Swimming Pool Matriarch Visual Gag Variations 7

Author's Note: Can you believe that it has been several months since the last time I posted a Matriarch of the Swimming Pool Visual Gag Variations comic? Maybe time constraints do have a very serious effect on comic production after all...

I'm very sure Sofia the First from Disney's Sofia the First is secretly a Blaster Master fangirl because the vehicle driven by Jason in the Sunsoft NES game Blaster Master was named Sophia the Third.

Remember Sakura Kinomoto's Water Jester costume from Episode 3 of Cardcaptor Sakura? This battle costume is iconic because it appeared in both the anime and the manga. Given that the main part of Sakura's Water Jester costume had to be a water-resistant dress, it's possible that the core part of the battle costume is a swimsuit.

The default female Mii and Guest F are twin sisters because their faces are totally identical. The only difference is that the default female Mii wears a red shirt while Guest F wears a pink shirt.

Given that Mario likes Italian food, this mushroom eater would definitely love lasagna, meaning Garfield is not alone.

Starting from the London 2012 edition of Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, female characters get to wear gymnastics leotards that double as swimming costumes. Rosalina is playable in the gymnastics events of the Rio 2016 edition of Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games. However, Rosalina does not appear in the swimming events, meaning the leotard that she wears in the gymnastics events did not go for a swim at all.

Swimming in a leotard sounds like an absurd idea since leotards are not designed to go swimming. However, all of that changed when Destira designed leotards that can double as swimsuits. Therefore, Sakura Kinomoto's Water Jester leotard possibly being a swimsuit, as well as the leotards worn by the female characters doubling as swimsuits in the swimming events of Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games series, makes sense now.

Leotard Swimsuit

Female swimsuits that resemble long-sleeve gymnastics leotards actually exist. It sounds crazy, but it's officially true. Swimwear designers actually looked to long-sleeve gymnastics leotards to get inspiration for new swimsuit designs, which resulted in long-sleeve swimsuits that resemble gymnastics leotards.

It gets even crazier when you learn that leotards that can be worn as swimsuits exist. The Water Jester Costume from Cardcaptor Sakura comprises of a water-resistant dress and a blue leotard, which makes some people wonder if it is actually a swimsuit. In the Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games series, the female characters wear gymnastics leotards that function as swimsuits in the swimming events. If these instances of leotards being worn for situations where they will get wet are crazy, then you have not heard of the leotards offered by Destira. Some of their leotards can be worn as swimsuits. This means Cardcaptor Sakura and the Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games series both laid the foundations for leotards that are designed to be worn as swimsuits.

The Weird Side of the Web

The Internet can sometimes be a weird place, and here are just twelve images that define Internet weirdness.

There were occasions where belly dancers' skirts fell down, resulting in their panties getting exposed. It's a good thing the panties prevented further indecent exposure, because it could have been worse for the belly dancer whose skirt fell down if she did not wear any panties.

Wearing shorts that are skin-tight may not be a good idea, because the back of the shorts could rip, resulting in underwear getting exposed. One must wonder how would Peach respond to other people's reactions to her ripped shorts.

Pantsing images are quite common, and many of these images are considered inappropriate, even if the panties that got exposed were bikini bottoms.

In the Splatoon series, Inklings dissolve in water, which explains the orange ink puddle and the floating Squid Girl swimsuit in the swimming pool.

Since 2021, Smurf accounts have been the targets of the banhammer because Smurf accounts ruin gaming experiences for many people.

Toad deserves to get stabbed by Link, Cloud, Yuko and Schezo for being a potentially destructive parasite in the guise of a helpless but irritating nuisance.

Animal Crossing Villagers do not like being stuck in pitfalls, and the male Villager is shocked after getting stuck in a pitfall.

Many Fall Guys players keep falling off the edge in stages that are suspended in the sky.

Forehead coin to funnel is weird because in involves pouring water through a funnel into somebody's pants. Panties were not meant to get wet, unless they were bikini bottoms.

When I went on a cruise ship in 2013, I went to watch an ice skating performance. A female ice skater took her removable skirt off her leotard near the end of the show.

