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{{trope}}
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When a female character's costume doesn't include a bra -- orbra—or, for that matter, any underclothes at all. It may be made from a translucent material (with strategically placed lace or tape for modesty), feature a [[Cleavage Window|window]] to show off some [[Absolute Cleavage]] or [[Underboobs]], or may be something [[Sexy Backless Outfit|backless]], but whatever the case, the outside costume is ''all'' that the person is wearing. If she's wearing any underclothes at all, they must be made of air -- orair—or, should we say, [['''Vapor Wear]]'''.
 
[['''Vapor Wear]]''' is the default dress code for [[The Vamp]] and the [[Femme Fatale]], whose personality traits match up well with the ability to waste no time removing her knickers, and who (if seen in something ''less'' vampy) will specifically mention the lack of underwear, which can present even an ordinary outfit as something interesting or unusual.
 
A similar rule applies to succubi, the female [[Horny Devils]].
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{{examples}}
 
== [[Advertising]] ==
* There was a commercial once showing a pretty girl standing on a busy street wearing a tartan skirt. She turns to the camera and says cheerfully: "No, I'm not wearing any." Referring, of course, to the famous vapor wear of [[Man in a Kilt|the Scottish people]].
** That sounds very much like a commercial in which the girl says "Do you want to see what's under my kilt?" The ad was for tartan patterned sanitary napkins.
* The female sports reporter in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drmeHg2VuTo this] Diet Rite commercial isn't wearing a bra underneath [[Sweater Girl|her sweater]], as shown by how her breasts are bouncing up and down.
 
