Becoming the Costume: Difference between revisions

 

== Comic Books ==

* Happens at a [[Attack of the Town Festival|revived pagan festival]] in ''[[Hellblazer]]'', to the detriment of everybody (new father in baby costume to infant: "You're taking all of mummy's attention and it's! not! fair!" *splat*; a dentist(?) with a rictus grin mask wants [[Stepford Smiler|EVERYONE]] [[Glasgow Grin|TO]] [[Slasher Smile|SMILE!]]). This isn't transformation, but rather a crazy-making signal coming from the nearby underground nuclear base. John and his friend discover that [[The Power of Rock|loud punk rock]] cancels the effect {{spoiler|a little too late: an ex-fighter pilot is "cured" just seconds after he releases a bomb, destroying the town and everyone in it (except John, of course).}}

* This is a major plot point in the indie comic series Underburbs.

 

== Live Action TV ==

** [[Lampshaded]] in the Season 4 episode "Fear Itself" when the gang attend a college Halloween party and all dress up as someone or something that would actually be useful should history repeat itself.

*** Not EVERYONE. Xander and Oz were, though. James Bond and... [[God]].

* This is a gameplay mechanic in ''[[Costume Quest]]'', a [[Playstation Network]] and [[Xbox Live Arcade]] title from [[Tim Schafer|Double Fine]].

* [[Kid Chameleon]] on the Sega Genesis as the main gameplay mechanic.

** This is also the primary gameplay mechanic of the ''Narikiri Dungeon'' series, where donning the costumes of different classes, monsters, or Tales characters turns you into them and allows the use of the appropriate abilities.

 

 

== Western Animation ==

* In ''[[The Simpsons]]'' "Treehouse of Horror XVI" third segment, "I've Grown a Costume on Your Face," a witch curses the town by making them become their costumes.

* On the ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'' episode "Slaves to Fashion", Tuskernini, the villainous walrus filmmaker, creates a gas that causes people to take on the personality of whatever costumed character they dressed up as. [[Hilarity Ensues]]. The gas doesn't actually affect our hero, though, because [[For Halloween I Am Going as Myself|he came to the party as himself.]]

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