History PlayingWith / ColourCodedForYourConvenience

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* '''Straight''': In the RPG ''Tales Of Troperia'', TheTeam is composed of TheHero, [[HeroesPreferSwords Prince]] [[TokenHuman Bob]], who always wears his gold armour with his crown-shaped helmet, TheLancer, [[KnightInShiningArmour Prince]] [[CoolHorse Charlie]], who always wears his brown knight's armour, TheSmartGuy, [[BlackMage Prince]] [[KingOfBeasts Dave]], who always wears his blue BlackMage outfit, TheBigGuy, [[BoxingBattler Princess]] [[NobleWolf Emily]], who always wears her green [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII Karateka]] outfit, and TheHeart, [[WhiteMage Princess]] [[NobleBirdOfPrey Alice]], who always wears her red and white WhiteMage outfit.

* '''Conversed''': "Hey, you remember Tales of Troperia? Yeah, I could tell Alice was the secret boss from the beginning. Just from her color scheme. Yeah."

** NBC told the creators of the 1964-1968 show to give each character a specific [[UsefulNotes/SwitchToColor Living Color]] to convince the audience to buy color {{TVs}} just to tell who's who.

** NBC told the creators of the 1964-1968 show to give each character a specific [[UsefulNotes/SwitchToColor Living Color]] to convince the audience to buy color TVs just to tell who's who.

* '''Straight''': In the RPG ''Tales Of Troperia'', TheTeam is composed of TheHero, [[HeroesPreferSwords Prince]] [[TokenHuman Bob]], who always wears his gold armour with his crown-shaped helmet, TheLancer, [[KnightInShiningArmour Prince]] [[CoolHorse Charlie]], who always wears his brown knight's armour, TheSmartGuy, [[BlackMage Prince]] [[KingOfBeasts Dave]], who always wears his blue BlackMage outfit, TheBigGuy, [[BoxingBattler Princess]] [[NobleWolf Emily]], who always wears her green [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII Karateka]] outfit, and TheChick, [[WhiteMage Princess]] [[NobleBirdOfPrey Alice]], who always wears her red and white WhiteMage outfit.

* '''Enforced''': The writers do this because the game is based on Franchise/PowerRangers, of which the author is a fan.

* '''Conversed''': "Hey, you remember that RPG? Yeah, I could tell them apart by their colours and weapons over any kind of ensemble".
* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob joins a super team, and finds out to his horror that the only colours left untaken are [[PinkGirlBlueBoy pink and purple.]]

* '''Enforced''': The writers do this because the game is based on PowerRangers, of which the author is a fan.

* '''Straight''': In the RPG ''Tales Of Troperia'', TheTeam is composed of TheHero, [[HeroesPreferSwords Prince]] [[TokenHuman Bob]], who always wears his gold armour with his crown-shaped helmet, TheLancer, [[KnightInShiningArmour Prince]] [[CoolHorse Charlie]], who always wears his brown knight's armour, TheSmartGuy, [[BlackMage Prince]] [[KingOfBeasts Dave]], who always wears his blue BlackMage outfit, TheBigGuy, [[BoxingBatler Princess]] [[NobleWolf Emily]], who always wears her green [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII Karateka]] outfit, and TheChick, [[WhiteMage Princess]] [[NobleBirdOfPrey Alice]], who always wears her red and white WhiteMage outfit.

* '''Straight''': In the RPG ''Tales Of Troperia'', TheTeam is composed of TheHero, [[HeroesPreferSwords Prince]] [[TokenHuman Bob]], who always wears his gold armour with his crown-shaped helmet, TheLancer, [[KnightInShiningArmour Prince]] [[CoolHorse Charlie]], who always wears his brown knight's armour, TheSmartGuy, [[BlackMage Prince]] [[KingOfBeasts Dave]], who always wears his blue BlackMage outfit, TheBigGuy, [[BoxingBatller Princess]] [[NobleWolf Emily]], who always wears her green [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII Karateka]] outfit, and TheChick, [[WhiteMage Princess]] [[NobleBirdOfPrey Alice]], who always wears her red and white WhiteMage outfit.

