History Main / TheNoseless

[[folder:Films -- Live Action]]

* Meowth in ''[[{{Anime/Ptitlei015gc004kw4}} Pokémon]]'' the anime. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in one episode when he panics, thinking that the smell from a Gloom has melted his nose off:

* Roger from AmericanDad does not have a nose, but can smell. This however rarely ever came up (especially since he tends to go outside with disguises, yet no one notices. Granted, there ARE other things that could tip off any sane person), and was promptly lampshaded in one episode where a kid called him a "noseless freak" (which, of course, prompted another fashion montage, except this time with nose prosthetic). Apparently with a proper nose, Roger looks exactly like Kevin Bacon.

* In the ''{{Claymore}}'' manga, noses aren't visible straight on, which makes people seem to have eyes about twice as far apart as they should. It's actually fairly creepy.
* BlackJack has met in his teenage years a noseless classmate who was FunPersonified and taught him to laugh. At first, it seems he looks this way because he is stylized and cartoonish, but when older and less humorous, he is still depicted as noseless.
* Much like the Claymore manga example above, the ''{{Tales of Symphonia}}'' OVA frequently fails to draw noses on characters seen from the front. The more prominent instances have drawn mockery from some fans.

* In the Canadian newspaper comic ''[[http://www.bencomicstrip.com/ Ben]]'', the children have no nose.
** Only when viewed from the front.

* Loki goes noseless in ''[[EarthX Universe X]]''. Curiously, in the scene that [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this, the same description (black-and-white costume, no nose) could also apply to the nearby Tao, though Tao's just weaing a featureless mask.

[[folder:Films -- Live Action]]
* [[http://www.batwitchs-harrypotter-world.de/startseite/hplexikon/voldemortgalerie/voldemort1.jpg Voldemort]] from the film adaptations of ''HarryPotter''.
** The books too-that's actually not a bad approximation of how it was described he when he was revivified in the fourth book. (the lack of nose isdone to complete his snakelike appearance)
* The Nemoidians in the ''StarWars'' prequel trilogy.

[[folder:Literature]]
* There is a short story by Nikolai Gogol called ''The Nose'', about a man who ends up noseless and finds out that his nose has taken a life of its own and ran away, wearing a nice uniform.
* In Tad Williams' ''Shadowmarch'' and ''Shadowplay'', Gyir the Storm Lantern is one of a group known as the Encauled. This type of faerie have no nose or mouth, but they can detect and influence others around them telepathically.
* ''{{Wheel of Time}}'': Fan nickname for Myrddraal, who ''should'' have a nose, but are frequently descibed as having a smooth space where their eyes should be. [[FridgeLogic Since most people's noses would make a big lump there...]]
* Sister Bessie in ''TobaccoRoad'' was born without a nose.

[[folder:Toys]]
* Any and all [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DFRLego_003.jpg LEGO minifigures]].
** There are a few exceptions, like Timmy from Time Cruisers and the Indians.
* Some {{Bratz}} dolls lack noses, their animated forms don't have them either.

[[folder:Video Games]]
* AkihikoYoshida's character portraits in ''FinalFantasyTactics'' are lacking in the nasal area.
** The animated scenes in the PSP remake reveal that the characters actually do have noses, only that they're very small and can only be seen when looking at the face at a profile.
** This is actually a recurring feature of Yoshida's artwork. Characters in ''FinalFantasyIII'' ''DS'' also do not have noses, except for the detailed FMV at the beginning of the game. His "cartoony" style typically has very limited noses which are all but invisible straight-on. You can see this in the ;;Four Warriors of Light'' and some artwork for ''FinalFantasyXII'' ([[http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XII#Characters this picture is a good example]]).
* Likewise, TetsuyaNomura's characters in ''BraveFencerMusashi''. (An odd thing for sure, since the entire style of the game is a sharp departure from his usual one of generous Pleather.)
** ''BFM'' came before his Belt and Zipper days, when he was trying to find his style regarding human characters.
* Some Robot Master characters in the ''Game/MegaMan'' games are noseless, such as Cut Man, Flash Man, and Gemini Man.
* Several of the campers in ''{{Psychonauts}}'' are without a nose, including Clem & Crystal, Elka, Chops, Phoebe, and most notably Lili. One might later wonder [[FridgeLogic how this works]], given that [[spoiler:the kids' brains are apparently removed via a potent sneezing powder]].

