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15	[[quoteright:197:[[VideoGame/StarCraftII https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kerrigan_feet.png]]]]
16	[[caption-width-right:197:Kerrigan really puts the 'Heel' in FaceHeelTurn.]]
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21	->'''Sari Sumdac:''' And who designs a robot with high heels?\
22	'''Flareup:''' I don't know, but when I find him, aarugh!
23	-->-- ''ComicBook/TransformersTransTech'', "Bee in the City"
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25	Let's say you've made a character. She's [[RuleOfCool cool]], she's [[RuleOfScary fierce]], but most importantly, she's ''[[FemininityTropes feminine]]''. Now what's a good way to get that across to the audience?
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27	Maybe you make her [[LongHairIsFeminine hair long]]. Maybe you [[PantslessMalesFullyDressedFemales give her clothes]]. Or maybe you make her [[MostCommonSuperPower stacked like a snow fort]]. But what do you do if you either can't do any of that, or you have done all that and it's still not enough?
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29	The answer: [[CombatStilettos high heels]]. Because a woman is slightly bent over wearing this kind of accessory to maintain balance, it arches her hips in a manner that evokes sexual courting. And if it makes no sense for her to be ''wearing'' them, then you can ''evoke'' them through this trope.
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31	In its simplest form, High-Heeled Feet is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin; a being whose feet are arranged in such a way that they superficially resemble high-heeled shoes. Due to its nature, this trope is often used for beings that can't be justified as traditionally wearing shoes, such as robots, aliens, or monsters.
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33	A common example of TertiarySexualCharacteristics. Compare HighHeelPower. Compare RobotHair, for another visual shorthand which is often used to code non-humans as feminine. SubTrope of ClothingAppendage that often falls under RuleOfSexy and FanService or FanDisservice depending on the context. Overlaps with CombatStilettos if the character in question is a physical fighter in spite of the high-heeled feet.
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36	!!Examples:
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39	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
40	* ''Manga/{{Bokurano}}'': Zearth's legs resemble tall, high-heeled boots, oddly enough.
41	* ''Manga/LandOfTheLustrous'': After Phosphophyllite's arms are replaced with gold-platinum alloy, the substance spreads throughout Phos' body down into their feet, giving them high-heels.
42	%%* ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'': Yubel has just one, on the female side of their body.
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45	[[folder:Comic Books]]
46	* ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'': Rokk Kandee's crystalline body comes with these.
47	* ''ComicBook/{{Supreme}}'': The shapely villainess Slaver Ant embodies this trope.
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50	[[folder:Film -- Animation]]
51	* ''WesternAnimation/Beowulf2007'': Grendel's mother has these in her [[{{Glamour}} human form]], despite otherwise looking like a beautiful woman, to invoke the UncannyValley.
52	* Gypsy's feet in ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'' are shown to be shaped like high-heeled boots.
53	* In ''WesternAnimation/Planet51'', the female aliens have high-heel–like protrusions on their heels. In addition to fitting with their 1950s aesthetic, the movie's animators also found that it gave them a very feminine gait.
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56	[[folder:Film -- Live-Action]]
57	* ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'': The Alien Queen is usually portrayed as having high heel shaped feet, in comparison to the standard clawed feet of her subjects. [[DependingOnTheArtist She loses them in]] ''Film/AlienVsPredator'' due to it being the first film she's seen fighting in, [[SubvertedTrope subverting]] CombatStilettos.
58	* ''WesternAnimation/Beowulf2007''. While HotInHumanForm, Grendel's mother is shown shapeshifting her bare feet into natural high heels as she steps out of the water. They were [[AuthorAppeal added by director Robert Zemeckis]], although Creator/NeilGaiman acknowledged it was a nice touch as several mythological female demons have unnatural feet.
59	* ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'': Gazelle had both feet amputated and replaced with curved prosthetics with a vertical blade through them, making them [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/kingsman-the-secret-service/images/c/c0/Gazelle_Poster.jpg/revision/latest/top-crop/width/360/height/450?cb=20171220165118 look like high heels.]]
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62	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
63	* ''{{Series/Farscape}}'' has Natira. Her "BetweenMyLegs" introduction draws attention to the fact that her exoskeleton has ''high heels.''
64	* ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'': The part-converted female Cyberman in "Cyberwoman" has built-in high heels.
