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* Horace and Jasper try this in Disney's OneHundredAndOneDalmatians, as electric repairmen. It doesn't fool the nanny, so they just barge their way in.
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* Roger Wilco in ''SpaceQuest III'' infiltrates Scum Soft by posing as the janitor. Since he really is a janitor in RealLife, it shouldn't be too hard, but he can still blow it and get [[HaveANiceDeath killed by security]].
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* Roger Wilco in ''SpaceQuest III'' infiltrates Scum Soft by posing as the janitor. Since he [[AlmightyJanitor really is a janitor in RealLife, janitor]], it shouldn't be too hard, but he can still blow it and get [[HaveANiceDeath killed by security]].
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* [[{{Prototype}} Alex Mercer]]. Canonically he only does this - literally consuming and assuming the form of a janitor - once, and hates himself for it.
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* In the video game ''Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek'', NancyDrew acts as the lodge's new cook and maid in order to investigate the lodge guests.
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Okay, so you have to [[TheInfiltration break into]] this high tech science lab, or a government facility, or a fancy bank, or ''something''. It doesn't really matter what this place is to you, because it's swarming with security and there's no way you'll ever get in...[[OrIsIt or is there?]]
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Okay, so you have to [[TheInfiltration break into]] this high tech science lab, or a government facility, or a fancy bank, or ''something''. It doesn't really matter what this place is to you, because it's swarming with security and there's no way you'll ever get in...[[OrIsIt or is there?]]
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* In ''{{Machete}}'', Machete shows up at the BigBad's mansion with gardening tools, and the guards just let him in.
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* Rain does this an eveidence in an episode of ''NaturallySadie'' to get proof that a famous designer is stealing Magaret's designs.
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* Taking a leaf from TheShadow's book (see below), the {{Batman}} has also masqueraded as the janitor at police headquarters.
* Taking a leaf from TheShadow's book (see below), the {{Batman}} has also masqueraded as the janitor at police headquarters.
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** An especially interesting example in Discworld/MonstrousRegiment, where Polly's regiment have to "disguise" themselves as washerwomen without revealing they're all really women.
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** An especially interesting example in Discworld/MonstrousRegiment, ''Discworld/MonstrousRegiment'', where Polly's regiment have to "disguise" themselves as washerwomen without revealing they're all really women.
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* ''Mr. and Mrs. Smith'' (1996). In the pilot episode Mr. Smith (Scott Bakula) dresses up as a janitor to infiltrate a target installation and acquire information.
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* This ''WhatsNewWithPhilAndDixie'' [[http://www.airshipentertainment.com/growf/growfcomic/strips/growf_20070520.jpg strip from Dragon Magazine #63]] has a guy dressed as a cleaning woman sneaking into a computer lab.
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* Common in ''{{Discworld}}''. Especially popular with the history monks.
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* Common in ''{{Discworld}}''. Especially popular with the history monks.monks, one of whom actually is an AlmightyJanitor.
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* ''TheFugitive'' (1993). Kimble dresses as a janitor to get into a hospital and use its computer system to locate the One Armed Man.
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* ''TheFugitive'' ''Film/TheFugitive'' (1993). Kimble dresses as a janitor to get into a hospital and use its computer system to locate the One Armed Man.
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* The Doctor disguises himself as a cleaning lady while sneaking around the villain's compound in the ''DoctorWho'' serial "The Green Death".
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* In ''HarryPotter and TheDeathlyHallows'', when the Trio infiltrate the Ministry of Magic, Ron disguises himself as Reg Cattermole, a lowly magical janitor.
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* {{Otherland}}: Olga Pirovsky infiltrates the tower of the J-Corporation disguised as a cleaning lady.
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* [[VideoGame:Prototype Alex Mercer]]. Canonically he only does this - literally consuming and assuming the form of a janitor - once, and hates himself for it.
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* [[VideoGamePrototype Alex Mercer]]. Canonically he only does this - literally consuming and assuming the form of a janitor - once, and hates himself for it.
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* [[Prototype Alex Mercer]]. Canonically he only does this - literally consuming and assuming the form of a janitor - once, and hates himself for it.
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* In ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'', [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Numbers Cyborg]] Due disguised herself as [[spoiler: a member of the [[BrainInAJar maintenance crew]]]] to successfully assassinate [[spoiler: the founders of the [[TheFederation Time-Space Administration Bureau]]]]. Having [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifting abilities]] helped.
