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{{quote|'''[[The Hero|Aang]]:''' Sorry about your [[Battle Boomerang|boomerang]], Sokka.
'''[[The Spock|Sokka]]:''' I feel like I've lost part of my identity. Imagine if you lost your [[Power Tattoo|arrow]], or if [[The Lancer|Katara]] lost her.... [[Buffy-Speak|hair... loopies]].
'''Merchant:''' Here's your produce, ponytail guy.
'''[[The Spock|Sokka]]:''' ''(dejectedly)'' I used to be boomerang guy...
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An
Such safety worries would be on a sliding scale of realism; [[Captain America (comics)|Cap's]] shield is one-of-a-kind, but there may be ''many'' [[Spider-Man (Comic Book)|Spidey]] outfits or beat-up [[Indiana Jones|brown fedoras]] out there. Provenance would have to be established before a search party is called.
If the
Often produced as [[Official Cosplay Gear]]. Compare [[Clothes Make the Legend]] and [[Memetic Outfit]]. Also compare [[National Weapon]] for a type of cultural
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== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[JoJo
* [[Haruhi Suzumiya]]'s yellow hair ribbons, Yuki Nagato's glasses, and Mikuru Asahina's cosplay costumes, especially her maid costume.
* Many of the Angels in ''[[
* Most of the main characters' cards in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]''. Somewhat believable in the case of Kaiba's Blue-Eyes White Dragons, since there were only four in the world, and he has three (he ripped up the fourth as soon he got his hands on it [[If I Can't Have You|to prevent anyone else from using it]], because only three copies of any given card may be used in the same deck). However, Mai's Harpie Ladies or Asuka's Etoile Cyber are common cards that could have been dropped by anyone.
* Ditto for certain cards in ''[[Duel Masters]]'', most recognizably Shobu's Bolshack Dragon.
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* Vash The Stampede's very distinctive revolver, and Wolfwood's massive cross (both from ''[[Trigun]]'').
** Also Vash's distinctive sunglasses with the W-shaped earpieces, which he puts on whenever it's time to [[Let's Get Dangerous|get dangerous]].
* Ahiru's pendant in ''[[Princess Tutu]]''. If you see it laying around, she
* Rosette's watch in ''[[Chrono Crusade]]''.
* Edward Elric's pocket watch and Roy's gloves in ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]''.
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** Taichi's [[Goggles Do Nothing|goggles]] themselves are an example of this trope, as is Yamato's harmonica (which becomes a minor plot point late in the series), Koushirou's computer and Sora's hat/helmet thing.
*** The goggles are not exclusive to Taichi; all ''[[Digimon]]'' [[The Hero|lead heroes]] (save for [[Digimon Savers|Masaru]]) [[Memetic Outfit|have one as part of their outfit]].
** Many Digimon have iconic
** Across the entire franchise, everyone's specifically coloured variant of the Digivice is also this, being possibly the most personally-associated belonging any character has. ''Adventure'' also gives this treatment to their Crests, ''[[Digimon Adventure 02]]'' doing the same for their Digimentals.
* Kenshiro's jacket in ''[[Fist of the North Star]]''. It's so iconic that it inexplicably reappears on him after every fight where he rips it beforehand. When he tears his shirt, it's usually a surefire sign that someone is going to die.
* [[The Rival|Ryouga]]'s trademark bandanna from ''[[Ranma
** Mousse's glasses, Ukyou's giant battle spatula, Nodoka's family sword, Cologne's staff, Kodachi's ribbon, and Ryouga's umbrella also qualify as personality-defining items. On the "worrying about their safety" angle, Ranma once found Akane's schoolbag, recognizable by the doll hanging off it, and deduced she was kidnapped (although that was the item's only purpose in that story and was never seen before or after.)
* Kamina's glasses and Simon's drill pendant from ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]''. Kamina even gives Gurren the glasses by melting down the swords it originally had.
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** ''Everyone's Shikai.''
*** Fuck that. Bankais are what's happening.
* Fuuko of ''[[Clannad (visual novel)|Clannad]]'''s "Starfish" sculptures.
* In ''[[Pokémon Special]]'', most of the Dex Holders wear an extra accessory (or have a slightly different physical feature) to differentiate them from the characters they were based on.
