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* Dark Link, a mindless, faceless living shadow from ''TheLegendOfZelda'' is almost always drawn as a WhiteHairedPrettyBoy with peach skin by fan artists ignoring his canon appearance. (Until ''SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' and ''TwilightPrincess,'' when they [[SureWhyNot made that his near-offiial appearance.]])

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** Even fans who aren't really trying to pretty them up generally draw them younger than the character models appear to be, i.e. as young adults or sometimes teenagers; the Special Infected may be YoungerThanTheyLook [[EpilepticTrees as a side effect of the virus]] (this is a common fan theory), but they still ''look'' like they're at least in their thirties in-game. Again, this happens the most with the Witch and the Hunter. This can probably be blamed on inattentiveness a lot of the time rather than shallowness alone (especially with those two, given that they go around with their faces obscured), since getting a good look at their faces in-game isn't the easiest thing in the world and it's only noticeable if you look closely.

* Dark Link, a mindless, faceless living shadow from ''TheLegendOfZelda'' is almost always drawn as a WhiteHairedPrettyBoy with peach skin by fan artists ignoring his canon appearance.

** Hermione, however, is by far and large the best-known example of this trope; the fans who use her as a PossessionSue will have her undergo a makeover, making her bushy hair slick and giving her "curves in all the right places", to get all the boys lusting after her. MAD TV even ran a skit about it.

* Dark Link, a mindless, faceless living shadow from ''TheLegendOfZelda'' is almost always drawn as a WhiteHairedPrettyBoy by fanartists. (However, for TwilightPrincess, Nintendo actually [[SureWhyNot went with this interpretation.]])

* ''The'' straight example is Magus from ''ChronoTrigger''. Good LORD, is he ugly, but you'd never guess it from the fanwork.

* This happens to 90% of the characters in ''{{Naruto}}''. Hinata Hyuuga is described by the databooks as rather plain and bookish, but fanart tends to make her out to be this [[http://a.imagehost.org/0198/hinatafandom.jpg gorgeous goddess]]. Sakura has a small chest and fanart tends to make her out to be a [[http://i37.tinypic.com/w7ew5d.jpg goddess too]].
** To be fair, [[SheIsAllGrownUp post time-skip]] Hinata is shown to be [[{{Bishoujo}} very beautiful]] and [[MostCommonSuperpower quite well-endowed,]] thereby subverting this trope thereafter.
** That and using unflattering (and slightly OffModel in Hinata's case) images to highlight the difference, when there are plenty of instances where you see where the fandom is coming from.

** Even fans who aren't really trying to pretty them up generally draw them younger than the character models appear to be, i.e. as young adults or sometimes teenagers; the Special Infected may be YoungerThanTheyLook [[EpilepticTrees as a side effect of the virus]] (this is a common fan theory), but they still ''look'' like they're at least in their thirties in-game. Again, this happens the most with the Witch and the Hunter. This can probably be blamed on inattentiveness a lot of the time rather than shallowness alone (especially with those two, since they go around with their faces obscured), since getting a good look at their faces in-game isn't the easiest thing in the world and it's only noticeable if you look closely.

** Even fans who aren't really trying to pretty them up generally draw them younger than the character models appear to be, i.e. as young adults or sometimes teenagers; the Special Infected may be YoungerThanTheyLook [[EpilepticTrees as a side effect of the virus]] (this is a common fan theory), but they still ''look'' like they're at least in their thirties in-game. Again, this happens the most with the Witch and the Hunter.

*** It's finally happened. Brock's ability to be rejected by women on sight has finally spilled over into the real world!

** YourMilageMayVary. This troper is a fan.

** Even fans who don't want to pretty them up generally draw them younger than the character models appear to be, i.e. as young adults or sometimes teenagers; the Special Infected may be YoungerThanTheyLook [[EpilepticTrees as a side effect of the virus]] (this is a common fan theory), but they still ''look'' like they're at least in their thirties in-game. Again, this happens the most with the Witch and the Hunter.

* Dark Link, a mindless, faceless living shadow from ''TheLegendOfZelda'' is almost always drawn as a WhiteHairedPrettyBoy by fanartists. ignoring his canon appearance.

* This happens to 90% of the characters in ''{{Naruto}}''. Hinata Hyuuga of is described by the databooks as a rather plain and bookish, but fanart tends to make her out to be this [[http://a.imagehost.org/0198/hinatafandom.jpg gorgeous goddess]]. Sakura has a small chest and fanart tends to make her out to be a [[http://i37.tinypic.com/w7ew5d.jpg goddess too]].

** That and using unflattering (and slightly OffModel in Hinata;s case) images to highlight the difference, when there are plenty of instances where you see where the fandom is coming from.

* [[{{Batman}} The Joker]] gets this quite frequently, ESPECIALLY after ''TheDarkKnight''. Granted Heath was a pretty guy but his Joker looks quite gross with his poor hygiene, wrinkled face and nasty scars. Of course, he becomes a pretty bishonen with cool scars in loads of fanart.
* Wolverine. He's a short[[hottip:*:5' 3" officially; compare average US height (20+ years old) is about 5' 9" for males, 5' 4" for females]], surly man with more body hair then a bear. Count how many times he's given a height boost, a full-body wax, and just made flat-out generic handsome.

* [[http://envyskort.deviantart.com/art/HOW-DO-YOU-SEE-RORSCHACH-117644213 Rorscach]]. 'Nuff said.

* Given that the entire cast of ''9'' are non-humans, fanart of them as humans was inevitable... and yes, usually, every single one of them will be drawn extremely attractive. [[ActionGirl Sexy tribal warrior chick]] 7, 3 and 4 as [[CuteMute themselves]], {{Moe}} 5 and 6, [[ResidentEvil Chris Redfield!]]8, or - hell with it - [[HotShoujoDad Hot Shoujo Grandpa]] 1 and 2, anyone?

** Admittedly, it probably wouldn't be nearly as bad hadn't it been for [[SuperSmashBros her Brawl incarnation]] shamelessly cranking up the {{Fanservice}} with Bond girl mannerisms, ''extremely'' suggestive voice-overs and '''''[[FetishFuel a WHIP.]]'''''

* Unsurprisingly, [[{{Metroid}} poor Samus Aran]] just won't stop getting this treatment, especially since the introduction of the [[LatexSpaceSuit Zero Suit]].

* {{Disgaea}} characters get this done to them sometimes, although it's almost always [[{{Pettanko}} Etna and Flonne]] .

** To be fair, [[SheIsAllGrownUp post time-skip]] Hinata is shown to be [[{{Bishoujo}} very beautiful]] and [[MostCommonSuperpower quite well-endowed,]] thereby subverting this trope thereafter.