A specific type of AudienceReaction. For every UnnecessaryMakeover, you're bound to find the opposite. This is the case where a character in-universe (usually female) gets some kind of makeover. Her friends are horrified that she would change at all and treat said makeover as something awful or else spend a good time talking about how much better she looked before. Normally, because StatusQuoIsGod, the makeover will be gone and the character will be back to normal, though sometimes the friends may learn AnAesop that the friend dresses for herself and not to please them. However, Fans Prefer the New Her (or him). The scruffy guy might look good in a business suit, a {{Tomboy}} might suit the GirlinessUpgrade, the EvilMakeover might be an objectively more interesting design (one way or another)... you get the picture.

'''NOTE:''' This is not just 'character gets a makeover that the fans approve of'. In-universe, it has to be disliked by the other characters or the character themselves while still having the fans' approval.

See also UnnecessaryMakeover, BeautifulAllAlong, and JustTheWayYouAre, which is what this trope is ''trying'' to be. Closely related is CriticalBacklash - and this is the fans having that to the character's appearance.

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[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
* More than a few ''Manga/SchoolLive'' fans enjoyed Miki wearing an eyepatch due to injuries sustained [[spoiler:due to an explosion caused when a helicopter burst into flames with her nearby.]] Her eye eventually healed though. The anime adaptation didn't even include the injury.
* Fuu from ''Anime/YukiYunaIsAHero'' received an EyepatchOfPower partway through the story [[spoiler:when she becomes blind in one eye]]. The reason she wears it is no laughing matter but fans agree she looks cool with it. [[spoiler:Her eyesight was fixed in the final episode though.]]
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan''
** This happens with Spider-Man's black costume, although to be fair, half the characters were rather accepting of it. It's Mary Jane who dislikes it and insists that he get rid of it (although in her defense, she was just attacked by someone wearing an identical costume, so her disdain for it was understandable). The costume has persisted as a fan-favorite, appearing in nearly ''every'' adaptation of the character in some form since its debut in 1984, and constantly being featured as an alternate outfit in video games.
** This is played a bit straighter in ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'', where Peter got the same black costume and lost it over the course of a couple issues. When Mary Jane discovered he'd discarded it, she agreed that "it wasn't him".
* One issue of ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' had Betty start dressing {{goth}} and hanging around goth kids. Her friends are at first negative about the change but in the end try it out themselves in order to relate to Betty. Betty looked really attractive as a PerkyGoth, especially since she had blue eyes when normally they're a cartoony black, however it isn't referenced after that issue.
* When [[Characters/MarvelComicsStorm Storm]] first had her biker/mohawk makeover, the other X-Men were shocked and Kitty in particular hated it (along with Storm's new aggressive personality). However, fans loved the new look, and like Spider-Man's black costume, Storm's mohawk is frequently brought back in the comics and is often an alternate skin for her in video games.
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[[folder:Films -- Animated]]
* The Franchise/DisneyPrincess merchandise does this with WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}. Her dolls almost always feature her in the pink dress she wore for the Matchmaker at the beginning of the movie. However, Mulan herself was uncomfortable in it and it represented a lifestyle she did not want. It doesn't stop her from looking stunning when the makeover is complete though.
* In a similar example, some ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'' merchandise depicts Merida in her baby blue dress. The same one her mother forced her into and represented the ArrangedMarriage she didn't want. Most Merida cosplayers usually choose the princess's simple dark green dress she prefers, or else the one she wears at the end (symbolising her character growth).
* Madam Mim from ''WesternAnimation/TheSwordInTheStone'' is an old ugly witch but for about half a minute, she uses her magic to transform into a beautiful young curvy version of herself and then promptly transforms back to her old self, proclaiming she prefers looking ugly. Most fans disagree, which is why the majority of fan content features her beautiful version.
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[[folder:Films -- Live Action]]
* ''Film/TheStepfordWives2004''
** The robot wives in both versions are forced into different outfits than they normally wear. In the original film, it worked because Joanna, Bobbie, etc were already very good-looking beforehand - and they were forced into 1950s-style dresses with too much make-up. The implication was that they looked like porcelain dolls. But in the remake, Joanna spends most of the film with a hairstyle that doesn't suit her, and Bobbie is likewise dressed down - making the robot transformations come across as SheCleansUpNicely. The rest of the wives are likewise put into very flattering sundresses.
