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Sexual dimorphism refers to physical and physiological differences between the sexes. In humans, sexual dimorphism is far less pronounced than in our ape relatives. However, in some fantastic species, sexual dimorphism can be [[BizarreSexualDimorphism very pronounced]]. In many media geared towards men, males of a species are depicted in various ways while females tend to be depicted as humanoids who are attractive by human standards. Nonhuman secondary sex characteristics (such as breasts, butts, and body fat) tend to closely resemble those of humans. Coincidence, obviously. Rarely do female members of sapient alien species display such traits (often found in nonhuman species on Earth) as being larger than the males, lacking prominent mammaries, or drinking blood while the males are vegetarians. This is because male characters being bestial and inhuman can still fulfill a power fantasy, while attractive female characters are a source of {{fanservice}} and MaleGaze. That way both sexes cater to a male audience's interests.

* In the ''Franchise/StarWars'' films, all the female Twi'leks depicted are total babes (dancers, escorts), while the few males are either uninspiring or even repulsive (corrupt Senators, etc). At the same time, this is downplayed, as both sexes of the species are still RubberForeheadAliens.

* ''Webcomic/DraconiaChronicles'': Male tigers and dragons are quadripedal (and in the latter case, are [[HotSkittyOnWhalordAction several times the size of the female]]). The females still have animal attributes but otherwise resemble curvy humanoid women (female dragons look like nothing so much as they do succubi, having [[NonMammalianMammaries "flight muscles" that look and act suspiciously like tits]]).

* ''Webcomic/DraconiaChronicles'': Male tigers and dragons are quadripedal (and in the latter case, are [[HotSkittyOnWalordAction several times the size of the female]]). The females still have animal attributes but otherwise resemble curvy humanoid women (female dragons look like nothing so much as they do succubi, having [[NonMammalianMammaries "flight muscles" that look and act suspiciously like tits]]).

* ''Webcomic/DraconiaChronicles'': Male tigers and dragons are quadripedal. The females still have animal attributes but otherwise resemble curvy humanoid women with "[[NonMammalianMammaries enlarged pectorals]]".

Sexual dimorphism refers to physical and physiological differences between the sexes. In humans, sexual dimorphism is far less pronounced than in our ape relatives. However, in some fantastic species, sexual dimorphism can be [[BizarreSexualDimorphism very pronounced]]. In many media geared towards men, males of a species are depicted in various ways while females tend to be depicted as humanoids who are attractive by human standards. Nonhuman secondary sex characteristics (such as breasts, butts, and body fat) tend to closely resemble those of humans. Coincidence, obviously. Rarely do female members of sapient alien species display traits (found in nonhuman species on Earth) as being larger than the males, lacking prominent mammaries, or drinking blood while the males are vegetarians. This is because male characters being bestial and inhuman can still fulfill a power fantasy, while attractive female characters are a source of {{fanservice}} and MaleGaze. That way both sexes cater to a male audience's interests.

* Not exactly sexy, but [[http://www.daibadi.com/index.html Daibadi's]] Motoroid line shows the females as cute, mouthless {{Fem Bot}}s with [[VideoGame/{{Medabots}} Metabee]] eyes. It's still a step up from the males according to lore, who look like your standard bulky mechs. Their Polynian line averts this, though, as both males and females are drawn attractively.

Sexual dimorphism refers to physical and physiological differences between the sexes. In humans, sexual dimorphism is far less pronounced than in our ape relatives. However, in some fantastic species, sexual dismorphism can be [[BizarreSexualDimorphism very pronounced]]. In many media geared towards men, males of a species are depicted in various ways while females tend to be depicted as attractive humanoids. Nonhuman secondary sex characteristics (such as breasts, butts, and body fat) tend to closely resemble those of humans. Coincidence, obviously. Rarely do female members of sapient alien species display traits (found in nonhuman species on Earth) as being larger than the males, lacking prominent mammaries, or drinking blood while the males are vegetarians. This is because male characters being bestial and inhuman can still fulfill a power fantasy, while attractive female characters are a source of {{fanservice}}. That way both sexes cater to a male audience's interests.

