History Main / ThongOfShielding

* ''Wrestling/{{GLOW}}'' was a big offender, given that fanservice was pretty much the whole idea. [[CountryMouse Ashley's]] rap even ended with an ass-shot.

* Male example: [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/65986072@N00/1384331570/ The Sinagua]], a bronze statue by Susan Kliewer,[[note]]In Sedona, Arizona[[/note]] depicting an almost-nude male tribesman and a more modestly-dressed woman.

** [[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/wowwiki/images/c/c7/Alexstrasza_the_Life-Binder.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20081001091539 Alexstrasza]], the Red Dragon queen, wears the most prominent example of this trope in her high elf form.

NippleAndDimed for the backside. Provided that the gluteal cleft (that's the crevasse between the buttocks, i.e. "butt crack") is covered, you can show most of the buttocks and get away with it.

* Promotional art for ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX'' shows one lady in this, and brandishing a sword.

* Coco Austin tends to have this happen a lot, since she's a swimsuit model with quite a lot of junk in the trunk. One particular picture (taken by her husband, Ice-T) was shot from an angle where it really did look like she was naked and, according to Conan O'Brien, the censors would only allow him to show the picture on TV for three seconds.

* Bikini bottoms usually expose some or most of the buttocks, including the gluteal folds, and that's all fine and normal on a beach. However, this trope can sometimes come into play, either as a WardrobeMalfunction of a normal bikini bottom or as the intent behind some of the skimpier thongs. The latter especially is a {{Fanservice}} option used by women who are proud enough to show off their assets and attract some MaleGaze (because of course).

* Male example: [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/65986072@N00/1384331570/ The Sinagua]], a bronze statue by Susan Kliewer[[note]] In Sedona, Arizona[[/note]], depicting an almost-nude male tribesman and a more modestly-dressed woman.

* Ayumi from ''VideoGame/XBlades'' has this. Her unlockable alternate armors actually do cover her rather properly, CleavageWindow notwithstanding. Amusingly, the Japanese [=PS3=] version censors her thong and [[http://www.tnksoft.com/blog/images/2009/04/xblades.jpg replaces it with a bikini bottom instead]], which ends up making her subjectively sexier, in a TheissTitillationTheory sort of way.

* In ''My Father the Hero'', there's a scene where the father meets up with his daughter poolside with her in a white one-piece swimsuit. Imagine his surprise when she gets up and it's revealed to be a thong bottom.... In one version, a much more modest suit is digitally superimposed, which makes the entire scene farcical as the father character overreacts to a perfectly normal swimsuit. To put things in perspective, Creator/KatherineHeigl, who played the daughter, was only 16 at the time of filming.

* Bikini bottoms usually expose some or most of the buttocks, including the gluteal folds, and that's all fine and normal on a beach. But when the bikini bottom exposes just a bit of the ass crack, it is instantly considered a WardrobeMalfunction and becomes either {{Fanservice}} or FanDisservice depending on the woman.

* Cammy from the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series. Depending on the game will involve an ass-shot whether it's part of her entrance or win pose.
** Rainbow Mika wrestling gear also exposes her backside. She also doesn't hesitate throw her backside in your face with her flying peach.

* ''Series/TheXFiles'': In "First Person Shooter," the virtual killer Maitreya wears a VERY skimpy black latex leotard with a thong, over fishnet stockings. It fits her character, a MsFanservice video game character cranked UpToEleven.

* In ''My Father the Hero'', there's a scene where the father meets up with his daughter poolside with her in a white one-piece swimsuit. Imagine his surprise when she gets up and it's revealed to be a thong bottom.... In one version, a much more modest suit is digitally superimposed, which makes the entire scene farcical as the father character overreacts to a perfectly normal swimsuit. To put things in perspective, Creator/KatherineHeigl, who played the daughter, was [[JailBait only 16]] at the time of filming.

* All costumes of ''VideoGame/SmashingTheBattle'' have a minimal thong with Sarah's having a small window exposing the top of her butt crack, including one outfit of Sarah's where the thong is on over a yellow suit for whatever reason. Both her and Mary's rears are otherwise only covered by small cloths on top of the garment, which can be removed by going in Overdrive Mode in-game or by simply unchecking "show armor" in the menu. This all adds up to the player [[MaleGaze seeing most of their asses most of the time during gameplay.]] The [=iOS=]/Android port tones this down by making their costumes in to full-body black suits.

