History Main / AdrenalineMakeover

* Hiccup in ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' suits himself up with dragon-riding gear, gains some confidence, and finishes out the movie looking even more hardcore with [[spoiler:a prosthetic limb]]. [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/howtotrainyourdragon/images/9/92/Character_Hiccup_01.png/revision/latest?cb=20180702130917 Taken even further in]] ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2''.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'', there's no {{Love Interest|s}} involved, but it's fighting for her life and her family that causes [[IJustWantToBeNormal Reluctant Hero]] Violet Parr to come out of her shell, learn a [[PowerUp new power]], and quit hiding behind her hair. In the same movie, getting back in the hero game inspires her bored father Bob to slim down (and bulk up) and have more fun with his family. Incidentally, the guy at school Violet was pining after only notices her post-adventure. Rather understandable, since before she only had the confidence to lurk behind the scenery staring at him and now she can talk to him.

* ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'': [[WrenchWench Keira]] was stuck in the [[LimitedWardrobe same]] crop-top and capris ensemble for the first five games. When she finally goes on an adventure with [[ActionHero Jak]] and [[WeaselMascot Daxter]] in ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxterTheLostFrontier'', she gets a new shirt, new jacket, new pants, new boots, and [[GunsAkimbo two pistols]]. The only part of her original outfit are her [[CharmPoint goggles]].

* ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'': [[WrenchWench Keira]] was stuck in the [[LimitedWardrobe same]] [[BareYourMidriff crop-top]] and capris ensemble for the first five games. When she finally goes on an adventure with [[ActionHero Jak]] and [[WeaselMascot Daxter]] in ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxterTheLostFrontier'', she gets a new shirt, new jacket, new pants, new boots, and [[GunsAkimbo two pistols]]. The only part of her original outfit are her [[CharmPoint goggles]].

* On ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'', Gabrielle goes from a mousy wannabe bard to a sai-wielding ActionGirl over the course of the series, inciting a [[http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9hf7fzhxn1qbg38lo1_500.jpg very]] [[http://www.xena.nu/gabrielle35.JPG dramatic]] change in retrospect.

* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', the changes in Hinata's design, from childhood to teens to young adulthood, easily fit this trope. [[https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/naruto/images/4/4f/Hinata_p1_render.png/revision/latest?cb=20160124060038 In Part I]], she has short hair and very baggy clothes. [[https://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/naruto/images/a/ac/Hinata_timekip.png/revision/latest?cb=20150825083511 In Part II]], she lets her hair grow and while her clothes don't show skin, they cannot hide her [[BuxomIsBetter growing curves]]. [[https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/naruto/images/d/d4/Hinata_-_The_Last.png/revision/latest?cb=20160424214508 Finally]], in ''The Last'', her hair reaches her hips and she ditches the baggy coat/pants combo in favor of a sleeveless sweater, short shorts, and even ZettaiRyouiki.

%%* In ''Film/JurassicWorld'', Claire goes from stiff and sleek with her white formal look as gerent of the park, to a disheveled sweaty woman of action with unkempt hair during the course of the film searching his nephews and after Velociraptor and T-rex chases.

* Gwen gradually gets this over the course of ''Film/TheWolfman2010''. Initially, she comes off as a very proper and somewhat quiet woman. However, as she becomes determined to find a cure for Lawrence towards the end of the movie, she starts to wear less fancy attire and her hair is noticeably a little unkempt from her nights of searching for answers. By the finale, her hair is down, she is wearing a slightly lower cut and dirtier looking dress than her earlier attire, and carries around a silver bullet loaded pistol.

This often happens to make TheChick [[AmazonChaser more palatable]] to men (and sometimes, [[RealWomenDontWearDresses "more exigent" females]]), and to [[TokenRomance add that romantic element]] so that [[MostWritersAreMale action movies]] can also be [[MostFanficWritersAreGirls date movies]]. The recipient of the Adrenaline Makeover is almost AlwaysFemale, though a NonActionGuy can occasionally also get a Makeover.

%% * [[HotScientist Liara]] goes through a rather [[BreakTheCutie darker]] variant in between ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'' and ''VideoGame/MassEffect2''.

