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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]].
 
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== [[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 -- especiallyone—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!"}}
 
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