History Main / CharmPoint

A charm point (Japanese: チャームポイント) is a coveted and well-tended accessory of a character (often a flaw) that makes him attractive or at least interesting to other characters, if only in his own head. This can be anything: a well-groomed mustache, a bizarre body part, a favorite hat, a personality trait, or [[AwesomeAnachronisticApparel a bow tie]]. For maximum humor, the actual draw of the item may be completely non-intuitive to the audience, but [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike make perfect sense]] to whatever minor passerby appears on the show.

At some point in the story the character may lose it (or [[BrokenTreasure someone else does]]) and rapidly become inept or clumsy at whatever he usually did with ease, while everyone would notice something is 'off' about him. Thus the item takes on a MagicFeather effect, even when he's reassured by the cast it shouldn't make any difference. Whether or not he learns {{an Aesop}} about it has no effect in his immediately retaking it once it's accessible again.

May overlap with SpeechImpededLoveInterest: if an otherwise perfect LoveInterest has a stutter or a lisp, this may only add to his her/charm.

* Of course, there's Major Armstrong from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' who, believing that his (admittedly stunning) physique is desired by everyone, will take any opportunity to show it to anyone, including Scar in the middle of a battle. Scar was not amused, and neither were any of the soldiers there or Ed at a later date.

A coveted and well-tended accessory of a character (often a flaw) that makes him attractive or at least interesting to other characters, if only in his own head. This can be anything: a well-groomed mustache, a bizarre body part, a favorite hat, a personality trait, or [[AwesomeAnachronisticApparel a bow tie]]. For maximum humor, the actual draw of the item may be completely non-intuitive to the audience, but [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike make perfect sense]] to whatever minor passerby appears on the show.

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* In ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'', [[NightmareFetishist Lua Klein]]'s hollow, empty laugh and lonely, dull facial expression are considered to be a CharmPoint by her fiance, [[AxCrazy Ladd Russo]].

* The ''VideoGame/{{Okamiden}}'' [[TheMerch plushie]] advertisements point out Chibi's CharmPoint. [[http://www.e-capcom.com/ec/images/free/dakimakura.jpg It's his butt hole.]]

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* Of course, there's Major Armstrong from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' who, believing that his (admittedly stunning) physique is desired by everyone, will take any opportunity to show it to anyone (including Scar in the middle of a battle. Scar was not amused.)
** Neither were any of the soldiers there or Ed at a later date.

* In ''Anime/MahouSenseiNegima'' Asuna's bells were referred to as her charm point.

* Mentioned by name in ''Manga/CardCaptorSakura'', when Kero-chan is describing Sakura's latest costume.

A coveted and well-tended accessory of a character (often a flaw) that makes him attractive or at least interesting to other characters, if only in his own head. This can be anything: a well-groomed mustache, a bizarre body part, a favorite hat, a personality trait, or [[BowtiesAreCool a bow tie]]. For maximum humor, the actual draw of the item may be completely non-intuitive to the audience, but [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike make perfect sense]] to whatever minor passerby appears on the show.

A coveted and well-tended accessory of a character that makes him attractive or at least interesting to other characters, if only in his own head. This can be anything: a well-groomed mustache, a bizarre body part, a favorite hat, a personality trait, or [[BowtiesAreCool a bow tie]]. For maximum humor, the actual draw of the item may be completely non-intuitive to the audience, but [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike make perfect sense]] to whatever minor passerby appears on the show.

At some point in the story the character invariably loses it (or [[BrokenTreasure someone else does]]) and rapidly becomes inept or clumsy at whatever he usually does with ease, while everyone notices something is 'off' about him. Thus the item takes on a MagicFeather effect, even when he's reassured by the cast it shouldn't make any difference. Whether or not he learns {{an Aesop}} about it has no effect in his immediately retaking it once it's accessible again.

* An episode of ''Manga/KeroroGunsou'' has Giroro becoming clumsy and a lousy shot after having his trademark belt stolen. Likewise, he loses a sumo match with alien rodents by not being allowed to wear it. Later we find out it's also because he keeps a picture of Natsumi in it.

** Really, just about every character in the cast has at least one of these.

* An episode of ''RocketPower'' centers around Twister losing his cap, then claiming that it made him who he was. Just as he grew to accept the fact that he didn't need it, the cap came back.

