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* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'': Every Halloween (and one [[YouMeanXMas Decemberween]]), the entire main cast dress up as characters that often go hand-in-hand with their own personalities. For example, Strong Sad goes as celebrities or fictional characters from the 1960s to the 1980s (Tony Clifton, Vyvyan from ''Series/TheYoungOnes'', Andy Warhol, Mikhail Gorbachev, and the fat kid from ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'') while the King Of Town goes as characters with facial hair such as ComicStrip/HagarTheHorrible, Cap'n Crunch, and Franchise/SuperMario (or he goes as characters related to food). Coach Z ends up being the most consistent as he dresses as a rapper almost every Halloween.
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* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'': Every Halloween (and one [[YouMeanXMas Decemberween]]), the entire main cast dress up as characters that often go hand-in-hand with their own personalities. For example, Strong Sad goes as celebrities or fictional characters from the 1960s to the 1980s (Tony Clifton, Vyvyan from ''Series/TheYoungOnes'', Andy Warhol, Mikhail Gorbachev, and the fat kid from ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'') while the King Of Town goes as characters with facial hair such as ComicStrip/HagarTheHorrible, Cap'n Crunch, and Franchise/SuperMario (or he goes as characters related to food). Coach Z ends up being the most consistent as he dresses as a rapper almost every Halloween.
Halloween. The Poopsmith seems more than a bit of a nerd, favoring niche sci-fi and video game characters like [[VideoGame/StreetFighter M. Bison]] and [[WesternAnimation/ThundarrTheBarbarian Ookla the Mok]].
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** In the same show, Chuck Larabee, Mike's [[ItMakesSenseInContext Blaa..fricanAmerican]] friend and neighbor, also dresses like President Trump, but with a Devil's Tail. Chuck looks at them both and says that him dressing like that is ironic, Mike dressing like it it a tribute.
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If a character dresses up as a traditional heroic figure like ComicBook/{{Superman}} or a KnightInShiningArmor, they're probably our morally-upstanding protagonist. The MadScientist is the stock costume of a science nerd. A GirlyGirl is likely to choose to dress up as a princess or a fairy. And two people wearing paired costumes (ComicBook/{{Batman}} and ComicBook/{{Robin}}, Literature/RaggedyAnn and Andy) are normally a duo with a close connection, whether they're a romantic couple, HeterosexualLifePartners, or something similar.
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If a character dresses up as a traditional heroic figure like ComicBook/{{Superman}} or a KnightInShiningArmor, they're probably our morally-upstanding protagonist. The MadScientist is the stock costume of a science nerd. A GirlyGirl is likely to choose to dress up as a princess or a fairy. The MsFanservice will wear a SexyWhateverOutfit. And two people wearing paired costumes (ComicBook/{{Batman}} and ComicBook/{{Robin}}, Literature/RaggedyAnn and Andy) are normally a duo with a close connection, whether they're a romantic couple, HeterosexualLifePartners, or something similar.
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* In ''Literature/EleanorAndPark'', Park reminisces on some Halloween costumes he wore as a child that nobody got, such as Doctor Who and Groucho Marx. This ties into both being a geek and his difficulties fitting in to his predominantly white and non geeky community.
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* PlayedWith in ''Film/LegallyBlonde''. Elle is tricked into [[ItsACostumePartyISwear turning up in a costume for a Halloween party where everyone is dressed normally]]. She goes as a PlayboyBunny, which fits with her initially shallow, free-spirited, beautiful rich sorority girl image. However, the film is also about her HiddenDepths and how she's much more than the shallow DumbBlonde everyone pegs her as.
* Zigzagged in ''Film/TrickRTreat'', in which it's a recurring motif that one's costume hints at their personality, like a girl wearing a witch costume being knowledgeable of the traditions and superstitions of Halloween. But sometimes this is inverted; examples include a young woman dressed as Little Red Riding Hood [[spoiler:turning out to be a werewolf]], and a girl dressed as an angel turning out to be a massive {{Jerkass}}.
* Zigzagged in ''Film/TrickRTreat'', in which it's a recurring motif that one's costume hints at their personality, like a girl wearing a witch costume being knowledgeable of the traditions and superstitions of Halloween. But sometimes this is inverted; examples include a young woman dressed as Little Red Riding Hood [[spoiler:turning out to be a werewolf]], and a girl dressed as an angel turning out to be a massive {{Jerkass}}.
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* PlayedWith [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]] in ''Film/LegallyBlonde''. Elle is tricked into [[ItsACostumePartyISwear turning up in a costume for a Halloween party where everyone is dressed normally]]. She goes as a PlayboyBunny, which fits with her initially shallow, free-spirited, beautiful rich sorority girl image. However, the film is also about her HiddenDepths and how she's much more than the shallow DumbBlonde everyone pegs her as.
*Zigzagged [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]] in ''Film/TrickRTreat'', in which it's a recurring motif that one's costume hints at their personality, like a girl wearing a witch costume being knowledgeable of the traditions and superstitions of Halloween. But sometimes this is inverted; examples include a young woman dressed as Little Red Riding Hood [[spoiler:turning out to be a werewolf]], and a girl dressed as an angel turning out to be a massive {{Jerkass}}.
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* ''Series/{{Superstore}}'': Jonah always has low-key, politically relevant Halloween costumes that reflect his SoapboxSadie politics and personality. In one Halloween episode, he goes as Brexit (an exit sign over a British flag shirt), in another he goes as "the disappearing bee crisis" (a yellow and black striped shirt, a bee antenna headband, and a question mark over said shirt), and in yet another he goes as Gerrymandering (wearing a blue and red patterned shirt to represent districts). [[RunningGag Every year, no one understands his costumes despite his claims that they're very obvious.]]
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* ''Series/{{Superstore}}'': Jonah always has low-key, politically relevant Halloween costumes that reflect his SoapboxSadie politics and personality. In one Halloween episode, he goes as Brexit (an exit sign over a British flag shirt), in another he goes as "the disappearing bee crisis" (a yellow and black striped shirt, a bee antenna headband, and a question mark over said shirt), and in yet another another, he goes as Gerrymandering (wearing a blue and red patterned shirt to represent districts). [[RunningGag Every year, no one understands his costumes despite his claims that they're very obvious.]]
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* The annual ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' Halloween brawl adds skins of the characters in Halloween costumes (corresponding to the scary story which serves as a FramingDevice). For example, Junkrat, a MadBomber who arms himself with HomemadeInventions is Dr. Junkenstein, the MadScientist. The only exception is Mercy, a kind hearted doctor, whose costume is an evil witch who makes [[DealWithTheDevil Faustian Bargains]].
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* The annual ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' Halloween brawl adds skins of the characters in Halloween costumes (corresponding to the scary story which serves as a FramingDevice). For example, Junkrat, a MadBomber who arms himself with HomemadeInventions is Dr. Junkenstein, the MadScientist. The only exception is Mercy, a kind hearted kind-hearted doctor, whose costume is an evil witch who makes [[DealWithTheDevil Faustian Bargains]].
