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5	[[caption-width-right:350:A white MinidressOfPower to [[EvilWearsBlack black]] with [[StockingFiller garters and fishnets]]. This [[SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains has to be evil!]]]]
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7	->'''Wonder Girl:''' You're not a villain.\
8	'''Arrowette:''' I am. And it's gonna stink. I'm not going to get to win anymore. All my friends will hate me. Oh God... I'll have to get a tight, skimpy black leather outfit that shows off my cleavage. Oh God... I'll have to get ''cleavage''.
9	-->-- ''ComicBook/YoungJustice''
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13	The most dramatic way to show that the protagonist has gone to TheDarkSide is to give them [[PaintItBlack a new costume]]. This outfit's coolness is sometimes inversely proportional to the coolness of the original, but is just as often [[EvilIsCool much cooler]], more flattering, and ([[MadonnaWhoreComplex for women]]) [[SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains baring more skin and curves]], with a [[GoodHairEvilHair new hairdo]] and [[GoodColorsEvilColors costume colors]] to complete their EvilMakeover and look. A character who returns to the side of good usually ditches the entire costume.
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15	Sometimes, a character will split into a Good Twin and an EvilTwin, with the latter wearing one of these costumes. If so, the Good Twin will often wear a more "good" version of the costume, with lots of white and, usually, gold. And, of course, if the character already wears dark colors, the switch is often ''to'' a creepy, funeral/ghost style of white.
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17	This trope is arguably most prevalent among {{Superhero}}es, where outfits are iconic.
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19	Why does this costume almost always look better than the hero's original? Why, that's because EvilIsCool (either that, or because it was designed second).
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21	If the newly evil look is entirely spontaneous, requiring no shopping of new clothes for the character, then it is the sub-trope PaintItBlack.
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23	Often overlaps with EvilWearsBlack (as in the new costume will be that color) or GoodColorsEvilColors. Sometimes overlaps with SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains (as in the new costume will be skimpier) and DressedLikeADominatrix (the new costume is obviously inspired by dominatrix outfits).
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25	A SubTrope of SignificantWardrobeShift. Compare AdaptiveArmor. Contrast GoodCostumeSwitch. Not to be confused with an EvilTwin dressing as his/her good twin.
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28	!!Example Subpages
29	[[index]]
30	* EvilCostumeSwitch/AnimeAndManga
31	* EvilCostumeSwitch/ComicBooks
32	* EvilCostumeSwitch/LiveActionTV
33	* EvilCostumeSwitch/VideoGames
34	* EvilCostumeSwitch/WesternAnimation
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37	!!Other examples
38	[[foldercontrol]]
39	[[folder:Animation]]
40	* ''Animation/HappyHeroes'': When Doctor H. succumbs to the Planet Gray virus in Season 5 and becomes that season's ArcVillain, he switches out his yellow and purple shirt and helmet for gray ones, as well as a light gray vest.
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43	[[folder:Fan Works]]
44	* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'': while the traditional red and gold of the Dark Phoenix isn't strictly 'evil' - more a host's combat form, if it verges into dark blood red and black, then it starts to become this.
45	* The climax of ''Fanfic/LovedAndLost'' has a downplayed example in a sense that the already villainous characters who change their attires become more unlikely to commit a HeelFaceTurn. [[spoiler:When [[TheUsurper King Jewelius]] decides to slaughter all of Ponyville's inhabitants along with the heroes, he and two of his top minions, [[TheDragon Vivian]] and [[KnightTemplar Commander Hildread]], replace their normal attires with battle armors. The final minion, [[TokenGoodTeammate Lieutenant Shackle]], retains her normal uniform, and she's the only one who sees the error of her ways during the final battle and helps the heroes save the day. Even though [[TheSociopath Jewelius]] is the only one of the four villains who has absolutely zero qualms about the attack, Vivian [[MyMasterRightOrWrong remains devoted to Jewelius]], while Hildread [[IgnoredEpiphany chooses her delusions over her conscience]].]]
