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{{quote|"''They all wore uniforms, although since no two uniforms were exactly alike they were not, in fact, uniform and [[Dissimile|therefore not technically uniforms.]]''"
|'''[[Terry Pratchett]]''', ''[[
Characters who are meant to stand out in some way in a military, school or other place will wear a "uniform" that is different from everyone else. This is separate from rank although it may be implied that they're too [[Badass]] for anyone to complain. Also different from a practical reason to be dressed different such as fireproof clothing for a [[Playing with Fire|pyrokinetic]] army. Generally a symptom of [[Mildly Military]].
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** 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]].
* In
** 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]].
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* Howard W. Campbell, the American Nazi from ''[[Slaughterhouse-Five]]'', wears a gaudy custom outfit instead of the standard German uniform.
* [[Olivia (novel)|Olivia]] from the kids' books series of the same name wears red clothes instead of the color of her school team, because she <s>always wants to be the boss</s> is strong-willed and independent.
* In the [[Discworld]] book ''[[
** The Ankh-Morpork City Watch is composed of so many different members of different shapes and sizes that being in uniform usually means being in whatever bits of uniform fitted. And since the force has expanded dramatically they are pretty much scrapping the bottom of the armory and pulling out all kinds of antique equipment. Funny helmets through the centuries, according to Vimes.
* In the ''[[Johnny Maxwell Trilogy]]'', the [[Good Old British Comp]] attended by the main characters has a uniform but doesn't enforce it, to the point where only [[Black and Nerdy|Yo-less]] wears it. Which, according to Wobbler's logic, means that jeans and T-shires are the ''real'' school uniform, which means Yo-less is out of uniform.
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* 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]].
* Most Alliance Marines in ''[[Mass Effect]]'' appear to wear black armor, in sharp contrast to Ashley's white-and-pink. Also, normal Alliance starships are white and red, while the ''[[Cool Ship|Normandy]]'' is black and white.
** 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.
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** There are so many different shades of khaki - never mind that Cadettes' vests often don't match their pants - that it leads to rather a [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/cheebalicious/Girl%20Scouts/Junior%20yr%202/100_1361.jpg lack] [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/cheebalicious/Girl%20Scouts/Junior%20yr%202/100_1362.jpg of] [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/cheebalicious/Girl%20Scouts/Junior%20yr%202/100_1384.jpg uniformity].
* Squads and such in [[Humans Versus Zombies]]. Normally, it's all up to recognizing faces or maybe a hat or color scheme to tell who's with you and not with you. Aside from generic "we all wear camo jackets", there's a lot of room to maneuver.
* While [https://web.archive.org/web/20070225002321/http://www.girlguides.ca/ Girl Guides of Canada] requires full uniforms, there are endless options for clothing that normally result no two girls in a troop look the same. The uniform consists of: long and short sleeved option for t-shirts, e pants or capris, leggings, a hat when camping a hoodie of vest for cold weather, a sash for displaying the badges, a neck scarf (the same as the one described above for girl scouts) and the characteristic stripey socks.
* Wal-mart only requires its employees to wear blue shirts, brown pants, and their name badge. What shade of blue and what shade of brown is completely irrelevant, and they can be any style of shirt or pants (provided it stays within reasonable dress code). Though most simply choose the standard navy blue, collared shirts. They did away with the uniform blue vests a couple years ago for unknown reasons.
** Similarly, Target requires its employees to wear tan pants and a red shirt, with no guidance beyond those points.
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** 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.
* Lord Lovet lead a Commando Brigade on [[World War
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** 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.
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