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| 7 | [[caption-width-right:350:Can't get more evil than [[{{Dracula}} the Prince of Darkness himself]].]] |
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| 9 | ->''"If you doubt your courage or your strength, come no further. For death awaits you all with nasty, big, pointy teeth!"'' |
| 10 | -->-- '''Tim the Enchanter''', ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'' |
| 11 | |
| 12 | You know, fangs. Those pointy things that, whenever they're in the mouth of someone or something, usually [[RedRightHand indicate]] that they're [[DarkIsNotEvil probably]] evil and/or badass and probably looking for an excuse to [[HairTriggerTemper bite you with them]]. They're usually paired with FemmeFatalons and PointyEars to create a predatory look, and they're ''[[SpikesOfVillainy pointy]]'' [[EvilIsCool so very...very pointy]]! And really, what's the [[{{Pun}} point]] in having pointy teeth if you don't do stuff with them like rip apart the flesh of the living? [[MundaneUtility Opening beer cans for kicks? Removing the shrink wrap from DVD boxes?]] |
| 13 | |
| 14 | [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Werewolves]], [[{{Dracula}} vampires]], and [[OurMonstersAreDifferent monsters in general]] make this trope very common. It indicates that the creature in question is probably predatory and that you have dropped a rung on the food chain. The prey animal instinct in us never fails to feel wary about teeth that look like weapons and writers have always known to make use of a PrimalFear. Of course, it helps that the canines were specifically evolved for ripping and tearing flesh. |
| 15 | |
| 16 | For trope purposes, this includes fangs, tusks, [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily and an entire jaw of purposely sharpened teeth]]. SnakesAreSinister may or may not involve this; not all snakes have fangs, but big fangs are associated with the vipers, dangerous and scary [[PoisonIsEvil venomous]] snakes. CuteLittleFangs is usually the GoodCounterpart to this trope, but the two can overlap if the writer is trying to invoke CuteIsEvil. May be paired with HornedHumanoid for a demonic look. Related to ScaryTeeth. May also involve {{Phlegmings}}. |
| 17 | |
| 18 | [[noreallife]] |
| 19 | ---- |
| 20 | !!Examples |
| 21 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 22 | |
| 23 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 24 | * The Oni in ''Manga/AoNoFuuin'' are always depicted with long fangs, used of course to eat [[ImAHumanitarian human flesh]]. |
| 25 | * Yujiro from ''Manga/BakiTheGrappler''. His fangs seem to have grown since he started fighting for pleasure, and developed the demon shaped back muscles on his body. |
| 26 | %%* Ashley from ''Manga/BetrayalKnowsMyName''. |
| 27 | * AxCrazy {{Shinigami}} Grelle Sutcliffe from ''Manga/BlackButler'' has a mouth full of [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily shark teeth]]. Just to drive the point home, she reveals them immediately after being caught red-handed [[spoiler:performing the last of the UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper murders]]. |
| 28 | * Johannes Krauser II, from ''Manga/DetroitMetalCity''. Krauser is actually the main character [[ShrinkingViolet Negishi's]] shocking and violent [[KayfabeMusic stage persona]], complete with an intimidating costume. The fangs always appear when Negishi puts on the costume and make up but, at least in the OVA series, it's never shown whether he puts them on as part of the costume, or if they just inexplicably grow when he takes on the role of Krauser. |
| 29 | * In ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', this is subverted with both [[HeelFaceTurn Piccolo]] and the introduction of his race, the Namekians. Despite even having PointyEars and claw-like nails, they're mostly gentle, simple villagers -- even the few warriors among them only seem to act in self-defense. |
| 30 | * ''Manga/ExcelSaga'': Excel Excel's {{Cute Little Fang|s}} would be a DoubleSubversion. Since her introduction in the ''Daitenjin'' manga, she's been the PerkyFemaleMinion of an EvilOverlord. Even her Angelic side has been arrested for murder. |
| 31 | * ''Manga/Eyeshield21'': |
| 32 | ** Taken to its logical conclusion by Hiruma. ''All'' of his teeth are fangly, they're visible pretty much any time he opens his mouth (which is often), and when you see them, [[CheshireCatGrin he's definitely being a dangerous trickster]]. |
| 33 | ** Played straight with Kamiya Taiga of the Magaki Wolves, whose little fang is just one of the many lupine qualities he has. |
| 34 | * In ''Manga/FairyTail'', all Dragon Slayers have fangs, the sizes of which seems to reflect the personality of the character. Shy Wendy has two pairs of little ones; exuberant Natsu has two pairs of medium sized ones, or sometimes two rows of them, if his mouth is wide open and dark; and brooding Gajeel's teeth are huge and sharp all the time. |
