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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, and may be emphasized with CreepyShadowedUndereyes. Bonus points if he has a mustache that he can twirl like a true DastardlyWhiplash. 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 nose.[[note]]Hold your tomatoes, please.[[/note]]

* Iris in 30 Days of Night. Being played by Megan Franich, it's kind of a given.

* Ganondorf of ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' 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.

** Koume and Koutake also play this straight (except in ''[[AlternateUniverse Majora's Mask]]'').

* Wario and Waluigi of ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'', though they aren't always villains. Mario and Luigi both also have large noses, but they are of the non-sinister type. The difference is that Mario and Luigi have noses that are less noticeable because they are smooth, round, and the same color as the rest of their faces while Wario and Waluigi have noses that stand out on their faces because they are beak-like and an unhealthy-looking bright pink.

* Starting with ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', ''many'' villains in the Franchise/{{DCAU}} have noses you could pop a balloon with.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'': Margaret Robinson.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Mr. Burns
* The ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' cartoon "WesternAnimation/TheDoverBoys of Roquefort Hall" had such a villain in Dan Backslide.
** Wile E. Coyote (justified, as he is a canine). Ken Harris, animator for Termite Terrance, was the body model for both.
** The nasty but dimwitted Jimmy Durante cat in "WesternAnimation/AGruesomeTwosome".
* To absolutely no one's surprise, the DastardlyWhiplash is all over this trope:
** Dick Dastardly in both ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'' and ''WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines''
** Snidley Whiplash from ''WesternAnimation/DudleyDoRight''.
* Dr. Doofenshmirtz, the AffablyEvil villain from ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', has an impressive one. It was even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] once:
-->'''Doof''': Is my nose ''really'' that pointy?
* [[AnIcePerson The Ice King]][[note]]In "Simon and Marcy", Marceline notes that the [[ArtifactOfDoom crown]] has been changing his appearance, causing his nose to grow longer as time goes by.[[/note]] and [[TheScream Lemongrab]] from ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''. Especially noticeable in how many characters [[TheNoseless lack any noses at all.]]
* Corvax from ''WesternAnimation/MuzzyInGondoland'' has a nose nearly as long as his arms, as part of his ObviouslyEvil look.

* Both Bubonic and his Aunt Tyrannia in ''WesternAnimation/{{Wunschpunsch}}'' have such that they can pit against one another whenever they sing.
* ''WesternAnimation/JakeAndTheNeverLandPirates'' has the aptly-named Beatrice Le Beak.
* The Duke from ''WesternAnimation/{{Gawayn}}'' has one of these.

* Invoked in ''WesternAnimation/PeaceOnEarth'', wherein grandpa squirrel mistakes the human soldiers [[GasMaskMooks gas masks]] for "great long snoots, that fastened onto their stomachs".

* Gargamel, from ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'', a evil wizard and sworn enemy of the Smurfs, is portrayed in the animated TV show as having a long nose.

* Ganondorf of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda'' 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.

* UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler had a rather prominent proboscis, at least going by his portraits.

* UsefulNote/VladTheImpaler had a rather prominent proboscis, at least going by his portraits.

** Double subverted with [[spoiler: Kaku]], who was presented as a nice, upstanding guy in the Water 7 saga... [[spoiler: but actually was TheMole.]]

* The CEO of Detnerat has one in ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', which undergoes a noticeable ArtShift [[spoiler: when he's showing his true colors as the leader of the Meta Liberation Army]]. Usually it's quite cartoonish, but [[spoiler: as a villain]] it's depicted as more realistic and with a noticeable hook.

** The Joker is sometimes drawn like this, DependingOnTheArtist. Creator/JimLee, in particular, [[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yb2sPgNSS4Q/TLS1QhunH3I/AAAAAAAAAX4/LQHgMRu2VQg/s1600/Jim+Lee+1.jpg likes to draw him this way]].

