History Main / FingerlessGloves

Fingerless gloves on their own aren’t tropes. Here’s a list of tropes that "Fingerless Gloves" might refer to:

%%. UselessAccessory WAS a supertrope to gloves like this.

* MeaningfulAppearance: FingerlessGloves used to indicated something about a character’s personality or background.

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->''"Everyone was wearing fingerless gloves..."''
-->-- '''Music/TheLonelyIsland''', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yvEYKRF5IA "Boombox"]]

Basically, a pair of gloves with their fingers cut off at varying lengths. The standard is cutting the glove at the second knuckle, but sometimes the entire finger of the glove is removed. Sometimes called half-gloves. On occasion, only a certain number of fingers will be cut.

'''A character wearing a pair usually indicates:'''
* Badassitude, if they're black leather with [[SpikesOfVillainy studs and spikes]] ({{Badass Biker}}s, {{Ninja}}s, generic goons);
* Snobbery, if they're tan leather, black leather ''without'' studs or metalwork of any kind, or tan knit backs with leather palms (fingerless driving gloves);
* Poverty, if they are entirely knit with no leather, especially if ragged — these are referred to as "Bum Gloves" or "Hobo Gloves" in some regions of the U.S.;
* "Rough-and-ready"ness — the character is willing to jump straight into the action. In this sense, may overlap with BootsOfToughness;
* [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking That they just]] [[RuleOfCool look cool]].

On a practical note, fingerless gloves combine the full tactile sensitivity of bare fingers with warmth and protection for the rest of the hand. As such they are common in cycling, sailing, and many other activities. Some people find they allow typing while reducing painful symptoms of arthritis, tendinitis and carpal tunnel syndrome. They are also good for mixed martial arts, giving the knuckle protection that boxing gloves do while still allowing the finger freedom that grappling requires. They've also picked up speed on college campuses, where libraries need to keep their libraries cool for the preservation of books (or possibly it's just difficult to heat a room that big) yet students still need finger dexterity for the sake of typing on computers. Similarly, they're rising in popularity for that reason in the rest of the world with the rise of cell phones and touchscreens (that and ‘tech compatible’ full finger gloves tend to be finicky).

Archers should ''not'' use these — fingerless gloves would do nothing to protect one's draw hand, and the constant pressure of the bowstring cutting into one's fingers will ''cause'' damage. See the example on ComicBook/GreenArrow for more details.

Gloves are ''not'' common in competitive weightlifting and should not be used, as they decrease the stability and security of one's grip and make lifting more difficult.

These gloves are recommended, but not necessary, for firing target rifles. They are not, however, recommended for using pistols, although wearing them while using pistols is probably not a problem. Note that the glove is worn on the hand used for steadying the rifle, not the hand used for the trigger.

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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* In ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' most characters wear these.
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
** Rukia can knock the "spirit" out of people with a [[http://planetrenders.net/renders/albums/userpics/44345/RukiaGlove.png magical fingerless glove]]. She later gets the same type that Byakuya wears (see below).
** Nemu wears gloves that lack fingers and a palm, and don't seem to do anything.
** Byakuya wears them, and they're expensive.
* ''LightNovel/OkamiSan'': Ryoshi's weapon of choice is a slingshot mounted on one of these.
* Spike Spiegel from ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' wears them on occasion, as does the first bounty. Leather to represent badass in both cases.
* Part of the Kogarasumaru team uniform in ''Manga/AirGear'', complete with uncomfortable-looking openings on the palm.
* Chilchuck from ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'' wears them.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
** [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} The anime]]:
*** Ash Ketchum. (Except in the ''Sun and Moon'' and ''Journeys'' arcs, where he goes barehanded.)
*** Todd Snap, who appeared in three of the Indigo League episodes.
*** Pokémon Hunter J and her {{Mook}}s wear an interesting variation of these where the thumb, pointer, and middle fingers are all removed and the ring and pinkie fingers are left intact.
** ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'':
*** Red, Ash's manga counterpart, also wears them but his have a story. [[spoiler:He took them from Lieutenant Surge after beating him. They're insulated against electricity, and he uses them to handle Electric Pokémon safely. [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome This cost Giovanni a prospective lieutenant]].]] [[SubvertedTrope But as it turns out]], Red's gloves aren't really fingerless; the fingers are covered with a clear, almost invisible material.
*** Ruby also wears them, although his don't have a story.
* ''Anime/YuGiOh'':
** The duel gloves from Duelist Kingdom don't have fingers.
** [[MsFanservice Mai Valentine]] wears a pair of these with every outfit. In Duelist Kingdom, she wears a dueling glove. In Battle City, she wears a white opera-length pair with a more elegant look. In Waking the Dragons, she wears the short, black leather kind as part of her EvilCostumeSwitch.
** In ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'', Kaiser Ryo wears a studded pair when he reaches the Pro League.
** As a matter of fact, it might be easier to list the gloves in these shows that are ''not'' fingerless.
* ''Manga/SaintSeiya'':
** Many of the female saints wear fingerless gloves. It gives a slightly creepy effect with those long fingernails.
** And, generally, every Cloth features them.
* Anime/{{Madlax}} wears them all the time.
* Kazuma from ''Anime/{{Scryed}}'' has one on his right hand. There are several theories on why he wears it, from hiding a deformity brought on by his alter, to protecting his hand from getting scraped by his metal alter, although most people think he does it [[RuleOfCool because it looks cool]].
* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'':
** A common Barrier Jacket accessory. Approximately half the cast sports them, including, but not limited to, [[FrillyUpgrade post-Season 1]] [[SmallGirlBigGun Nanoha]], [[LadyOfWar Signum]], [[PersonOfMassDestruction Hayate]], and [[FullContactMagic Subaru]].
** Caro uses a Device that takes the form of a pair of fingerless gloves, with large, crystalline half-orbs on the back of the hand.
* Domon Kasshu of ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam''.
* Hikari from ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02''. Pure RuleOfCool, because there's no other possible explanation; she's a sweet girl-next-door type.
** Likewise, her Digimon partner Gatomon wears ''clawless'' gloves.
* ''Manga/GunsmithCats'': Bean Bandit uses a pair of bulletproof gloves like these as his riding gear.
* Ginji and Juubei from ''Manga/GetBackers''.
* The whole cast of ''Anime/{{Bakugan}}''.
* Revy from ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' wears a pair.
* In ''Franchise/GhostInTheShell'', Motoko Kusanagi wears them frequently.
* Worn frequently by members of Section Nine in ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex''. In one scene, the major uses a glove with large electrified metal attachments. That's right, a fingerless taser glove.
* In ''Manga/BlackGod'', Kuro wears a pair on her hands and ''feet''.
* Ling's two guards, Lan Fan/Ran Fan and Fu wear these in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''.
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
** Kakashi has a pair of the black leather variety, with metal plates on the backs.
** Zabuza also has a pair but his are elbow-length and knitted. They don't detract from his badassitude, though; if anything they actually enhance it.
