History Main / BadassInANicesuit

* ''HowIMetYourMother'': Suit up!

* [[BattleButler Sebastian]] from ''{{Kuroshitsuji}}''. Almost always dressed in a snappy tail coat, and able to end someones existence in several different ways.

See also TuxedoAndMartini, which turn this UpToEleven, and CoatHatMask, which is what you get when you take this trope and add, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well]], [[BadassLongcoat a coat]], [[NiceHat a hat]], and [[MaskPower a mask]]. For something more oldskool, you want the ManOfWealthAndTaste. See also HotChickInABadassSuit. Sub-trope of StockCostumeTraits.

* The entire ''{{Inception}}'' team gets into this at various stages, [[HotChickInABadassSuit including Ariadne.]] Some particularly notable ones are Cobb, Arthur, and Saito in black tie at their first meeting, the hotel dream levels, and Arthur's infamous hallway fight, in which he wears a three piece suit and removes only the jacket.

** There's also [[PokemonRubyAndSapphire Steven]], [[PokemonDiamondAndPearl Darach, Lucian, Riley]] and [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Giov]][[PokemonGoldAndSilver anni]] (the latter two having [[NiceHat fedoras]]), to the point they are difficult to imagine in any other style. Not to mention the waiters/waitresses and maids...

This trope does ''not'' cover flashy or eccentric suits worn as a fashion statement. Therefore, [[CowboyBebop Spike Spiegel's]] and [[LupinIII Lupin's]] blue and red leisure suits don't quite count. Jim Carrey's shoulder-padded yellow getup in ''TheMask'' is about as far from this trope as you can possibly get. Nor does it cover [[SpikesOfVillainy clothes that could probably kill you if you get too close]].

* The non-descript gents wearing a dark 3 piece suit, reflective shades and ear piece who may or may not armed and can not be confirmed to denied to work for the CIA, NSA or Presidential Bodyguard detail...

* Whenever The Minutemen from ''OneHundredBullets'' take a job, expect to see all of them wearing black suits and ties.

* ''[[{{Baccano}} Baccano!]]'': Ladd Russo goes the extra mile and has his entire entourage of [[PsychoForHire Psychos For Hire]] dress in [[WhiteShirtOfDeath immaculate white suits for the sole purpose of staining them red during their train massacre]].

* The non-descript gents wearing a dark 3 piece suit, reflective shades and ear piece who may or may not armed and can not be confirmed to denied to work for the CIA, NSA or Presidential Bodyguard detail....

* Some of the angels on ''{{Supernatural}}'' (Castiel, Uriel, and Zachariah) are always shown wearing suits. Castiel scores extra points with his BadassLongcoat.

* In the ''BattlestarGalactica'' remake, the Doral/"#5" Cylons are always impeccably dressed as is Gaius Baltar most of the time.

* Whenever The Minutemen from ''[=~100 Bullets~=]'' take a job, expect to see all of them wearing black suits and ties.

* Storm Shadow from ''GIJoe: [[{{Ptitleer3dxllk}} The Rise of Cobra]]'' dons a spiffy white suit sans tie in the Paris segment, while James [=McCullen=] though not being a fighter does have a nice dark suit.

** The Midnight Crew, who live this trope with a healthy dash of noir and more than a touch of sociopathy (although in the case of [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain Clubs Deuce]], the "badass" part is ... [[{{Understatement}} debatable).

** The Midnight Crew, who live this trope with a healthy dash of noir and more than a touch of sociopathy.

* Oswald from ''TheKingOfFighters''.

* In ''[[{{Scarface}} Scarface: The World Is Yours]]'' Tony's Enforcer wears a grey suit and tie with shades, while Tony can purchase various tieless suits.

* ''[[{{Baccano}} Baccano!]]'': Ladd Russo goes the extra mile and has his entire entourage of [[PsychoForHire Psychos For Hire]] dress in [[WomanInWhite immaculate white suits]] for the sole purpose of staining them red during their train massacre.

** [[spoiler:New villains The Silence wear black suits. Unless those aren't clothes.]]

* Ianto Jones in {{Torchwood}}.

* Michael Westen of ''BurnNotice'', when not undercover is almost always seen with an Armani suit and his signature designer shades. [[AwesomeButImpractical Never mind that in Miami's weather that suit would probably kill him]], [[RuleOfCool it just looks that awesome]].

** In one particular episode Michael, Sam and Fiona dress in all black Armani to give similar impression to that uniforms give in the battlefield. That is, the impression that one belongs to a larger organization and of unified force. They succeed, of course. Also, they look fantastic.

** Mr. Negative, one of Spidey's newer foes post-OneMoreDay, wears a white suit and tie with a black shirt. [[EvilCostumeChange It's actually a photo-negative-colored version of his regular suit]].

* Spider-man's long-time foe Doctor Octopus was almost always seen in a white suit in the early-mid 90s.