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-->'''Eddy:''' What the heck are you supposed to be?
-->'''Edd:''' Guess, Eddy. I am less than five micrometers tall, yet, I pack a truly terrifying punch. ''[his friends stare in confusion]'' Don't get too close to me, or I may infect you! ''[they still don't respond]'' In the Dark Ages, I caused millions of deaths. ''[still nothing]'' The Bubonic Plague! ''I'm the Bubonic Plague!''
-->'''Ed:''' Like on your teeth?
-->'''Edd:''' NO! Not plaque! Plague! ''Plague!''
-->'''Edd:''' Guess, Eddy. I am less than five micrometers tall, yet, I pack a truly terrifying punch. ''[his friends stare in confusion]'' Don't get too close to me, or I may infect you! ''[they still don't respond]'' In the Dark Ages, I caused millions of deaths. ''[still nothing]'' The Bubonic Plague! ''I'm the Bubonic Plague!''
-->'''Ed:''' Like on your teeth?
-->'''Edd:''' NO! Not plaque! Plague! ''Plague!''
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-->'''Eddy:''' What the heck are you supposed to be?
-->'''Edd:'''be?\\
'''Edd:''' Guess, Eddy. I am less than five micrometers tall, yet, I pack a truly terrifying punch. ''[his friends stare in confusion]'' Don't get too close to me, or I may infect you! ''[they still don't respond]'' In the Dark Ages, I caused millions of deaths. ''[still nothing]'' The Bubonic Plague! ''I'm the BubonicPlague!''
-->'''Ed:'''Plague!''\\
'''Ed:''' Like on yourteeth?
-->'''Edd:'''teeth?\\
'''Edd:''' NO! Not plaque! Plague! ''Plague!''
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'''Edd:''' Guess, Eddy. I am less than five micrometers tall, yet, I pack a truly terrifying punch. ''[his friends stare in confusion]'' Don't get too close to me, or I may infect you! ''[they still don't respond]'' In the Dark Ages, I caused millions of deaths. ''[still nothing]'' The Bubonic Plague! ''I'm the Bubonic
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'''Ed:''' Like on your
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'''Edd:''' NO! Not plaque! Plague! ''Plague!''
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* In ''Series/VeronicaMars'', Mercer goes as Alex from ''Film/AClockworkOrange'' [[spoiler: He's the Hearst College serial rapist.]].
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* In ''Series/VeronicaMars'', Mercer goes as Alex from ''Film/AClockworkOrange'' ''Film/AClockworkOrange''. [[spoiler: He's the Hearst College serial rapist.]].
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** Jimmy is a devil, reflecting his personality and being all into scaring his sister Hannah.
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** Jimmy is a devil, reflecting his personality and being all into scaring his sister cousin Hannah.
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** Hannah is a fairy princess, reflecting her innocence and naivety.
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* ''Film/TheAddamsFamily'' ends with [[EnfanteTerrible Wednesday]] being asked why she isn't dressed up for Halloween.
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* ''Film/TheAddamsFamily'' ends with [[EnfanteTerrible [[EnfantTerrible Wednesday]] being asked why she isn't dressed up for Halloween.
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* ''Film/TheAddamsFamily'' ends with Wednesday being asked why she isn't dressed up for Halloween.
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* ''Film/TheAddamsFamily'' ends with Wednesday [[EnfanteTerrible Wednesday]] being asked why she isn't dressed up for Halloween.
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-->'''Wednesday''': I'm a homicidal maniac. They look just like everyone else.
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-->'''Wednesday''': I'm a homicidal maniac. They look just like everyone else.\n TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse.
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* ''Film/TheAddamsFamily'' ends with Wednesday being asked why she isn't dressed up for Halloween.
-->'''Wednesday''': I'm a homicidal maniac. They look just like everyone else.
-->'''Wednesday''': I'm a homicidal maniac. They look just like everyone else.
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** Bert appears as a piece of candy because he wants more of it and invokes this in the hopes of getting more.
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** Bert Daryl appears as a piece of candy because he wants more of it and invokes this in the hopes of getting more.
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* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'': Every Halloween (and one [[YouMeanXMas Decemberween]]), the entire main cast dress up as characters that often go hand-in-hand with their own personalities. For example, Strong Sad goes as celebrities or fictional characters from the 1960s to the 1980s (Tony Clifton, Vyvyan from ''Series/TheYoungOnes'', Andy Warhol, and Mikhail Gorbachev) while the King Of Town goes as characters with facial hair such as ComicStrip/HagarTheHorrible, Cap'n Crunch, and Franchise/SuperMario. Coach Z ends up being the most consistent as he dresses as a rapper almost every Halloween.
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* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'': Every Halloween (and one [[YouMeanXMas Decemberween]]), the entire main cast dress up as characters that often go hand-in-hand with their own personalities. For example, Strong Sad goes as celebrities or fictional characters from the 1960s to the 1980s (Tony Clifton, Vyvyan from ''Series/TheYoungOnes'', Andy Warhol, and Mikhail Gorbachev) Gorbachev, and the fat kid from ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'') while the King Of Town goes as characters with facial hair such as ComicStrip/HagarTheHorrible, Cap'n Crunch, and Franchise/SuperMario.Franchise/SuperMario (or he goes as characters related to food). Coach Z ends up being the most consistent as he dresses as a rapper almost every Halloween.
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* On ''Series/LastManStanding,'' Mike Baxter suggests his family all dress up like each other for Halloween. He however, being a staunch Republican ([[Creator/TimAllen like his actor]]), dresses as President Trump.
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* In the HalloweenEpisode of ''Series/HowToRock'', the members of Click 5 were going to be dressing up as a hand- each of them having to wear a different finger costume, with the positions being somewhat meaningful to their personalities. The rebellious Stevie, for example, played [[FlippingTheBird the middle finger]]. Casey, however, decided to dress up in an elaborate princess outfit once the band got booked to play at the AlphaBitch's Halloween party- suiting her self-absorbed and attention-hogging nature, especially considering it made the group costume impossible.
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* In the HalloweenEpisode of ''Series/HowToRock'', the members of Click Gravity 5 were going to be dressing up as a hand- each of them having to wear a different finger costume, with the positions being somewhat meaningful to their personalities. The rebellious Stevie, for example, played [[FlippingTheBird the middle finger]]. Casey, Kacey, however, decided to dress up in an elaborate princess outfit once the band got booked to play at the AlphaBitch's Halloween party- suiting her self-absorbed and attention-hogging nature, especially considering it made the group costume impossible.
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* In ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', this is inverted for our eponymous heroine in their HalloweenEpisode. Buffy chooses, not only a GirlyGirl costume, but also a GorgeousPeriodDress because it reflects what women were wearing when Angel was actually alive. This causes major problems when [[WeirdnessMagnet (of course)]] a curse hits Sunnydale, turning people into the reality of their costumes. As [[OnlySaneMan Willow]] bemoans, "Why couldn't she have [[ShoutOut dressed up]] as [[Series/XenaWarriorPrincess XENA?!?]]"
