History Main / MagicSkirt

* The [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] and [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] Characters/{{Catwoman|SelinaKyle}} expressed this trope when she used to run around Gotham City in a slit-sided skirt.

* The skirts in some ProfessionalWrestling games would follow this style, too. Makes picking your panty design almost redundant. Starting with UsefulNotes/TheSeventhGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames, this began to be averted, but newer games can be somewhat arbitrary with it; the current-gen VideoGame/WWEVideoGames frequently have the solid, underwear-concealing patch under short skirts and dresses ostensibly meant to conceal {{Panty Shot}}s (mostly on the more form-fitted options) but several others don't have this and freely show off the unmentionables anyway. There's no apparent pattern or logic as to which do and which don't.

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'':
** Barbara Gordon in the ''New Batman Adventures'' revamp.
** Harley Quinn gets one at the beginning of the episode "Mad Love".
** In the ''Batman and Robin'' episode "Love Is a Croc", Killer Croc grabs Baby Doll's foot and holds her upside down long ways up from a HVAC fan. Baby Doll's skirt stays firmly in place, [[https://web.archive.org/web/20111111025946/http://dc314.4shared.com/img/YVhjuLho/s7/0.6601169053773861/BABYDOLL1A.JPG only giving a shot of her panties]] from an aerial view as we see the giant fan below.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': In "Irrational Treasure", Mabel lies on a bench upside down, yet her skirt stays defiantly upright. Gravity must work differently in Gravity Falls.

* Giganta in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''. Probably why she switched to [[SpyCatsuit catsuits]] in the comics. This was averted in the television show, where Shade makes a remark on how the job just keeps getting better when Giganta grows. Both Creator/{{Seanbaby}} and ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw'' have pointed out this exact problem with Apache Chief.

* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Superjail}}'' has the flying prison robot arresting a little girl in a hospital gown. It attaches a chain to the girl's foot and carries her off, dangling her upside down. Her hospital gown stays where it is through the flight.
* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'':
** Lois Lane's short skirt ''has'' to be some kind of Kryptonian ImportedAlienPhlebotinum or some such. Realistically, the entire cast would be familiar with Lois' unmentionables by the end of any episode, especially when you consider how often Lois is seen falling from high places. Doesn't matter if it's straight down legs-first, or end over end, or how she lands when it comes to falls that don't require superheroic intervention, Lois's Super-Skirt will remain glued tightly to her legs.
** Mercy Graves, Lex Luthor's bodyguard. She is always running around doing high kicks, being beaten up and sent flying by people, all in an outfit that looks [[http://www.comicvine.com/mercy-graves/29-9995/all-images/108-209037/pan12/105-934104/ more like a tight top than a full chauffeur's uniform]].
** Lana Lang as well when she shows up.
** Maggie Sawyer. It was anyone's guess what she was supposed to be wearing under her jacket (which was too short to really be considered a trench coat).
** And finally Supergirl, which makes it pretty much every major female character on the show. (Somebody among the creators really had a thing for short skirts.)

*** Speaking of ''Remake'' this trope now applies to Aerith as well as unlike the original or ''VideoGame/CrisisCore'' it's possible for Aerith to get knocked upside down or sent flying by attacks, but her long dress ''always'' stays in place. Then again she's the WhiteMage of the party and could probably keep herself covered with her magic.

*** Averted for a split-second when Vanille's l'Cie brand explodes before her Eidolon Battle, and you can see she's sporting orange panties. It's also possible to play around with the camera and high ground to see up her skirt (it's easier said than done, though.)

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': In ''Irrational Treasure'', Mabel lies on a bench UPSIDE DOWN. Her skirt stays defiantly upright. Gravity must work differently in Gravity Falls.

* In ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', Lapis Lazuli's long skirt usually is very [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/steven-universe/images/1/17/Ocean_Gem_171.png/revision/latest?cb=20160615190628 free-flowing]], but it fits more like a [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/steven-universe/images/6/67/Screen_Shot_2015-03-15_at_2.24.56_AM.png/revision/latest?cb=20150315062649 pencil skirt]] when she sits with her knees up.

** ''VideoGame/GoldenSunDarkDawn'' gives some player characters the "mysterious blackness underneath" version, even though they're also wearing leggings/tights... and then there's [[EvilIsSexy Chalis]], whose "skirt" amounts to two short panels hanging freely in front and in back (and the high cut of the sides indicates there's a good chance she's GoingCommando). Chalis is a DarkActionGirl. "Psynergy" is the only possible explanation.

