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* In "Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003", the first episode introduces Roy mustang with a shot of his military boots from behind, signalling his power to the audience, before showing his face.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'': As Doc Hudson drives into the courtroom and takes the podium, the camera is focused on his tires.

* ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'': The first thing we see of Jessica Rabbit is one of her legs peeking through a curtain. Followed by [[GagBoobs one of her breasts]].

* In ''VideoGame/BrainDead13'', when Lance stumbles into Vivi's Salon and gets up, the first thing he sees is her neon purple high-heeled shoes before the camera pans up from her legs to her GagBoobs, and finally to a close-up of Vivi herself, [[MissingReflection looking at her facial mirror]].

** In a RashomonStyle episode, Sam catches Dean chatting up a girl in a bar instead of working the case. In both cases we get a MaleGaze view from her legs on up: In Sam's version, she has silver high heels with [[StockingFiller fishnet stockings]], a denim miniskirt, a [[BareYourMidriff short tank top]] showing a pierced belly button, blue eyeshadow, lip gloss, and [[DumbBlonde bleached blonde curls]]. In Dean's version, she has black pumps, dark stockings, a [[LittleBlackDress sleek, black, cocktail dress]], and a diamond necklace.

** Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'': Towards the end of the season 3 episode "Transfigurations", Wesley got one of these when he was field-promoted to full ensign and got to put on the Starfleet uniform.

* Worf received this treatment when he first boarded [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine DS9]].
** Similarly, near the end of season three of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', Wesley got one of these when he was field-promoted to full ensign and got to put on the Starfleet uniform.

* This is how Makishima Shougo is introduced in the first episode of the Anime/PsychoPass new edit

* The ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' episode ''[[Recap/DuckTales2017S3E5LouiesEleven Louie's Eleven]]'' has ''WesternAnimation/DaisyDuck'' descending a couple of stairs, tough at first we get to see her high heels and the lower half of her pink coat.

* The ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' episode Louie's Eleven has WesternAnimation/DaisyDuck descending a couple of stairs, tough at first we get to see her high heels and the lower half of her pink coat.

* Human babies are rarely born feet-first. While the foetus naturally positions itself to be born head-first most of the time, in about 3 to 5% of pregnancies it ends up "upside-down". Since it is considered a higher risk for the baby to be born this way, most such babies are delivered by caesarean section, or the mother can do abdominal exercises to attempt to rotate the foetus inside the womb. As such, feet-first births are very rare in the developed world, though they may occur in the third world where access to healthcare is less reliable.

* Human babies are rarely born feet-first. While the foetus naturally positions itself to be born head-first most of the time, in about 3 to 5% of pregnancies it ends up "upside-down". Since it is considered a higher risk for the baby to be born this way, most such babies are delivered by caesarean section, or the mother can do abdomnial exercises to attempt to rotate the foetus inside the womb. As such, feet-first births are very rare in the developed world, though they may occur in the third world where access to healthcare is less reliable.

* ''Film/{{Blade}}''. A vampire's victim crawls away in search of a safe place to hide and comes face-to-toe with a pair of boots. The camera pans up to give the audience its first view of Blade as an adult.

And sometimes the character's face is just ''so'' worth waiting for that the creators put off TheReveal until the last possible second. They might even cut back and forth to whoever is looking at this character to draw out the process even more. A GiantFootOfStomping is, as you might expect introduced this way.

This trope is often used to introduce characters who are evil or sexy, or [[EvilIsSexy both]]. Someone may be crouching down or laying prone for some reason (perhaps injured) and a pair of shoes will step directly in front of them, creating unease. Or a number of people - maybe even a huge crowd - are waiting for someone to arrive, and that arrival is heralded by footsteps and then the appearance of feet. Either way, the camera will travel upward very slowly, building anxiety as the audience (whether in-universe or out) receives the full effect of being towered over by an intimidating figure. ShesGotLegs may come into play, but not necessarily. The same can also be applied to FearsomeFoot.

* In the ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' film, Kim Kaphwan's gorgeous wife Myeungseuk is introduced [[ShesGotLegs legs first]]. A JustifiedTrope, so to say: her and Kim's youngest son Jae Hoon is with her, and he's a tiny CheerfulChild no older than six.