[[folder:Web Comics]]
* Every human in ''TheWhiteboard''.
* About every character in ''AngelMoxie''.
* Every character in ''{{The in Joke}}''.
* The Guardians in ''{{Homestuck}}'' can be identified because each possesses only ''one'' facial feature. Bro, pictured at the top of the page, has eyes (or at least ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' shades); Rose's mom has a mouth; John's dad has a nose (and constantly [[StandardFiftiesFather smokes a pipe]] despite his lack of a mouth); Becquerel has ears. Most other characters also lack noses, but have the usual complement of other facial features.
** The previous ''MSPaintAdventures'' "game," ''ProblemSleuth,'' was also awfully short on noses.
* Diana from ''CollegeRoomiesFromHell'' used to have a nose, but it disappeared sometime around 2006.
* The humanoid characters from {{Our Little Adventure}}. It also gets lampshaded in [[http://danielscreations.com/ola/comics/ep0110.html this comic]] when Julie thinks about how ugly the receptionist's nose is, due to this receptionist ''having one.''
* The entire cast of OrderOfTheStick is noseless. This would just be a stylistic choice not worth much consideration if not for the police sketch artist who drew Nale and Thog in a far more detailed style than the characters themselves...which, as well as getting him fired for being a terrible artist, prompts one of the other cops to ask, [[LampshadeHanging "What are those weird bumpy things on their faces?"]]

[[folder:Web Original]]
* ''{{Draw with Me}}'', both of the characters are lacking noses.
* In HomestarRunner, the only main character with a nose is Strong Mad.

[[folder:Western Animation]]
* Mandy in ''{{The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy}}''.
** Billy even noticed it when they were toddlers. He put an ice cream cone on her face to "fix it".
*** [[FreudWasRight That sentence would not be okay without the word "face".]]
** This troper recalls an episode where Billy's nose was stolen and he tells Mandy she wouldn't understand as she didn't even have a nose.
* Many of the characters in ''{{SpongeBob SquarePants}}'', particularly Patrick and Plankton. {{Lampshaded}} on numerous occasions.
* ''ThePowerPuffGirls''
* The main child characters of ''SouthPark'', although most of the adult characters do have noses.
* In ''{{Futurama}}'', episode "Spanish Fry", Fry gets his nose stolen by an alien black market, which are propelled by the myth that "Human Horn" is a natural aphrodisiac for them.
** Bender, on the other hand, is typically noseless.
*** Does this count? Robots don't need noses.
*** Well he does have one, he just doesn't wear the thing.
* In ''{{Wakfu}}'', Sadlygrove and other Iops.
** ...which is really weird because ''[[{{FridgeLogic}} the plots of two episodes started because he followed the scent of something.]]''
* Basically everyone human or humanoid in ''ObanStarRacers''; the creator, Savin Yeatman-Eiffel, has gone on record as saying that he "doesn't like noses".
* Everybody in ''TheOblongs''.
* ''FanboyandChumChum'': Lampshaded by the class teacher, whose nose is just a bulge with two holes on it. When he smashed his "nose" into a wall, he whimpers in pain: "My breathing holes!"
* The cats in ''{{Catscratch}}'' are noseless.
* Most of the girls on ''FredsHead'' are like this except you can see their noses from the side.
* [[BadassAdorable Jenny Wakeman]] in ''MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'', even though she's somehow able to sniff herself after Mr. Mezmer makes a comment about how much robots "stink".
* Most of the Autobots in ''TransformersAnimated'' have a ridge where we'd have a nose (although they still have "olfactory sensors" according to Prowl). ''TransformersPrime'' follows the look.
* Roger from AmericanDad does not have a nose, but can smell. This however rarely ever came up (especially since he tends to go outside with disguises, yet no one notices. Granted, there ARE other things that could tip off any sane person), and was promptly lampshaded in one episode where a kid called him a "noseless freak" (which, of course, prompted another fasion montage, except this time with nose prosthetics). Apparently with a proper nose, Roger looks exactly like Kevin Bacon.

