History Main / OrganicBra

* Bowser/Bowletta from ''Videogame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'' possesses two large plates on her chest just like the afore-mentioned Nidoqueen.

Sister trope of SeaShellBra and BarbieDollAnatomy. Compare it to NonMammalMammaries. Can sometimes overlap with NonhumansLackAttributes. Not to be confused with FurBikini.

* From ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', Jynx seems to [[PlayingWithATrope play with this trope]]. Although her red covering may look like a dress, almost every wild Pokémon doesn't wear a single piece of clothing (notable exceptions are Scrafty, his or her pre-evolution and Mimikyu). This means that her red suit may be just an elaborate, multi-colored skin patch. On the other hand, the trope is played straight with Nidoqueen, which sports two massive chest plates.

* Lisanna Strauss in FairyTail, has magic that let's her take on the form of animals, during the Tartaros arc she uses it to create a bra and underwear when she suffers from a lack of clothing, although technically she just transformed those parts of her body into a cat, so she's still 100% percent nude, just part cat.

* [[BigBad Ursula]], along with her sister [[TheUnfavorite Morgana]], from ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' franchise: her waist, buttocks and breasts are covered by a patch of black skin that forms a sweet-heart neckline. Furthermore their back lack the black covering, making their skin look like part of a slinky evening dress.

* Marishka, Alena and Verona (a.k.a Dracula's brides) from ''Film/VanHelsing'' have their chests covered with ridged leathery white skin whenever they turn into vampires. Justified, as their human forms possess {{Stripperific}} clothes.
* In ''Film/XMen'' shapeshifter Mystique is nude when not shapeshifted; she has scaly parts over her naughty bits.

* The mermaids in ''{{Charmed}}'' have a variation where their breasts are covered by strategically-placed scales.

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime [[VideoGameRemake 3D]]'', Princess Ruto has fins on her chest that have the appearance of a dress top to cover her NonMammalMammaries. (In the original release, she tends more toward BarbieDollAnatomy.) This carries over into ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors''.

* The Queen of Blades from ''{{Starcraft}}'' franchise has a purple colored skin that covers her breasts. Furthermore, everything but the breasts is covered with bone-like bumps.
* From ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', Jynx seems to [[PlayingWithATrope play with this trope]]. Although her red covering may look like a dress, almost every wild Pokémon doesn't wear a single one (notable exceptions are Scrafty, his or her pre-evolution and Cosplay Pikachus). This means that her red suit may be just an elaborate, multi-colored skin patch. On the other hand, the trope is played straight with Nidoqueen, which sports two massive chest plates.

* ''{{Darkstalkers}}'' has CatGirl Felicia with a strip of fur that both censors her nipples and acts as a FurBikini.

* Nami, the Tidecaller in ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' has this as well as AbsoluteCleavage formed with ''her scales''.
** WordOfGod states that she actually did this when she found out about the indecency of this in Runeterra, the ingame world, after a certain NoodleIncident and used her magic to cover herself, down below the waves I guess all of her kind are rocking it bare chested.

* Both versions of Medusa from ''Film/ClashOfTheTitans'' have black plates covering their nipples.

* Alexia Ashford's Tyrant Form in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica'' has vine-like growths that cover her nipples and groin.

* From ''{{Pokemon}}'', Jynx seems to [[PlayingWithATrope play with this trope]]. Although her red covering may look like a dress, almost every wild Pokémon doesn't wear a single one (notable exceptions are Scrafty, his or her pre-evolution and Cosplay Pikachus). This means that her red suit may be just an elaborate, multi-colored skin patch. On the other hand, the trope is played straight with Nidoqueen, which sports two massive chest plates.

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* [[BigBad Ursula]], along with her sister [[TheUnfavorite Morgana]], from ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' franchise: her waist, buttocks and breasts are covered by a patch of black skin that forms a sweet-heart neckline. Furthermore their back lack the black covering, making their skin look like part of a slinky evening dress.

Sister trope of SeaShellBra and BarbieDollAnatomy. Compare it to NonMammalMammaries. Can sometimes overlap with NonhumansLackAttributes.

* The ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' version of Princess Ruto fins on her chest that have the appearance of a dress top to cover her breasts. This was added from Ocarina of Time 3D, though.

