Combat Stilettos: Difference between revisions

[[File:Canary_boots.png|frame| Stylish, comfy and excellent for a night of [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown|Crime Fighting]] and a Date, Dinner and Coffee later. Blood Removal sold separately.]]

Thanks to [[Sex Sells]] and [[Rule of Sexy]], [[Action Girl|Action Girls]] will often wear high heels to complete the rest of their [[Stripperiffic]] [[Painted-On Pants|outfits]].

** Gold Lion Shiki carries this trope to an absurd extreme in Movie 10, as he's replaced both his feet with his swords. [[media:gold_lion_shiki_7192.jpg|See?]]

* In the early ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' games, the women wore flat shoes due to being digitized live actors. Once gaming reached the 3D era though, Midway started adding progressively more [[Fan Service]] with each game. It got particularly bad in ''Mortal Kombat 9'', where Sonya--an Army commando who normally dressed relatively sensible--rocked the heel.

** The official figurine solves this mystery -- yes she has feet, yes she is wearing high heels.

* Shiki's boots in ''[[The World Ends With You]]'' are heeled, but not ridiculously so. The most amusing example of this trope, though, comes in the form of the footwear equipment that, given a high enough Bravery stat, [[Cross Dresser|anyone can wear]]. Of these, the best would have to be the Enamel Pumps -- their stats in terms of defense aren't impressive, but the wearer ''keeps their balance when hit by enemy attacks that would otherwise knock them around.'' Oh, irony.

* In ''[[Fire Emblem]]: Path of Radiance'', you can see that most of the female characters wear boots with ''heels''! Titania is only somewhat justified since as a cavalry unit, she needs to wear riding boots, but high heels are not necessary. Not to mention that, for Lucia, being a Swordmaster means being one of the fastest and most agile units in the game, and heels--Wait, never mind; that ''might'' explain how she manages it. Princess Elincia, Tanith, and Marcia are all Pegasus Knights and also wear heeled boots. Is it just to impress the boys when they land? Funnily enough, the only girl/woman that ''doesn't'' seem to wear heeled boots is Ike's younger sister Mist. She's a Cleric, and has sturdy hiking boots. How practical.

** {{spoiler|Tela Vasir from the DLC "Lair of The Shadow Broker". The original version of the armor model she wears (it's the hidden "extra heavy armor" from [[Mass Effect 1]]) didn't have [[Combat Stilettos]], but apparently Bioware modified it just for her.}}

* The [http://www.webcomicsnation.com/eddurd/everydayheroes/series.php?view=single&ID=132973 Jane Gang] from ''[[Everyday Heroes]]''. Somewhat subverted by [http://www.webcomicsnation.com/eddurd/everydayheroes/series.php?view=single&ID=85045 Dolly Bird], whose spike heels are actual steel spikes -- since she mostly flies, these are more of a weapon and less of a hindrance.

* Female [[Transformers]] are often depicted with built-in [[Combat Stilettos]]. The Transformers Wiki refers to them as [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Heel_struts "heel struts"] and tries very hard to justify their use.

* If one of the ladies of ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' were working undercover, and their disguise included heeled shoes, they'd become [[Combat Stilettos]] should the need arise (as in the epsiode "Glamour Girls"). Otherwise, they'd would be seen in more tactically appropriate footwear.