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* Toph from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' goes barefoot all the time, even destroying the soles of shoes so she can still feel the earth easily. The reason she isn't wearing shoes isn't some symbolic connection between her and the earth, it's the literal connection between her feet and the ground. Toph is blind, and can "see" by sensing the vibrations in earth, so she needs to be barefoot for this to work. Other earthbenders who can see don't need to take their shoes off. Of course, that doesn't stop most of them from going barefoot anyway. Earthbending might be possible in shoes, but is most likely much easier barefoot.
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* Toph from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' goes barefoot all the time, even destroying the soles of shoes so she can still feel the earth easily. The reason she isn't wearing shoes isn't some symbolic connection between her and the earth, it's the literal connection between her feet and the ground. Toph is blind, and can "see" by sensing the vibrations in earth, so she needs to be barefoot for this to work. It still works to some extent if she's wearing shoes, but this amounts to a fuzzy connection. In a case where she needed to wear a pair to disguise her nature as an earthbender Toph improvised a set of bare-bottomed shoes. Other earthbenders who can see don't need to take their shoes off. Of course, that doesn't stop most of them from going barefoot anyway. Earthbending might be possible in shoes, but is most likely much easier barefoot.
** Played with Toph's daughter Lin in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLegendOfKorra''. Lin wears sturdy and reliable metal armor to aid her metalbending, with boots included. However, the portions of the boots covering her feet can be retracted so she can make direct contact against the ground with the sole of her foot and use her seismic sense. This is the same for the rest of the Republic City Police who can metalbend.
** Justified with Aiwei. He can detect when people lie by feeling their heartbeats stutter through seismic sense, so he sports no shoes. And he does so much to the advantage of travelling around Zaofu and tacitly gaining intel about people, much to their unsuspecting eyes.
** Played with Toph's daughter Lin in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLegendOfKorra''. Lin wears sturdy and reliable metal armor to aid her metalbending, with boots included. However, the portions of the boots covering her feet can be retracted so she can make direct contact against the ground with the sole of her foot and use her seismic sense. This is the same for the rest of the Republic City Police who can metalbend.
** Justified with Aiwei. He can detect when people lie by feeling their heartbeats stutter through seismic sense, so he sports no shoes. And he does so much to the advantage of travelling around Zaofu and tacitly gaining intel about people, much to their unsuspecting eyes.
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** Annie ran barefoot in the Court when she "[[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=308 could imagine she was at home]]". Later on one of trips to Gillitie Wood she [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1060 kicks off her shoes]] as soon as she steps off the bridge, delighted to forget them and dart into the forest barefooted. This emphasises her connection with the forest (partially because the creatures hate signs of the Court) and, along with her casual clothing, how she feels at home there now; she didn't take her shoes off on earlier visits. [[http://gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1465 This habit then grows]] [[http://gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1481 even further]] [[http://gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1482 to the point she starts going barefoot everywhere.]]
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** Annie ran barefoot in the Court when she "[[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=308 could imagine she was at home]]". Later on one of trips to Gillitie Wood she [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1060 kicks off her shoes]] as soon as she steps off the bridge, delighted to forget them and dart into the forest barefooted. This emphasises her connection with the forest (partially because the creatures hate signs of the Court) and, along with her casual clothing, how she feels at home there now; she didn't take her shoes off on earlier visits. [[http://gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1465 This habit then grows]] [[http://gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1481 even further]] [[http://gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1482 to the point she starts going barefoot she's shoeless everywhere.]]
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Characters who walk barefoot are often shown to be close to nature, animals and their surroundings. These characters are sometimes depicted as a WildChild or NatureHero living in jungles, forests or in the wild. They tend to be deeply connected to animals (and may even have the ability to talk to them) and plants in general. At the very least, they are the NatureLover.
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** Annie ran barefoot in the Court when she "[[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=308 could imagine she was at home]]". Later on one of trips to Gillitie Wood she [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1060 kicks off her shoes]] as soon as she steps off the bridge. This emphasises her connection with the forest (partially because the creatures hate signs of the Court) and, along with her casual clothing, how she feels at home there now; she didn't take her shoes off on earlier visits.
