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| 12 | [[quoteright:330:[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheTwoTowers https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/legolas_is_happy_3.png]]]] |
| 13 | [[caption-width-right:330: [-[[CantArgueWithElves Prettier than any of you humans could ever hope to be]].-] ]] |
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| 15 | ->''"You're prettier than half my daughters."'' |
| 16 | -->-- '''Craster''', talking about '''Jon Snow''', ''Series/GameOfThrones'' |
| 17 | |
| 18 | You know that [[{{Hunk}} ruggedly handsome manly man]] the ladies all sigh for? |
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| 20 | [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope This isn't that guy.]] |
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| 22 | Oh, he still gets the sighs, but it's because he is so damn ''pretty''. These guys are often slender or slight, with fine facial features (sharp cheekbones but narrow chin) and lovely hair. Facial hair is uncommon, and if present it's a well-groomed goatee or moustache (certainly not PermaStubble). Being a SharpDressedMan can add to it. Prettiness is often associated with appearing youthful, sometimes factoring into OlderThanTheyLook. If he's on the shorter side he tends to be more scrawny, if taller then he probably has a lean athletic build. |
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| 24 | This doesn't necessarily mean [[ViewerGenderConfusion he's androgynous]] or [[DudeLooksLikeALady looks like a girl]], though. The {{Bishonen}} is a subtrope more common in East Asian works, especially Japanese anime, where the main distinction is that the character ''is'' a lot more feminine in appearance and gentle in mannerism. Check out the BishieSparkle. |
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| 26 | The Pretty Boy also isn't necessarily effeminate or weak. He may well be as strong or physically powerful as the other, more muscular guys, and as macho as the more ruggedly handsome ones. Expect one of his more rugged counterparts to sneeringly call him "pretty boy" at least once. Increasingly common for even his detractors to comment on [[EvenTheGuysWantHim just how much they appreciate his looks]]. |
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| 28 | Assemble enough of these guys, and you end up with a CastFullOfPrettyBoys. |
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| 30 | A SisterTrope is AgentPeacock. If the pretty boy also has long, flowing hair, he is a LongHairedPrettyBoy. He may be accompanied by [[BishieSparkle sparkles]]. WhiteHairBlackHeart is a subtrope that marks a character out as a villain. May overlap with BeautyEqualsGoodness or BeautyIsBad, especially when the character's beauty stands out. |
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| 32 | [[noreallife]] |
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| 34 | !Examples: |
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| 36 | [[index]] |
| 37 | * PrettyBoy/AnimeAndManga |
| 38 | [[/index]] |
| 39 | ---- |
| 40 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 41 | |
| 42 | [[folder:Advertising]] |
| 43 | * In a 2018 Australian [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7uor1h fashion promo video,]] there are two male models, and the one with black hair (whom {{Trekkie}}s would recognize as Evan Evagora, the model-turned-actor who portrayed Elnor on ''Series/StarTrekPicard'') is presented as being more [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide androgynous]] than his more manly friend in various ways, including being more dainty in appearance. Evagora's character is slender, clean-shaven, and boyishly beautiful. Moreover, he wears a fancy ''woman's hat'' which is no less elaborate than the female model's, [[TheDandy his suit features a very distinct floral print]], he briefly glances at the camera as if it were a mirror and [[VanityIsFeminine checks if his hat is on correctly and if his face looks nice. Later, he adjusts his blazer]]. The woman points her binoculars at Evagora (and not the other man), which indicates that she deems the pretty guy to be more aesthetically pleasing. |
| 44 | [[/folder]] |
| 45 | |
| 46 | [[folder:Art]] |
| 47 | * ''{{Art/David}}'': David is depicted with a youthful and handsome appearance. He's certainly fit but not overly muscled and his face is made of soft angles. His curly hair helps complete the picture. |
| 48 | [[/folder]] |
| 49 | |
| 50 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 51 | * The second ''ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}'', Arthur Joseph Curry, was distinguished from his predecessor by having his youth, long hair, and attractiveness emphasized, especially with a sword being his signature weapon. |
| 52 | %%* ''ComicBook/{{Elfquest}}'': Some of the elves are depicted this way, particularly Gliders. |
| 53 | %%* ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'': In ''Final Crisis Aftermath: Dance'', the [[LegacyCharacter successor]] to Boss Bosozoku of Big Science Action (Japan's main superhero team) is Boss Bishonen. |
| 54 | * ''WesternAnimation/HiHiPuffyAmiYumi'': In "Mermaid Pants," Ami gets her and Yumi each the bottom half of mermaid (because it's apparently trendy), and together they swim underwater where they encounter two actual mermen. The girls' first thought: "Bishonen!" |
| 55 | * ''ComicBook/JemAndTheHologramsIDW'': |
| 56 | ** For a geeky GadgeteerGenius, Techrat sure fits. His slim physique and long hair make him quite pretty and slightly androgynous. |
| 57 | ** Riot was a {{hunk}}y 80s rockstar in the [[WesternAnimation/{{Jem}} original cartoon]]. In the comic reboot, he is one of these instead. He was always a LongHairedPrettyBoy but now his hair has reached extreme lengths. He also wears lipstick and has a less weathered face. |
| 58 | %%* ''ComicBook/LockeAndKey'': Dodge. |
| 59 | * ''ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'': In-universe, Nightwing has had quite a few people--of both genders--point out just how attractive he is; it's pretty much generally accepted that he's one of the most attractive men in the DCU. As far as out-of-universe examples go, IGN ranked him at #1 on their list of the sexiest men in comics, and both the list and the comments considered it a no-brainer. [[http://comicsalliance.com/comics-sexiest-male-characters/ Comics Alliance]] ''also'' ranked him at #1. |
| 60 | %%* ''ComicBook/ThePunisher'': Billy "The Beaut" Russo used to be this, but after the Punisher got through with him… well there's a reason he is now called "Jigsaw". |
| 61 | * ''ComicBook/{{Quasar}}'': In one issue, Quasar was called 'Pretty Boy' by a bad guy. |
| 62 | * ''ComicBook/RedRobin'': Tim gets a lot of compliments and unwanted admirers. While not every artist gets his good looks across, Marcus To draws a really pretty Tim Drake with fabulous hair. |
| 63 | * ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'': Victor Mancha is usually drawn as the most attractive boy on the team. His handsomeness is such that Chase fears losing Gert to him. Taken to extremes in "Dead End Kids", where [[spoiler:Lillie [=McGurty=] spends a century devising a scheme to get Victor to travel back in time and fall in love with her younger self.]] |
| 64 | %%* ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'': Lucifer. |
| 65 | %%* ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'': Wallace Wells is definitely this… in the comics, anyway. |
| 66 | * ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'': [[Characters/SupermanJonathanSamuelKent Jonathan Samuel Kent]], son of Superman and ComicBook/LoisLane, became one after a PlotRelevantAgeUp. [[https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0012/0392/9182/products/SupermanSonKal-El11-25JenBartel_1024x1024.jpg?v=1623801411 Case]] [[https://www.previewsworld.com/SiteImage/MainImage/STL176376.jpg in point]]. |
| 67 | * ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'': Loki. His appearance in ''The Ultimates 2'' is actually what kicked off the trend of Loki being portrayed as (relatively) young and attractive, as his classic appearance in the 616-verse usually had him drawn as sickly, older, and a bit craven. |
| 68 | * An issue of Marvel's ''Hanna-Barbera TV Stars'' featuring Undercover Elephant (from the 1977 NBC show ''WesternAnimation/CBBears'') dealt with a criminal named Pretty Boy Freud, a weightlifting psychiatrist who lulls people into believing they are in need of psychiatric help long enough to rob them. He actually pulls this on U.E. himself. |
| 69 | * ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'': ComicBook/SteveTrevor often gets comments in-universe about his attractive pretty features, though whether or not the artists get this across is another story. He becomes more ruggedly handsome over the years with his more "pretty" days tending to have been during WWII. In ''ComicBook/TheLegendOfWonderWoman2016'': Steve's pretty eyes and boyish charm are emphasized in this iteration, with newspapers even commenting on his pretty eyes. |
| 70 | * ''ComicBook/XMen'': |
| 71 | ** [[Characters/MarvelComicsQuicksilver Quicksilver]] certainly counts as one. [[DependingOnTheArtist It depends on the artist, however]]. |
| 72 | ** ComicBook/{{Daken}} and [[Characters/MarvelComicsGambit Gambit]]; they have [[http://pics.livejournal.com/mozzarellaroses/pic/0004gbgh a scene]] in Daken's solo comic where they snark at each other, using it as an insult. |
| 73 | ** Warren Worthington, aka [[Characters/MarvelComicsAngel Angel]]. Not every artist can pull it off, of course, but he is supposed to be unnaturally, ethereally beautiful, to the point that the wings aren't what you notice first if you're close enough to make out his features. This even continued when he was blue. Amusingly, [[ComicBook/AllNewXMen his time-displaced teenaged self]] jokingly acknowledges this while on a date with ComicBook/{{X 23}}, making himself out to be prettier than ''Jean Grey''. |
| 74 | --->'''Laura:''' Jean is prettier than me.\ |
| 75 | '''Warren:''' That's not true.\ |
| 76 | '''Laura:''' You're prettier than me.\ |
| 77 | '''Warren:''' That ''is'' true. |
| 78 | [[/folder]] |
| 79 | |
| 80 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 81 | %% * ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'': Both Italy and Japan are this. Germany noticed this even more when they both wore kimonos. |
| 82 | %% --> ''"And then he noticed what the auburn was in; a loose chocolate kimono hung from his frame, similar to the obsidian one draped over the other. Huh, behind such elegant kimonos were such lithe yet lethal frames—stop right there! Stop thinking that about both Italy and Japan! STOP RIGHT THERE!''" |
| 83 | %% * ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'': |
| 84 | %% ** A young Johnny Storm is noted as being pretty by a mournful Jean-Paul. |
| 85 | %% ** Jean Paul notes that Harry, prior to a growth spurt, is this. Even after, he retains elements, which is occasionally noted in the fic. |
| 86 | * A fan-made chapter of the {{Space Marine}}s of ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' fame, the [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Pretty_Marines Pretty Marines.]] They have some sort of gland that creates the [[BishieSparkle sparkle]], and their guns have roses on them. Their scouts are cute boys, and they have legions of female fans. And this is all well and good… just watch out for the ''[[FaceHeelTurn Chaos]]'' Pretty Marines. |
| 87 | * Neo in ''The Matrix'' fanfic ''Bringing Me To Life'' is almost explicitly called a pretty boy. He's tall, slim, and has a pretty face, with equally pretty eyes. |
| 88 | * In ''Fanfic/TheSecretLifeOfDolls'', Lyra from ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'' and Elizabeth Swann from ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' have this discussion about a picture of the Will Turner doll: |
| 89 | -->''Lyra popped up over Elizabeth's shoulder. "That scarf is a girly scarf."\ |
| 90 | "Well, that's just how guys dressed back... now."\ |
| 91 | "In tights?"\ |
| 92 | She sighed. "Sometimes Will was prettier than I was."'' |
| 93 | * ''Fanfic/DontGoStealingMyHeart'': Lambert calls Jaskier a pretty boy, which Jaskier takes offense to. |
| 94 | %% * Scout Harding describes Michel de Chevin this way in one of her {{After Action Report}}s in ''[[Fanfic/TwiceUponAnAge All This Sh*t is Twice as Weird]]''. |
| 95 | * In ''Fanfic/LittleFires'', Rabbitpaw notes that Eagleclaw is a pretty tom. He's noted as a handsome ChickMagnet with [[WhatBeautifulEyes especially attractive amber golden eyes]]. For Emberpaw, it's love at first sight. |
| 96 | * ''Fanfic/MuchAdoAboutShakespeareLovesLaboursWon'': In this fic, Horatio Hornblower bets his friend Archie Kennedy drinks and dinner that he can't speak only in Shakespeare's quotes for 6 hours. However, Archie has apparently memorized the Bard's entire work. He gets carried away and inadvertently compares Horatio to Adonis. They have an argument soon after because Horatio is angered and Archie is embarrassed. Horatio muses over it and figures out he's actually flattered. In this fandom, the title of resident Pretty Boy is usually reserved for Archie, but youthful Hornblower sure fits the bill with his handsome face, high cheekbones and he has a profile of a Greek god. Archie also longs to touch Hornblower's curly hair and admires his brown eyes. |
| 97 | * In ''Fanfic/LavandulaSomnambulist'', the moment Aizawa and Hisashi meet Izuku, they immediately see the resemblance between him and his mother Midnight, and Shinso developed an infatuation with him when they meet. Considering his mother built her career on her sex-appeal, this is a given. |
| 98 | [[/folder]] |
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| 100 | [[folder:Films — Animation]] |
| 101 | * "Field Test", the third segment of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanGothamKnight'', gives Bruce Wayne a rather pretty-boy-esque look (which doesn't exactly fit Kevin Conroy's voice that well). |
| 102 | * ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'': At the end of the movie, [[spoiler:the Beast himself, restored to his true form, a handsome young Prince with flowing dark blonde hair]]. |
| 103 | * Cinderella's prince from ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'' is a handsome guy with prominent eyelashes. This is especially pronounced in ''WesternAnimation/CinderellaIIIATwistInTime''. |
| 104 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'': |
| 105 | ** [[TheCharmer Camilo Madrigal]] is a handsome teenager with a beautiful singing voice and despite being the Madrigal with the least screen time, several fangirls ([[EvenTheGuysWantHim and even fanboys]]) like to shipping themselves along with him. |
| 106 | ** [[UnpopularPopularCharacter Bruno]] is considered weird by everyone in-universe, but hardly any fans think the same way; fangirls have admitted to being attracted to him and even claim that they would like to have him as a husband. |
| 107 | * Hans from ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' has a slender face and build befitting a PrinceCharming compared to beefy MountainMan Kristoff. [[spoiler:By contrast, he also happens to be an evil, manipulative SmugSnake compared to Kristoff's honorable grump.]] |
| 108 | * Sylvain in the weird, {{Animesque}} French animated film ''WesternAnimation/{{Gandahar}}'' (AKA ''Light Years''). |