** Other wearers of fingerless gloves include Kankuro, Temari, and Sai. The things Killer Bee wears on his upper arm and wrist straddle the line between fingerless gloves and detached sleeves.
* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' has [[RobotGirl Chachamaru]] occasionally wearing them after her MidSeasonUpgrade.
* Belldandy and Peorth's signature goddess outfit/uniform from the ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'' {{anime}} have these. Urd, Belldandy's CoolBigSis, sometimes wears them as well.
* Minai from ''Manga/CorpsePrincess''.
* Adam Blade from ''Manga/{{Needless}}'' sports a pair that have a thick cross pattern cut into them. How they retain their perfect shape is a mystery though.
* Black*Star from ''Manga/SoulEater''. Until he joins Spartoi, then he wears HandwrapsOfAwesome.
* Éclair from ''Anime/KiddyGrade'' favours them.
* Musubi from ''Manga/{{Sekirei}}'' uses them. She fights hand-to-hand.
* Lavi from ''Manga/DGrayMan'' wears a pair to wield his [[DropTheHammer hammer]].
* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': Part of Mami's MagicalGirl outfit. Sensible, given her WeaponOfChoice is magically-summoned single-shot rifles.
* The main characters from ''Franchise/LoveLive'' have been wearing these before.
* In ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins'' Diane and Hendricksen use them as part of their role armor.
* Along with the unkempt hair and boilersuit, Joe from ''Anime/GatchamanCrowds'' regularly wears these in his casual clothes after leaving work (where he keeps up a well-groomed appearance).
* Fingerless gloves are a part of Cerberus' outfit in ''Manga/TodaysCerberus''. Unlike her headphones and collar, the gloves don't change with her different personalities.
* Yoko Littner wears a pair in ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''.
* Lots of people in ''Manga/AllRounderMeguru''. {{Justified}} as they do it during UsefulNotes/MixedMartialArts matches, and MMA gloves are indeed fingerless (when boxing and kickboxing matches appear, the combatants wear the appropriate gloves).
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* ComicBook/ThePunisher wears them.
* ComicBook/XMen's ComicBook/{{Gambit}} wears gloves that are missing fingers, perhaps as a nod to his past as a thief. Also, his mutant ability to kinetically charge (i.e. blow up) objects depended on him touching the object. If he wore full gloves, he would only be able to blow up his gloves.
* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW'': Tangle the Lemur wear black fingerless gloves but when looked closely, she wears black sportstape around her hands barring her fingers.
* Most archer superheroes, when they ''should'' be using [[http://www.lancasterarchery.com/shooting-gear/guards-gloves-tabs/shooting-gloves.html archery gloves]]. For the uninitiated, archery gloves are the ''exact opposite'' of these. They cover the tips of the bowstring fingers as far as the second knuckle on the palm side but leave the rest of the hand exposed. For beginner or casual archers, there is also a tab finger guard as an alternative. That being said most professional archers (recurve, compound use release aids) prefer a finger tab due to the more consistent release of the arrow, a fingerless glove is perfectly good for the bow hand (the one that doesn't hold the string) and in cold weather can be helpful, a fingerless glove may also be combined with a finger-tab if the cut-out is low enough.
** Marvel's ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}. They were handwaved by the fact that for a time, he labeled and selected his {{trick arrow}}s by touch.
* The second Hawkeye, Kate Bishop of the ComicBook/YoungAvengers, wears gloves with only the pinky and ring fingers cut off. Her teammates Wiccan and Hulkling wear more traditional fingerless gloves.
* In the comics version of ''[[ComicBook/{{WITCH}} W.I.T.C.H.]]'', the girls gain stronger versions of their powers in the "New Power" arc, thus, new costumes. All but Cornelia gain fingerless gloves as part of their new costumes (Cornelia has what could be considered normal gloves).
* In his civilian identity, Rorschach from ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' wears the hobo variety of these. Green ones, specifically.
* ComicBook/LadyDeath usually wears black opera-length fingerless gloves, sometimes with the middle finger intact.
* ComicBook/{{Flare}} wears fingerless gloves with her white cape.
* During his stint as [[TheSpymaster Commander of S.H.I.E.L.D.]], [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]] wears fingerless gloves, and kicks ass with 'em, of course.
* Knife wears a pair in ''ComicBook/BatwomanRebirth''.
* In ''ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderThePromise'', Kori likes to wear them; she owns a black pair for her ninja assassin outfit and a red pair for her civilian clothes.
* The rather dangerous version of Dionysus from ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2011'' wears a pair of black leather fingerless gloves to go with his sort of punk new aesthetic.
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* Try to find a ''Literature/WickedLovely'' fan image that doesn't make either Seth wear them (as part of his punk/alternative/goth/rebel/something-ness) or Irial (as part of his badassness.) Go on, try.
* The fingerless gloves in ''Fanfic/DecksFallEveryoneDies'' emit holograms.
* Talies in ''Webcomic/TheMotleyTwo'' wears a pair of these, with these characteristic holes in the back. There's actually a point to them: as a [[GeometricMagic Writer-Mage]], he's got a special rune etched into his hand which makes him sensitive to the flow of magic, but is also painful to touch.
* ''Fanfic/KitsuneNoKenFistOfTheFox'': Tenten wears a pair of these in combat.
* In ''Fanfic/QueenOfSorrow'', Ike wears a pair, [[VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn as in canon]]. [[spoiler:They, of all things, ultimately get him and the Greil Mercenaries killed when Elincia touches his exposed fingertips with Lehran's Medallion, driving him berserk.]]
* In ''Fanfic/PokemonMaster'', grown-up Ash Ketchum wears a pair of jet-black fingerless gloves meant to highlight both his badassery and his more somber temper.
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[[folder:Films — Animation]]
* WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}'s purple gloves in snowy Russia.
* Jiminy Cricket wears bum gloves at the beginning of ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}''. Honest John and Gideon also wear them.
* The title character wears these in ''WesternAnimation/{{Sintel}}''.
* Captain Joseph Korso wears leather ones in ''WesternAnimation/TitanAE''.
* Costumed vigilante Casey Jones wears fingerless gloves as part of his souped-up vigilante outfit in ''WesternAnimation/{{TMNT}}'' (2007).
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[[folder:Films — Live-Action]]
* The [=SEALs=] in ''Film/ActOfValor'' wear fingerless gloves during their jungle raid, which makes sense as they're swimming, since it'll allow water to drain out, and help them keep a better grip on their weapons. Through the rest of the movie, however, they wear full gloves.
* Worn by Aguirre in ''Film/AguirreTheWrathOfGod''. In the Amazon jungle.
* Anton Golikov, the tank's loader in ''Film/TheBeastOfWar'' wears them when loading the tank cannon. In this case, dexterity plus hand-protection.
* John Bender of ''Film/TheBreakfastClub'' wears them, cause he's just badass like that.
* Von Remus and Adeodatus from ''Film/{{Damnatus}}'' wear them as part of their [[CustomUniform custom uniforms]], just in case you were in any doubt about their badassery.
