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** Moist von Lipwig, from ''[[Discworld]]''. Unusualunusual because in twothree books he is [[The Protagonist|the main protagonist]]. He is a [[Con Man]], and in the books it says he likes to wear fake nose or ear hair, because that is invariably the only feature of his they remember after being conned, and it's easy for him to discard.

** He's changed his opinion of false noses by the events of ''[[Discworld/Raising Steam|Raising Steam]]'', where he thinks they draw too much attention to the wearer.

** Several other ''[[Discworld]]'' characters also exhibit the ability to become The Nondescript simply by dressing and standing inconspicuously (preferably in the shadows). Granny Weatherwax did it in ''[[Discworld/Maskerade|Maskerade]]'', and young Vetinari did it in ''[[Discworld/Night Watch|Night Watch]]'' and ''[[Discworld/Raising Steam|Raising Steam]]''. Justified in that she's a witch and he's a self-taught expert in camouflage.

** [[Psycho for Hire|Stratford]] from ''[[Discworld/Snuff|Snuff]]'' is pretty nondescript, that is until he gets mad. That's when he starts to really look like Stratford.

** A ghoul assassin like this shows up in ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' book 4. And also Susan Rodriquez's associate Martin, the epitome of this trope, shows up in ''Death Masks''. He deliberately cultivates this in every aspect, as a way of suppressing his [[Vampire Refugee|infection]]. This is also very handy in the battlefield, as the enemy fighters, wizards, and snipers do not consider him a threat ''at all''.