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{{trope}}
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''So sexy, it hurts!"''|'''Right Said Fred'''|"I'm Too Sexy"}}
The most common form of [[Fan Service]] for women and gay men. A [[
A less fleshy version of this is giving the man a button-up shirt with the top buttons undone, the rest of them available for unbuttoning at the call of his love interest or his leaving the shirt totally unbuttoned. Also a practice of slender [[Bishonen]] in [[Japanese Media Tropes|Japanese media]], especially [[Yaoi Guys]]. Western shows may play around with this by having the female characters ogle the "pool boy".
Despite applying mostly to young, hairless types such as [[Bishonen
"Beefcake" poses for male performers probably date as far back in human history as skimpy outfits for female performers. One of the standard props of certain kinds of "Strongman" performers in circuses and such is a "tear-away" shirt that can be pulled off during a performance and then easily sewn back together in between shows.
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* Of course, the ultimate example of this trope has to be Kenshiro from ''[[Hokuto no Ken]]'', who manages to [[Clothing Damage|burn off his shirt]] by the power of [[Badass|sheer]] [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|awesomeness]] almost every episode, conveniently right before handing that episode's main villain [[Finishing Move|the beating of his life]], yet mysteriously always [[Magic Pants|re-acquires it]] in the following episode.
* Kouji Kabuto from ''[[Mazinger Z]]'' pulled this sometimes, specially late in the series (the episode where Erika showed up comes to mind). [[Mad Scientist|Dr. Hell]] also pulled this at the end of ''[[Mazinkaiser]]'' for seemingly no reason, and despite being a very old man.
* Dante of the [[Devil May Cry: The Animated Series|animated]] ''[[Devil May Cry: The Animated Series|Devil May Cry]]'' series gets this too every so often, but the first example is in the ''first episode''
* Jin near the climax of ''[[Samurai Champloo]]''. Complete with [[Slipknot Ponytail|his unwoven hair blowing gently in the wind]]. Cue fangirls fainting.
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'': A favorite coveted screenshot among fangirls is of Kaiser waist up in the shower.
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]!'': Malik Ishtar has several scenes where he strips off his shirt in front of everyone (though it's actually a plot
* ''[[Shaman King]]'' villain Hao wears a poncho but he is shirtless.
** Faust goes through his introductory fight mostly shirtless, but bar [[Fetish Fuel|certain]] [[Creepy Sexy|demographics]], it's much more [[Squick]].
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* In ''[[Vision of Escaflowne]]'', [[Winged Humanoid|Van Fanel]] can grow [[Perpetual Molt|wings]] from his back, destroying his entire shirt every single time they're used.
** See also: [[But Your Wings Are Beautiful]], [[Fetish Fuel]], and [[Power Floats]].
* ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'': Almost all of the main characters (and many of the [[Big Bad
** No, instead he gets to [[It Makes Sense in Context|rip open his shirt during a fight and rub blood all over his chest...]]
** Gets [[Lampshade
** At one point while summoning the [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Dragon of the Darkness Flame]], Hiei's shirt explodes for no reason.
* Hisoka, the [[Enigmatic Minion|Enigmatic]] [[Lovable Traitor]] of ''[[Hunter X Hunter]]'', gets ''two'' completely naked scenes: first a shower scene, then later a scene in which the protagonists find him bathing in a lake (with some conveniently placed speech bubbles). These are also the only times we get to see him without his [[Facial Markings]] (okay, [[Monster Clown|face paint]]) and [[Improbable Hairstyle]].
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* Both Setsuna and Allelujah in the second ED of ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]''.
* Whether it be a result of the massive [[Clothing Damage]] that afflicts the men of ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' (maybe if Videl and Android 18 channeled their ki/energy into their bodies instead of making their clothing [[Nigh Invulnerable]], they would be able to hang with the guys in combat?), good old fashioned shower/bath scenes, shirtless training, when someone gets serious, or the [[Ho Yay|odd homoerotic nude visualization]] of a deceased comrade speaking from beyond the grave, the ratio of shirtless scenes to scenes in which any given character wears a shirt are around 50-50.
** 18 had [[Clothing Damage]] at one point early on,
** And yet, to the dismay of fangirls everywhere, never once did Future Trunks go without. I think this may be the first instance of a vagooblock in anime.