| 35 | * In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', the homunculus Greed, who, for some reason, has shark-like teeth, is an example. [[spoiler:Kinda...while the homunculi are the antagonists for the series, Greed's also the least homicidal of the group and the only one to pull not only a HeelFaceTurn, but also a HeroicSacrifice.]] |
| 36 | * 9th from ''Manga/FutureDiary'' in her more crazy and villainous moments tends to be draw with fang-looking teeth. |
| 37 | * In ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'', every vampire is shown to have a full mouth of razor-sharp teeth. |
| 38 | ** This trope is often [[CuteLittleFangs subverted]] with Seras, but she later double-subverts it when [[spoiler:she drinks Pip Bernadotte's blood, becoming a full vampire.]] |
| 39 | ** They seem only to have the mouthful of fangs when they choose to; even Alucard has given a few wide smiles without showing anything sharp. Makes sense, considering how fluid their physiology seems to be in general. |
| 40 | * Both subverted ''and'' played straight in ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'', and by the same character: the main character has CuteLittleFangs most of the time, but when he transforms into his AxCrazy SuperPoweredEvilSide, his fangs grow longer and get distinctly more terrifying. It makes perfect sense for Inuyasha who is half ''dog'' demon. |
| 41 | * ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': |
| 42 | ** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood Phantom Blood]]'': When someone puts on [[ArtifactOfDoom the Mesoamerican Stone Mask]] and splashes it with blood, it turns the wearer into a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampiric monster]]. |
| 43 | ** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]'': Mannish Boy, the EnfantTerrible, has this as a tell-tale sign that he's evil despite being an infant. |
| 44 | * Shadow Link from ''Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords2004'' starts growing fangs and sharp fingers during his VillainousBreakdown. |
| 45 | * In ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'', the female humanoid adorned on the [[EnemyWithout berserked self-defense program]] comes with four pointy fangs. They wonderfully complement her [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]], [[MarkOfTheBeast red lines]], [[FullFrontalAssault naked body]], and other traits that complete her appearance as the OmnicidalManiac [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt out to destroy your world]]. |
| 46 | * In ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', Kyouko balances between this and CuteLittleFangs. Sure, she might be mischievous, but that definitely does not stop her from being [[AxCrazy c]][[SociopathicHero r]][[AntiHero a]][[BloodKnight z]][[CombatPragmatist y]]. |
| 47 | * ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'': |
| 48 | ** The [[AlwaysChaoticEvil less morally righteous]] folk and many non-human creatures usually have more intimidating fangs than [[CuteLittleFangs the usual endearing variety]]. |
| 49 | ** The half-demon half-dragon Valgaav has the most menacing fangs, while the affable demonic priest Xellos has a smaller, but no less scary set. Creatures such as trolls and werewolves also have fangs. |
| 50 | ** The [[CursedWithAwesome cursed chimera]] Zelgadis also has a set of less-than-adorable fang-like teeth on his upper jaw, but they're almost never seen unless he's completely livid. |
| 51 | * Viral from ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' is a crossbreed of human, cat, and shark -- with the teeth to match. [[spoiler: It's subverted by his NobleDemon tendencies and his eventual HeelFaceTurn, though.]] |
| 52 | * When Galvatron is resurrected as Super Megatron in ''[[Manga/TransformersZone Transformers: Return of Convoy]]'', he gains a set of fangs. |
| 53 | * In ''Anime/WolfsRain'', the wolves' fangs don't mean they're evil (being the main characters, they're portrayed very sympathetically), but it ''certainly'' means they're dangerous. The wolves are realistically drawn, and on top of that, the animators added wolf growls/snarls at the appropriate times. |
| 54 | [[/folder]] |
| 55 | |
| 56 | [[folder:Asian Animation]] |
| 57 | * ''Animation/HappyHeroes'': While under the effects of the Planet Gray virus in Season 5, Doctor H. has a small fang pointing upwards in his mouth, whereas the normal Doctor H. has no fangs at all. |
| 58 | [[/folder]] |
| 59 | |
| 60 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 61 | %% * Anti-Sonic in ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' after he turns into Scourge. |
| 62 | * The symbiotes of the ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' franchise are interesting; when a symbiote possesses someone good, there's no mouth, but when it possesses someone bad, there's a mouth full of fangs. Toxin in particular showcases both, as when the host is in control, it has no mouth, and gains fangs when the symbiote takes over. |
