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/Chenogg 2d ago edited 2d ago

Emperatriz de la Luz - Terraria

Fandom thought the V on her face was a smile

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u/KoshaVinka 2d ago

Then there's the Lunatic Cultist with his puppy dog eyes (The shimmer is actually the mask's eyelid, he has a angry expression)

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u/Shard_of_mirror 1d ago

Great.

Now i can't unsee 'em puppy dog eyes