History Main / BadassLongRobe

* Death in ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' wears one of these. In the ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow Sorrow]]'' games, "Death's Robe" is even an equip-able item and one of the best armors in the game.

* The Hexer class from ''VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey'' certainly qualifies.

* Cantus the Minstrel on ''Series/FraggleRock'' wears a metallic, tie-dyed medieval robe, but the effect is more or less the same, as his badassery lies in his wisdom and quiet strength. He's also got the [[TricksterMentor enigma]] thing down, many times over.

** Arguably, the formal garb for a Kage counts. Bonus points for the NiceHat. Minato Namikaze and (briefly and later [[spoiler:as Seventh Hokage]]) Naruto both sport particularly badass long robes with flame designs on them.

* Queen Aleena from WesternAnimation/SonicUnderground'' wears several robes, including a red robe in the thme song and a blue robe in "Head Games".

* ''Franchise/TheMatrix'': Neo wears a cassock in ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded'' and ''Film/TheMatricRevolutions''.

* [[Film/TheMatrix Neo]] wears a cassock in the last two movies.
* Badass Longrobes make many many appearances in oriental period action movies Like ''Film/CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon'' and ''Film/Hero2002''.

* In ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' trailers, this trope is taken [[UpToEleven up to twelve]]. There are three trailers with seriously-animated combat, and all of them have all of the attributes of this trope.

* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'': [[http://www.wowwiki.com/Judgement_Armor The Judgement Armor]] for Paladins. It's still considered one of the best looking armors in the game, you can see a lot of it thanks to transmogrification and ease of getting it. Death Knights also start with one, and many plate armor wearers transmog their armor to a purple recolor of the Judgement set.

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* The [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters many]] characters in ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' tend to fall between this and RobeAndWizardHat - since the series' slight GenreShift towards {{Wuxia}} and martial arts, most of the wizardly characters qualify for both. In particular, [[strike:Albireo Imma]] Ku:nel Sanders during the TournamentArc, the protagonist Negi and his father Nagi. [[spoiler:Later, we meet the FinalBoss whose outfit runs the gamut between this and BlackCloak]]. Interestingly, the RedShirt wizards tend more towards AllEncompassingMantle. In a non-wizard example, Tatsumiya donned one once as a part of her ColdSniper persona.

* [[MagnificentBastard Lucien LaCroix]] of ''Series/ForeverKnight'', in flashback scenes. And he's sometimes a Badass Longcoat in modern day. So is Nick Knight, for that matter, but Lucien is so much more badass.

* Badass Longrobes make many many appearances in oriental period action movies Like ''Film/CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon'' and ''Film/{{Hero}}.''

* ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen'''s [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Ryomen]] [[DeconstructedCharacterArchetype Sukuna]] wears a stark white kimino that has this appearance based on the one he wore in his original body whenever he appears within Yuji's [[MentalWorld Innate Domain]].

* This is also a trademark of Wrestling/WWE and former [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]] star, the "Glorious" Wrestling/BobbyRoode.

* In Wrestling/{{Progress Wrestling}} Pastor William Eaver wears priest robes during his entrance

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* ''Fanfic/TalesOfTheUndiscoveredSwords'': Nikkō Ichimonji's battle attire is that of a {{Miko}}, even coming with a sheer overgarment called ''[[https://tshop.r10s.jp/dento-wako/cabinet/isyo/n7887.jpg chihaya]]''. [[spoiler:It is at first acknowledged in-narrative as to be somewhat unsuitable for combat, befitting his origin as a shrine offering, but later falls squarely into this territory.]]
** Hatsuzakura wears a patterned bridal overgarment called ''uchikake'' into battle CoatCape-style.
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* A basic staple of Christian clergy especially Roman Catholic order. To the point practically almost every Medieval example of BadassPreacher has them wearing it and even non-clergy often have their own personal BadassLongRobe when traveling the world as a devout Christian.

* Despite having a [[SpaceClothes snappy Uniform]] *and* a [[SuperHero Spandex]] suit, the [[Franchise/PowerRangers Red Ranger]] in ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace'' still managed to sport a Badass [=Longrobe=], making him one of the best dressed of any of the Power Rangers. He even managed to wear it in the anniversary special.

