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->'''Cody:''' Zack is selfish!\\
'''Mr. Moseby:''' Spencer's a bully!\\
'''Cody:''' He doesn't listen!\\
'''Mr. Moseby:''' He has no consideration for me!\\
'''Cody:''' And he stinks -- personality-wise and, frankly, his body odor!
-->--''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'', "Moseby's Big Brother"

Appears mostly in works of fiction designed for children (and some for adults). But whenever the habits/daily life of the bad guys (either the BigBad or their mooks) are shown, they tend to be absolutely disgusting, to the point where anyone living like that should contract several diseases, including leprosy and the plague, unless they die from food poisoning first. Usually these are {{Informed Attribute}}s, but occasionally shown to make the bad guys really seem all the more disgusting (although sometimes they may come off as cool, especially if they're pandering to the [[TotallyRadical preteen boy crowd]]).

The trope showed up first (at least in the West) in Regency times, or about the time that the urban middle classes first had access to safe, clean running water, so washing became much easier and more convenient.

See also EvilSmellsBad (a more supernatural version of smelling bad that can apply to things and places, not just voluntarily unclean people), JabbaTableManners. Compare PlagueMaster, a villain who isn't just unhygienic but who actively spreads diseases around, and ThePigPen, which is a filthy but not necessarily villainous character.

Compare with TheDungAges, where everyone who wasn't a king lived like this (yes, even the lower rungs of the nobility). Contrast CreepyCleanliness and StraightEdgeEvil.

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!!Examples:

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[[folder:Advertising]]
* ''Advertising/LouieTheFly'': Louie, a TalkingPest of a fly, is crass and unpleasant in both personality and appearance and is constantly shedding dirt on the ground.
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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'': When Vegeta and Nappa first arrive on Earth, one of the many insults that Krillin slings at Nappa is telling him he stinks. [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Not getting the point]], Nappa protests that it isn't his fault, saying that he had been cooped up in his transport pod for months[[note]]causing Vegeta to tell him to shut up, not for the first -- or last -- time[[/note]].
* ''Manga/GabrielDropOut'': One sign that Gabriel is a FallenAngel now is how her apartment is so dirty that her friend Vignette jokes about sinners from Hell turning it into their residence. It also reflects on her halo, which is entirely covered in thick, black fog. Downplayed in that Gabriel isn't evil now, just a slovenly curmudgeon. Also played straight (except from the other side) with Vignette herself, who regularly cleans her apartment and is a kind person, even though she's a demon.
* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'': {{Inverted|Trope}} with Misato, who is [[TrashOfTheTitans quite the messy and unkempt slob in private]] but otherwise one of the nicest characters in the series alongside Rei.
* ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'': Inverted with Chiri's older sister Tane, who is a [[TrashOfTheTitans slob of epic proportions]] but otherwise an alright person, especially when compared to her NeatFreak AxCrazy sister[[note]]In fact, Tane even keeps up the uncleanliness to keep Chiri relatively in check[[/note]].
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* Done pretty realistically in ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'': Rorschach lives in absolute filth, with little or no concept of personal hygiene; it's noted by several characters that the guy stinks. It's not because he's evil, though -- it's because he's really, ''seriously'' mentally ill and would rather maim criminals than take a bath (there are only so many hours in the day, you know).
* The obscure ''ComicBook/XMen'' villains team "The Nasty Boys" are presented as living this way. Whilst it kind of fits because they are clearly not very bright or mature individuals -- one member, Gorgeous George, is a RubberMan-BlobMonster hybrid who has CreepilyLongArms because he's ''forgotten how long they should be'', whilst another member is named "Hairbag", it makes them seem kind of silly. It makes more sense with Chris Claremont's intended origin for their boss, [[EvilutionaryBiologist Mr. Sinister]], as a mutant bully who never physically or mentally matured past the age of eight, and then became a kid's idea of a really, really bad dude; thus, he encourages his mooks to live what a kid would consider a life of "perfect freedom".
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* Moto the drug-addicted lion cub from ''Fanfic/{{Poison|ThatPersonYouMightKnow}}'' definitely qualifies. He spends his time [[TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior dealing drugs, snorting them, or engaging in lewd activities]]. Not only is he foul-mouthed, it is made clear at one point that it's been at least several weeks since he bathed.
