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8[[caption-width-right:293:[-[[AltText Yes, you are! And you're sitting there! Hi, kitty!]]-] ]]
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10->''"Odd. Their intelligence drops in the presence of poros."''
11-->--'''Vel'Koz''', ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends''
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13''The closer a character is to something cute, the more likely CutenessOverload will happen. Get close enough and, if the character has any susceptibility to Cuteness Overload at all, it is certain to happen.''
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15You have a character who's a normal, perfectly sensible, maybe even slightly uptight person. Then they are presented with a puppy/kitten/baby/whatever, and they suddenly turn into a tower of jelly, going "Whosa cutie? Whosa cutie? You are, you are, yes you are. Da cute [[BabyTalk widdle]] thing you are, you... ([[DeterioratesIntoGibberish devolves into gibberish]])".
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17Dignity goes flying out the window. Often strikes TheComicallySerious, helping to make them seem NotSoAboveItAll. Also a good way to show that a badass character is [[PetTheDog a big softie]] [[FriendToAllChildren at heart]].
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19Sometimes, Cuteness Proximity leads to [[ImTakingHerHomeWithMe a desire to take the subject of cuteness home]] AndCallHimGeorge... Well, maybe not ''George...'' If someone tries to take advantage of this to get a date, the trope's called AnimalChickMagnet.
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21Definitely TruthInTelevision. See also CuteKitten, PreciousPuppy, BunniesForCuteness, and HighKoalatyCuteness. When the animal is far more dangerous than cute but gets someone squeeing anyway, that person may be a FluffyTamer; when nobody squees then someone might end up saying "NiceKitty" instead. Also, this can go horribly wrong if CubCuesProtectiveParent. Compare DeliciousDistraction. See DistractedByTheSexy for the sexy, human variant.
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24[[index]]
25* [[CutenessProximity/AnimeAndManga Anime & Manga]]
26* [[CutenessProximity/FanWorks Fan Works]]
27* [[CutenessProximity/LiveActionTV Live-Action TV]]
28* Webcomics
29** ''CutenessProximity/MoringMarkTOHComics''
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36* Several years back, there was an ad campaign for Beggin' Strips dog treats that had several people giving the treats to their pets. As their dogs cutely ate them, they basically dissolved into baby-talk and cute overload.
37* A woman and man [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLRkijV72ys do this]] in a [=McCain=] commercial... to a bag of baby ''peas''. Cue raspberries and the inevitable cooing. Ick.
38* Probably one of the most successful and memorable ad campaigns: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu9K3wboSLc advertising diapers using baby animals and Rod Stewart's "Forever Young."]]
39* The woman in [[https://www.ispot.tv/ad/wSoT/colace-tough-customer this Colace commercial]] starts out as a tough and intimidating DarkActionGirl, but absolutely melts when she meets an adorable little bunny rabbit to cuddle, resulting in what may be [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative the cutest stool-softener commercial of all time]].
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43* ''Animation/HappyHeroes'': In Season 6 episode 28, Big M. uses three of his cutest monsters so that they can exploit their adorable charm on the Planet Guling inhabitants and pin the blame on their crimes on Careful S., the one person immune to their cuteness.
44* In ''[[Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: Mighty Little Defenders]]'' episode 3, Wolffy, who has been transformed into a puppy, attempts to exploit his cuteness factor to convince the goats to let him follow them around, as he intends to work as a spy for the other wolves by joining the goats' team. The goats simply ask the dog not to follow them, though, assuming it needs to go home.
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48* In ''ComicBook/TheEternals'', one of the driving factors behind Sprite's FaceHeelTurn was the fact that his inability to physically age meant that he was stuck with the appearance of a cute preteen for ''millennia'', and was treated accordingly by all the other Eternals. It got old ''really'' fast.
49* In ''ComicBook/GoldDigger,'' the [[TimeAbyss ancient]] civilization of [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]] tend to be sharply divided on their opinion of humans. Some find the idea of a civilization of little, vermin-sized mammals disgusting; but at least as many dragons, if not more, find us ''adorable,'' seeing us sentient mammals essentially as a race of little bunny people. This is why so many of them choose to shape-shift into human form; so they can secretly have fun hanging out with us in our cute little bunny village "cities."
50** This happens to a fair few characters in the series, really. Brianna thinks squirrels with anti-personnel rifles are just the cutest things ever, and Brittany goes full squee for any time Tiffy does or wears something cute, especially in Tiffy's infant years, but the worst offender is Ayane "Mistress" Anno. She loves EVERYTHING cute, to the point of fetishization. She sleeps with giant plushies and loves all manner of baby animals, even if they do get scared of her "cursed, fear-inducing eyes." One GD-Tangent side comic has her take in a kitten with abnormally large and scary claws since she feels a kinship with it as someone who tries to be cute but is cursed to look scary.
51* ''ComicBook/TheUnbelievableGwenpool'': Gwen's pet, Jeff the Land Shark, who is... astoundingly cute for a baby abomination of nature (it helps that [[AllAnimalsAreDogs he acts like a puppy]]). Enough that ''Elsa Bloodstone'' of all people immediately declares that she'll obliterate anyone who threatens him. Heck, he even wears down Quentin Quire, which takes some doing.
52* Lockjaw of ComicBook/TheInhumans basically looks like a monstrous pug [[CanisMajor the size of a VW Beetle]]. When he shows up in New Jersey, most everyone freaks and runs away... apart from [[Characters/MarvelComicsKamalaKhan Kamala Khan]], who thinks he looks [[FreakyIsCool absolutely adorable]], and coos over him like most people would with a normal puppy.
53* ''ComicBook/TheMall2018'': Lena discovers she's inherited a pet store in the Golden Palm Mall from her recently-deceased father, Gino Cardini. When she sees it, she's immediately enamored with the puppies at the store.
54* ''ComicBook/Robin1993'': Tim, who has a reputation for being quite serious in comparison to the previous Robins, has a habit of talking to "kitties" he comes across on patrol as long as he has the time to.
55* ''ComicBook/SheHulk'': In one issue, the title character visits a prison where supervillains are shrunk down before they are incarcerated. She starts cooing when she sees the tiny Wrecking Crew.
56-->'''She-Hulk:''' Who's the cutest little Wrecking Crew? You are! Yes you are!
57* ''ComicBook/TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'': Newcomer Nautica has this reaction when she meets a cat. Said cat happens to be [[CatsAreMean Ravage]].
58* ''ComicBook/{{Lobo}}'': Lobo, of all people. He's a violent, psychopathic mercenary for hire. However, he absolutely adores a species of space dolphins.
59* ''ComicBook/XMan'': [[Characters/MarvelComicsXMan Nate Grey]], an ArtificialHuman created as a LivingWeapon, was decanted by his creator when he was physically about six to check his progress and given {{Technobabble}} clothing to wear in the meantime. This clothing just so happened to resemble an adorable set of pyjamas, and little Nate had ''enormous'' blue eyes. The effect was so startling that his creator was briefly stunned by how cute he was, [[PetTheDog using one of his machines to replicate a toy bear that Nate took a shine to before putting him back under]]. His creator? None other than ''[[Characters/XMenMarauders Mister Sinister]]''.
60* In Vol. 2 of ''ComicBook/TurmaDaMonicaEGarfieldOLapisMagico'', Monica and her friends all fawn over Nermal and find him cute, much to Garfield's annoyance.
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64* ''ComicStrip/BabyBlues'':
65** In one of the early Sunday strips, Daryl and Zoe are passing by a fat construction worker, who's yelling over the noise of a jackhammer and swearing like a sailor... Until he spots Zoe in her little stroller, undergoes a complete personality shift, and coos to her like a mother. In Daryl's words to her, "How do you ''do'' that??"
66** An early story arc revolves around Daryl suddenly finding himself unable to ''stop'' using baby talk. Wanda digs up a baby book which explains that this condition is commonly brought on by babies' cuteness and recommends "exposure to the baby during peak non-cute periods" as the cure.
67-->'''Daryl:''' Wot's dat 'posed to mean?\
68'''Wanda:''' It means you get the night shift, Tweety Bird.
69* An entire ''ComicStrip/BloomCounty'' story arc consisted of Oliver making contact with a race of aliens planning to enslave much of Earth's human populace. Now they may have had flying saucers with lasers and the like on them, but their biggest advantage by far over the humans was that all of them took on the shape of puppies with big innocent eyes. Said arc was [[ItMakesSenseInContext making a serious political statement]] about how Oliver North was handled with kid gloves at a Congressional hearing.
70* Bo from ''[=BoNanas=]'' once asked his roommate to put him on a leash as they went outside, trying to make a message on how wrong it was for him to be constrained as a mere "cute" animal. Naturally, once they begin their stroll, every stranger they encounter can't help but gush and baby talk him. "... Well, you ''are'' cute." "It's my curse."
71* Sedine from ''ComicStrip/InSecurity'' just can NOT resist anything adorable, be it kitties or kids.
72* Of all the characters in ''ComicStrip/{{Retail}}'', Stuart was this [[http://retailcomics.com/comic/june-8-2012/ when Marla visited the mall with her new baby]].
73* ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} spends a strip being bothered by a passing woman this way, wanders away in the next strip deciding the next person to talk BabyTalk to him "gets his clock cleaned", and ends up face-to-face with an unbalanced-looking man -- piercings, HellBentForLeather -- delivering a similar, "Why, hehwo widdle puddy tat!" Besides a look of surprise, his own reaction is not recorded. (This made it into a short in the AnimatedAdaptation.)
74** Another strip had the talking scale going "AAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWW" at the sight of Nermal.
75* ''ComicStrip/ShermansLagoon'': [[https://web.archive.org/web/20180302140258/http://shermanslagoon.com/comics/july-11-2010/ This strip]] has Megan telling Sherman to bring home a sea lion for dinner. Sherman has a difficult time capturing one because of how cute sea lions are. Megan, meanwhile, finds them cute too but still goes after one.
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79* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bolt}}'':
80** After Mittens teaches Bolt the "Dog Face", [[DeliberatelyCuteChild they never go hungry]]. Mittens also tries to invoke this herself in the ensuing montage.
81--->'''Random Human:''' BEAT IT, STUPID CAT! ''[throws frying pan]''
82** This also occurs when [[MeanCharacterNiceActor one of the actors playing Dr. Calico's henchmen]] picks up Rhino.
83--->'''Henchman:''' Oh, you're so cute, your little whiskers! Oh, I used to have a hamster like you when I was a kid!
84* In ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'', Flint uses what basically amounts to WebOriginal/LOLCats to distract Sam. It is effective enough to keep her entranced for hours on end.
85* This was Dory in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' when she came in contact with a small jellyfish, which she promptly named "Squishy." She ''weaponizes'' this trope in ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'' by having a bunch of sea otters stand in the middle of the highway and cuddle each other.
86* The ''Franchise/HowToTrainYourDragon'' short "Gift of the Night Fury" features a scene where an egg that is MadeOfExplodium goes off and shoots out an adorable baby dragon. All of the Viking kids present save Astrid gather around it to coo, not giving a thought to the eggs being a) explosive and b) distributed around town.
