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Spark9 Gentleman Troper! from Castle Wulfenbach Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#1: Jan 27th 2020 at 3:09:57 AM

The trope is "A superhero doesn't have access to his official costume, so he uses a shoddy emergency costume."

Almost every example on the page is simply "any costume that is cheap". For instance,

  • Zoisite, one of the Shitennou, dresses up as Sailor Moon
  • Recreation of the Cell Games with the actors wearing plastic masks
  • a superhero in a cheap costume contrasted by a cooler villain.
  • Molly Hayes of Runaways tried to make her own costume with a T-shirt cape and cheap mask.

And so forth. There's apparently two distinct tropes here. I suggest we repurpose this page for "costumes that are cheap", and make a new page for Shoddy Emergency Costume, possibly by a different name.

Rhetorical, eh? ... Eight!
Berrenta MOD How sweet it is from Texas Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
How sweet it is
#2: Apr 2nd 2020 at 4:48:43 PM

Sorry for the wait, ~Spark9.

However, 4 on-page examples is not enough evidence. We'll need a sizable wick check.

Declined.

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