** Similarly, Roger looks much better after his makeover without the loud mishmash of colors and clownish outfits.
** This ''would'' have been the case for the original too. WordOfGod says that the wives would originally have been dressed "like Playboy bunnies, sans the ears" until the director cast his wife Nanette Newman as Carol. As she was significantly older than the rest of the actresses playing the wives, the change to 1950s dresses was done.
* In ''Film/FreakyFriday2003'', Tess is repulsed by the makeover she is forced to get when Anna is in her body. Except she had a very unflattering hairstyle before said makeover and dressed all in black dowdy clothes that didn't seem to fit her. This appears to be just Tess's reaction, as she gets a few looks from men as she walks down the street after the makeover and her fiancé seems to like it too.
* In ''Film/TheHole'', Liz dyes her hair blonde to get Mike to notice her, but freaks out at the result and dyes it back. The actress is actually a natural blonde so the colour suits her much better than the black hair she has for the rest of the film.
* In ''Film/VForVendetta'', Evey is naturally furious at having her head shaved in prison yet Creator/NataliePortman pulls off the bald look really well. Portman herself had this reaction, having wanted to shave her head for a while.
* In a similar example to the above, when Anne Hathaway is shaved nearly bald in ''Film/LesMiserables2012'', it's meant to be just another degradation in her character's miserable life. Turns out, Anne Hathaway looks fantastic with short hair, and a lot of fans embraced the "new look", not realizing she fully intended to grow it back.
* Mika Boorem's makeover in ''Film/AugustaGone'' is meant to symbolize her character properly going off the deep end and when she checks herself into a teen rehab centre, the psychologist forbids her from wearing her punk-rock/heavy metal clothes. Compared to the extremes some rocker chicks go for, Augusta looks quite tame and actually suits the look.
* Fred and Velma in the live-action ''Film/ScoobyDoo'' movie get possessed by demons that think all humans dress like beach party kids and so they get made over accordingly, which suits them. In fact, when Velma puts her [[{{Meganekko}} glasses back on]], she looks very nice indeed.
* ''Film/TheHungerGames'':
** Katniss Everdeen has a lot of dresses that are popular with cosplayers - including her iconic 'Girl on Fire' dress. She wears these while being pimped out just before being sent to participate in a brutal death match.
** There's some of this in-universe too, where Katniss's distinctive braid becomes popular as a fashion statement. Katniss only wears her hair like that when she's hunting - because her district is poor and she has to hunt to make sure her family has enough food.
* In the American version of ''Film/TheExperiment'', a dramatization of the StanfordPrisonExperiment, Travis has his long hair shaved off in a TraumaticHaircut - where the guards then piss on his freshly shaved head. Rather than getting shaved completely bald like his German equivalent, Travis just has a buzzcut - which actually suits Adrien Brody better.
* ''Film/MidnightExpress'' - Billy has to get a haircut when he goes to prison. He goes from having floppy SeventiesHair to a buzzcut that suits him. It's still got a little bit of length, so it's not like he's scalped.
* In ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', Steve Rogers now sports a full beard that puts Thor's to shame, reflective of the long months he's spent [[BeardOfSorrow separated from the other Avengers and on the run from the law.]] The fans were quite...''[[EstrogenBrigade vocal]]'' about their approval, to put it lightly, and many mourned its absence in ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' as an UnnecessaryMakeover.
* Conversely, in ''Endgame'', Clint Barton has shed the moniker of Hawkeye in favor of calling himself "Ronin", wearing an all-black costume with a hood and wielding a katana more than his bow. The choice reflects his serious SanitySlippage into a violent VigilanteMan who hunts down and murders organized criminals in cold blood as an outlet for his rage and grief over [[spoiler:the deaths of his family in the Snapture]], and many of the other Avengers, especially Black Widow, are horrified by this mark of his descent into darkness. The fans enthusiastically embraced his new look because the Ronin persona looks, and is, ''ridiculously'' badass.
* In ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier,'' Bucky has gone from looking like a dapper, young WWII soldier, to sporting long hair and a kickass, Russian bullet-proof suit and metal arm as the Winter Soldier. Most fans prefer his badass Winter Soldier look in the franchise.
