Line #22 UglyCute/AnimatedFilms


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:You're gonna eat rocks and vomit lava! Yes you will, yes you will!]]
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4	![[Creator/{{Disney}} Disney Originals]]
5	* ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'':
6	** The Beast himself. He is meant to be a formidable and appalling monster, but instead comes off as cuddly and pleasant to many fans.
7	** [=LeFou=]. He stands out from the rest of the cast with his cartoonishly stumpy stature, pink bulbous nose, and wide mouth with crooked teeth. Nevertheless, fans find him absolutely adorable.
8	* Anastasia from ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'' is portrayed as one of the "ugly" stepsisters, but as her [[HeelFaceTurn inner goodness]] [[CharacterDevelopment developed]] in the sequels, she veered into this category.
9	* Olaf, the gawky looking snowman from ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen\|2013}}''.
10	* The Tulgey Wood creatures from ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland''.
11	* Creeper, the Horned King's lackey in ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'', who has LovableCoward tendencies. Even though Creeper serves the Horned King, he dreads the physical retribution he receives from the Horned King, and gets very little respect from his soldiers. After the Horned King is killed, Creeper mourns for a short while, elated that he no longer has to suffer the Horned King's wrath.
12	* The peg-legged, sharp-toothed, gravel-voiced Fidget the bat from ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective'' (though he's terrifying in his first appearance).
13	* Pain and Panic from ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}''. While their adorable personalities are [[FauxAffablyEvil false]], their appearances are still pretty cute, even when they do terrible things.
14	* Quasimodo from Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame\|Disney}}'', who somehow follows the description from the book almost to the letter (the main differences are that his hair is long enough to be floppy rather than bristly, his teeth don't protrude from his mouth [though they're still oversized and crooked and tend to show anyway], and his good eye isn't watery) yet manages to look rather like a sweet little pug.
15	* [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch Stitch]] from ''Franchise/LiloAndStitch''. Sometimes very cute. Sometimes very not cute, especially when he's in one of his KillerRabbit moods. At the beginning, when he escapes from Gantu to Earth, his initial appearance is a bit grotesque with his spinal spikes sticking out, and his sharp-looking teeth and claws.
16	** All of [[Characters/LiloAndStitchExperiments the experiments]] apply. You could also count [[ThoseTwoGuys Jumba and Pleakley]], too. And Lilo's doll, Scrump. Let's just face it: Creator/ChrisSanders loves Ugly Cute.
17	** After being forced into retirement, Gantu changes from an IneffectualSympatheticVillain to a bumbling MinionWithAnFInEvil under Hámsterviel. By the time Hámsterviel fires Gantu in ''WesternAnimation/LeroyAndStitch'', he makes a HeelFaceTurn and helps Lilo, Stitch, Jumba and the rest of the ''ʻohana'' defeat Leroy and his clones.
18	** Even Reuben (Experiment 625) with his round teeth, mustard-colored skin and round button nose is rather cute in his own way.
19	* Nearly half the non-human cast of ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'', especially Ray.
20	* Tick Tock the Crocodile from Disney's adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan''. On the one hand, he's a crocodile with a taste for human (in this case Captain Hook's) flesh with razor sharp teeth. On the other hand, he's so goofy-looking and his antics with Hook are so funny that you can't help but find him endearing.
21	** This is taken even further in the SpinOff series ''WesternAnimation/JakeAndTheNeverlandPirates'' where he's [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120501011053/disney/images/e/e2/124722_CROC.jpg downright adorable with how silly he looks.]]
22	*** And then there's the baby crocodiles.
23	* ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'': The seven dwarfs aren't exactly lookers, being short by definition and having bulbous noses, but they're just so genial, charming, and eager to please that it's hard not to love them.
24	* The Big-Nosed Thug at the Snuggly Duckling in ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'', who reveals himself to be a hopeless romantic in the number "I've Got a Dream".
25	** Ulf the mime, who has a chubby body and an innocent-looking face.
26	** Shorty, with his drunken stupors, being half-awake part of the time, and his white beard could be considered adorable by some fans.
27	* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' has Turbo. Basically picture the adorable [[WesternAnimation/KickButtowskiSuburbanDaredevil Kick Buttowski]] as a zombie.
28	** Ralph and Felix themselves qualify, but is quite {{justified\|Trope}} since they are "8-bit" characters.
29	* Most of the cast of ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' especially the leads. Even the vampires are adorable.
