Keep Until Better Image Suggested.
Pre-shredding, her stance is solid and it's obviously bulky armor. She clearly wouldn't be able to turn her head much or be in a similar pose as on the right. Moreover, her pose is "static," by which I mean that she's obviously not moving.
Post-shredding, her stance is almost whimsical, and she's clearly more agile. Her pose is "dynamic," by which I mean that she's obviously moving.
I think it illustrates the trope fine, and — as a bonus — does so in a concise way. I don't think another image would illustrate this in two parts.
Look at all that shiny stuff ain't they prettyMaybe do Goku's weight clothes as a 3-4 panel thing with a caption like, "Step One, Fight. Step Two, Strip. Step Three, Kick ass."
EDIT: Also just realized that Pokemon has a move called "Shell Smash" which demonstrates this concept. So maybe take a couple of screenshots of Cilan's Dwebble/Crustle using it.
edited 14th Apr '17 11:10:46 AM by GreeneMachine92
@7: That honestly sounds like it is this trope, since she needs a special ability to be mobile in her suit, and then inverted with the special ability. Either way, though, it doesn't need to actually be an example to be a good image.
12 in part because it's not as concise as the current but also because it shows someone gaining "power" and not "speed" (according to the last panel, anyway).
I still think Keep Until Better Image Suggested is the way to go for this one, but crowner?
@11, my point was that in Brawl, which is the game the image links to, she is an example. Whether or not she is in any other Metroid game is irrelevant (since the Speed Booster doesn't exist in Brawl anyway), and there's also what @14 said.
I disagree. The current illustrates the "shed armor" part, and the "gain speed" is implied in the difference in their posing (grounded and firm vs. mid-air and moving). It's not ideal — a more explicit declaration of gaining speed like stat bars would be better — but it's certainly more concise than the suggestion.
The points about the image "not being an example" or "actually being an example" are moot. The image does not need to be an actual example in order for it to be a decent or good image. This is the exact reasoning that allowed Sinister Minister to keep its image despite the character not actually being an example.
Look at all that shiny stuff ain't they pretty


The current image shows the 'shed armor' part but does nothing to demonstrate the 'gain speed' part. Granted, this may be a hard one to fully illustrate in an image but I still figured it was worth it to open up an image picking discussion on it.
I don't know of an image that illustrates it off hand but I think our best bet is one that's sequential. One that shows the character in bulky armor, one of them shedding their armor, and one showing them showing off their newfound speed. Again, I don't know of any examples off hand but that would likely be the best bet for this trope.