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== Comic Books ==
* The Riddler of ''[[Batman]]'' would often be wearing an outfit that had question marks all over it.
 
 
== Film ==
* The Wizard hat in ''[[Fantasia (Disney)|Fantasia]]'' is decorated with star and moon shapes.
* As shown in the page image, the most regal outfits worn by the Queen and Princess of Heart in ''[[The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (Film)|The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland]]'' have hearts adorning their [[Pimped Out Dress|dresses]], [[Cool Crown|crowns]] and even [[Pretty in Mink|the ermine]] on their [[Pimped Out Cape|capes]].
* Playing cards, at least the Anglo-American designs popularized by [http://www.wopc.co.uk/goodall/index.html Charles Goodall], sometimes feature the queen, king and jack with their respective suit symbols on their clothes.
* The [[Fleur De Lis]] symbol on the robes of French royalty. Napoleon went with eagles and [http://csdart.blogspot.com/2011/07/thursday-threads-bastille-day-edition.html bees].
* [[Hancock]] incorporated eagles into whatever outfit he wore, even when he was homeless.
* In ''[[Homestuck]]'', some of the ancestors' clothing is drawn with repeating patterns reminiscent of their symbol. For example, Orphaner Dualscar's symbol is the Aquarius wavy lines, and his outfit includes a lot of wavy lines.
* Many versions of ''[[The Secret Garden]]'' feature Mary Lennox in a costume that has a floral design on it somewhere.
 
 
== Literature ==
* Kelson Haldane of the ''[[Deryni]]'' works has in his wardrobe a tunic of red covered with tiny golden Haldane lions. His coat of arms features a single golden lion on a red field.
* This is a recurring element in many books by [[Mercedes Lackey]].
** In her ''[[Heralds of Valdemar]]'' series, the Tayledras will often have a motif repeated in their clothing, usually something to do with birds or [[Feather Motif|feathers]]. Given their relationship with birds of prey, this is entirely fitting.
 
* The Umbran Elder from [[Bayonetta]] on her shoulders there is also a crescent moon shape, on its side so the points are facing the sky.
 
* Emperor Solarius from [[Overlord II]] has a sun symbol on his chest to show his [[Light Is Not Good]] theme
== Live Action TV ==
* In ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'', several Doctors beginning with the Fourth, wore clothing that prominently featured question marks.
 
 
== Video Games ==
* The Umbran Elder from ''[[Bayonetta]]'' on her shoulders there is also a crescent moon shape, on its side so the points are facing the sky.
* Emperor Solarius from [[Overlord II]] has a sun symbol on his chest to show his [[Light Is Not Good]] theme
 
 
== Webcomics ==
* In ''[[Homestuck]]'', some of the ancestors' clothing is drawn with repeating patterns reminiscent of their symbol. For example, Orphaner Dualscar's symbol is the Aquarius wavy lines, and his outfit includes a lot of wavy lines.
 
 
== Western Animation ==
* As shown in the page image, the most regal outfits worn by the Queen and Princess of Heart in ''[[The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (Film)|The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland]]'' have hearts adorning their [[Pimped Out Dress|dresses]], [[Cool Crown|crowns]] and even [[Pretty in Mink|the ermine]] on their [[Pimped Out Cape|capes]].
 
 
== Real Life ==
* Playing cards, at least the Anglo-American designs popularized by [http://www.wopc.co.uk/goodall/index.html Charles Goodall], sometimes feature the queen, king and jack with their respective suit symbols on their clothes.
* The [[Fleur De Lis]] symbol on the robes of French royalty. Napoleon went with eagles and [http://csdart.blogspot.com/2011/07/thursday-threads-bastille-day-edition.html bees].
 
 
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