History Main / BeadyEyedLoser

* Hideki from ''Manga/{{Chobits}}'', big time. He's a broke, spastic, computer-illiterate ronin who couldn't talk to a girl or get into college to save his life.

* TheNondescript Mob is distinguished from explicitly handsome characters in the ''Manga/MobPsycho100'' cast like Ritsu and Teru by dull half-moon eyes with beady irises. The generally changes when he undergoes one of his [[SuperMode 100% emotional explosions]], where he'll often instead sport a sharp red DeathGlare.

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%%* Murray, the main character of ''Webcomic/BloodyUrban'', has black dots for eyes when he takes off his EyeGlasses.
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* Shouya from ''Manga/ASilentVoice'' is a protagonist example. He used to be a bully as a kid, which caused him to be ostrasized and used a scapegoat. He has small eyes compared to most other character's huge anime eyes.

* Tsuna of ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn'' starts the series as a stereotypical loser complete with the beady eyes to match. As the story progresses, he not only experiences personal growth ([[NextTierPowerUp and many power upgrades]]), but somehow goes from beady-eyed to moe-moe. Though that's probably more to do with art evolution, as everyone in the story gets more and more pretty.

* Simon of ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' was considered gross and weird by the girls of his village, though that's probably more to do with the amount of time he spends digging and generally not paid much attento to by the adults. The Black Siblings also considered him completely unremarkable, especially in comparison with Kamina, his big brother figure and hero (who, to be fair, was a HotBlooded WalkingShirtlessScene). Pretty much the amount of people who did not have this view of him at any point is few and far between. The only one who beleived in him from the start was Kamina (and later Nia when she met Simon.) His eyes becomes less beady throughout the story as a sign of his CharacterDevelopment. He learns to be himself and believe in himself, becoming a strong and wise hero. By the end, his eyes' resemble Kamina's and he has long surpassed his soul brother.

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* ''Manga/AitsuNoDaihonmei'''s Yoshida is a simian, pint-sized idiot with a disfiguring scar, whom his female classmates frequently beat up for inexplicably monopolising the attention of the most popular boy in school, Satou, a typical doe-eyed {{Bishonen}}.

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* Kai Shiden of ''Anima/MobileSuitGundam'' is a LovableCoward who chases skirt and [[DeadpanSnarker snarks]] on the relatively inexperienced commander [[TheCaptain Bright Noah]]. In a subversion of the usual formula, he retains his beady eyes even when he [[CharacterDevelopment develops]] into a combination AdventurerArchaeologist-IntrepidReporter in ''[[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Zeta Gundam]]''.

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* Murray, the main character of ''Webcomic/BloodyUrban'', has black dots for eyes when he takes off his EyeGlasses.

* [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicSupportingCastPonyville Snips and Snails]] from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'': Doug Funnie.
* [[HarmlessVillain Cedric]] from ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst''.
* [[ButtMonkey Lance]] from ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender''.

Due to GenericCuteness, OnlySixFaces and possibly BeautyEqualsGoodness, it can be very difficult to differentiate an average or even ugly looking character from a beauty, with the only truly unattractive characters being {{Gonk}}s. This can make it especially odd when the supposedly average-looking main character meets the in-verse {{Bishonen}} of the show, and you realize the only real difference between them is the hair cut and maybe some {{Bishie Sparkle}}s.

Compare and contrast FaceOfAThug, since they too have beady eyes, though those elicit a different reaction.

* Hikigaya Hachiman, the protagonist of ''LightNovel/MyTeenRomanticComedySNAFU'', is often told by other characters that his eyes resemble those of a dead fish, symbolic of his bleak outlook on life.

->'''EMH 2:''' Ah yes, you're the Mark One EMH. The inferior programme.\\

'''EMH 2:''' Beady eyes, terrible bedside manner. I recognize you.

* Haruyuki Aries, protagonist of ''LightNovel/AccelWorld'', has beady little eyes, especially compared to the more defined eyes of everyone else in his world. Not surprising considering he's "a boy at the bottom of the school social order." Interestingly enough, a fan theory speculates that he's actually broadcasting this image of himself via the augmented reality capabilities of his neurolinker.

* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. In the MusicalEpisode song "I'll Never Tell", Xander's "beady eyes" are among the list of complaints which Anya has about her fiance. Xander certainly did fit the BeadyEyedLoser trope for the first few years of the series, though by this time he's actually quite successful, running his own construction business.

* Murray, the main character of ''Webomic/BloodyUrban'', has black dots for eyes when he takes off his EyeGlasses.

* Haruyuki Aries, protagonist of ''Anime/AccelWorld'', has beady little eyes, especially compared to the more defined eyes of everyone else in his world. Not surprising considering he's "a boy at the bottom of the school social order." Interestingly enough, a fan theory speculates that he's actually broadcasting this image of himself via the augmented reality capabilities of his neurolinker.

'''The Doctor:''' Inferior?!\\

'''EMH 1:''' Inferior?!\\

->'''EMH 2:''' Ah yes, you're the Mark One EMH. The inferior programme.
->'''EMH 1:''' Inferior?!
->'''EMH 2:''' Beady eyes, terrible bedside manner. I recognise you.

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* Simon of ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' was considered gross and weird by the girls of his village, though that's probably more to do with the amount of time he spends digging and generally not paid much attento to by the adults. The Black Siblings also considered him completely unremarkable, especially in comparison with Kamina, his big brother figure and hero (who, to be fair, was a HotBlooded WalkingShirtlessScene). Pretty much the amount of people who did not have this view of him at any point is few and far between. The only one who beleived in him from the start was Kamina (and later Nia when she met Simon.)
** His eyes becomes less beady throughout the story as a sign of his CharacterDevelopment. He learns to be himself and believe in himself, becoming a strong and wise hero. By the end, his eyes' resemble Kamina's and he has long surprassed his soulbrother.
* Sena from ''{{Eyeshield 21}}'' spent his entire life being pushed around by bullies, and started the story with very beady eyes (practically dots). By the end of the series, Sena's eyes are more normal looking.

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* [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicSupportingCast Snips and Snails]] from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.
* [[WesternAnimation/{{Doug}} Doug Funnie]]
* [[HarmlessVillain Cedric]] from SofiaTheFirst.

* Murray, the main character of ''Webomic/BloodyUrban'' has black dots for eyes when he takes off his EyeGlasses.