30	* Abby Mallard aka. Ugly Duckling from ''WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle'', [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/disney/images/3/38/ChickenLittle17sm.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140929203759 does she even look ugly to you?]]
31	!Creator/{{Pixar}}
32	* Pixar is good with this trope. See also the more esoteric-looking characters in ''Franchise/ToyStory'' and ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'', as well as ''Franchise/MonstersInc'' (like Mike Wazowski, for instance).
33	* ''WesternAnimation/WallE'':
34	** Seeing as WALL•E is a rusty, dirty, ''trash compactor'', he certainly qualifies.
35	** ''And'' his adorable little disease-harboring pet, a ''cockroach''.
36	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'' has the ever so [[ThePollyanna cheerful and loyal]] Golden Retriever Dug, who was once one of Charles Muntz's dogs, and is [[TokenGoodTeammate genuinely the least malicious]] among the pack.
37	* ''WesternAnimation/PixarShorts'':
38	** All of the [[KillerRabbit dangerous baby animals]] in ''Partly Cloudy'', even (or maybe ''[[EspeciallyZoidberg especially]]'') the [[PsychoElectricEel Knifefish]].
39	** The little girl in ''One Man Band''.
40	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'':
41	** Dante is a hairless stray dog with derpy eyes and a tongue that constantly lolls out...and he's so loyal and affectionate that it's impossible not to love him. Who's a good boy?
42	** The skeletons that live in Land of the Dead count too. Héctor is a prime example - he is a funny-looking skeleton who looks borderline zombie-like and wears ugly ragged clothes, but he is also so charming and funny that he is actually kind of [[{{Adorkable}} adorkable]]. His tragic backstory and relationship with Miguel definitely helps.
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44	!Creator/DreamWorksAnimation
45	* In ''WesternAnimation/Home2015'', when Smek shows the Boov footage of a human baby, they recoil [[HumansAreUgly in disgust and horror]], except for Oh, who [[InUniverse remarks]] "Awww, they're so ugly they're cute!"
46	* Most of the dragons from ''Franchise/HowToTrainYourDragon'', except Toothless (who's just plain cute) or [[spoiler:Green Death]] (who's just plain horrifying).
47	* Minion from ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'', who is essentially a little fish-alien who gets about using a gorilla-like mech suit, and [[AffablyEvil is one of the nicest characters in the film]].
48	* Some of the character designs in Dreamworks' ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens'', like the giant bug monster, Insectosaurus.
49	* ''WesternAnimation/MrPeabodyAndSherman'': Sherman wears NerdGlasses, has an {{Anime\|hair}}-sque haircut and has buck teeth. However he's pretty lovable, aside from [[BadassAdorable being quite the]] [[DorkKnight courageous shin-kicker]].
50	** [=DaVinci=]'s "robot" also qualifies. And it's PlayedForLaughs [[spoiler:for Leo runs afoul from his "son"]].
51	* ''WesternAnimation/PenguinsOfMadagascar'':
52	** [[spoiler:The penguins, after they've been mutated, are supposed to be hideous monsters, and although they possess a SicklyGreenGlow and mismatched body parts, but are still, well, penguins. Especially Private, whose only monstrous traits are a purple tint and a pair of antlers]].
53	** Dave could also be considered as this, [[spoiler:especially after he is hit by the reversed ray, turns into a cuter version of himself]]. His octopus assistants are also somewhat cute with the bubbly sounds they make.
54	* ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'':
55	** The title character's hideousness is mostly an InformedAttribute [[spoiler:(in fact, he's not ''that'' ugly in his [[Main/HumanityEnsues human form]])]], especially if compared with the book. The same goes for Fiona in her "ogre" form.
56	** Donkey also qualifies: Despite his small eyes, large teeth, and Creator/EddieMurphy voice, his soft heart and cheerful demeanor make him very endearing. Puss in Boots tries to exploit this in his body in the [[WesternAnimation/ShrekTheThird third film]] -- [[ItMakesSenseInContext long story]] -- to no avail, but it's common for audience members to express that they fell for it hook, line, sinker.
57	* King Gristle and Bridget from ''WesternAnimation/{{Trolls}}'' are the cutest Bergens of their entire race.
58	!Creator/{{Blue Sky\|Studios}}
59	* Scrat from ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'' probably qualifies with that long snout, big eyes and pointed fangs of his. The fact that he's essentially the film's equivalent of WesternAnimation/WileECoyote probably helps.