* Occurs twice in the second anime season of ''[[Slayers]]''; the first when Gourry and Zelgadis are healing from an attack from a pair of demons raiding Princess Amelia's castle, and the second when said pair's covers are blown during the [[Once a Season]] [[Dragged Into Drag|cross-dressing episode.]] {{spoiler|It turns out that the [[Lady Land]] kingdom they had infiltrated (hence the disguises) is full of men that had ''also'' hidden their genders, and increased the shirtless count, [[Crowning Moment of Funny|including the princess Zelgadis had been falling for.]] Ouch.}} Gourry is also seen shirtless in an early scene of the ''Slayers Premium'' movie.
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** Let's not forget the bath episode, with everyone staying naked for a good 6 or 7 minutes, leading Viral to call the gang "naked monkeys" for the first half the series.
* ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'' has several moments, although most notable is probably the fact that Joshua almost never keeps his shirt fully buttoned (basically only when someone forces him to so he'll be presentable), and Chrono in his true form only wears a jacket that does not cover his chest.
* We get several shirtless scenes for Fakir in ''[[Princess Tutu]]''; somewhat [[Justified]] because he has a plot-relevant birthmark on his chest, but also usually with an obvious fanservice factor as well. Mytho also has one scene where he has his uniform shirt unbuttoned in the second
* ''[[Vampire Knight]]'' has quite a few of these. Then again, given the [[Cast Full of Pretty Boys|large quantity of vampire cuties]] it may not be all that surprising.
* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' fans disappointed in the lack of nekkid Erio [[Transformation Sequence]] in the anime worry not, [[Comic Book Adaptation|the supplementary manga]] gives him one (albeit, just one panel).
* Probably the only [[Fan Disservice|straight example of fanservice]] in the ''[[Black Jack]]'' OVAs is from the titular doctor himself, in an entirely gratuitous [[Pool Scene]] in the fourth episode... Oh, and the [[Shower Scene]] in the first. And a [[Hot Springs Episode]] (which, incidentally, takes place near a [[Beach Episode|beach]]). Kind of a pattern there.
* Since most of the cursed men in ''[[Ranma ½
** In the manga, what's funny is that Ranma's girl side gets far more Shirtless Scenes than his male side ever does.
* Dragon Saint Shiryu from ''[[Saint Seiya]]'' seems to enjoy stripping off the upper half of his armor when [[Let's Get Dangerous|getting serious]] with an enemy. The better to show off his ''huge''... [[Power Tattoo]].
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** Yes, there was a naked [[Furo Scene]] involving all four of them. The fangirls peeping in on them didn't stand a chance.
* Many of the characters in ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'' have shirtless scenes after practices and times like that. Mizumachi just likes stripping down to his shorts and waving his shirt around (he used to be a swimmer, which might explain it). Ootawara on the other hand turns it into [[Fan Disservice]] by often losing his pants (and sometimes everything else) and farting a lot.
* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' occasionally gives Negi shirtless scenes. It's less [[Squick
** Like, for example, teenage Negi vs. Jack Rakan in a shirtless battle worthy of the [[Dragonball Z|Tenkaichi Budokai]].
* One episode of ''[[Soul Eater]]'' featured Soul trying to cheat on a test by hiding cheat sheets in his clothes, and then being strip-searched by the teacher when he caught him. Soul spent the rest of the test in only his boxers, much to the glee of the fangirls.
** Soul actually gets
** Later, Stein of all people gets one. He's unfairly ripped, in case you're wondering.
*** [http://media.photobucket.com/image/stein%20soul%20eater/Animebex/Soul%20Eater/stein-067-animestockscom.jpg?o=59 Courtesy link]. In case you were, y'know, curious or anything.
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** In perhaps the most gratuitous example, Free is shirtless for his {{spoiler|illusionary}} fight with Death the Kid. He's wearing a shirt in the scene immediately before and puts it back on immediately after, and there's no obvious reason why he took it off just to fight. (By the way, he's in his [[Wolf Man]] form most of the time, which may detract from or enhance the effect, depending on your [[Furry Fandom|preferences]].)
* Gateau Mocha from ''Bakuretsu Hunters''.