* Tetsu in ''Fanfic/ThePreparedRebellion'' is so filthy that most people don't want to come within several feet of him. He's also less of a rebel and more of a common thug who deals (and uses) drugs, extorts people, and tries repeatedly to kill Zero for "stealing his glory".
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[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
* Gaston in the Disney version of ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' was shown to have very stinky feet. Wearing those big hunting boots will do that to even the cleanest of men.
* Everseer, one of the heroes from the DVD extra of ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'', actually recites this quote. Being an extreme germaphobe, it should come as no surprise.
* Froglip in the film of ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheGoblin'' picks his nose in a truly ''grotesque'' manner, sprays it whenever he says it, and declares, with regard to the humans he's plotting against, "I WANT TO HAVE THEM EATING THE DIRT FROM UNDER MY FINGER''NAAAAAAIIIILLLLSSS''!"
* ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'':
** {{Subverted|Trope}} with the titular Shrek, who follows a number of disgusting habits but is definitely a good guy. Said habits are portrayed as normal and healthy for his ogre species, though.
** {{Downplayed|Trope}} with "Big" Jack Horner from ''WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish''. He's a CardCarryingVillain who always has a stained thumb from sticking it into pies but otherwise dresses neatly.
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* In ''Film/TheFly1986'', Seth Brundle is initially a rather tidy man in appearance and the upkeep of his apartment/lab, going so far as to wear a clean set of clothes (one of five identical sets, down to the ''shoes'') every day. As his mutation progresses apace and his mind begins to go, he gives up on taking care of himself and his apartment entirely, the latter becoming a wreck of discarded garbage (especially empty food and soda containers). He even turns his medicine cabinet into a museum for his ''falling-off appendages''. During the early stages of his mutation, before he realizes what's happening to him, his lover Veronica notes that he looks and smells bad compared to how he was before, but he brushes off her concerns with "I've never been much of a bather."
* The title character of ''Film/Spider2002'', an institutionalized paranoid schizophrenic, has very poor personal hygiene. He also constantly wears at least five layers of clothing which he never seems to change.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'': Jabba the Hutt, a fat, slug-like alien who sends food spewing everywhere whenever he eats and keeps an unkempt crime den. The rest of the Hutt race are apparently like this.
* ''Film/Strays2023'': In addition to being an abusive {{Jerkass}}, [[Creator/WillForte Doug]] is also shown to not keep up with his hygiene, constantly masturbating and even eating his sandwich ''without washing his hands first''.
* ''Film/{{Wonka}}'': Bleacher helps trick people into IndenturedServitude, including simply clubbing them over the head if they hesitate too long into signing a draconian contract, and is visibly filthy. According to Mrs. Scrubbit, he never bathed until Wonka convinces him to do so in order to woo her.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/TheBelgariad'':
** Brill the farmhand is consistently filthy and foul-smelling, in stark contrast to everyone else at the [[{{Arcadia}} idyllic farm]] where TheHero grows up. He turns out to be an enemy assassin.
** Relg, an Ulgo zealot, is explicitly mentioned to be covered in dirt. He is also misogynistic, abrasive, believes himself to be favored above others by his god, obstructs the hero's journey with frequent prayer breaks, shuns physical contact, and fears the open sky. Since he's one of the good guys, he eventually grows out of those things (finding his True Love helps) although the books never mention him taking up bathing.
** Subverted with Beldin, who's filthy in the extreme (and his language even more so), but who's fundamentally a good guy. It's stated to be an expression of self-loathing for him; he hates his ugly, deformed body, and so refuses to take care of it.
* ''Literature/TheElenium'': The villains' DumbMuscle Adus is an atavistic, sadistic thug with no understanding whatsoever of personal hygiene and a truly eye-watering odour.
* Invoked in Creator/DianaWynneJones's ''Literature/TheMagiciansOfCaprona'', which features a long-lived feud between the Montana and Petrocchi families; the older children in each family tell their younger siblings stories about all the terrible, filthy habits of the other family, not a one of which is true.
* Most of the vermin in ''Literature/{{Redwall}}''; at one point Badredd is openly mocked by his comrades for having to bathe after getting trash dumped on his head because "he only took a bath last spring". It's not impossible that this is because the vermin of Mossflower tend to be slightly closer to their non-anthropomorphic counterparts in behaviour than the woodlanders.
