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{{trope}}
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▲{{quote|''A true Scotsman will never tell you what under his kilt''<br />
''But given any chance he'll be more than glad to show you.''|'''Fred MacAulay'''}}
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On occasion it ''is'' intentional though. We'll be listing both examples of intentional and unintentional Kilt Service here. It is worth mentioning, however, there are examples of this ''definitely'' not being [[Fan Service]], when the Kilt is worn by a not traditionally attractive man... then again, [[Your Mileage May Vary|different strokes for different folks]] [[Rule 34|and all that]].
Often if a
Furthermore - in Scotland, the kilt is part of Highland dress and not universal to the entire country. Lowlanders (including historical figures like John Knox and [[
Compare [[Shirtless Scene]].
Oh, and... it's probably best ''not'' to [[Violent Glaswegian|tell a Scotsman]] [[Berserk Button|he's wearing a skirt]].... because if you do, you'll get [[A Worldwide Punomenon|kilt]].
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=== [[Advertising]] ===
* Scotch Whisky purveyor William Lawson's "No Rules" ad campaign featured kilt-wearing, [[Estrogen Brigade Bait|well-built]], and typically [[Shirtless Scene|shirtless]] men. Pushing the [[Fan Service]] content as far as they're allowed (and occasionally farther, as one advert demonstrated), the kilts are invariably raised or lost completely.
** In [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y52pJhSnpeE the most well-known of these ads]; a shirtless (and presumably underwear-less) Nico Vandersmissen recreates Sharon Stone's famous scene from ''[[Basic Instinct]]'' by flashing (a clearly impressed)... Sharon Stone.
* [http://www.utilikilts.com/ Utilikilts] runs an [https://web.archive.org/web/20130521070755/http://www.utilikilts.com/customer/mockumercials/ annual Mock-U-Mercial contest] where owners can send in their fanmade commercials. Some are pretty amazingly epic. They're almost all gutbustingly funny.
* There's also one about two teams in a sport event. One side: Badass looking dudes doing a fear-instilling dance/shout thing to impress their opponents. Other side: Well built men in kilts, unimpressed. Then it's their turn. They just stand there, and then they lift their kilts. Faces of first team: 0.0. Cue [[Crowning Moment of Funny]]. Well built, indeed. (Oh, don't worry, that bit is off-screen.)
** It was for a Scottish whisky, so it makes sense. The tagline was "Always you, Always true". I THINK it was Dewar's...
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* Scott's Porage Oats pretty much sell their entire image on this from adverts like [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tZ0LWGdTq0 this] to their [http://www.google.co.uk/images?q=scott%27s+porage+oats&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=fSrHS92gEZrEmwO22eXMDA&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=6&ved=0CDIQsAQwBQ basic box design].
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* ''[[Candy Candy]]'' involved some characters with kilts and nicely-shaped legs.
* [[The Rival|Koga]] from [[Inuyasha]] pretty much wears a kilt.
* Prince Fillmore typically wears one in ''[[The Five Star Stories]]'', though a dark brown one as opposed to the more iconic plaid.
=== [[Comedy]] ===
* [[Jeff Dunham|"I used to chase skirts all over the world, until I got to Scotland, and, boy, was I surprised!"]]
=== [[Film]] ===
* William Wallace ([[
** The kilt in ''Braveheart'' was an anachronism. During Wallace's time, the most common battle dress was a long, heavy tunic waterproofed with bear or goose grease. The plaid wool wrap, which would evolve into the Great Kilt about a century later, was too valuable to risk damaging, and would have been set aside before battle.
** Also worth noting that at the time, the great plaid didn't exist and wouldn't until over a century later. In dress, Wallace and his men would have looked no different from the Englishmen they were fighting.
* Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) in ''[[
* [[Samuel L. Jackson]] wore a kilt in ''Formula 51/The 51st State''.
* [[James Bond (
** Artist Mike Grell put the comic book [[James Bond]] (visually based on [[Sean Connery]]) in a kilt in the ''Permission to Die'' mini-series.
** While Bond's backstory is [[Broad Strokes|more than a little flexible]], the character is canonically half-Scottish by descent.
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* In ''Ten Inch Hero'', Priestly wears one with a black t-shirt saying "Surf naked".
* In ''[[Carry On|Carry On Up The Khyber]]'' [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|a war is fought]] over the belief that the kilted regiment wear underpants. The enemy are ultimately routed by being shown outright that they don't.
* The Hatter in Tim Burton's ''[[Alice in Wonderland (
* Gutsy Smurf in ''[[The Smurfs (
* Alan Bates in ''[[King Of Hearts]]'' wears a kilt as the uniform of his regiment - the ladies in the village brothel find it appealing.
