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* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': Zigzagged in the episode "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E42TheEyeOfTheBeholder Eye of the Beholder]]", a woman is kept in a hospital to perform plastic surgery on her face, because she has seemingly developed a condition that has distorted her face beyond all recognition, a "pitiful twisted lump of flesh", as described by the doctors and nurses. The woman convinces her doctor to remove the bandages covering her face early. Tensely, they do so, until... it's revealed that she is perfectly normal. Beautiful, in fact. The twist is that when the doctors and nurses, in-shadow from the very beginning of the episode, are finally revealed to have grotesque sagging faces with pig-like-noses, and the world that these beings live in has beauty standards that are completely reversed compared to human standards, and is also a dictatorship that shuns and persecutes people who are comparatively beautiful.

* In one ''ComicBook/ArchieComics: Future'' storyline, the unattractive, buck-toothed Ethel tries out a MagicPlasticSurgery program to attract the attention of a local hunk, and manages to win his love. But as their relationship develops, she feels bad about lying to him and reverts to her true appearance before confessing the whole truth to him. Later, it is revealed that the hunk in question is actually a scrawny, unpopular teen named Marvin Zinkleman who had used the same MagicPlasticSurgery procedure that Ethel was offered. The story ends with the two getting to know each other for real.
* In ''ComicBook/BratPack'', Moon Maiden's AmazonianBeauty is all an illusion created by heavy makeup, a wig, and a good corset. Without all of it, she's hideous and withered, her body having been ravaged by years of drug abuse, venereal disease, and the rigors of trying to fight crime without any actual powers.
* ''ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga'': ComicBook/JeanGrey is manipulated by the young and handsome-looking Jason Wyngarde, who uses his psychic abilities to nurture her dark side. When the fully-corrupted Jean turns against Wyngarde, she shatters his psychic {{Glamour}}, revealing him to be the [[ComicBook/UncannyXMen X-Men's]] old foe, Mastermind (an old, ugly man).
* ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'': Shiklah, former wife of Franchise/{{Deadpool}} and current wife of [[ComicBook/TheTombOfDracula Dracula]], is a succubus whose preferred form is that of a beautiful, buxom and curvaceous woman (although her face is usually covered in markings and her eyes are typically completely black). Her true form is that of a purple-skinned, hulking demon with a face not unlike that of a lizard and a body that is not "feminine" in ''any'' way. Knowledge of this from doesn't stop either her former or present husband from sleeping with her.
* In ''ComicBook/TheSandman'', Nuala is a fae given to Dream as a gift from the Faerie. She is presented as a stunningly beautiful faerie with golden hair, but Dream refuses to allow her to remain in his realm under a glamour and forces her to appear in her proper form. She's not ugly, per se, but rather very plain, small, and mousy, with unkempt brown hair and a careworn face. Eventually, her brother brings her back to Faerie, at which time she again takes on the idealized glamour.

* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'': Envy resembles an androgynous, muscular teenager in a skimpy outfit and takes pride in their looks, saying they're 'young and cute'. However, it's known their power as a homunculus is shapeshifting and they will become violently upset if anyone insinuates they aren't beautiful, implying this appearance is just another disguise. Later, it turns out they aren't even remotely humanoid, and their true form is that of a massive, eight-legged, reptilian monster with human bodies and faces bubbling along their skin. After that, it turns out their ''true'' true form is a tiny creature resembling a cross between a lamprey and a fetus.
* Biscuit Krueger from ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' looks like a cute, almost babydoll-like child. However, in her fight with Bara, she reveals that her true appearance is an [[BrawnHilda extremely muscular and mannish looking woman]]. When asked why she hides her true form, she states that it's because her enemies [[UnderestimatingBadassery underestimate her in her child form]], but more importantly is that she finds her real form ugly.

* In one Future!''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' storyline, the unattractive, buck-toothed Ethel tries out a MagicPlasticSurgery program to attract the attention of a local hunk, and manages to win his love. But as their relationship develops, she feels bad about lying to him and reverts to her true appearance before confessing the whole truth to him. Later, it is revealed that the hunk in question is actually a scrawny, unpopular teen named Marvin Zinkleman who had used the same MagicPlasticSurgery procedure that Ethel was offered. The story ends with the two getting to know each other for real.

* In ''Film/TheShining,'' Jack approaches a beautiful naked woman in Room 237's bathroom and makes out with her. However, as they embrace, she reveals her true self as the ghost of a grotesque old woman and laughs at his disgust.
* ''Film/TheWitches1990'': The Grand High Witch appears to be beautiful with her makeup and black hair when she appears in front of her fellow witches for the first time. She removes her wig and mask, revealing that she has a [[NightmareFace hideous face]] with a SinisterSchnoz, a poking-out chin, VillainousCheekbones, and very long earlobes.
* ''Film/TheWitches2020'': The Grand High Witch downplays this, compared to other adaptations. She looks pretty when we first see her with a blonde wig, lipstick and makeup. Unlike other adaptations, her face ''isn't'' a mask, but she's still a [[BaldOfEvil bald woman]] with [[ScaryTeeth rather sharp teeth]] and an [[VolumetricMouth eerily wide mouth]].

* Most of the denizens of the Tomb of Nazarick from ''Literature/Overlord2012'' are non-humans. While many of them wear attractive human(oid) forms, such as the Pleiades and the female floor guardians, it is implied that their true form is ''truly'' alien and disturbing by human standards.
** The two most standout examples are Albedo and Shalltear, who both appear to be a beautiful succubus and vampiress, respectively. We've never seen Albedo's true form, but her profile states that her base race class is an Imp (a type of small demon with bulbous heads, huge mouths and ScaryTeeth),[[note]]She also shares a base class race with Demiurge, who occasionally morphs into a frog-like being, although it's unclear if ''that's'' his "true form" either.[[/note]] and her eyes and mouth have a habit of warping into inhuman shapes when she's excited or angry. Shalltear's true form, however, is outright monstrous, with a massive, round LampreyMouth and tongue which constantly hangs from its opening.
** Solution Epsilon is easily the most conveniently attractive of the Pleiades, having a voluptuous figure and skimpy maid uniform that emphasizes her sex appeal. Like Albedo, her true form has never been revealed, but we know that she's a slime, whose default form is that of a blob monster. Her creator, Herohero, is of a similar race and looks like a lump of black goo.

* In ''Hänsel and Gretel'', an episode of ''Series/SechsAufEinenStreich'', the gingerbread witch first appears as a beautiful young woman. After she reveals her true colors, her face becomes distorted, with greenish skin, snake-like messy hair, black lips, and BlackEyesOfEvil.