History Stripperiffic / VideoGames

* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'': A lot of the [[ArtificialHuman Blades]] fall into this. The designer for [[SplitPersonality Pyra and Mythra]] [[BleachedUnderpants is known for erotic art]], and many of the rare Blades were designed by guest artists with little guidance or creative oversight, leading to a lot of AuthorAppeal in their designs. The human characters mostly [[AvertedTrope avoid this]].

* FauxActionGirl Rachel in the UsefulNotes/XBox version of ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' wears an outfit most strippers would probably consider tacky.

* In the UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}} FightingGame ''Dangerous Streets'', the outfits of the two female fighters, Luisa and Lola, reveal inordinate amounts of skin, which is only emphasized by the BoobsAndButtPose they often assume.

** Velvet from ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'' will be wearing clothes like this, complete with a tattered short skirt and plenty of underboob.

* The female heroines of the ''VideoGame/{{Atelier}}'' series tend to go all over the place with this. On the one hand, the heroine of the very first game, Marie, wears an outfit with a chest that would [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/marie.gif be questionable]] in the supposedly faux-German setting her game takes place in; several other characters in other games also have fairly revealing outfits. The majority of female leads in the games, however, tend to have pretty modest outfits. The best examples are [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/elie.gif Elie]] and [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/viese.jpg Viese]] from ''Atelier Elie'' and ''Atelier Iris 2'' respectively.

* Forsworn armor in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' turns into a FurBikini on female characters.

** In ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn Radiant Dawn]]'', Sothe becomes one of the few characters in the franchise to expose her midriff.
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' shifted the franchise into more fanservicey designs:
*** Pegasus Knights now wore garter belts — a trend which continue with Sky Knights in ''Fates'' (males had their legs covered).

* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'''s Litchi Faye-Ling wears a Chinese outfit that reveals quite a lot of her humongous melons... which bounce a lot. Her outfit also reveal a lot of her legs and her shoulders. Her back is modestly covered though (then again, [[SexyBacklessOutfit what do we have Noel for]]).

* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'': Gloria. The way she fights only serves to emphasize how little skin her outfit covers.

* Eileen's regular outfit in ''VideoGame/SilentHill4: The Room'' (during gameplay, at least -- the one she wears before she joins you is pretty casual and unrevealing).

** Averted in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' by Cassie Cage, the daughter of Johnny and Sonya, and the first female Kombatant since Ashrah to dress sensibly, wearing a modern tactical outfit along with Daddy's trademark sunglasses.

** Averted in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', where all the female kombatants dress sensibly. This is lampshaded by Shao Kahn when he fights Sheeva, whose slingshot bikini in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'' was possibly the most revealing outfit in the entire franchise:

* A lot of the [[ArtificialHuman Blades]] in ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'' fall into this. The designer for [[SplitPersonality Pyra and Mythra]] [[BleachedUnderpants is known for erotic art]], and many of the rare Blades were designed by guest artists with little guidance or creative oversight, leading to a lot of AuthorAppeal in their designs. The human characters mostly [[AvertedTrope avoid this]].

** Averted in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', where all the female kombatants dress sensibly. This is lampshaded by Shao Kahn:
-->'''Sheeva:''' Does it surprise you that I am [[RankScalesWithAsskicking queen]]?
-->'''Kahn:''' No, but I miss your skimpier attire...
-->'''Sheeva:''' I do not dress for you, Shao Kahn.

-->'''Sheeva:''' Does it surprise you that I am [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking queen]]?

*** Passionlip has most parts of her body (arms, lower torso and feet) covered but wears nothing but two belts to cover her breasts, further cemented as her official bust size is 164, and [[MaleGaze hip size at 104]]. Basically Meltlilith is this trope in lower body while Passionlip in upper torso..

