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* Maka from ''[[Soul Eater]]'' wears belts quite often. On her shoes.
* Hiei of ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'' has four thin white belts underneath his cloak on his standard outfit. Not as many as some others, but just enough to let you know he's a [[Noble Demon]] [[Badass]]. He later stopped doing this, probably because it took an hour to go to the bathroom.
* Compared to others, the [[Stripperiffic|Barrier Jacket]] of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'''s Fate didn't have too many belts when she was a kid. After all, it only had one red belt slung on her hips, another two around her chest, another one on her arm, and another one around her neck.
** The first Reinforce, on the other hand, had red belts all over her legs and one arm.
* Mizore in ''[[Rosario
** Those are garter belts, which are intended to hold stockings up. What makes them count is that mizore doesn't actually attach them to the stockings, they just sort of hang there.
* [[Gundam Seed|Kira Yamato]] always was partial to a snappy outfit, so even his SEED suit had some gratuitous belts, but when the things moved to [[Gundam Seed Destiny]]...
* Lady Emmaniel's outfit in ''[[My Balls]]'' is all belts, including one big one with a hook clasp occasionally managing to stay fastened across her chest. Strategically placed shadows manage to provide whatever modesty she feels she needs to keep; [[Barbie Doll Anatomy]] and censorship take care of the rest.
* Golden Darkness from ''[[To Love Ru]]'' has five belts wrapped around each leg that do not seem to serve any actual purpose beyond... well, making you stare at her legs. Yeah, it's that kind of series.
* [[Naruto|Sasuke]] came back from his training for the Chunin Exam finals wearing a black outfit with belts around his left arm and both legs. This trope was actually [[Lampshade Hanging|cited as a reason]] for him returning to the blue outfit he started with at the beginning of the series - the belts were difficult to draw and animate on a regular basis.
* In ''[[One Piece]]'', Ace wears two belts.
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* Penance - the [[Generation X]] character, not [[Civil War (Comic Book)|Bleedball]] - has an outfit made almost entirely of belts. They might be a part of the body itself, given its [[The Punishment|origin.]]
* [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/ghostrider20997.jpg Ghost Rider 2099].
* DC's The Huntress has a lot of belts.
* A number of [[Batman|The Scarecrow's]] costumes across media have featured a large amount of belts. Sometimes this is because a costume will be made out of a [http://www.brokenfrontier.com/img/2005/mar/DC/BatmanScarecrowYearOneCv2.jpg strait] [http://nerdapproved.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/scarecrow-3.jpg jacket] which actually ''needs'' a lot of belts in its intended use, but in examples such as his ''[[Batman: Arkham Asylum]]'' design, [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Zzfgs8VTa74/TRDo1ITD6oI/AAAAAAAAIi4/3hWDQ8numRw/s1600/Scarecrow_concept_by_Chuckdee.jpg it's just for the hell of it.]
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* Any and all artwork for ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' 3rd edition (previous editions had the [[Chainmail Bikini]] instead).
** Especially the Player's Handbook example Sorcerer, Hennet. [http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/ph35_gallery/PHB35_PG51_WEB.jpg His clothing appears to be nothing but leather belts.]
*** It's mentioned in passing that he likes to be able to change it around; sorcerers tend to be on [[Chaotic Good|the]] [[Chaotic Neutral|chaotic]] [[Chaotic Evil|axis]].
*** Also it can be an optimization trick to have a character that wears several of the magic item called the belt of battle to get extra actions, which avoids the usual magic item restrictions by being a charged item.
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** Also [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded and parodied]] beautifully in ''[[The World Ends With You]]'', another Tetsuya Nomura-designed game. The modern setting of ''[[The World Ends With You]]'' was partially an attempt to satirize the youth culture that generated this in the first place.
** The non-Nomura made [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Image:FFTA-MarcheRitz.jpg Marche Radiuju] of ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics Advance]]'' has what appears to be two belts in perfect orbit around his thighs without actually coming into contact with his pants.
** In an EGM interview, Nomura stated that even he doesn't know how [[Final Fantasy X
** [http://finalfantasyversusxiii.net/finalfantasyxiii/screenshots/famitsu/final-fantasy-xiii-lightning-render.jpg Lightning] wears a lot of belts as [http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/finalfantasy/images/c/c6/FFXIII-Lightning_CG.png accessories] in ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]''.
** Squall, in ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'', deserves special notice. Because while he already had a few excess belts around the time of ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'', when he was the star, every subsequent game that features him seems to add more. Compare his [http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/finalfantasy/images/5/5d/Squall_Sketch.jpg first] design, to his later re-design in ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' as [http://www.joystiq.com/media/2007/09/squall225.jpg Leon], and finally his ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'' [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/File:Dissidia_Squall.png update], which goes back to his original design and ''still'' finds room to throw some more belts on. One can only wonder how many more belts he could get if they do a sequel...
