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->''"The uglier you make it, the more they'll cry at the end."''
--> --Character designer working on KingKong

There's GenericCuteness, the RidiculouslyCuteCritter, and the {{Moe}}. And then there's these guys. Creatures who are, to put it kindly, ''less cute'' than other creatures.

[=OK=], they're ugly. They look strange. Maybe they're deformed. They can even look monstrous.

'''However''', they are ''also'' endearing, kind, and sweet. Maybe they retain a few RidiculouslyCuteCritter traits. Maybe they're TheWoobie. Maybe it is simply that their lovely personality overrides any disgust at their physical appearance.

In short, even though they should not be cute by any sense of the word they are anyway. Indeed, many times these characters are ''so'' ugly, they're cute.

"Kimoi doumei" is a name in Japanese for fans of these characters.

Not to be confused with GrotesqueCute, which is generally when evil things are done to conventionally cute things.

Compare TheGrotesque, CuteMonsterGirl, FreakyIsCool, and the nicer versions of FluffyTheTerrible. But see also WhatMeasureIsANonCute and BeautyEqualsGoodness as those tropes will probably and unfortunately, directly affect these characters. See GrotesqueGallery for when character designers try for this kind of appeal and fail. Badly.

'''NOTE:''' Since there are so many TruthInTelevision examples of Ugly-Cute, we're going to focus on fictional characters only on this page. To [[FreakyIsCool confess your love]] for Pugs, Batfish, Mudpuppies, Baboons, Frogmouths, Coelacanths, Aardvarks, and so on and so forth, head on over to the [[TroperTales/UglyCute Troper Tales]] page.

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[[folder: Anime ]]

* Rock Lee and Guy-sensei from ''{{Naruto}}''.
* In the ''FullmetalAlchemist'' manga, [[spoiler:Envy's true form, when stripped of all the different [[OurSoulsAreDifferent souls]] that make up his body, is a creepy little slug-like creature with multiple legs and large eyes... and yet you just want to pick him up and snuggle him.]]
** [[PronounTrouble Its]] full-size form is like a giant puppy [[spoiler: made of size-mismatched human corpses.]]
** Warning [[spoiler: you do not want to snuggle with true-form!Envy]]
** Am I the only one who thought [[spoiler:Izumi's homunculus baby]] from the first anime was cute in a horrifying way?
*** ''[[HighOctaneNightmareFuel Yes.]]''
** Although it made this troper burst into horrified tears [[spoiler: the chimera mix of Nina and Alexander was, upon reflection, quite cute, in a sad way.]]
** Gluttony. He's a {{Big Eater}} {{Gonk}}, but the fact that he's completely devoted to Lust (the homunculus named Lust, get your minds outta the gutter), is actually very harmless unless ordered to attack, and pretty much has the personality of a puppy, makes him a top case of Ugly Cute.
** He looks like a giant {{ziggy}}, although [[ImAHumanitarian his choice of snacks is problematic]].
* Quite a few characters from ''OnePiece'' would qualify, especially Usopp, Brook, and Bearsy.
** Oars Jr., despite his meteoric apparition, would qualify just in the same way as King Kong - A giant, red, gargantuan (he is at least three times bigger than your average giant!), demon-looking pirate with a soft heart (A typical run-of-the-mill Adorable Giant). He is[[spoiler: shot, hit with a giant shockwave, had his leg severed and his heart was impaled by shadows ]]while trying to save his friend who made him a hat that protected him from the {{Square Cube Law}}.
* Jinenji, a gigantic, bug-eyed, [[TheGrotesque Quasimodo-esque]] hanyou from ''{{Inuyasha}}'' who, nonetheless, manages to be [[GentleGiant incredibly]] [[TheWoobie endearing]].
* The Dark Liege of {{Nora}} (when she's not [[GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave in human form]])
* Rico/Loli and all versions of Exedore/Exsedol from the ''{{Macross}}'' and ''{{Robotech}}'' universes, but especially the latter's first form.
* Some Digimon like Gazimon qualify.
* L in ''DeathNote''.
* Free in SoulEater
* President Aria from {{ARIA}}. That is supposed to be a ''cat''?
* Several instances in ''DennouCoil.'' Just look at Densuke, Oyaji, or even Satchi.
* [[MyNeighborTotoro The giant Totoro]] and the Catbus.
* The Kodamas from PrincessMononoke.

