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* [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b4/Fuleco.png Fuleco]], the armadillo mascot of the 2014 Brazil FIFA World Cup, wears a shirt that leaves the blue shell on his back visible.
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* Zigzagged in VideoGame/PokemonUnite with Blastoise, with the fashoinable outfit playing it straight but the firefighter outfit being an aversion.

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* Zigzagged in VideoGame/PokemonUnite ''VideoGame/PokemonUnite'' with Blastoise, with the fashoinable outfit playing it straight but the firefighter outfit being an aversion.



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* [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b4/Fuleco.png Fuleco]], the armadillo mascot of the 2014 Brazil FIFA World Cup, wears a shirt that leaves the blue shell on his back visible.
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* Zigzagged in VideoGame/PokemonUnite with Blastoise, with the fashoinable outfit playing it straight but the firefighter outfit being an aversion.
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* In ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}'', Dharma Armadillo, Judy's landlady at the Grand Pangolin Arms, notably wears shell-exposing clothes. This also applies in a different fashion to the porcupine extra seen later on, who has visible quills despite being fully-dressed.

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* In ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'', Dharma Armadillo, Judy's landlady at the Grand Pangolin Arms, notably wears shell-exposing clothes. This also applies in a different fashion to the porcupine extra seen later on, who has visible quills despite being fully-dressed.
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* The cover of the ''New Scientist'' Christmas issue 2011 [[https://www.newscientist.com/issue/2844/ shows a tortoise in a Christmas sweater]] with his shell visible at the back.
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** And now we have Bowser [[DressedToHeal wearing a doctor's outfit]], once again exposing the shell, in ''VideoGame/DrMario World''.

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** And now we have There's also Bowser [[DressedToHeal wearing a doctor's outfit]], once again exposing the shell, in ''VideoGame/DrMario World''.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/HilltopHospital'', Dr Atticus, the tortoise anaesthetist, wears a jumper, trousers and ''lab coat'' under his shell.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/HilltopHospital'', ''Hilltop Hospital'', Dr Atticus, the tortoise anaesthetist, wears a jumper, trousers and ''lab coat'' under his shell.
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* The quill variant applies to Lindesfarne in ''Webcomic/KevinAndKell''. In one strip she says her clothes attach to her quills with paper-doll style tabs.

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* The quill variant applies to Lindesfarne in ''Webcomic/KevinAndKell''. In one strip she says her clothes attach to her quills with paper-doll style tabs.tabs, meaning they really do only have a front.
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* The quill variant applies to Lindesfarne in ''Webcomic/KevinAndKell''. In one strip she says her clothes attach to her quills with paper-doll style tabs.


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* In ''WesternAnimation/HilltopHospital'', Dr Atticus, the tortoise anaesthetist, wears a jumper, trousers and ''lab coat'' under his shell.
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** And now we have Bowser [[DressedToHeal wearing a doctor's outfit]], once again exposing the shell, in ''VideoGame/DrMario World''.
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* ''VideoGame/SlyCooperThievesInTime'': Toothpick is an armadillo who wears a white dress shirt and red vest, with his shell visible.
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* [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b4/Fuleco.png Fuleco]], the armadillo mascot of the 2014 Brazil FIFA World Cup, wears a shirt that leaves the blue shell on his back visible.
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* Filbert in ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' wears a pale yellow polo shirt and chartreuse pants that are mostly hidden by the prominent back-half of his shell.

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* Filbert in ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' wears a pale yellow polo shirt and chartreuse pants that are mostly hidden by the prominent back-half of his shell.shell.
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A subtrope to AppropriateAnimalAttire.
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* All Terrekin in ''Webcomic/CosmicDash'' have a removable shell that attaches to their back, [[http://www.cosmicdash.com/comic/episode-3-pg-3/ through a hole in their clothes]]. WordOfGod mentions genetic engineering.

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A possible explanation for this may be that shells and quills are considered iconic attributes of these animals, and thus it would "look wrong" to the viewer if they were not visible.

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A possible explanation for this may be that shells and quills are considered iconic attributes of these animals, and thus it would "look wrong" to the viewer if they were not visible.
visible, or else that without the shell being visible, the viewer may not realize what type animal the character is supposed to be.