| 63 | * ''[[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Wonder Woman 600]]'': The Ivan Reis, Oclair Albert and Rod Reis collaboration depicts Medusa with long fangs, which she's still baring and snapping after her head is cut off. |
| 64 | [[/folder]] |
| 65 | |
| 66 | [[folder:Comic Strips]] |
| 67 | * ''ComicStrip/{{Candorville}}'' directly correlates the size of the fangs with the evil of whatever has them--Susan's dog even gets bigger fangs when it's being scary than when it's being friendly. It's uncertain whether this is an artistic conceit or something else, given that [[spoiler:the dog is apparently an evil shapeshifter, as is every fanged humanoid that has changed its fang length at one point or another.]] |
| 68 | * ''ComicStrip/ScaryGary'': Subverted as of Gary’s [[HeelFaceTurn retirement]] before the series started, though going by what Leopold remembers, Gary was a shining example of a ruthless murderous vampire back in his heyday. |
| 69 | [[/folder]] |
| 70 | |
| 71 | [[folder:Gamebooks]] |
| 72 | * The Helghast in the ''Literature/LoneWolf'' series have fangs in their bottom jaw. |
| 73 | [[/folder]] |
| 74 | |
| 75 | [[folder:Films -- Animated]] |
| 76 | * Several Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon villains have prominent fang-like teeth, including the actual supernatural beings like [[WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}} Hades]] (''all'' of his teeth are pointy) and [[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Maleficent]], but also some evil humans like [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Jafar]] (in snake form) and [[WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} Shan-Yu]]. |
| 77 | ** The Beast's fangs in ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' are more clearly and individually drawn whenever he’s supposed to look threatening. |
| 78 | * ''WesternAnimation/FreddieAsFRO7'': El Supremo has these, seemingly for no other reason than that he's evil. |
| 79 | * Marvin [=McNasty=], the main villain of ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppiesAndTheLegendOfBigPaw'', has enormous sharp teeth. |
| 80 | [[/folder]] |
| 81 | |
| 82 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 83 | * The cannibal tribe of ''Film/TheColony2013'' are identified by their sharpened teeth. |
| 84 | * ''Film/CountYorga'' and his brides have some rather bat-like fangs in their mouths. |
| 85 | * In ''Film/DeathFactory'', the virus has transformed Alexa's teeth into razor sharp metal fangs resembling [[ScaryTeeth shark's teeth]]. |
| 86 | * While fangs are now considered a standard part of {{Dracula}}'s appearance, it wasn't until the 1953 Turkish film ''Drakula İstanbul'da'' (''Dracula in Istanbul'') that the character first sported them onscreen, and not until Film/{{Hammer|Horror}}'s ''Film/HorrorOfDracula'' in 1958 were they truly codified. |
| 87 | * The page quote, from ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'' refers to a creature notable for its frontal sharp teeth... [[KillerRabbit a rabbit]]. |
| 88 | * ''Film/{{Nosferatu}}'' is interesting, because Count Orlock's fangs, rather than being his canines, are his front teeth, giving him a ratlike appearance and causing him to look far more grotesque than most vampires. |
| 89 | * The Headless Horseman in ''Film/SleepyHollow1999'' had [[ScaryTeeth filed teeth]] before his decapitation. (and once he gets his head back,[[note]]although the skull has normal teeth...[[/note]], he uses those fangs to plant a bloody kiss on the woman who had been controlling him) |
| 90 | * Venom naturally has sharp teeth in ''Film/SpiderMan3''. Oddly enough, Eddie Brock still has sharp teeth even when the symbiote recedes to show his face. |
| 91 | * ''Film/WonderWoman1984'': In their final battle, Diana sees Barbara in her [[CatGirl cheetah-like form]] for the first time and gasps, "What did you do?" Barbara's only response is to smile, showing that she has fangs as well. |
| 92 | [[/folder]] |
| 93 | |
| 94 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 95 | * Despite [[AgentMulder Chester's]] claims about Literature/{{Bunnicula}} having fangs ([[CuteLittleFangs and cute ones, at that!]]), [[SubvertedTrope this trope is subverted]]. |
| 96 | * In the ''Literature/ChroniclesOfTheKencyrath'', those Randir personally bound (i.e., loyal and magically sworn) to their house's EvilMatriarch Rawneth file their teeth to sharp points. |
| 97 | * Every time Vlad in ''Literature/CountAndCountess'' is about to take a bite out of someone, he grins. The glimpse of artificially sharpened teeth serves as the victim's first and last warning. |
| 98 | * A tribe in ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' sharpens their teeth to points. Not for any particular reason; apparently, they just like the effect when they grin. |
