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* On the trope's image, the EnsembleDarkhorse [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Bandana Waddle Dee]] from the ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'' games can be told apart from the other Waddle Dees by the fact that he always wears his trademark blue bandana and has a body with slightly different shade of red or orange. Possibly ''because'' of this trope, Bandana Waddle Dee has since gone onto being a recurrent playable character and ally of Kirby [[[[VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand in]] [[VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe most]] [[VideoGame/KirbyAndTheRainbowCurse recent]] [[VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot games]] of the series.

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* On the trope's image, the EnsembleDarkhorse [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Bandana Waddle Dee]] from the ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'' games can be told apart from the other Waddle Dees by the fact that he always wears his trademark blue bandana and has a body with slightly different shade of red or orange. Possibly ''because'' of this trope, Bandana Waddle Dee has since gone onto being a recurrent playable character and ally of Kirby in [[VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand most]] [[VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe recent]] [[VideoGame/KirbyAndTheRainbowCurse games]] of the series.

* In the first ''Film/AlienVsPredator'' film, one Xenomorph gets a distinctive scar over its face early on. No points for guessing which Xenomorph mook is the hardest to kill.

* In the first AlienVersusPredator film, one Xenomorph gets a distinctive scar over its face early on. No points for guessing which Xenomorph mook is the hardest to kill.

* In the video for Music/WeirdAlYankovic's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-CG5w4YwOI/ "Party in the CIA"]], all the CIA agents are in black and white, except for Al.

* The incarnation of Link from ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' starts the game as a common foot soldier in the Hyrulian army. Because of this he initially wears the same uniform as the other Hyrule Soldiers, instead of his signature green tunic. He's also the only soldier to have a unique face (resembling the face of his other incarnations) and the only soldier seen without his helmet, allowing you to tell who he is. His standard issue sword and shield are also modified for left-handed use of the sword as he is a HeroicSouthpaw unlike his right-handed fellow soldiers.

--> [=C-3PO=]: "What's that noise? A battle? Oh, there's been a horrible mistake! I'm programmed for etiquette, not destruction."

* The incarnation of Link from ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' starts the game as a common foot soldier in the Hyrulian army. Because of this he initially wears the same uniform as the other Hyrule Soldiers, instead of his signature green tunic. He's also the only soldier to have a unique face (resembling the face of his other incarnations) and the only soldier seen without his helmet, allowing you to tell who he is.

* In ''Film/StarWarsANewHope'' Luke-disguised-as-a-Stormtrooper is noticeably shorter than the average Stormtrooper - Leia remarks upon it before he takes his helmet off and tries to rescue her.
* In ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' [=C-3PO=] is pushed into a battle droid assembly plant on Geonosis where his head is soon attached to a battle droid's body. [=C-3PO=] becomes part of the battalion of 'bots that are sent into the arena to fight the Jedi Knights. He's not really up to the task.

''WebComic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': The Booted Wight stands out from his fellow Wight's by having boots.

* The EnsembleDarkhorse Bandana Waddle Dee from the ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'' games can be told apart from the other Waddle Dees by the fact that he always wears his trademark blue bandana.
** Another Waddle Dee from Super Star is set apart from the rest by his sailor hat.

[[caption-width-right:300:You get one guess at which one is the main character's best friend.]]

* The characters Laguna Loire, Ward Zabak and Kiros Seagill from ''Videogame/FinalFantasyVIII'' initially serve in the Galbadian army (which is the game's go-to source of {{mook}}s). They wear the uniforms, but without the helmets, making their faces visible.

* All the party members from the ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' games that are members of the various mook races Mario usually encounters on his adventures (or, in one case, a baby Yoshi) all have some sort of identifiable feature that'll allow one to tell who they are, like Goombario's blue hat, Gombella's exploration outfit (and the fact that she's pink), Watt's dummy, Bombette's ponytail-like fuse, Yoshi's underwear, etc.

* You can tell Cheeze the Chao from ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' apart from any other neutral Chao by the fact that he usually always wears a bow tie.
* The EnsembleDarkhorse Bandana Waddle Dee from the ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'' games can be told apart from the other Waddle Dee by the fact that he usually always wears his trademark blue bandana.

