History Main / MermaidingSwimsuit

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheDeep'', the Mimic Knight is an EVA (extravehicular activity) suit used for deep-sea exploration and marine research. Due to its appearance, the frame is also called a "Mermaid Suit", with the wearer's legs housed in an articulated fishtail. the suit has the best speed and maneuverability of any of the Knight. Prior to its official use by the Nekton Family, Fontaine secretly tested the prototype suit by pretending to be a mermaid in order to prank her little brother. This was done by using seaweed as a wig. Will also repeated this prank on Ant after the suit was recovered from the pirates.

Mermaid swimsuits in media can be used for {{Fanservice}}, especially if the character in question wants to become a mermaid, or are performing as a mermaid at aquariums. Or even more interesting, it is just a costume for a singing performance, calling attention to [[SirensAreMermaids the depiction in folklore that their singing is enchanting to those who hear it]].

Compare OurMermaidsAreDifferent, for the various ways fantasy merfolk achieves this effect. If the person actually becomes a mermaid without the need for a costume, that's MagicalSpeciesTransformation.

* ''Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries'': The episode "[[Recap/PokemonS1E61TheMistyMermaid The Misty Mermaid]]" has Misty playing the role of The Magical Mermaid, and she wears a mermaid costume throughout most of the episode. It consists of some hair extensions, a pink SeashellBra, and a cyan tail with a yellow star on it, as a ShoutOut to [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Ariel]]. The getup wound up being so popular with fans that ''Anime/PokemonChronicles'' brought it back for a post-Johto story involving Misty.
* One of the items Cube from ''Anime/PetitePrincessYucie'' can call forth is a magical version that gives the wearer the normal abilities of a mermaid of breathing underwater, withstanding heavy water pressure and unobscured vision. Yuice wore one in the later part of Episode 11.

* ''WesternAnimation/BarbieInAMermaidTale'': Merliah is given such a swimsuit by two actual mermaids Kayla and Xylie who are fashion designers to disguise the fact that she's human hiding in a mermaid city, the mermaids seem to wear them over their real tails as humans would leggings or trousers but they give her a loaner. [[spoiler:She later gains her own actual tail as she embraces her own mermaid heritage she got from her [[HalfHumanHybrid mother's side of the family]]]].

* In ''VideoGame/DeadRising2'' and ''VideoGame/DeadRising2OffTheRecord'', Chuck Greene and Frank West, respectively, are given [[SideQuest an optional side mission]] to rescue Tammy Blaine, whose job was to dress up as a mermaid in the Atlantica Casino. When Frank/Chuck reaches her, she says that she was doing her job of entertaining the gamblers when "[[ShowWithinAShow Terror is Reality's]]" [[ZombieApocalypse zombies got loose and infected Fortune city]]. Chuck/Frank tell her that [[EscortMission they can reach the shelter quickly]] if she takes off tail end of her costume, only for Tammy to say she's "going commando," [[BridalCarry forcing Chuck/Frank to carry her]] through a zombie horde.

* ''WesternAnimation/CraigOfTheCreek'': In "Beyond the Rapids," the Merkid wears a mermaid tail with flippers because they like pretending they're an ocean mermaid. They even wear webbed gloves and have been salting the creek water.

* Izzy from ''WesternAnimation/JakeAndTheNeverlandPirates'' has a mermaid costume in which the tail is made [[GardenGarment out of leaves.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheDeep'', the Mimic Knight is an EVA (extravehicular activity) suit used for deep-sea exploration and marine research. Due to its appearance, the frame is also called a "Mermaid Suit", with the wearer's legs housed in an articulated fishtail. the suit has the best speed and maneuverability of any of the Knight. Prior to its official use by the Nekton Family, Fontaine secretly tested the prototype suit by pretending to be a mermaid in order to prank her little brother. This was done by using seaweed as a wig. Will also repeated this prank on Ant after the suit was recovered from the pirates.

* Professional mermaids such as Hannah Fraiser, wear a realistic mermaid tail for underwater performances at aquariums. A notable example of a location with mermaid performers is at Ride/WeekiWacheeSprings in Florida.

* ''Toys/LegoFriends'', the Season 5 Episode "Dive in" Focuses on the five main girls taking part-time jobs at Heartlake's Pool and Sports center with one of the roles (Mostly Andrea) being Mermaid Performing which makes use of Andrea's singing talent and interest. Notably a brief flashback showed Emma attempting to try waitressing in her tail.

