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1	'''Basic Trope''': A member of an otherwise identical group has a distinguishing feature.
2	* '''Straight''': Alice is the only member of the Tropian RedshirtArmy who doesn't wear a helmet. She's the only Tropian with a name and any character development.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': All of the Tropians are identical looking 4' high, blue RubberForeheadAliens, except for Alice, who just looks like a human with blue skin.
4	* '''Downplayed''': All the Tropian characters dress the same except Alice, but they're each portrayed by actors with unique prosthetics.
5	* '''Justified''': Alice is the only Tropian who's interested in interacting with humans. [[HumansAreSmelly The rest wear their helmets to keep out the smell]].
6	* '''Inverted''': Alice is the identical twin of an important character, making her the only Tropian ''without'' a unique appearance.
7	* '''Subverted''': Alice proves to be a Redshirt. The rest of the army remove their helmets at her funeral and several become important characters.
8	* '''Double Subverted''': Outside of this group, Tropians still wear their helmets.
9	* '''Parodied''': The Tropians pray to "Makup D'patmnt", the god of individuality, for permission to remove their helmets.
10	* '''Zig Zagged''': There are several Tropians who don't wear helmets, but they don't always appear with the rest of them.
11	* '''Averted''': None of the Tropians wear their helmets (all the time at least).
12	* '''Enforced''':
13	** The makeup for Tropians is too expensive to apply to all the extras.
14	** The creators of the work want to make it obvious which Tropian is supposed to be Alice.
15	* '''Lampshaded''': "Are your friends gonna take their helmets off?"
16	* '''Invoked''': "You guys keep your helmets on; I'll do the talking."
17	* '''Exploited''': The Tropians actually hire quite a lot of human criminals as mercenaries. Having them wear their helmets all the time helps keep this secret.
18	* '''Defied''': Bob refuses to let Alice on board unless her comrades remove their helmets too.
19	* '''Discussed''': "OK, find one without a helmet; they're probably going to be our token Tropian."
20	* '''Conversed''': "So, are the rest of them keeping their helmets on to save the budget?"
21	* '''Implied''': Alice is mentioned in passing, and one of the RedShirt Tropians has a slightly different helmet, but it's never confirmed if they're her.
22	* '''Deconstructed''': The lack of any individuality means that non-Alice Tropians are dehumanised in the eyes of everyone else, and treated with less respect.
23	* '''Reconstructed''': Alice delivers AnAesop, causing the rest of the cast to be more polite in future.
24	* '''Played For Laughs''': Even Alice has trouble telling her comrades apart.
25	* '''Played For Drama''': Alice is given a unique appearance to help rub it in when she's dramatically killed off.
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