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* In ''Series/{{Frasier}}'', Miles has a costume part where everyone dresses up as their favorite character from literature. Roz dresses up as 'O', from the 'Story of O' (unsuitably dressed in typical BDSM leather harness instead of O's long gown).
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* In ''Series/{{Frasier}}'', Miles Niles has a costume part party where everyone dresses up as their favorite character from literature. Roz dresses up as 'O', from the 'Story of O' (unsuitably dressed in typical BDSM leather harness instead of O's long gown).
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** Charlie Brown wears a botched BedsheetGhost costume with at least a dozen scattered eye holes, reflecting his ButtMonkey status.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/ScaryGodmotherHalloweenSpectacular'', the kids' costumes reflect an aspect on them.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/ScaryGodmotherHalloweenSpectacular'', ''WesternAnimation/ScaryGodmother'', the kids' costumes reflect an aspect on them.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Pinkeye", Cartman dresses as Adolf Hitler, Stan dresses as Raggedy Andy (Wendy was going to go as Raggedy Ann), Kyle goes as Chewbacca (and so does pretty much every other student), Chef dresses as Evil Knievel, and Mr. Garrison dresses as Creator/MarilynMonroe. Meanwhile, everybody thinks Kenny (who has been turned into a zombie) is going as Edward James Olmos.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Pinkeye", Cartman dresses as Adolf Hitler, Stan dresses as Raggedy Andy (Wendy was going to go as Raggedy Ann), Kyle goes as Chewbacca (and so does pretty much every other student), Chef dresses as Evil Knievel, and Mr. Garrison dresses as Creator/MarilynMonroe. Meanwhile, everybody thinks Kenny (who has been turned into a zombie) is going as Edward James Olmos.Olmos.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ScaryGodmotherHalloweenSpectacular'', the kids' costumes reflect an aspect on them.
** Bert appears as a piece of candy because he wants more of it and invokes this in the hopes of getting more.
** Katie is a black cat who relishes in the funs and scares of Halloween.
** Bert is a baseball player in an SUV showing off how he's more level-headed and has big aspirations.
** Jimmy is a devil, reflecting his personality and being all into scaring his sister Hannah.
** Hannah is a fairy princess, reflecting her innocence and naivety.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ScaryGodmotherHalloweenSpectacular'', the kids' costumes reflect an aspect on them.
** Bert appears as a piece of candy because he wants more of it and invokes this in the hopes of getting more.
** Katie is a black cat who relishes in the funs and scares of Halloween.
** Bert is a baseball player in an SUV showing off how he's more level-headed and has big aspirations.
** Jimmy is a devil, reflecting his personality and being all into scaring his sister Hannah.
** Hannah is a fairy princess, reflecting her innocence and naivety.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{SCOOB}}'' shows the Mystery Inc gang as kids on Halloween. Shaggy and Scooby are their favorite superheroes, establishing their fandom for [[WesternAnimation/DynomuttDogWonder Blue Falcon and Dynomutt]] (which goes on to factor into the movie's plot). Daphne is also a superhero as ComicBook/WonderWoman, while Fred is a KnightInShiningArmor. Meanwhile, Velma goes for the obscure nerd reference by going as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{SCOOB}}'' shows the Mystery Inc gang as kids on Halloween. Shaggy and Scooby are their favorite superheroes, establishing their fandom for [[WesternAnimation/DynomuttDogWonder Blue Falcon and Dynomutt]] (which goes on to factor into the movie's plot). Daphne is also a superhero as ComicBook/WonderWoman, while Fred is a KnightInShiningArmor. Meanwhile, Velma goes for the obscure nerd reference by going as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Ginsburg]].
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* In ''Series/VeronicaMars'', Mercer goes as Alex from ''Film/AClockworkOrange''[[spoiler:He's the Hearst College serial rapist.].
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* In ''Series/VeronicaMars'', Mercer goes as Alex from ''Film/AClockworkOrange''. [[spoiler:He's ''Film/AClockworkOrange''[[spoiler:He's the Hearst College serial rapist.]]
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* In the HalloweenEpisode of ''Series/HowToRock'', the members of Click 5 were going to be dressing up as a hand- each of them having to wear a different finger costume, with the positions being somewhat meaningful to their personalities. The rebellious Stevie, for example, played [[FlippingTheBird the middle finger]]. Casey, however, decided to dress up in an elaborate princess outfit once the band got booked to play at the AlphaBitch's Halloween party- suiting her self-absorbed and attention-hogging nature, especially considering it made the group costume impossible.
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* Most of the Duck family's costumes in the ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' episode "The Trickening!" are rather character appropriate. [[FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling Della and Donald]] are a demon and an angel respectively, [[TheSmartGuy Huey]] goes as [[ScienceHero Gizmoduck]], [[LazyBum Louie]] goes as [[CheapCostume Huey]], and Webby goes as Balor from Irish mythology.
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* Most of the Duck family's costumes in the ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' episode "The Trickening!" are rather character appropriate. [[FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling Della and Donald]] are a demon and an angel respectively, [[TheSmartGuy Huey]] goes as [[ScienceHero Gizmoduck]], [[LazyBum Louie]] goes as [[CheapCostume Huey]], Dewey wears a Hawaiian shirt and eyepatch to be a pirate on vacation, and Webby goes as Balor from Irish mythology.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', "[[HalloweenEpisode The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom]]" has Mr. Krabs, who is very greedy and cheap, dress up as a dollar bill.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', "[[HalloweenEpisode The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom]]" has Mr. Krabs, who is very greedy and cheap, dress up as a dollar bill. Sandy dresses as a mad scientist, and [=SpongeBob=], who doesn't like how scary Halloween is, dresses as a lovely flower.
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** Mitchell wears a Sherlock Holmes costume, showing his aspiration to be a detective. Sherlock Holmes being a classic literature character also shows Mitchell's love of classic books and desire to be taken seriously.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Pinkeye", Cartman dresses as Adolf Hitler, Stan dresses as Raggedy Andy (Wendy was going to go as Raggedy Ann), Kyle goes as Chewbacca (which pretty much every other student also goes as), Chef dresses as Evil Knievel and Mr. Garrison dresses as Marylin Monroe. Meanwhile, everybody thinks Kenny (who has been turned into a zombie) is going as Edward James Olmos.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Pinkeye", Cartman dresses as Adolf Hitler, Stan dresses as Raggedy Andy (Wendy was going to go as Raggedy Ann), Kyle goes as Chewbacca (which (and so does pretty much every other student also goes as), student), Chef dresses as Evil Knievel Knievel, and Mr. Garrison dresses as Marylin Monroe.Creator/MarilynMonroe. Meanwhile, everybody thinks Kenny (who has been turned into a zombie) is going as Edward James Olmos.
