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19th May '13 10:50:08 PM Viira

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11th May '13 1:49:05 AM SeptimusHeap

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!!Questionable Examples

[[folder: Anime and Manga ]]

* Zero from ''CodeGeass''. As mentioned above, Lelouch is invoking the trope to gain support.
* Hei of ''DarkerThanBlack'', (a.k.a. [[FanNickname Chinese Electric Batman]]), who is generally ''committing'' crimes, not [[TheyFightCrime fighting them]], but otherwise fits the style perfectly.
* [[SailorMoon Tuxedo Mask]] has some of this as part of his character (moreso in the manga, where he operated in a ''very'' Batman-like manner for awhile) But he also has elements of [[TheCape the classic Cape]] as well.

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[[folder: Comic Books ]]

* In Mike Grell's run of GreenArrow Ollie trades in his Robin Hood hat for an actual cowl.
* Franchise/{{Batman}} was a questionable Cowl during the SilverAge, with all of the wacky foes they faced and sci-fi hijinks. The famous Creator/AdamWest Series/{{Batman}} was an adaptation of all of this wackiness.

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[[folder: Live Action TV ]]

* Creator/AdamWest's Series/{{Batman}}. The high camp level destroys the "uses his opponent's fears against them" aspect.
** Also the night theme. This Batman acts in broad daylight.
*** Played straight though in some of the early episodes. Batman operated at night and used his shadow to scare a criminal into talking. One of the shows writers wanted to keep these darker aspects of the show but it eventually gave way completely to the camp.
** Batman was briefly seen in a flashback in the ''Series/BirdsOfPrey'' series, alongside a pre-crippled ComicBook/Batgirl. The ladies in that show also count, probably.
* {{Dexter}}, depending on where on TheSlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes he sits.
* The shortlived TV series NightMan, based off the equally short-lived comic series.
* [[{{Superman}} Clark Kent]] in Season 9 {{Smallville}}, since he dresses in black, saves people at superspeed so the can't really see him, and briefly gets in the habit of burning the Mark of El into places where he's saved people as a CallingCard.

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[[folder: Meta ]]

* The VampireDetective trope.

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[[folder: Western Animation ]]

* Franchise/{{Batman}} in all his animated incarnations.
* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''
* Die Fledermaus on ''WesternAnimation/TheTick'' (This is clearly the image he's going for, but [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything the fact that he never actually fights crime makes him somewhat less intimidating]].)
* Zuko's "Blue Spirit" alter-ego on ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' fits the style pretty well, but he doesn't really use the disguise for anything heroic. In his first appearance, the Spirit freed Aang from Zhao's clutches, but this was only so Zuko could capture Aang and get the glory for himself (though this was justifiable, as he felt this was the only way to [[WellDoneSonGuy make his father love him again]]). Later, in the second season, we see Zuko robbing Earth Kingdom merchants for his own selfish needs. Finally, Zuko dons the disguise one more time to capture Aang and Appa. [[spoiler:However, Iroh stops him and Zuko ends up abandoning his mission and freeing Appa. At the end of the episode, Zuko drops his Blue Spirit mask into Lake Laogai and abandons his alter-ego once and for all.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', Mare Do Well from her [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E8TheMysteriousMareDoWell titular episode]] embodies much of the characteristics of a Cowl. She wears a dark costume, mysteriously appears out of nowhere when there is danger, and overall has a very mysterious demeanor. [[spoiler:She's actually a CollectiveIdentity taken up by Twilight, Pinkie, Applejack, and Fluttershy to teach Rainbow Dash about humility.]]

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10th May '13 7:30:29 PM Discar

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