History Main / StealthClothes

* In the ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' series, there is a cranky mouse villager by the name of Rizzo, appearing in all games apart from ''[[VideoGame/AnimalCrossingWildWorld Wild World]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/AnimalCrossingPocketCamp Pocket Camp]]''. He has the bandana around his face, suspicious-looking half-closed eyes, and raised eyebrows. Even his ''[[VideoGame/AnimalCrossingNewLeaf New Leaf]]'' picture quotes in the different languages reference his appearance. (Though of course, given that [[SugarBowl this is the]] ''[[SugarBowl Animal Crossing]]'' [[SugarBowl series]] we're talking about, he isn't actually a thief; he just resembles one.)

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[[caption-width-right:350:This what Usagi did with her handkerchief after she [[BitingTheHandkerchief stopped biting it]].]]

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A possible version in the proto-trope stage at the moment may be Solid Snake/John Rambo's long bandana.

[[folder: Anime and Manga ]]

* In ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'', [[GoldfishPoopGang Team Rocket]] use these a couple of times. And it ALWAYS fools the heroes.
* Happosai, Genma and Soun use the full ninja-suit variation on several of Happosai's "[[PantyThief raids]]" in ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf''.
** In the first [[TheMovie film]], Akane wore one while sneaking into the room of pickling vats.
** Ranma himself has worn the mask in at least one manga story.
* Both Tenchi and Ryoko (at different times) in ''Anime/TenchiMuyo''
** During the (first) HotSpringsEpisode in ''Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki'', Nobuyuki put one on before trying to look over the wall.
* Haru from ''Manga/Reborn2004'' has done this on occasion, although she stopped doing it in the manga once the series [[GenreShift became]] a [[CerebusSyndrome battle manga]].

* Sakuragi used this in one scene of ''Manga/SlamDunk'' early in the first match against Ryonan - he supposedly tries to eavesdrop on Ryonan coach Taoka as he gives instructions to his players.
* In the manga of ''Anime/ElHazardTheMagnificentWorld'', the villain Jinnai explains to one of his EvilMinions that since they're sneaking around, they have to wear "Burglar Clothes." Said minion did not understand how that helped camouflage at all.
* In ''Manga/{{Mahoromatic}}'', Suguru and his grandfather use this to spy on Mahoro and Minawa taking a bath.
* In ''Anime/CosplayComplex'' resident paedophile Jenny wore this combined with a cat's tail when she tried to sneak into the bed of TokenMiniMoe Athena-- however she accidentally ended up in bed with the main character's mother instead... which she did not seem to mind that much.
* Togano of the Huh-Huh Bros. of ''Manga/Eyeshield21'' wears one as he and Kuroki attempt to run away from the Death March.
* Usagi of ''Anime/SailorMoon'' once wore this while trying to steal her mother's curtains to make a dress. She got caught.
* Lampshaded in and SBS ''Manga/OnePiece'': when the crew is getting their treasure evaluated, a sneaky guy wearing a traditional sneak handkerchief can be seen outside the door, apparently in wait. Oda admitted that yes, he's a burglar, and yes, he was planning to rob the Strawhats, but, [[MuggingTheMonster wisely]], opted out at the last second.
* ''Manga/KarakuriCircus'': The Nakamichi family encounters the heroes as they wear stealth clothes; they were broke and desperate enough to resort to stealing. It becomes a BrickJoke when, after a long and dangerous action sequence ending with a car crash, they're arrested by a policeman who rebuffs their claims of innocence by asking why they're wearing those handkerchieves.

[[folder: Live-Action TV]]
* In ''Series/CuteyHoneyTheLive'', Cutey Honey does this while sneaking around.
* Seth Cohen wears these in the "Model Home" episode of Season 1 of ''Series/TheOC''.

[[folder: Tabletop Games]]
* The anime-themed CCG ''TabletopGame/AniMayhem'' acknowledged this trope with the card Sneaking Disguise, which actually DID make the character using it harder to detect.

[[folder: Video Games]]
* Available on Website/GaiaOnline. It's part of a "[[PantyThief Panty Raider]]" item.
* In the ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' series, there is a cranky mouse villager by the name of Rizzo, appearing in all games apart from ''Wild World'' and ''Pocket Camp''. He has the bandana around his face, suspicious-looking half-closed eyes, and raised eyebrows. Even his ''New Leaf'' picture quotes in the different languages reference his appearance. (Though of course, given that [[SugarBowl this is the]] ''[[SugarBowl Animal Crossing]]'' [[SugarBowl series]] we're talking about, he isn't actually a thief; he just resembles one.)
--->'''English quote:''' Evil lurks everywhere.
--->'''Japanese quote:''' 家に鼠、国に盗人[[labelnote:Translation]]A rat in the house, a thief in the country.[[/labelnote]]

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks'': Teacher wears one when he goes searching for Zelda. He doesn't want to be recognized in order to avoid panicking the citizens.
* An integral part of Ebisumaru's clothing in ''VideoGame/GanbareGoemon'' (aka ''Legend of the Mystical Ninja''.)