History Main / CommissarCap

* Played straight in Real Life in the 1990s with RussiansWithRustingRockets and Russian cops. Unlike RedsWithRockets, they had these as part of uniform, though they were abolished in TheNewTens, being replaced with smaller ones in the older Soviet style. Soviet officers did often have this kinds of caps as part of the dress uniform (hence the trope name), though Soviet caps were not quite as large as modern ones — it actually started in TheEighties (duh!) as [[CustomUniform some sort of military chic]], and the style eventually got popular with the brass in TheNewRussia, thus entering the regulations.

[-[[caption-width-right:300:Clockwise from top left: UsefulNotes/MuammarGaddafi, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_over_Parador Alphonse Simms,]] [[Literature/GauntsGhosts Ibram Gaunt]], and [[Franchise/StreetFighter M. Bison]].]]-]

* One is part of the regalia of Paradorian President-For-Life Alphonse Simms in ''Moon Over Parador''. Richard Dreyfuss wears it with a jaunty tilt that makes it much less impressive.

* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' has a CaptainErsatz version of M. Bison's hat.

* Members of the Terran Republic in ''[[Videogame/PlanetSide PlanetSide 2]]'' can purchase an enormous Commissar cap, complete with [[GogglesDoNothing goggles wrapped around the brim]]. It can be complimented by using the "Commissar" title unlocked at Battle Rank 76.

* The Battlecruiser's unit portrait in ''Franchise/StarCraft'', as well as Admiral [=DuGalle=] and Vice-Admiral Stukov of the fascistic United Earth Directorate.

* M. Bison (played by Raul Julia) wears one in ''Film/StreetFighter''. To further stress the PuttingOnTheReich aspect, the metal Shadaloo symbol on the front looks rather eerily like a mix between the Nazi "Reichsadler" and the SS "Totenkopf" motif.

A subtrope of both NiceHat and BlingOfWar. A large, high [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peaked_cap peaked cap]] similar to those worn by BananaRepublic [[GloriousLeader dictators]]. The trope namer is ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'', with [[ThePoliticalOfficer Commissars]] wearing such caps,[[note]]This is itself a nod to the similarly totalitarian [[GloriousMotherRussia Soviet Union]], in which pretty much everyone, even ''primary school children'', was issued a peaked cap at some point, especially the political commissars[[/note]] This headgear surely makes the wearer look badass in an authoritarian sense of the word. Sometimes decorated with elaborate silver or gold designs on the visor and/or the front of the crown, nicknamed "scrambled eggs" by military folks; the stereotypical BananaRepublic leader's cap has so much of these that you can barely see the colour of the actual cap underneath.

* Played straight in Real Life in the 1990s with RussiansWithRustingRockets and Russian cops. Unlike RedsWithRockets, they have these as part of uniform. But the caps are going to be abolished soon, replaced with smaller ones in the older Soviet style. Soviet officers did often have this kinds of caps as part of the dress uniform (hence the trope name), though Soviet caps were not quite as large as modern ones.

** Modern huge peaked caps are disliked among the Russian military, derisively known as [[BananaRepublic "Pinochet caps"]]. They are also a case of SukhomlinovEffect, becoming larger and more fanciful as the Russian army weakened and grew underequipped and undertrained.
** As of recent years, Russian military funding has risen again, and coincidentally, they have adopted smaller caps lacking the double-headed eagle of the Russian federation and look similar to Soviet caps. The new Minister of Defence, Sergei Shoigu, brought his old EMERCOM hat, quite compact and soft, into Russian military fashion.

* Raidou Kuzunoha of ''RaidouKuzunohaVsTheSoullessArmy'' and ''RaidouKuzunohaVsKingAbaddon'' wears one of these at all times, even when in the bath.

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* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''

** Commissar Literature/CiaphasCain [[TheSoCalledCoward would, on the whole]], [[CombatPragmatist prefer a helmet]].
*** Funnily enough, due to the composition of the plastic kits regular officers wearing helmets appear to outnumber officers wearing peaked caps.

** ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' has a CaptainErsatz version of M. Bison's hat.

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* In ''{{Narbonic}}'', Mell acquires one for a while when she takes over Madblood's moonbase.
* ''{{SSDD}}'': CORE officers are often shown wearing blue and red pointed caps (including Tessa in her first appearance). Anarchist "leaders" tend to prefer [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shako Shakos]].
* [[RomanticallyApocalyptic Zee Captain]] boasts such a hat.

