Gonk

Pretty much the only way in animation to make someone ugly or unusual looking is to do it deliberately and without subtlety. This character is not just unattractive, they're absurdly ugly. The result can be extremely jarring if it deviates too much from the rest of the show's look, though that's usually the point as these characters are usually intended as comic relief. Occasionally, Artistic Age means that Gonk gets applied to make older characters seem downright decrepit in order to seem older than the generically young cast. An example of Non-Standard Character Design. Compare Oddball Doppelgänger. Please note: While it is possible for characters to be "Gonk-ified" at some point, it's usually only temporary. Real Gonks look ugly by default. This trope isn't as common in live-action media as you might think, due to the fact that very few actors (especially women) will take a role where their ugliness is a character trait. In most cases, "ugly" characters will have conventionally attractive actors in bad makeup or unflattering clothing. Or they'll be an offscreen character whose ugliness is constantly stated but left to the viewers' imagination. Lastly, a hideous female character might be played by a man in drag, making it easier for viewers to laugh at "her" appearance. Not to be confused with a popular 60s and 70s toy. They fall in a better category. Nor is this to be confused with the Gonk and Geefle from Sesame Street. Or the power droids from Star Wars. Or the Herbert Chappell compositionthat was best used in Dawn of the Dead (1978). Remember: This is not a place to complain about character designs you personally find to be ugly or to list examples of Informed Ugliness. Gonk characters are emphasized in-universe to be extremely ugly and/or depicted as ugly by having an unconventional appearance compared to everyone else in the work.