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[[caption-width-right:350:No bra, no problem.]]
Sometimes, when you need to create a human-looking alien, a female member of a race of UnscaledMerfolk, or a DraconicHumanoid, bras or simple breasts coverings may look awkward, as she isn't supposed to wear any clothes at all. Well, what should a writer do? The answer is, in this case, covering the mammaries with a natural fleshy appendage, wide enough to hide cleavage and nipples from a view from above. In a few cases, it can also cover a good part of the belly and the waist, forming a shell-like composition. Usually it will be thick enough to hide the nipples underneath, which consequently leads to NippleAndDimed. Bonus points if the creature either looks like an adolescent or appears in children media.

[[caption-width-right:325:No bra, no problem.]]

Sister trope of SeaShellBra and BarbieDollAnatomy. Compare it to NonMammalMammaries.

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* Both versions of Medusa from ''ClashOfTheTitans'' have black plates covering their nipples.
* Marishka, Alena and Verona (a.k.a Dracula's brides) from ''[[Film/VanHelsing Van Helsing]]'' have their chests covered with ridged leathery white skin whenever they turn into vampires. Justified, as their human forms possess {{Stripperific}} clothes.

* Mermaids in ''H2O:JustAddWater'' and ''MakoMermaidsAnH2OAdventure'' have scales in exactly the same pattern as a bra, complete with straps, with a bare midriff between that and the scales of their tails. Mermen are bare chested.

* From ''{{Pokemon}}'', Jynx seems to [[PlayingWithATrope play with this trope]]. Although her red covering may look like a dress, almost every wild Pokèmon doesn't wear not a single one (notable exceptions are Scrafty, his or her pre-evolution and Cosplay Pikachus)..That is, her red suit may be just an elaborate, multi-colored skin patch. On the other hand, the trope is played straight with Nidoqueen, which sports two massive chest plates.

* Bowser/Bowletta from ''MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'' possesses two large plates on her chest just like the afore-mentioned Nidoqueen.
* Despite being a human-like creature, the fury Alecto from ''[[Videogame/GodOfWarAscension God of War:Ascension]]'' has her breasts covered by a naturally produced, black, tar-like substance. Her cleavage is quite visible, though.

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* Both versions of Medusa from ''ClashOfTheTitans'' have black plates covering their nipples.
* Marishka, Alena and Verona (a.k.a Dracula's brides) from ''[[Film/VanHelsing Van Helsing]]'' have their chests covered with ridged leathery white skin whenever they turn into vampires. Justified, as their human forms possess {{Stripperific}} clothes.
* In ''Film/XMen'' shapeshifter Mystique is nude when not shapeshifted; she has scaly parts over her naughty bits.
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* [[BigBad Ursula]], along with her sister [[TheUnfavorite Morgana]], from ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' franchise can be seen as the TropeCodifier: her waist, buttocks and breasts are covered by a patch of black skin that forms a sweet-heart neckline. Interestingly, her back lacks the black covering.

* The mermaids in ''{{Charmed}}'' have a variation where their breasts are covered by strategically-placed scales. Worth noting is that the hair of the actresses playing mermaids was too short to function as Godiva Hair.

* ''{{Darkstalkers}}'' has CatGirl Felicia with a strip of fur that both censors her nipples and seems to act as a bra.

Sometimes, when you need to create a human-looking alien, a female member of a race of UnscaledMerfolk, or a DraconicHumanoid, bras or simple breasts coverings may look awkward, as she isn't supposed to wear any clothes at all. Well, what should a writer do? The answer is, in this case, covering the mammaries with a natural fleshy appendage, wide enough to hide cleavage and nipples from a view from above. In a few cases, it can also cover a good part of the belly and the waist, forming a shell-like composition. Usually it will thick enough to hide the nipples underneath, which consequently leads to NippleAndDimed. Bonus points if the creature either looks like an adolescent or appears in children media.

* Marishka, Alena and Verona (a.k.a Dracula's brides) from ''[[Film/VanHelsing Van Helsing]]'' have their chests covered with ridged leathery white skin whenever they turn into vampires. Justified, as their human forms possess Striperrific clothes.

* [[BigBad Ursula]], along with her sister [[TheUnfavorite Morgana]], from ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' franchise can be seen as the TropeCodifier: her waist, buttocks and breasts are covered by a patch of black skin that forms a sweet-heat neckline. Interestingly, her back lacks the black covering.

