Line #21 PlayingWith/WhatMeasureisANonCute


1	'''Basic Trope''': Animals often thought of as "cute" are good guys and get the most focus, while those that are considered scary or "ugly" are evil and/or don't get as much focus.
2	* '''Straight''': Alice the Cute Bunny and her friends, Bob the Robin and Charlie the Turtle are in a competition with the JerkJock [[SpeciesSurname Billy Possum]] and his [[WickedWeasel weasel]] and [[SnakesAreSinister snake]] [[GangOfBullies cohorts]].
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Billy Possum is a CardCarryingVillain with the help of [[AlwaysChaoticEvil every other]] [[BeautyEqualsGoodness “ugly"]] [[AlwaysChaoticEvil animal in the community.]] Also, Alice is a pure-hearted soul and her friends are the paragons of goodness.
5	** Billy Possum doesn’t look ''anything'' [[InformedSpecies like a real possum]], and instead looks more [[EldritchAbomination like a hideous ghoul who came straight out of the bowels of Hell]].
6	* '''Downplayed''':
7	** Billy Possum gets a few PetTheDog moments; for example, he visits the heroes before an event to sincerely wish his opponents good luck or treats his cronies like close friends. Although that doesn't change the fact he's a jerk, he's a more three-dimensional jerk.
8	** Billy Possum is by no means evil/rude - in fact, he's actually pretty good friends with Alice, Bob, and Charlie - but doesn't get as much attention due to his species not being considered conventionally "cute" enough.
9	* '''Justified''': [[FreudianExcuse Billy Possum and his friends have always faced discrimination and hatred from others based on their appearance alone]], [[ThenLetMeBeEvil so in return]] they act like {{Jerkass}}es.
10	* '''Inverted''': Alice the Bunny is a BitchInSheepsClothing, while Billy Possum is TheParagon who selflessly helps others simply because it’s the right thing to do.
11	* '''Subverted''': In the midst of the competition, it turns out that deep down Billy Possum is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who just wants to use the money to raise funds for ostracized “ugly” animals trapped in the slums.
12	* '''Double Subverted''': ...But it turns out that he’s still an asshole to Alice Bunny when he kicks down and laughs at one of her baby sisters after calling out on him out for cheating.
13	* '''Parodied''': Billy Possum breaks out into songs about his pride in “ugliness” while Alice is the TheDitz who bases her judgment on cuteness alone, often making mistakes in the process.
14	* '''Zig Zagged''':
15	** Some of the "ugly" animals are also portrayed as good, and some of the "cute" animals are also portrayed as evil.
16	** The main character of the work is a vulture, insect, naked mole rat, opossum, or other animal typically considered "ugly". However, they're modified to look somewhat cuter.
17	* '''Averted''': Billy Possum and Alice Bunny are no better or worse than each other, and see themselves as equals.
18	* '''Enforced''':
19	** The series is MerchandiseDriven, so cute characters get more screen time because they're more viable as merch.
20	** The series is trying to use BeautyEqualsGoodness.
21	* '''Lampshaded''': "It’s not a very nice feeling to be discriminated against for appearance alone, Alice. So now do you know why I'm angry all the time?"
22	* '''Invoked''': Evil animals are cursed to be ugly.
23	* '''Exploited''': Characters can easily identify which animals are heroic and which ones are evil by which species they are.
24	* '''Defied''': Alice and Billy both agree that FantasticRacism based on appearance alone is an abhorrent thing to do.
25	* '''Discussed''': "Why are all of Alice’s friends cute and friendly, whereas Billy’s gangs are nothing more than thugs who like to bully others for fun?"
26	* '''Conversed''': "I don't get why ugly animals are [[AlwaysChaoticEvil always the bad guys]]. Would it hurt to see an opossum as the hero for once?"
27	* '''Implied''': Bob Robin references his friend Victor Vulture in one scene, but it's implied that [[TheGhost Victor is never given any onscreen appearances]] because the work doesn't consider him "cute" enough to be a good guy.
28	* '''Played For Laughs''': Billy Possum is an IneffectualSympatheticVillain who fails hilariously at all of his plans.
29	* '''Played For Drama''': Billy Possum and his cohorts Wilbur Weasel and Sylvester Snake are revealed to have only turned evil because they were constantly bullied for looking "ugly" or "scary", so they simply decided ThenLetMeBeEvil and went down the path of villainy.
30	* '''Deconstructed''': Because Billy Possum and his friends are such {{jerkass}}es towards everyone, it inspires the villagers to engage in FantasticRacism towards those who are “[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything different]]”, committing genocide and ostracizing all the animals who aren’t “cute enough” by their standards.
31	* '''Reconstructed''': It turns out later, that the animals need the “ugly” animals in their society or else things will go out of whack.
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