| 99 | * ''Literature/FengshenYanyi'': |
| 100 | ** Almost all the evil Immortals and Taoists fighting for the Shang Dynasty are described with "fangs jutting from their lips" (which would technically make them tusks, if you want to be pedantic) and tend to be AffablyEvil but determinated to kill their opponents and their mortal friends. The sole exception is the grotesque Leizhenzi, who as part of his transformation gets a beak-like snout and tusks, but is one of the heroes. |
| 101 | ** The vampires have these, of course. Even the ones who aren't interested in biting people. |
| 102 | * [[DarkActionGirl Enobaria]], one of the Victors from ''Literature/TheHungerGames'', is infamous for having ripped out a Tribute's throat in the Games she won. Afterwards, she had her teeth sharpened to a point and inlaid with gold. |
| 103 | * Completely {{inverted|Trope}} with the [[FishPeople hydrites]] from the German SF series ''Maddrax''. Although they have dangerous-looking teeth, they are a species of peaceful herbivores. |
| 104 | * In ''Literature/{{Magnus}}'', all the Fallen Angels have vampiric fangs to signify their evilness. |
| 105 | * The 'possessed' in ''Literature/TheNightsDawnTrilogy'' have the ability to shapeshift their form and often take on the appearance of monsters of legend. Several of the first ones to appear keep their appearance, but with fangs, presumably in imitation of vampires. |
| 106 | * ''Literature/ShadesChildren'': Silver Sun, one of the overlords and the progenitor of the invasion, has her teeth filed to points, which gives her a ferocious smile. |
| 107 | * The Mixitor in ''Literature/Spaceforce2012'' are not real supernatural vampires, but they can still extrude venomous fangs and sink them into the neck of their prey. |
| 108 | * This may be why the mostly-friendly vampires of ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' are ''literally'' fangless. Subverted in that vampires who eat humans far outnumber ones who don't, and yet all vampires lack fangs. Apparently their teeth are sharp enough without being pointy. |
| 109 | * ''Literature/VarneyTheVampire'' was the first vampire to have fangs. Despite how bad that book is generally considered to be, fangs have caught on enough for ''{{Dracula}}'' to have them. (In [[Literature/{{Dracula}} Bram Stoker's original novel]], the Count is described as having "peculiarly sharp white teeth" but no mention is made of fangs as such.) |
| 110 | ** Most of the vampires found in folklore around the world had a piercing tongue or mosquito-like proboscis for sucking blood. It was only in European Gothic literature of the 19th century that fangs caught on as their indispensable physical characteristic. |
| 111 | *** The Anzati, vampire-like aliens in the Star Wars Universe, are like the former. Except they suck brains instead of blood. |
| 112 | * In ''Literature/{{Watersong}}'', even in human form, the sirens' teeth are elongated into fangs, hinting at their carnivorous nature. |
| 113 | * In ''Literature/{{Wicked}}'', Elphaba was born with a full set of sharp fangs, and it was a painful and nightmarish experience for her mother to try breastfeeding. But as she grew older, her fangs fell out and were replaced with normal teeth. |
| 114 | * A card played by Elves against Humans in ''Literature/TheWitcher'' Saga. Humans have canine teeth, and therefore are ''clearly'' hardly better than wild beasts. Incidentally, Elves in the Witcherverse are herbivorous. |
| 115 | * ''Literature/{{Wulfrik}}'' was born with a mouth full of wolflike fangs instead of teeth, marking him as chosen by the Ruinous Powers (chosen meaning he eventually became a HeroKiller as the High Executioner of Chaos). He can bite through iron with them, and it doesn't seem to affect his diction in any way. |
| 116 | * The Zombies from ''Literature/ZombieBlondes'', have mouths filled with piranha-like teeth. |
| 117 | [[/folder]] |
| 118 | |
| 119 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 120 | * ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': The phrase "Well, ''duh''" would appear to be indicated on this one. Franchise/{{Buffyverse}} vampires are [[AlwaysChaoticEvil soulless and evil by definition]], with [[{{Series/Angel}} one]] notable [[TokenHeroicOrc exception]]. |
| 121 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'': In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E11Utopia Utopia]]", the savage, cannibalistic Futurekind sport fangs. |
| 122 | * ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': Vampires use their fangs to bite and/or tear into the neck of their human victims, and they typically exsanguinate their prey to death. |
| 123 | * The Sidhe in ''Series/Merlin2008'' have filed teeth, but they're otherwise so tiny and unintimidating that they may well qualify as CuteLittleFangs. |