* In ''Film/DragonballEvolution'', Bulma always wears a pair of fingerless motorcycle gloves.
* Lok Tin-hung, the MasterSwordsman assassin from ''Film/FatalMove'' wears black leather fingerless gloves throughout the film.
* Creator/CrispinGlover wears these throughout ''Film/DropDeadSexy''. When Glover is invited by a coroner to poke at a corpse, Jason Lee says he ought to be wearing gloves. Glover responds that he ''is'' wearing gloves.
* Tuco, the "Ugly" from ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly'', wears the hobo-style gloves.
* Tonks sports a pair in ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix''. Likely worn for RuleOfCool and/or {{Action Girl}}yness.
%%* Several characters in ''Film/LandOfTheDead'' wear fingerless gloves.
* Aragorn wears these in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings''.
* Film/MadMax1 wears leather gloves with the fingers cut off as part of his battered police uniform.
* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'':
** ''Film/IronMan2'': Black Widow sports a pair in this movie, and continues to wear them in every movie she appears.
** Since ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'', Steve Rogers' suit replaces the full covering gloves with fingerless gloves and continues to wear them in subsequent films.
** Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch and Sam Wilson/Falcon in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''.
** Star-Lord wears a pair in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2''.
** Peter's homemade suit from ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' includes red fingerless gloves.
** ''Film/ThorRagnarok'': Loki sports a pair on Sakaar and in the third act when he returns to Asgard.
** ''Film/AvengersEndgame'': Thor wears a gray, knit pair after [[spoiler:the five-year time skip, further emphasizing his now scruffy appearance.]]
* Roy/Mr. Furious wears them in ''Film/MysteryMen'' to show his desire to be a BadassBiker.
* Music/ViktorTsoi wears black fingerless gloves in ''Film/TheNeedle''.
* Anton is wearing red knit fingerless gloves in ''Film/NightWatch'', probably for action-related reasons. They probably aren't doing a lot to keep his hands warm, since he's in Moscow.
* The Basher in ''Ocean's 11'' wears them as part of his quasi-Dickensian get up.
%%* ''{{Film/Serenity}}'' features this as well.
* Watts in ''Film/SomeKindOfWonderful''.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
** Padmé Amidala wears the black leather kind in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'', along with that [[FanService sexy black dress]].
** In ''Film/RogueOne'', Jyn Erso is never seen without a pair of fingerless gloves.
* Movie version of ''Film/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet''. Everyone wears them except Johanna.
* ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''
** The T-800 wears a pair in [[Film/TheTerminator the original movie]] after he gets his clothes off some punks.
** ''Film/TerminatorSalvation'': Marcus, John Connor, Kyle Reese, and numerous other Resistance members all wear fingerless gloves at some point.
* The eponymous courier in ''Film/TheTransporter'' series often wears black leather driving gloves for obvious reasons.
* ''Film/WartimeRomance'': One mark of Luba's poverty are the fingerless woolen gloves she wears while hawking pirozhkis on the street during the cold Russian winter.
* Gary in ''Film/TheWorldsEnd'' wears sleeves over his hands that keep his fingers bare to achieve this effect, as part of his adolescent concept of what looks badass. As an adult, [[spoiler: they also serve to help hide the wrist bandages from his suicide attempt.]]
* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries''
** ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'': They're part of Gambit's IconicOutfit.
** ''Film/XMenFirstClass'': Charles Xavier sports a pair while in Russia. They're probably not helping him keep warm, but they look pretty damn cool.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* In one of her ''BSC'' books, Stacey [=McGill=] tells the reader that once in NY she got away with wearing fingertip-less red lace gloves for two weeks.
* Bob Crachit wears these in some adaptations of ''Literature/AChristmasCarol'' as he's working in a cold office, but still needs his fingers free.
* Pratchett's ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
** Lieutenant Blouse from ''Literature/MonstrousRegiment'' wears them. [[spoiler:Later, they're named after him.]]
** Albert is described in ''{{Literature/Mort}}'' as "one of those stick-thin, raw-nosed old men who always look as if they are wearing gloves with the fingers cut out ''even when they're not''". In Paul Kidby's illustrations, he frequently is.
** Also, it is mentioned in ''Literature/MenAtArms'' that, had Edward De'Ath chosen another path in life, he would have become one of those old men who live in libraries, talk to themselves and wear gloves with the fingers cut off, or something to a similar effect.
* In ''Literature/TheHungerGames'', Katniss cuts holes in Rue's spare socks to keep her hands warm on her way to the feast.
* In ''[[http://thelonelywinds.com/library.php The Lonely Winds]]'' books, Nails wears fingerless gloves with big silver spikes mounted on them.
* In ''Literature/TheMachineriesOfEmpire'', it used to be that army commanders who came from factions other than Kel, the Hexarchate's military [[FantasticCasteSystem caste]], would mark themselves as "immigrants" by wearing fingerless gloves (the Kel wear full gloves). The most famous of those imported commanders, Shuos Jedao, made them his IconicItem, so after the Hellspin Massacre (when he massacred his subordinates), the tradition was dropped because of the association.
* Fagin from ''Literature/OliverTwist''.
* In ''Literature/TheRedVixenAdventures'' Alinadar wears fingerless gloves weighed with buckshot for additional force behind her punches, and the exposed fingers allow her to use her claws as well.
* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'':
** It's mentioned in ''[[Literature/XWingSeries The Krytos Trap]]'' that traditional Twi'lek warrior garb includes a bandoleer, leggings, a LoinCloth, and fingerless gloves. Wedge puts on a modified version when trying to convince them to help.
* In ''Literature/TheStrain'', Abraham Setrakian uses them since he escaped a Nazi death camp, where he developed arthritis after [[BigBad The Master]] breaks his hands, and Setrakian didn't have time to set them because he was busy killing Nazis, vampires, zombies, and Nazi-Vampire-Zombies.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* Liza in ''Series/BeakmansWorld'' always wears cut-offs. (That would be the assistant they decided not to show in the recent syndicated cycle...)
* Mitchell from ''Series/{{Being Human|UK}}'': wooly ones. In real life, it's because the set of their flat was apparently freezing and Creator/AidanTurner wanted to pile on as many layers as possible. In-universe? While Mitchell's the kind of vampire who can go out in the sunlight he's still sensitive to it, so he covers up as much as he can. Obviously, it just became his signature style after a while -- there are plenty of scenes where Mitchell is shown wearing his gloves alongside a tight sleeveless shirt (and looking [[MrFanservice awesome]]) so it's as much RuleOfCool as anything.
* They are almost always worn by Billy and Ricky on ''Billy the Exterminator''.
* ''Series/{{Cosmos}}''
** Edwin Hubble rocks a pair in the 1980 version, which makes sense for someone doing telescope work in a chilly building.
** One animated segment from the 2014 reboot has Michael Faraday wearing knit fingerless gloves as a young man. They're the "poverty" variant; he's a bookbinder in Victorian England before becoming a lab assistant to Humphry Davy at the Royal Institution (after which he no longer wears them).
