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12->''"We wear fur coats, in the Summertime. So ice cold, that we don't mind!"''
13-->-- ''Hooligans Never Say Die''
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15When a character is AnIcePerson, has a FreezeRay, or uses other means to KillItWithIce, he tends to go one of two ways when it comes to costuming, wearing either a properly warm arctic suit ([[ColorCodedForYourConvenience in a lovely blue/black/white color scheme]]), or a... bathing suit?
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17Why the opposite extremes? Well, getting decked out for cold weather makes sense when the cold-wielding character is still a warm-blooded person, so it provides insurance against being [[HoistByHisOwnPetard hoist by their own petard]]. However, if they happen to be an ElementalEmbodiment of Ice/Cold, then there's no need for protection from the elements, so they can [[ExposedToTheElements cavort around in summer beach wear during a cold spell]]. Interestingly, just because he or she doesn't ''need'' to wear cold protection gear doesn't mean they won't indulge in an excuse to be PrettyInMink!
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19Special mention goes to characters who wear ''heat'' [[KryptoniteProofSuit proofing gear to avoid overheating or being melted]] by ElementalRockPaperScissors savvy foes, as Mr. Freeze demonstrates in the page image. Ice suits also tend to be blue because BlueMeansCold.
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21Compare StylishProtectionGear, WinterRoyalLady, HappyHolidaysDress, SexySantaDress, FurBikini, PeltsOfTheBarbarian, ClothesMakeTheSuperman.
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23Do not confuse with ImpossiblyCoolClothes, though there may be some overlap. Also not to be confused with ElementalArmor, which would involve the character actually wearing ice ''as'' their clothing.
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25''[[TropeCo/AnIceSuit This item]] is available in the TropeCo/TropeCo catalog.''
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32* ''Manga/DororonEnmaKun'': Yukiko-Hime wears a very short Yukata, a pair of sandals, [[VaporWear and nothing else]].
33* [[AnIcePerson Gray Fullbuster]] from ''Manga/FairyTail'' was conditioned by his training to be completely immune to cold, but tends to leave him feeling uncomfortably warm in what others would consider pleasant temperatures, and so he [[WalkingShirtlessScene tends to forgo the shirts and long pants]]... That is to say, he has a habit of reflexively stripping down to his skivvies, much to his [[TrueCompanions guildmates']] annoyance.
34* Ghiaccio from ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind'' is a variant: the primary manifestation of his [[FightingSpirit Stand]], White Album, is a suit of armor that can lower the temperature of Ghiaccio's general location. However, the interior is insulated to be comfortably warm since he doesn't have any special resistance to cold.
35* Shoto Todoroki's hero costume in ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' includes a temperature regulator that heats up or cools down to help mitigate the risk of frostbite or heatstroke, both side effects of overusing his powers.
36* The [[MiniDressOfPower ice dress]] in ''Manga/{{Pretear}}''.
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40* Mr. Freeze in just about any ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' continuity wears an environment protection suit to protect himself from... mild warmth. Due to an accident he can't exist in temperatures above freezing, so the only time he's ever out of his suit is if the area is solidly frozen. The suit also has a practical function of augmenting Freeze's strength and durability, making him a physical match for Batman.
41** The irony is played up in the animated movie ''[[WesternAnimation/BatmanAndMisterFreezeSubZero Sub-Zero]]'', where he wears summer gear and swims in simple trunks at his lair in the Arctic.
42* Polar Boy of the ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' goes for the "warm clothing" variant, but there's a twist in the reason why - his people developed their cold powers because their home planet is so ''hot''. So the temperate climate of an Earthlike world is highly uncomfortable to him.
43* Creator/DCComics superheroine Ice actually pinballs between both ends of this trope, but usually leans closer to the first description; she's mainly seen in a [[FormFittingWardrobe snug bodysuit]] that completely covers her skin, but it has been cut in [[NavelDeepNeckline a]] [[CleavageWindow variety]] [[LeotardOfPower of ways]].
