The box art, while misleadingly hardcore, depicted the only two kinds of things that actually appear in the game: a pig and a bomb. Gold produced an infamous advertisement for Psycho Pigs UXB, with a nearly-nude model spread over a centerfold, holding up a very small box of the game.
Contrast Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer, as movies tend to have the exact opposite problem. This trope is a recurring feature of Clickbait Gags, specifically when mocking the trend to put attractive women in YouTube thumbnails. The name is a reference to "Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Film" from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Once he sees what the game is about and decides whether or not to buy it, her job is done.Ī rather blatant subtrope of Sexy Packaging and Covers Always Lie. She is there only to attract the Male Gaze, due to the assumption that most gamers are (heterosexual) men. It can be seen as especially odd if the game features several significant female characters who could have been used instead, but it doesn't really matter who the girl is. The practice of putting sexy women on the box art and in advertisements for video games without her actually appearing in the game, or only appearing in a very minor, forgettable role that doesn't warrant such front-and-center visibility.
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