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[[File:Lousy T-shirt2 2163.jpg|link=Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|frame|...but it was [[Worth It]]!]]
 
 
{{quote|''I found the Legendary Lost Treasure of Mêlée Island™ and all I got was this stupid T-shirt!''|'''''[[The Secret of Monkey Island]]'''''}}
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[.hack]]'' did this in the manga. You solve a puzzle, beat a monster... and are rewarded with schoolgirl and maid outfits.
* The [[Stylistic Suck|god-awful]] [[Eroge]] the protagonist and his friend make in ''[[Welcome to The NHK]]'' includes a end-choice where you can choose which outfit the lead girl wears next time around, including a skimpy sea-shell bikini.
 
== Comic Books ==
* The ''[[Bone]]'' prequel ''Tall Tales'' contains a story in which Fone Bone and Phoney Bone follow a treasure map to a chest containing...Phoney Bone's dirty clothes, buried as a reminder for the two of them to do the laundry.
* ''[[Starman (comics)|Starman]]'' was once forced to [[Run the Gauntlet|fight his way through a warehouse of the Mist's henchmen]]. The Mist had drugged him and stripped him beforehand, and left an article of clothing at each stage of the fight.
{{quote|'''Jack''': At least she left my shorts first and not my goggles or my jacket or something. That would've been too kinky even for me.}}
 
== Fan Works ==
* At the end of ''[[Drunkard's Walk]] II'' (set in the world of ''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]''), Doug Sangnoir is given a T-shirt that reads " "I VISITED MEGATOKYO AND {{spoiler|FREED THE BOOMERS}} AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS LOUSY T-SHIRT".
 
== [[Film]] - Live Action ==
* ''[[The Game (film)|The Game]]'': "I was drugged and left for dead in Mexico - and all I got was this stupid T-shirt."
 
== Literature ==
* In the world of ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' house elves are freed if their owners give them a reward of clothes (so you could say the reward is freedom, via clothes). Cue Harry tricking Lucius Malfoy to give Dobby a sock and Hermione leaving piles of clothes all over Hogwarts.
 
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* This seems to be Adam's primary trophy on ''[[Man v. Food]]'', despite whatever inhuman amount of food he consumes during a challenge.
* In ''[[Have Gun — Will Travel]]'', Paladin once did a job for a high-class tailor, and for payment would only accept two custom suits a year for the rest of his life. He noted it was actually more expensive than his standard charge; he intended to live for a very long time.
 
== Action[[Video GameGames]] ==
=== Action Game ===
* Finishing ''[[Gungrave]]: Overdose'' with all three protagonists will allow you to turn on the option for "Alternate Character". Rocketbilly Redcadillac gets a Garino Corsione skin and Juji Kabane gets a Bunji Kugashira skin. Hilarious in that playing the game with these equipped has the characters yelling the lines they used during their respective boss battles when attacking. And as for the original hero Beyond the Grave, he will wear his badass purple cowboy suit (complete with his [[Nice Hat]]) from the original game.
* The ''[[Nightmare Before Christmas Oogies Revenge]]'' gives you extra outfits for Jack, depending on your overall completion rank, that do not alter his abilities or appear in most cutscenes. However, in Easy Mode, for collecting all the trophies in the game you no longer need red souls to use the fire abilities in his Pumpkin King costume.
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* The Namco arcade game ''Dragon Buster'' features a Crown item that changes the outfit wore by Princess Celia every time she is rescued by the player. She goes from her default royal gown to [[Fan Service|a miniskirt and tank top and then to a bikini.]] If the player picks the scepter and crown at the same time, she will dress like a [[Playboy Bunny]] by the fourth time she is rescued.
 
=== Action Adventure ===
 
== Action Adventure ==
* The Anniversary and Legend versions of ''[[Tomb Raider]]'' had various outfits for players who completed the time trials. Anniversary's was mostly a [[Shout-Out]] to past games, including one where you get to play as a remade version of Lara's old polygonal model from the very first game, pointy boobs and all.
* Beating ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker]]'' unlocks the option to have Link keep the outfit he wears in the beginning of the game, rather than switching to his iconic green tunic early on.
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* After beating story mode of ''[[Batman: Arkham Asylum]]'', an armored batsuit is available to wear in Challenge Mode. After beating the story mode in ''[[Batman: Arkham City]]'', you can play as one of Batman's alternate models, including 1970s Batman, Sinestro Batman, Batman Beyond Batman, and others.
* Completing ''[[Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure|Gurumin a Monstrous Adventure]]'' unlocks new costumes for Parin to wear, one for each difficulty level.
** Completing the game enough to unlock the highest difficulty also modifies Parin's outfit slightly {{spoiler|her skirt is no longer a Magic Skirt and you can see her pink panties}}, but only on the PC version.
* Beating all the missions for a character in ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' rewards you with alternate costumes for that character. Worse than that, they can only be used in 2P Mode.
 