 
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Mostly good guy version: Anko Mitarashi of ''[[Naruto]]'' wears only a jacket over a combination of fish net stocking and chain mail. (And a skirt.)
** Ouch. Mail tends to hurt when worn on skin.
* Aqua from ''[[KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!]]'' visibly doesn't wear panties. Or as one fan theory states, she does, but made them invisible so people don't peak at them.
* Kotoko-01 in ''[[Divergence Eve]]'', in both seasons, she ''definately'' dosen't wear panties underneath her piloting suits.
* Lust in ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]''.
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* Yura of the Hair from ''[[Inuyasha]]''. Of course, bras didn't ''exist'' back then, but they didn't dress like that either.
* Princess Kraehe from ''[[Princess Tutu]]''. There's also Mytho, who has this quirky little habit of not only forgetting to wear pants, but apparently also underwear.
* Kalifa in ''[[One Piece]]''.
** Kalifa. [[Boobs of Steel|Boa Hancock]] too.
** Nico Robin is probably most guilty of this among the Straw Hat Pirates. Though the true masters of this trope are the [[Hot Amazon|Kuja Pirates]]. One in particular, Rindo, has the same unzipped leather jacket mentioned in the ''Tokko'' example below.
* Miss Deep of ''[[Read or Die]]''.
* The girls of ''[[Ultimate Girls]]'' may fit this trope -- secondstrope—seconds after expanding to 100 foot tall, their skintight spandex uniforms [[Clothing Damage|begin to disintegrate]]. This wouldn't be so bad, except said skintight spandex uniforms are [[Vapor Wear|all they are wearing.]] Not to worry, however, they use the feeling of humiliation at being seen naked by millions as a [[Moe]] power source.
* Precia Testarossa in ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (anime)|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' goes with this and [[Absolute Cleavage]].
* In her mindscape battle with [[Our Vampires Are Different|Evangeline]] during the Mahora Festival [[Tournament Arc]] of ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', Setsuna is shown wearing the [[Sexy Backless Outfit|clothes of the]] [[Winged Humanoid|bird tribe]] which doesn't come with a bra.
* Some shots in ''[[Code Geass]]'', especially the [https://web.archive.org/web/20121214063259/http://i384.photobucket.com/albums/oo283/CG-LOVER2/CG%20R2%20Turns/AnimePaperscans_Code-Geass_meimi-2.jpg first R2 ED], strongly suggest that [[Action Girl|Kallen]] [[Going Commando|goes commando]], though we do see that she does occasionally wear panties. Not a bra, though (at least, not all the time).
* This is the entire basis for ''[[Hatsukoi Limited]]'''s side story. Soako, a [[Dojikko]], was in such a hurry getting dressed that she forgot to put on her underwear. Hilarity ensues.
* Yumiko in ''[[Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahou]]'' has gone running around without panties twice. The first time was some unspecified number of years in the past where she threw them at a group of boys who were teasing her about it and then found herself on the run without them later. The second time, they were stolen by a daemon and she went running around without them.
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** When Silcardo Jenezad obtains his disciple Bulu, it appears as if she wears ''nothing'' from the waist down except for the bottom section of a tunic. Once the inevitable [[Clothing Damage]] starts to pile up, we [http://www.mangareader.net/historys-strongest-disciple-kenichi/464/16 see] her rear end is indeed completely bare.
* ''[[Black Butler|Black Butler II]]'': Episode 6 reveals that, underneath her usual maid outfit, Hannah doesn't wear underwear, only a corset and a see through slip. Probably a case of [[Go-Go Enslavement]], though.
* Honey Kisaragi is often revealed, via [[Clothing Damage]] and [[Wardrobe Malfunction|Wardrobe Malfunctions]]s, to not wear a bra (though she definitely wears [[Panty Shot|panties]], at least most of the time). As of ''[[Cutey Honey]]'', her [[Absolute Cleavage]] makes this obvious all the time.
* ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]''. In "ANGELS' SHARE", Kusanagi is in London, wearing a trenchcoat as opposed to her usual [[Stripperiffic]] [[Fan Nickname|battle teddy]], when she has to lure a police Special Weapons officer into an alley so she can [[Mugged for Disguise|steal his uniform]]. She keeps the trenchcoat, but the exposed cleavage shows she's removed everything beneath it.
* In ''[[ShuffleSHUFFLE!]]!'' (both the anime and the VN), [[Deadpan Loli|Primula]] at first has no idea she's supposed to wear something under her shirt. Rin finds this out [[Wet Sari Scene|the hard way]].
* As ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' has gone on, it has become increasingly apparent that none of the women wear bras and that at least [[Covert Pervert|Erza]] and [[Stalker with a Crush|Juvia]] may not normally wear anything underneath their heavier clothing if [[Clothing Damage]] is any indication.
* Yuka from ''[[Kemonozume]]'' never seems to wear a bra, but her breasts are small enough for her to get away with it.
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* Kureha from ''[[Tokko]]'' walks around bra-less and shirtless with only an [[No Shirt, Long Jacket|unzipped leather jacket]] covering her. Sakura also doesn't appear to wear a bra under her tank-top.
* Eriko from ''[[Dragon Crisis]]'' goes bra-less sometimes - in particular, her dress from episode 6.
* The Yuurei Shoujo from ''[[Gate Keepers 21]]'' wears a transparent dress, scarf, and nothing else.
* ''[[Ranma One Half½]]'': Ranma Saotome, being a guy [[Incredibly Lame Pun|half the time]], never wears bras when he's in his female form. All the male students at his high school love it, I assure you.
* ''[[Bleach]]'': Riruka [http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1k0thWsYN1rriybno1_500.jpg was either panty-less or only wearing a g-string] in this shot.
* ''[[Saki Achiga-hen]]'': Shizuno wears a (zipped) jacket, shoes, and ''nothing else''. She's flat enough not to need a bra at least...
* ''Question Fairy'', a Japanese animation created by the Japanese government to teach kindergarten children what they needed to bring to their first day of school. Some .... fans pointed out she can't possibly be wearing underwear. This is one of the reasons the Japanese government abandoned the project. See it [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5XRaWul1fA here].
 
