History Main / ColorCodedSecretIdentity

* The kids from ''Anime/DigimonFrontier''. Except for Koji and Koichi, they mainly wears colors very similar to their Legendary Warrior Digimon forms (Takuya wears red and yellow like Agunimon, Zoe wears pink like Kazemon, etc).

* The ''Franchise/PrettyCure'' franchise takes this to ridiculous lengths since ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'' as they not only wear color-coded civilian clothes, most of them have color-coded ''hair''. The only one who defies this trope is [[spoiler:Ako/Cure Muse]] of ''Anime/SuitePrettyCure'', who wears pink and blue despite wearing [[spoiler:black at first then going into yellow.]]

* TakenToEleven in ''Series/DCSuperHeroGirls2019'', where everyone, both heroes and villains, all wear clothes in the same color scheme that sometimes have even more traits that evoque their ater egos.

[[caption-width-right:307:You'll never guess who they are!]]

* The ''Franchise/PrettyCure'' franchise takes this to ridiculous lengths since ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'' as they not only wear color-coded civilian clothes, most of them have color-coded ''hair''. The only one defies this trope is [[spoiler:Ako/Cure Muse]] of ''Anime/SuitePrettyCure'', who wears pink and blue despite wearing [[spoiler:black at first then going into yellow.]]

** This is a takeoff of something former Doctors tend to do: for an example, [[http://i.imgur.com/go5MWCk.jpg this photograph from the 1980s]] shows only the then-incumbent (Davison) in costume, while all the former Doctors are wearing outfits that resemble their Doctors' - from right to left, Creator/JonPertwee in a velvet jacket and frilly shirt, Creator/PatrickTroughton in a bowtie and braces, and Tom Baker in a shabby frock coat with elbow patches, a silk scarf as a tie and a colourful stripy scarf.

Everyone recognises CaptainSuperhero! He wears [[SuperheroesWearCapes a blue cape]], [[SpandexLatexOrLeather a red tunic, and green tights]]! And no-one suspects he's the mild mannered StevenUlyssesPerhero...who [[LimitedWardrobe always]] seems to wear a blue jacket, red shirt, and green pants.

Hmm...

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* The ''Franchise/PowerRangers'', a fact occasionally lampshaded.

* Pretty much almost all Power Ranger and Super Sentai season fulfill this trope in some way.

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* In ''Recap/TheFiveishDoctorsReboot'', as part of its running entirely on AdamWesting, all of the ex-Doctors (apart from Tom Baker, who [[TheVoice never appears]] outside of [[StockFootageFailure deliberately bad stock footage]]) dress in toned-down versions of their Doctor's taste when out-of-character. Peter Davison favours lots of beige and BrainySpecs, Sylvester [=McCoy=] wears printed scarves, dark clothes and little hats (as well as a FunTShirt with the logo for ''Film/TheHobbit'' on it), and Colin Baker wears seriously eye-searing [[PrimaryColorChampion red, blue and yellow]] checked shirts. Paul [=McGann=] favours a bottle green jacket, and David Tennant sticks to suits.
** This is a takeoff of something former Doctors tend to do: for an example, [[http://i.imgur.com/go5MWCk.jpg this photograph from the 1980s]] shows only the current incumbent (Peter Davison) in costume, while all the former Doctors are wearing outfits that resemble their Doctors' - Pertwee in a velvet jacket and frilly shirt, Troughton in a bowtie and braces, and Tom Baker in a shabby frock coat with elbow patches, a silk scarf as a tie and a colourful stripy scarf.

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* In ''WebOriginal/TheFiveishDoctorsReboot'', as part of its running entirely on AdamWesting, all of the ex-Doctors (apart from Tom Baker, who [[TheVoice never appears]] outside of [[StockFootageFailure deliberately bad stock footage]]) dress in toned-down versions of their Doctor's taste when out-of-character. Peter Davison favours lots of beige and BrainySpecs, Sylvester [=McCoy=] wears printed scarves, dark clothes and little hats (as well as a FunTShirt with the logo for ''Film/TheHobbit'' on it), and Colin Baker wears seriously eye-searing [[PrimaryColorChampion red, blue and yellow]] checked shirts. Paul [=McGann=] favours a bottle green jacket, and David Tennant sticks to suits.

