History Main / MuggedforDisguise

** In ''ComicBook/Hawkeye2012'' #4, Kate Bishop does this to Madame Masque, leaving the villainess bound and gagged with her mouth duct-taped shut. This ends up annoying Masque so much that she becomes Kate's extremely dangerous ArchEnemy out of sheer humiliation. She even revenged herself on Kate by turning the tables on her [[spoiler:(with a GrandTheftMe cloning twist)]] a few years later in ''ComicBook/Hawkeye2016''.
** Kate did the same thing in ''Hawkeye'' #2. She infiltrated the Circus of Crime by replacing the group's female archer ([[ContrivedCoincidence who luckily had the same body measurements]]), with the real archer left beaten, bound, and gagged in her dressing room.

** Kate Bishop does this to Madame Masque in an issue, leaving the villainess bound and gagged with her mouth duct-taped shut. This ends up annoying Masque so much that she becomes Kate's extremely dangerous ArchEnemy out of sheer humiliation. She even revenged herself on Kate by turning the tables on her [[spoiler:(with a GrandTheftMe cloning twist)]] a few years later in Kate's solo Hawkeye series.
** Kate did the same thing in an earlier issue. She infiltrated the Circus of Crime by replacing the group's female archer ([[ContrivedCoincidence who luckily had the same body measurements]]), with the real archer left beaten, bound, and gagged in her dressing room.

* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'':
** The Chameleon in the original ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' comics has done this quite a bit; he does it twice in his debut appearance in the first issue from 1962.

* In what is likely an intentional nod to the ''Terminator'' examples listed below, episode 2 of ''Manga/{{Hinamatsuri}}'' opens with Anzu knocking out a group of bikers and stealing the leader's clothing after arriving from the future.

* Happens from time to time on ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'':
** Season 6's "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS6E10RainbowsEnd Rainbow's End]]" has VillainOfTheWeek James Lee Crown's henchmen stealing a stableman's uniform and ID badge in order to poison the food of a rival racehorse, which happens to be the titular racehorse, just before a match race. As the poison takes effect while the race begins, Walker and Trivette find the real stableman alive, but unconscious, and although it's too late to stop the race, Rainbow's End still defeats Crown's horse, Samurai, by a nose, and then collapses after the fact due to the poison taking full effect and seems as though it is at death's door. When this happens, Walker arrests the fake stableman after he is identified by a security guard, who confesses his involvement in Rainbow's [[spoiler:attempted]] murder, as well as the murder of another rival racehorse which prompted Walker to investigate the goings-on at the track in the first place, at which point Alex requests an arrest warrant for Crown. [[spoiler:After Walker arrests Crown, Rainbow luckily [[DisneyDeath survives the poison]] and goes on to win the Texas Derby.]]

** In ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorRisingSun'', the Singapore mission has Joe and his crew mug a [[ThoseWackyNazis German officer]], and infiltrate a meeting between him and [[BigBad Masataka Shima]], a high ranking Imperial Japanese Navy officer. Joe's cover is blown when the German officer bursts in in his underwear.

* ''Series/FBIMostWanted'': In "A Man Without a Country", one of Trofim Sarkov's {{mook}}s murders a transit cop and steals his uniform; wearing it as a disguise when he plants the DeadlyGas device on the subway train.

* In ''VideoGame/MagiaRecordPuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSideStory'', while attempting to use her invisibility to infiltrate the Magius’s base, Sana is spotted by a Black Feather, so she knocks the girl out and steals her robe.

** The [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} anime]] episode "The Punchy Pokémon" has a scene where Jessie and James steal the outfit and Pokémon of a man who was entering a tournament. The real competitor is shown bound and gagged in his underwear before being locked away in a bathroom stall by the villains.

* On ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', [[KidHero Finn]] and [[NonHumanSidekick Jake]] attack two actors to infiltrate the Fire King's palace, then get a [[PlayedForLaughs ridiculously]] AsYouKnow explanation of who they're disguised as from another member of the troupe.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Incredible Hulk|1982}}'' episode "Enter: She-Hulk" had Rick Jones and Betty Ross knock out a pair of Hydra agents so they could use their uniforms as disguises to sneak past Hydra.