* In ''[[
=== [[Literature]] ===
* ''[[Discworld]]'': Every Feegle in ''[[
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* [[Robert A. Heinlein|Lazarus Long]] wears a kilt.
** In his case, it's a practical choice - gives him better weapons concealment and access.
* Jamie Fraser in ''[[Outlander (
* There is an entire romance novel niche dedicated to this trope, with stories set in both the present and past - sometimes in the same book!
=== [[Live
* Jamie McCrimmon from ''[[Doctor Who]]''. As Captain Jack points out in [https://web.archive.org/web/20121113155940/http://mimi-na.deviantart.com/art/Doctor-s-Boys-58481472 this piece] of [[Fan Art]].
** Both the Fourth Doctor and the Brigadier wear kilts in "Terror of the Zygons".
** Also, in Real Life: [http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2286/2263388429_beb4570e8b_o.jpg\]
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* Flynn, the Blue Ranger from ''[[Power Rangers RPM]]'', for formal occasions as well as part of his childhood school uniform. When he was fighting off [[Wedding Smashers]], there were even some "lifting the kilt" visual gags.
* Parodied in an episode of ''[[The Detectives]]'' where they were called in to an attempted murder during a battle reenactment. The only clue the almost murder victim could give was that his attacker was wearing purple Y-fronts. Cue the detectives walking round with a rear view mirror on a stick to check what EVERYone was wearing under their kilt.
* [[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]] once visited Scotland. To make sure the audience knew they were in Scotland,
* Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in ''[[
* On an episode of ''McMillan and Wife'', Rock Hudson wore a kilt and his wife (Susan Saint James) had to give him some pointers ''sotto voce'' on sitting while wearing a skirt-like garment in public ("keep your knees together, dear").
* In [[Tin Man (TV series)|Tin Man]], several of the Oz resistance fighters are wearing kilts. These were made by the Seattle-based Utilikilts company (see Real Life)
* [[Glee]]'s Kurt Hummel wears a very traditional (but home-made) formal kilt and jacket to his prom in "Prom Queen" - though with a pair of skinny jeans underneath, and knee-high boots (justified in that Kurt is canonically rather averse to showing skin).
* Duncan
* ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' gives us [[One-Scene Wonder]] Angus McGonagle, the Argyle Gargoyle who [[Trrrilling Rrrs|garrrrrrrgles Gerrrrrrrrshwin. GORRRRRRRGEOUSLY!]] Gonzo also wears a kilt for one sketch while playing the bagpipes.
* ''[[El Chapulin Colorado]]'': A guest at a costume party was wearing a kilt as part of his costume.
=== [[Music]] ===
* Finnish folk metalers Finntroll often adopt black kilts, in tune with their paganised aesthetic, much to the apparent delight of their female fans.
* Scottish singer Kenneth McKellar sported a kilt when he represented the United Kingdom in the 1966 [[Eurovision Song Contest]].
* Despite being recorded in a pre-music video era, Andy Stewart's ''Donald, Whur's Yer Troosers'' which is about the humourous misadventures of a Scottish man wearing a Kilt in England contains an example of this trope when women drop money on the ground on at his feet just so they can [[Covert Pervert|bend down to pick it up]]...
* Steampunk band Abney Park's guitarist/violinist often wears a tartan kilt as part of his stage look. Rumor has it that some female fans do indeed try to get a peek from the front row at concerts.
* "The
* Rapper [[
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* Shamans and Druids in [[World of Warcraft]] often get kilt-like pants as part of their raid set or as single equips. They are not gender nor race specific either. One of the funniest (And in some cases, the most awesome) things to see in this game is a
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5BULvTr3as&feature=fvst Video] from the song above.
** Kil'jaeden is sometimes depicted with a gladiator-style kilt.
** Lampshaded by one of the female dwarf /flirt lines: "I'd like to see ''you'' in a kilt." Ironically, until recently, male dwarves were unlikely to wear kilts in-game.
* One of the random bits of starting encouragement dialogue in London in [[Midtown Madness]] 2 is a Scotsman saying "If you can't feel the wind under yer kilt ye aren't going fast enough! Whaddaya ''mean'' yer not wearin' a kilt?!"
* Not directly present in-game, but Soldier from ''[[
* In ''[[Final Fantasy IV:
* Craftable in [[Kingdom of Loathing]]. Requires you to be a male character, as they are the [[Spear Counterpart]] to the skirts that girls make.
