History MagicPants / WebComics

* ''Webcomic/SkinDeep'': Clothes typically get magically "stored" somewhere whenever one of the Masquerade uses their medallion to assume their fully mythical form. Michelle's shirt has been an exception so far (as a Grecian Sphinx she's one of the few with a human torso in her full mythical form) so she has to wear a shirt cut to accommodate her wings. Eyeglasses seem to work inconsistently too: Merial discards hers when she transforms, but Mr. Finn's get stored along with his clothes. According to Word of God different types of medallions offer different levels of Magic Pants because the spells vary (older ones use wilder, more powerful magic) and each medallion is effectively hand crafted. It's also possible that the magic pants effect is affected by the user's expectations: Nixies like Merial use their own shapeshifting to assume humanoid form and only need their medallions to appear human, and most mythicals grew up in a society with [[InnocentFanserviceGirl no nudity taboo]].

* ''Webcomic/SkinDeep'': Clothes typically get magically "stored" somewhere whenever one of the Masquerade uses their medallion to assume their fully mythical form. Michelle's shirt has been an exception so far (as a Grecian Sphinx she's one of the few with a human torso in her full mythical form) so she has to wear a shirt cut to accommodate her wings. Eyeglasses seem to work inconsistently too: Merial discards hers when she transforms, but Mr. Finn's get stored along with his clothes. According to Word of God different types of medallions offer different levels of Magic Pants because the spells vary (older ones use wilder, more powerful magic) and each medallion is effectively hand crafted. It's also possible that the magic pants effect is affected by the user's expectations: Nixies like Merial use their own shapeshifting to assume humanoid form and only need their medallions to appear human, and most mythicals grew up in a society with NoNudityTaboo.

* Subverted in ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Not only can shapeshifters [[{{Fanservice}} lose their]] [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2004-03-05 clothing]] if they aren't careful, but at least one of them, Grace, ''prefers'' nudity [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2005-10-10 even in human form]]. Later, an explicit form of Magic Pants was introduced so the author didn't need to use [[SceneryCensor creative camera angles]] for most of the scenes. Ellen [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-12-29 couldn't believe Uryuom's suit fits her at all]]. Later, we see that it survives [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2004-01-26 the wearer growing hedgehog spikes]] and [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2011-04-29 remains perfectly fit]] on a ''squirrel''.

* Webcomic/GrrlPower has Vehemence who manages to subvert this by bursting out of his pants when transforming...but then summons some a moment later. The characters present all get an eyeful, the reader does not.

* ""Webcomic/SkinDeep'': Clothes typically get magically "stored" somewhere whenever one of the Masquerade uses their medallion to assume their fully mythical form. So far Michelle's shirt has been an exception (as a Grecian Sphinx she's one of the few with a human torso in her full mythical form) so she has to wear a shirt cut to accommodate her wings. Eyeglasses seem to work inconsistently too: Merial discards hers when she transforms, but Mr. Finn's get stored along with his clothes. According to Word of God different types of medallions offer different levels of Magic Pants because the spells vary (older ones use wilder, more powerful magic) and each medallion is effectively hand crafted.

* ''Webcomic/GrrlPower'': Subverted then played with [[http://grrlpowercomic.com/archives/1543 here]] when [[spoiler:the villain Vehemence's pants are destroyed when he grows larger]] and then [[spoiler:get magically replaced, complete with accompanying [[UnSoundEffect "Ka-pants"]]]].