* The Queen of Blades from ''{{Starcraft}}'' franchise has a purple colored skin that covers her breasts. Furthermore, everything but the breasts is covered with bones-like bumps.

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* The ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' version of Princess Ruto fins on her chest that have the appearance of a dress top to cover her breasts.

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Also a sister trope to BarbieDollAnatomy, where the creature doesn't appear to wear a bra, but has no visible nipples anyway.

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* In ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline'', Fek'Ihri Ravagers have a blobby patch of flesh over the breasts. Very much FanDisservice.

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There are a few examples listed at SeashellBra that are aversions of that trope and straight examples of this one, where mermaids are portrayed with natural scales over their chest.

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And that's the reason they ought to be sister tropes. However, the trope I proposed concerns with every kind of humanoid creature.

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^ What I meant is that SeashellBra can be fished (no pun intended) for examples. I found the following:

* The mermaids in ''Series/{{Charmed}}'' have a variation where their breasts are covered by strategically-placed scales. Worth noting is that the hair of the actresses playing mermaids was too short to function as GodivaHair.
* Mermaids in ''Series/H2OJustAddWater'' and ''Series/MakoMermaidsAnH2OAdventure'' have scales in exactly the same pattern as a bra, complete with straps, with a [[BareYourMidriff bare midriff]] between that and the scales of their tails. Mermen are bare chested.



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All right, then.

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* The female naga from ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' have their [[NonMammalMammaries breasts]] covered by scales (their models in ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII'' simply have BarbieDollAnatomy, but that's probably due to the lower graphic resolution). Some of them wear armor over their chest, though.

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NippleAndDimed should be referenced somewhere in the description. (i.e. these characters are designed this way so that they can have breasts without having visible nipples)

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I don't think it's necessary to comment on how it's great that this trope saves you looking at women you don't consider hot.

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Fixed.

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Well, it can be either a general FanService or FanDisservice (MostWritersAreMale).

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In ''Film/XMen'' (film version) shapeshifter Mystique is nude when not shapeshifted; she has scaly parts over her naughty bits.

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Charmed, Starcraft and Pokemon are currently not WikiWords. You should put them in curly brackets.

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@Ruto This was added from Ocarina of Time 3D.

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{{Darkstalkers}} has CatGirl Felicia with a strip of fur that both censors her nipples and seems to act as a bra.

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Mystique is a good image choice.

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Is there a trope for when a shapeshifter's clothes are part of the shapeshifter itself? Because in TheNineties WesternAnimation ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' (and probably other versions too), Mystique's dress is made of herself, which would sort of make it this trope, but would probably fit better under the above trope if it exists.

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^It seems not. The closest thing I found was its polar trope: ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing.

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I made a YKTTW for [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=a8irpr03chh4dmj0d3mbpmut Technically Naked Shapeshifter]], because that seems to be related to this but distinct enough to deserve its own trope.

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^ Legit. It's certainly a familar trope.

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Not sure if this counts but:

* Nami, the Tidecaller in ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' has this as well as AbsoluteCleavage formed with ''her scales''.

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It counts. Her breasts are covered by her own skin.

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There are at least two people who thinks this trope needs a bettet name, should we vote on one?

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I'm fine with the current name.

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The name and laconic feel like they could use improvement to me. While it's not ''too'' hard to figure out Fleshy Bra, it sounds more like it's a literal bra made out of flesh. I'd go for something more like Built-In Bra.

Similarly, the laconic says it's for characters who ''can't'' wear bras. As far as I'm aware, characters like Mystique can, and the naga in Warcraft certainly can (some of them do).

I feel like the laconic should be more like "When a female character's breasts are covered by something styled like clothes but is biologically part of their body."



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"Built-In Bra" sounds a bit better but gives an artifical ring to it rather than being part of the body. Maybe something like "Natural Bra"?

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NaturalBra
NaturalBreastCover
OrganicBra
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Yep, Organic Bra sounds good!

The laconic sounds better too, so I think this is good to launch if you guys do.

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I think you're good to launch. You have the hats. Name is good. Laconic is good. Description reads well. I think that a better cropped image would work better though. Your current is a bit too long. Mind if I tweak it?

EDIT: Cropped off a bit of the top and bottom of the image to make it scale to the page a bit better.

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