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* ''Webcomic/GrrlPower'': Sydney is usually depicted cute enough, but some of her her extreme facial expressions can veer into the misshapen. [[https://www.grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-949-hob-nobbin-goblin/ For example, when having a jealousy fit]] (about a goblin, fittingly).

* ''Literature/TheSagaOfTanyaTheEvil'': Despite having the appearance of a cute young girl, Tanya frequently makes extreme facial expressions in the anime adaptation. Her goblin face is best seen during her final speech at the end of the first season.

* ''Film/TheDarkKnight'': Joker's makeup is applied in such a way as to emphasize the creases in his face so that he always appears to be either laughing maniacally or looking enraged. The brief glimpse we get of him without his makeup shows that - barring his Glasgow smile - he actually has flawless good looks.

* In ''Videogame/FateGrandOrder'', Christopher Columbus already stands out for having a very distinct artstyle with thick outlines but is very prone to horrifyingly exaggerated expressions for any particularly strong emotional outbursts.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheMask'': In "The Mask Is Greener On The Other Side", the protagonist Stanley Ipkiss puts on Loki's mask for the first time, in a ''highly'' PainfulTransformation. Stanley starts making up his face as the mask painfully grips onto him.

* One of the best examples in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' occurs in the episode "Message Received", when Yellow Diamond's face scrunches up after [[spoiler: Peridot betrays and insults her.]]
* PlayedForLaughs in ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' episode [[Recap/TheAmazingWorldOfGumballS3E32TheSafety "The Safety"]]. Mr. Small plays an extremely old and extremely [[StylisticSuck horribly animated]] ScareEmStraight VHS video that teaches about trying to stay safe with common activities. The video's audio and visuals begins to horribly warp at the end and leaves Mr. Small rocking in a TroubledFetalPosition with a garbage basket over his head after he screams in terror over the ''demonic entity'' it just turned into. The rest of the class all have the same [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/128/144/576.png horribly scrunched up]] look of complete shock on their faces as class ends and they all walk out.
* The page's image is of Vaggie from ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel''. She is normally quite the pretty character, but has some wild faces when she's angry, making faces like the one above for when she's ''especially'' displeased.

* Creator/JimCarrey - master of facial contortions - has a pretty well-known [[https://youtu.be/gxiwg3Gos2M Joker-face]].

* ''Anime/YuGiOh'': Joey Wheeler is [[Memes/YuGiOh infamous]] for his habit of pulling an unnervingly realistic facial expression at odds with the series's main art style, consisting of an amazingly wrinkled smile with pronounced lips and a pointy chin. While meant to emphasize his hammy, HotBlooded personality, Joey's "creepy chin" face is also inspired by Wrestling/AntonioInoki's equally memetic facial expressions.

* One of the most infamous moments in ''WesternAnimation/MulanII'' occurs when Shang blows up at Mulan near the end of the second act. His facial animation displays a shockingly extreme example of the trope.

* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'': Mariah of the Egypt Nine Glory Gods tends to show [[{{Gonk}} hideous facial expressions]] whenever she gets angry, such as after discovering how Joseph and Avdol manage to avoid getting run over by a train.

* ''Film/TheDarkKnight'': Joker's makeup is applied in such a way as to emphasize the creases in his face so that he always appears to be either laughing maniacally or looking enraged. The brief glimpse we get of him without his makeup shows that - barring his Glasgow smile - he actualy has flawless good looks.
* ''Film/SpiderMan1'':
** Willem Dafoe dramatically wrinkles up his face several times in his role as the Green Goblin, especially when he's angry or laughing.
** In the [[Film/SpiderMan2 sequel]], Peter Parker scrunches up his face while trying to stop a train with his webs, demonstrating the extreme strain his body undergoes.

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* The page's image is of Vaggie from ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel''. She is normally quite the pretty character, but has some wild faces when she's angry, making faces like the one above for when she's ''especially'' displeased.

Compare WildTake, which also involves exaggerated facial expressions but takes them to cartoonishly overblown levels, and ComicalAngryFace. Also compare {{Gonk}}, where the character's face is repulsive-looking by default.

