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[[File:hunt_elves_giant_potion_5264.jpg|link=Those Who Hunt Elves|frame|A consequence of [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|growing big]].]]
[[File:hunt elves giant potion 5264.jpg|link=Those Who Hunt Elves|frame|A consequence of [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|growing big]].]]




A character who doesn't really have to be, but usually is, an attractive young woman, through some madcap circumstances is publicly stripped to her underwear. [[Nudity Tropes|Or less]]. The stripped lovely, rather than running off to hide, might be shown as temporarily losing her senses -- [[Nobody Here but Us Statues|standing like a statue]] and/or screaming, gasping, and/or whimpering, her hands shooting rapid-fire all over her body to try to cover every beautiful part at once.
A character who doesn't really have to be, but usually is, an attractive young woman, through some madcap circumstances is publicly stripped to her underwear. [[Nudity Tropes|Or less]]. The stripped lovely, rather than running off to hide, might be shown as temporarily losing her senses -- [[Nobody Here but Us Statues|standing like a statue]] and/or screaming, gasping, and/or whimpering, her hands shooting rapid-fire all over her body to try to cover every beautiful part at once.


Obviously, this tends to be a form of [[Fan Service]] for male viewers -- with two exceptions.
Obviously, this tends to be a form of [[Fan Service]] for male viewers—with two exceptions.


If the stripped woman is old, ugly, or even [[Hollywood Homely]], the joke will be less fanservice and more [[Comedic Sociopathy]]. In fact, in these cases the target of humor might not be the woman herself but male onlookers, who might even start comically looking away and howling in agony, as if they fear the sight will turn them to stone.
If the stripped woman is old, ugly, or even [[Hollywood Homely]], the joke will be less fanservice and more [[Comedic Sociopathy]]. In fact, in these cases the target of humor might not be the woman herself but male onlookers, who might even start comically looking away and howling in agony, as if they fear the sight will turn them to stone.
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Thanks to both feminism and a lingering squeamishness over showing unclothed skin, this trope is relatively uncommon in the United States, usually present only in works that aren't afraid of coming off as offensive. Filmmakers and TV producers will often opt for something in the same vein but a little tamer, such as the [[Marilyn Maneuver]].
Thanks to both feminism and a lingering squeamishness over showing unclothed skin, this trope is relatively uncommon in the United States, usually present only in works that aren't afraid of coming off as offensive. Filmmakers and TV producers will often opt for something in the same vein but a little tamer, such as the [[Marilyn Maneuver]].


Arguably a subtrope of [[Hilarity Ensues]]. Will often -- though not necessarily -- be performed by a [[Fanservice Extra]]. (In-universe, the victim invariably tends to be the [[Alpha Bitch]].) Similar to [[Hand or Object Underwear]], but in those cases the stripping tends to be self-inflicted or not quite as sudden. And what kids tend to eventually graduate to after [[I See London]].
Arguably a subtrope of [[Hilarity Ensues]]. Will often—though not necessarily—be performed by a [[Fanservice Extra]]. (In-universe, the victim invariably tends to be the [[Alpha Bitch]].) Similar to [[Hand or Object Underwear]], but in those cases the stripping tends to be self-inflicted or not quite as sudden. And what kids tend to eventually graduate to after [[I See London]].


