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* Averted with Agnetha Fältskog from Music/ABBA who despite having very prominent cheekbones, is very nice and kind.


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* [[spoiler: Midna in her true form]] from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' kind of seems like a villain at first but ultimately is a subversion as despite her {{Tsundere}} qualities, she's a really sweet person.


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* Averted and subverted hard with YouTuber and model Snow Dollkinson, she has not only the super prominent cheekbones and sunken cheeks but also the classic villainous facial features (as one commenter put it, she looks like the White Witch from The Chronicles Of Narnia), but is a very sweet person who makes positive, encouraging content.


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* Scorpia from the 1980s version of ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower'' has very prominent cheekbones. Her reboot self who TookALevelInKindness, on the other hand, not nearly as much.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', in her old age, Wu's cheekbones have become particularly prominent. It's [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] in that she's really just strict and intimidating rather than malicious.
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* Any {{Toku}} villain played by Creator/MitsuoAndo, whose extremely pronounced cheekbones coupled with his ColdHam made him one of the go-to actors for {{Big Bad}}s in HenshinHero shows produced by Creator/{{Toei}}. His most notable roles include [[Series/{{Kikaider}} Professor Gill]], [[Series/{{Inazuman}} Führer Geisel]] and the [[Series/HimitsuSentaiGorenger Black Cross Führer]], all of which had him wear makeup that left his cheekbones pronounced.
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* ''Webcomic/GrimTrigger'': Valamar, to the point that he looks like a skeleton. [[AntiHero Proxy]] also has these to a lesser extent.
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* Joeseph Goebbels was known to have prominent cheekbones in real life, but [[https://so-s.nflximg.net/soa2/666/1338730666.jpg his appearance]] in ''[[Film/Downfall2004 Downfall]]'' pushes it to the extreme.
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** Creator/MadsMikkelsen (no stranger to playing villains) is taking over the role of Grindelwald in the currently untitled third ''Film/FantasticBeasts'' installment.

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** Creator/MadsMikkelsen (no stranger to playing villains) villains for this reason) is taking took over the role of Gellert Grindelwald in starting with the currently untitled third ''Film/FantasticBeasts'' installment. film.
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* ''Webcomic/CursedPrincessClub'': Princess Gwendolyn of the Pastel Kingdom has rigid, jutting cheekbones (which later chapters extend to the whole area around her eye sockets following ArtEvolution) that are one of many facial features that make her look so sinister. [[SubvertedTrope However]], she's actually [[FaceOfAThug much nicer than her freaky appearance would imply]] (not that her reluctant fiancé Frederick initially knows that, given he assumes based partly on her cheekbones that she has a constant DeathGlare).

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** Kate O'Mara as the Rani in old-school ''Who''.

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** Kate O'Mara Creator/KateOMara as the Rani in old-school ''Who''.
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Look around the room you're in. Notice anyone with particularly prominent, exaggerated, or high cheekbones? Yes? Chances are, he or she is the one out to get you.

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Look around the room you're in. Notice anyone with particularly prominent, exaggerated, or high cheekbones? Yes? Chances are, he or she is are they're the one out to get you.
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** Frollo from ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''.

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** Frollo from ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''.''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}''.
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* Likewise, Music/{{Eminem}} lost a lot of weight to portray his SlasherMovie-inspired version of Slim Shady for his ''Relapse'' album, also exaggerating his naturally high cheekbones and serving to break him from the CuteAndPsycho PsychopathicManchild of the original version of the character. In [[KayfabeMusic kayfabe]], mentioned in some of the songs on ''Relapse'', Slim's extreme thinness was due to him taking drugs instead of eating.
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* In Chapter 2 of ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'', Spamton's design includes exaggeratedly high and prominent cheekbones that fit his nature as an unhinged manipulator. This is especially visible during the VacuumMouth attack in his fight and on his shop sprite, both of which exaggerate the cheekbones even more and make them visibly pointy. Strangely, [[spoiler:they become more subtle when he transforms into the even more overtly malicious Spamton NEO]].

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* In Chapter 2 of ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'', Spamton's design includes exaggeratedly high and prominent cheekbones that fit his nature as an unhinged manipulator. This is especially visible during the VacuumMouth attack his attacks in his fight and on his shop sprite, both of which exaggerate the cheekbones even more and make them visibly pointy. Strangely, [[spoiler:they become more subtle when he transforms into the even more overtly malicious Spamton NEO]].
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* In Chapter 2 of ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'', Spamton's design includes exaggeratedly high and prominent cheekbones that fit his nature as an unhinged manipulator. This is especially visible during the VacuumMouth attack in his fight and on his shop sprite, both of which exaggerate the cheekbones even more and make them visibly pointy. Strangely, [[spoiler:they become more subtle when he transforms into the even more overtly malicious Spamton NEO]].