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* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic wears one as part of his fancy uniform in the WebVideo/{{Kickassia}} anniversary special. [[spoiler: and at the end, when N. Bison is removed from power, WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick, Linkara, and Cinema Snob all fight over who gets the hat....and hence control of WebVideo/{{Kickassia}}]]
** [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg And 8-Bit Mickey!]]

* ''RockyAndBullwinkle'':

Sometimes, especially if the cap in question is black with silver piping, it's PuttingOnTheReich.

* ''HogsOfWar'': Fully promote a pig to the Hero rank, and they get one of these hats.
* Worn by Crow in ''FragileDreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon''

* [[http://civilwartalk.com/attachments/north-korean-generals-jpg.13380/ North Korea loves this trope to the bone ]]
** If only in bad photoshops.

* M.Bison (played by Raul Julia) wears one in ''Film/StreetFighter''. To further stress the PuttingOnTheReich aspect, the metal Shadaloo symbol on the front looks rather eerily like a mix between the Nazi "Reichsadler" and the SS "Totenkopf" motif.

* Seems to be part of the Star Fleet dress uniform in StarTrekIntoDarkness. Particularly visible in the gathering at the end of the film.

->''It isn't the scarlet sash and the fancy hat that makes you a commissar, it's the way you wear them.''

[-[[caption-width-right:300:Clockwise from top left: UsefulNotes/MuammarGaddafi, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_over_Parador Alphonse Simms]], [[Literature/GauntsGhosts Ibram Gaunt]], and [[Franchise/StreetFighter M. Bison]].]]-]

A subtrope of both NiceHat and BlingOfWar. A large, high [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peaked_cap peaked cap]] similar to those worn by BananaRepublic [[GloriousLeader dictators]]. The trope namer is ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'', with [[ThePoliticalOfficer Commissars]] wearing such caps[[note]] itself a nod to the similarly totalitarian [[GloriousMotherRussia Soviet Union]], in which pretty much everyone, even ''primary school children'', was issued a peaked cap at some point, especially the political commissars [[/note]]. This headgear surely makes the wearer look badass in an authoritarian sense of the word. Sometimes decorated with elaborate silver or gold designs on the visor and/or the front of the crown, nicknamed "scrambled eggs" by military folks; the stereotypical BananaRepublic leader's cap has so much of these that you can barely see the colour of the actual cap underneath.

** Say it with us now: Cowardly Commissar Ciaphas Cain Contains his Coiffure in a Commissar Cap!

A subtrope of both NiceHat and BlingOfWar. A large, high [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peaked_cap peaked cap]] similar to those worn by BananaRepublic [[GloriousLeader dictators]]. The trope namer is ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'', with [[ThePoliticalOfficer Commissars]] wearing such caps. This headgear surely makes the wearer look badass in an authoritarian sense of the word. Sometimes decorated with elaborate silver or gold designs on the visor and/or the front of the crown, nicknamed "scrambled eggs" by military folks; the stereotypical BananaRepublic leader's cap has so much of these that you can barely see the colour of the actual cap underneath.

* Worn by General, Colonel, and other Repliforce soldiers in ''VideoGame/{{Mega Man X}}4''. Colonel's sister Iris wore a beret. A less blatant one is worn by recurring character [[MissionControl Signas]].

* Chiri Kitsu in an episode of Zoku ''SayonaraZetsubouSensei'', when she subjects the teachers and other students to surprise inspections in order to catch them unprepared.
* Chocolat from ''SorcererHunters'' wears one of these ([[{{Stripperiffic}} and little else]]) when she's in "combat mode".
* Washizaki from ''RikiOh'', the inspiration for Vega/M.Bison in ''StreetFighter'' in VideoGames.
* [[VisionaryVillain Kanako Watanabe]] of StarDriver wears one of these as part of her Glittering Crux outfit.

* Sturm in ''AdvanceWars''. Greyfield from Days of Ruin also has one.

* Illya Kuryakin donned one in an episode of ''TheManFromUNCLE''; appropriate for a former Soviet officer.

** On the other hand, for much of the Cold War, large-crowned American caps were bigger than their Soviet counterparts.

* ''{{Frantic}}''. Michelle wears one when she first meets the protagonist played by Creator/HarrisonFord, along with a black leather jacket.

* "Colonel Red" (Smash Daisuke) from ''GunstarHeroes''

* Captain Allen Hamilton and Colonel Orson Perrault, of ''AceCombat 5'', both wear these, styled after the USAF.
* Diego Gaspar Navarro from ''AceCombat X: Skies of Deception''.