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8Bottom: ''Manga/XxxHolic'']]-]
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10An art style in which characters are drawn with exaggeratedly long, thin torsos, and limbs. This can look rather odd if animated. The term was coined in ''Comicbook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'', although the term has also been picked up by the {{anime}} and {{manga}} fandom. Despite the floppy connotations of noodle-ness, character designs using this aesthetic frequently tend to be angular and pointy, like an uncooked noodle, especially around the joints (and, in anime and manga, possibly also the chins).
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12This tends to take one of two main forms:
13* One step up from {{stick figure|Comic}}s, where the torso has some thickness and heads and extremities have more realistic detail, but the arms and legs are essentially lines. This seems to be rather popular in gothic and emo art courtesy of Creator/TimBurton, and may apply to all the characters in a film, or just those emphasizing the ByronicHero or PerkyGoth traits. Example: Jack Skellington from ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas''.
14* A style based on fashion illustration, where the characters are impossibly slender and long-limbed, but otherwise have more-or-less normal anatomy and musculature. Especially common in {{josei}} manga. More likely to apply to the entire cast (or at least the attractive characters). Often overlaps with {{bishounen}} and/or {{bishoujo}}. Example: Doumeki and Watanuki from ''Manga/XxxHolic''.
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16While there are plenty of tall and skinny people in the real world, the difference between them and this trope is that noodle people are ''impossibly and disproportionately'' tall and skinny, '''[[Administrivia/NoRealLifeExamplesPlease so there is no such thing as a noodle person in real life]]'''.
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18Has nothing to do with [[NoodleIncident incidents]] or [[NoodleImplements implements]]. If you wanted a trope about characters whose limbs have the flexibility of noodles, that's RubberHoseLimbs. Compare NothingButSkinAndBones, LeanAndMean. Contrast with PuniPlush. Frequently paired with CreepyLongFingers and/or CreepilyLongArms.
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20'''Note:''' Explain how the characters are noodle people, don't just list their names, or "the entire cast", "some of the characters", or "just look at them!" instead of providing actual context. These are Administrivia/ZeroContextExamples and they're against the site's rules.
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24!!Examples:
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27!Everybody
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29[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
30* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' uses this trope on occasion, whenever something rather jarring (usually PlayedForLaughs) is revealed. Is coupled with BlankWhiteEyes, QuiveringEyes, and {{Facefault}}.
31* ''Anime/{{K}}'', to an extent, especially the more {{Bishounen}}-looking boys. Yahiro and Kuroh are straight examples. The women have flesh on them but are still impossibly leggy, and there are exceptions; more muscular, fat, or short men.
32* Creator/AkiraToriyama has fallen into this trope in regards to his character design, just compare how characters who looked [[https://i.imgur.com/U0C7Ai0.jpg at the end of Z]] to how he [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIwCjFeWAAACkZf.jpg draws them]] nowadays.
33* Basso/ Natsume Ono [[http://vitaepropositum.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/d44.gif seems]] [[http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/natsume-ono?before=1313937779 to]] [[http://www.punkednoodle.com/champloo/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Ono-003.jpg be]] [[http://shinkeikaku.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/nigeruotoko.jpg quite]] [[http://precur.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/kumonointeri.jpg fond]] [[http://www.punkednoodle.com/champloo/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Ono-001.jpg of]] [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3JOk5nB7axs/S7QEMDrwkMI/AAAAAAAAAnM/_cOYd1oFyOI/s1600/house-wallpaper1024x768%5B1%5D.jpg this.]]
34* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' doesn't have this in earlier chapters, but Kentaro Miura's later art style tends makes a lot of the characters (especially female ones) painfully thin and gangly. Just [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcQxJWUl_OaASLAOWtPP0Hul2vy5tup5glIQfYN4eyBAUQ_-hY11 compare]] Guts to his TrueCompanions, they look almost anorexic compared to him.
35* This style is most noticeable in works by Creator/{{CLAMP}} where Nekoi Tsubasa is in charge of the art and character designs, particularly in ''Manga/XxxHolic'' and ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle''. Though not a style used in their earlier works (where Mokona was the primary artist for the group), the stereotype set in during the mid-to-late 2000s. To a lesser extent, it's still there in their older stuff (e.g. ''Manga/TokyoBabylon''), which has occasionally been toned down due to the [[ArtShift difficulty of animating]]. It's just closer to being in line with the rest of anime's skinny, skinny waifs. It also turns up in ''Anime/CodeGeass'', which is not terribly surprising, considering its characters were designed by CLAMP.