* ''Literature/{{Beastly}}''--the book is about a spoiled PrettyBoy who undergoes a KarmicTransformation, turning him into a fanged, hairy monster. In the movie, though, he is cursed to look like...[[https://www.google.com/search?q=beastly+film&rlz=1CAACAP_enUS712US714&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwin26n30bzfAhUtvFkKHZBWCToQ_AUIDigB&biw=1366&bih=641 a tattooed punk with a shaved head and some scars]]? It's a pretty severe change, but the fact is, many viewers will find him more attractive when he's "cursed." (Which makes sense, in a meta way--after all, the filmmakers almost certainly made this decision based on the logic that their male lead needs to be hot.)
* ''Literature/ValleyOfTheDolls'' has an infamous CatFight where Neely discovers that Helen Lawson wears a wig to hide her grey hair. The wig itself was not Creator/SusanHayward's natural hair (nor was the grey, mind you; she bleached it for the scene) and done in an unflattering tightly curled '50s 'do. The grey hair just makes Helen look like a SilverFox. WordOfGod is that the original plan was for her to have a cap that made her look like she was losing her hair, but the actress refused.
* ''This Boy's Life'' has a sequence where Toby is forced by his abusive stepfather to get a haircut. While traumatic for him, the flattop haircut actually looks quite good on Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio.
* ''Film/TheOutsiders'' has a memorable moment where Johnny and Ponyboy have to cut their hair while hiding from the law. Ponyboy also has to bleach his, which he doesn't want to do. Due to AcceptableBreaksFromReality, the bleaching comes out quite well and flatters C Thomas Howell.
* ''Film/TheCraft'':
** It's written into the film that Bonnie's scars vanishing, and her subsequent makeover to show off more skin and pay more attention to her appearance is a sign of her becoming "totally narcissistic" - also marking a FaceHeelTurn. Needless to say, Creator/NeveCampbell looks positively stunning.
** Nancy is especially dressed down at the beginning of the film, due to being so poor she has to shoplift most of her things. As she goes mad with power and transforms into the film's true antagonist, it's accompanied by an EvilMakeover; now she's wearing extremely flattering Hot Topic style outfits, giving her a dark alluring appeal.
** There's also a scene where Nancy casts a spell to make Chris think she's Sarah, which leads to her attempting to sleep with him. The sequence is decidedly un-sexy, but damn if Creator/RobinTunney doesn't look great in Nancy's black dress.
* ''Film/{{Boyhood}}'' has Mason getting his shoulder-length hair sheared completely off by an abusive stepfather to look more masculine. He's so traumatized by this, he doesn't even want to go to school. His actor Ellar Coltrane however was thrilled to have his hair cut, hating having to grow it out for that part of the film.
* ''Film/AQuietPlace'' takes place in a post-apocalyptic setting where society has collapsed. John Krasinski sports a bushy beard to convey that the family has to live rough. The beard however was a hit with fangirls, who felt it made him look like a {{Hunk}} (similar to the Steve Rogers example above).
* ''Film/{{Imperium}}'' has the male protagonist shaving his head to infiltrate a neo-Nazi gang, which he shows visible discomfort at doing. It turns out, however, that Creator/DanielRadcliffe looks great as a skinhead.
* The Chilean movie ''La Buena Vida'' features two musicians joining an army orchestra. Both have long hair and beards, and are required to get their hair cut short to meet army regulations. One in particular looks quite sad during the haircut. Both however suit the shorter looks.
* ''Film/FearStreet Part 2: 1978'' sees Cindy fussing about her ruined clothes after she gets trapped underground for most of the night, crawling through mud and people's feces (with other characters reminding her how much she smells). The MessyHair, torn clothes, and covering of dirt however makes her [[UnkemptBeauty wildly more attractive]].
* In ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', Princess Leia is infamously forced into an incredibly revealing GoGoEnslavement golden bikini by Jabba the Hutt, and while it's meant to be degrading for her, it hasn't stopped years of fanboys from ogling her, or cosplayers from excitedly replicating it.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* Lampshaded in ''Literature/TheSagaOfDarrenShan''. Lady Evanna can take whatever form she wishes and occasionally makes herself stunningly beautiful. However, her preferred form is a hairy human-wolf hybrid. When Darren asks her why she doesn't stay beautiful all the time, she says that the hairy form is how she was born and prefers it for that reason.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* Elliott and Carla have this reaction in ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' when they meet a patient who just got plastic surgery after a car accident and wants to go back to the way she looked before
--> "I know I had a big nose and droopy eyes, but they were ''my'' big nose and droopy eyes"
* The reality series ''Series/ExtremeMaleBeauty'' has the presenter Tim revealing his new self to his wife and friends who are all repulsed by it and the end of the last episode has him going down to the pub to start reverting to his old self straight away. While admittedly what he had to go through to change was excessive (long hours in the gym, crash dieting, etc) he didn't look nearly as bad afterwards as his friends were saying. What's even worse is that the first episode has him thinking his wife wants him to change and she insists she doesn't but he goes ahead with it anyway because ''he'' wants to change. It also comes across as a rather mean-spirited anti-fitness Aesop; ignoring that the excessive methods Tim went through to get in shape are precisely what personal trainers advise ''against''. Namely he was trying to get in shape cold turkey in eight weeks - whereas most people advise making gradual adjustments in lifestyle.
