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* In David Eddings' ''Tamuli'' series, some of the heroes disguise themselves as mercenaries (complete with different faces) to get into [[The Dragon|Scarpa]]'s army. |
* In David Eddings' ''Tamuli'' series, some of the heroes disguise themselves as mercenaries (complete with different faces) to get into [[The Dragon|Scarpa]]'s army. |
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* ''[[Mad Magazine]] Super Special Fall 1980''. In ''The Moronic Woman'' (a ''[[Bionic Woman]] parody''), Jammy Summons (Jaime Sommers) and Oscular (Oscar Goldman) have infiltrated the enemy palace. In order to get a guard's uniform for Oscar to wear, Jammy walks around knocking out guards until they find one who is Oscular's size. Oscular puts on the uniform and they go to the office of the dictator. |
* ''[[Mad Magazine]] Super Special Fall 1980''. In ''The Moronic Woman'' (a ''[[Bionic Woman]] parody''), Jammy Summons (Jaime Sommers) and Oscular (Oscar Goldman) have infiltrated the enemy palace. In order to get a guard's uniform for Oscar to wear, Jammy walks around knocking out guards until they find one who is Oscular's size. Oscular puts on the uniform and they go to the office of the dictator. |
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* ''The Black Cockade'' by Victor Suthren is a [[Wooden Ships and Iron Men]] story with the twist that the heroes are French, fighting the British. Toward the end, they've reclaimed their ship and are escaping from a British port in the dark of night, when a British ship hails them, demanding identification. Instead, the French captain shouts a (basically meaningless) congratulatory message to the Brits, followed by the French crew cheering in British style. [[The Guards Must Be Crazy|This is accepted as good enough proof of their Britishness]].... |
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