History Main / SlidingScaleOfBeauty

** Goku is described as Common beauty.

** Wade Wilson in ''Film/Deadpool2016'' starts out as Common Beauty, but is treated as Super Ugly [[FacialHorror after he gets his scars]]. (Although some fans consider this a case of InformedDeformity.)

** Peter's boss Angela is considered Super Ugly, being so ugly that not even [[AnythingThatMoves Quagmire]] wanted to have sex with her, describing her as a "dumpster fire".

** Lyanna Stark (and by extension Arya, who strongly resembles her) are either "Cool" or "Common" beauties. POVs note Lyanna was beautiful, but unconventionally, and she was far outshined by Cersei-in-her-prime. Arya becomes this when [[SheCleansUpNicely she cleans up nicely]].

* Music/{{Eminem}} frequently remarked at the beginning of his career that he wasn't comfortable being seen as a sex symbol, because nobody found him good-looking until he got famous, and if not for that nobody would look twice at him. (He did, in fact, [[BeautifulAllAlong not look good until his record company got him to shave, lose weight, build muscle, swap his glasses for contacts, dye his hair, get a skincare routine, and dress better]].) After realising that his newly PrettyBoy looks led to him being seen more as a TeenIdol for the ''TRL'' set than as a serious rapper, he eventually incorporated this into his persona, bragging in his songs that his cute, [[ButNotTooBlack white]] appearance lets him hug swooning girls and sneak Black culture into their CD collections.

* In ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'', the Cullens are Divine beauty. Bella is just average (or maybe Common beauty; the people around her seem to think the latter), until [[spoiler:she becomes a vampire]]. Every human has a beauty upgrade if they become a vampire; some, like James, were probably so ugly in life that even as a vampire they don't reach Divine beauty.

* ''LightNovel/FateZero'' Lancer (aka [[Myth/CelticMythology Diarmuid O'Dyna]]) is a World Class beauty with an innate magical ability that renders him a divine class beauty to anyone without adequate magic resistance. [[SoBeautifulItsACurse He's a bit annoyed by this]].

* Sousuke Sagara of ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'' is Possibly "Word Class beauty", since EvenTheGuysWantHim.
* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'':

* [[HeadlessHorseman Celty]] from ''{{LightNovel/Durarara}}'' hovers somewhere between World Class beauty and Divine beauty... or rather, she ''would'' be if it wasn't for the fact that she's ''missing a head'', thus making her an Imperfect beauty.

* ''LightNovel/MyTeenRomanticComedySNAFU'':

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' examples:

* WordOfGod has it that [[Franchise/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist's]] [[ColonelBadass Roy Mustang]] was supposed to be around Level IV. Attractive, but not especially so. Despite this he's managed to pick up a massive number of [[FanGirl fangirls]] both InUniverse and in RealLife. [[spoiler: The former is justified in the [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist manga and 2009 anime]], where Mustang has been carefully cultivating his reputation as TheCasanova so that [[ObfuscatingStupidity nobody takes his behind-the-scenes politicking seriously]] and as cover for his spy network, to whom he sends coded messages under the guise of flirting with one of his many girlfriends. The [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist 2003 anime]], on the other hand, has no such excuse, and Roy's womanizing persona appears to be genuine.]]

* ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson is a Level III, having built a successful [[FashionModel modeling]] and acting career based off her good looks. ComicBook/BlackCat matches her in this due to her being a FemmeFatale and TheVamp.

* Music/{{Eminem}} frequently remarked at the beginning of his career that he wasn't comfortable being seen as a sex symbol, because nobody found him good-looking until he got famous, and if not for that nobody would look twice at him. After realising that his PrettyBoy appearance led to him being seen more as a TeenIdol for the ''TRL'' set than as a serious rapper, he eventually incorporated this into his persona, bragging in his songs that his cute, [[ButNotTooBlack white]] appearance lets him hug swooning girls and sneak Black culture into their CD collections.

** In Isaiah 53, it is foretold that Jesus will have, "...no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him."
* In ''Literature/TheKingkillerChronicle'' series, the fey creature Felurian is in the Divine beauty cateogry, basically being a sex goddess with whom men fall instantly in love and presumably die either from exhaustion or separation. Then there's Denna, who from Kvothe's point of view is a World Class beauty. However, there are some subtle hints from other characters that Denna is merely Common or Imperfect beauty, implying that Kvothe's impressions are skewed by his love for her. But because she is constantly with other male suitors and essentially lives off her looks, she probably is rather beautiful. Most other women in the series fall into the Common beauty category.

