History Main / PlainJane

# The Jane is very aware of her "ugliness" and uses it as a reason to {{wangst}} and get attention from others. This more often than not can result in "{{I just want to be beautiful}}".

Compare BlessedWithSuck, when Jane's plainness acts as an asset, and UglyCute. Contrast TheBeautifulElite and SoBeautifulItsACurse.

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%%* Sunako Nakahara from ''Manga/TheWallflower''

* ''Manga/Zom100BucketListOfTheDead'': Aside from being quite buff from his college rugby days, Akira isn't drawn as particularly attractive or ugly compared to most other characters his age. He's plain and average next to his handsome ChickMagnet BestFriend Kencho, HeadTurningBeauty Shizuka, and the curvy and blond-haired Beatrix. Akira is particularly envious of Kencho, whose handsome face and sociable personality make it easy for him to pick up girls and have sex.

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* Mattie Ross from the 2010 remake of ''Film/TrueGrit'', as [[SarcasmMode gently]] put by [[JerkAss Leboeuf]].

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* Literature/HarryPotter's friend Hermione Granger is first described as frizzy-haired, buck-toothed and shrill, but she eventually [[SheCleansUpNicely outgrows it]]. That is, the teeth and shrill voice. Her hair is still frizzy, unless she tames it with lots and lots of a magical hair care product, which she considers too much of an effort for every day.

* The eponymous Molly of the ''Literature/MollyMoon'' series is unambiguously, as the narrator once puts it, "not a pretty girl" -- she has "blotchy legs", a "wafer-thin figure", close-set eyes, unruly hair, and a distinctive "potato nose". Molly's loved ones know that she's unattractive and never try to tell her otherwise, and Molly knows it full well herself, but as time goes on she learns build her self-esteem around her abilities, intelligence, and kindness.

* Another literal example with Jane Rizzoli from Tess Gerritsen's Series/RizzoliAndIsles series. She's a very good example of Type 2, as it's mentioned in the first book that she went into police work because she knew it was a career where she would be respected for her mind, not her looks. Yet it's also mentioned that she isn't necessarily bad-looking, but seems reluctant to play up whatever attractiveness she might have--wearing unflattering suits, no makeup. And she's clearly NOT okay with not being beautiful, as she often complains about it and resents women who are.

* Opal Cowan from the [[Literature/IxiaAndSitia Storm]] books sees herself as plain, especially compared to previous protagonist Yelena, but she proves just as appealing to men, if not more so. The book cover also shows her as being very attractive.

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* [[CosplayOtakuGirl Tsumugi Shirogane]] from ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' constantly describes herself as plain and even attributes it to the times she gets overlooked. "Plain Jane" is also a nickname that [[TheNicknamer Miu Iruma]] gives to her.

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* Megumi from ''LightNovel/HowToRaiseABoringGirlfriend'' deacribes herself as plain compared the otaku-ish Tomoya.

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* The eponymous Molly of the ''Literature/MollyMoon'' series is unambiguously, as the narrator once puts it, "not a pretty girl" -- she has "blotchy legs," a "wafer-thin figure," close-set eyes, unruly hair, and a distinctive "potato nose". Molly's loved ones know that she's unattractive and never try to tell her otherwise, and Molly knows it full well herself, but as time goes on she learns build her self-esteem around her abilities, intelligence, and kindness.

* The eponymous Molly of the ''Literature/MollyMoon'' series is unambiguously, as the narrator gently puts it, "not a pretty girl" -- she has "blotchy legs," a "wafer-thin figure," close-set eyes, unruly hair, and a distinctive "potato nose". Molly's loved ones know that she's unattractive and never try to tell her otherwise, and Molly knows it full well herself, but as time goes on she learns build her self-esteem around her abilities, intelligence, and kindness.

* The eponymous Molly of the ''Literature/MollyMoon'' series is unambiguously, as the narrator puts it, "not a pretty girl" -- she has "blotchy legs," a "wafer-thin figure," close-set eyes, unruly hair, and a distinctive "potato nose". Her loved ones know that she's unattractive and never try to tell her otherwise, and Molly knows it full well herself, but she learns build her self-esteem around her abilities, intelligence, and kindness.

* The eponymous Molly of the ''Literature/MollyMoon'' series is unambiguously, as the narrator puts it, "not a pretty girl" -- she has "blotchy legs," a "wafer-thin figure," close-set eyes, unruly hair, and a distinctive "potato nose". Her loved ones know that she's unattractive and never try to tell her otherwise, and Molly knows it full well herself, but chooses to build her self-esteem around her abilities, intelligence, and kindness.

* The eponymous Molly of the ''Literature/MollyMoon'' series is unambiguously, as the narrator puts it, "not a pretty girl" -- she has "blotchy legs," a "wafer-thin figure," close-set eyes, unruly hair, and a distinctive "potato nose". Her loved ones know that she's unattractive and never try to tell her otherwise, and Molly knows it full well herself, but chooses to not build her self-esteem around her abilities, intelligence, and kindness.

* The eponymous Molly of the ''Literature/MollyMoon'' series is unambiguously, as the narrator puts it, "not a pretty girl" -- she has "blotchy legs," a "wafer-thin figure," close-set eyes, unruly hair, and a distinctive "potato nose". Her loved ones know that she's unattractive and never try to tell her otherwise, and Molly knows it full well herself, but chooses to not care about the way she looks and instead builds her self-esteem around her abilities, intelligence, and kindness.

* The eponymous Molly of the ''Literature/MollyMoon'' series is unambiguously, as the narrator puts it, "not a pretty girl" -- she has "blotchy legs," a "wafer-thin figure," close-set eyes, unruly hair, and a distinctive "potato nose". Everyone who loves Molly knows that she's unattractive and never try to tell her otherwise, and Molly knows it full well herself, but chooses to not care about the way she looks and instead builds her self-esteem around her abilities, intelligence, and kindness.