* Averted with Haverness in ''Literature/DragonBones''. He has a rather impressive nose, (and so has his daughter), and he is one of the most honest, straightforward people in the realm. Everyone (including those who are in favour of a revolution) agrees that trying to get him involved in a revolution would be stupid because he is so trustworthy and absolutely loyal to the king. When his daughter becomes involved in a revolution, he disowns her. [[spoiler: Or rather, pretends to do so. He loves his daughter dearly, but it is safer to pretend to have no ties to her. Still an aversion, as the king the revolution is against is a major jerk, and the rebels are the good gals and guys.]]

* Tengu in ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive 2''. But he ''is'' a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengu Tengu]], so that is given.

* Wario and Waluigi of ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'', though they aren't always villains. Mario and Luigi both also have large noses but they are of the non-sinister type. The difference is that Mario and Luigi have noses that are less noticeable because they are smooth, round, and the same color as the rest of their faces while Wario and Waluigi have noses that stand out on their faces because they are beak-like and an unhealthy-looking bright pink.

* The [[spoiler: purple Raiment wielder]] in ''Webcomic/{{Parallax}}'' has a very pointy one.

* The [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/S6_NBC_Respirator Avon S6 NBC Respirator]], made famous by the Special Air Service during the Iranian Embassy Siege, features a distinctive nose.

** Mr. Bohlwinkel, the BigBad of ''[[Recap/TintinTheShootingStar The Shooting Star]]''. It's clearly a SizableSemiticNose, as the character was written and drawn as an antisemitic caricature.

* Rastapopoulos in ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}''. This is even {{lampshade|Hanging}}d in "[[Recap/TintinFlight714 Flight 714]]" when ''one of his own {{mooks}}'' (accidentally) likens his nose to that of a proboscis monkey.

It's also sometimes done in {{Anime}}, usually as a reference to [[{{Youkai}} Tengu]], who are said to have large noses.

* Many of Creator/OsamuTezuka's characters, most notably ''Manga/AstroBoy'''s morally ambiguous creator Dr. Tenma, the twisted and angry [[Manga/{{Phoenix}} Saruta]] and Duke Red who made his debut as the BigBad of the original ''Anime/{{Metropolis}}'' manga. Averted with Professor Ochanomizu, however, who has a huge nose but is kind and ethical to a fault.

This is a common characteristic [[SizableSemiticSchnoz in anti-Semitic stereotypes, especially if the nose in question is crooked]] and many GreedyJew stereotypes can be found with some kind of beak-like nose. The word "schnoz" derives from "schnozzle" which in turn derives from the Yiddish "shnoits" for "snout".

This is a common characteristic in anti-Semitic stereotypes, especially if the nose in question is crooked and many GreedyJew stereotypes can be found with some kind of beak-like nose. The word "schnoz" derives from "schnozzle" which in turn derives from the Yiddish "shnoits" for "snout".

* Tengu in ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive 2''. But he ''is'' a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengu Tengu]], so that is given.
* Toujin the assassin from ''VideoGame/BattleArenaToshinden 3''.
* Heiss in ''VideoGame/RadiantHistoria''.
* Loghain of ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', who looks rather like Alan Rickman in general.
* Patches of ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'' and ''VideoGame/DarkSouls''.
* Wario and Waluigi of ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'', though they aren't always villains. Mario and Luigi both also have large noses but they are of the non-sinister type. The difference is that Mario and Luigi have noses that are less noticeable because they are smooth, round, and the same color as the rest of their faces while Wario and Waluigi have noses that stand out on their faces because they are beak-like and an unhealthy-looking bright pink.
* Igor from the ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' series is an aversion; in spite of his shnoz he's nothing but helpful. VideoGame/Persona5 has [[spoiler:the main villain ''impersonating'' Igor for most of the game, meaning it's subverted--while when disguised as Igor he has the trademark can-opener-nose, his true form has a robotic flat face.]]
* [[BigBad Mordoc]] the EvilSorcerer from ''[[VideoGame/DragonsLair Dragon's Lair 2]]'', not only has a huge nose, there's a small twig growing on it!
* ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeon'': Most of the vampires seen in the ''Crimson Court'' DLC have some impressively pointy and elongated noses. There is a reason for this, however, and it's the fact the curse turned their noses into mosquito proboscises, complete with blood-sucking capacity.

