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[[File:LegoPilotExplorer_1692LegoPilotExplorer 1692.jpg|link=LEGO|frame| "There's no place we won't go! ... except Offbrandia, nothing but pirates there."]]
 
Whether it's a trip to the Serengeti, jaunt through time or pulp/steampunk adventures, these are the outfits you want to wear! Worn by the [[Adventurer Archaeologist]], [[Lady of Adventure]], [[Great White Hunter]], [[Egomaniac Hunter]] and [[Gentleman Adventurer]], as well as the [[Ace Pilot]].
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There's three stock ensembles that make up this trope, though it's sometimes mix-and-matched with other [[Stock Costume Traits]]:
 
'''Safari Outfit:''' Beige or tan linens, big brown belt, boots, probably a rifle and binoculars. Also, a cork safari hat, called a Pith Helmet <ref>Which, besides protecting against blows to the head while being relatively light-weight, can be soaked in water for cooling</ref>; ([[High-Class Glass|monocle]] optional but recommended). Usually the wearer is book smart but ignorant of what they should actually wear for the expedition. Usually accessorized with a rifle or musket. [[Reality Is Unrealistic|Counterintuitively]] most of them needed more coverage in [[Real Life]] to avoid sunburns and harmful insects.
 
'''Airman:''' Start with a Bomber Jacket (the kind with a large wool collar and lapels), then add a [[Scarf of Asskicking]], leather gloves and light boots. Usually has goggles (which [[The Goggles Do Nothing|may or may not be useful]]) or a helmet and pistol. When the Airman travels [[In Space]] they'll probably swap out for a [[Latex Space Suit]]. If armed, it'll be with a pistol.
 
'''Archaeologist:''' Think [[Indiana Jones]]. [[Nice Hat]], typically a wide brim fedora, [[Perma -Stubble]], leather jacket, long sleeved collared shirt, plain pants and sturdy boots, pistol holster/harness, and [[Ancient Artifact]] holding satchel. If the character is a trope for trope [[Expy]] of Indy, they'll also have a [[Whip It Good|whip.]] More recently, a vest may substitute the jacket, and the pistol harness might become two for [[Dual-Wielding]] guns.
 
A ''[[Mad Max]]'', post-apocalyptic Wanderer look can be related. A few settings take the Airman outfit, remove the scarf, [[Chained Byby Fashion|adds chains]], lots of belts (though a few shy of [[Too Many Belts]]), [[Darker and Edgier|much more grime]] and a rifle. A [[A Boy and His X|trusty dog]] is optional, but recommended, but a [[Badass Biker|motorcycle]] works as well. To add a [[Steampunk]] flavor to either of the above, add clocks, light metal armoring, a tool belt, and [[Ray Gun]] as needed.
 
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
 
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* The Time-Traveling parents from ''[[Runaways (Comic Book)|Runaways]]'' are a good generic explorer example, with all the leather and goggles and such.
 
== [[Film]] ==
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** Indiana Jones himself is an [[Expy]] of many adventure movie heroes from the early 20th century, though his franchise has swallowed up the genre so effectively that few remember anything about them. .
* The titular Sky Captain in ''[[Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow]]''.
* Dark Helmet from ''[[Spaceballs (Film)|Spaceballs]]'' has a brief costume switch into a safari outfit during the part of the movie that took place on the Tattooine-spoof planet. Complete with huge pith helmet with peep-holes.
* Charles Muntz from ''[[Up]]'', aviator outfit.
* Rick O'Connell in ''[[The Mummy Trilogy (Film)|The Mummy Trilogy]]''.
 
== [[Literature]] ==
* Commander Bradshaw wears a safari outfit in the [[Thursday Next]] series. His books were adventure stories that fell out of favour and went out of print after the 1920s, but he had to stay in character in the BookWorld.
* The [[Comedic Hero]] of ''Scoop'', the 1938 satire by Evelyn Waugh, is a country wildlife writer who's accidentally sent overseas as a war correspondent. He's sent to the requisite adventure outfitters who, realising his naivete, sell him a vast mountain of clothing and equipment which he lugs to Africa with him.
* [[Biggles]] was one of the [[Trope Maker]]s for the Airman version, which is based on the [[Real Life]] uniforms of First World War aviators, and found himself wearing the Safari variant a few times while working as a [[Gentleman Adventurer]] for hire in the inter-war years.
 
