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[[File:DonnaTroy.jpg|link=Teen Titans (Comic Book)|frame|"I'm seeing stars" [[Never Heard That One Before|is not an original pick up line for her.]]]]

{{quote|'''Mickey:''' [Regarding Zatanna's dress] Are those stars?!
'''[[Zatanna]]:''' Maybe.
'''Mickey:''' Those are real %&$#ing stars! }}

Humans [[Distracted By the Shiny|like shiny stuff]]. Humans wear shiny stuff. Humans [[Power Glows|become shiny stuff]].

This trope is for people who (whole or in part) appear to be "made of stars". They may appear to be "cut out" of the real world, revealing distant stars and nebulas. It's usually because they are wielders of the Power Cosmic or are [[Energy Beings]]. Occasionally, they just have a ''really'' good tailor.

Basically, these characters are wearing natural camouflage for deep space.

A [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Symbol Motif Clothing]].

Compare [[Chrome Champion]], [[Celestial Body]] (if someone wearing this ''actually'' has stars within them). In live action or animation, this may become a variant of [[Unmoving Pattern]].

[[I Thought It Meant|Not to be confused]] with [[Wearing a Flag on Your Head]] or [[Captain Geographic]], even if you live in [[Small Reference Pools|one of the 30% of countries]] where such confusion is possible.

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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Eternity from the [[Marvel Universe]]. Quasar (who is the Champion of Eternity... Well, actually Infinity, but they're the same being or... something) tends to have this weird effect with his cloak.
* [[Captain Mar-Vell|Genis-Vell]] had a similar deal going with the blue portion of his uniform.
** As did Captain Mar-Vell in ''Paradise X''.
** It comes with the Uni-Power. Even [[Spider-Man]], when he briefly had the power, [http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100913191542/marveldatabase/images/f/f2/CostumeCosmicSpidey.gif had this in his uniform]{{Dead link}}.
* Star Boy in ''[[The Legion of Super Heroes]]'' seemed to have this a number of [[Retool|Re Tools]] back, although it was clear from context that it was just a normal shirt which looks like it's made of stars.
** Now, it's a map of the multiverse.
** The ''Legionnaires'' duplicate of Laurel Gand, Andromeda, wore a starfield outfit. In reboot continuity, so did her alleged ancestor Lar Gand (M'onel).
* Donna Troy, [[Wonder Woman]]'s former [[Sidekick]], has an outfit made out of starfield fabric. Some artists even give her Star Spangled '''Hair'''! (like in the image)
* The current{{when}} version of [[Supergirl]] villain Reactron wears a suit like this. He claimed it was "made from a region of space", but later admitted this was untrue. The [[Pre-Crisis]] version wore a purple outfit with big five-pointed stars all over it.
* In ''[[The Sandman]]'', at times Morpheus' cape appears to be made out of the night sky.
* [[Green Lantern]] Kyle Rayner used one of these during his more recent time as Ion.
* At times, you could see stars on the costume of Marvel UK's Dark Angel (originally Hell's Angel.)
** Her costume was made out of The Fabric of the Universe.
* And let us not forget the [[Ur Example]], the original Star-Spangled Kid from DC.

== [[Literature]] ==
* Zandramas, [[Big Bad]] of David Eddings' ''[[Malloreon]]''. This was a plot point {{spoiler|relative to her eventual fate}}.
* [[Boogiepop Series|Boogiepop]]'s cloak sometimes appears to be lined with nebulae.
* [[Dark Lord of Derkholm|Derk's original cape]] as Dark Lord has a lining made of a miniature universe.
* [[Pamela Dean|Fence]], chief wizard of the Secret Country, wears star studded robes as in ''astronomical'' stars complete with galaxies and nebula. It is not wise to look to closely at said robes as one is likely to get motion sickness.

== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* [[Kamen Rider Fourze|Kamen Rider Meteor]].

