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9	* When Creator/{{Capcom}} released ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' snapshots, one of them featured [[http://www.court-records.net/arts/080730gemaga_gssnap01.jpg shirtless Edgeworth]].
10	* Gage/Trak from ''VideoGame/AdvanceWars: Days of Ruin'' ''constantly'' goes shirtless. [[TroubledButCute Under a leather jacket]]. He also has [[AnimeHair blue hair]], [[TheStoic is aloof and near-mute]], and looks attractive.
11	* Mr Freeze's introduction in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'' has him shirtless. Rather [[FanDisservice disservice-y]], thanks to the guy's altered body, what he's had to do to stay alive, the fact that he's just come out from apparent torture-via-heat-lamp, and the resulting {{Jack Bauer interrogation\|Technique}} that Batman immediately puts him through.
12	* Well, temporarily in ''VideoGame/BrainDead13'': If Lance can't make a choice of either a shave, manicure or facial quick enough, Vivi will quickly hold his head to her side and pull down both his spider web barber cloth and his shirt, exposing not just his neck, but also his bare chest and his nipples, [[VampiricDraining before taking a bite and draining him of blood]]!
13	* The developers of the PC series ''VideoGame/DarkTales'' announced in advance that in the fifth game, MrFanservice Auguste Dupin would have a shirtless scene. The fangirls rejoiced. Unfortunately, what they ''didn't'' announce was that [[spoiler:said shirtless scene would come at the cost of ''Dupin being shot in the chest'', and the player character has to cut away the shirt in order to tend the wound. He does get better, though, and he's got what looks like a nice build under his Victorian fashion sense]].
14	* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening'' begins with Dante shirtless and just coming out of the shower. He remains shirtless for the first mission, and you can later unlock an alternate costume that lets you play the entire game with this character model.
15	** In the reboot, ''VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry'', Dante one-ups ''3'' by being [[FullFrontalAssault completely nude]] at the beginning, though we only see from his hips up and his calves in any detail. And say what you wish about his personality, but his body is very nice.
16	* Besides sex scenes, ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' has a few shirtless scenes. Some examples include the PlayerCharacter waking up after Ostagar, though you don't see much, them being imprisoned in Fort Drakon, and another scene in the Gauntlet. In all three cases, the women are in bra and panties and the men are in undies... though [[TheAlcoholic Oghren]] in his underoos is FanDisservice.
17	** {{Averted\|Trope}} in the sequel, unless you strip your male Hawke. Merrill also goes shirtless with nothing but a corset if you romance her.
18	* In ''VideoGame/DreamfallTheLongestJourney'', the very first look the player gets of Kian the Apostle is in a ShirtlessScene pitting him against other burly shirtless men. Note that only the playable male character is introduced this way. Zoe is in her underpants, though.
19	* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'':
20	** Throughout the series, clothing is optional, meaning that this is possible for the PlayerCharacter, though Human and Elf females downplay it due to having a bra attached to their model. You can merrily [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu punch out]] {{Physical God}}s in nothing more than your undies if you so choose.
21	** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'':
22	*** BigBad Dagoth Ur, one of those aforementioned physical gods, is shirtless. In fact, he only wears his golden CoolMask, with a third eye slot, and a loincloth.
23	*** [[TheSpymaster Spymaster]] of the [[SecretPolice Blades]], CoolOldGuy extraordinaire, and initial main quest QuestGiver Caius Cosades is under cover as an old [[FantasticDrug Skooma]] addict. He is shirtless, lives in a small hovel, and wears only tattered looking "common" pants.
24	* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
25	** Sephiroth, the BigBad of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', goes shirtless for the game's final showdown, a one-on-one duel with his nemesis Cloud.
26	*** Sephiroth appears "naked but obscured by something weird from the waist down" in the cutscene where he gains the Black Materia.
27	*** The Square Enix store in Japan has [[https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-485SXCneOXc/UHD_xQCplKI/AAAAAAAAFCI/1bwh94WNhig/s320/3957964667_ef81f86a14_z.jpg a life size statue of Sephiroth frozen in materia set into the floor, with his abs exposed.]]