* On ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'', Gabrielle goes from a mousy wannabe bard to a [[SaiGuy sai wielding]] ActionGirl over the course of the series, inciting a [[http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9hf7fzhxn1qbg38lo1_500.jpg very]] [[http://www.xena.nu/gabrielle35.JPG dramatic]] change in retrospect.

* Youko Nakajima from ''Literature/TheTwelveKingdoms'' is a more subdued version. She starts shy and mousy [[{{Joshikousei}} in her dark grey school uniform]], becomes a DarkSkinnedRedhead ActionGirl in Chinese clothing after being TrappedInAnotherWorld, later is seen in regal clothing when crowned as the Queen of the Kei Kingdom... then switches to her traveler outfits whenever she leaves the palace.

* ''Film/JurassicWorld'': Claire begins with an elegant formal white suit as gerent from the Jurassic World park. After the Indominus rex's escape, she teams up with the ex-marine Owen Grady to find her nephews and she is showed less formal. She ended without her formal white suit, sweaty, dirty and unkempt Jair after a Velociraptor and T-rex chases.

%%* In ''Film/JurassicWorld'', Claire goes from stiff and sleek to a disheveled woman of action during the course of the film.

* ''Film/JurassicWorld'': Claire begins with an elegant
formal white suit as gerent from the Jurassic World park. After the Indominus rex's escape, she teams up with the ex-marine Owen Grady to find her nephews and she is showed less formal. She ended without her formal white suit, sweaty, dirty and unkempt Jair after a Velociraptor and T-rex chases.

* Mousy lawyer Jennifer Walters becomes the 6'6" green supermodel superhero ''ComicBook/SheHulk'', though it's not adrenaline that does it so much as [[ILoveNuclearPower deadly radiation]]. It's played with in more recent stories, where she starts taking her normal meek persona more seriously and comes out of her shell as Jen as well, ''without'' letting her hair down or taking off the glasses.

* [[HotScientist Liara]] goes through a rather [[BreakTheCutie darker]] variant in between ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'' and ''VideoGame/MassEffect2''.

* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', the changes in Hinata's design, from childhood to teens to young adulthood, easily fit this trope. [[https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/naruto/images/4/4f/Hinata_p1_render.png/revision/latest?cb=20160124060038 In Part I]], she has short hair and very baggy clothes. [[https://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/naruto/images/a/ac/Hinata_timekip.png/revision/latest?cb=20150825083511 In Part II]], she lets her hair grow and while her clothes don't show skin, they cannot hide her [[BuxomIsBetter growing curves]]. [[https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/naruto/images/d/d4/Hinata_-_The_Last.png/revision/latest?cb=20160424214508 Finally]], in ''The Last'', her hair reaches her hips and she ditches the baggy coat/pants combo in favor of a sleeveless sweater, [[WhoWearsShortShorts short shorts]], and even ZettaiRyouiki.

* ''Film/TheBabysitter'': Cole starts off as a nerdy kid who wears glasses and gets bullied at school. But after spending the night defending himself and his 12-year old neighbor (Melanie) from his babysitter, who leads a Satanic cult, Cole ditches his glasses for a T-shirt and jeans. It becomes his new "look" by the film's conclusion, to reflect his newfound confidence in himself. Plus, he now has a girlfriend: Melanie.

** Both [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl Anna Stephanie and Simone Reflanne]] go through this [[spoiler: after the TimeSkip and joining LaResistance]]. Anna switches from a TomboyishPonytail to a MotherlySidePlait and wears a slightly adorned red minidress with ProperTightsWithASkirt; Simone cuts her BoyishShortHair ''even shorter'', ditches [[MulticoloredHair her pink hair stripe]] and wears a blue and skin-tight SpyCatSuit.

* After rejoining the Reds in ''Red Lanterns,'' Guy Gardner eventually grows out his hair as well as a BadassMustache.

* ''VideoGame/LesterTheUnlikely'': Once he defeats the KillerGorilla and gets a SmoochOfVictory, Lester's posture improves, he no longer flails his arms while running, and he loses his cowardice.