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[[folder: Comic Books ]]

* Shuma-Gorath, a CaptainErsatz of Cthulhu and one of DoctorStrange's minor foes is a huge, one-eyed squid thing that somehow manages to look huggably cute. His ''[[CapcomVsWhatever Marvel vs. Capcom]]'' design shrinks him down to human size and makes him look positively shy.
* YourMilageMayVary, but many fangirls consider the "fascinatingly ugly" Walter Kovacs, AKA Rorschach, the cutest character in the book physically. This may be more in North America's fandom versus Europe, as the ginger haired appearance carries a more negative connotation across the pond compared to in Canada and America where the awkward appearance is often considered to be rather sweet and endearing.
* Dorothy Spinner from the DoomPatrol is a sweet girl who just happens to have the face of an ape. This is balanced by her personality.
* Man-Thing, despite being a mindless swamp monster that immolates anyone who feels fear, always struck me as cute for some reason. [[http://www.comicvine.com/man-thing/29-4988/all-images/108-211172/mt5/105-510287/ Awwwww...]]
* [[http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/876495.html?#cutid1 "The Loathsome,"]] a story from EC Comics, is a girl who was born mutated by atomic radiation, so much so that the doctor tells her mother she was stillborn and ships her off to an orphanage where [[WhatMeasureIsANonCute she's abused because of her appearance]]. But when she's finally shown near the end of the comic, she's not nearly as hideous as she was made out to be. Alex Ross used her as the basis for Maggie in ''Marvels.''

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[[folder: Fan Fiction ]]

* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4870581/1/Crowleys_Baby D’aaaww baby]] [[EldritchAbomination Cthulhu!]]

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[[folder: Film ]]

* [[ETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T.]]
* Slimer from ''{{Ghostbusters}},'' even in his initial appearance in the film. The producers ran with it in everything spun-off from the film.
** In the spinoff series ''Slimer and the real Ghostbusters'' and ''Extreme Ghostbusters'', it appears he got hit with the adorably ugly stick a bit harder than normal and became more and more conventionally cute... and [[SmallAnnoyingCreature annoying]].
* For some, [[{{Aliens}} Chestbursters]]. Then again, everything is cute as a baby.
* ''KingKong'' was specifically designed around this (see page quote). Pushed even further in Peter Jackson's version, where he's positively cuddly.
* As was EdwardScissorhands.
* [[http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg151/RainbowMothra/babygodzilla.jpg Say "Hi"]] to Baby {{Godzilla}}.
** [[http://www.siamsky.net/auctions/04-03-06/GodzillaJunior.jpg Godzilla Jr.]]. It helps that in his first appearance he's a complete [[TheWoobie Woobie.]]
** Sure, he's a horrible ancient monster with razor sharp fangs and horns, but those floppy ears make [[http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd259/SupernaturalMonkey/Baragon.jpg Baragon]] simply adorable.
*** Well, he has been described as being like a giant puppy quite a few times on the internet.
** [[http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb228/rwpjms/kingseesar.jpg King Seesar]] who is an ugly/cute Shisa (A lion-dog creature from Okinawa folklore).
* Given the reaction of its keeper, the Rancor in StarWars.
** Yoda.
** Also [=R2D2=]. Cutest sentient fire hydrant ever.
** Battledroids, Super Battledroids, Vulture droids, Buzzer droids (the ones that attacked Obi-Wan and Anakin's ships in Episode III)...
** [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Rotta Rotta the Huttlet]]. A ''[[FunSize Huttlet]]!'' For Sith's sake, he can ''[[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/File:Rotta_pack.jpg fit in your backpack!]]'' Daaaaawwww.
* [[{{Transformers}} Scorponok]] TIME FOR HUUUGZ!!!
* Fizzgig from ''TheDarkCrystal''. Heck, we could probably include a lot of Muppets on this list, especially the "darker" Muppets.
* The titular ''{{Gremlins}}'' -- and no, we don't just mean their more conventionally cute Mogwai forms either.
* {{Shrek}} and, in ogre form, [[spoiler: [[CuteMonsterGirl Fiona]]]].
* Abe Sapien seems to be the resident EstrogenBrigadeBait in ''{{Hellboy}}'', not that the titular character lacks charm.
** Not to mention the Tooth Fairies. Cutest ZergRush ever!
* SilentHill TheMovie: Am I insane, or were the screaming ash baby things actually pretty adorable?
** [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel You're insane]].
* {{District 9}}: the aliens, especially Christopher, his son, and [[spoiler: Wikus, even with the [[TransformationTrauma freaky becoming an alien thing]]...]]
* The cockroaches from ''Joe's Apartment''. Of course, YourMileageMayVary, especially if you're an [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes insect-phobe]].
* MenInBlack: "Congratulations Reg, it's a...squid." It's the big eyes and the very adorable tentacle sucking.
* The second {{Transformers}} film had the Twins, so f'ugly that they came right around the scale and ended up at ''cute'' again.
** But then again, there's the fact that they're basically a pair of walking, talking UnfortunateImplications...
* ''TheElephantMan''.
* To some extent, Sam from ''TrickRTreat''.

