![]() This trope's influence is felt in many others: It almost goes without saying that this is very old Ancient Greece codified it with the concept of "cosmos" (from which we get the term cosmetics), and an attempt was even made in the 19th Century to quantify this attitude into the "science" of physiognomy, which posited a direct correlation between appearance and moral character. This standard is more relaxed for side characters who can be truly ordinary-looking or even literal aliens, but expect the lead character to be pleasing to look at, even if he is the alien. ![]() Or to put it another way, every hero worth his salt must be physically attractive, or at the very least, better-looking than half of other people their age. If a character is good, then that character will either be beautiful or be treated as beautiful. If a character is beautiful, then that character is a good person, either publicly or secretly. Jake the Dog, Adventure Time, "To Cut a Woman's Hair" ![]()
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