* Similar case with the show ''Scene Stealers'' where teenagers from one scene were made over to try and pass as those from another (i.e. a plastic was made into a goth). Some of the teens that got made over suited the new styles quite well, especially Michaela a goth who became Mikki a plastic. She suited the plastic look much better than the girl who made her over. A rude girl Gemma also got made over into a posh look that looked better without all the extra jewelry, etc.
* The reality show ''That'll Teach Em'', which saw modern teenagers sent to 1950s-style school, had all the boys receive a traditional short back and sides haircut, which did not make some of the long-haired rockers happy. One boy, Brennon Gunston, started out with long floppy blond hair and ended up leaving the series as a result of the TraumaticHaircut. Yet to some, the haircut looked nice on him. These types of shows become HilariousInHindsight since the 1950s hairstyles came back into fashion.
* On an episode of ''Series/SnogMarryAvoid'', POD is appalled when presenter Ellie gets hair extensions put in. Ellie does indeed look very nice with long hair and the extensions themselves looked quite natural on her.
* ''Series/TotalDivas'' has Wrestling/{{Paige}} getting annoyed at having to do BeautifulAllAlong for the Hall of Fame ceremony. Plenty of fans enjoyed getting the chance to see her tanned and in a PimpedOutDress.
* ''Series/OnceUponATime'':
** In an alternate universe in the Season 4 finale, Emma has been locked in a tower for years and is dressed in rags. The gown she's wearing is actually quite nice and it rather suits Emma's UnkemptBeauty. Too bad she changes out of it pretty quickly.
** The same finale has Regina living as a forest bandit who's been persecuted by Snow White, and pines for unrequited love. The costume she wears is very flattering [[PrettyInMink with some fur trim]] and a long ponytail that suits her.
** After Regina's [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn]], the elaborate CostumePorn she favoured as the Evil Queen retroactively becomes a symbol of her utter depression and self-loathing - which led to her becoming a villain in the first place. But given how nice Lana Parrilla looks in that outfit, plenty of fans prefer the Evil Queen look.
* In the final season of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', Xander [[spoiler:has [[EyeScream his eye gouged out by]] [[SinisterMinister Caleb]] and consequently starts wearing an eyepatch]]. The fans loved it and it's almost unanimously considered to be his most iconic look, because of how badass he looks, and because the [[spoiler:EyepatchOfPower]] is an incredibly strong visual symbol for [[TookALevelInBadass how far he's come as a character]]. Xander is understandably not fond of it, because [[spoiler:losing an eye is painful and inconvenient]].
* ''Series/SpartacusBloodAndSand'':
** Lucretia looks very nice when she starts wearing her red wigs in Season 2. Unfortunately, she's being forced to wear them by Ashur as a way of him asserting his dominance over her - and after he's brutally raped her. This is lampshaded when Illythia compliments Lucretia on how nice she looks with the red hair - only for the latter to shudder.
** Plenty of fans prefer Spartacus with short hair too rather than the long hair he has in the pilot episode...which is cut off in a TraumaticHaircut when he's captured by the Romans. Likewise, he keeps his hair short during the war - when Crixus has grown his out - as a representation that the man [[ThatManIsDead his wife loved is no more]] and he can never go back to his old life.
* ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'':
** Hilda gives herself long hair when she eats 'hair soup' in one episode, but gets rid of it by the end of the episode because the upkeep is too much. Doesn't stop her from looking great with it though. Sabrina does likewise in the same season finale (although it's more practical in her case, to allow Harvey to climb up it to rescue her).
