[TheWoobie in dire need of a hug]]. All this is rather incongruous, considering what he [[BadassBookworm turns out]] [[SuperSoldier to be.]] [[spoiler: When Pratchett uses OurOrcsAreDifferent, he doesn't fool around. Also, despite the fact Nutt is gray-skinned and unattractive, [[InterspeciesRomance Glenda sees something in him]].]]
** Walter Plinge from ''Maskerade'' as well. He's just so ''earnest'' in his gawky misfit-ness.
*** [[spoiler: Totally subverted by the end. You can call Ghost!Walter a lot of things, but Moe isn't one of them]].

* What, no mention of [[{{TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker}} Aryll?]] This Troper tried to jump inside his TV so he could give her [[{{TheWoobie}} the biggest hug]] [[{{BigBrotherInstinct}} you've ever seeeeen]], especially after [[spoiler:being kidnapped by a [[{{FeatheredFiend}} giant monster-bird]] and being taken to a massive fortress island.]]

** I thought that strip was a parody of this sort of thing.
*** It ''was''.

* Moemon is a GameMod of ''[=~Pok?n~=]'' which replaces all of the Pok?n sprites with moe gijinka.

** Don't forget Naruto. [[http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y124/itachi_349/naru-chan.jpg Come]] [[http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd282/NARUTO82941/Naruto-1-1.jpg on]], [[http://media.animegalleries.net/albums/userpics/48841/046.jpg tell]] [[http://www.yale.edu/anime/imgarchive/Naruto/naruto_sad.jpg me]] [[http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k216/anime_016/ChildNaruto.jpg that's]] [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S3XEraQZjGk/SNOpahleEiI/AAAAAAAACL8/e8C5dBtlyAs/s400/free+ naruto+ shippuden+ shippuuden+ episodes+ download+ photo+ medium.jpg not]] [[http://media.animegalleries.net/albums/userpics/65454/Naruto3.jpg Moe]].

[[TheMelancholyOfHaruhiSuzumiya http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cit_suzumiya_haruhi_-_taking_pictures_of_mikuru_maid_with_glasses_moe_moe.jpg]]
[[caption-width:300:Mikuru: Conversion to perfect Moe-blob 92% complete.]]

** This trope could also easily explain why Orn "Dutchy" Ayers is so popular on the board. Dutchy is an [[FunnyForeigner Icelandic]], [[BiTheWay free-loving]] [[NerdsAreSexy comic boook nerd]] who watches soccer and cries TenderTears over the plight of third-world countries among other things. Add in his in-game posts, which makes many handlers see him as TheWoobie, and his habit of wearing a PointlessBandAid over his nose, and you have a character who [[EnsembleDarkhorse most of the board adores]].

** This trope could also easily explain why Orn "Dutchy" Ayers is so popular on the board. Dutchy is an [[FunnyForeigner Icelandic]], [[BiTheWay free-loving]] [[NerdsAreSexy comic boy nerd]] who watches soccer and cries TenderTears over the plight of third-world countries among other things. Add in his in-game posts, which makes many handlers see him as TheWoobie, and his habit of wearing a PointlessBandAid over his nose, and you have a character who [[EnsembleDarkhorse most of the board adores]].

See also MoeAnthropomorphism, MoeCouplet, MoeStare; compare TheWoobie. Also see WhenSheSmiles for situations where applicable characters get massive Moe points for finally breaking out a smile. WeaknessTurnsHerOn is a sort of DistaffCounterpart that concerns women's attraction to ''moe'' males.

''Not to be confused with [[{{The Simpsons}} certain]] [[TheThreeStooges other]] [[CalvinAndHobbes Moes]] or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe,_Victoria the town in Victoria, Australia]]; note that this trope is pronounced "mo-eh".''

* Kittens. [[XJustX Just...]] [[CutenessProximity Kittens.]]

*** Some commentators have described ''Twilight'' as the Western, heterosexual equivalent of yaoi manga in its relationship dynamics, and it's fairly common to give the {{Uke}} moe qualities, SoYeah.

* The CollectibleCardGame Weiss Schwarz uses moe as it's primary selling point, allowing moe stalwarts such as the LuckyStar and Clannad casts to wage bloody moe battle against each other...SoYeah.

* [[NaziGermany Heinrich Himmler]]. Even with the moustache, he had very boyish features and looked more like an amiable nerd than the head of the most terrifying armed force in history.

* LiloandStitch!!! From the PuniPlush art to the high octane SweetDreamsFuel, this just screamed Moe to me! Especially Lilo. You just want to make her your little sister, you know?