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* '''Subverted''': Alice considers taking her jacket off to flee, but her jacket manages to come loose from what it got caught on anyway.
* '''Double Subverted''': Alice gets stuck again when she runs in the bushes and her pants get caught on thorns, forcing her to remove some clothing to escape after all.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Alice considers taking her jacket off to flee, but her jacket manages to come loose from what it got caught on anyway.
** Alice takes off her jacket to flee, but her pursuer grabs her by her pants instead.
* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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Alice gets stuck again when she runs in the bushes and her pants get caught on thorns, forcing her to remove some clothing to escape after all.all.
** After a split second of indecision, Alice takes off her pants as well and escapes.



* '''Zig-Zagged''': Alice repeatedly gets her clothes caught on stuff, has difficulty deciding whether she should go through with removing her clothes to escape and every other occasion she's trapped by her clothes, she finds another means of escape that doesn't require disrobing.

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''':
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Alice repeatedly gets her clothes caught on stuff, things, has difficulty deciding whether she should go through with removing her clothes to escape and every other occasion she's trapped by her clothes, she finds another means of escape that doesn't require disrobing.disrobing.
** Alice's pursuer grabs her by various garments and she takes them off to escape, one by one, until she's nude.



** The villain is a pervert who arranges for Alice to get her clothes caught on stuff so he could manipulate Alice into undressing.

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** The villain is a pervert who arranges for Alice to get her clothes caught on stuff so he could things to manipulate Alice into undressing.



* '''Defied''': "I don't care if it's my only way out of this alive. I'd rather die with dignity than traipse around with no pants on!"

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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"I don't care if it's my only way out of this alive. I'd rather die with dignity than traipse around with no pants on!"on!"
** Alice's pursuer is just so strong that they can hold her even when she's nude.

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** Alice manages to slip out of her entire wardrobe, leaving the villain confused by holding a pile of clothes while Alice runs off in her underwear or naked.
** Alice gets stuck to something by her scarf, and as a result she ... strips naked and takes off everything but her scarf.
** Alice ends up stripping completely naked through this way. After defeating Emperor Evulz in a FullFrontalAssault, she is interviewed on live TV with her nudity uncensored.
** Alice ends up completely naked through this way. She finally returns home and ends up in a BirthdaySuitSurpriseParty.

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** Alice manages to slip out of her entire wardrobe, leaving the villain confused by holding a pile of clothes while Alice runs off in her underwear or naked.
underwear.
** Alice gets stuck to something by her scarf, and as a result she ... strips naked and takes off everything but her scarf.
** Alice ends up stripping completely naked through this way. After defeating Emperor Evulz in a FullFrontalAssault, she is interviewed on live TV with
scarf, leaving her nudity uncensored.
still trapped.
** Alice ends up completely naked through this way.method. She finally returns home and ends up in a BirthdaySuitSurpriseParty.

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** Alice gets stuck to something by her clothing, and as a result she ... takes off garments that ''aren't'' caught on anything.

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** Alice gets stuck to something by her clothing, scarf, and as a result she ... strips naked and takes off garments that ''aren't'' caught everything but her scarf.
** Alice ends up stripping completely naked through this way. After defeating Emperor Evulz in a FullFrontalAssault, she is interviewed
on anything.live TV with her nudity uncensored.
** Alice ends up completely naked through this way. She finally returns home and ends up in a BirthdaySuitSurpriseParty.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character gets trapped by a piece of their clothing and is forced to remove and leave the article of clothing behind in order to escape.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character gets trapped by a piece of their clothing and is forced to remove can't escape without removing the garment and leave the article of clothing behind in order to escape.
leaving it behind.
* '''Straight''': '''Straight''':



** Alice is able to reclaim her removed piece of clothing after taking it off.
** Rather than completely remove and abandon the article of clothing, Alice tears off the portion of the garment that got stuck.

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** After getting out of danger, Alice is able to reclaim her removed reclaims the piece of clothing after taking it off.
she removed.
** Rather than completely remove and abandon the article of clothing, garment, Alice tears off the portion of the garment that got stuck.



* '''Parodied''': Alice manages to slip out of her entire wardrobe, leaving the villain confused by holding a pile of clothes while Alice runs off in her underwear.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Alice manages to slip out of her entire wardrobe, leaving the villain confused by holding a pile of clothes while Alice runs off in her underwear.underwear or naked.
** Alice gets stuck to something by her clothing, and as a result she ... takes off garments that ''aren't'' caught on anything.



