Wig, Dress, Accent: Difference between revisions

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* ''[[Ranma One Half]]'': When Ranma Saotome needs further disguise than what his [[Gender Bender]] [[Involuntary Shapeshifting|Jusenkyô curse]] can provide, this trope is more or less how he goes about it. Though he does on occasion go a step further by pretending to be a [[Meganekko]] (see the Japanese Nanniichuan and Ryôga & Akane's First date storylines) or applying make-up and other accessories (lipstick on date with Tatewaki, make-up powder when pretending to be Ryôga's fiancée, etc.). This trope tends to work because the people he plays it against are either desperately lonely (Ryôga), [[Loveable Sex Maniac|utter perverts]] (Happôsai) [[Blind Without Em|have rotten vision]] (Mousse) or are just plain stupid (Tatewaki Kunô). And even he was surprised it worked the first time he tried it: he was expecting Ryôga to see through it, though since it did work, he does it again and again.

* There are quite a few examples in ''[[Tintin]]'', particularly the Thompson twins, who fail utterly. Tintin is also known to do it a fair bit, and several villians have tried to pull beards off certain men of short stature who happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time -- needless to say, Tintin shows up on the next page having hidden in a large Chinese vase or having been disguised as a black waiter. In another story, Tintin and the Captain don burqas in Arabia in order to get out of the city where there is a bounty on their head -- Snowy is carried in a vase on the Captain's head. Of course, the alarm is raised when a real Arabian woman tries to speak with them.

** Leia's childhood friend, Winter Celchu, was frequently mistaken for Leia, due to Leia's tomboyishness and Winter's more ladylike behavior. As they grew older and joined the Rebellion, they had the bright idea to put this to good use, with Winter occasionally going in disguise as Leia to protect her. Winter would later become a full-fledged Intelligence agent and put [[Wig Dress Accent]] to more use.

** {{spoiler|Liquid's disguising himself as Master Miller}} retroactively is this, as not only did he mimick {{spoiler|Miller}} in both {{spoiler|appearance and in voice}}, he also changed his {{spoiler|overall demeanor}} to be more similar to how {{spoiler|Miller}} would act. Originally, it was closer to [[Paper Thin Disguise]], but the rereleases of the MSX [[Metal Gear 2]] redid the design for {{spoiler|Miller}} to match his "appearance" in Metal Gear Solid, and his appearance in Peace Walker was based on his Metal Gear Solid appearance.

* ''[[Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga (Video Game)|Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'': In the middle of their adventure, the brothers stumble upon a situation that requires a stand-in for Peach. They weren't aware of this earlier, but, conveniently, have one of Peach's dresses with them [[Noodle Implements|((don't ask))]]. [[Bellisarios Maxim|We probably don't want to know]] why they have the wig, but this fits the trope namer to a ''T'', because, in addition to the dress and wig, in all of the other scenes, both brothers have vague-italian accents -- though, in this instance, Luigi does a disturbingly accurate impression of Peach...

** Roy is forced into a [[Gender Bender]] once. Roy is bald, and in his own words, "The lesson here is, if the magic item doesn't specifically SAY it grows hair, it probably doesn't." So he gets forced into a literal [[Wig Dress Accent]], minus accent 'cause it's a webcomic.

* Red Mage in ''[[Eight Bit Theater (Webcomic)|Eight Bit Theater]]''. He already has long hair and he needs no accent (once again, because it's a webcomic). He simply puts on a dress and is able to fool anyone not in the party. He also tends to wear it even when ''not'' trying to disguise himself, which greatly disturbs both Black Mage and Thief. ("Cross-'''CHECKING'''").

* ''[[George the Dragon]]'' has pulled this particular one off. Even though it was a rather [[Paper Thin Disguise]], it seems to [http://www.drunkduck.com/George_the_Dragon/index.php?p=321300 have worked like a charm].

* On ''[[American Dad (Animation)|American Dad]]'', Roger the Alien wears many [[Wig Dress Accent]] disguises, and they all fool everyone who isn't acquainted with the real Roger. Storywise, the disguises' function of hiding his alienhood is taken for granted, and what Roger really has fun with is creating a new fictitious identity for himself in each episode. If Roger were a believer in creating a stable identity for himself, nothing would stop him from using the same disguise whenever he meets someone outside the Smith family--but he prefers to go through an endless succession of identities. [[Cross Dresser|Of both genders.]]

* Grizzle from ''[[Care Bears|Adventures in Care-a-Lot]]'' has used this on occasion, but since he doesn't take off his mechanical suit, it also counts as a [[Paper Thin Disguise]]. Whether or not the [[Care Bears]] are fooled depends on what kind of [[An Aesop|lesson is being taught]].

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