| 109 | * In ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'', [[ManicPixieDreamGirl Joy]] and [[TheEeyore Sadness]] wind up in Imagination Land, where they see Riley's [[GirlfriendInCanada Imaginary Boyfriend]]. He's tall, has thick curly hair, and [[BrainlessBeauty no real personality]] other than posing dramatically and expressing his UndyingLoyalty to Riley. It's worth noting that he's basically a handsomer version of Jordan, the initially nameless boy whom Riley meets at the end. |
| 110 | * The Once-ler from the 2012 film ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lorax|2012}}'', with his big blue eyes with huge eyelashes, babyface, and everything. This led to a rather notable EstrogenBrigade. |
| 111 | * Jack Frost in ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians''. He even has Tooth and her helpers fangirling all over him, although it may be solely to do with his [[EternallyPearlyWhiteTeeth teeth]]. |
| 112 | * Prince Charming from ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'' is a handsome young prince with flowing blonde hair and since his personality is obnoxious, his name refers entirely to the way he looks. He's a ChickMagnet and [[EvenTheGuysWantHim Puss even calls him "dreamy"]]. |
| 113 | %%* Luigi from the adaptation of Creator/{{Nintendo}} [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros video game franchise]] ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie''. Especially without his hat sometimes. |
| 114 | %%* In ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'', Andy grew up to become a handsome young man. |
| 115 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', all five of the members of 4*Town have clean-shaven boyish looks, befitting a late-1990s/early-2000s BoyBand that mostly appeals to teenage girls. |
| 116 | * Rancis Fluggerbutter from ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' is the most effeminate-looking of the Sugar Rush boys. |
| 117 | [[/folder]] |
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| 119 | [[folder:Films — Live-Action]] |
| 120 | * ''Film/TenThingsIHateAboutYou'': The prettiness of Patrick (played by Heath Ledger) gets explicitly mentioned, verbatim, by the other characters: |
| 121 | -->'''Cameron:''' And Kat likes ''pretty'' guys.\ |
| 122 | '''Patrick:''' Are you telling me I'm not a pretty guy? (Cameron frantically backpedals) |
| 123 | * ''Attainment'': The unnamed lead character in this [[https://www.facebook.com/RyersonUniversityFilmFestival/photos/a.1549891241892009/2037729073108221/?type=3&theater 2018 Canadian figure skating short film]] (which contains no dialogue), is played by Canadian figure skater Roman Sadovsky, who is one of the most ethereally graceful men's singles skaters in the sport. He's tall, lissome, long-limbed with above-average flexibility, and has large, soft green eyes with long eyelashes. Sadovsky was cast partly because of his looks; his onscreen persona undergoes BreakTheCutie in the story, so his boyish beauty amplifies his fictional counterpart's emotional vulnerability. |
| 124 | * ''Film/BatmanBegins'': Dr. Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow, in sharp contrast to the usual depiction of the character, is a short, slender young man with big blue eyes and delicate, feminine facial features. |
| 125 | * ''Film/Cherrybomb2009'': Luke, to the point where fangirls started suggesting that Rupert Grint's character [[FanPreferredCouple should get with HIM]] instead of the female lead, on the basis that "Luke is prettier". To be fair, the levels of HoYay in this movie probably made this reaction unavoidable. |
| 126 | * ''Literature/{{Death in Venice}}'': The actor who portrayed Tadzio in TheFilmOfTheBook from 1971, then-14-year-old [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bjorn_Andresen Björn Andrésen]], was so ''mind-numbingly'' beautiful that [[http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2003/oct/16/gender.film his life actually began to mirror that of his character's.]] It's not a comfortable story to hear, and it makes him a TruthInTelevision case of SoBeautifulItsACurse. |
| 127 | * ''Film/TheDeerHunter'': Michael Cimino's film has Nick, played by a very young, very pretty Creator/ChristopherWalken. Effective DawsonCasting. Walken was 35. |
| 128 | * ''Film/Dune1984'': Because Paul Atreides (played by then-25-year-old Creator/KyleMacLachlan) is the Kwisatz Haderach and can access the genetic memories of his female and male ancestors, his androgynous looks reflect his unique skill. |
| 129 | ** Creator/TimotheeChalamet plays Paul Atreides in the [[Film/Dune2021 2021]]-[[Film/DunePartTwo 2024]] version, and he doesn't stray too far behind in terms of boyish beauty, either. |
| 130 | * ''Film/EdwardScissorhands'': Creator/JohnnyDepp as EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette Edward. He plays a fragile robot who is ''almost'' upgraded to a human being and resembles a doll. |
| 131 | * ''The Fatal Glass of Beer'': In this up north melodrama parody, W.C. Fields observes "My Uncle Ichabod said, speakin' of the city, 'It ain't no place for a woman, gal, but pretty men go thar.'" |
| 132 | * ''Film/TheHobbit'' |
| 133 | ** Kíli is very youthful (his beard is only just starting to grow in) and has nice large brown eyes, making him almost bishie by Dwarf standards (and notably, Tauriel, an Elf who is surrounded by Pretty Boys among her people, becomes attracted to him). |
| 134 | ** The Elvenking Thranduil is {{Elfeminate}} with long platinum blond hair, striking blue eyes with long, thick eyelashes, dainty facial features, a long neck and a svelte frame. Dáin brings up Thranduil's prettiness when he threatens the latter. |
| 135 | --->'''Dáin''': If [Thranduil] chooses to stand between me and my kin, I'll split his pretty head open! |
| 136 | *** In the Extended Edition of ''Film/TheHobbitTheBattleOfTheFiveArmies'', Dáin refers to Thranduil's feminine looks a second time. |
| 137 | ---->'''Dáin''': Ya think I give a dead dog for your threats, you pointy-eared princess?! |
| 138 | * ''Film/HunkyDory'': Davy possesses an ethereal attractiveness, complete with high cheekbones, curly hair, delicate green eyes ([[EvenTheGuysWantHim which Tim acknowledges are very dreamy]]) and a round, gentle face. He's so gorgeous that he serves as a ClosetKey for Evan, who is questioning his sexuality. Viv, their drama teacher, who in an early scene had gushed over Davy's dulcet voice, has trouble resisting temptation when Davy wanders into her bedroom; she invites him to sit next to her on the bed, and then [[TeacherStudentRomance she kisses him on the lips]]. When [[https://streamable.com/hyfdc Davy wears make-up]] (as an homage to Music/DavidBowie because he sings "Life on Mars?") while performing in his school's play/musical, his androgynous appearance is ''devastatingly'' beautiful. |
| 139 | * ''Film/InterviewWithTheVampire'': Many vampires fit in the pretty boy aesthetic with very pale complexion, making them look androgynous. |
| 140 | * ''Franchise/JamesBond'': |
| 141 | ** ''Film/LicenceToKill'' gives us the AxCrazy PsychoForHire, ''Dario'' the main henchman who was played by a very young, 21-year-old Creator/BenicioDelToro in one of his first movie roles. Apart from the fact that he tends to display [[https://image.ibb.co/hWa207/tumblr_o3rnz6_NJt81qa3emao4_250.gif creepy-as-hell]] [[Film/TheShining "Jack Torrance"]] faces, he's actually a [[https://image.ibb.co/euOpf7/tumblr_o3rnz6_NJt81qa3emao2_250.gif very boyishly]] [[https://image.ibb.co/mvf4Cn/367f3795adfa565e2bf6f5f98df6770f.jpg attractive]] [[https://image.ibb.co/iRNFL7/Benicio04b.jpg youth]]. |
| 142 | * ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'': [[TheFairFolk Jareth]], the main villain, is played by the thin and elegant Music/DavidBowie and decked out in downright ''fabulous'' makeup, hair, and clothes. |
| 143 | * ''Film/LemonadeJoe'': Golden-haired Joe with a pretty face from this parody of TheWestern. TheChanteuse Tornado Lou falls for him hard, and Doug Badman who loves Lou is shocked, shocked! that Tornado Lou, a lioness of a woman, a storm of a woman, a fate of a woman would fall for such a pretty naive boy who drinks only lemonade. |
| 144 | * ''Film/LetMeIn'': The main character Owen has very fine facial features, a very slender physique, big blue eyes, and full lips. Unfortunately, it makes him a target for bullies with the most common insult directed towards him is "little girl". In the director's commentary, director Matt Reeves mentions he thinks Owen's actor had a "beautiful face". |
| 145 | * ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'': |
| 146 | ** The race of fair-skinned long-haired peroxide boys. Legolas especially takes the cake. |
| 147 | ** Frodo, as he is fairly good-looking for a Hobbit. Being portrayed by Creator/ElijahWood helps. |
| 148 | * Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse: |
| 149 | ** Loki has big, expressive blue eyes, an elegant face, a slimmer build than other Asgardian males, and always moves gracefully, even when he gets into a fight. He's also [[PermaShave clean-shaven]] (facial hair is the norm for Asgardian men). Loki's physical appearance is meant to be a sharp contrast to Thor's {{Hunk}} looks. In later movies, Loki qualifies as a LongHairedPrettyBoy. |
| 150 | ** Doe-eyed Bucky Barnes also qualifies, as does pre-serum Steve Rogers. |
| 151 | ** Tom Holland's Peter Parker, especially in his first few movies has a doe-eyed innocence and charm about him. It's even Lampshaded in Spider-Man: Far From Home where MJ tells him he looks pretty too after he compliments her. |
| 152 | * ''Film/TheMatrix'': Neo. The stereotypical pretty-boy taunt comes from Cypher, who mocks Neo's "big pretty eyes." |
| 153 | * ''Film/{{Mute}}'': Exaggerated by Luba (Creator/RobertSheehan); Luba is highly androgynous, wearing makeup, tight clothes, and a feminine hairstyle. It may be a sort of uniform, as he works in a strip club where both male and female staff are presented as feminine. Later it's discovered that he works as a female prostitute on the side. |
| 154 | * ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'': While it's obvious that Will Turner fits the bill due to being played by Creator/OrlandoBloom, Jack Sparrow should also get a mention: in the [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides fourth film]], Jack's former flame Angelica has found him the easiest to impersonate, and as Jack, she recruits pirates and finds a ship [[spoiler:for her father, Blackbeard.]] |
| 155 | * ''Film/PlanB'': Pablo is a bit [[PermaStubble scruffier-looking]] than the norm for this trope, but still has a slender build, soulful eyes, and is called "beautiful" by Bruno more than once. |
| 156 | * ''Film/TheProphecy3TheAscent'': Pyriel, the Angel of Genocide, is an almost androgynous-looking celestial. |
| 157 | * ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'': In many film adaptations, Romeo is often played by one, probably to help justify why young Juliet [[LoveAtFirstSight would fall so madly in love with him so quickly]]. Examples include Leonard Whiting in [[Film/RomeoAndJuliet1968 Franco Zeffirelli's version]],[[note]]Most of the comments of this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtJJ0Ex5wk8&feature=related old interview]] of him and co-star Olivia Hussey on Website/YouTube are about how he looks like Creator/ZacEfron.[[/note]] Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio in ''Film/WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet'', and Douglas Booth in [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1645131/?ref_=ttmd_md_nm the 2013 film version]]. |
| 158 | * ''Film/SonOfRambow'': The French exchange student Didier Revol is so beautiful that EvenTheGuysWantHim. |
| 159 | * ''Film/{{Stargate}}'': Ra is supposedly the same entity as the Egyptian god of the Sun. He has very delicate feminine features and wears make-up, including [[{{Guyliner}} heavy eye-lines]]. His voice is disturbing and he's creepy as hell. |
| 160 | * ''Franchise/StarWars'': |
| 161 | ** Anakin Skywalker has wide blue eyes, a muscular figure, and sweet boyish looks that make him very attractive. He uses good looks to impress the slaver queen during [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars the Kadavo arc, much to Ahsoka's chagrin.]] |
| 162 | ** Obi-Wan Kenobi in ''The Phantom Menace''. Even after getting the beard, he is revealed to ''still'' be one when being shaved [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars for his transformation into a more rugged Rako Hardeen]]. Satine even comments that his beard hides much of his pretty face. |
| 163 | ** Luke Skywalker, with his large [[https://image.ibb.co/evRG99/Luke_star_wars_32612629_500_500.jpg blue eyes]] (which can easily swing between [[InnocentBlueEyes innocent]] and [[IcyBlueEyes icy]]), wavy golden hair and boyish good looks. This is a nice contrast to Han Solo, who is more of a {{Hunk}}, and adds emphasis to their NobleMaleRoguishMale dynamic. |
| 164 | ** A villain, General Hux, [[https://image.ibb.co/fJ5SsH/tumblr_o4iir62_Dyi1rxm9ewo2_400.gif is pretty]], largely due to actor Domhnall Gleeson shaving his beard and being naturally pale and skinny. |
| 165 | ** Sequel Trilogy: Kylo Ren/Ben Solo. Though a tall, [[https://i.ibb.co/kQVSLC1/shirtless-kylo.png strapping, muscular guy]], he is a very pretty young man with flowing black hair, plump lips, and soulful, puppy-dog eyes. |
| 166 | * ''Film/TheyThem2022'': Gabriel is a very slim, handsome androgynous-looking gay man with long hair. |
| 167 | * ''Film/{{Trance}}'': Simon Newton is boyishly beautiful and coupled with his charm, it's why [[spoiler:Elizabeth Lamb falls head over heels for him despite knowing full well how unethical it is for a therapist to be dating her patient]]. |
| 168 | * ''Film/{{Troy}}'': Paris -- another role played by Creator/OrlandoBloom -- is very much this, in contrast to his older, more "macho" brother Hector. |
| 169 | * ''Film/TuckEverlasting'': Jesse Tuck is definitely this, with his slender build, wide eyes and flowing brown hair. |
| 170 | * ''Film/VelvetGoldmine'': Brian Slade fits this trope rather well, as one might reasonably expect from a nineteen-year-old Creator/JonathanRhysMeyers in ''make-up''… He manages to be more delicate and prettier than his own wife (who is not bad-looking or particularly butch.) |
| 171 | * ''Film/VictorFrankenstein'': Finnegan's dainty facial features are an extension of his vanity (he's always dressed to the nines and is impeccably groomed) and his privileged position in society (he likes to mock people who are poorer than him). Being born with a silver spoon in his mouth allows him the luxury to preen and to be puerile--you only have to glance at him to know that he's a SpoiledBrat. |
| 172 | * ''Film/WarmBodies'': R, portrayed by Nicholas Hoult. There's no denying he is incredibly sexy despite being a zombie. |
| 173 | * ''Film/WithnailAndI'': The two leads look like they've been battered and malnourished for far too long, but still… "I" has the same looks he later had for the [[Series/DoctorWho Eighth Doctor]] and Withnail is pouty-mouthed, has big blue eyes and his hair goes fluffy when they hit the countryside. The battered factor even adds to the appeal. |
| 174 | * ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'': The movie series contains more examples of this trope than one would normally expect for a superhero property (which typically promotes a more traditional ideal of the masculine form). [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvkCv5cCD5Y Honest Trailers]] even poked fun at this by saying that the X-Men franchise starred a lot of twinks.[[note]]So far, none have been revealed to be gay, but the Narrator is attracted to both sexes, so he just wishes they were.[[/note]] |
