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Line 1: {{trope}}{{Needs Image}} When the heroes cannot directly challenge the villain or his mooks they disguise themselves as monsters or build something that's basically a tank with a threatening exterior. Usually relies on intimidation more than any actual weapons. When villains resort to this tactic, it's a [[Scooby -Doo Hoax]]. {{examples}} Line 11: == [[Film]]--Animated == * ''[[An American Tail]]'', the Giant Mouse of Minsk. * ''[[A Bug's Life ~~(Animation)~~\|A Bugs Life]]'', the fake bird. == [[Film]]--Live Action == * "The Dread Pirate Roberts" rig that Fezzik wore in ''[[The Princess Bride (~~Film~~film)\|The Princess Bride]]''. * The 1971 film, ''The Johnstown Monster''. * In ''[[Star Wars]]'', Obi-Wan first appears by scaring away some Sand People who were about to kill Luke. He does this by dressing up in his old Jedi robes and making some weird-sounding monster noises, causing them to flee in terror. According to the [[All There in the Manual\|associated materials]], the sound he's making is that of the [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast\|Krayt Dragon]]. Line 22: * The original short story ''[[The Legend of Sleepy Hollow]]'' is a very early example of this one, especially if you subscribe to the interpretation that Ichabod Crane is a meddling jerk rather than a protagonist. * Another early example features in [[Edgar Allan Poe]]'s ''The Narrative Of Arthur Gordon Pym'', when the protagonist dresses up as a dead sailor's ghost to scare mutineers into abandoning ship. * Used in the ''[[~~Doctor Syn (Literature)\|~~Doctor Syn]]'' novels. Of course, [[Your Mileage May Vary]] as to whether you consider Syn and his crew to be heroes. == [[Live Action TV]] == Line 28: == [[Newspaper Comics]] == * [[Modesty Blaise (~~Comic~~comic ~~Strip~~strip)\|Modesty Blaise]] fakes an alien visitation in "The Moonman" arc. == [[Western Animation]] == * In ''[[Scooby Doo]]'', though it's often [[Scooby -Doo Hoax\|the villain who does this]] to scare away the [[~~Distressed~~ Damsel in Distress]] from a Real Estate claim, etc., the heroes often use this technique as well. Gabe/Toxic Terror from ''[[What's New, Scooby -Doo?]]'' is good one. In fact, the next to final scene has the Gabe, Shaggy, Scooby-Doo, and the camp kid disguise them as Toxic Terror sending Clyde packing. Velma Dinkley, the brains of Mystery Inc. itself, did this in "Scooby-Doo: Where's My Mummy?" ** Amy Cavenaugh/Amy The Siren from ''[[Scooby Doo Mystery Inc]]'' is another good ~~one -- especially~~one—especially since she got Velma [[Just for Pun\|hooked.]] * The ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' episode "The Painted Lady" * ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' episode "Escape To The House of Mummies Part II". Dr. Venture, sitting on Brock's shoulders and dressed in a green blanket waves a flashlight at cultists to save Hank and Dean. It doesn't work: {{quote\| "That's just a flashlight. Kill them!"}} {{reflist}} [[Category:Plots]] [[Category:~~Scarecrow~~Alliterative ~~Solution~~Trope Titles]] [[Category:~~Trope~~{{PAGENAME}}]]