Fashion Victim Villain: Difference between revisions

* The ''[[Masters of the Universe (film)|Masters of the Universe]]'' movie. Frank Langella's golden Skeletor costume, acquired after he achieves ultimate power, plows a line right through Narm and crosses back over to [[So Bad It's Good|Totally Awesome]] again. It's like a gay metallic Chiquita-Banana-ator.

* An example occurs in the live action [[Dr. Seuss]] movie ''[[The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T]]''. The costume the titular mad conductor wears at the end is probably the most flamboyant example of this trope ever made. The villain's dress-up routine even [[Villain Song|gets its own song]] written about it.

{{quote|'''Riddler:''' Like the jacket? It keeps me safe when I'm jogging at night.}}

** Really, Riddler spent the entire movie getting steadily more ridiculous, culminating in a costume containing five thousand pounds of glitter.

** Mr. Freeze from ''[[Batman and Robin (film)|Batman and Robin]]'' wears a bathrobe. With polar bear slippers. [[Franchise Killer|Just another nail in the series coffin.]]

* Xerxes in ''[[300]]'' wears a gold cape and speedo and is covered in gold chains and facial piercings. The facial piercings are a shared trait among the Persians, while the speedo seems to be a universal trait in the film's warped version of reality.

* Averted in ''[[Labyrinth]]'': clothes that would look ridiculous on a lesser man actually look pretty spectacular on [[David Bowie]].

* In its deconstruction of superheros, ''[[Watchmen (film)|Watchmen]]'' features a lot of snide comments about the intentionally silly costumes that heroes and villains wear. Veidt's bright purple-and-gold suit and mask are overtly compared to Studio 54 excess.

* The [[Big Bad]] from ''[[Warriors of Virtue]]'' definitely qualifies as this. And in a movie about ninja kangaroos no less.

* Darius Sayle in ''[[Alex Rider|Stormbreaker]]''. Because nothing says "scary villain" like Mickey Rourke in a white pimp coat and Jack Sparrow makeup.

* Matthew Patel in ''[[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]'' is dressed pretty ridiculously, to the point where someone actually thinks he's dressed like a pirate. Patel responds defensively:

{{quote|'''Matthew Patel:''' Pirates are in this year!}}

** Patel is deliberately portrayed as a typical over-the-top Bollywood villain.

* [[Jeremy Irons|Profion's]] sidekick in ''[[Dungeons & Dragons (film)||Dungeons and Dragons]]'' wears blue lipstick for...some reason.

** Damodar becomes the [[Big Bad]] in the sequel, somehow losing his badassery.