| 175 | ** Bobby Drake's dainty facial features quickly communicate to the audience that he's a good-hearted person. This is especially true in the [[Film/XMen1 first movie]], where he was only a minor character, but viewers were able to tell right away that "the cute guy" is sincere when trying to befriend Rogue. Moreover, being forced to abandon his family in the [[Film/X2XMenUnited second film]] is more painful when his expression is very much like a puppy dog who has just been kicked. |
| 176 | ** ''Film/XMenFirstClass'': |
| 177 | *** Appearance-wise, Dr. Charles Xavier is strongly defined by his boyishness: he has a soft, round face, baby blue eyes, cherry-red lips (the colour is so deep at times that it almost looks like he's wearing lipstick), and is of shorter-than-average height. It's symbolic of his [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide sensitive]], {{nice guy}} qualities. Erik Lehnsherr even calls him "adorable" when Charles tries the Cerebro machine for the first time. With his fair complexion, the young telepath resembles a living porcelain doll, and his [[GlassCannon fragility]] becomes evident when he "[[BreakTheCutie breaks]]" physically and emotionally during the climax. |
| 178 | *** Dr. Hank [=McCoy=] is quite similar to Xavier (just younger and a lot more insecure), and while this may be a coincidence, it's nevertheless convenient that he shares some facial features with his mentor, like pale skin, blue eyes and thick reddish lips. The one big physical difference between them is that Hank is a lot taller. |
| 179 | ** ''Film/TheWolverine'': Wolverine invokes this when he confronts Harada, presumably as an attempt to deride the latter's masculinity. Harada has an elegant face, a slim build, and is an agile ninja, in contrast to the macho bruiser Logan. |
| 180 | ** ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'': Peter Maximoff is baby-faced with reddish lips and cute in an impish way. It's a visual cue to the audience that he's an immature prankster who doesn't take life seriously. |
| 181 | ** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'': |
| 182 | *** Professor X is around 50 years old, yet before he loses his hair, he's still gorgeous and youthful-looking for his age (he can pass for a man in his early 30s)--in fact, he doesn't appear all that different from his graduate student days in ''First Class''. This alludes to him embracing his former naïvety again, and it makes him look much more [[BreakTheCutie helpless and vulnerable]] when he becomes Apocalypse's prisoner. Being boyishly beautiful also emphasizes Charles' status as a victim when he's [[spoiler:{{Mind Rape}}d by Apocalypse, which is a metaphor for sexual assault]]. Because BeautyEqualsGoodness for Creator/JamesMcAvoy's Xavier, maintaining his dainty appearance even when he's being [[spoiler:viciously battered, bloodied and bruised on the astral plane connotes that he's a person with a tenderhearted soul who's dying]]. |
| 183 | *** Repeating a theme from ''First Class'' is Hank being a mirror image of Charles with a few key differences. [=McCoy=] remains pretty and boyish in a similar way to Xavier, but despite being a decade younger, he is much more cautious and realistic than his ex-mentor, and he makes plans to ensure that the X-Men have everything they need when (and not if) the peace between mutants and humans is shattered. |
| 184 | *** Warren Worthington III aka Angel is beautiful, and it's meant to be ironic that an angelic-looking youth is actually [[LightIsNotGood quite ruthless and deadly]]. |
| 185 | *** Although Nightcrawler falls more on the "cute" side, he is extremely attractive with his elfin features (particularly larger, more prominent ears) which are further enhanced by his adolescent development. They reflect his dorky personality, and even with the scars on his face, the impression Kurt Wagner leaves on viewers is that he's a lovely blue elf rather than a freaky blue demon. |
| 186 | *** Quicksilver is affirmed to be Magneto's son, so Peter's softer, delicate features juxtapose his father's VillainousCheekbones. Quicksilver fights for the heroic team and Magneto sides with the BigBad. Maximoff's puckish looks also mark him as a ManChild and a BasementDweller. During his confrontation with Apocalypse, Quicksilver moves gracefully as a FragileSpeedster, and once Apocalypse takes away his SuperSpeed advantage, Peter is wholly defenseless. Because Maximoff's face exudes an aura of innocence, it evokes the imagery of a "lamb to the slaughter" when [[spoiler:Apocalypse offers his bare neck to Psylocke for execution]]. |
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| 188 | %%* Shua in ''Film/Sk |
| 189 | %%* The historical figure Synesius of Cyrene is portrayed as this in ''Film/{{Agora}}''. His role is played by Creator/RupertEvans. |
| 190 | %%* John Connor as portrayed by Creator/EdwardFurlong in ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'' is a younger example. |
| 191 | %% * Creator/ZacEfron's character is called this in ''Film/Baywatch''. |
| 192 | %% * Creator/AdamDevine and Creator/RobbieAmell in ''Film/WhenWeFirstMet''. |
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| 196 | * ''Literature/ACourtOfThornsAndRoses'': Rhysand is described as beautiful in contrast to Tamlin's manly handsomeness. |
| 197 | * Tristan from the ''Literature/NightfallSeries''. Both his friends and his enemies, male and female alike, talk about how angelic he is. He's also a LongHairedPrettyBoy and has a FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon. |
| 198 | * Enjolras in ''Literature/LesMiserables'' is described as "angelically beautiful," with "an exceedingly youthful look, as fresh as a young girl's." Creator/VictorHugo (the author) makes sure to emphasize numerous times throughout the book just how very, very pretty Enjolras is. |
| 199 | * Jerin in ''Literature/ABrothersPrice''. His long hair dangles between his feet when he braids it, and he dresses well. Almost all women who are not related to him make at least one comment on how pretty he is. Paying lots of attention to his appearance is part of his culture, but the beautiful face is genetic. |
| 200 | * ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'': |
| 201 | ** Legolas in particular is described as being "fair of face beyond the measure of Men." |
| 202 | ** Sauron was [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Sauron_bishonen.jpg revealed to be one]] until the War of the Last Alliance and the loss of the One Ring [[GlamourFailure prevented him from taking any form that wasn't as ugly and nasty as his spirit]]. |
| 203 | * Ax's human morph in the ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' series, due to being made from the DNA of the male and female Animorphs; it also leaves him with a mix of racial features making him difficult to place when he's in human morph. |
| 204 | * The ''Literature/HonorHarrington'' series by David Weber uses the trope extensively. |
| 205 | ** [[GodModeSue Victor Cachat]] is described as being young and ''very'' cute at least once in every book he appears in. |
| 206 | ** Jeremy X was genetically engineered to be one -- he is designed to the point were he can't have any facial hair, even! |
| 207 | ** [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] by all the DesignerBabies roaming around, MagicPlasticSurgery, and by the pro-long life extension treatments that can make a hardened military officer that is over 40 years old look like he is barely out of high school. |
| 208 | * AlessandraHazard's ''Literature/ThatIrresistiblePoison'': Seyn is considered a beauty, and he is a prince from the famously gorgeous Third Grand Clan. He also has long silver hair and fine facial features. |
| 209 | * Dorian Gray in Creator/OscarWilde's ''Literature/ThePictureOfDorianGray'' is described as an intoxicatingly, androgynously beautiful and sweet blond boy. |
| 210 | * Aramis in ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' is described as being as pretty as a woman. Of course, he's the one of the Musketeers who's most popular with women. |
| 211 | * Raziel in ''Literature/LambTheGospelAccordingToBiff'' is pretty enough even to provoke StupidSexyFlanders moments from the FirstPersonSmartass protagonist, Biff. It's apparently a standard angel trait. |
| 212 | %% * ''Literature/TheWarAgainstTheChtorr'': |
| 213 | %% ** Lizard and Ted describe the teenage protagonist Jim [=McCarthy=] this way, though he doesn't believe them. |
| 214 | %% ** Definitely the case with Shaun--a sixteen-year-old, bisexual attendant on the luxury airship ''Hieronymus Bosch'', whose duties include prostitution and [[ChildSoldiers military defence]]. |
| 215 | * The protagonists in the ''Literature/WarchildSeries'' are usually depicted as Pretty Boys, even when they have extensive combat training and are capable of great violence. The third book, "Cagebird" has a protagonist described as cherubic-looking who eventually becomes a prostitute/assassin, and the protagonist from her second book is said to be a beautiful boy with large, kittenish eyes. |
| 216 | * Creator/WilliamShakespeare's ''Sonnets'': The addressee of some of the sonnets, known as the Fair Youth, fair friend, aristocratic youth or young boy is described as divinely beautiful, but he's also selfish, indifferent to those gorgeous love confessions, narcissistic and ''so'' full of himself. From [[http://www.shakespeare-online.com/sonnets/20.html Sonnet 20]]: "A woman's face with Nature's own hand painted hast thou, the master-mistress of my passion", until Nature "[[DoubleEntendre pricked him out]] for woman's pleasure." |
| 217 | * The [[TheRashomon temporary protagonist]] of ''Crow on the Bridge'' by Creator/MaxFrei reminisces meeting one of these, a young man of blinding beauty. |
| 218 | -->''"Entered the room a [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld young]] man of such a blinding beauty that to me it seemed not as much pleasant to the eye as absolutely out of place in the given circumstances. Really, here happens such things, I should make the Gloves of Death and it's yet unknown how to survive this fancy-work; civil war continues for umpteenth year in Conjoined Kingdom, and ultimately the world will fall soon; and he walks here with such a look as if a human had no more important task than to look beautiful. My feelings were about these, though when spoken aloud they sound absurd, I see it myself."'' |
| 219 | * Edward Cullen, the male vampire and main love interest in ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga''. He comes with the BishieSparkle ''pre-packaged'', and his pretty appearance is described in gushy detail. |
| 220 | %%* ''Literature/TheReynardCycle'': Julien, Lord Laurent's son, is described as being one of these. He's still tough enough to be considered skilled in combat by Isengrim. |
| 221 | * There are a bunch in ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': |
| 222 | ** Ser Loras Tyrell is described as "beautiful" rather than handsome, called "The Knight of Flowers" and wears rainbow armour [[spoiler:until he joined the Kingsguard]]. Of course, this is probably to do with the fact that he's only about sixteen at the start of the series. |
| 223 | ** Exaggerated. [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireJaimeLannister Jaime Lannister's]] the spitting image of his sister, herself considered one of the most startlingly beautiful women in Westeros. He's so gorgeous that even prostitutes on the other side of the kingdom fantasize about being with him while "entertaining" their clients. This is gradually made less apparent as the series goes on and his moral character is explored, accompanied by him growing out a beard (which he keeps) and shaving his head. Later, as the rift between them grows, Cersei comments that he's starting to grey and derides his appearance. |
| 224 | ** Joffrey Baratheon -- who is said to look like a girl by Jon Snow -- and is described as a combination of his sister Myrcella and his uncle[[spoiler:/father]] Jaime (who is also called pretty). |
| 225 | ** Rhaegar Targaryen was a beautiful boy who -- despite being a great warrior -- was also a sensitive/emo man who liked to play the lyre. Interestingly enough, this trope regularly has a habit of cropping up often enough with Targaryen princes for it to be [[MamasBabyPapasMaybe remarked upon]] in songs, histories, and stories if they somehow ''didn't'' quite fit the white-haired, violet-eyed dream-boat template (as in the case of Rhaenyra Targaryen's boys with Laenor Velaryon). At least, as young men. [[IWasQuiteALooker Staying attractive, however]]... is not always possible, as the young lads who became [[AdiposeRex Aegon]] [[LoveRuinsTheRealm "The Unworthy"]] and [[MadnessMakeOver Aerys "The Mad"]] so dramatically showed. And, as Rhaegar's brother, Visaerys, (although never as pretty as Rhaegar, Viserys still wasn't all ''that'' hard on the eyes, either) was beginning to prove in the main series itself, too. |
| 226 | ** "Young Griff" is a beautiful young man who has eyelashes long enough to make most young ladies jealous. He also dyes his hair blue in the Tyroshi manner ostensibly to honour his dead mother -- which does absolutely nothing to hide his attractiveness. [[spoiler: He's actually the white-haired son of the above-mentioned beautiful Rhaegar and trying to hide the connection... or, at least, he's a very convincing impostor trying to almost hide the connection. Targaryen template: check!]] |
| 227 | ** The Citadel student [[SignificantAnagram Alleras]] is probably the female Sarella Sand [[SweetPollyOliver in male disguise]], with the result that (s)he fits and is described as being comely, pretty, etc. as opposed to handsome. |
| 228 | ** Satin, a former male prostitute who joins the Night's Watch, is described with pretty characteristics rather than handsome. |
| 229 | %% * The title character of ''Literature/BillyBudd''. |
| 230 | * It's implied that Henry from ''Literature/TheTimeTravelersWife'' is a pretty boy. Apart from being called "pretty" on occasion, it's also mentioned that he looks a good deal like his attractive mother. |
| 231 | * ''Literature/HarryPotter'': |
| 232 | ** We have Cedric Diggory AKA "Pretty Boy Diggory". The first things we learn about him are that he's a good flier and just mentioning him can [[ChickMagnet make the girls on the Gryffindor team break into giggles]]. Creator/RobertPattinson is one of the few ''Potter'' actors who ''isn't'' an example of AdaptationalAttractiveness. |
| 233 | ** Young Tom Riddle, as seen in flashbacks, has RavenHairIvorySkin appeal. |
| 234 | * Tadzio from ''Literature/{{Death in Venice}}'' is a stunningly good-looking, aristocratic boy of fourteen. An older author becomes obsessed with him because of his divine looks. |
| 235 | * ''Finding H.F.'': Bo, H.F.'s best friend (and [[spoiler:likely half-brother]]). He takes utmost care of his appearance, his wavy blond hair. |
| 236 | * Sufi poetry extols the beauty of beardless boys, and some mystics believe such boys represent the perfectness of God. |
| 237 | * ''Literature/{{Fablehaven}}'' has the LastEpisodeNewCharacter Bracken, who is tall, willowy, youthful, and has long, soft silver-white hair. |
| 238 | * Diane Duane's ''Literature/YoungWizards'' series gives us Roshaun ke Nelaid, a HumanAlien prince with golden hair and [[RoyalBrat a really stuck-up attitude]]. He improves, though. |
| 239 | * This is the defining characteristic of Markus in the ''Literature/LonelyWerewolfGirl'' books. Apparently he looks even [[{{Crossdresser}} hotter in a frock too]] and is interested in fashion. |
| 240 | * ''Literature/TheOutsiders'': Sodapop Curtis is described as being incredibly handsome and resembling his beautiful mother. Cue TheFilmOfTheBook, where he's played by Rob Lowe. |
