History Main / PlagueDoctor

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Spritzee Spritzee]] from ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' is a small pink bird who happens to be based on a plague doctor; its face resembles the iconic mask, it has the Healer ability (which lets it heal an ally's StatusEffects), one of its moves is Aromatherapy, and it's known as the Perfumed Pokemon. Its evolved form, [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Aromatisse Aromatisse]], does not continue this motif, however, instead resembling a [[StandardSnippet/TheCancanSong cancan dancer]] with [[MasqueradeBall a bird mask]].

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* ''Manga/FireForce'' : Dr. Giovanni. Plague Masked, Steampunk engineer, and Plague-Doctor-Captain of Special Fire Force Company 3. The Fire Force seeks to solve the plague of spontaneous human combustion.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Drakkenheim}}:'' Sebastian Crowe's Guide to Drakkenheim describes the outfit as a popular one for the Apothecary class, and it's used as the accompanying artwork for the Pathogenist, an Apothecary subclass that specialises in [[{{Plaguemaster}} curing and spreading diseases]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Pathologic}}'': Characters reminiscent of plague doctors pop up as the decease spreads throughout the town.

* Characters reminiscent of plague doctors pop up in ''VideoGame/{{Pathologic}}'', as the decease spreads throughout the town.

* In ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', one member of Inquisitor Mozgus' QuirkyMinibossSquad wear such a suit. He is a torturer rather than a doctor -- he has to wear a suit due to a serious allergic reaction to sunlight.

* In ''Anime/GAROTheAnimation'', there was a [[MonsterOfTheWeek Horror]] spawned from a doctor which had the whole plague doctor getup.

* In the manga reboot ''Manga/RurouniKenshin: Restoration'', Kenshin meets and befriends a doctor who wears this mask. However, the real reason for the mask is because the doctor is really a woman; she knew that many of the close-minded citizens would not believe in or listen to a female doctor. At the end of their adventure, Kenshin encourages her to reveal her face to the town. She is extremely beautiful, and soon all the guys are scrambling to be ''treated'' by her.
* Pestmask from ''Manga/SkullFaceBooksellerHondaSan'' is depicted as wearing this mask and a witch hat.

* In the live-action adaptation of ''Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017'' a Plague Doctor's mask in Belle's childhood home indicates her mother died of the plague. A flashback shows a doctor [[DarkIsNotEvil tried]] to treat Belle's mother but saw it was too late for her, stating Belle and Maurice had to evacuate before they caught it.
* Appears anachronistically in ''Film/BlackDeath''. Plague doctors didn't start wearing them until the [=17th=] century, whereas the movie is specifically set in 1348.
* In the FilmOfTheBook ''Literature/{{Inferno|2013}}'', Robert Langdon is haunted by nightmares of an apocalyptic plague, which includes this trope.

* ''[[Film/Restoration1995 Restoration]]''. Creator/RobertDowneyJr's character is a doctor during the English Restoration. When the plague hits, he wears a plague doctor uniform to minister to the sick.
* ''Film/{{Solomon Kane}}'': While on TheHerosJourney, Solomon Kane passes two plague doctors, in very accurate costumes, who are overseeing the disposal of bodies of Black Plague victims. They even eerily turns their heads in unison as they watch him pass by.

* The fact that in ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfPinocchio'', the sick protagonist is treated by an Owl and a Crow, was interpreted by some as an allusion to the trope.
* ''Literature/{{Inferno|2013}}''. The origins of the plague doctor are discussed, and [[EvilutionaryBiologist Bertrand Zobrist]] wears the iconic mask in his video message, and in the alteration he makes to the ''Map of Hell''.
* In the ''Literature/DeptfordMice'' prequel book "The Alchemist's Cat", a character uses the outfit as a disguise.

** In the ''Literature/NewSeriesAdventures'' novel ''Plague City'' the Doctor, Bill and Nardole meet a female plague doctor in 17th century Edinburgh, who takes advantage of the mask to avoid the prejudices of the era. There is also the Night Doctor, a mysterious figure in a plague doctor outfit who visits those who are doomed to die. [[spoiler: It turns out to be Anabelle's outfit animated by an alien intelligence]].