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** Annie ran barefoot in the Court when she "[[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=308 could imagine she was at home]]". Later on one of trips to Gillitie Wood she [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1060 kicks off her shoes]] as soon as she steps off the bridge. bridge, delighted to forget them and dart into the forest barefooted. This emphasises her connection with the forest (partially because the creatures hate signs of the Court) and, along with her casual clothing, how she feels at home there now; she didn't take her shoes off on earlier visits.
visits. [[http://gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1465 This habit then grows]] [[http://gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1481 even further]] [[http://gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1482 to the point she starts going barefoot everywhere.]]
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* ''Literature/CircleOfMagic'' by Tamora Pierce has Rosethorn and Briar. They even have their first bonding moment about this.
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* ''Webcomic/{{Blindsprings}}'': Tamaura lives in a fairy forest, wears flowers in her hair and is always barefoot ... at least at the beginning.
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** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' has Solas, an eleven apostate companion, go shoeless. He outright notes that being outside for so much of his life means he doesn't even mind when he's in snow or a desert.
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Bare feet are probably used for this as you can feel the ground beneath you (therefore you'll be "connected" to the earth) and you wouldn't really get that feeling from shoes or socks, so generally, a character exhibiting this trope {{does not like shoes}}.
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Bare feet are probably used for this as you can feel the ground beneath you (therefore you'll be "connected" to the earth) and you wouldn't really get that feeling from shoes or socks, so generally, a character exhibiting this trope {{does not like shoes}}.
shoes}}. Characters with powers sometimes require this connection to the earth for their powers to work, making bare feet a necessity for them.
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* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'': This is Ilia in a nutshell. Not only is she [[FeetFirstIntroduction introduced feet first]], she's the only villager, besides Talo, to not wear shoes. According to the supplemental material, she spends much of her time at the spring, just outside the village, where she bathes Epona. Or occasionally pitching in at the ranch. Bonus points for essentially being an {{expy}} of both [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Saria and Malon]], who were [[FriendToAllLivingThings friends with nature]] as well.
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* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'': This is Ilia in a nutshell. Not only is she [[FeetFirstIntroduction introduced feet first]], she's first]] and is the only villager, besides Talo, to not wear shoes. According to the supplemental material, she spends much of her more time at the spring, just outside Ordon Spring and the village, where she bathes Epona.surrounding forest, than the village itself. Or occasionally pitching in at the ranch. Bonus points for essentially being an {{expy}} of both [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Saria and Malon]], who were [[FriendToAllLivingThings friends with nature]] as well.
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* Milla Basset from ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet'' is the the only (known) cast member to be a BarefootCartoonAnimal; her description in [[http://spacemanstrife.deviantart.com/art/Milla-the-Hound-Child-Sketch-by-R-No71-311455282 this art of her]] notes "she has a strong connection to the earth" alongside [[DoesNotLikeShoes her distaste for shoes]], implying this trope is why. Considering this is from a cast full of {{Fully Dressed Cartoon Animal}}s, this would also make her an {{inver|tedTrope}}sion of TheOneWhoWearsShoes.
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* Milla Basset from ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet'' is the the only (known) cast member character to be a BarefootCartoonAnimal; her description in [[http://spacemanstrife.deviantart.com/art/Milla-the-Hound-Child-Sketch-by-R-No71-311455282 this art of her]] notes "she has a strong connection to the earth" alongside [[DoesNotLikeShoes her distaste for shoes]], implying this trope is why. Considering this is from a cast full of {{Fully Dressed Cartoon Animal}}s, this would also make her an {{inver|tedTrope}}sion of TheOneWhoWearsShoes.
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* Milla Basset from the upcoming game ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet'' is the the only (known) cast member to be a BarefootCartoonAnimal; her description in [[http://spacemanstrife.deviantart.com/art/Milla-the-Hound-Child-Sketch-by-R-No71-311455282 this art of her]] notes "she has a strong connection to the earth" alongside her distaste for shoes, implying this trope is why. Considering this is from a cast full of {{Fully Dressed Cartoon Animal}}s, this would also make her an {{inver|tedTrope}}sion of TheOneWhoWearsShoes.
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* Milla Basset from the upcoming game ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet'' is the the only (known) cast member to be a BarefootCartoonAnimal; her description in [[http://spacemanstrife.deviantart.com/art/Milla-the-Hound-Child-Sketch-by-R-No71-311455282 this art of her]] notes "she has a strong connection to the earth" alongside [[DoesNotLikeShoes her distaste for shoes, shoes]], implying this trope is why. Considering this is from a cast full of {{Fully Dressed Cartoon Animal}}s, this would also make her an {{inver|tedTrope}}sion of TheOneWhoWearsShoes.