87* In ''WesternAnimation/KronksNewGroove'', Yzma turns herself into a [[BunniesForCuteness pink bunny]] to distract the angry citizens who were going to make her Empress, but just found out that her "youth potion" is a lie. It actually works for a moment... and then she gets snatched up and carried off by a bird.
88* In ''WesternAnimation/PenguinsOfMadagascar'', Corporal goes into gushing mode when he sees penguins.
89* ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'':
90** In ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'', Puss in Boots is [[InvokedTrope fully aware of this trope]] and is [[DeliberatelyCuteChild quick to use it to his advantage]]. See [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LbumSMoQK8&feature=related Shrek's reaction to Puss in Boots]]. Keep in mind this is the guy who has admitted that the eye jelly is quite good on toast. Yeah. Puss is that good.
91--->'''Shrek:''' ...I mean how many cats can wear boots? Honestly?
92** This backfires in ''WesternAnimation/ShrekTheThird'' when he tries to use it [[spoiler:while he and Donkey [[FreakyFridayFlip have their bodies exchanged]]]].
93* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Storks}}'', you can tell the BigBad because they aren't affected by the cuteness of the baby. Every other antagonist in the film is so smitten with the baby they want to raise it themselves, while the BigBad just wants to get rid of it.
94* Subverted via sarcasm in ''WesternAnimation/{{TMNT}}'' (2007) when Raph comes across the Jersey Devil.
95-->'''Raphael:''' Oooh, ain't you cute? You want a butt-kickin' little fella? Yes, you do, you do! C'mon, I'm gotta drop kick you to hurty-town.
96* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'':
97** Most characters who see Meilin's panda form find it absolutely adorable, which Meilin and her friends exploit to gather money for the upcoming 4*Town concert.
98** Weaponized, so to speak, by Meilin's parents when she claims she has gotten her emotion-fueled transformations under control. After photos of a clear-cut forest, a caged orangutan, and her [[SecondPlaceIsForLosers placing second in a Grade 2 spelling bee]] fail to set her off, her father (with all due drama, and then some) sets before her... ''[[CuteKitten The Kitten Box]]''. It actually comes close to cracking her, and later on Ming brags about how easily Meilin passed every trigger test "Even...the Kitten Box!" to her family's amazement, indicating that this is a typical test of panda control.
99* The circumspect English bobby at the start of ''WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine'', on his hands and knees trying to entice a cat. He stands up and acts very serious when Ringo shows up.
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103* The grey bunny seen in ''Film/CoolWorld'' attempts to attract the cops by crying cutely to report in Holli's goons cheating with the bunny while gambling. When the bunny notices this, [[HairRaisingHare he/she quickly goes aggressive by telling them to rip their faces off]] and finishes with an adorable "Pretty Please" causing the police to chase after them.
104* ''Film/CaptainMarvel2019'' has Nick Fury [[NotSoAboveItAll suddenly]] and [[RunningGag repeatedly]] break down in cooing over a friendly cat as it happily accepts pets from him. [[spoiler:When the [[TheDogIsAnAlien cat turns out to be a flerken]], a rare and dangerous alien species that can swallow people whole, he discovers you DoNotTauntCthulhu after Goose responds to him cooing over it again by [[CatsAreMean clawing his face]], causing Fury to lose an eye, in response using a {{bowdleri|se}}zed version of "motherfucker". This makes Fury's assertion in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' that "the last time I trusted somebody, I lost an eye", HilariousInHindsight.]]
105* Plot-relevant in ''Film/WeAreWhatWeAre'' when the police station receptionist is so distracted by Doc's dog that she doesn't notice him stealing a handgun.
106* Diana falls victim to this in ''Film/WonderWoman2017'' after arriving in London. Her thought process is, approximately, "Okay, we're headed to talk to Steve's boss, then we're going to the front lines of [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI the war]], then I can defeat Ares and save mank -- GREAT HERA, A BABY!" She starts to run over to see the baby up-close before Steve drags her away. Justified, since Diana's never seen a baby before, and in fact has never left Themiscyra before now -- she's going through a bit of sensory overload.
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110* French writer and journalist [[http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Beauvais Robert Beauvais]] provided a humorous study of the language used by dog-owners, which he dubbed "''le kiskose chien-chien''" ("the doggy-doggy whatchaspeak"), in ''Le Français kiskose'' (1975).
111* An entry in ''Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul'' features the author (a new cat owner) fearing she's become "one of ''those people''" who use baby talk on their pets. Naturally, she succumbs to it in the end.
112* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
113** Lord Vetinari's usually very reserved aunt Lady Roberta Meserole does this whenever her lapcat is around -- as does Vetinari with his own dog to a lesser extent. When we see teenage Vetinari (i.e. before he gets the dog), he finds his aunt's devotion to her cat extremely irritating. He also thinks that if she's ''going'' to have a pet, it should be a [[RightHandCat long-haired white cat which she could stroke in a sinister way]], not a mangy old street tom with irregular flatulence.
114** Nanny Ogg as well. She does this with babies (many of which, in Lancre at least, are her descendants), being described as making noises previously known only to cats on seeing them, and with her evil one-eyed demon cat Greebo.
115** Due to male and female dwarfs looking alike, Sam Vimes observes in ''{{Literature/Thud}}'' that despite all the little tells he's learned to recognise, he's still not entirely sure how many of each he employs... until his infant son is brought to the Watch House, and half of them can't help but fawn over him.
116** Even Granny Weatherwax's hard outer shell softens around the kitten she named You. She places [[HeadPet her on her head]], under her hat; she claims it's to keep her head warm, but really, is anyone buying that? %% Rhetorical question, do not answer. %%
117* In ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'', the current Archive is a human girl (nicknamed Ivy by Harry) with magical access to everything ever recorded by humanity, as well as the combined memories of all previous Archives. She is articulate, mature and scarily powerful, and when she states that if Dresden backs out of his duel she'll take it personally and kill him, Dresden realizes she ''is'' fully capable of doing so without breaking a sweat. But when Dresden's cat Mister suddenly appears, she shouts "KITTY!" and starts playing with him, making you realize she's still a 7-year-old girl. Her bodyguard (a HalfHumanHybrid SociopathicHero CombatPragmatist with a thing for explosions)'s reaction to this: "Now that's just creepy." Mister is [[MegaNeko the size of a small tiger]] and isn't above pushing Harry around, but he seems to quite like Ivy. Maybe a little of this goes both ways. The next time we see her, Dresden immediately knows where she's going to be at the meeting place (an Aquarium) after she's vanished from where she was supposed to be sitting -- the otter pens. As he explains to Kincaid, "She's a kid. Kids love cute."
118* The title character of ''Literature/FrannyKStein'' adores baby spiders, which her dog Igor uses to convince her to reconsider destroying the television set she made for him to watch in ''Frantastic Voyage''.
119* When Tash and Zak find a baby in ''Literature/GalaxyOfFear'', they don't dissolve ''too'' far into baby talk, but they do say sillier things than usual.
120* ''Literature/TheHammer2022'': While Chloe is naturally inclined to be kind to everyone, she has a particular love for cute, weak-looking things. Tiny wonders if this is why she stopped to give him her ring when he was starving on the streets of Invader.
121* ''Literature/HarryPotter'': Parvati Patil and Lavender Brown have this reaction to both the Hippogriffs in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban'' and the {{Unicorn}} foals in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire''. AlphaBitch Pansy Parkinson also has to try [[NotSoAboveItAll really hard to conceal how much she likes them]]. Ginny and a gaggle of female customers in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince'' also swoon over the Pygmy Puffs in Fred and George's joke shop. Two female students have this reaction seeing Pigwidgeon, Ron's tiny owl, much to Ron's annoyance.
122* In the short story "Hell in a Handbasket", any demon who comes across the baby in the story is ''forced'' to do this, whether it being intentional (Vassago), to being physically unable to harm the child and forced to talk in baby talk (Harpy).
123* ''Literature/PleaseDontTellMyParentsImASupervillain'' has supervillain E-Claire whose power lets her fog the minds of almost everyone around her with cuteness to make them less willing to fight.
124* In the ''Literature/RainbowMagic'', Kirsty squees upon seeing a baby penguin hatch and says it's the most adorable thing she's ever seen.
125* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. Prince Oberyn {{lampshade|Hanging}}s this trope when telling Tyrion Lannister of how his sister Elia responded to [[UglyCute seeing him as a baby]], in deliberate contrast to how Tyrion's own sister Cersei reacted, twisting Tyrion's penis and accusing him of [[DeathByChildbirth killing their mother]].
126* ''Literature/SpySchool'': In ''Spy School Goes North'', Ben and Erica can’t help notice the adorableness of various seal and otter families in a fjord that they are fleeing through, and work hard to make sure that they don’t cause the heat-seeking torpedoes that are fired at them to hurt any of those animals.
127* In ''Literature/TheyAreSmol'', it turns out that nearly every sapient alien in the galaxy has this reaction around [[spoiler: humans]], but the favor is generally not returned since every sapient alien has some feature that triggers some flavor of instinctive terror.
128* Played for NightmareFuel in ''Literature/TheWarAgainstTheChtorr'' (written by David Gerrold, creator of the tribbles). A scientist points out a form of Chtorran life called the meep, which when placed with a mother rabbit will induce her to abandon her young and allow the meeps to nurse her to death. At the time the protagonist is studying another form of Chtorran life; endearing floppy-eared creatures called bunnydogs. Noting the cuteness response most people have towards them, he suggests that the bunnydogs are meant to be the human-equivalent for meeps.
129* At the end of the ''Literature/WarriorCats'' novel ''Crookedstar's Promise'', the {{jerkass}} [[SmallNameBigEgo egomaniac]] Beetlenose comes flying out of the Nursery, squeeing about how cute Crookedstar's daughter Silverkit is. Keep in mind that he's a very nasty cat, and even he found her cute.
130* ''Literature/WearingTheCape'': Hope mentions several times that she has this reaction to ''Bengal tigers''. She's NighInvulnerable, so she has no reason to be afraid of them, leaving them as nothing but adorable cats big enough to cuddle with.
131* ''Literature/WingsOfFire'':
132** The [=RainWing=] tribe sets some ground rules for their new refugees/war captives: they can eat anything in the rainforest except for sloths. Sloths are cute, and a lot of [=RainWings=] keep them as pets.
133** Humans ("scavengers") are considered cute by dragons, although their dangerous nature makes them a bit of an acquired taste: Sunny doesn't understand the appeal until she sees a tame scavenger take out a tiny sketchbook and draw her portrait.
134* ''Literature/ZonesOfThought'':
135** In ''A Fire Upon the Deep'', Ravna has this response to some butterfly-like aliens with enormous eyes until she discovers they're out to KillAllHumans.
136--->'''Blueshell:''' Those were Aprahanti. Just the look of them fills you with dread, does it not?