| 241 | * Despite the [[ScarsAreForever scars]], many characters in ''Literature/WickedLovely'' explicitly refer to Niall as 'pretty boy'. |
| 242 | * Lord John Grey from the ''Literature/{{Outlander}}'' series of books ([[SpinOff and eventually his own]]). He's blonde, pretty, and a bit on the petite side. |
| 243 | * Torak from ''Literature/TheBelgariad'' was often described as "overly pretty" (that was before he had the left side of his body burned off). |
| 244 | * ''Literature/TheSecretHistory'': |
| 245 | ** Francis is described as one of these, as well as a fastidiously flamboyant dresser. |
| 246 | ** Charles is a pretty man, but only because [[HalfIdenticalTwins he looks like his twin Camilla]]. |
| 247 | %% * Vanyel Ashkevron from the ''Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar'' books. |
| 248 | * ''Literature/DarkLife'' has a male character ''called'' [[MeaningfulRename Pretty]]. He's very pretty and usually also [[IceKing very]] [[BewareTheQuietOnes scary]]. |
| 249 | * Thomas Raith from ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles''. He is a White Court vampire (aka an incubus). He's got a ''very'' pretty face and from the neck down he's built "like the high priest of Bowflex". |
| 250 | * Marcello Clerici, the protagonist of the 1951 novel ''Literature/TheConformist'', is described as very handsome and feminine-looking both in adolescence and adulthood. |
| 251 | * Galad Damodred from ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' is often described as being "almost too handsome for masculinity". |
| 252 | %% * Most of the men in Laurell K. Hamilton's ''Literature/AnitaBlake'' and ''Literature/MerryGentry'' series are supernaturally beautiful. |
| 253 | * Many male characters from ''Literature/TheVampireDiaries'' novel series, especially Stefan and Damon Salvatore. In the books, Damon is described to be more handsome and edgy while Stefan is described to be more boyish and innocent with finer facial features. So it could be assumed that Stefan fits the description of pretty boy more than Damon. |
| 254 | %% * In ''Literature/ImagineSomeday'', Diego is called Pretty Boy at one point. |
| 255 | * Kavik from ''Literature/OfFearAndFaith'' is described as quite pretty and handsome. He was relentlessly bullied during his teenage years over this and the resulting stress and anger helped forge the HotBlooded BloodKnight we know and love in the story proper. |
| 256 | * St. John Rivers from ''Literature/JaneEyre'' is tall, fair, blue-eyed, and with a Grecian profile and described as extremely handsome several times. Mr Rochester says he's present in Jane's imagination as graceful Apollo. |
| 257 | * ''Literature/TheReynardCycle'': Tantilis (a man who brought an entire kingdom down in flames) is described as being more beautiful than most ''women''. Apparently, female actors are always hired to portray him during theatrical performances. |
| 258 | * In ''Literature/DragonBones'', this is played for drama; Ward notes that Oreg, the Really700YearsOld GeniusLoci of castle Hurog, who was born human, but was MadeASlave to [[PoweredByAForsakenChild be an immortal slave to the owners of Castle Hurog]], is a pretty boy. Ward suspects that some of his rather unsavoury ancestors sexually abused Oreg, and pities him. |
| 259 | * ''Literature/ProtectorOfTheSmall'''s main antagonist, Joren of Stone Mountain, is frequently called lovely and "as rosy-cheeked" as a girl in the narration, and Kel even stops to admire his good looks before he shows himself to be a git. WordOfGod is that he was based on a real person who was also pretty outside and rotten inside, but there's unintentional ironic value in such a hardline misogynist looking so feminine. |
| 260 | * ''Literature/TheHungerGames'' has Finnick Odair, whom Katniss initially dislikes as a "pretty womanizer" and who is very aware of his own attractiveness. It's deconstructed in the last book, however, when it's revealed that [[spoiler: particularly physically attractive victors, Finnick included, are forced into prostitution by President Snow.]] |
| 261 | * In ''Literature/KushielsLegacy'', the d'Angeline people tend towards this thanks to [[SemiDivine angelic blood]] in their distant ancestry. The men tend to have fine features, little body hair, and not go bald in old age. Discussed when Phèdre explains to foreigners why her companion Joscelin is so darned pretty for a master warrior. |
| 262 | * Aqib in the novella ''Literature/ATasteOfHoney''. Even though he's not the best dancer at the prayers, everyone agrees that he's the prettiest one, granting him all the attention. His prettiness and slight built are also some of the things that draws Femysade to him. |
| 263 | %%* Rael Ommandeer takes on a human form in ''Literature/SpectralShadows'', and the character list describes his looks literally as this. |
| 264 | * ''Literature/EclipseHunter'' gives us Daren Solaris, who is so pretty that the series' resident {{Tsundere}} bishoujo ActionGirl goes into a mad rage when she sees that he normally wears glasses that disguise his prettiness, going as far as to ''tear his glasses off of his face and grind them into dust.'' '''LITERALLY.''' |
| 265 | * Rowan in ''Literature/ChroniclesOfMagic'' is known for his handsome, slender features and long blonde hair. Taunted by the soldiers with names like "pretty-boy" and "blondie". |
| 266 | * ''Literature/OutlanderLeander'' series: |
| 267 | ** Leander, the main character, is a pretty boy. He mentions at one point that his dad wasn't sure if he would turn out pretty or handsome. |
| 268 | ** Valli, who is UsefulNotes/{{transgender}}, is continuously described as beautiful. He's shown binding and getting chest surgery. |
| 269 | * ''Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera''’s Raoul de Chagny is described as having the complexion of a girl despite also having a moustache, pretty justifiable InUniverse since Raoul is just shy of 20 years old and has been raised by his older sisters and aunt since childhood. |
| 270 | * ''Literature/TheRubyRedTrilogy'': The physical attractiveness of Gideon and his brother Raphael are noted repeatedly throughout the books, both in the narration (Gwyneth's point of view) and in dialog, primarily discussions between Gwen and her best friend Lesley or Gwen and the gargoyle Xemerius. Their striking green eyes, long eyelashes, and Gideon's pretty, shoulder-length curls are recurring themes. |
| 271 | * ''Literature/CaptivePrince'': Prince Laurent is a fine-featured, clear-skinned, leanly muscular blond, which is frequently remarked upon with varying degrees of vulgarity. The viewpoint character Prince Damen spends an inordinate amount of time EatingTheEyeCandy. {{Exploited|Trope}} when Laurent is DisguisedInDrag; a soldier even remarks that "Lady [[spoiler:Jokaste]]'s" legendary beauty was not exaggerated. |
| 272 | * ''Literature/TheVipersScheme'': Multiple characters comment on Esares' good looks, with one actually calling him "pretty." It makes sense since he was specifically chosen to go undercover as a SexSlave and seduce someone. On the whole, he seems to embrace it; he even acknowledges that he doesn't mind wearing makeup and accessories, though it's something he wouldn't have done back home. |
| 273 | * Sam in ''Literature/TheseWordsAreTrueAndFaithful'' is a pretty boy, complete with a slight build, which is the reason why Ernie finds Sam attractive and why Rob does not. |
| 274 | -->Rob said, "You two can fight over him; he’s too much of a pretty boy for me." |
| 275 | %% * ''Literature/MindGames'': James, especially after [[spoiler:his second Charisma boost.]] Also, [[spoiler:Falcon Treesinger.]] |
| 276 | * ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'': Rowley's favorite singer, Joshie, is more or less described as being one of the sort. Emphasized in ''The Ugly Truth'' when Rowley goes to a Joshie concert and notices that he is the only boy in the audience. |
| 277 | * Kiyoka Kudou from ''Literature/MyHappyMarriage'' is admired for his fine feminine appearance. Deconstructed as his looks attract women interested in only his physical appearance and/or his wealth, causing him to be disillusioned with them until Miyo comes into his life at the start of the series. |
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| 280 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 281 | * ''Series/{{Alias}}'': Julian Sark; lampshaded by Daniel Ryan in "Facade", who had never met Sark face-to-face but was informed that the young man (who is around 20 years old at the start of the series) was a pretty boy. |
| 282 | * Connor from ''Series/{{Angel}}''. Willow describes him as Angel's "handsome yet androgynous son". By contrast, his father Angel is a grade-A {{Hunk}} (though on one occasion, the MonsterOfTheWeek disparagingly refers to him as a "pretty boy"). |
| 283 | * ''[[Series/BattlestarGalactica1978 Battlestar Galactica]]'': |
| 284 | ** Apollo's Pretty-Boy appeal is the case of BeautyEqualsGoodness and he's supposed to possess unnaturally good looks. |
| 285 | ** Starbuck gets mistaken for a girl by one of the androids in "Greetings from Earth". Needless to say, Apollo and Cassiopeia were both amused. |
| 286 | * ''Series/{{Bones}}'': Dr. Lance Sweets is the youngest of the main characters, and despite being a fully qualified psychologist in his 20's, he is often teased for his unusually juvenile appearance (fair unblemished skin, little to no facial hair, and curly black locks). |
| 287 | * Chris Halliwell from ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}''. So much so that Demian from Website/TelevisionWithoutPity nicknamed his actor, Drew Fuller, 'The Pretty.' |
| 288 | -->'''Demian:''' Big Chris's hair has gotten a little shaggy from all the excitement, and sweet Jesus he's pretty. Oops. Sorry. We've known that for nearly a year, haven't we? And yet The Pretty retains its ability to shock on occasion. |
| 289 | * The 2003 ''Series/ChildrenOfDune'' miniseries has a teenage and virginal Leto Atreides II. The [[FemaleGaze camera angles and close-ups often focus on his physical beauty]], and it symbolizes what a huge personal sacrifice it is for him to give up his own humanity (by transforming into a grotesque SandWorm) so that he can initiate the Golden Path and save humankind from extinction. |
| 290 | * Spencer Reid of ''Series/CriminalMinds'', played by Matthew Gray Gubler. As co-star Shemar Moore bluntly put it, [[http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainmentfeatures/view/1016904/1/.html "Matthew is so pretty he's almost a girl."]] Dr. Reid is practically the living, breathing ''definition'' of this trope. Even in-universe, one of his nicknames is "Pretty Boy". |
| 291 | * ''Series/DarkAngel'' has a younger and prettier Creator/JensenAckles as twins Ben and Alec. The latter wears StoicSpectacles in one episode. |
| 292 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'': |
| 293 | ** Jamie's prettiness is actually a ChekhovsGun in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS4E4TheHighlanders "The Highlanders"]], where the Doctor gives a speech about how beautiful and fine his features are at the end of the episode to bluff that Jamie's actually a [[PrinceCharming handsome prince]]. |
| 294 | ** The Eighth Doctor. Some fans jokingly call him The Oncoming Pretty. He's played by young Creator/PaulMcGann and one of this Doctor's major traits is his InnocentBlueEyes. |
| 295 | ** The Tenth Doctor. He looks very boyish and wears cute glasses. Female characters on the show think he's pretty, too. |
| 296 | --->'''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E8SilenceInTheLibrary River Song]]:''' Pretty boy! With me I said.\ |
| 297 | ''[Long pause. Donna looks at the Doctor suggestively]''\ |
| 298 | '''The Doctor:''' Oh, ''I'm'' "Pretty Boy"!\ |
| 299 | '''Donna:''' Yes! ''[shocked at her own enthusiasm]'' Oh, that came out a bit quick. |
| 300 | ** The version of the Master played by [[Creator/SachaDhawan Sacha Dhawan]]. Floppy hair, PuppyDogEyes, pouty lips, a youthful, clean-shaven, and [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon inappropriately innocent-looking face]]...not for nothing do ''The Guardian'' recaps call him "the hot Master." |
| 301 | %%** The Eleventh Doctor is what happens when Pretty Boy meets Dorky and Cute, although, according to Eleven himself, River thinks "he's hot when he's clever". |
| 302 | * ''Series/FellowTravelers'': Timothy Laughlin has large, expressive doe eyes with long, thick eyelashes that enhance his boyishness and naiveté. His lover Hawkins Fuller thinks he's cute because he describes Tim as "That adorable Catholic boy from Staten Island." Through a DoubleMeaning dictation, Hawk indirectly admits to him that he felt LoveAtFirstSight when they first met: "I fell for you the first moment I laid eyes on you. Right away, I was taken by your beauty." |
| 303 | * ''Series/{{Friends}}'': Tag Jones is a young man who Rachel hires as her assistant merely because he's so pretty. She first thinks he confused rooms and came to audition for modelling as she works in the fashion industry. Tag has soft, almost feminine features, and almost every woman on the show comments about how hot he is. |
| 304 | * ''Series/GameOfThrones'': |
| 305 | ** [[Characters/GameOfThronesJonSnow Jon Snow]] has a fair, boyish face and long curly black hair. It is something of a running joke that he's prettier than the daughters of most men. He's prettier than half of Craster's daughters, according to Craster himself. And both of Tormund's daughters. He's also called pretty by Orell and Ygritte, Orell claiming that Jon's good looks are the only reason why Ygritte likes him. |
| 306 | ** In a cast full of beefy, physically imposing, muscular men, [[Characters/GameOfThronesJoffreyBaratheon King Joffrey Baratheon]] is pale, delicately pretty, and shown in his ShirtlessScene to be slender with no body hair. |
| 307 | ** In the very first episode, [[Characters/GameOfThronesJaimeLannister Ser Jaime Lannister]], queen's twin, is introduced as the most handsome man in the Seven Kingdoms. Jaime's younger brother Tyrion, a dwarf, says that the queen has two brothers, the pretty one and the clever one (himself). As Jaime gets older, his looks get considerably rougher, but his mercenary Bronn says all the ladies still look at him with lust and Bronn snarks that in that regard, he preferred tagging along with the dwarf. |
| 308 | ** Ser Loras Tyrell; George R.R. Martin even described the character as "...the teen idol of Westeros" in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmxRIgBtThk this HBO featurette]]. Sansa Stark has a crush on him because of his good looks. Two lowborn Lannister soldiers consider him to be prettier than the Queen. In "The Climb," Olenna calls Loras "...the pride of Highgarden, the most desirable bachelor in all of the Seven Kingdoms." |
| 309 | ** Lancel Lannister is in his late teens with soft features and golden hair (the hair colour is a Lannister trait). He becomes the Queen's toy boy. |
| 310 | ** Olyvar is a male prostitute of Littlefinger's who fits the physical description of TheTwink. His Adonis-like beauty and physique make him very appealing to his clients, which includes Prince Oberyn Martell, who is willing to pay the young man's "wildly expensive" fee. |
| 311 | ** Despite Oberyn's anger at Rhaegar Targaryen's abandonment of Elia, he acknowledges that Rhaegar was beautiful. Petyr Baelish also admits that Rhaegar was incredibly good looking. |
| 312 | ** If you can overlook how insufferable he is, Viserys Targaryen. He's a young exiled prince who has a beautiful face and very blond, almost silver hair. |
| 313 | * ''Series/{{Glee}}'': |