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* In ''Film/LEgend'', wild nature boy Jack walks around without shoes. Or pants.
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* In ''Film/LEgend'', ''Film/{{Legend}}'', wild nature boy Jack walks around without shoes. Or pants.
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* In ''Film/LEgend'', wild nature boy Jack walks around without shoes. Or pants.
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* Flute, the MysteriousWaif in ''TheElenium'', is known for eschewing footwear always having grass-stains on her feet, even if there is no grass anywhere around.
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* Flute, the MysteriousWaif in ''TheElenium'', ''Literature/TheElenium'', is known for eschewing footwear always having grass-stains on her feet, even if there is no grass anywhere around.
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* In Zilpha Keatley Snyder's ''TheChangeling'', Ivy Carson is definitely this.
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* In Zilpha Keatley Snyder's ''TheChangeling'', ''Literature/TheChangeling'', Ivy Carson is definitely this.
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* Averted in FinalFantasyCrystalChronicles. The peaceful and often agricultural Clavats wear ankle high shoes or boots. The gypsy like Selkies always wear sandals.
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* Averted in FinalFantasyCrystalChronicles.''Franchise/FinalFantasyCrystalChronicles''. The peaceful and often agricultural Clavats wear ankle high shoes or boots. The gypsy like Selkies always wear sandals.
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* Averted in FinalFantasyCrystalChronicles. The peaceful and often agricultural Clavats wear ankle high shoes or boots. The gypsy like Selkies always wear sandals.
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Bare feet are probably used for this as you can feel the ground beneath you (therefore you'll be "connected" to the earth) and you wouldn't really get that feeling from shoes or socks. So these characters [[DoesNotLikeShoes Do Not Like Shoes]].
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Bare feet are probably used for this as you can feel the ground beneath you (therefore you'll be "connected" to the earth) and you wouldn't really get that feeling from shoes or socks. So these characters [[DoesNotLikeShoes Do Not Like Shoes]].
socks, so generally, a character exhibiting this trope {{does not like shoes}}.
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* Toph from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' goes barefoot all the time, even destroying the soles of shoes so she can still feel the earth easily. The reason she isn't wearing shoes isn't some symbolic connection between her and the earth, it's the literal connection between her feet and the ground. Toph is blind, and can "see" by sensing the vibrations in earth, so she needs to be barefoot for this to work. Other earthbenders who can see don't need to take their shoes off.
** Of course, that doesn't stop most of them from going barefoot anyway. Earthbending might be possible in shoes, but is most likely much easier barefoot.
** Of course, that doesn't stop most of them from going barefoot anyway. Earthbending might be possible in shoes, but is most likely much easier barefoot.
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* Toph from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' goes barefoot all the time, even destroying the soles of shoes so she can still feel the earth easily. The reason she isn't wearing shoes isn't some symbolic connection between her and the earth, it's the literal connection between her feet and the ground. Toph is blind, and can "see" by sensing the vibrations in earth, so she needs to be barefoot for this to work. Other earthbenders who can see don't need to take their shoes off.
**off. Of course, that doesn't stop most of them from going barefoot anyway. Earthbending might be possible in shoes, but is most likely much easier barefoot.
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* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' - Merrill and Fenris, the elf party members. Merrill is from one of the ForestRanger-style Dalish clans, while Fenris presumably just DoesNotLikeShoes. As most of the game is spent in a grimy city, they'll occasionally complain about stepping in something unpleasant.
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Bare feet are probably used for this as you can feel the ground beneath you (therefore you'll be "connected" to the earth) and you wouldn't really get that feeling from shoes or socks. So these characters DoNotLikeShoes.
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Bare feet are probably used for this as you can feel the ground beneath you (therefore you'll be "connected" to the earth) and you wouldn't really get that feeling from shoes or socks. So these characters DoNotLikeShoes.
[[DoesNotLikeShoes Do Not Like Shoes]].
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Copying over this example from Does Not Like Shoes and Barefoot Cartoon Animal. I dunno, maybe I should vary it up a bit?