* Many of the villains in ''Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'' are like this. In ''The Penultimate Peril'' this is lampshaded when Kit tells the orphans that evil people can be recognized by unclean habits such as placing glasses of water on tables instead of coasters.
* Creator/RoaldDahl:
** According to the narration in ''Literature/FantasticMrFox'', [[HatesBaths Farmer Bean never bathes]] ("he never even washed"), and he's hard of hearing because his ears are clogged with residue. (The other two villains are probably unhygienic too; Mr. Fox says in an early chapter that he can smell them so easily because they stunk.)
** The monstrous giants in ''Literature/TheBFG''.
** ''Literature/TheTwits'': The vile Twits are [[GrossOutShow nauseatingly filthy and unhygienic]]. In fact, the entire third chapter is dedicated to Mr. Twit's beard, explaining how he refuses to wash it and it's liberally filled with bits of old food that get stuck in there between meals, to the point that he can get a snack simply by licking his lips.
* Several members of the dysfunctional tabletop-gaming crew in the ''Literature/BinderOfShame'' fall into this, if the narrator is to be believed, but most notably [[MeaningfulName El Disgusto]].
* Pretty much every time the ObviouslyEvil trolls are mentioned in the book ''Literature/{{Gnomes}}'', the reader is reminded about how filthy they are, and how much they ''stink''.
* Subverted in ''Literature/HarryPotter'' with Snape. He has greasy hair. This is mentioned almost every time he shows up. But he's on the good guys' side. [[GoodIsNotNice That doesn't mean he's a nice person at all.]]
* Subverted by two of J. F. Cooper's heroes. In the first edition of ''The Spy'', Harvey Birch has the disgusting habit of spitting tobacco juice. [[Literature/TheLeatherstockingTales Leatherstocking]], in a defining scene of his first appearance in ''The Pioneers'', is shown wiping his nose with his sleeve.
* The villainous mutants in ''Literature/TheIronDream'' are always described as being filthy and incontinent, while the heroes are almost ridiculously pristine. Subverted in that this is meant to show [[DirectLineToTheAuthor the fictional author's]] [[PureIsNotGood neurotic and anal-retentive mindset and complete intolerance for anything that doesn't meet his standards.]]
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/CriminalMinds'': Sometimes this trope is played straight, sometimes subverted (especially if the [=UnSub=] suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder). One of the best examples was Billy Flynn, a serial killer and rapist known as "The Prince of Darkness". A trademark of his was his horribly rotten teeth. This was taken from one of the real-life criminals that he was based on: Richard Ramirez, the "Night Stalker" who also suffered from similar tooth decay albeit for different reasons[[note]]Flynn was a tobacco smoker; Ramirez had a sweet tooth and was a drug addict for much of his life[[/note]].
* With the exception of [[NobleDemon Crowley]], whose centuries living on Earth have presumably introduced him to the concept of bathing, the demons in ''Series/GoodOmens2019'' are a decidedly grungy lot.
* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': Zig-zagged with the people of Tirharad and Hordern. They look like filthy peasants who never took a shower once in their life, but most of them aren't evil as so much as wary of strangers and hating the Elves. Waldreg, who secretly worships Morgoth and Sauron, was introduced covered in filth and the blood from some sheep he was dismembering. He is conscious of his status and joins the Orcs because he hopes their master, Sauron will lift the Southlanders from filth and muck. In comparison with him, Bronwyn, a more heroic Southlander, always wears pristine and neat clothing.
* In ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', bad BO is just one of the unpleasant things about Rita's brother Rito Revolto; he even was able to shock Bulk and Skull awake with it in one episode. Exactly how a skeletal warrior like him with no skin and thus no sweat glands can attain such a stink is best left unexplained.
* In the first season of the Dutch educational series 'Ik Mik Loreland', the main antagonist Karbonkel (English: Carbuncle) is seen to wear a dirty, ragged tunic as clothing and live in a cave where paper is strewn all over. That last one is also meant to show how much trouble he has to write the history of his people, the carbuncles, seeing how he is actually illiterate. [[ColourCodedForYourConvenience His browns are contrasted with the reading-loving village next door, that is very colourful and clean.]]
* Ecoloco in the Mexican TV show ''Series/OdiseaBurbujas'': [[ThemeSong He loves noise and smog; water and soap, he hates]].
* Monsters in ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' tend to have unclean lairs (the sewer lair of the season 1 shape-shifter, for example).
