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* Literature/JeffTheKiller from {{Creepypasta}} lore. While he doesn't wear all black, he has the scraggly black hair, blanched skin, and dark sunken eyes. Also like Cesare, Jeff even stabs people to death as they sleep!
* This is often the appearance of those who experience prolonged exposure to the [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos Slender Man]], either from basic run-of-the-mill insomnia or from "Slendersickness".

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* Literature/JeffTheKiller DerivativeWorks/JeffTheKiller from {{Creepypasta}} lore. While he doesn't wear all black, he has the scraggly black hair, blanched skin, and dark sunken eyes. Also like Cesare, Jeff even stabs people to death as they sleep!
* This is often the appearance of those who experience prolonged exposure to the [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos [[DerivativeWorks/TheSlenderManMythos Slender Man]], either from basic run-of-the-mill insomnia or from "Slendersickness".
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* Legendary [[ProfessionalWrestling wrestler]] Wrestling/{{Sting}} based his current look on Film/TheCrow. He's a bit more tan and toned than most, though, which means the white facepaint and black clothing make him look more like the world's most badass mime than Cesare.

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* Legendary [[ProfessionalWrestling wrestler]] Wrestling/{{Sting}} based his current look on Film/TheCrow.Film/TheCrow1994. He's a bit more tan and toned than most, though, which means the white facepaint and black clothing make him look more like the world's most badass mime than Cesare.
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%%* ''Film/TheCrow'': Eric has not only pale skin but also white face paint.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample

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%%* ''Film/TheCrow'': ''Film/TheCrow1994'': Eric has not only pale skin but also white face paint.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
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[[caption-width-right:350:Top: [[Film/TheCabinetOfDrCaligari Cesare]] [[TropeNamer himself]].\\

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* Donovan Desmond of ''Manga/SpyXFamily'' is tall and skeletally thin, with wide eyes drawn with heavy shadows underneath and an expression that makes him look like a disturbed owl. (Operation Strix is the mission undertaken by one of the main characters to get information on him; "strix" is a Latin word for "owl", and it also refers to a bird-like demon from classical mythology). Desmond is the chair of a major far-right political party, and is incredibly paranoid, secretive, and withdrawn, even from his own family, and he's being investigated in the first place because his party may potentially reignite a war.
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* ''ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}'' villain Film Freak. Since his gimmick is being obsessed with old movies, it's [[strike: probably]] intentional.

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* ''ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}'' villain Film Freak. Since his gimmick is being obsessed with old movies, it's [[strike: probably]] intentional.obviously intentional; it also ties into his job as a HorrorHost, looking like a male version of Elvira.

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* Sunako from ''Anime/TheWallflower'' at first, before she gains confidence in herself and focuses a little more on her appearance.
* Ryuk from ''Manga/DeathNote'', who looks like Cesare would have if Conrad Veidt had been born in [[Literature/TheShadowOverInnsmouth Innsmouth]] instead of Germany.

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* %%* ''Anime/TheWallflower'': Sunako from ''Anime/TheWallflower'' at first, before she gains confidence in herself and focuses a little more on her appearance.
appearance.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
* ''Manga/DeathNote'': Ryuk from ''Manga/DeathNote'', who looks like Cesare would have if Conrad Veidt would have had been born in [[Literature/TheShadowOverInnsmouth Innsmouth]] instead of Germany.



* Bonz (aka [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries Zombie Boy]]) from ''Anime/YuGiOh''.
* Kitano from ''Manga/AngelDensetsu'', manages to be ''both'' TheWoobie (to readers) and AxCrazy (to other people in the manga).
* [[PsychoForHire Shinsuke]] from ''Anime/MichikoAndHatchin''.
* Yukio Oikawa in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02''.
* Hiroshi Chinen from ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis''.
* Illumi Zoldyck from ''Manga/HunterXHunter'''s past look

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* Bonz (aka [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries Zombie Boy]]) from ''Anime/YuGiOh''.
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%%* ''Anime/YuGiOh'': Bonz.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* ''Manga/AngelDensetsu'':
Kitano from ''Manga/AngelDensetsu'', manages to be ''both'' TheWoobie (to readers) and AxCrazy (to other people in the manga).
* [[PsychoForHire Shinsuke]] from ''Anime/MichikoAndHatchin''.
*
manga).%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* ''Anime/MichikoAndHatchin'': Shinsuke, crazy but loyal for the right price.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'':
Yukio Oikawa in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02''.
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Oikawa.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'':
Hiroshi Chinen from ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis''.
*
Chinen.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* ''Manga/HunterXHunter'':
Illumi Zoldyck from ''Manga/HunterXHunter'''s Zoldyck's past looklook.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample



* ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple:'' Kii Kagerou. Unusually pale skin, scraggly hair, and wears all black. He seems to miss out on the sunken eyes mostly because his face is so flat. If anything it makes him even more unnerving.
* ''Manga/ShamanKing'': [[{{Necromancer}} Faust VIII]] from

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* ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple:'' Kii Kagerou. Unusually Kagerou has unusually pale skin, scraggly hair, and wears all black. He seems to miss out on the sunken eyes mostly because his face is so flat. If anything it makes him even more unnerving.
* %%* ''Manga/ShamanKing'': [[{{Necromancer}} Faust VIII]] from VIII, the necromancer.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample



* ''ComicBook/LenoreTheCuteLittleDeadGirl'': Ragamuffin.
* ''Comicbook/TheSandman1989'': Morpheus with extra emphasis on the scraggly.

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* %%* ''ComicBook/Batman'': The Joker is based on the silent film version of ''Literature/TheManWhoLaughs''.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%*
''ComicBook/LenoreTheCuteLittleDeadGirl'': Ragamuffin.
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Ragamuffin.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
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''Comicbook/TheSandman1989'': Morpheus with extra emphasis on the scraggly.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample



%%* Victor Van Dort (another Johnny Depp character) from ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride''.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}'': Despite not actually being evil, Ego's appearance, paired with his reputation, is enough to immediately indicate that he is an antagonist. It also says something, that when he [[TookALevelInKindness Takes a Level in Kindness]], his pale complexion becomes much more healthy.

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%%* ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride'': Victor Van Dort (another Johnny Depp character) from ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride''.Dort.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}'': Despite not actually being evil, Ego's appearance, paired with his reputation, is enough to immediately indicate that he is an antagonist. It also says something, that when he [[TookALevelInKindness Takes a Level in Kindness]], his pale complexion becomes much more healthy.