| 314 | ** Kurt Hummel. All he's missing are the [[BishieSparkle sparkles]]… and even then, he sometimes [[PerformanceArtist provides his own]]. |
| 315 | ** Sam is quite the Pretty Boy. Pretty, with long hair, muscles, and a gorgeous smile. He's so pretty, he has to have his [[ShirtlessScene shirt off every other scene]]. |
| 316 | * In ''Series/TheHardyBoysNancyDrewMysteries'', we have young TeenIdol Joe Hardy (aka Creator/ShaunCassidy). |
| 317 | -->'''Joe:''' Just because I'm younger, smaller, and more easily intimidated…? |
| 318 | * ''Series/HighSchoolMusicalTheMusicalTheSeries'': EJ is called this several times, usually by Ricky. |
| 319 | -->'''Ricky:''' Just because you're single for the first time in your life, pretty boy. |
| 320 | * ''Series/HoratioHornblower'': |
| 321 | ** Young Hornblower. He's [[TallDarkAndHandsome tall and of the darker charms]], slender, and he has a handsome, pleasant face. Several women flirt with him or fall for him, like Duchess of Wharfedale, Mariette, or Maria Mason. |
| 322 | ** Midshipman (later Lieutenant) Archie Kennedy, played by Creator/JamieBamber. He has longish fair hair, innocent blue eyes, a chiselled jawline, the cutest smile ever, and has the body of a sailor. |
| 323 | ** Mr. Midshipman Wellard from Series Two is a cutie-pie. Teen-aged, with very fair skin, black hair, dark eyes, and soft features. He is still a fairly competent officer, despite the fact that a mad captain [[BreakTheCutie made him his whipping boy]]. |
| 324 | ** Midshipman Jack Hammond from Series Three. He's very young and good-looking with delicate features. Lt. Bush calls him "little gentleman", although it was a LastSecondWordSwap. He probably wanted to say "little bastard", but you can't really swear at a nephew of a high-ranking, distinguished captain. |
| 325 | * Many characters Mathew Baynton plays in ''Series/HorribleHistories''--most notably including Charles II and highwayman Dick Turpin--take full and explicit advantage of this trope. To the extent where his ''HH'' co-stars' standard (if less-than-serious) response when asked about the show's success is "Mat's eyes". |
| 326 | * Chase on ''Series/{{House}}'', a fair-haired and baby-faced doctor. His prettiness sometimes becomes a plot point. For instance, a LittlestCancerPatient develops a crush on him and manipulates him into kissing her. Or House bets Chase gets more dates on speeding date night than him, and House stays a medical doctor while Chase takes a personality of a lazy bum. |
| 327 | -->'''Dr. Foreman:''' Chase, you're a pretty boy. Works well with the ladies, not so much with the patients. No one wants an underwear model performing their splenectomy. |
| 328 | * On ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', after Ted and Robin break up, Robin meets a cute Argentinian guy Gael (played by Enrique Iglesias) and they date. Ted is very jealous and describes him as an Adonis. Gael turns out to be just a short-term [[OnTheRebound rebound boyfriend]]. |
| 329 | * ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': |
| 330 | ** Louis de Pointe du Lac is a slim, very handsome man with fine features (which includes PuppyDogEyes and a [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/308e5d781e5b2ccf2da624ac55c68d28/985f069c8a25bf37-f1/s540x810/13f46f47f2f356e9741b51ca608b53bafdd5c25c.gif long neck]]) who can sometimes appear [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/5e4547c73866a3b7aba61f8eecfe77f0/fecb467271f4b45a-6d/s540x810/0d79e7978e69e4ff6a18f16d78b8c235f090c399.gif boyish,]] sports a small goatee, and dresses in [[SharpDressedMan very dapper clothes]]. This results in LoveAtFirstSight from Lestat de Lioncourt, as he's smitten by Louis' good looks, complimenting Louis about them at length with adjectives like "beautiful" and "pretty" (plus [[MixedAncestryIsAttractive being biracial only attracts him more]]). When Claudia is rescued from a burning house by Louis, she believes that he's a beautiful Black angel. In 2022, Louis' movements are very graceful and fluid, with his gait being reminiscent of a retired dancer's. |
| 331 | ** [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/2ece6344a89071f112c5e62b9c9f9ea3/b47e70014c2883bb-37/s1280x1920/0b8115f2808240ebce2987cb6db0a2ccc9d081fa.gif Armand]] is a [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld young-looking]], doe-eyed, gorgeous man, with luscious curls, dainty features, a slender build, and is [[PermaShave always clean-shaven]]. Daniel Molloy disparages his prettiness by referring to him as "the rent boy." [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEmfMte3L4A&t=1m12s In the Season 2 First Look Scene,]] Louis flirts with Armand and tells him "You carry yourself well," and "Been thinkin' the same about you [that you're also alluring]. Been thinkin' about you often." |
| 332 | ** Lampshaded by Lestat in "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E1InThroesOfIncreasingWonder In Throes of Increasing Wonder...]]" when he says that his FirstLove Nicolas was "a boy of infinite beauty," and he [[DoubleMeaning indirectly compares him to Louis]], the latter being acknowledged as pretty InUniverse. |
| 333 | ** Lampshaded by Lestat in "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E2AfterThePhantomsOfYourFormerSelf ...After the Phantoms of Your Former Self]]" when he describes the most attractive human man at the bar as "the prettiest girl at the party," and he understands why Louis wants to target the sailor because "I admire the aesthetic." |
| 334 | ** In 1973, Louis retains his habit of heading "Straight to the prettiest girl at the party" because he makes a beeline for the 20-year-old Daniel when the latter enters Polynesian Mary's (a gay bar), and Louis immediately flirts with the young man. Daniel is curly-haired with a round face and soft features, and Louis' AffectionateNickname for him is "boy," which highlights his youth. |
| 335 | * ''Series/TheLastKingdom'': Aethelred, the arrogant lord of Mercia, is a very good-looking, slender young man. It turns out to be a case of FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon because a cruel sadist lurks behind that pretty face. |
| 336 | * ''Series/LawAndOrderUK'': When he isn't being hit on because of his good looks, the gorgeous DS Matt Devlin (Creator/JamieBamber) is somehow being insulted because of them--a corrupt cop sneeringly refers to him as "your boy-band partner", and even the man suspected of being behind [[spoiler: his murder--he isn't, ironically]], sarcastically refers to him as "pretty-boy cop". |
| 337 | * ''{{Series/Legion|2017}}'': |
| 338 | ** David Haller's physical attractiveness is imbued with a boyish quality which includes InnocentBlueEyes, which serves as a visual shorthand that he's an immature {{Manchild}}. Syd thinks he's cute, and Lenny describes him as "Such a pretty boy." When speaking to the rational side of his mind, David tells him, "I am pretty." Although David becomes a supervillain in the Season 2 finale, a residual cuteness in his visage in Season 3 reminds the audience that on an emotional level, he's a lost, little boy with severe abandonment issues who [[IJustWantToBeLoved just wants to be loved]] and DesperatelyCravesAffection, especially from his biological parents. |
| 339 | ** Charles Xavier has elegant facial features, gentle green eyes, a gracefully long neck and a slim build. His good looks, along with his empathy and kindness, accentuate his image as a romantic figure when he courts Gabrielle, his LoveInterest who later becomes his wife. Because they do get married on the show (unlike in the comics), the showrunners wanted to avoid the UglyGuyHotWife trope by applying AdaptationalAttractiveness to Charles in order to present him as one half of a very beautiful couple. [[note]]Creator/HarryLloyd has [[https://ew.com/tv/2019/02/07/legion-harry-lloyd-professor-xavier/ disclosed]] that Creator/NoahHawley told him to not shave his head for the role even though Professor X is bald in the source material. Lloyd [[https://collider.com/harry-lloyd-legion-season-3-interview-charles-xavier/ got the part without having to audition,]] so the producers had purposely cast a gorgeous actor to play Xavier.[[/note]] For viewers who don't read comic books, Charles' prettiness helps them to identify the character as David's biological father when he first appears in Season 3, and it further reinforces the LikeFatherLikeSon connection. |
| 340 | * In ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'', Waldreg describes Sauron as being a "beautiful servant" who shall return one day to rule the Southlands. With the revelation that [[spoiler:the dashing, LoveableRogue Halbrand is Sauron in disguise]], he wasn't wrong to describe Sauron as such. |
| 341 | * ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'': |
| 342 | ** [[http://dutche.home.xs4all.nl/episode%203x4%20merlin%20arms.jpg Merlin]] is a Pretty Boy. |
| 343 | --->'''Barmaid:''' Mmm, you're an handsome fellow.\ |
| 344 | '''Arthur:''' Well, just wouldn't be the first to say it.\ |
| 345 | '''Barmaid:''' Oh. No, sorry. I was talkin' about your friend here. ''[looks suggestively at Merlin]''\ |
| 346 | '''Arthur:''' ''[shocked]'' Him?\ |
| 347 | '''Merlin:''' ''[smirks at Arthur]'' Thank you. |
| 348 | ** Lancelot manages to be a Pretty Boy ''and'' a {{Hunk}}. Hard to pull off, but it's the PermaStubble offsetting the PuppyDogEyes. |
| 349 | * ''Series/MrBrain'': In "Eccentric Neuroscientist vs. Beautiful Revived Ghost" the "beautiful revived ghost" isn't a woman. The ghost is played by the very pretty, yet very male Creator/{{Gackt}}. Gackt himself finds Gackt rather tasty. |
| 350 | * ''Series/MurdochMysteries'': |
| 351 | ** James Gillies is pretty for a man, which no doubt helps him to pass himself off as a woman when he wishes to elude the police or frame a female character for murder. |
| 352 | ** Leslie Garland is a handsome youth and a law student. When constable Henry Higgins tries to console constable George Crabtree over his apparent jealousy and hurt feelings (because Crabtree courted Dr. Grace who liked him, but then was very much interested in Leslie Garland), he says that Leslie is pretty--almost too pretty for a man. |
| 353 | ** Johnny Brackenreid, a teenage son of Inspector Brackenreid. He's a lovely boy with soft features, fair hair, and fair face. He's a major theatre buff like his father and even performs in amateur productions. He happens to play a female role and embraces it so much that his father is worried he might be "a nancy boy". When John comes of age, he wants to follow in his father's footsteps and joins the Toronto Constabulary, thus becoming the youngest, prettiest FairCop of Station House 4. |
| 354 | * Cyrus from ''Series/OnceUponATimeInWonderland'', who is referred to being a Pretty Boy explicitly by the Red Queen. |
| 355 | * ''Series/{{Outlander}}'': In Series 3's parallel timelines, which cover a 20-year span, Fergus grows into one of these; very tall, his fair skin is rarely marked by stubble. He's also lost a great deal of his childhood cockiness, becoming well-mannered and more sincerely devoted to those he loves. |
| 356 | * Tommy Shelby in ''Series/PeakyBlinders'', played by Creator/CillianMurphy, has a beautiful face with big blue eyes. He's also rather small, but his 5'7 height is never remarked upon, presumably because everyone is afraid of him. |
| 357 | * ''Series/{{Poldark}}'': Captain Ross Poldark, Esq. played by renowned beautiful man, Aidan Turner. "Let the swooning commence." |
| 358 | * ''Series/PrisonBreak'': Michael (Creator/WentworthMiller) is the perfect combination of prettiness and manliness. |
| 359 | -->'''T-Bag:''' One thing's for sure, you just as pretty as advertised. Prettier even. |
| 360 | * ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' arranges a literal date with Destiny. Turns out Destiny is a Pretty Boy these days (played by Brian [=McFayden=]. Even his horses are gorgeous ([[TakeOurWordForIt according to Sabrina, anyway]]). |
| 361 | -->'''Sabrina:''' Sorry, I was expecting you to be-- |
| 362 | -->'''Destiny:''' Old as time, long white beard, robe, chariot. Most women prefer this look, but [[AFormYouAreComfortableWith I can change if you want]]-- |
| 363 | -->'''Sabrina:''' No, that's fine. |
| 364 | * ''Series/TheScarletPimpernel'': Percy's friend Lord Tony Dewhurst is an endearing slender young man; he's golden-haired, blue-eyed, fair-faced, and has an adorable stutter. Played by 25-year-old Creator/JamieBamber. |
| 365 | * ''Series/{{Skins}}'' gives us a CastFullOfPrettyBoys on the male side, which has to do with the aversion of DawsonCasting and the fact that the characters are played by teenage actors. |
| 366 | ** Tony Stonem of the first generation is played by then 18-19-year-old Nicholas Hoult, which gives us a tall, lean male EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette with glazing blue eyes and a complexion which several {{Southern Belle}}s could be jealous of. His attractiveness, along with being TheAce and TheCharmer allows him to become ''the'' male [[TheVamp vamp]] of the series. One of the very first scenes involving him actually shows the entire population of an all-girls school ''and'' their female teacher fawning over Tony. |
| 367 | ** Maxxie Oliver, played by the blond and gorgeous teenage Mitch Hewer, is even prettier than Tony. He's also a token gay character in the first generation, an aspiring dancer and a talented artist, and frequently used in the show as MrFanservice; all of which somewhat play up the "pretty boy" aspect of the character. Also, he briefly catches the attention of womanizer [[spoiler:Tony]] and, despite being widely known as gay, gains a very driven female StalkerWithACrush. |
| 368 | ** Freddie [=McLair=] of the second generation is very much TallDarkAndHandsome but has a slender, boyish build and a very pretty face with big brown eyes (stated by his father to look just like Freddie's mother's), long eyelashes, and full lips. He has also the two would-be queen bees of the group competing over him at some time. |
| 369 | ** The third generation's resident gay character Alex Henley is a good example. He's one of the physically slimmest characters in the series and also has a pretty face and fairly large eyes, making him an example of this trope. |
| 370 | ** Rich of the same generation is one of the most youthful-looking males in the series and has a soft face, big eyes, and delicate skin. Those features become especially visible after his ExpositoryHairstyleChange. |
| 371 | * ''Series/StarTrekPicard'': |
| 372 | ** Narek is attractive enough to [[EatingTheEyeCandy catch the eye]] of Soji's Trill friend from a distance, who had no idea up until that moment that a Romulan could be so hot, to which Soji agrees. His most beautiful physical feature are his expressive, gentle blue eyes, and when combined with his curly hair, he has a softer, warmer demeanour than most Romulans, who are usually severe and cold. He exploits this along with his charm to seduce Soji as a HoneyTrap. Hugh describes Narek as a dashing young Romulan spy. |
| 373 | ** At least as pretty and more androgynous-looking (being [[LongHairedPrettyBoy long-haired]] and clean-shaven) is Elnor, the {{elfeminate}} Romulan swordsman played by real-life model Evan Evagora. He's basically a dark-haired [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Legolas]]. In addition, he was raised by an all-female order of warrior nuns, gaining him the unflattering epithet "sisterboy." |
| 374 | * ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': |
| 375 | ** Dean Winchester (Creator/JensenAckles). His face combines prettiness and manliness, and although he's roughened slightly with age, he's still quite pretty. |
