History Main / AllEncompassingMantle

* In ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'', the Ancient Minister has one, [[spoiler:disguising his identity as R.O.B.]]

* The main villain of the anime ''Anime/BattleRoyalHighSchool'' wore a all-encompassing blue cloak... and nothing else.

* Guts from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' uses this, along with a hood.
** As does [[GodOfEvil Void]] of the Godhand. ...[[EldritchAbomination it's probably for the best]].

* Rather common among members of the Guild in ''Anime/LastExile''.
* In ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'':
** More than half the time Domon Kasshu is outside of his Gundam, he's wearing his red mantle. In the finale, it's even shown that he [[CrazyPrepared keeps it in his cockpit during battle]] when he catches Rain as she shoots through the air naked and wraps her up in it. It then magically turns into a dress.
** The [[TheDragon Master Gundam]] can turn its wings into a large imposing cloak. However, it seems to only use it during dramatic moments, as it looks like it could not move properly with it on.

* The standard outfit for most characters in ''Manga/SilentMobius.''

* Folken sports this in ''Anime/TheVisionOfEscaflowne''
** Also, Zaibach Guymelefs have cloaks that can be wrapped around the body like this to serve as a literal InvisibilityCloak.

* Franchise/{{Batman}}'s [[http://larryfire.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/david.jpg cape and cowl]] join together to create this look; he flips the cape out of the way when he needs to use his arms and lets it drape for effect.

* ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'': Shroud has one of those capes.

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* ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney'': All the members of Troupe Gramarye.

** Ditto with [[TheDragon Lord Dalton.]]

* Vincent Valentine of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' is known for his tattered red cloak.
** {{Exaggerated|trope}} in ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'', where he is shown in one sequence as ''only being a cloak'', which was apparently a new ability he picked up.

* Meta Knight from ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'' series tends to stand around like this when he's not sporting CapeWings.
* Amon in the ''VideoGame/{{Lufia}}'' series wears a absurdly massive mantle, usually gold. In ''VideoGame/LufiaCurseOfTheSinistrals'' his character portrait takes up damn near the ''entire screen'' because of it!
* Lucia and Ghaleon wear them in ''VideoGame/LunarEternalBlue''. Lucia's is so distinctive that the other characters insist that she pick out a different outfit in order to blend in better. And Ghaleon's is +5 to Awesomeness.

* [[SealedBadassInACan Bass]] from ''VideoGame/MegamanBattleNetwork''.

* [[BigBad Galcian]] of ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia''.

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* In the ''Roleplay/LeagueOfIntergalacticCosmicChampions'' Soyburger Patricia wears a cloak like this.

* Wirt from ''WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall''.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'', Jaga's {{C|hurchMilitant}}lerics wear these as part of their {{Full Body Disguise}}s.

This type of mantle sometimes comes with an [[InTheHood attached hood]] in order to cover the head as well as the body. Ladies wearing a mantle [[{{Stripperiffic}} and nothing else]] are an uncommon form of FanService. Compare with the less encompassing BadassLongrobe.

* Ko-Enshaku, from ''Manga/GiantRobo'', pulls this look off. Many scenes have him appear to be nothing ''but'' a cape and mask. One of the [=gag-OVAs=] explores this, showing him winning a drinking contest because the drinks go straight through him.

* Cloak of ''Comicbook/CloakAndDagger'', complete with hood. When it wasn't encompassing people whole into a pocket dimension of darkness, it wafted around him looking menacing and dramatic.

* ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'': Rezo the Red Priest wears this complete with ShouldersOfDoom.

* ''Anime/BoogiepopPhantom'': Boogiepop wears one of these, with matching NiceHat.

* Raven from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' has one of these. Under normal circumstances, it's ankle-length. When she uses her dark magic, both it - and her - can become much larger.

** [[FanNickname Kuro-pii's]] [[http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/LibranCCY/Tsubasa%20Chronicle%20of%20Wings/Kurogane/Tsubasa-Resevoir-Chronicle_poptp_58.jpg got one too]]

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** Taken UpToEleven in ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'', where he is shown in one sequence as ''only being a cloak'', which was apparently a new ability he picked up.

