'''Basic Trope''': Heroes wear modest outfits while villains wear revealing clothes.
* '''Straight''': Alice the hero wears clothes that cover her midriff and legs (such as a BattleBallgown), while Carol the villain wears a bra, shorts and nothing else.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice's clothes cover her so much we can't see her (occasionally causing a few SamusIsAGirl moments), while Carol [[FullFrontalAssault never wears anything]].
* '''Downplayed''':
** Alice and Carol both wear gowns, but Carol's are slightly tighter/more revealing.
** Alternatively, Alice and Carol are both always wearing revealing clothing, but Carol's is slightly more provocative, even if they show the same amount of skin.
* '''Justified''':
** Alice comes from the [[GrimUpNorth cold northern continent]], while Carol hails from a HungryJungle. Dressing sensibly for Alice means covering up so she isn't ExposedToTheElements, but dressing sensibly for Carol means wearing as little as possible so as not to overheat.
** The heroes dress appropriately for local temperate climate where wind or rain can ruin their day if they are unprotected, the villains are [[SuccubiAndIncubi succubi and incubi immune to the local climate variations]].
* '''Inverted''':
** BarbarianHero Alice goes for a FurBikini, Carol is an old WickedWitch who [[FanDisservice thankfully]] goes for the classic BlackCloak.
** Alternately Alice is a Hero in skimpy clothing while Carol is in [[TinTyrant full armor complete with a helmet]], [[ArmoredVillainsUnarmoredHeroes which goes in another trope]].
** ShabbyHeroesWellDressedVillains
** Dark Queen Alice wears a form-fitting black dress that combines a NavelDeepNeckline with a ShowgirlSkirt, [[DarkIsNotEvil and is the heroine]]; while [[VillainousPrincess Princess Carol]] wears a conservative white dress and cape [[LightIsNotGood and is the villainess]].
* '''Subverted''': Alice at first is wearing modest clothing but ends up [[BattleStrip taking them off to show a more revealing outfit when it's time to fight Carol]].
* '''Double Subverted''': She’s stripped so that she can change in to more powerful full battle gear.
* '''Parodied''':
** [[MadonnaWhoreComplex People dictate who's a hero and a villain by what they're wearing and how much skin they're showing.]]
** Carol is a ReluctantFanserviceGirl who was struck by TheNudifier and is unable to put on any clothes at all.
** Carol really hates walking in high heels, she's cold all the time, and her bikini gives her the worst wedgies, but she can't change to a more practical outfit because her evil overlord contract dictates that she has to dress skimpily. She takes out her frustration on heroes who are allowed to dress comfortably.
** Alice decides not to do a HeelFaceTurn because that would mean getting skimpy outfits that show off an embarrassing scar or birthmark.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice goes to fight the villain wearing full clothes, but along the way she suffers a few ClothingDamage that bares more of her skin, but later she gets herself some new clothes. Carol, meanwhile, spends her early screen time in {{Stripperiffic}} outfits, but covers up because she's going to or through a place with hostile weather, and tosses her baggy outfits for the showdown with Alice at the end.
* '''Averted''': Everyone's clothes are roughly the same in terms of sensibilities/skimpiness.
* '''Enforced''':
** [[MadonnaWhoreComplex The writer wants to show that heroes, who uphold morals among other things, must at least dress up while villains who cares nothing of morals can dress whatever they please, including nothing if wanted.]]
* '''Lampshaded''': "Carol, if you want people to stop calling you a villain, get a new wardrobe!"
* '''Invoked''': To show off her FaceHeelTurn, Carol picks out her skimpiest outfit for the occasion. Same with Alice, who shows her HeelFaceTurn by ditching her stripperiffic outfit for a more modest one.
* '''Exploited''': On her attempt to infiltrate the bad guys' base, Alice deliberately dresses skimpily so that the BigBad's henchmen mistake her as their own. Conversely, Carol covers up because she is also trying to sneak into the good guy's base, and dressing sensibly will make it easier for the good people to mistake her as a potential heroine.
* '''Defied''':
** Alice is just as Skimpy as Carol and to show that [[HeroicSeductress even the heroes can be just as skimpy as the villains.]]
** Carol picks out more sensible clothing in order to keep people from assuming that she is evil.
* '''Discussed''': "Look at Carol. [[MyGirlIsNotASlut She must be a bad girl considering how little she wears, unlike Alice.]]"
* '''Conversed''': "And yet again, [[DeadHorseTrope Dead Horse Studios]] dresses the villains skimpily!" "And I'm betting the heroes will die of heatstroke in ''those'' outfits..."
* '''Deconstructed''':
** [[ChainmailBikini Carol's skimpy attire does little, if anything, to protect her from the heroes' attacks.]] [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome She doesn't last long against them.]]
** Wearing a {{Stripperific}} outfit is now a criminal offense, and anyone seen wearing less than required is [[WitchHunt automatically assumed to be a villain and treated accordingly.]]
* '''Reconstructed''':
** Carol is a NonActionBigBad [[SuccubiAndIncubi Succubus]] relying on manipulation, seduction and misdirection to oppose the heroes. When (or if) the heroes finally reach her after going through her much stronger minions, she goes down easily due to being the [[ManBehindTheCurtain power in the shadows]]. Getting there though, will be a long, hard, bloody slog.
** Alternately, Carol is MadeOfIron and NighInvulnerable so even if she wears fewer clothes, [[BeautyIsNeverTarnished her skin will have little to no scar]] whenever she is attacked.
** TheExtremistWasRight- everyone they kill turns out to be evil.
----
Back to SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains
----
%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
%%

%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???