| 376 | ** Sam Winchester (Creator/JaredPadalecki), is rather pretty for the first season or two, with his soft features and flowing bangs, and he isn't even really growing facial hair at this point. He grows into his features around Season 5 and 6 and goes full {{Hunk}}. |
| 377 | ** Castiel (Creator/MishaCollins), an [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angel]] who ups the ante by also being slender and the shortest (barely) of the main trio. Co-star Creator/JaredPadalecki has said of Collins: "With those big blue eyes, he can't play a demon. They're like, 'awww... he's too pretty'." Lampshaded in-universe: |
| 378 | --->'''Japanese Game-Show Host:''' Mr. Trickster does not like pretty-boy angels! |
| 379 | * Jonah Simms from ''Series/{{Superstore}}'' is a pretty young man with white skin and black hair (almost of RavenHairIvorySkin appeal). His appearance is often commented on: he gets likened to a male Tinker Bell, he's said to have geisha features, or that he looks like an elf or a baby of a panda and a Disney princess. |
| 380 | -->'''Jonah:''' The other night, when we were all locked in the store, Dina kind of... came on to me.\ |
| 381 | '''Garrett:''' Wow.\ |
| 382 | '''Jonah:''' Yeah, right?\ |
| 383 | '''Garrett:''' I didn't know Dina was into fancy little porcelain doll-men. |
| 384 | * Steve Harrington from ''Series/StrangerThings'' is a popular jock with a slender build, boyish good-looks and well-groomed EightiesHair. |
| 385 | * Michael Kelso from ''Series/That70sShow'', who describes himself as "man-pretty". Donna once tells him that he's "pretty like a girl", and he agrees. |
| 386 | * In ''Doctor Who'' spin-off ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'', we have SharpDressedMan Ianto Jones, whom John Hart frequently refers to as "Eye Candy". |
| 387 | * The bouncy, [[{{Keet}} sunny]] Hypomaniac, Campbell Bain (Played by a very young David Tennant) in the Scottish miniseries ''Series/TakinOverTheAsylum''. |
| 388 | * ''Series/TheWhiteQueen'': Richard, Duke of Gloucester begins the series as a sweet, adorable, and innocent youngster, with cherubic features to match, including curly hair. When coupled with his shorter height relative to his brothers, they signal visually that he's TheBabyOfTheBunch among the York siblings. Anne Neville, his childhood friend, has a PuppyLove crush on him. When Richard reaches adulthood, his big, expressive green eyes, long eyelashes, the well-defined cupid's bow of his lips and his rounder face give him a softer appearance than his brothers, and he's kinder and more gentlemanly than they are. His elegant looks conveniently accentuate the image of a romantic hero when he takes on a KnightInShiningArmor [=/=] PrinceCharming role during his RescueRomance with Anne. |
| 389 | * ''Series/WithoutATrace'''s Martin Fitzgerald is referred to as a "choirboy" by a prostitute who turns out to be an undercover vice cop. Whether because she's trying to maintain her facade or is genuinely ridiculing him over his boyish good looks is unclear. |
| 390 | %% * Spike from ''Series/{{Buffy The Vampire Slayer}}'' as William the Bloody(-Awful Poet) before he was bitten and became a vampire. |
| 391 | %% * From ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'' we have Drew, Craig, Eli, Peter, Zane, and Marco. |
| 392 | %% * Vincent Chase from ''Series/{{Entourage}}''. |
| 393 | %% * Niles Crane in the early seasons of ''Series/{{Frasier}}''. |
| 394 | * ''Series/GenV'': Sam has more boyish and delicate looks than his older brother, has a slightly gaunt appearance, his shirtless scenes show he has a pack of muscles despite being incarcerated in many sanatoriums for years and Emma considers him hot. |
| 395 | %% * Derek Jupiter on ''Series/ImInTheBand''. |
| 396 | %% * Charlie Pace in ''Series/{{Lost}}'', particularly during his clean-shaven phase. |
| 397 | %% * ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'': |
| 398 | %% ** [[http://www.rovang.org/wiki/tommy-mmpr1.jpg Tommy Oliver]], the late-arriving Green Ranger and BreakoutCharacter. Saban bent over backwards to keep the Green Ranger around far longer than the original source material allowed, and then assigned him a new color to keep him around for subsequent seasons. |
| 399 | %% ** Adam Park was kept around for as long as Tommy. |
| 400 | %% * The title role of ''[[Literature/TheHistoryOfTomJonesAFoundling Tom Jones]]'' in the 1997 BBC version (Max Beesley). |
| 401 | %% * James from ''Series/BigTimeRush''. Even Carlos (the actor, not his character) called him pretty. |
| 402 | %% * Bailey Turner from ''Series/{{Neigbours}}'' certainly qualifies. |
| 403 | [[/folder]] |
| 404 | |
| 405 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 406 | * In Toni Basil's one-hit wonder "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aqLwHP4y6Q Mickey]]", she tells her LoveInterest: |
| 407 | -->''Oh Mickey, you're so fine\ |
| 408 | You're so fine, you blow my mind\ |
| 409 | \ |
| 410 | Oh Mickey, you're so pretty, can't you understand?'' |
| 411 | * Music/DepecheMode has a song entitled "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLEhgNO-JE8 What's Your Name?]]" (although it's sometimes referred to as "Pretty Boy"), and the chorus is: |
| 412 | -->''Hey you're such a pretty boy\ |
| 413 | Hey you're such a pretty boy\ |
| 414 | Hey you're such a pretty boy\ |
| 415 | You're so pretty'' |
| 416 | * Music/{{Eminem}}'s appearance led to him becoming a TeenIdol in 1999 despite really being a HardcoreHipHop artist who rapped BlackComedy {{Horrorcore}} scenarios about murder and suicide. In one of Music/InsaneClownPosse's {{Diss Track}}s against Eminem, "Nothing But a Bitch Thang", they insult him by saying he makes "prettyboy rap" for an audience of infatuated eleven-year-old girls. Eminem himself was aware of his prettiness and proud of it, self-describing as "cute" and "pretty" in several of his songs -- most acidly in "White America", a song calling out the racism that led to him becoming so much bigger a star than his black contemporaries, in which he points out that his supposed cuteness is really just him being white enough to fit the beauty standard. |
| 417 | * In Music/HeartBand's "Magic Man", the narrator describes her male LoveInterest as pretty. |
| 418 | -->''A pretty man came to me\ |
| 419 | Never seen eyes so blue'' |
| 420 | * Music/PaulMcCartney's song "Pretty Boys" from the album ''[=McCartney=] III'' is about just that, reflecting on how male models make a career out of being valued only for their good looks. |
| 421 | -->''Cause here come the pretty boys\ |
| 422 | They're gonna set your world on fire\ |
| 423 | Objects of desire\ |
| 424 | Preaching to the choir\ |
| 425 | They can talk, but they never say much'' |
| 426 | [[/folder]] |
| 427 | |
| 428 | [[folder:Mythology & Religion]] |
| 429 | * Myth/NorseMythology |
| 430 | ** Balder is so pretty that ''everything in the universe'' that can pledges their love to him. |
| 431 | ** Loki. Even in the post-Christianization days, he's described as "pleasing and handsome" (an alternate translation is "beautiful and comely," which is closer to our modern definition of a Pretty Boy) in appearance, and has a lithe frame. |
| 432 | * Myth/GreekMythology: |
| 433 | ** The ultimate Greek mythology Pretty Boy: Apollo. [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/e64d69c3e7d7a924c124d2241e885790/tumblr_n1git5Xsm61qkdq56o1_1280.jpg Look how all the nymphs agree.]] He was the ideal of the ''kouros'' (a beardless, athletic youth). |
| 434 | ** Greek god Dionysus is portrayed as youthful Pretty Boy in some depictions, such as Creator/{{Euripides}}' ''Theatre/{{Bacchae}}''. In the myths proper, he's an UnkemptBeauty who enjoys [[MrFanservice mysteriously losing his clothes]] and [[APartyAlsoKnownAsAnOrgy throwing legendarily wild parties.]] [[AgentPeacock Although if you get him mad, he will drive you insane or rip you apart with his bare hands.]] Many view him as a {{Foil}} to Apollo as [[OrderVsChaos the "Chaos" to Apollo's "Order."]] |
| 435 | ** Eros aka Cupid or Amor is the god of desire, erotic love, attraction, and affection. He is often portrayed as the son of the goddess of love Aphrodite/Venus. In Classical Greek art, he's a slender youth with wings. Later on, he was portrayed as a chubby boy. |
| 436 | ** Homer described Ganymede as the most beautiful of all mortals, on top of the fact that he's the only of Zeus' lovers that was ever made immortal, is also quite telling. |
| 437 | ** The Greeks had an odd subtrope: Pretty Boy Dies and [[{{Transflormation}} Is Turned Into a Flower]]. |
| 438 | *** Apollo's lover, Hyacinth, was very handsome, athletic, and beautiful. Zephyr also desired him, and a LoveTriangle ensured. When Hyacinth died (because of jealous Zephyr), Apollo made a flower, the hyacinth, from his spilled blood. |
| 439 | *** Narcissus was way hot and beautiful, and [[ProudBeauty proud of it]]. Nymph Echo fell in love with him, but he was not into her. Goddess of revenge, Nemesis, took Narcissus to a pool where he saw his own reflection and fell in love with it, not realizing it was merely an empty image. He stayed there until he died. After he died, in his place sprouted a flower bearing his name. |
| 440 | *** Adonis, who's SoBeautifulItsACurse. He was so lovely that the goddess Aphrodite herself fell in love with him, among other gods and goddesses. (The word "adonis" is often used in modern times to describe this very archetype.) One day Adonis was gored by a wild boar during a hunting trip and died in Aphrodite's arms as she wept. His blood mingled with her tears and became the anemone flower. |
| 441 | *** Mecon was Demeter's boyfriend, a beautiful young Athenian man, who was turned into a poppy. |
| 442 | %% ** Paris from ''Literature/TheIliad'', who runs away from the fight with Menaleus he was begging for to seduce Helen (whom he kidnapped) at (Aphrodite's) gunpoint. It only gets better when Hector finds him sitting in his room--with an enormous battle raging outside the walls of Troy--"polishing his armor!" |
| 443 | * Christianity: |
| 444 | ** In canon, Jesus was described as TheNondescript, plain-looking enough that Romans couldn't tell him apart from any of the other Jews. In {{fanon}}, however, this is the overwhelming interpretation. People want their messiah to look good, of course, but the idea of Jesus as the {{Hunk}}--big, strong, physically imposing--seems at odds with his characterization. Thus people have landed on the idea of Jesus as attractive, but slight and with soft features. He doesn't have a powerful body; he has powerful words and ideas. Art often makes Jesus a LongHairedPrettyBoy too. Unlike many pretty boys, though, he is often depicted as bearded. This dates to early Greek and Roman portals of him that drew upon artistic tropes of the time: the bearded Greek philosopher (beard denoting wise teacher) and powerful bearded top gods like Jupiter and Serapis (beard denoting divinity). |
| 445 | ** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Sebastian Saint Sebastian]], one of the most popular martyrs in Christian iconography, is traditionally depicted as a beautiful young man with no facial hair -- tied, almost naked and in agony as he is being shot by arrows, looking up to heaven. Sometimes a LongHairedPrettyBoy as well. |
| 446 | ** Lucifer has sometimes been depicted as a graceful and beautiful man. Even after his fall, he is depicted as taking the form of a [[BeautyIsBad very beautiful person]] in attempt to lure humans into doing wicked deeds. A good example would be [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_génie_du_mal the French statue “Le génie du mal.]] |
| 447 | * Myth/CelticMythology: |
| 448 | ** Cu Chulainn is described in Myth/CelticMythology as a very attractive man of the elfish, smooth-faced sort, at least when he wasn't in a [[GameFace warp spasm]]. |
| 449 | ** Aengus Og, the god of love, is noted for his youthful good looks ''by the other gods''. |
| 450 | %% ** Taliesin |
| 451 | %% Diarmuid |
| 452 | %% Midir. The Celts had a thing for pretty boys. |
| 453 | * Myth/HinduMythology: Krishna is a male deity often depicted in art as a pretty young man. His name could mean either "Black" or "Beautiful", and he also had a bit of a following of squeeing "fangirls" among the milk maids (or ''gopis''). He was the UrExample of a "Teen Heart-throb" though it's emphasized it has more to do with a "divine love" component rather than ''just'' being, "Oh wow, he's cute!" |
| 454 | %% * Mithras is often depicted as a pretty boy. Just [[https://www.thenational.ae/image/policy:1.273535:1499424899/image/jpeg.jpg?f=16x9&w=1200&$p$f$w=dfa40e8 check]] [[https://www.ancient.eu/img/r/p/500x600/2676.jpg?v=1485680723 these]] out. |
| 455 | [[/folder]] |
| 456 | |
| 457 | [[folder:Pinball]] |
| 458 | * The unnamed Thunder God in ''Pinball/{{Flash}},'' who's too thin to be a {{Hunk}}, but still has women clinging to him. |
| 459 | * Many of the [[Myth/ArthurianLegend Knights of the Round Table]] in ''VideoGame/GoldenLogres'' have an [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/grailknights_9235.jpg unconventionally feminine appearance]]. |
| 460 | [[/folder]] |
| 461 | |
| 462 | [[folder:Professional Wrestling]] |
| 463 | * The Pretty boy Pit bull Kenny King. On the 9/26/2013 TNA Impact, Wrestling/AustinAries split him open, and Kenny's response was to get in front of the camera and boast "I'm still pretty!" |
| 464 | %% * Marc Mero/Johnny B. Badd built his whole schtick around this, aided largely by being the spitting image of [[Music/LittleRichard Little Richard]]. |
| 465 | [[/folder]] |
| 466 | |
| 467 | [[folder:Tabletop Games]] |
| 468 | * ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''!! (as "pretty boy" as you can get in the ultra-gritty universe): |
| 469 | ** The Eldar (elf). Described as such: "The Eldar are physically similar to humans, but with longer, cleaner limbs, slim and elegant features, pointed ears, and penetrating eyes." |
| 470 | ** The Primarch of the Blood Angels, Sanguinius, who has [[WingedHumanoid angel wings]] and everything (of course, his death caused all the SuperSoldier armies based on him to become [[OurVampiresAreDifferent bloodthirsty and prone to going insane]]). Additionally the chapters based on Sanguinius' gene seed are also noted as being somewhat prettier than the other marines. |
| 471 | ** The Emperor's Children (Chaos) Space Marine Legion. So pretty that they are derisively referred to as "peacocks" by most of the other legions while they are still loyal to the Imperium's cause. Their primarch, Fulgrim, is one of the prettiest humans alive. Furthermore, even after falling to Chaos, they continue trying to make themselves look as alluring and attractive as possible, part of their pact with the Chaos god Slaanesh. It doesn't help that their armour is various shades of purple and pink… The pre-Heresy Emperor's Children were just as brutal and ruthless as any other Space Marines, so looks can be deceiving. |
| 472 | * "Pretty Boy Look" is an Advantage in ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}'' (introduced in ''GURPS [[HumongousMecha Mecha]]''), which works like Attractive, except the bonus to reaction roles apply to both sexes. In 4e the same Advantage is simply named "Androgynous". |
| 473 | %% * ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'': |
| 474 | %% ** the Solars Moray Darktide and Swan, the Infernal Captain Gyrfalcon, the Abyssal known as the Prince of Shadows, and the Alchemical known as Voice of Authority. There are many others. |
| 475 | %% ** It's not just the humans: Ligier, the Green Sun of Hell, take this appearance when he presents himself as a human. The aforementioned Captain Gyrfalcon is one of his underlings. |
