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* Major [[strike:Monobrow]] Monogram from ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', and his son, Monty..

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* [[UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars Marshal Marmont]], considered by many to be the treacherous Marshal ''par excellence''. Of course, after his 1814 betrayal, his contemporaries did not fail to comment on that particular feature.
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* There's a superhero in ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'' who's even named Unibrow. Of course, this trope applies to him. [[spoiler:We don't learn much about him, except that he's a Superdead.]]

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* ComicStrip/TheFarSide'': When the author wasn't giving his characters glasses, was generally drawing their eyebrows simply as a thick line.
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* '''Type I:''' If a character has a unibrow, they're either evil, conniving, scummy, or at least, grumpy.
* '''Type II''' pretty much just boils down to "unibrows are funny".



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* '''Type I:''' If a character has a unibrow, they're either evil, conniving, scummy, or have some defining negative trait.

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* The King from ''WesternAnimation/JellyJamm'' has a large, bushy unibrow above his eyes, adding to his goofy appearance.
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* ''Film/NannyMcPhee'': Nanny [=McPhee=] has one, which serves as one of her unflattering features. It goes away as the children when the children learn one of her five lessons, and behave better.

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* Real Life example: Creator/{{Frida Kahlo}} is famous for her self-portraits that emphasize her large bushy unibrow. Rare in that it is not villainous or comical, but rather is valued for its artistic value and redefinition of beauty. However, Kahlo was considered classically attractive by many; she just [[AccentuateTheNegative Accentuated The Negative]] whenever it came to drawing herself due to a bad self-image.

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* Akaishi in ''Manga/CrossGame''. Neither evil nor funny, his unibrow is just there.




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* Poppy from ''WesternAnimation/LolaAndVirginia''. Instead of being evil or comedy, she's one of the main character's two best friends. Visually the unibrow is played as part of her tough, tomboy image. But plotwise it's not really an issue and isn't even pointed out by the other characters.



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* RealLife example: Frida Kahlo is famous for her self-portraits that emphasize her large bushy unibrow. Rare in that it is not villainous or comical, but rather is valued for its artistic value and redefinition of beauty. However, Kahlo was considered classically attractive by many; she just [[AccentuateTheNegative Accentuated The Negative]] whenever it came to drawing herself due to a bad self-image.

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* Poppy from ''WesternAnimation/LolaAndVirginia''. Instead of being evil or comedy, she's one of the main character's two best friends. Visually the unibrow is played as part of her tough, tomboy image. But plotwise it's not really an issue and isn't even pointed out by the other characters.
* Akaishi in ''Manga/CrossGame''. Neither evil nor funny, his unibrow is just there.



* ''VideoGame/WardenMelodyOfTheUndergrowth'': Emperor Magulus has a huge unibrow. His could be considered more a "Badass Unibrow" since he can slice through vines with one swing of his sword.
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* Ryou Mashiba from ''Anime/HajimeNoIppo'', the local SociopathicHero.
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* From ''Anime/SaintSeiya'' we got [[http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/2390/wyvernradamanthyskyotoebg5.jpg Wyvern Radamanthys]]. He also has the dubious distinction of being one of the [[{{Bishonen}} best looking]] characters displaying this particular trait.
* Mosquito of ''Manga/SoulEater'' has one that also droops considerably off each side. [[GrossupCloseup Close-ups]] show the thing is actually A SOLID OBJECT rather than hair.

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* Daz Bones aka Mr a.k.a. Mr. 1 from ''Manga/OnePiece'' has a distinct [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/onepiece/images/0/0c/Daz_Bones_Portrait.png/revision/latest?cb=20150205221819&path-prefix=ru unibrow]] and he’s a cold blooded assassin. Of course Zoro who dislikes people with odd eyebrows fights him.
* From ''Anime/SaintSeiya'' we got ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' is [[http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/2390/wyvernradamanthyskyotoebg5.jpg Wyvern Radamanthys]]. He also has the dubious distinction of being one of the [[{{Bishonen}} best looking]] characters displaying this particular trait.
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* Control Freak of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''; however, he is a rather pathetic villain, so this could be a combination of the two types.

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* In the spoof film ''Film/EpicMovie'', there's a scene where Mystique asks what Peter wants her to shapeshift before they get in on. He asks first for more conventionally attractive features, such as [[BreastExpansion a bigger breast size and larger ass size.]] Afterwards, he asks for a badonkadonk, but quickly takes it back for a monobrow. She does a double take, but he insists, referring to it as a "mamabrow", leading to her shapeshifting a monobrow. [[ChubbyChaser He then asks her to get incredibly fat and flabby which she also does.]] They then start to get it on. He's noticeable more turned on by the monobrow and fat body than anything else.
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-->Peter: -->'''Peter:''' MAMABROW! MAMABROW! KING WANTS A MAMABROW!

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* ''westernAnimation/RockyKwaterner'': Rocky has a pretty noticeable thick unibrow across his face. In certain scenes it's even visible over his hair for some reason.

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* And of course there are the bad-tempered and brawling Gallagher brothers in Music/{{Oasis}}.

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* Ed from ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' is arguably the most iconic example of this trope in western animation. He has used it to emote, do wild-takes, hang from objects and even ''walk.''

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* Ed from ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' is arguably the most iconic example of this trope in western animation. He has used it to emote, do wild-takes, hang from objects and even ''walk.''
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* Ed and Rolf from ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy''
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* ''Film/NannyMcPhee'': Nanny [=McPhee=] has one, which serves as one of her unflattering features. It goes away as the children behave.

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* ''WebAnimation/AstroLOLogy'': The prototype version of Leo has one. The final show splits the unibrow into two eyebrows.
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* ''Film/TheHobbit'': Alfrid Lickspittle is depicted with a unibrow and is generally rude, unpleasant, and even uncaring to those around him.
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* ''WesternAnimation/FudencioESeusAmigos'': The fourth episode, "Prenda Prendida Prendada" is a DoorToDoorEpisode, where Teacher Cudi makes the kids raise funds to help people with merged eyebrows, treating it as if it was a very serious condition. Conrado happens to visit two men with unibrows, who get ''very'' mad at being treated like their unibrow is a problem, and punch Conrado so hard he ends up in the hospital.

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