* Max from ''Series/DarkAngel''.
* Mason from ''Series/DeadLikeMe'' owns a variety of knit fingerless gloves. The point is apparently to make him [[RummageSaleReject look scruffy]].
* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
** The First Doctor (as played by Richard Hurndall) wears them throughout the twentieth-anniversary special [[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors "The Five Doctors"]] — despite never actually wearing them in the 1960s (as played by William Hartnell). The behind-the-scenes explanation for this was that the First Doctor wore a distinctive jewelled ring, and the production team had been unable to locate a suitable prop before filming.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E15PlanetOfTheDead "Planet of the Dead"]]: UNIT scientist Malcolm Taylor wears a pair of ratty black knit ones.
** The Twelfth Doctor briefly wore them in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E1DeepBreath "Deep Breath"]].
* In the ''Series/FraggleRock'' ChristmasEpisode "The Bells of Fraggle Rock", [[TricksterMentor Cantus the Minstrel]] wears a pair of fingerless gloves (which, for some reason, are called mittens).
* Belker in ''Series/HillStreetBlues''.
* ''Series/{{Life on Mars|2006}}''/''Series/AshesToAshes2008'': Gene Hunt and his fingerless leather driving gloves. He's just that badass.
* Connor from ''Series/{{Primeval}}''.
* Lister from ''Series/RedDwarf'' wears the black leather variety in Series V, VI, and VII.
* Colonel Jack O'Neill frequently wears them as part of his uniform in the early seasons of ''Series/StargateSG1''.
* ''Series/StarTrekPicard'': They're part of Seven of Nine's ensemble in "Stardust City Rag", and they visually project that she's a steely ActionGirl you don't want to mess with.
* "Old Man" Albert Steptoe of ''Series/SteptoeAndSon'' frequently wore a ratty old pair of woolen ones.
* ''Franchise/SuperSentai''
** Ryu on ''Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman'' wears these often.
** Mika Koizumi from ''Series/ChoudenshiBioman'' wears these as well.
** ''Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger'' featured these as {{Transformation Trinket}}s for its initial three members.
* In ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'', Cameron finds a way to include these in just about every outfit. This is a nod to the pair worn by the T-800 in the original movie, as noted above.
* Frohike of ''Series/TheXFiles'' and ''Series/TheLoneGunmen''.
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[[folder:Music]]
* Music/MichaelJackson circa 1987.
* Inverted in Music/LadyGaga's video for "Telephone" -- she appears to be wearing the fingers of a glove, but not the glove itself.
* Parodied in Music/TheLonelyIsland's "Boombox".
-->''Wooooow, everyone was wearing fingerless gloves\\
I saw a Spanish guy doing the Bartman''
* {{Music/Madonna}} is frequently fond of these.
* Chrissie Hynde wears them on the cover of the {{Music/Pretenders}}' [[SelfTitledAlbum self-titled]] debut album.
* Mandy Rain wore a pink glove for one of her hands when she was a member of the School Gyrls.
* Lian Ross wears a light green glove on one hand in her video for "Fantasy".
* Ivana Spagna had a pair of these in her "I Wanna Be Your Wife" video.
* Inverted in Rachel Stevens's video for "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z46DmaGCpW0 So Good]]". They covered her fingers and part of her palm but didn't reach the wrist. They apparently became a minor meme in the UK.
* Music/TearsForFears:
** In the "Mad World" music video, Roland Orzabal sports a green pair while he's dancing by the dockside as seen through the window Curt Smith is leaning against.
** In "The Way You Are" music video, the woman has a red pair while taking photographs at a factory.
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[[folder:Pinballs]]
* Scarlett, the woman on the backglass of ''Pinball/TotalNuclearAnnihilation'', sports a pair of these.
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[[folder:Podcasts]]
* During the ''Podcasts/{{Shmanners}}'' episode about gloves, Travis starts getting excited about the possibility of gloves making a comeback in the future, [[ItMakesSenseInContext when we all have robot butlers]], but then realizes that he couldn't show off his colourful manicures. He first suggests fingerless gloves, then finger''tip''-less gloves, then, "Actually, couldn't you just have gloves with the nails on them?" Theresa gently lets him know that drag queens already kind of invented that.
* In the ''Podcast/TheThrillingAdventureHour'' Moonshine Holler episodes, Banjo Bindlestuff searches for his beloved Hobo Princess. He carries with him a fingerless glove belonging to her, which he puts hands on the women he meets to try and confirm ''Cinderella''-style if they are indeed his Hobo Princess.
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[[folder:Pro Wrestling]]
* Wrestling/TheUndertaker wears gloves like these in Wrestling/{{WWE}}. The word "primetime" can be seen on each of them (a brand of MMA gloves).
* Wrestling/{{Kane}} wore one on his right hand from his unmasking in 2003 up until his re-masking in 2011.
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[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* The ''Draconomicon'' supplement to the 3rd edition of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' states that dragon's gloves don't have fingers to allow for their claws.
* A lot of Ork models from ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' appear to wear black leather mittens.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/CounterStrike'': The first-person model has these, regardless of the third-person model.
* Both Mag and Chain in ''VideoGame/EvolutionWorlds''.
* ''Franchise/MegaMan'':
** Geo Stelar and Sonia Strumm from ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce''.
** Also Vent, Aile, Grey and Ashe from ''VideoGame/MegaManZX''.
** Invoked with Zero in his ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'' form. He's a robot, but his hands are black with white fingers. Might actually be gloves of a sort, as most Reploids usually have fabric over their joints to keep out dirt.
** Neige also has these in ''Zero 4''.
* The titular VideoGame/CrashBandicoot in most of his games.
* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'':
** Lucia from ''[=DMC2=]'' wears a pair as part of her default costume.
** Both Dante and older twin brother Vergil wear the traditional fingerless gloves in ''[=DMC3=]''.
** In ''[=DMC4=]'', Dante wears a pair that lacks the index finger and thumb.
** In ''[=DMC5=]'', Nero wears a regular fingerless glove on his left hand, V wears one on his right hand, and Lady wears a pair on both hands.
* The assassins in ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' wear fingerless gloves over slightly fingerless hands.
* ''VideoGame/AtelierIris2TheAzothOfDestiny'' loves this trope. Five out of six party members (Felt, Viese, Noin, Fee, and Poe) have fingerless gloves.
* In ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'', one sidequest involves fingerless gloves as part of a ChainOfDeals.
* They appear a lot in ''[[VideoGame/{{STALKER}} S.T.A.L.K.E.R.]]'', to the point of InformedEquipment. Sure, you might be wearing a full-body biohazard suit with a closed-circuit breathing system or a full set of PoweredArmor in Shadow of Chernobyl, but somehow you always still had fingerless gloves on. This was partially fixed in Clear Sky and completely fixed in Call of Pripyat (although in all three games starting and early-game gear still always features these).