* In ''Series/WhereInTheWorldIsCarmenSandiego'', Top Grunge is a biker who ''hates'' to wash. In the episode where he steals the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca_Lines Nazca Lines]] one of his shirts gets delivered to the studio (to the in-universe displeasure of Greg, the detectives, and [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall the studio audience]]).
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[[folder:Music]]
* In addition to being the band's TokenEvilTeammate, Murdoc of Music/{{Gorillaz}} is notorious for having a poor hygiene.
* Music/BeastieBoys: "[[Music/LicensedToIll Rhymin' & Stealin']]."
-->''I'm wheelin', I'm dealin', I'm drinkin', not thinkin',''\\
''Never cower, never shower, and I'm always stinkin[='=]''
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[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
** Demon lord Juiblex is the demon who holds dominance over [[MuckMonster slimes, oozes, and puddings]], and is himself a giant, sentient mound of sludge.
** Evil giants are like this; the 2[[superscript:nd]] Edition ''Monster Manual'' claims that all their belongings are old, worn, dirty, and smelly, and in the case of fire giants, often burnt.
** Ettins are worse. The same source says an ettin "never bathes if it can help it" and that searching their foul-smelling lairs can "be a disgusting, if not dangerous" endeavor.
** Otyughs are actually a subversion of this: while they may be [[TentacledTerror tentacle monsters]] that [[ThePigPen live in filth]] and have a diet mainly composed of [[BizarreTasteInFood garbage and rotten meat]], they are actually sapient and ''Main/TrueNeutral'' in alignment, meaning that it's perfectly possible for players to peacefully interact with and even befriend them. Many editions of the game's monster manual even mention otyughs being used by some cities as a form of living garbage disposal.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' and ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'':
** Chaos God Nurgle, who is the embodiment of decay. Oddly though, he is also the ''[[AffablyEvil nicest]]'' Chaos God, think Santa Claus if he gifted you with disease and pestilence. After all, Nurgle loves ''all'' things, even bacteria and plague vectors...
** His followers play it straighter. Nurgle's "chief emotions" are a bizarre combination of utter despair and great love. As such they don't bother cleansing themselves even as they wallow in filth and rot, partly to help accommodate the aforementioned "gifts" and partly because they've broken down into [[EmptyShell empty depressed shells]].
** Ogres in ''Fantasy Battles'' are well known for two things: their insatiable appetites and their lack of any sense of hygiene. While certainly not as evil as Nurgle's minions, no one would mistake the ogres for "heroes" in the setting, as they are quite content to slaughter and eat anyone who crosses them (and if you're lucky, they'll even do it in that order).
* ''TabletopGame/VampireTheRequiem'': This is one possible sign that a vampire is low on the KarmaMeter. As their Humanity score drops, they're prone to forget that people usually like to look after their bodies and prefer not to live in filth, among many other social mores.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* Gruntilda from ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'' tends to have disgusting habits, according to her nice sister, Brentilda (such as bursting boils in her free time, or washing her hair in baked beans). Oddly, her cauldron says she's the second most beautiful character in the game. He might be brownnosing, but if he is, why would he bother bringing up Tooty at all?
* In ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'', you get to explore the moon cave and help a chef mook with his appetizer for Orochi. The appetizer turns out to be called "Dungheap Goulash".
** Not to mention that it includes 'wonderful' ingredients such as ''ogre liver''.
* The environments in the ''Franchise/SilentHill'' series get much of their evil vibe due to this trope. The rooms and halls are filthy and cluttered, the walls are grime-crusted, rusted metal everywhere, fire damage. This is most evident in the hospital scenes. Nothing living, sane, or good can be expected to be encountered while walking through this environment.
** At the same time, the developers note they wanted to give the environments a certain charm. While the areas are filthy and disgusting, it was also clearly, once, very pretty. This only serves to [[MoodDissonance make it worse]].
** Also, pretty justified, in that the environments of ''Silent Hill'' are supernatural in origin.
* The MushroomSamba sequence in ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}'' forces the protagonist to rummage through dustbins and bathe [[spoiler:in a pool of sludge]]. Many of the mailboxes contain festering foods or dead animals.
* Charles Lee in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII'' was mentioned in his [[AllThereInTheManual database entry]] to have incredibly poor hygiene habits. After the time skip from between Connor meeting him as a child, and later as an adult, he gets even filthier, both in appearance and in villainy. TruthInTelevision, too.