** A Season 7 episode has Sabrina getting trapped in a colleague's computer and he uses Photoshop to turn her into a big-breasted bimbo in a tight pink dress. In-universe it's meant to be humiliating for her (though she does enjoy some extra attention) - but needless to say, it's a pretty blatant example of {{Fanservice}}.
* ''Series/Charmed1998'' has a BadFuture where Prue has become a CorruptCorporateExecutive who is estranged from her sisters. Her attire is a tight strapless dress that's very flattering to Shannen Doherty - and she looks stunning with long blonde hair.
* ''Series/StrangerThings'':
** In Season 2, as Eleven/Jane finds her lost "sister" Kali, she trades in her rural look (from her time in hiding) for a more edgy, punk look complete with slicked back hair, a leather jacket, and eyeliner, which seems to reflect her personality much better than anything she's worn before. Most fans prefer this [[MemeticMutation Bitchin']] look!
** In Season 4, Hopper gets his head shaved as part of the torture process when he's sent to a Russian prison. Turns out David Harbour looks great bald.
* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' has Data giving himself a beard in one episode. Troi bursts out laughing at the sight of it, and it of course doesn't stay. The beard itself actually is quite flattering and suits Brent Spiner's facial structure.
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[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
* At ''Over the Limit'' in 2010, Wrestling/CMPunk lost a Hair vs. Mask match against Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}} and got shaved bald. Most fans seem to prefer him with the short hair, and he kept it relatively short since then.
* Wrestling/MollyHolly:
** She was brainwashed by The Hurricane into becoming Mighty Molly. She herself was surprised that it's one of her most fondly remembered gimmicks.
** Most fans preferred her with the blonde hair she had as Miss Madness, Mona, Mighty Molly and her Holly Cousin character. She's a natural brunette and having to maintain the blonde colour ruined it, and changing it to brown after a FaceHeelTurn was because it was "like straw" to quote her. She did re-bleach the hair when she made a cameo return at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 25''.
** And her head shaving in 2004 was meant to be the ultimate humiliation for the character. Turns out she looked great with a bald head, and she actually didn't mind the look either.
* Wrestling/BeckyLynch was given a broken nose and concussion by Wrestling/NiaJax throwing a stiff punch. The image of her with blood pouring down her face just made her look even more badass and attractive.
* Wrestling/VinceMcMahon had to have his head shaved as a result of Umaga losing to Bobby Lashley at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 23'', humiliating him and naturally resulting in a few weeks of him trying to hide his bald head under a fedora or do-rag. But after a while when it started to grow back, particularly around the time he held the ECW Championship, it arguably suited him. He grew it back longer, however.
* Eric Bischoff likewise lost a match to his nephew Eugene, and the fans voted that the penalty would be for him to have his head shaved. He appeared on Raw the next week so furious that he announced he was giving himself the week off. And when he revealed his freshly shaved head, it ended up looking great. And since he'd been forced to dye his hair black when he joined the company two years prior, it allowed the natural grey to come through, giving him a SilverFox look.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* In ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite'', Elizabeth gives herself an AdrenalineMakeover after [[spoiler:killing Daisy Fitzroy during the Vox Populi uprising]]. She chops off her ponytail, giving herself a short bob, and changes from a white blouse and skirt to a full-length dress with a bodice that invokes OfCorsetsSexy. Her previous clothes are [[spoiler:drenched in blood]], the corset is pretty much her running around in her underthings, and on top of that the dress is a painful reminder of [[YoureNotMyFather Lady Comstock]]--she even apologizes, saying, "This is all they had". Of course her new look ends up being the one featured in the poster and the vast majority of cosplays.
* One of the fighters in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment'' was UnexpectedCharacter [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaLegacyOfDarkness Cornell]] who underwent a redesign from a standard werewolf into a black, armor-wearing [[MonsterKnight wolf knight]]. Cornell himself hates it as being caught in the time loops means he's stuck in his hated werewolf form until he can escape. Many fans utterly adored this new form due to it looking really, ''really'' badass and wondered why something like it wasn't his original design.