137** In ''A Deepness in the Sky'', humans are this for giant spiders. You see, spider babies and children have two eyes on top of their heads, like humans do, but when they get older those eyes merge together and form a single sensory organ. The instinctual reaction to find us cute is so strong that even jaded military personnel finds it hard to resist human charm, despite the fact that humans have bombed spiders at that point in the story.
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141* PlayedForLaughs when Music/GirlsAloud invited a special guest over on their Christmas special. The girls got so excited to meet Paul O'Grady's dog that Nadine took him right out of Paul's arms when the two showed up at the door. An offended Paul then takes the dog away from them and threatens to give their Christmas presents to the Sugababes.
142* French singer Richard Gotainer wrote a whole song -- "Le Youki" -- in baby talk, precisely to mock this habit of dog owners. You can find [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx7vKvQ4axQ the clip there]] (and you probably don't need to understand French to get the gist of it). Warning: Catchy (and slightly {{N|otSafeForWork}}SFW too).
143* In the Music/{{Psychostick}} song "We Ran Out of CD Space", various strange scenarios are posited, including the following example of this trope:
144-->''What if your room was filled with lots and lots of puppy dogs?\
145You would be like "Aww, look at the puppy dogs! Awwwwww, come 'ere! Come 'ere!\
146Awwwww! Whatcha doin' little guy? Whatcha doin'? Ooh whatcha wookie-wookie!\
147Who's the puppy dog? You're the puppy dog! Who's the puppy dog? Little puppy doggies!"''
148* Music/{{Eminem}}'s daughter Hailie often induces this in his lyrics, played for incredibly BlackComedy in "'97 Bonnie and Clyde" where he raps in gushing baby talk while [[DisposingOfABody trying to dispose of her mother's murdered corpse]].
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152* This happens in the music video for Music/{{Cimorelli}} and Matty B's cover of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzuuHbWr72M Don't Call Me Baby]] when all the girls but Dani squee about seeing Matty B.
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156* Both times that a puppy has appeared on the Co-Optional Podcast it has reduced Dodger's vocabulary to gushing about it.
157* In the ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale'' episode "Visitor", Cecil degenerates into this in pretty short order when a small creature he can't identify finds its way into the studio. Most of the first half of the podcast is him gushing over how adorable it is when he is usually far calmer and more collected. He goes into CutenessOverload when it makes noise or touches him. [[spoiler: [[KillerRabbit Then it bites him...]]]]
158* The Letters Page, the ''TabletopGame/SentinelsOfTheMultiverse'' lore podcast, has a sort of RunningGag where they'll regularly get messages asking about the Animalverse. During the episode discussing the Operative, TheDragon to two different significant villains, they get one asking about "the Otterative" and Christopher Badell is almost incoherent at the thought of what the Otterative must look like for at least twenty seconds.
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162* Lucy the Bulldog. She was the pet of Wrestling/TripleH, and he walks on screen, picks her up above his head, and says something along the lines of "Schnuzzywuzzywoofle". Funnier than it sounds. Woulda been even funnier if Lucy hadn't been upstaging the guy HHH was theoretically feuding with, Wrestling/ChrisJericho.
163* Pepper. Wrestling/AlSnow, he who carried around a mannequin head named Head, had lost Head. He found a little chihuahua to replace him. Al brings the dog out for one of his matches and leaves him in the care of announcer Jim Ross. Ross quickly became more interested in the dog than the match and was very displeased with how much the loud crowd scared the dog. Pepper was almost immediately thereafter retired from television -- [[PutOnABusToHell by being kidnapped, cooked and fed to poor Al]] by the Wrestling/BigBossman.
164* Happened again with Rene Dupree's poodle, Fifi. Ross would talk about how terrified the dog was (Dupree being a heel) but whenever the camera was on her, she'd be stood on her hind legs, happily being fed popcorn by fans.
165* Wrestling/JillianHall claimed Wrestling/JimCornette had this reaction whenever he saw her, describing her as "terminally cute".
166* Hayley Shadows is here to kill your favorite wrestlers and drink in your hatred...but if you bring one of your pets to the show and let her hold it she'll be your best friend!
167* Wrestling/KarleePerez had such a reaction when faced with Space Monkey at Absolute Intense Wrestling's ''Hell On Earth XII''. However, her reaction was less hug and pet than attempt to mount and grope, [[AbhorrentAdmirer to his horror]].
168* Wrestling/AlexaBliss in her {{face}} incarnation inspired this reaction from Renee Young. As soon as Alexa appeared on the stage blowing a stream of glitter, Renee {{Squee}}d that she looked just like a cute little fairy.
169* Wrestling/LanceStorm once described [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kairi_Sane Kairi Sane]] as being like a "human puppy."
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173* In ''Roleplay/DawnOfANewAgeOldportBlues'', Hyeon adopts a grey squirrel that he dubs Kwang. Kwang is shown to be very effective at drawing out the softer side of otherwise unapproachable characters; Hyeon's abrasive ex-girlfriend cuddles up with him, and shy, anti-social Josephine sets sight on him and immediately wants to give him a hug. Carlie even manages to miss an announcement that there's ''bombs'' spread throughout her school because she's so distracted with how cute Kwang is.
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177* "The Second Shepherds' Play", a 1500s Middle English play written by an unknown so-called Wakefield Master, features the Three Shepherds addressing the baby Jesus in this manner, initially praising him for being their God and savior, then praising him for being a (modern English translation:) "little tiny moppet". [[Website/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Second_Shepherds%27_Play summarizes it best:]]
178-->''They each address the Child in turn, beginning by praising His authority and His creation of all things in tones of reverence and awe, but each comically shifting mid-speech to cooing, gushing baby talk, since they are addressing an adorable baby''
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182* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedOdyssey:'' The "Judgement of Atlantis" DLC has the Eagle Bearer doing this with Ros, a dog found around Elysium. Less so when Ros suddenly goes through a growth-spurt, gains two extra heads and the ability to breath fire...
183* ''Franchise/BlazBlue'':
184** Noel Vermillion is a somewhat incompetent but serious-minded officer for the NOL, the government which rules the world. But when put in close proximity to a panda, well, [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120310231222/blazblue/images/thumb/5/54/Noel_Vermillion_%28Calamity_Trigger%2C_Story_Mode_Illustration%2C_6%29.png/786px-Noel_Vermillion_%28Calamity_Trigger%2C_Story_Mode_Illustration%2C_6%29.png this happens.]]
185** [[AnimeChineseGirl Litchi]] tends to get a little ''[[LesYay too]]'' friendly when she's drunk. Put a girl near her and [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120310230746/blazblue/images/thumb/4/4a/Noel_Vermillion_%28Calamity_Trigger%2C_Story_Mode_Illustration%2C_3%2C_Type_A%29.png/786px-Noel_Vermillion_%28Calamity_Trigger%2C_Story_Mode_Illustration%2C_3%2C_Type_A%29.png this]] and [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100809145329/blazblue/images/thumb/c/c3/Tsubaki_Yayoi_%28Continuum_Shift%2C_Story_Mode_Illustration%2C_3%2C_Type_C%29.png/786px-Tsubaki_Yayoi_%28Continuum_Shift%2C_Story_Mode_Illustration%2C_3%2C_Type_C%29.png this]] and even [[http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20131102194155/blazblue/images/4/4c/Gag_Reel_%28Chronophantasma%2C_Story_Mode_Illustration%2C_4%2C_Type_C%29.png this]] happens. In fact, Noel's example above is also a result of this.
186** [[CuteMonsterGirl Mak]][[MsFanservice oto]] also suffers from chronic Cuteness Proximity. Put cute kid Carl next to her [[RunningGag and]] [[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120310230746/blazblue/images/thumb/7/74/Noel_Vermillion_%28Calamity_Trigger%2C_Story_Mode_Illustration%2C_2%29.png/786px-Noel_Vermillion_%28Calamity_Trigger%2C_Story_Mode_Illustration%2C_2%29.png this]] [[RunningGag happens]].
187** Makoto's also on the receiving end of this trope in Arcade mode. Post-combat commentary from Ragna, Noel, Platinum, and Taokaka all show how irresistible her tail is to them.
188** Also, in one episode of ''[[FourthWallMailSlot Teach Me, Miss Litchi!]]'':
189---> '''Makoto:''' Hey, look who's here, it's Tao! Aren't you just adorable? Yes, you are, yes you are!\
190'''Taokaka:''' Furry tail girl! Your tail is so fluffy today too! Furry furry furry furry furry ooooh...\
191'''Litchi:''' You two are like animals.\
192'''Noel:''' ''[{{heart symbol}}]'' ... Aaaaah...
193** The funniest example is a young Ragna descending into this upon meeting the Legendary Hero Jubei. This was ''before'' he became the pissed-off GoodIsNotNice AntiHero we know today, but still...
194--->'''Ragna:''' You're a kitty! A big fluffy kitty!
195** Speaking of Jubei, and if Nine's gag reel in Centralfiction is anything to go by, listening to her husband's voice is enough to make her melt.
196** In ''Cross Tag Battle'', Jubei has to verbally push Kanji away from him after their fights, but that's because Kanji is overcome by an overriding desire to pet him.
197* In ''VideoGame/BugFables,'' Leif is obsessed with everything cute, and has an extremely strong desire to get the team a TeamPet. When the team encounters an NPC who will rent them a "Bed Bug" (a pillbug in pajamas who grants a one-time full heal), Leif even says that [[ImTakingHerHomeWithMe they need to rent it as often as possible so no one else can have it.]] [[spoiler: When the party does eventually get a TeamPet -- a Chomper -- Leif is positively giddy.]]
198* In ''VideoGame/ChicoryAColorfulTale'', Queen Drosera gushes over how adorable Pizza is when the latter enters her cave.
199* In ''VideoGame/CoffeeTalk Episode 2: Hibiscus and Butterfly'', Riona giggles and comments on how cute Rachel's [[BakenekoAndNekomata cat form]] is when she first sees her.
200* [[BombThrowingAnarchist Johnny Silverhand]] seems enamored by [[CuteKitten Nibbles]], the cat V can adopt in ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077''. When it appears for the first time he will call V to look at it. After they bring it to their apartment, Johnny will kneel down next to the basket V made into its bed and stare at it until you leave.
201* Princess Sapphire from ''VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice'' has a thing for anything "cutesy". Like, for example, [[LesYay Raspberyl]]. One instance in the main story had a teddy bear out in the middle of Team Mao's path. Almaz rushes out ahead of Sapphire to pick up the bear, only to get jabbed by the trap inside and subsequently cursed to die. The trap had her name on it, he knew it, and he went to intercept it anyway.
202* NPC banter in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' has Leliana teasing big stoic Sten.
203-->'''Leliana:''' I saw you playing with that kitten and dangling string for it.\
204'''Sten:''' I was helping it train.\
205'''Leliana:''' I knew it, you're just a big softie.\
206'''Sten:''' Stop saying that.\
207'''Leliana:''' Softie!\
208'''Sten:''' I hate humans.
209** And of course, Liliana's reaction to her pet Nug Schmooples. For reference, a nug is what you get if you manage to interbreed a rabbit and a mole-rat. And is about half the size of a Mabari.