%%* Film/TheBabadook looks like this, during the [[FreezeFrameBonus brief moment you see his face]].%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
* ''Film/TheBatman2022'':Bruce Wayne puts black make-up around his eyes to match his cowl, but mostly because of the physical and psychological toll of being a nocturnal crime-fighting vigilante.

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%%* Film/TheBabadook Film/TheBabadook: The Babadook looks like this, during the [[FreezeFrameBonus brief moment you see his face]].%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
* ''Film/TheBatman2022'':Bruce ''Film/TheBatman2022'': Bruce Wayne puts black make-up around his eyes to match his cowl, but mostly because of the physical and psychological toll of being a nocturnal crime-fighting vigilante.



%%* Nancy looked like this at the end of ''Film/TheCraft''.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
* ''Film/TheCrow'': Eric has not only pale skin but also white face paint.
%%* Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp yet again) in ''Film/DarkShadows''. (Alice Cooper as well.)%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
* ''Film/DeadPresidents'' was notorious for a lengthy sequence in which an embittered Vietnam vet and a couple of his friends rob a federal reserve bank in New York while sporting frightening corpse paint. Freddy Rodriguez's face paint is particularly creepy; the fact that [[TheHyena he cackles madly after blowing up a bank truck]] certainly doesn't help.
%%* ''Film/DevilDoll'''s very own Mr. Doctor is pretty much this.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* Santi, the UndeadChild from ''Film/TheDevilsBackbone''.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* ''Film/EdwardScissorhands''%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* Credence from ''Film/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem'', who's clearly TheWoobie [[spoiler:and also, it turns out, a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds]].%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* Marla from ''Film/FightClub''.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* [[spoiler:Kylo Ren]] looks like this in ''Film/TheForceAwakens''.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* Creator/PeterJackson's film series ''Film/TheHobbit'' has Radagast the Brown, as portrayed by Creator/SylvesterMcCoy.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* Kayako and Toshio Saeki from the ''Film/{{Juon}}'' movies and ''Film/TheGrudge'' (the American remake series).%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
* Craig Toomey from the movie version of ''Literature/TheLangoliers'', done to imply lack of sleep from {{flanderiz|ation}}ed and {{exaggerated|Trope}} Type A personality.
%%* ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'': Brad Dourif as Wormtongue fits.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
* [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]] was based upon the silent film version of ''Literature/TheManWhoLaughs''. Incidentally, the title character is ''also'' played by Creator/ConradVeidt, so it's hardly a coincidence that the Joker is often given Cesare's dark, sunken-in eyelids.
* Otto from ''Film/OttoOrUpWithDeadPeople'' looks like this, although his hairstyle is rather sleek instead of shaggy, he has the black hair, pale-white skin, dark rings under his eyes, and black clothing to pull the look off.
* In ''Film/PhantomOfTheParadise'', Swan's malleable musical minions in their guise as proto-Goth Music/AliceCooper lookalikes 'The Undeads' are dressed in glitter-rock versions of Cesare's outfit, with diamantés added to the all-black tights-and-tunic ensemble. The lead in particular has almost identical makeup to Conrad Veidt's, and the stage is decked out in the style of the sets from Dr. Caligari.
* ''Film/PulpFiction'': Mia Wallace looks like this after her drug overdose.
%%* Arguably, Pavi Largo from ''Film/RepoTheGeneticOpera'' is a more well-groomed example.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* Sadako Yamamura and her American counterpart Samara Morgan from ''Literature/TheRing'' movies.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* Dr. Frank-N-Furter in ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample

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%%* ''Film/TheCraft'': Nancy looked looks like this at the end of ''Film/TheCraft''.end.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
* %%* ''Film/TheCrow'': Eric has not only pale skin but also white face paint.
paint.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* ''Film/DarkShadows'': Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp yet again) in ''Film/DarkShadows''. (Alice Cooper as well.)%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
and Alice Cooper.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
* ''Film/DeadPresidents'' was notorious for a lengthy sequence in which an ''Film/DeadPresidents'': An embittered Vietnam vet and a couple of his friends rob a federal reserve bank in New York while sporting frightening corpse paint. Freddy Rodriguez's face paint is particularly creepy; the fact that [[TheHyena he cackles madly after blowing up a bank truck]] certainly doesn't help.
%%* ''Film/DevilDoll'''s very own ''Film/DevilDoll'': Mr. Doctor is pretty much this.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* ''Film/TheDevilsBackbone'': Santi, the UndeadChild from ''Film/TheDevilsBackbone''.UndeadChild.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* ''Film/EdwardScissorhands''%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* Credence from ''Film/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem'', who's clearly TheWoobie [[spoiler:and also, it turns out, a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds]].
''Film/EdwardScissorhands'': Edward Scissorhands.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* Marla from ''Film/FightClub''.''Film/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem'': Credence is clearly TheWoobie [[spoiler:and also, it turns out, a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds]].%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* [[spoiler:Kylo Ren]] looks like this in ''Film/TheForceAwakens''.''Film/FightClub'': Marla.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* Creator/PeterJackson's film series ''Film/TheHobbit'' has Radagast the Brown, as portrayed by Creator/SylvesterMcCoy.''Film/TheForceAwakens'': [[spoiler:Kylo Ren]].%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* ''Film/TheGrudge'': Kayako and Toshio Saeki from the ''Film/{{Juon}}'' movies and ''Film/TheGrudge'' (the American remake series).Saeki.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
* Craig Toomey from %%* ''Film/TheHobbit'': Radagast the movie version of ''Literature/TheLangoliers'', done to imply lack of sleep from {{flanderiz|ation}}ed and {{exaggerated|Trope}} Type A personality.
%%* ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'': Brad Dourif as Wormtongue fits.
Brown.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* ''Film/{{Juon}}'': Kayako and Toshio Saeki.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
* [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]] was based upon the silent film version ''Film/TheLangoliers'': Craig Toomey's Cesare-like looks imply lack of ''Literature/TheManWhoLaughs''. Incidentally, the title character is ''also'' played by Creator/ConradVeidt, so it's hardly a coincidence that the Joker is often given Cesare's dark, sunken-in eyelids.
* Otto
sleep from {{flanderiz|ation}}ed and {{exaggerated|Trope}} Type A personality.
%%* ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'': Brad Dourif as Wormtongue.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
*
''Film/OttoOrUpWithDeadPeople'' Otto looks like this, although his hairstyle is rather sleek instead of shaggy, he has the black hair, pale-white skin, dark rings under his eyes, and black clothing to pull the look off.
* In ''Film/PhantomOfTheParadise'', ''Film/PhantomOfTheParadise'': Swan's malleable musical minions in their guise as proto-Goth Music/AliceCooper lookalikes 'The Undeads' are dressed in glitter-rock versions of Cesare's outfit, with diamantés added to the all-black tights-and-tunic ensemble. The lead in particular has almost identical makeup to Conrad Veidt's, and the stage is decked out in the style of the sets from Dr. Caligari.
* %%* ''Film/PulpFiction'': Mia Wallace looks like this after her drug overdose.
%%* Arguably, Pavi Largo from ''Film/RepoTheGeneticOpera'' is a more well-groomed example.
overdose.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* Sadako Yamamura and her American counterpart Samara Morgan from ''Literature/TheRing'' movies.''Film/RepoTheGeneticOpera'': Pavi Largo is a more well-groomed example.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* ''Literature/TheRing'': Sadako Yamamura and her American counterpart Samara Morgan.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'':
Dr. Frank-N-Furter in ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExampleFrank-N-Furter.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample



%%* ''Film/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet''. Mrs. Lovett looks like a female Cesare, too.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample

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%%* ''Film/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet''. Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett looks look like a female Cesare, too.Cesare.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample



* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': Roose Bolton.

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* %%* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': Roose Bolton.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample



* ''Literature/HarryPotter'': Sirius Black and Bellatrix Lestrange.

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* %%* ''Literature/HarryPotter'': Sirius Black and Bellatrix Lestrange.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample



* ''Series/{{Skins}}'': Effy is a female version.

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* %%* ''Series/{{Skins}}'': Effy is a female version.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample



* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The Fourth, Seventh, and Eighth Doctors all count, although the extent of their pallor depends on the light. Also, in the episode "The Doctor's Wife," the TARDIS's spirit briefly possesses the body of a woman who looks like this. Hell, even Madame Kovarian (the BigBad of series 6) and the current Master [[spoiler:("the [[GenderBender Mistress]]")]] look like this.

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* %%* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The Fourth, Seventh, and Eighth Doctors all count, although the extent of their pallor depends on the light. Also, in the episode "The Doctor's Wife," the TARDIS's spirit briefly possesses the body of a woman who looks like this. Hell, even Madame Kovarian (the BigBad of series 6) and the current Master [[spoiler:("the [[GenderBender Mistress]]")]] look like this.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample



* Oswald Cobblepot (aka [[Characters/BatmanThePenguin The Penguin]]) as portrayed by Robin Lord Taylor on ''Series/{{Gotham}}'' fits this to a tee. Even more so than his older self, in fact, as young Oswald is quite slender.
* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'': [[TheOphelia River Tam]].

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* ''Series/{{Gotham}}'': Oswald Cobblepot (aka [[Characters/BatmanThePenguin The Penguin]]) as portrayed by Robin Lord Taylor on ''Series/{{Gotham}}'' fits this to a tee. Even more so than his older self, in fact, as young Oswald is quite slender.
* %%* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'': [[TheOphelia River Tam]].%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample



%%* Music/{{The Cure|Band}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS6t56U9tBg Lullaby]] (weblinks are not examples)
%%* Märchen from the Music/SoundHorizon album of the same name. (zero-context example)

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%%* Music/{{The Cure|Band}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS6t56U9tBg Lullaby]] (weblinks are not examples)
"Lullaby"%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* Märchen from the Music/SoundHorizon album of the same name. (zero-context example)%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample



* Speaking of which, The Undertaker himself is sometimes an example, especially in his early days. The effect is somewhat different when the Cesare is nearly 7 feet tall.

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* Speaking of which, The Undertaker himself Wrestling/TheUndertaker is sometimes an example, especially in his early days. The effect is somewhat different when the Cesare is nearly 7 feet tall.



* Alma from the ''VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon'' video games.
* ''VideoGame/YumeNikki''. Seccom Masada-sensei, or "Space Piano Man" or "That Guy With The 6_9 Eyes." Kinda hard to tell though, as he is very pixelly.
** Uboa also qualifies, even though he's arguably just a head.
* ''VideoGame/RustyHearts'': Frantz has neater hair than the norm, but otherwise fits the criteria.
* Any male hero in ''VideoGame/FableII'' with Evil and Pure alignments will acquire this look.
* The Usher twins, Madeleine and Roderick (especially Roderick), in ''VideoGame/DarkTales: Edgar Allen Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher''.
* Simon Blackquill from ''Franchise/AceAttorney'', probably due to his time in prison.
* The [[https://cdn.chroniclesofelyria.com/images/web_v3/2018/Blogs/1-26-18_Update/images/Chronicles-of-Elyria_Pre-Alpha_Dras_Target_side-by-side.jpg Dras]] in ''VideoGame/ChroniclesOfElyria'' are a tribe that look like Cesare as a whole. Tall, thin, and lanky with stringy black hair and sunken eyes. They're perfectly nice, if somewhat isolationist, people, though.
* Several characters from ''VideoGame/DontStarve'' count, most notably Wilson and Wes. All the characters in the game have CreepyShadowedUndereyes and very pale skin.
* The Protagonist during the interrogation sequences in ''VideoGame/Persona5''.

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* Alma from the ''VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon'' video games.
%%* ''VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon': Alma.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
* ''VideoGame/YumeNikki''. Seccom Masada-sensei, or "Space Piano Man" or "That Guy With The 6_9 Eyes." Kinda hard to tell though, as he is very pixelly.
**
pixelly. Uboa also qualifies, even though he's arguably just a head.
* %%* ''VideoGame/RustyHearts'': Frantz has neater hair than the norm, but otherwise fits the criteria.
criteria.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
* ''VideoGame/FableII'': Any male hero in ''VideoGame/FableII'' with Evil and Pure alignments will acquire this look.
* The Usher twins, Madeleine and Roderick (especially Roderick), in %%* ''VideoGame/DarkTales: Edgar Allen Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher''.
Usher'': The Usher twins, Madeleine and Roderick.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'': Simon Blackquill from ''Franchise/AceAttorney'', probably due to his time in prison.
* ''VideoGame/ChroniclesOfElyria'': The [[https://cdn.chroniclesofelyria.com/images/web_v3/2018/Blogs/1-26-18_Update/images/Chronicles-of-Elyria_Pre-Alpha_Dras_Target_side-by-side.jpg Dras]] in ''VideoGame/ChroniclesOfElyria'' Dras are a tribe that look like Cesare as a whole. Tall, thin, and lanky with stringy black hair and sunken eyes. They're perfectly nice, if somewhat isolationist, people, though.
* %%* ''VideoGame/DontStarve'': Several characters from ''VideoGame/DontStarve'' count, most notably Wilson and Wes. All the characters in the game have CreepyShadowedUndereyes and very pale skin.
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skin.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample
%%* ''VideoGame/Persona5'':
The Protagonist during the interrogation sequences in ''VideoGame/Persona5''.interrogations.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample



* Cesare from ''WebAnimation/BigtopBurger'' is explicitly modeled and named after ''Dr. Caligari'''s Cesare. He has the requisite pale skin, black hair, and sunken eyes.
* In ''WebAnimation/EmesisBlue'', Fritz takes this appearance after [[spoiler:the second time his ResurrectiveImmortality kicks in, emerging from Jules Archibald's casket at his funeral with a white face, dressed in a black turtleneck.]]

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* ''WebAnimation/BigtopBurger'': Cesare from ''WebAnimation/BigtopBurger'' is explicitly modeled and named after ''Dr. Caligari'''s Cesare. He has the requisite pale skin, black hair, and sunken eyes.
* In ''WebAnimation/EmesisBlue'', ''WebAnimation/EmesisBlue'': Fritz takes this appearance after [[spoiler:the second time his ResurrectiveImmortality kicks in, emerging from Jules Archibald's casket at his funeral with a white face, dressed in a black turtleneck.]]



* The ghost lad from chapter 16 of ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt''. It's possible this is how he looked in life, as well.

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* ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'': The ghost lad from chapter 16 of ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt''.16. It's possible this is how he looked in life, as well.



* The [[AllTrollsAreDifferent trolls]] of ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' lend themselves well to this since, as a species, they all have black (or mostly black) hair which tend toward messy hairstyles and eyes that are a bit sunken, but especially [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Karkat]], [[BlueBlood Equius]] and [[StringyHairedGhostGirl Aradia]].
* Dongtae from ''Webcomic/DiceTheCubeThatChangesEverything'' is a scrawny seventeen-year-old with a somewhat hunched back, dark circles under his eyes, and black hair (though most characters share the last trait). He's severely bullied by other kids and always seems to have the worst luck.

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* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': The [[AllTrollsAreDifferent trolls]] of ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' lend themselves well to this since, as a species, they all have black (or mostly black) hair which tend toward messy hairstyles and eyes that are a bit sunken, but especially [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Karkat]], [[BlueBlood Equius]] and [[StringyHairedGhostGirl Aradia]].
* ''Webcomic/DiceTheCubeThatChangesEverything'': Dongtae from ''Webcomic/DiceTheCubeThatChangesEverything'' is a scrawny seventeen-year-old with a somewhat hunched back, dark circles under his eyes, and black hair (though most characters share the last trait). He's severely bullied by other kids and always seems to have the worst luck.



* Sara from the Literature/WhateleyUniverse. She's described as "Gothy", but it's her actual skin colouration, and it looks exactly like this.

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* %%* Literature/WhateleyUniverse: Sara from the Literature/WhateleyUniverse. She's is described as "Gothy", but it's her actual skin colouration, and it looks exactly like this.%%Administrivia/ZeroContentExample



** Jay, Tim, and Jessica from WebVideo/MarbleHornets were all shown to have pale skin and CreepyShadowedUndereyes after run-ins with Slendy.
* Parodied with What's Her Face's sickly bunkmate in ''WebAnimation/TeenGirlSquad'', who is literally a raccoon.
* In ''WebVideo/LongboxOfTheDamned'', Moarte dresses like a 19th century magician, and has pale white skin, black lips, and dark circles beneath his eyes. The entire ensemble helps sell his corpse-like appearance.

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** WebVideo/MarbleHornets: Jay, Tim, and Jessica from WebVideo/MarbleHornets were all shown to have pale skin and CreepyShadowedUndereyes after run-ins with Slendy.
* ''WebAnimation/TeenGirlSquad'': Parodied with What's Her Face's sickly bunkmate in ''WebAnimation/TeenGirlSquad'', bunkmate, who is literally a raccoon.
* In ''WebVideo/LongboxOfTheDamned'', ''WebVideo/LongboxOfTheDamned'': Moarte dresses like a 19th century magician, and has pale white skin, black lips, and dark circles beneath his eyes. The entire ensemble helps sell his corpse-like appearance.



* Aang from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' looks like this when he's sleep-deprived during the episode "Nightmares and Daydreams," as does [[spoiler:Princess Azula]] after [[spoiler:her]] VillainousBreakdown. Hell, even [[spoiler:Azula's daddy [[BigBad Ozai]]]] looks like this after being stripped of [[spoiler:his]] powers.

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* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Aang from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' looks like this when he's sleep-deprived during the episode "Nightmares and Daydreams," as does [[spoiler:Princess Azula]] after [[spoiler:her]] VillainousBreakdown. Hell, even [[spoiler:Azula's daddy [[BigBad Ozai]]]] looks like this after being stripped of [[spoiler:his]] powers.
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* In the ''Literature/VampireHunterD'' novels ''Cesare'' is actually a term used to describe one particular type of servant of the [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Nobility]] -- a human who has been given the "kiss" of the Noble without having all their blood drained away, resulting in a servant who utterly lacks free will, reminiscent [[OurGhoulsAreCreepier the ghouls]] of some other vampire stories, and naturally looks like the {{Trope Namer|s}}.
* Kiichiro Numabuchi from ''Manga/CaseClosed'' is a SerialKiller who fits in so well that, when he escaped from custody and the police were searching for him, he was physically described by Ai Haibara in terms that would perfectly fit Cesare himself.

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* In the ''Literature/VampireHunterD'' novels ''Literature/VampireHunterD'': ''Cesare'' is actually in use as a term used to describe for one particular type of servant of the [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Nobility]] -- Nobility]]. It is a human who has been given the "kiss" of the Noble without having all their blood drained away, resulting in a servant who utterly lacks free will, reminiscent [[OurGhoulsAreCreepier the ghouls]] of some other vampire stories, will and naturally looks like the {{Trope Namer|s}}.
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* ''Manga/CaseClosed'': Kiichiro Numabuchi from ''Manga/CaseClosed'' is a SerialKiller who fits in so well that, when he escaped from custody and the police were searching for him, he was physically described by Ai Haibara in terms that would perfectly fit Cesare himself.