46	* In the ''Fanfic/HeroTheGuardianSmurf'' story "The Dark Hero", Hero's gold-colored outfit becomes black when Gargamel's reversal spell (which was originally intended for Smurfette but ended up affecting Hero instead) takes its full effect, changing Hero into an evil "un-Smurf" that served Gargamel.
47	* PlayedForLaughs in the ''Blog/MiraculousRewrite'' story "Anansi"; when Chat Noir is brainwashed to play the part of the villain by the titular akuma's RealityWarper powers, his outfit as a civilian is changed to include a [[HellbentForLeather black leather jacket]], messy hair, and CreepyShadowedUndereyes.
48	* Heavily downplayed in ''Fanfic/HarryAndTheShipgirls'' when it comes to Masamune-no-Kotegiri. She is TheDreaded because if she busts out a kimono that was given to her by [[UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga her first master]], it means she has been given Carte Blanche by the Emperor of Japan to execute those who would threaten Japan's people, by any means necessary.
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51	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
52	* Jafar from ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', during his VillainSong near the end, when he's tossing Aladdin around and becoming an all-powerful sorcerer/genie. In that one song, he changes his costume style about three times in less than two minutes. In this case, his evil costume becomes even more evil. Interestingly, his powerful wizard form is wearing his old outfit, so he switches outfits to power up (becomes sultan) and then switches outfits back to power up again. The only difference in the costumes is that the hat and shoulders are [[SpikesOfDoom more pointy]] and his snake-staff's mouth is open, representing that his magic is now aggressive like a snake's bite, as opposed to passive, like a snake's hypnotic eyes. Then, he becomes a genie and ''really'' changes clothes.
53	* Franchise/{{Barbie}} [[WesternAnimation/{{Barbie}} movies]]:
54	** ''WesternAnimation/BarbieInAChristmasCarol'' has a variation. In the present, Catherine wears a {{pink\| means feminine}} and white PimpedOutDress. In the possible BadFuture, she wears [[GracefulLadiesLikePurple a purple dress]], and acts as mean and selfish as Eden does.
55	** Subverted in ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAndTheDiamondCastle''. The villainess does not get an evil costume switch, as her regular clothes were [[ObviouslyEvil already evil enough]]. However, she does transform her flute to make it more [[EvilMakeover evil-looking]]. Played straight in the illustrated {{Novelization}}, where she wore a [[ColourCodedForYourConvenience white tunic]] before turning evil.
56	* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'', President Business demonstrates a taste for the theatrics when he goes from a simple but sophisticated grey suit and red tie to an all-out ensemble of massive stilt boots, red cape (note: it's shaped like a tie) and a helmet that spurts fire (note: yes, those are coffee cups on his helmet, I'm not joking) whenever he adopts his evil persona of Lord Business. A lot of it symbolises his power and dominance over others, especially prominent in intimidation to any of his lackeys (Good Cop Bad Cop suffers the worst, though), but [[spoiler: the climax]] reflects the fear he can truly instill in his enemies when he's in this state.
57	* In the 2012 adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lorax\|2012}}'', the Once-ler starts out in a simple Depression-era cheap suit while he's simply trying to improve the world. When he finally opens his own business, though, he switches to a flamboyant dollar-bill-green outfit that's a cross between a pimp and a steampunk factory owner.
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60	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
61	* In ''Film/SpiderMan3'', the Black Suit is the result of the Venom symbiote bonding to and corrupting Peter Parker. At one point, he even enters a clothing store and buys more black, complementing the symbiote.
62	* In ''Film/Legend1985'', Mia Sara's character, Princess Lili, does a FaceHeelTurn [[spoiler:[[FakeDefector (not really)]]]] and gets a whole new outfit plus Gothy makeup and a hair dye job. If the Lord Of Darkness (Creator/TimCurry) could come up with all this while living in a cave complex, he's probably now in Japan selling to the [[ElegantGothicLolita EGL]] crowd and rich-rich-rich.