== [[Live -Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' has River Song.
** Also Captain Cook in "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy."
* Travelling Matt from ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'', safari outfit.
* [[Professor Elemental]]'s usual attire.
* Q dresses like this in an episode of ''[[Star Trek: the Next Generation (TV)|Star Trek theThe Next Generation]]'' when he steals Picard's adventurer archaeologist love interest.
** Let's not forget the outfit of [[Show Within a Show|CAPTAIN PROTON!]], which is an Airman outfit plus jetpack in the style of black-and-white sci-fi adventure serials like Commando Cody.
* ''[[Warehouse 13]]-'': When investigating Warehouse Two, H.G. Wells dresses like a Lara Croft [[Expy]].
 
== [[Recorded and Stand Up Comedy]] ==
* [[Lord Buckley]] incorporated elements of the Safari Outfit into his usual stage costume, primarily a pith helmet.
 
== [[Toys]] ==
* Several [[LEGO]] examples, as shown in the article picture.
* The ''[[G.I. Joe]] Adventure Team'' in the 1970s had a few desert-themed sets featuring explorer outfits in differing amounts.
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
* [[Great White Hunter|Captain Ash]] in the ''[[Time Splitters]]'' games.
* You can get just such a costume in ''[[Fable II (Video Game)|Fable II]].''
* ''[[Sphinx and Thethe Cursed Mummy]]'' has a dog-man dressed like this, including the pith helmet, in Ancient Egypt. [[MST3K Mantra|It probably doesn't bear thinking about.]]
* Lara Croft from ''[[Tomb Raider]]'' puts a "[[Action Girl|feminine]]" touch to archaeologist.
* ''[[Uncharted]]'' has Drake in archaeologist gear.
* ''[[Agarest Senki (Video Game)|Agarest Senki]]'' has Noa, an elf eirl who's living her life finding treasures, spots a Safari type with little pants.
* Of all the ''[[Castlevania]]'' heroes, [[Castlevania: Chronicles of Sorrow|Julius Belmont]] looks the closest to an Indiana-adventurer style for the way he dresses - a brown cape and a red scarf. [[Castlevania Bloodlines|John Morris]] is fairly close behind him, as well as Wind from ''[[Portrait of Ruin]]''
* Red from ''[[Solatorobo]]'' wears a variant of the Airman outfit, with gloves, a [[Nice Hat]], [[Goggles Do Nothing|Goggles That Do Nothing]], and a furry shoulder-cape replacing the bomber jacket and scarf.
 
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Jack Yaeger from ''[[The Mercury Men]]'' wears the standard [[Raygun Gothic]] version of this.
* Launchpad McQuack from ''[[Duck TalesDuckTales (Animation1987)|Duck Tales]]'' and ''[[Darkwing Duck (Animationanimation)|Darkwing Duck]]'', aviator outfit.
* The Super Adventure Club from ''[[South Park (Animation)|South Park]]'' spoofs this.
* The Ventures dress like this in the jungle episode of ''[[The Venture Brothers (Animation)|The Venture Brothers]]''
* In ''[[Tale Spin (Animation)|Tale Spin]]'', Rebecca dresses like this in a few episodes, as does [[Adventurer Archaeologist]] Myra from "In Search of Ancient Blunders".
** Baloo's regular outfit is an aviator outfit. Appropiate, considering his line of work.
* Chip on ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (Animationanimation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'', archaeologist.
* Major Minor, nemesis of Snagglepuss on ''[[Yogi Bear (Animation)|Yogi Bear]]'', safari outfit.
** Likewise Colonel Rimfire, who chased after late sixties ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' character Cool Cat.