210** This actually becomes a bit of a RunningGag if Sten and Leliana are both in the party. Another brilliant example is her catching Sten picking flowers ([[BlatantLies for medicinal purposes]]).
211** And from the ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening Awakening]]'' expansion, you can get a kitten as an inventory item. Click it, and Anders the mage coos "Whooo's a pretty kitty?" and similar bits of cuteness overload.
212** Sera from ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' will delight in calling a Female Dwarven Inquisitor "adorable", "squeezy-cute" and other endearing names.
213* In ''VideoGame/FarCry6'', Chorizo is a dachshund puppy that you can recruit as an ally whose special ability is to distract enemy soldiers with his cuteness, allowing you to either sneak past them or to stealth-kill them.
214* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': During the 2017 Dead Heat Summer Race event, James Moriarty, master criminal, instantly melts when he meets Frankenstein and joins her in the race so that he can be her father. Whenever he starts acting up, all she has to do is call him "Papa" and he falls back in line.
215* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
216** Terra from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' seems to undergo a total personality shift from her normally timid self whenever she's within hugging distance of a Moogle. This, naturally, was brought up in the ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' games.
217** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'':
218*** On Mt. Corel, there's a nest of adorable baby birds. Cloud remains clinical, Yuffie's more interested in the treasure under the nest, and Red XIII assumes they're lunch -- but Aeris and Tifa fall to pieces and Barret's rendered basically speechless.
219*** After witnessing ScaryBlackMan Barret dressed in a ridiculous sailor uniform while in disguise on the ship, the player can either have Cloud tell him off or tell him that he looks adorable. Choosing to tell him he looks adorable results in you later finding him in the inn dancing around in front of the bathroom mirror for himself and talking about how he'll be wearing it when he goes to see his little daughter.
220*** Mideel features an adorable baby white Chocobo that a woman is keeping as a pet. The player can talk to it, upon which the player character will suggest feeding it Greens. Depending on whether Cloud, Tifa, or Cid is in charge of the party at the time, you can then be treated to a gruff chain-smoking astronaut or a magically enhanced, too-cool-for-school {{BFS}}-swinger giggling at it, calling it cutesy pet names like 'shorty' and 'peewee' and tickling it.
221** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'', Prompto melts down around cute Chocobos. Seeing one give Noct a hug reduces him to "oh em gee".
222* One of the more amusing scenes in ''VideoGame/GoldenSunTheLostAge'' has the dread pirate Briggs begging his [[NeverMessWithGranny terrifying grandmother]] to defend him from Felix & Co... by way of a [[ChewbaccaDefense nonsensical argument]] starring ''his own son''. Who isn't even ''there''. And she ''still'' cracks and summons a giant salamander to battle, because she just ''can't'' disappoint [[GooGooGodlike her baby]] [[EnfantTerrible great-grandson]]...
223* In the ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'' series, [[WeaselMascot Daxter]] seems to have this effect on [[GeniusDitz Tess]], and it later [[InterspeciesRomance gets upgraded to]] SickeninglySweethearts.
224* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'': [[EldritchAbomination Vel]]'[[MadScientist Koz]] {{Lampshade|Hanging}}s this trope when played on the map Howling Abyss. The Howling Abyss is the home of the delightfully adorable [[http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130411033635/leagueoflegends/images/7/7f/Poro.png Poros]], whose appearance causes Vel'Koz to utter the quote on the top of the page.
225* The Master Swordsman from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'' seems to find Link adorable when he wears the bunny hood, but he quickly composes himself and tells him to take it off because it might get dirty in the dojo.
226* ''VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda:'' Ryder may do this with a small furry creature which has stowed away on the ''Tempest'', even trying to keep it (if the player choses to). If they've romanced someone by that point, they'll note it's only the second cutest thing they've ever seen.
227* An audio tape from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'' features Paz coming across a group of MSF mercenaries gushing over a kitten. In contrast, Paz is disgusted that a group of tough soldiers are acting like schoolgirls over a cute kitten.
228* Outright '''weaponized''' in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'' with special cat/dog plushies that stun anyone who stares at them too long with cuteness. They're not actual animals because then you'd have to shoot them to wake the soldiers up.
229%%* Chibiterasu, the protagonist of ''VideoGame/{{Okamiden}}''. Full stop. I mean come on, even '''SAKUYA''' melts when she sees him. To be fair, anyone would melt.
230%% Too many example writing violations. Needs a complete overhaul.
231* The [[AnimeChineseGirl kyonshī sister]] from ''VideoGame/{{Onmyoji|2016}}'' has a rather… annoying habit of ''mofu-mofu''-ing any cute animals in the vicinity, Kohaku included. Her victims are often annoyed at first but eventually soften from the petting.
232* In ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'' the protagonist can find a small model of a modron (a cube-shaped creature) with articulated limbs that move -- essentially an action figure. One dialogue branch regarding the "toy" has your large, heavily-scarred, tattooed and scary protagonist devolve into an excited little child detailing the adventures of "cube hero". At least one of your sidekicks finds it deeply annoying, after which the protagonist and the action figure "agree" that he's a jerk.
233-->'''Morte:''' I'm gonna smash that Modron cube to bits.\
234'''Nameless One:''' Did you hear anything, cube hero? Neither did I!
235* In ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'', we have Schezo, a rather serious but misunderstood Dark Wizard. If you put Dongurigaeru within walking distance of him... he absolutely melts and [[ImTakingHerHomeWithMe wants to take it home]].
236* The many mini-games of ''VideoGame/RhythmHeaven'' have brief descriptions informing the player of what to expect in-game they're about to play. In Megamix, however, it is apparent that the person responsible for titling the mini-games suffered this when faced with kittens in a musical number:
237-->'''Title:''' '''''Kitties!'''''\
238'''Description:''' ''"THEY'RE SO CUTE YOU GUYS!"''
239* ''VideoGame/RuneFactory4'' seems to like these. Both Arthur and Forte have a serious weakness for cute things, though Forte attempts to hide it.
240** If you're dating someone, particularly one of the more reserved characters, the player can often get them to say something uncharacteristically sentimental and they'll blame it on you being too cute and distracting.
241* ''[[VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice Sam and Max Beyond Time and Space]]'': In "Moai Better Blues", Max keeps incessantly gushing over Baby Jimmy Hoffa.
242* In ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'', one of the [[OurMermaidsAreDifferent Lochladies]] from the Lake Kingdom loves Cheep Cheeps, and will reward you if you bring her one.
243-->'''Lochlady:''' CLOSE-RANGE CUTENESS! I can hardly stand the adorability!
244* ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsJudgment'' has [[Literature/FullMetalPanic Bonta-kun]], a mecha that was already cute in its source canon. And, while it's a surprisingly decent if not outstanding combat unit, its defining trait is causing many villain characters from other series to find it adorable. In fact, its ability to induce Cuteness Proximity is so pronounced it can even affect ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Rau]] [[OmnicidalManiac Le Creuset.]]'' Heck, it can affect the resolve of even the [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Anti-Spiral]].
245* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'':
246** If [[VideoGame/MetalGear Snake]] uses his CODEC during a ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' match against [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pikachu]], Mei Ling answers and utterly falls to pieces about how cute it is, begging Snake to catch it for her. Snake doesn't bite.
247** [[VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising Viridi]] does the same thing with Pikachu and Franchise/{{Kirby}} during their Palutena's Guidances in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', except Viridi doesn't ask [[VideoGame/KidIcarus Pit]] to capture Pikachu.
248** Pit himself when he and Palutena discuss Pichu in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.
249* ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'':
250** Tear Grants of ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'' did this, although to a slightly lesser extent: She didn't completely lose her dignity, but cute things at first were the only indicators of her softer side. She shows it more in the anime adaption.
251** ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheWorld: Radiant Mythology'' has her do this on... [[VideoGame/TalesOfRebirth Eugene Gallardo]], claiming him to be big, fluffy and cute.
252** [[EmotionlessGirl Presea]] (and, to a lesser extent, [[TheStoic Regal]]) from ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' seems to have a great fondness for poking paw pads.
253* ''VideoGame/ThemsFightinHerds'': The normally moody and snarky Oleander will sometimes [[NotSoStoic gasp and react with glee upon seeing one of Pom’s puppies during their battle intro]], before quickly trying to come off as serious and ready for battle.
254* Touka from ''VideoGame/{{Utawarerumono}}'', melts when the weasel... rabbit... [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Nidoran]] thing that lives with Aruru gets near and does a poor job disguising it.
255* In the ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'' downloadable side mission "Edy's Detachment", it's revealed that the normally [[ColdSniper distant and aloof sniper]] Marina Wulfstan chokes up in the presence of puppies.
256-->'''Edy:''' What about the time Marina went running off after that puppy?\
257'''Marina:''' ...So cute...
258** She also became distracted by bunnies in the field when she was trying to give her mission briefing in the sniper bonus mission.
259* ''VideoGame/WishboneAndTheAmazingOdyssey'': Even animals aren't immune to this trope -- if a sheep is clicked on, Wishbone will say "Aww, look at the cute sheep!"
260* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'''s Mylune is a dryad with a rather... bubbly personality. She can't so much as talk about "the wee animals" without devolving into baby talk and [[{{Squee}} incoherent squealing]]. It's difficult for the fans to not have this reaction to Mylune herself.
261* Melia from ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'' has a tendency to break her very formal attitude and posh speech when she's alongside Riki, the [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Nopon party member]]. It's called out in a few instances by other team members.
262-->'''Riki:''' Riki try ''reaaaally'' hard! You see?\
263'''Melia:''' Of course you sweet thing! Who's a good boy?\
264'''Shulk:''' Uhh... Melia, are you feeling OK?
265** A sidequest in ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'' reveals that [[spoiler:Captain Nopopon, a legendary Nopon treasure hunter, consciously played up the RidiculouslyCuteCritter act [[TheFakeCutie to invoke this trope]] in the other races, by fluffing up his fur to look cuter and adopting [[ThirdPersonPerson an unusual]] [[VerbalTic speaking pattern]]. It ended up working so well that, over time, it became a standard for Nopon culture]]!
266** In ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3'', [[spoiler:Ouroboros see a baby for the first time. While all of them find the baby cute, the normally stoic Taion ends up laughing with joy]]. In a sidequest, Riku and Manana end up jealous of a Pipito that the rest of Ouroboros deem cute.
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270* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'':
271** Missile the police dog gets lots of doting remarks if you have Phoenix present her to other people in [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney the original game]].
272** In ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies Dual Destinies]]'', the DLC case tasks Phoenix with defending an orca, Orla Shipley, in a murder charge. His new partner Athena falls to pieces over her and desperately tries to befriend Orla with fish.
273-->'''Athena:''' Orla's really pouring on the charm, huh!
274* ''VisualNovel/C14Dating'': If Melissa chooses to watch a bunny video on a computer borrowed from Hendrik instead of letting him back on it once she's done with her e-mail, Hendrik notices and chases her away thanks to being in a worse mood than usual. He very briefly gets distracted by the bunny's cuteness in the middle of displacing Melissa.