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[[folder: Literature ]]

* ''The Ugly Duckling'': likely also the trope maker.
** Considering that it's actually [[http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~faye/pics/BabyCygnet.jpg a cygnet]], [[KillerRabbit yes, very]].
* ''Where The Wild Things Are'' - the Wild Things are so exaggerated and silly, you just want to hug them all. Interestingly, adults seem to be put off by their appearance more than children. Generally speaking, Maurice Sendak practically runs off this.
* Quasimodo from ''TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', especially in the Disney adaptation. In the book, he's a misanthropic asshole.
* Gollum from ''LordOfTheRings'' may not have a good personality, but he's just so pitiful.
* SubjectiveTrope, but many {{Redwall}} fans think the villainous "vermin", who are supposed to be ugly and creepy, are cuter than the good "woodlanders".
* Dobby and, in general, the House Elves from ''Harry Potter''.
** This troper considers Kreacher the exception, though YourMileageMayVary.
*** Counterpoint: Kreacher's back-story in ''Deathly Hallows'' was '''really''' sad. Instant Woobie.
* The Other, the [[InstantAIJustAddWater sentient operating system]] of ''{{Otherland}}'', steals system resources to create a private world for itself, populating it with grotesque mockeries of fairy tale creatures that are nevertheless treated like its children. This is not out of malice, but because it genuinely doesn't understand the context.
* The Phantom (Erik) of ''PhantomOfTheOpera'' is slowly becoming this.
* The titular {{Eldritch Abomination}}s of ''Where the Deep Ones Are'' and ''The Littlest Shoggoth.''
* Aunt Beast in ''AWrinkleInTime.'' She's part of the "really, ''really'' strange looking - but still sweet and lovable" side of this trope. In Wayne D. Barlowe's portrait of Aunt Beast, she's downright lovely - in a [[StarfishAliens very alien]] way.
* ''Discworld/SmallGods'' has the Great God Om, a cranky, sarcastic, [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly almost-fallen deity]] trapped in the body of a small, one-eyed desert tortoise. [[spoiler: This Troper was almost disappointed when he turned into something more impressive after he got a decent base of believers back.]]

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[[folder: Live Action TV ]]

* The nonhuman magical creatures such as Phineas the troblin from ''PowerRangersMysticForce''.
* The baby Adiposians from DoctorWho. Basically a pound of roughly humanoid animated fat. Possibly the cutest thing the show has ever featured.
** Also from DoctorWho there's the Ood. Due to their benevolence and the fact they are all Woobie's, once you get past the fact they've got mince meat where their mouths should be, they are very sweet.
* Nimrod, the baby mammal-like-reptile-sea-creature-thing from NBC's short-lived series ''Surface.'' Come on, who wouldn't want to love a creature that, when full grown, can swallow a small boat whole, burrow through miles of rock, sunbathe in a magma chamber, secrete a substance that lets it regenerate injuries, and generate bolts of lightning?
* How'd we forget ''UglyBetty''?