* ''[[Literature/SaintessSummonsSkeletons]]'' has an in-universe example. When [[StatuesqueStunner Sofia]] travels to the Exidion empire, she meets a level 300+ dwarven clothier who sells her a miniskirt with an obscuring enchantment that magically censors any attempts at peeking up her skirt.

* Miwa in ''Anime/KotetsuJeeg'' has always a very short skirt (especilly her pilot uniform), but never give a panty shot.

** Peach and Zelda both have dresses that stay up in any situation. ''[[SubvertedTrope However]],'' you '''can''' actually see [[https://images.gamebanana.com/img/ss/mods/57ca55be7c5db.jpg the very detailed panties underneath their dresses]] in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'' by [[VideoGamePerversityPotential rotating the camera]]. Their dresses also react to wind effects: in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'', if you do Peach's taunt when in one of Donkey Kong's stages (the vertical climb one) when the wind is blowing... ''surprise!''

[-[[caption-width-right:180:Apparently [[RequiredSecondaryPowers modesty]] is one of Hippolyta's powers, too.]]-]

* Animators for ''Manga/TheVisionOfEscaflowne'' were specifically instructed not to let Hitomi's constant leaping or running show her unmentionables. This is quite a feat, as the girl is a top track runner and long jumper and enjoys displaying these skills often. The fact that she [[AllThereInTheManual wears shorts under her skirt]] never gets demonstrated.

* Franchise/YuGiOh:

* The [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] and [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} expressed this trope when she used to run around Gotham City in a slit-sided skirt.

* ComicBook/BlackWidow and [[ComicBook/ValkyrieMarvelComics Valkyrie]] [[https://2.bp.blogspot.com/3GSxtZkB-6up5hfV4DeOU0NujFonVy1RNNdwoJI-qQxPHj28y58FLjW7JPy3SOvftEqk3U9AsGXh=s1600 demonstrate this]] in the first issue of ''ComicBook/SecretAvengers'', doing an impressive amount of SheFu against a troop of armed guards in short cocktail dresses without flashing their underwear.

* ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} is an interesting case: for most of her career, she had a Magic Skirt when she wasn't wearing short-shorts in TheSeventies or a blue leotard in TheEighties. Then the 2000s Kara Zor-El lost that ability due to artists going for "[[{{Fanservice}} realism]]", until the editor decided to give her ModestyShorts instead. The ComicBook/New52 version had a costume redesign and wears a LeotardOfPower with no skirt, but ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'''s costume has a red skirt again.

* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/SensationComics appeared to start out with a Magic Skirt]], but was really wearing culottes, shorts which often ''resemble'' a magic skirt. Also Hippolyte's skirt in ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'' #145, as pictured, defies gravity to maintain her modesty.

* For ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'''s Tinker Bell, this trope is played straight in the sequel ''Return to Never Land'', and the current (2008-) CGI ''Tinker Bell'' films. It is averted in both the original film and ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep''.
** Averted for her live action disney counterpart in ''Series/OnceUponATime'' which featured a scene of Tinker Bell losing her wings, falling from the sky, and her skirt revealing a bright green pair of shiny underwear beneath it. An odd moment for such a dramatic scene.

* In the 2002 live action ''Film/ScoobyDoo'' movie, Velma falls off a scaffold and [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Velma_8925.jpg gets her foot caught in the scaffold's chain, making her hang upside down]] when it goes taut. Her skirt does not fall over as the studio wanted to maintain the "family film" sense. Word is that Creator/LindaCardellini (who played Velma) had her skirt taped to her legs so it wouldn't flip over as she hung upside down. In [[Film/ScoobyDooMonstersUnleashed the 2004 sequel]], Velma jumps into a boat vent funnel and for a couple of frames, this trope is averted.

* Rare male example in the classic ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial "The Invasion". [[ManInAKilt Jamie]] was required to climb into a helicopter. The crew followed the example of Elizabeth II (see below) and gave him a Magic Kilt by sewing weights into the hem.

** Despite being a huge fan of skirt over slacks, has choreographed fight scenes that play this trope straight. They are in a very small minority, though.
** Possibly due to two [[SubvertedTrope Subversions]], both with Yellow Rangers. The first happened with [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Aisha]] when a strong wind blew up her skirt despite trying to hold it down, and again with [[Series/PowerRangersInSpace Ashley]] when a camera angle showed a little too much while she was sitting at the juice bar. In both cases, their [[ColorCodedCharacters Ranger colored ensemble]] extended to their undergarments.

* Renee O'Conner, the actress of Gabrielle from ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'', had her skirt taped down by staff before she'd do fight scenes.