28	*** In the prequel ''VideoGame/CrisisCore'', a member of Sephiroth's fanclub mentions how much she'd like to see him "stripped to the waist."
29	*** One of Sephiroth's alternate costumes in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' is the exact-same shirtless attire he is seen as the PostFinalBoss of ''[=FFVII=]''.
30	*** Sephiroth goes shirtless in his alt costume in ''VideoGame/{{Ehrgeiz}}: God Bless the Ring''. Rendered better than in ''FFVII'', but obviously not as good as ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy''.
31	** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'':
32	*** The first time we see Basch after the two-year timeskip, he is stripped down to his pants, and stays in this state for a half of the Barheim Passage level.
33	*** Vayne takes his shirt off when he enters the "[[OneWingedAngel Vayne Novus]]" mode.
34	** ''Crisis Core'' has Zack Fair's shirtless beach scene, complete with invisible armour and materia slots.
35	** Snow Villiers from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'' after suffering a bad injury. Who gets hyper-detailed rendering and has random freckles, moles, little bumps on his aerolas and erect nipples. It can also happen in ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII''. If you battle his + version, he'll vaporize his shirt halfway through the fight when he uses Depths of Despair. Battle his ++ version, and it's gone before the fight even starts.
36	** You can make male player characters in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' walk around with no shirt. Thanks to the glamour system, it's possible to have your chest armor glamoured to look like something more revealing or nothing at all without sacrificing your stats for it. Some [=NPCs=] also appear with no shirt.
37	* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn'':
38	** There's one scene during a flashback sequence from one of the last characters one would have expected to get one. [[spoiler:The Black Knight a.k.a. Zelgius, who also surprisingly turns out to be attractive under all of that armor.]]
39	** [[http://www.feplanet.net/media/gallery/8/orugh.jpg Volug]], due to having static portraits, is [[WalkingShirtlessScene shirtless throughout the entire game.]] The fact that he's a mysterious loner and a wolf-man makes it easy to see why the series' female fans swoon over him.
40	* The royalty of Ayuthay in ''VideoGame/GoldenSunDarkDawn'', justified since it's an oasis kingdom and near the blistering-hot Lamakan Desert. Amiti puts on a shirt at the party's request when he joins the crew, and later takes offense when Eoleo [[LampshadeHanging makes a smart remark]] about someone from Ayuthay "actually wearing clothes".
41	* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'':
42	** ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'' gives players the option to dress CJ however they wish... that includes stripping him to his underpants for a nearly completely nude shootout with cops and rival gangsters!
43	** Similarly, Brucie in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'' spends about half of his scenes with no shirt on.
44	* In ''VideoGame/InfiniteSpace'', Lord Roth first appears on-screen while wearing nothing but his underwear.
45	* The FinalBoss of ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI'' goes shirtless after he somehow merged with a gargantuan Heartless battleship for the final battle of the game.
46	** Both he and Sephiroth wear trenchcoats with no shirt underneath (though Sephiroth wears what looks like a leather daddy harness), making every scene a shirtless scene for them. Their final boss forms just take it a step farther.
47	** On the side of good, Sora does as the natives do when in Atlantica and loses the shirt along with his legs when he becomes a merman. It's the one redeeming point of [[ThatOneLevel said level]].
48	** Ventus is shirtless in his Awakening. It becomes disturbing because Master Xehanort is the one who probably undressed him, and he was [[VagueAge about eleven]].
49	* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
50	** Link in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' strips down to his skivvies during his sumo training. He's ''ripped'' under that tunic. His opponent, however, is ''[[FanDisservice not]]''.
51	** Technically, this can happen at any time in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' by simply [[VirtualPaperDoll removing Link's clothes]]. If left idle without a shirt on, Link will eventually take a moment to flex and admire his biceps. Additionally, talking to Impa's granddaughter Paya [[DevelopersForesight in this state]] [[PleasePutSomeClothesOn will leave her flustered]].