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[[folder: Tabletop Games ]]

* Eyeball beholderkin from DungeonsAndDragons. They have huge central eyes, magic-beam-shooting eyestalks, and fanged mouths like their larger, more dangerous relatives -- and are [[FunSize about the size of large grapefruit.]]
** Also imps and quasits from the same game.
** While we're at it, most baby dragons don't look very much better than their adult forms, but are still able to pull this off. Especially blue dragons, for some reason.
** Though often hated by most. The Flumphs embody this trait. Think of a pancake crossed with an octopus floating around and you've got the idea.
** Goblins and Kobolds. Two races of three-foot-tall people whose apparent racial destiny is to be killed by first-level PCs - you have to feel for them a little. ''Pathfinder'' goblins are particularly adorably ugly, since their huge heads give them an almost {{Chibi}}fied look.
* {{Warhammer 40000}} has a race of [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Orks]] who are so exaggerated and silly, some find them oddly adorable. Everyone else finds them CrazyAwesome.
** The Orks' pet Squigs solidly fall into this category, as do Gretchin on occasion.
** Chaos has Nurglings; rotund little goblinoid daemons who can often be seen clinging to their larger kin. Possibly the most adorable pustulent hellspawn you will ever meet.
* MagicTheGathering has several. Who'd have thought that a [[KillerRabbit psycho killer]] named [[http://magiccards.info/autocard.php?card=Murderous%20RedCap Murderous Redcap]] could be so huggable?

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[[folder: Toys ]]

* The {{Uglydolls}}, with their strange colors and assymetry, it's enough to make you wanna squish 'em!
* And Living Dead Dolls.
* And Pussycat Dolls! Wait...
* Domo-kun!?!
* [[{{Bionicle}} Macku or Spinax]]!
** Dont forget Shadow Lechces!:
*** ZESK!!! Kotu,Kapura,Onepu.
* Many of the offerings at giantmicrobes.com

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[[folder: Video Games ]]