* D.Va from ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' has a shadow variant in her Black Cat skin. Her leggings just gradually end in a black void, but the skirt is long enough that it isn't a jarring design choice.

* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}''

* Zig-zagged with Amy Rose in the ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' series post-''VideoGame/SonicAdventure''. The 3D games surprisingly avert this trope, regularly having the character's panties on display from the constant jumping and fighting she does, with early betas for ''Adventure'' even having her skirt lift up when falling. The 2D games play this trope more straight however, with Amy holding down her dress whenever possible while falling or doing activities that would result in an upskirt shot. Note that we said whenever possible: you can't hold down your dress when you're using both hands to, say, [[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy hang onto a rocket for dear life during a bonus stage]], after all.

* VideoGame/StarTrekOnline allows you to have your Captains and Bridge Officers (yes, that includes males wearing skants and kilts) in short skirts. [[PantyShots Panty shots]] are typically only viewable under very certain camera angles and in the character menu.

* Though they DO happen, considering how crazy the dance moves and short the skirts are, panty shots in ''VideoGame/TheIdolMaster'' are surprisingly rare unless you purposely set the camera settings to a low angle. In the second vision games such as ''VideoGame/TheIdolmaster2'' and ''iDOLM@STER One For All'' (which has more detailed graphics and physics) it's justified. Some skirts are really close fitting, some appear to be held in place by hoops, some have ModestyShorts and some skirts [[SubvertedTrope aren't magic at all]].
** ''VideoGame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls Starlight Stage'' does the miniature black hole version of this trope.
* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters''. If indeed he has a wang (of black stone pulsating with golden light, no doubt), Mukai's... cloth... thing thankfully keeps it in check every time he raises his leg above his head to deliver a special attack (which is often). He kicks high.
* Link in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]'' spends a fair portion of the game walking on the ceiling (magnetic walls + iron boots), yet the skirty portion of his tunic stays firmly in place, gravity be damned. His hat, however... Ironic since this is the first time that Link wears actual pants so it wouldn't be indecent.
* In the ''VideoGame/StyleSavvy'' series, ridiculously short skirts would inevitably lead to this, so the games make is so that there is literally nothing underneath the skirt, just hollow empty space the same color as the skirt.
* ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' uses the darkness variant.

* Lynne from ''VideoGame/GhostTrick'' has a short skirt, but never provides a panty shot. Not even when she gets inside the small service elevator in the junkyard.
* ''VideoGame/ToontownOnline'': Any time a toon wearing a skirt is in a position where up the skirt would be visible, a solid color matching the skirt is shown instead.
* In ''VideoGame/SecondLife'' and ''VideoGame/OpenSimulator'', there have been various techniques of building skirts over time. The only ones that could actually flip over are flexi-prim and flexi-sculpt skirts. Skirts made of single sculpties are entirely rigid and always hang "down" from the waist (or up if the avatar is upside-down). Early days' layer skirts and modern days' rigged mesh skirts follow the movements of the legs, come what may. While certain movements do allow for upskirt glimpses, they will stay in place even if the avatar happens to be upside-down.

** In the ''Batman and Robin'' episode "Love Is a Croc", Killer Croc grabs Baby Doll's foot and holds her upside down long ways up from a HVAC fan. Baby Doll's skirt stays firmly in place, [[http://dc314.4shared.com/img/YVhjuLho/s7/0.6601169053773861/BABYDOLL1A.JPG only giving a shot of her panties]] from an aerial view as we see the giant fan below.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' cartoon, Triplicate Girl's underwear are never shown, despite the skirt's short length and all the [[KickChick high kicks]] she does. Shrinking Violet later swaps costume to a dress in season 2 and the same occurs, even when she is a giant compared to them in one episode.

* Averted but maintained by proper position: In the animated ''WesternAnimation/PunkyBrewster'' episode "Punky To The Rescue," Margaux is used as bait to catch a so-called swamp monster that presumedly captured Punky's foster father Henry. Margaux has one foot caught in a snare, but since she's wearing a dress she is shown standing upright against a tree with her trapped foot raised as opposed to hanging upside down.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'':

** Invoked with Ella (a Disney princess parody chracter) in "Pahkitew Island" by means of her little bird friends.

* For the men, the [[http://www.utilikilts.com/company/products/kilts/ Utilikilts]] come with a modesty system for this purpose. It's a button and loop system that tether the front and back halves of it together. It'll keep it in place in a strong wind, but if you're ever upside down, good luck.

** Starfire has a skimpy skirt. Not the best choice of costume for a FlyingBrick... Her skirt even stays straight in on an episode where she's pushing a spaceship downwards.