60	** Sid is also very weird looking with his wide-set eyes, big nose, and crooked teeth all the way down to his [[HartmanHips slothy hips]]. He's clumsy, awkward, and is voiced by Creator/JohnLeguizamo in a tone that goes from normal with a [[SpeechImpediment lisp]] to [[ScreamsLikeALittleGirl shrill and girly]]. Everything about him is absolutely huggable.
61	** Roger from ''WesternAnimation/IceAgeCollisionCourse'', He can be seen as this, since him is a Dromaeosaur, but his depiction, with his big eyes and lanky body, makes him so endearing and adorable.
62	* ''WesternAnimation/Epic2013'': Ozzy's a pug. It's obligatory.
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64	!Other studios
65	* The Stitchpunks in ''WesternAnimation/{{Nine}}'', who're basically little ragdolls made out of things like sacking, canvas, and (in the case of two of them) garden gloves. [[spoiler:[[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids Most of whom die horribly]].]]
66	* Similar to Scrat is Salty from ''WesternAnimation/AlphaAndOmega'': [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130814110510/alphaandomegafilm/images/e/e3/Sad-Salty-alpha-and-omega-29526307-294-395.jpg It's actually too hard not to completely melt when you look at him.]]
67	* Slyder, the dragon minion of ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAndTheDiamondCastle'''s [[VainSorceress villain]] has obviously been designed so that he looks evil, but not so scary that [[{{Demographics}} little girls]] would turn off the movie. This includes mismatched buck teeth and a rounded horn on his head, not to mention that he seems to be made of [[KungFoley cartoon sound effects]].
68	* [[CanonForeigner Wybie]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'' has a slight hunchback, [[MessyHair leaves in his hair]], and [[CoolMask a creepy skull mask]], but it's still pretty easy to see why he's an EnsembleDarkhorse.
69	* [[AdorableEvilMinions The Minions]] from ''Franchise/DespicableMe''. Despite the comb-overs, bug-eyes and sickly yellow skin, they're oddly adorable.
70	* Batty Koda from ''WesternAnimation/{{FernGully\|TheLastRainforest}}'' is just plain adorable.
71	* Quasimodo in ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameBurbankAnimation''. Unlike the Disney version, the writers didn't improve his looks, but he looks and moves like a monkey, which make him look cute. His smile also helps.
72	* Pinocchio from ''WesternAnimation/GuillermoDelTorosPinocchio'' looks how you'd expect a puppet to look if it was carved by an enraged, grieving, depressed drunk. He's missing an ear, his back has bent nails sticking out of it, he has long spindly limbs, and one of his hands is a tree branch. That being said, he still talks and acts like an innocent and charming little boy.
73	* Horror, from ''WesternAnimation/ThePagemaster''. It helps that he's TheWoobie, because horror stories always have [[DownerEnding sad endings]].
74	** Played with in one scene, where the lopsided and deformed Horror walks past a bottle of liquid in Dr Jekyll's laboratory, and is seen through the liquid as a beautiful young man.
75	* Many of the characters from ''WesternAnimation/ParaNorman'', but special mention goes to [[KidHero Norman]], Neil, and [[spoiler: [[CuteGhostGirl Agatha]]]].
76	* The characters from ''WesternAnimation/{{Rango}}'' utilize this to stand out from all the cute {{Creator/Pixar}}-style animations flooding the theaters.
77	* Many of the creatures from ''WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine''.
78	* The eponymous Boxtrolls from ''WesternAnimation/TheBoxtrolls'', are little, dirty, gray creatures who wear boxes and only come out at night. They have grubby fingers, large teeth, and eyes that glow in the dark. They are also terribly timid, have very innocent motivations, and have the cutest little voices.
79	* The various goblins from ''WesternANimation/StrangeMagic'', [[spoiler: especially after their king falls in love]] once you get used to their appearance.
80	* Some fans of ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride'' consider the title character, Emily, to be rather cute for a rotting corpse in a tattered wedding dress whose eye occasionally falls out.
81	** Her Creator/PeterLorre maggot has his own charm.
82	* Monchi in ''WesternAnimation/TheMitchellsVsTheMachines'', a [[FishEyes fish-eyed]] family dog who isn't too bright. [[spoiler:His appearance is enough to make sophisticated Pal Max robots [[LogicBomb go haywire]] when they try to confirm that he is in fact, a dog]].

Context UglyCute / AnimatedFilms