* In AnotherGamingComic, Davros is unsure whether Nuclear Dan is trying to dispel the power of his target's pants or do a regular Dispel Magic.
* Justified in ButImACatPerson: the shapeshifters' outfits are explicitly stated to be [[http://erinptah.com/catperson/comic/chapter-two-page-three/ part of the transformation]], as much as their bodies are.
* Averted with the [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent spellwolves]] in ''DominicDeegan: Oracle For Hire''. It's explicitly mentioned that they have to wear oversized clothes to accommodate the transformations if they wear anything at all, since they have many nudists in their homeland and are heartier than most humans when it comes to cold.
* In ''TheDragonDoctors'', a mage who specializes in shapeshifting can summon [[http://www.drunkduck.com/The_Dragon_Doctors/index.php?p=521082 emergency pants]], saying "I had a very wild adolescence." This is because the MagicPants trope is [[AvertedTrope averted]] most of the time; Sarin's transformations do not apply to clothes, leading to many wardrobe malfunctions.
* Played straight and then averted in ''DungeonsAndDenizens''. When Min drinks a [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever Growth Potion]], his clothes grow with him . . . but they do ''not'' shrink with him [[http://dungeond.com/2005/11/10/11102005/ when it wears off.]]

* Subverted in ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Not only can shapeshifters [[FanService lose their]] [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2004-03-05 clothing]] if they aren't careful, at least one of them, Grace, ''prefers'' nudity [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2005-10-10 even in human form]]. Later, an explicit form of MagicPants was introduced so the author didn't need to use [[SceneryCensor creative camera angles]] for most of the scenes. Ellen [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-12-29 couldn't believe Uryuom suit fits her at all]]. Later we see it survives [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2004-01-26 the wearer growing hedgehog spikes]] and [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2011-04-29 remains perfectly fit]] on a ''squirrel''.
* [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent WiredWolf]] of ''{{Enjuhneer}}'' does not have magic pants, but does have a magic shirt. Her transformation tears the sleeves, but it's [[LimitedWardrobe always back to normal when she's next seen]]. (It's also worth noting that she's been established to be ''significantly'' taller when transformed.)

* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}''. Lord English grows out to Doc Scratch's body, and in the process transforms from a skinny, four-foot-tall figure into something that looks a lot like The Hulk. (In fact, Andrew Hussie's comments imply that this resemblance was intentional.) And, like The Hulk, his pants are the only part of his outfit that aren't destroyed in the transformation.
* Averted in ''LeagueOfSuperRedundantHeroes'' [[http://superredundant.com/?p=782 where "Bulk" isn't wearing his]].
* Averted and lampshaded in ''{{Magellan}}'' with superhero cadet Joe Berger (can change the density of his body). When he changes into his gaseous form he leaves his clothes behind and is naked upon resolidifying. This leaves the poor guy begging his teammates to get his clothes for him.
* [[IncorruptiblePurePureness Piffany]] from ''Webcomic/{{Nodwick}}'' is always properly dressed no matter what. As most of such thigs in ''Webcomic/{{Nodwick}}'', this was explicitly stuffed InUniverse just for fun, as the characters discover when robbed to the underwear:

* Averted in ''[[http://www.peteristhewolf.com Peter Is The Wolf]]'': the pants are not magical. That doesn't mean that people changing from human to their were form will RIP the clothing. That really depends on the size difference. The titular character is a similar size in both forms ([[GagPenis mostly]]) and so, doesn't do much to his clothes. Other characters who increase substantially in size... aren't so lucky.

* In ''WapsiSquare'', the golem girls have their clothes disappear when they take animal forms, but they reappear when they return to human. Phix is able to make her clothes change with her when she shapeshifts. Nudge is once left with [[http://wapsisquare.com/comic/nine-to-five/ a dress that is way too big]] because she can't do the same. [[spoiler: [[http://wapsisquare.com/comic/spider-dreams/ Neither can Shelly]]]]
* ''TheWotch'': Subverted twice in one arc, once when [[http://thewotch.com/index.php?epDate=2003-09-08 Ann in turned into a Pixi]], and again when she [[http://thewotch.com/index.php?epDate=2003-10-22 changes back]].
* ''Webcomic/GrrlPower'': Subverted then played with [[http://grrlpowercomic.com/archives/1543 here]] when [[spoiler: the villain Vehemence's pants are destroyed in when he grows larger]] and then [[spoiler: get magically replaced complete with accompanying [[UnSoundEffect Ka-pants]]]].

* ''TheWotch'': Subverted twice in one arc, once when [[http://thewotch.com/index.php?epDate=2003-09-08 Ann in turned into a Pixi]], and again when she [[http://thewotch.com/index.php?epDate=2003-10-22 changes back]].