* The Swine from ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeon'', as one might expect from a race of AlwaysChaoticEvil [[PigMan pig men]]. They're so filthy they have a resistance to [[StatusEffects blight]].
* Trevor from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' lives in a trailer so filthy that it's a wonder it hasn't been condemned and has a [[AxCrazy personality]] to match [[VillainProtagonist typical]] [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential player]] [[YouBastard behavior.]]
* ''VideoGame/EldenRing'': The loathsome Dung Eater. As if his name wasn't disgusting enough, he's one of the most downright evil characters in the whole world. He's a notorious serial killer who defiles corpses by placing a curse so foul it leaves their souls permanently impure and unable to return to the Erdtree, leaving them BarredFromTheAfterlife and spreading the curse to their descendants for the rest of eternity. [[spoiler:Should you choose to help him, you're rewarded one of the worst ending outcomes. His thoroughly defiled corpse spawns a mending rune that should you choose to place upon the Elden Ring, spreads the curse upon each and every soul upon the world.]]
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* ''WebComic/KillSixBillionDemons'': [[spoiler:The real [[MultiversalConqueror Incubus]] is notably unkempt, with grimy feet, stained robes, and long fingernails. This serves as a contrast with [[DreamWalker his dream appearance]], where he appears as a PrettyBoy fond of {{Cosplay}}]]
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[[folder:Web Originals]]
* In the ''Literature/{{Legatum}}'' series, this trope is zig-zagged. The series is full of nasty and/or foul-smelling characters, especially when it comes to goblins. Some of them, like [[Literature/TheGreenWanderer Dollik]], are actually very kind and caring. Others, like [[Literature/ScrambledEgg Trellorv]], are downright repulsive villains, and some even relish grossing out people with their bodily stench.
* Luke, from ''Literature/LukeThePlagueSonOfNurgle'' isn't evil, but definitely a {{Jerkass}} and ThePigPen of the highest sort. For example, he spent a lot of his rich parents' money to deny his roommates the biggest room in rented house by exploiting the contract with landowner, switched on music so loud that they couldn't sleep after they told Luke to clean himself up, etc. He also didn't clean out his room after moving out of the house and had the gall to call out his former roommates for being unclean.
* The "Things Steve Bannon Looks Like" meme relies on this trope for its impact. Mocking a shlubby guy for his poor hygiene is mostly just cruel; mocking a political target for ''also'' being shlubby is a bit more palatable. (One of the kinder examples, '''by far,''' is "Steve Bannon looks like they brought [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Slimer]] back to life.")
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'': {{Downplayed|Trope}} with Marceline, who is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold but is nonetheless shown to have poor hygiene, picking her nose, not washing her hands after using the bathroom, and commenting that her armpits stink.
* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead'': [[Characters/BeavisAndButtHeadTitularCharacters Beavis and Butt-Head]] are {{Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist}}s who care nothing about their personal hygiene. In "Tainted Meat", Beavis scratches his junk like crazy at Burger World and accesses the grill ''without washing his hands first'', causing a disease outbreak and leaving 15 hospitalized.
%%* The villains of ''WesternAnimation/BikerMiceFromMars''.
* ''WesternAnimation/DanVs'': Dan is a vindictive, cantankerous jerk whose hygiene is absolutely horrendous. He only goes to the dentist ''once a decade'' and has his home ''loaded'' with junk.
* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'': The Kanker Sisters are aggressive [[LowerClassLout Lower-Class Louts]] who appear as though they don't brush their teeth or keep up with their hygiene.
* ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'':
** Gnawgahyde from the Dreadnoks. He believes in living off the land and regards the falseness of civilization as a sign of weakness. Therefore, he refuses to use deodorants or cosmetics of any kind, and will not eat processed food, or wear synthetic fibers. Gnawgahyde was chased out of Africa by his fellow poachers for cheating at cards, smelling bad, and being generally obnoxious.
** Zanzibar, however, has no excuse to be a slob; he brushes his teeth with grape soda, never changes his socks, and tends to throw donuts back in the boxes they came in after taking a bite out of them. Coupled with the fact that he's rude, selfish, and known to steal from his comrades, the other Dreadnoks hate him.
* ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse2002'': Beast-Man's stench is ''so'' bad, Tri-Klops attempts to use alchemy to fix it, using a ''volatile'' substance called "necrosia" to make a deodorant that will fix it. (Even Mer-Man, one of Skeletor's henchmen who's usually Beast-Man's friend, has to use some BrutalHonesty when he's confronted about it.)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Grossology}}'': All of the villains are disgusting in one way or another. However, Sloppy Joe is the one with truly disgusting personal hygiene. He never touches soap, and a single whiff of his BO is enough to render bystanders unconscious.
* Hilariously parodied in the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'' episode "[[Recap/JusticeLeagueUnlimitedS3E8TheGreatBrainRobbery The Great Brain Robbery]]" when the Flash thinks this is the case when he's trapped in Lex Luthor's body.
-->'''Dr. Polaris:''' You gonna wash your hands?\\
'''Flash in Lex:''' No... 'cause I'm evil!
* ''WesternAnimation/KickButtowskiSuburbanDaredevil'': Brad is a self-righteous {{Jerkass}} who [[BigBrotherBully bullies Kick on a regular basis]] and has extremely poor personal hygiene, even indulging in gross habits such as farting in Kick's face while he sleeps and tormenting him at the table with his smelly feet. [[TrashOfTheTitans His bedroom is also a filthy mess]], which he's actually proud of.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'': {{Inverted|Trope}} with Lana, who engages in FilthyFun but is also one of the friendliest characters in the show, especially compared to her [[PolarOppositeTwins twin sister Lola]], who specializes in cleanliness but is also borderline AxCrazy.
* ''WesternAnimation/MaoMaoHeroesOfPureHeart'':
** Badgerclops starts wearing "purifying crystals" to suck the toxins out of his system. They obviously don't work and he's surrounded by a cloud of his own body odor. Mao Mao and Adorabat then have to find a way to get him clean without [[BerserkButton hurting his feelings]].
** Pinky is the most abrasive and unruly of all the Sweetiepies. Fittingly, he doesn't mind horrible smells and will casually sleep in garbage given the opportunity.
* ''WesternAnimation/PJSparkles'': The Cloak and Betty revel in spreading filth everywhere, complete with a literal bag of trash. Betty in particular has a way with stench, and the Cloak waxes poetic about how Twinkle Town smells like "a rotten egg sandwich made with moldy limburger cheese and rolled in used kitty litter" before he finds PJ's helped the town.
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'', Rocko is berated by a genie for having spinach stuck between his teeth and shown a 1950s-era health-class film about hygiene and why it's important.
* ''WesternAnimation/SheZow'': Tara, one of the top contenders for [=SheZow=]'s ArchEnemy, has shooting weaponized snot and boogers as a superpower. Appropriately enough, the LegionOfDoom she creates is called [[FunWithAcronyms G.R.O.S.S.]].
* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/StargateInfinity'' has TheLancer catching the eye of one of the indigenous mud-creatures, who he finds absolutely repugnant. This becomes an {{Aesop}} at the end of the episode, where the mud-woman (as part of a grieving ritual or something) washes the mud off to [[BeautifulAllAlong reveal that she was a beautiful, blue-skinned humanoid]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Velma}}'': Velma is an UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist who has bad personal hygiene, frequently engaging in gross habits like eating out of trash cans and vacuum cleaners, refusing to go to the dentist, and peeing in the shower.
* ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'': The Brotherhood lives in conditions that make the back alleys of third-world countries look like palaces. Possibly justified in that they are a bunch of teenage boys living in a home with no supervision.
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[[folder:Real Life]]
* Creator/RobertPattinson, star of the ''Film/{{Twilight}}'' films. There are theories this may be an intentional attempt at scaring away the fangirls.
* This stereotype of the {{Geek}} is unfortunately very prevalent.
* The word and idea of "unclean" has a connotation of "god-forsaken" and "sinful", with similar connotations for "dirty", "foul", and even "fishy".
* In UsefulNotes/{{Shinto}} belief, disaster and sin are seen as just another kind of dirtiness. That is, regular washing (topped up by occasional [[HealingSpring ritual washing]]) can directly make people happier and less prone to evil.
* As noted by ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' above, RealLife inversions of this are far from uncommon. Christianity and Hinduism, in particular, have a long tradition of ascetic sects who shun mortal "vanities" such as cutting their hair, washing, et cetera, in order to show their disdain for the flesh and concentrate instead on the holiness of the spirit.
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