[[folder:Real Life]]
* A very sad TruthInTelevision: one of the main punishments in [[DynastiesFromShangToQing Imperial China]] was cutting off the nose. (The others, for the record, were tattooing of the face, cutting off the feet, [[GroinAttack castration]], and death).
* Some people had their nose shot off in combat. One of the more famous examples is mathematician Gaston Julia, the one with the fractals. He had to wear a piece of leather covering the place where his nose had been for the rest of his life. There are photos. [[SchmuckBait Happy googling]].
** The astronomer Tycho Brahe lost his nose in a duel and replaced it with a series of prosthetic noses, most famously a golden one.
* A recent Time magazine cover was a photo of an Afghani girl who had her nose cut off during the Taliban regime. She had reported that she was being abused but the Taliban ordered the punishment because telling others about it was seen as disobedient to those people and defied Taliban law.
* ''Almost'' happened to {{Roald Dahl}} when he was young, where he almost lost his nose in a car accident.

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''"Careful Harry, he doesn't have a nose!"''

-Literal Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Trailer Parody By Tobuscus

** This is actually a recurring feature of Yoshida's artwork. Characters in ''FinalFantasyIII'' ''DS'' also do not have noses, except for the detailed FMV at the beginning of the game. His "cartoony" style typically has very limited noses which are all but invisible straight-on. You can see this in the Japan-only ''Final Fantasy Gaiden: Four Warriors of Light'' and some artwork for ''FinalFantasyXII'' ([[http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XII#Characters this picture is a good example]]).

* Basically everyone in ''ObanStarRacers''; the creator, Savin Yeatman-Eiffel, has gone on record as saying that he "doesn't like noses".

* All humans in ''ObanStarRacers''. A good number of aliens, also.

* FanboyandChumChum: Lampshaded by the class teacher, whose nose is just a bulge with two holes on it. When he smashed his "nose" into a wall, he whimpers in pain: "My breathing holes,"\
* The cats in {{Catscratch}} are noseless.
* Most of the girls on FreadsHead are like this except you can see their noses from the side.
* [[BadassAdorable Jenny Wakeman]] in MyLifeAsATeenageRobot, even though she's somehow able to sniff herself after Mr. Mezmer makes a comment about how much robots "stink".

* Some Robot Master characters in the ''MegaMan'' games are noseless, such as Cut Man, Flash Man, and Gemini Man.

* ''{{Wheel of Time}}'': Fan nickname for Myrdraal, who ''should'' have a nose, but are frequently descibed as having a smooth space where their eyes should be. [[FridgeLogic Since most people's noses would make a big lump there...]]

* Fanboy and Chum Chum: Lampshaded by the class teacher, whose nose is just a bulge with two holes on it. When he smashed his "nose" into a wall, he whimpers in pain: "My breathing holes,"[[/folder]]

** The books too-that's actually not a bad approximation of how it was described when he was revivified in the fourth book.

* The Guardians in ''{{Homestuck}}'' can be identified because each possesses only ''one'' facial feature. Bro, pictured at the top of the page, has eyes (or at least ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' shades); Rose's mom has a mouth; John's dad has a nose (and constantly [[StandardFiftiesFather smokes a pipe]] despite his lack of a mouth); Becquerel has a snout. Most other characters also lack noses, but have the usual complement of other facial features.