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* In ''Literature/{{Microserfs}}'', there's a Halloween party the group goes to, and many of their costumes reflect aspects of their personalities. Todd (a bodybuilder) goes as "Atlas" to show off his muscles (his "costume" consists of a speedo and a globe tied to his shoulder), while venture capitalist Ethan goes as "Money" (a died green wig and green makeup so he looks like George Washington from the US Dollar bill). The characters also note that even though he's not wearing a costume, CloudCuckooLander Michael still looks like he's wearing a costume anyway.
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* In ''Literature/{{Microserfs}}'', there's a Halloween party the group goes to, and many of their costumes reflect aspects of their personalities. Todd (a bodybuilder) goes as "Atlas" to show off his muscles (his "costume" consists of a speedo and a globe tied to his shoulder), while venture capitalist Ethan goes as "Money" (a died dyed green wig and green makeup so he looks like George Washington from the US Dollar bill). The characters also note that even though he's not wearing a costume, CloudCuckooLander Michael still looks like he's wearing a costume anyway.
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* In ''Series/TheOfficeUS'', Dwight dresses as various horror characters (Pinhead, Joker, Jigsaw's puppet, etc) showing his love of horror and dark fantasy. He also is usually armed with real weapons, showing his SeriousBusiness attitude (and lack of common sense).
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* In ''Series/TheOfficeUS'', Dwight dresses as various horror characters (Pinhead, Joker, Jigsaw's puppet, etc) showing etc.) to show his love of horror and dark fantasy. He also is usually armed with real weapons, showing his SeriousBusiness attitude (and lack of common sense).
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** In an early ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' episode, the whole cast has costumes that fit with their personalities: Jason is Myth/RobinHood, Zack is a pharaoh, Billy is Literature/SherlockHolmes, Trini is UsefulNotes/{{Pocahontas}}, and Kimberly is a princess. ThoseTwoGuys Bulk and Skull go as "punks" -- which shows off their stupidity, since that's what they are to begin with.
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** In an early ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' episode, the whole cast has costumes that fit with their personalities: Jason is Myth/RobinHood, Zack is a pharaoh, Billy is Literature/SherlockHolmes, Trini is UsefulNotes/{{Pocahontas}}, and Kimberly is a princess. ThoseTwoGuys Bulk and Skull go as "punks" -- which shows off their stupidity, since that's what they are to begin with.''are''.
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Ah, Halloween. The one night a year when everyone, not just cosplayers, can -- nay, are ''expected'' to -- dress up as any fantastical thing they want to be. Naturally, when given this freedom of self-expression, the choice of costume can reveal something about the wearer. (And to be clear, while the majority of such examples in fiction do happen on Halloween, this also applies for any other occasion when characters get to dress in their choice of costume.)
If a character dresses up as a traditional heroic figure like ComicBook/{{Superman}} or a KnightInShiningArmor, they're probably our morally-upstanding protagonist. The MadScientist is the stock costume of a science nerd. A GirlyGirl is likely to choose to dress up as a princess or a fairy. And two people wearing paired costumes (ComicBook/{{Batman}} and ComicBook/{{Robin}}, Literature/RaggedyAnn and Andy) are normally a duo with a close connection, whether they're a romantic couple, HeterosexualLifePartners, or something similar.
If seen later in the story, their costume choice usually reinforces what we already know about the character. But if this occurs early enough, it can serve as an EstablishingCharacterMoment that can quickly bring the audience up to speed on essential character traits.
Can overlap with HalloweenCosplay if the character is dressing up as another known character. Compare the HollywoodDressCode and CultureEqualsCostume, which are similar cases of a wardrobe communicating personality. Contrast ForHalloweenIAmGoingAsMyself, which has the ''lack'' of a costume as a key point.
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!!Examples:
[[AC:Comic Strips]]
* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'':
** Discussed in one strip where Calvin defines a Halloween costume as the scariest thing you can think of. Proud tiger Hobbes thinks [[ForHalloweenIAmGoingAsMyself the scariest thing is himself]], while Calvin, the cynically gruesome child [[WiseBeyondTheirYears with frequent concerns about what humans do to the planet]], says his costume will be a barrel of toxic waste.
** Double subverted in another Halloween strip where Calvin appears to not be wearing a costume, but claims he's going as "another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet" who will take over the world once the adults die out. This "costume" demonstrates his cynical but egocentric philosophy.
[[AC:Film - Animated]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{SCOOB}}'' shows the Mystery Inc gang as kids on Halloween. Shaggy and Scooby are their favorite superheroes, establishing their fandom for [[WesternAnimation/DynomuttDogWonder Blue Falcon and Dynomutt]] (which goes on to factor into the movie's plot). Daphne is also a superhero as ComicBook/WonderWoman, while Fred is a KnightInShiningArmor. Meanwhile, Velma goes for the obscure nerd reference by going as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
[[AC:Film - Live Action]]
* PlayedWith in ''Film/LegallyBlonde''. Elle is tricked into [[ItsACostumePartyISwear turning up in a costume for a Halloween party where everyone is dressed normally]]. She goes as a PlayboyBunny, which fits with her initially shallow, free-spirited, beautiful rich sorority girl image. However, the film is also about her HiddenDepths and how she's much more than the shallow DumbBlonde everyone pegs her as.
* Zigzagged in ''Film/TrickRTreat'', in which it's a recurring motif that one's costume hints at their personality, like a girl wearing a witch costume being knowledgeable of the traditions and superstitions of Halloween. But sometimes this is inverted; examples include a young woman dressed as Little Red Riding Hood [[spoiler:turning out to be a werewolf]], and a girl dressed as an angel turning out to be a massive {{Jerkass}}.
[[AC:Literature]]
* In ''Literature/{{Microserfs}}'', there's a Halloween party the group goes to, and many of their costumes reflect aspects of their personalities. Todd (a bodybuilder) goes as "Atlas" to show off his muscles (his "costume" consists of a speedo and a globe tied to his shoulder), while venture capitalist Ethan goes as "Money" (a died green wig and green makeup so he looks like George Washington from the US Dollar bill). The characters also note that even though he's not wearing a costume, CloudCuckooLander Michael still looks like he's wearing a costume anyway.
* ''Literature/PrincessesOfThePizzaParlor'': Katelyn really likes witches. It's always her Halloween costume, as said when introduced in the first story.
[[AC:Live-Action TV]]
* In the Halloween episode of ''Series/{{Euphoria}}'', the costumes all say something about the characters' personalities. Rue and Jules dress up as ''[[Film/WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet Romeo and Juliet]]'', reflecting that they're doomed lovers. Nate dresses up as a convict, mocking the fact that he just escaped a serious assault charge. Kat dresses up as Thana from ''Film/{{Ms 45}}'', reflecting her desire to avenge herself on all the boys who've supposedly ignored or abused her over the years. And Maddy dresses up as Alabama Whitman from ''Film/TrueRomance'', because she's Nate's "outlaw lover".%% Meanwhile, Lexi dresses up as Creator/BobRoss, because why ''wouldn't'' you dress up as Bob Ross if you could get away with it? %%Commented out until we can confirm that the gushing about Bob Ross occurs within the story.
