Sensible Heroes, Skimpy Villains: Difference between revisions

{{quote|'''{{spoiler|Kabal}}''': ''Whaddaya think? Friend or foe?''

'''Stryker''': ''Foe.''

'''Stryker''': ''[[Genre Savvy|Definitely foe.]]''|'''Kurtis Stryker''' and '''{{spoiler|Kabal}}''' upon sighting [[Dark Action Girl|Mileena]], ''[[Mortal Kombat 9]]''}}

 

This often overlaps with [[Evil Is Sexy]], except this doesn't require the villain to actually be sexy, just dressed skimpily ([[Fan Disservice|there can be a difference]]). Furthermore, that trope often has the villains dress just as sensibly as the heroes, or the heroes to dress just as sexy as the villains (most [[Superhero]] comics). Neither of those is this trope.

 

 

Compare [[Good Eyes, Evil Eyes]], [[Obviously Evil]], [[Good Colors, Evil Colors]]. An author that uses the [[Madonna-Whore Complex]] will often invoke this trope.

== Anime & Manga ==

* Zigzagged in ''[[Bleach]]''. Although shinigami wear far more conservative outfits than the arrancar, the most standout stripperific baddies (Halibel, Mila Rose, Grimmjow, and Lilinette) are some of the most sympathetic ones. By contrast, [[Girlish Pigtails|Loly Aivirrne]], who has [[Zettai Ryouiki|a schoolgirl-like skirt, thigh-high boots]], and a shirt that reveals her midriff and half of her breasts, remains [[Depraved Bisexual|one of the]] [[Yandere|most unpleasant characters]] in the series' run (in the manga at least; the anime actually gave her a good measure of redemption). However, [[Anti-Villain|Neliel]] wore a pantsuit as an Aizen-affiliated Espada, only to wear torn-apart rags upon regaining her memories ''as'' an Espada. The others, like [[Mad Scientist|Szayel Aporro]], [[He-Man Woman Hater|Nnoitra]], [[Shapeshifter Guilt Trip|Aaroniero]], and even the Shinigami-born [[Manipulative Bastard|Aizen]] wear more clothing than any of the others ever do. Although [[Ms. Fanservice|Matsumoto]] may be presented as sexier, other than a low-cut top, she's still wearing much more than the others mentioned.

** Likely just the [[Author Appeal|author's tastes]], though. Plus, it isn't really skimpy in the sense that it's actually made to show off her body or anything (considering how she's rather...[[Pettanko|flat]].)

* In [[Genzo]], we have Princess Kiku, who dresses like a [[Tomboy|Samurai]], and Genzo as sensible heroes, while the [[Evil Redhead]] Maria Kurusu wears only a [[Of Corsets Sexy|black corset]], a long skirt, and boots.

* The girls in ''[[Lime-iro Senkitan]]'' and ''[[Lime Iro Ryukitan X]]'', while their casual and military outfits are rather form fitting and on the short-skirted side, compared to the villains, who dress in barely-covering-anything black leather, they look positively modest.

* In the first half of ''[[Fresh Pretty Cure]]'', Eas, the sole female in the evil Labyrinth organization, wears a [[Stripperiffic]] black outfit complete with a bared midriff and short shorts, while the heroines wear comparatively modest frilly dresses when transformed. When Eas {{spoiler|makes her [[High Heel Face Turn]] and becomes Cure Passion, she gets a modest frilly dress of her own.}}

* Kinda inverted in [[Senki Zesshou Symphogear]]. Chris is introduced as a mostly clothed villain with a visor. (she still has underboob showing, though) In the episode where she begins her heel/face turn, she switches it out for a cleavage, shoulder, and thigh exposing costume.

 

*** Mirror Kira's still a lot more openly sexual.

* One gets the sense that ''[[Charmed]]'' was trying to use this trope, only the female lead characters were so [[Stripperific]] that it would have been hard to make the female demons [[Up to Eleven|even more so]]; therefore, the Charmed Sisters are only marginally less sexy than the female demons. Male demons would seem to be a straighter example of this trope, at least in the later seasons, when you had fellows like Zankou using leather outfits as a symbol for their status as evil demons.

* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' gives a controlled example with vampire/human Willow, [[Evil Twin|the same character except for alignment]]. Upon discovering how tight her vampire self's corset is, human Willow comments, "I guess vampires really don't have to breathe." She later delivers the gem: "I'm a bloodsucking fiend! Just look at my outfit!"

** There was also [[Dark Action Girl|Faith]], who, while not exactly [[Stripperific]], tended to show a lot more cleavage than Buffy (and wear generally tighter outfits).

*** Averted in later seasons. After she {{spoiler|became good}}, she wore the exact same clothes she normally did.

* [[Stargate SG-1]] played with this trope a bit. While Carter and Dr. Frasier were always well covered up, the female Goa'uld were generally pretty [[Stripperific]]. This is partially justified by the setting, as Carter and Frasier are military personnel on active duty, and the Goa'uld base their power on being worshipped as gods, and part of the [[A God Am I]] schtick would be to show off their physically near-perfect bodies.

* As with the [[Sailor Moon|anime]], in the live sction series of [[Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon]], it's hard to miss Queen Beryl's rather generous chest. It's especially noticable compared to the scouts' modest street clothes and [[Sailor Fuku]].

* This happens with some of the seasons of ''[[Power Rangers]]'': compare the suited heroes and heroines to villainesses such as [[Power Rangers Turbo|Divatox]] and [[Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue|Vypra]].

** While all the women of the Vile Tribe shown in ''Silver Star Story Complete'' and beyond wear rather skimpy clothes, it should not be a shock which one of them chooses to make a [[Face Heel Turn]] later in the game considering that she's the most conservatively dressed of the three.

* I-NO of ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' is...improperly dressed. Works for "That Man", who appears to be [[The Man Behind the Man]]. Though this is kind of subverted because the heroine, Dizzy, is wearing ''[[Innocent Fanservice Girl|even less]]''

* Somewhat averted with the player characters in ''Champions of Norrath''. While they're all technically good guys, you can play as a Dark Elf Shadow-Night, and the female version of that class is one of the two ''most'' covered female characters. The most skimpily dressed one is the Desert Mage, who is the only one with [[Absolute Cleavage]].

* ''[[Golden Sun]]'' is a minor example, as [[White Magician Girl|Mia]], [[Black Magician Girl|Jenna]], and [[Mysterious Waif|Sheba]] all dress modestly, with nary a hint of cleavage to be seen (Mia's a [[Justified Trope|justified case]], as she comes from a snowy mountain region). The villainous [[Ms. Fanservice|Karst]], on the other hand, runs around in a [[Bare Your Midriff|midriff-baring top]], [[Zettai Ryouiki|mini-skirt, and thigh-high boots.]] Her big sister, [[Playing with Fire|Menardi]], however, wears [[Subverted Trope|a dress that's every bit as modest as the heroines'.]]

** ''[[Golden Sun: Dark Dawn|Dark Dawn]]'' continues the tradition with [[Blow You Away|Karis]], [[Badass|Sveta]], and [[Shrine Maiden|Himi]] all wearing practical, modest outfits while still managing to look good. And then there's [[Fetish Fuel Station Attendant|Chalis]], who...well, [http://goldensunwiki.net/images/b/ba/GSHeart.jpg see for yourself.]

* [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in ''[[Mortal Kombat 9]]'', as seen above in the page quote. Stryker sees [[Stripperiffic|Millena]] and automatically assumes she's a foe. Fellow cop, {{spoiler|actually Kabal}}, says "dressed like that?" and Stryker says "''definitely'' foe."

* [[League of Legends]] plays this trope straight and subverts it at the same time. While most of the females are [[Stripperific]], All the well-dressed female champions are good.

* In ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', Rouge, the vain, rather selfish [[Anti-Hero]], dresses in clothes that show off everything she's got to maximum effect, while Amy, Cream, and Blaze dress modestly, and Tikal doesn't even have anything to show off.