* Faith from ''VideoGame/MirrorsEdge'' wears a glove like that [[FashionableAsymmetry on her right hand]], since she needs all the agility she can muster (yes, that includes fingers) but also needs a way to protect her palms e.g. during long rope slides (do ''not'' try that trick at home without gloves).
* Wario in ''VideoGame/WarioWare''.
* Sniper Bills in ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga''.
* Orphen from ''[[LightNovel/SorcerousStabberOrphen Orphen]] Scion of Sorcery'' wears them. ([[http://slackers.com/pics/games/covers/06/601006.jpg Zap.]])
* In ''VideoGame/Rust'', the burlap, leather, and roadsign gloves are all fingerless.
* ''VideoGame/BillyHatcherAndTheGiantEgg'', Billy, Rolly, and Bantam wear fingerless gloves.
* ''Franchise/TombRaider'': Lara Croft frequently wears these.
* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' has a few variations - for some reason, [[TheChurch the local Chantry]] has priests wearing gloves with the index finger and thumb missing. Sebastian (team archer) and Isabela (PirateGirl) also wear them, and they're featured in some of the player character's outfits.
* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'':
** Sora wears fingerless gloves. As none of the reasons given equate to puppyishness, this is largely an example of practicality - the body of the gloves serves for protection, while the lack of fingers gives him the dexterity he uses in his fights. They also function as a cooler alternative to Mickey's WhiteGloves, as his original outfit was a ShoutOut to Mickey's iconic outfit.
** [[ActionGirl Aqua]] wears these as well; some of her Command Styles have more dexterity than Sora could ever dream of. Terra also wears one on his left hand, although that's a side effect of his [[KnightInShiningArmor Keyblade Armor]]'s inactive mode being a full gauntlet rather than a subtle pauldron.
* ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'':
** Yuri Lowell from ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' has one on his right hand. It's practical since it works as his sub-weapon. His later ones have nasty-looking spikes on them, and several of his moves involve punching an enemy.
** Senel Coolige from ''VideoGame/TalesOfLegendia'' also sports a pair. Most likely practical since he fights with martial arts.
** Most of the party in ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia'' wears them. Possibly RuleOfCool is involved.
** Luke, Van, and Legretta from ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'' wear them for no particular reason (though Luke ''might'' have picked it up from Van since he admires him).
* The disk-shooter glove used by Jade in ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil'' is designed like this.
* A few characters from ''VideoGame/AdvancedVariableGeo'' not only wear fingerless gloves but also toeless/heelless boots as well.
* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'': Niko wears them in screenshots and on the CD itself, but you cannot find them anywhere in the game. Hilariously, this was one of the most common fan complaints about the game, and they've since become a RunningGag on sites like [[http://www.gtaforums.com/ GTA Forums]]. The fingerless gloves ARE in the games' code -- with a little tweaking, one can get the fingerless gloves on the PC.
* In ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'', Trevor wears a pair in the prologue. You can get the outfit back, complete with the gloves, after the final mission [[spoiler:if Trevor survives it]]. The Online Protagonist can also buy several pairs of fingerless gloves.
* Fingerless gloves are one of many costume options in ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes''. Just about every NPC who doesn't have full gloves or gauntlets has fingerless gloves. Street punks, mutants, hardened mercenaries, evil magic clowns -- Paragon City apparently has a strict "no bare hands" dress code.[[note]]This is actually an artistic/psychological trick to cover up technical limitations in the game engine. The NPC models have a rather blocky mittenlike hand that's kind of distracting when skin-textured, but people "expect" less realistic detail when it looks like the hand's covered up anyway.[[/note]]
* They're also an option in ''VideoGame/RockBand''. This makes some sense, as playing guitar while wearing gloves over the fingers somewhat kills the sound quality.
* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'':
** The Heavy Weapons Guy.
** The Sniper as well, but only on his left hand. Curiously, his view-models show them on both hands.
** Several mods also give the Spy fingerless gloves.
** An accessory for the Scout replaces his HandwrapsOfAwesome with a pair of these.
* Practically every other character in the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' series.
** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil0'' -- Rebecca Chambers;
** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil 1'' -- Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, Barry Burton, Albert Wesker, Joseph Frost;
** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'' -- Leon S. Kennedy, Claire Redfield;
** ''VideoGame/{{Resident Evil 3|Nemesis}}'' -- Carlos Oliveira, Nicholai Ginovaef, Mikhail Victor, Nemesis;
** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'' -- Ada Wong ("Assignment Ada" only), Jack Krauser, the Merchant;
** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'' -- Sheva Alomar;
** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'' -- Jake Muller while in Europe, Helena Harper while in China.
* Various characters in the ''VideoGame/SakuraWars'' series.
* ''VideoGame/HalfLife'':
** Adrian Shepard of ''VideoGame/HalfLife1: Opposing Force'' wears as such. With a gas mask. Of course, we're not going into the hows and whys.
** The resistance members in ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' wear them as well, as does Alyx.
* Haken Browning from ''VideoGame/EndlessFrontier'' has these. Ironically, despite him being a badass, he gets MOCKED for these, albeit by a BrattyHalfPint villain.
* ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter''.
* Several characters from the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' series. Most of them are swordsmen or {{Bare Fisted Monk}}s.
** Arc from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII''. Notably, the only one on this list to not have the Badass type--rather, he wears them because he's a {{Bookworm}}.
** Tifa and Yuffie from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''.
** Cloud's gloves were drawn as fingerless in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy''.
** Zell, Irvine and Laguna from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII''
** Rikku from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2''
** Basch in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII''.
** Lightning and Sazh from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII''.
** The entire party in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV''. Prompto's are pretty standard; Noctis and Gladiolus wear just one on their left hands; Ignis' gloves only have the thumbs cut off. Ardyn also wears a pair, and Aranea slips on a red pair during ''Episode Prompto''.
** Marche from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance'' and Montblanc in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2'' fit within this trope.
** Kefka Palazzo's character artwork as well as his appearance in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' sports these, most likely to complement the unusual and almost chaotic outfit to exemplify his insane nature.
** Notably and realistically [[AvertedTrope averted]] in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyType0''; [[TheStraightAndArrowPath Trey]] wears a ''mitsugake'', or three-fingered glove, to protect his bowstring hand.
* Very common in the ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' series.
** Marth from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight'' has worn a blue pair ever since ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemMysteryOfTheEmblem Mystery of the Emblem]]''. His LoveInterest Caeda's gloves have switched between red and white, but are almost always drawn as fingerless.
** Celica from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden'' starts wearing them from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Awakening]]'' onward.
** Leif from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776'' is often drawn with a pair.
** Roy from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade'' usually has a blue pair.
** Lyn in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade'' is almost never seen without her pair of black fingerless gloves.
** Eirika from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones'' owns a red pair.
** Ike, Elincia, and Micaiah all wear them in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'' and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn''. Micaiah's are justified, as she needs to conceal the brand on her right hand, but also needs to maintain finger dexterity to turn the pages of her magic tomes.
