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Andrew1990M: Naruto returns from his Sage Training with a Badass Longcoat, only for him to seemingly never wear it again after defeating Pain.

Mar Xidad: Doesn't mad max have a longcoat in Return To Thunderdome when he arrives in barter town?

Licky Lindsay: I always thought this trope came from the trench coats popularly associated with detectives and spies. Dick Tracy, etc.

Tanto: I'm not sure I'd characterize Grit as a badass. He's awesome, for sure, but too laid-back to really fit that role.

Seth: Image hotlinked, bad contributor, no cookie.

Qit el-Remel: Auron, from Final Fantasy X, is nearly the archetype of Badass Longcoat. Why isn't he on the list? :(

Robert Bingham: ...aaand added. Enjoy.

I keep misreading the title as "Badass Longcat".

When did Sherlock Holmes wear a trenchcoat? Did trenchcoats even exist in the 1880s, when Sherlock Holmes first appeared? (I thought they originated in World War I.) Maybe you're thinking of a frock coat? Sherlock Holmes could easily make a frockcoat look badass.

Daibhid C: The "billowing trenchcoat", I think, is actually an Inverness cape (essentially a sleevelesss long coat with a short cape built into it to cover the arms). Which, like the deerstalker, is countryside wear, so Holmes would only really wear if a case took him outside the city.

Isn't Carmen Sandiego the best possible example of this? :::Swoon:::

Madrugada: Got a question about on of the examples — The Metal Gear Solid one. Most of the images I found of Pschyo Mantis showed no coat at all. the ones of Otacon showed either a short jacket or a long coat. The action figures followed the same pattern — no coat with the psycho Mantis and a long coat on the Otacon figures. Are either of the noted for wearing a long coat, to the point that it would be considered an important part of their outfit?

Melloncollie: From the article: "A Badass Trenchcoat is never closed." What? Where did this rule come from? What about Rorschach?

Madrugada: Part of the visual of the Badass Longcoat is the billowing, sweeping out, or swirling around as the person moves. A trench coat that's buttoned doesn't do that. Like I said in the forums, it's not a Badass Longcoat simply because the character wearing it is a Badass.

Madrugada: This trope is about the garment. I've cut these examples because they don't even have a basic description of the garment. "Joe Sixpack has one." is not an example. Neither is "Joe Sixpack who ...(paragraph and a half about why he's a Badass)... sometimes wears one." "Joe Sixpack wears a brown leather duster that he got from his dying father" is. Please expand on them before replacing them on the main page.

Anime and Manga:

In the Korean manwha Witch Hunter, a handful of characters in early volumes sport one of these.
Gally in GUNNM.
Hitomi Landsknecht from ICE.
Wilhelm from Mahou Sensei Negima.
from the Naruto entry:
- Also Ibiki Morino and Ino's father.
- There's also the entire Aburame clan.
- Chrono's enforcer uniform brought the trope to the series.
Zest and Signum from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha. The former took out Vita while she was Unisoned. The latter killed the former.
- Fate T. Harlaown (Barrier Jacket Impulse Form), Erio and Cinque count, too.
Let's not forget D from Vampire Hunter D.
Jiro from Black Blood Brothers.
Claire Stanfield from Baccano! is often seen wearing one of these.
Shana from Shakugan No Shana.
Raven in Pandora Hearts. There are others though.
General Cross Marian & Kanda especially, from D Gray Man
- All Exorcist uniforms to a lesser extent
Rena Arisugawa in World Embryo. Note that this series is from the creator of Chrono Crusade, Daisuke Moriyama, which probably shows that he really, really likes this trope.
Misa's longcoat in Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahou.
Aohsi Shinomori from Rurouni Kenshin.
Raye Penber and Teru Mikami in Death Note.
From the Hellblazer entry:
- Also Mr E, Dr Occult and, according to Constantine, the Phantom Stranger (although his does seem to be more of a cape). While John invented the term "The Trenchcoat Brigade" as a joke, it's the title of their Books of Magic spin-off miniseries.