36** ''Code Geass'' actually gets the double whammy of not only having the initial character work done by CLAMP, but the finishing work being done by Takahiro Kimura, a Creator/{{Sunrise}} character designer who is ''also'' notorious for noodly people. Though, if you look carefully, the men actually appear to be much more noodly than the women - the women are more likely to [[MsFanservice have massive T&A and wear revealing outfits]] which is a Kimura trait, rather than CLAMP's.
37* The series that Sunrise did immediately after ''Anime/CodeGeass'', ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'', also has a decidedly noodly cast, this time designed by Yun Kouga (of ''{{Manga/Loveless}}'' fame).
38* ''Franchise/OnePiece'', Oda loves drawing noodle people especially with the female characters.
39** Monkey D. Luffy is drawn in this style. Additionally, he has an elastic body, making him a noodle person on two levels. His noodliness seems to be inversely proportional to the seriousness of the scene. He has a much more defined shape and visible musculature whenever he's kicking butt, but in very comedic scenes he is so much of a noodle person that he doesn't always even have elbows or knees. Sanji also has a noodle figure (in fact when Oda draws Sanji he even does a stick figure shape for his body) averted when Sanji has less clothing on as he’s actually pretty muscular. Usopp is always a puppet/stick man (except later on when he got really fat, [[spoiler:and then after the TimeSkip where he got fairly muscular]]) though his skinny figure came back in Zou. Brook as well, and not just because he's a [[DemBones skeleton]] --he was just as skinny when he had flesh on those bones!
40** Justified during the fight with Kalifa of CP-9. Her Awa Awa no Mi (Bubble Bubble Fruit) gave her the ability to "clean off" power. It also smooths out the curves of the target's body, making them look very noodle-like.
41** After getting the Cow Cow Fruit, Model: Giraffe, Kaku discovers he can make himself a noodle person with his "Pasta Machine" technique. By forcing the mass of his giraffe neck down into his body, his arms and legs become much longer than normal but keep the same width, appearing very slim. This form is especially useful for a master of Tempest Kick, as longer legs mean stronger RazorWind.
42** Despite being genuine powerhouses Aokiji, Kizaru and Akainu are very skinny and have disproportionately long noodle legs. Though Aokiji and Akainu have subverted this being shown quite muscular with their [[ClarkKentOutfit tops off]].
43** The Long Leg Tribe are noodle people, Tamago in particular has sticks for legs. Averted with Blue Gilly and Smoothie as they have more curves.
44* ''Franchise/LupinIII'' has most characters drawn with thin bodies, but ''very'' long arms and legs. The individual character designs have varied on being angular versus the Robber Hose - style limbs, but they're definitely spindly compared to the torso. Lupin is the skinniest, with Zenigata being the thickest.
45%% * ''Manga/{{Nana}}''
46* [[http://gallery.minitokyo.net/download/452710/ Almost]] [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MCaX6jlxZhE/TTwu0korA2I/AAAAAAAAAA8/aVS1VmHgPC0/s1600/3191_1%252520%2528One%252520Shot%2529_JXNXP_-nakamura-asumiko-i-am-a-piano-page03-jpg.jpg every]] [[http://gallery.minitokyo.net/download/493935/ work]] [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__0sLay3zBB8/SmsT5xImELI/AAAAAAAAAOM/a1pZY5nItRc/s1600-h/2008_02_1024.jpg of]] [[http://www.punkednoodle.com/champloo/2011/04/26/nakamura-asumikos-back-in-opera Nakamura]] [[http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkejajbSiq1qasmeyo1_1280.png?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJ6IHWSU3BX3X7X3Q&Expires=1317837414&Signature=cOMe0P0XTIDSc3KdXwOMr%2FG0hIw%3D Asumiko.]] Really.
47* ''Manga/NabariNoOu'': It doesn't start out this way, but gets considerably worse [[ArtEvolution towards the later volumes]].
48%%* ''Manga/SpecialA''. Good gods, [[http://journal.mycom.co.jp/articles/2008/03/31/sa/index.html just look at the legs.]]
49%%* ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'', especially the schoolgirls.
50%%* Most ''Literature/{{Shiki}}'' characters, exceptions being two of the nurses.
51%%* ''{{Manga/Loveless}}''
52* This style was first popularized in anime by Creator/LeijiMatsumoto, though his more comedic characters are usually short and round.