52	* In the ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'' series, it's common for the pre-FinalBoss cutscenes to involve Kiryu or the protagonist ''du jour'' [[TheCoatsAreOff dramatically ripping off the top half of their wardrobe]] to expose their [[TattooAsCharacterType tattoos]]. It's often played with, however: characters who aren't yakuza and therefore lack tattoos, such as [[TricksterMentor Akiyama]] or [[HardboiledDetective Yagami]], generally refrain from doing this, and a major source of drama in ''VideoGame/Yakuza6'' is the lack of tattoos on high-ranking Tojo associate Takumi Someya, showing his disdain for the old ways that characters like Kiryu and Majima hold on to.
53	* In ''VideoGame/LoveAndPies'', Joe sometimes accidentally loses his shirt, exposing his toned pecs.
54	** On Day 7, he somehow ends up burning his shirt by thinking back to his date night. Luckily, he always brings a spare one in case that happens.
55	** When Amelia's Great Aunt Esme crashes into the back of the café, Joe rescues her from her van, getting his shirt ripped in the process.
56	* ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'': Major male characters get one at some point, such as Jacob Taylor. Kaidan after both his ''Mass Effect'' and ''Mass Effect 3'' sex scenes, James in the "Citadel" DLC, Male Shepard himself in every romance...
57	* ''VideoGame/MetalGear'':
58	** The start of ''Metal Gear Solid'' had a beautiful briefing scene with Snake perched on a bed, naked, genitals obscured only by [[CensorSteam a convenient shadow]]. The VideoGameRemake upped the ante significantly -- the scene is redone in glorious [[MotionCapture fully-animated polygons]] and the player is given the option to [[MaleGaze control the camera angle freely]], and, while Snake is now wearing underwear, it's a pair of [[LingerieScene really skintight black shorts]] that [[TheissTitillationTheory leave absolutely nothing to the imagination]]. He spends the scene going from one "sexy" pose to another, randomly parading his body around [[YouCanLeaveYourHatOn like a male stripper]] for ''no reason''. He then inexplicably rests his forearms and chest on the edge of the bed while standing at the side of it, keeping his legs straight, thus thrusting his [[ThongOfShielding barely-clad buttocks]] in the air for no reason beyond fanservice, ''while he is asking pertinent questions about the story''.
59	*** At the end, Liquid -- who spends most of the game wandering around, outside, without a shirt, in the ''middle of Alaska'' -- removes Solid Snake's shirt. This is because Snake's padded sneaking suit functions as armor, maybe not so much to bullets but certainly against hands and feet.
60	** Raiden in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'' goes far beyond shirtless with his full on nude scene, {{Scenery Censor}}ed all the while, near the end of the game. Then there are the standard torture scenes of that feature shirtless men.
61	** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'' gives the player the option to take Naked Snake's shirt off at any time for no reason at all[[note]]you're even penalised for doing it, since it increases Snake's stamina-drain rate and reduces his resistance to colds, parasites, and bullets[[/note]]. The player does get a funny line or two about it when Snake puts in a call on his radio while half-naked.
62	** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPortableOps'' had Big Boss do like Raiden and get stripped completely naked by his captors. Unfortunately, thanks to the sketchy art style of the cutscenes, you can't make out much.
63	*** He also has shirtless scenes with pants on in the beginning and ending.
64	** The final boss battle of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'' is [[spoiler:[[{{Squick}} an old men's fistfight with a shirtless Liquid Ocelot]], although he ''is'' ripped]]. Also, Snake does a FanDisservice ShirtlessScene for Naomi. (Un)fortunately, even wrinkled skin, liver spots, ugly pants, unflattering lighting, sad music and Naomi being moved to tears by his ugliness did not counter the fact that he still has a killer figure.
65	** The highlight of the trailer for ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'' is Big Boss taking off his shirt. While training his men. On the beach. In the rain. WITH A SNAKE-SHAPED SCAR! ''IN SLOW-MO!''
66	** [[spoiler: Senator Armstrong]] spends the second half of ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance''[='=]s final battle shirtless, though it's less about fanservice and more about showing off the power of his nanomachines, son!
67	* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' might be known for its {{stripperiffic}} ladies, but there's plenty of {{fanservice}} for those who prefer outies. Sub-Zero, for example, exposes his abs in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3''. There's also Reptile's alternate costume in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance'', called "Jungle Man". He wears little more than a loincloth and a skull-shaped chest plate.