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* ''Webcomic/EveryButtonHurtsTheOtherGuy'' : N. Buffalo and Vodka Gorbalski are both part of world conquest syndicate the Evil Eye and both have conspicuous, jutting cheekbones.
* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Dex has [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking huge cheekbones, sunken eyes and]] BigOlEyebrows. He hasn't been explicitly confirmed as a villain but even if he isn't he [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2011-04-08 seems to be being controlled by one.]]



* Xaphrael from ''Webcomic/{{Misfile}}'' has gaunt cheeks, [[GoodScarsEvilScars eye-scar]], spiky antennae-like hair, and a range of facial expressions that range from cold disdain to amused detachment. He hasn't actually been "revealed" as a villain yet, but c'mon... just [[ObviouslyEvil LOOK at him!]]
* Dex of ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', has [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking huge cheekbones, sunken eyes and]] BigOlEyebrows. He hasn't been explicitly confirmed as a villain but even if he isn't he [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2011-04-08 seems to be being controlled by one.]]
* N. Buffalo and Vodka Gorbalski from ''Webcomic/EveryButtonHurtsTheOtherGuy'' are both part of world conquest syndicate the Evil Eye and both have conspicuous, jutting cheekbones.

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* ''Webcomic/{{Misfile}}'': Xaphrael from ''Webcomic/{{Misfile}}'' has gaunt cheeks, [[GoodScarsEvilScars eye-scar]], spiky antennae-like hair, and a range of facial expressions that range from cold disdain to amused detachment. He hasn't actually been "revealed" as a villain yet, but c'mon... just [[ObviouslyEvil LOOK at him!]]
* Dex of ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', has [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking huge cheekbones, sunken eyes and]] BigOlEyebrows. He hasn't been explicitly confirmed as ''Webcomic/{{Outsider}}'': While she's not really a villain but even if he isn't he [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2011-04-08 seems ''per se'', Stillstorm's sharp, angular cheeks are a visual cue to be being controlled by one.]]
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her aggressive, bellicose and Vodka Gorbalski from ''Webcomic/EveryButtonHurtsTheOtherGuy'' are both part of world conquest syndicate the Evil Eye and both have conspicuous, jutting cheekbones.tactless nature.
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* Almost every notable villainous actor. Creator/ChristopherLee, Creator/BasilRathbone, Creator/PeterCushing, Creator/LeeVanCleef...
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* The ''Comicbook/XMen'' villain Comicbook/{{Apocalypse}} [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/1/14/X-Factor_Vol_1_19.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/712?cb=20180228041129 certainly invokes this]], with his cheekbones even having metallic implants (it's much more [[https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/article/1/2/7/679127_v2.jpg noticeable in]] [[Film/XMenApocalypse the live-action version]]).
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* SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm'' and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker''. Perhaps the most so in ''[[WesternAnimation/BatmanUnderTheRedHood Under the Red Hood]]''.

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* SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker ComicBook/TheJoker from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm'' and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker''. Perhaps the most so in ''[[WesternAnimation/BatmanUnderTheRedHood Under the Red Hood]]''.
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* ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6TheSeries'': Obake, BigBad of Season 1, has some noticeable cheekbones on his gaunt face.
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* Red Death, the skeletal supervillain from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' has very prominent cheekbones.

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* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'': Sharkeeta, a winged shark mermaid who leads her fellows against the Amazons in a bid for bloody revenge, has high very prominent cheekbones.

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Sharkeeta, a winged shark mermaid who leads her fellows against the Amazons in a bid for bloody revenge, has high very prominent cheekbones. cheekbones.
** [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Volume 1]]: The monstrously cruel and self centered Queen Atomia has sharp well defined cheekbones.
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** Ursula from ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1'' -- she may have a round face, but her cheeks could jab out your eyeballs.

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** Ursula from ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1'' ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'' -- she may have a round face, but her cheeks could jab out your eyeballs.
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* Hordak from the 2018 reboot of ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'' has an angular face and pronounced cheekbones.

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* Hordak from the 2018 reboot of ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'' has an angular face and pronounced cheekbones. [[spoiler:So does his progenitor, Horde Prime.]]
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** Some of the elves from ''Discworld/LordsAndLadies'' made themselves appear to have high cheekbones.

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** Yzma from ''Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove''.
** Cruella de Vil of ''Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians''.
** Frollo from ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''.
** Jafar from ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}''
** Chernabog from ''Disney/{{Fantasia}}''.

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** Yzma from ''Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove''.
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** Cruella de Vil of ''Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians''.
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** Frollo from ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''.
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** Maleficent in ''Disney/SleepingBeauty''
** Ursula from ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' -- she may have a round face, but her cheeks could jab out your eyeballs.

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** Ursula from ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1'' -- she may have a round face, but her cheeks could jab out your eyeballs.
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* Theon Greyjoy from ''Series/GameOfThrones'', though he's not so much a villain than an insecure boy trying to please his father and eventually redeems himself.

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