The armors from Mario Strikers Charged are bulletproof and do not crack, in contrast to the brittle armors from Ghosts'n Goblins.

Boyshorts panties that look like the shorts worn by Pyra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 actually exist. They may be tiny, but they are more modest than conventional panties. Even wearing a tiny pair of shorts as tiny as the one worn by Pyra under skirts or dresses helps to prevent panty shots.

Swimming Pool Matriarch Visual Gag Variations 5

Author's Note: This is the first Matriarch of the Swimming Pool comic since Neo Retro Union started its Bluesky account.

Did you know that Japanese copyright law did not incorporate Fair Use? If you have found out about this, good job. You have found out why Nintendo, Square Enix and Toei have been copystriking so-called "rogue" fans for alleged acts of copyright infringement.

Speaking of Japan, it turns out there was no repentance for all the war crimes committed in World War 2 because many of Japan's war criminals were never punished. That's why the Japanese government can deny war crimes and get away with it. It gets even worse when you find out that there was no repentance in Germany as well. If it's revealed that many aspects of post-war Germany, including copyright management authorities, were influenced, dominated and administered according to the will of National Socialism, all I can say about modern Germany is "Democracy Über Alles, my foot".

In Dragon Quest VI, Ashlynn and Milly both commented about the angel leotard, which is known for increasing the wearer's resistance against instant death spells. Ashlynn says that the angel leotard is more of Milly's style, while Milly says that the angel leotard suits Ashlynn better than her. But true Dragon Quest fans say the angel leotard looks good on both of them.

With the deaths of Koichi Sugiyama and Akira Toriyama, Dragon Quest XII could possibly be the last Dragon Quest game. It's unknown if Yuji Horii will retire to honor the memories of the dead men after the launch of Dragon Quest XII.

When Rooster Teeth launched Red Vs Blue, there was no MySpace because MySpace was launched on 1 August 2003, while the first episode of Red Vs Blue came out on 1 April 2003.

When Vimeo was established, there was no YouTube because Vimeo's establishment was in November 2004, while YouTube was launched on 14 February 2005.

Swimming Pool Matriarch Visual Gag Variations

Author's Note: This comic was inspired by the Senpai of the Pool meme, which in turn was inspired by the Panzer of the Lake meme.

Ah, yes. Nothing like a visual gag variations comic. It gets even better when combined with existing Internet memes.

You do remember that comic where leotards and lingerie looked similar to female swimwear. Well, it turns out leotards and lingerie did influenced modern female swimwear designs. That's why leotards and lingerie look similar to female swimsuits.

Pulling down anybody's pants or skirt is no longer funny and can get you into trouble with the long arm of the law. Even the bikini top falling off cliche is not funny anymore and some call for wardrobe malfunctions and deliberate underwear exposure to be banned.

Pokemon's Professor Oak was called Professor Okido in the Japanese version. But the Japanese word for Oak is Ooku, not Okido. This means Game Freak had been lying to Pokemon fans all along. Speaking of falsehoods in the Pokemon franchise, did you know that Ash "Satoshi" Ketchum does not have a surname in the Japanese version? The idea of Ash having the surname Ketchum was actually Nintendo of America's idea when they were localizing Pokemon Red and Blue, as well as the Pokemon TV series.

Remember the times when Magical Girls were portrayed as heroines of justice with attitude? Unfortunately, Puella Magi Madoka Magica ruined everything we love about magical girls. Simply put it, Puella Magi Madoka Magica lied about the promotional material, from the beach scenes that they promised in some posters, but was never featured in the TV series at all, to how they expected us to see magical girls as the heroines of justice who fight for what's right. Well, it turns out the magical girls of Puella Magi Madoka Magica were nothing more than pawns in Kyubey's plans to prevent the heat death of the universe. Therefore, Puella Magi Madoka Magica has always been lying to us, and on top of that even more than Game Freak lying to us about the Pokemon series.

Variations of a Justin Bailey Leotard

Fun Fact: Getting the second best ending in either the Famicom Disk System version or Nintendo Entertainment System version of Metroid, and then pressing start at the end of the credits will start a new game with Samus in Justin Bailey mode without using the Justin Bailey password.

