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* ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'' and ''TokusouSentaiDekaranger'': Anubis "Doggie" Cruger/Shadow Ranger and his tokusatsu counterpart Doggy Kruger/[=DekaMaster=] both sport longcoats when not transformed. [[TheCoatsAreOff Doggie ends up tossing his off when he morphs!]]

* ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]'' has quite a few examples, but the most prominent examples are [[RebelLeader Ulfric Stormcloak]], who wears a long coat made of ''chain-mail'' under an animal pelt, and the Thalmor (think evil [[[ANaziByAnyOtherName Nazi]] [[OurElvesAreBetter elves]]), who wear [[PuttingOnTheReich long black often-hooded robes which look like standard long-coats]].

* Many wrestlers have adopted the longcoat to improve their image as badasses; among them are TheUndertaker, Wrestler/{{Sting}}, {{Edge}} (one of the earliest adopters), and ChristopherDaniels (who ups the badass quotient by wearing a ''sleeveless'' Badass Longcoat).
* MattHardy recently started sporting a very nice Badass Longcoat, though at the moment he might be a subversion of the associated trope.

* The titular protagonist in ''VI Warshawski'' wears a good-looking one as part of her HotChickInABadassSuit ensemble. During the climax, the villainess also wears a badass long coat with a [[ScarfofAsskicking great scarf]] as well(''which she uses to wipe away her fingerprints'').

** Oh, it's far more than simply RuleOfCool. Firstly, it houses rocket engines used to fly when not in screw-you-physics mode. Secondly, he can throw it off so it will form a WaveMotionGun which fires by itself. It also covers a face on his back.[[hottip:*: the face ''also'' [[WaveMotionGun shoots lasers]]

* And let's not forget Aaron Griffin in Gears 3, he's the only human wearing a longcoat in the entire series!

** And of course, the Tenth Doctor sports a camel-colored long coat as part of his silhouette. The pockets are BiggerOnTheInside. (In the Literature/EighthDoctorAdventures books, the Doctor cops to having used no such elegant solution -- he just rips out the lining of his pockets, turning the whole lining of his coat into one big pocket.)

** Lonesome Road also has the US Army General outfit, an olive-drab overcoat that belonged to a pre-War general in the Divide.

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVersusXIII'': Noctis Lucis Caelum wore a long black coat in the first teaser trailer.

* JonahHex sometimes wears a classic duster and sometimes an Army greatcoat.

** Wallace habitually wears a trenchcoat that comes to his ankles and earns bonus points for the fact that he is also a RetiredBadass and has BadassLonghair.

* ''Series/{{Merlin}}'': King Uther Pendragon of the BBC TV series often sports a black leather badass longcoat, unusual for a king in the Dark Ages. And occasionally his son, Arthur, rocks a rather nice ankle-length brown coat.
* ''Franchise/{{Highlander}}'': This franchise has a lot of these, starting with Connor [=MacLeod=] in the first movie. Not only do the dusters look cool, they provide a convenient HandWave for how Immortals [[{{Hammerspace}} pull their swords out of nowhere]].
* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'': In this universe, a long brown coat was part of the standard uniform for Independent soldiers during The War, earning them the nickname "Browncoats". Mal Reynolds and Zoe Washburn are both seen in their old army browncoats.

* ''Series/{{Angel}}'': Angel's black leather longcoat is badass enough to stay that way even when it's being worn by a muppet-Angel in the episode "Smile Time". And in "Guise Will Be Guise", Wesley is forced to impersonate Angel. By the end of the episode, Wes has become so BadAss that he's giving orders to everyone while Angel stays in the background griping that he'd like his coat back.
* ''Series/LifeOnMars2006'' and ''AshesToAshes'':
** Gene Hunt wears a long camelhair longcoat in the Seventies; in the Eighties, he's traded it for a long black trench coat, just as badass and reflecting his AntiHero status.
** Keats's grey trenchcoat would seem, at first, an aversion - he's not that badass in the beginning. But when his true nature is revealed? Yes.

* ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'': Captain Jack Harkness wears a [[http://z.about.com/d/scifi/1/0/m/1/-/-/03Torchwood_333x500.jpg Royal Air Force greatcoat]] as part of his iconic 1940s-style ensemble. Rhys Williams refers to him as "That bloke with the coat" several times. Naturally, after being blown up one of his major priorities is replacing it.
* ''CarmenSandiego'': The title character has that awesome red trench.