*** [[http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/b/b4/Meltlillith.png/revision/latest?cb=20121214101028 Meltlilith]] from wears an outfit that can even give Ivy Valentine a run for her money with her "[[ThongOfShielding crotch plate armor]]".
*** Passionlip from same game have most parts of her body (arms, lower torso and feet) covered but wears nothing but two belts to cover her breasts, further cemented as her [[GagBoobs official bust size is 164,]] and [[MaleGaze hip size at 104]]. Basically Meltlilith is this trope in lower body while Passionlip in upper torso..

** Lilica Felchenerow is shown wearing a [[SleevesAreForWimps sleeveless jacket]] with [[NavelDeepNeckline zipper down to her navel]]. And one of her win poses has her [[TheCoatsAreOff whipping her jacket off]] revealing her [[BareYourMidriff sports bra]].

** The majority of the armor in the game averts this: robes and light armors are flattering, but reasonably practical, and anything heavier (particularly full plate armor) avoids it entirely. The exception is the [[BareYourMidriff Dalish armor]].

* The female versions of Raider armor in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'' are generally quite revealing, some more than others. Then again, they are on the men as well, making it an equal-opportunity trope in this case. The Ordnance/Bombshell Armor from the DLC ''The Pitt'', which consists of short shorts and a [[ChainmailBikini Mini-Nuke casing bra]], is the most flagrant example. The Leather Rebel armor also has a rather high damage resistance for the amount of exposed skin. Then there's the [[BareYourMidriff midriff-baring]] female Merc Adventurer outfit, which subverts this with a much lower DR. A notable aversion is the decidedly modest Reinforced Leather Armor from ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas''. In fact, many of the higher-level armors have unisex models (identical on male and female characters).

** Female units in heavier unit classes tend to wear about as much armor as their male counterparts (keyword is '''"tend"''', here). Additionally, even most of the more lightly dressed ladies avert more blatantly fanservicey tropes like ChainmailBikini and BareYourMidriff. A few of the magic-using villainesses deliberately play up the fanservice for its worth, though.

** In ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn Radiant Dawn]]'', Sothe becomes one of the few characters in the franchise to play BareYourMidriff straight.

* While the standard ladies' fashion choice in the ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'' series is to BareYourMidriff, only [[MsFanservice Ashelin's]] outfit really counts as [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation she only wears enough cloth to cover a quarter of a person]]. ''VideoGame/JakXCombatRacing'' made it a little less skimpy.

* ''VideoGame/MetaloidOrigin'': Erika's outfit shows ''a lot'' of skin[[note]][[AmbiguousRobots Assuming that even ''is'' skin]].[[/note]], particularly around her crotch and sides, and also leaves her shoulders exposed. Neva's outfit isn't as bad, but still leaves her upper thighs, shoulders and [[BareYourMidriff stomach]] exposed. Averted with [[TheOneGuy Zeta]], as his (admittedly odd) armour [[DoubleStandard covers everything from the neck down]], except his fingers.

* ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline'' has the Orions from the original series as a player character species for the Klingon side, the females of which regularly go about wearing little more than a metal bikini and loincloth. The Federation side dresses much more conservatively, but with some of the premium content (which includes uniforms), a female captain can choose [[BareYourMidriff the Enterprise-era Mirror Universe top]] and one of those skimpy miniskirts from ''[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries TOS]]'' as an official uniform. Less stripperiffic than a metal bikini, but still somewhat inappropriate for the commanding officer of a warship.

* ''VideoGame/RustyHearts'': Natasha's default outfit is a small jacket over a cleavage-and-[[BareYourMidriff midriff-baring]] [[OfCorsetsSexy corset]] and a miniskirt, and some other options take it up to eleven. Meilin defaults to a qipao minidress with sideboob. Roselle has a tiny top with underboob and a bottom that can't decide if it wants to be panties or hotpants. Angela stands out by averting this with a full if sleeveless blouse and knee-length skirt.