 
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* ''[[Empowered]]'', the [[Incredibly Lame Pun|titular]] heroine of that series, is empowered by a super suit that gives her super strength and super toughness. She can't wear anything over the outfit because anything touching it kills its powers. She can't wear underwear under it, for the same reason, and since it is literally skin tight, even a thong looked horrible. The lack of...certain things being visible through the suit was dodged in book 3, and seemed to have become a running gag in the metatext pages at the end that they'll never actually tell us how Emp gets around that problem.
* The Engineer from ''[[The Authority]]''. Her "outfit" was created when her nanomachines came out and [[Chrome Champion|covered her skin]]. Earlier issues showed how form-fitting it was quite clearly. If, for whatever reason, her nanomachines malfunctioned, well, they get reabsorbed into her body leaving nothing behind. [[wikipedia:File:Authority9.jpg|Picture of a cover with her on it here]]. The Engineer straight up admits to being an exhibitionist when challenged on why she doesn't wear anything ''over'' it.
* At least one [[Marvel]] artist draws the Scarlet Witch in outfits that make it clear she can ''not'' be wearing any panties. Said artist stated Wanda goes commando, and insisted there is no canon artwork of her that shows her wearing panties.
* Girl One, a police officer from ''[[Top Ten]]'', surprises her partner by revealing that she's not wearing a funky color-shifting outfit - she can change her pigmentation expertly at will and uses it to simulate the appearance of clothing while she's really naked. Later, she punches out her superior officer Ceasar without any warning, because she found out that dogs are color blind (he's an intelligent dog in a mecha suit -- itsuit—it's that kind of series) and, thus, he's seen her naked all the time without saying anything. [[It Makes Sense in Context]] when you realize the [[Nightmare Fuel|true horror]] of Girl One: She's ''not'' a nudist or exhibitionist. She's an artificial human created by 2 horny geeks based on video game heroine and fanservice tropes, who programmed her with a compulsion to never wear clothing but '''not''' an [[Innocent Fanservice Girl]] mentality. She doesn't ''want'' to run around naked, she can't help it. When she found out her boss was aware -- noaware—no one else is outside of her partner -- shepartner—she assumed he was getting his jollies from looking at her. He explains later that he's a dog, and she's a human, and thus, she's about as interesting to him as a random poodle is to her. And then he married a human prostitute and adopted an Anubis-like Dog Headed Human girl. It's that kind of series.
** The above makes it out to be a little more horrible than it is for Girl One. When asked by her partner why she doesn't wear clothes, she says she's more comfortable without, and it's not like anyone can tell the difference. {{spoiler|This is later subverted when Girl One dies, and her replacement, Girl Two, has an early and unfortunate run in with some would be rapists. Girl Two promptly begins dressing conservatively, and changes careers from cop to lawyer.}}
* Cobweb from ''[[Tomorrow Stories]]'', oh so very much.
* In one ''[[Justice League of America]]'' story, after Black Canary defeats Giganta, she goes, "If you insist on wearing a skirt into battle, put on some underpants, or at least learn to sit like a lady."
** Seanbaby pointed out the same thing, albeit [http://www.seanbaby.com/superfriends/giganta.htm more crudely].
{{quote| ''Bystander:'' Son, I wanted you to learn about the female body; I just wish your first sight of it wasn't twenty feet wide.}}
* ''[[Gotham City Sirens]]'' makes it very clear that [[Catwoman (Comic Bookcomics)|Catwoman]] cannot be wearing a bra underneath her [[Spy Catsuit]].
* ''[httphttps://wwwweb.archive.org/web/20131029150620/http://indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=3429 Gemini Storm]'' has Elizabeth Rose, whose clothes are all strapless and we can see she doesn't wear a bra underneath. She does [http://hdub7.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2jznu9 wear a thong], though.
* The cleavage window in [[Power Girl]]'s leotard is almost always drawn in a way that would make it impossible for her to be wearing a bra underneath.
** And sometimes even drawn so wide that it seems she [[Barbie Doll Anatomy|has no nipples]], either.
* Mostly a male example in [[The Smurfs]], as the male Smurfs just don't have any underwear when they put on or take off their pants. Averted in the cartoon show, as one male Smurf does show his bloomers when his britches come falling down.
 
== [[FanficFan Works]] ==
 
== [[Fanfic]] ==
* Almost any ''[[Firefly]]'' fic with sex and River involved will have her at least go bra-less.
 