* [[{{Necromancer}} Faust VIII]] from ''Manga/ShamanKing''
* Unsurprisingly, given that it's based on a Creator/TimBurton movie, ''[[Manga/TheNightmareBeforeChristmasZerosJourney Zero's Journey]]'' has an elf named Mr. Myzer. He evokes a lighter version of this trope with his dark brown hair, pale skin, black coat, and dark circles under his eyes.

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* ''Manga/ShamanKing'': [[{{Necromancer}} Faust VIII]] from ''Manga/ShamanKing''
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* Unsurprisingly, given that it's based on a Creator/TimBurton movie, ''[[Manga/TheNightmareBeforeChristmasZerosJourney Zero's Journey]]'' has an ''Manga/TheNightmareBeforeChristmasZerosJourney'': An elf named Mr. Myzer. He Myzer evokes a lighter version of this trope with his dark brown hair, pale skin, black coat, and dark circles under his eyes.



* Ragamuffin from ''ComicBook/LenoreTheCuteLittleDeadGirl''.
* Morpheus of ''Comicbook/TheSandman1989'', with extra emphasis on the scraggly.

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* Ragamuffin from ''ComicBook/LenoreTheCuteLittleDeadGirl''.
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* ''Comicbook/TheSandman1989'': Morpheus of ''Comicbook/TheSandman1989'', with extra emphasis on the scraggly.



* The Other Mother from ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'' starts off looking like Coraline's real mother (except for the lack of a neck brace and ''having black buttons for eyes''). Over the course of the film, however, her features become more and more exaggerated. She switches from her real-world counterpart's sweater and pants to a black and white-dotted dress, red collar, and red shoes. When Coraline starts to defy her, the Other Mother shifts to a less human form, becoming taller and more skeletal. In the film's climax, her true form is shown with a mechanical/spider-like appearance with white, cracked-porcelain skin and hands made of sewing needles.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'': The Other Mother from ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'' starts off looking like Coraline's real mother (except for the lack of a neck brace and ''having black buttons for eyes''). Over the course of the film, As Caroline spends time at her place, however, her features become more and more exaggerated. She switches from her real-world counterpart's sweater and pants to a black and white-dotted dress, red collar, and red shoes. When Coraline starts to defy her, the Other Mother shifts to a less human form, becoming taller and more skeletal. In the film's climax, her true form is shown with a mechanical/spider-like appearance with white, cracked-porcelain skin and hands made of sewing needles.



* Creator/CrispinGlover as the Knave of Hearts in ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'' fits every criterion except for the scraggly hair. (His hair ''is'' long and dark, though.)
* When Loki [[spoiler:materializes out of the portal opened by the Tesseract]] at the beginning of ''Film/TheAvengers2012'', his eyes are sunken to an extreme degree, and his hair is even more mussed and stringy than usual.

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* Creator/CrispinGlover as the ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'': Knave of Hearts in ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'' fits every criterion except for the scraggly hair. (His hair ''is'' long and dark, though.)
* ''Film/TheAvengers2012'': When Loki [[spoiler:materializes out of the portal opened by the Tesseract]] at the beginning of ''Film/TheAvengers2012'', early on, his eyes are sunken to an extreme degree, and his hair is even more mussed and stringy than usual.



* Bruce Wayne in ''Film/TheBatman2022'', partially because he puts black make-up around his eyes to match his cowl, but mostly because of the physical and psychological toll of being a nocturnal crime-fighting vigilante.
* The Penguin from ''Film/BatmanReturns'' looks like a cross between Cesare and [[LooksLikeOrlok Orlok]].
* Lydia Deetz of ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' has a touch of this trope. She's an EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette to start with, her hair is worn in a peculiar updo that defies gravity and frizzes out all over the place, and her eyes are a bit sunken. That last part is particularly noticeable when she's wearing her big black hat. In the [[WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}} cartoon]], though, she just wears a lot of eye makeup.
* The [[TropeMakers original example]] is, of course, Cesare, Conrad Veidt's BrainwashedAndCrazy sleepwalker character from ''Film/TheCabinetOfDrCaligari''. Interestingly enough, he is specifically stated in the shooting script to be wearing makeup ''in-story'' to achieve the effect. However, it should be noted that the archetype of a skinny, pale-skinned, ill-looking character all dressed in black can be found already in romantic literature of the 19th century (generally as a [[OurGhostsAreDifferent ghost]] or a LivingMemory).

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* Bruce ''Film/TheBatman2022'':Bruce Wayne in ''Film/TheBatman2022'', partially because he puts black make-up around his eyes to match his cowl, but mostly because of the physical and psychological toll of being a nocturnal crime-fighting vigilante.
* The ''Film/BatmanReturns'':The Penguin from ''Film/BatmanReturns'' looks like a cross between Cesare and [[LooksLikeOrlok Orlok]].
* ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'': Lydia Deetz of ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' has a touch of this trope. She's an EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette to start with, her hair is worn in a peculiar updo that defies gravity and frizzes out all over the place, and her eyes are a bit sunken. That last part is particularly noticeable when she's wearing her big black hat. In the [[WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}} cartoon]], though, she just wears a lot of eye makeup.
* ''Film/TheCabinetOfDrCaligari'': The [[TropeMakers original example]] is, of course, Cesare, Conrad Veidt's BrainwashedAndCrazy sleepwalker character from ''Film/TheCabinetOfDrCaligari''.sleepwalker. Interestingly enough, he is specifically stated in the shooting script to be wearing makeup ''in-story'' to achieve the effect. However, it should be noted that the archetype of a skinny, pale-skinned, ill-looking character all dressed in black can be found already in romantic literature of the 19th century (generally as a [[OurGhostsAreDifferent ghost]] or a LivingMemory).



* The Enchantress from ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'', at least until she [[spoiler:regains her stolen heart and reclaims her true power]].

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* ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'': The Enchantress from ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'', Enchantress, at least until she [[spoiler:regains her stolen heart and reclaims her true power]].