* '''Straight''': In the RPG ''Tales Of Troperia'', TheTeam is composed of TheHero, [[HeroesPreferSwords Prince]] [[TokenHuman Bob]], who always wears his gold armour with his crown-shaped helmet, TheLancer, [[KnightInShiningArmour Prince]] [[CoolHorse Charlie]], who always wears his brown knight's armour, TheSmartGuy, [[BlackMage Prince]] [[KingOfBeasts Dave]], who always wears his blue BlackMage outfit, TheBigGuy, [[BareFistedMonk Princess]] [[NobleWolf Emily]], who always wears her green [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII Karateka]] outfit, and TheChick, [[WhiteMage Princess]] [[NobleBirdOfPrey Alice]], who always wears her red and white WhiteMage outfit.

* '''Justified''': The outfits show their different jobs - Hero, Knight, Black Mage, Monk, and White Mage respectively.

* '''Zig Zagged''': [[TheHero The hero]] and [[TheLancer his close partner]] wear colorful outfits, while the teammates they find all wear the same uniform.

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

* '''Invoked''': The heroes decide to dress in signiture colours so that they can spot each other easily in a big battle.

* '''Straight''': In the RPG ''Tales Of Troperia'', TheTeam is composed of TheHero, [[HeroesPreferSwords Prince]] [[TokenHuman Bob]], who always wears his gold armour with his crown-shaped helmet, TheLancer, [[KnightInShiningArmour Prince]] [[CoolHorse Charlie]], who always wears his brown knight's armour, TheSmartGuy, [[BlackMage Prince]] [[KingOfBeasts Dave]], who always wears his blue BlackMage outfit, TheBigGuy, [[BareFistedMonk Pricess]] [[NobleWolf Emily]], who always wears her green [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII Karateka]] outfit, and TheChick, [[WhiteMage Princess]] [[NobleBirdOfPrey Alice]], who always wears her red and white WhiteMage outfit.

* '''Straight''': In the RPG ''Tales Of Troperia'', TheTeam is composed of TheHero, [[HeroesPreferSwords Prince]] [[TokenHuman Bob]], who always wears his gold armour with his crown-shaped helmet, TheLancer, [[KnightInShiningArmour Prince]] [[CoolHorse Charlie]], who always wears his brown knight's armour, TheSmartGuy, [[BlackMage Prince]] [[KingOfBeasts Dave]], who always wears his blue BlackMage outfit, TheBigGuy, [[BareFistedMonk Pricess]] [[NobleWolf Emily]], who always wears her green [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII Karateka]] outfit, and TheChick, [[WhiteMage Princess]] [[BigBadassBirdOfPrey Alice]], who always wears her red and white WhiteMage outfit.

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'''Basic Trope''': An ensemble, probably a FiveManBand, all wear different colours.
* '''Straight''': In the RPG ''Tales Of Troperia'', the FiveManBand is composed of TheHero, [[HeroesPreferSwords Prince]] [[TokenHuman Bob]], who always wears his gold armour with his crown-shaped helmet, TheLancer, [[KnightInShiningArmour Pri]][[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe nce]] [[CoolHorse Charlie]], who always wears his brown knight's armour, TheSmartGuy, [[BlackMage Pri]][[MagicWand nce]] [[KingOfBeasts Dave]], who always wears his blue BlackMage outfit, TheBigGuy, [[BareFistedMonk Prin]][[BladeOnAStick cess]] [[BigBadassWolf Emily]], who always wears her green [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII Karateka]] outfit, and TheChick, [[WhiteMage Prin]][[WhiteMagicianGirl cess]] [[BigBadassBirdOfPrey Alice]], who always wears her red and white WhiteMage outfit.

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Conversed''': "Hey, you remember that RPG? Yeah, I could tell them apart by their colours and weapons over their being a FiveManBand, FiveTokenBand, and Five Temperament Ensemble".
* '''Deconstructed''': The BigBad knows their weak points by their colours, and creates a BarrierChangeBoss.
* '''Reconstructed''': Which they beat down easily anyway.

* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Played Straight''': In the RPG ''Tales Of Troperia'', the FiveManBand is composed of TheHero, [[HeroesPreferSwords Prince]] [[TokenHuman Bob]], who always wears his gold armour with his crown-shaped helmet, TheLancer, [[KnightInShiningArmour Pri]][[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe nce]] [[CoolHorse Charlie]], who always wears his brown knight's armour, TheSmartGuy, [[BlackMage Pri]][[MagicWand nce]] [[KingOfBeasts Dave]], who always wears his blue BlackMage outfit, TheBigGuy, [[BareFistedMonk Prin]][[BladeOnAStick cess]] [[BigBadassWolf Emily]], who always wears her green [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII Karateka]] outfit, and TheChick, [[WhiteMage Prin]][[WhiteMagicianGirl cess]] [[BigBadassBirdOfPrey Alice]], who always wears her red and white WhiteMage outfit.