63	* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
64	** Most of the Jedi knights dress in earthy-colored (brown, green, ivory) natural fabrics. From ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' onward, Anakin Skywalker wears...black leather. In-Universe this had more than a few Jedi worried about his mental state and intentions.
65	** Anakin actually wears very dark brown robes in the second movie, which inexplicably become black after he kills the Tusken Raiders.
66	** They even lampshaded this in the toys; you can buy lightsabers that switch colors for when you "turn to the dark side".
67	* ''Film/MirrorMask'': After she's {{brainwashed}} by the Dark Queen into playing her daughter (Helena's double) she gets dressed in the Dark Princess' garb, which includes dark lipstick, a [[EvilWearsBlack black dress]] and getting her hair drawn into a severe style. Last of all, [[BlackEyesOfEvil her eyes go black]].
68	* When Dana Barrett becomes Zuul in ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'', her outfit suddenly becomes a diaphanous dress which shows lots of shoulder and leg.
69	-->'''Venkman:''' That's a new look for you isn't it?
70	* When Sam Rockwell's character does his FaceHeelTurn in the ''Series/CharliesAngels'' film, he goes from a "shy, rumpled guy" look to a slick, black, and stylish outfit.
71	* Robert the Bruce in ''Film/{{Braveheart}}'' wears a very bulky and intimidating "dark knight" armor after betraying William Wallace in favor of King Edward "Longshanks". At least he has a ''reason'' to do it - namely, obscuring his identity from the Scottish forces.
72	* In ''Film/WarriorsOfVirtue'', [[spoiler:Elysia goes from a high-neck, long-sleeved white dress with a cloak to a sleeveless orange dress with exposed cleavage after her betrayal]].
73	* {{Exaggerated\|Trope}} and {{justified\|Trope}} trope when it comes to ''Film/{{Tron}}'' [[TronLines Lines]]. A Program's circuitry color identifies its alignment, identity, and position in the system.
74	* TheStinger of ''Film/GreenLantern2011'' shows [[spoiler:Sinestro undergoing this as he puts on the yellow ring]].
75	* ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'': When we're introduced to Dr. Elsa Schneider, she's wearing feminine outfits of the time. But once it's revealed she's allied with the Nazis, she starts wearing more masculine clothing, wearing a military-style riding outfit, complete with black tall boots and black leather gloves, in the final act. This outfit proves to be fashion over function since she clumsily trips over her boots twice during the grail temple's earthquake and the leather glove slips from Indy's hold when she tries reaching for the grail.
76	* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
77	** ''Film/XMenFirstClass'': After completing his FaceHeelTurn, Magneto dons his iconic EvilOverlord costume that [[MythologyGag he wore in the first issues of the comic book]]. Also, Mystique [[SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains ditches her clothes and goes around nude]] after siding with the Brotherhood.
78	** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'': All four of Apocalypse's Horsemen are presented with new outfits after joining his cause.
79	*** Erik Lehnsherr ditches his civilian clothing, reasserts his Magneto identity, and is gifted with red BlingOfWar.
80	*** Ororo Munroe is given black armor with silver highlights, and her new code name is Storm.
81	*** Psylocke receives a form-fitting purple leotard.
82	*** Angel's bird-like wings are grafted to metal, he is provided with a suit of silver-and-dark-grey armour, and he adopts a new persona called Archangel.
83	* In ''Film/DraculaUntold'', [[spoiler:when Vlad launches his RoaringRampageOfRevenge, he dons the armor he wore as "Lord Impaler" for the Ottomans]].
84	* In ''Film/TrailStreet'', one lawman in a white hat switches to wearing a black hat when he sides with the outlaws.
85	* ''Film/GetOut2017'': [[spoiler: Once Rose is [[TheReveal revealed]] to be an eager participant in her parents' scheme, she switches from cute, modern outfits to an old-fashioned, button-up white shirt.]]
86	* In ''Film/TheFinal:'' The outcasts all switch into macabre versions of their costumes after they drug the partygoers. Ravi's clown costume becomes a MonsterClown, Andy switches from a SWAT uniform to [[PuttingOnTheReich an SS uniform]], Jack switches from a Raggedy Andy doll to a [[ScaryScarecrows scarecrow]], Emily drops her butterfly costume in favor of a black leather smock and gloves ([[ShoutOut reminiscent of]] Asami from ''Film/{{Audition}}''), and finally, Dane changes out of his welder's costume and into a gas mask and a BadassLongcoat.
87	* When Dom [[RogueProtagonist goes rogue]] in ''Film/TheFateOfTheFurious'', he's often shown wearing an all-black outfit.
88	* Virginal Jessica wears white dresses in ''Film/TheThingThatCouldntDie''. When she falls under the undead sorcerer's power, she switches to a black dress with significant cleavage. (No one seems to notice this drastic change in her personality).
89	* In one of the fastest and latest examples, the LoveInterestTraitor in ''Film/{{Decoys}}'' loses her green sweater for a black top with bared midriff and cleavage minutes before the film ends. Justified in that she was using his VictorySex for a PostClimaxConfrontation for her breeding purposes, and her alien species has reproductive organs coming out where her belly button would be.
90	* ''Film/{{Ajnabee}}'': After Vicky is revealed to be evil, he starts [[EvilWearsBlack wearing dark clothes]] and CoolShades.
91	* In ''Film/JurassicWorld'' when Dr. Henry Wu shows up, your first clue that he's [[HeelFaceTurn up to no good]] is that he's wearing a black turtle-neck under his labcoat rather than the soft-gray polo shirt he wore in [[Film/JurassicPark the original film]], [[spoiler:[[GoodColorsEvilColors reflecting how before he was accidentally doing wrong but is now deliberately doing wrong]]]].
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94	[[folder:Literature]]
95	* In ''Literature/{{Dragonlance}}'', when Raistlin switches allegiance from the Red Robes of neutrality to the Black Robes of evil, he naturally starts wearing a black robe. There's at least one point in which he's wearing a red robe which other characters think ''[[PaintItBlack gets darker]]'' the more evil he's being.
96	* ''Literature/TheOriginOfLaughingJack'': Laughing Jack starts as a colourful NonIronicClown, but years of abandonment have caused all his colors to fade away, leaving him as an emotionless husk of his former self, [[GrayscaleOfEvil completely black and white]]. When he leaves his box after being influenced by Isaac's violence, Jack appears much more demonic as well, having also developed razor sharp teeth and CreepyLongFingers.
97	* ''Literature/ShadesChildren'': Metaphysical example. As Shade's humanity deteriorates, he abandons his glamourous human avatar and places his consciousness in a large, terrifying spider robot. When he redeems himself, he appears using a hologram much more similar to the real Robert Ingram, imperfections and all.
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100	[[folder:Music]]
101	* The premise of the song "Want You Bad" by Music/TheOffspring.
102	* This happens in ''Music/TheWall'' -- the 1980 tour, the 1982 motion picture, the 1990 Berlin show, and (mostly) the 2010 tour--when Old Pink turns into "Dark Lord Pink". In the original tour, Roger Waters wore an over-the-top, rhinestone-studded trenchcoat; in the movie, Bob Geldof got an Oswald Mosley-esque makeover; in Berlin, RW wore a Field Marshal's costume; and in 2010, RW sometimes uses nothing more than black clothing with a crossed-hammer armband, but at other venues, the costume is a bit more elaborate.
103	[[/folder]]
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105	[[folder:Podcasts]]
106	* When the ''Podcast/{{Sequinox}}'' girls get sent to the MirrorUniverse in episode 10, the whole team find themselves in dark, sinister (and revealing) costumes rather than their usual outfits. Notably, any instance of a rose on their costumes has been replaced by a cutout of a star - as in, the symbol of the Stars that they've been fighting.