* In ''Literature/TheSevenDeathsOfEvelynHardcastle'', the protagonist's mysterious patron appears dressed in the costume of a plague doctor. As this is set on the day of a fancy dress party, several guests end up wearing such a costume during the evening festivities.
* In ''Literature/TheThiefLord'', Scipio dresses like this once.

* In the TV movie ''Charles II: The Power and the Passion'', the king briefly visits a London devastated by the Great Plague. A number of these doctors can be seen in the background, disposing of the bodies.
* ''Series/DoctorWho''. In "The Woman Who Lived", The Doctor finds a medieval plague mask in Me's library, one of the items collected over her immortal life. A DeletedScene has Me mourning the deaths of her children from the plague. She abandons her home and encounters a man masked in this fashion, and gives him advice on how to fight the Black Death. After she's left, the doctor does a DramaticUnmask to reveal he's ''The'' Doctor.
* ''Series/FatherBrown'': In "The Alchemist's Secret", the eponymous alchemist is dressed this way in the flashback that open the episode. The main suspect later hallucinates a vision of the alchemist who -- when he removes his cowl and mask -- turns out to be himself. It is learning of the alchemist's garb that allows Father to deduce that secret is actually [[spoiler:a weaponized version of TheBlackDeath.]]
* There's a plague doctor visible in the background (or sometimes extreme foreground) of several scenes in Series/TheHauntingOfBlyManor. It's revealed that he's the ghost of one of the staff members from when the titular manor was used to house plague victims.

* The ''Series/{{Supernatural}} episode'' "Advanced Thanatology" involves a MadDoctor from the 1960s who wore such a mask while lobotomizing his patients. After his death he returns in present day as a VengefulGhost whose spirit is anchored by his collection of plague masks.

* A ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' module features the "Queen's Physicians," who dress like this. [[spoiler:They're actually ''causing'' the plague. On the Queen's command, no less!]]
** There is also a Plague Mask "wondrous item" that can be crafted be players, and allows the wearer to cast ''Remove Disease'' once per day on a single creature touched.
** One of the weaker varieties of {{Psychopomps}} that guide souls to the Boneyard appear as ravens wearing masks like a plague doctor's.
* The undead ‘Crows’ that serve ''Band of Blades''’ villain Fleshblighter all wear plague doctor masks. Two of her unique named horrors - Lugos and the Doctor - keep the same theme.

* The mysterious attackers in ''Theatre/MachineElements zwei: Akai Honoo'' have this look, though they're really clouds of nanomachines. When people rip off their masks, there isn't a face underneath, just as mass of what looks like wriggling bugs. [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Tsubasa, who hates bugs]], isn't happy when the team is ordered to catch the attackers.

* The ''Toys/{{Squishables}}'' plush line has the "Plague Doctor" line of characters. Originally planned for a Halloween release, it was released at a different point that coincided with the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. The main character of the series is a black cloaked vulture-like bird wearing a white plague doctor mask and hat, along with holding a lantern. Eventually, a white-clad Plague ''Nurse'' was released in the series as well, holding her lantern in the opposite hand so the two of them can hold hands. The characters also have a [[https://www.instagram.com/mysteriousdrplague/ blog.]]

* In ''VisualNovel/TheArcana'', Julian, Valdemar, and [[spoiler: the Apprentice]] all worked as plague doctors. Julian's first appearance has him wearing the iconic mask.

* Eileen the Crow and the Crowfeather set you can get via the Crow Hunter Badge in ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'' has this look. The Beak Mask portion of the set, according to description, even has herbs stuffed in it to protect against the stench of blood and beasts.
* Twilight foot soldiers in ''VisualNovel/CodeRealize'' wear a black uniform with a raven's head mask, rather appropriate for an intelligence organization run by [[spoiler: an alchemically-created ArtificialHuman with an agenda related to chemical weapons and the Philosopher's Stone.]]
* The Plague Doctor class from ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeon''. She ([[ViewerGenderConfusion despite common assumption]]) has some medical skill, but in combat is more often found lobbing plague and acid weapons about, and is implied to be in the party mostly {{for science}}; she wants to see what effects her concoctions have on the various monstrosities of the eponymous dungeons. Her backstory comic implies that she was thrown out of her university after experimenting on the corpse of her own professor, who died to an unspecified disease.
* It's hard to see and not visible in the inventory, but the Sage's Big Hat item in ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'' has a mask that's clearly inspired by this under its gigantic brim -- although given that the Crystal Sages are focused on magic damage rather than poison or the like, it's not entirely clear why.

* In ''VideoGame/DragonProject'', Hell Makavrios is an AntiMagic bird-man with a plague doctor appearance and motif who serves as the [[ShockAndAwe Thunder]] [[UtilityWeapon Heat Bow]] Behemoth. Even his armor set is designed after plague doctors, and his set's name is Bubonia, [[MeaningfulName which is named after the Black Plague.]]
* The Relic Hunter from ''[[VideoGame/DrownedGod Drowned God: Conspiracy of the Ages]]'' is a doddering old man from the 19th century who wears a red mask of this design, and while not an actual plague doctor, he is said to be a man who is well-read in a variety of subjects from religions across the world to alchemy.
* One of the helmets you can find in ''VideoGame/DungeonsOfDredmor'' is a Plague Doctor's Mask. It provides minimal normal defense and a small penalty to your sight radius, but also gives substantial resistance to toxic, putrefying, and asphyxiation damage.
* Invoked in ''VideoGame/{{Figment}}''. The Plague, a nightmare representing the fear of disease, has a face resembling a plague doctor mask.

* The outfit for generic Dark Mages in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' includes a mask similar to plague doctors' overlapping their hoods. Their promotion class, the Dark Bishop, continues this motif, but have the hoods overlapping their masks.
* In ''VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorney'', TheCoroner Dr. Maria Gorey wears a Plague Doctor-esque mask when first introduced.
* In ''VisualNovel/HavenfallIsForLovers'', Frankenstein wears the full getup, which he very likely adopted back when such suits were in common use given that he's several centuries old.
* ''[[VideoGame/Hitman2016 HITMAN]]'': Silvio Caruso keeps a collection of Renaissance-era art and antiques in his mansion, one of which is a full Plague Doctor's outfit propped up on a mannequin. Agent 47 can, of course, use it as a disguise, but it's obviously a very suspicious getup so it's mostly only useful for challenges. Wearing it while walking around in an area where people won't immediately be hostile to you, however, will cause passers-by to comment that you've been [[ShoutOut playing too much]] [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII Assassin's Creed]].
* In ''VideoGame/Injustice2'', a plague doctor mask is a customizable head option for Scarecrow.
* The Wizzrobes from ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' occasionally sport a similar outfit.

* In ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterWorld'', the Great Girros armor sets resemble the traditional costume of a plague doctor. Fittingly, they're one of the sets that give the Effluvial Expert skill, which protects your health from being sapped in the lower levels of the Rotten Vale.
* The PlayerCharacter of ''VideoGame/MyFriendIsARaven'' wears a plague doctor's uniform.

* The Plague Doctor, also known as the Jade-lich, in ''VideoGame/{{Outward}}'' is a specific [[OurLichesAreDifferent lich]] associated with the "decay" [[ElementalRockPaperScissors element]], i.e. poison and disease damage. He lives in a huge ziggurat in the Hallowed Marsh, siphoning the naturally-occurring decay energy out of the waters to feed himself, and also runs a cabal of dangerous cultists. His exact motivations aren't clear, but he claims to be working toward the benefit of humanity, and can be reasoned with if one is powerful enough to get his attention.

* ''VideoGame/{{Payday 2}}'' has a Plague Doctor mask plus hat as a reward choice for reaching infamy level 2, along with a bonus for the Mastermind and Fugitive skill trees (the former of which includes medical skills).
* The ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Spritzee Spritzee]] from ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' is a small pink bird who happens to be based on a plague doctor; its face resembles the iconic mask, it has the Healer ability (which lets it heal an ally's StatusEffects), one of its moves is Aromatherapy, and it's known as the Perfumed Pokemon. Its evolved form, [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Aromatisse Aromatisse]], does not continue this motif, however, instead resembling a [[StandardSnippet/TheCancanSong cancan dancer]] with [[MasqueradeBall a bird mask]].
* In ''VideoGame/RagnarokOnline'', the guards of the city of Geffen [[http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRofF3aYcDF2iwddL2LO2yDe22cS_ow93oMbNgDO3O4Z-TBHhcl_syvH3g- have a uniform]] heavily based on the plague doctors, sans hat. There is, however, no plague. Note that the plague doctors' outfits in real life are themselves based on military uniforms.
* ''VideoGame/{{RuneScape}}'':

* Plague Knight from ''VideoGame/ShovelKnight'' has the iconic mask, but switches out the overcoat for a robe, among other things. Then again, he's also a MadScientist who throws bombs as a primary battle tactic and aside from the mask is an alchemist rather than a doctor. An update of the game in 2015 let you play the whole game as him.

* The Plaguebearer role in ''VideoGame/TownOfSalem'' has the appearance of an anthropomorphic crow wearing a plague doctor's outfit, and their role involves infesting the town to become [[HorsemenOfTheApocalypse Pestilence]]. Ironically, Doctor does not show up as a possible role to an Investigator.
* Grand Apothecary Putress of ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' wears a mask inspired by the beak mask, and is a plague-spreader. Warlocks have a similar armor set, they, however, being demonic mages, have nothing to do with plague.

* [[BigBad Zero II]]'s outfit in ''VisualNovel/ZeroTimeDilemma'' is based off of a plague doctor, although obviously more for fashion than for function, judging by the frilly cravat and butterfly pin they also adorn. It is also symbolic of [[spoiler:him being the {{Plaguemaster}} who unleashes the Radical-6 virus on the world, which kills 6 billion people]].

* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': In "Western Energy", two of the doctors at the hospital rushing to treat Stolas are dressed up in this attire.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Digger}}'', trader Manuel wears a plague doctor mask at all times.

* Navaan, the [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire "doctor"]], from ''Webcomic/{{Oglaf}}'' wears this outfit. Seen [[http://oglaf.com/jarlampham/ here]]. (Caution, surrounding comics are NSFW.)
* In ''Webcomic/{{SSDD}}'', the captain of the Latihan wears a microbial isolation suit modeled after [[http://www.poisonedminds.com/d/20180809.html a plague doctor's outfit]] for the intimidation value. It's even worse after he pumps the atmosphere full of [[http://www.poisonedminds.com/d/20180820.html hallucinogens]].

* In ''Webcomic/TwistwoodTales'', Dr. Crowley dresses similarly to one, in "Strawberry Soo" the titular character confuses him for a crow due to the beak.

* In ''Franchise/TheFearMythos'', one of the Fears is known as the Plague Doctor. It looks like the historical doctor, but instead of treating disease, [[WalkingWasteland it spreads it.]]
* The ASMR-specialised channel ''WebVideo/EphemeralRift'' has Corvus Clemmons, a plague doctor who will speak to the viewer as though they are his patient.
* Reverend Mord, host of ''Podcast/TheHiddenAlmanac'', dresses as a plague doctor, though his job does not involve dealing with plagues. It's also been said that under the mask, he's actually a sentient swarm of beetles, but that's just a rumor. Probably.

* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' has Princess Bubblegum wear this in the episode "What Have You Done?". She was spraying a green gas that covered the candy kingdom in fog. Unsurprisingly, Finn and Jake got scared.
* One appears in the pilot of ''WesternAnimation/{{Disenchantment}}'', surprisingly presented as a ''regular'' doctor with an office in Dreamland.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'', the [[{{Mooks}} various members]] of the Emperor's Coven all wear uniforms reminiscent of plague doctors. In an interesting touch, the type of bird your mask is styled after seems to represent your rank; the town guards look like ravens, [[WardensAreEvil Warden Wrath]] wears a classic ibis mask, Coven Witches have parrot-like helmets, we briefly see a musician wearing a [[VisualPun songbird]] variant, [[TheDragon the Golden Guard]] has an owl helmet, and [[BigBad Emperor Belos]] himself wears a golden helm that kind of resembles a vulture head (with horns).

* In ''Franchise/SpiderMan ComicBook/{{Marvel 1602}}'', Baron Octavius (who is dying of the Black Death, and willing to go to any means to cure it) makes his first appearance flanked by plague doctors.