* ''Series/StargateSG1'':
** Parodied in the episode "200", when Teal'c imagines himself as a Badass Longcoat detective.
** In the Season Six episode "Nightwalkers", Carter, Teal'c and Jonas Quinn show up in a small Oregon town, all three wearing long, dark leather coats. Way to go, guys, could we look any MORE threatening and sinister?
* ''TheWire'': Omar Little uses a duster to conceal his kevlar vest and double-barreled shotgun while robbing drug dealers.
* ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'': Parodies the longcoat on several occasions. In one episode, Charlie remarks how cool Frank's trenchcoat looks and wants one of his own. In another episode, Mac buys a black leather duster because he thinks it makes him tough. At one point he thinks it will help him kick down a door. When Charlie wants a try at the door, he demands to put the duster on first. Mac ends up hitting Charlie against the wall while Charlie wears the duster. In a third episode, Mac's will demands that his duster be burnt after his death, but Dennis insists on keeping it for himself.
* ''TheEqualizer'': Robert [=McCall=] is rarely seen in an episode without at least once wearing either his black or grey trench coat. Almost never closed unless he was out in bad weather.

* ''Series/StargateAtlantis'': Wraith officers tend to wear [[HellbentForLeather long, black leather coats]] as opposed to the pants and muscle shirts of the warriors.
** Also, the series' most memorable human villain, Acastus Kolya, who wears a long black coat when not in uniform.
** ''Trinity'': Ronon and Teyla in black coats. The show's two most badass characters in long, black coats - simply badass. And while everyone wears [=BDUs=] offworld, Ronon tends to wear a coat instead.
** The Mooks are specifically called "Longcoats" for their...long coats.
* ''Series/DarkShadows'': Barnabas Collins was an Inverness-cape-wearing vampire.
* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Castiel]], the warrior of God, is modeled after John Constantine wardrobe-wise (overcoat and all). Being an angel, Castiel's clothes have the added bonus of self-repairing damage from gunshot blasts and stabbings, and magical dry cleaning for blood stains.

* ''Series/AmericanIdol'': Adam Lambert in the Season 8 performance finale wore a [[http://l.yimg.com/l/tv/us/img/site/73/09/0000057309_20090519234506.jpg long, black trench coat]] with fog machines while singing "Mad World". It didn't necessarily make him badass, though.
* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'':
** In season nine, [[spoiler:Clark Kent takes to wearing one of these with an all black ensemble. Badass, but not his color or style. How about something figure hugging in red and blue?]]
** Lex rocked the badass longcoat.
* ''Series/{{Sanctuary}}'': John Druitt is rarely seen without his black leather longcoat.
* ''YoungDracula'': He's not really that badass, but Eric Van Helsing wears one when he goes slaying.
* ''Series/TheThickOfIt'': Malcolm Tucker wears a flowing black coat, most notably when vowing to his [[{{Whitehall}} Number 10]] colleagues "YOU WILL SEE ME AGAIN" and then walking out of Number10 as it billows after him.

* ''Series/TheXFiles'': Badass Longcoat is nearly omnipresent for the series as both bad guys and good guys wear them frequently. Trenchcoats are justified in-universe as the investigations are often conducted in foggy, damp climates. Needless to say, it also looks awesome.
** Agent Mulder wears a trench coat in several episodes and he's a highly capable FBI agent. TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness considers him an extraordinary threat for their plans.
** Scully wears a long coat quite often too. It helped [[HideYourPregnancy hide Gillian Anderson's pregnancy]]. She also wears a lab coat when she performs an autopsy, and she looks very badass while doing so. Autopsy rooms and science stuff have always been her comfort zone.
** Mulder's MysteriousInformant Deep Throat wore a long coat in most of his appearances. It added to his mystique of a shady figure.
** Mulder's next Mysterious Informants, known only as Mr. X, invariably wore long dark coats. He was a very intimidating figure and somewhat of a ScaryBlackMan.
** Members of [[TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness the Conspiracy]] always wear scary long coats if they ever appear outside.

* ''WalkerTexasRanger'': The opening credits feature ChuckNorris in a tan canvas duster, even though he's much more likely to be wearing a cattleman's short coat, a sheepskin jacket, or a leather vest during the episode.
* ''Series/TinMan'': The soldiers of the WickedWitch are called "Long-coats" and wear black leather dusters. Unfortunately, they attended ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy so they are only bad-ass versus unarmed peasants. Cain (the eponymous Tin Man) and [[CloudCuckooLander Glitch]] are straighter examples. [[HoYay Ish.]]
* ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'' and ''TokusouSentaiDekaranger'': Anubis "Doggie" Cruger/Shadow Ranger and his tokusatsu counterpart Doggy Kruger/[=DekaMaster=] both sport longcoats when not transformed. [[TheCoatsAreOff Doggie ends up tossing his off when he morphs!]]
** Also from SuperSentai, [[BakuryuSentaiAbaranger Mikoto Nakadai]] and [[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger Captain Marvelous]]
** [[EngineSentaiGoOnger Gunpei Ishihara]] tried wearing one, but it didn't work - it led to him being mistaken for a drug dealer.
** The SuperMode from SamuraiSentaiShinkenger added a badass, long, white coat to the suits, while Hyper Mode added a gold trimmed red one. [[spoiler: Takeru gets a black variant as [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Gedou Shinken Red]] in the crossover Vs. movie with TensouSentaiGoseiger.]]
* ''Series/{{Fringe}}'': Olivia regularly wears a long, black coat; Peter, Broyles, and Nina Sharp also occasionally wear them