** Alice never finds anybody chasing her.

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** Alice is never finds anybody chasing her.chased.



* '''Lampshaded''': "I hope I don't have to remove too much of my apparel when I get caught into traps. I'd be very embarrassed to have to get out of this place in just my underwear...or even less than that!"

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* '''Lampshaded''': "I hope I don't have to remove too much of my apparel when I get caught into traps. I'd be very embarrassed to have to get out of this place in just my underwear...underwear ... or even less than that!"

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* '''Straight''': Alice gets her jacket caught on a spike while trying to run from a bloodthirsty maniac, forcing her to slip out of her jacket to avoid getting cornered and killed by the lunatic.

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* '''Straight''': '''Straight''':
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Alice gets her jacket caught on a spike while trying to run from a bloodthirsty maniac, forcing her to slip out of her jacket to avoid getting cornered and killed by the lunatic.lunatic.
** Alice steps in [[StickySituation a puddle of glue left as a trap]] and gets stuck, so she takes off her shoes and escapes barefoot.

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* '''Exploited''': The villain is a pervert who arranges for Alice to get her clothes caught on stuff so he could manipulate Alice into undressing.

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* '''Exploited''': '''Exploited''':
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The villain is a pervert who arranges for Alice to get her clothes caught on stuff so he could manipulate Alice into undressing.undressing.
** Alice finds it a good opportunity to get rid of her HomemadeSweaterFromHell without hurting her grandmother’s feelings.

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* '''Downplayed''': Alice is able to reclaim her removed piece of clothing after taking it off.

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Alice is able to reclaim her removed piece of clothing after taking it off.off.
** Rather than completely remove and abandon the article of clothing, Alice tears off the portion of the garment that got stuck.

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* '''Inverted''': Alice is trapped when someone puts a jacket on her and attaches the jacket to the wall.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Alice is trapped when someone puts a jacket on her and attaches the jacket to the wall.wall.
** A naked Alice is caught in a trap with a mechanism or substance that sticks specifically to her skin and holds her in place. For the next time she finds herself in the area, she's clothed so it can't adhere to her.



** Alice, being a ShamelessFanserviceGirl, is always naked in the first place.

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** Alice, being a ShamelessFanserviceGirl, is always naked nude in the first place.



* '''Reconstructed''': Alice avoids direct confrontation until she can find some coverings she can use to protect herself from harm.

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* '''Reconstructed''': [[ActionSurvivor Alice avoids direct confrontation until she can find some coverings she can use to protect herself from harm.]]



* '''Played for Horror''': Being bare naked in a setting where [[EverythingTryingToKillYou everything is already trying to kill her]] enhances Alice's sheer fear.



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* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice repeatedly gets her clothes caught on stuff, has difficulty deciding whether she should go through with removing her clothes to escape and every other occasion she's trapped by her clothes, she finds another means of escape that doesn't require disrobing.
* '''Averted''': Alice doesn't get her clothes caught on anything.
* '''Enforced''': Having a character undress to avoid getting hurt or killed can be done for fanservice or RuleOfFunny.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': Alice repeatedly gets her clothes caught on stuff, has difficulty deciding whether she should go through with removing her clothes to escape and every other occasion she's trapped by her clothes, she finds another means of escape that doesn't require disrobing.
* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
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Alice doesn't get her clothes caught on anything.
** Alice never finds anybody chasing her.
** Alice, being a ShamelessFanserviceGirl, is always naked in the first place.
* '''Enforced''': Having a character undress to avoid getting hurt or killed can be done for fanservice FanService, RuleOfFunny, or RuleOfFunny.both.



* '''Discussed''': "Uh-oh, the serial killer's after me. I hope all I have to do to get away if he grabs me is slipping out of my jacket."

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* '''Discussed''': "Uh-oh, the serial killer's SerialKiller's after me. I hope all I have to do to get away if he grabs me is slipping out of my jacket."



* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice intentionally gets her clothes caught on stuff just so she'd have an excuse to remove her clothes and leave them behind.
* '''Played For Drama''': Alice becomes a pariah because civilians assume that she's an exhibitionist and refuse to listen to her defense that she had to sacrifice her clothes in order to avoid getting killed.