* All of the Imperial troopers in Creator/GeorgeLucas' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' series are clones of Jango Fett. A sergeant or lieutenant will often sport a peculiar haircut or tattoo, especially if they speak with Obi-Wan Kenobi or Anakin Skywalker. This is mentioned in supplemental material to be a mechanism for humanizing these troopers; they are meant to be seen as RedShirts rather than mooks, assisting the Jedi in preserving law and order. Their MoralEventHorizon wasn't something of their choosing, rather it was foisted on them by the {{Chessmaster}} Palpatine as part of his EvilPlan to eradicate the Jedi Knights.

* The incarnation of link from ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' starts out the game as just a common foot soldier for the Hyrulian army. Because of this, he doesn't start out the game in his signature green tunic, instead, starting out in the uniform the Hyrule Soldiers uses. Not only is he the only soldier to have a unique face in the game (highly resembling the face of his other incarnations), he's also the only soldier seen without his helmet allowing one to tell that he's Link.

* The incarnation of link from ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' starts out the game as just a common soldier. Because of this, he doesn't start out the game in his signature green tunic, instead, starting out in the uniform the Hyrule Soldiers uses. Not only is he the only soldier to have a unique face in the game (highly resembling the face of his other incarnations), he's also the only soldier seen without his helmet allowing one to tell that he's Link.

* All the party members from the ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' games that are members of the various mook races Mario usually encounters on his adventures (or, in one case, a baby Yoshi) all have some sort of identical feature that'll allow one to tell who they are, like Goombario's blue hat, Gombella's exploration outfit (and the fact that she's pink), Watt's dummy, Bombette's ponytail-like fuse, Yoshi's underwear, etc.

This can come in two flavours depending on the exact effect unmasking the mook has:

* All of the Imperial troopers in Creator/GeorgeLucas' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' series are clones of Jango Fett. A sergeant or lieutenant will often sport a peculiar haircut or tattoo, especially if they speak with Obi-Wan Kenobi or Anakin Skywalker. This is mentioned in supplemental material to be a mechanism for humanizing these troopers; they are meant to be seen as RedShirts, assisting the Jedi in preserving law and order. Their MoralEventHorizon wasn't something of their choosing, rather it was foisted on them by the {{Chessmaster}} Palpatine as part of his EvilPlan to eradicate the Jedi Knights.

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This can come in two flavours depending on the exact effect umasking the mook has:
* It only makes that one character unique and somehow different (but still connected) to the rest. A common costume/design choice for a ReverseMole (or the result of a MookFaceTurn), who wears the enemy's colours by necessity. The TokenHeroicOrc (if the other "orcs" look the same), MookLieutenant (if they don't have their own uniform or look completely different to their subordinates), and someone using an AceCustom can also sport this look.
* The character is a proxy for all the other members of their group. They humanise the rest by reminding the audience that they're all individuals under the masks (while avoiding the expense of making every single RubberForeheadAlien look unique). Often the result of an AntiClimacticUnmasking (the generic mook's just a generic mook, who knew?) and coinciding with HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic, NominalImportance and BreakoutMookCharacter.

Sister trope to IdenticalTwinIDTag (who ''all'' get a unique look out of the deal), OddNameOut (where something similar is done with names), KingMook (when they're distinguished because they're more powerful) and MauveShirt (another "generic" character who gets a bit more development). Supertrope to CustomUniform. Contrast NonuniformUniform (where everyone in the group looks at least slightly different), UniqueEnemy (which lacks any other mooks to compare it to) and UndergroundMonkey (where a slight variation is itself another group of mooks).

* In the early 90s cartoon ''WesternAnimation/ConanTheAdventurer'' one of the main characters is the daughter of a human mother and one of Set's serpentmen mooks. ([[TokenHeroicOrc Apparently the only good one]].) When old Dad returns to Earth with the rest of Set's horde, he's a slightly different color from the rest of the mooks, and thus stands out and is easily identifiable.
* All of the Imperial troopers in Creator/GeorgeLucas's ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' series are clones of Jango Fett. A sergeant or lieutenant will often sport a peculiar haircut or tattoo, especially if they speak with Obi-Wan Kenobi or Anakin Skywalker. This is mentioned in supplemental material to be a mechanism for humanizing these troopers; they are meant to be seen as RedShirts, assisting the Jedi in preserving law and order. Their MoralEventHorizon wasn't something of their choosing, rather it was foisted on them by the {{Chessmaster}} Palpatine as part of his EvilPlan to eradicate the Jedi Knights.

-->[[ComicallyMissingThePoint A: When he has a face?]]