=== Action RPG ===
 
* The ''[[Marvel Ultimate Alliance]]'' games (and its [[Spiritual Successor|spiritual predecessors]], the ''[[X-Men Legends]]'' games) reward characters for doing certain achievements (like defeating a set amount of enemies) with bonus costumes. Counting standard costumes, in the first game, every hero (except [[Moon Knight]]) has four costumes, but sadly, in the second game, there are only two costumes per hero.
== Action RPG ==
* The ''[[Marvel Ultimate Alliance]]'' games (and its [[Spiritual Successor|spiritual predecessors]], the ''[[X Men Legends]]'' games) reward characters for doing certain achievements (like defeating a set amount of enemies) with bonus costumes. Counting standard costumes, in the first game, every hero (except [[Moon Knight]]) has four costumes, but sadly, in the second game, there are only two costumes per hero.
** Subverted in that each costume grants different bonuses.
 
=== Adventure Game ===
 
* In ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]'', there's a photo booth that lets you try on various costume items you find throughout the game, but you can only wear the costume items while in the booth until you beat the game.
== Adventure Game ==
* In ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People|Strong Bads Cool Game for Attractive People]]'', there's a photo booth that lets you try on various costume items you find throughout the game, but you can only wear the costume items while in the booth until you beat the game.
* In ''[[King's Quest VI]]'', after Alexander helps the [[Beauty and The Beast|Beast]] by finding him a hot servant chick who will love him, he gets two rewards: a silver-lined magic mirror which reflects the truth to the viewer, and... Beauty's old clothes. Granted, you need them to beat the game (whichever of the [[Multiple Endings]] you choose), but still. Magic mirror vs. rags. Let down.
* ''[[Chibi-Robo!|Chibi-Robo]]!!'' has a number of different costumes Chibi can unlock by doing the sidequests (and in one case dying enough). But they all do different things, and poses. The Pajamas allow you to switch between day & night. The Ghost Costume scares people. Frog & Tao costumes let you talk to... Frogs & Tao. And then there's the Super Chibi-Robo "suit" (it's a single medal with "s" on it pinned on the chest as well as making chibi slightly more shiny), which you can get for reaching the top happiness rank (It's impossible to get top happiness regularly, you must beat the game to get the top happiness rank otherwise you will be suck at number 2.)
* ''[[Endless Ocean]]'' likes to reward your hard work completing quests by giving you new gear. None of this has any effect on gameplay; the actual upgrades you have to buy. Oddly, the first game manages to send you a wetsuit through e-mail at one point...
* ''[[Monkey Island]]'': "I found the treasure of Melee Island and all I got was this stupid T-shirt."
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* In ''[[Journey (2012 video game)|Journey]]'', for the first few times you complete a journey, a pattern is added to your cape each time you reach your destination.
 
=== Arcade Game ===
 
== Arcade Game ==
* ''Bubble Symphony'' aka ''[[Bubble Bobble]] II'': gives a code after getting the Golden Ending—in [[New Game+|Super Mode]], [[Gotta Catch Them All|getting all plot coupons]] (some of which turn the characters into humans) and then defeating the [[True Final Boss]]—that lets the player '''start the game''' as [[Humans Are Special|humans]] instead of [[Involuntary Transformation|bubble dragons]]. Unfortunately, [[One-Hit-Point Wonder|wind-up toys can still kill them.]] Good thing [[Improbable Weapon User|they have straws to blow their bubbles through]]. Bub and Bob's human form animations (also as seen in the [[Attract Mode]] cutscene) are [[Shout-Out|very similar]] to their appearances in an earlier game, ''Rainbow Islands''.
 