* The ''Franchise/PrettyCure'' franchise takes this to ridiculous lengths since ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'' as they not only wear color-coded civilian clothes, most of them have color-coded ''hair''. The only one defies this trope is [[spoiler:Ako/Cure Muse]] of ''Anime/SuitePrettyCure'', who wears pink and blue despite wearing [[spoiler:black at first then going into yellow]]

* Justified in ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha''. Nanoha's [[InstantArmor Barrier Jacket]] is based off her school uniform in-universe (it was the first thing to pop into her head when she was asked to come up with a design). This continues in ''[=StrikerS=]'', where her uniform as an Air Force instructor is also white. That said, her choice of casual outfits tend to be more varied.

* The ''Anime/PrettyCure'' franchise takes this to ridiculous lengths since ''Anime/YesPrecure5'' as they not only wear color-coded civilian clothes, most of them have color-coded ''hair''. The only one defies this trope is [[spoiler:Ako/Cure Muse]] of ''Anime/SuitePrettyCure'', who wears pink and blue despite wearing [[spoiler:black at first then going into yellow]]

* It's so expected that it's confusing when they ''don't.'' In ''Series/KamenRiderDragonKnight'', not all the Riders' unmorphed bikes are the same as their Rider colors, which makes it hard to tell who's who when they wear visored helmets. ''Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive'' has the same problem with the bikes and [=ATVs=] used when unmorphed. We laugh at the heroes who seem to wear nothing but their colors, but it turns out TropesAreNotBad.

* Justified in ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha''. [[WomanInWhite Nanoha's]] [[InstantArmor Barrier Jacket]] is based off her school uniform in-universe (it was the first thing to pop into her head when she was asked to come up with a design). This continues in ''[=StrikerS=]'', where her uniform as an Air Force instructor is also white. That said, her choice of casual outfits tend to be more varied.

** The current page image comes from ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger.'' Actually, they're... much less obsessively colorcoded than some series. ''Shinkenger'' [[{{Irony}} doesn't technically count for the trope]], as all of them are fine with morphing in the middle of the street where everyone can see them (as well as announcing their names and having a long intro where the [[{{Ninja}} Kuroko]] wave huge flags with [[TheHero Takeru's]] family crest on them).

'''Tommy:''' Shopping. [[LampshadeHanging I checked my closet this morning, and there's a serious shortage of black in there]].

** The current page image comes from ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger.'' Actually, they're... much less obsessively colorcoded than some series. [[{{Irony}} ''Shinkenger'' doesn't technically count for the trope]], as all of them are fine with morphing in the middle of the street where everyone can see them (as well as announcing their names and having a long intro where the [[{{Ninja}} Kuroko]] wave huge flags with [[TheHero Takeru's]] family crest on them).

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'', prior to becoming Comicbooks/{{Venom}}, Eddie Brock always wears a black leather jacket and a white t-shirt, foreshadowing the color-scheme of his living "[[ClingyCostume costume]]". Of course, once bonded to the costume, he naturally has it shapeshift to look like his civilian clothing.
* In ''VoltronLegendaryDefender'' outside of their lions and armor, their casual costumes still fit their color scheme. Shiro wears a black body suit, Keith has a bright red jacket, Lance wears a blue shirt and jeans, Pidge has a green shirt, and Hunk wears a yellow shirt and bandanna. However, the "secret identity" part does not apply currently.

->'''Tommy''': Well, I'd better get going.\\
'''Hayley''': Going? Where are you going?\\
'''Tommy''': Shopping. [[LampshadeHanging I checked my closet this morning, and there's a serious shortage of black in there]].

* In the current Creator/DCComics and dating at least from the 1970s ''{{Shazam}}'' TV series, Billy Batson always wears a red shirt with a yellow collar.

** LampshadeHanging in ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' � Clark favoured wearing a blue shirt and red jacket...and that's ''why'' he became known as the Red-Blue Blur ''before'' he started wearing a costume.

-->-- '''''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder''''', "Back in Black", after Tommy Oliver becomes the Black Dino Ranger

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** LampshadeHanging in ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' — Clark favoured wearing a blue shirt and red jacket...and that's ''why'' he became known as the Red-Blue Blur ''before'' he started wearing a costume.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'', prior to becoming [[Comicbooks/{{Venom}} Venom]], Eddie Brock always wears a black leather jacket and a white t-shirt, foreshadowing the color-scheme of his living "[[ClingyCostume costume]]". Of course, once bonded to the costume, he naturally has it shapeshift to look like his civilian clothing.