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** When {{spoiler|Miko Miyazaki loses her Paladin powers}}, her white and blue armor becomes grey and tan. [[Word of God|Word of the Giant]] says this is because the armor is magically enchanted only to work for a Paladin.

** Inversely, when [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0058.html Belkar gets a temporary Wisdom increase], his shirt turns white and his cape a lighter green.

** The most striking example being, of course, when [[spoiler:Vaarsuvius acquires ultimate arcane power through a [[Deal with the Devil|deal with three fiends]]. His/Her normally red cape turns black (along with instant hair extensions and pointy teeth). Bonus: the strip title is [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0635.html "I See a Red Robe and I Want to Paint it Black"]. Lampshaded by Elan after the situation ends. "You're alive! And less scary!"~~<br~~ />Played with in {{spoiler|the middle of the V incident. When Haley freaks out about Vaarsuvius, Belkar snaps at her, and asks her what she would do if Elan thought she had turned evil because she was wearing her dark and edgy Resistance armor. She backs off. Then it turns out Belkar was messing with her and really does think V's evil -- he's just okay with it, since [[Token Evil Teammate|he's evil too]].}}~~<br~~ />Interestingly, the ''[[Dragonlance]]'' novels had {{spoiler|Raistlin}} undergo the exact same colour change and alignment change; since {{spoiler|Raist}} had the same goal (ultimate arcane power), the same or a very similar alignment (at first; this is assuming V is [[True Neutral]]), and made a similarly dodgy deal.

** The most striking example being, of course, when [[spoiler:Vaarsuvius acquires ultimate arcane power through a [[Deal with the Devil|deal with three fiends]]. His/Her normally red cape turns black (along with instant hair extensions and pointy teeth). Bonus: the strip title is [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0635.html "I See a Red Robe and I Want to Paint it Black"]. Lampshaded by Elan after the situation ends. "You're alive! And less scary!" Played with in {{spoiler|the middle of the V incident. When Haley freaks out about Vaarsuvius, Belkar snaps at her, and asks her what she would do if Elan thought she had turned evil because she was wearing her dark and edgy Resistance armor. She backs off. Then it turns out Belkar was messing with her and really does think V's evil -- he's just okay with it, since [[Token Evil Teammate|he's evil too]].}} Interestingly, the ''[[Dragonlance]]'' novels had {{spoiler|Raistlin}} undergo the exact same colour change and alignment change; since {{spoiler|Raist}} had the same goal (ultimate arcane power), the same or a very similar alignment (at first; this is assuming V is [[True Neutral]]), and made a similarly dodgy deal.

* Bael from ''[[Suppression]]'' does this when he finds his [[Nice Hat|hat]] {{spoiler|while possessing General Victus}}. He decides it doesn't match his current outfit and [[Lovecraftian Superpower|sprouts tentacles that dye both red]].

* Spoofed in ''[[Our Little Adventure]]'', when Angelika [http://danielscreations.com/ola/comics/ep0307.html dones a Cloak of Charisma] that immediately gives her a [[Darker and Edgier]] look. Her familiar concludes that she must have turned evil.