* Sōsuke from ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]'' gets a few of these. Once near the beginning, when he [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|tackles the teacher down the stairs thinking she was a terrorist]] and ends up having to have his back bandaged up due to the wounds from it. Another time is when he gets so tired and lacks sleep to the point where he passes
** In addition, the dust jackets of the manga include pictures of the cast in skimpy bathing suits. Not wanting to isolate the female audience, these bits of fanservice include [http://fmp.abstratica.org/images/manga/covers/r2/fmp-mag-vol7i.jpg Kurz] and [http://fmp.abstratica.org/images/manga/covers/r2/fmp-mag-vol8i.jpg
* Ryo from ''Ronin Warriors'' goes shirtless for a good two or three minutes at the beginning of episode 20, after he awakens from a [[Catapult Nightmare]].
* Until a significant way in Tsuna from ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]'' ripped his shirt and pants off every time he activated his attack, leaving him in just his boxers while he fought. Also, near the beginning of the TYL arc, both him and Gokudera are shirtless in the middle of a forest at night. Brrr.
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** Xanxus has a 99% chance of being shirtless every time he appears in a non-plot related picture. [[Sarcasm Mode|This is obviously only done to show us the plot-related scars on his chest.]]
** During his battle with Belphegor, Gokudera wore his shirt completely unbuttoned and hanging open with nothing covering his torso save for a lot of bandages.
** Ryohei is embodiment of this trope, 'cause he gets more
** And don't forget about the latest Katekyo Hitman Reborn OAV where we get a veryyy veryyy looong extra bonus screentime focused on Hibari Kyoya's chest in an Onsen. The day it was released, many fangirls died from bloodloss.
* Few fans of ''[[Darker than Black]]'' will forget November 11's [[Naked First Impression]] with Mao, and not just because it was funny. Hei's civilian alias Li on the other hand is a textbook case of the "partially buttoned shirt" variant, as he seems physically incapable of having more than three buttons done at any given time. No wonder [[Chick Magnet|every woman]] in sight falls for him.
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* Nono from ''[[Gunbuster]] 2'' gets one in the first episode when she gained [[Heroic Resolve]] by ripping her shirt off, [[Cloudcuckoolander|because she took the "Topless" part a bit too seriously.]]
** Actually, if you look carefully at that scene, her clothes were stuck to the barbs of the monster. [[Fan Service|Ripping them off was clearly the only option]]. Her dialogue after the battle does show that she took the term "Topless" literally, though, by claiming that she had become one.
* England from ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' gets one when he takes a hot bath in Japan's house. The scene was amped up for [[Fan Service]] effects in the anime rendition, adding a bit of [[Ship Tease]] when his host is nonplussed at his
* When Yume from ''[[Somedays Dreamers]]'' meets her magic instructor Masami for the first time, he is completely shirtless, leading to a very flustered reaction for the poor girl. Of course, that Masami's best friend Kera opened the door being practically shirtless as well doesn't help matters.
* ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'''s [[Bishounen|hunks]] and some of their cousins in [[Ayashi no Ceres|other Yuu]] [[Absolute Boyfriend|Watase manga]].
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* During episode 20 of ''[[Black Butler]]'', Sebastian is arrested and chained up in some kind of torture room. And the first thing the creepy [[Torture Technician]] does is rip his shirt, giving us a nice shot of his abs. And many fangirl [[Squee]]'s were heard.
* Yoshimori from Kekkaishi gets a few shirtless scenes in the anime. His kekkai training was used as an excuse on both occasions in episodes 8 and 42. Episode 42 even included a scene in which he removed his kekkaishi robe with rapid fire precision.
* Kotetsu T. Kaburagi (aka [[Superhero|Wild Tiger]]) has a prolonged
* [[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'s Keiichi has a FULL EPISODE of wearing nothing but a speedo.
* Crim in ''.hack//SIGN'' gets a full shirtless scene later in the series.
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*** As some may not know Cam was taking his shirt off earlier in [[Never Back Down]]
** Also, Taylor Lautner in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lyldfq0kQOc New Moon]. Notice the insane amount of squealing that comes from the female audience.
*** Ok, that video was taken down; but This Troper went to the opening of New Moon in her hometown, and the [[Squee
** As [[The Spoony Experiment|the Spoony One]] says in his review of the movie, its biggest draw was Native American muscle.
** Accidentally subverted in ''New Moon''. [[Fan Nickname|RPatz]] with his shirt off is hideous enough to make small children cry. Seven miles away from the theater.