44** Killer Frost's costume, which is basically a fur-trimmed swimsuit. This is justified by her powers-- she absorbs heat and turns it into cold. The version of her in the page picture from ''WesternAnimation/SupermanBatmanPublicEnemies'', as well as ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', uses a bikini and a one-piece, respectively. While she sometimes complains about how cold her powers make her, there's no sense in her wrapping up, because she doesn't generate any heat for warm clothes to trap, and if anything risk ''blocking'' external heat out.
45*** Killer Frost's New 52 incarnation, Caitlin Snow, is somewhere in the middle; she wears a long coat with a fur trim along the neck, but underneath it she wears a black tank top that leaves her midriff exposed.
46* Franchise/TheFlash foe Captain Cold wears a blue and white set of arctic gear, which is pretty helpful since he's a normal human whose shtick is to use a FreezeRay.
47** His sister, Golden Glider, is also an ice-themed villain (though the ice motif has been downplayed since her original appearance, at least until she began pairing up with Chilblaines), though despite her's also being derived from tech she instead chooses to use an ice-skater motif, wearing a short dress with a low neckline. Somewhat justified as she is actually an Olympic level ice skater so this is the clothes she's used to wearing in such environments, and her ice abilities are largely based around creating ice she can skate on, even defying gravity.
48* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: Minister Blizzard wears an ice-like helmet, cape and briefs, going in the wearing nearly nothing direction of ice themed outfits.
49* Iceman of the ''ComicBook/XMen!'' Technically he's wearing clothes under his ice-body, but when he's iced up he ''looks'' like he's pretty much in the buff.
50** In the old days, he wasn't. Getting his ice coating broken or melted left him in his boxers. He doesn't get a proper costume until well into his stint with the ''Champions''. As is common for X-characters suffering ClothingDamage, he doesn't get too embarrassed by it.
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54* ''Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi'': Ami fits her ice golems, who look like her, with chainmail made of ice, for modesty.
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58* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'': Elsa [[GorgeousGarmentGeneration makes a dress for herself made of ice]]. It's a rather slinky dress (save for the long, flowing cape), but, hey, the cold never bothered her anyway, so it's okay.
59* Frozone of ''Franchise/TheIncredibles'' wields ice powers and wears a suit tailored to his abilities, like goggles to protect his eyes from snow blindness.
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63* Literature/DocSavage and his trusty men are able to walk briskly across Antarctica in "The South Pole Terror" just by covering their skin with a substance developed by their genius leader.
64* Jadis in ''Literature/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' demonstrates quite a love for winter [[PrettyInMink finery]], but is herself the cause of all the cold and dresses that way only as part of her RequisiteRoyalRegalia. The movie even has her ice-crown slowly melt after the Pevensies return.
65* As a priestess of the Fire-and-Light god Rh'llor, Melissandre of ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' always wears the same [[NavelDeepNeckline revealing]] open dress everywhere. This includes the top of a 700-foot (215 meter) '''ice wall'''. In her own words: "I am never cold."
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69* In addition to the aforementioned Melisandre, the White Walkers in ''Series/GameOfThrones'' wear little if anything (their book counterparts wear literal ice suits as armor).
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73* Alex Koslov and Rocky Romero's ice powers are (probably) in their heads, but it's Forever Hooligan's excuse for wearing coats in blistering heat.
74* Lady Frost wears both examples, coming to the ring in fancy fur coats and stripping down to a one piece with [[NavelWindow a hole over her stomach]] and a CleavageWindow. Later the cleavage window got a screen that was [[VisualPun obscured]] with [[PaintingTheFrostOnWindows painted on frost]].[[/folder]]
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77* Freon, ruling monarch of the frozen realm of Poleria in ''VideoGame/{{Bloodstorm}}'', goes shirtless even in his own homeland, due to being literally made of ice.
78* ''VideoGame/BodyBlows'': Warra is the cryokinetic king of an eternally frozen domain on one side of a TidallyLockedPlanet. In addition to being able to freeze opponents with his [[BreathWeapon cold breath]] he also creates a suit of snow and ice to protect himself.