Remember when I made a comic about NES/FDS Metroid Samus in a bikini? Well, the second best ending revolves around Samus in a leotard when in Justin Bailey mode, and a gymnasium would be a better background than the surface of Zebes.

The first image is obvious. The second is a reference to the leotard worn by Samus in the Nintendo Comics System stories, most notably Captain N: The Game Master. The third is based on the colour of her Zero Suit, while the fourth is a reference to the creamed spinach colour of the original Game Boy's screen. The fifth image is based on the leotard worn by Rosalina in Mario and Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, and the sixth is based on Sakura Kinomoto's Red Cape Costume, in which one of the main features of the costume is a blue leotard. The last two images are based on the flag-themed leotards worn by female gymnasts in gymnastics competitions, in this case, the flags of France and Netherlands are represented in this comic.

A Sensitive Question

Recently, art hosting websites DeviantArt and Pixiv have begun a massive campaign to identify potentially sensitive content, and sometimes the content identification system gets it wrong by erroneously labelling artworks that are obviously "Safe For Work" as having potentially sensitive content. In comparison, stock image hosting websites do not identify images of girls and ladies in leotards, swimsuits and bikinis as images that have potentially sensitive content.

However, underwear exposure from wardrobe malfunctions and pantsing have resulted in hurtful reactions. It gets worse when incidents of gymnasts having bladder leaks happened before, and in such cases, their leotards leaked. It is currently unclear if panties and leotards leaking due to bladder incontinence should be considered wardrobe malfunctions. If that is officially confirmed, then designers really need to design leak-proof gymnastics leotards, just as leak-proof panties and swimwear are designed for countering bladder incontinence.

Clearly, fanservice is not for everyone, mostly people below the age of 13.

Update: DeviantArt has removed their sensitive content filter and decided that only artworks labelled mature by the artists will not be viewable to unregistered users.

Kirby Explains Fanservice

There is nothing wrong with female characters in lingerie, leotards, or female swimwear. Fanservice is not unwholesome when it's "Safe For Work", as long as private parts are covered.

In this comic, Kirby is informing us that female swimsuits, while looking similar in appearance to lingerie and leotards, are more water durable than lingerie and leotards. This could explain why females have no problems being in bikinis but feel more exposed when in lingerie. Given that bikini bottoms look like panties, perhaps it's time we started using swimies, a portmanteau of swimsuit and panties, as a new slang term for bikini bottoms. On top of that, there are long-sleeved one-piece swimsuits that look like water durable versions of gymnastics leotards, and females do not mind being in leotards. Therefore, fanservice can be "Safe For Work" if "Not Safe For Work" elements are completely omitted.

Kirby © Nintendo.

Similar, yet different

Since the dawn of art, fanservice has been one of the most recurring themes in the history of art, illustrations and photography. The obsession with scanty female clothing takes the lion's share of fanservice, and it does not help when several female garments look similar to each other.

It is possible that leotards and lingerie may have influence swimwear designers to design new female swimsuits. The leotard's design may have been the inspiration for the female one-piece swimsuit that we are all familiar with today, and the bikini's design could have been inspired by female undergarments. While the designs of male undergarments get their inspiration from shorts worn by boxers, which we get boxer shorts from, and later on, swimming trunks, female swimsuit designs got their inspiration from bras, panties and leotards. In other words, fashion designers have unknowingly created aquatic versions of the bra, the panty and the leotard, all of which were not designed for swimming.

Miyuki's Protest

In this comic, Miyuki is unhappy not because she does not like fanservice. She is unhappy about the Larry Nassar scandal that revealed a huge abuse scandal in USA Gymnastics as well as the mistreatment of homeless people in Tokyo by the police that is evicting them from the Olympic Games venues. That's why she is protesting against the injustices relating to the Olympics.