* Roose Bolton from ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''.
* Creator/MaryShelley probably intended the monster in ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'' to look a good deal this way; she describes him with pale skin, blank eyes, dark flowing hair, and "straight black lips." Since ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' was at least in part inspired by ''Frankenstein'', that film was arguably the first faithful adaptation of Shelley's vision.
* ''Literature/HarryPotter'' has Sirius Black and Bellatrix Lestrange.
* In ''Literature/JonathanStrangeAndMrNorrell'': The Raven King. In the miniseries, where Strange has dark hair (instead of auburn), he looks like this [[spoiler:after Arabella dies, and he summons the Pillar of Darkness]].
* [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Harry Dresden]] gets to looking like this around the beginning of Book 4 (Summer Knight) -- he's around 6'8", very thin (as he has no money for food), has actually lost time due to being in his lightless lab for months, and his hair (very dark brown, as are his eyes) has not only grown out for several months but is burned off in patches, producing a look that he himself terms "time to take Rover to the groomer."
* Roderick Usher in [[Creator/EdgarAllanPoe Poe's]] "Literature/TheFallOfTheHouseOfUsher" has developed deep-set eyes and a generally gaunt appearance due to a strange malady that is never named. It's implied to be the terror of his inevitable death and/or complications from a ''lot'' of inbreeding in the family.

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* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': Roose Bolton from ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''.
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* Creator/MaryShelley probably intended the monster in ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'' to look a good deal this way; she describes him with ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'': The Monster has pale skin, blank eyes, dark flowing hair, and "straight black lips." Since ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' was at least in part inspired by ''Frankenstein'', that film was arguably the first faithful adaptation of Shelley's vision.
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* ''Literature/HarryPotter'' has ''Literature/HarryPotter'': Sirius Black and Bellatrix Lestrange.
* In ''Literature/JonathanStrangeAndMrNorrell'': The Raven King. In the miniseries, where Strange has dark hair (instead of auburn), he looks like this [[spoiler:after Arabella dies, and he summons the Pillar of Darkness]].
* [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': Harry Dresden]] Dresden gets to looking like this around the beginning of Book 4 (Summer Knight) -- he's around 6'8", very thin (as he has no money for food), has actually lost time due to being in his lightless lab for months, and his hair (very dark brown, as are his eyes) has not only grown out for several months but is burned off in patches, producing a look that he himself terms "time to take Rover to the groomer."
* "Literature/TheFallOfTheHouseOfUsher": Roderick Usher in [[Creator/EdgarAllanPoe Poe's]] "Literature/TheFallOfTheHouseOfUsher" has developed deep-set eyes and a generally gaunt appearance due to a strange malady that is never named. It's implied to be the terror of his inevitable death and/or complications from a ''lot'' of inbreeding in the family.



* Effy from ''Series/{{Skins}}'' is a female version.
* Sarah and Felix on ''Series/OrphanBlack'' look like this due to their eyeliner. Helena ''would'' look like this if she didn't [[DyeHard dye her hair blond]]; you can still see the brown roots poking out.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'' has the Fourth, Seventh, and Eighth Doctors, although the extent of their pallor depends on the light. Also, in the episode "The Doctor's Wife," the TARDIS's spirit briefly possesses the body of a woman who looks like this. Hell, even Madame Kovarian (the BigBad of series 6) and the current Master [[spoiler:("the [[GenderBender Mistress]]")]] look like this.
* Manservant Hecubus from ''Series/TheKidsInTheHall'', specifically the [[PokeThePoodle "Pit of Ultimate Darkness" sketches]].

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* ''Series/{{Skins}}'': Effy from ''Series/{{Skins}}'' is a female version.
* ''Series/OrphanBlack'': Sarah and Felix on ''Series/OrphanBlack'' look like this due to their eyeliner. Helena ''would'' look like this if she didn't [[DyeHard dye her hair blond]]; you can still see the brown roots poking out.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'' has the ''Series/DoctorWho'': The Fourth, Seventh, and Eighth Doctors, Doctors all count, although the extent of their pallor depends on the light. Also, in the episode "The Doctor's Wife," the TARDIS's spirit briefly possesses the body of a woman who looks like this. Hell, even Madame Kovarian (the BigBad of series 6) and the current Master [[spoiler:("the [[GenderBender Mistress]]")]] look like this.
* ''Series/TheKidsInTheHall'': Manservant Hecubus from ''Series/TheKidsInTheHall'', Hecubus, specifically in the [[PokeThePoodle "Pit of Ultimate Darkness" sketches]].



* [[TheOphelia River Tam]] from ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' [[http://screenrant.com/wp-content/uploads/Summer-Glau-as-River-Tam-in-Firefly.jpg has]] [[http://academic.depauw.edu/aevans_web/HONR101-02/WebPages/Spring2006/Rooney(Julie)/FireflyWebSite/Firefly%20Images/River3.jpg this]] [[http://img.sparknotes.com/content/sparklife/sparktalk/thisisrivertam_Large.jpg look]] [[http://web.archive.org/web/20121017225603/http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsG/55592.gif at]] [[https://33.media.tumblr.com/04ba467e873e3c589f0aca4d590b4327/tumblr_n250i2a5011ram1ilo1_r2_250.gif times.]]

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* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'': [[TheOphelia River Tam]] from ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' [[http://screenrant.com/wp-content/uploads/Summer-Glau-as-River-Tam-in-Firefly.jpg has]] [[http://academic.depauw.edu/aevans_web/HONR101-02/WebPages/Spring2006/Rooney(Julie)/FireflyWebSite/Firefly%20Images/River3.jpg this]] [[http://img.sparknotes.com/content/sparklife/sparktalk/thisisrivertam_Large.jpg look]] [[http://web.archive.org/web/20121017225603/http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsG/55592.gif at]] [[https://33.media.tumblr.com/04ba467e873e3c589f0aca4d590b4327/tumblr_n250i2a5011ram1ilo1_r2_250.gif times.]]Tam]].



* Frantz from ''VideoGame/RustyHearts'' has neater hair than the norm, but otherwise fits the criteria.

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* ''VideoGame/RustyHearts'': Frantz from ''VideoGame/RustyHearts'' has neater hair than the norm, but otherwise fits the criteria.
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* Music/RobZombie: "Living Dead Girl" is also a homage to ''The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari'', with a female Cesare and Rob playing the doctor.
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* WebOriginal/JeffTheKiller from {{Creepypasta}} lore. While he doesn't wear all black, he has the scraggly black hair, blanched skin, and dark sunken eyes. Also like Cesare, Jeff even stabs people to death as they sleep!

