History Main / TheBeautifulElite

Expected in BishoujoSeries. See also {{Bishonen}}. Not to be confused with TheFairFolk. Contrast BeautyIsNeverTarnished and UnkemptBeauty.

* In RobertEHoward's ConanTheBarbarian story "Shadows in the Moonlight", the PhysicalGod in [[DreamingOfTimesGoneBy Olivia's dream]]. This might go under "Too Good to be True" since all we see him do is [[{{Revenge}} avenge]] his [[HalfHumanHybrid son]]'s [[ColdBloodedTorture torture]] and death. Then, it's a nasty revenge that endangers anyone who happens on it.

* The Excrucians of ''TabletopGame/{{Nobilis}}'' are this trope incarnate. Achingly graceful in motion, soul-churningly beautiful in appearance, hauntingly melodic in speech... And out to unmake reality on such a fundamental level that [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel even those who aim to merely]] ''[[HighOctaneNightmareFuel destroy]]'' [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel it must oppose them]].

* {{Lampshaded}} in ''{{Kuroshitsuji}}'' with the Phantomhive family. In fact, chapter 32 (which was entirely about the backstory of the Phantomhive family) is ''titled'' "Beautiful People." To quote Baron Kelvin:

* ''{{Inception}}'': It's a world where a team of MrFanservice (who are naturally [[SharpDressedMan well dressed]]) and a HotChickInABadassSuit can break into people's minds with elegance and style, live in fancy hotels and travel the world despite being on the run from murder charges and mysterious corporations, and have enough money to [[CrowningMomentOfFunny buy an airline on a whim.]]

* MarilynManson's ConceptAlbum ''Antichrist Superstar'' features a race of beautiful, superior beings who lord over the oppressed masses. The story is told from the perspective of "Wormboy", a downtrodden {{Muggle}} who seeks to join the ranks of these {{Ubermensch}}ian overlords and become the titular Antichrist Superstar. There's actually a song on the album entitled TheBeautifulPeople.

* Nearly every {{Bleach}} character that has good looks is also in a fairly high-ranking position in society, from the Shinigami captains and lieutenants, to the Espadas and the Fraccion. Even the humans qualify - Orihime is the 3rd smartest in her class, Ikumi owns a shop, Ishida is one of the few remaining Quincies, and Ichigo is TheMessiah.

* Most of Rumiko Takahashi's characters don't fit this trope. But there are some exceptions. Some of the beautiful people in her series are Byakuya from ''{{Inuyasha}}'' and Kuno and Kodachi from ''{{Ranma OneHalf}}''.

** All main characters in ''{{Noblesse}}'' - ''especially'' the nonhuman characters who live with Rai. It gets very funny when one of the characters (a young, spoiled idol) visits school bringing her famous "handsome" boyfriend, only for a bunch of her friends to dismiss him as "average" and "not so good looking." She's pissed off, until she [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/noblesse/v02/c096/3.html gets a glimpse of the people they've been hanging out with]] - M21 and ''especially'' Rai.

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* [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in, of all shows, ''DaysOfOurLives''. When some of the characters get back from an island adventure holiday, one of their parents remarks on how they can go a fortnight without proper shelter or showers and still look like they just got back from a spa.

* The BBC comedy series ''{{Beautiful People}}'' both supports and subverts this trope.

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* ''SailorMoon'': For all its GenericCuteness, CostumePorn and [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses Princesses]], the manga and anime mostly avert this. No truly beautiful character is shown without serious flaws that spoil the image of elitist perfection, whether they're the [[ThisLoserIsYou good]] [[TheKlutz guys]] ''or'' the [[VainSorceress bad]] [[NotSoAboveItAll guys]]).

* MarilynManson's ConceptAlbum ''Antichrist Superstar'' features a race of beautiful, superior beings who lord over the oppressed masses. The story is told from the perspective of "Wormboy", a downtrodden {{Muggle}} who seeks to join the ranks of these {{Ubermensch}}ian overlords and become the titular Antichrist Superstar. There's actually a song on the album entitled TheBeautifulElite.

* The mangaka Chi-Ran never draws anyone in any other manner than a) very beautiful and b) very feminine, whether they're [[BoysLove male]] or [[GirlsLove female]], major or minor; they live in pretty surroundings too, whether mansions, nightclubs.

* Just about everyone in ''ZeroNoTsukaima'' barring a few fat/old men.

* ''{{Inception}}'': It's a world where a team of EstrogenBrigadeBait (who are naturally [[SharpDressedMan well dressed]]) and a HotChickInABadassSuit can break into people's minds with elegance and style, live in fancy hotels and travel the world despite being on the run from murder charges and mysterious corporations, and have enough money to [[CrowningMomentOfFunny buy an airline on a whim.]]

* Absolutely everyone, including insignificant characters in ''ShatteredAngels''.

* The mangaka Chi-Ran never draws ANYONE who isn't a) very beautiful and b) very feminine, whether they're [[BoysLove male]] or [[GirlsLove female]], major or minor; they live in pretty surroundings too, whether mansions or nightclubs.

* The highest-ranking members of society in ''InTime'', are very good looking and rich. In the film, everybody stops aging physically at 25.

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* MarilynManson's ConceptAlbum ''Antichrist Superstar'' features a race of beautiful, superior beings who lord over the oppressed masses. The story is told from the perspective of "Wormboy", a downtrodden {{Muggle}} who seeks to join the ranks of these {{Ubermensch}}ian overlords and become the titular Antichrist Superstar. There's actually a song on the album entitled TheBeautifulPeople.

* The Fairest from ''TabletopGame/ChangelingTheLost''; the name of the group literally derives from FairestOfThemAll, and they pretty much embody TheBeautifulPeople - complete with its darker aspects. They were kept largely for either sex or decoration by the [[FairFolk Gentry]], and they get the ability to use magic to enhance their presence and their ability to manipulate and persuade, along with a Contract called Vainglory which at high levels simultaneously makes them inhumanly beautiful and utterly terrifying even if they weren't to start with (and many are). Meanwhile, they pay for it by having an extra hard time with their Clarity (simultaneous KarmaMeter and SanityMeter) because they and those around them tend to mistakenly believe that BeautyEqualsGoodness even when they're subverting it like mad.

And to make all of this worse, those who don't rub it in, are so gracious about it that one has to wonder whether their unparalelled humility isn't just one more way they're better than you.

Don't always count on BeautyEqualsGoodness. Sometimes BeautyIsBad, and they spend their time plotting to torment the poor, decent average folk like you and me.

Not to be confused with TheFairFolk. Contrast BeautyIsNeverTarnished and UnkemptBeauty.

The Beautiful Elite aren't just beautiful. Their whole life is beautiful. They are more fashionable than anyone else, more sophisticated and charming than anyone else, and are usually fabulously rich. Their clothes are all way too expensive for you to ever own. They almost always live in a BigFancyHouse that is so clean and well organized they look like they are LivingInAFurnitureStore

The Beautiful People aren't just beautiful. Their whole life is beautiful. They are more fashionable than anyone else, more sophisticated and charming than anyone else, and are usually fabulously rich. Their clothes are all way too expensive for you to ever own. They almost always live in a BigFancyHouse that is so clean and well organized they look like they are LivingInAFurnitureStore

Most of the time they simply fell into this status. In many cases, they are of royal descent, of divine descent, or at least belonging to some sort of lesser nobility. If they weren't born to the upper crust, they have managed to become a part of it. More likely than not, they have been educated in elite private schools. TheBeautifulPeople rarely have to work hard at anything. In many cases, they don't have to work at all, but if they do have a job, it will be just as glamorous as the rest of their lives.

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