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* In ''VideoGame/AlphaProtocol'', the BigBad of the Taipei mission wears one, until your boss fight with him, at which point [[TheGlovesComeOff The Coat Comes Off]].
* Concept art for ''VideoGame/CityOfVillains'' had Mu Adepts and Guardians enveloped in these. Technical limitations mean that in-game, they wear a back-and-front pair of capes.
* General Baal in ''VideoGame/Grandia1'' wears one, which [[spoiler:hides his CombatTentacles]].
* Dhaos of ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia'' wears an orange one with a yellow pattern at the bottom.
* Magus in ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' wears one, flung back dramatically when casting a spell.
** Ditto with [[TheDragon Lord Dalton.]]
* Meta Knight from ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'' series tends to stand around like this when he's not sporting CapeWings.
* [[SealedBadassInACan Bass]] from ''VideoGame/MegamanBattleNetwork''.
* ''VideoGame/BugFables'':
** Leif the moth wears [[CapeWings his wings around his body]] in a way that is reminiscent of mantle. He mentions that [[SharedFamilyQuirks his father used to do the same]], [[spoiler:and his descendant in the Ant Kingdom also shares this quirk]].
** [[BigBad Wasp King]] wears a regal mantle that completely envelops his body, which hides the fact that [[spoiler:he's not an actual wasp, but a wasp-mimic fly]].

* Raven from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' has one of these. Under normal circumstances, it's ankle-length. When she uses her dark magic, both it - and her - can become much larger.
* The title characters in ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' sometimes achieve the same effect by wrapping their wings around their shoulders.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'', Jaga's {{C|hurchMilitant}}lerics wear these as part of their {{Full Body Disguise}}s.

* Wirt from ''WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall''.
* ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines'' has Megatron use his wings as this while he's attached to his control harness.

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* Ko-Enshaku, from ''Manga/GiantRobo'', pulls this look off. Many scenes have him appear to be nothing ''but'' a cape and mask. One of the [=gag-OVAs=] explores this, showing him winning a drinking contest because the drinks go straight through him.

* ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'': Syaoran has/had a rather [[http://anime.osiristeam.net/images/others/trc_2syaoran.jpg over-long ragged-edged one]] as part of his clothes when he started out on that [[GottaCatchEmAll insane]] [[GambitPileup journey]].
** [[FanNickname Kuro-pii's]] [[http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/LibranCCY/Tsubasa%20Chronicle%20of%20Wings/Kurogane/Tsubasa-Resevoir-Chronicle_poptp_58.jpg got one too]]

* ''Anime/BoogiepopPhantom'': Boogiepop wears one of these, with matching NiceHat.

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': Kurosaki Ichigo's [[AncientArtifact Skywalker]] [[PowerFloats Cloak]] was like this.
* The standard outfit for most characters in ''Manga/SilentMobius.''
* The Torumekians/Tolmekians in ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' have this sort of cape, with a rather nifty-looking metal shoulderpiece.
** In the case of the princess, this also helps cover up [[spoiler:her missing limbs]].
* Occurred in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', first with Piccolo, then with Gohan, who was imitating Piccolo.
* Zero in ''Anime/CodeGeass'' wears a BadassCape that gets occasionally wrapped around his body like a tube, so he can unwrap it with his [[LargeHam dramatic]] [[MilkingTheGiantCow gestures]].
%% ZCE ** The Knights of Rounds in R2 have something between a cape and one of these.

