History PlayingWith / GogglesDoNothing

** A character's InformedEquipment includes a pair of genuinely functional goggles that boost defense and [[StandardStatusEffects grant immunity to blinding]].

* '''Inverted''': GogglesDoSomethingUnusual.

* '''Zig Zagged''': The character wears a pair of goggles on their head. Thy do nothing. However, one of their TooManyBelts contains [[UtilityBelt everything they could possibly need]]... including an oxyacetylene torch. When they use that, they're always careful to pull on their goggles to protect their eyes.

** Or, the goggles do nothing. Not even the thing that they were designed to do.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob is a swimmer in Troperville High School's swim team. His goggles do something. Except he's often shown wearing them when not at the pool.

* '''Parodied''': A character buys special goggles that are advertised to do absolutely nothing.

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

* '''Averted''': The character needs their goggles for protection in their line of work, and uses them frequently.

* '''Enforced''': The marketing department want the artists to maximise TheMerch potential. Alternatively, the artist can draw OnlySixFaces, and uses distinctive costuming to tell his characters apart.

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

* '''Justified''': The item in question has an archaic use and is kept to identify members of the group that had use for the goggles.

* '''Deconstructed''': A character wears superfluous instrumentation because they are, all in all, a follower and a poser, and it's all just another element of their character that is LostInImitation of heroes who actually had a use for these things.
* '''Reconstructed''': A character uses superfluous mundane goggles to disguise the fact that he has ones that really do have special powers.

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* '''Exaggerated''': A character has dozens of different goggles, none of which do anything.

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'''Basic Trope''': Superfluous accessories.

* '''Exaggerated''': A character is covered in accessories, none of which are ever used.
* '''Justified''': The item in question has an archaic use and is kept to identify members of the group that had use for the accessory.
* '''Inverted''': UtilityBelt - a constant supply of useful accessories that are never seen on the character's person ntil needed.
* '''Subverted''': After being asked, the character reveals that their accessories do, in fact, have a use.

** A character is questioned about their goggles that they never use. They remove the goggles to reveal a second pair of eyes.

* '''Reconstructed''': A character uses superfluous mundane accessories to disguise the fact that he has ones that really do have special powers.
** A character runs on RefugeInAudacity. As it turns out, looking cool is use enough for such a character.
* '''Zig Zagged''': The character weas a pair of goggles on their head. Thy do nothing. However, one of their TooManyBelts contains [[UtilityBelt everything they could possibly need]]... including an oxyacetylene torch. When they use that, they're always careful to pull on their goggles to protect their eyes.

** GogglesDoSomethingUnusual
* '''Enforced''': The marketing department want the artists to maximise TheMerch potential.
** The artist can draw OnlySixFaces, and uses distinctive costuming to tell his characters apart.

* '''Invoked''': Like a stethoscope and white coat for a doctor, useless accessories give the impression of being CrazyPrepared and thus solid hero material.
* '''Defied''': A character repeatedly finds [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer different uses for their seemingly superfluous accessories]].

* '''Inverted''': A character does something that would necessitate goggles without having any.
* '''Subverted''': After being asked, the character reveals that their accessories do, in fact, have use.
** A character is questioned about their goggles that they never use. They remove the goggles to reveal a second pair of eyes.

* '''Deconstructed''': A character wears superfluous instrumentation because they are, all in all, a follower and a poser, and it's all just another element of their character that is LostInImitation of heroes who actually had use for these things.

* '''Zig Zagged''': The character has only one accessory at all. It does nothing.

** No characters own goggles, and only wear goggles when it would be logical to do so.

* '''Enforced''': There are no costumes available without an overabundance of useless trinkets.

* '''Invoked''': ???

* '''Conversed''': ???