275* Saber in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' for lions and stuffed animals. Played for a joke initially and then used as fuel to tear her [[ToughLeaderFacade unemotional façade]] apart. It's what she would normally be and would ''like'' to be if she didn't have to be [[spoiler:King Arthur]] and whatnot.
276* Rena Ryuuguu from ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' is like this to damn near anything she thinks is the least bit cute (whether it actually is or not), going so far as having a mindset that involves this phenomenon, often triggered with her catchphrase of "[[MemeticMutation I want to take it home]]!" You do not want to be Rena's target when she's in ''ImTakingHerHomeWithMe'' mode -- [[spoiler:as Hanyuu can attest]].
277* Nayuki from ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIZKNsaANU8 any time she sees a cat.]]
278* Momoyo of ''VisualNovel/MajikoiLoveMeSeriously'' has strong reactions to any cute girl she happens upon. Chris is a little more controlled, but still has a weakness for cute things like teddy bears.
279* Tera from ''VisualNovel/MarcoAndTheGalaxyDragon'' gives a delighted {{Squee}} when she encounters a herd of talking chibi unicorns.
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283* ''WebAnimation/AstroLOLogy'': It's established in the prototype "Hugs" that Cancer can't resist hugging the first cute critter she sees. This happens to be in the case of a panda bear, leading to a bigger panda bear hugging her.
284* In ''WebAnimation/BarbieLifeInTheDreamhouse'', Ken tends to faint every time he sees the litter of puppies that arrive at the dreamhouse in "Plethora of Puppies".
285* ''WebAnimation/CampCamp'': Season 4 episode "Party Pooper" shows [[TheCynic Max]] go completely starry-eyed over [[PreciousPuppy Missy]].
286-->'''Max:''' That's the ''greatest thing'' I've EVER SEEN!
287* ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'':
288** The Emperor finds the [[PoweredArmor Centurion]] impossibly cute and proceeds to have it seated on his lap because he considers it adorable. Notably, his reaction to it is the only time he's not in his default SirSwearsALot mode. [[spoiler:It turns extremely awkward for him later, however, as he finds out it was Rogal Dorn inside, who still wants snuggles.]]
289** When Vulkan and Corvus Corax return and are recruiting troops for their crusade, they stop by [[DeathWorld Catachan]]. Upon encountering a deadly Catachan Barking Toad, a creature which explodes with such virulent toxic lethality that it can kill even a Primarch, Vulkan responds by bopping it on the noggin because it is so damned adorable. It promptly explodes, killing him, but Vulkan being [[ResurrectiveImmortality Vulkan]], he's back up in a couple of minutes, unharmed.
290* WebAnimation/{{Moonkitti}} has Cloudkit in [[https://youtu.be/jJ6aCfYW78Q Fireheart Gets To Keep The Kitten He Found]]. Nobody in [=ThunderClan=] wants to keep Cloudkit... until they get a good look at his little face.
291--->'''Bluestar:''' We do not need more mouths to feed in [=ThunderClan=]- (Fireheart shows Cloudkit) - oh. Y'know, I hear Brindleface lost a kit...\
292Brindleface: I dunno, I feel heartbroken- (Fireheart shows Cloudkit) - Give him to me!
293* Taken to extremes with Website/SomethingAwful's Flash Tub cartoon, ''[[https://www.somethingawful.com/flash-tub/pony-puppy-cartoon/ Ponuppy]]'', the pony-puppy. His cuteness is so powerful that [[spoiler: it drives a woman to go on a murderous rampage]].
294* ''WebAnimation/Plan3'': The Police chasing Stephen while he is cursed with bad luck get distracted by the random squirrel that attacked him then cuddled with Hosuh, giving the two a chance to hide.
295* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'':
296** Ruby and Yang get asked by their father to take care of the family's pet corgi Zwei while he's away on business[[note]]Though it should be noted that he sent Zwei ''with'' the letter asking the girls to take care of him, so they didn't have much say in the matter[[/note]]. DefrostingIceQueen Weiss goes from indignant protests to gushing BabyTalk as soon as [[PuppyDogEyes Zwei looks her in the eyes]].
297--->'''Weiss:''' Are you telling me that this mangy... drooling... ''mutt'' is going to wiv with us foweva? Oh yes, he is! Yes, he is! Oh, isn't he adorable!
298** Yang and Weiss get hit with it again in a Volume 6 episode, delving into barely-intelligible {{Squee}}-ing upon meeting [[spoiler: Jaune's nephew Adrian, an adorable toddler]].
299* ''WebAnimation/TurnaboutStorm'':
300** [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]] when [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Fluttershy]] warms up to [[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix]] after hearing his first name and assuming [[ADogNamedDog he's some sort of actual phoenix]]. Before knowing this she was quite intimidated by him.
301** Played straight with Apple Bloom and the Judge. The Judge thinks she's the cutest thing he's ever seen, and he becomes very protective of her while she's on the witness stand, causing a few problems for Phoenix.
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305* ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'': Even Black Mage, an AxCrazy HeroicComedicSociopath with a particularly fine line in setting off a FantasticNuke on a regular basis, [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2008/07/03/episode-1012-1000-away-from-the-mayan-apocalypse/ can succumb to this.]] Naturally, because the universe loathes Black Mage, the bats he thinks are adorable immediately mug him.
306-->'''Black Mage:''' Aw, hims got fwiends. [is dogpiled by the bats]
307* Judy the gorilla in ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'', naturally, has a thing for [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/18p3/ kittens.]] And King Radical, of all people, appears to be susceptible to...[[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/25p27/ little toy space shuttles?]]
308* In ''Webcomic/{{Candi}}'', when accosted by the Squirrel Mafia, Candi's first reaction is to try and hug them all.
309* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'':
310** Averted: Jeremy has no effect on Susan, [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-01-07 despite its attempts]]. Goes into parody when [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-01-28 she invokes this trope]].
311** Not so averted with [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-06-11 the main shapeshifting character triggering this for Sarah with her full squirrel form]].
312* In ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'', upon first meeting Florence, an uplifted wolf, robots have a tendency to immediately shout "doggy!" Every robot. This is because they're not programmed with a proper greeting for Bowman's Wolves, so they have to use the first greeting she received after arriving on Jean... which came from [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Helix.]]
313* ''Webcomic/{{Forestdale}}'': During the Forestdale snowball war, Jake Noel finds a way to turn his innate cuteness to his advantage by using it as a distraction for any enemy team members trying to land a hit on him. A tactic that works FLAWLESSLY.
314* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', Agatha's little clanks [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20051209 can inspire this]].
315* In ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'', Jean remains [[https://bobadventures.thecomicseries.com/comics/311 surprisingly articulate]] at her first exposure to a unicorn, but it [[https://bobadventures.thecomicseries.com/comics/313/ doesn't last long.]]
316* In ''Webcomic/JupiterMen'', Nathan warns Jackie to detox all star struck creatures as they're all dangerous no matter what they look like. But she decides to keep a rabbit-shaped one because it's just too cute for her to resist. Nathan's warnings prove true when the rabbit-like creature starts multiplying out of control while the Jupiter-Mens' attempts to contain them without Nathan's expertise wind up doing even more harm than good.
317* Sedine from ''ComicStrip/InSecurity'' is a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} GenkiGirl who squees when she sees cute things.
318* In ''Webcomic/TheLastDaysOfFoxhound'', Sniper Wolf's friendship with [[IntellectualAnimal Berthold]] may not be an example of this trope, but her [[http://gigaville.com/comic.php?id=409 reaction]] to his [[http://gigaville.com/comic.php?id=417 half-dog pups]] [[http://gigaville.com/comic.php?id=418 certainly is.]]
319-->'''Sniper Wolf:''' Aren't you ze cutest? Yes, you are! ''Yes you are.''\
320'''Berthold:''' Fantastic, she's a grandma.
321* In [[https://web.archive.org/web/20150820163230/http://www.molebashed.com/post/127049988678/holding-your-kid-for-the-first-time-is-pretty this episode]] of ''Webcomic/{{MOLEBASHED}}'', Wes can't help but resort to baby talk when holding his son for the first time.
322* ''Webcomic/MyLifeAsABackgroundSlytherin'': Emily loses her mind around an adorable cat -- until the cat turns back into Professor [=McGonagall=].
323* [[WebComic/TheNonAdventuresOfWonderella Wonderella]] actually weaponized this trope in [[http://nonadventures.com/2016/06/11/dramatic-paws/ this comic]]: all she had to do to stop the catverse's version of Hitlerella is bring ''her'' version of Hitlerella over and let her gush about Kitlerella.
324* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'':
325** [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0268.html Phil Rodriguez]], upon seeing [[FormallyNamedPet Mr. Scruffy]]... although Phil has a fairly low Intelligence and high Inanity of Statements to begin with.
326** ''[=OotS=]'' also demonstrates that Cuteness Proximity [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0163.html is actually dangerous]]. As is [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0781.html making fun of it.]]
327** Belkar also falls victim to this trope, after a fashion, in that Mr. Scruffy is the ''only'' living thing he'll show any sort of empathy for. Though that's mainly because, as a freaking ''cat'', Mr. Scruffy is not only cute but also totally badass.
328* ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'':
329** Marigold's Anthro-PC Momo (who looks like a little girl anime character) has this effect on Dora, as seen [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1412 in this strip]]. Apparently, it's a common enough occurrence to warrant having a taser feature built in to shock them out of it.
330** Hannelore has a different sort of [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1585 reaction]] to cute felines. Hilarious since Mieville pulled the CatsAreMean card in the previous strip.
331** Even Yay, aka "Spookybot", is not immune to cuteness, as [[https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4275 they will happily show off pics of their dogs to anyone who asks.]]
332--->''"Azathoth is the real [[TheCuddlebug cuddle bug]] of the two, while Mr. Smooches is more reserved.
333* In ''Webcomic/RPGWorld'', one time ActionGirl Cherry, left alone with [[TeamPet Dragobo]], took a quick look to each side before giving him a giant glomp. (Arguably, her reaction to Hero also falls under this category).
334* This happened with Kade and Nicole's Mom in ''Webcomic/{{Savestate}}'' [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/11/meeting-the-family/#comment-4073 when she met Ness,]] [[SealedEvilInATeddyBear one of Nicole's plushies possessed by a demon]].
335-->'''Nicole:''' '''MOMMM!'''\
336'''Mom:''' What?\
337'''Nicole:''' You know Ness tried to vaporize Harvey?\
338'''Mom:''' So?\
339'''Nicole:''' So quit tickling the demonic entity.\
340'''Mom:''' [[BabyTalk You're a little cutie, aren't you? Yes you are!]]
341* Bree's cats are a frequent subject of her JournalComic ''Sex, Drugs, and June Cleaver''.
342* ''Webcomic/{{Shortpacked}}'':
343** Hamsters appear to [[https://www.shortpacked.com/comic/allthecutes have this effect]] on Amber.