* ''Series/CriminalMinds'': Milked for all it's worth in the fantasy/noir sequences of the episode "True Night".
* ''Series/KamenRiderWizard'': The titular hero has one built into his suit when transformed.
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Jaime Lannister, when he's not wearing his shiny armor.
* ''ScrapheapChallenge'': Robert Llewellyn wears a greyish one...and looks strangely fit in it.
* ''Series/OnceUponATime'': Several characters including, but not limited to, Rumpelstiltskin, Jefferson and Victor.
* ''Series/{{Revolution}}'': Captain Jeremy Baker.
* ''Series/{{Babylon 5}}'' and ''Series/{{Crusade}}'': All of the Ranger characters wore long dusters, usually black or at least dark in color. Chiefly seen worn by the character Marcus Cole.
* ''The Bletchley Circle'': The four ladies in this BBC series all frequently wear long coats and they all look sexy and badass in them.

* King Uther Pendragon of the BBC TV series ''Series/{{Merlin}}'' often sports a black leather badass longcoat, unusual for a king in the Dark Ages. And occassionaly his son, Arthur, rocks a rather nice ankle-length brown coat.
* The ''Franchise/{{Highlander}}'' franchise has a lot of these, starting with Connor [=MacLeod=] in the first movie. Not only do the dusters look cool, they provide a convenient HandWave for how Immortals [[{{Hammerspace}} pull their swords out of nowhere]].
* In the ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' universe, a long brown coat was part of the standard uniform for Independent soldiers during The War, earning them the nickname "Browncoats". Mal Reynolds and Zoe Washburn are both seen in their old army browncoats.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''

* In ''Series/{{Angel}}'', Angel's black leather longcoat is badass enough to stay that way even when it's being worn by a muppet-Angel in the episode "Smile Time".
** And in "Guise Will Be Guise", Wesley is forced to impersonate Angel. By the end of the episode, Wes has become so BadAss that he's giving orders to everyone while Angel stays in the background griping that he'd like his coat back.
* In ''Series/{{Life On Mars|2006}}'' and ''AshesToAshes'',

* ''Series/DoctorWho'' knows the value of a Badass Longcoat:

* ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' Captain Jack Harkness wears a [[http://z.about.com/d/scifi/1/0/m/1/-/-/03Torchwood_333x500.jpg Royal Air Force greatcoat]] as part of his iconic 1940s-style ensemble. Rhys Williams refers to him as "That bloke with the coat" several times. Naturally, after being blown up one of his major priorities is replacing it.
* CarmenSandiego has that awesome red trench.
* ''Series/{{Farscape}}''

* ''Series/StargateSG1''

* Omar Little in ''TheWire'' uses a duster to conceal his kevlar vest and double-barreled shotgun while robbing drug dealers.
* ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' parodies the longcoat on several occasions. In one episode, Charlie remarks how cool Frank's trenchcoat looks and wants one of his own. In another episode, Mac buys a black leather duster because he thinks it makes him tough. At one point he thinks it will help him kick down a door. When Charlie wants a try at the door, he demands to put the duster on first. Mac ends up hitting Charlie against the wall while Charlie wears the duster. In a third episode, Mac's will demands that his duster be burnt after his death, but Dennis insists on keeping it for himself.
* Robert [=McCall=], ''TheEqualizer'', is rare to be seen in an episode without at least once wearing either his black or grey trench coat. Almost never closed unless he was out in bad weather.
* The Badass Longcoat is part of a Makai Knight's standard uniform in the {{Toku}} series ''{{Garo}}''. The title character wears a very cool white longcoat when he's not in armored mode.
** Rekka wears one to show that she considers herself the equal of a Makai Knight, even though she's not allowed to become one because she is a woman.
* Wraith officers in ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' tend to wear [[HellbentForLeather long, black leather coats]] as opposed to the pants and muscle shirts of the warriors.