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* '''Played For for Laughs''': Alice intentionally gets her clothes caught on stuff just so she'd have an excuse to remove her clothes and leave them behind.
* '''Played For for Drama''': Alice becomes a pariah because civilians assume that she's an exhibitionist and refuse to listen to her defense that she had to sacrifice her clothes in order to avoid getting killed.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "I hope I don't have to remove too much of my apparel. I'd be very embarrassed to have to get out of this place in just my underwear...or even less than that!"

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* '''Lampshaded''': "I hope I don't have to remove too much of my apparel.apparel when I get caught into traps. I'd be very embarrassed to have to get out of this place in just my underwear...or even less than that!"
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* '''Lampshaded''': "I hope I don't have to remove too much of my apparel. I'd be very embarrassed to have to get out of this place in my underwear...or even less than that!"

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* '''Lampshaded''': "I hope I don't have to remove too much of my apparel. I'd be very embarrassed to have to get out of this place in just my underwear...or even less than that!"
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* '''Invoked''': Bob points out to Alice that while removing her clothes to escape is humiliating, it's better than surrendering to modesty.

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* '''Invoked''': Bob points out to Alice that while removing her clothes to escape is humiliating, it's better than surrendering to letting herself die for the sake of modesty.
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* '''Played For Drama''': Alice becomes a pariah because civilians assume that she's an exhibitionist and refuse to listen to her defense that she had to take her clothes off in order to avoid getting killed.

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* '''Played For Drama''': Alice becomes a pariah because civilians assume that she's an exhibitionist and refuse to listen to her defense that she had to take sacrifice her clothes off in order to avoid getting killed.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character gets trapped by a piece of their clothing and is forced to remove and leave the article of clothing behind in order to escape.
* '''Straight''': Alice gets her jacket caught on a spike while trying to run from a bloodthirsty maniac, forcing her to slip out of her jacket to avoid getting cornered and killed by the lunatic.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice constantly gets pieces of her clothing caught on stuff and keeps disrobing until she's naked by the time she's out of danger.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice is able to reclaim her removed piece of clothing after taking it off.
* '''Justified''': Alice can always replace any clothing she has to leave behind, and leaving clothing behind to avoid certain doom is clearly a better option than staying where she is until her fate is sealed.
* '''Inverted''': Alice is trapped when someone puts a jacket on her and attaches the jacket to the wall.
* '''Subverted''': Alice considers taking her jacket off to flee, but her jacket manages to come loose from what it got caught on anyway.
* '''Double Subverted''': Alice gets stuck again when she runs in the bushes and her pants get caught on thorns, forcing her to remove some clothing to escape after all.
* '''Parodied''': Alice manages to slip out of her entire wardrobe, leaving the villain confused by holding a pile of clothes while Alice runs off in her underwear.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice repeatedly gets her clothes caught on stuff, has difficulty deciding whether she should go through with removing her clothes to escape and every other occasion she's trapped by her clothes, she finds another means of escape that doesn't require disrobing.
* '''Averted''': Alice doesn't get her clothes caught on anything.
* '''Enforced''': Having a character undress to avoid getting hurt or killed can be done for fanservice or RuleOfFunny.
* '''Lampshaded''': "I hope I don't have to remove too much of my apparel. I'd be very embarrassed to have to get out of this place in my underwear...or even less than that!"
* '''Invoked''': Bob points out to Alice that while removing her clothes to escape is humiliating, it's better than surrendering to modesty.
* '''Exploited''': The villain is a pervert who arranges for Alice to get her clothes caught on stuff so he could manipulate Alice into undressing.
* '''Defied''': "I don't care if it's my only way out of this alive. I'd rather die with dignity than traipse around with no pants on!"
* '''Discussed''': "Uh-oh, the serial killer's after me. I hope all I have to do to get away if he grabs me is slipping out of my jacket."
* '''Conversed''': "What do you think would be the odds that Alice escapes the next trap she gets into by taking off her pants?"
* '''Implied''': Alice is missing an article of clothing in her next scene and explains that taking the piece of clothing off was her only option for survival.
* '''Deconstructed''': Sure, Alice has avoided a gruesome fate by removing her clothes, but she's now more vulnerable than ever since she lacks a means of protection.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice avoids direct confrontation until she can find some coverings she can use to protect herself from harm.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice intentionally gets her clothes caught on stuff just so she'd have an excuse to remove her clothes and leave them behind.
* '''Played For Drama''': Alice becomes a pariah because civilians assume that she's an exhibitionist and refuse to listen to her defense that she had to take her clothes off in order to avoid getting killed.
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