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109	[[folder:Pro Wrestling]]
110	* Wrestling/HulkHogan's FaceHeelTurn to Hollywood Hogan in Wrestling/{{WCW}} involved a switch from his trademark red-and-yellow tights to black tights with lightning airbrushed on them. He also started wearing black and white feather boas, and white-rimmed sunglasses, and grew a 5-o'clock shadow and dyed it black (which looked rather odd and sinister next to his platinum-blond hair and mustache).
111	* Many Wrestling/{{WWE}} superstars who do a FaceHeelTurn or a HeelFaceTurn also get a change in intro music and outfit.
112	** Sometimes, their new outfit is trunks, if they previously wore long tights as a face.
113	*** Wrestling/TripleH followed both examples in 1999 by [[ImportantHaircut shortening his hair]], switching from colored long tights to [[PaintItBlack black trunks]], and trading his DX music for the Corporate theme and, eventually, "My Time". Even his mood lighting changed (from DX's green flood, Corporate red to his signature ominous multicolored flicker).
114	*** Wrestling/JohnCena traded short trunks for shorts in his gimmick change from generic heel to delinquent white rapper.
115	*** Wrestling/ChrisJericho traded his signature long tights for briefs in his 2008 heel turn.
116	** One of the more blatant ones was when Wrestling/BillyKidman was on the fence; [[ColourCodedForYourConvenience the previous week, he wore white trunks. That week, he wore trunks that were half-black, half-white. The next week, after his Face Heel Turn was complete, he wore black trunks]].
117	* Wrestling/MichelleMcCool switched from long tights to shorts after turning heel in December 2008.
118	* In Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}}, when Shane Storm went bad, he went [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Shane_Storm_Air_Raid_Crash.jpg from this]] to the [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/STIGMA.JPG Rudo known as STIGMA]].
119	* Wrestling/TheUsos ditched their colorful face paint and shorts for monochromatic hoodies and [[EvilWearsBlack black pants]], and replaced their upbeat entrance theme with a self-sung BoastfulRap. All this remained after they turned face again.
120	* [[Wrestling/AdrianNeville Neville]] ditched the cape and started wearing a darker version of his usual ring gear.
121	* It took a while for this to happen to Wrestling/SethRollins after he turned in 2014. Apart from a couple [[Wrestling/TheAuthority Authority]]-esque [[CorruptCorporateExecutive suits]] he has come down to the ring in, Seth continues wearing his Shield uniform (sometimes complete with the Shield patch!) even weeks after defecting. Eventually, he started wearing leather tights that look like they could fit on an ''ComicBook/XMen'' villain.
122	* Wrestling/RandySavage actually went the opposite direction during his 1989 FaceHeelTurn. He switched from trunks to elaborate tights, often wore vests or shirts in the ring, and switched his headbands and sequinned ponchos for his crown (later cowboy hats) and jackets with tassels on the sleeves, which he retained when he turned face again. Perhaps justified since Savage had just come off steroids at the time and was trying to hide his loss of definition. By the time he got to WCW, he had toned up enough to go shirtless again but kept the tights.
123	* Wrestling/RomanReigns: After his FaceHeelTurn in 2020, he wrestles without his vest and wearing a golden glove on his right hand.
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126	[[folder:Roleplay]]
127	* In ''Roleplay/DawnOfANewAgeOldportBlues'', Simon is usually modest in his choice of turtlenecks and trousers. His evil personality, the Dark Dragon, hates Simon's sense of fashion and gets rid of it as soon as he takes over their body, replacing it with an all-black ensemble that includes NoShirtLongJacket.
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130	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
131	* In ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'', {{Space Marine}}s who turn to [[TheCorruption Chaos]] get SpikesOfVillainy on their PoweredArmor, and also have different-looking backpacks for some reason. In particular, the War Hounds (better known as the World Eaters) originally had [[KnightInShiningArmor blue and white]] PoweredArmor. However, they were so ferocious in battle that their armor would always be drenched in blood which made maintenance quite the chore. After their turn to Chaos, the World Eaters now wear scary blood-red armor. Said armor is actually their original white armor (with the requisite spikes added) -- the only difference is that they no longer bother to clean off the blood.
132	* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' has the [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=243229 twin cards]] Chosen of Markov, a VampireVannabe, and Markov's Servant, the same person after being turned. She goes from a simple white dress to a skin-tight black gown, cut to ''below'' the navel.
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135	[[folder:Theatre]]
136	* At the start of the second act of Creator/GilbertAndSullivan's ''Theatre/{{Ruddigore}}'' (in productions that don't bump it up to the first act curtain), Robin Oakapple, following his FaceHeelTurn at the end of the first act, reappears as Bad Baronet Ruthven Murgatroyd; originally, his faithful steward Adam was to have changed his name to Gideon Crawle to suit his new appearance as the evil henchman, but this name change was undone during the original run except for one line that Gilbert missed.
137	* ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'':
138	** After [[LoveMakesYouEvil love makes Nessarose evil]], she switches from [[https://web.archive.org/web/20140604081058/http://www.galindaswardrobe.com/pictures/nessarose/8.jpg her neat blue-and-white school uniform]] to [[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/VitaniFyreWolf/wicked/20.jpg a Victorian-style all-black dress]]. Her wheelchair also gets far more decadent as her power corrupts and turns her into the so-called "WickedWitch of the East".
139	** Averted with Elphaba, whose switch to her soon-to-be-trademark black hat and robe heralds the budding friendship with Glinda and becoming accepted at the school.
140	* In ''Theatre/{{Tanz der Vampire}}'', the vampires in the cast swap out their centuries-old clothing for more Gothic attire. In some productions, ''everyone'' switches to wearing black, modern-day Gothic clothing. Even Abronsius. Mostly, this has been set as RuleOfCool, but it could also represent the vampire's successful takeover of the world.
141	* In the second act of Creator/CirqueDuSoleil's ''Amaluna'', the Peacock Goddess and her backup dancers switch to Goth-esque black and silver outfits with spiky headdresses.
142	* As the [[AIIsACrapshoot SQUIP]] gains more and more control over Jeremy in ''Theatre/BeMoreChill'', he changes his wardrobe to include darker colors with less individuality. When it is finally defeated, he changes back into a geeky t-shirt and "lame" shoes with a Hello Kitty decal.
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145	[[folder:Web Animation]]
146	* Anyone who joins the on ''WebAnimation/CultOfPersonality'' gets a [[PaintItBlack black uniform]], but the lieutenants and the leader himself have more unique outfits after defecting, namely more elaborate hats and clothing.
147	* At the end of the ''WebAnimation/PuffinForest'' video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjLXuKHkKxE D&D Story: We Were Just Making Everything Worse]], Ben has an ImagineSpot where his character Aligaros and the other members of his party are villains in another party's campaign. In it, Aligaros has switched from his green shirt, blue vest, black pants, and BFS, to being dressed like an evil sorcerer or priest in a red and yellow robe with a spiky high collar and a skull amulet.
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150	[[folder:Web Comics]]
151	* A small example occurs in ''WebComic/MegaTokyo'', where Miho's Endgames character is not seen wearing Miho's synonymous hair ribbons until just after betraying Pirogoeth (he/she is even seen putting them in shortly after this happens).
152	* ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'': after White Mage concludes she spreads nothing but pain and misery in her wake, she [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2007/07/05/episode-866-emerald-twilight/ trades her traditional white robe for a gray one]]. Of course, being the most ''good'' character in the entire comic, she [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2007/07/07/episode-867-night-and-day/ isn't very good at it]].
153	* Technically, ''Webcomic/{{Erfworld}}'''s Wanda Firebaugh was already evil before, but in a sympathetic, VillainProtagonist way. In Book Two, however, she started dressing as a hideous ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'' reject with pale makeup and big, puffy hair with a skunk stripe, which significantly reduced her DracoInLeatherPants status among fans. She later changed back into something sexier.