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* Milla Basset from the upcoming game ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet'' is the the only (known) cast member to be a BarefootCartoonAnimal; her description in [[http://spacemanstrife.deviantart.com/art/Milla-the-Hound-Child-Sketch-by-R-No71-311455282 this art of her]] notes "she has a strong connection to the earth" alongside her distaste for shoes, implying this trope is why. Considering this is from a cast full of {{Fully Dressed Cartoon Animal}}s, this would also make her an {{inver|tedTrope}}sion of TheOneWhoWearsShoes.
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* Cody Lundeen from ''Series/DualSurvival'', who hasn't worn shoes for decades because he feels being barefoot brings him closer to nature. However, he's willing to don footwear in situations that warrant it, such as thermal socks when traversing snowfields, or improvised sandals when walking over sharp rocks.
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* In Zilpha Keatley Snyder's ''TheChangeling'', Ivy Carson is definitely this.
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Related to FertileFeet. Subtrope of DoesNotLikeShoes.
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Related to FertileFeet. Subtrope of DoesNotLikeShoes. Compare and contrast with BarefootPoverty.
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Bare feet is are probably used for this as you can feel the ground beneath you (therefore you'll be "connected" to the earth) and you wouldn't really get that feeling from shoes or socks. So these characters DoNotLikeShoes.
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* Antimony of ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'', while less pronounced than most other characters on this page, prefers to go barefoot when alone and [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=875 remove shoes while at rest outside]]. Which realistically affects [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=848 her soles]]. It ''is'' a matter of choice, since she's still barefoot even after learning how to make ''[[OneSizeFitsAll perfectly fitting]]'' boots.
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* Antimony of ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'', ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'':
** Antimony, while less pronounced than most other characters on this page, prefers to go barefoot when alone and [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=875 remove shoes while at rest outside]]. Which realistically affects [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=848 her soles]]. It ''is'' a matter of choice, since she's still barefoot even after learning how to make ''[[OneSizeFitsAll perfectly fitting]]'' boots.
** Antimony, while less pronounced than most other characters on this page, prefers to go barefoot when alone and [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=875 remove shoes while at rest outside]]. Which realistically affects [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=848 her soles]]. It ''is'' a matter of choice, since she's still barefoot even after learning how to make ''[[OneSizeFitsAll perfectly fitting]]'' boots.
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Bare feet is probably used for this as you can feel the ground beneath you (therefore you'll be "connected" to the earth) and you wouldn't really get that feeling from shoes or socks. So these characers DoNotLikeShoes.
characters DoNotLikeShoes.
[[DeconstructedTrope If played realistically]], such a character might have particularly calloused and dirty feet, but BeautyIsNeverTarnished often rules this out, especially when it's used for the sake of AuthorAppeal.
[[DeconstructedTrope If played realistically]], such a character might have particularly calloused and dirty feet, but BeautyIsNeverTarnished often rules this out, especially when it's used for the sake of AuthorAppeal.
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* Hobbits in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' don't wear shoes, as part of their CloserToEarth rustic character. They have tough, hairy feet to make up for it.
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* In ''Film/{{Avatar}}'', once Jake gets his avatar body he runs out into a field and sinks his toes into the earth, symbolic of his coming connection to Pandora.
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* In ''Film/{{Avatar}}'', once Jake gets his avatar body he runs out into a field and sinks his toes into the earth, symbolic of his coming connection to Pandora.
Pandora. Crosses over with LimbSensationFascination, as his human body was paraplegic and he hadn't been able to run in years.
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* {{Warhammer}} wizards who draw on Ghyran, the green wind of magic, are connected to water and through it to plant life. As such, they usually go barefoot. That spells they use that do not involve MakingASplash or their GreenThumb involve DishingOutDirt.
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Characters who walk barefoot are often shown to be close to nature, animals and their surroundings. These characters are sometimes depicted as a WildChild or NatureHero living in jungles, forests or in the wild. They tend to be deeply connected to animals (and may even have the ability to talk to them) and plants in general. At the very least, they are the NatureLover.
As for personality, they are usually carefree, down to earth, stubborn or energetic. If they have powers, they'll usually get DishingOutDirt or GreenThumb. They may also posses some mystical abilities like controlling animals, changing the weather and such.