* ''LightNovel/SagaOfTanyaTheEvil'': Tanya always makes extreme facial expressions. Her goblin face is best seen during her final speech at the end of the first season.

Compare WildTake, which also involves exaggerated facial expressions but takes them to cartoonishly overblown levels. Also compare {{Gonk}}, where the character's face is repulsive-looking by default.

* Goblin Faces, along with {{wild take}}s, are a major element that makes up the signature style of Mexican animator Creator/SrPelo, who is known for taking these two tropes UpToEleven. Expect otherwise normal-looking characters in his works to regularly make ''absurd'', exaggerated expressions for both hilarious and [[NightmareFace terrifying]] effect.

* ''Anime/YuGiOh'': Katsuya Jonouchi -- a.k.a. [[DubNameChange Joey Wheeler]] -- is [[Memes/YuGiOh infamous]] for his habit of pulling an unnervingly realistic facial expression at odds with the series's main art style, consisting of an amazingly wrinkled smile with pronounced lips and a pointy chin. While meant to emphasize his hammy, HotBlooded personality, Joey's "creepy chin" face is also inspired by Wrestling/AntonioInoki's equally memetic facial expressions.

[[caption-width-right:350:She normally looks prettier than this. Honestly.]]

Compare WildTake, which also involves exaggerated facial expressions but takes them to cartoonishly overblown levels. Also compare {{Gonk}}, where the character's face is repulsive-looking naturally.

* ''LightNovel/YoujoSenki'': Tanya always makes extreme facial expressions. Her goblin face is best seen during her final speech at the end of the first season.

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* ''Anime/YuGiOh'': Katsuya Jonouchi -- A.K.A [[DubNameChange Joey Wheeler]] -- is [[Memes/YuGiOh infamous]] for his habit of pulling an unnervingly realistic facial expression at odds with the series's main art style, consisting of an amazingly wrinkled smile with pronounced lips and a pointy chin. While meant to emphasize his hammy, HotBlooded personality, Joey's "creepy chin" face is also inspired by Wrestling/AntonioInoki's equally memetic facial expressions.

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* One of the most infamous moments in ''WesternAnimation/MulanII'' occurs when Shang blows up at Mulan near the end of the second act. His facial animation displays a shockingly extreme example of the trope.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'': The Devil exhibits this trope at the very end of the second phase in the FinalBoss fight against him. With his {{pride}} now [[VillainousBreakdown ground to dust]] by Cuphead and Mugman as they prove to be more than mere annoyances, all he can do is scrunch up his face -- in an oddly detailed manner in contrast to the game's InkblotCartoonStyle -- and descend into {{inelegant blubbering}}.

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* Goblin Faces, along with {{wild take}}s, are a major element that makes up the signature style of Mexican animator Creator/SrPelo, who is known for taking these two tropes UpToEleven. Expect otherwise normal-looking characters in his works to regularly make ''absurd'', exaggerated expressions for both hilarious and [[NightmareFace terrifying]] effect.
* The page's image is of Vaggie from ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel''. She is normally quite the pretty character, but has some wild faces when she's angry, making faces like the one above for when she's ''especially'' displeased.
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* ''Film/SpiderMan'':

** In the sequel, Peter Parker scrunches up his face while trying to stop a train with his webs, demonstrating the extreme strain his body undergoes.

[[caption-width-right:350:She normally looks prettier than this. I swear.]]

* The page's image comes from HazbinHotel, and it's character, Vaggie. Vaggie is normally quite the pretty character, but has some pretty wild faces when she's angry, making faces like the one above for when she's ''especially'' displeased.

* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'': Played straight in episode five of season five while Ashi was being [[ElectricTorture tortured by the Dominator]]. Her scrunched face demonstrates the extreme amount of pain she suffers.

* One of the most infamous moments in ''WesternAnimation/MulanII'' is when Shang blows up at Mulan near the end of the second act, his facial animation shockingly extreme.

* One of the best examples in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' came from "Message Recieved", where Yellow Diamond's face scrunches up after [[spoiler: Peridot betrays and insults her.]]

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