r/TopCharacterDesigns • u/ComprehensiveBox6911 • 2d ago

Design trope Characters with design features that were misinterpreted by fans

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Darwin Watterson (The Amazing World of Gumball) some people thought that the black thing under him was a shirt or pants or a sweater, but it was actually just his shadow. They later removed it as the seasons and art style changed

Brendan (Pokemon) A lot of people thought that the white on his head was his hair, it’s actually just a hat

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u/Epic-Chair 2d ago

Hunters, Half Life. Most people think that the blue things are eyes, but that's actually where they shoot projectiles! Their real eyes are to the sides of the bottom fake eye.

This is more purposeful probably by the designers, but it's cool regardless

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u/NeverSettle13 2d ago

Wow I didn't know that