Bikini Armor is a female-exclusive fantasy armor that only covers the breasts and pubic area and leaves the cleavage, midriff, thighs and legs exposed. first appeared in western comics like Conan and Red Sonja, then adopted by master mangaka Osamu Tezuka Sensei in his masterpiece titled "Prime Rose", the bikini armor saw a huge boom from the mid 80's to mid 90's, nowadays the bikini armor is a staple in fantasy animes as seen in Queen's Blade and Bikini Warriors.
Usually worn by attractive female warriors to maximize exposure of body parts such as the cleavage, midriff, buttocks, hips, thighs, legs. The top part covering the breasts is either a bikini top or shaped much like a brassiere with metallic reinforcement. The bottom may be a bikini bottom, a thong, highleg or lowleg panties, pelvic curtains, tribal loincloths, open skirts, briefs, short shorts, hot pants, chaps, side faulds along with some accessories like blade sheaths, scabards, holsters, helmets, headbands, headdresses, crowns, tiaras, diadems, hats, forehead gems, foreheard jewels, forehead protectors, capes, pauldrons, bracers, gloves, gauntlets, elbow pads, knee pads, shoulder pads, chokers, necklaces, ear rings, neck rings, jewelry rings, belly chains, body ribbons, stockings, piercings, tattoos, scars, belts, cuffs, bandages, masks, makeup, circlets, armlets, arm straps, armbands, bracelets, wristbands, thighlets, thigh straps, thighbands, anklets, shin gurads, corsets, capelets, collars, garters, pasties, harnesses, arm & leg warmers, vambraces, codpieces, high heels, roman sandals, boots and greaves.
Affiliate Bikini Armor Stack https://myanimelist.net/stacks/12239
Affiliate Sci-Fi Bikinis Stack https://myanimelist.net/stacks/12313
Why Bikini Armor is the Ultimate Armor
Benefit #1: Flexibility
The big problem with heavy armor is that it seriously reduces maneuverability. All those heavy, protective plates make it very difficult to move your arms around. And while the metal plates can deflect some sword strikes, most enemies in Final Fantasy have powerful, armor-ignoring magic. So having the option to jump out of the way is actually more practical than protective gear. “But shouldn’t they at least wear something that covers their body so they won’t get scrapes and bruises when they skid along the ground?” That’s what their male teammates or for. Whenever a woman dives dramatically out of the way, a man should just catch her. Problem solved!
Benefit #2: Appeal
Some may argue that the appeal of bikini armor only benefits the male players of the video game. However, there is some validity to using appeal to distract your enemies during combat. Everyone knows that every man in the world is completely distracted the second he sees a bikini. There’s no resisting it. The male mind is just too feeble. Just imagine it. The guy goes onto the battlefield expecting a big scary man, and instead he sees a woman in a swimsuit. He’s gonna drop his guard; it’s inevitable. That’s when she stabs him in the face. And prays that all the distracted men on her own team aren’t getting stabbed by other girls in bikinis…
Benefit #3: Comfort
Bikini armor is way more comfortable than regular armor. Between the heavy plates and scratchy leathers, armor is not fun to wear. Men don’t like it any more than ladies. But men don’t have the assets to take advantage of a lack of armor. Women are fortunate enough to have all these nice benefits when they aren’t wearing armor, so they get the best of both worlds: practical AND comfortable. “But those tops aren’t offering the kind of support a woman needs for something as athletic as fighting for her life.” Don’t worry, all women are spellcasters or healers, so they barely have to move. No support needed!
Benefit #4: Affordability
Do you know how much armor costs in these games? A cheap suit of armor can run a few hundred gil (which obviously converts 1-for-1 into dollars). Really good armor costs 100 times that. But it doesn’t cost anything to throw on a tank top and skirt from your closet. While all the men are wasting their money on sheets of metal strapped to their chests, the women can buy stuff like weapons, magic, and medicine that the party really needs. Or a pretty ribbon to protect them from status problems.
