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{{quote|'''Princess Leia:''' Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper? |
{{quote|'''Princess Leia:''' Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper? |
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'''Luke:''' What? Oh, the uniform. <pulls off helmet> I'm Luke Skywalker. I'm here to rescue you. |
'''Luke:''' What? Oh, the uniform. <pulls off helmet> I'm Luke Skywalker. I'm here to rescue you. |
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'''Princess Leia:''' You're who?|'''''[[Star Wars]]: [[A New Hope]]'''''}} |
'''Princess Leia:''' You're who?|'''''[[Star Wars]]: [[A New Hope]]'''''}} |
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* Not quite enemies, but the Roberia Zuka Club makes their first appearance in [[Ouran High School Host Club|Ouran Academy]] uniforms, one as a [[Bifauxnen|male]]. |
* Not quite enemies, but the Roberia Zuka Club makes their first appearance in [[Ouran High School Host Club|Ouran Academy]] uniforms, one as a [[Bifauxnen|male]]. |
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* Jugo and Suigetsu try this in ''[[Naruto]]'' using samurai uniforms. They are caught almost immediately. |
* Jugo and Suigetsu try this in ''[[Naruto]]'' using samurai uniforms. They are caught almost immediately. |
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{{quote|Suigetsu: My, my... I guess you've got us. |
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Jugo: [[Lampshade Hanging|This wasn't a very good plan.]] }} |
Jugo: [[Lampshade Hanging|This wasn't a very good plan.]] }} |
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* ''[[Bleach]]'': Uryuu and Orihime steal and wear some shihakusho to blend in during the Soul Society arc. Because it's [[Gag Boobs|Orihime]] and Uryuu, an [[Please Put Some Clothes On|awkward]] [[Lingerie Scene]] is mandatory. |
* ''[[Bleach]]'': Uryuu and Orihime steal and wear some shihakusho to blend in during the Soul Society arc. Because it's [[Gag Boobs|Orihime]] and Uryuu, an [[Please Put Some Clothes On|awkward]] [[Lingerie Scene]] is mandatory. |
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** A similar inversion occurs in [[V for Vendetta]], when V {{spoiler|dresses up bound and gagged employees of the station he's attacking in replicas of his own costume, leading the guards to unwittingly open fire on them}}. |
** A similar inversion occurs in [[V for Vendetta]], when V {{spoiler|dresses up bound and gagged employees of the station he's attacking in replicas of his own costume, leading the guards to unwittingly open fire on them}}. |
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* At one point in ''[[Dr. Strangelove]]'', a column of US Army troops is dispatched to storm the Air Force base which has been commandeered by renegade general Ripper. The base troops think they are battling invading Russians: |
* At one point in ''[[Dr. Strangelove]]'', a column of US Army troops is dispatched to storm the Air Force base which has been commandeered by renegade general Ripper. The base troops think they are battling invading Russians: |
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{{quote|""You sure gotta hand it to those Commies. Gee, those trucks sure look like the real thing, don't they? I wonder where they got 'em from?" |
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"Probably bought them from the Army as war surplus. OK. Open up at 200 yards.." }} |
"Probably bought them from the Army as war surplus. OK. Open up at 200 yards.." }} |
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* ''[[Blazing Saddles]]''. Two Ku Klux Klan members are part of the line of applicants to join Hedley Lamaar's army of [[Mooks]]. Sheriff Bart and the Waco Kid lure them away, knock them out and steal their robes. Unfortunately, they forget that Sheriff Bart is black... |
* ''[[Blazing Saddles]]''. Two Ku Klux Klan members are part of the line of applicants to join Hedley Lamaar's army of [[Mooks]]. Sheriff Bart and the Waco Kid lure them away, knock them out and steal their robes. Unfortunately, they forget that Sheriff Bart is black... |
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* ''[[Our Man Flint]]''. While infiltrating Galaxy Island Flint takes out two Galaxy personnel and dons their clothes: one an ordinary worker and the other a security guard. |
* ''[[Our Man Flint]]''. While infiltrating Galaxy Island Flint takes out two Galaxy personnel and dons their clothes: one an ordinary worker and the other a security guard. |
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* ''[[The Silence of the Lambs]]'': Hannibal Lecter employs this trope in the most gruesome manner possible. |
* ''[[The Silence of the Lambs]]'': Hannibal Lecter employs this trope in the most gruesome manner possible. |
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{{quote|"Ready when you are, Sergeant Pembrey..."}} |
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* In ''[[Brain Donors]]'', [[Ambulance Chaser]] Roland T. Flakfizer and his cohorts dress up as doctors to infiltrate a hospital and recover an incriminating letter. |
* In ''[[Brain Donors]]'', [[Ambulance Chaser]] Roland T. Flakfizer and his cohorts dress up as doctors to infiltrate a hospital and recover an incriminating letter. |
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{{quote|'''Rocco:''' "We'll have to perform a full rectum-ology." |
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'''Roland:''' "Fondue, an epidemic! drop those pants... Not you, the patient." |
'''Roland:''' "Fondue, an epidemic! drop those pants... Not you, the patient." |
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'''Doctor:''' "I thought you were cardiologists..." |
'''Doctor:''' "I thought you were cardiologists..." |
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'''Rocco:''' "Uh, well, they're all connected, we enter the rectum and head north." |
'''Rocco:''' "Uh, well, they're all connected, we enter the rectum and head north." |
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'''Roland:''' "Why do you think we have such long instruments?" }} |
'''Roland:''' "Why do you think we have such long instruments?" }} |
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* Done by Murray and Ramis in ''[[Stripes]]''. |
* Done by Murray and Ramis in ''[[Stripes]]''. |
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** The End of Time-how [[Fridge Logic|*did* the Vinvocci get that guard's helmet over his head, anyway?]] Ow. |
** The End of Time-how [[Fridge Logic|*did* the Vinvocci get that guard's helmet over his head, anyway?]] Ow. |
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* The chunkheaded hero from the ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''-lampooned ''[[Space Mutiny]]'' beats up a guard who's easily thirty kilograms and 25 cm smaller than he, yet his stolen uniform fits perfectly. |
* The chunkheaded hero from the ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''-lampooned ''[[Space Mutiny]]'' beats up a guard who's easily thirty kilograms and 25 cm smaller than he, yet his stolen uniform fits perfectly. |
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{{quote|'''Crow''': "So he fits into a suit that was restrictive on a really small man?"}} |
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*** And within minutes, the disguise is blown at the ''first'' checkpoint he comes to. A [[Stealth Parody|subversion]], perhaps? |
*** And within minutes, the disguise is blown at the ''first'' checkpoint he comes to. A [[Stealth Parody|subversion]], perhaps? |
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** Another example from ''MST3K'': The episode ''[[Samson vs. the Vampire Women]]'' features a mook trying to disguise himself as a wrestler that the titular hero is about to fight -- only the mook has a substantially different body shape from that of the wrestler. (This fact is painfully obvious since the wrestler -- and the mook who takes over for him -- wears nothing but tights and a mask.) |
** Another example from ''MST3K'': The episode ''[[Samson vs. the Vampire Women]]'' features a mook trying to disguise himself as a wrestler that the titular hero is about to fight -- only the mook has a substantially different body shape from that of the wrestler. (This fact is painfully obvious since the wrestler -- and the mook who takes over for him -- wears nothing but tights and a mask.) |