* The minions of ''{{Overlord}}'' were created specifically to evoke this trope. They look like goblins or the {{gremlins}}, but act like AxCrazy little children, loyal to a fault to their overlord and eager to earn his praise. Watching them run back to give you some of the loot they found is adorable. Or watching them grab an item (such as a pumpkin or a dead rat) and use it as equipment (in this case, a hat).
** Even more so in Overlord II wend they sing and say adorable stuff to their mounts.
* {{Oddworld}} pretty much runs on this trope. [[TheWoobie Poor Abe]].
* The Arachnotrons (and possibly the Spiderdemons) from ''{{Doom}}''. Also, related to the beholder example: the Pain Elementals and Cacodemons. (the latter actually has had ''two'' fanmade plush dolls made, one of them being the official mascot of the [=DoomWiki=])
* Some of the baddies in DonkeyKongCountry, particularly the Klaptraps with their [[CuteLittleFangs cute little snaggle-teeth]].
* Baby {{Metroid}}s, both the plot-significant one in ''Super Metroid'' and the bitty little things in ''Prime 2'' and 3.
* Many of the mushroom people in ''MushroomMen,'' especially the hero, Pax. Sure, he's got beady little eyes, a raggedy-looking "lost boy" style tunic, and his mushroom cap ''breaks away to reveal his brain...'' But just ''watch'' the intro, where poor little Pax is wandering all by himself in the [[MouseWorld big scary human world,]] glowing eyes looking out innocently.
* The creatures of ''Jade Cocoon 2'' quickly grow on you.
* Kouri in ''BrassRestoration'' finds the Ill-pin stuffed... ''characters'' adorable. They are based on ''viruses''. Ryo, the main character, just doesn't see it.
* Many {{Pokemon}}, but especially Snubull and Granbull, two [[MisterMuggles bulldog-based]] Pokemon that are mentioned in-game as being popular with women.
* Most characters from YumeNikki are [[{{NightmareFuel}} really creepy]] when you first see them, but when you get used to them, some of 'em are kind of...adorable. Like Uboa. Happiest-looking EldritchAbomination-like thing ever.
** And Masada seems to be a strange sort of EstrogenBrigadeBait, judging by parts of the fandom, and is also often seen as a {{Woobie}}.
** If you search on DeviantArt, it's easy enough to find quite a few pictures of fan-made Uboa plushies. Yes, that's right, people like to cuddle with Uboa.
** This editor in particular liked the things on the way to Hell that open their mouths when you press the buttons next to them. I've heard them explicitly described as "creepy", but when I first saw them open their mouths, ''I couldn't stop laughing.''
** No love for little Monoko, aka the cutest freak of nature you've ever seen?
* The good ending of ''{{Eversion}}''. [[spoiler:Two {{Eldritch Abomination}}s, together at last!]]
* The Mr. Saturns in ''{{Earthbound}}'' and ''{{Mother 3}}'' are comical big-nosed creatures with massive eyebrows and a single hair on their head, tied up with a red bow.
* "[[{{BioShock}} Come on, Mr. B!]]"
* The baby forms of most aliens you can make in {{Spore}} tend to be like this. Sometimes the adult forms can be, too.
** And since they always have such big eyes, then if you give them a head that is mostly or completely just an eye, such as this troper often likes to do, then, well... they'll basically have an adorably huge head!
* One of the non-combat pets available in ''WorldOfWarcraft'' is a baby version of a Beholder-like demon. It's a floating head with one huge eye and small stubby tentacles. It also drools a lot and randomly falls asleep. It's at the same time very ugly and absolutely adorable.
** The Disqusting Oozeling, a pet that's essentially a small blob of slime.
** The Oracles are a race of sort of ugly frog-like creatures that have very cute speech.
*** Now in hideously adorable [[http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=65381 pet]] form.
* {{Rayman}}'s Raving Rabbids. Brutish, vulgar, maniacal... but still [[KillerRabbit bunnies]]!
* Many of the Zerg creatures from the original StarCraft fit this trope. The little Zerglings are quite cute on the screen, and way they pounce on the Terrans like kittens at a ball of yarn only makes them cuter. All of the wild creatures also apply, being horribly proportioned beasts that look cute in spite of it.
* The creators of Ico and ShadowOfTheColossus will soon be giving us ''The Last Guardian''. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4E0e-ZCn14 The hyena-gryphon creature]] in this game is meant to be unbalanced and strange-looking. Who, after watching that trailer, didn't think the creature was the most adorable giant beastie ever?
** Same with the Colossi from ShadowOfTheColossus. Some of them are hard to kill just because they look so cute and pathetic.
* The Guars in ''TheElderScrolls'' Morrowind. You cannot convince This Troper they were not adorable. Especially Rollie the Guar. So. Amazingly. Cute.
* The grunts from Halo. After awhile you just feel sorry for them, while admiring their pluck, and smiling at their little dog-like huffs and growls.
* The alien spawn from ''TheSims2'' tend to turn out this way. Some players might disagree (and there are hacks out there to have the aliens be more conventionally cute) but this troper finds the bug-eyed, no nosed green babies to be adorable.
* In MonsterHunter, there's a small Wyvern called the Yian Kut-Ku. It has an oversized head, disproportionate ears, and is generally [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Y2LuuSZF6uY/SjSGpKbrtuI/AAAAAAAAAdA/QWmnHELJDf4/s400/jeu_psp_136.png very much non cute]]. However, perhaps due to its [[{{Dojikko}} clumsy running and falling down]], his cheerful screechings and his beak feeling similar to a smiling face when open, there are few players who haven't ended up feeling some kind of odd fondness for the guy, and he's a prime target of [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/data/8532998436212c0ad5042fd5048b8e3c.jpg fanart]].
* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic Adventure]] has Chaos, who is fought in multiple forms over the course of the game. A few of the forms can count as examples of this trope, but the best example is probably Chaos 6.
* In {{Fallout 3}}, the bartender of Moriarty's Saloon, Gob. However, {{Your Mileage May Vary}}
** Don't forget the Mole Rats. You know, the ones you can [[VideogameCrueltyPotential whack with a stick]] until their [[YourHeadAsplode heads asplode]]? ''Awwwwwww.''
* I bring you, [[http://mysims.wikia.com/wiki/File:Zombie_Carl.jpg Zombie Carl]] from MySims!
** It supports the cause that he's into cute stuff.
* Many FinalFantasy monsters may qualify, but the Tonberry most of all; he may be one of the most dangerous random encounters around, but a diminutive fish-lizard-thing with a lantern somehow winds up being cute enough to sell plush toys.
* [[BlazBlue Arakune.]] He's basically a human-sized EldritchAbomination / BlobMonster. Still, his little "face" (which has a more than passing resemblance to the [[GhostInTheShell Tachikomas']]) makes him eerily adorable.
* A lot of the enemies in {{Pikmin}}, like the [[http://pikmin.wikia.com/wiki/Toady_Bloyster toady bloyster]], [[http://pikmin.wikia.com/wiki/Ranging_Bloyster ranging bloyster]], [[http://pikmin.wikia.com/wiki/Dweevil dweevils]], and even the [[http://pikmin.wikia.com/wiki/Emperor_Bulblax emperor bulbax]] with it's little eyes and flopping tounge. YourMileageMayVary, however, as they all try to kill or eat you or your Pikmin, and might leap out of the ground/sky suddenly...
* The Ground Urchins and Razor Elks from BrutalLegend.
** Also the Metal Beasts - giant Aztec panther [[{{Futurama}} Nibblers]].
* How did we make it this far without one mention of [[WorldOfWarcraft Murky]] in any of his various guises, or any of the other vanity pets?
* This troper's friend considers the [[http://savepic.ru/533316.jpg Snorks]] of the ''[[{{STALKER}} S.T.A.L.K.E.R.]]'' series ''cute''. [[YourMilageMayVary Personally]], this troper finds them both ugly and deeply disturbing

