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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In a scene cut by 4Kids, during ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'''s Duelist Kingdom arc, Tea/Anzu and the cheerleading squad (lead by Tristan/Honda) were scaling a secret tower via rope. Honda suggests that Anzu go first so that if she falls they can catch her. She refuses initially, blushing and indicating her skirt. Honda doesn't understand, so Bakura explains the problem. She ultimately allows it so long as they both wear blindfolds (which eliminates the original purpose of catching her if she falls).
** And then the way they climb makes it a moot point, as even if the guys weren't blindfolded, they were walking up the side of the tower in a manner that prevents them from looking up her skirt anyways, except ''maybe'' when she went in the window.
* In ''[[
* ''[[Great Teacher Onizuka]]'' starts with this scene.
* In ''[[Bastard!!]]'' (the anime), when Dark Schneider goes off to rescue Tia from a ninja along with the royal army AND the Royal Princess, they run into a problem like this during the assault on the tower. Since the ground-floor is a battleground, DS has to go up last to protect the ladder, but the princess refuses to go up first since she's wearing a rather short skirt. (She originally wore it under a rather fancy set of armor, but DS had her take it off once it became clear that it was completely useless and very encumbering.) DS rolls his eyes, throws her over his shoulder, and climbs up the ladder with her hanging there. Thus, instead of him potentially looking up her skirt, she winds up having her boobs bouncing off his back and her hips grinding against his face all the way up. Judging from her expression, she'd probably have preferred it the other way around.
* An early episode of ''[[Digimon Frontier]]'' had Zoe suspect this trope was in effect once she was offered "Ladies First" up a ladder.
* The first time we met Kamome in ''[[Cyber Team in Akihabara]]'', she is going first up stairs in a very short skirt providing a [[Panty Shot]]; when some boys enjoying the view remark her this, her first action is to demand money from them in exchange for the fanservice, so she doesn't denounce them as perverts.
* [[Agent Aika
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== [[Film]] ==
* The [[
* Parodied in one of ''[[
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'''Priscilla Presley:''' Thank you, I just had it stuffed. ''[Hands him a stuffed beaver.]'' }}
* [[David Fincher]]'s ''[[The Game (
** A few minutes later, when they are chased by dogs in the alley, Christine doesn't hesitate. Nicolas calls her on it.
* In ''[[Austin Powers]]: International Man of Mystery'', Vanessa climbs a ladder in an ''extremely'' short skirt. Austin watches appreciatively for a few seconds before remembering he has to go beat the Bad Guys and save the world.
* ''[[
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* There's a comment at one point in the ''[[Book of the New Sun]]'' where Severian, the hero, says that he should walk in front of a female character because he's seen the state of her undergarments.
* The shop owner's wife, Judith Toumignon, in Gabriel Chevallier's novel ''Clochemerle'' is the hottest woman in the titular town. When coming to the shop, men often request an item from one of the top shelves. Guess why?
* Ladders aren't involved, but in the ''[[
* In ''[[Masquerade]]'', Walter Plinge insists that Nanny Ogg precede him while descending a ladder, so he can't look up her dress. If any other man had mentioned it, he'd probably be due a thumping (as Nanny's in her seventies easily, and rather plump to go by official art), but he's sincere and more than a bit daft so it's clearly honest concern. As the series' [[Dirty Old Man|Dirty Old Woman]], Nanny just contemplates that this may be the first time anyone's said that to her...
* In the first [[Adrian Mole]] book Adrian helps his neighbor, Mrs. O'Leary to put up street decorations for the wedding of Prince Charles and Diana. When she climbs a ladder, he can't help noticing her panties, which he finds surprisingly sexy for someone who goes to church every day and twice on Sundays. ("Black lace! With red-satin ribbons!")
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* In ''[[
* ''[[Resident Evil 2]]'': Ada either leads Leon up a vertical ladder (while wearing what's almost a miniskirt), or asks him for a boost up to a high ledge. Leon is clearly taking in the view in the latter.
** Attempting to do this to Ashley (or doing it by accident if an enemy throws you to the ground near her) in ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'' (again, playing as Leon) will cause her to [[The Dev Team Thinks of Everything|call you a pervert]].
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*** ''RE 4'' also has at least one upskirt shot of Ada in a cutscene, e.g. when she saves Leon from Mendez.
** [http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/RE2&3/chapter23.html thedarkid]'s excellent [[Let's Play]] of ''[[Resident Evil 2]]'' has a screencap of Leon getting a view up Ada's skirt. About 80% of the way down the page.
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** In the remake of ''[[Resident Evil 1]]'', you can unlock Jill's ''[[Resident Evil 3: Nemesis|RE3]]'' outfit. There are at least two cutscenes where she falls backward or is shown from below, allowing an upskirt view. In some ''RE3'' cutscenes, you can also see upskirt.
* In ''[[Time Splitters]]: Future Perfect'', Cortez is with the beskirted Jo-Beth for the horror-movie–themed level. Halfway through the level, they find an ominous hole in the ground with screams and roars coming from it. We then get this little gem:
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*Cortez pauses; the camera [[Male Gaze|focuses on her skirt]]*
'''Cortez:''' Okay. }}
* Happens before the first full moon in ''[[Persona 3]]'' where Yukari warns the MC and [[Casanova Wannabe|Junpei]]. Also odd, as she wears a skirt that, in battle, would show everything if not for the fact that [[Magic Skirt|her legs end in shadow past the hemline]].
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* [http://keychain.patternspider.net/archive/koc0014.html This] ''[[Keychain of Creation]]'' strip.
* [http://files.fobby.net/0000/6df9/Earthbound235.jpg This] ''[[The Chosen Four]]'' strip.
* [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1500/fv01447.htm This] ''[[
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130106080733/http://www.whiteponyproductions.com/comicstrips/minicomics/NEOCTC/NEOCTC_053.htm Here] in the ''Neolithic Cross Time Cafe'' a Scottish tiger gets quite an eyeful of a female feline as he holds the ladder!
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[[Category:Dresses, Gowns, and Skirts]]
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