* Let's see...in ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'', we have [[http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111115193033/s__/sengokubasara/images/8/82/Sengoku-basara-chronicle-heroes-nohime.jpg Nohime]], while her style-{{Expy}} [[http://i.imgur.com/FnHmQlv.jpg Magoichi Saika]] is full on BareYourMidriff with a side of [[OfCorsetsSexy corsets]], and [[http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111115194801/s__/sengokubasara/images/f/f3/Sengoku-basara-chronicle-heroes-kasuga.jpg Kasuga]] is a 'ninja' with a NavelDeepNeckline that goes all the way down to her crotch, we kid you not. On the male side of things, there is no way that Yukimura should get away with [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yukimura_9446.jpg this]] in a Sengoku-era battlefield.
* Just to rub it in, ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'' also has Noh showing legs and [[NavelDeepNeckline cleavage]] in spades. Neither Kai, Nene, nor Kunoichi are little better, since the last one [[BareYourMidriff shows even more skin than the first two]]. Newcomer Naotara Ii isn't helping matters either. The men's side of things is held up this time by Motochika Chosokabe, who is shooting for some kind of goth/rock star/sex god visual effect.

* ''VideoGame/SyphonFilter: The Omega Strain'' allows female player characters to wear tops that show off their [[CleavageWindow cleavage]], [[BareYourMidriff midriff]], or both, as well as [[PaintedOnPants figure-hugging]] [[SpandexLatexOrLeather leather pants]]. Furthermore, Lian Xing [[DistractedByTheSexy intentionally invokes this trope]] by donning a bikini for part of her bonus mission.

* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' borders on this with some of the female characters, most consistently with the miniskirts usually worn by pegasus knights, but it tends to be justified by those characters being of light unit classes; pegasus knights need light armor so as not to slow them down in flight, archers shouldn't be exposed to direct combat anyway, mages and healers aren't normally expected to fight up close, etc. Female units in heavier unit classes tend to wear about as much armor as their male counterparts. Additionally, even most of the more lightly dressed ladies avert more blatantly fanservicey tropes like ChainmailBikini and BareYourMidriff. A few of the magic-using villainesses deliberately play up the fanservice for its worth, though.
** Most of the female myrmidons in the series seem to have a fondness for [[ShowSomeLeg Showing Some Leg]]. That said, their dress is otherwise fairly conservative, and male myrmidons generally don't wear armor either.
** Males aren't immune to this, either; axe-wielding classes like Fighters and Berserkers wear little armor and like at least bare their arms, with characters like [[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Largo]] and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Vaike]] being all-out {{Walking Shirtless Scene}}s.

** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' have moved the franchise to more fanservicey designs, but male and female units of the same class still usually wear the same amount of actual armor, if not clothing in general. That said, Stripperiffic doesn't even ''begin'' to describe how Dark Mages and Sorcerers of both genders dress, and in ''Fates'', even regular mages (again, of both genders) show plenty of skin.

* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'', some of the female armors stand out because of this trope, they are Kirin Armor and Azul Armor. Female armor sets in general have a 20-40% chance of being this, but there are also a lot of Battle Ballgowns and everything in between to boot. Some sets, like the Bone armor, are skimpy even on male hunters.

* Kawashima Kaguya from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfTianding'', a kunoichi who's introduced as a dancing {{geisha}}... until she reveals herself as a challenging opponent by wrapping her robes onto herself and exposing her legs and arms.

* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'''s Litchi Faye-Ling wears a Chinese outfit that reveals quite a lot of her humongous melons... which [[{{Gainaxing}} bounces a lot]]. Her outfit also reveal a lot of her legs and her shoulders. Her back is modestly covered though (then again, [[SexyBacklessOutfit what do we have Noel for]]).

* In ''Amazing Princess Sarah'', the title character has a cleavage-bearing outfit with a ShowgirlSkirt and stockings, and the [[HornyDevils succubus]] antagonists have even more revealing attire.

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' plays this for laughs with Godbert Manderville, the UltimateGoldsmith father of Hildebrand Manderville. Nine times out of ten, the man is walking around in his small clothes (re: his ''underwear and a pair of sandals'') and if he's wearing clothes anywhere else, the man'll have it shed sooner or later, usually before he opens up a massive can of whup-ass.