344** Leslie is normally one of the more rational members of the cast. This all goes away the minute she goes near "''baaaaabiiiiieeesssss''".
345* In ''Webcomic/SkinHorse'', when Tip, Jonah and Nera [[http://skin-horse.com/comic/of-late/ encounter]] {{the Jersey Devil}}s:
346-->'''Tip:''' Careful! The Devils are wild animals! Not only do they have horns and teeth, according to lore they can addle the mind.\
347'''Jonah:''' ''[holding one the way you're not supposed to hold cats]'' Who's a Jersey Devil? You are! Booguma, booguma, booguma!\
348'''Nera:''' The legends are true!
349* The evil kittens in ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' make use of this too... although it usually only works once. ([[KillerRabbit It doesn't need to work more than once.]])
350* In ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'', Lalli wakes from a two-day PowerStrainBlackout induced DeepSleep and finds everyone one else outside doting on the team's newly acquired CuteKitten and trying to find a name for her. Because of this, most of the team, including Lalli's own cousin and the guy with whom he has an OddFriendship, takes a few minutes to realize that he woke up and only notice when the TeamChef (who only noticed because Lalli briefly hovered over his cooking) points it out.
351* The usually irascible Ruby in ''Webcomic/StickyDillyBuns'' suffers a textbook attack [[https://pixietrixcomix.com/sticky-dilly-buns/three-hundred here.]]
352* ''Webcomic/TransGirlNextDoor'': Parodied in [[https://www.transgirlnextdoor.com/post/183280203789/every-time-you-donate-to-a-starving-artist-youre this comic,]] where Kylie is overwhelmed and goes "Awwww!" at everything -- not just kitties, babies, and tiny plants, but also penises and baby poop. She attributes this to her estrogen.
353* In ''Webcomic/UndeadFriend'' Orrick starts [[http://undeadfriend.com/comic/undead-friend-chapter-02-page-14/ singing to his cat]] when he thinks he is alone.
354* ''Webcomic/{{Weregeek}}'' had [[http://www.weregeek.com/2012/10/02/ Brian and Alice's kid]] inducing this in girls.
355-->'''Joel:''' [[http://www.weregeek.com/2012/10/04/ You know]], there's gotta be a way to make this into an indie game. We just need a scoring system.
356* ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'':
357** Explained in the 231st strip, [[http://xkcd.com/231/ "Cat Proximity"]].
358** The staff of ''Ubersoft'' [[https://www.eviscerati.org/comics/comic/hd/2007/03/XKCD-Desk try to exploit this and fail.]]
359** In [[https://xkcd.com/2349/ "Rabbit Introduction"]], a guy applies for funding to introduce pygmy rabbits to the Eastern US. He gives no reason for doing this other than what they look like.[[note]]=ridiculously cute[[/note]] The initially sceptical board are unable to say no when looking at his picture of a pygmy rabbit.
360* ''Webcomic/YetAnotherFantasyGamerComic'':
361** Princess Dewcup is a [[http://yafgc.net/comic/0159-rawr/ truly desperate case]], calling a giant Chimera "a great big kitty".
362** The midget direwolf breed [[http://yafgc.net/comic/0065-warg-variety-pack/ Wargi]] [[http://yafgc.net/comic/0068-world-warg-federation/ weaponizes this]]. They have yet to lose a pit fight, as the bigger direwolves underestimate them.
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366* [[http://www.ustream.tv/SFShiba#more There are thousands of people who watch these little guys for hours on end, even though all they do is eat, sleep, walk around, and sometimes play with each other.]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiba_Inu_Puppy_Cam The same goes for the previous litter, except there were millions of people instead.]]
367* Many comments on websites with cute pictures tend to show signs of this. See for instance the comments on ''[[http://thedailykitten.com/kitten/17l86Sc4S/ The Daily Kitten]]'' (or just observe your own reaction...)
368* And no amount of killed dignity is complete without a trip to Website/CuteOverload. Note the language (the blog owner can't possibly talk like that ''all'' the time, can she?).
369* [[http://www.internationalsaimoe.com/ International Saimoe]] exists as a contest of what anime character does this the best.
370* Parodied in the original series of ''WebOriginal/ProtectorsOfThePlotContinuum''; it is a RunningGag that Agent Jay gets this way over the ''monsters'' of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''.
371* ''Website/SCPFoundation'':
372** "[[http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-2558-j SCP-2558-J]] has displayed the ability to distract people far more than merited by being kittens, even considering their anomalous abilities. Suggested reclassification as Euclid." An even greater sign of the power of cuteness in these things: after an experiment resulted in '''grenade''' versions of the kittens, there was a resolution signed to prevent further weaponization of the creatures. That's right, the Foundation, a group that goes through expendable manpower like popcorn, refusing to let harm come to kittens.
373** [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-247 SCP-247]] is a weaponized version of this: a fully grown wild tiger is given a psychic aura that makes everyone think it's a "harmless little kitten", and act accordingly. Tests show that the tiger accepts petting and baby talk... for seven minutes. Then it proceeds to rip and tear the victim apart.
374* Lauren Francesca's ''Space Girl'' is presented with a SadisticChoice by the evil [[BrainInAJar Dr. Brain]]. He's genetically engineered a cute fluffy animal designed to appeal to this trope and wired it into the controls of his doomsday weapon. Will Space Girl sacrifice the cute fluffy creature to save an entire planet of [[WhatMeasureIsANonCute hideous green farting aliens]]? ToBeContinued...
375* ''Zomg Smells'' gives us Marmalade [[CuteKitten Tabby]], which threatens to fall into this throughout, and finally does at the end.
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378[[folder:Web Videos]]
379* ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'': Linkara cooing over Linksano's [[Series/DoctorWho Cybermat]] after it refuses to attack him.
380* WebVideo/BoardJames (and his co-host, "Motherfucker Mike") had this response when he first saw the ''Doggie Doo'' dog.
381* Website/ChannelAwesome:
382** WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic stops his mad rampage around a convention hall, shouting and shooting at an evil WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost (ItMakesSenseInContext), to tell a little girl that she's adorable. And it's all ad-libbed.
383** Although he is typically immune to overt cuteness (see his reaction to ''Series/FullHouse''), the Critic fell completely into this trope when watching ''Series/SesameStreet'', due to his childhood love of that series. He can't even finish the review.
384** The oh-so-cynical [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick Nostalgia Chick]] turns into a squealing fangirl at her first sight of baby Creator/ChristianBale.
385* ''WebVideo/CinemaSins'' claims as its arch-nemesis... a housecat named Wallace, who invokes this trope to distract his owner from making videos -- first by being cute across the room, then moving closer and cuter until, eventually, the cat is lying on the computer keyboard demanding attention. "If you see Wallace out and about, DO NOT APPROACH THIS ANIMAL! He '''will''' [[FelonyMisdemeanor stop you from nitpicking movies]] -- and nobody has time for that sh**!"
386* ''LetsPlay/{{Critikal}}'': Behold! [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_RMSY2Jw2k Charlie's reaction to a kitten.]] His famously deadpan and monotone voice wavers and wanes and he treats the kitten like his firstborn.
387* A common feature of [[WebVideo/TheDomReviews Dom Noble's]] [[HilariousOuttakes bloopers]] is him being distracted by his two cats wanting attention.
388* Quite a few of the [[LetsPlay Let's Players]] own pets who like to vocalize or otherwise annoy their owners at an in-opportune time.
389** Lord Vega, for example, has had at least one terror-laden blind run of ''[[VideoGame/SilentHill1 Silent Hill]]'' interrupted by his cat.
390** LetsPlay/DeceasedCrab has had mixed reactions to his kitty peeking in on him during his recordings. From irritation ("Begone, kitty! I'm trying to ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}''!") to your basic "Aww, you're a good kitty". (And, of course, the one time he tried to get his cat to meow on cue, the cat refused to cooperate.)
391** Also when he and [=MadamLuna=] LP'ed ''VideoGame/{{Shadowgate}}'' Luna ended up cooing over a Sphinx.
392** Subverted in Let's Play ''VideoGame/SuperCastlevaniaIV'', where the apparent stimulus for Belmont killing Dracula was the death of his kitten, Fluffer Butter Waffle Nut. Naturally, the more the cat is discussed, the further into madness the speaker tends to descend...
393** LetsPlay/HCBailly tends to play a lot of games with cats in them. Perhaps the best example of this trope was in Let's Play ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' when he started collecting cats and starting off several episodes with an excited "and we got another kitty! Yes! Yes!"
394** Frankomatic has his cat interrupt him during several inopportune moments during his LP's, most notably in Donkey Kong GB:
395--->''There's a cat jabbing its claws into my leg; let's see if that helps my playing ability any! Please stop, Tommy. [drops off a platform in the game] Oh God! Clearly, it does not help my playing ability in the least! Do you see what you're doing to me, cat? Seriously, cut it out!''
396** LetsPlay/{{Chuggaaconroy}} has gotten distracted by his cats doing goofy or cute things in his ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'' LP.
397** A frequent guest on the ''[[WebVideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay Angriest Pat/Pat Stares At]]'' and ''Peach Saliva'' streams is their pet cat, Elmo. Despite Paige and Pat both being known for their [[DeadpanSnarker acerbic personalities]] and [[LikeAnOldMarriedCouple vitriol towards each other]] and [[VitriolicBestBuds their friends]], they both absolutely melt around Elmo and coo about how adorable, fluffy, and chubby he is.
398** LetsPlay/{{Gronkh}} frequently parodies this in the interaction with his ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' dogs.
399** Chorocojo Roxy went into a coma due to Cuteness Proximity Overload at one point. This trope is her hat, the same way that being a gamer girl is Sammy's, being a rage-spewing badass is Misty's, being the OnlySaneMan is Lady's, and being a sexy chick in a land full of rapey-rapeys is Roxy's cousin Foxy's.
400** WebVideo/{{Markiplier}} becomes fascinated by a tiny version of the boxes in an Amnesia custom story, dubbing it Tiny Box Tim. It's mentioned in another LP that he finds tiny versions of everyday objects adorable, such as baby shoes.
401** Steeler of LetsPlay/MarioPartyTV spends the entire [[VideoGame/MarioKart8 Shell Cup]] video gushing over how cute Baby Luigi is.
402** The guys of Creator/AchievementHunter are not immune to cooing over the cats, horses, tamed wolves, and baby animals in ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}''. A baby horse making dying noises when it got trapped in a block was enough to get all six of them to rush over to save it.
403** The LetsPlay/HypocriticalGamer tends to like cute little girls, and he makes a lot of comments about how cute [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Namine]] and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX Eiko]] are.
404** This has been known to occur with LetsPlay/{{raocow}} (a former cat-owner himself), most notably for the entirety of his playthrough of ''VideoGame/CatPlanet''. In other games, if he considers a given enemy or creature to be cute enough, he'll generally try to avoid hurting them, even if he could otherwise benefit from it.
405* ''WebVideo/ImAMarvelAndImADC'': Occurs every single time Random Cat shows up on [=BlogTV=].