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[[folder: Web Comics ]]

* Several examples in ''TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob''. Molly's pet Snookums is a space monster Bob calls a "tentacle bunny." Molly herself is a pretty weird-looking creature. Roofus the Robot would not be especially cute if not for his innocent personality; well, okay, the construction-worker cap built into his head is kind of cute. And Voluptua, even in her alien butterfly form, still manages to be very attractive.
* This is a common theme in ''{{Digger}}'', as well as Ursula Vernon's other work. Currently she's on a kick of making adorable phalloi -- which are Greek fertility symbols that are basically penises with wings and feet.
* PON & ZI!!!
* Zimmy of GunnerkriggCourt. She has very nearly MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily, greyish skin, hair like a StringyHairedGhostGirl, inexplicable black stuff that usually covers her eyes (which are [[RedEyesTakeWarning bright red]] under all that), and is strange, mean, and prickly and enjoys chasing rats -- but there's a certain charm to her appearance and she has her nice moments, and is therefore rather adorable.
** Plus, her relationship with Gamma is very, very sweet. I couldn't help but go "awww" when Zimmy and Annie [[spoiler:arrived where Gamma was in Zimmy's dark, terrifying halucination (which seems to come right off a Silent Hill game), and Gamma was sleeping peacefully on top of a giant pile of cute, brightly colored stuffed toys, representing just how much she means to Zimmy.]]
* Squidge the bogeyman in ''TalesOfTheQuestor'' is somewhat reminiscent of Gollum and Stitch, both mentioned elsewhere on this page.

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[[folder: Web Original ]]

* Many creatures in [[http://bogleech.com/mortasheen/mortasheen.htm Mortasheen]] fall under this trope. [[http://www.bogleech.com/mortasheen/chainsawkid.htm Aww, isn't he a cute little chainsaw monster?]]
** Also, the Marrow and Gasjack both seem like some bastard hybrid of a Pokemon with obscure spellcasting Heartless... In fact, all the ones that aren't Nightmare Fuel probably fit into this trope, or alternatively some kinda weird modern art piece...
* If you post a Jumping Spider on 4chan, no matter what forum it is, everyone on it with just go, "D'AAAAAAAAAAAAAW."
* A thread on (very) amateur wildlife photography in The SomethingAwful Forums coined the phrase "adorrifying" (adorable + terrifying) for close-up pictures of jumping spiders (Goons are notorious [[KillItWithFire arachnophobes]]) and other tiny creepy-crawlies.
** It's those big buggy eyes staring anxiously up at you.
* Meet [[{{Vocaloid}} Tako]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLgUl18cXaw&feature=related Luka]].

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[[folder: Western Animation ]]

