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{{quote|'''Zed:''' Let's put it on.
'''J:''' Put what on?
'''Zed:''' The last suit you'll ever wear.
|''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]]''}}

You just accepted the [[Call to Adventure]], and you have everything ready. You just finished your [[Training from Hell]], you [[I Know Karate|know Kung Fu]], and you have your trusty [[Katanas Are Just Better|katana]]. But something is missing... wait, are you going to fight in jeans and a T-shirt? Hell no! That's not in [[The Chosen One]]'s [[Dress Code]]! It's time for the '''Suit-Up of Destiny'''!

Many heroes are not seen in their street clothes, but you can't have an [[Super-Hero Origin|origin story]] without the character finding and putting on his trademark wardrobe for the first time. This moment is very important, because these very clothes will soon become a part of the hero's identity.

Common in super hero movies and video game series that involve trademark clothing. The hero putting on his trademark clothing is exciting and is actually looked forward to. Without them, the hero is not who he is suppose to be. Can lead to a [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]] moment. The best way to know this trope is in play is when you can say "These clothes are going to be very important in this character's life" without guessing. A [[Lock and Load Montage]] may be included if heavy weaponry is part of the uniform.

Compare and Contrast [[Unnecessary Makeover]], where a girl may get an important makeover around the end of the movie, but no one really thought it was... [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|necessary]].

Compare and Contrast [[Transformation Sequence]], in that there may actually be a sequence, however, it only appears once and the sequence may never happen again until a new costume is revealed.

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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* This occurs in ''[[Bleach]]'' a few times;
** Ichigo in the first episode after gaining Soul Reaper powers for the first time.  {{spoiler|Then for a second time after he loses his powers and gets them back}}.
** Ishida when he reveals he's going to go to Soul Society with Ichigo to rescue Rukia (lampshaded by having Ichigo question his fashion sense). {{spoiler|Then for a second time after he loses his powers and gets them back}}.
** And finally, as part of a reveal, this is used to show that {{spoiler|Isshin, Ichigo's father,}} was a Soul Reaper all along.  {{spoiler|Apparently for a second time having lost them before and now got them back.}}
* ''[[Code Geass]]'' episode 4, where Lelouch first dons the iconic Zero costume.

== Fan Works ==
* In the ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' segment of the [[Shared Universe]] which grew out of Chris Jones's [[Crossover Fic]] ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20181103101846/https://www.fanfiction.net/s/93246/1/The-Virus The Virus]'', Luna helps Usagi cope with her newly-acquired gender-shifting by revealing that Queen Serenity had anticipated the possibility that her daughter might get reincarnated as a ''son'', and offers her a new [[By the Power of Grayskull|transformation phrase]]:  "Moon Prism Power, Suit UP!"  It manifests a masculine version of her [[Sailor Fuku]]-based uniform.

== Film -- Live Action ==
* ''[[Iron Man]]'' got to pull this off ''three'' times. Once with the armor cobbled together [[Memetic Mutation|in a cave]], once with the prototype suit that Tony first went flying in, and finally with the first red and gold model.
* ''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]]''. The scene where J puts on his Men in Black uniform for the first time, provides the page quote. And it's even given an ironic echo in the sequel when J has to track down K and bring him out of retirement;
{{quote|'''J:''' It's time to put it on.
'''K:''' Put what on?
'''J:''' The last suit you'll ever wear...um...again. }}
* ''[[Dragonball Evolution]]'' when Goku finally puts on his iconic orange gi.
* Name a superhero movie where this doesn't happens.
** [[Spider-Man (film)|Spider-Man]]

== [[Literature]] ==
* In ''[[Lensman|Children of the Lens]]'', when Clarrissa Kinnison finally brings herself to wear the Gray Lensman uniform she's entitled to.

== [[Live Action Television]] ==
* Clark Kent tried to have such a moment in the ''[[Smallville]]'' Season 10 opener "Lazarus" but it was aborted by {{spoiler|Jor-El}}.
** Happens for real in "[[Grand Finale|Finale]]", only we [[The Un-Reveal|never actually see]] Clark Kent in the Superman suit.
* In ''[[Doctor Who]]'', we have the end of "The Eleventh Hour," wherein the freshly-regenerated Doctor gives an ''awesome'' [[Badass Boast]] while choosing a new tie.
* The final flashback of the ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' episode "Game Night", aka "[[Heroic Comedic Sociopath|Barney]] [[Start of Darkness|Begins]]". Bonus points in that it's not only the first time Barney suits up, but also the origin of his [[Catch Phrase]] "Suit up!"

== [[Video Games]] ==
* Ezio is a perfect example in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' when he puts on his father's robes and weapons for the first time. He never changes clothes for the next twenty years.
* Link is doing this increasingly often in the ''Zelda'' games.
** First started in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker]]'' when Link is given the Hero's Clothes for his birthday. It's not very exciting.
** Corrected in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess]]'' when Link first returns to his human form and is revealed to be [[The Chosen One]]. Link simply stands there, but the [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|camera action and the music made standing there awesome]].
*** Also of note is that he suited up by transforming into a wolf in one outfit, and de-transforming into the destined one. Talk about [[You Can't Fight Fate]]; he didn't put on the outfit, ''the outfit put on him''.
** Played with in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks]]''. Link starts out in an engineer's uniform and only changes his clothes to blend in with the [[Stealth-Based Mission|guards prowling around the castle]]. Unlike ''Wind Waker'' Link, he doesn't seem to have much of an opinion about his new look. Zelda, on the other hand, isn't so crazy about it.
* Performed in a minor [[Moment of Awesome]] by Jango Fett in ''[[Video Game/Star Wars Bounty Hunter|Star Wars Bounty Hunter]]''. After being captured and tortured by a Dark Jedi, he's rescued by Zam Wessel and, once he drives off the Jedi and checks on the injured Zam, Fett has a badass Suit Up scene before he finishes the hunt.
* Issac has a pretty cool one in ''[[Dead Space 2]]'' when he buys his first engineering suit, changing out of the straightjacket that he woke up in. After the suit up, he smiles slightly and the player knows that it's finally time to get down to business.
* The Medic from ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' does this in the Meet the Medic video. He pulls a [[Power Walk|Hero Shot right afterwards]], as if he wasn't already awesome enough.

== [[Web Comic]] ==
* In ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'', Dr. McNinja does this after {{spoiler|he seemingly dies in a space shuttle explosion}}.

== [[Web Original]] ==
* While [[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog|Dr. Horrible]] technically already has a costume, the sequence of him dramatically donning {{spoiler|a new darker-feeling red-and-black version of it after going from [[Villain Protagonist|villain wannabe]] to full [[Super Villain]]}} still has this vibe to it.
* In Maximilian's series on Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, Assist Me, [[Resident Evil|Wesker]] does a very [[Badass]] one [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBYY4sK-RA4&feature=g-u-u here].

== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In ''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]'', we see flashbacks where Bruce tried a normal outfit and a ski mask. The thugs weren't impressed. Later, only after the love of his life disappears, do we see him constructing and putting on the Bat-outfit. [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|It is a moment so Epic]] that even ''Alfred'' is taken aback and slightly frightened! Here, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6K1qNsE9v0 just watch it!]

== [[Real Life]] ==
* This happens in [[Real Life]] military personnel put on there uniforms for the first time.
* Graduation and Wedding gowns also count, even though they are (usually) only worn one time.

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