=== Beat 'Em Up ===
 
== Beat 'Em Up ==
* ''[[God Hand]]'' allows you to change your outfit to the ones used by the Devil Hand, Ryu from ''[[Street Fighter]]'' and the [[Camp Gay]] duo Q & A. You can also give Olivia a bunny outfit.
* ''[[The Warriors (video game)|The Warriors]]'' has an extra difficulty called [[Harder Than Hard|Unleash the Fury]] if you get 100% completion on Hard. Unleash the Fury is the hardest difficulty level and all of your Warriors are dressed up as the Baseball Furies. This leads to a hilarious and somewhat disturbing encounter on level 16 where you'd normally meet the Baseball Furies and instead, you fight mass armies of Warrior clones!
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* ''Final Fight One'', a [[Game Boy Advance]] port of the original ''[[Final Fight]]'', allows the player to play as Cody and Guy in their ''[[Street Fighter Alpha]]'' outfits after defeating a certain amount of enemies. The Alpha versions of Cody and Guy used the same sprites they had in the ''Alpha'', but otherwise they fight identically to their original counterparts.
 
=== Driving and Racing Games ===
 
== Based on a Movie/TV Show ==
* The Wii adaptations of "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune" offer clothes as a reward for winning mini-games.
 
 
== Driving and Racing Games ==
* ''[[Excite Truck]]'' gives you another skin for each truck if you race with it 10 times or get an S rank three times.
* ''[[Mario Kart|Mario Kart Wii]]'' has Mii Outfit A and B, which changes the looks of your Mii when you race as one. Outfit A gives you a jumpsuit look while Outfit B gives you the Mario shirt and overalls combo if the Mii is male, or a dress in the style of Princess Peach if the Mii is female.
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* ''[[Test Drive]]: Unlimited'' has an entire class of missions which reward you solely with clothing vouchers.
 
=== Eastern RPG ===
 
== Eastern RPG ==
* The Whyt mini-games in the DS remake of ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' reward you with new outfits for Whyt if you achieve 9,999 points on a particular game. Which outfit you get is dependent on whose game you beat (e.g. a Paladin outfit if you beat Cecil's game, etc).
* All three ''[[Xenosaga]]'' games give you alternate costumes. ''Episode III'' in particular gave you access to Shion and KOS-MOS's ''Episode I'' outfits. KOS-MOS is [[Badass]] no matter what her appearance, so her alternate costume is simply there for the nostalgia factor.
* ''[[Xenogears]]'' makes a minor plot point out of Alice's wedding dress. {{spoiler|Alice, Fei's extremely [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]] dies early in the game on the eve of her wedding.}} When you're forced to fight her little brother Dan in a tournament you can choose to let him beat you, at which point he gives you the dress {{spoiler|to remind Fei that it's his fault Alice is dead}}. Hilariously though, the dress is equippable and [[Lethal Joke Item|has some rather nice stats to it]].
* ''[[Xenoblade]]'' expands the proud tradition by [[Virtual Paper Doll|giving everything you can equip its own appearance]], but still offers kit with particularly unique appearances as quest rewards. Yes, this includes fanservice-laden swimming costumes... that tend to have excellent dodge bonuses and multiple ether slots despite their abysmal defense boosts, making them actually viable on some characters.
** The sequel expands this, even allowing you to swap appearance and stats latter in the game. Unfortunately the English version, not content with omnipresent [[Totally Radical|outdated internet memes everwhere]] and [[Dub-Induced Plot Hole]] aplenty replaces a third of the outfits with copies of other outfits for no reason.
* ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]'' rewards you on many sidequests with titles that have an attached costume. However, they're usually not good to wear in combat because the equipped title also impacts stat growth.
** Try wearing Lloyd's swimsuit in [[New Game+]] when you go through the Renegade base in the desert. In addition to the general "[[Naked People Are Funny|running around a high-tech enemy base in your underwear]]" feel, there's this exchange:
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* ''[[Wild ARMs 5]]'' contains special clothes that alter characters' appearances... they vary between being powerful and useless. Most of them are only obtainable by spending special coins rather than normal ones.
* ''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]'' has some armor that changes appearance; Jessica in particular gets to be dolled up in various ways to show off her obvious assets. Her best and worst outfits both change her character model.
* Since ''[[Dragon Quest IX]]'' gives you a [[Virtual Paper Doll]] hero/ine and [[Player MooksMook]]s, there's ''loads'' of gear to be found and tried on. The overall usefulness varies, and can fall down to personal tastes. Notably, some of the best equipment is handed over by [[Previous Player Character Cameo]]s or randomly found in bonus dungeons.
* ''[[Rogue Galaxy]]'' also allows you to collect costumes for your characters; they give an extremely minor boost to defense.
* Acquiring Battle Trophies in ''[[Star Ocean: Till the End of Time]]'' nets you alternate costumes for the characters in game, but are only used in battle.
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** This feature is reportedly going to be in [[Persona 4]]: [[Updated Rerelease|The Golden]] as well, with one appearing to be [[Fanservice Costumes|the outfits from the cross-dressing pageant]].
* In ''[[Dark Cloud]] 2'', completing challenge objectives on a floor of a dungeon will reward you with medals. These challenges range from only damaging enemies with a specific weapon type, not healing, a time attack goal, performing well in the Spheda/fishing mini-games, etc. Take these to the Mayor of Palm Brinks after recruiting him, and you can spend them on specialty clothing that isn't available any other way (save for some of the boots, which can be invented). The clothing itself is for nothing more than aesthetic appeal. These all show up during cutscenes, which can turn heartfelt moments and epic sword fights alike into a bit of a [[Narm]] if Monica is in a [[Stripperific]] [[Fur Bikini]] and Max is a clown.
* One of the bonuses added to the [[PlayStationPlay Station 3]] version of ''[[Eternal Sonata]]'' was alternate costumes for Polka, Allegretto and Beat, the three characters that you can control in the field at various points in the game. Polka gets two extra costumes, while Beat and Allegretto both get one.
 