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67	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
68	* ''TabletopGame/{{Battletech}}'': Some 'mechs have bifurcated feet where there is a gap between the front and back parts, giving the impression of high heels. The Reseen ''Wasp'', ''Stinger'' and ''Phoenix Hawk'' in particular have these.
69	* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'': In their 8th edition models, {{Tre\|ants}}emen have pointed, toe-less feet with a wooden spike attached to their heels.
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72	[[folder:Toys]]
73	%%* In ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'', Roodaka has high heels as part of her design and to emphasize her characterization as a FemmeFatale. This is especially emphasized in the ''Web of Shadows'' movie.
74	* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'': A recurring trait of female Transformers is built-in [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Heel_struts "heel struts"]]. Interestingly, there are some male Transformers that are also portrayed with them, most infamously Starscream in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''.
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77	[[folder:Video Games]]
78	* ''VideoGame/BioShock2'': Lady Smith-type Splicers have mutated such that their high heels have merged with their feet, creating new feet and legs that look more like those of a gazelle than a human.
79	* In ''VideoGame/DeadSpace'', [[OurZombiesAreDifferent necromorphs]] of the Slasher and Spitter varieties have a "peg" growing from their heels that assists them in crawling through air vents. It's noted to be a hindrance when walking normally, however.
80	* ''Videogame/MegaManZero'': Leviathan, the only RobotGirl out of the 4 Guardians, has her feet end in high heel boots.
81	* An infamous male example appears in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'', when Raiden returns as a {{Cyborg}}. For some odd reason, his cybernetic feet come with high heels ''that he uses to [[HandyFeet grip onto the handles of knives and swords]]''. They continue to appear even in ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' when he gets a new cyborg body, and just like in the cutscenes for ''Guns of the Patriots'', he uses them in a lot of his combos by turning himself into a spinning top of death when doing [[DanceBattler breakdancing moves]].
82	* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'': D'Vorah the humanoid insect is a gestalt of many subspecies of bugs, and the carrying body of these is female-shaped, complete with heel-like spikes on her feet.
83	* ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'': The [=YoRHa=] androids, at least the ones with female shapes, have high heels built into their feet. It is most obvious with A2, as she doesn't actually wear shoes over them. This does nothing to impede their movement or combat functions.
84	* ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'': The Ultra Beast Pheromosa is designed to look like a slim, attractive, sassy woman, complete with the fact that she stands on two high-heel-like feet; being a bug-type, her feet are more like two separate claws, but they're angled in such a way to make it look like she's a woman with heels.
85	* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilGunSurvivor'': For whatever reason, the Tyrant form taken by Morpheus D. Duvall in ''Dead Aim'' is [[AmbiguousGender either feminine or outright female]]. It's all there: breasts, AlienHair, and... built-in heels.
86	* ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiV'': The protagonist sports a pair of these in [[FusionDance Nahobino form]], running down the length of his feet like a pair of heeled skates. He never has [[CombatStilettos trouble fighting in them]], presumably because [[PowerFloats he can float]].
87	* ''Franchise/StarCraft'': Kerrigan's [[ViralTransformation infested]] form has chitinous spikes protruding from her heels that act like organic stiletto heels.
88	* ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'':
89	** Many of the female Warframes, such as Saryn and Banshee, have high-heels. Some male ones (including Nidus and Lavos) also have them. This counts as an example as [[spoiler:the Warframes are not suits of PoweredArmor, but rather bodies controlled remotely through Transference, meaning that the heels are actually part of their bodies]].
90	** Most Grineer have [[ArtificialLimbs prosthetic legs]], and female units have separate heels in theirs (including [[NeverMessWithGranny Hyekka Master]]).
91	* The Machina in ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'' have prongs protruding from their feet, making them resemble high heels.
92	* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'': Dahlia (or Tsuki) has a very [[MsFanservice feminine]] optional blade has two talons jutting out the back end of her feet giving the effect that she is wearing heels.
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96	* {{Invoked\|Trope}} as a fashion trend with [[https://technabob.com/blog/2019/01/09/human-skin-high-heels "Skin Heels", thigh-high boots designed to be made from human skin.]] The artists claim they're "designed to make a statement about social media ideals and body modification", so it's likely that they are supposed to invoke the UncannyValley effect.
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