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This is where a character is shown to have a very scary, thuggish face -- mostly for comedic purposes. The expression will often include a Kubrick Stare, where the face tilts down but the eyes look up. The face of a thug is so scary that normal people are shown to be easily scared off just by looking at them, and can make even tough brutes feel uneasy. Please note that it doesn't necessarily mean "ugly", even though most of the examples below are. It's more about looking threatening than actually looking bad, and it's possible to look both handsome and fearsome.

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  • Face of a Thug
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  • This is where a character is shown to have a very scary, thuggish face -- mostly for comedic purposes. The expression will often include a Kubrick Stare, where the face tilts down but the eyes look up. The face of a thug is so scary that normal people are shown to be easily scared off just by looking at them, and can make even tough brutes feel uneasy. Please note that it doesn't necessarily mean "ugly", even though most of the examples below are. It's more about looking threatening than actually looking bad, and it's possible to look both handsome and fearsome.
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  • This is where a character is shown to have a very scary, thuggish face -- mostly for comedic purposes. The expression will often include a Kubrick Stare, where the face tilts down but the eyes look up. The face of a thug is so scary that normal people are shown to be easily scared off just by looking at them, and can make even tough brutes feel uneasy. The catch here is that that the character with the face of a Delinquent is anything but. Some of them are genuinely nice, even exceptionally so; others are actually cowards surviving solely based on their looks. Generally, though, they are normal people who would rather just have a normal life. Things aren't that easy, though. Since everyone assumes them to be a Badass of the highest degree, other people will either avoid them for fear of getting involved, or try to rope them into fights far beyond their actual ability. Their actions will usually revolve around trying to make normal people acknowledge their true self, while avoiding that the thugs around them learn the truth about the same. This can often result in a delinquent who doesn't act like a delinquent. Such a character may even have actual skill at fighting and street survival, not because they choose to live that way, but because they had that kind of life forced on them. They had to pick up those skills to survive. Please note that it doesn't necessarily mean "ugly", even though most of the examples below are. It's more about looking threatening than actually looking bad, and it's possible to look both handsome and fearsome. Compare Frozen Face, Gentle Giant, The Grotesque, Misunderstood Loner with a Heart of Gold. Subtrope of Paper Tiger. Examples of Face of a Thug include:
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