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* Agent Diamond, from ''Fanfic/AkatsukiKittenPhoenixCorporationOverhaul'', seems to swing between this and CuteAndPsycho. She is generally sweet and happy a lot of the time... she just has an extremely frightening tendency to do things like kill people while [[GigglingVillain giggling madly]]. There may be a FreudianExcuse behind that, as well as basic nature: [[spoiler:She "used to be" [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Renesmee Carlie Cullen]] and has only grown less human in mind since then.]]

Compare and contrast CuteAndPsycho, DeliberatelyCuteChild, FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon, {{Kawaiiko}}, {{Keet}}, TheIngenue, KiddieKid, TheCutie, LittleRedFightingHood, DawsonCasting. See also ConfoundThemWithKindness.

* In the ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDWIssue34To37 Siege of the Crystal Empire]]'' story arc of the [[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW My Little Pony IDW comics]], this trope is [[InvokedTrope invoked]] by Umbrum, who initially appear to [[UnwittingPawn Radiant Hope]] as cute, pony-like pixies. [[spoiler:However, it is all just a ruse to get on Hope's good side and manipulate her into believing that Umbrum are actually harmless, innocent creatures who were wrongfully banished by evil, [[FantasticRacism xenophobic]] Crystal Ponies. When Princess Cadance accidentally reveals their true forms by using her magic in their presence... let's just say, ''[[AnimalisticAbomination it]] [[BodyHorror ain't]] [[NightmareFuel pretty]]'']].

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-->-- '''Satsuki Kiryuin (to Nui Harime)''', ''Anime/KillLaKill''

* Cindy from ''VideoGame/{{Kindergarten}} tries'' to be this to cover up her true AlphaBitch self, being a little girl in GirlishPigtails and a cute pink dress who calls herself "the prettiest, smartest, nicest girl you'll ever meet" and her numerous boyfriends various petnames. However, she's absolutely terrible at it, and nobody is fooled.

** Nico Yazawa from ''Anime/LoveLive'' acts like a cute and cheerful idol who likes to go [[CatchPhrase "Nico Nico nii~!"]] when on stage. However, her cuteness is a deliberate act, and she's really more of an AttentionWhore with the temperament of a grumpy old lady.

** From the main characters, this is entirely [[WesternAnimation/SylvesterTheCatAndTweetyBird Tweety's]] shtick. His act is that of an innocent, sheltered bird who can be easily taken advantage of by cats and who then proceeds to arrange their downfall from as high as possible.

* In ''Manga/BlendS'', Mafuyu is the group's TokenMiniMoe, DeadpanSnarker, and, more often than not, the group's OnlySaneMan. She's also a 20-year-old college student [[OlderThanTheyLook despite her short height and youthful looks]]. However, she acts completely differently in her job as a waitress at the CosplayCafe Stile, where the staff act like anime character archetypes and Mafuyu is cast as the "LittleSisterHeroine". She plays up her cuteness for maximum effect, speaking super sweetly to the "Onii-chans"/"Big Brothers" who patronize the café and, on one occasion, using her act to steer customers away from ordering items they can't make due to lack of ingredients.

* In ''Manga/BlendS'', Mafuyu is the group's TokenMiniMoe, DeadpanSnarker, and, more often than not, the group's OnlySaneMan. She's also a 20-year-old college student [[OlderThanTheyLook despite her short height and youthful looks]]. However, she acts completely differently in her job as a waitress at the CosplayCafe Stile, where the staff act out character types and Mafuyu is cast as the "LittleSisterHeroine". She plays up her cuteness for maximum effect, speaking super sweetly to the "Onii-chans"/"Big Brothers" who patronize the café and, on one occasion, using her act to steer customers away from ordering items they can't make due to lack of ingredients.

** Hiyoko Saionji from ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'' is not only [[OlderThanTheyLook the same age as the other students despite looking like a little girl]], but she's also rather cruel and sadistic towards everyone else, particularly [[ReluctantFanserviceGirl Tsumiki]]. It doesn't help that she has rather childish mannerisms, which makes her actions come across as even more unsettling.
** ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'': Much like Saionji, [[AntiHero Kokichi Ouma]] [[OlderThanTheyLook appears younger than he really is]], and uses his looks to his advantage. He plays up his appearance by speaking in a cutesy manner, calling everyone "-chan", and going out of his way to act like a kid. He often displays a child-like excitement over things that others are either wary or terrified of, such as the Exisals and the morphing Trial Grounds. While he openly insults and mocks others, especially [[GadgeteerGenius Miu Iruma]], he will immediately switch to acting like a threatened child if somebody else insults him. He cries crocodile tears and melodramatically accuses others of being bullies, only to return to normal moments later. Ouma seamlessly transitions between the role of a childish boy who just wants to have fun and his more sinister villain persona that he uses to frighten and upset his classmates. His inhuman sprites only add to the creepy effect.

* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'': In a sidequest, it's revealed that the Nopon race owes their nature as {{Ridiculously Cute Critter}}s to this. Centuries prior, a Nopon pirate known as Captain Nopopon realized that the other races thought the Nopon were harmless and cute at first glance, so he decided to quit piracy and become a proper merchant, deliberately fluffing up his fur and talking in pidgin with a VerbalTic so he could take ample advantage of this during trade deals. The ''entire rest of the species'' soon followed suit when it turned out to be ridiculously effective, to the point that acting and looking cutesy is a normal part of the culture in the present day, instead of a deliberate manipulation tactic.