| 124 | * Invoked in ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'', sort of. JD has a few {{Imagine Spot}}s in which he is Dr. Acula and vants to suck teh blood. |
| 125 | * ''Franchise/StarTrek'': |
| 126 | ** Attempted, to complete failure, with the Ferengi in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''. The Ferengi sharpen all their teeth regularly, but somehow still look goofy. The whole "being short wrinkly bald guys" thing probably has a lot to do with that. |
| 127 | ** On the other hand, the Klingons often pull it off. In [[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS01E01E02BrokenBow the first episode]] of ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'', Reed mentions with some apprehension that Klingons reputedly "sharpen their teeth before battle". Depending on which episode of ''Franchise/StarTrek'' you're watching, the Klingons might be "Fangs are Tough" rather than "Fangs are Evil." |
| 128 | * In ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', hunters will check for fangs when they suspect a being may be a vampire. Many monsters have fangs in this series, but a vampire's fangs are retractable. |
| 129 | * ''Series/TrueBlood'': Interestingly, the vampires don't have their fangs on the canine teeth as standard, but rather on the teeth right before the canines. They also make a flick sound when they extend and retract, like a switch blade. It's worth a mention that the fangs themselves are usually not the most frightening, but the reveal of a character thought to be human having them is, leading to many an OhCrap moment. Most notably, a truly shocking scene during the fifth season: |
| 130 | -->'''Mike Spencer:''' I came to look at the body.\ |
| 131 | '''Sookie:''' What body?\ |
| 132 | '''Mike Spencer:''' Yours. ''[FANGS]'' |
| 133 | [[/folder]] |
| 134 | |
| 135 | [[folder:Pinball]] |
| 136 | * The robot snake in ''Pinball/{{Viper}}'' uses this to establish its menace. |
| 137 | [[/folder]] |
| 138 | |
| 139 | [[folder:Professional Wrestling]] |
| 140 | * Mr. 450 wore fangs in World Wrestling League promotional photos, seemingly for this effect after putting away baby {{face}} Sensacional Carlitos in their "final battle".[[/folder]] |
| 141 | |
| 142 | [[folder:Tabletop Games]] |
| 143 | * In ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' (and quite a few other fantasy works), sharp teeth are standard-issue for evil humanoids--[[OurGoblinsAreDifferent goblins, hobgoblins, bugbears]], [[OurOrcsAreDifferent orcs]], [[TheOgre ogres]], [[AllTrollsAreDifferent trolls]], etc. |
| 144 | * In ''TabletopGame/VampireTheRequiem'', this is a good way to tell a Kindred's mood. Generally, retracted fangs = good mood = [[ManipulativeBastard keep watch]], showing fangs = angry, [[HorrorHunger hungry]], or [[SuperpoweredEvilSide frenzying]] = RUN! |
| 145 | * ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'': |
| 146 | ** Subverted by the [[Literature/SpaceWolf Space Wolves]], an army of {{Boisterous Bruiser}}s who are about as close to good guys as the setting gets and are notable for having elongated canines. Since these grow longer as the Wolves get older, their veterans are even known as Long Fangs. |
| 147 | ** Also subverted by the Blood Angels, who have fangs as part of their vampire motif and are also among the nobler SpaceMarine chapters. Unless they hit the [[UnstoppableRage Black Rage]], in which case things can get... ugly. |
| 148 | ** And then played straight with the [[HordeOfAlienLocusts Tyranids]], an alien race devoted to devouring all life in the galaxy. |
| 149 | ** Also played straight the [[DarkIsEvil Night Lords]], particularly their Primarch [[TheCowl Konrad Curze]]. They happen to be the cruelest of Space Marine chapters, being devoted to terror tactics. |
| 150 | * Invoked by the Dark Elves in ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'', who don't have fangs naturally, but sometimes file their teeth to points as a fashion statement. |
| 151 | [[/folder]] |
| 152 | |
| 153 | [[folder:Toys]] |
| 154 | * ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'': The more humanoid villains often had fang-like details as part of their heads or masks, compared to the heroes, whose masks were usually more abstract or at least less fearsome-looking. In particular, the 2006 toyline introduced the Piraka, who had new "skull" pieces that prominently featured a massive set of chompers plus a rubbery face that fitted over it to turn it into a sneer, grimace, or SlasherSmile as appropriate. In contrast, the heroic Toa Inika released later that year also had sculpted mouths on their masks, but theirs were smaller and less grotesque. |
| 155 | [[/folder]] |
| 156 | |
| 157 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 158 | * In ''VideoGame/TwoDark'', Doggy Doug's mouth is full of steel sharp teeth. |
| 159 | * ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'': |