53* Mamoru Nagano also makes extensive use of it in his character designs. Even his HumongousMecha designs are often quite spindly, most notably the Jagd Mirage from ''Manga/TheFiveStarStories''.
54* Characters as designed by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto mostly appear like this. Body types are pretty thin, but the ''real'' show is all in the scrawny arms and lanky legs, such as:
55** ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''. Most noticeable with Asuka and Rei in their plugsuits; just look at the torsos. Although not that that distracting on screen, [[http://www.apalog.com/kurita/img/1479/V1MwMDAwMDHM9g.JPG these life size figures]] can be quite disturbing. There's also [[http://s3images.coroflot.com/user_files/individual_files/180470_otaDpMmtE8ssmCfW1JFOkI27k.jpg the Evas themselves.]] Their proportions are so slim, if their origin didn't let them ignore [[SquareCubeLaw the laws of nature]], they would be unable to ''stand''.
56* In ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' the heroes are all way skinnier than most shows would make them, the thickest is [[TheBigGuy Jet]], and it is most notable in Spike and Ed. A [[WatsonianVersusDoylist watsonian explanation]] could be the Bebop crew's chronic lack of food, and Spike's highly athletic lifestyle, as well as the physical effects of living in zero-G for long periods of time. The doylist reason is that many are expies taken from ''Franchise/LupinIII'', especially Spike with his long legs. Ed, having no previous incarnation, is the one who is pure noodle for noodle's sake.
57* Since author Kaoru Shintani once worked as an assistant to Creator/LeijiMatsumoto, the characters of ''Manga/{{Area 88}}'' tend to be rail-thin. Especially noticeable with women and [[{{Bishonen}} Saki, Mickey, and Shin]].
58* The characters of the lesser-known mangaka, Hakase Mizuki. [[http://www.minitokyo.net/Mizuki+Hakase Just look at some of them!]] Half of them ''must'' be walking on stilts.
59%%* Humans and humanoid Digimon in ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'', except ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad''.
60%%* ''Anime/StarDriver'', likely taking influence from CLAMP.
61* Characters in ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' have extremely long and spindly limbs, though the larger men also have enormous torsos.
62* Downplayed in the anime adaptation of ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub''. The host club members except [[DeliberatelyCuteChild Honey]] are somewhat skinny and tall. This isn't present in the manga.
63%%* Creator/MohiroKitoh usually draws his characters like this.
64* The ''Manga/SailorMoon'' girls are of the fashion-illustration inspired, long-limbed and willowy {{bishoujo}} look when drawn by Creator/NaokoTakeuchi, and are quite leggy in proportion to their body size.
65** This is especially [[ExaggeratedTrope pronounced]] in ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal'', the AnimatedAdaptation where the character designs more closely [[ArtShiftedSequel match]] the source material in an effort to be TruerToTheText, but also ''lack'' the manga's periodic lapses into cartoonier, SuperDeformed states.
66* The female characters of ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato''/''Anime/StarBlazers''. Starsha in particular looks impossibly gawky in an elegant sort of way. This is only to be expected, though, because the series was originally created by Creator/LeijiMatsumoto, who is (in)famous for his willowy females and gangly men.
67* ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler'': It doesn't start out this way, but gets considerably worse [[ArtEvolution towards the later volumes]]. Just compare between the [[https://sphotos-a-pao.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1238072_414551528646555_1970172208_n.jpg beginning]] and [[https://sphotos-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1175713_416872671747774_1247408390_n.jpg current]] volumes.
68* Kouta Hirano of ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'' does something like this; his characters tend to be very streched. Unlike most examples of this trope, however, his thick-lined, angular style still give limbs a lot of weight despite their elongated proportions. He gets even better in ''Manga/{{Drifters}}'', where the characters, while still quite slender, have somewhat more realistic proportions (well, except [[CelestialBureaucracy Murasaki]]).
69* The drawings of ''Manga/HajimeNoIppo'' evolved into a variation of this over time: during fights, the characters have a muscular torso but impossibly thin limbs. Especially glaring during the fight between [[spoiler: Itagaki and Saeki]], or in Mashiba's later fights.
70* Most human characters in ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon'' are drawn with more noodle-like limbs in order to be more animator-friendly as well as fitting in with the more comedic SliceOfLife setting of the series. This is most prominent with Ash, whose distinct, sharp "z" checkmarks are exaggerated to round squiggles that barely resemble anything.
71* ''Anime/DayBreakIllusion'' uses a stylized design that makes the magical girl cast look very spindly.