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* The beach-volleyball scene in ''[[Top Gun]]''. Bonus points as this scene was completely gratuitous.
** Or the [[Ho Yay|locker room scenes]].
* Both combatants of the climax fight of the martial arts movie ''Undefeatable'' suddenly turn the whole scene into a
* [[Robin Williams]] in ''[[The World According To Garp]]'', ''[[The Survivors]]'', ''[[Moscow on the Hudson]]'', ''[[The Best Of Times]]'', ''[[Club Paradise]]'', ''[[Hook]]'', ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]'' (in a case of [[Fan Disservice]]), ''[[Fathers Day]]'', and ''[[License To Wed]]'' (more disservice).
** And a full-frontal nude scene in ''[[The Fisher King]]''. [[Fan Disservice|Shame about the context]].
** He went full frontal again in ''[[World's Greatest Dad]]''. Despite him being older, it's not as [[Squick
** And also in ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZx78PakkSY Old Dogs]'', the context of which makes it [[Fan Disservice]] even for his most hardcore [[Fan Girl|fangirls]].
* In ''[[Way of the Dragon]]'' before their iconic showdown at the Colloseum, [[Bruce Lee]] and [[Chuck Norris]] both take off their shirts and then start pulling off martial arts stances. Not one to be outdone, Bruce Lee starts cracking his back and shoulders which also helpfully causes his pecs and delts to pop out.
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* The Chosen One in ''[[Kung Pow]]: Enter The Fist'' rips off his shirt in one particularly odd arm-move at the start of the movie.
* In the end of ''[[Kung Fu Hustle]]'', Sing's use of his ultimate fighting move turns the shirt he was wearing into shreds.
* Obligatory in each installment of the ''[[The Transporter|Transporter]]'' franchise. In the second one, he fights [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4XPTBrWkDM shirtless and covered in oil]; in the third, he fights a group of [[Mooks]] while using first his jacket, then his tie, then his shirt as [[Improvised Weapon
* ''[[Lucky Number Slevin]]'' has [[Josh Hartnett]] spend a large portion of a day wearing nothing but a towel. Convenient that the gangsters had time to spare for a chat, but not enough time to let the poor guy get dressed.
** Not that anybody's complaining about that particular plot hole...
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* ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]] Origins: Wolverine'' took this to an extreme, which was much to the delight of [[Hugh Jackman]] fangirls. During a dramatic escape scene, not only does he erupt from a tank of water completely shirtless (and indeed naked) (muscles + dripping water...) but he then proceeds to escape, running and fighting his way out of the building. Viewers get a lovable full-body shot (in which censorship is ''barely'' provided by his leg from a mostly-side-shot) when he jumps off a waterfall.
** [[Hugh Jackman]] again, in [[Christopher Nolan|Christopher Nolan's]] [[The Prestige]] (2006). A quite unexpected and totally gratuitous shirtless scene. He's in the bedroom pondering about some magic trick, while his girlfriend is fully clothed.
* In ''[[Dead Poets Society]]'', Neil gets a
** In fairness, doesn't like nearly every student get one earlier in the film?
* The film adaptation of ''[[The Outsiders]]'' had two gratuitous shirtless scenes: One is {{spoiler|Dally}} in the hospital, laying in his bed after stating that "The nurse gave him a dress but he didn't want to wear it" and a strictly [[Fan Service]] moment of Sodapop getting out of the shower, just ''barely'' after he got a [[Modesty Towel]] on.
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** From the old series, Turlough in "Planet of Fire" ([[Ms. Fanservice|Peri]]'s first appearance).
*** {{spoiler|Though he's not so much shirtless as trouserless...}}
** [[Television Without Pity]] recapper Jacob lampshades Elton's
{{quote|''He stands, arms akimbo, a... ''hell'' of a lot easier to take with his shirt off.''}}
** Heck, the Third Doctor gets a shower scene in his first episode.
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** Apparently yet another favorite trope of actor [[Jamie Bamber]], who has a handful of these sprinkled across his TV appearances as well as in a print ad for PETA.
** Used dramatically in other as the elder Adama studies his surgical scar and (now healed) bullet wounds in the mirror.
* In one scene in ''[[The IT Crowd]]'', Jen tries to distract an office full of women by telling them that a builder outside the window has taken his shirt off, "just like in ads" (a reference to the Diet Coke Hunk). It's
* Chris Barrie went to the gym for his two shirtless scenes in ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' series 5. Craig Charles also gets a few, which are definitely [[Fan Disservice]].