* Both Raoh and Souther in ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' wear this, being conquerors and all.
* Guts from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' uses this, along with a hood.
** As does [[GodOfEvil Void]] of the Godhand. ...[[EldritchAbomination it's probably for the best]].
* Grand Convoy of ''Anime/BeastWarsNeo'' IS one of these. Seriously. His body is NEVER shown, just the mantle.
* ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'': Kenshin's master wears such a mantle -- it doubles as an identifying feature of a legitimate heir of the Hiten Mitsuryuu sword style and its weighted springs help the wearer develop the physique necessary to pull off the style's high-flying moves without undue harm to the body. Amusingly, Kenshin himself can't even stand in it. [[spoiler:The not-so-amusing implications this has for his body result in him having to abandon the style by the end of the series.]]
* In ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'':
** More than half the time Domon Kasshu is outside of his Gundam, he's wearing his red mantle. In the finale, it's even shown that he [[CrazyPrepared keeps it in his cockpit during battle]] when he catches Rain as she shoots through the air naked and wraps her up in it. It then magically turns into a dress.
** The [[TheDragon Master Gundam]] can turn its wings into a large imposing cloak. However, it seems to only use it during dramatic moments, as it looks like it could not move properly with it on.
** In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWingEndlessWaltz'', Sandrock Custom has an armored mantle that attaches to the shoulders via extra armor; we only see it used as a re-entry shield, Quatre ejecting it shortly after he arrives on Earth (presumably to keep it from hampering Sandrock's movement).
** ''Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam''[='s=] eponymous CapedMecha [[JustifiedTrope justifies]] this: they have mantles that are specially treated to resist damage from EnergyWeapons, giving them a cheap and energy-efficient form of defense.
* In ''Manga/GetterRobo Armageddon'', Getter-1 and Black Getter's Getter Wing doubles as this as it will tend to wrap it around itself.
* The Cure Mantles of ''Anime/HeartCatchPrettyCure'' certainly count - long, flowing capes that enable the heroines of the series to fly (even into outer space!). And with one exception, they're all the WeaselMascot partners.
* The main villain of the anime ''Anime/BattleRoyalHighSchool'' wore a all-encompassing blue cloak... and nothing else.
* J Sawaragi in ''Anime/BattleSpiritsShonenToppaBashin'' wears one. The way it drapes over him makes it look near impractical.
* Fumikage 'Tsukuyomi' Tokoyami, the bird-headed student in ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' wears one that allows his LivingShadow superpower a dark place to stay, as it becomes weaker and more timid in bright light.
* Tsuna's box weapon in ''Manga/Reborn2004'' can transform into one that is derived from Vongola Primo's own mantle that protects him from attacks. And it makes him look cool the first time he shows it.

* ComicBook/BlackPanther uses his cape (a formal add-on that he doesn't always include with his outfit) as a makeshift parachute, then gets asked by NYPD Sgt. Tork "How do you even move in that thing?" His reply: "Like this," after which he touches the clasp, causing the cloak to retract to shoulder mantle length.

* ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' lampshades the comic book behavior of Batman's cape by introducing memory fabric that can extend, retract, stiffen or relax in response to electrical stimuli. The material was supposedly intended for making high-end wingsuits but ended up being too expensive to be marketable.

* In ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'' Cole wears one of these for his reluctant ascension to The Source. When the demon priest asks him how it feels he simply comments "Heavy".
* The Ultra Brothers [[note]]AKA the orginal Showa Ultramen, Mebius, and [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Hikari]][[/note]] from Japan's famous Franchise/{{Ultra Series}} wear the eponymous "Brother's Mantle" as a sign of their [[BadassCape power and status]] among the other denizens of the Land of Light.

* Lucia and Ghaleon wear them in ''VideoGame/LunarEternalBlue''. Lucia's is so distinctive that the other characters insist that she pick out a different outfit in order to blend in better. And Ghaleon's is +5 to Awesomeness.
** Ghaleon gets another one of these added to his wardrobe in ''VideoGame/LunarTheSilverStar''...giving him twice as many costumes as any other character in the game.

* In ''VisualNovel/YoJinBo'', Bo's cape covers most of his body, except for [[FanService that strip of bare chest that his kimono can't seem to cover, either]].
* Glukkons in the ''VideoGame/{{Oddworld}}'' games have all-encompassing ''suit jackets'', in order to conceal the fact that [[spoiler:their bodies and legs are largely vestigial, and they walk on their oversized hands and arms.]]

* Jackle from ''VideoGame/NightsIntoDreams''. His [[{{Leitmotif}} battle music]] is even titled "The Mantle". Of course, he is pretty much ''all'' mantle, along with disembodied hands, feet, and a horned hat-thing with floating eyes and Cheshire Cat-like grin.
* [[BigBad Galcian]] of ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia''.
* ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney'': All the members of Troupe Gramarye.
* Male Sages in ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIII'' have one, which reappears in ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX'' as the Cape of Good Karma.

* Amon in the ''VideoGame/{{Lufia}}'' series wears a absurdly massive mantle, usually gold. In ''VideoGame/LufiaCurseOfTheSinistrals'' his character portrait takes up damn near the ''entire screen'' because of it!