Comic Books:

The Punisher, particularly by Garth Ennis.
- The Boys, which is written entirely by Ennis.
- The Saint of Killers from Preacher, also written entirely by Ennis.
Nextwave, where the longcoat is an issued part of the uniform for the main characters (who still wear tights underneath). Other examples of the Badass Longcoat Over Tights (see also Civvie Spandex):
- Gambit of X-Men fame.
- Static (whose baggy coat in the comics somehow manages to look more badass than the neatly-tailored one from the cartoon)
- Blade, as also mentioned in Film.
- Midnighter of The Authority.
- Rogue wore one for a while, having apparently taken a fashion cue from Gambit.
Bruce Wayne's son Damian wears one as Batman in Batman #666.
Ivan Isaacs of Priest wears one of these.
These are what amounts to The Boys' uniform, contrasted with the capes-and-spandex look of the superheroes they keep in line.
Commissioner Gordon

Film:

Tom Cody in Streets Of Fire, complete with shotgun.
Gabriel Van Helsing in the movie Van Helsing.
Of all people, Aragorn in Lord Of The Rings.
The titular hero in Darkman.
Cameron Vale in Scanners.
Rutger Hauer in Split Second.
* Also, Mortimer from For A Few Dollars More.
Shua in Sky Blue.
David in The Lost Boys.
Sho in Moon Child.
Deckard in Blade Runner.

Literature:

Michael Daniel Liberty, from the Starcraft novel Liberty's Crusade, gets one early on. He doesn't start off very badass, but... he gets better.
Will Thatcher of The Lonely Winds.
In The Edge Chronicles, most sky pirates wear great coats as part of their uniforms, and they're most certainly badass.

Live action TV:

Dr Who section:
* Captain Jack Harkness is an example of this trope, as is the Tenth Doctor: definitely a badass, and practically epitomizes this trope. Both are from Doctor Who as well as Torchwood.

Donna Noble wears a long coat in the episode Turn Left during which she is the only one who can save the world.
The Fourth Doctor fits this trope.

Farscape section:
** Hell, virtually everyone gets the Badass Longcoat treatment as the show progresses. D'Argo's costume progression is notable, and Aeryn and Crais get their own Badass Longcoat moments in later seasons.

Future Hiro, Future Matt and Future Peter in Heroes
- Supervillain Sylar also upgrades to an iconic badass overcoat at the end of Season 1 for the final battle.
- Claude's coat was rather long, though not down to the floor, if I remember correctly.
- Samuel in Season 4.
Mick-St.John in Moonlight
Villainous version: the Huntsman of The Tenth Kingdom.

Video Games:

Dante from Devil May Cry is notable for being both a Badass Longcoat and a White-Haired Pretty Boy. So is his twin brother Vergil, as the third title revealed. So was their father Sparda, as is newcomer Nero too.
- Subverted with Credo; though his high-collared white getup looks pretty sleek, he never displays the swordsmanship that supplementary materials say let him climb the Order's ranks.
- As a sort of Shout-Out to Dante, we have Wes from the story mode of Pokemon Colosseum. He starts by stealing a Pokemon theft device from his former management at Team Snagem, blowing up the rest along with their hideout, and bailing on a motorcycle with Snagem goons chasing him. He just continues from there. For extra Shout-Out points, his two initial Pokemon are an Umbreon and an Espeon, akin to Dante's twin handguns Ebony and Ivory, respectively.
Grit in the Advance Wars series.
Gilder in Skies Of Arcadia.

Final Fanstasy section:
** Villainous example: Sephiroth of Final Fantasy VII, who also bears the distinction of being the White-Haired Pretty Boy of the game.

Final Fantasy X's Auron, who also sports some Cool Shades in keeping with the fairly modernish world.