* The [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters many]] characters in ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' tend to fall between this and RobeAndWizardHat - since the series' slight GenreShift towards {{Wuxia}} and martial arts, most of the wizardly characters qualify for both. In particular, [[strike:Albireo Imma]] Ku:nel Sanders during the TournamentArc, the protagonist Negi and his father Nagi. [[spoiler:Later, we meet the FinalBoss whose outfit runs the gamut between this and BlackCloak]]. Interestingly, the RedShirt wizards tend more towards AllEncompassingMantle. In a non-wizard example, Tatsumiya donned one once as a part of her ColdSniper persona.

* ''Comicbook/VForVendetta'': V, of course.

* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls''

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* ''WebComic/TheOrderOfTheStick'''s Vaarsuvius.

* In ''WebComic/{{Jack|DavidHopkins}}'', the titular character is the GrimReaper, so he has a robe that doubles as CombatTentacles and, at one point, grows spikes.
* [[http://www.oneway.juathuur.com/?id=324 Beisaru]] of ''WebComic/{{Juathuur}}''.
* [[http://wayfarersmoon.com/index.php?page=0 Iri]] of ''WebComic/WayfarersMoon'' also covers part of her face.
* In ''WebComic/{{Homestuck}}'', Karkat's [[FamousAncestor ancestor]] [[CrystalDragonJesus the Signless]] wore a very ragged robe that fits this trope, slung over one shoulder to show off his [[AscendedMeme Righteous Leggings]].
* Jue Viole Grace in ''WebComic/TowerOfGod'' wearing his Slayer robes.

* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'': [[http://www.wowwiki.com/Judgement_Armor The Judgement Armor]] for Paladins. It's still considered one of the best looking armors in the game, you can see a lot of it thanks to transmogrification and ease of getting it. Death Knights also start with one, and many transmog their armor to a purple recolor of the Judgement set.

* [[http://www.wowwiki.com/Judgement_Armor The Judgement Armor]] in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. Though it is now widely outdated, it's still considered one of the best looking armors in the game, but you see a lot of it thanks to transmogrification and ease of getting it, however. Death Knights also start with one, and many transmog their armor to a purple recolor of the Judgment set.

* Subverted in ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf''. 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 Badass Cred is gone in an instant, firmly establishing him as something of the ButtMonkey. Shinnosuke seems to be a Badass marital artist in a janitor's uniform who is a master of fighting with a [[ImprobableWeaponUser pushbroom]]... but he has such a horrible memory he just keeps making an idiot of himself by, say, stumbling headfirst into his own boobytraps.

* [[http://www.comicvine.com/the-prince-of-orphans/29-46789/ Prince Of Orphans]] of Marvel's ''ComicBook/ImmortalIronFist''. The second arc was about a tournament between the Seven Cities of Heaven and their Immortal Weapons. Since it happens only once every seventy-seven years, and the weapons themselves aren't immortal (just the title and post, it seems), certain things are expected. However, one of the combatants defies them: he was at the last tournament, and if anything he's even more dangerous, and the heavy favorite. He mostly keeps to himself, and wears an all-concealing, plain, heavy brown robe. May actually be a minor subversion, as while he's certainly still wearing the robe when he fights, [[spoiler:he turns into omnipresent green mist that seems to beat the shit out of his opponent from all sides]].

* Banshees in ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' appear like this; they're actually folded wings. Also subverted when Mr. Horsefry wears a cloak while sneaking over to the BigBad, its noted by the Big Bad's servant how conspicuous it makes him look.
** Lord Vetinari himself wears plain black robes, and can convey more Badass-edness with a sharp glance than most characters could with adamantium claws and a pulse rifle.

* Gandalf of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' is one of the better known examples.

* [[MagnificentBastard Lucien LaCroix]] of ''Series/ForeverKnight'', in flashback scenes. And he's sometime's a Badass Longcoat in modern day. So is Nick Knight, for that matter, but Lucien is so much more badass.

* A basic staple of Christian clergy especially Roman Catholic order. To the point practically almost every Medieval examples of BadassPreacher has them wearing it and even non-clergy often have their own personal BadassLongRobe when traveling the world as a devout Christian.

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* [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in the ''Literature/NightWatch'' series. Magical items must be recharged after each use, and the Inquisitors' robes prevent anyone from seeing just how heavily armed they are.