'''Basic Trope:''' A male character looks clean and tidy, even after fights or harrowing adventures.
* '''Straight:''' Bob participates in a brawl or firefight and looks clean afterwards.
* '''Exaggerated:'''
** 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.
** Bob is caught by a beyond universal explosion, yet he's still remains the same.
* '''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.
* '''Justified:'''
** Bob and his clothing are both invulnerable.
** Bob is a shapeshifter who can instantly heal and repair damage; his clothing is actually a part of him.
* '''Inverted:''' Bob's clothing seems to attract dirt and damage, and he is constantly spot-treating and repairing it.
* '''Gender Inverted''': BeautyIsNeverTarnished
* '''Subverted:''' Bob and his clothing are shot to bloody chunks.
* '''Double Subverted:''' ...only to regenerate with him as his HealingFactor kicks in.
* '''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.
* '''Zig Zagged:''' Bob's vulnerability to stains is in direct proportion to his current levels of power.
* '''Averted:''' Bob takes the expected amount of ClothingDamage in his adventures.
* '''Enforced:''' Bob plays a character who is a ghost, hologram, or otherwise not physically in the scene.
* '''Lampshaded:''' "Hey, Bob, you ''do'' know that dirt sticks to some people, right?"
* '''Invoked:''' Bob's costume is specifically designed to resist damage and stains.
* '''Exploited:''' Bob uses his invulnerability to dirt and damage to shield others in disasters.
* '''Defied:''' Bob scuffs up his costume in order to look tough.
* '''Discussed:''' "On the bright side, I save a ton of money in dry-cleaning costs."
* '''Conversed:''' "Ever notice that in those old Western movies the good guy can wear all white and never get dirty?"
* '''Deconstructed:''' Nobody believes Bob's harrowing stories because he doesn't ''look'' like he was there.
* '''Reconstructed:''' ...which means that he can do vigilante work without discreet piles of laundry.
* '''Played for Laughs:''' Bob must use industrial lasers to make his costume because it's invulnerable to standard scissors.
* '''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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