What Are The Worst Character Designs You Have Ever Seen?

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A few years ago I was unironically obsessed with this movie...It's not that bad as an adaptation and a few things work, but the designs and animation were always so curious to me...Maybe I've just been spoiled by the Jackson films.
I recall a time before the Jackson movies. It was was kind of awful-looking back then, too.
 
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This whole game, really. Though considering the devs and game itself, it's no surprise.
 
I watched this So bad it's good OVA called Apocalypse Zero a while. It has some pretty hilarious art. Here's some examples.

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Doesn't seem to be a ton of talk about bad live-action characters yet. Gooby is pretty cringe-worthy with those dead, souless eyes. Still amazes me this film was released in 2009.

 
2B from NieR Automata is kind of a WTF moment for design. Why would you stick tits and ass on a combat android, then give it heels and an EGL outfit when it should have armor and proper footwear?

Same goes for A2 and the constant almost naked thing with her outfit. Of the main cast, on 9S had a semi reasonable outfit in that he had shorts and a jacket. I get that Japan needs more waifus, but this is often insane.
 
Yu-Gi-Oh ARC-V is filled to the brim with godawful designs. Here are three of the worst offenders.
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I know for a fact Konami got good artist locked in their dungeon. Cause the card game itself still get some nice art. they just to chose to have the worse ones be front and center for all to see.
 
You guys are probably familiar with the phrase "taking the best of both worlds". This very phrase was probably the mantra of the otherwise extremely talented Don Figueroa while he was redesigning the Transformers in IDW's comic series to look like an amalgamation of G1 and Bayformers.

At first glance, it doesn't even look that bad:
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The bots look impressively detailed and articulate while retaining their iconic G1 shapes and colors as well as avoiding the infamous "metal skeleton with random car bits sticking out" look which many criticize the movies for.

So, all is well and good, right? Silly ShittyRecolor, why did you even bother to post these in this thread? Well, Dearest Kiwis, I think you'll change your mind as soon as you take a closer look at the robots' faces:
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You know you've created true abominations when you manage to make Bayformers look pretty by comparison. It's a shame really, since the new redesigns aren't half bad if you ditch the awful rotting corpse-esque faces:
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Ugly as fuck. I really don't get why this little shitter got so popular?

Because the design is so simplistic and it appealed to kids. Same with Baymax from Big Hero 6. Simple and friendly design = instant popularity and $$$.

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