** Blue has his cape.
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* [[Cowboy Bebop|Faye Valentine's]] red hoodie around her waist, since any two-bit [[Fan Service]] character can pull off the bright yellow [[Stripperiffic|halter top and short-shorts]].
* Kenshin's [[Weapon of Choice|backward-edged]] [[Katanas Are Just Better|katana]] from ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]''.
== Comic Books ==
* ''[[Captain America (comics)|Captain America]]'s'' shield. As the theme song reminds us, all those who chose to oppose the shield ''must'' yield.
** Indeed, when Cap was "dead" the question of who would carry the shield was a major plot point.
* ''[[Thor]]'s'' Hammer Mjolnir (carried over from [[Norse Mythology]]).
** Likewise, Beta-Ray Bill's hammer Stormbreaker.
** And Eric Masterson's Thunderstrike.
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* Cyclops of the ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'' has his visor.
* ''[[Wonder Woman]]'s'' lasso and armor.
* Even though there are 7200 ''[[Green Lantern]]'' rings, they are keyed to specific people who all live in different parts of the galaxy.
* Less well known
* Of all the [[To the Bat Noun|Bat-gadgets]], the Batarang is probably the only one notable enough to count, along with the concept of the "utility belt" in general.
* Spider Jerusalem's oddly impractical sunglasses from ''[[Transmetropolitan]]''. They're shaped like that because they're a combination of shades and a digital camera, specially designed for his journalist work. Also because the machine that made them was on drugs. No, seriously.
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* Many of [[Batman]]'s [[Rogues Gallery]]. Two-Face has his two-headed coin; the Penguin has his top hat, monocle and cigarette holder (not to mention his gimmicked umbrellas); the Mad Hatter his top hat; Ra's al Ghul his high collared cape; etc.
* Rorschach's mask from ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]''
== Film ==
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* [[Pirates of the Caribbean|Captain Jack Sparrow]]'s hat. And his compass that doesn't point north.
* Speaking of [[Arm Cannon]] weaponry, there's also Ashley J. Williams from ''[[Evil Dead]]''. Only instead of an arm-gun, he lopped off his hand and lashed a ''chainsaw'' onto it. This and his sawed off, back-holstered, shotgun are easily the most iconic items for Ash.
* "[[
* [[Dollars Trilogy|The Man With No Name's]] distinctive {{color|green|green}} poncho
* ''[[Dirty Harry]]'s'' .44 Magnum, "the most powerful handgun in the world, that would blow your head clean off."
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* In ''[[El Dorado]]'' people keep commenting about Mississipi's odd-looking hat, but he refuses to stop wearing it because it belonged to his dead mentor.
* Jason's hockey mask in ''[[Friday the 13th (film)|Friday the 13 th]]'' films.
== Literature ==
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* The Monkey King's expanding staff from ''[[Journey to the West]]''.
* [[Sherlock Holmes]]'s pipe. The deerstalker in adaptations, though not the original books.
* In ''[[Harry Potter]]'', Mad-Eye Moody's mad eye. After {{spoiler|he dies in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (novel)|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', [[The Hero|Harry]] sees it stuck on Umbridge's office door in the Ministry of Magic and is so infuriated that he steals it back, tipping her off that there are intruders in the building.}} There are other items that probably also count, like [[Gentle Giant|Hagrid's]] umbrella.
** Pretty much any wizard's wand in the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' universe. Remembering them, on the other hand...
** Um, [[The Hero|Harry's]] glasses.
*** [[The Hero|Harry's]] ''[[Good Scars, Evil Scars|scar]]''.
* Rincewind's hat in ''[[Discworld]]''. Of course, all wizards and witches wear a [[Robe and Wizard Hat|pointy hat]], but Rincewind is the only one who finds it necessary to write "WIZZARD" upon it in sequins. And he ''always'' comes back for his hat. (Although at the start of ''[[
* [[Don Quixote|Don Quijote]], his suit of armour and the "golden helmet of Mambrin" (actually a barber's brass shaving-bowl).
* [[Winnetou]]'s gun, the ''Silberbüchse'' (silver rifle).
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* ''[[Septimus Heap]]'': Septimus's Dragon Ring and Marcia's shoes.