| 476 | %% --> When he desires a human form, Ligier simultaneously appears as a handsome young nobleman with auburn hair. He is sometimes dressed in flawless robes of emerald, and other times [[WalkingShirtlessScene bare-chested with a long green kilt]] or a blackened smith’s apron of erymanthus hide. |
| 477 | %%% If you add context to this work, please fix also example indentation. Each character should have his own entry. |
| 478 | %%% |
| 479 | %% * The 3rd Edition of ''TabletopGame/{{Nobilis}}'' whimsically notes that mysterious bishounen are usually Imperators, Powers, Excrucians, or the offspring of the Star-Beast Qot. In the event they happen to be human, they're probably not that mysterious. %%%(note:Bishonen belongs on separate page.) |
| 480 | * Despite metal growing out of his body, and his muscles, and [[WalkingShirtlessScene clothing so scanty as to show off those muscles]], ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'''s [[http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/600 Koth of the Hammer]] has a very pretty face. |
| 481 | * In ''TabletopGame/RocketAge'' the Julandri courtesans are a Martian slave caste engineered for physical and intellectual beauty. The men are just as pretty and delicate as the women. They all have female names. |
| 482 | [[/folder]] |
| 483 | |
| 484 | [[folder:Theatre]] |
| 485 | * ''Theatre/TanzDerVampire'': |
| 486 | ** Herbert von Krolock is one of these whenever the actor's makeup can create the effect, and the results tend to be [[https://pp.vk.me/c5718/u12290828/142644015/y_e2bea209.jpg stunning]]. |
| 487 | ** His father, Graf von Krolock, is an older example. He looks like the less fortunate end result of the formula "Pretty Boy + age + suffering and guilt". That being said, Krolock is getting played by increasingly younger and more handsome actors, and his makeup (at least for the Russian and 2019 Vienna productions) has eased up on the "age" part. Compare Mark Seibert in [[https://www.musical1.de/wp-content/uploads/mark-seibert-1.jpg Hamburg]] and [[https://i.pinimg.com/236x/26/eb/c0/26ebc05d6fac2c90454e2bff3994adc4.jpg Vienna.]] |
| 488 | * Roger in ''Theatre/{{RENT}}'' describes himself as "the pretty-boy front man" in "One Song Glory". The implication is that he thinks his modest success as a musician has all been attributable to his looks. But he's just as likely to actually be played by a more ruggedly handsome actor, although he is the TenorBoy. |
| 489 | * It's implied in ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'' that [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Sweeney]] [[IWasQuiteALooker was one fifteen years prior to the start of the play,]] before his BreakTheCutie process started. |
| 490 | --> '''Mrs Lovett''': ''There was a barber and his wife… and he was beautiful…'' |
| 491 | * ''Theatre/{{Elisabeth}}'': |
| 492 | ** Death. His prettiness is even mentioned in the libretto, which referred to him as an "androgynous pop star". He's been played by a whole fleet of pretty actors and actresses. It's an advantage because he is meant to seduce Elisabeth and Rudolf, either as an outside GrimReaper entity or a manifestation/artistic interpretation of the characters' suicidal ideation. |
| 493 | ** Rudolf is very pretty in some productions. It's helped by some actors having played ''both'' Death and Rudolf, most commonly in the Creator/TakarazukaRevue, but other productions (such as Toho with Furukawa Yuta) have also gotten in on casting former Rudolfs as Deaths. It creates a contrast with his father [[DoggedNiceGuy Franz Joseph]], who is typically played by (non-Takarazuka, that is) actors hewing closer to masculinity, and emphasizes how much the Crown Prince takes after the Empress. |
| 494 | * In Creator/CirqueDuSoleil's ''Crystal'', the male love interest is typically portrayed by an androgynous, often Asian aerialist. |
| 495 | * ''Theatre/WesterosAnAmericanMusical'': Jon Snow is called "that pretty crow" in one of the songs, "crow" being the nickname given to people in Jon's line of work by the speaker. The play also cast a woman for Jon's role. |
| 496 | [[/folder]] |
| 497 | |
| 498 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 499 | * Link of ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' in most of his incarnations, especially ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild]]''. He most often tends to be portrayed as a slender, somewhat androgynous young man to the point that some players have even initially thought he's a girl. |
| 500 | * In ''VideoGame/Persona4'', [[spoiler:Teddie's human form]] makes extensive use of the BishieSparkle to [[HandsomeLech manipulate women that he comes across]]. Not to mention, during the crossdressing scene, he was the only one [[AttractiveBentGender able to pull off looking like a girl]]. One male commentator from the audience even exclaims "I'd hit that." |
| 501 | * Leon Kennedy of ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' fame. Lampshaded in the ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4Remake'', where Krauser explicitly refers to Leon as a pretty boy. |
| 502 | * Male blood elves in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', even though they can have a little bit of facial hair. Lampshaded in some of their ''/silly'' and ''/flirt'' emotes. A silly--"Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me?" |
| 503 | %% * ''VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagic 5'': Agrael is this underneath that big red suit of armor. |
| 504 | * Johnny Cage of the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' series, though Johnny himself is the one who enforces it. He constantly refers to himself as "pretty" and is always praising his own good looks. Even one of his battle cries revolves around how pretty he thinks he is: |
| 505 | -->'''Johnny:''' Oh yeah! I'm so pretty! |
| 506 | * ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2 Mask of the Betrayer'' takes this concept into an odd place by making the resident Pretty Boy, Gannayev, a [[CuteMonsterGirl Cute Monster Guy]] member of a species otherwise known for being invariably ''hideous''. Creator Chris Avellone's response to the reason for this basically boils down to: [[http://bootstrike.com/Torment/Online/ravelpuzzlewell%20.php "Because."]] |
| 507 | * ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'' lives up to his comic book counterpart's reputation as a Pretty Boy. It's even commented on by some of the mooks, who [[SuicidalOverconfidence express an interest in making him much less pretty]]. |
| 508 | * ''Franchise/DragonAge'': |
| 509 | ** Fenris from ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', an elf with white hair and body tattoos made out of lyrium, and also happens to wear skin-tight clothing. You can, of course, compliment his looks when flirting with him, which sometimes results in him giggling. |
| 510 | ** Dorian from ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' is very pretty and [[AgentPeacock very aware of it.]] One of his battle cries is even "I'm too pretty to die!" |
| 511 | --->'''Iron Bull:''' Watch yourself. The pretty ones are always the worst. |
| 512 | * Rhys from ''VideoGame/TalesFromTheBorderlands'' is regarded to be pretty handsome in-universe, so much so that Vaughn says that when the two of them were in college, Rhys was able to get into parties based solely on looks. |
| 513 | * Most of the male characters in the ''VideoGame/DarkParables'' lean more toward the {{Hunk}} category. However, in the seventh game ''Ballad of Rapunzel'', two young men are encountered in the bonus chapter who are ''very'' Pretty Boys. Kai and Gwyn were previously encountered in an earlier installment as young boys; ten years have passed and they are [[SheIsAllGrownUp all grown up]]. They return as main characters in ''The Thief and the Tinderbox'', set a few years later, and are still quite pretty. |
| 514 | * Ellis from ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2'' 's facial features are based on an actual male model, which is part of the reason why most ''Left 4 Dead'' fanworks involve him in some way. |
| 515 | * Subverted in ''VideoGame/RideToHellRetribution''. One of the bosses is nicknamed Pretty Boy, but when you finally meet him, it proves to be an IronicNickname: he's bald, noticeably muscular, and has horrible burn scars over half of his body. |
| 516 | * Connor of ''VideoGame/DetroitBecomeHuman''. While he's tall, he has a slender, almost delicate build and big brown {{puppy dog eyes}}. |
| 517 | * Garry of ''VideoGame/{{Ib}}'' fame. His design has had him be confused for a girl by players when they first see his sprite. |
| 518 | * ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'' introduces Raiden, with shoulder-length blonde hair that gets him [[DudeLooksLikeALady mistaken for a girl]], long eyelashes, and a slim figure with wide hips. Even being converted into a cyborg doesn't keep him from having a pretty, sad-puppy look to his face in [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots the next game he appears in]], and being tauntingly called "pretty boy" by his enemies in [[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance his spinoff]]. Interestingly, this effect was very intentional for [[RatedMForManly a series full of grizzled supersoldiers]]; Creator/HideoKojima reportedly received fan letters from women stating that they didn't want to play video games where they had to play as "old men", and designed Raiden to be an "exceptionally beautiful man" to appeal to women, baffling his staff and character designers. |
| 519 | %%* ''VideoGame/DustAnElysianTail'', Dust qualifies, once he removes his hat. In his previous life, from which he was rather hastily reincarnated, he was the twin brother of Ginger, who is rather pretty. %%ZCE. Please describe the character, his appearance and characterization, -- not just his twin brother. |
| 520 | * Ky Kiske of ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' is a fit and handsome young man to [[{{Foil}} contrast]] with his rival [[RedHotMasculinity Sol Badguy]]. Several characters have commented on his androgynous looks, sometimes even comparing him to a woman. Jam in particular finds him rather attractive and flirts with him to no avail. |
| 521 | * Cloud Strife from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' counts. He's a spiky haired blonde man with blue eyes and a slender but muscled build. He also ends up convincingly crossdressing near the beginning of the story, leading to one of the game's most famous segments when he has to rescue his friend from a gangster. |
| 522 | * P, the protagonist of ''VideoGame/LiesOfP'' is quite handsome for an autonomous robot within the game's setting with his delicate facial structure, slender build and fluffy dark hair. He's so pretty that a few players have mistaken him for a woman upon first seeing P and being noted in-universe by several [=NPCs=] to be stunningly attractive (even tauntingly called 'Mr. Handsome Idiot' by Alidoro the Hound). As he becomes more human through deciding to lie during cerrtain story events and numerous sidequests plus finding and listening to collectible records at Hotel Krat over the course of the game, P becomes a LongHairedPrettyBoy if the player continues on these courses of action. He also gets a side of SexySoakedShirt if he's wearing his starting outfit when it's raining. |
| 523 | [[/folder]] |
| 524 | |
| 525 | [[folder:Visual Novels]] |
| 526 | * ''VisualNovel/{{Sunrider}}'': |
| 527 | ** [[TheDragon Veniczar Fontana]], whose pretty boy good looks are commented on by several characters. The ''Sunrider Academy'' HighschoolAU plays it for laughs: he initially gets the entire female student body’s vote during the campaign for student council president simply because they think he’s hot, and the “secret weapon” he employs during the final round of speeches is just him [[ShirtlessScene ripping off his shirt]] to let the ladies have their fill of the eye candy. |
| 528 | ** Kayto Shields is something of a pretty boy. In ''Sunrider Academy'', [[FatBastard Cullen]] even calls him a “flimsy she-man” at one point during Asaga’s route. |
| 529 | * Miles Edgeworth in ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' is regarded by multiple characters as being pretty handsome, and in ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth,'' Shi-Long Lang often refers to him as "pretty boy". |
| 530 | * Akira Kijima (name and appearance-customizable) from ''VisualNovel/SpiritHunterNg'' is this in the several instances when he's not a PerpetualFrowner. His female friend, Kaoru Hazuki (who moonlights as an underground Idol and is an ElegantGothicLolita) comments on one occasion that he could pull off wearing womens' clothes with his looks alone. |
| 531 | * Arsenik and Night are the pretty boys of ''VisualNovel/War13thDay''. Arsenik is keenly seen as a LustObject by the Valkyrie women, while Night is so handsome that it's even possible for the woman he blackmails to develop feelings for him. [[spoiler:But given the game's UnreliableNarrator, this may or may not be entirely accurate...]] |
| 532 | * The protagonist of the {{animesque}} visual novel ''VisualNovel/MissingStars'', Eric, is a handsome teenage boy who is more than a bit pretty. |
| 533 | [[/folder]] |
| 534 | |
| 535 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 536 | * Rieken in ''ComicBook/ADistantSoil'' fits perfectly, down to white hair so long it drags on the ground. The twist, though, is that despite being so very pretty, he is probably the most supernaturally powerful being alive. |
| 537 | * Young Bernard from ''Webcomic/AngelDown'' was rather handsome, and his slinder build and longer hair gives him a anotably androgynous look. His older form is notably more masculine. |
| 538 | * [[http://lj-phillips.deviantart.com/art/IS-Three-A-Crowd-345808805 Rabbit]] from ''{{Webcomic/Skins}}''. Slender, tall, and lean but muscled, he has no body or facial hair and has really pretty features. |
| 539 | * Parody/[[SubvertedTrope subversion]]: [[http://www.drunkduck.com/Stickman_and_Cube/index.php?p=243777 This strip]] from the StickFigureComic ''Webcomic/StickmanAndCube'' has the cartoonist supposedly draw the two characters as Pretty Boys. The joke is that they look ''exactly the same'', being of course a stickman and a cube, except with added BishieSparkle. But... so bishie! |
| 540 | * Maxim in ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', sporting a narrower, pointier face, thinner build, and longer, bishi-er hair than his compatriots Dimo and Oggie, very nearly fits here. There are only a couple things off: First, he has purple skin, smiles too much, smiles too ''big'', and has a mouth full of sharp teeth, all because he is a Jaegermonster. Second, he's too fun-loving, upbeat, and goofy, also because he is a Jaegermonster. Third, his personality is far too distinctive. Other than that he fits perfectly. [[WordOfGod Foglio]] has said that he designed Maxim for fun, to see if he ''could'' draw a bishonen Jaeger. Well, he can! Though as the strip progresses, his art evolves away from this trope, with his nose in particular starting to emulate WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}. |
| 541 | * ''Webcomic/SilverBulletNights'' has Jekkel. Long-haired and albino, he's definitely Pretty Boy material. Of course, his almost spiritual beauty doesn't detract from the fact that he's AxeCrazy. |
| 542 | * The title character from ''Webcomic/{{Terinu}}'' is definitely bishie, coming from a genetically uplifted race designed to look cute. Being marsupials, even the females are fairly androgenous in appearance (flat-chested after all). |