* A major story arc in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'' involves the protagonist, Noctis Lucis Caelum, returning after a TimeSkip [[spoiler: where he spent 10 years trapped in the Crystal]], now PrematurelyGreyHaired, with his previous AnimeHair hair grown out to his shoulders, a dirty, [[BeardOfSorrow scraggly]] beard, and [[BrokenAce scars and age lines]] all over his face. It's meant to reflect the terrible trauma he's suffered as a result of [[spoiler:spending an entire decade in the spirit world separated from his friends]], but the fans...didn't see it that way. Because he. Looks. ''[[MrFanservice Incredible.]]'' He actually looks awesome with grey hair, the beard adds some desperately needed maturity to his face, (not to mention softening his [[{{Bishonen}} frighteningly pointy chin]]), and the BarbarianLonghair looks much more reasonable for a hardened warrior than his previous "[[Franchise/{{Naruto}} Sasuke]] [[FanNickname haircut]]", and even the dirt and stubble [[UnkemptBeauty adds to his looks]] rather than detracting from them. More than a few approving fans have favorably compared his appearance to Franchise/JohnWick or [[VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt Geralt of Rivia.]]
* Midna from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' spends the entirety of the game in the form of an imp, the result of a ForcedTransformation from the primary antagonist Zant, and seeks to be released from the curse. While we see her uncursed form later, the majority of her fanart portrays her in her imp form. She was also one of the first characters announced for ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' in her imp form, even though the plot had to go out of its way to justify the transformation, while her natural form was reserved for DLC.
* ''VideoGame/MetroidDread'': The [[spoiler:Metroid Suit]] was ''very'' well-received among fans, looking almost like [[spoiler:a light variation of [[VideoGame/MetroidPrime2Echoes Dark Samus]]]], and being the next logical step in exploring how Samus has to [[spoiler:control her new Metroid DNA after ''VideoGame/MetroidFusion'' laid the foundation]]. Unfortunately, thanks to plot-relevant reasons, Samus is unable to keep this new look that fans latched onto.
* While Kyo's [[FirstInstallmentWins original school uniform]] in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' is the most well-known of his various designs on the whole, Japan especially loves Kyo's NESTS-era reinvention outfit of a white jacket, black turtleneck, and jeans, to the point that it shows up as much or more than his classic gakuran in official promotions and crossovers as well as being a very popular subject of fanart. Even though said outfit was what he could find after escaping the clutches of an organization that had abducted and [[PlayingWithSyringes experimented on him]].
** [[VideoGame/FatalFury Terry Bogard]] ditched his iconic red vest and cap for a bomber jacket and an overall more rugged appearance for ''VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves'' to mark the game's timeskip and his graduation from a scrappy street kid to a wise mentor. Most of Terry's appearances since default to his classic appearance, but whenever he breaks out the bomber jacket, it's met with much fanfare.
* During a nightmare sequence in ''VideoGame/StarWarsJediFallenOrder'', the hero Cal Kestis sees himself as an Inquisitor after being tortured into evil. That didn't stop many fans from loving his inquisitor outfit and it was later added as a playable skin to fan request.
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* In WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick's review of ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' the MakeoverFairy gives her and Nella garish 80s fashion makeovers. But even though they're meant to be hideous, the costumes themselves are fun in their blatant 80s-ness.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/AsToldByGinger'', Ginger's friends get really worried when she gets made over to look like [[LovableAlphaBitch Courtney Grippling]] and she results in learning AnAesop about being true to herself. Though she looked quite nice with her hair done and wearing some of Courtney's clothes.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheWeekenders'':
** The episode "My Punky Valentine" has Tino getting a punk rock makeover to try and get a girl's attention which his friends are not happy with. He actually suits the punk rock look, but it's gone by the end of the episode.
** Lor gets a GirlinessUpgrade in another episode when she hears a boy likes her. Her friends have an UncannyValley reaction to the makeover and the guy says it freaked him out. The makeover itself wasn't as extreme as some other examples since all that was different was Lor wearing a skirt and a girlier hairstyle. Though admittedly, she backed out when she heard she was supposed to get made over even more (including plastic surgery).
** Tish gives herself a set of fuzzy buns on the side of her hair and the gang act as if it's the end of the world. It wasn't preferable to her old hair, but it wasn't as hideous as they make it out to be.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'', Spinelli enters a BeautyContest for kids and at the end refers to herself as a "painted up doll", implying she doesn't like being cleaned up. But she does look very nice in her evening gown with her hair done up.