* Averted in LeagueOfSuperRedundantHeroes [[http://superredundant.com/?p=782 where "Bulk" isn't wearing his]].

* Subverted in ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Not only can shapeshifters [[FanService lose their]] [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2004-03-05 clothing]] if they aren't careful, at least one of them, Grace, ''prefers'' nudity [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2005-10-10 even in human form]]. Later, an explicit form of MagicPants was introduced so the author didn't need to use [[SceneryCensor creative camera angles]] for most of the scenes. Ellen [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-12-29 couldn't believe Uryuom suit fits her at all]]. Later we see it survives [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2004-01-26 the wearer growing hedgehog spikes]] and [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2011-04-29 remains perfectly fit]] on a ''squirrel''.
* Spoofed in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' when Thog breaks out of prison and is actually seen wearing purple pants. After the raging is over, he wonders why his pants changed color.

* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' generally averts this with Zoë's camel form in that the transformation will leave her [[NakedPeopleAreFunny naked]]. However, "Girls' Night Out" had her wearing a tube dress that quickly bunched up around her neck whenever she transformed, and a bonus "now you know" [[http://sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/030204 comic]] explained that this is exactly how it works. However, the question of how it passes over her arms/forelegs is explicitly dodged, so the comic itself is basically saying it's not ''really'' justified.
* Very, very [[http://drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=39&issue=13 averted]] in ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja''.
** Lampshaded in the AltText; "The pants aren't stretchy". It goes on to be lampshaded [[http://drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=43&issue=13 a few pages later]].

* Averted in ''[[http://www.peteristhewolf.com Peter Is The Wolf]]'': the pants are not magical. That doesn't mean that people changing from human to their were form will RIP the clothing. That really depends on the size difference. The titular character is a similar size in both forms ([[GagPenis mostly]]) and so, doesn't do much to his clothes. Other characters who increase substantially in size... aren't so lucky.
* ''TheWotch'': Subverted twice in one arc, once when [[http://thewotch.com/index.php?epDate=2003-09-08 Ann in turned into a Pixi]], and again when she [[http://thewotch.com/index.php?epDate=2003-10-22 changes back]].

* Averted and lampshaded in ''{{Magellan}}'' with superhero cadet Joe Berger (can change the density of his body). When he changes into his gaseous form he leaves his clothes behind and is naked upon resolidifying. This leaves the poor guy begging his teammates to get his clothes for him.

* Played straight and then averted in ''DungeonsAndDenizens''. When Min drinks a [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever Growth Potion]], his clothes grow with him . . . but they do ''not'' shrink with him [[http://dungeond.com/2005/11/10/11102005/ when it wears off.]]

* In ''WapsiSquare'', the golem girls have their clothes disappear when they take animal forms, but they reappear when they return to human. Phix is able to make her clothes change with her when she shapeshifts. Nudge is once left with [[http://wapsisquare.com/comic/nine-to-five/ a dress that is way too big]] because she can't do the same. [[spoiler: [[http://wapsisquare.com/comic/spider-dreams/ Neither can Shelly]]]]

* Justified in ButImACatPerson: the shapeshifters' outfits are explicitly stated to be [[http://erinptah.com/catperson/comic/chapter-two-page-three/ part of the transformation]], as much as their bodies are.
* Averted in LeagueOfSuperRedundantHeroes [[http://superredundant.com/?p=782 where "Bulk" isn't wearing his]].
* In AnotherGamingComic, Davros is unsure whether Nuclear Dan is trying to dispel the power of his target's pants or do a regular Dispel Magic.
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* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' generally averts this with Zoe's camel form in that the transformation will often leave her [[NakedPeopleAreFunny naked]]. One later plotline had her wearing a dress that quickly bunched up around her neck whenever she transformed, and a viewer mail comic explains that this is exactly how it works. When a follow-up question asked how exactly this was supposed to prevent her underwear from being destroyed, there's a [[BeatPanel beat]], and it turns out we have no more time for questions.