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Enter the JanitorImpersonationInfiltration. Custodians, janitors, cleaning ladies, what do these people have in common? They have access to every room in the building and might as well be part of the scenery. [[RightUnderTheirNoses No one pays attention to them]] or wonders what they are doing sneaking around after hours while everyone else in the building is gone. So if you are looking for an easy-in, they are perfect candidates for impersonating when one has to steal that secret formula or those hidden financial records.
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Enter the JanitorImpersonationInfiltration. Custodians, janitors, cleaning ladies, what do these people have in common? They have access to every room in the building and [[BeneathSuspicion might as well be part of the scenery.scenery]]. [[RightUnderTheirNoses No one pays attention to them]] or wonders what they are doing sneaking around after hours while everyone else in the building is gone. So if you are looking for an easy-in, they are perfect candidates for impersonating when one has to steal that secret formula or those hidden financial records.
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** At the beginning the title character poses as a janitor to infiltrate a bank.
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** The B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D. agents pose as the Island Fortress Cleaning Service to infiltrate The Man's island base.
** At the
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* This ''What's New with Phil and Dixie'' [[http://www.airshipentertainment.com/growf/growfcomic/strips/growf_20070520.jpg strip from Dragon Magazine #63]] has a guy dressed as a cleaning woman sneaking into a computer lab.
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* This ''What's New with Phil and Dixie'' ''WhatsNewWithPhilAndDixie'' [[http://www.airshipentertainment.com/growf/growfcomic/strips/growf_20070520.jpg strip from Dragon Magazine #63]] has a guy dressed as a cleaning woman sneaking into a computer lab.
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* In the second ''Film/{{X-Men}}'' movie, Mystique shapeshifts into a janitor to get in and out of a government facility with information on mutants.
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* In the second ''Film/{{X-Men}}'' movie, Mystique shapeshifts into a janitor to get in and out of a government facility with information on mutants.Magneto's prison guards.
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[[TropesAreFlexible Other similar jobs]] which have the same relative anonymity of the janitor and are BeneathNotice may also qualify for this trope. Being that these people might be secret agents, there's a definite possibility of AlmightyJanitor overlap. Compare DressingAsTheEnemy, TheInfiltration, and DeliveryGuyInfiltration. If the impersonater seems to do this often in different situations it might be a case of WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs?
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[[TropesAreFlexible Other similar jobs]] which have the same relative anonymity of the janitor and are BeneathNotice may also qualify for this trope. Being that these people might be secret agents, there's a definite possibility of AlmightyJanitor overlap. Compare DressingAsTheEnemy, TheInfiltration, RoomDisservice and DeliveryGuyInfiltration. If the impersonater seems to do this often in different situations it might be a case of WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs?
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* In the second ''{{XMen}}'' movie, Mystique shapeshifts into a janitor to get in and out of a government facility with information on mutants.
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* The Doctor does it in the ''DoctorWho'' serial "The Green Death".
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* The Doctor does it disguises himself as a cleaning lady while sneaking around the villain's compound in the ''DoctorWho'' serial "The Green Death".
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* In the video game Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek, Nancy Drew acts as the lodge's new cook and maid in order to investigate the lodge guests.
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* In the video game Nancy ''Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek, Nancy Drew Creek'', NancyDrew acts as the lodge's new cook and maid in order to investigate the lodge guests.
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* TheShadow used to maintain a cover identity as Fritz, the janitor at police HQ, that allowed him to snopp about in the police files to his heart's content.
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* In the first ''{{XMen}}'' movie, Mystique shapeshifts into a janitor to get in and out of a government facility with information on mutants.
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* Roger Wilco in ''SpaceQuest III'' infiltrates ScumSoft by posing as the janitor. Since he really is a janitor in RealLife, it shouldn't be too hard, but he can still blow it and get [[HaveANiceDeath killed by security]].
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* Roger Wilco in ''SpaceQuest III'' infiltrates ScumSoft Scum Soft by posing as the janitor. janitor. Since he really is a janitor in RealLife, it shouldn't be too hard, but he can still blow it and get [[HaveANiceDeath killed by security]].
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* Roger Wilco in ''SpaceQuest III'' infiltrates ScumSoft by posing as the janitor. Since he really is a janitor in RealLife, it shouldn't be too hard, but he can still blow it and get [[HaveANiceDeath killed by security]].