* [[Doctor Who|The Fourth Doctor]]'s Scarf and Sonic Screwdriver (and, to a lesser extent, his bag of jelly babies). The Sonic, carried by other Doctors, reflects the Time Lord's dislike of firearms.▼
▲== Live Action TV ==
▲* [[Doctor Who|The Fourth Doctor]]'s Scarf and Sonic Screwdriver. The Sonic, carried by other Doctors, reflects the Time Lord's dislike of firearms.
** The Master's laser screwdriver kills people. As does the Tissue Compression Eliminator.
** Then there's the Fifth Doctor's celery-on-the-lapel, [[Purely Aesthetic Glasses]], and occasional hat.
*** In fact, we could argue that each Doctor has some form of iconic item. The First has a cane, the Second has his recorder, the Third has "Bessie"...
** Some of the Doctor's companions also had an iconic item associated with them. Examples include Jamie McCrimmon's kilt, Adric's badge for mathematical excellence (the shattered remnants of which featured in an [[Empathy Doll Shot]] after the character died) and Ace's badge-covered black jacket.
** In [[Real Life]], the show in general has the iconic police box outer form used by the TARDIS. Even before advances in communications technology saw the police box retired from its original function, it was heavily associated with the show to the point where the BBC
* In ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', Captain Sisko acquired a baseball in an early season, which he kept on his desk. It acquired great significance in the later seasons: When the station has to be abandoned to the enemy, Sisko leaves the baseball behind, to tell his nemesis that he expects to return for it. Later, when Sisko has a breakdown and goes to Earth for some soul-searching, he brings the baseball with him, indicating that he is not sure if he will ever come back.
* In ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'', Noah Bennet's horn-rimmed glasses.
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* [[Xena: Warrior Princess|Xena]]'s chakram.
* Done (very, very badly) in an episode of ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'', where a kid who was banned from the science fair is abducted by the Monster of the Week, which he then drops his hat. The Rangers find the hat, and immediately blame Rita, [[Fridge Logic|which makes no sense at all]]. They ended up being right, but they had no right or reason to assume that at all.
* ''[[Happy Days
* Captain Jack Harkness's greatcoat in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and ''[[Torchwood]]''.
* From ''[[Robin Hood (TV series)|Robin Hood]]'': Much's hat. He's only seen without it about three times. Subtly lampshaded in the show itself as when Robin {{spoiler|is minutes away from death}} he makes a point of grabbing it off Much's head before he says goodbye.
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* In [[Ugly Betty]] Betty's Red glasses and pink brasses. Although she finally gets the braces removed in the final fourth season.
* "Boston" Rob Mariano, from ''[[Survivor (TV series)|Survivor]]'' and ''The Amazing Race'', has his Boston Red Sox hat. At one point on ''The Amazing Race'' 7, he gives a local the blue Red Sox hat he traditionally wore on ''Survivor'', and from the next leg on (including on All-Stars) he wore a [[Law of Chromatic Superiority|red one instead]].
== [[Myth and Legend]] ==
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* [[Aerosmith|Steven Tyler's]] scarf-covered mic stand
* [[U2|Bono's]] tinted sunglasses.
* Eddie Van Halen's cut up and retaped guitars ([[Franken
* [[Buckethead]]'s white mask (recently used by the Jabbawockeez too, though) combined with the plastic bucket he wears on his head.
* [[Coheed and Cambria|Claudio Sanchez's]] legendary hair. If not that, then his collection of personalized Gibson Explorers.
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== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
* [[Peanuts
** Linus's [[Security Blanket]].
** Snoopy's leather helmet and goggles. Peppermint Patty's sandals.▼
** Snoopy's dog house.
** Peppermint Patty's sandals.
** Schroeder's piano.
* [[Dick Tracy]]'s yellow fedora and wrist-radio.
* [[Garfield]]'s square bed.
== Religion ==
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* ''[[Warhammer
** Many named characters have something along these lines, but [[Commissar]] [[Cool Old Guy|Yarrick's]] [[Eye Beams|Bale Eye]], [[Big Bad|Abaddon]] [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|The Depoiler's]] [[Evil Weapon|Daemon Sword]] [[The Unpronounceable|Drach'nyen]] and [[Space Marine|Marneus]] [[Genius Bruiser|Calgar's]] [[Power Fist|Fists]] [[Hand Cannon|of]] [[More Dakka|Macragge]] are a few examples of note. Not to mention the fact that almost all of the Legion Primarchs had a signature weapon that either summed up who they were, how they fought, how they thought or all of the above.