 
=== Fighting Game ===
* Played straight in ''[[Mortal Kombat Armageddon]]'''s [[Xtreme Kool Letterz|Konquest]] mode. Many of the chests just contain...skins for your paper doll fighter. There are also plot-important clothes in the game.
** Also the 2011 Mortal Kombat game. By beating Arcade Mode, you get alternate clothes for your character. Some of them are plot related, such as human versions of Cyrax and Sektor. Completing the Challenge Tower will reward you with a [[Stripperific]] costume for Mileena.
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* ''[[Dissidia]]'' has one (two in ''Duodecim'') unlockable costume(s) per character. They can be bought for Player Points in the PP catalog, and they aren't very cheap. Also, there are DLC costumes for some characters.
 
=== First Person Shooter ===
 
== First Person Shooter ==
* ''[[Halo 3]]'' gives you different pieces of armor for beating the game on normal, heroic and legendary, getting achievements, and getting all the skulls. The armor pieces have no effect on gameplay, and are only available in competitive multiplayer.
** The ultimate bragging rights armor for Halo 3 is Recon. Originally, recon was only attainable through impressing Bungie somehow (for instance, the first person to post on [[YouTube]] his character being killed by a traffic cone received it), and only a small amount were given out. With the September 2008 update to Halo 3, a new series of "Vidmaster" Achievements were added. Getting the four vidmaster achievements in ''Halo 3'' (and three more in ''Halo: ODST'') unlocks recon armor, though three of the achievements are very hard to get.
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* ''[[Brink]]'' does this to the Nth degree, to the point that specific enemy and friendly players are recognizable immediately on first glance.
 
=== Hack and Slash ===
 
== Hack and Slash ==
* ''[[No More Heroes]]'' gives you an extra T-shirt for completing the game plus unlocks more for you to buy if you play again.
** Inverted in the [[No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle|sequel.]] Completing all the revenge missions allows you to ''not'' wear a jacket.
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** In ''Dawn of Dreams'', some of your characters can get ''[[Street Fighter]]'' costumes! Tenkai on the other hand, can get the rockin' costume worn by Sieg, the main character of ''[[Chaos Legion]]''.
* ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]'', ''[[Samurai Warriors]]'', and ''[[Warriors Orochi]]'' unlocks different outfits for the characters as they advance in levels; most of these are callbacks to previous titles.
* In ''[[Dynasty Warriors: Gundam]] 2'', you can unlock different costumes for [[Mobile Suit Gundam|Amuro Ray, Char Anzable]], [[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam|Haman Karn]], Milliardo Peacecraft, and [[Turn A Gundam (Anime)|Loran Cehack]].
* Some of the very expensive items in ''[[Bayonetta]]'' are just alternate clothes which do nothing but increase (or, sometimes, decrease) the fanservice.
 
=== Licensed TV Game Shows ===
* The Wii adaptations of "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune" offer clothes as a reward for winning mini-games.
 