* ''[[The Middleman]]'': When Sensei Ping prepares for battle, his shirt ''spontaneously flies away from his body'', apparently propelled by sheer badassery. The fact that the Middleman himself is in a bicep-baring tank top by that point just makes the scene all that more delightful.
* Dr. Daniel Jackson of ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' winds up completely naked following de-[[Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence|ascension from a higher plane of existence]]
** Teal'c is also seen shirtless in later seasons once Junior (his symbiote) is gone and the freaky symbiote pouch has disappeared.
** And there was that time when Colonel Mitchell was handcuffed to a bed wearing only his boxers...
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* [[The Vampire Diaries]] must have a "one shirtless scene per episode" clause in, um, all of its male actor's contracts. Because the two male leads are played by the gorgeous, hunky, and ''ripped'' Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder, this is very much appreciated by the large female fanbase. Damon and Stefan aren't the only ones running around sans shirt on the show either; Elena's younger brother Jeremy (who is suspiciously ripped for a [[Dawson Casting|ostensible sixteen-year-old]]) is frequently shown shirtless, as is her good friend Matt. And most male characters run around in tank tops when not completely shirtless. This troper is grateful for the scenes, as they kept her watching until the show [[Growing the Beard|grew its beard]] and became more than just eye-candy and melodrama.
* Georgie gets one in the ''[[Davy Crockett]]'' mini-series, when [[Noble Savage|Indians]] capture him.
* ''[[So You Think You Can Dance]]'' began to embrace this trope with Season 3 contestant Pasha and it has since become a staple in subsequent seasons. [[Lampshade
* John appears shirtless a few times in ''[[Farscape]]'' to the delight of fangirls.
* ''[[Britain's Got Talent|Britains Got Talent]]'' featured a martial arts duo called Strike in its second series, who took their shirts off during their audition and went rippy in their semi-final and final performances. Amanda Holden got reduced to fangirl level.
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== Music and Music Video ==
* Most [[Boy Band
* [[Mark Wahlberg|Marky Mark]], shirtless, pants-dropping, [[The Nineties|early 90's]] white rapper extraordinaire. He was the face (er, torso) of Calvin Klein for a while, eventually became an Oscar nominated
* Usher.
* 50Cent.
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** Additionally, the bulk of ''The Two Thrones'' is just one long shirtless scene.
* Gage/Trak from ''[[Advance Wars]]: Days of Ruin'' ''constantly'' goes shirtless. [[Troubled but Cute|Under a leather jacket]]. He also has [[Anime Hair|blue hair]], [[The Stoic|is aloof and near-mute]], and is a [[Bishonen]].
* At the end of ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'',
** ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'' gives the player the option to take Naked Snake's shirt off at any time for no reason at all (you're even penalised for doing it, since it increases Snake's stamina-drain rate and reduces his resistance to colds, parasites, and bullets). The player does get a funny line or two about it when Snake puts in a call on his radio while half-naked.
** Raiden in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]'' goes far beyond shirtless with his full on nude scene, [[Scenery Censor|SceneryCensored]] all the while, near the end off the game.
** Then there are the standard torture scenes of mandatory shirtlessness that occur at the rate of at least once per installment of MGS.
** Not to mention the final boss battle of ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'' is {{spoiler|[[Squick|an old men's fistfight with a shirtless Liquid Ocelot]], although he ''is'' ripped}}.
** The start of ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' had a beautiful briefing scene with Snake perched on a bed, naked, genitals obscured only by [[Censor Steam|a convenient shadow]]. The [[Video Game Remake]] upped the ante
** In ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'', Snake does a [[Fan Disservice]]
** ''[[Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops]]'' had Big Boss do like Raiden and get stripped completely naked by his captors. Unfortunately, thanks to the sketchy art style of the cutscenes, you can't make out much.
*** He also has shirtless scenes (with pants on) in the beginning and ending.
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** In fact, Dagoth Ur himself doesn't wear much other than a loincloth and an Aztec mask. Again, though, the low polygon count detracts from the [[Fan Service]].