For use of this as a ''combat tactic'', see [[Defeat by Modesty]].
For use of this as a ''combat tactic'', see [[Defeat by Modesty]].
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== Pro Wrestling ==
== Pro Wrestling ==
* A regular reaction by women (especially [[Heel|Heels]]) who lose a Bra and Panties Match), although their underwear is often less revealing than the average bikini. And the winner will likely as not rip the rest of her clothes off anyway.
* A regular reaction by women (especially [[Heel]]s) who lose a Bra and Panties Match), although their underwear is often less revealing than the average bikini. And the winner will likely as not rip the rest of her clothes off anyway.
** Subverted all around at the 2005 ''Great American Bash''. Melina Perez won the match by stripping off Torrie Wilson's pants and top. She then punched Special Guest Referee Candice Michelle in a [[Kick the Dog]] moment, prompting Torrie to retaliate on her friend's behalf by knocking Melina on her ass. Torrie and Candice then stripped off Melina's pants, causing ''her'' to run from the arena in a panic in her bright orange bra and panties. Candice then stripped off ''her'' referee's uniform for no reason, and then she and Torrie both left the arena in their underwear and smiling, despite Torrie having lost the match!
** Subverted all around at the 2005 ''Great American Bash''. Melina Perez won the match by stripping off Torrie Wilson's pants and top. She then punched Special Guest Referee Candice Michelle in a [[Kick the Dog]] moment, prompting Torrie to retaliate on her friend's behalf by knocking Melina on her ass. Torrie and Candice then stripped off Melina's pants, causing ''her'' to run from the arena in a panic in her bright orange bra and panties. Candice then stripped off ''her'' referee's uniform for no reason, and then she and Torrie both left the arena in their underwear and smiling, despite Torrie having lost the match!
* [[Pro Wrestling]] is unusual where this trope is concerned in that its victims have tended to be male as often as not. At the WWF/WCW ''inVasion'' pay-per-view in 2001, someone (probably a plant) showed up at a fan event wearing a WCW T-shirt. One of the WWF wrestlers, indignant, ripped the shirt off -- leaving the now topless guy running off and covering his man-boobs.
* [[Pro Wrestling]] is unusual where this trope is concerned in that its victims have tended to be male as often as not. At the WWF/WCW ''inVasion'' pay-per-view in 2001, someone (probably a plant) showed up at a fan event wearing a WCW T-shirt. One of the WWF wrestlers, indignant, ripped the shirt off—leaving the now topless guy running off and covering his man-boobs.
* And something like this happened to Rick Rude once. He started up a gimmick where at every event he'd wear a pair of tights with a different image airbrushed on them, and one time that image was the face of [[Jake Roberts|Jake "The Snake" Roberts']] wife (Rude's character was a notorious womanizer). Roberts angrily ripped the tights off, causing Rude to run off "bare naked." (Actually, he was wearing flesh-colored panty hose.)
* And something like this happened to Rick Rude once. He started up a gimmick where at every event he'd wear a pair of tights with a different image airbrushed on them, and one time that image was the face of [[Jake Roberts|Jake "The Snake" Roberts']] wife (Rude's character was a notorious womanizer). Roberts angrily ripped the tights off, causing Rude to run off "bare naked." (Actually, he was wearing flesh-colored panty hose.)
* A particularly infamous male example was Howard "The Fink" Finkel's exposure in 2002. He was competing against Lilian Garcia in a Tuxedo vs. Evening Gown Match for the right to announce the matches on ''Monday Night Raw''. Any hopes of seeing Garcia in her underwear were cruelly — and I mean ''cruelly'' — dashed when [[Trish Stratus]] and Stacy Keibler interrupted the match, prompting Finkel to insult them. [[Mugging the Monster|Bad idea]]: [[Groin Attack|one dropkick to the crotch from Stacy later]], and the Fink was writhing on the mat in agony as all three women worked together to strip off his tuxedo; he was left running from the arena in nothing but revealing red bikini briefs, prompting every mortified observer to reach for the nearest carton of [[Brain Bleach]].
* A particularly infamous male example was Howard "The Fink" Finkel's exposure in 2002. He was competing against Lilian Garcia in a Tuxedo vs. Evening Gown Match for the right to announce the matches on ''Monday Night Raw''. Any hopes of seeing Garcia in her underwear were cruelly — and I mean ''cruelly'' — dashed when [[Trish Stratus]] and Stacy Keibler interrupted the match, prompting Finkel to insult them. [[Mugging the Monster|Bad idea]]: [[Groin Attack|one dropkick to the crotch from Stacy later]], and the Fink was writhing on the mat in agony as all three women worked together to strip off his tuxedo; he was left running from the arena in nothing but revealing red bikini briefs, prompting every mortified observer to reach for the nearest carton of [[Brain Bleach]].
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