** Lucina wears them in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' since she is emulating the above-mentioned Marth, who also wore them.
** Azura wears a white pair in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates''. Interestingly, the thumbs of her gloves are entirely removed, instead of being cut in half like normal for this trope.
** In the spinoff ''VideoGame/TokyoMirageSessionsFE'', Kiria wears a brown pair in her casual clothes.
* Many characters in {{Fighting Game}}s. Ryu and Ken from ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' are some of the most prominent.
* Artyom, the player character of ''VideoGame/Metro2033'', starts off wearing a pair of fingerless knit gloves. The stealth suit upgrade gives you a set of (full-finger) black leather gloves, while the heavy armor suit upgrade gives you a pair of fingerless, olive green combat gloves.
* Nowe from ''VideoGame/{{Drakengard}} 2'' wears them.
* Matt Engarde from ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney: Justice For All''.
* Fingerless leather looking gauntlets are a common element of the "Adult Link" design from ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'', younger Links have simpler designs that don't feature gloves.
** Ganondorf wears these in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee''.
** Zelda also has a similar pair in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' whenever she's in her AdventurerArchaeologist outfit.
* Blackwatch soldiers in ''VideoGame/{{Prototype}}'' wear them...[[FridgeLogic oddly enough, considering that they're a biohazard unit]].
* ScaryBlackMan James Heller wears these in ''VideoGame/Prototype2''.
* [[VideoGame/StarFox Wolf O'Donnell]] for his outfit in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl''.
* Fingerless baseball gloves are an option at the clothing shop you visit as part of the prologue of ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2''. You can also choose to wear them on just one hand.
** Thy remain a clothing option in ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'' and ''VideoGame/SaintsRowIV'' as well, now called "Hobo Gloves" and available at Leather & Lace. On the flip side, [[TheCracker Matt Miller]] always wears a pair, and Morningstar Specialist hitmen wear them as well; both of which are clothing options in ''IV'' and the latter of which is also available in ''The Third'' with the right DLC packs.
* ''VideoGame/{{Brink}}'' has a huge number of possible outfits you can give your character, but you can't not wear fingerless gloves.
* VideoGame/DukeNukem started wearing these in ''VideoGame/DukeNukemManhattanProject''. ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever'' retained them, giving him custom gloves that are red on the palms and black (with stitched-in nuclear symbol) on the backs.
* The [[ItsRainingMen Orbital Drop]] [[SpaceMarine Shock Troopers]] in ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST'' wear these. Interestingly, ODST suits are intended to be sealed to allow the wearer to survive exposure to vacuum. Presumably, the undersuit tightens against the body to keep pressure on the wearer, and exposed fingers are considered a minor trade-off to allow for digital dexterity.
* Cole [=McGrath=] from ''VideoGame/{{inFamous}}''. His best friend, Zeke Dunbar, wears this in the sequel. Justified in that are or at least were bike couriers (yes, Zeke too). Ipso facto cycling gloves.
* In ''VideoGame/LightningLegendDaigoNoDaibouken'', both badass {{Bishounen}} Terrific Forelock, and CuteBruiser Mayu Uzaka, wear these.
* Ari in ''VideoGame/OkageShadowKing'' wears these.
* Scorpion from ''Franchise/MortalKombat'', [[DependingOnTheArtist sometimes]].
* Kate in ''VideoGame/{{Syberia}} II'' gets one with her warm outfit before setting off to her journey.
* ''VideoGame/MetalGear'':
** In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'', Psycho Mantis has gloves with only the index and pinky finger exposed. There seems to be no particular reason for this strange configuration, aside from style.
** In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'' Solid Snake wears a pair when he is in his Iroquois Pliskin disguise.
** Naked Snake/Big Boss wears gloves with the thumb and index and middle fingers exposed in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker''. In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'', he, at [[http://www.gamedynamo.com/images/galleries/photo/1335/metal-gear-solid-v-5-the-phantom-pain-ps3-xbox-360-screenshots-11.jpg different]] [[http://image.gamespotcdn.net/gamespot/images/2013/161/681794_20130611_screen006.jpg points]], wears either one glove with the thumb and next two fingers exposed or one completely fingerless glove over his right hand while leaving his [[ArtificialLimbs prosthetic]] [[RedRightHand left hand]] [[FashionableAsymmetry bare]].
* Terry Bogard from ''VideoGame/FatalFury''.
* Several outfits in both ''VideoGame/Fallout3'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' feature fingerless gloves. The most common outfit to feature it is the leather armor, which most players will usually find within the first 20 minutes of play.
* In ''VideoGame/RuneFactory4'' the male protagonist Lest wears fingerless gloves that go up past his elbow, though female protagonist Frey doesn't. Eligible bachelors Doug and Leon wear arm/hand guard things that resemble fingerless-and-palmless gloves.
%% * Zor from ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld'' has a pair of these.
* Carol Tea from ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet''.
* Sydney wears these in ''VideoGame/PAYDAY2''. Notable in that she's a wanted criminal, and the rest of the crew wears normal, fingered gloves to hide their fingerprints. However, given [[TheQuincyPunk her personality]] and the fact that the FBI already knows her identity, it's likely she just doesn't care about leaving fingerprints behind.
* In the prologue and epilogue cutscenes of ''VideoGame/DeusExMankindDivided'', [[TheIlluminati Prima Illuminatus]] Lucius [=DeBeers=] wears an aristocratic black leather pair of these.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' has these as a fairly common accessory for Pokémon trainers, particularly Fighting-type specialists.
** ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'':
*** Player character Red is depicted with these in some official artworks.
*** Electric-type Gym Leader Lt. Surge wears a black military-style pair in most appearances, although he goes barehanded in ''[=HeartGold and SoulSilver=]'', ''Black 2 and White 2'', and ''Masters''.
** ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire'':
*** Player character Brendan wears a pair in the original GBA games. He goes barehanded in ''Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire''.
*** Fighting-type Gym Leader Brawly wears a pair in ''Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire''.
** ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'' have Fighting-type Gym Leader Maylene wear a blue pair.
** In ''VideoGame/PokemonBattleRevolution'' these are an outfit option.
** ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'' have Fighting-type Elite Four member Marshall, who wears orange MMA-style fingerless gloves.
** ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' have Fighting-type Gym Leader Korrina wear white rollerskating gloves.
** ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'' have the members of Team Yell wear a black pair. With the ''Isle of Armor'' DLC purchased, you can buy a pair for yourself in Circhester, where they are known as the Punk Gloves.
** ''VideoGame/PokemonRanger'':
*** These are a standard part of the Ranger uniform.
*** In ''Shadows of Almia'', a grey pair is part of the Ranger School uniform.
** ''VideoGame/PokemonGo'' has these as a default accessory for the player character.
* In ''VideoGame/MetaloidOrigin'', all three protagonists wear them. Or at least [[AmbiguousRobots they look like they do]].
* In ''VideoGame/MinecraftStoryMode'', three characters are seen sporting fingerless gloves. Petra, only having one on her right hand, Axel, and Jack in Season 2.