 
== [[Film]] ==
* Elektra King from the [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]] movie ''[[The World Is Not Enough]]''.
** Mention must be made of [https://web.archive.org/web/20160624024847/http://jamesbond007.net/Imagesimages/lowell.jpg Carey Lowell's costume] that, sadly, only appeared in the poster for ''[[Licence to Kill]]''.
** [[Diamonds Are Forever|Plenty O'Toole]] didn't wear a bra 'til some [[Moral Guardians]] made them paint one on.
* Sharon Stone in an oft-parodied scene from ''[[Basic Instinct]]''.
* Rene Russo in ''[[The Thomas Crown Affair]]'' goes to a ball wearing a very see-through black dress.
* In the [[Alternate Universe]] of ''[[Black Mama White Mama]]'', bras were never introduced to the Philippines.
* Carrie Fisher didn't wear a bra in ''[[A New Hope]]'', which isn't noticeable...until she gets wet. [[Word of God|According to her]], George Lucas decreed that [[Author Appeal|bras didn't exist in space]], so for running scenes, she was protected from bouncing via ''duct tape''.
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* Jessica Rabbit in ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]''. She was given panties in the DVD release, sorry to say, though she's still obviously going bra-less.
* Comes up in ''[[Shock Treatment]]'', when Janet's parents are upset by her new outfit.
{{quote| ''Mr. Weis:'' She's practically naked in that thing! <br />
''Janet:'' Well I can't wear anything under it, Daddy, it would spoil the lines. }}
* The Mike Myers's vehicle ''[[The Love Guru]]'' parodies the [[Real Life]] examples below with the titular Guru caught by the paparazzi getting out of a limo without underoos.
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* In ''[[The Mummy Trilogy|The Mummy 1999]]'', Imhotep's lover appears to be wearing a long gown when she secretly meets him - but then he touches her shoulder, smearing the body paint which is all she has on.
* In ''The Little Devil'', Nina doesn't wear panties under her dress. Not only that, she lifts it up, due to the summer heat as she says. The viewer doesn't see anything, though, as they only see her either from behind or from the waist up, but little devil Giuditta (and everyone else around him) does. In fact, Nina was {{spoiler|sent from Hell to seduce Giuditta and take him back home}}.
 
 
== [[Literature]] ==
* In Philip Kerr's SF novel ''The Second Angel,'' a woman named Veronica (a major character) wears a long lambskin coat, but no underwear, even though the Earth has become arctic, due to the melting of the icecaps. This takes Fanservice to the point of [[Exposed to the Elements|near suicide]].
* The female [[Big Bad|Big Bads]]s in ''[[The Wheel of Time]]'' are partial to wearing gowns of "streith", which is basically mood cloth. Under certain conditions, it becomes transparent or smoky, showing that they don't bother with underwear, and making this "vapor wear" of the most literal variety.
* Done by Craye Sawtelle, the [[Evil Sorcerer|Evil Sorceress]] of ''The Spring'', one of the Silver John stories by [[Manly Wade Wellman]]:
{{quote| "She winnowed close then. I made out that she didn't have on air stitch under her silky dress. She was proudly made, and well she knew it. She stood so close she near about touched me."}}
* In ''[[Incarnations of Immortality|On A Pale Horse]]'', when Death meets Nature, she is wearing a dress literally made out of fog. In every other book in the series, she wears a dress made of leaves.
** [[Piers Anthony]] [[Author Appeal|is in a polygamous marriage]] with this trope and [[Panty Shot]], and they recur regularly, separately or in the same paragraph, throughout all his series.
** To illustrate: in one novel, appropriately titled [[Xanth|''The Color Of Her Panties'']], [[The Quest]] is to determine [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|the color of a certain female character's panties]]. The complication is that she has yet to start wearing any underwear.
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* Conversed in the book ''Dork Diaries'' by Nikki in her diary. She points out about the habit of some celebutante/actresses of 'continuously forgetting to wear their underwears'.
 