| 160 | ** The Interpol agent Shi-Lang has sharp fangs to compliment his wolflike nature. He hates prosecutors, arrests people for little to no reason, and is a bit of a jerk to Edgeworth. However, he is presented sympathetically [[spoiler: and even provides a BigDamnHeroes moment when he gets Alba's diplomatic immunity revoked.]] |
| 161 | ** Played straight with Furio Tigre, an intimidating and badly tanned loan shark who, through a PaperThinDisguise and everyone else being idiots, managed to actually impersonate Phoenix Wright because they had the same spiky hair. |
| 162 | * The monsters of ''Videogame/{{Evolve}}'' tend to have these. Averted with the Goliath whose teeth are actually blunt and peg-like, but still look jagged and vicious. |
| 163 | * In ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'', [[spoiler:Marx]] gets fangs after [[spoiler:Nova grants his wish to rule Popstar]]. In ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'', his fangs get bigger when [[spoiler:he is resurrected as the final boss]]. |
| 164 | * ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': |
| 165 | ** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'': Though it's not clear in the game itself, official artworks often depict Ganon having a mouth full of sharp teeth along with tusks. |
| 166 | ** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'': Ganondorf is shown with protruding canine teeth on his lower jaw. |
| 167 | * ''Franchise/MortalKombat'''s Baraka and Mileena! Baraka, as well as the rest of the [[http://mortalkombat.wikia.com/wiki/Tarkata Tarkatans]], could send a shark running with a single grin. Mileena, a half-human, half Tarkatan EvilTwin of Kitana, inherits the hardware, though she keeps it hidden behind a veil. |
| 168 | * ''VideoGame/PrayerOfTheFaithless'': The monsterous Serpents of the Darkwoods have their fangs on display. |
| 169 | * [[MonsterClown Needles "Sweet Tooth" Kane]] has these in ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal: Head On'' as a part of his ExpressiveMask. In his ending [[spoiler:[[MorphicResonance Calypso's teeth become sharp]] when Needles does a FreakyFridayFlip with him]]. |
| 170 | * The ''VideoGame/{{Unreal}}'' series has this in spades. In [[VideoGame/{{UnrealI}} the first game]], two of the three big time enemy alien species, the Skaarj and their bio-engineered heavy assault units, the Brutes, have tusks protruding from their lower jaws (the Skaarj's are particularly large). The only other mook species that fits their bill, the Krall, have quite a nasty set of them by the time ''VideoGame/UnrealTournamentIII'' rolls by. |
| 171 | * ''VideoGame/TheWitcher'' has a weird variation on this trope. This is one of the reasons [[OurElvesAreDifferent elves tend to look down on humans.]] Elves in the Witcherverse have no canine teeth, while humans do. So, ''clearly'' humans are just savage beasts in many of their minds; they even have fangs! |
| 172 | * ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'': Sho Minamimoto the [[OneWingedAngel lion's]] teeth look like they could take off an arm. |
| 173 | * As of patch 3.0, Night Elves in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' have fangs to show off their feral nature. And Orcs and Trolls have ''tusks''. |
| 174 | [[/folder]] |
| 175 | |
| 176 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 177 | * ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Many types of [[AnimalisticAbomination Grimm]] will have sharp, powerful elongated fangs, especially if they're based on animals that naturally have fangs, such as the King Taijitu (a snake Grimm). The Grimm [[KillAllHumans hunt humans and Faunus]], and fangs tend to emphasise how dangerous and predatory the Grimm are designed to be. |
| 178 | * In Daria Cohen's ''WebAnimation/TheVampair'' series, Missi is a normal human woman before being corrupted by Duke's staff. After? She sports a nice set of chompers. Duke Zigzags this, as while he’s clearly amoral, he seems more mischievous than malicious. |
| 179 | [[/folder]] |
| 180 | |
| 181 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 182 | * In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', when Pandora's evil side comes to the fore she [[http://egscomics.com/comic/2007-01-10 often]] [[http://egscomics.com/comic/2009-11-11 sports]] [[http://egscomics.com/comic/2017-07-05 fangs]]. |
| 183 | * ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'': In a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]], most of the time Florence doesn't show teeth, even when talking, but when [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff100/fv00098.htm she smiles]], people start getting awfully cooperative, for some odd reason. |
| 184 | * ''Webcomic/GhostsOfTheFuture'''s resident evil AI, Nicole, sports a pretty savage pair of chompers, much more noticeable than her original appearance in ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics''. |