* Barnabas Collins from ''Series/DarkShadows'' was an Inverness-cape-wearing vampire.
* [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Castiel]], the warrior of God from ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', is modeled after John Constantine wardrobe-wise (overcoat and all). Being an angel, Castiel's clothes have the added bonus of self-repairing damage from gunshot blasts and stabbings, and magical dry cleaning for blood stains.
* Ren from ''KamenRiderRyuki'' was never without his black leather coat, whose billowing was even seen as part of his transformation. Actually mocked in an interview where all the riders did their transformation poses, and Shinji's actor waved the bottom of his shirt around for the same effect.
* Adam Lambert on the Season 8 ''Series/AmericanIdol'' performance finale wore a [[http://l.yimg.com/l/tv/us/img/site/73/09/0000057309_20090519234506.jpg long, black trench coat]] with fog machines while singing "Mad World". It didn't necessarily make him badass, though.
* ''Series/{{Smallville}}''

* John Druitt from ''Series/{{Sanctuary}}'' is rarely seen without his black leather longcoat.
* He's not really that badass, but Eric Van Helsing wears one when he goes slaying in ''YoungDracula''.
* Malcolm Tucker from ''Series/TheThickOfIt'' wears a flowing black coat, most notably when vowing to his [[{{Whitehall}} Number 10]] colleagues "YOU WILL SEE ME AGAIN" and then walking out of Number10 as it billows after him.

* Sherlock Holmes in ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''. The dark blue tweed Belstaff, classically cut, has the sort of swirling tails one needs.

* The opening credits for ''WalkerTexasRanger'' feature ChuckNorris in a tan canvas duster, even though he's much more likely to be wearing a cattleman's short coat, a sheepskin jacket, or a leather vest during the episode.
* In ''Series/TinMan'', the soldiers of the WickedWitch are called "Long-coats" and wear black leather dusters. Unfortunately, they attended ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy so they are only bad-ass versus unarmed peasants.
** Cain (the eponymous Tin Man) and [[CloudCuckooLander Glitch]] are straighter examples. [[HoYay Ish.]]
* Anubis "Doggie" Cruger/Shadow Ranger of ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'' and his tokusatsu counterpart Doggy Kruger/[=DekaMaster=] of TokusouSentaiDekaranger both sport longcoats when not transformed. [[TheCoatsAreOff Doggie ends up tossing his off when he morphs!]]

* Olivia on ''Series/{{Fringe}}'' regularly wears a long, black coat; Peter, Broyles, and Nina Sharp also occasionally wear them
* Franky Fitzgerald, from the British T.V show ''Series/{{Skins}}'', wore a black longcoat during the first episode, which helped her gain the nickname "Franky Badass".
* Milked for all it's worth in the fantasy/noir sequences of the episode "True Night" of ''Series/CriminalMinds''.
* The titular hero of ''Series/KamenRiderWizard'' has one built into his suit when transformed.
* Jaime Lannister in ''Series/GameOfThrones'', when he's not wearing his shiny armor.
* Robert Llewellyn wears a greyish one in ''ScrapheapChallenge''. And looks strangely fit in it.
* In ''Series/{{Once Upon a Time}}'' several characters including, but not limited to, Rumpelstiltskin, Jefferson and Victor.

* The four ladies on the BBC series ''The Bletchley Circle'' all frequently wear long coats and they all look sexy and badass in them.

* Franchise/{{Batman}} villain SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker has been wearing a purple or black trenchcoat since Marshall Rogers first drew the character with one in the mid 1970s. Much of the time he wears it as an overcoat and removes it when he’s indoors or relaxing but some works like Brian Azzarello's Joker feature the badass longcoat as a staple of Joker's outfit.
** ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' version of The Joker wears a longer duster. When the cops take it off him, they find out it's holding about a dozen or so knives (plus a potato peeler). On top of that, early in the movie there's about half a dozen grenades inside it.

* ComicBook/{{Batman}} villain Hush. The two major aspects of his costume are a BandagedFace and a tattered trenchcoat.

* Gambit of Comicbook/{{X-Men}} fame is seldom seen without his brown longcoat.

* Adam Lambert on the Season 8 ''AmericanIdol'' performance finale wore a [[http://l.yimg.com/l/tv/us/img/site/73/09/0000057309_20090519234506.jpg long, black trench coat]] with fog machines while singing "Mad World". It didn't necessarily make him badass, though.

* Snake Eyes briefly gets a black badass longcoat for ''one scene'' in ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra''. This being [[MerchandiseDriven G.I. Joe]], it's included in an [[http://www.theterrordrome.com/forums/download/file.php?id=4715&mode=view action figure]], too.

* [[MrFanservice Thane Krios]] in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' wears one, largely because the designers thought he looked silly without it.

* The four ladies on the BBC series ''The Bletchley Circle'' all frequently wear long coats and they all look awesome in them.

* The four ladies on the BBC series ''The Bletchly Circle'' all frequently wear long coats and they all look awesome in them.