History Main / ImpossibleHourglassFigure

*** Also her sisters, especially in [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaidIIIArielsBeginning the prequel]]. Subverted with Adella in [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1992 the TV series]] where she is more chubby.

* The protagonist of many a ReaderInsertFanfic has this figure, despite being supposedly a neutral stand-in for the reader.

* ''VideoGame/MediEvilII'': [[SeductiveMummy Kiya]]. The manual of the game has a bit of fun with it by pointing out that while Kiya doesn't exactly like undeath, she cheered up a bit when she noticed that having all her organs removed did wonders for her shape.

* The WickedStepmother Frieda from ''WesternAnimation/HappilyNEverAfter''.

* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': In "Number 12 Looks Just Like You", the women's version of "The Transformation" leaves them with this type of figure.

* In ''Literature/LittleHouseOnThePrairie'', it's mentioned several times that when Laura's parents married, her father could span her mother's waist with his hands, thanks to her rigid regimen of waist training (see under Fashion Design). When Laura first hears this as a child, she's impressed, but later she comes to think it somewhat silly, pointing out that Pa still seems to like Ma an awful lot even though he can't span her waist with his hands anymore.

* If the player gets a GameOver during ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie''', they're shown a cutscene [[ItsAWonderfulFaliure where Gruntilda successfully steals Tooty's beauty]], turning herself into a beautiful woman while Tooty is turned into an ugly monster. In the game itself however, Gruntilda is one of the [[{{Gonk}} ugliest characters]], with her abduction of Tootie being that she's far more beautiful that Gruntilda, and she plans to take that beauty for herself.

* [[spoiler:Grunty]] from ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'''s GameOver screen.

* Most females from the ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}'' series, including the titular protagonist.
** The girls in the Game Boy Color version of ''Xtreme Sports'' also have these (including Guppi, one of the [[{{Deuteragonist}} deuteragonists]]), which goes to show how much Creator/WayForward [[AuthorAppeal loves them]].

* Vivi from ''VideoGame/BrainDead13''.

* Taldeer, Macha, and the unnamed Farseers in the first ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar'' game. They are of the [[ElvesInSpace Eldar]] race.

* ''Manga/MusukoGaKawaikuteShikataganaiMazokuNoHahaoya'': Many of the adult female demons are incredibly busty relative to their waist sizes, as emphasized by Lorem's loosely hanging t-shirt and Merii's snugly fitting sweaters. Lorem herself is also the series' resident example of BoobsOfSteel. The few female demons who don't possess such a figure often suffer from ACupAngst, such as Valentine, or are just too young for it come up yet, like preteens Lizette and Dolores.

* Fashion from Victorian Britain seems to have been striving towards this at times, with all the corsets and hoop skirts and whatnot.[[note]]The basic concept of the corset significantly predates this era, but it was the Victorian era where the concept of using corsets to create an unnaturally small waist came about; before that, they were more of a support garment -- almost a precursor of sorts to the modern bra -- and though they were still restrictive, they generally followed the natural shape of the body rather than trying to radically alter it.[[/note]]

** Ariel from ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid'' has a very slim hourglass figure, both as a mermaid and a human.
*** Also her sisters, especially in the prequel. Subverted with Adella in the Tv series where she is more chubby.

* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'': While there are other busty girls in the slum city, Alpha stands out as being the most curvaceous character in the story, with enormous boobs, a tiny waist, and wide hips. {{Justified|Trope}} by her being an AI able to freely change her appearance via AugmentedReality and specifically choosing her form to appeal to Akira's tastes [[ChasteHero despite his apparent lack of interest in sex]] due to his age.

* Most of the Archon team from ''Webcomic/GrrlPower'' - especially Max. Subverted by Sydney having virtually no figure at all but wearing a ComicBook/WonderWoman pattern T-shirt. This is what actually clues Max into Sydney not actually having superpowers, since having an hourglass figure and the MostCommonSuperpower are explicit side effects of being superhuman in the Grrl Power universe (men instead end up with a HeroicBuild).

* Phobia from ''Webcomic/GastroPhobia''. It even gets {{lampshade|Hanging}}d [[https://gastrophobia.com/comix/for-whom-the-belt-goes/s1-e09-g/ here.]]

* A ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' cover [[https://jaxofspades.tumblr.com/post/9737871264/theraddy-panasonicyouth-belgianbollocks depicting Mary Jane in an awkward pose]] has underwent MemeticMutation for violating any sense of anatomy in the name of MaleGaze. Aside from her sitting pose, her midsection is so skinny it's a wonder her body manages to hold up those huge boobs. Black Cat [[https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0990/1714/products/Black_Cat_1_G_1024px_w_e0e18590-b0aa-4bb8-b7a2-1e0a886fcb45.jpg?v=1669074307 gets a similar pose.]]

* A ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' cover [[https://jaxofspades.tumblr.com/post/9737871264/theraddy-panasonicyouth-belgianbollocks depicting Mary Jane in an awkward pose]] has underwent MemeticMutation for violating any sense of anatomy in the name of MaleGaze. Aside from her sitting pose, her midsection is so skinny it's a wonder her body manages to hold up those huge boobs.

* Panty the Panther from ''Animation/ElArca''.

* Virtually every female in the Franchise/{{DCAU}}. Bruce Timm clearly loves him some hourglass curves. Some examples: