'''Basic Trope''': A character happens to look like what he is like as a person.
* '''Straight''': Bob has fire powers, has red and yellow hair, and wears red clothes.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Bob has bright red skin and flame-shaped skin markings... and has done since before he got his powers.
** Bob changes powers throughout his life, and his appearance changes accordingly.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob's hair is a slight shade of red, and he has fire powers
* '''Justified''': Bob changed his appearance to match his power to control fire.
* '''Inverted''': Bob has fire powers and has blue hair, ice-blue eyes, and pale skin.
* '''Subverted''': Bob introduces himself as Vulcan, elemental lord of fire, and he certainly looks the part... but he turns out not to have any powers at all.
* '''Double Subverted''': But his obsession spurs him to become a flamethrower-toting, fire-themed BadassNormal.
* '''Parodied''': Bob wears red so he doesn't forget what his power is.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob has red and yellow hair, however demonstrates lightning powers, but he actually has control over plasma, allowing him to use fire, but he dresses in blue.
* '''Averted''': Bob never dressed to match his power in the first place.
* '''Enforced''': "We need to make each character recognizable, so why don't we just make them colored according to their powers?"
* '''Lampshaded''': "Did anyone ever notice Bob wears red to compliment his fire ability?"
* '''Invoked''': Bob develops fire powers, so he dyes his hair red and yellow and dresses in red.
* '''Implied''': Bob's made up like a fire-powered superhero would be, but we never actually see him use his powers.
* '''Exploited''': {{Arch Enemy}} Jim sets the battle underwater so Bob can't use his power.
* '''Defied''':
** Bob consciously decides not to wear red, just because all the other fire-heroes do.
** Bob doesn't want to give his enemies clues as to what his power might be before it's too late.
* '''Discussed''': "How are we going to know what this pyromaniac looks like?" "Something tells me we'll know him when we see him..."
* '''Conversed''': "Hey, what power does Bob have?" "It's fire. Can't you tell by the red and yellow hair, or the red shirt?"
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's {{Arch Enemy}} drenches him with a firehose since his outfit gives him away.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob actually has water powers, and wears red to throw off the GenreSavvy.
* '''Played for Laughs''': People think Bob is on fire and try to put him out.
* '''Played for Drama''': Bob's girlfriend dumps him because she doesn't like his fire-like appearance.
* '''Plotted a Good Waste''': Bob's appearance is good visual shorthand for his role in the story: here, it's as the {{Pyromaniac}}.
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