** A rare male example is [[ViewerGenderConfusion Kuja]] from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'', he wears a thong for his [[AgentPeacock flamboyant]] [[AnimalMotif peacock motif]], it's also among the few designs drawn by Amano which carried to the full game and remained intact. The game also has a straight female example with Garnet in her Trance form that does show much of her stinky behind due to the clothes switch.

* Cammy from the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series. Depending on the game will involve an ass-shot whether it's part of her entrance or win pose. Most promotional material concerning her also has her one way or another in a position that shows her fetid posterior.
** Rainbow Mika wrestling gear also exposes her backside. She also doesn't hesitate throw her backside in your face with her flying peach,
** [[NotSoAboveItAll Akuma]] of all people in [[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken]] wears one of these, and like Cammy he also has a win pose where he just turns her back to the audience. Unlike Cammy however he stays in that pose while she covers her smelly butt after a bit making viewers see him in all his glory.
** Laura also has a thong but unlike the aforementioned girls she wears skin tight clothing under the thong, making her funky butt form noticeable yet not visible.
** As a compromise with her swap costume base on Yoshimitsu Ibuki's swap costume based on him sees her wearing a skin tight top similar to Cammy's to make up the fact she is a [[NippleAndDimed girl]] and his version of the outfit was shirtless. It is a little more [[https://i.imgur.com/dsjVVdr.jpg covering]] than Cammy's version and Ibuki wears more clothing/accessories over it but some of her ninja butt is still visible.

* ''VideoGame/RumbleRoses''
** Dixie's default clothing have this showing a good amount of her malodorous Texan cowgirl butt. Interestingly her bikinis show just as much of said bottom.
** Mistress Spencer's default also has shows must of her reeking bottom. This helps show where Dr. Anesthesia put her Tatoo.
** Speaking of Dr. Anesthesia her SS outfit sees her wearing this that also exposes most of her fetid rear end. Also worth noting she looks like an alien like this.
** While not as revealing as the previously mentioned girls both of Aigle's outfits also show her olid nomad bum bum to a good degree.
** Sista A's regular outfit shows much of her whiffy backside as well.
** Both Lady X robots have this built into their designs. This includes Subsistance who doesn't even emulate human flesh like Substance but still is made to have a feminine form.
* Rachel from ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' has this in her default outfit that shows her rather big stenchy fiend hunting bottom. She also does take advantage of this as one of her grabs against crouching opponent has her grab her opponent's head and ram it right into her minimally shielded musty bum bum.

* Cammy from the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series. Depending on the game will involve an ass-shot whether it's part of her entrance or win pose.

** A rare male example is [[ViewerGenderConfusion Kuja]] from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'', he wears a thong for his [[AgentPeacock flamboyant]] [[AnimalMotif peacock motif]], it's also among the few designs drawn by Amano which carried to the full game and remained intact. The game also has a straight female example with Garnet in her trans form that does show much of her stinky behind due to the clothes switch.

** A rare male example is [[ViewerGenderConfusion Kuja]] from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'', he wears a thong for his [[AgentPeacock flamboyant]] [[AnimalMotif peacock motif]], it's also among the few designs drawn by Amano which carried to the full game and remained intact.

* ''Manga/UchiNoMusumeNiTeODasuNa'': Athena and her daughter, Clara, both wear the same leotard styled superhero costume, which includes a high-cut thong. It also come with a reasonably long cape, but you'll still see their ass cheeks [[{{Ecchi}} pretty often.]]

* Creator/Chyna started her career in fairly modest ring gear meant to emphasize her musculature; as she presented more feminine, she changed to biker-inspired black leather, including chaps and a thong.

* Wrestling/Chyna started her career in fairly modest ring gear meant to emphasize her musculature; as she presented more feminine, she changed to biker-inspired black leather, including chaps and a thong.

* And on a similar note, Sira from ''VideoGame/{{Albion}}''. 100% catgirl-mage ''who can't even be equipped with decent armor''. If it weren't for her serious MagikarpPower and magical items, she'd be little more than furry eyecandy. At least the rest of the party ''can'' shield her (and other mages) from direct physical attacks, unlike in many other [=RPGs=].

* Daphne from ''VideoGame/DragonsLair'' wears a teensy thong teddy and a silk robe. Why everyone insists on calling this a "dress" escapes us.

* ''Druuna'' is often dressed in just a red thong and a white tank top while navigating the post-apocalyptic world around her.