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You want to instantly show a setting to be futuristic, or show that a character in present day has access to technology magnitudes more advanced than the norm, what do you do? Why, outfit characters in ''spandex'' costumes, of course!
Nothing says "future" like a character wearing a [[Form
This is a sort of [[Truth in Television]]: Spandex, Lycra and similar stretchable, form-fitting clothing material are a pretty recent innovation when compared to other fabrics, and its many distinctive properties (sheer fit, aero- or hydrodynamics, light weight, body support) have made it a favorite as a technological solution to solve problems that can be caused by less form-fitting clothes in a variety of physical activities.
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While there's often overlap, this is not the same as [[Superhero|superhero]] [[Superheroes Wear Tights|tights]]. While superhero tights are used to emphasize the physicality of the hero, Future Spandex is used to emphasize his technological superiority.
[[Latex Space Suit]] and [[Spy Catsuit]] are both SubTropes. A [[Sister Trope]] to (and often overlaps with) [[Space Clothes]] and [[Superheroes Wear Tights]]. See also [[Spandex, Latex, or Leather]]. Compare [[Crystal Spires and Togas]].
Contrast [[Sensual Spandex]], for when spandex is used for a whole other purpose entirely.
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== Animation ==
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* And in ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'', the [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|Numbers']] skintight jumpsuits, in a blatant [[Shout Out]] to ''Evangelion''.
* Ryoko's skintight battlesuit from ''[[Tenchi Muyo]]''
* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (Anime)|Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ]]'''s Puru Two, although not too noticeable since [[Token Mini
* In ''[[Code Lyoko]]'' Season 4, the new [[Digital Avatar|Digital Avatars]] of the heroes -- boys and girls alike -- have a serious Future Spandex look. Being virtual costumes, they don't have to be realistic... but still, they're supposedly designed by Jérémie, a 13-year-old [[Teen Genius]] (except for William up there, who got his custom-made by ''XANA''). You have to wonder what was going through their minds... (though on the other hand, maybe that makes it a [[Justified Trope]]).
* Subverted in a ''[[Futurama]]'' episode in which the robot Bender steals lots of stuff from a public swimming pool in an attempt to gain notoriety; he also stole a banana hammock of sorts, which he wears.
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** Part of his Extremis upgrade meant that this "inner suit" was kept within his bones and he could manifest it at any time. This inner suit is also present in his ''[[Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes (Comic Book)|Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes]]'' incarnation.
* ''[[DC One Million]]'' has [[Superheroes Wear Tights|Superhero Spandex]] that is ''also'' Future Spandex -- the present day heroes note that their future counterparts' costumes are shiny, seamless and ''even more formfitting'', and wonder what they're made from.
* Worn by [[Star Fox|Fara Phoenix]] in 1993's [[Nintendo Power (Magazine)|Nintendo Power]] comics. It's a rather [[Form
== [[Film]] ==
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* ''[[Flash Gordon (Film)|Flash Gordon]]'' (1980). Both General Kala and Princess Aura wear lycra/spandex costumes.
* In the ''[[Judge Dredd (Film)|Judge Dredd]]'' film, Judges wear a lycra/spandex bodysuit undergarment under their body armor.
* ''[[Star Trek:
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
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* The Disney Channel's [[Zenon]], a sci-fi movie set in 2049 AD, has many of its characters wearing spandex and other form-fitting materials.
* ''[[Power Rangers]]'': They embody this trope. In every season, beginning to end, the rangers always wear skintight spandex suits. These suits are so tight, in fact, some of the male ([[She's a Man In Japan|and female]], at least until Disney took the rights from Saban) rangers have bulges, and the female rangers wouldn't even need to wear a bra due to the tightness
** In ''[[Mirai Sentai Timeranger]],'' the Rangers' unmorphed uniforms are, perhaps because the aesthetics of a full ''thousand years'' in the future probably would be quite alien to us, are random-colors-on-gray skin-tight outfits, more [[Fan Service|Fanservicey]] than the Ranger suits (thinner material, perhaps?) The ''[[Power Rangers Time Force (TV)|Power Rangers Time Force]]'' versions are a more down-to-earth futurish uniform, and are perhaps something you'd expect a police force in ''[[Star Wars (Franchise)|Star Wars]]'' to wear. (Fanservice duty goes to [[
* On ''[[Automan (TV)|Automan]]'', it's easy to see that [[Projected Man|Automan]] is something different because he's dressed up in sparkly Future Spandex.
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