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{{trope}}
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[[Nipple-and-Dimed]] for the backside. Provided that the gluteal cleavage (that's the bit between the buttocks) is covered, you can show a massive amount of rear and get away with it.
So, you ''could say'' that it's the [[
Often a feature of the [[Barely-There Swimwear]]. Compare [[Chainmail Bikini]], [[Underwear of Power]].
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== [[Anime]]
* Naga from the ''[[Slayers]]'' prequels is never told to put some pants on, even though she runs around in a purple leather thong.
* Shirow Masamune seems to have a deep love of this trope. The Major in the original ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]'' manga frequently shows her rear off. Although she's far more modestly dressed most of the time than in any of the adaptations. Motoko Aramaki in the sequel manga ''Man-Machine Interface'', on the other hand, seems to be lacking pants more often than not.
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* Mirajane from ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' has this in her demon form.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
== Comics ==▼
* Psylocke from the ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]''. Sometimes her costume covers her behind completely and just shows off her thighs. Other times, it could ''generously'' be called a g-string. It doesn't help that almost every panel she's in has her striking a pose like something out of a rap video.
* Some modern comic book artists depict [[Wonder Woman]]'s shorts (often referred to as "star-spangled panties" by fans) as this, most notably Ed Benes and [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eWAgNd_cltA/SjnJEB-BiMI/AAAAAAAAAB8/cmHbi1CXFq0/s400/WonderWomanThong01.jpg Mike Deodato] (who drew Wonder Woman between 1994-1995).
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* Despite being a robot (and functionally naked), [http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/b/b4/ArceeButt.jpg Arcee] from [[Transformers]] has occasionally been depicted with one of these.
== Films -- Animation ==▼
* In [[Ralph Bakshi]]'s ''[[Fire and Ice (animation)|Fire and Ice]]'', all of the men's [[Loin Cloth]]s bare a fair amount of buttock, but the most guilty (unsurprisingly) is Princess Teegra. Not only is her thong very narrow, but it's partly see-through, and a bit of buttcrack sticks out over the top. Plus she spends a lot of time with said ass pointed at the camera. And since this film came before the PG-13 rating, it's only PG.
== Films -- Live-Action ==▼
* In the 1999 ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]],'' which featured [[Nipple-and-Dimed|topless fairies]] and a mud-slinging Hermia and Helena, features, when the nude lovers are awoken in a field by Theseus, a ''strategically placed'' blade of grass that hovers perfectly between the camera and Christian Bale's bare derriere. That could not have been accidental.
* Anck-Su-Namun in the opening flashback of ''[[The Mummy Trilogy|The Mummy 1999]]'' sports this as we get a rear shot of her walking into Imhotep's chambers. PG-13 movies seem to be able to get away with this, though the shot can't really linger.
* ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' (featuring [[Megan Fox]]) shows one of the actors in a thong. {{spoiler|It's [[Fan Disservice|John Turturro]].}}
== [[Literature]] ==▼
▲== Literature ==
* In the 1980's action series ''[[Fun with Acronyms|SOBS]]'', two members of the [[Heroes-R-Us]] unit strip off to follow the villains into the water. When the chase ends up back on land, one of them realises his colleague is effectively "bottomless" as he's just wearing a thong. When the embarrassed colleague asks for help covering up, he replies, "And deprive all these tourists of a chance to see the Eighth and Ninth Wonders of the World?"
* Two examples from ''Britain's Got Talent''. The first was "The Deans of Magic", described by Simon Cowell as "a bit ''Readers' Wives'''' (that's a UK porn mag).
* Three or four recurring competitors on ''[[Ninja Warrior]]''. [[Mr. Fanservice|All male]].
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* ''[[Pants Off Dance Off]]'' would censor out the backside of any nude dancers; but not if they had a thong, and sometimes the dancers could get away with showing even more than that uncensored by intentionally covering only the smallest possible amount of skin.
== [[Video Games]] ==▼
▲== Video Games ==
* Ayla in ''[[Chrono Trigger]]''. How her skimpy [[Catgirl]] outfit provides any protection against, say, a magic lightning bolt or a machine gun is [[Gameplay and Story Segregation|the same principle that lets her beat giant dinosaurs and robots to death with her fists.]]
* And on a similar note, Sira from ''[[Albion]]''. 100% catgirl-mage ''who can't even be equipped with decent armor''. If it weren't for her serious [[Magikarp Power]] and magical items, she'd be little more than furry eyecandy. At least the rest of the party ''can'' shield her (and other mages) from direct physical attacks, unlike in many other RPGs.
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* Felicia from the ''[[Darkstalkers]]'' series fights other denizens of the dark in barely anything at all. Her [[Fur Bikini]] doesn't cover much and it barely even qualifies as a G-string, let alone an outfit.
* The Papillon Suit in ''[[P.N.03]]'' features a thong and assless chaps. Also a subversion as it provides exactly as much protection as one would expect it to, turning Vanessa into a [[One-Hit-Point Wonder]].
* Early in ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' they played this trope depressingly straight—one of the plate/paladin armor types looked like a thong and a bikini top made out of seashells, for example. (''[[GU Comics]]'' even had a comic about it.) Partially due to the fan outcry, modern day generic armor is [https://web.archive.org/web/20130801003545/http://www.wow.com/2009/12/06/gender-differences-in-armor
** The Shivarra are large, [[Multi-Armed and Dangerous| six-armed]] demon women with bared midriffs, and a g-string covering the rear. It's no wonder that Warlocks who upgrade their summons get one to replace their [[Horny Devils| Succubus]].
* Promotional art for ''[[Dragon Quest IX]]'' shows one lady in this, and brandishing a sword.
* ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]'': Sheena's [[And Your Reward Is Clothes|unlockable bathing suit costume]] is dangerously close to this.
* Female Malkavians in ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines]]''. Their range of armor seems to be stolen from a porn set. The "heavy clothing" armor is a cowboy hat, vest, buttless chaps and a thong. And combat scenes are shown in third person from behind, so...
* Buki's armor upgrades in ''[[Sudeki]]'' get progressively skimpier. In the end, she's wearing a thong leotard made from [[Skin Of Steel|Scales of steel]].
* ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'':
** Kitana, Jade, Mileena, and
** Serena has an interesting variation in ''[[Mortal Kombat: Armageddon]]'', as the thong is covered by a skirt with crossing leather straps forming the seat, sort of a thong version of a Cleavage Window.
* Played straight or averted, depending on the armor in question, in ''[[Vindictus]]''. There ''are'' a few female-only outfits that seem to focus on sexuality, but these are nearly always cloth armor, which are meant for mages and not really focused around defense power in the first place. In general, the actual heavy and plate armors cover you completely and look the same on either gender.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qop8oF2q2Us The trailer] for the Android system's ''War 1937'' has a character who manages to do this with Powered Armor. (Rather shamelessly.)
* Brenda from ''[[Perfect Hair Forever]]'', whose [[Sailor Fuku]] skirt begins and ends up at her waist, displaying her tiny thong at all times.
* [[Aeon Flux]] dresses like this, and it's strongly hinted to be a popular style among Monicans. Believe it or not, a woman attending 2011 Comic Con was asked to leave by police because her Aeon Flux costume showed too much of her butt!
* Lampshaded in the ''[[Harley Quinn (TV series)|Harley Quinn]]'' episode "Batman Begins Forever". Harley finds herself in a [[Battle in the Center of the Mind]], the mind in question being Batman's, and in one part, she finds herself in Robin's role, wearing a [[Sexy Whatever Outfit]] version of the Boy Wonder's costume with this feature. Despite her usual costume having booty-shorts, she finds this a little excessive.
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