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{{trope}}
{{quote|'''Zed:''' Let's put it on.
'''J:''' Put what on?
'''Zed:''' The last suit you'll ever wear.
|''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]]''}}
You just accepted the [[Call to Adventure]], and you have everything ready. You just finished your [[Training
Many heroes are not seen in their street clothes, but you can't have an [[Super
Common in super hero movies and video game series that involve trademark clothing. The hero putting on his trademark clothing is exciting and is actually looked forward to. Without them, the hero is not who he is suppose to be. Can lead to a [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]] moment. The best way to know this trope is in play is when you can say "These clothes are going to be very important in this character's life" without guessing. A [[Lock and Load Montage]] may be included if heavy weaponry is part of the uniform.
Compare and Contrast [[Unnecessary Makeover]], where a girl may get an important makeover around the end of the movie, but no one really thought it was... [[Exactly What It Says
Compare and Contrast [[Transformation Sequence]], in that there may actually be a sequence, however, it only appears once and the sequence may never happen again until a new costume is revealed.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* This occurs in ''[[Bleach]]'' a few times;
** Ichigo in the first episode after gaining Soul Reaper powers for the first time. {{spoiler|Then for a second time after he loses his powers and gets them back}}.
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** And finally, as part of a reveal, this is used to show that {{spoiler|Isshin, Ichigo's father,}} was a Soul Reaper all along. {{spoiler|Apparently for a second time having lost them before and now got them back.}}
* ''[[Code Geass]]'' episode 4, where Lelouch first dons the iconic Zero costume.
== Fan Works ==
* In the ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' segment of the [[Shared Universe]] which grew out of Chris Jones's [[Crossover Fic]] ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20181103101846/https://www.fanfiction.net/s/93246/1/The-Virus The Virus]'', Luna helps Usagi cope with her newly-acquired gender-shifting by revealing that Queen Serenity had anticipated the possibility that her daughter might get reincarnated as a ''son'', and offers her a new [[By the Power of Grayskull|transformation phrase]]: "Moon Prism Power, Suit UP!" It manifests a masculine version of her [[Sailor Fuku]]-based uniform.
== Film -- Live Action ==
* ''[[Iron Man]]'' got to pull this off ''three'' times. Once with the armor cobbled together [[Memetic Mutation|in a cave]], once with the prototype suit that Tony first went flying in, and finally with the first red and gold model.
* ''[[Men in Black (
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'''K:''' Put what on?
'''J:''' The last suit you'll ever wear...um...again. }}
* ''[[
* Name a superhero movie where this doesn't happens.
** [[Spider-Man (
== [[Literature]] ==
* In ''[[Lensman|Children of the Lens]]'', when Clarrissa Kinnison finally brings herself to wear the Gray Lensman uniform she's entitled to.
== [[Live Action Television]] ==
* Clark Kent tried to have such a moment in the ''[[Smallville]]'' Season 10 opener "Lazarus" but it was aborted by {{spoiler|Jor-El}}.
** Happens for real in "[[Grand Finale|Finale]]", only we [[The Un-Reveal|never actually see]] Clark Kent in the Superman suit.
* In ''[[
* The final flashback of the ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' episode "Game Night", aka "[[Heroic Comedic Sociopath|Barney]] [[Start of Darkness|Begins]]". Bonus points in that it's not only the first time Barney suits up, but also the origin of his [[Catch Phrase]] "Suit up!"
== [[Real Life]] ==▼
* This happens in [[Real Life]] military personnel put on there uniforms for the first time.▼
* Graduation and Wedding gowns also count, even though they are (usually) only worn one time.▼
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Ezio is a perfect example in ''[[
* Link is doing this increasingly often in the ''Zelda'' games.
** First started in ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
** Corrected in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
*** Also of note is that he suited up by transforming into a wolf in one outfit, and de-transforming into the destined one. Talk about [[You Can't Fight Fate]]; he didn't put on the outfit, ''the outfit put on him''.
** Played with in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
* Performed in a minor [[Moment of Awesome]] by Jango Fett in ''[[Video Game/Star Wars Bounty Hunter|Star Wars Bounty Hunter]]''. After being captured and tortured by a Dark Jedi, he's rescued by Zam Wessel and, once he drives off the Jedi and checks on the injured Zam, Fett has a badass Suit Up scene before he finishes the hunt.
* Issac has a pretty cool one in ''[[
* The Medic from ''[[
== [[Web Comic]] ==
* In ''[[
== [[Web Original]] ==
* While [[Dr.
* In Maximilian's series on Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, Assist Me, [[Resident Evil|Wesker]] does a very [[Badass]] one [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBYY4sK-RA4&feature=g-u-u here].
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In ''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]'', we see flashbacks where Bruce tried a normal outfit and a ski mask. The thugs weren't impressed. Later, only after the love of his life disappears, do we see him constructing and putting on the Bat-outfit. [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|It is a moment so Epic]] that even ''Alfred'' is taken aback and slightly frightened! Here, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6K1qNsE9v0 just watch it!]
▲== [[Real Life]] ==
▲* This happens in [[Real Life]] military personnel put on there uniforms for the first time.
▲* Graduation and Wedding gowns also count, even though they are (usually) only worn one time.
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