72* A staple of Creator/AiYazawa's art style, as evidenced [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/paradise-kiss-2370301_8118.jpg here.]]
73* Creator/PeterChung's animation features lanky noodle people and the occasional gonk or two.
74** In ''Anime/ReignTheConqueror'', most of the main characters are tall and rail-thin. Alexander and his circle of friends are the most jarring examples.
75%%* ''Anime/MatoiTheSacredSlayer'' is a magical girl series that uses this kind of style.
76* Played straight in the anime of ''Literature/{{Durarara}}''. Most of the cast counts as this, though it is far more noticeable in characters like Shizuo and Izaya. Shizuo is very tall but lacks much visible muscle mass (justified since his muscles are extremely dense) and Izaya somehow manages to be skinnier than everyone else. It becomes even more exaggerated in their final fight when their limbs are flailing almost like actual noodles.
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79[[folder:Art]]
80* The art period known as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannerism Mannerism]]. Most notable offenders:
81** Parmigianino: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Girolamo_Francesco_Maria_Mazzola_-_Madonna_with_the_Long_Neck.jpg Madonna with the long neck.]]
82** El Greco: [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Saint_Martin_and_the_Beggar_%28c1597-1600%29_by_El_Greco_-_Chicago.jpg Saint Martin and the beggar.]]
83%%* [[http://www.dailyartfixx.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Diego-Alberto-Giacometti.jpg Alberto]] [[http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/blind-spot/ Giacometti]] [[http://www.dailyartfixx.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Walking-Man-Alberto-Giacometti.jpg anyone?]]
84%%** [[http://www.dailyartfixx.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Dog-Alberto-Giacometti-1951.jpg And he didn't just do noodle humans.]]
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88* Creator/JhonenVasquez utilizes noodle people. This is especially evident in his comics ''ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac, Squee!,'' and ''I Feel Sick''. It's less noticeable in ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'', where most of the characters are either children or very short, but it can be seen at times when adults appear. Apparently Happy Noodle Boy himself doesn't count.
89%% * Most of the ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' characters. Ash Mongoose is probably the most extreme in this regard.
90%%* Foo Swee Chin (a.k.a. [=FSc=]) art style consist of this. As seen in ''ComicBook/NightmaresAndFairyTales'' and her own comic [=MuZz=].
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94%%* Mirage from ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1''. Seriously, just take a look at her! Violet as well.
95* Just about every Creator/TimBurton stop-motion film, particularly ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas''.
96** Burton also draws like this, judging by his various storyboards.
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100* The ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'' film tells the story of The Three Brothers with CGI animation in this style: nearly everyone looks as skinny as the skeletal GrimReaper.
101%%* The [[http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070516181400/starwars/nl/images/d/d9/Kaminoan.jpg Kaminoans]] from ''Film/AttackOfTheClones''.
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104[[folder:Literature]]
105* Almost everyone in ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid''. Subverted with Rowley, Mr. Beardo, and a few other minor characters.
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108[[folder:Music]]
109* {{Music/Gorillaz}}, excluding [[GentleGiant Russell]] and child-Noodle. It's most noticeable with 2D and adult/teen Noodle (who's aptly named).
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112[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
113* DependingOnTheArtist the [[Characters/Warhammer40000Eldar Eldar]] of ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' may qualify. Some versions are very lean but still normal-looking by human standards while others are monstrously spindly creatures whose sleek, high tech armor is just as bulky on them as a SpaceMarine's titanic PowerArmor is on a human frame.
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117* Betty Spaghetti doll line, as the name suggests, the characters' limbs are extremely thin and flexible.
118* The girls from ''Toys/MonsterHigh''.
119** Taken a step further with the spin-off ''Toys/EverAfterHigh'' who are even skinnier.
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122[[folder:Video Games]]
123%%* ''VideoGame/{{Oddworld}}'': Somewhat with the Mudokons.
124%%* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'': A good majority of the characters, including the eponymous character himself, especially after ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure''.
125* ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny2'': The official art for the game was like this, especially when it came to any female characters. The in-game art, however, is for the most part an aversion.
126* ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'': All but the grossly obese characters look like this, most notably Raz's dad. Hell, even the fat people have really noodly limbs.
127* ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'': Most of the slim characters; the main exception is Luka, and only because of layers of clothing obscuring his body.
128* Platform/NintendoWii: Beng avatars where players can change their height and proportions, thinner {{MediaNotes/Mii}}s can count, at least in games and apps where their limbs are visible.