* One of the items Cube from ''Anime/PetitePrincessYucie'' is a magical version that gives the wearer the normal abilities of a mermaid of breathing underwater, withstanding heavy water pressure and unobscured vision. Yuice wore one in the later part of Episode 11.

* ''Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries'': The episode "[[Recap/PokemonS1E61TheMistyMermaid The Misty Mermaid]]" has Misty playing the role of The Magical Mermaid, and she wears a mermaid costume throughout most of the episode. It consists of some hair extensions, a pink SeashellBra, and a cyan tail with a yellow star on it, as a ShoutOut to [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]]. The getup wound up being so popular with fans that ''Anime/PokemonChronicles'' brought it back for a post-Johto story involving Misty.

Compare OurMermaidsAreDifferent, for the various ways fantasy merfolk achieves this effect.

Mermaid swimsuits in media can be used for {{Fanservice}}, especially if the character in question wants to become a mermaid, or are performing as a mermaid at aquariums. Or even more interesting, it is just a costume for a singing performance, calling attention to the depiction in folklore that their singing is enchanting to those who hear it.

[[AC:Anime and Manga]]

* ''Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries'': The episode "[[Recap/PokemonS1E61TheMistyMermaid The Misty Mermaid]]" has Misty playing the role of The Magical Mermaid, and she wears a mermaid costume throughout most of the episode. It consists of some hair extensions, a pink SeashellBra, and a green tail with a yellow star on it, as a ShoutOut to [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]]. The getup wound up being so popular with fans that ''Anime/PokemonChronicles'' brought it back for a post-Johto story involving Misty.

Some girls dream of becoming mermaids. In fantasy settings, a character becomes a mermaid either by magic spell or by getting themselves wet. However in RealLife and some settings in which mermaids either exist or don't exist, the alternative is to dress up like a mermaid and swim like one.

The typical Mermaid Swimsuit would usually consist of a SeashellBra or a regular bikini top, and a mermaid tail. Professional mermaids would go for the more expensive silicone tail option, while beginning mermaids would have a fabric tail. The monofin is the most important aspect of the mermaid tail, as it allows the wearer to mimic the movement of a mermaid. Usually characters who have a mermaid swimsuit are shown to be very good swimmers.

* ''Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries'': The episode "[[Recap/PokemonS1E61TheMistyMermaid The Misty Mermaid]]" has Misty playing the role as The Magical Mermaid, and she wears a mermaid costume throughout most of the episode. It consists of some hair extensions, a pink SeashellBra, and a green tail with a yellow star on it, as a ShoutOut to [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]]. The getup wound up being so popular with fans that ''Anime/PokemonChronicles'' brought it back for a post-Johto story involving Misty.

[[AC:Live Action TV]]

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleOfAges'', one of the items you can find is the Mermaid Suit, an upgrade for the flippers (which allow you to swim on the surface of shallow water). Wearing it allows Link to swim faster, swim safely in deep water and turns his SuperDrowningSkills into SuperNotDrowningSkills. It's implied it's at least partially magical, but still functions as a costume Link wears to use.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheDeep'', the Mimic Knight is an EVA (extravehicular activity) suit used for deep-sea exploration and marine research. Due to its appearance, the frame is also called a "Mermaid Suit", with the wearer's legs housed in an articulated fish-tail. the suit has the best speed and maneuverability of any of the Knight. Prior to its official use by the Nekton Family, Fontaine secretly tested the prototype suit by pretending to be a mermaid in order to prank her little brother. This was done by using seaweed as a wig. Will also repeated this prank on Ant after the suit was recovered from the pirates.

* Mermaid Schools are a series of classes that teach you how to swim like a mermaid. A well known location is the Manila Ocean Park in the Philippines.

* ''Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries'': The episode "[[Recap/PokemonS1E61TheMistyMermaid The Misty Mermaid]]" has Misty playing the role as The Magical Mermaid, and she wears a mermaid costume throughout most of the episode.

* Professional mermaids such as Hannah Fraiser, wear a realistic mermaid tail for underwater performances at aquariums. A notable example of a location with mermaid performers is at Weeki Wachee in Florida.

* ''WesternAnimation/BarbieInAMermaidTale'': Merliah is given such a swimsuit by two actual mermaids Kayla and Xylie who are fashion designers to disguise the fact that she's human hiding in a mermaid city, the mermaids seem to wear them over their real tails as humans would leggings or trousers but they give her a loaner. [[spoiler:She later gains her own actual tail as she embraces her her own mermaid heritage she got from her [[HalfHumanHybrid mother's side of the family]]]].