79* Recurring {{summon|Magic}} Shiva from the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasy'' series has a very regal aura, but rarely wears more than is necessary to retain her modesty.
80** And sometimes not even that much; creative angles or BarbieDollAnatomy prevent the player from seeing something that might upset the MoralGuardians.
81** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance'' and its sequel are rare subversions, however, as their incarnation of Shiva wears icy full-body plate armor with a visored helmet along with a sword and shield.
82* Nuclear Winter and his female minions from ''VideoGame/FreedomForce'' dress in [[StylishProtectionGear stylish warm clothing]].
83* GenkiGirl Kula Diamond from ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' wears a [[HellBentForLeather leather]] bodysuit as combat attire.
84* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds'', Death Mountain has a special version of the monster Hinox, wearing a thick blue coat instead of a red sleeveless jacket and throwing snowballs instead of bombs.
85* Ice Man from ''VideoGame/MegaMan1'' can generate ice and is dressed in a blue and white Arctic gear. It would be justified since his original job was Arctic investigation. In case you're wondering why a robot would need protective clothing, the reason is that frost can still damage machinery, especially if it uses any sort of liquid for cooling (when it's not in arctic weather), hydraulic pressure system for movement, or water tank for it to manipulate ice.
86* In ''Franchise/MortalKombat'', Sub-Zero and his student Frost wear leather ninja gear that tends to expose quite a bit of flesh. Of course, being ice manipulators, they don't ever get cold.
87* Mei, from ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'', wears a thick set of arctic gear. Partly due to LimitedWardrobe (her former job was as an arctic researcher), partly to avoid HoistByHisOwnPetard (she wields a FreezeRay).
88* The VideoGame/{{Ice Climber}}s are a [[PinkGirlBlueBoy pair]] of Eskimo children wearing [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorak parkas.]] You may best remember them from ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros.''
89* There are two ice-associated characters in ''Franchise/TouhouProject''. Cirno only ever wears a light dress, but Letty Whiterock is probably the most heavily dressed character in the series. She is a Yuki-Onna, a creature of Japanese folklore which is basically a snow siren.
90* ''VideoGame/RedAlert3'': Cryo Legionnaires wear PowerArmor more advanced than the Soviets', being able to WalkOnWater and jump up cliffs, along with spraying liquid nitrogen that quickly freezes anything caught in it. Naturally, [[TheAhnold the man in the suit]] speaks with an exaggerated Austrian accent with so, so many ice puns.
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94* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': In a [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20150703 winter seasonal poster,]] Agatha is walking in a winter scene, and dressed in a fur-trimmed coat full of strange mechanical trimmings, including a crown made of small, old fashioned power conduits.
95* ''Webcomic/MenageA3'': Pro wrestler Tess has AnIcePerson theme to her ring persona, so she wears a version of the bathing-ice suit in the ring, with a fur-trimmed jacket sometimes worn over it.
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99* ''{{Literature/Deviant}}'': The cryokinetic Blizzard wears a bulky, heated ice suit - though she also has the secondary power of being unaffected by temperature, so she doesn't particularly need the suit.
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103* Mr. Cool, a villain on ''WesternAnimation/DynomuttDogWonder'', dressed for a tropical climate. His henchmen, however, wore Anorak parkas.
104* Iceman in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAndHisAmazingFriends'' usually wears standard street clothes but when he transforms he appears to be wearing just trunks. What happens to his street clothes in transformation is never discussed.
105* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Tabaluga}}'', the {{Snowlem|s}} EvilOverlord [[BigBad Arktos]] needs to wear a cooling suit whenever he goes to Greenland or the desert, so he won't thaw and die.
106* The opening scene from the first episode of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' features a string of attacks from four ice-themed villains: [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Mr. Freeze]], [[ComicBook/GreenArrow Icicle Jr.]], [[ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} Killer Frost]] and [[Franchise/TheFlash Captain Cold]]. Unlike above, it's not Killer Frost who's the least-dressed, but Icicle Jr.
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