154	* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'':
155	** [[spoiler: [[MonsterClown Gamzee Makara]]'s FaceHeelTurn is first demonstrated by a change in his typing quirk, which goes from [=aLtErNaTiNg CaPs=] to alternating between all lowercase AND ALL CAPS; considering that, earlier, he said that typing in any way not lIkE tHiS feels unnatural, it serves to cement the fact that something has GoneHorriblyWrong. Additionally, his clown makeup is smeared and cracked, and, at one point, he wore [[FourEyesZeroSoul Equius's shades]] and Nepeta's cap, trophies from the two trolls he murdered (and he managed to look positively in both).]]
156	** [[spoiler:With the use of the [[CoolCrown Tiaratop]], Her Imperious Condescension [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashes]] Jane, switches the colors of her godtier outfit to Betty Crocker red and white, makes her skin even more pale than usual, [[BlackEyesOfCrazy turns her eyes black]] with [[RedEyesTakeWarning red irises]], and makes her text color (except for her name) turn red.]]
157	** This trope is combined with VillainProtagonist when [[spoiler: [[MrExposition Aranea Serket]] wears [[PimpedOutDress Mindfang's pirate dress]] when she decides to defeat [[BigBad Lord English]] on her own, how many people get hurt as a result be damned]].
158	* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'':
159	** During the period in which Ellen was trying (and failing) to be evil, she wore a suit to school.
160	** Elliot discovers that he can access a SuperpoweredEvilSide of his [[SuperGenderBender Cheerleadra]] form. [[https://www.egscomics.com/comic/balance-131 This results]] in a version of her costume that's RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver.
161	** Notably, neither of those outfits shows more skin than their regular one (Ellen's suit shows somewhat less than her usual t-shirt). Dan has spoken in TheRant on several occasions about his wish to avert the trope that revealing clothes are evil.
162	* [[IncorruptiblePurePureness Sarah]], in ''Webcomic/ThePrincess2009'', has a bad day and turns up dressed [[http://the-princess.funonthe.net/comics/239/ "..like Eeyore barfed on Alice in Wonderland!"]] Her best friend snaps her out of it immediately.
163	* When Kendra [[http://worldpeace.emilymarthasorensen.com/worldpeace026.html chooses to become a villain]] in ''Webcomic/ToPreventWorldPeace'', her halo grows spikes and her magical girl costume disappears completely. So, of course, she has to get a new outfit made by a villain fashion designer.
164	* In ''Webcomic/{{Drowtales}}'', [[spoiler:Lulianne]] starts off the series in [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=499 a fairly conservative suit of armor]] that leaves only her face exposed, but after [[spoiler:being possessed by the demon Khaless]] [[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=8410 switches to a]] [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver red and black outfit]] with very low pants, a bare midriff and a CleavageWindow.
165	* Not ''quite'' evil, but in ''Webcomic/KevinAndKell'', [[spoiler: Kell changes from peach-colored business outfits to dark red ones when she becomes CEO of Herd Thinners. Then again, CEO of Herd Thinners is more of a NecessarilyEvil position, given the nature of the Kevin and Kell universe, and Kell is much more fair than her predecessor was]].
166	** [[spoiler: And now she's switched to a more neutral green now that she's set up a rival company to Herd Thinners with funding from the decidedly more corrupt Rabbit Council.]]
167	* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'':
168	** During the Soul Splice, Vaarsuvius' red robes turn black and their hair becomes long and wild. [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0645.html Haley catches onto this]] when they're reunited, but [[TokenEvilTeammate Belkar]] convinces her otherwise, citing that the dark leather clothes she wore during her time as leader of a resistance movement could have been considered to be evil-looking. Once Haley is out of earshot, Belkar welcomes V to "the deep end of the alignment pool."
169	** In [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0474.html strip 474]], a hypothetical one-panel FantasySequence of Roy having turned into a vampire shows his armour having turned dark and his boots reddish.