Bare feet is probably used for this as you can feel the ground beneath you (therefore you'll be "connected" to the earth) and you wouldn't really get that feeling from shoes or socks. So these characers DoNotLikeShoes.
Related to FertileFeet. Subtrope of DoesNotLikeShoes.
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* Franchise/{{Batman}} villainess Poison Ivy is sometimes a barefooter, DependingOnTheArtist and the adaptation.
* Subverted with Jack Hawksmoor in ''{{ComicBook/Stormwatch}}'' and ''ComicBook/TheAuthority''. He needs to go barefoot because his powers depend on contact with his environment, but his powers come from '''urban''' environments rather than nature.
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* ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'': Rapunzel. Makes sense considering her down-to-earth attitude, her way with animals, and her healing powers.
* Disney's ''Disney/MelodyTime'', "The Legend of Johnny Appleseed" segment. When we first see Johnny he's dressed in normal clothes, including shoes. After starting on his mission to plant apple trees throughout the U.S. his shoes wear out and he's barefoot from then on.
* ''Disney/SleepingBeauty'': Briar Rose, who is barefoot and a FriendToAllLivingThings.
* Disney/{{Pocahontas}} is yet another Creator/{{Disney}} example.
[[AC:{{Film}}- Live Action]]
* In ''Film/{{Avatar}}'', once Jake gets his avatar body he runs out into a field and sinks his toes into the earth, symbolic of his coming connection to Pandora.
[[AC: {{Literature}}]]
* Flute, the MysteriousWaif in ''TheElenium'', is known for eschewing footwear always having grass-stains on her feet, even if there is no grass anywhere around.
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* Caine from ''Series/KungFu'' is usually barefoot and is very close to nature.
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* In ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' earth genasi are nearly always depicted barefoot (which may signify their connection to the element, or just result from the fact that they tend towards thick skin and unusual foot size)
** Enforced for fist of the forest prestige class - they grow claws when tapping into their primal powers, which rips through any boots they might be wearing.
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* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'': This is Ilia in a nutshell. Not only is she [[FeetFirstIntroduction introduced feet first]], she's the only villager, besides Talo, to not wear shoes. According to the supplemental material, she spends much of her time at the spring, just outside the village, where she bathes Epona. Or occasionally pitching in at the ranch. Bonus points for essentially being an {{expy}} of both [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Saria and Malon]], who were [[FriendToAllLivingThings friends with nature]] as well.
* Elika from ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersia2008'' is a perpetual barefooter, able to restore corrupted ruins into gardens brimming with life.
* Nuri from ''VideoGame/ChainsOfSatinav'' is kind to everyone, always barefooted, and treats all animals as though they were sapient. Given how this is in the grim setting of ''TheDarkEye,'' her general nice-ness stands out all the more.
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* Antimony of ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'', while less pronounced than most other characters on this page, prefers to go barefoot when alone and [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=875 remove shoes while at rest outside]]. Which realistically affects [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=848 her soles]]. It ''is'' a matter of choice, since she's still barefoot even after learning how to make ''[[OneSizeFitsAll perfectly fitting]]'' boots.
** Annie ran barefoot in the Court when she "[[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=308 could imagine she was at home]]". Later on one of trips to Gillitie Wood she [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1060 kicks off her shoes]] as soon as she steps off the bridge. This emphasises her connection with the forest (partially because the creatures hate signs of the Court) and, along with her casual clothing, how she feels at home there now; she didn't take her shoes off on earlier visits.
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* Toph from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' goes barefoot all the time, even destroying the soles of shoes so she can still feel the earth easily. The reason she isn't wearing shoes isn't some symbolic connection between her and the earth, it's the literal connection between her feet and the ground. Toph is blind, and can "see" by sensing the vibrations in earth, so she needs to be barefoot for this to work. Other earthbenders who can see don't need to take their shoes off.
** Of course, that doesn't stop most of them from going barefoot anyway. Earthbending might be possible in shoes, but is most likely much easier barefoot.
* WesternAnimation/{{Tupu}}, from the French/Canadian cartoon of the same name. Due to having been raised in the wild, she almost never wears any kind of footwear.
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As for personality, they are usually carefree, down to earth, stubborn or energetic. If they have powers, they'll usually get DishingOutDirt or GreenThumb. They may also posses some mystical abilities like controlling animals, changing the weather and such.