== [[Live -Action TV]] ==
 
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Sue Ellen Mishke, the Braless Wonder from the ''[[Seinfeld]]'' episode "The Caddy", is a subversion of sorts. When she was introduced, Elaine complained that she never wore a bra under her office attire; this was supposed to be apparent to the viewer. When Elaine gave Sue Ellen a bra as a gift, she started wearing it in place of actual clothing, [[Distracted by the Sexy|causing whiplash and car crashes]] on the streets of New York.
* Played for laughs in an episode of the prison-based [[Britcom]] ''[[Porridge]]''. When Fletcher's daughter, Ingrid, pays him a visit (in the open-plan visiting room), he is outraged that she's not wearing a bra and all the other prisoners can see it. Next time she visits, she puts a bra on, and just to make sure he knows it, she lifts up her t-shirt to demonstrate.
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** [[Funny Aneurysm Moment]] much? (IRL Christina Applegate had her breasts removed and rebuilt when she tested positive for a mutant BRCA1 gene...according to her, ''never needing a bra ever again'' doesn't exactly make up for the loss of function.)
* In the ''Dollhouse'' episode of ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'', when Alex hugs Justin, she is noticeably not wearing a bra.
* [[media:servie_2408servie 2408.jpg|Servalan]] from ''[[Blake's Seven7|Blakes Seven]]''. It's more obvious in motion, but still...''damn''.
* Professor Amelia Rumford in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S16 E3/E03 The Stones of Blood|The Stones of Blood]]" wore a silk blouse without a bra when the air was a bit chilly.
* ''[[30 Rock]]'': Liz Lemon counseled her assistant Cerie about wearing revealing outfits and going braless at the office, despite protests from the male staff.
* In an episode of ''[[Friends]]'', Monica's decision not to wear a bra results in embarassing consequences when she chooses to sing at Mike's piano bar and the stage lighting causes her breasts to become very visible to the cheering male audience. She thinks they like her singing.
* When Parker of ''[[Leverage]]'' [[Toplessness From the Back|changes clothes in an elevator]], she is notably not wearing a bra. Kind of weird if you think about it - she's on a job and must have known she'd have to change - but nobody's complaining.
* About half the time the main cast of ''[[Charmed]]'' are on screen, they don't seem to be aware of the existence of bras.
* In the ''[[That '70s Show]]'' episode "The Third Wheel", Eric refers to Hyde's [[Girl of the Week]] as "Little Miss Can't Find a Bra".
* Brittany and Santana went on a date with Finn during the first season of ''[[Glee]]''. Brittany later informed Sue that they tried everything to seduce him--Brittanyhim—Brittany, for example, didn't wear a bra. And asked management to turn up the air conditioning. Ahem.
* Jaime Sommers in ''[[The Bionic Woman]]'' wears quite a lot of barely legal dresses with no bra, which, in reruns, are slightly startling to modern sensibilities.
* Shamelessly employed on the ''[[Tremors]]'' series, when Rosalita taught a self-defense lesson to Burt's survival class, apparently without realizing her white T-shirt was soaking wet. Not that the guys in the class were complaining, mind you.
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' has the first Slayer, whose costume seems to be nothing but [[Bare Your Midriff|strategically-placed]] [[Fur Bikini|cheesecloth]].
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* Susan Sullivan in the pilot movie of [[The Incredible Hulk]] was wearing a see-through black shirt with twin breast pockets. While it would be difficult to say for certain while watching, the DVD commentary specifically states she was braless and the pockets were the only reason they got away with it.
* Fiona Glenanne in [[Burn Notice]] is rarely seen with a bra and at times it's blatantly noticeable.
 
 
== [[Music]] ==
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* Lynn Mabry and Edna Holt of Brides Of Funkenstein, appearing in the [[Stop Making Sense]] concert video.
* The [http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=329599 front cover] of Stacey Q's ''Boomerang'' album; only her hands are covering her unmentionable parts.
 
 
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* The Dark Eldar of ''[[Warhammer 4000040,000]]'' field Wyches, evil space-elf gladiators who wear weapons, boots, and about a grand total of one square foot of black leather. Maybe two square feet for some of the guys.
* The Dark Elf Witch Elves in ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'' practically wear anti-clothing and yet still have an armor save. This is considered by most players to be highly optimistic.
** Same goes for [[Warhammer 4000040,000|40k's]] Sisters of Battle repentia, who get a 4+ save despite wearing nothing but a few strips of cloth and parchment to cover their strategic area. For comparison, a flak vest gives a 5+ save. 4+ is equal to full-body carapace armor.
*** Some tabletop games [[Lampshade Hanging|acknowledge and actually provide statistics]] for the improbable amounts of protection offered by [[Stripperiffic]] "armor" (such as ''[[GURPS]]'', which calls it "Bulletproof Nudity").
* The swedish RPG ''Playelf'' has "clothing penalties" - anything above the base necessities will obstruct your movements and give penalties to everything. Armor is useless because any advantage gained is negated by all the penalties. There are some options, but for the most part, you're encouraged to dress like a Boris Valejo painting.
 
