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** Even more ludicrous instances where characters (usually female Ranma, Akane, or Shampoo) toss away their swimsuits or otherwise short-skirted clothing, [[Dressed in Layers|to reveal ordinary clothes underneath]]. [[Hammerspace|Huh]]?!
* Happens at least once in ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'', with Sakura unbuttoning and flinging aside her school nurse uniform to reveal herself dressed in full [[Miko]] regalia beneath.
* One of [[DragonballDragon Ball|Piccolo]]'s trademarks is throwing off his [[Restraining Bolt|Weighted Clothing]] before a fight.
* In episode 14 of ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', students Misa, Madoka and Sakurako do a simultaneous costume change, and we see three sets of clothes in the air at the same time. To top it off, the viewer's first sight of the girls in their new outfits is done with rainbows and twirling motions as if it were the conclusion of a full [[Transformation Sequence]].
* In ''[[Haunted Junction]]'', Mutsuki Asahina uses this to switch from seifuku to miko robes. In contrast, Haruto is usually the last one finished changing into his 'holy garb,' having to deal with all of those silly buttons.
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* In Episode 3 of the anime ''[[Mai-Otome]]'', the Black Knight throws off his cloak disguise to reveal himself to Shizuru, in preparation for battle.
* Happens once in ''[[Love Hina]]''. Keitaro is in the room when Naru does this, leading to Kitsune admonishing her (and Shinobu freaking out). Being ''[[Love Hina]]'', this leads to Keitaro's... abrupt exit from the room, and [[Megaton Punch|possibly the atmosphere]].
* In two different episodes of ''[[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]]'', Tomo does it to change into her swimsuit. On at least one occasion, Yomi comments to Tomo that she's not in grade school and shouldn't wear her swimsuit under her clothes.
** Curiously, Yomi herself does this in the opening sequence. It's a reference to a scene in both the manga and anime where Yomi, dissatisfied with her scale results, stripped naked... then took off her glasses to see if ''that'' would change anything.
* Female villains in ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' had a tendency to do this when revealing their true identity to the [[Victim of the Week]].
* In the end of episode 16, the titular heroine of ''[[Madlax]]'' discards her white cocktail dress (which seems to be her most deadly ''combat'' outfit overall) to distract the attacking soldiers, wherein she utterly succeeds. Moments after that, she is seen wearing it again.
* ''[[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]]'': Aizawa, after many frustrating attempts to get through a metal detector, flings his pants in the air in a gesture of disgust.
* The Team Rocket trio from ''[[Pokémon (Animeanime)|Pokémon]]'' do this in many episodes, and it seems to be their primary (or perhaps only) way of changing clothes.
** Don't forget [[Fan Service|May deciding to change her clothes on the beach]]...
** [[Fan Disservice]] when Ash does it in the Christmas episode. [[Brain Bleach|Oh, man...]]
** Red does this twice in [[Pokémon Special (Manga)|Pokémon Special]]. First was RGB when Blue stripped off his Team Rocket disguise. Another was in FRLG when he stripped off his jacket for a man to man fight and then ripped off his shirt for leverage on the controls of a battleship he tried to land.
*** Silver thankfully gets rid of his ridiculous Team Rocket outfit this way in FRLG.
*** Gold had one in the Emerald arc where he threw off his enemy disguise.
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* ''[[The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' does this quite often, whenever Haruhi is forcing Mikuru into a new costume.
* Edward Elric from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' often did this with his coat in the anime. And his ripped shirt in the first episode. [[Shirtless Scene|Cue]] [[Squee|squeeing]] [[Fan Service|from]] [[Estrogen Brigade Bait|many]] [[Fan Girl|fangirls.]]
* In ''[[Corsair (Light Novel)|Corsair]]'', Aura does this {{spoiler|when the others come to rescue her}}, throwing her cumbersome dress off so she can move around more comfortably.
* Yusuke throws off his pajamas early in the ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'' manga. Less "ready for asskicking", though - more like "ready to enjoy the one day of life I get before I go back to being dead".
* In the anime ''[[Freezing]]'' the last image of the series before the credits is Satellizer's bra in mid air.
* ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' Somewhat parodies this with the ice mages Grey and Leon, both of whom [[Battle Strip|take off their shirts]] (much to the confusion of the surrounding characters who point it out) before a fight, and Grey has a habit of randomly stripping without noticing it due to his training.
* The criminal killing [[Playing Withwith Fire]] NEXT Lunatic in ''[[Tiger and Bunny]]'' wears an [[All-Encompassing Mantle]]. When he needs to get serious, he burns the mantle off.
* Mayumi in ''[[Shuffle (Visual Novel)|Shuffle]]'' did this while changing into a waitress uniform. Halfway through she realised she probably didn't need to remove her underwear, but by that time, she'd flung them some place where she couldn't find them, and ended up [[Going Commando]].
* In ''[[Otome wa Boku Ni Koishiteru (Anime)|Otome wa Boku Nini Koishiteru]]'', Takako and Mariya fling their clothes when challenging each other for the [[Cooking Duel|swim competition]].
 
 
== Film ==
* In the ''[[Charlies Angels|Charlie's Angels]]'' movie this trope is rather deliberate. Two of the girls change from beaded cocktail dresses to black leather kick-ass clothes as they chase Creepy Thin Man. I don't want to know where they were keeping the tops and boots.
* In ''[[Cloudy Withwith a Chance of Meatballs]]'', "Baby" Brent has the ability to pull off his tracksuit in one swift motion. Considering he pulls the whole thing up over his head, one has to wonder about [[Magic Pants|how he gets his pants off...]]
* [[Cats Don't Dance (Animation)|Sawyer]] begins the biggest scene like this.
* In ''[[Octopussy (Film)|Octopussy]]'', Magda whips off her sari to use as a [[Improvised Weapon|weapon]] against Kamal's goons. She doesn't put it back on, thereby keeping the [[Fetish Fuel|fetish fuel]] burning.
 