* Miranda Lawson from ''Franchise/MassEffect'' is a World Class Beauty at the very least. Justified since she was made to be genetically perfect (and being modeled on Creator/YvonneStrahovski probably helps).

** Mildmay is Ugly Cute: he has FaceOfAThug issues due to a large, disfiguring facial scar, but he has his charms for people who can look past that.

** GURPS writers have suggested that, once you move [[UpToEleven beyond Transcendent]], Mind Control or Terror are the next steps.

* In ''TabletopGame/{{Nobilis}}'', Ananda, Lord of Murder, the Infinite, and the Fourth Age takes the Intolerably Extreme Beauty level UpToEleven. Even a picture of him induces physical and/or psychological damage in those who see it. In the flesh, his incredible beauty causes madness or death to any creature within a certain radius of him, ''even if they can't actually see him''.

For these people, "gorgeous" would be an insult. Their beauty is so great, it appears to be nothing short of divine intervention (and it may well be). [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer They might attract heterosexuals]] [[EvenTheGuysWantHim of the same gender]]. They are so beautiful, in fact, that everyone loses control of themselves simply by looking at them. You could stare at them for hours. Just the fact that a character is hot is not enough to qualify her for this trope. Indeed, many of these women fall into InformedAttractiveness. The character must be explicitly stated to be the world's most beautiful woman, hence why this trope is usually limited to fantasy and mythology, two genres that tend to go light on real-world logic (Was there a worldwide beauty contest that every woman alive was forced to enter?). Of course, having two (or more) women contending for the title is usually not good, and you really, really, really want to limit it to mortal competitors. Asserting that a woman is more beautiful than a goddess is dangerous. Even...especially if she's another goddess.

** Aeris/Aerith is a Common Beauty, although one canny enough to overcharge admirers she dislikes for the flowers she sells. In the original, she's described as being 'pretty' and is second-choice to be 'interviewed' by the Don, behind Tifa. In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'', she's noted by several [=NPCs=] to be just OK-looking, which makes her annoyed, although she can later comment that she thinks people like her everyday, down-to-earth charm.

** Peter's boss Angela is considered a Class XIV, being so ugly that not even [[AnythingThatMoves Quagmire]] wanted to have sex with her, describing her as a "dumpster fire".

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' has a super ugly example. There's a kid named Elmer with a zit blown out of proportion nerd style. He's the most unpopular kid in school and nobody wants to sit near him.

** Patty and Selma are Super Ugly: they're portrayed as uncaring and unkempt with their physical presence, and, InUniverse, are occasionally [[LadyLooksLikeADude mistaken for men]]. Though they fare better than Moe Szyslak, who's "cauliflower ear, lizard lips, little rat eyes, caveman brow, and fish snout" often drop him as low as Ambiguously Monstrous in the eyes of strangers. Part of his MultipleChoicePast implies his parentage may not be entirely human.

* Cecil in ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale'' describes Carlos as somewhere between World Class and Divine, but [[LoveAtFirstSight he's biased]]. The other townsfolk do seem to find Carlos charismatic and pleasant-looking, perhaps a high-end Common Beauty. WordOfGod is that he's supposed to look like the [[HollywoodNerd sort of person you'd find playing a scientist in a Hollywood blockbuster movie]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' has a super ugly example. There's a kid named Elmer with a zit blown out of proportion HollywoodNerd style. He's the most unpopular kid in school and nobody wants to sit near him.

* Mary Jane Watson is a Level III, having built a successful modeling and acting career based off her good looks.

** [[SmugSnake Eshevis Tethimar]] is another "textually handsome but not enough to overshadow his massive personality flaws" Common Beauty.

These characters would be very beautiful, if it wasn't for some kind of flaw that ruins their beauty. Maybe it is a scar, glasses, a tail or another kind of flaw or uncommon trait. Sometimes related to "FreakinessShame" when other characters think those uncommon traits actually enhance their beauty. Also of this category are characters who aren't beautiful but ruggedly handsome, the kind of appearance which is only enhanced by scars, PermaStubble, intimidating demeanor or the like.