History PlayingWith / PaperThinDisguise

* '''Downplayed''': Dan is somewhat suspicious of the disguise, but ultimately decides he's being paranoid.

** Dan is blind, so Bob's disguising his voice is enough.

** Bob puts on a pair of bunny ears. Dan mistakes him for a rabbit and ignores him.

* '''Zig Zagged''':
** Bob is sometimes identified, sometimes not.
** Bob constantly switches between a PaperThinDisguise and a convincing one.

%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

** One [[OnlySaneMan Person points out that he's Bob]] but no one listens.

** Bob's '''literally''' paper-thin disguise consists of cutting the eyes out of a picture of somebody else's face and taping it onto his own. Bonus points if some combination of the following applies: the subject of the original picture is famous, looks nothing like Bob, the picture is in black and white, or a pencil sketch.

** Bob messes up his hair a bit. No one recognizes him.

** It was never Bob. It was a person using a LatexPerfection disguise that only ''looked'' like Bob using a paper-thin disguise.

** At first, Dan thought sure it was Bob. But now he's not so sure.

** Bob's '''literally''' paper-thin disguise consists of cutting the eyes out of a picture of somebody else's face and taping it onto his own. Bonus points if the subject of the original picture is famous, looks nothing like Bob, or it's a black-and-white sketch.

* '''Straight''': Bob wants to spy on Dave, the CorruptCorporateExecutive. Although they know each other well, once Bob puts on a pair of sunglasses and a suit, Dave doesn't recognize him and tells Bob his plan.

** Dave doesn't recognize Bob because he's carrying a briefcase.
** Bob puts on his sunglasses and suit and ''no-one'' recognizes him.
** Dave can identify everyone else on the planet (including the people he never met) even if they had put on elaborate disguises. Of course, the only one he can't identify is Bob, even without a disguise himself.

* '''Downplayed''': Dave is somewhat suspicious of the disguise, but ultimately decides he's being paranoid.

** Dave is blind, so Bob's disguising his voice is enough.
** Dave has only met Bob in person once.
** Dave is TheDitz. Anyone else would see through the disguise, but Dave is just too stupid.

* '''Inverted''':
** Bob puts on a very elaborate disguise, involving plastic surgery, [[WigDressAccent voice coaching, a wig and a whole new wardrobe]]. Dave still knows Bob immediately.

** Bob only thought he'd fooled Dave. Actually, Dave was feeding him false information and laughing at him behind his back.

** It was never Bob. It was IdenticalStranger who looks like Bob with a mustache. The reveal happens when Bob passes by the stranger, so they must be two different people.

** At first, Dave thought sure it was Bob. But now he's not so sure.
** The disguise, by coincidence or design, actually ''does'' resemble an actual other person--but Dave doesn't recognize Bob as that other person, either.
** It was never Bob. While Dave laughed about the obvious "Bob", the ''real'' Bob was standing two feet away with a fake mustache and elevator shoes, pretending to laugh with Dave.

** Bob puts on a pair of bunny ears. Dave ignores him, thinking he's a rabbit.
** Bob puts on a T-shirt reading "[[MostDefinitelyNotAVillain I am not Bob]]." Dave takes the T-shirt at its word.
** Bob doesn't even wear a disguise, but Dave still doesn't even know who he is.
** Bob walks in undisguised, and Dave recognizes him. Bob puts on a fake mustache right in front of Dave, and suddenly Dave doesn't recognize Bob at all.
** Bob always wears a {{Hachimaki}}, but after he takes it off nobody recognizes him.

* '''Averted''':

** Bob doesn't disguise himself or try to fool Dave at all.

* '''Invoked''': Bob puts on the sunglasses and expects Dave not to recognize him.
* '''Exploited''': Dave doesn't see through the disguise, but someone else does and says "Hello there, ''Not Bob''."

** Dave knows he's easily fooled by pathetic disguises, so he has everyone fingerprinted before entering his presence.

* '''Discussed''': "Just because nobody recognized [[Comicbook/{{Superman}} Clark Kent]] in glasses and a suit doesn't mean they won't recognize ''you'', Bob."

* '''Reconstructed''': If someone were to over figure out his identity, or Bob were to tell someone his identity, it will inspire a new wave of free thought and creativity.

** Bob constantly switches with a PaperThinDisguise and a convincing one.
* '''Averted''': Bob puts on a convincing WigDressAccent disguise.

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

%%* '''Implied''': ???

* '''Defied''': Dave knows he's easily fooled by pathetic disguises, so he has everyone fingerprinted before entering his presence.

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* '''Inverted''': Bob puts on a very elaborate disguise, involving plastic surgery, [[WigDressAccent voice coaching, a wig and a whole new wardrobe]]. Dave still knows Bob immediately.

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob comes from an extremely superficial society in which people recognize one another not by any fundamental traits but by surface physical appearance. The author uses the success of Bob's ridiculous "disguise" to comment on human superficiality.
* '''Reconstructed''': If someone were to over figure out his identity, or Bob were to tell someone his identity, it will inspire a new wave of free thought and creativity.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Dave doesn't recognize Bob because he's carrying a briefcase.

* '''Justified''': Dave is blind, so Bob's disguising his voice is enough.
** Alternatively: Dave has only met Bob in person once.
* '''Inverted''': Bob puts on a very elaborate disguise, involving plastic surgery, voice coaching, a wig and a whole new wardrobe. Dave still knows him immediately.
* '''Subverted''': Bob only thought he'd fooled Dave. Actually, Dave was feeding him false information and laughing at him behind his back.
* '''Double Subverted''': At first, Dave thought sure it was Bob. But now he's not so sure.
** Alternatively: It was never Bob -- Bob was standing two feet away with a fake mustache and elevator shoes, pretending to laugh with him.
* '''Parodied''': Bob puts on a pair of bunny ears. Dave ignores him, thinking he's a rabbit.

** Bob always wears a {{Hachimaki}} but after he takes it off nobody recognizes him.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob is sometimes identified, sometimes not.
** Alternatively: Bob constantly switches with a PaperThinDisguise and a convincing one.

** [[TeamFortress2 A Spy puts on a cardboard mask and all of his enemies see him as whoever he is disguised as.]]

** Alternatively: Bob puts on his sunglasses and suit and ''no-one'' recognizes him.
*** Alternatively: Dave can identify everyone else on the planet(including the people he never met)even if they had put on elaborate disguises. Of course, the only one he can't identify is Bob, even without a disguise himself.

** Alternatively, Bob puts on a T-shirt reading "[[MostDefinitelyNotAVillain I am not Bob]]." Dave takes the T-shirt at its word.
*** Alternatively: Bob doesn't even wear a disguise, but Dave still doesn't even know who he is.

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

*** Alternatively: Bob doesn't even where a disguise, but Dave still doesn't even know who he is.

** Alternatively, Bob puts on a T-shirt reading "[[MostDefinitivelyNotAVillain I am not Bob]]." Dave takes the T-shirt at its word.

** Alternatively, Bob puts on a T-shirt reading "I am not Bob." Dave takes the T-shirt at its word.

* '''Reconstructed''': ???