* In ''Series/FreaksAndGeeks'', many of the cast's costumes reflect their personalities; CloudCuckoolander Bill dresses as Series/TheBionicWoman (which show creator Paul Feig really did do one Halloween), Sam makes a homemade costume of Gort from ''Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951'' out of some cardboard boxes, and Neal (who is into comedy but whose references are somewhat dated) goes as Groucho Marx (at first, he tried to go as Charlie Chaplin but when he applied the mustache it just made him look like Hitler). Meanwhile, Harold dresses as a vampire (a ShoutOut to Joe Flaherty's Count Floyd character).
* One year in ''Series/HomeImprovement'', the Taylor boys announce that they want to be Film/TheThreeStooges for Halloween. It takes their mom a moment to make the connection:
-->'''Jill:''' Why would you want to be the Stooges? They're obnoxious, they're always hitting each other -- [[ExplainExplainOhCrap it just became clear]].
* In ''Series/TheOfficeUS'', Dwight dresses as various horror characters (Pinhead, Joker, Jigsaw's puppet, etc) showing his love of horror and dark fantasy. He also is usually armed with real weapons, showing his SeriousBusiness attitude (and lack of common sense).
* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'':
** In an early ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' episode, the whole cast has costumes that fit with their personalities: Jason is Myth/RobinHood, Zack is a pharaoh, Billy is Literature/SherlockHolmes, Trini is UsefulNotes/{{Pocahontas}}, and Kimberly is a princess. ThoseTwoGuys Bulk and Skull go as "punks" -- which shows off their stupidity, since that's what they are to begin with.
** ''Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive'' also has a Halloween episode, with the most notable costumes being Mr. Hartford as a MadScientist and his son Mack as a robot; {{Foreshadowing}} that [[spoiler:that's what they literally are; it comes out later that Hartford built Mack to be his son]].
* ''Series/{{Superstore}}'': Jonah always has low-key, politically relevant Halloween costumes that reflect his SoapboxSadie politics and personality. In one Halloween episode, he goes as Brexit (an exit sign over a British flag shirt), in another he goes as "the disappearing bee crisis" (a yellow and black striped shirt, a bee antenna headband, and a question mark over said shirt), and in yet another he goes as Gerrymandering (wearing a blue and red patterned shirt to represent districts). [[RunningGag Every year, no one understands his costumes despite his claims that they're very obvious.]]
* In ''Series/VeronicaMars'', Mercer goes as Alex from ''Film/AClockworkOrange''. [[spoiler:He's the Hearst College serial rapist.]]
[[AC:Theatre]]
* In ''Theatre/BeMoreChill,'' Jeremy wears a cyborg costume to the Halloween party, representing how the SQUIP implanted in his brain has essentially made him part-robot. Christine wears her [[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet Juliet]] costume to the party, since her life practically revolves around doing theater. Brooke wears a "sexy dog" costume, and as a later scene demonstrates, she is practically [[AlphaBitch Chloe's]] [[BetaBitch lapdog]]. As for Chloe herself, her "sexy baby" costume hints at her disturbing view of sexuality, as demonstrated during [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale "Do You Wanna Hang?"]]
[[AC:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/AvengersAcademy'' had a number of costumes during Halloween events reflecting the wearers' character. Iron Man displayed both his ego and irreverence by wearing a cardboard-box CheapCostume version of his regular armor. Loki dressed as his brother Thor, in an attempt to mock him (and a thinly-veiled display of jealousy). Hulk riffed on his alter-ego Dr. Banner by dressing as a MadScientist -- as he puts it, he's [[YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry mad]] and a scientist, so the costume was a no-brainer. TheComicallySerious Maria Hill got stuck in a ridiculous banana costume. And Black Widow was cynical and sarcastic as always, with a "This Is My Costume" FunTShirt.
* The annual ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' Halloween brawl adds skins of the characters in Halloween costumes (corresponding to the scary story which serves as a FramingDevice). For example, Junkrat, a MadBomber who arms himself with HomemadeInventions is Dr. Junkenstein, the MadScientist. The only exception is Mercy, a kind hearted doctor, whose costume is an evil witch who makes [[DealWithTheDevil Faustian Bargains]].
[[AC:Web Animation]]
* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'': Every Halloween (and one [[YouMeanXMas Decemberween]]), the entire main cast dress up as characters that often go hand-in-hand with their own personalities. For example, Strong Sad goes as celebrities or fictional characters from the 1960s to the 1980s (Tony Clifton, Vyvyan from ''Series/TheYoungOnes'', Andy Warhol, and Mikhail Gorbachev) while the King Of Town goes as characters with facial hair such as ComicStrip/HagarTheHorrible, Cap'n Crunch, and Franchise/SuperMario. Coach Z ends up being the most consistent as he dresses as a rapper almost every Halloween.
[[AC:Western Animation]]
* The HalloweenEpisode of ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'' depicts Mr. Peanutbutter and his ex-girlfriends' various costumes over the years. Mr. Peanutbutter always tries to match costumes with his girlfriends, showing his need to connect with them, but it doesn't always work out. The costumes also usually reference something contemporary for the time period during which the flashback takes place.
** In 1993, Mr. Peanutbutter dresses as a hippie, while Katrina barely dresses up ("Can't I just put on a stupid hat and say I'm Series/{{Blossom}}?"), hinting at how little she cares about the party and the apathetic personality she would develop in her later years.
** In 2004, Mr. Peanutbutter misunderstands his girlfriend Jessica's request to go as characters from ''Film/TheNotebook'' and dresses as an ''actual'' notebook. This hints at how poor he is at communicating with his girlfriends.
** In 2009, Diane's costume (Baby Bjorn Borg, a pun on the Baby Bjorn from ''Film/TheHangover'' and tennis player Bjorn Borg) is something complex that Mr. Peanutbutter supports even though he doesn't understand it. The only one who gets the costume right away is [=BoJack=], showing that even before he and Diane formally meet each other, they already connect on a personal level.
** In 2018, Mr. Peanutbutter's girlfriend Pickles, an influencer obsessed with social media, dresses as a strange new app that Mr. Peanutbutter barely understands, demonstrating how young she is.
** At every Halloween party, Princess Carolyn dresses as an aviator, alluding to a previous episode that depicted her childhood fondness for Amelia Earhart and her desire to take risks and do great things.
* In the Halloween special for ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'', GenkiGirl Numbuh 3 goes dressed as a butterfly and {{Workaholic}} Numbuh 1 goes as a cyborg.
* Most of the Duck family's costumes in the ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' episode "The Trickening!" are rather character appropriate. [[FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling Della and Donald]] are a demon and an angel respectively, [[TheSmartGuy Huey]] goes as [[ScienceHero Gizmoduck]], [[LazyBum Louie]] goes as [[CheapCostume Huey]], and Webby goes as Balor from Irish mythology.
* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'': In "Ed, Edd n Eddy's Boo Haw Haw", Ed dresses up as a viking called Lothar (reflecting his obsession with fantasy comics), Eddy is a zombie Elvis (his desire to be cool), and Edd is a bacterium (since he's a science nerd), which his friends don't find all that exciting.
