History Main / PerpetualSmiler

* The [[AliceInWonderland Cheshire Cat]] and his [[CheshireCatGrin trademark grin]].

* The [[{{Batman}} Joker]], obviously (his appearance was based partly on the Laughing Man).

* [[TricksterArchetype Coyote]] from Gunnerkrigg Court, who has a near-perpetual CheshireCatGrin. Even on the rare occasions when it vanishes, though, his upbeat attitude never does.

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* TheComicsCurmudgeon describes TJ from ''Luann'''s smile as a death-rictus.

* TheLaughingMan (L'Homme Qui Rit) is a man who ''literally cannot stop smiling'' as [[BodyHorror he has no cheeks]] (he was kidnapped by gypsies as a baby, who mutilated him like this to make money showing him off). His picture currently illustrates the SlasherSmile page.
** TheLaughingMan is better known in English as TheManWhoLaughs.

* Kousaka from {{Genshiken}}, always has the same expression, [[ThePollyanna no matter what takes place]].

* D Gray Man has the Millennium Earl, who smiles even when he's pissed.

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* TheComicsCurmudgeon describes TJ from ''Luann'''s smile as a death-rictus.
* {{Lego}} minifigures, usually.
** The older kind more so; newer ones (from around the mid-to-late nineties on) have plenty of frowns, neutral expressions, and other miscellaneous emotions to perpetually display. Some of their heads can be turned around for different expressions.
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* [[Shinigami Ryuk]] from {{Death Note}}. [[SlasherSmile It's creepy.]] As far as I know, he only broke it once when Light snapped at him after [[spoiler: Offering the eyes after meeting L]].

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* [[RanmaOneHalf Kasumi Tendo]] is never seen without a lovely smile, and doesn't seem to have StepfordSmiler tendencies.
* Despite the fact that he really [[EmotionlessGirl doesn't understand emotions]], Sai from {{Naruto}} is a PerpetualSmiler. He has reasons for this though, which do not fall into the other categories.
* Wolfgang Grimmer from ''{{Monster}}'' doesn't even stop smiling [[spoiler:as he bleeds to death]]. He ''is'' a pleasant person but the smile is just something he was trained to do.
* Konata Izumi from ''LuckyStar'' has a CatSmile that, while not quite perpetual, is her default expression.
* Raquel from ''ScrappedPrincess'' is perennially cheerful no matter what's going on.
* Itsuki Koizumi from ''HaruhiSuzumiya''.
* [[{{Bleach}} Ichimaru Gin]].
* God from ''OyasumiPunpun''
* Elmer C. Albatross of [[{{Baccano}} Baccano!]] is always smiling and happy. He'd be TheMessiah were it not for the fact that there are times where one shouldn't be smiling and jokey, so he just comes across as creepy. Oh, and he's friends with [[MadScientist Huey Laforet]].
* [[MadScientist Professor Souichi Tomoe]] of ''SailorMoon S''. Heck, for most of the series, the only thing we ever see of his face are his ScaryShinyGlasses and his big, open-mouthed smile.
* Jail Scaglietti of ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha [=StrikerS=]'' is another [[MadScientist perpetually happy fellow]]. Impending defeat and imprisonment couldn't even make him drop his smile.
* Kaede of ''MahouSenseiNegima'' is always smiling mysteriously, to go along with her EyesAlwaysShut. She isn't actually very mysterious as a ''character'', having no secrets to hide, she just looks it. Unless she's so good at hiding secrets that we don't even suspect them.
** [[strike:Albireo Imma]] Ku:Nel Sanders also has a perpetual CheshireCatGrin, although he's generally much more suspicious than Kaede.
* [[Shinigami Ryuk]] from {{Death Note}}. [[SlasherSmile It's creepy.]] As far as I know, he only broke it once when Light snapped at him after [[spoiler: Offering the eyes after meeting L]].
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-->'''[[FirstPersonSmartass Kyon's narration]]''', ''[[HaruhiSuzumiya Remote Island Syndrome]]''

* Itsuki Koizumi from the ''Melancholy of HaruhiSuzumiya''.

* Elmer C. Albatross of [[{{Baccano}} Baccano!]] is always smiling and happy. He'd be TheMessiah were it not for the fact that there are times where one shouldn't be smiling and jokey, so he just comes across as creepy. Oh, and he's friends with [[MadScientist Huey Laforet]]. ... SoYeah.