* Nibbler from ''{{Futurama}}'' has 3 eyes (one of which is on a stalk), [[CuteLittleFangs fangs]], walks like a monkey and only has one nostril. Leela still goes "[[{{Squee}} Awwwww]]" when she first meets him. The animators were deliberately working with this trope. It becomes all the funnier when he starts speaking with the voice of [[HeyItsThatVoice Frank Welker]] (although he had provided the noises Nibbler made up until that point anyway).
** He also adorably devours whole creatures several times his size, and poops starship fuel.
* Seeing as {{WALL-E}} is a rusty, dirty, ''trash compactor'', he certainly qualifies.
** AND his adorable little disease-harboring pet, a COCKROACH.
** {{Pixar}} is good with this trope. See also the more esoteric looking characters in "ToyStory" and "ABugsLife".
** And ''MonstersInc''. (Mike, for instance.)
** All of the [[KillerRabbit dangerous baby animals]] in ''[[PixarShorts Partly Cloudy]]''. ''All'' of them. Even the [[PsychoElectricEel Knifefish]]. ''Especially'' the Knifefish.
* Blunk the gobliny thing in ''{{WITCH}}''.
* Lexington, Broadway, and Bronx, just to name three characters in ''{{Gargoyles}}''.
* Glen Keane absolutely had this in mind when designing [[BeautyAndTheBeast Beast]].
* [[LiloAndStitch Stitch]]. Sometimes very cute. Sometimes very not cute, especially when he's in one of his KillerRabbit moods.
** All of the experiments apply. You could also count [[ThoseTwoGuys Jumba and Pleakley]], too. And Lilo's doll, Scrump. Let's just face it: Chris Sanders loves UglyCute.
* ''TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'': The entire population of Halloweentown.
* Some fans of ''CorpseBride'' consider the title character, Emily, to be rather cute for a rotting corpse in a tattered wedding dress whose eye occasionally falls out.
** Her Peter Lorre maggot has his own charm.
* Rufus in ''KimPossible''. Look at [[http://www.rochuswolff.de/weblog/archiv/img/kim_possible_nacktmulle_10.jpg this picture of Rufus]] and then look at what his [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Nacktmull.jpg species ''actually'' looks like]].
** This troper recalls a flashback episode where Ron first gets Rufus and shows Kim. Rufus is a baby; a tiny, wrinkly, shrivelled little ''thing''. That still manages to be utterly adorable.
* Tootie, Vicky's sister and Timmy's admirer on ''TheFairlyOddparents'', can be considered an animated version of the aforementioned UglyBetty.
* [[http://www.invaderzim.tv/images/characters/gretchen.jpg Gretchen]] from ''InvaderZim'' was clearly designed to look awkward, ugly and a bit creepy. Weirdly coloured and styled hair, freckles, and a need for serious corrective orthodontic gear only succeed in making her positively MoeMoe.
* [[TeenTitans Silkie!!!]]
* Gorgonzola from ''Chowder'' (and that's just to name one character).
* Squibby, from the series ''The Future Is Wild'' may well be the model for unconventional cuteness. "He" is the series' resident NonHumanSidekick and is essentially a land-dwelling [[http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=260 Mimic Octopus]] (who in turn, is a great model for RealLife unconventional cuteness; there's something adorable about a chunk of coral staring anxiously at you) with the personality of Curious George.
* Some of the character designs in Dreamworks' ''MonstersVsAliens'', like giant bug monster Insectosaurus.
* Slyder, the dragon minion of {{Barbie And The Diamond Castle}}'s [[VainSorceress villain]] has obviously been designed so that he looks evil, but not so scary that [[{{Demographics}} little girls]] would turn off the movie. This includes mismatched buck teeth and a rounded horn on his head, not to mention that he seems to be made of [[KungFoley Cartoon Sound Effects]].
* The peglegged, sharp-toothed, gravel-voiced Fidget the bat from ''TheGreatMouseDetective''.
** Although he's [[NightmareFuel freaking terrifying]] in his first appearance.
* Meatwad from AquaTeenHungerForce.
* The titular character in the BillPlympton short, "Guard Dog". It helps that he's both CuteButCacophonic and clearly TheWoobie in subsequent shorts.
* Wolfie the werewolf from CasperScareSchool.
* The goblins/orcs and Gollum from the animated film versions of [[Animated/TheHobbit The Hobbit]] and [[Animated/TheReturnOfTheKing The Return Of The King]]. Though YourMileageMayVary between whether this is UglyCute or GrotesqueGallery.
** Shmeagol ish freeeeeeeeeeee!
* Both the titular character and Mega Brain from ''WidgetTheWorldWatcher''.

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* Patricia Piccinini, end stop. Known for doing the human dog hybrid pictures.

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(See also TroperTales.)
* The World's Ugliest Dog Contest.
* Also certain breeds, like Boston Terriers, the most adorable little bug-eyed mutants ever. Or Shar Peis or Mexican hairless dogs.
**''Pugs''
** However, this trope just ''doesn't work'' on some people when faced with chihuahuas or the like.
* Piranha ({{YMMV}})
* Many critters on [[http://community.livejournal.com/wtf_nature/ the WTF Nature site]].
* Many of the featured creatures on the [[http://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/ Ugly Overload]] blog.
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