Bare feet is probably used for this as you can feel the ground beneath you (therefore you'll be "connected" to the earth) and you wouldn't really get that feeling from shoes or socks. So these characers DoNotLikeShoes.
Related to FertileFeet. Subtrope of DoesNotLikeShoes.
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!!Examples
[[AC: ComicBooks]]
* Franchise/{{Batman}} villainess Poison Ivy is sometimes a barefooter, DependingOnTheArtist and the adaptation.
* Subverted with Jack Hawksmoor in ''{{ComicBook/Stormwatch}}'' and ''ComicBook/TheAuthority''. He needs to go barefoot because his powers depend on contact with his environment, but his powers come from '''urban''' environments rather than nature.
[[AC:{{Film}}- Animated]]
* ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'': Rapunzel. Makes sense considering her down-to-earth attitude, her way with animals, and her healing powers.
* Disney's ''Disney/MelodyTime'', "The Legend of Johnny Appleseed" segment. When we first see Johnny he's dressed in normal clothes, including shoes. After starting on his mission to plant apple trees throughout the U.S. his shoes wear out and he's barefoot from then on.
* ''Disney/SleepingBeauty'': Briar Rose, who is barefoot and a FriendToAllLivingThings.
* Disney/{{Pocahontas}} is yet another Creator/{{Disney}} example.
[[AC:{{Film}}- Live Action]]
* In ''Film/{{Avatar}}'', once Jake gets his avatar body he runs out into a field and sinks his toes into the earth, symbolic of his coming connection to Pandora.
[[AC: {{Literature}}]]
* Flute, the MysteriousWaif in ''TheElenium'', is known for eschewing footwear always having grass-stains on her feet, even if there is no grass anywhere around.
[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* Caine from ''Series/KungFu'' is usually barefoot and is very close to nature.
[[AC:TabletopGames]]
* In ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' earth genasi are nearly always depicted barefoot (which may signify their connection to the element, or just result from the fact that they tend towards thick skin and unusual foot size)
** Enforced for fist of the forest prestige class - they grow claws when tapping into their primal powers, which rips through any boots they might be wearing.
[[AC:VideoGames]]
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'': This is Ilia in a nutshell. Not only is she [[FeetFirstIntroduction introduced feet first]], she's the only villager, besides Talo, to not wear shoes. According to the supplemental material, she spends much of her time at the spring, just outside the village, where she bathes Epona. Or occasionally pitching in at the ranch. Bonus points for essentially being an {{expy}} of both [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Saria and Malon]], who were [[FriendToAllLivingThings friends with nature]] as well.
* Elika from ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersia2008'' is a perpetual barefooter, able to restore corrupted ruins into gardens brimming with life.
* Nuri from ''VideoGame/ChainsOfSatinav'' is kind to everyone, always barefooted, and treats all animals as though they were sapient. Given how this is in the grim setting of ''TheDarkEye,'' her general nice-ness stands out all the more.
[[AC:WebComics]]
* Antimony of ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'', while less pronounced than most other characters on this page, prefers to go barefoot when alone and [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=875 remove shoes while at rest outside]]. Which realistically affects [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=848 her soles]]. It ''is'' a matter of choice, since she's still barefoot even after learning how to make ''[[OneSizeFitsAll perfectly fitting]]'' boots.
** Annie ran barefoot in the Court when she "[[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=308 could imagine she was at home]]". Later on one of trips to Gillitie Wood she [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1060 kicks off her shoes]] as soon as she steps off the bridge. This emphasises her connection with the forest (partially because the creatures hate signs of the Court) and, along with her casual clothing, how she feels at home there now; she didn't take her shoes off on earlier visits.
[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* Toph from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' goes barefoot all the time, even destroying the soles of shoes so she can still feel the earth easily. The reason she isn't wearing shoes isn't some symbolic connection between her and the earth, it's the literal connection between her feet and the ground. Toph is blind, and can "see" by sensing the vibrations in earth, so she needs to be barefoot for this to work. Other earthbenders who can see don't need to take their shoes off.
** Of course, that doesn't stop most of them from going barefoot anyway. Earthbending might be possible in shoes, but is most likely much easier barefoot.
* WesternAnimation/{{Tupu}}, from the French/Canadian cartoon of the same name. Due to having been raised in the wild, she almost never wears any kind of footwear.
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