 
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** Zero does a similar action; throwing away his tattered brown cape as [[Mook|Pantheons]] find him in the opening to ''[[Mega Man Zero]] 2''
** Serges (one of the X-Hunters) in ''X2'' also does this with his cloak/robe in the first battle with him; catch is, if you don't start moving ASAP when you get control back, it will hit you for some damage.
* This is how {{spoiler|Olga Orly}} reveals her true self and personality in ''[[Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney]]''. She goes from a {{spoiler|timid serving girl in thick russian clothes}} to a {{spoiler|not-so-timid gambler}} with an appropriate outfit.
* Goris the scholar in ''[[Fallout]] 2'' dramatically flings off his oversized robes whenever a fight starts, at the same time revealing that he is an intelligent deathclaw.
** something that quickly gets to be a pain in the ass, as it delays the start of every battle, even one against a rat.
* In ''[[Homestar Runner|Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People]]'', Homestar's clothes are seen in the air when he gets ready to take a shower. Luckily, Strong Bad's The Cheat-like reflexes prevent us from seeing anymore (he ''is'' naked later on in the game... [[Pixellation|except it's blurred out]]).
* Many female characters do this in ''[[The King of Fighters (Video Game)|The King of Fighters]]'' - with Leona and Athena often throwing off ''full outfits''. Blue Mary has a little fun with it - she throws her jacket in the air and yells "Antoine!" Her dog, Antoine, then runs by and leaps up to catch the jacket. King tosses her hat forward, then kicks it offscreen.
** The boss of ''2001'', Igniz, uses this as a ''basic attack''.
* For [[Darkstalkers (Video Game)|B.B. Hood's]] "Cool Hunting" super, she flings away a cloak to reveal... other Dark Hunters, who [[More Dakka|open fire]] on the opponent.
* In a possible parody, [[Morally-Ambiguous Doctorate|Kira Daidohji]] of ''[[Arcana Heart (Video Game)|Arcana Heart]]'' does this with a ''[[Modesty Towel]]'' for her entrance.
* The [[Cool Old Guy|aged]] [[Badass|Liquid]] [[Magnificent Bastard|Ocelot]] throws off his trench coat before engaging [[Metal Gear Solid|Old Snake]] in one last fight. This reveals two things: first, Ocelot is in amazing shape for a man in his seventies. Second, {{spoiler|he has a cybernetic arm instead of Liquid's arm. This arm ''hurts'', as evidenced by the large chunks of health Snake loses when he's hit by it.}}
** The Boss throws her cloak off before a fight in [[Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater]].
* At one point in ''[[Skies of Arcadia (Video Game)|Skies of Arcadia]]'', a female villain wearing a [[Stripperiffic|belly-dancer outfit]] somehow manages this - she flings her very sheer shawl at the camera and is then suddenly clad in her full navy uniform.
* Done by the final boss of [[Mad WorldMadWorld]], {{spoiler|The Black Baron [[Memetic Mutation|"Stop Starin'!"]] tosses his pimp robe}} just as the music comes on. One [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner]] later, and the fight is ON.
* [[Blaz Blue]] brings us Noel, Litchi, and Makoto, all who have introduction poses. Noel and Makoto throw off their cloaks, while Litchi grabs her dress and sweeps it around herself, [http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/078/6/f/Litchi_changing_outfit_by_mikagome007.gif setting a new world record for fastest change into alluring attire.]
* Ricardo in ''[[Shadow Hearts]]: From the New World'' throws his hat when he uses his unique skill "[[Macross Missile Massacre|Fated Day's End]]".
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* In strip #12 of the ''[[Star Wars]]'' parody webcomic ''[http://3do.jediknight.net/dcm/archive.htm Diary of a Crazed Mimbanite]'', <s>Darth V</s> Dark Dingus uses his Force powers of [[Mind Over Matter|telekinesis]] to strip the couple facing him of more than their brandished guns.
* Done in ''[[Erfworld]]'' [http://www.erfworld.com/book-1-archive/?px=%2F048.jpg here.]
* Used in ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court (Webcomic)|Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' for [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=970 Kat's transformation] into [[Wrench Wench]] mode, complete with "Fling" as an [[Unsound Effect]].
 
 
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* Lampshaded in ''[[Futurama]]'': In the episode "Less Than Hero," Leela reveals to her parents that she is the superhero "Clobberella" by ripping off her clothing to reveal her super suit underneath -- even though the outfit's high collar should have been visible under her usual tank top. Moments later, she tears ''it'' off as well, improbably revealing her usual long pants and clunky boots beneath the legless Clobberella costume.
{{quote| '''Leela''': It was brisk. I dressed in layers.}}
* Male example in the ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' episode "The Beach:" [[Estrogen Brigade Bait|Zuko]] flings his shirt off to go play volleyball. There are also [[Disturbed Doves]].
** And [[Squee|Squeeing]] [[Fan Girl|Fangirls]] to lampshade the sheer gratuitousness of the scene.
* In ''[[Batman: theThe Brave And The Bold (Animation)|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'' the Music Meister does this about eight or nine times in close succession. Perhaps quick costume changes are another one of his superpowers.
* In the second season finale of [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]], when the royal wedding is overrun by an evil race called the Changelings, the main characters throw off their bridesmaids outfits before going out to retrieve the magic [[Mac Guffins]] that can defeat them, prompting Rarity, the one who designed and made them, to try and catch them. It takes the others yelling at her to throw off her outfit as well.
 
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