| 185 | * And, of course, ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' has [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily Jagerkin]]. Although many of them have a BoisterousBruiser bent and fight alongside the good guys ([[GreyAndGreyMorality for a certain value of good]]). |
| 186 | * Zimmy in ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' has her mouth full of jagged, sharp teeth. She has a hostile, insensitive personality, but she's hardly evil, making her something of an aversion. |
| 187 | ** Coyote's teeth are normally flat squares, completely unnatural for his canine mouth. [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1091 But when he does something nasty...]] |
| 188 | * ''Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons'': [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Crimson Devils]] and upwards have fangs, as does OmnicidalManiac Jagganoth. |
| 189 | * Richard of ''Webcomic/LookingForGroup'' seems to have fangs under that cowl of his, if the x-ray vision we were treated to by troll shamans in an early page is anything to go by. |
| 190 | * ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': |
| 191 | ** This is part of [[spoiler:Vaarsuvius']] PaintItBlack switch after that character [[spoiler:accepts a DealWithTheDevil.]] |
| 192 | ** The Always Evil [[OurGoblinsAreDifferent Goblinoids]] of this 'verse have fangs AND tusks. Eat your heart out. |
| 193 | * Daniel in ''Webcomic/UnDivine'' is growing fangs as part of his transformation into some sort of demon. |
| 194 | * ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'': Murkoph, a serial rapist, murderer and cannibal, has a set of fangs that makes him look vaguely like a vampire. Due to his [[HealingFactor physical nature]] he was able to replace his originals with a set he pried out of a dog. |
| 195 | * Yigs in ''Webcomic/TheWaterPhoenixKing'' have small fangs that protrude from the lower jaw, but despite this and other traditional Orcish attributes, they aren't any more Evil than humans or other races in this setting. |
| 196 | [[/folder]] |
| 197 | |
| 198 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 199 | * Played straight and somewhat averted in ''Literature/VoidDomain''. Vampires pretty much single-handedly destroy a whole city. One vampire who isn't quite so bad almost gets killed because of the assumption of this trope. |
| 200 | [[/folder]] |
| 201 | |
| 202 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 203 | * First played straight, then subverted on ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''. Marceline and the Ice King both have fangs, but Marceline is only a villain for one episode before becoming friends with the main characters. The Ice King, meanwhile, [[spoiler: is eventually revealed to have been a human antiquarian who had his mind warped by an ArtifactOfDoom. So he turns out to be more misguided and oblivious than evil, and we later see that he had the fangs even when he was more [[FallenHero unambiguously good.]]]] |
| 204 | * The Penguin from the 2004-2008 series, ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', as well as its 2005 film, ''WesternAnimation/TheBatmanVsDracula'' has a wide grin with razor-sharp teeth. He doesn't shy away from the occasional NightmareFace or SlasherSmile, either... |
| 205 | * Thunderstick from ''WesternAnimation/BraveStarr''. It severely laps into CuteLittleFangs. |
| 206 | * ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'': [[PunnyName NOS-4-A2]] and [[InvoluntaryShapeshifting Wirewolf]]. Since they're an energy vampire and robot-devouring werewolf, respectively, this obviously makes some sense. |
| 207 | %%* Vlad Plasmius and Dark Danny (Dan Phantom) in ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''. |
| 208 | * Some villains in ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', like Nega-Timmy and the Anti-Fairies, have sharp teeth. |
| 209 | * The title character of ''WesternAnimation/{{Fangface}}'' is an aversion, a heroic werewolf with one comically large triangular fang in the front of his face. A few of the [[MonsterOfTheWeek monsters of the week]] had fangs, however, such as the giant [[SnakesAreSinister cobra]] featured in the episode "Don't Get Mean With The Cobra Queen". |
| 210 | * Demona from ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}''. Strictly speaking, all gargoyles have fangs, but Demona really enjoys showing them off, and she's evil. |
| 211 | * Flippy from ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' switches from the show-standard buckteeth to a fanged SlasherSmile whenever he goes into [[JekyllAndHyde evil mode]]. |
| 212 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'': Mr. Cat, the main villain of the show, has fangs. It's pretty much justified because he's a cat. |
| 213 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfVoxMachina'': Sylas Briarwood has the typical vampire fangs and he uses his bite to mind-control others. |
