History Main / LeotardOfPower

** The piece of armor known as the "Pink Leotard" is a staple of the series. Only female characters can wear it, and it's actually one of the most powerful pieces of armor you can buy in the game. (Fanart of various characters wearing it is popular in Japan.)
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX'' has the "Zenithian Leotard" (''VideoGame/DragonQuestIV'' heroine's costume). 52 defense, 10 point below Metal King Armor. It's green, and it's leaving your right shoulder naked.

** ComicBook/{{Polaris}} (her classic outfit, usually worn over tights, as well)

* ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'':

* Liu Li's first military outfit in ''Manhua/SchoolShock''.

*** Also Nightstar, her daughter from an [[ForWantOfANail alternate universe]].

* Mei-fang of ''VideoGame/ArcanaHeart'' wears one with the top part of a [[AnimeChineseGirl Chinese dress]] jacket worn over it. "Top part", as in just the collar and sleeves, to better display her assets.

* [[BoxingBattler Tia]] [[KickChick Langray]] from Neo Geo Fighting Game ''Breakers'' wears a strapless Playboy-style leotard as part of her outfit. High cut as well to help accentuate her slender and well-toned legs.

** ComicBook/{{Storm}}, (the pictured example)

* In Creator/{{Stern}}: ''[[Pinball/XMenStern X-Men]]'', we have ComicBook/{{Storm}} the pictured example.

* Worn by Christopher Reeve as part of his ''Film/{{Superman}}'' costume in a rare male example. Granted, it isn't obvious to the naked eye (as he's mostly covered in identical shades of blue so the red in the middle looks like UnderwearOfPower to the naked eye), but there's at least one account that describes Reeve's costume as incorporating a leotard.

* Mei-fang of ''VideoGame/ArcanaHeart'' wears one with the top part of a [[ChineseGirl Chinese dress]] jacket worn over it. "Top part", as in just the collar and sleeves, to better display her assets.

*** But ever since 2000(?), rhythmic gymnastics leos tend to [[IncrediblyLamePun skirt the issue]]. Rhythmic gymnastics and "women's" figure skating tend to occupy the surprisingly obscure line between this trope and MinidressOfPower.

** Lynette, the unreleased but known character from Fontaine that was shown during the 2020 teaser trailer for Genshin Impact. All we know about this [[CatGirl Cat Girl]] other than the fact that she is somehow related to the relatively human Lyney, is that she wears a relatively modest and low-cut black lace leotard with a black and blue frilly skirt; resembling those of a rhythmic gymnast.

** Just one of the many fanservices given to us by ComicBook/PowerGirl, which exposes most of her legs. The biggest difference with other superheroines is the addition of a CleavageWindow.

** ComicBook/WonderWoman is the classic example, which is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in ''Franchise/{{Justice League|of America}}'', where Gordon Godfrey snarkingly compares her to a showgirl. Also played with in [[Film/WonderWoman2017 the movie]], when ComicBook/SteveTrevor says "Let's get you into an outfit that doesn't get me arrested for solicitation."

* Vambre from ''WesternAnimation/MightyMagiswords'', who for some unexplained reason has [[BerserkButton an intense pathological hatred of pants]]. It may something to do with a childhood illness that gave her permanently "uncomfortably warm legs."

** ''VideoGame/NaticaAndSandyUnderwaterRescue'' plays this trope more straight compared to ''Holdover''. The player can unlock a "Power Swimsuit" skill which then appears as a RandomDrop from killing fish enemies. Wearing this makes Natica invincible, draws the enemy's attention towards her instead of [[DamselInDistress Sandy]], and extends the length of her [[BladeOnAStick harpoon]]. All of this lasts for 10 seconds.

* Church assassins Xenovia and Irina from ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'' wear painted-on bodysuits in battle. Accordingly, they're [[FragileSpeedster Fragile Speedsters]], relying on maneuverability and holy artifacts their targets can't touch to get the upper hand.
* This is actually the default pilot suit (complete with ZettaiRyouiki) used in ''LightNovel/InfiniteStratos''. Well, save for [[TheOneGuy Ichika]]'s, that is...

* The [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1990848/paul-janes/ Jane Gang]] from ''Webcomic/EverydayHeroes''.

** Leather wears these sometimes (made of leather, of course), particularly in non-combat (sometimes [[CoitusEnsues very non-combat]]) situations.

** [[ComicBook/{{Hawkman}} Hawkgirl / Hawkwoman]], during UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks and UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks. ComicBook/PostCrisis, she switched to a [[BareYourMidriff two-piece costume]].

* ''Fanfic/SOE2LoneHeirOfKrypton'': Asuka's uniform as ''ComicBook/PowerGirl'' (little change from the 'canon' design is Asuka having a V-shaped cut which shows her cleavage instead of the classic "[[CleavageWindow boob window]]"). As ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' she uses the Pre-ComicBook/New52 "cheerleader" outfit, with plenty of BareYourMidriff. Needless to say, both can be pretty {{Stripperiffic}} at times (and this is pointed out in the fic and the {{omake}}).

* ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'': If a women in Genshin isn't wearing a [[ProperTightswithaSkirt Proper Tights with a Skirt]], a [[PimpedOutDress Pimped-Out Dress]], a [[KimonoFanservice Sexy Kimono]] or is [[BareYourMidriff Baring one's Midriff]], then they will most likely wear a leotard with some tights, these include:

** Just one of the many fanservices given to us by ComicBook/PowerGirl.

** Just one of the many fanservices given to us by the totally self aware female fanservice nature of , and limites towards ComicBook/PowerGirl.

* ''Fanfic/SOE2AmazingAmazon'': Rei Ayanami, as ''Franchise/WonderWoman'', gets the classical Wondie leotard. The fact that Rei, a ''Japanese'' superwoman, runs around with an outfit [[PrimaryColorChampion with a coloring modeled after]] [[WearingAFlagOnYourHead the flag of the United States]] is explained as Hepaestus having been ''incredibly'' impressed with the United States' work on UsefulNotes/TheSpaceRace (which is when he made the outfit) and the reason why the uniform is a leotard is explained because... well... [[AllMenArePerverts Hepaestus occasionally felt lonely]].

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