'''Basic Trope''': The bad guys wear uniforms based on those worn by UsefulNotes/NaziGermany's forces or some other "[[VillainByDefault bad guy]]" group.
* '''Straight''': In a war waged between the [[TheEmpire Dominion of Menacia]] and [[GoodRepublicEvilEmpire Troperian Alliance]], Menacian troopers wear uniforms based on those worn by the [[UsefulNotes/NazisWithGnarlyWeapons Wehrmacht]] during UsefulNotes/WorldWarTwo, or with suspiciously similar symbolics. Hitler salute and goosestep optional.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** [[ANaziByAnyOtherName Everything about Menacians apes Nazi Germany.]]
** Menacian troopers wear exact replicas of SS uniforms, complete with swastika armbands.
** Menacian ''medics'' wear exact replicas of SS uniforms. It makes sense of course as they [[EvilerThanThou think Nazis were soft-hearted wusses]].
* '''Downplayed''':
** Menacian soldiers simply wear field-gray uniform, with an occasional squad of EliteMooks [[PaintItBlack dressed in black]].
** Menacian troops wear [[DirtyCommunists Soviet-style uniforms]].
* '''Justified''':
** It's UsefulNotes/WorldWarTwo, and the heroes are fighting actual German forces (thinly) disguised as those from another country.
** The villains [[GenreSavvy know the connotations of their uniforms]] and dress that way to make their enemies afraid of them.
** The villains didn't know that the Nazis dressed this way and [[RuleOfCool just thought it would look cool.]]
** It is a [[{{LARP}} reenactment]].
** Menacian army finds the Wehrmacht gear to be [[CombatPragmatist militarily useful]].
** Menacian ruling caste consists primarily of Nazis who [[ArgentinaIsNaziland went underground after the war]].
** This is an [[AlternateHistoryNaziVictory AU where the Nazis won World War Two]] or brought it to a stalemate on conditions favorable towards Germany, and the Third Reich eventually morphed into Menacia.
** In an [[InvertedTrope inversion]] of AncientAstronauts, the Nazis taught the Menacians how to do everything and then orchestrated a FantasyConflictCounterpart to have their revenge.
** Menacians found LostTechnology [[StupidJetpackHitler the Nazis invented]], and used that as the basis of their society.
** Menacians [[DracoInLeatherPants admire the Nazis]], either because [[ANaziByAnyOtherName they have similar beliefs]] or [[FutureImperfect they have false beliefs about the past]].
* '''Inverted''':
** The Troperian Alliance bears similarities to the WWII Allies, like the USA, UK, and France.
** The heroes wear Wehrmacht or SS style uniforms; possibly [[DressingAsTheEnemy to infiltrate their enemies' headquarters]].
** The bad guys from Menacia were once part of the Third Reich, but now are [[AHouseDivided a separate enemy force]]. They [[SignificantWardrobeShift abandon their old uniforms for newer ones]].
** The bad guys from Menacia intentionally model everything possible on the ''Allies'' of WWII -- their uniforms, weapons, and vehicles are all painted in markings similar to American, British, Soviet, and[=/=]or French ones. Bonus points if their tanks look like Shermans. Extra points if outfits, arms and machinery of the heroic (well, [[ALighterShadeOfGray at times anti-heroic]]) Troperians appear German-esque, that is, [[DarkIsNotEvil usually associated with the foe... except this time]].
** [[NoSwastikas Bad guys that actually are Nazis don't resemble them.]]
** It turns out the Nazis based ''their'' stuff off of the Menacians.
* '''Subverted''':
** Despite what they look like in propaganda posters, Menacian troops wear generic military uniforms in the field...
** A group is introduced whose members wear uniforms based on those worn by the Wehrmacht during UsefulNotes/WorldWarTwo. When they become important to the plot, [[DarkIsNotEvil it's as allies to the heroes.]]
** It's World War II, but for some reason(s) -- [[DefectorFromDecadence Defecting From Decadence]] to name just one -- (some) German soldiers are the good guys.
** It's World War II, and the characters are WarRefugees wearing gear [[DisasterScavengers scavenged]] from [[RobbingTheDead dead German soldiers.]]
** Menacian army is dressed and equipped like [[UsefulNotes/WeAreNotTheWehrmacht the Bundeswehr]].
* '''Double Subverted''':
** ...but their dress uniforms practically scream UsefulNotes/NaziGermany.
** Until they [[FaceHeelTurn betray the heroes]] and ally themselves with the Menacians to further their own agenda.
** Said German soldiers are only ''told'' to be the good guys, and in reality are still with the Nazi forces. If it was portrayed as a defection, well, they're {{Fake Defector}}s.
** The characters are ''German'' WarRefugees who have Nazi sympathies, and are trying to escape the Allied armies.
** Menacian soldiers still goose-step, do Nazi Salutes, and serve a totalitarian warmongering dictatorship.
* '''Parodied''':
** Menacian uniforms include [[CommissarCap massive peaked caps]], [[ChestOfMedals huge racks of medals]], and breeches hanging down past knees.
** ''Civilians'' in Menacia wear Nazi-like clothing ("it's the latest style!") but the military's uniforms are generic.
** ''Old ladies'' in Menacia wear Nazi-like clothing! And they're [[NeverMessWithGranny every bit as brutal as the real deal!]]
** Babies in Menacia wear cute little SS uniforms designed just for them.
* '''Zig Zagged''': The bad guys wear a variety of uniforms. Their dress outfits have German inspiration, but ones used daily and in the field also include American or Western European style styles.
* '''Averted''': The bad guys' uniforms don't rip off the Nazis.
* '''Enforced''':
** ExecutiveMeddling assumes that ViewersAreMorons and won't understand who the bad guys are unless their uniforms ape the Nazis.
** By identifying the antagonists with Nazis, it's easy to tell the viewer/reader that they're the bad guys.
* '''Lampshaded''': A recruit to the Menacian army asks: "Why are we dressing like we're about to invade Poland?"
* '''Invoked''': Menacia is a successor state to UsefulNotes/NaziGermany, so they go out of their way to call back to their roots.
* '''Exploited''': Rival nations emphasize Menacia's uniforms' Nazi-esque qualities in propaganda.
* '''Defied''': [[EvenEvilHasStandards Menacia doesn't want to associate with the Nazis]] and does something different to differentiate themselves from their precursors.
* '''Discussed''': "We have to fight an evil empire? Five bucks says they're all wearing uniforms that look like Nazi knock-offs."
* '''Conversed''': "Have you ever noticed that all of the bad guys in TV look like Nazis?"
* '''Implied''': The soldiers are said to wear Nazi-like uniforms, but are never seen.
* '''Deconstructed''': Everyone can recognize the Menacians for what they truly are due to their fashion choice.
* '''Reconstructed''': ...[[CardCarryingVillain Which is exactly what Menacia was aiming for]].
* '''Played For Laughs''': Since Menacia's forces wear Nazi-like uniforms, it seems like they're really evil people... except [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy they can't even shoot straight]], and the heroes [[HarmlessVillain consider them a nuisance at best]].
** It turns out Menaca is actually a humanitarian organization that was trying to inspire hope and compassion by invoking the uniforms of the organization that inspired them... because they [[HistoricalCharacterConfusion somehow mixed up the Third Reich with The Red Cross]].
** The Menacans are aliens from a democratic planet whose only prior exposure to human society was Nazi propaganda taken out of context. They show up wearing Nazi uniforms thinking they're just emulating human fashion trends, and get extremely confused when modern humans seem to "jump to the conclusion" that they're fascist conquerors.
* '''Played For Drama''': The Mooks wear Nazi-like uniforms, and prove to be [[SociopathicSoldier just as cruel]] [[RapePillageAndBurn as the historical ones]].

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