Subtrope of BizarreSexualDimorphism, which is for all cases where male and female beings are radically different in appearance, and for MenAreStrongWomenArePretty, which is for when male design elements are geared towards toughness (in this case "monstrous" traits that are representative of their supposed species), while female design elements are geared towards femininity (or in this case, RuleOfSexy). SisterTrope to UglyGuyHotWife and BeastAndBeauty; this trope is similar to those appearance dynamics but applied to all members of the same species. Related to CuteMonsterGirl, when female monsters are drawn in a sexy, anthropomorphic way and HumanoidFemaleAnimal, which covers artistic representation of female anthropomorphic characters. In science fiction, the females of a Sexily Dimorphic species are often {{Green Skinned Space Babe}}s. Tends to be an AlwaysFemale trope. May result in NonMammalianMammaries.

* In {{Redneck Rampage}}, the male aliens are rather grotesque, short, and nude. The alien "Vixens," on the other hand, are tall and lithe with very large breasts and dress in what appears to be leather fetishwear. Virtually the only thing distinguishing them from human women is their blue skin.

* Severely [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] with the Hive from ''VideoGame/{{Destiny}}''; the female morphs (Wizards, Thralls) are ''slightly'' more lithe and humanlike than the male ones (Knights, Acolytes), but they're still corpselike InsectoidAliens that you'd be hard pressed to describe as sexy. With the other alien races, this is either averted completely (it's near impossible to tell male and female Fallen apart) or straight-up ''[[InvertedTrope inverted]]'' (female Cabal are even more monstrous than males, possessing a pair of fearsome tusks).

* ''Webcomic/{{Oglaf}}'': Parodied ([[AffectionateParody like everything else]]) in Oglaf in "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Dimorphism]]" by examining this trope from [[HumansThroughAlienEyes the monsters' perspective]]. A number of different fantasy species (including T-rex, Ents/Dryads, and mushroom-people) have monstrous males that fit the species name, and females that look like curvaceous humanoid beauties in a SexyWhateverOutfit. They decide to wage war with humanity precisely because they're the only race that ''doesn't'' prescribe to this phenomenon (since both males and females share the same physiology, the men are described as "blobby chicks you wouldn't fuck).
-->"Why do females of all species [[CuteMonsterGirl look the same]]? [[LampshadeHanging We don't know!]]"

-->-- ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation''

* Fal 'Chavamee ''Anime/HaloLegends'' has the typical PredatorPastiche look of the Sangheili, but his wife Han looks a bit more like a pretty human, lacking her race's MonstrousMandibles and having AlienHair. The animators of the segment she appears in admit that they used ArtisticLicense to make her more sympathetic, as all other ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' media depict Sangheili females as more similar-looking to the men.

* Not exactly sexy, but [[http://www.daibadi.com/index.html Daibadi's]] Motoroid line shows the females as cute, mouthless {{Fem Bot}}s with [[VideoGame/{{Medabots}} Metabee]] eyes. It's still a step up from the males according to lore, who look like your standard bulky mechs.

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* Fal 'Chavamee ''Anime/HaloLegends'' has the typical PredatorPastiche look of the Sangheili, but his wife Han looks a bit more like a pretty human, lacking her race's MonstrousMandibles and having AlienHair. The animators of the segment she appears in admit that they used ArtisticLicense to make her more sympathetic, as all other ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' media depict Sangheili females as more similar looking to the men.

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* ''ComicBook/XXXenophile'': Martian females are all gorgeous, buxom, four-armed women, and the males are tiny, squat, furry, mostly shapeless (and, incidentally, non-sapient) hexapods with disproportionately large sex organs. This is then given an extra twist at the end of the story. After making "First Contact" with a human explorer, a giant battlesuit bursts into the room- and the Martians assume that the giant robot must be a human female.

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** Much more blatant with male Sram from Dofus, who look like skeletons, while the females look like cute girls.

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* In the ''Franchise/StarWars'' films, all the female Twi'leks depicted are total babes (dancers, escorts), while the few males are either uninspiring or even repulsive (corrupt Senators, etc).

