History Main / CharmPoint

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

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A common subtrope is SexyFlaw, when some kind of imperfection ([[BlemishedBeauty physical deformity]], SpeechImpediment, etc.) adds to the character's romantic and/or sexual appeal.

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 them attractive or at least interesting to other characters, if only in their 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 thing in question may be completely non-intuitive to the audience, but [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike make perfect sense]] to whatever minor passerby appears on the show.

May overlap with GlassesAreSexy, SpeechImpededLoveInterest, and CuteMute.

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* Bond in ''Literature/DrNo'' sees Honey Ryder's broken nose as this, and secretly hopes that she won't get surgery to fix it as she plans to.
* In ''Literature/NumeroZero'', Maia Fresia has many childlike mannerisms and a penchant for saying things that randomly pop into her head, out of context. One of her colleagues speculates that she has a mild form of autism; the protagonist says that he was "finding her autism, if that's what it was, more and more delightful".
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* In Chapter 5 of ''Manga/MonsterMusume'' The monster girls currently living with Kimihito all ask what he finds most attractive in a woman while emphasizing their best features; Mia has her [[HartmanHips hips]], Centorea her [[BuxomIsBetter breasts]], and Papi her backside. Kimihito shocks them all by revealing himself to be a leg man.

* In Chapter 5 of ''Manga/MonsterMusume'' The monster girls currently living with Kimihito all ask what he finds most attractive in a woman while emphasizing their best features; Mia has her [[HartmanHips hips]], Centorea her [[BuxomIsBetter breasts]], and Papi her backside. Kimihito shocks them all by revealing himself to be a [[ShesGotLegs leg man]].

May overlap with SexySpectacles, SpeechImpededLoveInterest, and CuteMute.

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* Milla Maxwell from ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia'' has her [[AnimeHair sizable]] and {{multicolored|Hair}} [[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]].

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[[caption-width-right:350:Sometimes it's made explicit.]]

* Milla Maxwell from ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia'' has her [[AnimeHair sizable]] and {{multicolored|Hair}} [[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]].

* ''[[VideoGame/AdvancedVariableGeo 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.]]

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* Bond in ''Literature/DrNo'' sees Honey Ryder's broken nose as this, and secretly hopes that she won't fix it in a surgery as she plans to.

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

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[[caption-width-right:350:Sometimes it's made explicit]]

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

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 thing in question 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 thing 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.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Sometimes it's made explicit]]

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

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* In ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'', sufficiently large mustaches grant the wearer incredible powers of command.
** Specifically, mustaches sprouted through ''sheer force of will.''

* PlayedForLaughs in ''Manga/Bleach'' when Hiyori insists her "snaggletooth" is her charm point, even when Shinji vehemently disagrees.