Benefit #5: Stylishness
The final disadvantage of suits of armor is that they look pretty awful. There’s a reason no one wears a helmet in movies – they look stupid. While armor may be useful as protection, it’s horrible for looking fly in social situations. Conversely, the women of Final Fantasy are always ready to party. No one’s ever gonna say that they look stupid. Bikini armor means that the ladies can always be confident in the fact that they look good in their outfit. As long as the dress code isn’t formal…
Anime
Bikini Warriors
Capricorn
Choujin Gakuen Gowcaizer
Dirty Pair
Dragon Half
Dream Hunter Rem
New Dream Hunter Rem: Yume no Kishitachi
Elf 17
Genmu Senki Leda
Iron Virgin Jun
Jungle de Ikou
Kill La Kill
Legend of Lemnear: Kyokuguro no Tsubasa Valkisas
Majuu Senshi Luna Varga
Maps
MAPS: Densetsu no Samayoeru Seijin-tachi
Maris The Choujo
Megami Paradise
Mujigen Hunter Fandora
Nanatsu no Bitoku
Outlanders
Ozanari Dungeon: Kaze no Tou
Princess Minerva
Queen's Blade
Rakushou! Hyper Doll
Ryuu Seiki
Sin: Nanatsu No Taizai
SF Choujigen Densetsu Rall in Cream Lemon
Slayers Films & OVAs (Not TV)
Time Slip Ichimannen: Prime Rose
Tobira wo Akete
Voogie's Angel
Waza no Tabibito
Video Games
Alisia Dragoon
Amazon's Running Diet
Angel Fight
Aretha
Athena
Blades of Time
Brandish the Dark Revenant
Code of Princess
Conan the Dark Axe
Chaos Breaker / Dark Awake
Dahna: Megami Tanjo
Dead Or Alive / Xtreme
Dragon's Crown
Dragon Knight
Dragon Quest 3/4
Eyra Crow Maiden
Fighting Angels
Guardian Legend
Golden Axe
Heavy Metal FAKK 2
Lollipop Chainsaw
Melfand Stories
Midgard (1998)
Mugen Senshi Valis
Oneechanbara
Popful Mail
Princess Minerva
Rumble Roses / XX
Rusty (PC-98)
Scarlet Blade
Shantae
Soulcalibur
Tera Online
The Vagrant
Time Gal
Trials of Mana
Trinea
Waiwai World
Wing of Madoola
Xena: Warrior Princess
X-Blades
Commercials
Athena
Popful Mail
Wing Of Madoola
Mugen Senshi Valis
Pepsi - We Will Rock You
Comics
Falka
Darna
Taarna
Druuna
Starfire
Purgatori
Aeon Flux
Red Sonja
Power Girl
Vampirella
Witchblade
Cavewoman
Dejah Thoris
Bikini Cowboy
Power Princess
Jungle Fantasy
Ghita of Alizarr
Wonder Woman
Shanna/Sheena
Aspen Matthews
Jungle Girl/Queen
Witch Eternity Comics
Lady Death/Demon/Hel
Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose
Animations
Heavy Metal (1981)
Fire And Ice (1983)
Heavy Metal (2000)
Stripperella (2003)
Lady Death (2004)
Witchblade (2006)
Wonder Woman (2009)
SCHOOLGIRL CRUSH
Chainmail Bikini Squad
Music Videos
ERA - Infanati
Katy Perry - Roar
GIRL CRUSH (걸크러쉬)
Kate Bush - Babooshka
Benni Benassi - Satisfaction
Alex Gaudino - Destination Calabria
Was Not Was - Walk The Dinosaur
Aqours「KOKORO MAGIC “A to Z”」
Gurren Lagann: Pieces of Sweet Stars
Tigarah e Laura - Spunky Afro Tiger Jet
Honorable Mentions
Prince of Persia Warrior Within Shahdee
Kingdom Under Fire II Spellsword
Darkstalkers Morrigan Aensland
Street Fighter Cammy & Elena
Nier/Automata Kainé & A2
SNK Athena & Helene
Mortal Kombat Kitana
Ninja Gaiden Rachel
KOF Mai Shiranui
Toshinden Sofia
SoulCalibur Ivy
Wanna Be the Strongest in the World
Sengoku Otome: Momoiro Paradox
Manyuu Hikenchou
Momo Kyun Sword
Senran Kagura
Valkyrie Drive
Samurai Girls
Cutie Honey
Agent Aika
Ikkitousen
Bastard
Eiken
Keijo
Indeed, RyanReos is the artist if you feel like looking up his other work. He does renders of other bikini armour characters and more, but his elf swordmaster character is my favourite.
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