Indirect Characterization

Indirect Characterization is when a fictional character's personality is portrayed by his or her appearance, speech, actions, etc.

Example 1
Scar, the villain in Disney's "The Lion King", has darker mane than the other lions, a more vicious look on his face that includes an eerie smile, and a scar that runs through his eye. From this you can take that he is different from the other lions- an outcast, maybe violent, and also malicious.