=== Massively Multiplayer Online RPG ===
* ''[[City of Heroes]]'' and ''[[City of Villains]]'' rewards a wide variety of successes, ranging from completing the original Task Forces to slaughtering a lot of Rikti with new clothes and different looks for weapons. These are considered the ''best'' rewards.
** This is mainly because, unlike [[World of Warcraft|a certain other popular MMO]] clothes have ''nothing'' to do with power levels and abilities and are on the rare side in-game. You do start with an ''enormous'' amount of costume pieces to choose from, so if you see someone running around with a cape or sword design you've never seen before, you just know for sure that he's accomplished something impressive.
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* In ''[[Kingdom of Loathing]]'', shirts are the most exotic kind of reward. The population in general, being stick figures, aren't aware that they even have a torso, with the exception of those few adventurers who have trained in Torso Awaregness (it's gnomish), and such training is only available on [[New Game+]] (after at least one ascension.) Only then will adventurers be able to recognize garb that covers anything between the neck and the legs when it appears.
** Also Hardcore and Bad Moon ascensions are rewarded with clothing, accessories and weapons. Hardcore ascensions from all classes yields a full Stainless Steel suit, Bad Moon with Brimstone, both valuable as status symbols and for stat bonuses. Not to mention Oxygenarian Hardcore, which rewards you with Plexiglass items.
* In ''[[RunescapeRuneScape]]'', a lot of random event and seasonal quests give clothes as a reward. For example, the Halloween event gives you a Grim Reaper hood.
** Not to mention Skillcapes and Capes of Distinction.
** And of course the Completionist cape. it takes 5000+ HOURS OF PLAYING TO GET IT.
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* The original ''[[Myst]]: Uru'' has clothing scattered around that you can add to your wardrobe as a reward for exploring, along with a new shirt as one of the rewards for completing the game. The other expansions also feature scattered clothing.
* ''[[Ragnarok Online]]'' has whole quests dedicated to hats that for the most part don't do anything useful.
* Both played straight and (slightly) subverted in the [[Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game|MMORPG]] ''[[Mabinogi (video game)|Mabinogi]]''; with many different styles and designs of clothing and accessories available both as purchases in stores, and as drops from bosses and quasi-bosses. All items of clothing have the exact same stats, with the exception of [[Breakable Weapons|durability]]. Subverted somewhat in that most of the dropped versions have enchantments which grant some boosts (or reductions) to certain player stats; although the enchants are typically extracted and applied to other equipment. Played straight with others, in that they're different only in having a very rare color combination, or are unavailable in [[NPC]] shops.
** Played even more straight with limited-duration special-event quests. Rewards are often clothing or accessories which are completely useless for actual gameplay, as they are purely cosmetic with no useful stats or abilities at all, and [[Breakable Weapons|cannot be repaired]], cannot be traded to other players, or both. If they are useful, they are simply rare color variants of commonly available styles as noted above. Made particularly annoying by the fact that many of these quests are either [[Nintendo Hard]], or require excessive amounts of grinding.
* ''[[Champions Online]]'' does this to an absurd level. Killing one thousand of nearly every enemy group in the game will unlock their symbol as a cape option and killing five thousand of an enemy group unlocks a costume piece used in that enemy group's character models.
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* In Guild Wars, since armor is pretty generic in terms of functionality, most attempts to get the "special" armor for both yourself and your heroes are basically made for cosmetic reasons, especially in the case of heroes. You do Glint's Challenge, just so Gwen can have a sexier dress to run around in. And you do crazy numbers of Vabbi quests, or you get filthy rich and further inflate the merchant prices of Rubies and Sapphires, just to get Vabbian Armour for yourself. Which, in functionality, is just the same as any maxed end-game armor.
 
=== Platformer ===
 
== Platformer ==
* ''The Art of Theft'' by [[Zero Punctuation|Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw]] contains new outfits that your character can unlock by accomplishing certain missions or secondary goals. Some of these are merely appearance, but others have significant game effects (making stealth easier or harder, allowing unlimited use of a stun gun.)
* ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' gave you a tropical shirt for beating the game, to go with the sunglasses you unlock earlier. And the sunglasses actually ''darken'' the screen a little.
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* In ''[[Tomba|Tomba! 2]]'', for getting [[One Hundred Percent Completion]], you get... nicer clothes. Makes those countless hours you spent on the [[That One Sidequest|@$#%ing trolley]] well worth it, eh?
* In ''Sonic Rivals'' and its sequel, filling out specific card sets gets you costume pieces for your characters as. The costumes do not affect gameplay whatsoever.
* Inverted in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', where Mario loses his hat upon completing a level with 99 lives.
* After beating ''[[Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair]]'', you get to start over again wearing the Legendary Armor.
* In iCycle with each time you complete the game you get a new item of clothing, but never pants.
* In ''[[Fancy Pants Adventures]]'' the rewards are, yes, pants. By World 3 this was expanded to hats and weapons.
 