 
== [[Theatre]] ==
* The infamous black lace bodystocking worn by the late, great Anita Morris as "Carla" in the 1982 Broadway musical ''[[Nine (theatre)|Nine]]''.
 
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Penelo in ''[[Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings]]'', as seen above, wears pants that make it highly unlikely that there are any panties involved.
* In [[Persona 3|Persona 3 FES]], you can equip Yukari and Mitsuru [[Updated Rerelease|(and the female main character in Portable)]] with ''High Cut Armour'' or ''Battle Panties'' in, to quote the game, armour that looks like a bikini. [[Male Gaze|If you look closely, they aren't wearing a bra or panties.]]
* The models for female characters in the original ''[[Neverwinter Nights]]'' are set up so that they are always wearing underwear unless you have an item equipped in their armor slot, in which case the underwear disappears. Curious, given the presence of backless/excessive cleavage torso options for most armors.
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* Maki in ''[[Final Fight]] 2''. No wonder she has an only-frontal magic skirt.
* Female characters in ''[[Age of Conan]]'' don't wear bras. This can be seen every time when using the "Hide" ability, as hiding makes your equipment turn transparent.
* Morrigan of ''[[Darkstalkers]]'' fame deserves a special mention. Since her clothing is made up of servant bats that conform to her body and change appearance, literally '''everything''' she wears is [[Vapor Wear]]. Then again, she ''is'' a [[Horny Devils|succubus]]...
* Another [[Dragon Age|Morrigan]] fits this quite well, and the [[Tsundere]] attitude only helps.
* In ''[[Tsukihime]]'', apparently, Roa's favorite outfit when it was possessing {{spoiler|Ciel in a previous incarnation}} was a partially open cloak. And only that.
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** NPC Sasha used to wear a short sarong so low on her hips that any underpants she was wearing would have been apparent. After the [[Art Shift]], she's switched to jeans and a t-shirt. Post-[[Art Shift]] [[Christmas Cake|Ruby]], on the other hand, clearly isn't wearing a bra under her new dress (for obvious reasons, since she now has angelic wings). This is a bit more alarming than the other examples since Ruby is A) quite stacked and B) the single mother of a young boy.
** Outright lampshaded by NPC [[Funny Animal|Diedrich]].
{{quote| Did you know only 1 in 1200 Gaians wears underwear? [[Covert Pervert|I'm the expert. Since I'm short.]]}}
* Feral in ''[[Blood RayneBloodRayne]] 2'' is covered only by what appears to be a deep indigo vapor on the surface of her skin. Since she and her animated [[Body Paint]] tend to move capriciously, [[Theiss Titillation Theory]] is heavily applied with [[Nipple-and-Dimed]] up top and [[Barbie Doll Anatomy]] below, while leaving her rear more casually exposed at times.
** Rayne's evening gown in the opening chapter of the game, showing [[Absolute Cleavage]] and slits so high up the hips there couldn't be undergarments beneath it. While you can imagine the material would move better for an [[Action Girl]] than her usual leathers, [[Magic Skirt|the lower hem accommodates her moves more than plausibly]].
* Numerous outfits for the female custom characters in ''[[Soul Calibur]] IV'' appear to be worn without underwear, complete with [[Absolute Cleavage]]. Of course, when [[Clothing Damage]] kicks in, a bra will spontaneously appear where there clearly wasn't one before.
* I-no in the ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' series goes braless, in a top that realistically would show the goods to anyone she was fighting.
* The Oracle in the first ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]'' has a see-through top and no bra (unlike most examples of [[Vapor Wear]], her breasts are fully visible).
** For a (probably unintentional) male example from the same series, in ''III'', Hercules's [[Loin Cloth]] sometimes clips through his legs, revealing that [[The Dev Team Thinks of Everything|yes, they did render buttocks on his character model]].
* In ''[[Nie RNieR]]'', Kaine falls under this trope. [[Male Gaze|And the cutscene camera will remind you of it every time.]]
* In ''Gladiator'', in the Japanese release (and the initial USA release), it becomes evident that Irene is not wearing a bra under her armor after her [[Clothing Damage|breastplate is broken]].
* Janna's clothing in ''[[League of Legends]]'' is so skimpy that HOT PANTS AND A BUSTIER are considered decent.
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* In ''[[Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe]]'', most of the women are decently clothed, though significantly bouncier than one would expect in armor. Catwoman, on the other hand, clearly isn't wearing a bra (and her [[Absolute Cleavage|catsuit is unzipped practically to her navel]]). Neither is Wonder Woman. As this is the skimpiest of Diana's outfits (completely backless leotard with a very high-V bottom), we can also say that she is probably not wearing anything under it, especially since thongs weren't invented in Ancient Greece.
* The heroine of Psychotoxic averts this in the actual game, but plays it straight in the box art. Her low-rider jeans clearly show she wears a thong in-game, but the identical outfit on the box shows no thong.
* ''[[Gravity Rush]]'' heroine Kat. Not obvious in-game, but [[Word of God|confirmed by the character designer]].
 