406* Krimson Rogue of ''WebVideo/TheBookWasBetter'' has two cats who tend to disrupt his long form videos. Leia needs cuddles and attention. Ash, true to his full name of Ashtongue the Deathsworn, broke the book throne, yeeted himself into a wall and fell off the bed, prompting Krimson to stop recording at latter two incidents to go check on him. (he was fine)
407* ''WebVideo/OutsideXbox'': the Outside Xtra side channel is noted for being consistently distracted by cute things, such as kittens, small and wide-eyed Pokemon, and so on. In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZLtZCPmVe0 this video]] even Jane -- who is generally the TokenEvilTeammate -- gets distracted by them.
408** Ellen has this especially bad. She claims that her first time playing ''[[VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee Pokémon Let's Go, Eevee!]]'' ended with her breaking down in tears because of the unbearable cuteness of the noises Eevee makes when you give it scritches.
409** More recently, the channel put out a compilation video of every time Ellen lost it while playing ''VideoGame/{{Stray|2022}}''. The official count is 124. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzm68AsFKKg In the first two hours of gameplay.]]
410* LetsPlay/SimonLane blurts out a high-pitched "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWW!" whenever he encounters something cute in a game, particularly [[WebVideo/YogscastMinecraftSeries in Minecraft mods and updates]].
411* ''WebVideo/SMPLive'': Despite his serious-business facade, Schlatt tends to have a major soft spot for anything that melts his heart - whether that be Ty giving him a gift, or Zach's silly doorbell that makes a noise that greatly amuses him.
412* The ''Talking Animals'' channel on Website/YouTube has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxNg7ZP6E5E this video]] on the subject.
413* ''WebVideo/VGMyths'': [[https://youtu.be/tz84O4joUvo?t=623 The kitten finding missions]] in ''Bowser's Fury'' bring out an...interesting side of Gamechamp.
414--> '''Gamechamp:''' "Finally, there are three shines locked behind...AWWWWW IT'S A KITTY! IT'S A CAT! Uh, uh, we can't get the kitty! 'Cuz the kitty goes away! But we gotta get a cat! We gotta murder Bowser! Murder Bowser cat! Cat ride on cat! It's two kitties! Ohhh...it's a high cat! We need to get a cat up, up on...for, for cat! Gotta move, gotta move cat, make a moving cat! We can ascend kitties! Happy cats!"
415* ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'':
416** Marik, as shown in Episode 31:
417--->'''Marik:''' I shall defeat you and then conquer the world! Ahahahaha, Ahaha! Oh, hey, look, a bird! Isn't it just the cutest little guy? I mean, No! I-In my new world, all birds shall be enslaved! Especially this one, and he shall be named, Mr. Tweetums! For it is very evil! Ahahahahaha! Now be gone, Mr. Tweetums! I am trying to stalk my nemesis!
418** And later in Episode 43 even his evil alter ego, Melvin, is shown to have a soft spot for the bird.
419--->'''Melvin:''' I hate to burst your bubble but there's no-one in my head worth remembering... NO! Mr. Tweetums! I can't forget about him!
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422[[folder:Western Animation]]
423* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'': Sterling does this several times over the course of the series. Mostly to Cheryl's pet ocelot Babou.
424-->'''Archer:''' Lana, he remembers me!
425* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead'': The duo has this reaction to a baby goat that appears in the music video to Music/{{Soundgarden}}'s "Black Hole Sun".
426* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'': The smart-mouthed troublemaker Louise [[NotSoAboveItAll turns out to lose her composure very easily around cute baby animals]]. She even regularly visits a pet store with her mother just to cuddle with the puppies, and knows them all by name.
427* ''WesternAnimation/{{Centaurworld}}'': In "[[Recap/CentaurworldS1E7JohnnyTeatimesBeBestCompetitionAQuestForTheSash Johnny Teatime's Be Best Competition: A Quest for the Sash]]", Horse temporarily zones out from her mission to find the next part of the key to gush about how cute [[CuteKitten Johnny Teatime]] is.
428* ''WesternAnimation/CliffordsPuppyDays'': Clifford is extremely small, extremely cute, and tends to evoke this reaction, particularly in anyone seeing him for the first time.
429* ''WesternAnimation/DanVs'': Dan has this towards his cat [[GenderBlenderName Mr. Mumbles]]. She's so cute that Dan just can't get mad at her, even after she caused Chris to fall off the roof by launching him off with a catapult.
430* ''WesternAnimation/DocMcStuffins'':
431** Several of the characters have a tendency to behave this way around cute toys, animals or babies, particularly Doc herself and Lambie. Though both are professionals and can put it aside to get to work.
432** In "Toy Hospital: Waddly's Huggy Overload", Waddly Penguin has a bad case of this and startles both a horse and puppy until Doc and the others show her the proper way to meet and play with pets.
433* ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'': In "Swiper the Explorer", after another failed attempt at swiping from Dora and Boots, Swiper is about to retreat when he suddenly notices the lost baby fox and gushes over how cute he is, and even grows so fond of him that he temporarily abandons his antagonistic role to help Dora and Boots return him to his home.
434* ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'': Whenever Fred Flintstone, normally a rough-around-the-edges [[Series/TheHoneymooners Ralph Kramden]]-type, sees his daughter Pebbles, he goes all sweet and cute BumblingDad and starts to gush about his "little Pebbly-poo".
435* Happens in a ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'' episode, only the animal is rabid. Freakazoid names him "Foamy".
436* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'':
437** Weaponized by the natives of Thuban 9, or as we call them, [[spoiler:housecats]]. They intentionally utilize cuteness proximity to control the minds of the cast.
438** The Nibblonians are an ancient and powerful race, dating back to the beginning of the universe. Also the sworn opponents of the Brainspawn, who want to destroy the universe. Unfortunately, their cuteness means that no-one takes them seriously and people generally devolve into baby-talk around them. Not helped by their propensity for playing into this trope heavily (i.e. "Kitten-class starships").
439--->'''Fiona:''' The brains are weakening. Nibblonians to Nibble Stations. Prepare Cuddle Bug for deployment in 40 nibblets.\
440'''Nibbler:''' ''[he sighs]'' ...Sometimes I fear we ''are'' cute.\
441'''Fiona:''' Oh, niggle-shnoosh.
442** When someone devolves into baby talk around Nibblonians they tend to get rather irritated, though if Nibbler is any clue some actually develop a taste for that kind of treatment.
443** The mission to get honey from Space Bees in the episode "The Sting" would have gone without a hitch, had Leela not seen that baby queen bee and [[ImTakingHerHomeWithMe decided to take it with her]] (she had a good reason to, however).
444--->'''Leela:''' Aw, she's so cute! You adorable wittle, itty-bitty, fuzzy-wuzzy--\
445'''Fry:''' Leela! Stop bonding and let's ''go''! [[ItMakesSenseInContext I got jelly in my underpants!]]
446* ''WesternAnimation/GrojBand'': Laney had this reaction to a feral rat and a big dog that licked her face.
447* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' tries to weaponize this trope by turning a hamster (the class pet) into a giant monster. It ''does'' work, as the military is too busy gushing to fight back... but "Ultra Peepi" won't follow Zim's commands.
448* On ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'', this happens to Twinkles, a {{unicorn}}, to the point where even [[MadScientist Heloise]] is affected. The catch is that Twinkles is an OmnicidalManiac that makes repeated threats that no one takes seriously until he finally gives up and leaves.
449* In Episode 105 of ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'', this happens to Mr. Cat ([[OutOfCharacterMoment of all people]]) when he sees miniature versions of Kaeloo.
450* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'': Hank Hill has a mild case of this for his dog Ladybird. While an old dog, she is one of the few living things that the emotionally repressed Hank will show open and adoring affection and emotion for. Also his father Cotton, a gruff misogynist even ''more'' emotionally closed off than Hank, is similarly adoring of his baby boy Good Hank.
451* ''WesternAnimation/KipoAndTheAgeOfWonderbeasts'': Whenever Kipo Oak comes across a cute or fluffy animal she is overcome with the need to pet it. Even when she knows petting the baby Mega Bunnies is a bad idea she has to constantly remind herself not to pet them.
452* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'', Gantu captures experiment 254 (which Lilo named Mr. Stenchy) from Lilo's house and tries to send it to Dr. Hamsterveil. But even he isn't immune to affection of its cuteness and decides to keep it himself. He eventually starts doting on the experiment, much to 625's envy.
453* The series of Creator/ChuckJones cartoons with ''Marc Anthony and Pussyfoot'', starting with ''WesternAnimation/FeedTheKitty'', are fueled by this trope. Big, gruff bulldog Marc Anthony completely melts before adorable kitty Pussyfoot and becomes a [[LittleGuyBigBuddy staunch protector]] of the naïve kitten. Honestly, who wouldn't?
454* In ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack'', the dog in the episode "Rye Ruv Roo" [[spoiler:does a back flip]] and [[BigWordShout K'Nuckles]] [[spoiler:says "OOOH" in slow-motion]].
455-->'''Cap'n K'nukles:''' You might have Flap and the rich lady under yer spell, but it's gonna take more than ''that'' if yer gonna impress me--
456* ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'': A picture Molly shows of a duck in "The Qyah Ice Classic" causes Tooey and Vera to go "Awwwww!"
457* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
458** In her introductory scene, Fluttershy is a complete ShrinkingViolet, her attempts to introduce herself growing more squeaky and whispered when Twilight Sparkle tries to press her for her name. That is until she catches sight of Twilight's baby dragon Spike. She opens up immediately and carries on a conversation with Spike all the way back into town, which Twilight had to interrupt once they reached her home.
459** This introduction is repeated almost word-for-word in the movie ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls1'', where human Fluttershy is shy around human Twilight until she sees dog Spike.
460** As seen in the episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E12BabyCakes Baby Cakes]]", Pinkie Pie's usual response to Cuteness Proximity is an urge to burst into song -- even in the neonatal wing of the Ponyville hospital.
461** Sometimes averted by [[{{Tomboy}} Rainbow Dash]], who shows a remarkable resistance to the incredible cuteness of a cat offered to her by Fluttershy in the episode "May The Best Pet Win". She is still vulnerable to the cuteness of newborn foals and parasprites, though. She also can't resist giving her tortoise, Tank, a blink-and-you'll-miss-it nose rub before leaving on a trip.
462** The ponies are slow to realize the danger of the Parasprites in the episode "Swarm of the Century" because they're so caught up in how adorable they are. Fluttershy even starts the problem over again after the other four think it's over because she ''kept one''. Even knowing the danger and that they breed asexually with a tiny gestation period and are pretty much adults at birth. Only Pinkie Pie is not fooled by their cuteness and spends the majority of the episode assembling instruments for a one-pony-band which will get rid of them.
463* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': The moment Luz first lays her eyes on King, she goes completely nuts, hugs him tightly and talks to him as if he was the world's most adorable pet... much to his horror. Luz is far from the only one to fall for his charm of a pomeranian with a fox tail and Cubone head looking baby demon, which he hates because it makes him feel helpless and noone takes him seriously.
464* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'', the penguins are tasked with hatching an egg. Most of them don't last very long before succumbing to their brooding instinct despite their leader's insistence that they think manly thoughts. Then again, they may have been doing just that -- as Kowalski points out, "incubation ''is'' a guy thing for penguins". Cuteness Proximity comes up again in the episode "Cute-astrophe", when Private discovers how to turn his own cuteness up to [[ExaggeratedTrope 132%]], which makes people faint on sight.
465* The ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' episode "[[Recap/PhineasAndFerbMeaplessInSeattle Meapless in Seattle]]" features "cutonium", a substance which renders the drinker hypnotically, irresistibly cute, inducing effects of this kind in anyone who sees them. When Mitch drinks it, Meap warns everyone to cover their eyes. Phineas...doesn't, and he's basically incapacitated until Isabella snaps him out of it.
466-->'''Phineas:''' Aww! They're blasting away at each other with really cute death rays!
467* A ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' episode ends with [[SadistTeacher Miss Finster]], [[MeaningfulName Principal Prickly]] and [[AlphaBitch Ashley A]] adopting a stray kitten each and taking baby talk to them as they cuddle them excessively. Miss Finster had previously been established to have a fondness for cats -- turning on the baby talk after Spinelli rescued a cat from a tree, and alluding to leaving saucers of milk out for strays.
468* In ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'', upon meeting Catra, Scorpia immediately yells "Kitty!" and picks her up. Catra's [[FurryReminder response]] is as expected.
469* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
470** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E19SimpsonTide Simpson Tide]]", when all the guys join the Navy and their sub is filling up with water, their thoughts go to their loved ones. In Moe's thought balloon, he's stroking his kitty and talking baby talk to it before angrily turning to the audience shouting, "What are YOU lookin' at!?"
471** Mr Burns attempts to invoke this, along with AllGirlsLikePonies by bribing Lisa with a trio of cute ponies called Sugar Belle, Honeysuckle[[labelnote:*]](also the name of a ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' character voiced by Creator/NancyCartwright, voice actor of Bart Simpson)[[/labelnote]] and Dew Drop. She is indeed charmed by them, but manages to resist the temptation and tries to get them to run... the ponies don't react too nicely to this.
472* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':
473** [[KillerRabbit Puffy Fluffy]]'s cute state in "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS7E5KeepBikiniBottomBeautifulAPalForGary A Pal for Gary]]". [=SpongeBob=] is so touched by such that he only pays attention to him and not Gary, and scolding him for not being nice to his "friend". Naturally, this comes from [=SpongeBob=] ignoring the seller's warning that the pet hates other pets, and he's too enticed by the pet's cuteness to even listen.
474** In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS11E2SpotReturnsTheCheckUp Spot Returns]]", this trope is demonstrated by Karen, of all people. She's so happy to see Spot's new puppies that she experiences an overload and spends most of the episode undergoing a system reboot. Once she's back online, she's quite pleased to see even more amoeba puppies.
475* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance'': In "[[Recap/StarWarsResistanceS1E11Bibo Bibo]]", this is Neeku Vozo's reaction to seeing the titular character, a small sea creature that he immediately adopts as his new pet. Kaz and Synara, on the other hand, are {{squick}}ed, in part due to Bibo's strong stench.
476* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': In "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E21CatchAndRelease Catch and Release]]", it's revealed that the villain [[spoiler:Peridot]] is, in reality, only as tall as Steven and appears to be wearing footy pajamas. Upon learning this, rather than actually asking the question he freed her to ask, Steven is completely distracted by how adorable [[spoiler:Tinydot]] is. A similar effect applied to the fandom, who rapidly created a meme about ignoring the big revelations in that episode to gush over the cuteness of "Smol Child". [[spoiler:Peridot]] HatesBeingCalledCute, and even has some cat-like habits like running away on all four or hissing when scared. Propensity for CatSmile also comes in.
477* ''WesternAnimation/SymBionicTitan'': Lance is initially suspicious of the alien creature Ilana brings home, although he's taken in by how adorable it is (and tries naming it after a warrior from his home planet).
478* A challenge on ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' has the contestants have to carry napping, adorable babies through sound sensitive areas. Max, the very definition of EvilIsHammy, is surprisingly vulnerable to the little babies, as he [[BabyTalk baby talks]] to his consistently and becomes all mushy. In the end, he even tries to keep the baby, having grown quite attached to it.
479-->'''Max:''' Stay evil, my mini minion!
480* Happens to [[TheStoic Prowl]], [[TheQuietOne of all people,]] in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''. In one episode [[spoiler:they get [[HumanityEnsues turned into humans]] -- you couldn't see that coming, could you? At one point they end up eating in Burger Bot, and]] Prowl plays ''Peek-A-Boo'' with a baby. It's adorable, [[spoiler:but it [[LotusEaterMachine never really happened]]... bummer]].
481* ''WesternAnimation/UglyAmericans''. A werewolf was on trial for tearing a man's arm off, and there was very clear evidence of what he did. The werewolf had a giant baby as a lawyer though, whose only defence was taking a giant bowl of spaghetti and dumping it on his head like a baby does. The judge thought it was adorable and dismissed the charges.
482* On ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'', a lot of cats pounce on Dr. Orpheus in one episode, leading him to giggle and say "They smell ''my'' cat!"
483* When ''WesternAnimation/TheWeekenders'' find themselves at the mall's Petting Zoo, Carver tries to pretend he's not affected by all the cute animals...until he spots a bunny.
484* On ''WesternAnimation/WildAnimalBabyExplorers'', the explorers often find the animals they explore to be cute, especially the baby ones, and want to pet them. They have to be reminded by Miss Sally or their fellow explorers that wild animals are, well, wild, and therefore shouldn't be touched, only observed.
485* In "Here's Ollie" on ''WesternAnimation/WonderPets'', the Wonder Pets surrender to this upon meeting bunny Ollie's little sister [[BunniesForCuteness Omee]], much to the dismay of Ollie, who feels he should [[ItsAllAboutMe always be the center of attention.]]
486* It is a weakness of WesternAnimation/WordGirl in one episode, in which a villain called "The Butcher" (who is just a guy obsessed with meat) owns a kitten and discover that whenever [=WordGirl=] gets close to the cute kitty, she gets distracted. Justified, since [=WordGirl=] is a little girl.
487* ''WesternAnimation/WorkItOutWombats'': In "Gift For a Fish," Zadie ends up cooing over how cute the baby fish are.
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491* Creator/SimonCowell:
492** On ''Series/TheXFactor'' and ''Series/AmericanIdol''. He is actually a vegetarian and animal lover, and his [[CausticCritic meanness]] fades away whenever any auditionee brings their pet dog into the audition room. (If Music/PaulaAbdul is sitting next to him, the amount of time between when ''[[TheHeart she]]'' starts to melt and ''he'' does can be measured in milliseconds -- if that.)
493** Happened again to Simon during auditions for ''Series/BritainsGotTalent'' when Connie Talbot (6 at the time) sang the most adorable rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", and he damn near cried. (It helped that Talbot sang better than a lot of adults on the show.)
494** Whenever someone brings a dog, he usually ends up holding it in his lap. It's likely that there have been more than a few cunning contestants who have taken advantage of this.
495* TruthInTelevision: many people are quite fond of cute things. Let's face it; there's a reason why funny animal and child videos are some of the most viewed/highest rated on Website/YouTube/Break/video-aggregator-site-of-choice.
496* Cute animals have been used to rehabilitate prisoners.
497* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKhZzGR5tYU These]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52duiUapITQ cute]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8-LF_lNESE tykes]]. Takes ChildrenAreInnocent to a whole new level.
498* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epUk3T2Kfno This]] video of two sea otters napping. While ''holding hands''. Judging by the cooing in the background, everyone around is in dangerously close proximity.
499* This is a known phenomenon in the study of linguistics. It has been termed "motherese" (among others) but is known to happen to pretty much anyone holding a baby. There is a raft of theories as to why this happens. However, there are probably some exceptions, seeing as some people find babies the opposite of cute, though often they will do the same thing to a puppy or a kitten. Baby talking to pets is officially known as pet directed speech.
500* This little fellow, who in the opinion of the guy playing with him, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bmhjf0rKe8 "looks like a little monkey"]].
501* Creator/KristenBell is usually seen as a very smart and sensible girl. She also has a serious weak spot for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5jw3T3Jy70 sloths]]. So much so that when her husband was able to bring a sloth to her house for her birthday, she was moved to tears before she had even seen them. When she was on Ellen Degeneres's talk show, Ellen merely hinted that there was a sloth there, and it was enough to send her into tears all over again.
502* Whenever there's a child in a Creator/DougWalker Q&A panel, you can be assured his normal eloquence will take a backseat to cooing over them.
503* "[[HypocriticalHumor I'm not big on cats at all, traditionally]]," says Creator/DavidTennant, over footage of him [[https://youtu.be/VHp0mYhKito playing with a kitten]] and refusing to put it down. The comments on the video itself have shades of this, too. It's ''[[PrettyBoy David Tennant]]'' holding a ''kitten!''
504* It's been theorized that the reason puppies are so cute is to do with selective breeding. Humans were more likely to raise (and thus protect) [[PuppyDogEyes dogs that evoked the same response as children]]. Therefore, those dogs were more likely to survive and breed. Or, alternatively, dogs with mental traits that made them better equipped to interact with humans (friendlier, less territorial, and less dominant) also tended to have physical traits that gave them an overall more puppy-like appearance because, in part, grown dogs both act and look more like puppies than grown wolves do. This also may have had something to do with cat domestication as well, although it's worth noting that housecats' [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildcat wild ancestors]] are about as cute as domesticated cats. ''Yes they are! Oh, yes they are!'' However, they lack the distinctive "meow" vocalization of the domestic cat, which is known to drive humans mad with cuteness.
505* [[ThoseWackyNazis Nazis?]] [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/f6/98/d5/f698d58d7201bbdb19d66377f13a3704.jpg Meet kitten.]] This picture is also the page image for PetTheDog. [[https://web.archive.org/web/20131026203058/http://naziswithcats.tumblr.com/ A whole blog devoted to that exact concept.]]
506* Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) brought her newborn daughter, Maile, to the Senate floor to cast a vote. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNOmQhBD-3o The result was predictable.]]
507* [[https://www.facebook.com/hknowstore/videos/1768894836462935/ This video]] is ''supposed to'' be of Calvin Fan demonstrating his store's latest addition, Eitan's Tri-Cube; but try watching it without once being distracted by the antics of his cute 18-month-old daughter in the background.
508* [[https://i.imgur.com/tZN4pN4.mp4 HRH The Prince of Wales]], to quote one commenter "greets the most important person in the room first". (This is entirely in character for His Royal Highness, who is well known as an animal lover.)
509* An Uber driver [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdOnyonCTjk&t=184s brings his one-month old puppy to work with him.]] Every one of his passengers immediately sees it and melts.
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