129* ''VideoGame/TheDishwasher'': Everyone, including the title protagonist. The incredible amount of violence in the game, in addition to the monochrome art style, certainly is evocative of ''ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac''.
130* ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' uses this style. The characters aren't just stylistically thin, but wiry with a bit of muscle tone.
131%%* ''VideoGame/RollingThunder'': All of the human characters are drawn in this style.
132* ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'': The majority of the humanoid characters tend to be drawn in this style, with sticklike arms and even visible ribs on several characters.
133* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'': The trolls are this way, with lanky frames and long arms and legs. This is exaggerated by the male trolls' slouching posture, which makes their torso look even shorter in comparison. When they briefly stand up straight in their idle animation, they're actually the tallest characters in the game, but they're not nearly as bulky as the tauren.
134* The Thin Men from the ''VideoGame/XCom'' series are noted for their tall, slender build and unnatural flexibility.
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138* ''Webcomic/HannaIsNotABoysName'' has a [[http://vert-is-ninja.deviantart.com/art/Next-To-You-I-m-Really-Short-151903123 decidedly noodley style,]] although it's at least justified in the case of [[TheUndead Zombie]] because he's sort of... dead and emaciated.
139* ''Webcomic/{{EVIL|2016}}'': Most of the main cast are drawn in this style, with the notable exception of [[TheBigGuy Kahn]].
140%%* ''Webcomic/OurLittleAdventure'''s art is like this.
141* The "[[ArtShift Hero Mode]]" versions of the characters in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', which are more typical drawn panels, as opposed to sprites. See [[http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004032 here]] and the page immediately following for a good comparison.
142* ''Webcomic/{{Zoophobia}}'''s [[http://zoophobiacomic.com/?p=500 style]] is noodley for all characters, not just people.
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146* Peter Chung's animation makes copious use of noodle people and gonks, but ''WesternAnimation/AeonFlux'' does so big time. The long limbs and large chests of the characters in the show were perhaps due to the action being set on a planet, not very Earthlike, with low gravity and thin air. Admittedly, that's probably an EpilepticTree, but a ''petit mal'' one.
147%%* ''WesternAnimation/MonsterBusterClub'': Everyone, excluding the fat people. Just look at them.
148* In ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'', the whole team with the sole exception of [[TheBigGuy Cyborg]] are a thin and gangly bunch.
149* The normal human characters in ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'', as well as Katz.
150%%* Darn near everyone in ''WesternAnimation/TronUprising''.
151%%* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim''
152* The humanized ponies of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'' are quite slender, even more-so than their original pony selves.
153* Most characters of ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' have thin arms and legs, and large hands and feet. Special mention to Numbuh 3, who has extremely thin legs.
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158[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
159* Rem and Ryuk, two of the {{Shinigami}} from ''Manga/DeathNote'' kinda look like this, especially compared to the human characters.
160%%* Alan Gabriel in ''Anime/TheBigO''.
161%%* Yoite (and Miharu, sort of) in ''Manga/NabariNoOu''.
162%%* Nnoitra Gilga of ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''.
163* Done terrifyingly in ''Manga/TheEnigmaOfAmigaraFault''. What makes it scary? [[spoiler:The art style is very realistic, meaning that the characters ''actually look like that'', and they ''started out normal-looking'', and became distorted as a result of the gradual change in shape of the tunnels through the mountain from human-shaped to extremely long and thin.]]
164-->[[spoiler:[[HellIsThatNoise DRR... DRR... DRR...]]]]
165* Meito Anisawa from ''Manga/LuckyStar'' and his assistants are ironic examples, being the only ones in an otherwise [[PuniPlush plush-like]] world.
166* Crona from ''Manga/SoulEater''. It's apparently a result of being DeniedFoodAsPunishment a lot.
167** A lot of people [[ArtShift start looking like this]] when they give into [[PowerBornOfMadness Madness]]. A good example is Maka's second battle with Crona. When she starts using Madness to tune into Crona's soul, she begins to be drawn much more loosely, with her joints seeming to bend in impossible ways in the same way Crona's do on a regular basis, which suggests it overlaps with LimpAndLivid.
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170[[folder:Asian Animation]]
171* In ''Animation/NoonboryAndTheSuper7'', MC Bory and Rosygury are tall and thin, in contrast of every other character being small and chunky.
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174[[folder:Comic Books]]
175* ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'': Dream of the Endless. And his servant/librarian/confidant Lucien is even taller than him. About half the other Endless -- Desire, Death, and Delirium, specifically -- fall into this [[DependingOnTheArtist at least in some illustrations]].
176* ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'': Reed Richards, RubberMan extraordinaire, whose power very often manifests itself in a very noodly manner.
177* Likewise with other stretching heroes, most notably long-time Franchise/JusticeLeague member ComicBook/ElongatedMan and the original stretching hero, ComicBook/PlasticMan.
178* Mercury of the ComicBook/MetalMen. Justified in that he is a robot. In fact, he loses his noodliness when the team got remoulded into human forms in a {{retool}} late into their original run.
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181%%[[folder:Comic Strips]]
182%%* Morticia in the original ''ComicStrip/TheAddamsFamily'' cartoons by Creator/CharlesAddams for ''The New Yorker''.
183%%* Spike, Snoopy's brother from ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}''.
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186[[folder:Films -- Animated]]
187* Dr. Facilier from ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' has this design, in contrast to all the other human characters, who are more realistically proportioned. Both the frogs also take on this proportion when standing upright, but that's because they're ''frogs''.
188* ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'': Downplayed with Jafar - his robes give his body some bulk and thus take away from the effect, but his long, thin face and especially his very long fingers are definitely this trope. WordOfGod says that this was intentional, to contrast the evil Jafar with the short, round shape of the good Sultan.
189* ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'' has several examples. The titular character is as thin as a rod, but several other characters, like Wybie and her father, are squat and rotund. The Other Mother starts out with the ([[MaleGaze nice]]) legs of Coraline's real mother but gradually turns into a [[NightmareFuel grotesque spider-like creature]]. Then there's Bobinski, who is quite fat but has absurdly spindly limbs, the exact opposite of what you'd expect from someone so agile.
190* Dr. Octavius Brine from ''WesternAnimation/PenguinsOfMadagascar'' has very thin and flexible arms and legs. Justified, as he's an octopus in disguise.
191* Queen Luna from the third ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'' film, ''Animation/MoonCastleTheSpaceAdventure''. She's practically a giant compared to the other characters due to how tall and skinny she is.
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195* ''Film/{{Avatar}}'': The Na'Vi. They're basically 12-foot-tall, hairless blue bipedal lemurs.
196* Any character played by Javier Botet, who is himself a real-life example of this trope due to his pronounced Marfan's syndrome; his frame and gift for body language made him a natural creature actor, and after his breakthrough role as the [[spoiler:original "zombie"]] in ''Film/{{REC}}'', he's since gone on to do [[{{Film/Mama}} many more]] [[Film/CrimsonPeak like it]]. His most famous role, [[Film/TheConjuring2 the Crooked Man]], is often mistaken for a CGI creation just because of how ''exaggerated'' it is.
197** He's also been [[http://pinacho.tumblr.com/post/19620924032/fluzo-adventure-time-con-javier-botet-y-alberto documented]] [[JustForFun/OneOfUs cosplaying]] as ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime another]]'' notable [[RubberHoseLimbs hose-limbed]] character.
198* ''Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' has Mike Teavee. He's overstretched to ten feet tall in the novel and this fate is implied for him in the 1971 movie, but the 2005 movie actually shows how "skinny" he ended up ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IEqMxnegtk&feature=related at 5:20 in the video]]). Also, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QE0kASkdvA Charlie himself]] in the Platform/GameBoyAdvance game.
199* ''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'' The first alien out the door is spidery, raises his long arms in greeting... and is never seen again. The reason is because that particular alien was a separately-filmed marionette and the incredibly bright lights behind were required to hide the strings. Putting it in with everything else was beyond 1970's technology.
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203* In Creator/MichaelChabon's ''Literature/GentlemanOfTheRoad'', one of the protagonists, Zelikman, is described as looking like a "slight, thin-shanked fellow" and a "scarecrow".
204* ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'': Mike Teavee shrinks himself to an inch high when he fools around with the equipment in the Television Room. In an effort to placate his angry parents Willy Wonka offers to stretch him out via a chewing gum stretcher. When they're done Mike is described as being [[NotQuiteBackToNormal 10 feet tall and thin as a wire!]]
205* Harry Dresden of ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'', is extremely tall at close to seven feet tall and lean, occasionally being compared to a basketball player in build.
206* In ''Literature/HarryPotter'', Ron, Percy, and Arthur are all described as tall, gangly, and quite thin. Ron probably loses most of his noodle status after the fifth book, though.
