Custom Uniform: Difference between revisions

** Dialogue in the TNG episode ''Chain of Command'' indicated that wearing informal clothing instead of a standard uniform is allowed, ''with'' the captain's permission (and also that it was mostly commonly granted to senior officers in specialized positions), and the series is relatively consistent in showing that captains and above have a more 'casual' variant of their uniform (sort of an inverse to a dress uniform).

* Pretty much all of the [[Space Marine|Colonial Marines]] in Aliens have this; the only exception is Lieutenant Gorman, who wears a pristine, fresh-out-of-stores uniform, presumably to emphasize the fact that he's [[New Meat|completely inexperienced]].

** Only when on the Hogwarts Express and on Hogsmeade trips. Every other instance when on school grounds he was in the standard outfit. Notably, since it was the same black suit he wore at the beginning of ''Goblet of Fire'', this might be a case of [[Limited Wardrobe]].

 

* Colonel Tendon Cobar and Colonel Mael Radek from ''[[Killzone]]'' (''Liberation'' and ''2'', respectively) get the awesomest suits you'll see from any Helghast, the lot of whom wear really cool outfits anyway.

* In the second ''[[Jak and Daxter]]'' game, the [[Mooks|Krimzon Guards]] have four kinds of uniforms: red for normal ones, yellow for inexplicably stronger ones, one for [[The Dragon|Errol]] and one for [[Rebellious Princess|Ashelin]]. In the third game, the [[Mook Face Turn|Freedom League]] is all blue, though for some reason Ashelin still has the [[Limited Wardrobe|exact same outfit]].

** Though strangely whichever human crew member survives Virmire (or Liara, if she was Shepard's [[Love Interest]] in the first game) shows up in the same white-and-pink during the opening sequence of [[Mass Effect 2]], while Shepard sticks with the standard black Alliance armor (plus a red stripe to denote rank).

** Well the Normandy is explained away by being built by more than one race so maybe it got its own color scheme and in universe I think the white-and-pink was the medic color.

** This is consistently mocked by the [[Brits With Battleships|British Armed Forces]], who denounce them as "Walts."

* Ditto for modern [[Cossacks]]. Their appearance ranges from "fairly modern military style camo" to "authentic XIX century dress uniform complete with a saber", with anything in between possible.

** Goalkeepers in [[The Beautiful Game|association football]] must wear uniforms that make them distinguishable from other players. This has occasionally led to customized uniforms.

** Goaltenders in [[Ice Hockey]] wear masks attached to their helmets to keep pucks from flying into their faces. These masks and helmets tend to be highly decorated according to the goalie's tastes.