Subtrope of BizarreSexualDimorphism, which is for all cases where male and female beings are radically different in appearance, and for MenAreStrongWomenArePretty, which is for when male design elements are geared towards toughness (in this case "monstrous" traits that are representative of their supposed species), while female design elements are geared towards femininity (or in this case, RuleOfSexy). SisterTrope to UglyGuyHotWife and BeastAndBeauty; this trope is similar to those appearance dynamics but applied to all members of the same species. Related to CuteMonsterGirl, when female monsters are drawn in a sexy, anthropomorphic way and HumanoidFemaleAnimal, which covers artistic representation of female anthropomorphic characters. In science fiction, the females of a Sexily Dimorphic species are often {{Green Skinned Space Babe}}s. May result in NonMammalianMammaries.

Sexual dimorphism refers to physical and physiological differences between the sexes. In humans, sexual dimorphism is far less pronounced than in our ape relatives. However, in some fantastic species, sexual dismorphism can be [[BizarreSexualDimorphism very pronounced]]. In many media geared towards men, males of a species are depicted in various ways while females tend to be depicted as attractive humanoids. Nonhuman secondary sex characteristics (such as breasts, butts, and body fat) tend to closely resemble those of humans. Coincidence, obviously. Rarely do female members of sapient alien species display traits (found in nonhuman species on Earth) as being larger than the males, lacking prominent mammaries, or drinking blood while the males are vegetarians. This is because male characters being bestial and inhuman can still fulfill a power fantasy, while attractive female characters are often geared towards them. That way both sexes cater to a male audience's interests.

Sexual dimorphism refers to physical and physiological differences between the sexes. In humans, sexual dimorphism is far less pronounced than in our ape relatives. However, in some fantastic species, sexual dismorphism can be [[BizarreSexualDimorphism very pronounced]]. In many media geared towards men, males of a species are depicted in various ways, females tend to be depicted as attractive humanoids. Nonhuman secondary sex characteristics (such as breasts, butts, and body fat) tend to closely resemble those of humans. Coincidence, obviously. Rarely do female members of sapient alien species display traits (found in nonhuman species on Earth) as being larger than the males, lacking prominent mammaries, or drinking blood while the males are vegetarians. This is because male characters being bestial and inhuman can still fulfill a power fantasy, while attractive female characters are often geared towards them. That way both sexes cater to a male audience's interests.

Sexual dimorphism refers to physical and physiological differences between the sexes. In humans, sexual dimorphism is far less pronounced than in our ape relatives. However, in some fantastic species, sexual dismorphism can be [[BizarreSexualDimorphism very pronounced]]. Because of the predominance of [[MostWritersAreMale men in the entertainment industry]], this may be used as a pretext for {{fanservice}}. Because of the DoubleStandard, and the general tendency to objectify women's bodies, this sometimes means that while males of a species are depicted in various ways, females tend to be depicted as having a far more human appearance that just so happens to be sexy to human viewers. Male characters can be bestial and inhuman, but fulfill a power fantasy, while the female version will be more conventionally physically attractive to a male audience. That way both genders cater to a male audience's interests.

Nonhuman secondary sex characteristics (such as breasts, butts, and body fat) tend to closely resemble those of humans. Coincidence, obviously. Rarely do female members of sapient alien species display traits (found in nonhuman species on Earth) as being larger than the males, lacking prominent mammaries, or drinking blood while the males are vegetarians.

Sexual dimorphism refers to physical and physiological differences between the sexes. In humans, sexual dimorphism is far less pronounced than in our ape relatives. However, in some fantastic species, sexual dismorphism can be [[BizarreSexualDimorphism very pronounced]]. Because of the predominance of [[MostWritersAreMale men in the entertainment industry]], this may be used as a pretext for {{fanservice}}. Because of the DoubleStandard, and the general tendency to objectify women's bodies, this sometimes means that while males of a species are depicted in various ways, females tend to be depicted as having a far more human appearance that just so happens to be sexy to human viewers. Nonhuman secondary sex characteristics (such as breasts, butts, and body fat) tend to closely resemble those of humans. Coincidence, obviously. Rarely do female members of sapient alien species display traits (found in nonhuman species on Earth) as being larger than the males, lacking prominent mammaries, or drinking blood while the males are vegetarians.