Because the last post went so well, here's some of my collection of smug bastards in OI, please donate any more you find!
Scrunkly - A character, especially in mangas/manhuas/manhwas that are often characterized as arrogant, rude, and have little to no control over their emotions. Even when supposedly being smart and refined, they will still prove to be hopelessly incompetent and dramatically, often violently, lash out at even a mere suggestion of a blow to their ego. Furthermore they are woefully pathetic cowards that very rarely pose a great threat story-wise on their own. If they do, it's because they are most likely backed by an even greater threat and are tossed aside when the plot is through with them. Their main function is to pose as easy opportunities for the main characters to look awesome (i.e. the male lead saving the female lead from a slap/being grabbed, or a female lead standing up to her ex/a-hole brother).
But the main identifying aspect of a scrunkly is their looks. Because precious few Asian comics would dare to allow unconventional-looking leads, scrunklies are free to look as out there as the artist pleases. True ones are characterized by features made to make them immediately identifiable as evil/a bastard. These traits may include: a distinct nose shape, sanpaku eyes, tanner/darker skintone, an unorthodox hairstyle, being overweight, being more historically accurate, and others. But the non-negotiable calling card of a true scrunkly, is a big, sht-eating grin, guaranteed to be raised to one side. This is also accompanied by unhinged facial expressions, usually raging ones. Ironically, these features make scrunklies more memorable than most mcs out there--which is perhaps the only good thing that can be said about these piles of used wank napkins...
Scrunklies come in all shapes, sizes, degrees of tolerability, and levels of threat they pose as. Some may even be at least a little beneficial to the main characters. Yet in the end, they are all some flavor of clown, creep, loser, jack@$$, and waste of space...and I love them dearly. Every time I see one of these walking bottles of public ladies' toilet water show up I get giddy. I love to see their punch-worthy faces contort like they were the descendants of Lloyd Frontera, and I relish in them more when their pride is crumpled down into fine powder. No high can compare to mine when the boot of karma wipes these dunces onto the plot's proverbial welcome mat. I huff that sht like I'm from the 1970s.
With all that said, please add anymore you find to my collection. I have more but Reddit decided 20 (arguably just 16) bags of fecal matter was enough for one post.
In memory of my trash bag Macwood . Rest in Piss and Vinegar. 🕊️
Edit: I really wish I could put "scrunkly" in the title instead of smug...