History PlayingWith / BlingOfWar

** Lareneg's [[UsefulNotes/TheGloryThatWasRome Lorica Segmentata]] [[AllThatGlitters may look golden]], but it's actually made from a dirt cheap alloy known for its resilience.

* '''Subverted''': EnsignNewbie Lareneg exits his tent wearing gold and jewels. His valet points out that that's his ''[[ErmineCapeEffect ceremonial ]]''[[ErmineCapeEffect uniform]], and he rushes back in to change into his field uniform.

** Lareneg's Lorica Segmentata [[AllThatGlitters may look golden]], but it's actually a dirt cheap alloy known for its resilience.

** The gold coating was really chosen because of it's [[ShockAndAwe conductivity]].

** General Lareneg wears an ordinary uniform but has a distinctively blingy CoolHat.

** Lareneg commands an honor guard or ceremonial unit, in which elaborate uniforms are required for such duties.

** The gold coating is actucally practical for stopping corrosion. Especially useful when facing rust monsters.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Lareneg's uniform is showy, meaning he can be used to distract the enemy, but he puts his own life in danger by doing this, so sometimes he swaps out his showy and distracting uniform for something more practical. Sometimes he even [[ElCidPloy puts someone else in his flashy uniform]] to draw fire away from the real thing.

** General Lareneg wears what looks like an ordinary uniform, but it's made of a higher-quality material than a typical uniform and has been tailored to fit General Lareneg perfectly.

* '''Downplayed''': General Lareneg wears an ordinary uniform but has a distinctively blingy CoolHat.

* '''Double Subverted''': ...which is even ''more'' decorative.

** Lareneg and his soldiers all wear impractically fancy uniforms... which ''are'' camouflage, because they fight [[CityOfGold in a city literally built out of gold]].

** Lareneg is a great warrior who wears bling [[BattleTrophy taken from the enemies he has slain]] and would scorn bling obtained in another fashion. His Bling of War thus announces what a {{Badass}} he is.

** Related to the above, Lareneg has cultivated a reputation as an unbelievably {{badass}} general capable of winning against seemingly impossible odds. By making his presence on the field obvious, he demoralizes his enemies and encourages and inspires his men.

** Lareneg wants to reassure his soldiers and mercenaries that he's rich enough to pay them on time if he can afford to waste money on fancy armor, and if he loses the enemy will capture him for ransom instead of killing him because they know that his family is loaded.

** Lareneg's uniform consists of ragged, poor man's clothes.

** Lareneg is a great warrior wears bling [[BattleTrophy taken from the enemies he has slain]] and would scorn bling obtained in another fashion. His Bling of War announces what a {{Badass}} he is.

** Lareneg wears his camouflage fatigues to all formal occassions.
* '''Subverted''': EnsignNewbie Lareneg exits his tent wearing gold and jewels. His valet points out that that's his ''[[ErmineCapeEffect ceremonial]] ''[[ErmineCapeEffect uniform]], and he rushes back in to change into his field uniform.

* '''Subverted''': EnsignNewbie Lareneg exits his tent wearing gold and jewels. His valet points out that that's his ''ceremonial'' uniform, and he rushes back in to change into his field uniform.

** Lanareg wears his camouflage fatigues to all formal occassions.

** Lareng's medals keep falling off, forcing him to stop whatever he's doing to pin them back on.
** Lanareg and his soldiers all wear impractically fancy uniforms... which ''are'' camouflage, because they fight [[CityOfGold in a city literally built out of gold]].

* '''Inverted''': Lareneg's uniform consists of ragged, poor man's clothes.