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Worn by the original Halfshell and her replacement in ''Comicbook/TheHypernaturals''. The armor consists of a metal bikini, boots, gloves and helmet, leaving the thighs and midriff exposed. When Deedee Cadiz takes over for her missing predecessor, she claims she didn’t get the job originally because her more voluptuous figure would be too provocative. In reality, Deedee didn’t make the cut the first time because she had problems with authority. On one occasion I was just steps ahead of Stacey as we both walked into the local Post Office and I had the perfect opportunity to calmly turn around and say something to him...instead I put my head down as though I hadn't noticed him, walked straight out of the building to the parking lot and into my van. I couldn't seem to get enough air in my lungs, my head felt light, my mouth was cotton-ball dry, my peripheral vision was closing in on me and of course my palms were drenched. I was relieved just to reach my vehicle and hide myself inside. The Angels in ''Film/CharliesAngelsFullThrottle'' wear bulletproof vests similar to the Series/CSIVerse example below, but hey, it's a ''Charlies Angels'' movie. They are contractually unable to wear anything unsexy.
In ''Film/ThreeHundred'', the Spartans go into combat with bare chests and bikini briefs. This is taken from the original graphic novel, where the Spartans wore ''[[MaleFrontalNudity nothing at all]]'' aside from their cloaks, which itself draws from classical Greek "heroic nudity" in art. In actual history, of course, they would have been some of the most heavily-armoured soldiers in the ancient world. USS Shangri-La (CV/CVA/CVS-38) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers completed during or shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. A rather hilarious version of this occurred in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'', where Hephaestus tells Diana that he "made that armor" for her mother…but that Diana has a fuller figure so he thinks he should be allowed to rework it at some point. Meanwhile Ares and Hades both have fully covering scary armor, hinting that Hephaestus agrees with this trope.Parodied in ''[[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes L.E.G.I.O.N.]] 007'', a TuxedoAndMartini spoof. Stealth, the Girl from L.E.G.I.O.N., is outfitted with a ''bulletproof'' bikini. Sure enough, when two graduates of the ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy start shooting at her, we see bullets bouncing off the bikini, and apparently not hitting her anywhere else. Takeru's second Witchblade form takes it [[ExaggeratedTrope Up to Eleven]] by reaching a virtually {{N|otSafeForWork}}SFW level. Helga in ''ComicBook/GarfieldHis9Lives''. It's literally ''just'' a metal bikini; it doesn't even have shoulder straps. Creator/MarvelComics' Red Sonja is the original chainmail-bikini wearer.[[note]]Though ironically enough, most artists draw her outfit as being made of ''scale'' armor rather than chainmail - possibly because scales are easier to draw than chain links.[[/note]] In an interview when she began writing for the series, Creator/GailSimone said she didn't view it as armor at all, and was surprised that people did.
From a paint perspective, there isn't much wrong, with generally clean paintwork across all armour and outfit parts. Blood effects on the weapons and armour are again, not photorealistic, but get the job done. The materials seem appropriate for their usage, and I like how the hands are quite soft such that you can open them up with ease for grasping accessories.Equina, a well endowed criminal [[OurCentaursAreDifferent centaur]] who fought Characters/{{Robin|TimDrake}} and ComicBook/BlueDevil, wears a form-fitted strapless boobplate and helmet in place of any reasonable clothes or practical armor. Literature/BrimstoneAngels'' pokes fun at this one. CuteBruiser Havilar usually dresses practically, but when she sees a "suit" of armor like this on display in a store, she decides she absolutely ''has'' to have it purely because it would look great on her. Her adoptive father [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Mehen]] promptly puts his foot down, citing the impractical nature of such armor and how it's only worn by wannabe-adventuresses with more fashion sense than common sense. Havilar doesn't get to buy it, and she and all subsequent {{Action Girl}}s portrayed in the books wear armor that actually covers everything important. quoteright:319:[[Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/conan_red_sonja.jpg]]]] Fanfic/AGrowingAffection'' plays with this trope; Hinata is shown multiple times wearing a scale armor bikini, but she wears it under her normal uniform. WordOfGod claims that every kunoichi wears armored undergarments, unless her uniform is too {{Stripperiffic}}. Somewhat justified in ''Manga/ZeroZeroNineOne''. Mylene is an ActionGirl with [[TorpedoTits missile breasts]], so she gets one slapped on her if she's captured by a villain.
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