* '''Justified''': The outfits show their different jobs - Hero, Knight, Black Mage, Monk, and White Mage respectively.

* '''Deconstructed''': The BigBad knows their weak points by their colours, and creates a BarrierChangeBoss.
* '''Reconstructed''': Which they beat down easily anyway.
* '''Parodied''': They all wear the same colour, with different accents - their outfits have no differences otherwise.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Hey, that's Alice. I know by her..." "...feathers?" "... No, because she's wearing red."

* '''Discussed''': "Why do you always wear those outfits? Yellow, Brown, Red, Blue, Green..."
* '''Conversed''': "Hey, you remember that RPG? Yeah, I could tell them apart by their colours and weapons over their being a FiveManBand, FiveTokenBand, and Five Temperament Ensemble."

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* '''Played Straight''': In the RPG ''Tales Of Troperia'', the FiveManBand is composed of TheHero, [[HeroesPreferSwords Prince]] [[TokenHuman Bob]], who always wears his gold armour with his crown-shaped helmet, TheLancer, [[KnightInShiningArmour Pri]][[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe nce]] [[CoolHorse Charlie]], who always wears his brown knight's armour, TheSmartGuy, [[BlackMage Pri]][[MagicWand nce]] [[KingOfBeasts Dave]], who always wears his blue BlackMage outfit, TheBigGuy, [[BareFistedMonk Prin]][[BladeOnAStick cess]] [[BigBadassWolf Emily]], who always wears her green [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII Karateka]] outfit, and TheChick, [[WhiteMage Prin]][[StaffChick cess]] [[BigBadassBirdOfPrey Alice]], who always wears her red and white WhiteMage outfit.

* '''Played Straight''': In the RPG ''Tales Of Troperia'', the FiveManBand is composed of TheHero, [[HeroesPreferSwords Prince]] [[TokenHuman Bob]], who always wears his gold armour with his crown-shaped helmet, TheLancer, [[KnightInShiningArmour Pri]][[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe nce]] [[CoolHorse Charlie]], who always wears his brown knight's armour, TheSmartGuy, [[BlackMage Pri]][[MagicWand nce]] [[KingOfBeasts Dave]], who always wears his blue BlackMage outfit, TheBigGuy, [[BareFistedMonk Prin]][[BladeOnAStick cess]] [[BigBadassWolf Emily]], who always wears her green [[FinalFantasyIII Karateka]] outfit, and TheChick, [[WhiteMage Prin]][[StaffChick cess]] [[BigBadassBirdOfPrey Alice]], who always wears her red and white WhiteMage outfit.

* '''Played Straight''': In the RPG ''Tales Of Troperia'', the FiveManBand are TheHero [[HeroesPreferSwords Prince]] [[TokenHuman Bob]], who always wears his gold armour with his crown-shaped helmet, TheLancer [[KnightInShiningArmour Pri]][[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe nce]] [[CoolHorse Charlie]], who always wears his brown knight's armour, TheSmartGuy [[BlackMage Pri]][[MagicWand nce]] [[KingOfBeasts Dave]] who always wears his blue BlackMage outfit, TheBigGuy [[BareFistedMonk Prin]][[BladeOnAStick cess]] [[BigBadassWolf Emily]] who always wears her green [[FinalFantasyIII Karateka]] outfit, and TheChick [[WhiteMage Prin]][[StaffChick cess]] [[BigBadassBirdOfPrey Alice]], who always wears her red and white WhiteMage outfit.

* '''Inverted''': Everyone wears the same uniform, because they all work for the same organization, and therefore the same colour.

* '''Double Subverted''': They change their outfit almost instantly.

* '''Invoked''': They code themselves because of their different species and jobs.

* '''Conversed''': "Hey, you remember that RPG? Yeah, I could tell them apart by their colours and weapons over their being a FiveManBand, FiveTokenBand, and FiveTemperamentEnsemble."

* '''Basic Trope''': An ensemble, probably a FiveManBand, all wear different colours.

* '''Conversed''': "Hey, you remember that RPG? Yeah, I could tell them apart by their colours and weapons over their being a FiveManBand, FiveTokenBand, and FiveTemperamentEnsemble."