-->'''Eddy:''' What the heck are you supposed to be?
-->'''Edd:''' Guess, Eddy. I am less than five micrometers tall, yet, I pack a truly terrifying punch. ''[his friends stare in confusion]'' Don't get too close to me, or I may infect you! ''[they still don't respond]'' In the Dark Ages, I caused millions of deaths. ''[still nothing]'' The Bubonic Plague! ''I'm the Bubonic Plague!''
-->'''Ed:''' Like on your teeth?
-->'''Edd:''' NO! Not plaque! Plague! ''Plague!''
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', Elisa dresses up as [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]], which neatly summarizes [[BeastAndBeauty her relationship with Goliath]]. When the holiday comes around again in the comic book continuation, she further establishes herself as a Disney Princess fan by dressing as [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Jasmine]] this time.
* ''WesternAnimation/ItsTheGreatPumpkinCharlieBrown'': Lucy says that the key to a good Halloween costume is to pick something that is the opposite of your personality. She chooses a witch, the joke being that it's actually in line with her crabby personality.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' episode "The Whole Picture" has Lucy dressing for Halloween as a vampire during a flashback, which ties into the fact that she's a {{Goth}}, her favourite TV show is about vampires, and she wants to be a vampire.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' has two episodes set on Nightmare Night (the pony equivalent of Halloween), [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E4LunaEclipsed "Luna Eclipsed"]] and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E15ScareMaster "Scare Master"]].
** In "Luna Eclipsed", the studious Twilight Sparkle demonstrates her interest in history and magic by dressing up as the wizard Starswirl the Bearded--a historical figure so obscure, none of her friends recognize her costume. In "Scare Master" she continues the history theme by dressing in a Roman soldier's armor; this might also be a tribute to her older brother, who's the Captain of the Royal Guard.
** Rainbow Dash wants to be an elite stunt flyer in the Wonderbolts, so both of her costumes involve flight: first a Shadowbolt (the fictitious evil counterparts of the Wonderbolts), then an astronaut.
** Applejack has a [[Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz Wizard of Oz]] theme, as she dresses up like a scarecrow, then a lion. The latter's also an ironic StealthPun: Applejack represents the Element of Honesty, so she's the last pony you'd expect to be ''lyin'''.
** Rarity, TheFashionista of the group, dresses in a fabulous merpony costume of her own design in "Scare Master". ([[OutOfFocus She's completely absent from "Luna Eclipsed".]])
** Fluttershy, the LovableCoward of the group, normally doesn't dress up because she finds the whole holiday too scary. In "Scare Master", when her friends convince her to give Nightmare Night a try, she has trouble finding a costume she likes: she notices how most of Rarity's suggestions would obscure her vision so she can't see danger, or prevent her from running away from danger. She eventually settles on a vampire-esque black dress.
** Pinkie Pie, the unpredictable FunPersonified character, chooses costumes that are silly and otherwise don't follow any pattern: a chicken, then a roller derby skater.
** Spike, the dragon, dresses up as a dragon in both episodes. As in, he wears a full-body costume to make himself look like a slightly different dragon. This hints at Spike's ongoing attempts--as a dragon raised by ponies, who doesn't yet have any other dragons as friends--to define his own identity and relationship with dragon culture.
* In both [[HalloweenEpisode Halloween Episodes]] of ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'', the kids wear costumes that reflect their personalities:
** Jet, the local alien, [[ForHalloweenIAmGoingAsMyself wears an alien costume]] to conceal his identity even further. He also thought that the costume was a cucumber, showing his eccentricity.
** Sydney wears a Commander Cressida costume, showing her nerdiness and her love of the titular comic book heroine.
** Sean wears a Neil Armstrong costume, showing his love of space and adoration of Neil Armstrong.
** Mindy wears a costume of her teddy bear, Stuffy Bear, showing her innocence and her AnimalMotif that involves bears.
** Mitchell wears a Sherlock Holmes costume, showing his aspiration to be a detective. Sherlock Holmes being a classic literature character also shows Mitchell's love of classic books and desire to be taken seriously.
** Finally, Lillian wears a pirate costume, showing HiddenDepths - she's more than just a girly girl.
* In ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', "[[HalloweenEpisode The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom]]" has Mr. Krabs, who is very greedy and cheap, dress up as a dollar bill.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Pinkeye", Cartman dresses as Adolf Hitler, Stan dresses as Raggedy Andy (Wendy was going to go as Raggedy Ann), Kyle goes as Chewbacca (which pretty much every other student also goes as), Chef dresses as Evil Knievel and Mr. Garrison dresses as Marylin Monroe. Meanwhile, everybody thinks Kenny (who has been turned into a zombie) is going as Edward James Olmos.
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If a character dresses up as a traditional heroic figure like ComicBook/{{Superman}} or a KnightInShiningArmor, they're probably our morally-upstanding protagonist. The MadScientist is the stock costume of a science nerd. A GirlyGirl is likely to choose to dress up as a princess or a fairy. And two people wearing paired costumes (ComicBook/{{Batman}} and ComicBook/{{Robin}}, Literature/RaggedyAnn and Andy) are normally a duo with a close connection, whether they're a romantic couple, HeterosexualLifePartners, or something similar.
If seen later in the story, their costume choice usually reinforces what we already know about the character. But if this occurs early enough, it can serve as an EstablishingCharacterMoment that can quickly bring the audience up to speed on essential character traits.
Can overlap with HalloweenCosplay if the character is dressing up as another known character. Compare the HollywoodDressCode and CultureEqualsCostume, which are similar cases of a wardrobe communicating personality. Contrast ForHalloweenIAmGoingAsMyself, which has the ''lack'' of a costume as a key point.
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!!Examples:
[[AC:Comic Strips]]
* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'':
** Discussed in one strip where Calvin defines a Halloween costume as the scariest thing you can think of. Proud tiger Hobbes thinks [[ForHalloweenIAmGoingAsMyself the scariest thing is himself]], while Calvin, the cynically gruesome child [[WiseBeyondTheirYears with frequent concerns about what humans do to the planet]], says his costume will be a barrel of toxic waste.
** Double subverted in another Halloween strip where Calvin appears to not be wearing a costume, but claims he's going as "another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet" who will take over the world once the adults die out. This "costume" demonstrates his cynical but egocentric philosophy.
[[AC:Film - Animated]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{SCOOB}}'' shows the Mystery Inc gang as kids on Halloween. Shaggy and Scooby are their favorite superheroes, establishing their fandom for [[WesternAnimation/DynomuttDogWonder Blue Falcon and Dynomutt]] (which goes on to factor into the movie's plot). Daphne is also a superhero as ComicBook/WonderWoman, while Fred is a KnightInShiningArmor. Meanwhile, Velma goes for the obscure nerd reference by going as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
[[AC:Film - Live Action]]
* PlayedWith in ''Film/LegallyBlonde''. Elle is tricked into [[ItsACostumePartyISwear turning up in a costume for a Halloween party where everyone is dressed normally]]. She goes as a PlayboyBunny, which fits with her initially shallow, free-spirited, beautiful rich sorority girl image. However, the film is also about her HiddenDepths and how she's much more than the shallow DumbBlonde everyone pegs her as.