* The ''WesternAnimation/AllGrownUp'' episode "Bad Kimi" has Chuckie horrified when Kimi shows up with a pink streak in her hair because he takes it as a sign of her rebelling and it's gone by the next episode. The 'do in question? Kinda cute.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E3GuessWhosComingToCriticizeDinner Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner]]", [[Characters/TheSimpsonsCharlesMontgomeryBurns Mr. Burns]] [[TemporaryBulkChange gaining fat]] is portrayed as a bad thing when his shins collapse, but fans commented that he actually looked healthier with the weight on compared to his usually spindly and decrepit appearance, [[BigFun coupled with his new jovial attitude while being fat]].
** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS14E4LargeMarge Large Marge]]", [[Characters/TheSimpsonsMargeSimpson Marge Simpson]] is [[DCupDistress not happy when a plastic surgeon gives her breast implants by accident]] and she spends the whole episode fretting about them, which of course means they're gone by the end of the episode. This one probably doesn't need [[BuxomBeautyStandard any further explanation]].
* In the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "Sibling Rivalry", Lois gains weight when Peter gets a vasectomy, up until she becomes as obese as Peter. The show treats this as one of the worst things ever, though some fans (and [[ChubbyChaser Peter himself]]) believe [[BigBeautifulWoman she looks sexy while she was pudgy]].
* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBeaks'' has Fee getting her first haircut and increasingly cutting it shorter to avoid getting it ruined. Several of the haircuts were considered very cute but by the next episode [[StatusQuoIsGod she has her old hair back]]. It's at least justified in that she is a WildChild who never brushes, washes, or combs her hair so long, messy hair fits her better.
* Happens a few times in ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}''. In "The Bands Break Up" Raya is disgusted by Kimber's new Misfits-inspired makeup however fans either often prefer it or can't tell the difference. Similarly, Roxy gets a makeover in "Roxy Rumbles" when she decides to change her life and many fans like it quite a bit.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** 'Flutterbat', the FanNickname for [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicFluttershy Fluttershy's]] vampire bat form, is very popular in the fan fiction. This is ignoring the fact that Fluttershy was turned into it accidentally and the process was very traumatic for her and her friends but she does willingly turn back into this form in a dream in a later episode.
** Due to EvilIsCool and the impressive design, Nightmare Moon is popular among fan fiction too. But the villainess was a result of [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicPrincessLuna Princess Luna's]] jealousy and corruption - and the princess is plagued by guilt over her actions. But Princess Luna herself is also quite popular, lessening this somewhat.
** The [[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW comics exclusive]] [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRarity Nightmare Rarity]] also have her share of fans and is quite possibly the biggest EnsembleDarkhorse [[AccidentalPun (no pun intended)]] from the comics.
** In the episode "The Mane Attraction", Applejack's fillyhood friend Rara has grown up to become a pony pop star, similar to Music/LadyGaga. This is treated as her being untruthful to herself, and at the end of the episode, she stops dressing so flashy and changes her music style to ballads. Fans are mixed on this. Many preferred Rara the way she was before the final act.
* In the fifth season of ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'', to reflect how broken he has become, [[Characters/SamuraiJackJack Jack]] has a neglected appearance with his hair untied and a beard. Many fans embraced his new design [[spoiler:and were disappointed when he returns to his classic appearance after finding inner peace and regaining his sword.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' during the "Terror of Trigon" arc, Raven briefly sported long hair and a white version of her costume due to magical influence. It was a ShoutOut to how she appears in the comics (she normally wears her hair long, and she temporarily donned a white costume after killing Trigon to celebrate her freedom from him), and many fans loved the new look. However, she went back to her old style in the end just as a personal preference.
* Bullfrag's triangle shades in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse'' are an example of the ''animators themselves'' having this reaction: They're meant to hide [[spoiler: Ben's green eyes]], but the animators liked them so much he kept wearing them after [[spoiler: it was revealed he was really Ben.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'', Jade gets a tattoo of [[spoiler: Tarakudo]] in the episode [[Recap/JackieChanAdventuresS2E13QueenOfTheShadowkhan "Queen of the Shadowkhan"]] which lets her control the Shadowkhan and [[TheCorruption starts changing her skin blue and her eyes red]] and [[DrunkOnTheDarkSide turns her evil.]] The resulting SuperPoweredEvilSide was so popular it led to [[Fanfic/ProjectDarkJade a sizeable collection of fanfics.]]
* The ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk'' episode "Free Scauldy" ends with Ruffnut cutting off her braids in order to use them as ropes. In the next episode, [[StatusQuoIsGod her hair is long again]]. Lots of fans liked her shorter hair.
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