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[[File:mrfreeze.png|link=Batman and Robin (film)|frame|Tremble before my bathrobe [[Doomy Dooms of Doom|of DOOM!]] Or else I'll [[Pungeon Master|kick some ice]]! ]] |
[[File:mrfreeze.png|link=Batman and Robin (film)|frame|Tremble before my bathrobe [[Doomy Dooms of Doom|of DOOM!]] Or else I'll [[Pungeon Master|kick some ice]]! ]] |
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{{quote|''"Just whose idea was it to have this evil general running around wearing ''neon blue lipstick''? It's hard to look like a militaristic badass when you look like you just escaped from a production of ''Cabaret''! I kept wondering if his D&D alignment was [[Depraved Homosexual|Chaotic Fabulous!"]]''|'''[http://foywonder.com/archives/nowff/foy_0201n.html Scott Foy]''' on ''[[Dungeons |
{{quote|''"Just whose idea was it to have this evil general running around wearing ''neon blue lipstick''? It's hard to look like a militaristic badass when you look like you just escaped from a production of ''Cabaret''! I kept wondering if his D&D alignment was [[Depraved Homosexual|Chaotic Fabulous!"]]''|'''[http://foywonder.com/archives/nowff/foy_0201n.html Scott Foy]''' on ''[[Dungeons & Dragons (film)||Dungeons and Dragons]]'' ([[The Movie]])}} |
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The heroes have had it. They've been captured and tied up, and can only watch mutely and impotently as the [[Evil Overlord]]'s final plans unfold. The large, oversized doors at the far end of his cavernous control room swing open, and in walks the [[Big Bad]] himself in an ominous swirl of purple fog... |
The heroes have had it. They've been captured and tied up, and can only watch mutely and impotently as the [[Evil Overlord]]'s final plans unfold. The large, oversized doors at the far end of his cavernous control room swing open, and in walks the [[Big Bad]] himself in an ominous swirl of purple fog... |
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Uh-oh. It seems we have a '''Fashion Victim Villain''' on our hands. |
Uh-oh. It seems we have a '''Fashion Victim Villain''' on our hands. |
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This trope comes into play whenever a villain decides to don an outrageous, over-the-top costume, usually replete with [[ |
This trope comes into play whenever a villain decides to don an outrageous, over-the-top costume, usually replete with [[Color-Coded for Your Convenience|Dark Colors]], [[Shoulders of Doom]] and [[Spikes of Villainy]], thinking it will make him look like a fearless, all-powerful [[Badass]]. Instead, it makes him look pitiable and ridiculous, if not slightly unhinged. |
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It's not hard to see why this should happen. Villainy, as a profession, tends to attract [[Large Ham|flamboyant personality types]]. Still, this is no excuse for dressing up as a [[Depraved Homosexual|gothic drag queen]] during the least appropriate times, and no amount of [[Super Strength|inhuman strength]], [[Kick the Dog|dog-kicking]], or [[Magnificent Bastard]]-ness can restore a villain's menace once it's been undercut by a move like this, at least most of the time. (Unless the villain happens to be a [[Monster Clown]], and the over-the-top costume and makeup is part of his/her schtick.) |
It's not hard to see why this should happen. Villainy, as a profession, tends to attract [[Large Ham|flamboyant personality types]]. Still, this is no excuse for dressing up as a [[Depraved Homosexual|gothic drag queen]] during the least appropriate times, and no amount of [[Super Strength|inhuman strength]], [[Kick the Dog|dog-kicking]], or [[Magnificent Bastard]]-ness can restore a villain's menace once it's been undercut by a move like this, at least most of the time. (Unless the villain happens to be a [[Monster Clown]], and the over-the-top costume and makeup is part of his/her schtick.) |
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** Patel is deliberately portrayed as a typical over-the-top Bollywood villain. |
** Patel is deliberately portrayed as a typical over-the-top Bollywood villain. |
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* Even for the 80s, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QObDZUscd4k Velvet Von Ragnar], played by Gene Simmons from the movie ''Never Too Young To Die'', had hilariously bad fashion sense. |
* Even for the 80s, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QObDZUscd4k Velvet Von Ragnar], played by Gene Simmons from the movie ''Never Too Young To Die'', had hilariously bad fashion sense. |
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* [[Jeremy Irons|Profion's]] sidekick in ''[[Dungeons |
* [[Jeremy Irons|Profion's]] sidekick in ''[[Dungeons & Dragons (film)||Dungeons and Dragons]]'' wears blue lipstick for...some reason. |
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** Damodar becomes the [[Big Bad]] in the sequel, somehow losing his badassery. |
** Damodar becomes the [[Big Bad]] in the sequel, somehow losing his badassery. |
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* In ''[[Zoolander]]'', Mugatu looks like an unholy mixture of Satan, Cruella DeVille, and a poodle. He also inexplicably dresses up as a young German boy during the brainwashing scene. |
* In ''[[Zoolander]]'', Mugatu looks like an unholy mixture of Satan, Cruella DeVille, and a poodle. He also inexplicably dresses up as a young German boy during the brainwashing scene. |
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* As noted, ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' has had plenty of movies that feature this trope. The top page quote comes from the movie ''[[Operation Double 007]]'', which had the main, middle-aged male villain dressing in a flowy silver caftan and (at the end) a skintight red pleather suit. |
* As noted, ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' has had plenty of movies that feature this trope. The top page quote comes from the movie ''[[Operation Double 007]]'', which had the main, middle-aged male villain dressing in a flowy silver caftan and (at the end) a skintight red pleather suit. |
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** Traxartus, the villain of the movie ''Deathstalker'', frequently wore short tunics with boatneck collars, pink fur, and satin turbans. |
** Traxartus, the villain of the movie ''Deathstalker'', frequently wore short tunics with boatneck collars, pink fur, and satin turbans. |
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{{quote|'''Traxartus:''' [[Go-Go Enslavement|Give her something of yours]], then... something billowy and soft... |
{{quote|'''Traxartus:''' [[Go-Go Enslavement|Give her something of yours]], then... something billowy and soft... |
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'''Crow:''' Wait -- something of ''mine''... }} |
'''Crow:''' Wait -- something of ''mine''... }} |
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** ''[[Puma Man]]'' had [[Big Bad]] Donald Pleasance wearing a girly black and silver tunic. |
** ''[[Puma Man]]'' had [[Big Bad]] Donald Pleasance wearing a girly black and silver tunic. |
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[[Category:Costume Tropes]] |
[[Category:Costume Tropes]] |
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[[Category:Villains]] |
[[Category:Villains]] |
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