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** According to [http://www.kh2.co.uk/?page=NI/OPM this OPM article], Nomura has a tendency to dress like this in ''real life''.
* Haseo from ''[[.hack|.hack//GU]]'' has ''[[Beyond the Impossible|52]]'' belts spread across his body. Of course, this is the self-created [[Player Character]] in a MMORPG of a standard Japanese teenage male who wanted it to look "cool", so it might be (relatively) [[Justified Trope|justified]].
** That's right. 52 Belts. More than any other character in anime/video game history. He's actually [http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h245/DRCEQ2/Dot%20Hack/52belts.jpg More Belt than Outfit]
** Utilizing some [[Fridge Brilliance]], note Haseo's wardrobe changes in each subsequent game. As he gains and grows closer to his Nakama, he actually ''loses'' belts.
* While not an actual example (by much), female Fighters in ''[[Disgaea]]'' are often shown wearing an extremely wide belt for a bra.
** [http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t144/EtnaValentine/Disgaea_Etna.jpg Etna] from the same game is a truer example. To wit, she has two belts on each boot, one on each arm, and four stitched to her skirt.
* ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' ''loves'' its belts. Sol Badguy alone has at least 20 on his costume, and his rival, Ky Kiske, has around the same number. Also, every playable character except Justice, Anji and Baiken has at least 3 belts with them.
** Ragna The Bloodedge, Sol's [[Spiritual Successor]] from ''[[Guilty Gear]]'''s [[Spiritual Successor]] ''[[Blaz Blue]]'', has at least ten belts.
*** And Tager has 2 '''[[Memetic Mutation|GIGANTIC ZIPPERS]]'''
*** Jin has only 3 belts. This is clearly the source of his rivalry with Ragna.
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* ''[[Castlevania]]: Judgment'' features characters from all across the Castlevania series. Unfortunately, they've all been given makeovers by [[Death Note|Takeshi Obata]], who decided that Dracula had two columns of golden nipples down his torso, Death was constructed out of discarded orthopedic braces, and the Belmonts were great big fans of belts. Oddly, the redesigned Alucard wears ''fewer'' belt buckles than he used to have.
* Virginia of ''[[Wild Arms 3]]'' may be wearing [http://www.rpgfan.com/pics/wildarms3/art-char-04.jpg too many belts] for a western setting. For that matter, Clive's [http://www.rpgfan.com/pics/wildarms3/art-char-03.jpg jacket] pushes overkill with the belts in place nobody would ever want to buckle, and Janus seems to have that problem and also the problem of [http://www.rpgfan.com/pics/wildarms3/art-char-05.jpg trying to use a belt in place of a holster].
* Many of the class designs in ''[[Trickster Online]]'', although the [http://www.mytrickster.net/wiki/index.php/Image:Warrior.jpg Warrior] and [http://www.mytrickster.net/wiki/index.php/Image:Thief_Master.jpg Thief Master] may take the cake.
* ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]'''s lead character Vyse uses belts to hold his sleeves together. He's also got belts on his cuffs. Combined with the ''necessary'' belt on his waist, that brings him up to five. He also has two belts on his shoes, as does his friend Aika. Aika's evil doppelganger, Anita, has extra belts, one on each shoe and one on her thigh. Interestingly, Vyze's doppelganger Vize has ''less'' belts.
* Hwoarang from Tekken games wears a lot of belts on his trouser legs in the primary outfit.
* Jack from ''[[Mass Effect]] 2'' uses belts to make a bra. [http://screenshots.teamxbox.com/screen/92374/Mass-Effect-2/ It looks about as comfortable as it sounds]. Her unlockable and purchasable alternate outfits gives her slightly more normal clothes.
** Quarians are also fond of belts. Space gypsies and all.
* The Asari from ''[[Mass Effect 3]]'''s multiplayer feature this, with several belts wrapped around their torsos (though ironically they don't have one around their waists) and belt-like straps running up and down their arms and legs.
* Lulu's [[Captain Ersatz]], Morrigan of ''[[Dragon Age]]'', also seems to favor a lower garment made entirely out of belts and leather strips.
** Another ''[[Dragon Age]]'' example is Duncan, whose leather armor has six different belts, five of them around the waist. Must have been anxious to keep that skirt in place.
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* [http://chugworth.com/archive/?strip_id=286 This MMRPG character] in Chugworth Academy.
** Although it could be argued that that character (two belts, both around the waist-to-hip area) has 2/3 of a belt less than she needs (since she [[Sticks to the Back|probably]] uses half a belt apiece for each swords, and just over [[Stripperific|a third of a belt total to keep her skirt up]]).
* Parodied in [http://www.adventurers-comic.com/d/20020228.html this] ''[[Adventurers!]]'' strip.
* Favored by [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2004-12-08 Diane and her posse] in [[El Goonish Shive]].
* [http://samandfuzzy.com/464 This] outfit of Candice's from [[Sam and Fuzzy]].
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