207* Melissa Marr's [[Literature/WickedLovely Faery Court]] series features the Scrimshaw Sisters, faeries who are very tall and appear to be literally NothingButSkinAndBones.
208* In the ''Literature/HowToTrainYourDragon'' book franchise, a lot of characters are described as being very skinny. The most prominent being Hiccup, Camicazi and Fishlegs.
209* Protagoniste of ''Literature/ThePrincessDiaries'' Mia Thermopolis is 5'9" by the age of fourteen in the first book (when she finds about her princess status) while barely developed in hip and chest area and stays this way (probably growing more up) until book 9 breaking up with Michael when she, being herself a vegan, (coincidentally?) stress-eats meat right from the family fridge. Consequently she also makes a conclusion how meats are full of growth hormones nowadays.
210* This quote from DouglasAdams' ''Literature/SoLongAndThanksForAllTheFish'': “If you took a couple of David Bowies and stuck one of the David Bowies on the top of the other David Bowie, then attached another David Bowie to the end of each of the arms of the upper of the first two David Bowies and wrapped the whole business up in a dirty beach robe you would then have something which didn't exactly look like John Watson, but which those who knew him would find hauntingly familiar.”
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214* Takadox from ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'', modeled after a mantis and being built around a single LEGO Technic beam. The likewise insect-based Krika and bat-based Chirox with their CreepilyLongArms and thin legs are runners-up.
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218* Waluigi of the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series, who takes the comparatively thin build of his counterpart Luigi and vastly exaggerates it to this extent.
219* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'' features a new power-up called a "Weird Mushroom" that turns Mario into, well, [[http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/015/626/873.jpg this]].
220* [[HumanoidAbomination The Tall Man]] of the ''VideoGame/ChzoMythos''. Couple this with his extreme height, speed and strength, and he's pretty efficient NightmareFuel.
221* You can create your very own Noodle Rocker in ''VideoGame/RockBand'' just by setting the weight slider to minimum in the character creator. It'll give even the shortest characters skinny little stick-limbs, although only the ones who're also tall get the full Noodle Person effect.
222** This isn't really possible anymore in ''Rock Band 3''; the character creator was overhauled to be more detailed and realistic, so the characters can't be quite as skinny as they were in the previous games. Also, all the men have fairly bulky shoulders and upper torsos even if they're at the minimum for weight and muscle, although the female characters can still be quite twiglike.
223* While the in-game art for ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny2'' mostly averted this (though the official art did not), Reala is still oddly long and skinny. Her neck is a quite bad offender; it doesn't look like it should be able to hold up her head.
224* VideoGame/IMMeen is very gangly. All the better to dance around and sing about clever children, I suppose.
225* The Grey Jacks in ''VideoGame/{{Resistance}}'' are giant spindly aliens; the Grims somewhat fill this role in the sequel.
226* Miror B. of ''VideoGame/PokemonColosseum'' fame. He's by far the thinnest character seen in a ''Pokémon'' game, and is about two heads taller than the main character. The thinness of his arms/legs/body makes his absolutely massive afro even more comical.
227** Among the Pokémon themselves, ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' added Pheromosa, a humanoid cockroach with very [[CreepilyLongArms thin arms]] and legs that are more than twice the length of it's torso, and a [[LongNeck long thin neck]] that supports a very wide head. These actually give the Pokémon an elegant appearance, looking more like a [[CuteMonsterGirl refined woman]] than a CreepyCockroach.
228* Katy Kat in ''VideoGame/ParappaTheRapper'': Her torso is only about twice as wide as her [[FunnyAnimal tail]].
229* While most of the characters of ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' are on the thin side, [[VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten Valvatorez]] may very well be made of pipe cleaners.
230* Yoyo in ''VideoGame/JetSetRadio Future'' has very thin arms and legs.
231* The [[OurElvesAreDifferent Elezen]] race of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' are noted for their tall and slim physiques, and extraordinarily long limbs. This is described as an evolutionary adaption to their native environments.
232* Mordecai in the VideoGame/{{Borderlands}} series is incredibly thin... which makes it odd that he favors huge sniper rifles and heavy pistols, overlapping with MusclesAreMeaningless.
233** ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' has another example in [=Zer0=], who is also really thin and lanky compared to his companions. Though, given how he also has FourFingeredHands and [[TwentyFourHourArmor is clad head to toe in an armor suit]] [[TheFaceless that completely obscures his appearance inside]], he's decidedly AmbiguouslyHuman. Much like Mordecai, he is also a big fan of sniper rifles, while dabbling in stealth and brutal melee.