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* Usually averted in ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' toylines, as the titular turtles are most commonly naked aside from their masks and arm and leg bands or wearing outfits that cover their entire bodies, but there have been a few where they have had their shells exposed.
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** In ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'', the Koopa Striker enemies wear soccer uniforms that similarly cover half of their shells.
** Bowser also wears a white tuxedo during his wedding with Peach in the introduction of ''Super Paper Mario''.

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When a shell-clad anthropomophic animal, such as a turtle or armadillo, is seen wearing human clothing on their upper body, it will often inexplicably cover only the front while still leaving the shell on the back exposed like a backpack. Realistically, this should not be possible, as said shells are attached to an animal's body; even when RemovableShell is in effect for turtles, it should remain impossible unless the shell itself is able to come apart. Sometimes the clothing may even inexplicably disappear if the character fully retreats into their shell. This may also apply to the quills of animals like hedgehogs and porcupines.

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When a shell-clad anthropomophic animal, such as a turtle or armadillo, is seen wearing human clothing on their upper body, it will often inexplicably cover only the front while still leaving the shell on the back exposed like a backpack.

Realistically, this should not be possible, as said shells are attached to an animal's body; even when RemovableShell is in effect for turtles, it should remain impossible unless the shell itself is able to come apart.apart. Either that or the clothing on chelonians (turtles, tortoises, and terrapins) and armadillos would open on the back like a hospital gown. Sometimes the clothing may even inexplicably disappear if the character fully retreats into their shell.

This may also apply to the quills or spines of animals like the common hedgehogs and porcupines.
porcupines and the [[SeldomSeenSpecies seldomly seen]] tenrecs and echidnas.
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* Literature/{{Franklin}} the Turtle often sports one of these while wearing more than his typical neckerchief, as does his family.


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* As mentioned above, WesternAnimation/{{Franklin}} and the other turtle characters in the franchise exemplify this often.
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** Bowser wears a white and purple tuxedo, again with the back of his shell showing, in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey''.

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** Bowser wears a white and purple tuxedo, again with the back of his shell showing, in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey''.''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey''.

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* Filbert in ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' wears a pale yellow polo shirt and chartreuse pants that are mostly hidden by the prominent back-half of his shell.
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When a shell-clad anthropomophic animal, such as a turtle or armadillo, is seen wearing human clothing on their upper body, it will often inexplicably cover only the front while still leaving the shell on the back exposed like a backpack. Realistically, this should not be possible, as said shells are attached to an animal's body; even when RemovableShell is in effect for turtles, it should remain impossible unless the shell itself is able to come apart. Sometimes the clothing may even inexplicably disappear if the character fully retreats into their shell. This may also apply to the quills of animals like hedgehogs and porcupines.

A possible explanation for this may be that shells and quills are considered iconic attributes of these animals, and thus it would "look wrong" to the viewer if they were not visible.

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* Tortoise John, the Mayor of Dirt in ''WesternAnimation/{{Rango}}'', wears a FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit outfit, but has a bare tortoise shell on his back.
* The porcupine characters (Ash, Lance and Becky) in ''WesternAnimation/{{Sing}}'' are fully dressed, with quills all over their back.
* In ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}'', Dharma Armadillo, Judy's landlady at the Grand Pangolin Arms, notably wears shell-exposing clothes. This also applies in a different fashion to the porcupine extra seen later on, who has visible quills despite being fully-dressed.

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* ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing New Leaf''. The tortoise former mayor, Tortimer, is seen wearing an Aloha shirt in this manner.
* In ''[[VideoGame/DillonsRollingWestern Dillon's Dead Heat Breakers]]'', the titular armadillo character wears a black leather jacket which covers only the front of his upper body, leaving the shell on his back exposed and allowing him to use a RollingAttack.
* Midori the turtle from ''VideoGame/PopNMusic'' wears a sleeveless shirt and a skirt, along with a shell on her back.
* In ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankGoingCommando'', the Hypnotist encountered on Planet Damosel is a tortoise-like alien not seen elsewhere in the series, and somehow wears a shirt that doesn't cover his shell.
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
** Koops from ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' wears a light blue hoodie that covers only the front of his shell. It even disappears entirely when he retreats into his shell to use a Shell Toss attack.
** In ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'', the Koopa Striker enemies wear soccer uniforms that similarly cover half of their shells.
** Bowser also wears a white tuxedo during his wedding with Peach in the introduction of ''Super Paper Mario''.
** Bowser wears a white and purple tuxedo, again with the back of his shell showing, in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey''.

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