History Main / FangsAreEvil

** On the other hand the Klingons often pull it off. In the first episode of ''{{Enterprise}}'', Reed mentions with some apprehension that Klingons reputedly "sharpen their teeth before battle".

* Averted in {{Warhammer 40000}} by the Space Wolves, an army of [[BoisterousBruiser boisterous bruisers]] who are about as close to good guys as the setting gets, and are notable for having elongated canines. Since these grow longer as the Wolves get older, their veterans are even known as Long Fangs.

* In general, any animal with fangs is much more likely to eat you. Small animals with fangs tend to be poisonous.

* In a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]], most of the time [[{{Freefall}} Florence Ambrose]] doesn't show teeth, even when talking, but when [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff100/fv00098.htm she smiles]], people start getting awfully cooperative, for some odd reason.

For trope purposes, this includes fangs, tusks, [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily and an entire jaw of purposely sharpened teeth]]. CuteLittleFangs is the subversion of this. (Except when dealing with SealedEvilInATeddyBear or other tropes for which CuteIsEvil.) May be paired with HornedHumanoid for extra pointedness.

* And, of course, ''GirlGenius'' has Jagerkin. Although many of them have a BoisterousBruiser bent and fight alongside the good guys. ([[GreyAndGreyMorality for a certain value of good]])

* Several DisneyAnimatedCanon villains have prominent fang-like teeth, including the actual supernatural beings like [[Disney/{{Hercules}} Hades]] (''all'' of his teeth are pointy) and [[Disney/SleepingBeauty Maleficent]] but also some evil humans like [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} Jafar]] and [[{{Mulan}} Shan-Yu]].

* This may be why the mostly-friendly vampires of ''{{Twilight}}'' are ''literally'' fangless.

* ''Varney the Vampire'' was the first vampire to have fangs. Despite how bad that book is generally considered to be, fangs have caught on enough for ''{{Dracula}}'' to have them.

You know, fangs. Those pointy things that, whenever they come from the mouth of someone or something, [[RedRightHand indicate]] that they're [[DarkIsNotEvil probably]] evil and probably looking for an excuse to bite you with them. They're usually paired with FemmeFatalons and PointyEars to create a predatory look, and they're ''[[SpikesOfVillainy pointy]]''. And really, what's the [[IncrediblyLamePun point]] in having pointy teeth if you don't do stuff with them like rip apart the flesh of the living? [[MundaneUtility Opening beer cans for kicks? Removing the shrink wrap from DVD boxes?]]

* The 'possessed' in the ''NightsDawn'' trilogy have the ability to shapeshift their form, and often take on the appearance of monsters of legend. Several of the first ones to appear keep their appearance, but with fangs; presumably in imitation of vampires.

For trope purposes, this includes fangs, tusks, [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily and an entire jaw of purposely sharpened teeth]]. CuteLittleFangs is the subversion of this. (Except when dealing with SealedEvilInATeddyBear.) May be paired with HornedHumanoid for extra pointedness.

* Several DisneyAnimatedCanon villains have prominent fang-like teeth, including the actual supernatural beings like [[Disney/{{Hercules}} Hades]] (''all'' of his teeth are pointy) and [[Disney/SleepingBeauty Maleficent]] but also some evil humans like [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} Jafar]] and [[Disney/{{Mulan}} Shan-Yu]].

* These, along with every other part of his look make Machestro from ''Xyber9NewDawn'' seem rather cat-like.

* This may be why the mostly-friendly vampires of ''{{Twilight}}'' are ''literally'' defanged.

For trope purposes, this includes fangs, tusks, [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily and an entire jaw of purposely sharpened teeth]]. CuteLittleFangs is the subversion of this. May be paired with HornedHumanoid for extra pointedness.

* Taken to its logical conclusion by Hiruma of ''Eyeshield21'': ''All'' of his teeth are fangly, they're visible pretty much any time he opens his mouth (which is often), and when you see them, [[CheshireCatGrin he's definitely being a dangerous trickster.]] If you wanted, though, you could argue that he's a subversion of the "cute" and "little" part of the trope, as they're ''actual'' fangs, not an occasional artistic affectation like Excel's, and they are most definitely not "cute."

For trope purposes, this includes fangs, tusks, [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily and an entire jaw of purposely sharpened teeth]]. CuteLittleFangs is the subversion of this.