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* Kishima Kouma in ''[[VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}} Kagetsu Tohya]]''. He's the guy who killed Shiki's father when the Tohno family attacked. He's described as the perfect blend of demon and human blood. Since he's so badass, despite having [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity inverted]] he remains rather rational.
* In ''VisualNovel/ScandalInTheSpotlight'', Kyohei Rikudoh's stage costume includes fingerless gloves with diamond-shaped cutouts over the knuckles, probably to contribute to a slightly more bad-boy image than that of his bandmates.
* Reko Yabusame wears a pair of these in ''VisualNovel/YourTurnToDie''. This becomes significant when one slips off her hand while [[spoiler:fleeing from the Room of Lies]] and subsequently becomes a clue that [[spoiler:there's something fishy about the Reko who catches up with Sara wearing a complete pair]].
* ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'': A pair of these contribute to Miu Iruma's design, alongside other accessories like chokers and bondage gear.
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[[folder:Web Animation]]
* Hank from ''WebAnimation/MadnessCombat'' ends up wearing a pair.
* They're a fairly common accessory in ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''; the most notable wearers are Yang and Nora, both of whom are [[TheBigGuy the big girls]] on their respective teams. Ruby herself also puts on a pair during Volume 7.
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[[folder:Web Comics]]
* In ''Webcomic/AutumnBay'', these are a fashion staple for several characters.
* Worn briefly by CK in ''Webcomic/CommanderKitty'' after he receives an unwanted makeover, to go with all the other Badass [[ClicheStorm cliches]] that [[RobotGirl Zenith]] threw in at Nin Wah's behest.
* ''Webcomic/{{Contrasts}}'': Just like canon, Ahsoka wears these kind of gloves.
* From ''[[http://www.interrobangstudios.com/di/index.php The Dark Intruder]]'', Smart Girl wears the badass kind.
* Gorro of ''Webcomic/TheDragonDoctors'' wears a pair.
* Sleipnir O'Hara of ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' gained a pair of fingerless gloves long enough to be considered detached sleeves as part of her AdrenalineMakeover. Presumably, they offer her some protection while she's doing mechanic work while still allowing her fingertips to be free for tactile discrimination in order to more quickly tell materials apart and perhaps for extra dexterity not offered by full protective gloves.
* Addie Finch from ''Webcomic/GrieferBelt'' wears an ever-so-slightly ragged pair for the whole of Chapter 1.
* Dave's Bro, Cans, Nepeta, and Equius from ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' (all close-range/melee specialists, note) wear these.
** Bro's alt-universe self, Dirk, is also shown occasionally wearing them, and his God Tier outfit includes them (the "ass-kicking gloves" are one of the few aspects of his otherwise sissy-looking Prince outfit that Dirk actually likes). Roxy's (much cooler) God Tier Rogue outfit includes similar gloves.
* Richard the Warlock from ''Webcomic/LookingForGroup''. It sure is a part of his overall "evil" allure, especially since his fingers look like claws.
* George and Trixabelle wear some in ''Webcomic/{{Mokepon}}''.
* The title character of ''Webcomic/MushroomGo'' wears these, at least in the beginning.
* Gloves of Dexterity in ''Webcomic/OurLittleAdventure''. Angelika and Julie each have a pair right now.
* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': The [[TheFashionista ever-fashionable]] Outrageous Lemon wears a pair of black fingerless gloves that highlight her bright yellow painted nails as part of her UsefulNotes/{{punk}}-[[ElegantGothicLolita lolita]] inspired MagicalGirl outfit.
* Mortimer and Spinelthorn of ''Webcomic/SplittingImage'' wear fingerless gloves often, aiding with the gestures they do to cast magic in place of wands.
* The cover of [[http://uncommonanimals.thecomicseries.com/comics/2 Book One: The Hunted]] of ''Webcomic/UncommonAnimals'' features a man wearing a pair.
* Monica of ''Webcomic/WapsiSquare'' wears these as part of a roller derby costume during a [[http://wapsisquare.com/comic/happy-halloween-2/ Halloween filler strip.]]
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* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'': Without a doubt one of the stranger examples, [[http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-494 SCP-494]]. Holding a different object in each hand causes the matter composing each to reverse. For example, when a mouse was held in one hand and a penny in the other, the mouse turned into a little copper figurine of a mouse, while the penny turned into a tiny, furry, ''[[{{Squick}} living]]'' disc, which, according to the article [[AndIMustScream responded to light and pain.]]
* Lancer of the ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'' tried a superhero costume with fingerless gloves, camo pants, and other "urban badass" motifs. Since he can hit with five tons of force, the gloves are not exactly needed.
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[[folder:Web Videos]]
* Penny in ''WebVideo/DrHorriblesSingAlongBlog'' has a pair of the knit variety, presumably to emphasize her link to the homeless population.
* A ''Series/PicnicFace'' sketch on Website/YouTube uses this trope to connote poverty, with a pair of orphans:
-->'''Orphan #1:''' All I have are these fingerless gloves.\\
'''Orphan #2:''' And all ''I'' have are these gloveless fingers.
* ''WebVideo/TheUnusualSuspect'' wore these in his early reviews.
* ''Series/TheCallOfWarr'': Befitting her impoverished state of traveling with the soldiers, Ashes has white, fingerless gloves.
* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'': Caleb Widogast wears black fingerless gloves both for badassery (ease of casting [[PlayingWithFire fire-based spells]]) and because he started the story in poverty.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* The driving glove-variety is seen on the driver of the Lincoln hired to run WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'s stepfather off the road.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'', Arthur's piano teacher, Dr. Fugue, knits fingerless gloves for his students so they can play piano while keeping their hands warm.
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''
** Sokka wears fingerless gloves for practical reasons, mostly so he can catch his boomerang without cutting his hand while still having the dexterity to use it. He's also just cool like that.
** Mai also wears some badass fingerless gloves.
** And so does Katara in Season 3.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'': Pro-bending armor and Mako's normal outfit both include fingerless gloves.
* Callum from ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'' wears a brown pair, matching his [[BootsOfToughness boots]].
* ''{{WesternAnimation/Beetlejuice}}'': Long fingerless black gloves lend {{Goth}} gal Lydia Deetz a touch of class.
* ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko''
** Ulrich has this as part of his Lyoko outfit from the start.
** So do Yumi, Aelita, and William with their new avatars in Season 4.
* {{WesternAnimation/Cybersix}} wears these.
* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': A few characters wear or have worn them.
** Robbie Valentino wears them with his regular attire, and if "The Love God" is any indication, he gets quite defensive whenever someone implies that they don't look cool.
** Creggy G. of Sev'ral Timez wears a pink pair.
** Wendy dons them during [[spoiler: Weirdmageddon]].
* Peep on ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes''.
* Mr. Cat and Stumpy from ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'' both wear dark purple fingerless gloves.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow'': In "Rebel Without a Glove", Bugs is forced to replace his WhiteGloves with fingerless leather gloves, which change his personality to that of a [[AllBikersAreHellsAngels gruff, ruffian biker]].