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'': After accidentally time-traveling into [[TheWildWest 19th century Oklahoma]], Batman and Wonder Woman change out of their rather conspicuous costumes into clothes taken from a gang that [[MuggingTheMonster tried to bushwhack them]]. Green Lantern got a whiff of the third outfit and decided to whip up a ring construct instead.

* Played straight in the ''VideoGame/{{Hitman}}'' games. Oftentimes, Agent 47 will need to mug several people for their uniforms in order to get to his target. Becomes one of the biggest complaints/sources of jokes about the game. When the Chinese limo driver steps into an alley to take a leak and comes back white, bald, and half a foot taller... [[FailedASpotCheck no-one bats an eye.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'': In "[[Recap/HeyArnoldS3E45HelgaBlabsItAllHaroldTheButcher Helga Blabs it All]]", after visiting [[TheDentistEpisode the dentist]] to have a cavity filled and leaves a message confessing her love for Arnold, Helga needs to erase the message before Arnold hears it; to do this, she needs a way into the boarding house without being noticed. A [[ScoutOut Camp Fire Lass]] comes to the door. Helga lures her into the alley, stock sound effects occur as said Camp Fire Lass gasps, "Unhand me!" and the doorbell rings to reveal Helga on the threshold with the girl's uniform and cookies. Then in the end of the episode, after Helga leaves the house, she gets chased through town by the Camp Fire Lass in her underwear and the army of Girl Scouts.

* The ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' episode "Operation: A.W.A.R.D.S." has Numbuh Four impersonate Knightbrace by taking his costume after knocking him out.

** Season 6's "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS6E10RainbowsEnd Rainbow's End]]" has VillainOfTheWeek James Lee Crown's henchmen stealing a stableman's uniform and ID badge in order to poison the food of a rival racehorse, which happens to be the titular racehorse, just before a match race. As the poison takes effect while the race begins, Walker and Trivette find the real stableman alive, but unconscious, and although it's too late to stop the race, Rainbow's End still defeats Crown's horse, Samurai, by a nose, and then collapses after the fact due to the poison taking full effect and seems as though it is at death's door. When this happens, Walker arrests the fake stableman after he is identified by a security guard, who confesses his involvement in Rainbow's [[spoiler:attempted]] murder, as well as the murder of another rival racehorse earlier in the episode which prompted Walker to investigate the goings-on at the track in the first place, at which point Alex requests an arrest warrant for Crown. [[spoiler:After Walker arrests Crown, Rainbow luckily [[DisneyDeath survives the poison]] and goes on to win the Texas Derby.]]

** Season 6's "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS6E10RainbowsEnd Rainbow's End]]" has VillainOfTheWeek James Lee Crown's henchmen stealing a stableman's uniform and ID badge in order to poison the food of a rival racehorse, which happens to be the titular racehorse, just before a match race. As the poison takes effect while the race begins, Walker and Trivette find the real stableman alive, but unconscious, and although it's too late to stop the race, Rainbow's End still defeats Crown's horse, Samurai, by a nose, and then collapses after the fact due to the poison taking full effect and seems as though it is at death's door. When this happens, Walker arrests the fake stableman after he is identified by a security guard, who confesses his involvement in Rainbow's [[spoiler:attempted]] murder, as well as the murder of a rival racehorse earlier in the episode, at which point Alex requests an arrest warrant for Crown. [[spoiler:After Walker arrests Crown, Rainbow luckily [[DisneyDeath survives the poison]] and goes on to win the Texas Derby.]]

** Season 6's "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS6E10RainbowsEnd Rainbow's End]]" has VillainOfTheWeek James Lee Crown's henchmen stealing a stableman's uniform and ID badge in order to poison the food of a rival racehorse, which happens to be the titular racehorse, just before a match race. As the poison takes effect while the race begins, Walker and Trivette find the real stableman alive, but unconscious, and although it's too late to stop the race, Rainbow's End still defeats Crown's horse, Samurai, by a nose, and then collapses after the fact and seems as though it is at death's door. When this happens, Walker arrests the fake stableman after he is identified by a security guard, who confesses his involvement in Rainbow's [[spoiler:attempted]] murder, as well as the murder of a rival racehorse earlier in the episode, at which point Alex requests an arrest warrant for Crown. [[spoiler:After Walker arrests Crown, Rainbow luckily [[DisneyDeath survives the poison]] and goes on to win the Texas Derby.]]