68	* ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'' gives you the option to have Travis shirtless, and you can [[AndYourRewardIsClothes unlock shirtless with tattoo after beating the game]]. Strangely, you don't have the option to go around with no jacket. ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes2DesperateStruggle'' allows you to [[AndYourRewardIsClothes unlock the option]] to go jacketless, but the closest you get to shirtless is [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment a T-shirt with a shirtless chest printed on it]].
69	* In ''VideoGame/OddworldStrangersWrath'', Stranger gets one [[spoiler:when he is captured and his clothes are cut off, exposing him as the Steef]].
70	* John in the beginning scene of VisualNovel/PlumbersDontWearTies goes shirtless right up until he gets on his motorcycle.
71	* In ''VideoGame/PotionPermit'', Osman remembers the time when he accidentally spilled root beer on his uniform, so Cassandra had to take him home so she could wash it. He was "shocked" when she told him to take his shirt off, but going by his smug expression and her embarrassment in the present, Osman actually enjoyed showing himself off that day.
72	* The title character from ''Franchise/PrinceOfPersia: The Sands of Time'' begins the game fully dressed and apparently wearing some sort of leather armour. As the game progresses, his clothing is torn off or used for bandages bit by bit until he is just wearing his pants. Additionally, the bulk of ''The Two Thrones'' is one long shirtless scene.
73	* ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'':
74	** The Krauser boss fight in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4''. At the start of the battle, he is wearing only a bandolier[[note]]on account of Leon slicing a bit of his shirt open in an earlier cutscene, and him inexplicably opting to ditch the said shirt as opposed to bearing with the tiny tear[[/note]], and as the fight progresses, he ends up losing the bandolier for no reason as well.
75	** In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'', [[spoiler:there is also a brief gratuitous shirtless Wesker scene in towards the end of the game, in the last boss battle against him, albeit his bare chest is overcome by the gross tendrils of the Uroboros virus a few seconds thereafter.]]
76	* In ''VideoGame/RootsOfPacha'', Jelrod removes his shirt at the beach in his second hangout event to show off his toned pecs. He says that he was just getting some reps in after setting up the hangout spot so quickly. However, the protagonist [[IgnoreTheFanservice ignores the fanservice]], either because they don't think he needed to show off, or they find a random bird more interesting.
77	* Garcia begins ''VideoGame/ShadowsOfTheDamned'' shirtless, grabbing his leather jacket just before he jumps into the portal to Hell.
78	* ''VideoGame/SoulSeries'': This can happen to some of the male characters from ''VideoGame/SoulcaliburIV'' onwards, thanks to the implementation of the ClothingDamage system. A notable example is Patroklos from ''VideoGame/SoulcaliburV'', who has two versions (the normal one that wields the sword and shield, and α Patroklos, who utilizes Setsuka's fighting style). Normal Patroklos only loses his shoulder armor by the clothing damage, and he stays fully clothed throughout. α Patroklos, on the other hand, doesn't wear the shoulder armor from the beginning, so clothing damage tears off his entire shirt.
79	* ''VideoGame/TaiFuWrathOfTheTiger'' is a [=PS1=] game where the main character is a shirtless male kung-fu tiger. Most of the characters in the game are shirtless males, some more built than others.
80	* It is possible, in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', to complete a mini-quest that gives you swimsuit outfits for four members of the party. Involving no shirts for the guys, of course.
81	** Also worth noting that all ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'' games after ''Symphonia'' have optional swimsuit costumes. In fact, when Richard from ''VideoGame/TalesOfGraces'' ''doesn't'' get a swimsuit, it's {{lampshade\|Hanging}}d by the resident {{Troll}} who explains that Richard [[BlatantLies swims in his royal regalia.]]
82	* Shiki Tohno in the sequel/fandisc of ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'' is shirtless in one possible evening scene at the mansion. He addresses the three female occupants of the house while toweling off his hair, and they are all [[DistractedByTheSexy appropriately stunned by the almighty Tohno Gland]]. [[{{Tsundere}} Akiha]] even ''apologizes'' for something in her daze.
83	* Ramsus, a [[WhiteHairBlackHeart white-haired villain]] from ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'', apparently sleeps in speedos, with a naked Miang in the bed behind him.

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