** ''[[Deathwatch (game)|Deathwatch]]'' has "Signature Wargear" talents, which allow to requisition an item permanently for XP — essentially the character has free Requisition points (depending on Talent level) for every mission, but they are allocated to one fixed item.
** ''[[Only War]]'' follows with "Trademark Item" talent - it gives advantages to the commander carrying a recognizable (and as such probably non-regulation) signature item where others can see it - not necessarily weapon or wargear - and compulsion to not leave said item behind.
* In ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'' fantasy battles many special characters have this, be it a flying longship (Wulfrik), an indestructible throne (Thorgrim) or a legendary hammer owned by the first emperor (Ghal Mharaz owned by Karl Franz).....There are many more examples but this will do for now.
* Signature Gear in ''[[GURPS]]'' cannot be permanently stolen from the player and is only truly lost if willingly sold or physically destroyed (and in that case you get a new one).
== Theater ==
* As mentioned in Literature, the silver candlesticks given to Jean Valjean by the Bishop of Digne in ''[[Les Misérables]].'' Not seen that often, but when the lights fade to black at the end of the last note of the show, the candles are still burning bright.<ref>[[Incendiary Exponent|And swiftly extinguished by the stagehands]].</ref>
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** In the manga ''Ryu Final: [[Street Fighter III]]'', {{spoiler|Ryu has tied his headband to a post in the ruins of Suzaku Temple, where he trained with his master and eventually faced Akuma in one [[Final Battle]]. Aspiring warriors travel to this location to find the headband, where Ryu awaits. It is a symbol of how he has finally achieved peace as a warrior, and now dedicates himself to raising the younger generation.}}
** [[Cute Bruiser|Sakura]]'s white headband mimics her hero Ryu's headband from his early days as a street fighter, before Ken replaced it with the {{color|red|red}} one.
** There are several others. [[Lady of War|Rose]]'s [[Scarf of Asskicking]], Guile and Charlie's dogtags (Guile later taking the presumably KIA Charlie's dogtags for his own), Dhalsim's necklace made out of the skulls of the children in his village who died from famine, [[Bruce Lee Clone|Fei Long]]'s nunchaku, Dee Jay's maracas, etc. Of special note is [[Final Fight|Guy's]] [[Nice Shoes|sneakers]], popular enough to spawn a [[Memetic Mutation|meme]] ("''[[Take That|Real]]'' [[
* ''[[Half Life]]'' - Gordon Freeman's crowbar. Somewhat subverted in that it really is just an ordinary crowbar. To date he's had five (and subsequently lost four) of them. Also the Gravity Gun in ''[[Half-Life 2]]'' and its episodes. And the [[Powered Armor|HEV suit]].
* Garrus Vakarian's visor in ''[[Mass Effect]]'', and Commander Shepard's N7 armor.
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* Neku's headphones in ''[[The World Ends With You]]''.
** Shiki's stuffed animal/living weapon Mr. Mew.
** Most of the other characters have something like this too, but Neku and Shiki's
** Most of these iconic items are available as rare items which usually give really good stat boosts. Things like Beat's hat, Rhyme's pendant, and {{spoiler|a feather belonging to Joshua.}}
* All Servants in ''[[Fate/stay night]]'' have at least one Noble Phantasm, a weapon or item exclusive to themselves as a heroic spirit. Examples include Lancer's Gae Bolg and Caster's Rule Breaker.
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* [[Duke Nukem]]'s golden Desert Eagle. Funny enouch, a lot of people might not even realize he ''has'' an iconic item. It was absent in his best known game ''[[Duke Nukem 3D]]'', and none of the games that came after it sold near as well. Strangely, it was changed to an M1911 in ''[[Duke Nukem Forever]]''.
** His sunglasses too.
* In ''[[
** Noel Vermillion's [[Guns Akimbo|dual pistols]] Bolverk, plus her [[Sexy Backless Outfit]].
** Ragna's jacket, sword, and his copy of the Azure Grimoire.
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** Tsubaki Yayoi's Nox Nyctores, Izayoi, and especially her [[Nice Hat]] with the eye.