== [[Music]] ==
* [[Peter Gabriel]] at the end of the "Sledgehammer" video, he became a sky black figure with stars all over his body.
* "Building a Mystery" by [[Sarah McLachlan]] has a dress like this. It's made with real stars.

== [[Oral Tradition]], [[Myth and Legend]] ==
* Egyptian god Ptah sometimes has this effect in his ''eyes.''

== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* The god Ao in the ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' setting gets around like this.
* [[Dungeons & Dragons]] has a cloak that looks exactly like this. A player can [grab stars from the cloak and throw them like they're shurikens. Sadly, said shurikens are [[Power-Up Letdown|underpowered for the level the player would be at]] when they typically get one of these cloaks.

== [[Video Games]] ==
* [[Final Fantasy VIII]]'s final transformation of the final boss, Ultimecia, has a huge cloak of stars against a starry background like she is absorbing the universe.
* The appearance of ''[[Metal Slug]] 5'''s [[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere|completely-unrelated-to-the-rest-of-the-game]] [[Final Boss]] is that of a demonic silhouette literally made of space. With a [[Attack Its Weak Point|skull]] vaguely emerging from the belly.
* ''[[Kingdom of Loathing]]'': The player can battle constellations which are [[Unusual Euphemism]]s for certain body parts made of stars, collect the stars and lines and turn them into weapons and clothing.
* There are a number of ''[[Subeta]]'' wardrobe items that look like this.
* The Titan herald Agalon the Observer in ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' has stars all over his body.
** The [[Revenue Enhancing Devices|Celestial Steed]] is a mount made of the same stuff Algalon is.
* In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', the [[Eldritch Abomination|Shadow]] [[God Save Us From the Queen|Queen]] looks like this. In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', the inside of Count Bleck's cape looks like a starry void.
** Not to mention the miniboss Monstar from the first game. Justified though in that  {{spoiler|he actually was a mass of star kids}}.
* In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', the Cosmic Mario race opponent looks like stars in a dark blue sky.
* A subtle example from the 11th ''[[Touhou Project|Touhou]]'' game, ''Subterranean Animism''. The [[Final Boss]] is a hell-raven girl sporting a white cape and large black wings. The cape normally drapes over her folded wings - when they are spread open, the cape trails behind and you can the see the inside resembles a field of stars. Probably related to her having the "power of the Sun" (read: nuclear fusion).
** It looks even cooler in  {{spoiler|Hisotensoku}}. The design on the inside of her cape actually moves around.

== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Caprice in ''[[A Miracle of Science]]'' has starlit hair.
** [[Word of God]] indicated that this was a Martian personal ornamentation... thingy.
*** Namely artificial gemstones and antigravity beads for that floaty look. Yes, even Martian jewelry uses ubertech.
* In ''[[Gene Catlow]]'', the leaders of the Feline Family, Big Momma and Big Daddy, have galaxies inside them, due to wielding Cosmic Power.
* ''[[Homestuck]]'' more typically combines this with [[Scary Shiny Glasses]], but it's played in the usual sense with [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004455 Snowman of The Felt], and by extension [[Genki Girl|Jade Harley]]'s [http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005068 Three in the Morning Dress], which was alchemised using a poster of The Felt and an 8-ball (ie Snowman). [[Reality Warper|Doc Scratch]] takes this one step further, in that he's constantly flashing through different points in space to represent his temporal-spatial instability, including a field of stars.

== [[Web Original]] ==
* This was the chosen uniform of the Neumans, a family of superheroes from the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]''.
** Supervillainesses Urania and Star also dressed in star-covered black leotards.

== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Alien X from ''[[Ben 10: Alien Force|Ben 10 Alien Force]]'' fits.
* Bob [http://reboot.wikia.com/wiki/File:Lifegltch2137wa2.jpg wound up like this] due to an accident in one of the ''[[ReBoot]]'' movies.
* Nocturne of ''[[Danny Phantom]]''.

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