| 543 | * ''Webcomic/TheCyantianChronicles'': Jules thinks that Sean is pretty. Although that might just be because of his beautiful wings. |
| 544 | * ''Webcomic/{{Blip}}'' portrays [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]] as Pretty Boy. At one point, Luc meets an angel who is his exact double. His reaction: "I'm... gorgeous!" |
| 545 | * Tom from ''Webcomic/KhaosKomix''. Being fantastically handsome comes hand in hand with being [=FtM=] transgender, at least for him. He doesn't have any of the typical personality traits, however, being StraightGay bordering on ManlyGay. |
| 546 | * Oswald of ''Webcomic/KnightsErrant'' gets special mention for being known as a Pretty Boy in-story and being transgender. Most of the other characters aren't too bad-looking either. |
| 547 | * In ''Webcomic/MoonCrest24'', Dwayne certainly falls under this category. Specially after his introduction where he refers to himself as a Bishonen, which is the Japanese counterpart of Pretty Boy. |
| 548 | * Rolan of ''Webcomic/EarsForElves'' is the long-haired type. The artist has even described him as a bishie a couple times, and [[BishieSparkle circles and pentagons]] follow him when he's being cute just as flowers appear around Myari. |
| 549 | * ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': Because the art is stylised so readers can't really tell, but Meenah outright describes Rufioh as a Bishonen in one flash. These good looks together with his kind, relaxed personality apparently made him ''very'' [[ChickMagnet popular with the other trolls]]. |
| 550 | * ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Tedd isn't quite a classic Pretty Boy, but he is still both [[DudeLooksLikeALady androgynous]] enough and attractive enough when he takes his [[NerdGlasses glasses]] off to cause homophobic [[JerkJock bully]] Tony to [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-05-21 go into full-scale panic.]] |
| 551 | %% (If you fix this example, please adjust Example Indentation.) ** Also Noah, who [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2011-01-26 makes straight guys see rainbows]]. |
| 552 | * [[http://www.omocat-blog.com/post/67079004346/a-project-i-literally-did-overnight-gonna-make-it This]] beautiful comic features a [[QueerRomance sweet little love story]] between a Pretty Boy and a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold not-so-jerkish]] JerkJock. The latter initially uses this trope as an insult, only for the titular pretty boy to become his ClosetKey, leading to a growing friendship that becomes a romance and finally a [[spoiler:marriage]]. |
| 553 | * ''WebComic/StandStillStaySilent'': Emil has actually been called "pretty boy" by Sigrun and has an entry on ImprobableHairstyle due to somehow maintaining extremely clean, glossy, and BishieSparkle-inducing chin-length hair despite working as a DemolitionsExpert handling high-grade explosives AfterTheEnd. |
| 554 | * ''Webcomic/ScandinaviaAndTheWorld'': A [[https://satwcomic.com/so-crabby green crab]] calls Canada a "pretty boy." Being very cute and short compared to America, he fits all the criteria (except for [[{{CarpetOfVirility}} one minor detail]]), and they're indicators that he's a NiceGuy who's InTouchWithHisFeminineSide. |
| 555 | * ''Webcomic/DICETheCubeThatChangesEverything'': Taebin starts of as the most handsome guy in school, [[spoiler:but was far from it originally]]. Later, thanks to the Dice, Dongtae becomes one as well, much to surprise of their classmates. In general, it can happen to any person that uses Dice points to increase the physical attractiveness attributes. |
| 556 | %% * Rule of thumb in ''Webcomic/CuantaVida'': All [[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench Spies]] are Pretty Boys. Even if they're batshit insane. |
| 557 | %% * ''Webcomic/AlienDice'' has Lexx. Who, in a non-canon segment from Cafe Anime, got kidnapped, blasted with a jar of [[BishieSparkle bishi glitter]], and paraded around in a leash and an undershirt as a demonstration of "How To Bishi". And who has a large fan base in Canon. |
| 558 | %% * ''Webcomic/RPGWorld'', the three characters took high school classes on how to be Pretty Boys. |
| 559 | %% ** It has Eikre, whose whole character is based on this concept. |
| 560 | %% ** Hawk. |
| 561 | %% ** Jeff. |
| 562 | %% * ''Webcomic/OverlordOfRavenfell'' has two main bishonen characters in Razin and Javanshin. |
| 563 | %% * ''Webcomic/FeyWinds'' has bishonen, but also parodies it in regards to Sidney's twin brother. |
| 564 | %% * Tycho from ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'' looked like this in the 2001-2003 strips. |
| 565 | %% * Not your typical MadScientist, Professor T.X. from ''Webcomic/M9Girls'' is pretty much the embodiment of this trope. |
| 566 | %% * Wren the protagonist of ''Webcomic/WhiteNoise'', who doubles as a LongHairedPrettyBoy. This can lead to quite a bit of ViewerGenderConfusion. |
| 567 | [[/folder]] |
| 568 | |
| 569 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 570 | %% * Bladezz in WebVideo/TheGuild, especially in his modeling pictures and the music video. |
| 571 | %% * Literature/{{Sapphire}}: |
| 572 | %% ** Boris Rubanenko |
| 573 | %% ** Daisuke Midori |
| 574 | %% ** Nikolai Kitano |
| 575 | %% * ''WebAnimation/BrokenSaints'': |
| 576 | %% ** Gabriel Dunn has elements of pretty boyishness, especially in some panels. |
| 577 | %% ** Despite writer Brooke Burgess' disdain for the idea of Raimi being played by a pretty boy in a theoretical Big Hollywood Movie Version, Raimi isn't too far off from being one. |
| 578 | %% * Apollo, Dionysus, and Eros in ''Literature/ThaliasMusings''. |
| 579 | %% * Hashimoto Daichi, and Nektarios Lekas, who along with most male demigods, is described as being handsome. |
| 580 | * WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic: |
| 581 | ** The Critic. Even he lampshaded it in the ''Film/BattlefieldEarth'' review by trying to say he got more handsome, but couldn't do it and chose "pretty" instead. |
| 582 | ** The forgotten guy (Dan Roth) in WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick's show. Even though they forget he exists constantly, the Chick dated him in high school, Maven tried to bite his neck and Elisa was paired with him during the fucked up {{Parody Commercial}}s. |
| 583 | * David Chapman from ''Literature/YouCouldMakeALife'', although his [[IneffectualLoner asocial and insecure personality]] leaves him unaware of it. |
| 584 | -->'''Jake:''' You have no idea what you look like, do you? Dude, Team USA used to call you the pretty boy. |
| 585 | -->'''David:''' I doubt it was a compliment. |
| 586 | -->'''Jake:''' From them, no. From me, totally. They were just jealous because their girlfriends all thought you were adorable. |
| 587 | [[/folder]] |
| 588 | |
| 589 | [[folder:Web Video]] |
| 590 | * The digital series ''WebVideo/PrettyDudes'' is built on this trope. In the first two episodes main characters call out how "pretty" they are in dialogue and narration, all under the concept of a quickly disproven "pretty boy curse." One character's girlfriend even breaks up with him claiming that he's just too pretty. |
| 591 | * Wilbur Soot in ''WebVideo/SMPLive'' is one, which is frequently pointed out by Schlatt. He even [[DraggedIntoDrag gets singled out by Connor to work as a "waitress"]] at Schlatt & Co.'s restaurant during the Recap/SMPLiveReunion. |
| 592 | [[/folder]] |
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| 596 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'': Dean Venture. Given the character's design and the fact that he is drawn as a handsome young man with very youthful, boyish features, he manages to attract a certain level of beauty. He's also a frequent ChickMagnet. |
| 597 | %% * Comedy Central's animated "reality" show ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether'' parodies this character type with Xandir. |
| 598 | %% * ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'', ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' and ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'', due to its anime influences, tend to have bishie male characters as LoveInterests. |
| 599 | * ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'': |
| 600 | ** Aqualad is a slim, long-haired boy who is so pretty that he makes ''Raven'' (who is normally TheStoic) lovestruck. |
| 601 | ** Just like in the comics, [[Characters/TeenTitans2003Robin Robin]] counts. It's even more pronounced when he grows into Nightwing. He lacks the muscular body of his comic version and instead trades it in for long hair and a skinny body. |
| 602 | %% ** Malchior (or Rorek), except his "human" form is ''made of paper''. |
| 603 | * Julio Blanco from the MTV cartoon ''WesternAnimation/SpyGroove'' is so pretty that ''Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio'' is considered a suspect in his death. [[spoiler:He faked it.]] |
| 604 | * Brackus from ''WesternAnimation/DiGataDefenders'' was revealed to be one [[IWasQuiteALooker when he was younger]]. Blatant Fanbase pandering by the animators. |
| 605 | %% * Mozenrath from ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries''. |
| 606 | %% * Gordon Gibble from ''WesternAnimation/KickButtowski''. |
| 607 | * [[Characters/MiraculousLadybugAdrienAgreste Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir]] from ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' is very slender with fine facial features. He's even a model! |
| 608 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Arcane}}'': While Jayce's shirtless scenes show him being quite muscular, he is far leaner than his [[VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends game]] counterpart. He is shown being a handsome young scientist, who attracts the attention of Mel Merdara, and Vi even calls him "pretty boy" jokingly. |
| 609 | * ''Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' wouldn't be {{Animesque}} without a few of these. |
| 610 | ** In the original ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' series: |
| 611 | *** Haru is the most classical example: [[LongHairedPrettyBoy long hair]], a long face with narrow eyes, and generally smooth features. It's due in part to the art in his introductory episode; on his return, he's grown a moustache and has a slightly squarer face. Parodied in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44yrY9YO3tc this fan video]], which advertises a beauty product to make you almost (but not quite) as pretty as him. |
| 612 | *** [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderZuko Zuko]] manages to be quite the pretty boy in spite of the horrible burn scar that mars a large portion of his face, his prettiness is accentuated in seasons two and three after his hair grows out and softens the harsher edges of said scar. |
| 613 | *** When BigBad and EvilOverlord [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderFireLordOzai Fire Lord Ozai]] [[TheFaceless finally shows his face]], he turns out to be one. You'd expect a family resemblance, between him, Zuko, and Azula but still very unexpected for anyone who expected this evil, shadowy figure to have [[BeautyEqualsGoodness a suitably monstrous appearance]]. Subsequent appearances are used to demonstrate that, looks aside, [[OmnicidalManiac he is as monstrous as they come]]. |
| 614 | %% *** Sokka, when he has his hair down. |
| 615 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'': |
| 616 | *** TallDarkAndHandsome [[Characters/TheLegendOfKorraMako Mako]] takes over the throne for Zuko in this department. |
| 617 | *** Mako's younger brother [[Characters/TheLegendOfKorraBolin Bolin]] plays with this trope: He's also considered very attractive (especially by the fanbase), but is shorter and stockier than Mako, blunt-featured, and more cute than pretty. He leans a bit more towards a {{hunk}} but is still more baby-faced than the norm. |
| 618 | *** JerkJock and AgentPeacock Tahno; [[TheHero Korra]] even [[LampshadeHanging disparagingly calls him such]] in "The Spirit of Competition". |
| 619 | *** Book 3 gives us [[EmoTeen Huan]] [[ExtraOreDinary Beifong]], his [[LongHairedPrettyBoy mid-back-length]] undercut, and his eyebrow piercing. |
| 620 | * ''Franchise/Ben10'': [[Characters/Ben10BenTennyson Ben Tennyson]], in contrast to Kevin's {{Hunk}}, has slim features and large expressive green eyes. Also Alan Albright in ''Alien Force'' and ''Ultimate Alien''. |
| 621 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince:'' |
| 622 | ** While a bit of JerkJock, Soren is a very nice looking young man who likes to keep fit. He gets a lot more good looking in ''The Mystery Of Aaravos'' arc having grown out his hair and beard after discarded his father's toxic influance and devoting himself to the side of [[BeautyEqualsGoodness good]]. |
| 623 | ** If not for his arrogance and vengful warmongering Prince Kasif of Neolandia would be a very handsome fellow. His later [[KarmicTransformation transformation into a lava beast]] matches his outsides with his horrid personality. |
| 624 | ** In the two year TimeSkip between Book 3 and 4, Callum has grown from a dorky and awkward, fifteenth year old, boy into a dorky and handsome, seventeen year old, high mage. |
| 625 | * Chip Skylark from ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents''. Not only does every woman in town {{squee}} over him, so does [[EvenTheGuysWantHim Timmy's dad.]] |
| 626 | * [[Characters/DCAUTerryMcGinnis Terry McGinnis]] in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', fitting with the ChickMagnet nature of all Batman iterations. In addition to the normal high school girls who fawn over him, he also manages a few instances of DatingCatwoman thanks to his good looks. |
| 627 | * Lance from ''WesternAnimation/SymBionicTitan'' is pretty. Most of the girls at Sherman High swoon over him. |
| 628 | %% * In ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'', there are pretty mechnoid boys: |
| 629 | %% ** Knock Out (it's stated in his very name) is the top example |
| 630 | %% ** Smokescreen |
| 631 | * In ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'', Zarkon's son Lotor, when compared to other Galra, who look more alien, his fine facial features stand out. Given that he's half-Altean on his mother's side, this makes sense. |
| 632 | ** Keith is also attractive and the word "pretty" describes him well. He's slender and drawn with large eyes, driving this point home, even with [[LongHairedPrettyBoy his longer hair he grew]] in the post-timeskip. |
| 633 | %% ** Pidge's brother, Matt after she reunites with him after he was captured at the start of the show. |
| 634 | * Baron Helmut Zemo in ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'''s fifth season, has a more attractive face, due to becoming younger by the Super Soldier Serum. |
| 635 | * [[Characters/TheDragonPrinceCallum Callum]] during the second arc (''The Mystery of Aaravos'') has become this in the 2 year TimeSkip between seasons 3 and 4 of ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'' due to having hit a growth spurt in that time and wearing his hair partially swept back a la AnimeHair. Callum was still fairly cute appearance wise during the firstt arc, though. |
| 636 | * James Blond, the secret agent in ''WesternAnimation/TheBeatles'' cartoon "Penny Lane" (S3, E1), fits this with his delicately coiffed hair, his fluttering eyelashes and his beefy body. When a gang of girls trample over the Beatles to get to Blond (secret agent 0-0...when the girls see him they go "0, 0, Heaven!"): |
| 637 | -->'''Paul:''' It's not fair! ''We'' do all the records and films and some dimpled detective gets all the glory! |
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