* On the website for ''RivieraThePromisedLand'', it describes the ribbon on Rose's tail as her charm point.

* ''[[VideoGame/AdvancedVariabeGeo Advanced V.G.]]'': Fans of the series like Satomi for her short unruly hair and the BeautyMark on her left cheek, because it [[UnkemptBeauty accentuates]] [[OneOfTheBoys her look.]]

* An episode of ''KeroroGunsou'' has Giroro becoming clumsy and a lousy shot after having his trademark belt stolen. Likewise, he loses a sumo match with alien rodents by not being allowed to wear it. Later we find out it's also because he keeps a picture of Natsumi in it.

* ''[[TanteiGakuenQ Detective School Q]]'', [[TeenGenius Kazuma Narusawa]] claims at the beginning that he can't keep his thoughts straight unless he's wearing his lucky hat. He grows out of it later, as his self-confidence grows.

* In the ''HunterXHunter'' [[AllThereInTheManual databook]], Shizuku's [[{{Meganekko}} big eyeglasses]] are stated to be, in no uncertain [[NoExportForYou katakana]], a "CHA~MU POINTO" of hers. She's probably unaware of it, though.

* In ''{{Sketchbook}}'', Kuma states his compact features as his charm point.

* Mori from ''OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' is an odd case since his CharmPoint is another ''[[MoeCouplet character]]''. When the club tries to instruct a delinquent that a CharmPoint can work wonders for one's image, they bluntly point out that without Hani around people would see Mori as just a huge scary thug who barely talks, much to the latter's distress.

* In ''MahouSenseiNegima'' Asuna's bells were referred to as her charm point.

* ''{{Seinfeld}}'' actually had a story arc about Kramer's attempt to retrieve a jacket that supposedly had magical powers over women.
* ''{{Cheers}}'' had Sam's "lucky beercap," from the last bottle of beer he drank before he went on the wagon. He loaned it out and the person lost it, and he became klutzy and despondent.

* The King of All Cosmos from ''KatamariDamacy'' believes that the reason behind ''[[OddlyNamedSequel We Love Katamari]]'' is that his Royal Fans absolutely love his Royal Chin, and can't get enough of it.

* Milla Maxwell from ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia'' has her [[AnimeHair sizable]] and [[MulticoloredHair multicolored]] [[IdiotHair ahoge]]. She's very proud of it, and had [[SummonMagic one of the spirits under her command]] style it for her. She also [[DiscussedTrope explicitly refers to it]] as "her charm point" in the Japanese version of the game [[note]]"Crowning Glory" in the localization; it's not a namedrop of the trope but it means essentially the same thing[[/note]], [[FanNickname as do some of her game's fans]].

* {{Chowder}} loses his hat, and goes through a ChainOfDeals to get it back.

* Atobe of ''PrinceOfTennis'' has a beauty mark on his face that he refers to as his CharmPoint. His voice actor even recorded a song about it.

* In ''[[{{Baccano}} Baccano!]]'', [[NightmareFetishist Lua Klein]]'s hollow, empty laugh and lonely, dull facial expression are considered to be a CharmPoint by her fiance, [[AxCrazy Ladd Russo]].

* Most characters in ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'' have a particular quirk solely associated with them, either a speech pattern or a repeated animation.

* The KingOfAllCosmos from ''KatamariDamacy'' believes that the reason behind ''[[OddlyNamedSequel We Love Katamari]]'' is that his Royal Fans absolutely love his Royal Chin, and can't get enough of it.

* In a ''HaruhiChan'' story, Haruhi gets her iconic ribbon thingies stolen by a crow. She spends the following day severely depressed.

* In [[{{Baccano}} Baccano!]], [[NightmareFetishist Lua Klein]]'s hollow, empty laugh and lonely, dull facial expression are a CharmPoint to her fiance, [[AxCrazy Ladd Russo]].

* In an episode of Anime/LupinIIIRedJacket, Jigen becomes unable to shoot straight after losing his hat. He tends to wear it rather low, and later it's explained that the trademark notch in the brim is how he usually lines up his shots.

* In an episode of ''LupinIII'', Jigen becomes unable to shoot straight after losing his hat. He tends to wear it rather low, and later it's explained that the trademark notch in the brim is how he usually lines up his shots.