* Zigzagged in ''Film/TrickRTreat'', in which it's a recurring motif that one's costume hints at their personality, like a girl wearing a witch costume being knowledgeable of the traditions and superstitions of Halloween. But sometimes this is inverted; examples include a young woman dressed as Little Red Riding Hood [[spoiler:turning out to be a werewolf]], and a girl dressed as an angel turning out to be a massive {{Jerkass}}.
[[AC:Literature]]
* In ''Literature/{{Microserfs}}'', there's a Halloween party the group goes to, and many of their costumes reflect aspects of their personalities. Todd (a bodybuilder) goes as "Atlas" to show off his muscles (his "costume" consists of a speedo and a globe tied to his shoulder), while venture capitalist Ethan goes as "Money" (a died green wig and green makeup so he looks like George Washington from the US Dollar bill). The characters also note that even though he's not wearing a costume, CloudCuckooLander Michael still looks like he's wearing a costume anyway.
* ''Literature/PrincessesOfThePizzaParlor'': Katelyn really likes witches. It's always her Halloween costume, as said when introduced in the first story.
[[AC:Live-Action TV]]
* In the Halloween episode of ''Series/{{Euphoria}}'', the costumes all say something about the characters' personalities. Rue and Jules dress up as ''[[Film/WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet Romeo and Juliet]]'', reflecting that they're doomed lovers. Nate dresses up as a convict, mocking the fact that he just escaped a serious assault charge. Kat dresses up as Thana from ''Film/{{Ms 45}}'', reflecting her desire to avenge herself on all the boys who've supposedly ignored or abused her over the years. And Maddy dresses up as Alabama Whitman from ''Film/TrueRomance'', because she's Nate's "outlaw lover".%% Meanwhile, Lexi dresses up as Creator/BobRoss, because why ''wouldn't'' you dress up as Bob Ross if you could get away with it? %%Commented out until we can confirm that the gushing about Bob Ross occurs within the story.
* In ''Series/FreaksAndGeeks'', many of the cast's costumes reflect their personalities; CloudCuckoolander Bill dresses as Series/TheBionicWoman (which show creator Paul Feig really did do one Halloween), Sam makes a homemade costume of Gort from ''Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951'' out of some cardboard boxes, and Neal (who is into comedy but whose references are somewhat dated) goes as Groucho Marx (at first, he tried to go as Charlie Chaplin but when he applied the mustache it just made him look like Hitler). Meanwhile, Harold dresses as a vampire (a ShoutOut to Joe Flaherty's Count Floyd character).
* One year in ''Series/HomeImprovement'', the Taylor boys announce that they want to be Film/TheThreeStooges for Halloween. It takes their mom a moment to make the connection:
-->'''Jill:''' Why would you want to be the Stooges? They're obnoxious, they're always hitting each other -- [[ExplainExplainOhCrap it just became clear]].
* In ''Series/TheOfficeUS'', Dwight dresses as various horror characters (Pinhead, Joker, Jigsaw's puppet, etc) showing his love of horror and dark fantasy. He also is usually armed with real weapons, showing his SeriousBusiness attitude (and lack of common sense).
* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'':
** In an early ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' episode, the whole cast has costumes that fit with their personalities: Jason is Myth/RobinHood, Zack is a pharaoh, Billy is Literature/SherlockHolmes, Trini is UsefulNotes/{{Pocahontas}}, and Kimberly is a princess. ThoseTwoGuys Bulk and Skull go as "punks" -- which shows off their stupidity, since that's what they are to begin with.
** ''Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive'' also has a Halloween episode, with the most notable costumes being Mr. Hartford as a MadScientist and his son Mack as a robot; {{Foreshadowing}} that [[spoiler:that's what they literally are; it comes out later that Hartford built Mack to be his son]].
* ''Series/{{Superstore}}'': Jonah always has low-key, politically relevant Halloween costumes that reflect his SoapboxSadie politics and personality. In one Halloween episode, he goes as Brexit (an exit sign over a British flag shirt), in another he goes as "the disappearing bee crisis" (a yellow and black striped shirt, a bee antenna headband, and a question mark over said shirt), and in yet another he goes as Gerrymandering (wearing a blue and red patterned shirt to represent districts). [[RunningGag Every year, no one understands his costumes despite his claims that they're very obvious.]]
* In ''Series/VeronicaMars'', Mercer goes as Alex from ''Film/AClockworkOrange''. [[spoiler:He's the Hearst College serial rapist.]]
[[AC:Theatre]]
* In ''Theatre/BeMoreChill,'' Jeremy wears a cyborg costume to the Halloween party, representing how the SQUIP implanted in his brain has essentially made him part-robot. Christine wears her [[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet Juliet]] costume to the party, since her life practically revolves around doing theater. Brooke wears a "sexy dog" costume, and as a later scene demonstrates, she is practically [[AlphaBitch Chloe's]] [[BetaBitch lapdog]]. As for Chloe herself, her "sexy baby" costume hints at her disturbing view of sexuality, as demonstrated during [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale "Do You Wanna Hang?"]]
[[AC:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/AvengersAcademy'' had a number of costumes during Halloween events reflecting the wearers' character. Iron Man displayed both his ego and irreverence by wearing a cardboard-box CheapCostume version of his regular armor. Loki dressed as his brother Thor, in an attempt to mock him (and a thinly-veiled display of jealousy). Hulk riffed on his alter-ego Dr. Banner by dressing as a MadScientist -- as he puts it, he's [[YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry mad]] and a scientist, so the costume was a no-brainer. TheComicallySerious Maria Hill got stuck in a ridiculous banana costume. And Black Widow was cynical and sarcastic as always, with a "This Is My Costume" FunTShirt.
* The annual ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' Halloween brawl adds skins of the characters in Halloween costumes (corresponding to the scary story which serves as a FramingDevice). For example, Junkrat, a MadBomber who arms himself with HomemadeInventions is Dr. Junkenstein, the MadScientist. The only exception is Mercy, a kind hearted doctor, whose costume is an evil witch who makes [[DealWithTheDevil Faustian Bargains]].
[[AC:Web Animation]]
* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'': Every Halloween (and one [[YouMeanXMas Decemberween]]), the entire main cast dress up as characters that often go hand-in-hand with their own personalities. For example, Strong Sad goes as celebrities or fictional characters from the 1960s to the 1980s (Tony Clifton, Vyvyan from ''Series/TheYoungOnes'', Andy Warhol, and Mikhail Gorbachev) while the King Of Town goes as characters with facial hair such as ComicStrip/HagarTheHorrible, Cap'n Crunch, and Franchise/SuperMario. Coach Z ends up being the most consistent as he dresses as a rapper almost every Halloween.