=== [[Professional Wrestling]] ===
* Drew
=== [[Web Comics]] ===
* Comes up a lot in web comic ''[[The
* Scipio in ''[[Templar, Arizona]]''. Reagan certainly appreciates it. "He ''works'' that kilt."
* Lampshaded in a page of ''[[Manly Guys Doing Manly Things]]'' [http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/2010/08/02/elite-commando/ here]. And indeed, he does look good in it.
* Jeremy in ''[[Platinum Grit]]'' sometimes wears pants, but spends a lot of time in a kilt because he rarely has the chance to change clothes. And he wears it [[Going Commando|traditionally]], as Kate inadvertently discovers.
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* Cortes in ''[[Skyland]]'' used to have a kilt in his early character design, but it got replaced by pants, but seems to have survived on in the form of a strip of tartan around his waist. Needless to say, the fandom has taken on the task of drawing him in a kilt. [[Shirtless Scene|Shirtless, too.]]
* Groundskeeper Willie from ''[[The Simpsons]]'' has been seen wearing one on a few occasions, including once when Bart tied balloons to the kilt as a prank.
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* ''[[Bugs Bunny]]'' wears a kilt during the "Slobovian Rock and Roll" number in one of the later [[Merrie Melodies]].
** When he once went to Scotland as a result of another [[Wrong Turn At Albuquerque]], Bugs mistook a local man for a woman. Once learning it's a man, Bugs provided a barrel. Once learning he's in Scotland, Bugs adapted his [[Catch Phrase]] by asking "What's up, ''Mac''?"
* ''[[
** When Scrooge took Huey, Dewey, Louie and Webby to visit his family's chalet in Scotland, Webby saw a photograph of Scrooge as a kid wearing a kilt. Webby thought it was a girl.
* The ''[[
=== [[Web Original]] ===
* Fawkes wears one in his first episode in the third season of [[The Guild]].
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** Actually, Fawkes wears one in every single episode. Even when he's wearing a suit jacket.
=== [[Real Life]] ===
* A lot of weddings will have the groom and groomsmen in the kilt, if there's Scottish or Irish ancestry: [[Truth in Television]], as well as fictional examples ''[[Sex and
* [[John Barrowman]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20081012182644/http://www.johnbarrowman.com/outabout/press/2007/okcivilpartnership.html in a kilt] (at his civil ceremony, one picture involves him flashing Eve Myles - we don't see anything though - just her enjoying the view).
* [[David Tennant]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20180615205247/http://www.kiltmen.com/celeb-david_tennant.JPG in a kilt], apparently DT once said he wanted the Tenth Doctor to wear one. I think he was joking though.
* [[Yoshiki Hayashi]] once modeled a kilt in a fashion show.
* In the realm of fanart- putting a character of Scottish ancestry- or not- in a kilt is apparently the next best thing to an all out shirtless scene for sheer squee factor. A certain artist on [[Deviant ART]] has at least two sketches of [[Discworld|Carcer]] [[Psycho for Hire|Dun]]- ''Psychopathic [[Knife Nut]] Carcer Dun''- in the appropriate Dunn tartan. He looks very nice. ''Very'' nice.
** For the record, that [[Rule of Funny|wasn't meant seriously]].
* Cam Gigandet [https://web.archive.org/web/20120215153827/http://justjared.buzznet.com/2008/12/30/cam-gigandet-kilt/ wearing a kilt.] [[Squee|Yay!]]
* A great many men in Scotland wear the kilt for special occasions, though seeing them used for casual wear is a bit odd.
** However, many Scots gleefully don one at the first hint of a trip abroad, particularly if they are to represent their country in some way. A Scottish international rugby or football game will typically see more than a few of the fans kilted up.
* Patrick Norton, co-host of "The Screen Savers" pre-G4 takeover, occasionally sported a Utili-kilt. It never became as iconic as his sledgehammer.
* [[Sean Connery]], being of Scottish descent, showed up in full regalia for his knighting ceremony.
* The dress uniform for several regiments of the British army (the ones that were originally "Highland" regiments) includes wearing the kilt.
* [[Simon Pegg]] [http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/232px-SimonPeggApr09.jpg sported a kilt] to the premier of the Star Trek reboot on the basis that he plays Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, the USS Enterprise's Scottish engineer.
* You don't have to look hard to find men in the kilt at a Renaissance Faire.
* Seattle has a company called [[wikipedia:The Utilikilts Company|Utilikilts]], and it's not uncommon to see Seattle-area men wearing them in summer.
* There's also the California-based [http://www.sportkilt.com Sport Kilt].
* Marc Jacobs [https://web.archive.org/web/20111109074255/http://thestylenotebook.com/2010/07/28/the-boulevardier-flirts-in-skirts/ makes it look pretty good.]