* As a CaptainErsatz of the Penguin, the Pink Flamingo of ''ComicBook/BigBangComics'' also has a long pointy beak that enhances the resemblance to his namesake.

* ''ComicBook/FireflyTheSting'': The head nun has a long, pointed nose and is antagonistic, locking up Zoe so that she'll be forced to join the convent.
* ComicBook/TheJoker is sometimes drawn like this, DependingOnTheArtist. Creator/JimLee, in particular, [[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yb2sPgNSS4Q/TLS1QhunH3I/AAAAAAAAAX4/LQHgMRu2VQg/s1600/Jim+Lee+1.jpg likes to draw him this way]].
* ComicBook/{{Iznogoud}}. Just look at him. The most evil character in the comics, and he has the longest nose of any character.
* Rastapopoulos in ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}''.
** This is even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in one volume, where ''one of his own {{mook}}s'' (accidentally) likens his nose to that of a proboscis monkey.
* Krimson from the Belgian comic series ''ComicBook/SuskeEnWiske''.

* ComicBook/DeKiekeboes: Balthazar and Timothea Triangl have a huge nose.

* Why else [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Penguin]] would be called such, aside from his short stature?

* ComicBook/FantasticFour villain the Mole Man has a big, bulbous nose. (And he can ''[[SuperSenses use]]'' [[TheNoseKnows it too.]])

* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm'', we see in a flashback, the mobster who killed the father of Bruce Wayne's fiancee, has a noticeably long knife-like nose. This actually cues Batman that the hitman was actually [[spoiler:''ComicBook/TheJoker'']] in his pre SuperVillain days.

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* ''Literature/TheSagaOfTheJomsvikings'': When Sigvaldi is introduced, he is described as tall, strong, "shrewd", and having "very fine eyes but an ugly nose". Sigvaldi's "ugly nose", which mars an otherwise handsome appearance, hints at the flaws of his character, namely, his penchant for treachery, which later shows when he deviously abducts King Svein in order to blackmail him to make peace with Burisleif, and when he flees from the Battle of Hjórunga Bay, in the process abandoning Vagn and his men to their fate.

* ''Literature/TheSagaOfTheJomsvikings'': When Sigvaldi is introduced, he is described as tall, strong, "shrewd", and having "very fine eyes but an ugly nose". Sigvaldi's "ugly nose", which mars an otherwise handsome appearance, hints at the flaws of his character, namely, his penchant for treachery, which later shows when he deviously abducts King Svein in order to blackmail him to make peace with Burisleif, and when he retreats from the Battle of Hjórunga Bay, in the process abandoning Vagn and his men to their fate.

* Hotzenplotz and Zwackelmann from ''Robber Hotzenplotz''.
* Averted with Haverness in ''Literature/DragonBones''. He has a rather impressive nose, (and so has his daughter), and he is one of the most honest, straightforward people in the realm. Everyone (including those who are in favour of a revolution) agrees that trying to get him involved in a revolution would be stupid because he is so trustworthy and absolutely loyal to the king. When his daughter becomes involved in a revolution, he disowns her. [[spoiler: Or rather, pretends to do so. He loves his daughter dearly, but it is safer to pretend to have no ties to her. Still an aversion, as the king the revolution is against is a major jerk, and the rebels are the good gals and guys.]]
* In the NordicNoir ''Literature/{{Backstrom}}'' police novels by Leif G.W. Persson, there is the abominable Bäckström's ill-fated attempt to keep a pet. The [[FowlMouthedParrot creature]] is called Isaak owing to a chain of associations brought on by contemplation of its impressively large and hooked beak. This is of a piece with Bäckström's general attitude towards all ethnic minorities in Sweden. He isn't so much anti-Semitic as anti-''everybody''.
* ''As I Darken'' gives the anti heroine, Lada, a hooked nose, which is mentioned a couple times. While she isn't the villain of the story, she is ugly, somewhat cruel, and violent—and other people see her as this trope because of her nose and her ugliness.