History Main / UniformityException

* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'': In ''[[AnotherSideAnotherStory Assignment Aida]]'', one can find the [[TechnicallyLivingZombie ganado]] who stole Leon's jacket after his capture earlier in the main game. To be fair, it ''is'' a pretty sweet jacket.

** The EnsembleDarkhorse [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Bandana Waddle Dee]] 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.

* In the second ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'' movie, ''Innocence'', Batou invades a manufactory ship that is making illicit gynoids. When the gynoids swarm him, Major Kusanagi takes over one of them to lend a hand. He puts his jacket on her shoulders, a technically pointless gesture that serves both as a CallBack to the previous film and to easily distinguish Kusanagi from the dozens of gynoids that she is fighting.

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 comparable mooks), GroupIdentifyingFeature (where members of a group have one distinguishing feature) and UndergroundMonkey (where a slight variation is itself another group of mooks).

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 comparable mooks) and UndergroundMonkey (where a slight variation is itself another group of mooks).

* It only makes that one character unique and somehow different from, but still connected to, the rest. This is a common costume/design choice for TheMole (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 he doesn't have his own uniform or looks completely different from his subordinates), and someone using an AceCustom can also sport this look.
* The character is a proxy for all the other members of his 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.

** 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, Goombella's exploration outfit (and the fact that she's pink), Watt's dummy, Bombette's ponytail-like fuse, Yoshi's underwear, etc.

* It only makes that one character unique and somehow different from, but still connected to, the rest. This is 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 he doesn't have his own uniform or looks completely different from his subordinates), and someone using an AceCustom can also sport this look.

** The Cybermen usually have one leader unit who has some portion of their costume painted black (usually their "handlebars" or the "helmet"). In the new series, this also includes the top portion of their "helmet" being see-through, [[{{Squick}} leaving the brain visible]].

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* In ''Film/AVPAlienVsPredator'', one Xenomorph gets a distinctive scar over its face early on. No points for guessing which Xenomorph mook is the hardest to kill.
* In ''Film/{{Mirrormask}}'', there are a tribe of "monkeybirds", basically gibbons with conical blue beaks, who can only speak their own name. All of them are named Bob, except for one, Malcolm, who has an orange beak and is more helpful to the protagonists than the rest.

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

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** Hordes of New Series Silurians are shown wearing metal face-masks, but main character Silurians (the three named/speaking characters in "Cold Blood" and Madame Vastra) don't.

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

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* All of the Imperial troopers in Creator/GeorgeLucas' ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' 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.

* You can tell Cream the Rabbit's Chao partner Cheese from ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' apart from any other neutral Chao by the fact that he wears a red bow tie.

** Many games in the franchise do this concerning Toad, however the best example of this is in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'' where Captain Toad is the leader of a group called the Toad Brigade and differentiates himself from the other Toads by wearing a headlamp and a backpack. Other Toads in the group also display differentiating features, such as Hint Toad's glasses. Captain Toad became so loved that he even got [[VideoGame/CaptainToadTreasureTracker his own title]]. (Though he seems to have ditched his brigade...)
** Toadette has two main things that set her apart from other Toads: her braid-cap, and the inside-out coloring it has. Even amongst other female Toads we've seen in the series, Toadette's appearance remains distinct (in the ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' series, she's the only one we see without hair under her cap).

* 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, Goombella's exploration outfit (and the fact that she's pink), Watt's dummy, Bombette's ponytail-like fuse, Yoshi's underwear, etc.

* Many games in the Super Mario franchise do this concerning Toad, however the best example of this is in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'' where Captain Toad is the leader of a group called the Toad Brigade and differentiates himself from the other Toads by wearing a headlamp and a backpack. Other Toads also display differentiating features, such as the blue Toad's glasses. Captain Toad became so loved that he even got [[VideoGame/CaptainToadTreasureTracker his own title]]. (Though he seems to have ditched his brigade...)

* Many games in the Super Mario franchise do this concerning Toad, however the best example of this is in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'' where Captain Toad is the leader of a group called the Toad Brigade and differentiates himself from the other Toads by wearing a headlamp and a backpack. Other Toads also display differentiating features, such as the blue Toad's glasses. Captain Toad became so loved that he even got his own title. (Though he seems to have ditched his brigade...)

* Many games in the Super Mario franchise do this concerning Toad, however the best example of this is in [[Super Mario Galaxy (Video Game)]] where Captain Toad is the leader of a group called the Toad Brigade and differentiates himself from the other Toads by wearing a headlamp and a backpack. Other Toads also display differentiating features, such as the blue Toad's glasses. Captain Toad became so loved that he even got his own title. (Though he seems to have ditched his brigade...)

* Many games in the Super Mario franchise do this concerning Toad, however the best example of this is in SuperMarioGalaxy where Captain Toad is the leader of a group called the Toad Brigade and differentiates himself from the other Toads by wearing a headlamp and a backpack. Other Toads also display differentiating features, such as the blue Toad's glasses. Captain Toad became so loved that he even got his own title. (Though he seems to have ditched his brigade...)

** The Cybermen usually have one leader unit who has some portion of their costume painted black (usually their "handlebars" or the "helmet").

** ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar:
*** Helpers all appear as unique {{Palette Swap}}s of the {{Mook|s}} (or MiniBoss, for Hammer or Suplex) that the [[PowerCopying Copy Ability]] comes from.

* 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.
** Another Waddle Dee from ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' is set apart from the rest by his sailor hat.

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