* Franchise/TheSmurfs wear fingerless gloves during winter in the animated feature ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfsAChristmasCarol''.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'': In "Envoys", K'orin and the Klingon woman selling gagh sport these because it's standard Klingon fashion.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'': Ahsoka has them in red to match the rest of her clothes.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'':
** The only time Kanan isn't wearing these is when he's disguised as a stormtrooper.
** Sabine's season 3 outfit swaps out her workman's gloves for these, courtesy of a new body glove.
* The WesternAnimation/SWATKats wear them.
* Several characters in the ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'' series wear these, most notably Casey Jones in his movie-inspired ''Back to the Sewer'' look.
* Speedy gets to wear these in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans,'' entirely because they look cool. As the archery example in the RealLife folder notes, fingerless gloves are NOT the same as real archery gloves, since they wouldn't protect your fingertips from the bowstring. (However, archery gloves are still technically "fingerless" in that [[ExactWords they only cover three fingers]].)
* Evangelyne from ''{{WesternAnimation/Wakfu}}'', another archer, also wears long fingerless black gloves as part of her season 2 outfit.
* ''WesternAnimation/WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego'' -- the 1990's Carmen Sandiego had her mooks wearing gloves that were missing the index fingers and pinkies... also flared sleeves, driving caps and goggles, but somebody somewhere seems to think they looked cool.
* ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'': Lance Alvers/Avalanche wears them often in his casual outfit.
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[[folder:Real Life]]
* There's actually a word for it in France: "''mitaines''". However, it's rather a feminine accessory and an old-fashioned type of glove, though it's beginning to come back into fashion. It's stereotypically the kind of wool-based clothes grandmothers knit for their grandchildren. Badass enough for you?
* German designer [[http://images.artfinding.com/article/2697/karl_lagerfeld_to_stage_the_26th_biennale_des_antiquaires_1326372305253.jpg Karl Lagerfeld]] was never seen without a pair of these.
* Sailors often wear them on modern ships to prevent rope burn while retaining the ability to tie knots.
* There are special fingerless gloves purpose-made for owners of manual (non-motorized) wheelchairs to improve one's grip on the hand-rims of the main wheels.
* The knitted variant are extremely useful for people who like to draw and write outside because they keep the hands warm while allowing the fingers freedom of moving.
* Fingerless gloves apparently made with a fair amount of either Lycra or Spandex are generally available among needlework supplies and do offer good hand/wrist support when doing delicate work for an extended period.
* If a guitarist is playing outdoors (at a music festival for example), fingerless gloves are practical ways to keep one's hands warm while still retaining the ability to play as the cloth would get caught on the strings if they were to wear regular gloves.
* Many gloves used for shooting (guns, not bows) will have at least 1 finger cut out. Particularly common for gunners aboard bombers in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. They were fighting at altitudes of 20,000 or 30,000 feet up, so it was punishingly windy and cold, and the machine guns were not designed with the thick gloves in mind, so they'd cut off the index finger so they could work the trigger. Archery gloves cover the three middle fingers with heavy pads to keep the string from chafing the fingers used to draw but don't cover the other fingers. This is becoming less common, as more and more archers use releases rather than pulling the bowstring by hand, but three-finger gloves can still be found in any archery or hunting shop. Hunting gloves have no fingers for the same reason as shooting gloves, but often have a mitten-like flap that folds down over the fingers to keep them warm. When shooting the flap velcros to the back of the hand leaving fingers free to operate the trigger.
* In marching bands, clarinets, flutes/piccolos, and some brass players will often be played with fingerless gloves, if gloves are worn at all, because of the mechanics of the instrument needing bare fingers.
* In Japan, they're associated with {{otaku}} culture, which apes the style from media.
* Studded leather fingerless gloves are also very popular with the metalhead community; often worn with studded wristbands and other spiky clothing.
* Open-fingered gloves are standard in UsefulNotes/MixedMartialArts; they protect the fists and prevent head cuts from strikes while leaving the fingers free for gripping.
* Rifle and sabre spinners in color[=/=]winterguard often wear these on one (usually the right) or both hands to reduce the pain of catching their weapons.
* Savvier roller coaster operators are occasionally seen with biking gloves, as they reduce the chances of injuring one's hands while checking restraints.
* Fingerless gloves with padded palms are popular with bodybuilders because heavyweights can press uncomfortably against the bones in your palms.
* Professional pencil artists often usually modified archivist's gloves - thin cotton gloves with the tips of the thumb, fore and middle finger cut off, the rest intact. This allows tactile sensitivity for holding a pencil or pen while preventing skin oil from getting into the paper and making the smudges impossible to erase.
* [[https://www.amazon.com/tablet-drawing-glove/s?k=tablet+drawing+glove Similar gloves]] exist for digital artists using tablets or touchscreen computers, covering only the pinky and ring fingers while leaving the rest free. This keeps the screen clean of skin oil and dirt, and allows for easier gliding across the screen's surface.
* Padre Pio of Pietrelcina covered his stigmata by wearing fingerless gloves, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Padre_Pio_during_Mass.jpg as shown in this photo]].
* Bicyclists wear fingerless gloves with thick padding on the inside of the knuckles and the inner side of the palm because that's where the bicyclists' hands rest on the handlebars.
** Motorcyclists' gloves are similar, but especially reinforced on the inner side of the wrist, because this is one of your body parts you instinctively brake with when you fall from a bike at high speed, and without the gloves, your flesh and bone will be ground and rubbed off by the tarmac.
*** Quality motorcycling gloves are never fingerless, and often carry hard armour over the knuckles as well. As motorbikes are designed with gloves in mind, and full fingers offer greater protection in a crash, the only real advantage of fingerless gloves in this case is RuleOfCool.
* "Texting gloves", as the name implies, allow you to text on your phone without removing them. There are multiple styles of texting gloves, due to there being multiple methods of accomplishing this task, but the one that fits this trope is the kind with removable caps on the fingers and/or thumbs that let you expose just the needed digits without taking the rest of the glove off.
* A favourite of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhuOKiVADXA Chinese private military contractors]]. Also standard issue for People's Liberation Army soldiers.
* Snowboarders wear fingerless wrist guards underneath their thick, fingered gloves in order to sustain impacts on their hands when falling.
* For reasons known only to those who write the rules, rugby allows gloves to be worn during play if a player chooses, but they must be fingerless.
* Played with by Yuzuru Hanyu's gloves for his [[Music/RobbieWilliams "Let Me Entertain You"]] program. While the gloves are [[https://i.imgur.com/EBD4FdR.jpg black latex with studs]] (matching the rest of his costume) and ''look'' fingerless, they actually have skintone-colored material covering the fingertips due to modesty requirements in competition.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow'': In "Rebel Without a Glove", Bugs is forced to replace his WhiteGloves with fingerless gloves, which change his personality to that of a [[AllBikersAreHellsAngels gruff, ruffian biker]].