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* Wolf O'Donnell in ''VideoGame/StarFox'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' is increasingly this with each new outfit, providing a (possibly) heterosexual example.
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* Wolf O'Donnell in ''VideoGame/StarFox'' ''Franchise/StarFox'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' is increasingly this with each new outfit, providing a (possibly) heterosexual example.
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* Paul Phoenix from ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'' is a heterosexual example, having worn plenty of studded leather outfits across the series.
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* Paul Phoenix from ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'' ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'' is a heterosexual example, having worn plenty of studded leather outfits across the series.
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* Leatherboy was a rather notable version of this when he tried out for the Franchise/MarvelUniverse team Great Lakes Avengers. [[AmbiguouslyGay Turns out he wasn't the gay member.]]
* The Midnighter from ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'' embodies this trope. He's also an AlternateCompanyEquivalent of ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'', only with the HoYay between him and the Superman-{{Expy}} as ''canon'' rather than subtext.
* The Midnighter from ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'' embodies this trope. He's also an AlternateCompanyEquivalent of ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'', only with the HoYay between him and the Superman-{{Expy}} as ''canon'' rather than subtext.
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* Leatherboy was a rather notable version of this when he tried out for the Franchise/MarvelUniverse team Great Lakes Avengers.ComicBook/GreatLakesAvengers. [[AmbiguouslyGay Turns out he wasn't the gay member.]]
* The Midnighter from ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'' embodies this trope. He's alsoan AlternateCompanyEquivalent of ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'', a BatmanParody, only with the HoYay between him and the Superman-{{Expy}} SupermanSubstitute as ''canon'' rather than subtext.
* The Midnighter from ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'' embodies this trope. He's also
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* David from the FurryComic ''ComicBook/AssociatedStudentBodies'', the resident macho type. In one story, he takes the protagonist Daniel to the local [[WhereEverybodyKnowsYourFlame leather bar]], dressed in full leatherman attire himself. Daniel's reaction to the outfit:
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* David from the FurryComic Furry comic ''ComicBook/AssociatedStudentBodies'', the resident macho type. In one story, he takes the protagonist Daniel to the local [[WhereEverybodyKnowsYourFlame leather bar]], dressed in full leatherman attire himself. Daniel's reaction to the outfit:
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* Music/FreddieMercury of Music/{{Queen|Band}} adopted leather outfits during the supporting tour for ''Music/{{Jazz|1978}'', keeping the garb throughout the early '80s.
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* Music/FreddieMercury of Music/{{Queen|Band}} adopted leather outfits during the supporting tour for ''Music/{{Jazz|1978}'', ''Music/{{Jazz|1978}}'', keeping the garb throughout the early '80s.
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* Freddie Mercury of Music/{{Queen}}.
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* Freddie Mercury Music/FreddieMercury of Music/{{Queen}}. Music/{{Queen|Band}} adopted leather outfits during the supporting tour for ''Music/{{Jazz|1978}'', keeping the garb throughout the early '80s.
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It isn't really clear why this archetype never spread to the fantasies of straight women, even though there's nothing inherently gay about it aside from the stigmas attached to it.
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It isn't really clear why this archetype never spread to the fantasies of straight women, even though there's nothing inherently gay about it aside from the stigmas attached to it.
it. ''Gay'' women, on the other hand, have their own DistaffCounterpart in the form of the "leatherdyke" archetype. Much like the overlap between the leatherman and bear subcultures, leatherdykes have a good deal of overlap with {{butch lesbian}}s.
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* The protagonist of Kenneth Anger's 1963 short film ''Scorpio Rising'' is implied to be an early-era Leatherman and is outrighted stated to be a GreaserDelinquents style rebel. The early leathermen of the 1950's and 1960's were often bikers, rockers, and greasers. On a more meta-level, ''Scorpio Rising'' was very popular in the actual gay leather scene of the 1970's and influenced leather fashions at the time.
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* The protagonist of Kenneth Anger's 1963 short film ''Scorpio Rising'' ''Film/ScorpioRising'' is implied to be an early-era Leatherman and is outrighted stated to be a GreaserDelinquents style rebel. The early leathermen of the 1950's and 1960's were often bikers, rockers, and greasers. On a more meta-level, ''Scorpio Rising'' was very popular in the actual gay leather scene of the 1970's and influenced leather fashions at the time.
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* The protagonist of Kenneth Anger's 1963 short film ''Scorpio Rising'' is implied to be an early-era Leatherman and is outrighted stated to be a GreaserDelinquents style rebel. The early leathermen of the 1950's and 1960's were often bikers, rockers, and greasers. On a more meta-level, ''Scorpio Rising'' was very popular in the actual gay leather scene of the 1970's and influenced leather fashions at the time.
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* The protagonist of Kenneth Anger's 1963 short film ''Scorpio Rising'' is implied to be an early-era Leatherman and is outrighted stated to be a GreaserDelinquents style rebel. The early leathermen of the 1950's and 1960's were often bikers, rockers, and greasers. On a more meta-level, ''Scorpio Rising'' was very popular in the actual gay leather scene of the 1970's and influenced leather fashions at the time.
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[[caption-width-right:274:Glenn Hughes. [[Music/VillagePeople Village Person]]. 1950–2001. Buried in this very outfit.[[note]]Ironically, he was one of two members of the band who was actually straight.[[/note]]]]
[[caption-width-right:274:Glenn Hughes. [[Music/VillagePeople Village Person]]. 1950–2001. Buried in this very outfit.[[note]]Ironically, he was one of two members of the band who was actually straight.[[/note]]]]
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' canonically has an entire ''motorcycle gang'' of leathermen in Seattle. The Leather Devils draw on the long tradition of gay motorcycle clubs but have also veered into outlaw motorcycle club activities, mainly with a tilt towards vandalism, blackmail, prostitution, and porn production. And yes, they're all men.
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' canonically has an entire ''motorcycle gang'' of leathermen in Seattle. The Leather Devils draw on the long tradition of gay motorcycle clubs but have also veered into outlaw motorcycle club activities, mainly with a tilt towards vandalism, blackmail, prostitution, and porn production. And yes, they're all men.
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turns out that both he AND the cop were straight
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[[caption-width-right:274:Glenn Hughes. [[Music/VillagePeople Village Person]]. 1950–2001. Buried in this very outfit.]]
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[[caption-width-right:274:Glenn Hughes. [[Music/VillagePeople Village Person]]. 1950–2001. Buried in this very outfit.]]
[[note]]Ironically, he was one of two members of the band who was actually straight.[[/note]]]]
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according to our page on this band, it was Willis who was straight.
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[[caption-width-right:274:Glenn Hughes. [[Music/VillagePeople Village Person]]. 1950–2001. Buried in this very outfit.[[note]]Ironically, despite playing a huge part in popularizing the archetype and its association with gay culture, Hughes was, according to all reports, actually straight.[[/note]]]]
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[[caption-width-right:274:Glenn Hughes. [[Music/VillagePeople Village Person]]. 1950–2001. Buried in this very outfit.[[note]]Ironically, despite playing a huge part in popularizing the archetype and its association with gay culture, Hughes was, according to all reports, actually straight.[[/note]]]]
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