[[AC:Western Animation]]
* The HalloweenEpisode of ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'' depicts Mr. Peanutbutter and his ex-girlfriends' various costumes over the years. Mr. Peanutbutter always tries to match costumes with his girlfriends, showing his need to connect with them, but it doesn't always work out. The costumes also usually reference something contemporary for the time period during which the flashback takes place.
** In 1993, Mr. Peanutbutter dresses as a hippie, while Katrina barely dresses up ("Can't I just put on a stupid hat and say I'm Series/{{Blossom}}?"), hinting at how little she cares about the party and the apathetic personality she would develop in her later years.
** In 2004, Mr. Peanutbutter misunderstands his girlfriend Jessica's request to go as characters from ''Film/TheNotebook'' and dresses as an ''actual'' notebook. This hints at how poor he is at communicating with his girlfriends.
** In 2009, Diane's costume (Baby Bjorn Borg, a pun on the Baby Bjorn from ''Film/TheHangover'' and tennis player Bjorn Borg) is something complex that Mr. Peanutbutter supports even though he doesn't understand it. The only one who gets the costume right away is [=BoJack=], showing that even before he and Diane formally meet each other, they already connect on a personal level.
** In 2018, Mr. Peanutbutter's girlfriend Pickles, an influencer obsessed with social media, dresses as a strange new app that Mr. Peanutbutter barely understands, demonstrating how young she is.
** At every Halloween party, Princess Carolyn dresses as an aviator, alluding to a previous episode that depicted her childhood fondness for Amelia Earhart and her desire to take risks and do great things.
* In the Halloween special for ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'', GenkiGirl Numbuh 3 goes dressed as a butterfly and {{Workaholic}} Numbuh 1 goes as a cyborg.
* Most of the Duck family's costumes in the ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' episode "The Trickening!" are rather character appropriate. [[FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling Della and Donald]] are a demon and an angel respectively, [[TheSmartGuy Huey]] goes as [[ScienceHero Gizmoduck]], [[LazyBum Louie]] goes as [[CheapCostume Huey]], and Webby goes as Balor from Irish mythology.
* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'': In "Ed, Edd n Eddy's Boo Haw Haw", Ed dresses up as a viking called Lothar (reflecting his obsession with fantasy comics), Eddy is a zombie Elvis (his desire to be cool), and Edd is a bacterium (since he's a science nerd), which his friends don't find all that exciting.
-->'''Eddy:''' What the heck are you supposed to be?
-->'''Edd:''' Guess, Eddy. I am less than five micrometers tall, yet, I pack a truly terrifying punch. ''[his friends stare in confusion]'' Don't get too close to me, or I may infect you! ''[they still don't respond]'' In the Dark Ages, I caused millions of deaths. ''[still nothing]'' The Bubonic Plague! ''I'm the Bubonic Plague!''
-->'''Ed:''' Like on your teeth?
-->'''Edd:''' NO! Not plaque! Plague! ''Plague!''
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', Elisa dresses up as [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]], which neatly summarizes [[BeastAndBeauty her relationship with Goliath]]. When the holiday comes around again in the comic book continuation, she further establishes herself as a Disney Princess fan by dressing as [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Jasmine]] this time.
* ''WesternAnimation/ItsTheGreatPumpkinCharlieBrown'': Lucy says that the key to a good Halloween costume is to pick something that is the opposite of your personality. She chooses a witch, the joke being that it's actually in line with her crabby personality.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' episode "The Whole Picture" has Lucy dressing for Halloween as a vampire during a flashback, which ties into the fact that she's a {{Goth}}, her favourite TV show is about vampires, and she wants to be a vampire.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' has two episodes set on Nightmare Night (the pony equivalent of Halloween), [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E4LunaEclipsed "Luna Eclipsed"]] and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E15ScareMaster "Scare Master"]].
** In "Luna Eclipsed", the studious Twilight Sparkle demonstrates her interest in history and magic by dressing up as the wizard Starswirl the Bearded--a historical figure so obscure, none of her friends recognize her costume. In "Scare Master" she continues the history theme by dressing in a Roman soldier's armor; this might also be a tribute to her older brother, who's the Captain of the Royal Guard.
** Rainbow Dash wants to be an elite stunt flyer in the Wonderbolts, so both of her costumes involve flight: first a Shadowbolt (the fictitious evil counterparts of the Wonderbolts), then an astronaut.
** Applejack has a [[Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz Wizard of Oz]] theme, as she dresses up like a scarecrow, then a lion. The latter's also an ironic StealthPun: Applejack represents the Element of Honesty, so she's the last pony you'd expect to be ''lyin'''.
** Rarity, TheFashionista of the group, dresses in a fabulous merpony costume of her own design in "Scare Master". ([[OutOfFocus She's completely absent from "Luna Eclipsed".]])
** Fluttershy, the LovableCoward of the group, normally doesn't dress up because she finds the whole holiday too scary. In "Scare Master", when her friends convince her to give Nightmare Night a try, she has trouble finding a costume she likes: she notices how most of Rarity's suggestions would obscure her vision so she can't see danger, or prevent her from running away from danger. She eventually settles on a vampire-esque black dress.
** Pinkie Pie, the unpredictable FunPersonified character, chooses costumes that are silly and otherwise don't follow any pattern: a chicken, then a roller derby skater.
** Spike, the dragon, dresses up as a dragon in both episodes. As in, he wears a full-body costume to make himself look like a slightly different dragon. This hints at Spike's ongoing attempts--as a dragon raised by ponies, who doesn't yet have any other dragons as friends--to define his own identity and relationship with dragon culture.
* In both [[HalloweenEpisode Halloween Episodes]] of ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'', the kids wear costumes that reflect their personalities:
** Jet, the local alien, [[ForHalloweenIAmGoingAsMyself wears an alien costume]] to conceal his identity even further. He also thought that the costume was a cucumber, showing his eccentricity.
** Sydney wears a Commander Cressida costume, showing her nerdiness and her love of the titular comic book heroine.
** Sean wears a Neil Armstrong costume, showing his love of space and adoration of Neil Armstrong.
** Mindy wears a costume of her teddy bear, Stuffy Bear, showing her innocence and her AnimalMotif that involves bears.
** Mitchell wears a Sherlock Holmes costume, showing his aspiration to be a detective. Sherlock Holmes being a classic literature character also shows Mitchell's love of classic books and desire to be taken seriously.
** Finally, Lillian wears a pirate costume, showing HiddenDepths - she's more than just a girly girl.
* In ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', "[[HalloweenEpisode The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom]]" has Mr. Krabs, who is very greedy and cheap, dress up as a dollar bill.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Pinkeye", Cartman dresses as Adolf Hitler, Stan dresses as Raggedy Andy (Wendy was going to go as Raggedy Ann), Kyle goes as Chewbacca (which pretty much every other student also goes as), Chef dresses as Evil Knievel and Mr. Garrison dresses as Marylin Monroe. Meanwhile, everybody thinks Kenny (who has been turned into a zombie) is going as Edward James Olmos.
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