Well said- see my response to AO. I was attempting humor. Even granted that this EXTREME fellow is real-so is AO! I can tell you which is more appealing.

 

Quote - "This figure IS by definition Realistic- it is a REAL person"

If you define realism in a figure in the meaning "not beautiful" (as there are extremely beautiful real persons), then the person must instead have personality, character. Without character the person is completely uninteresting. Just being realistic is not enough per se. Even a 7 year old understand that.