If you want to know why Miyuki is wearing Rosalina's leotard, that's because Rosalina does not wear her leotard from the Rio 2016 Edition of Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games in the Tokyo 2020 Edition, and therefore, Miyuki can wear it. The reason Miyuki is holding a protest sign while wearing a leotard is because she stands in solidarity with gymnasts who had been victims of sexual abuse. Miyuki is also protesting against the injustices that nojukusha (Japanese slang for homeless people) are suffering from due to police brutality, which also led to the unlawful arrests of activists, one of whom goes by the name of A-san, whose arrest in 2016 for obstructing "official duties" was considered an unforgivable injustice.

Perhaps the Olympic torch relay was a mistake when it was first introduced, and the Olympic torch relay did not even originate from the Ancient Greeks that conceived the original ancient version of the Olympics at all. Yet another reason for the Olympics to be cancelled and abolished. For all the good intentions the Olympics promised, including peace, we had received almost nothing from it...

Update: The delayed Olympic Games in Tokyo has gone ahead as planned and concluded as scheduled. The campaign to cancel it was not successful.

Multi-role Bodysuit

When Nintendo and Sega co-published Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, we had female characters wearing proper gymnastics and swimming attires. One thing unusual about the female gymnastics attire is that it is also the swimming attire as well. This logic contradicts the fact that gymnastics leotards are not suitable for swimming.

If you want to know why the ice skater is not wearing a skirt, this was because when I went on a cruise ship, I saw an ice skating performance, in which a female ice skater took off her skirt. However, this seems acceptable because that's what ice skating leotards with detachable skirts are made for.

This comic is just made for the idea of what a female bodysuit specially designed for gymnastics, swimming and ice skating would look like.

Female Clothing Obsession

Pop culture has a bizarre way of making various clothing popular. In fact, males being obsessed with certain types of female clothing would not be possible if not for comics, TV shows and video games.

Of course, the attractiveness of female school uniforms cannot be generalised. In fact, it depends on which school happens to have an attractive female school uniform.

It just so happens that the tight-fitting leotard looks like a female one-piece swimsuit. But leotards are not meant to be worn for swimming, let alone getting wet. Yet, for looking like a one-piece swimsuit, leotards get the same fanservice treatment as female swimwear, and in recent years, swimwear designers created female swimsuits with long sleeves that made people wonder if they are really wearing an actual swimming costume.

Too Skimpy?

Skimpy costumes featured from left to right starting with the top row:

Row 1: The Justin Bailey leotard that happens to be what Samus wears in the second-best ending of Metroid (Metroid, 1986, Famicom Disk System, NES), Tyris Flare's bikini (without vambraces) (Golden Axe, 1989, Arcade, Sega Genesis), Hiromi's leotard (without armour) (Burning Force, 1989, Arcade), Silk's bikini (Cotton Series, 1991, various platforms starting with the Arcade), the green leotard worn by Celes (without belt and cape) (Final Fantasy VI, 1994, various platforms starting with the SNES).

Row 2: The swimsuit worn by Arle in the Puyo Puyo CD system version error screen (Puyo Puyo CD, 1994, TurboGrafx CD), Twinkle's leotard (Puzzle Bobble 3/Bust-A-Move 3, 1996, various platforms starting with the Arcade), Arle's PuyoLympics attire (PuyoLympics, 1998, PC), Arle's two-piece swimsuit in PuyoLympics (PuyoLympics, 1998, PC), Metroid Fusion ending outfit (Metroid Fusion, 2002, Game Boy Advance).

Row 3: Rikku's yellow bikini (Final Fantasy X-2, 2003, PlayStation 2), Metroid: Zero Mission ending outfit (Metroid: Zero Mission, 2004, Game Boy Advance), Peach's soccer attire (Super Mario Strikers, 2005, GameCube), Daisy's soccer attire (without armour) (Mario Strikers Charged, 2007, Wii).

Having female characters wear skimpy costumes sounds ridiculous, if the last panel was anything. However, the skimpy costumes are not the problem. It's the scenarios that the attires worn by the characters that make the video game players question the appropriateness of such costumes.

Note: Although this comic covers the topic on skimpy female costumes featured in video games from 1986 to 2007, not all skimpy female costumes found in video games from that time period are featured in this comic, with the biggest omission being Super Metroid's ending outfit, which was featured in a comic posted earlier on this blog.