| 214 | * Corvax, the green-skinned goblinoid EvilChancellor from ''WesternAnimation/MuzzyInGondoland'', has a set of sharp, pointy teeth. |
| 215 | * ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': |
| 216 | ** Luna's transformation into [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Night]][[FallenAngel mare]] [[TheNightThatNeverEnds Moon]] included a full set of vicious fangs. A later episode reveals that Celestia's transformation into [[DrunkWithPower Day]][[TheUnfettered breaker]] would do the same. |
| 217 | ** Queen Chrysalis and her Changeling army also sport a set of fangs. [[spoiler:After the Changelings [[HeelFaceTurn reform]], their [[EvolutionPowerUp new, healthier forms]] no longer have fangs.]] |
| 218 | ** [[MadGod Discord]] has one single out of place fang. [[spoiler:Though it becomes a subversion when he [[HeelFaceTurn reforms]].]] |
| 219 | ** [[GenericDoomsdayVillain King Sombra]] has a bunch of villain tropes crammed into him, including this one. |
| 220 | ** Lord Tirek has a pretty decent set of chompers, and he's pretty much [[SatanicArchetype as close to]] ''[[SatanicArchetype Satan]]'' as this show is ever going to get. |
| 221 | ** Grogar also fits the bill, as he sports small tusk-like fangs despite looking like a blue goat otherwise. |
| 222 | * Discussed in a sort of FantasticRacism sense in ''WesternAnimation/{{ReBoot}}''; [[PlayfulHacker Mouse]] is suspected of several abductions in one episode, and another character denies that it has anything to do with the fact that she's got fangs. Megabyte and Hexadecimal also have fangs. Megabyte's fangs are hard to notice until he drops his FauxAffablyEvil persona and starts acting like the vicious predator he is. Hexadecimal's fangs only appear when she switches to her NightmareFace. |
| 223 | * ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'': [[MadeOfEvil Aku]] has the distinct Oriental pattern in which the canines curve outward. |
| 224 | %%** The Minions of Set as well. At first it looks like they don't even have mouths, until one of them decides to open theirs revealing they actually have ''[[http://i.imgur.com/at2vIU4.jpg huge]]'' mouths that contain nothing ''but'' fangs. |
| 225 | * The season one finale of ''WesternAnimation/SheepInTheBigCity'', "To Sheep, Perchance to Dream", has Sheep depicted with fangs in the episode's twist ending of [[EvilAllAlong actually being the bad guy the whole time]] (which was disregarded in the show's second season). |
| 226 | * ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower'': Several of the villains sport these, including but not limited to Imp, Grizzlor, Hunga the Harpy Queen, and Modulok. Hordak would appear to have this but in reality his mouth is just full of sharp teeth. |
| 227 | * In ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'', Hordak sports a mouthful of crimson teeth with fangs. His sidekick [[spoiler: and possibly clone]] Imp also sports a [[CuteLittleFangs set of fangs]]. |
| 228 | * Mr. Burns in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', who was an especially cruel, corrupt and downright evil old man in early seasons, is shown to have a pair of dentures with fangs on them. |
| 229 | * ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Some of the villainous gems fit the bill, most notably Malachite (who is an unholy fusion between Jasper and Lapis Lazuli) and Emerald, as well as Sugilite, who may be a fusion of heroic characters but is rather violent and destructive. Also averted with Alexandrite, whose [[TooManyMouths second mouth]] is full of sharp teeth, but is a fusion of the heroic Crystal Gems and is firmly on the side of good. |
| 230 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'': |
| 231 | ** Scourge was ''supposed'' to have fangs, if one of the early scripts of ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie'' is any indication. In some scenes in the Season 3 episode ''The Burden Hardest To Bear", it does look like he has fangs, especially when Broadside is holding him. |
| 232 | ** Ravage, on the other hand, has always been shown as having fangs. He ''is'' a robotic panther, after all. |
| 233 | * The ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' version of Megatron invokes this, sporting a shark-,like mouth with nothing ''but'' jagged teeth. |
| 234 | * The post-ArtShift redesign for Apocalypse in ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'' sees him sport more-pronounced fangs, in addition to [[BlackeyesOfEvil black sclerae]] and red irises.[[note]]RedEyesTakeWarning was ''always'' in effect for Apocalypse in the series, but his original design featured red sclerae, whereas the redesign moved the red to the irises[[/note]] |
| 235 | * These, along with every other part of his look, make Machestro from ''WesternAnimation/Xyber9NewDawn'' seem rather cat-like. |
| 236 | %%* Yuck from ''WesternAnimation/YinYangYo'', too. |
| 237 | [[/folder]] |
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