* A male version of this happens in ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler'', combined with ClarkKentOutfit.
* Hiccup in ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' suits himself up with dragon-riding gear, gains some confidence, and finishes out the movie looking even more hardcore with [[spoiler:a prosthetic limb]]. [[http://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/35000000/Hiccup-from-HTTYD-2-how-to-train-your-dragon-35062225-1223-1920.jpg Taken even further in]] ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2''.

* Youko Nakajima from ''Anime/TheTwelveKingdoms'' is a more subdued version. She starts shy and mousy [[{{Joshikousei}} in her dark grey school uniform]], becomes a DarkSkinnedRedhead ActionGirl in Chinese clothing after being TrappedInAnotherWorld, later is seen in regal clothing when crowned as the Queen of the Kei Kingdom... then switches to her traveler outfits whenever she leaves the palace.

** Both [[TomboyAndgirlyGirl Anna Stephanie and Simone Reflanne]] go through this [[spoiler: after the TimeSkip and joining LaResistance]]. Anna switches from a TomboyishPonytail to a MotherlySidePlait and wears a slightly adorned red minidress with ProperTightsWithASkirt; Simone cuts her BoyishShortHair ''even shorter'', ditches [[MulticoloredHair her pink hair stripe]] and wears a blue and skin-tight SpyCatSuit.

* Mousy lawyer Jennifer Walters becomes the 6'6" green supermodel superhero ''Comicbook/SheHulk'', though it's not adrenaline that does it so much as [[ILoveNuclearPower deadly radiation]]. It's played with in more recent stories, where she starts taking her normal meek persona more seriously and comes out of her shell as Jen as well, ''without'' letting her hair down or taking off the glasses.

* In ''FanFic/TheSecretLifeOfTheBackyardKids'', [[VideoGame/{{BackyardSports}} Achmed]] gives Sam a "rocker chick" makeover in chapter 9, however, [[SubvertedTrope she's never seen in that look for the rest of the story.]]
* FanFic/AGrowingAffection: [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Hinata]] is nearly killed, losing a big chunk of her hair and her jacket in the process. Afterwards, she embraces Naruto's emotional support, gets an ImportantHaircut and a more revealing (though not Stripperiffic) uniform.

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* Arguably the original version of this was Creator/GraceKelly in ''Film/HighNoon'' who fires a decisive gunshot despite being a pacifist (and openly telling Gary Cooper's sheriff to get out of town) through most of the film. While it may not be as adrenaline-charged as other examples above it is a pretty major shift in terms of the character!

Sometimes she's secretly, unknowingly, the HotLibrarian, or a case of [[SheIsAllGrownUp late blooming gorgeous]]. Sometimes she's gorgeous but shy, mild-mannered, aloof or standoffish because she has to work twice as hard to be [[YouGoGirl thought of as half as good in a male-dominated field]], being sexy equals not being taken seriously, and [[NoGuyWantsAnAmazon women are punished for displaying any aggression]]. If she is used to being overlooked for being mousy and plain, this can also result in ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe at some point during the transformation.

* Arguably the original version of this was Creator/GraceKelly in ''Film/HighNoon'' who fires a decisive gunshot despite being a pacifist (and openly telling Gary Cooper's sheriff to get out of town) through most of the film. While it may not be as adrenalin-charged as other examples above it is a pretty major shift in terms of the character!

* Marci Eyre from the 2000 film ''Film/{{Spiders}}'' is a young scientific reporter is forced to survive giant spiders, she pretty much starts with more curlier hair, glasses and wears more clothing, but during the movie, after she's forced to survive against the spiders her hair becomes more wavy, loses the glasses and loses most of her clothing, remaining in just a tank top.

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* Music/{{Rihanna}} after the assault on her by Music/ChrisBrown (at least during the ''Rated R'' era).

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* Scaramouche gets one in ''Theatre/WeWillRockYou'' when she and Galileo make it to the Bohemians. However, she started out as a DeadpanSnarker and became a stripperiffic deadpan snarker after the makeover.
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