170	* Sebastian gets one in ''Webcomic/TrueVillains'', as well as a cool haircut.
171	* ''Webcomic/{{Nebula}}'': Pluto's spacesuit changes to something much spikier and bulkier after he [[spoiler:physcially joins Black Hole in the void]], with threatening-looking tubes making his shoulders seem larger, the markings on his arms changing from blue to red, and a CoolHelmet hiding his face.
172	* In ''Webcomic/NewSonicAdventures'' the Chaos Emeralds' radiation transforms Eggman physically as well as mentally, turning his lab coat into a villainous outfit.
173	* Seen among angles in ''WebComic/KillSixBillionDemons'', although mostly in the form of being implied to having happened already. Angels manifest in the physical world in armour-like artificial bodies. While angels in general aren't particularly good, two groups have turned clearly bad, and their armour reflects this, suggesting they must have made a costume change as they turned. The Petal Knights have abandoned the Law altogether and become nasty, violent hedonists, and their armours are vaguely sensuous and have colours like pinks and purples as opposed to the standard greyish tones. Meanwhile, the Holy Thorn Knights are extremists who want to see the universe destroyed, and they've adopted armours with lots of SpikesOfVillainy.\
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175	The closest to seeing such a change in action is when White Chain is offered the chance to become a Thorn Knight and shown a Thorn Knight version of their current armour. {{Defied\|Trope}} because they don't accept the offer, even though they still end up working for the offerer.
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179	* Generator can't resist playing with this trope in the ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'' every time she gets to play a supervillain in the holographic simulations. The first time, in Team Tactics class, she goes for the DragonLady look with a cheongsam. In "Ayla and the Mad Scientist" when she is asked to play 'the team member who has gone Dark Phoenix' in the holographic simulation, she goes with glowing black eyes, [[KirbyDots Kirby Crackle]], and a black and purple minidress with a NavelDeepNeckline.
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183	* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'': [[spoiler:When the Mighty Nein discover Molly's grave to be empty, their first clue that whatever was revived is ''not'' Molly is that Veth finds Molly's beloved longcoat discarded in the dirt. When they finally meet Lucien, he is dressed far more practically than Molly, switching out the flamboyant circus garb for darker, furred clothing to combat the cold of Eisselcross.]]
184	* ''WebVideo/DrHorriblesSingAlongBlog'': [[spoiler:After joining the Evil League of Evil, Billy switches from his white outfit to a red one, with black gloves.]]
185	* ''WebVideo/LifeSMP'': Most of the players {{invoke\|dTrope}} this by having a separate skin for when they get knocked down to one life left, where they become {{Omnicidal Maniac}}s whose main goal is to kill everyone else on the server.[[note]]Bdubs, Big B, Scar, Martyn, Pearl, Ren, Scott, Skizz, Joel, Jimmy, Cleo, Gem, Impulse.[[/note]] These Minecraft skins are often either {{red and black\|AndEvilAllOver}} or {{grayscale\|OfEvil}} (both crossing over with RedIsViolent), with {{red eyes\|TakeWarning}}, and sometimes [[UndeathlyPallor grey skin]]. However, there's a small minority of players who don't do this[[note]]Etho, Grian, Lizzie, Mumbo, Tango[[/note]], making it a ZigZaggingTrope for the series overall.
186	* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic showed his desire to conquer the world in ''WebVideo/{{Kickassia}}'' by dressing up as [[Film/StreetFighter M. Bison]].[[note]]Of Course![[/note]] To a lesser extent, WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick went from normal clothes and acting disinterested to dressing like UsefulNotes/SarahPalin and trying to kill the Critic every five minutes. There's also Handsome Tom, who changed his "hero" shirt into one that says "villain".
187	* ''WebVideo/PopQuizHotshot'' also treated Critic's normal clothes as this trope, when he goes from a lonely kid in a ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' t-shirt to a suited adult who will force people to be his friends by kidnapping them.
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