=== Puzzle Game ===
 
== Puzzle Game ==
* Later games in the ''[[Diner Dash]]'' series gives you clothes after each level to dress Flo in.
* The rewards for completing levels in the original ''[[Rayman]]: [[Raving Rabbids]]'' alternate between new costumes (including the [[Elvis Presley]] look and a bunny suit), music (including very squeaky versions of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and "La Bamba"), and - at one point - a golden pig.
* In ''Professor Layton's London Life'', a bonus sprite RPG packaged in with some regions' version of ''[[Professor Layton and the Last Specter]]'', fulfilling some of the quests assigned to you by other characters in Little London will earn you articles of clothing your sprite can wear.
 
=== Rhythm Game ===
 
== Rhythm Game ==
* Completing an especially long setlist in ''[[Rock Band]]'' will earn a band millions of fans, but as far as material gains go, just $20 and a t-shirt.
** ''[[Rock Band|Rock Band 2]]'' has special outfits - four of them, one for each major genre - which are unlocked by completing the Impossible Instrument Challenges.
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* This is half the point of ''[[Vocaloid|Project Diva]]'' games. [[Fan Service|Cute Vocaloids singing in cute dresses!]]
 
=== Simulation Game ===
 
== Simulation Game ==
* The Pets expansion pack for ''[[The Sims]] 2'' featured various collars and fur patterns as unlockable rewards if your pet got a promotion.
* If you use the time machine in ''[[The Sims]] 3'' one of the random bonuses you can pick up is a set of 'future clothes'. We'll all look like Tron characters in the future, apparently.
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* In the [[The Sims|original Sims]] Superstar expansion pack, if you achieved a certain amount of fame, you would get a "High Fashion" outfit similar to the ones worn by the famous Sims [[Meaningful Name|(the Sims whose last names are "Somebody")]].
 
=== Sports Game ===
 
== Sports Game ==
* The ''[[SSX]]'' series of snowboarding games rewards the player with new board skins and outfits for winning events. The outfits are purely cosmetic but the boards do affect gameplay, with different board types geared towards racing or tricks and boards earned later in the game generally having higher stats. This was changed for ''SSX 3'', where the races reward the player with money and stat points which he can then ''spend'' on buying new outfits and reskinning or statting up his board, as well as various other treats like concept art and new background music tracks.
* Most of the ''[[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] [[Smackdown vs. Raw]]'' games unlock alternate outfits for your wrestlers after you beat Season Mode or Road to [[Wrestlemania]] mode. Sometimes cheat codes can be used too.
* Killing ten bucks with the same weapon in ''Deer Hunter'' unlocks the [[Bling Bling Bang|gold version]] of that weapon, which... is precisely the same, but look at the ''[[Made of Shiny|shiny]]''! Also good for showing off in online matches.
* This is what happens in ''[[Backyard Sports|Backyard Skateboarding]]''. You get T-shirts for beating the game.
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* ''We Love Golf!'' rewards you with alternate costumes themed after [[Capcom]] characters ([[Street Fighter|Ryu]], [[Ghosts N Goblins|Arthur]], [[Resident Evil|Jill Valentine]], [[Darkstalkers|Morrigan]], [[Ace Attorney|Pearl Fey]], etc.) for completing every course in any selected game mode.
 
=== Stealth Game ===
 
== Stealth Game ==
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' gives you a tuxedo for beating the game twice, not to mention the bandanna and optic camo depending on which of the [[Multiple Endings]] you get to (though they are useful).
** The Cyborg Ninja would also get a different colored exoskeleton under the same conditions. In the Japanese ''Integral'' re-release (and the GameCube's ''Twin Snakes'' version), Meryl would wear Snake's Sneaking Suit.
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* After completing certain achievements and gaining enough reward points in ''[[Uncharted Drakes Fortune]]'' the player is able to change Nate's outfits at will, which include a baseball jersey, a t-shirt emblazoned with the Naughty Dog logo, and the wetsuit that we see Drake wearing at the very beginning of the game. The wetsuit is arguably [[Fan Service]].
 
=== Strategy Game ===
 
== Strategy Game ==
* All over the place in ''[[Pokémon Stadium|Pokémon Battle Revolution]]''; wins under various circumstances will give you new clothing articles, trainer titles, and other cosmetic rewards. And after clearing every Colosseum in the game, the trope becomes literal when you can win the species-themed outfits of some Colosseum leaders by defeating them again.
* In the flash game, ''Battlegrounds 2'', beating the game results in several new outfits (and the option to go bald) over the original boring three.
* ''[[Minesweeper]]'' everyone... [[Ur Example|those shades count]].
 
