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1	'''Basic Trope:''' A male character looks clean and tidy, even after fights or harrowing adventures.
2	* '''Straight:''' Bob participates in a brawl or firefight and looks clean afterwards.
3	* '''Exaggerated:'''
4	** Bob is caught in an explosion while wearing a white suit, with nary a mark or tear on his outfit, and his hair is still perfectly combed.
5	** Bob is caught by a beyond universal explosion, yet he's still remains the same.
6	* '''Downplayed:''' Bob is able to look neat and tidy after his adventures, but this is an expected trait of heroes (super or otherwise) in the story.
7	* '''Justified:'''
8	** Bob and his clothing are both invulnerable.
9	** Bob is a shapeshifter who can instantly heal and repair damage; his clothing is actually a part of him.
10	* '''Inverted:''' Bob's clothing seems to attract dirt and damage, and he is constantly spot-treating and repairing it.
11	* '''Gender Inverted''': BeautyIsNeverTarnished
12	* '''Subverted:''' Bob and his clothing are shot to bloody chunks.
13	* '''Double Subverted:''' ...only to regenerate with him as his HealingFactor kicks in.
14	* '''Parodied:''' Bob gets completely covered in dirt and muck; the camera cuts away for a few seconds, and when it cuts back, he is perfectly clean.
15	* '''Zig Zagged:''' Bob's vulnerability to stains is in direct proportion to his current levels of power.
16	* '''Averted:''' Bob takes the expected amount of ClothingDamage in his adventures.
17	* '''Enforced:''' Bob plays a character who is a ghost, hologram, or otherwise not physically in the scene.
18	* '''Lampshaded:''' "Hey, Bob, you ''do'' know that dirt sticks to some people, right?"
19	* '''Invoked:''' Bob's costume is specifically designed to resist damage and stains.
20	* '''Exploited:''' Bob uses his invulnerability to dirt and damage to shield others in disasters.
21	* '''Defied:''' Bob scuffs up his costume in order to look tough.
22	* '''Discussed:''' "On the bright side, I save a ton of money in dry-cleaning costs."
23	* '''Conversed:''' "Ever notice that in those old Western movies the good guy can wear all white and never get dirty?"
24	* '''Deconstructed:''' Nobody believes Bob's harrowing stories because he doesn't ''look'' like he was there.
25	* '''Reconstructed:''' ...which means that he can do vigilante work without discreet piles of laundry.
26	* '''Played for Laughs:''' Bob must use industrial lasers to make his costume because it's invulnerable to standard scissors.
27	* '''Played for Drama:''' Bob is the sole survivor if a disaster, angsting that so many people have died or gotten mutilated, while he still looks flawless.
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31	%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
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33	%%* '''Implied''': ???

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