** Hazama/Terumi's suit and hat.
* Like KOS-MOS above, [[Dead Rising|Frank West]] can use a '''lot''' of different weapons, but is always seen (in promo material and official art) with [[Batter Up|Baseball bats]]. Taken [[Up to Eleven]] in [[
** Frank's Camera is also a pretty iconic item in the series.
* Sly Cooper's cane
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** Benny's chequered suit and his stylized Browning HP ''Maria'' is also a highly prominent example considering he uses this combination to set the entire New Vegas plot line in motion.
** Another one from New Vegas: the NCR Veteran Ranger Armor is associated strongly in the fandom with the NCR. [[Gameplay and Story Integration|In fact the game reinforces this with the concept of faction armor.]]
* In ''[[Devil May Cry]]'', main hero Dante, and his twin brother Vergil, are rarely seen without their long coats, in Red and blue respectively. Vergil is even refered too as "Devil in a Blue Coat" in one of the games' achievements.
** In the 5th game, V is never seen without his favourite book of poetry, which he often reads from before, after, and even during battle.
** Series regular, Lady, is best known for her [[Weapon of Choice]], a rocket launcher named after her late mother.
* Hat Kid's purple hat in ''[[A Hat in Time]]''
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* [[Something
* ''[[Girl Genius]]'': Agatha's trilobite necklace. The trilobite is the emblem of the Heterodyne family, but Agatha's is also a {{spoiler|[[Restraining Bolt]]}}.
* Torg in ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' had a flannel shirt, which has since phased out somewhat. Riff always has his sunglasses, and though he's depicted often without his [[Badass Longcoat|trench]], he will always be associated with some form of long coat, either duster or labcoat. Bun-bun will always have his switchblade and associated ''ka-click!''
* [[xkcd]]:
**
** The White Hat guy's white hat.
** The [[Cloudcuckoolander|Beret Guy's]] beret. (There appears to be a pattern forming here...)
* Tina of ''[[Wapsi Square]]'' is never seen without her choker, to the point where other characters speculate that it is there to keep her head attached.
* ''[[Homestuck]]'': Weapons of choice aside, John is strongly associated with the ''[[Con Air]]'' bunny he received as a birthday present three times over all on the same day. Jade was also associated with her pair of [[Tastes Like Diabetes|Squiddles]] dolls until having a nightmare about the things following the death of her dreamself.
== [[Web Original]] ==
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* Tom Landry's hat.
** If that doesn't motivate you, then nothing will.
* [[
* [[The Presidents|The President of the United States']] "''Resolute'' Desk", which with a few exceptions is always present in the Oval Office, no matter who is president.
* [[Ronald Reagan]]'s jelly beans.
* Try to imagine a mafia guy with any other weapon but a [http://www.google.co.ve/imgres?imgurl=http://photos1.hi5.com/0073/136/992/cgYDDL136992-02.jpg&imgrefurl=http://enemigodelagente.blogspot.com/2009/01/mi-subametralladora-thompson.html&usg=__2qVWRebdHrjMcRlKIOLQ1xbQ_WU=&h=650&w=521&sz=56&hl=es&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=MxqHPQGsuxgPkM:&tbnh=139&tbnw=110&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dthompson%2Bmafia%26um%3D1%26hl%3Des%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DEiK%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:es-ES:official%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D580%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=707&vpy=203&dur=2836&hovh=251&hovw=201&tx=139&ty=151&ei=tE6GTO7tE8G88gby_rVK&oei=tE6GTO7tE8G88gby_rVK&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:9,s:0 Thompson submachine gun]{{Dead link}}. I imagined you couldn't.
* [[Four-Star Badass|General]] George S. [[Patton]] is associated with his ivory-handled revolvers.
* General Douglas MacArthur is similarly known for his aviator shades, visored cap, and corn cob pipe. In fact, in a form of [[Memetic Mutation]], he is actually the originator of the stereotype of military pilots wearing aviator shades; many of the officers that would go on to lead the Air Force worked for MacArthur earlier in their careers, in fact, also consider that he served as an officer in the Army from the turn of the century [[Long Runners|until the Korean War]], and you begin to see just how many junior officers may have been inspired to imitate his style.
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