 
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'', the [[Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game|MMORPG]] "Years of Yarncraft" has all female Rose Elves start out wearing [http://sluggy.com/daily.php?date=080812 a see-through top with no bra]. You have to complete a quest in order to earn underwear.
* In ''[[Misfile]]'', Cassiel's wardrobe is this trope incarnate, to the point it seems that she only wears panties in order to do [[Panty Shot|Panty Shots]]s. [[Gender Bender|Ash]] initially refuses to wear a bra, but comes around to the idea. S/he refuses to wear a thong, though.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140902181308/http://www.cheercomic.com/?date=2006-11-04 Guest comic] in ''[[Cheer]]''
** Upgraded from guest-only to [https://web.archive.org/web/20140902183032/http://www.cheercomic.com/?date=2007-05-01 artist's own] [[Filler|fillersfiller]]s. Maybe soon, we'll get some in the canon!
* ''[[Order of the Stick]]'''s Celia is pretty obviously not wearing a bra most of the time, although you can only tell when she turns her back to the "camera": her clothes are all backless on account of her giant fairy wings.
** Sabine does likewise; unsurprisingly, as she is a [[Horny Devils|succubus]].
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** On the male side, a couple of Artie's appearances imply he doesn't wear underwear.
 
== [[Web Original]] ==
* "Virtual Youtuber" [[Kizuna AI]] notes that because she's all data she technically isn't wearing any clothes and has no underwear.
 
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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* The animators of ''[[Kim Possible]]'' probably did not foresee the unintended implications of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-kTV8mVk1o this clip.]
** This is also implied by the fact that her top is pointy in the spot of her breasts...
* Similarly, Suki from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' doesn't wear anything beneath her Fire Nation outfit in the finale. Check out the [http://iroh.org/screencaps/ep60/ep60-78.png top]{{Dead link}} and [http://iroh.org/screencaps/ep60/ep60-749.png waistline]{{Dead link}}. She does have pants on, though. They're just low-cut.
** Which is odd, because, earlier in the finale, she is shown in what [http://iroh.org/screencaps/ep58/ep58-109.png must be her underwear]{{Dead link}}. There is the possibility that it could be a separate bathing suit, but since everyone else was in their skivvies in that scene, then logically, Suki was too.
* ''[[Futurama]]''{{'}}s Zapp Brannigan isn't wearing any pants below his jacket, as can be judged from Kif's reaction upon having a view up there.
* During ''[[The Backyardigans]]''' first two-parter, "International Super Spy", every time Uniqua, as the Lady in Pink, lifted her leg during her [[Villain Song]], you could see clearly that she wasn't wearing any panties under her jacket. Either the animators didn't bother or the Lady in Pink was just so evil that she didn't care about it.
* Sandy Cheeks from ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' has done it. Twice. In [https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/c05efd12-a17d-4d72-ba6e-303a53a045a4 "Squirrel Jelly"] and [https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/7e40e71f-930d-4cde-8efb-6f68b185201f "Sandy's Nutmare"].
* In the first ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode, Lisa is seen dancing whilst wearing a grass skirt...and nothing under it. The creators said that she's wearing a skin-colored suit, but the fact that [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1b/SimpsRoastingLisa.png you can actually see her toes] disproves this.
* ''[[Futurama]]'''s Zapp Brannigan isn't wearing any pants below his jacket, as can be judged from Kif's reaction upon having a view up there.
 
