History Main / SinisterSchnoz

** Ganondorf gets his long nose from his race: the Gerudo, a race almost entirely made of women who work as thieves. It's subverted in their case because the Gerudo are actually quite nice to Link once he proves himself.

** AlanRickman's nose is emphasized in his villainous or morally-ambiguous roles.

* The Child-Catcher of ''ChittyChittyBangBang''.

Almost anytime a character has a large nose, [[ObviouslyEvil he's a bad guy]]. Villains have big noses. They might be long and pointy, or a giant hook down their face. But for whatever reason, bad guys rock the big noses. Maybe it's symbolic of how ugly they are on the inside? Maybe it's just to [[OnlySixFaces distinguish]] between the honest good guys and the [[PinocchioNose less honest]] bad guys for the audience. No one knows.

* Crimson from the Belgian comic series ''Suske en Wiske.''

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* The [[OurGoblinsAreDifferent Gretchin]] of ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' have ridiculously long noses that take up half their head. The same is also true for their ''{{Warhammer}}'' equivalents, the Goblins.

* ''{{Warcraft}}'' goblins are more neutral than evil, but still have long noses.

* Dr. Doofenshmirtz, the AffablyEvil villain from ''PhineasAndFerb'', has an impressive one. It was even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] once:

* The main villain in ''{{Apocalypto}}'' was given a larger, prosthetic nose, which Mel Gibson points out in the commentary.

!!Examples:

[[AC:ComicBooks]]

* Crimson from the Belgian comic series ''Suske en Wiske.''
* Why else [[{{Batman}} Penguin]] would be called such, aside from his short stature?

[[AC:{{Film}}]]

* The Child-Catcher of ''ChittyChittyBangBang''.
* The title character from ''{{Ink}}''. Often, it's all you can see under his hood. His angst over his ugliness helps drive the plot. [[spoiler:Subverted by the end, when he pulls a HeelFaceTurn and decimates the "pretty" Incubi.]]
* The [[TypeCasting many villains]] played by BasilRathbone.

* In ''MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'', one of the signs of a "witch" is having an extra-long nose. However, the nose is fake because the people put it on the woman in question. This IS a general characteristic of wicked witch characters in fiction, though.

[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
* ''HarryPotter''
** Toyed with in Severus Snape.
** Averted with Voldemort, who has two slits in the middle of his face, like snake nostrils.

* SherlockHolmes is a hero, but his nose is frequently described by Watson as hawk-like: large, aquiline, and pointy. Combined with his gangly physique, Holmes strikes a severe but not dashing figure. Doyle was always annoyed that illustrations made Holmes too traditionally handsome and heroic looking.

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* The [[OurGoblinsAreDifferent Gretchin]] of ''Warhammer40K'' have ridiculously long noses that take up half their head. The same is also true for their ''{{Warhammer}}'' equivalents, the Goblins.

[[AC:VideoGames]]

** In Uldaman, the main villain for most of the quests is a Goblin tresure hunter and his mercenary army that are working for [[{{BigBad}} Deathwing]]. He's named Schnoz.

[[AC:{{Webcomics}}]]
* Diego from ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt''.

[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* ''TheSimpsons'': Mr. Burns
* The ''LooneyTunes'' cartoon "TheDoverBoys of Roquefort Hall" had such a villain in Dan Backslide.

* Dr. Doofenshmirtz, the {{Affably Evil}} villain from ''PhineasAndFerb'', has an impressive one. It was even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] once:

* Tengu in ''DeadOrAlive 2''. But he ''is'' a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengu Tengu]], so that is given.
* Toujin the assassin from ''BattleArenaToshinden 3''.

* Ganondorf of ''Zelda'' could open a can of Coke with his sniffer. Interestingly, it goes from straight and needle-like to hooked and bent. Averted when he turns into his pig-form, where he gets a snout.

* Diego from ''GunnerkriggCourt''.

* [[AnIcePerson The Ice King]] from ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''.

* In MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail, one of the signs of a "witch" is having an extra-long nose. However, the nose is fake because the people put it on the woman in question. This IS a general characteristic of wicked witch characters in fiction, though.

** Toyed with in Severus Snape]].

* Fenella the kettle witch from ChorltonAndTheWheelies

* ''AceAttorney'': [[spoiler:[[http://www.creativeuncut.com/gallery-05/art/praa3-luke-atmey.jpg Luke Atmey]]]]

* Corvax from MuzzyInGondoland.

Almost anytime a character has a large nose, [[ObviouslyEvil he's a bad guy]]. Villains have big noses. They might be long and pointy, or a giant hook down their face. But for whatever reason, bad guys rock the big noses. Maybe it's symbolic of how ugly they are on the inside? Maybe it's just to [[OnlySixFaces distinguish between the good guys and the bad guys for the audience]]. No one knows.

* Heiss in ''RadiantHistoria''.

Its also sometimes done in Japanese Anime. But this is reference to [[{{Youkai}} Tengu]], who are said to have large noses.

Its also sometimes done in Japanese Anime. But this is reference to [[Youkai Tengu]], who are said to have large noses.

* Watto in ''StarWars Episode I: ThePhantomMenace'' has a huge nose, which contributed to the case of critics who called him an [[SpaceJew antisemitic stereotype]].