Keats from Folklore - especially when he activates his hidden powers.
Walnut from Phantom Brave.
Endorph from Soul Nomad And The World Eaters They are the same person.
Vermilion from the Battle Arena Toshinden series, who's also a Gunslinging Blood Knight.
Mickey Mouse in Kingdom Hearts 2. Yes, you read that right.
- The "Organization XIII" coat in general.
Sanger Zonvolt from the Super Robot Wars series wears his Badass Longcoat even in space. If his cockpit suffered a hole or he needed to eject he would die but he would looks badass while doing it.
- Shu Shirakawa also comes with a Badass Longcoat. He probably won it during his graduation and receiving the Ph.D title.
Clive from Wild ARMs 3 and Jack from the original Wild ARMs.
Croix from La Pucelle Tactics, with the added bonus of blowing about in a nonexistent wind when he rises to a god-like level of badass.
Wild Dog from Time Crisis dons a Badass Longcoat in the third and fourth games of the series, and throws it off to the side before proceeding to wipe the floor with your ass.
Syndicate put you in command of a whole squad of cyborg gangsters (with miniguns) wearing Badass Longcoats.
Kane from Command And Conquer series probably sleeps with his longcoat on. He dies more than twice during the course of the games and is the greatest badass and Magnificent Bastard in the series.
Boomerang in the remake of Wild Arms 1.
Kite's Xth form in .hack//Link gets one.

Webcomics:

T-O-E from Rice Boy is a robot with a Badass Longcoat.
Red from Kagerou gets a more suitable outfit.
Errant Story gives us Sarine and Jon. Also Sara, if you count her monk robes.

Web Originals:

Parodied by Trenchcoat from Vatsy And Bruno, who is a mockery/pastiche of the Private Investigator/Longcoat stereotype. He dictates everything that happens to him in a persistent, hard-boiled monologue.

Western Animation:

Caleb in WITCH.
Cyclops gets one in Wolverine and the X Men and uses it to great effect. In fact, he effectively becomes the bad ass of the team and subverts the usual relationship between Wolverine and Cyclops.
The Batman had D.A.V.E with a Bad Ass Longcoat.
Cad Bane combines this with a Nice Hat to becomes one hell of a Complete Monster Ensemble Dark Horse.
- Another thing from the animated Star Wars serieses. The kama, a Mandalorian skirt-like piece of clothing that is designed to protect your legs from shrapnel. It may look girly, but it also looks DAMN COOL.
In An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, Fievel wears one in a dream sequence, and later in the movie wears one for real.
Dib from Invader Zim. (What? He's pretty badass for an eleven-year-old.)

Real Life:

Sam Kinison. That is all.
Bill Hicks.

Not longcoats:

Alex Rowe on Last Exile. (cape, not coat)
Dr Stein from Soul Eater, rocks the rare Badass Labcoat. (Belongs on Badass Labcoat — already there)
Pretty heavily subverted in Ranma One Half. Mousse routinely wears long Chinese robes as his signature outfit, and his first appearance makes him out as strong and capable. Then something goofy happens (in the manga, the concrete roller he sliced in half falls on his head and knocks him out, in the anime, he starts wolfing down the bowl of ramen he just did an acrobatic routine with without spilling) and his "Bad Ass Cred" is gone in an instant, firmly establishing him as something of the Butt-Monkey. Shinnosuke seems to be a Bad Ass marital artist in a janitor's uniform who is a master of fighting with a pushbroom... but he has such a horrible memory he just keeps making an idiot of himself by, say, stumbling headfirst into his own boobytraps. (Long Robe not this one)
Black Canary occasionally wears one. Fishnets, fighting boots, martial arts, and longcoat. Yeah. (I was unable to find any picture of Canary in a longcoat. She wears a short jacket if she's wearing any kind of coat at all.)

Madrugada: Took this example off the main page:

Coyote Starrk in his resurrection form also has long coat, complete with a pair of guns◊ and is the only character in Bleach to use guns.

since if the only thing that isn't a spoiler is the name of the work, it doesn't serve much use as an example. So, does this really need to be completely spoilered?

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