 
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* A famous photograph of '30s/'40s actress Carmen Miranda, taken as she danced with Cesar Romero, revealed that she was not wearing underwear at the time.
* [[Jean Harlow]], film star and sex symbol in the thirties, never wore any underwear. Some even say that she put ice on her nipples before shooting a scene. This practice contributed to the introduction of the [[Hays Code]].
* While watching the 1994 Carnaval in Rio, Brazilian President Itamar Franco invited a parade dancer named Lilian Ramos to join him in the Presidential box. She was wearing an oversized T-shirt, and each time she raised her arms it rose a few inches, revealing to the press assembled below that she wasn't wearing anything underneath. Various newspapers and magazines ran [https://web.archive.org/web/20141008045836/http://veja.abril.com.br/arquivo_veja/capa_23021994.shtml major articles] about it [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://veja.abril.com.br/arquivo_veja/capa_23021994.shtml&ei=dEruS5q7ApLAsQOdlbCtDw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CBcQ7gEwAg&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522carnaval%2Bdo%2Bbarulho%2522%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official (translation)], creating a bit of a scandal. Some time later, Ms. Ramos did a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVkmZPUayGk reenactment] of the incident for some sort of documentary.
* Many Black Dresses look normal under normal lighting conditions but become see-through when blasted with several photo-flashes at once. When an unlucky actress wears one onto the red carpet without realizing it, [[The Internet Is for Porn|certain websites start making money.]]
** This is why one female celebrity states she takes a camera with her when trying out dresses.
* A photograph taken at Dutch publisher Playlogic's booth at [[E 3E3]] 2004 revealed that one of their booth babes was going commando at the time.
* Taiwanese model Vivi Wang created a minor scandal by wearing this trope to the 2007 Taipei Motor Show.
* Czech-Indian Model and actress Yana Gupta was caught by [[Paparazzi]] at a November 2010 charity event in Mumbai wearing nothing underneath her [[Little Black Dress]]. She later explained the circumstances leading to this on <ref> “So…wanna know the truth? Its going to be a bit long though. See, for past three weeks I have been rehearsing for a particular dance tv show. Now during doing all the splits and various crazy dance moves I kept getting irritated by my panties getting stuck in my ass. Now imagine: At all times I am being shot by cameras as I rehearse so it just didn’t look good that after every crazy step I’m trying to adjust ‘myself’. And sure you’ll agree if I say none of us would want to be caught on camera adjusting our undies.So.After few days feeling uncomfy like this So…I thought I’ll sort out the issue by simply not wearing undies as I wear pants for rehearsal btw, no short dresses!! Ha ha.Now that day I had no time to go home after rehearsal in order to make it to the charity event.I packed my bag in the morning, put my make up, my dress my shoes in it but guess what I forgot! yup!So here u have it.so yes I openly admit…I did forget something ‘slightly’ essential to pack. Of course I had no time to go home, I had to run for the event and I hate to be late. And of course, I had no clue it could be seen. So I just pulled my dress down every few steps, but hey, it didn’t help! Apparently! I had no clue till I saw the pics today, now should I cry over this? My manager was shocked to see me getting a laughing fit when I saw the pics. See, shit happens. Its done. I can’t change it.</ref>
* Shortly before the 2011 Miss Universe pageant, Miss Colombia Catalina Robayo was [http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/09/06/exclusive-miss-colombia-reprimanded-for-going-commando-during-miss-universe/ caught wearing this trope] at an official event in Sao Paolo. After photographic evidence of this appeared in a local newspaper, event officials [[Please Put Some Clothes On|reminded Ms. Robayo to wear underwear while in public]].
* When she wore a green Versace dress to the Grammy Awards in 2000, Jennifer Lopez was obviously modeling this trope. Her [[wikipedia:File:Jennifer-lopez-green-versace-dress.jpg|photo]] was much reproduced and much commented on.
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