History Main / FutureSpandex

* ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' -- The insectoid Nemesites seem to favor skintight bodysuits leaving their arms and legs bare.

* ''Film/{{Tron}}'' is a particularly noteworthy example, as is the sequel, ''Film/TronLegacy''. {{Justified}} due to the setting being InsideAComputerSystem and NoFlowInCGI. ExpandedUniverse and AlternateContinuity material show a bit more variance; robes, sashes, and sometimes heavy looking armor.

** In the more recent ''Dark Heresy'' series of ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' {{RPG}}s by Fantasy Flight Games, Synskin has been changed to 'a bio-reactive bodyglove with an inert non-reflective surface that molds itself to the wearer's form'. In other words, it isn't literally sprayed on anymore, though it's still FutureSpandex.

* Worn by [[ComicStrip/StarFox Fara Phoenix]] in 1993's ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' comics. It's a rather [[FormFittingWardrobe tight]] [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar fit]].

* N.O.W.H.E.R.E.'s uniforms, and the ComicBook/{{New 52}} version of ''ComicBook/{{Superboy|New52}}'''s "Containment Suit".

* N.O.W.H.E.R.E.'s uniforms, and the ComicBook/{{New 52}} version of ''ComicBook/{{Superboy}}'''s "Containment Suit".

* In ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd'', several of the Valkyries' battlesuits, especially the MECH-type suits such as Kiana's White Comet and Himeko's Scarlet Fusion, are extremely form-fitting and spandex-like, starkly contrasting other battlesuits and outfits worn by the same characters which are much more like [[CivvieSpandex regular clothing,]] [[AwesomeAnachronisticAppeal old-style armor]], and military uniforms.

* In ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd'', several of the Valkyries' battlesuits, especially the MECH-type suits such as Kiana's White Comet and Bronya's Yamabuki Armor, are extremely form-fitting and spandex-like, starkly contrasting other battlesuits and outfits worn by the same characters which are much more like regular clothing.

** ''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration The Next Generation]]'' uses this in the first season before phasing them out because [[UpToEleven they were so form-fitting that they were a health and safety hazard]]; Patrick Stewart had to seek a doctor because they were playing hell with his back, and they were also extremely hot and uncomfortable under the studio lights.

* ''Film/{{Tron}}'' is a particularly noteworthy example, as is the sequel, ''Film/TronLegacy''.

* ''WebAnimation/MundoUltimateNewsCp'', the characters in the futuristic city use completely skinny nanotech hydrophobic clothes made of graphene and synthetic fibers, with even the possibility of changing the design and colors wherever they want with the mobile device.

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This is a sort of TruthInTelevision: Spandex, Lycra and similar stretchable, form-fitting clothing material are a pretty recent innovation when compared to other fabrics, and its many distinctive properties (sheer fit, aero- or hydrodynamics, light weight, body support) have made it a favorite as a technological solution to solve problems that can be caused by less form-fitting clothes in a variety of physical activities.

* This has been a trope associated with both the RealRobotGenre and the SuperRobotGenre since the genre's inception. It is EXCEEDINGLY rare to show a pilot in an robot show that wears anything bulkier than form-fitting lycra.

* ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'': All of the pilots wear skin-tight body suits as part of the interface for their [[HumongousMecha mobile suits]]. The substance is sort of like spandex, but they actually have transformation sequences (not always shown) that make it look like plastic wrap. Nearly all of the pilots are male, but there is one point where [[WrenchWench Rain]] goes through the process.

* ''ComicBook/DCOneMillion'' has [[SuperheroesWearTights Superhero Spandex]] that is ''also'' Future Spandex -- the present day heroes note that their future counterparts' costumes are shiny, seamless and ''even more formfitting'', and wonder what they're made from.

* ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII'' features this in its 2015 scenes. Of note: a woman leaving the Cafe 80s, making Marty do a DoubleTake, and Griff's female gang member Spike.

* Played with in ''Film/TheTimeMachine2002''. The protagonist travels from 1903 to 2030 and asks directions from a female bike rider who from his point of view is wearing SensualSpandex (much to his discomfort) but we recognise as a cycling clothes.

** ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' used this with Seven of Nine. For [[BestKnownForTheFanservice obvious reasons]]. Ron D. Moore, in his brief stint writing for the show, commented that it was like having a nudist seated at the briefing table and handing out tactical instructions. The outfit had to be glued on with individual pieces ("That woman knows me ''way'' too intimately", Creator/JeriRyan spoke of her stalwart wardrobe assistant), and caused the actress to pass out a few times from lack of blood flow/oxygen. Makes those TOS miniskirts look like an Amish community, doesn't it?