=== Survival Horror ===
 
== Survival Horror ==
* A stable in the ''[[Resident Evil]]'' series, where the player is awarded alternate outfits for his or her character as the standard prize for completing the game. The [[Resident Evil 1|original game]] in particular allowed Chris and Jill to change from their default S.T.A.R.S. uniform into casual clothes.
** The ports of the original game for the [[Sega Saturn]], PC and Nintendo DS featured different alternate outfits that were not in the original PlayStation release. In turn, the ''Director's Cut'' version of the game featured new default outfits for Chris and Jill (as well as Rebecca), with the option to change back to their original defaults.
** ''[[Resident Evil 2]]'' has two extra costumes for Leon (which changes the way he wields the standard handgun), but uncharacteristically only one for Claire for some reason. Claire does get a new weapon in the form of the Colt S.A.A. and while it has a faster firing rate than her default handgun, [[Bonus Feature Failure|it needs to be reloaded after every six shots.]] Said outfits were changed for the N64 port though, but the amount available remained the same and Claire still gets the revolver.
** ''[[Resident Evil 3: Nemesis]]'' featured a boutique that allowed Jill to choose from five alternate outfits, including her old S.T.A.R.S. uniform from the first game and a cosplay outfit of Regina from ''[[Dino Crisis]]''. The PC and Dreamcast port allows the player to choose Jill's outfit from the start and even offers two new choices.
** ''[[Resident Evil Code: Veronica]]'' was light on the alternate costumes, with only one being available for Claire and even then it was only usable on the Battle Game mode. At the very least it comes with its own loadout.
** The GameCube remake of [[Resident Evil 1|the first game]] has Jill's default outfit from ''Nemesis'', as well as Chris' new S.T.A.R.S. uniform from ''Code: Veronica''. The same game also has what seem to be movie cosplay outfits. Chris gets an attire VERY similar to what [[Brad Pitt]] wore in ''[[The Mexican]]'' and Jill gets Linda Hamilton's Sarah Connor outfit from ''[[The Terminator|Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]''. Wearing Chris' outfit also changed Rebecca's to a cowgirl ensemble.
** The PS2 and Wii version of ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'' went so far as to have the second unlocked outfit actually make losing Ashley impossible. She wore a suit of full plate armor - all fire and weapons would bounce off her, and enemies would pick her up, and promptly fall over, dropping her. The player also gets an ''incredibly badass'' 30's mobster outfit for Leon. Well worth the time required to get it. The other costume set puts Leon back in his RPD police outfit (which in some versions gives the player the bonus defense boost offered by the Tactical Vest) as well as putting Ashley in a popstar outfit with a cleavage-revealing top, and having Ada wear her spy outfit from the "Assignment: Ada" minigame.
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* Upon completing ''[[Dead Space (video game)|Dead Space]]'' you are informed that a new Military Suit has been unlocked for your next playthrough.
 
=== Third Person Shooter ===
 
== Third Person Shooter ==
* ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'' has a large number of costumes which are unlocked piece by piece by doing various tasks, finding scraps of clothing hidden throughout the world map, etc. However, each has a gameplay benefit; gang outfits make it so members of the gang in question won't attack you, the Fancy Suit lets you cheat at Poker, and the [[100% Completion]] reward is a Government Agent Suit, which lets you do whatever the hell you want without affecting your Honor.
* In ''[[Metal Gear]]'': Online the points you earn at the end of matches, not during, can only be used to buy clothes that don't alter your abilities at all. Justified because the game is supposed to be fair, having the only out of combat bonus being what skills you equip, but also clothes affect the game in a different way. Instead of a direct "50% disguised" bonus, like in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'', you just reduce the amount you stick out to other players. If you have a giant red afro wig you will stand out more than if you went with a headband or helmet.
 
=== Turn Based Strategy ===
 
== Turn Based Strategy ==
* In ''[[Nintendo Wars|Advance Wars Dual Strike]]'', leveling a character high enough will unlock an alternate costume for that character.
* ''[[Gadget Trial]]'' had 2 extra outfits for each of the girls, and they give certain strengths and weaknesses. Getting them, however, varies between ridiculously easy to quite difficult.
 