** Season 6's "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS6E10RainbowsEnd Rainbow's End]]" has the VillainOfTheWeek's henchmen stealing a stableman's uniform and ID badge in order to poison the food of a rival racehorse, which happens to be the titular racehorse, just before a match race. As the poison takes effect while the race begins, Walker and Trivette find the real stableman alive, but unconscious, and although it's too late to stop the race, Rainbow's End still defeats the villain's horse, Samurai, by a nose, and then collapses after the fact and seems as though it is at death's door. When this happens, a security guard identifies the fake stableman and Walker arrests him, and then goes on to arrest the villain for the titular horse's [[spoiler:attempted]] murder, as well as the murder of another rival racehorse and its owner and trainer at the start of the episode. [[spoiler:Rainbow luckily [[DisneyDeath survives the poison]] and goes on to win the Texas Derby.]]

** Season 6's "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS6E10RainbowsEnd Rainbow's End]]" has the VillainOfTheWeek's henchmen stealing a stableman's uniform and ID badge in order to poison the food of a rival racehorse, which happens to be the titular racehorse, just before a match race. As the poison takes effect, Walker and Trivette find the real stableman alive, but unconscious, and although it's too late to stop the race, Rainbow's End still defeats the villain's horse, Samurai, by a nose, and then collapses after the fact and seems as though to be at death's door. When this happens, the security guard identifies the fake stableman and Walker arrests him, and then goes on to arrest the villain for the titular horse's attempted murder, as well as the murder of another rival racehorse and its owner and trainer at the start of the episode. [[spoiler:Rainbow luckily [[DisneyDeath survives the poison]] and goes on to win the Texas Derby.]]

** Season 6's "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS6E10RainbowsEnd Rainbow's End]]" has the VillainOfTheWeek's henchmen stealing a stableman's uniform and ID badge in order to poison the food of a rival racehorse, which happens to be the titular racehorse, just before a match race. Rainbow's End still defeats the villain's horse, Samurai, by a nose, but the poison takes effect afterwards. When this happens, the security guard identifies the fake stableman and Walker arrests him, then goes on to arrest the villain for the titular horse's attempted murder, as well as the murder of another rival racehorse and its owner and trainer. [[spoiler:Rainbow luckily survives the poison and goes on to win the Texas Derby.]]

** Season 6's "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS6E10RainbowsEnd Rainbow's End]]" has the VillainOfTheWeek's henchmen stealing a stableman's uniform and ID badge in order to poison the food of a rival racehorse, which happens to be the titular racehorse, just before a match race. Rainbow's End still defeats the villain's horse, Samurai, by a nose, but the poison still manages to take effect afterwards. When this happens, the security guard identifies the fake stableman and Walker arrests him, then goes on to arrest the villain for the titular horse's attempted murder, as well as the murder of another rival racehorse and its owner and trainer. [[spoiler:Rainbow luckily survives the poison and goes on to win the Texas Derby.]]

-->'''T.J.:''' ''[in a deep voice]'' Mr. Benedict wants us in the cafeteria for a very important matter.\\
'''Security Team Member:''' ...You two aren't guards!\\
''[beat]''\\
'''T.J.:''' ...RUN!

* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'': Helga needs a way into Arnold's house without being noticed. A [[ScoutOut Camp Fire Lass]] comes to the door. Helga lures her into the alley, stock sound effects occur as said Camp Fire Lass gasps, "Unhand me!" and the doorbell rings to reveal Helga on the threshold with the girl's uniform and cookies. Then in the end of the episode, after Helga leaves the house, she gets chased through town by the Camp Fire Lass in her underwear and the army of Girl Scouts.