** Children in the Next Generation era always seem to be wearing colorblocked spandex outfits. Jake Sisko on [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine DS9]] modeled them until his teenage years, when he switched to more normal-looking things.

** The ''Series/PowerRangersTimeForce'' versions are a more down-to-earth futurish uniform, and are perhaps something you'd expect a police force in ''Franchise/StarWars'' to wear. (Fanservice duty goes to [[DaddysLittleVillain Nadira]].)

** More generally, form-fitting outfits are referred to as "body gloves" in the setting, and typically fit tightly enough that they could be worn under cloths. Some characters make a point to wear armoured body gloves to add some protection to their freedom of movement.

* ''VideoGame/FZero'' plays with this a bit. While a large percentage of the cast is decked out in skin-tight spandex and latex, more than a handful of characters are instead shown wearing sleek armor ([[UnderwearOfPower if not both]]). Others, in fact, [[NoNewFashionsInTheFuture sport attire not too different]] [[FashionsNeverChange from present day fashion trends]].

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeggings "Jeggings,"]] a portmanteu of "jeans" and "leggings," have become a popular fashion choice of the late '00s and early 2010s. They're considered more practical than jeans in many ways, including the ability to be worn under a skirt or dress, being thin enough to tuck into high boots, and of course, retaining a sexy snugness while still functioning similarly to jeans. Ditto for other forms of skinny jeans in the '00s.

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeggings "Jeggings"]], a portmanteu of "jeans" and "leggings", have become a popular fashion choice of the late '00s and early 2010s. They're considered more practical than jeans in many ways, including the ability to be worn under a skirt or dress, being thin enough to tuck into high boots, and of course, retaining a sexy snugness while still functioning similarly to jeans. Ditto for other forms of skinny jeans in the '00s.

** In ''Series/MiraiSentaiTimeranger,'' the Rangers' unmorphed uniforms are, perhaps because the aesthetics of a full ''thousand years'' in the future probably would be quite alien to us, are random-colors-on-gray skin-tight outfits, more {{Fanservice}}y than the Ranger suits (thinner material, perhaps?).

* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'': They embody this trope. In every season, beginning to end, the rangers always wear skintight spandex suits. These suits are so tight, in fact, some of the male ([[ShesAManInJapan and female]], at least until Disney took the rights from Saban) rangers have bulges, and the female rangers wouldn't even need to wear a bra due to the tightness

** ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' used this with Seven of Nine. For [[BestKnownForTheFanservice obvious reasons]]. Ron D. Moore, in his brief stint writing for the show, commented that it was like having a nudist seated at the briefing table and handing out tactical instructions. The outfit had to be glued on with individual pieces ("That woman knows me ''way'' too intimately", Jeri Ryan spoke of her stalwart wardrobe assistant), and caused the actress to pass out a few times from lack of blood flow/oxygen. Makes those TOS miniskirts look like an Amish community, doesn't it?
--->'''[[http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/voyager-season-five.html Doc Oho]]:''' Whilst I am sure it appeals to the horny geeks out there who watch this show for kicks, Seven’s outfit here is so tight it ridiculously leaves very little to the imagination. Speaking as somebody who [[SorryImGay doesn’t unusually bother to notice such things]] about women, I could clearly see a precise representation of her genitalia which is demeaning for both the character and Jeri Ryan. She may as well walk around the ship completely naked since she is pretty much doing that anyway.

* The sneaking suits in the ''Franchise/MetalGear'' series.

* When the FantasticFour started the Future Foundation, they started wearing white spandex with black piping, as did their pupils- that included Spider-Man (though he only wore it when appearing specifically in that title, presumably giving him a chance to air out his standard red-and-blue).

* Similar to the above, Lina from ''VideoGame/BladeStrangers'' wears such an outfit to reinforce her futuristic-cyberspace theme.

* In ''[[WesternAnimation/ThreeTwoOnePenguins 3-2-1 Penguins!]]'', Zidgel, Midgel, Fidgel, and Kevin all wear orange skintight jumpsuits. Enforced, in that the low-budget computer animation wouldn't be able to depict looser clothing.

* The winning performance of Eurofest 2018; Alekseev's "Forever" has the former wearing an LED bodysuit that showed pictures of lightning, clouds etc. Near the end of the song the bodysuit "turned" red.
** Averted in the 2010 Azerbaijani entry to Eurovision, "Drip-drop" performed by Safura; she wears the LED bodysuit under her dress.