* Let's see...in ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'', we have [[http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111115193033/s__/sengokubasara/images/8/82/Sengoku-basara-chronicle-heroes-nohime.jpg Nohime]], who provides the game's entry into ShesGotLegs, while her style-{{Expy}} [[http://i.imgur.com/FnHmQlv.jpg Magoichi Saika]] is full on BareYourMidriff with a side of [[OfCorsetsSexy corsets]], and [[http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111115194801/s__/sengokubasara/images/f/f3/Sengoku-basara-chronicle-heroes-kasuga.jpg Kasuga]] is a 'ninja' with a NavelDeepNeckline that goes all the way down to her crotch, we kid you not. On the male side of things, there is no way that Yukimura should get away with [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yukimura_9446.jpg this]] in a Sengoku-era battlefield.
* Just to rub it in, ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'' also has Noh showing [[ShesGotLegs legs]] and [[NavelDeepNeckline cleavage]] in spades. Neither Kai, Nene, nor Kunoichi are little better, since the last one [[BareYourMidriff shows even more skin than the first two]]. Newcomer Naotara Ii isn't helping matters either. The men's side of things is held up this time by Motochika Chosokabe, who is shooting for some kind of goth/rock star/sex god visual effect.

* In ''VideoGame/BatenKaitos'', Savyna double subverts this. She looks like she's wearing very skintight clothing but it's just a side-effect of the character models in general being a little thinner than the official art; in which her clothing actually appears somewhat bulkier - especially around the arms. Given that she's a fist-fighter, this makes sense. [[ShesGotLegs Her legs]], [[DoubleSubversion however]], are just as shown-off in her art as they are in-game.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}'', the title character, who is a BellyDancer, wears somewhat-low-cut pants, and her top is essentially a strapless bra... and by the standards of the female villains and [=NPCs=], she's actually toward the ''more modest'' end of the outfit spectrum. There is a recurring outfit (which appears in one segment of ''Pirate's Curse'' and a bonus mode in ''Risky's Revenge'') that is far and away skimpier, with an even smaller top and [[ShesGotLegs plenty of uncovered leg]], and one of its effects in ''Risky's Revenge'' is [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome reducing Shantae's defense]].

* [[http://media.photobucket.com/image/contra%20sheena/NecroNinja/Cool%20sci-fi%20stuff/conhcp2-3.gif Sheena Etranzi]] wears an incredibly impractical BattleBikini and a trio of belts around her midriff in ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}: Hard Corps''. Despite this, Creator/{{Konami}} and Creator/WayForwardTechnologies removed the belts and added a generous amount of cleavage in [[http://www.blogcdn.com/nintendo.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/cdsjppr002ak.jpg Contra 4]]. The other female character in Contra 4, Lucia, is a bit more modest, wearing a [[http://www.blogcdn.com/nintendo.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/cdsjppr003ak.jpg blue one-piece swimsuit with chaps.]] Then again, most of the male characters are shirtless.

*** The assassin version of Kama's outfit is fairly modest in her first ascension, but as she ascends and grows older in appearance, she loses more clothing. By her third and final ascension, she dresses in what amounts to a bikini where the top has nothing connecting it in the front. The Beast III-L version of Kama(a.k.a. Kama[=/=]Mara), in both forms, also dresses this way.

** Males aren't immune to this, either; axe-wielding classes like Fighters and Berserkers wear little armor and like at least bare their arms, with characters like [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Largo]] and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Vaike]] being all-out {{Walking Shirtless Scene}}s.
** In ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Radiant Dawn]]'', Sothe becomes one of the few characters in the franchise to play BareYourMidriff straight.

* Fighting game ''VideoGame/{{Schwarzerblitz}}'' averts this with most of the cast... except for [[{{HandicappedBadass}} Cyphr's]] second costume having a NavelDeepNeckline and Amy's first costume showing {{Sideboob}} and {{Underboobs}}. All other available costumes in the game are pretty tame, in comparison.