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* Ben Tennyson from ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien''.

** Bill Clinton is notorious for his reputation with the ladies and for charming voters, to the point that he was able to gain reelection even after the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

* In ''Franchise/MassEffect'', [[PlayerCharacter Shepard]] (male or female) is very capable of playing this role, particularly if you take him/her down the path of TheParagon.
* ''VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda:''
** Jaal, once he defrosts around his teammates, starts charming all the females on the team, even managing to render Cora momentarily speechless. Since the angara are an emotionally forward people, it's not ''entirely'' clear if he's flirting or not. But he definitely finds humans and asari attractive.
** In their romance subplot, Cora will accuse Scott Ryder of being charming early on, when he tries talking to her while she's annoyed about how things in Andromeda have gone so far.

The Jack-the-Lad. Cocky, cheeky and devil-may-care, he's the type of guy you can't help but like, even as he's wrapping you around his little finger. Especially if you're a woman--most of the time -- and the Charmer knows this all too well. As a result, if there's a file he wants to see in a filing cabinet guarded by a pretty secretary, all he has to do is switch on his easy smile, and he has not only the file he wants, but also the secretary's phone number.

*** When Moira informs Charles that her investigation in Cairo is classified, he wraps up his bold-faced lie about having Level 5 clearance with a twinkle in his eye and a winning smile. Since he doesn't appear to be using his telepathy, Moira completely buys what he's selling with his charm because she then gives him a summary of what she had discovered about En Sabah Nur's cult.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' brought Comic-standard Kid Flash in the middle of the final season. His first big chance to do good is when he swiped the stolen goods out of the Thieving Hive Five's hands... Except for Jinx. He swapped out the stolen necklace for a rose. When he gets a chance to meet her at "her own speed" he doesn't want to bring her in, he just wants to talk. Throughout the episode he continues to try and reach her as a normal person, despite Jinx's constant abuse. [[spoiler:He's so persistent that by the penultimate episode, Jinx has left the Hive and joined the Titans in the big battle. He even refers to her as "A friend".]]

** Phoebus in ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''. To such a point that not only does he charm Esmeralda, but even gets Quasimodo's blessing after the latter finds himself rejected by her in favor of Phoebus.

* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' of Creator/AAPessimal, canonical character [[Literature/MovingPictures Victor Tugelbend]] returns to Ankh-Morpork after a long time away. A misfit still looking for an easy job largely in the warm with no heavy lifting, he is instantly recruited to the City Watch by the wily Captain Carrot and finds a niche as a detective in the Cable Street Particulars. One thing Carrot has noted is that women ''want'' to talk to Victor. At length, and often, because they so want to talk to him, they take no care as to what they are saying and tend to babble a little... the fact he is now a policeman gets lost somewhere down the line. There is also Henri [=LeBalouard=], a teacher at the Assassins' Guild School. He is suave, sophisticated, and worked in Deniable Diplomacy before opting to semi-retire and pass his skills on to a new generation. He likes his drinks shaken but definitely not stirred, and teaches a course module in making inventive and witty quips over the warm corpse of a recently inhumed foe. A very stylish spy, he also charms and captivated women everywhere. Very few are immune. Building on a brief in-canon description which emphasises the suspicious resemblence to [[Franchise/JamesBond a spy and agent in another universe]], a fuller picture of Monsieur [=LeBalouard=] is drawn [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12650047/26/Strandpiel here]].

* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' of Creator/AAPessimal, canonical character [[Literature/MovingPictures Victor Tugelbend]] returns to Ankh-Morpork after a long time away. A misfit still looking for an easy job largely in the warm with no heavy lifting, he is instantly recruited to the City Watch by the wily Captain Carrot and finds a niche as a detective in the Cable Street Particulars. One thing Carrot has noted is that women ''want'' to talk to Victor. At length, and often, because they so want to talk to him, they take no care as to what they are saying and tend to babble a little... the fact he is now a policeman gets lost somewhere down the line.
** There is also Henri [=LeBalouard=], a teacher at the Assassins' Guild School. He is suave, sophisticated, and worked in Deniable Diplomacy before opting to semi-retire and pass his skills on to a new generation. He likes his drinks shaken but definitely not stirred, and teaches a course module in making inventive and witty quips over the warm corpse of a recently inhumed foe. A very stylish spy, he also charms and captivated women everywhere. Very few are immune. Building on a brief in-canon description which emphasises the suspicious resemblence to [[Franchise/JamesBond a spy and agent in another universe]], a fuller picture of Monsieur [=LeBalouard=] is drawn [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12650047/26/Strandpiel here]].

** He is the only man on Atlantis who slept with a living ancient. Indisputable.

Compare with TheCasanova, ChickMagnet, PrinceCharming and AllGirlsWantBadBoys. Often fills the role of a LoveableRogue or TheTrickster. Sometimes, he's ''so'' charming that EvenTheGuysWantHim. In a group they're likely to be TheFace for their ability to get along with anyone, or (for more manipulative examples) TheSocialExpert.

* [[ComicBook/{{Batwoman}} Kate Kane]] tends to flirt with women in social settings if she's single. She was even able to land a relationship with Renee Montoya ''while Renee had her pulled over for a [=DUI=].''

The Jack-The-Lad. Cocky, cheeky and devil-may-care, he's the type of guy you can't help but like, even as he's wrapping you around his little finger. Especially if you're a woman--most of the time--and The Charmer knows this all too well. As a result, if there's a file he wants to see in a filing cabinet guarded by a pretty secretary, all he has to do is switch on his easy smile, and he has not only the file he wants, but also the secretary's phone number.

There's definitely a hint of TheCasanova about him, but he's generally a lot kinder, more decent and less concerned solely with getting his end away; where TheCasanova would ultimately do anything, no matter how underhanded, to score a conquest, only to discard her once he's achieved his pleasure, The Charmer knows what the limits are. He certainly doesn't ''mind'' the fact that he can have any woman he wants, but he'd never stoop so low as actually take advantage, [[ChivalrousPervert and is often a lot more chivalrous in his dealing with women]]. The Charmer generally doesn't set out to break hearts; it just seems to be an unfortunate byproduct. But even if he's LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces, The Charmer's usually too relaxed in his lifestyle to really consider changing.

Also, where sex is the TheCasanova's ultimate driving goal, with The Charmer it's usually a welcome extra; he often has bigger fish to fry, and ultimately knows his priorities. If he's not the main character, then he's a loyal friend (even if the main character is seething with jealousy at how easily things--and women--seem to come to The Charmer).

In short, what separates The Charmer from TheCasanova is ''sincerity.''

** Whatever else happens to be part of his current incarnation, the Doctor is always an extremely charismatic individual, ranging from being endearingly {{Adorkable}} to irresistibly sexy, from a strong but warm side presence to [[AttentionWhore a whirlwind of attention]], from having a charming smile to being a force of borderline {{Glamour}} - all depending on the incarnation. He will often use his force of personality and likeability to get what he wants, even if that's often at best weird and at worst morally reprehensible. For one really specific example of charm manipulation, see the Third Doctor quickly seducing Liz and flirting her into getting his TARDIS key for him in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS7E1SpearheadFromSpace Spearhead from Space]]" (though she loses interest when she realises he's tricked her). See also the way the Fourth Doctor manipulates Lawrence Scarman into helping him out in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS13E3PyramidsOfMars Pyramids of Mars]]" just by smiling and touching him on the arm, despite having spent all of the preceding conversation constantly insulting him.

%%* Jaeha from ''Manga/YonaOfTheDawn''. {{Bishounen}}

* ''Literature/TheLastDragonChronicles'': Tam tries this on Zanna to get info on [[spoiler:David's death for an article he's writing.]] He almost gets away with it.

* ''[[Literature/{{Dragons}} The Last Dragon Chronicles]]'': Tam tries this on Zanna to get info on [[spoiler:David's death for an article he's writing.]] He almost gets away with it.

* ''ComicBook/Nightwing'' is probably the most famous example on the DC universe. While he has had a ton of beautiful girlfriends, and all women in the superhero community seem to agree that he is the most eligible bachelor of their profession, Dick has rarely taken advantage of the fact. He has remained faithful to his past long term relationships with Starfire and Barbara Gordon. In fact, his charm has taken him to the point of several supervillainesses sexually assaulting him.

* The song "Personality" bu LilDicky featuring T-Pain talks about how he devolved this kind of personality because he was not excessively attractive

** Lumière from ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' is easily the biggest charmer in Disney history.
** Prince Hans in ''Disney/{{Frozen}}''. [[spoiler:He is an evil version of this trope.]]

** Flynn Rider in ''Disney/{{Tangled}}''. His tactics fail on Rapunzel though, to his utter surprise ("[[AccidentalInnuendo This is kind of an off day for me...]]").