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* WebOriginal/JeffTheKiller Literature/JeffTheKiller from {{Creepypasta}} lore. While he doesn't wear all black, he has the scraggly black hair, blanched skin, and dark sunken eyes. Also like Cesare, Jeff even stabs people to death as they sleep!
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* In ''WebVideo/LongboxOfTheDamned'', Moarte dresses like a 19th century magician, and has pale white skin, black lips, and dark circles beneath his eyes. The entire ensemble helps sell his corpse-like appearance.
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Also see LooksLikeOrlok. Not to be confused with [[Series/TheBorgias that other Cesare.]]

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*** And his "EvilTwin" Beyond Birthday from the prequel {{Light Novel|s}} ''LightNovel/AnotherNote''.

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* In ''WebAnimation/EmesisBlue'', Fritz takes this appearance after [[spoiler:the second time his ResurrectiveImmortality kicks in, emerging from Jules Archibald's casket at his funeral with a white face, dressed in a black turtleneck.]]
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* Music/{{The Cure|Band}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS6t56U9tBg Lullaby]]
* Märchen from the Music/SoundHorizon album of the same name.
* Music/{{Rainbow}}'s video for the song "Can't Let You Go" is a homage to ''The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari'' with singer Joe Lynn Turner as Cesare.

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* Music/{{Queen|Band}}: The music video for [[Music/{{Innuendo}} "I'm Going Slightly Mad"]] is a homage to German expressionist films, and as such, Music/FreddieMercury dons a large, scraggly wig, pale makeup, dark eyeliner, and red lipstick, giving him a corpselike appearance in the DeliberatelyMonochrome footage. The costume and black and white visuals also doubled as a way to hide Mercury's battle with AIDS.
* Music/{{Rainbow}}'s video for the song "Can't Let You Go" is a homage to ''The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari'' with singer Joe Lynn Turner as Cesare.
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See EnemyMime, FaceFramedInShadow, {{Goth}}, UndeathlyPallor; TallDarkAndSnarky; ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow, StringyHairedGhostGirl, ButNotTooWhite and GhostlyGape.

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* In the ''Literature/VampireHunterD'' novels ''Cesare'' is actually a term used to describe one particular type of servant of the [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Nobility]] -- a human who has been given the "kiss" of the Noble without having all their blood drained away, resulting in a servant who utterly lack free will, reminiscent [[OurGhoulsAreCreepier the ghouls]] of some other vampire stories, and naturally looks like the {{Trope Namer|s}}.

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* In the ''Literature/VampireHunterD'' novels ''Cesare'' is actually a term used to describe one particular type of servant of the [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Nobility]] -- a human who has been given the "kiss" of the Noble without having all their blood drained away, resulting in a servant who utterly lack lacks free will, reminiscent [[OurGhoulsAreCreepier the ghouls]] of some other vampire stories, and naturally looks like the {{Trope Namer|s}}.



** Junya Tokitsu, a highschool-aged AmateurSleuth, ''used'' to have the Cesare looks in the past. [[spoiler:More exactly, in the flashbacks about his intervention in a case that would lead to the suicide of an innocent girl unfairly accused of murder after he stepped in. She also happened to be the best friend of ''another'' sleuth... who confronted and then ''killed'' him.]]

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** Junya Tokitsu, a highschool-aged high school-aged AmateurSleuth, ''used'' to have the Cesare looks in the past. [[spoiler:More exactly, in the flashbacks about his intervention in a case that would lead to the suicide of an innocent girl unfairly accused of murder after he stepped in. She also happened to be the best friend of ''another'' sleuth... who confronted and then ''killed'' him.]]



* Unsurprisingly, given that it's based off a Tim Burton movie, ''[[Manga/TheNightmareBeforeChristmasZerosJourney Zero's Journey]]'' has an elf named Mr. Myzer. He evokes a lighter version of this trope with his dark brown hair, pale skin, black coat, and dark circles under his eyes.

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* Unsurprisingly, given that it's based off on a Tim Burton Creator/TimBurton movie, ''[[Manga/TheNightmareBeforeChristmasZerosJourney Zero's Journey]]'' has an elf named Mr. Myzer. He evokes a lighter version of this trope with his dark brown hair, pale skin, black coat, and dark circles under his eyes.



* The Other Mother from ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'' starts off looking like Coraline's real mother (except for the lack of a neck brace and ''having black buttons for eyes''). Over the course of the film however, her features become more and more exaggerated. She switches from her real-world counterpart's sweater and pants to a black and white-dotted dress, red collar and red shoes. When Coraline starts to defy her, the Other Mother shifts to a less human form, becoming taller and more skeletal. In the film's climax, her true form is shown with a mechanical/spider-like appearance with white, cracked-porcelain skin and hands made of sewing needles.

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* The Other Mother from ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'' starts off looking like Coraline's real mother (except for the lack of a neck brace and ''having black buttons for eyes''). Over the course of the film film, however, her features become more and more exaggerated. She switches from her real-world counterpart's sweater and pants to a black and white-dotted dress, red collar collar, and red shoes. When Coraline starts to defy her, the Other Mother shifts to a less human form, becoming taller and more skeletal. In the film's climax, her true form is shown with a mechanical/spider-like appearance with white, cracked-porcelain skin and hands made of sewing needles.



* [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]] was based upon the silent film version of ''Literature/TheManWhoLaughs''. Incidentally, the title character is ''also'' played by Creator/ConradVeidt, so it's hardly coincidence that the Joker is often given Cesare's dark, sunken-in eyelids.
* Otto from ''Film/OttoOrUpWithDeadPeople'' looks like this, although his hairstyle is rather sleek instead of shaggy, he has the black hair, pale-white skin, dark rings under his eyes and black clothing to pull the look off.

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* [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]] was based upon the silent film version of ''Literature/TheManWhoLaughs''. Incidentally, the title character is ''also'' played by Creator/ConradVeidt, so it's hardly a coincidence that the Joker is often given Cesare's dark, sunken-in eyelids.
* Otto from ''Film/OttoOrUpWithDeadPeople'' looks like this, although his hairstyle is rather sleek instead of shaggy, he has the black hair, pale-white skin, dark rings under his eyes eyes, and black clothing to pull the look off.



