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"fully functional" was used to describe Data, but not in this episode or scene.


** Technically, Data, during his early years on Omicron Theta. He didn't see the need for clothes, being an Android who didn't suffer the elements. His creator had to program in a sense of modesty, since the neighbors objected to a naked "fully functional" humanoid running around.

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** Technically, Data, during his early years on Omicron Theta. He didn't see the need for clothes, being an Android who didn't suffer the elements. His creator had to program in a sense of modesty, since the neighbors objected to a naked "fully functional" "anatomically correct" humanoid running around.
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** Most of Ben's alien forms fall under this. Which is why when Rath debuted in ''Alien Force'', nobody particularly cared that he didn't wear any clothes. Especially since he's not just an alien, but an alien [[CatFolk tiger-man]], so one could argue that he has even less reason to wear clothes than any other form (the humanoid ones anyway). Fast forward [[WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse two whole shows later]], and this becomes the ultimate BrickJoke when Ben meets other Apoplexians (Rath's species) for the first time... and they're wearing clothes. When Ben questions them about this, they tell him that of ''course'' they wear clothes! Their species has a highly evolved sense of shame, and they're insulted that he even asked such a question! Cue Ben's horrified realization that he's been running around naked as Rath this whole time. In a later episode, it's discovered that a bug in the Omnitrix caused Rath's clothes to not be generated along with him, which promptly gets fixed, giving Rath a MaskedLuchador outfit. In [[WesternAnimation/Ben102016 the reboot series]], he's back to being naked again, but it never gets explained whether or not he's supposed to be that way this time around.

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** Most of Ben's alien forms fall under this. Which is why when Rath debuted in ''Alien Force'', nobody particularly cared that he didn't wear any clothes. Especially since he's not just an alien, but an alien [[CatFolk tiger-man]], so one could argue that he has even less reason to wear clothes than any other form (the humanoid ones anyway). Fast forward [[WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse two whole shows later]], and this becomes the ultimate BrickJoke when Ben meets other Apoplexians (Rath's species) for the first time... and they're wearing clothes. When Ben questions them about this, they tell him that of ''course'' they wear clothes! Their species has a highly evolved sense of shame, and they're insulted that he even asked such a question! Cue Ben's horrified realization that he's been running around naked as Rath this whole time. In a later episode, it's discovered that a bug in the Omnitrix caused Rath's clothes to not be generated along with him, which promptly gets fixed, giving Rath a MaskedLuchador outfit. In [[WesternAnimation/Ben102016 the reboot series]], he's back to being naked again, but it never gets explained whether or not he's the "Alien Worlds" shorts for his species show that he ''is'' supposed to be that way this time around.
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* Cole in ''Series/{{Tracker}}'', who had a hard time with clothing, and staying dressed in the beginning, probably related to Cirronians being energy beings.

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* Cole in ''Series/{{Tracker}}'', ''Series/Tracker2001'', who had a hard time with clothing, and staying dressed in the beginning, probably related to Cirronians being energy beings.
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* ''VideoGame/IWasATeenageExocolonist'': Sym is an ArtificialHuman made by an alien WetwareBody generator to which clothing is a foreign concept. If it weren't for Dys giving him clothes from the colony behind everyone else's back before the PlayerCharacter first properly meets him, Sym would be going around naked. In fact, in a conversation in which the PlayerCharacter and Dys exchange information about Sym they suspect each other to be unaware of, Dys spells out that Sym was naked when he first met him.

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* ''VideoGame/IWasATeenageExocolonist'': Sym is an ArtificialHuman made by an alien WetwareBody generator to which clothing is a foreign concept. If it weren't for Dys giving him clothes from the colony behind everyone else's back before the PlayerCharacter Sol first properly meets him, Sym would be going around naked. In fact, in a conversation in which the PlayerCharacter Sol and Dys exchange information about Sym they suspect each other to be unaware of, Dys spells out that Sym was naked when he first met him.
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* ''VideoGame/HalfLife'': The Vortigaunts wear nothing, but still have slave shackles around the wrists and neck. In the sequel, they don't have shackles either.
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* Averted in ''Film/IndependenceDay'': What initially looks like naked aliens is later established to be some type of environmental/combat suit. Under the suit they're naked.

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* Averted Subverted in ''Film/IndependenceDay'': What initially looks like naked aliens is later established to be some type of environmental/combat suit. Under the suit they're naked.
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* Most aliens in ''Literature/TheShipWho'' wear clothes, except for StarfishAliens like the Corviki. Not wearing clothing is one of the reasons why the natives of Angalia, roughly humanoid though they are, were [[FirstContactFauxPas evaluated as non-sapient]]. They pick up the habit, with Blaize's help, as part of a general effort to be reconsidered as people, as well as doing enough local terraforming to be able to mine and start farms.
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* In ''ComicBook/AstroCity'', the Jarranathans are pink-skinned humanoid aliens whose only "clothing" are leafy vines that [[SceneryCensor strategically cover]] any awkward bits.
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* ''WebOriginal/HamstersParadise'': The [[AlwaysChaoticEvil harmsters]] don't wear clothes covering their entire body because they are covered in fur which does a good enough job at protecting them from the elements. What clothes they do wear tends to be sparser and is either used for things like decoration, denoting status or things like pouches and vests for utility. About the only things they do wear that cover their bodies would be armor.

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* ''WebOriginal/HamstersParadise'': ''Blog/HamstersParadise'': The [[AlwaysChaoticEvil harmsters]] don't wear clothes covering their entire body because they are covered in fur which does a good enough job at protecting them from the elements. What clothes they do wear tends to be sparser and is either used for things like decoration, denoting status or things like pouches and vests for utility. About the only things they do wear that cover their bodies would be armor.
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* ''VideoGame/XCom'': Aliens have a pragmatic sense of style: if they're not wearing armor or a suit essential to their survival, they go nude. The exception is ''VideoGame/XCOMChimeraSquad'', where after the fall of the Ethereals, the more intelligent races[[labelnote:list]]hybrids, Sectoids, Vipers and Mutons[[/labelnote]] all wear clothing, though Sectoids seem to [[DoesNotLikeShoes prefer going barefoot]].

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* ''VideoGame/XCom'': Aliens have a pragmatic sense of style: if they're not wearing armor or a suit essential to their survival, they go nude. The exception is ''VideoGame/XCOMChimeraSquad'', where after the fall of the Ethereals, the more intelligent races[[labelnote:list]]hybrids, Sectoids, Vipers and Mutons[[/labelnote]] all wear clothing, though Sectoids seem to [[DoesNotLikeShoes prefer going barefoot]].barefoot.

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