* In ''Film/ASimpleFavor'', Emily (Creator/BlakeLively) makes a deliberately emphatic first entrance, emerging from a Porsche in killer heels; there's a particular emphasis on her feet because her face is initially screened by an umbrella. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cVlSAD2mRU The movie's trailer exploits the hell out of this moment,]] which comes about as close to a ShesGotLegs scene as is possible when the character is wearing a pant suit. The trope is played with a little, though, in that it takes place in a rainstorm and the character is a mother picking her kid up from school; the audience is reminded that this is (for now) a comedy set in suburbia, albeit one with, well, Blake Lively in killer heels.
* Creator/CydCharisse gets this in ''Film/SinginInTheRain'' when Creator/GeneKelly drops his hat and she picks it up with her foot, [[ShesGotLegs showing off her lovely physique]] in the process. In her case, the trope could well be alternatively named "Legs First Introduction".

* Yukio and Viper from ''Film/TheWolverine'' have these with their "badass in boots" look, as well as a ShesGotLegs intro when Viper gets out of her car at the funeral.

** Done for a RuleOfThrees in "The Wish". Cordelia exits her hotrod convertible giving everyone a long look at her [[ShesGotLegs long legs]] in a leather man-eater outfit. After her wish creates an AlternateUniverse, Vampire Willow makes her introduction high-heeled boots first, then up to her own leather [[OfCorsetsSexy catsuit]] and UndeathlyPallor. The third is a RescueIntroduction to our DarkerAndEdgier Wishverse Buffy, from her entirely unfashionable combat boots and cargo pants to the grey tank top and RuggedScar across her lip.

** In a RashomonStyle episode, Sam catches Dean chatting up a girl in a bar instead of working the case. In both cases we get a MaleGaze view from her legs on up: In Sam's version, she has silver high heels with [[StockingFiller fishnet stockings]], a denim miniskirt, a [[BareYourMidriff short tank top]] showing a pierced belly button, blue eyeshadow, lip gloss, and [[DumbBlonde bleached blonde curls]]. In Dean's version, she has black pumps, [[ShesGotLegs dark stockings]], a [[LittleBlackDress sleek, black, cocktail dress]], and a diamond necklace.

* In ''{{Anime/Noir}}'', when the Bouquet family's killer is finally seen they are shot from the feet up, with the [[NiceShoes distinct shoes]] revealing it's [[spoiler:Kirika]] before we ever reach the face.

* In ''Film/ASimpleFavor'', Emily (Creator/BlakeLively) makes a deliberately emphatic first entrance, emerging from a Porsche in [[NiceShoes killer heels]]; there's a particular emphasis on her feet because her face is initially screened by an umbrella. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cVlSAD2mRU The movie's trailer exploits the hell out of this moment,]] which comes about as close to a ShesGotLegs scene as is possible when the character is wearing a pant suit. The trope is played with a little, though, in that it takes place in a rainstorm and the character is a mother picking her kid up from school; the audience is reminded that this is (for now) a comedy set in suburbia, albeit one with, well, Blake Lively in killer heels.

* ''Film/SomeLikeItHot'' uses this to introduce gangster boss "Spats" Columbo, focusing on his NiceShoes as he steps out of a limousine.

* ''Film/{{Constantine}}'': When [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]] manifests on Earth, the camera first shows his feet, [[MagicalBarefooter bare]] and [[FootprintsOfMuck dripping hot tar]], [[PowerFloats hanging in midair]] before he deigns to touch the ground.

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'': This is how Buzz Lightyear is actually introduced.

* The ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' episode Louie's Eleven has Daisy Duck descending a couple of stairs, tough we get to see their high heels and the lower half of her overcoat first.

* A plot point in the Literature/HerculePoirot novel, ''Literature/OneTwoBuckleMyShoe''. Poirot first meets Miss Salisbury-Seale while the latter was coming out of a taxi and took a particular notice of her shiny, buckled shoe. The state of this shoe is what helps Poirot realise who the murderer is.

* ''Film/SomeLikeItHot'' uses this to introduce gangster boss [[MeaningfulNickname "Spats"]] Columbo, focusing on his NiceShoes as he steps out of a limousine.

* ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'': In Zack's ending from the third game. He rides a private limousine through downtown Las Vegas. It arrives at a casino. When the door to the limo opens, there is immediately a closeup of one of Zack's brown leather shoes exiting the car. A wide shot shows Zack exiting the limo while wearing a white tuxedo. He then grooms himself before heading to a high rollers room.