* [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Harry Dresden]] gets to looking like this around the beginning of Book 4 (Summer Knight) -- he's around 6'8", very thin (as he has no money for food), has actually lost time due to being in his lightless lab for months, and his hair (very dark brown, as are his eyes) has not only grown out for several months, but is burned off in patches, producing a look that he himself terms "time to take Rover to the groomer."

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* [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Harry Dresden]] gets to looking like this around the beginning of Book 4 (Summer Knight) -- he's around 6'8", very thin (as he has no money for food), has actually lost time due to being in his lightless lab for months, and his hair (very dark brown, as are his eyes) has not only grown out for several months, months but is burned off in patches, producing a look that he himself terms "time to take Rover to the groomer."



* Cesare from ''WebAnimation/BigtopBurger'' is explicitly modeled and named after ''Dr. Caligari'''s Cesare. He has the requisite pale skin, black hair and sunken eyes.

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* The [[AllTrollsAreDifferent trolls]] of ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' lend themselves well to this since, as a species, they all have black (or mostly black) hair which tends toward messy hairstyles and eyes that are a bit sunken, but especially [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Karkat]], [[BlueBlood Equius]] and [[StringyHairedGhostGirl Aradia]].
* Dongtae from ''Webcomic/DiceTheCubeThatChangesEverything'' is a scrawny seventeen year old with a somewhat hunched back, dark circles under his eyes, and black hair (though most characters share the last trait). He's severely bullied by other kids and always seems to have the worst luck.

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* The [[AllTrollsAreDifferent trolls]] of ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' lend themselves well to this since, as a species, they all have black (or mostly black) hair which tends tend toward messy hairstyles and eyes that are a bit sunken, but especially [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Karkat]], [[BlueBlood Equius]] and [[StringyHairedGhostGirl Aradia]].
* Dongtae from ''Webcomic/DiceTheCubeThatChangesEverything'' is a scrawny seventeen year old seventeen-year-old with a somewhat hunched back, dark circles under his eyes, and black hair (though most characters share the last trait). He's severely bullied by other kids and always seems to have the worst luck.



** Jay, Tim and Jessica from WebVideo/MarbleHornets were all shown to have pale skin and CreepyShadowedUndereyes after run-ins with Slendy.

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* In the ''Literature/VampireHunterD'' novels ''Cesare'' is actually a term used to describe one particular type of servant of the [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Nobility]] - a human who has been given the "kiss" of the Noble without having all their blood drained away, resulting in a servant who utterly lack free will, reminiscent [[OurGhoulsAreCreepier the ghouls]] of some other vampire stories, and naturally looks like the {{Trope Namer|s}}.

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* In the ''Literature/VampireHunterD'' novels ''Cesare'' is actually a term used to describe one particular type of servant of the [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Nobility]] - -- a human who has been given the "kiss" of the Noble without having all their blood drained away, resulting in a servant who utterly lack free will, reminiscent [[OurGhoulsAreCreepier the ghouls]] of some other vampire stories, and naturally looks like the {{Trope Namer|s}}.



** Several cases have at least a murder suspect looking like this and acting like a snarky JerkAss. Atsushi Moori, the snarky reporter from the ''Ski Lodge Case'', is a pretty good example too; his "case" is really not helped by how he gleefully describes a massacre that happened in the same lodge the group is staying in, and how he seems to enjoy the terror on other's faces when he mentions it. [[spoiler: But he was ''not'' the killer, either in the past or the present, in quite the example of how suspects like this are more often than not {{Red Herring}}s.]]
** Junya Tokitsu, a highschool-aged AmateurSleuth, ''used'' to have the Cesare looks in the past. [[spoiler: More exactly, in the flashbacks about his intervention in a case that would lead to the suicide of an innocent girl unfairly accused of murder after he stepped in. She also happened to be the best friend of ''another'' sleuth... who confronted and then ''killed'' him.]]

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** Several cases have at least a murder suspect looking like this and acting like a snarky JerkAss. Atsushi Moori, the snarky reporter from the ''Ski Lodge Case'', is a pretty good example too; his "case" is really not helped by how he gleefully describes a massacre that happened in the same lodge the group is staying in, and how he seems to enjoy the terror on other's faces when he mentions it. [[spoiler: But [[spoiler:But he was ''not'' the killer, either in the past or the present, in quite the example of how suspects like this are more often than not {{Red Herring}}s.]]
** Junya Tokitsu, a highschool-aged AmateurSleuth, ''used'' to have the Cesare looks in the past. [[spoiler: More [[spoiler:More exactly, in the flashbacks about his intervention in a case that would lead to the suicide of an innocent girl unfairly accused of murder after he stepped in. She also happened to be the best friend of ''another'' sleuth... who confronted and then ''killed'' him.]]



* When Loki [[spoiler: materializes out of the portal opened by the Tesseract]] at the beginning of ''Film/TheAvengers2012'', his eyes are sunken to an extreme degree, and his hair is even more mussed and stringy than usual.

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* When Loki [[spoiler: materializes [[spoiler:materializes out of the portal opened by the Tesseract]] at the beginning of ''Film/TheAvengers2012'', his eyes are sunken to an extreme degree, and his hair is even more mussed and stringy than usual.



* The Enchantress from ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'', at least until she [[spoiler: regains her stolen heart and reclaims her true power]].

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* The Enchantress from ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'', at least until she [[spoiler: regains [[spoiler:regains her stolen heart and reclaims her true power]].



* Aang from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' looks like this when he's sleep-deprived during the episode "Nightmares and Daydreams," as does [[spoiler:Princess Azula]] after [[spoiler:her]] VillainousBreakdown. Hell, even [[spoiler: Azula's daddy [[BigBad Ozai]]]] looks like this after being stripped of [[spoiler:his]] powers.

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* Aang from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' looks like this when he's sleep-deprived during the episode "Nightmares and Daydreams," as does [[spoiler:Princess Azula]] after [[spoiler:her]] VillainousBreakdown. Hell, even [[spoiler: Azula's [[spoiler:Azula's daddy [[BigBad Ozai]]]] looks like this after being stripped of [[spoiler:his]] powers.
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* Several characters from VideoGame/DontStarve count, most notably Wilson and Wes. All the characters in the game have CreepyShadowedUndereyes and very pale skin.

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* Several characters from VideoGame/DontStarve ''VideoGame/DontStarve'' count, most notably Wilson and Wes. All the characters in the game have CreepyShadowedUndereyes and very pale skin.

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