** Don't forget everyone's favorite improbably ripped old bald guy, Caius Cosades.
* In ''[[Dreamfall]]: The Longest Journey'', the very first look the player gets of Kian the Apostle is in a
* Ramsus, a [[White-Haired Pretty Boy|white-haired]] villain from ''[[Xenogears]]'', apparently sleeps in speedos.
** With a nekkid Miang in the bed behind him. Wonder what they were up to...
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** {{spoiler|There is also a brief gratuitous shirtless Wesker scene in [[Resident Evil 5]] in the last boss battle against him, albeit his bare chest is overcome by the gross tendrils of the Uroburous virus a few seconds thereafter.}}
* ''[[No More Heroes]]'' gives you the option to have Travis shirtless, and you can [[And Your Reward Is Clothes|unlock shirtless with tattoo after beating the game]]. Strangely you don't have the option to go around with no jacket. The sequel allows you to [[And Your Reward Is Clothes|unlock the option]] to go jacketless, but the closest you get to shirtless is [[Department of Redundancy Department|a T-shirt with a shirtless chest printed on it]].
* ''[[Fire Emblem]]: [[Fire Emblem Tellius|Radiant Dawn]]'' has a nice, lengthy
** Not to mention Volug, who, due to the wonder of static portraits, is essentially shirtless throughout the entire game. The fact that he's a mysterious loner and a wolf-man makes it easy to see why the series' female fans swoon over him. [http://www.feplanet.net/media/gallery/8/orugh.jpg Just look at him.]
* [[Mass Effect|Romancing]] [[Nice Guy|Jacob]] [[Only Sane Man|Taylor]]? [[Memetic Mutation|Heavy risk.]]
* In ''[[Infinite Space]]'', Lord Roth first appears on-screen while wearing nothing but his underwear.
* The royalty of Ayuthay in ''[[Golden Sun: Dark Dawn]]'', justified since it's an oasis kingdom and [[Word of God|near the blistering-hot Lamakan Desert]]. Amiti puts on a shirt at the party's request when he joins the crew, and later takes offense when Eoleo [[Lampshade Hanging|makes a smart remark]] about someone from Ayuthay "actually wearing clothes".
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* ''[[Think Before You Think]]'' has one of these in Julia's [http://thinkbeforeyouthink.net/?comic=20090912-whipped-cream whipped cream fantasy], and again at later at [http://thinkbeforeyouthink.net/?comic=20100702 the beach].
* Walter and Izor whenever ''[[Dubious Company|the cast]]'' is on a beach. Walter even sings ''"I'm Too Sexy"'' at one point. ''[[British Stuffiness|Izor]]'', however, is less than amused.
* ''[[Hanna Is Not a Boy's Name]]'' had one that was actually plot-
* Danny from ''[[Zodiac Blues]]'' does this whenever he can.
* The first time we see [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2004-06-21 Guineas change to human] in ''[[El Goonish Shive]]''. Judging by the random female soldier and Ellen's reaction, it could be a crowning moment of sexy.
* In ''[[Boy Meets Boy]]'' and ''[[Friendly Hostility]]'', Fox Maharassa occasionally does this, including one strip where he plays a tabletop game naked in order to cheer Collin up.
* Elon of ''[[Ears for Elves]]'' has his moment [http://www.earsforelves.com/archives/390 here], demonstrating that he's [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|in his prime despite being 77]]. Zalanna is shocked at his
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* In ''[[Code Lyoko]]'', the boys get a few such scenes, especially Ulrich. Most notable is the [[Getting Hot in Here]] moment in "New Order", or the opening of "Bad Connection" where Ulrich is wearing just a [[Modesty Towel]] in the hallway (Aelita and Yumi at least ''pretend'' to be looking away).
* [[Xiaolin Showdown|Raimundo]] is shirtless in exacactly three scenes but there are still dozens of forums dedicated to those couple seconds with some very creepy comments on the pictures.
* In ''[[Bravestarr]]'', according to commentary for the pilot movie, they specifically had a scene of Bravestarr shirtless for the ladies in the animation department. [[Filmation]] would have probably have done this a lot more, if so many of their heroes weren't already [[Walking Shirtless Scene
* Done for comedy rather than fanservice in ''[[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', where Robotnik gets far and away the most Shirtless Scenes. He's been depicted nude a few times, too, and he was in a bikini for a brief instance in "Hero of the Year", to highlight his narcissism.
** (reads the "nude" part) ...''WHAT!!?!''
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