* Black Panther uses his cape (a formal add-on that he doesn't always include with his outfit) as a makeshift parachute, then gets asked by NYPD Sgt. Tork "How do you even move in that thing?" His reply: "Like this," after which he touches the clasp, causing the cloak to retract to shoulder mantle length.

* ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'': Shroud have one of those capes.

** Batman villain Anarky's debut costume had such a cloak, partly to hide that he was a 13-year-old boy wearing prosthetic to appear taller.

[[caption-width-right:286:"Dress up in a bat costume."]]

* Tsuna's box weapon in ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn'' can transform into one that is derived from Vongola Primo's own mantle that protects him from attacks. And it makes him look cool the first time he shows it.

* Zero in ''Anime/CodeGeass'' has one. Of course, since he is a [[LargeHam ham]], it was probably chosen purely for [[RuleOfCool dramatic effect]].
** The Knights of Rounds in R2 have something between a cape and one of these.

* [[BigBad Wasp King]] wears a mantle that completely envelops his body, which hides the fact that [[spoiler:he's not an actual wasp, but a wasp-mimic fly]].

* Leif the moth in ''VideoGame/BugFables'' wears [[CapeWings his wings around his body]] in a way that is reminiscent of mantle.

Occasionally, two-bit characters may wear such mantles in order to "feel big", but RuleOfFunny dictates that they will suffer from all the disadvantages that such an item would have in Real Life (such as tripping, catching on stuff, sheer weight etc). Bonus points if they actually "borrow" one from someone who deserves to wear it.

* Ko-Enshaku, from ''Manga/GiantRobo'', pulls this look off. Many scenes has him appear to be nothing ''but'' a cape and mask. One of the [=gag-OVAs=] explores this, showing him winning a drinking contest because the drinks go straight through him.

* Occured in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', first with Piccolo, then with Gohan, who was imitating Piccolo.

** The Knights of Rounds in R2 hav something between a cape and one of these.

* ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'': Kenshin's master wears such a mantle--it doubles as an identifying feature of a legitimate heir of the Hiten Mitsuryuu sword style and its weighted springs helps the wearer develop the physique necessary to pull off the style's high-flying moves without undue harm to the body. Amusingly, Kenshin himself can't even stand in it. [[spoiler:The not-so-amusing implications this has for his body result in him having to abandon the style by the end of the series.]]

** They had to give Bats a shoulder-fastened cape in the movies to accommodate the fight choreography; it's easy to make it this, and stay where you want it to if it's drawn on paper, but it gets in the way during live-action fighting.
** One of the many ''ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns'' parodies of the 80s had Alfred ask "Shall I fetch the posing cape, or the fighting cape sir?" as a lampshade.

** Batman villain Anarky's debut costume had such a cloak, partly to hide that he was a 13 year old boy wearing prosthetic to appear taller.

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** The Empire gives these to higher ups such as Imperial Guards and of course, Darth Vader himself.

* ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' lampshades the comic book behavior of Batman's cape by introducing memory fabric that can extend, retract, stiffen or relax in response to electrical stimuli. The material was supposedly intended for making high-end wingsuits, but ended up being too expensive to be marketable.

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* Glukkons in the ''VideoGame/{{Oddworld}}'' games have all encompassing ''suit jackets'', in order to conceal the fact that [[spoiler:their bodies and legs are largely vestigial, and they walk on their over sized hands and arms.]]

* Jackle from ''VideoGame/NightsIntoDreams''. His [[{{Leitmotif}} battle music]] is even titled "The Mantle". Of course, he is pretty much ''all'' mantle, along with disembodied hands, feet and a horned hat-thing with floating eyes and Cheshire Cat-like grin.

* Concept art for ''VideoGame/CityOfVillains'' had Mu Adepts and Guardians enveloped in these. Technical limitations mean that ingame, they wear a back-and-front pair of capes.

%%* Rachel, Androssi and Akryung are introduced like this in ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod''.

* In the ''Roleplay/GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse'', the supervillain Tachyon wears one of these, and looks damned impressive doing it.

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* Glukkons in the ''VideoGame/{{Oddworld}}'' games have all encompassing ''suit jackets'', in order to conceal the fact that [[spoiler: their bodies and legs are largely vestigal, and they walk on their over sized hands and arms.]]

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