The battle team of Cyborg 009 forgo the cape in favor of scarves, which still wave about and behind them in dramatically varied lengths to emphasize speed and body dynamics.Tsubasa herself sometimes wear both when she acts him out for story writing. In Comic Girls, The Hero of Tsubasa's Shōnen is a traditional hero wearing this and Eyepatch of Power.Always has it, even in the middle of battle. Both in turn are distaff counterparts to Harlock. Queen Emeraldas herself also wears one of these as does Captain Bainas from Ozuma. Badass capes tend to be a vital part of badass captains in Leiji Matsumoto's works.It's often very hard to tell what ratio of man to cape he is, but he's definitely all pirate. The Quincy in Bleach have white capes except for The Emperor of the Vandenreich Yhwach who wears a black one.Black Jack keeps a lot of his medical tools in his cape, such as scalpels that he can whip out and throw at people. Griffith also wears a cape which is just as long, white, flowing, and unspoiled as his hair but once he becomes the scary-ass rapist demon god known as Femto, he gets a creepy bat wing cape ◊.Dramatic effect, blanket, protecting Casca from the cold, deflecting arrows (yes). All military squad members in Attack on Titan wear flowing capes which nock at the shoulder those riding horses all wear capes which, weirdly, move about in perfect synchronization (each cape moves exactly the same on every rider!!).May be used as an Improvised Parachute, but contrast Cape Snag.Ĭompare Badass Long Robe, Badass Longcoat, Black Cloak, Scarf of Asskicking, Caped Mecha, Ominous Opera Cape, Pimped-Out Cape.
Does not necessarily overlap with The Cape. Often overlaps with Superheroes Wear Capes, All-Encompassing Mantle. This can also count if the actual capes have some sort of abilities. This can apply to any character, whether it be a hero, sidekick, villain, and it doesn't even have to be a superhero setting. The trope was then grandfathered into the present day by Superheroes. Lack of wind can be accommodated with a Cape Swish.īut the main reason for this is that in the days of circuses, the strongmen often wore tights and a cape, thus the association with toughness in characters. In the right conditions, they can wave in the wind and look dramatic and striking. It may make them look even bigger than they really are. The color might provide a fetching counterpoint to the rest of their clothes, or else blend with them to give the wearer a dynamic silhouette. He wouldn't look half as awesome without his cape. Thus artists often use them as a way to make characters look capable, powerful, and in charge. Capes have the obvious effect of making the wearer look larger and more imposing.
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