234* In ''VideoGame/EtrianOdysseyIVLegendsOfTheTitan'', the Vessels are extremely thin, and [[SquishyWizard just as frail as they appear]]. This contrasts them with the hardy [[BeastMan Sentinels]].
235* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', the [[FishPeople Zora]] all have long necks, long arms, long torsos, and have a mostly slim build. The only exceptions are Sidon (who is pretty buff and is taller than the average Zora) and King Dorephan (who is massively built and pudgy at once)
236* Thin Men from ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'' are [[SnakePeople snake-like aliens]] that have been thoroughly genetically engineered to resemble humans in order to [[TheInfiltration infiltrate business and government]] as well as carry out more [[TheMenInBlack covert tasks]]. As their name implies, one of their most defining features is a very slender and flexible frame.
237* Slenderman from ''[[VideoGame/{{Slender}} The Eight Pages]]''. The noodly villain marauds you as you go about the game's very straightforward task of collecting the eight pages. If you run into him, it's game over and he presumably drags you away to do something horrific to you.
238* Pom the lamb from ''VideoGame/ThemsFightinHerds'' has long, stick-like legs connected to a very tiny body.
239* In ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'', you encounter ghost images of the various Outrider Knights, which are all taller and skinnier than the human (sorta) Unkindled One. There's [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/b241888a284ee91b14aaae0c83df24d7/tumblr_o6immvpmrK1vr8t7bo1_500.png one in particular]] (the one on the left of the image) who's a good eight feet tall, with very long and slender arms and legs. [[spoiler:She's pretty recognisable as the Dancer of the Boreal Valley.]]
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243* WebAnimation/SaladFingers.
244* The Whites from ''WebAnimation/LuckyDayForever''. This was used in their design to show that Whites are inhuman in comparison to the Proles.
245* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': Fire Guy has stick arms and legs.
246* In Daria Cohens WebAnimation/TheVampair Series Duke is exceedingly tall, and his lankiness shows as a result. A lot of his MickeyMousing involves him bouncing his shoulders and wiggling his body in place.
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250%%* Anna in ''Webcomic/AndersLovesMaria'', contrasting with the more realistic build of the other characters.
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254%%* [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos The Slender Man]]. At least there's only one of him. [[ParanoiaFuel Probably.]]
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258%%* Finn the Human from ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''.
259%%* The main characters in ''WebAnimation/BravestWarriors''.
260%%* Larry Needlemeyer from ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball''.
261%%* Dee Dee in ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory''
262%%* Olive Oyl in ''Franchise/{{Popeye}}''
263%%* Most of the cast of ''WesternAnimation/ScaredySquirrel''.
264%%* Gretchen Grundler on ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}''
265* The mysterious entity known as Paddywhack on ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' had a normal sized torso, but disproportionately long legs and arms - so much so he needed to bend double to be in the same frame as Darkwing and Quackerjack.
266* Several characters in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'', including [[TheStarscream Starscream]], are quite long and wiry compared to the other cast members.
267* While ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' draws many thin characters with exaggerated proportions, Pearl is absolutely rail thin, as are all the other Pearl-type Gems.
268* Rudy and Penny during the first season of ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone'', especially Rudy. Starting in season two when the show switched overseas animation departments from Galaxy Digimation and Creator/RoughDraftStudios to Creator/SunwooEntertainment and Creator/WangFilmProductions, the two become a little more realistically proportioned (for the show's art style).
269* Oscar Proud from ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'' is so skinny that he can disappear into a line if he turns to a certain angle.
270* The titular character of ''WesternAnimation/RandyCunninghamNinthGradeNinja'' could count, due to his seemingly too skinny proportions. Especially noticeable when next to his best friend, Howard.
271* Lance from ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' is drawn with a much lankier build than the rest of the main cast.
272** The Bi-Boh-Bis are ''literal'' noodle people, with extremely thin and tall, bendy torsos resembling cooked spaghetti.
273%%* Angus Scattergood from ''WesternAnimation/RockDog''.
274* ''WesternAnimation/TheHead'': Chen has longer and thinner limbs than anyone else. He used to work at a freak show.
275* ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'': While all the other characters have realistic body proportions, Jet and Zerk are both very thin. However, this is justified due to them being aliens.
276* ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'': LovableCoward Shaggy Rogers is the tallest and lankiest of the Mystery Inc. gang (ironically enough, with a [[BigEater gargantuan appetite]]) in contrast to the more athletically built Fred Jones.
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