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Line 2: [[File:spacespandex 6057.jpg\|link=Tron: Legacy\|frame\| High tech!]] {{quote\|''"They showed me the costume and I said, 'You've got to be kidding me. Where are the pants? '''Where are the PANTS'''?"''~~\|'''Bruce Boxleitner''', on the costumes used in ''[[Tron]]''}}~~ \|'''Bruce Boxleitner''', on the costumes used in ''[[Tron]]''}} You want to instantly show a setting to be futuristic, or show that a character in present day has access to technology magnitudes more advanced than the norm, what do you do? Why, outfit characters in ''spandex'' costumes, of course! Line 18: {{examples}} == Anime and Manga == == Animation ==▼ * Played straight in ''[[Totally Spies]]''.▼ * This has been a trope associated with both the [[Real Robot Genre]] and the [[Super Robot Genre]] since the genre's inception. It is EXCEEDINGLY rare to show a pilot in an robot show that wears anything bulkier than form-fitting lycra. ** Played with in ''[[Code Geass]]''. The Black Knight pilots get to wear some form-fitting spandex-like suits, but many Britannians wear their [[Bling of War\|dress uniforms]] when inside Knightmare Frames. * ''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]''. The Knight Sabers, underneath their power suits, wear form-fitting outfits. It's also [[Justified Trope\|justified]], as it's explained that the outfits serve as a neural interface between the user and the suit. * The heroines of ''[[Dirty Pair]]''. * ''[[Claymore]]'' outfits are this plus light armor, even the new ones after the time skip don't stray far from the original concept. * The combat gear used by Section 9 from ''[[Ghost in ~~The~~the Shell (1995 film)\|Ghost in The Shell]]'' is this plus tactical vests. Especially noticeable on The Major. * Nena Trinity's season one outfit in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]''. Not to forget her brother Johann, who wears a midriff-baring top and short shorts. ** Also Tieria's in some shots. Line 34 ⟶ 32: * And in ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'', the [[Quirky Miniboss Squad\|Numbers']] skintight jumpsuits, in a blatant [[Shout-Out]] to ''Evangelion''. * Ryoko's skintight battlesuit from ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'' * ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ]]''{{'}}s Puru Two, although not too noticeable since [[Token ~~Mini-Moe~~Loli\|she doesn't]] [[Pettanko\|have a figure]] to begin with. If she did, it would likely be similar to a Plugsuit. * In ''[[Code Lyoko]]'' Season 4, the new [[Digital Avatar]]s of the heroes—boys and girls alike—have a serious Future Spandex look. Being virtual costumes, they don't have to be realistic... but still, they're supposedly designed by Jérémie, a 13-year-old [[Teen Genius]] (except for William up there, who got his custom-made by ''XANA''). You have to wonder what was going through their minds... (though on the other hand, maybe that makes it a [[Justified Trope]]). * Subverted in a ''[[Futurama]]'' episode in which the robot Bender steals lots of stuff from a public swimming pool in an attempt to gain notoriety; he also stole a banana hammock of sorts, which he wears.▼ {{quote\|'''Amy Wong:''' "They don't leave much to the imagination."▼ '''Hermes:''' "Actually, on a robot they sort of do." }}▼ * In [[Kim Possible]], where time-travelling shenanigans result in Kim and Ron having to save the world from {{spoiler\|Shego}} who has become a dictator, everybody not in [[La Résistance]] is forced to wear skintight suits in her signature colour.▼ == Comic Books == Line 51 ⟶ 45: * ''[[Flash Gordon (film)\|Flash Gordon]]'' (1980). Both General Kala and Princess Aura wear lycra/spandex costumes. * In the ''[[Judge Dredd (film)\|Judge Dredd]]'' film, Judges wear a lycra/spandex bodysuit undergarment under their body armor. * ''[[Star Trek: The ~~Motion Picture\|Star Trek the~~ Motion Picture]]'' has this in spades. The main cast threatened to quit if they didn't get rid of them seeing how not everyone looked good in them. Plus, the spandex costumes were hard to get into and out of, requiring the help of assistants every time the actors needed to use the bathroom, hence the uniform change in the rest of the Star Trek movies. == [[Live Action TV]] == * The ''[[Star Trek]]'' series have a few examples. ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation\|The Next Generation]]'' uses this in its first few seasons before switching to looser uniforms, as does ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise\|Enterprise]].'' ''[[Star Trek: ~~Voyager\|Star Trek~~ Voyager]]'' used this with Seven of Nine. For [[Fan Service\|obvious reasons]]. * ''[[Buck Rogers in ~~The~~the 25th Century]]'' First season. Colonel Wilma Deering (Erin Gray) and Buck Rogers sometimes wore spandex jumpsuits. * Zoe Heriot from ''[[Doctor Who]]''. * The Disney Channel's [[Zenon]], a sci-fi movie set in 2049 AD, has many of its characters wearing spandex and other form-fitting materials. Line 69 ⟶ 63: == Tabletop Games == * A sadly-cut bit of ''[[GURPS]] IOU'' was the Department of Zen Aerobics. Classes consisted of sitting in a [[Lotus Position]], watching aerobics on TV. "It has no known practical applications, but the classes are ''very'' popular." * In ''[[Warhammer ~~40000~~40,000]]'', Imperial Assassins (of all schools, but especially the majority-female Callidus), wear uniforms that are quite literally sprayed on—the substance (called SynSkin) comes in large aerosol cans and provides whole-body protection from various airborne toxins and temperature variation whilst allowing the skin to breathe properly, but only if applied ''directly'' to naked flesh. ** In the more recent ''Dark Heresy'' series of ''[[Warhammer ~~40000~~40,000]]'' [[RPG]]s by Fantasy Flight Games, Synskin has been changed to 'a bio-reactive bodyglove with an inert non-reflective surface that molds itself to the wearer's form'. In other words, it isn't literally sprayed on anymore, though it's still Future Spandex. == [[Video Games]] == Line 80 ⟶ 74: * Samus Aran's Zero Suit from ''[[Metroid]]''. Similar to Tony Stark's outfit, it's to interface with her [[Powered Armour\|Power Suit]]. * ''[[F-Zero]]'' plays with this a bit. While a large percentage of the cast is decked out in skin-tight spandex and latex, more than a handful of characters are instead shown wearing sleek armor ([[Underwear of Power\|if not both]]). Others, in fact, [[No New Fashions in the Future\|sport attire not too different]] [[Fashions Never Change\|from present day fashion trends]]. == Web Original == * ''Fake Science'' offers four hypotheses for "[https://fakescience.substack.com/p/why-people-in-the-future-might-wear Why people in the future might wear unitards]". ▲== Western Animation == ▲* Played straight in ''[[Totally Spies!]]''. ▲* Subverted in a ''[[Futurama]]'' episode in which the robot Bender steals lots of stuff from a public swimming pool in an attempt to gain notoriety; he also stole a banana hammock of sorts, which he wears. ▲{{quote\|'''Amy Wong:''' "They don't leave much to the imagination." ▲'''Hermes:''' "Actually, on a robot they sort of do." }} ▲* In ''[[Kim Possible]]'', where time-travelling shenanigans result in Kim and Ron having to save the world from {{spoiler\|Shego}} who has become a dictator, everybody not in [[La Résistance]] is forced to wear skintight suits in her signature colour. == [[Real Life]] == * In [[Real Life]], form-fitting material is used in a wide range of applications. Extreme sports, the space program, the military and many other activities and organizations require form-fitting outfits for optimum performance. ** [[wikipedia:Jeggings\|"Jeggings"]], a portmanteu of "jeans" and "leggings" have become a popular fashion choice of the late ~~00s~~2000s and early 2010s. They're considered more practical than jeans in many ways, including the ability to be worn under a skirt or dress, being thin enough to tuck into high boots, and of course, retaining a sexy snugness while still functioning similarly to jeans. {{reflist}} Line 90 ⟶ 94: [[Category:Speculative Fiction Tropes]] [[Category:Costume Tropes]] [[Category:~~Future Spandex~~{{PAGENAME}}]]