=== Western RPG ===
 
== Western RPG ==
* The second ''[[Penny Arcade Adventures]]'' game offered outfits to wear after completing certain tasks within the game or unlocking achievements.
* ''[[Mass Effect 2]]''. Gaining loyalty of crew members brings a new power... and an alternate outfit. In a nice twist, the unlocked outfits are all in the same black, silver and gold color scheme. The result is that gaining your crew's loyalty also has the effect of visually transforming them from a [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]] to a unified team of commandos. One of the more drastic examples is Jack. She usually wears [[Stripperific|pants, leather straps and nothing else]]. After the loyalty quest, she also uses a leather jacket. Standard Geth are grey and elite Geth are white, so Legion's plating color shift is a visual cue for him getting more badass. Gaining the loyalty of a squad member also increases the chances that that person will {{spoiler|stay alive during the suicide mission,}} so there's that, too.
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*** ''Revelations'' also unlocks a Desmond skin for Ezio once you complete the five Desmond sequences. This counts because Desmond in this game has exactly the same face as Ezio (which looks odd on his younger body). Amusingly, Desmond also takes the place of Ezio in cutscenes if you use his outfit.
 
=== Wide Open Sandbox ===
 
== Wide Open Sandbox ==
* ''[[Grand Theft Auto Vice City]]'' has this as well; upon getting 100% completion, you gain a t-shirt which proclaims ''I got 100% completion on Vice City and all I got was this shirt'' (see the page pic). Admittedly, you also get infinite ammo and 3 bodyguards, but still...
* In ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'', if you {{spoiler|kill Playboy X}}, you get his {{spoiler|rooftop studio pad}}. If you change clothes there, you'll discover that at that location and at that location only, you can switch to the outfit of Claude from ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]''.
 
 
== Non-Video Game Examples ==
 
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[.hack]]'' did this in the manga. You solve a puzzle, beat a monster... and are rewarded with schoolgirl and maid outfits.
* The [[Stylistic Suck|god-awful]] [[Eroge]] the protagonist and his friend make in ''[[Welcome to The NHK]]'' includes a end-choice where you can choose which outfit the lead girl wears next time around, including a skimpy sea-shell bikini.
 
== Comic Books ==
* The ''[[Bone]]'' prequel ''Tall Tales'' contains a story in which Fone Bone and Phoney Bone follow a treasure map to a chest containing...Phoney Bone's dirty clothes, buried as a reminder for the two of them to do the laundry.
* ''[[Starman (comics)|Starman]]'' was once forced to [[Run the Gauntlet|fight his way through a warehouse of the Mist's henchmen]]. The Mist had drugged him and stripped him beforehand, and left an article of clothing at each stage of the fight.
{{quote|'''Jack''': At least she left my shorts first and not my goggles or my jacket or something. That would've been too kinky even for me.}}
 
== [[Film]] - Live Action ==
* ''[[The Game (film)|The Game]]'': "I was drugged and left for dead in Mexico - and all I got was this stupid T-shirt."
 
== Literature ==
* In the world of ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' house elves are freed if their owners give them a reward of clothes (so you could say the reward is freedom, via clothes). Cue Harry tricking Lucius Malfoy to give Dobby a sock and Hermione leaving piles of clothes all over Hogwarts.
 
== [[Live Action Television]] ==
* This seems to be Adam's primary trophy on ''[[Man v. Food]]'', despite whatever inhuman amount of food he consumes during a challenge.
* In ''[[Have Gun Will Travel]]'', Paladin once did a job for a high-class tailor, and for payment would only accept two custom suits a year for the rest of his life. He noted it was actually more expensive than his standard charge; he intended to live for a very long time.
 
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Parodied in ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' where the [[Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game|MMORPG]] "Years of Yarncraft" has ''underwear'' as the reward for completing the first quest. {{spoiler|This actually becomes an important (in-game) plot point during a later, high-level raid.}} To be fair, as Torg notes, he could really use underwear.
* In ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' after goblin archers killed the (illusion) heroes, the goblins changed to t-shirt that says: "I killed a PC and all I got was this lousy t-shirt!"
* TheOne ''[[Mac Hall]]'' picturestrip above denotesshowed the female character's delight of finding actual pants that actually cover the legs; it's a reference to a previous strip that showed how [[Stripperiffic]] all other "pants" were.
 
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Re BootReBoot]]''. During Enzo's birthday party the only gift that sticks to the next episode is a new shirt.
 
== [[Real Life]] ==
* The immortal ''I went to X and all I got was this stupid t-shirt.'' Or ''My parents went to...''
* It's pretty much universally disappointing for children to be given clothes for their birthday or for whatever winter holiday they celebrate.
* The winner of the Masters, one of the most prestigious tournaments in professional golf, [https://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/story-behind-masters-green-jacket gets a green blazer]<ref>Pantone 342, to be exact</ref> to wear at that particular golf course. Anybody who wins the Masters more than once only gets one jacket.
 
 
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