=== [[Film]] ===
* [[Austin Powers|Fat Bastard]] wears one in his first scene. Pray for no wind.
* Lord Dingwall from ''[[
=== [[Literature]] ===
* The Nac Mac Feegle, in ''[[Discworld]]''. When you're six inches high, but have enough muscle to lift a cow, your legs are ''not'' going to be attractive, and artwork of them reflects this. They dislike being asked if anything's worn under the kilt, but eventually say "Not necessarily."
* Probably not intended as fanservice (though [[Furry Fandom|of course some people will see it that way]]) but a fair number of the male characters in the [[Redwall]] series wear kilts, Rakkety Tam MacBurl and Wild Doogy Plumm probably being the most obvious. They're not necessarily of the traditional Scottish design - Ferahgo wears a fur one.
=== [[Live Action TV]] ===
* On ''[[Are You Being Served?
=== [[Professional Wrestling]] ===
* "Rowdy" [[Roddy Piper]]. Even in his prime, one would be hard-pressed to call him "sexy"; these days, with several years and several pounds added... Also, he's thankfully ''not'' a True Scotsman, and wears standard issue wrestling trunks underneath his kilt.
** "Hard-pressed"? [[Your Mileage May Vary|YMMV]]. In this troper's opinion, there was a reason he was called "Hot Rod" back in the day, and it doesn't involve cars or tempers.
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**** He could have been a descendant of the Selkirk settlers who were the first white people to settle the prairies and were brought to Canada from Ireland and Scotland.
=== [[Tabletop Games]] ===
* In the ''[[
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* Haggis Macmutton, "of the clan [[Mac Mutton]]", in [[
** Delightful tidbit of trivia: Haggis [[Mac Mutton]] is voiced by Alan Young, the [[
* In the ''[[Total War]]'' games, many Scottish units wear kilts. If it's a unit with the word "Highlander" anywhere in it, expect to see full-body kilts. Highland Noble units actually wear ''chainmail'' kilts with plate armor if they've been upgraded.
* Armies in [[Europa Universalis]] are represented on the map by soldiers in attire reflecting their general tech level and with some regional/national variation. Pre-gunpowder Scottish units wear the kilt, making them immediately recognizable from other European powers.
* [[Violent Glaswegian]] Magnus Armstrong from ''[[No One Lives Forever]]''.
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* Duff Killigan in ''[[Kim Possible]]'', wears a kilt, isn't traditionally sexy.
* Groundskeeper Willie in ''[[The Simpsons]]'', when not wearing overalls at work, will sport a kilt, and being a true Scotsman, has nothing underneath. When he recreates the leg crossing scene from ''Basic Instinct'' in "Who Shot Mr. Burns, Part 2," it causes the opposite reaction that Sharon Stone got. When Bart pulls a gag by lifting his kilt in front of a crowd during "Scotchtoberfest," people weep and faint, with Willie dismissively saying "'tis naugh' bu' wha' Go' gae meh ya Puritan pukes!" When he played basketball in one, the other players couldn't bring themselves to get close to him. Oddly though, he's gotten several [[Shirtless Scene
** The shirtless scenes are because Willie's level of attractiveness is subject to [[Negative Continuity]].
** He's ugly above the neck and nobody wants to look beneath the kilt. In between is all right.
* ''[[Home Movies]]'' - Coach Mc Guirk reignites his passion for Scottish Highland Dancing in full regalia...he gets a cramp and lands sprawled out, horrifying his team with the view.
* The Scotsman in ''[[Samurai Jack]]''.
* Scrooge McDuck, despite not being human and therefore having duck-legs, does quite well in tailcoat and kilt. He also has a nice accent.
** Only in ''[[
** Scrooge once told that, during one of his earlier days in America when he still was poor, a police officer once arrested him for wearing a 'skirt' in public. Fortunately, for Scrooge, the judge was also Scottish (or at least Scottish-American) and felt so insulted he [[Cool and Unusual Punishment|sentenced the cop to thirty days wearing real skirts.]]
** In order to avoid the [[Unfortunate Implications]] of featuring a South African in a cartoon made during the Apartheid era, [[
* Mung Daal in ''[[Chowder]]''. Thankfully, it's a [[Magic Skirt|Magic Kilt]].
* The Scots-Canadian hermit in ''[[Chilly Beach]]'' decides to give the curling ice one final polish before a crucial game... so he lift up his kilt and pees on it. When someone reminds him that it's traditional to wear something under the kilt when there's a woman on the throne he sheepishly admits that it was laundry day.
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