History Main / TrenchCoatWarfare

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* In ''Literature/TerminalWorld'', ActionGirl Meroka's introductory scene has her open her coat to reveal a sub-machine gun, a revolver, an automatic, a blunderbuss, a crossbow, and a varied assortment of knives.
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* ''Series/{{Angel}}''. WrongGenreSavvy geek Andrew (once a BigBadWannabe in the Buffyverse, but by this stage more of a ComedicHero) proudly shows off the WalkingArmory under his BadassLongcoat which he copied from Spike. Spike is not impressed.

* Variant in the animated show ''WesternAnimation/{{COPS}}''. The villainous Buttons [=McBoomBoom=] opens his coat to reveal machine guns hidden ''inside his chest.''

* Sniper, from the ''Roleplay/GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse''.

* ThePunisher has done this upon occasion.

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-->''(Neo steps through a metal detector, setting it off.)''\\
'''Security Officer''': Could you please remove any metallic items you may be carrying: keys, loose change...\\
''(Neo opens up his coat, revealing a massive weapons stockpile.)''\\
'''Security Officer''': [[OhCrap Holy shit.]]

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* Came up a couple of times on ''Series/HillStreetBlues'', albeit [[DownplayedTrope usually with only one weapon,]] such as when someone shot up a gay bar with an Uzi concealed in this fashion [[spoiler: and wounded a police officer in the process, causing some awkwardness because he wasn't previously out to his colleagues.]] And unlike some more modern works, ConspicuousTrenchCoat didn't apply because long overcoats were a perfectly normal thing to wear in that era; it was even a plot point in an episode that took place during a ColdSnap that walking around wearing a trenchcoat and a ''ski mask'' didn't count as probable cause.

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* Ever wondered why the trenchcoat is called a ''trench''coat? Because they were [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trench_coat first produced for British officers]] in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. These greatcoats were, in fact, tailored exactly for this trope's sake (other than keeping the wearer warm and dry in the trenches). You could stuff the pockets and fit the belt with hand grenades, maps and casings, ammo cartridges, swords, walking sticks, and much more. Plus, the coat made it easier to shoulder rifles and similar things.

* In an episode of Anime/{{FLCL}}, the villain-of-the-day is a giant gunslinger in a poncho, out from which it produces several different firearms; when flipped upside-down it [[spoiler:is revealed to be a giant hand, each finger holding a gun.]]

Someone allows his or her BadassLongcoat to flare open, [[HiddenWeapons revealing]] [[WalkingArmory enough weaponry]] to outfit a small separatist uprising with enough to spare for opening a gun shop.

** A modern trench coat (i.e. what buisnessmen wear to work in bad weather) is far more advanced than what was available back then. The modern ones are very expensive water proof coats capable of keeping someone mostly dry during a thunderstorm.

* In ''EpicBattleFantasy 3'', the Gunslinger enemies and their sword-based variant essentially ARE trench coats with robotic heads. The coats don't open, although just because it'd require an explanation on how hammerspace works - {{BFG}}s or {{BFS}}s still emerge from the coats regularly.

* Meryl Strife from ''{{Trigun}}'' did this to an extreme, with dozens of one-shot derringer pistols lining her cloak, which she'd [[ThrowAwayGuns go through quite rapidly in a gunfight]].

* HeartCore: [[http://www.deviantart.com/art/heartcore-chp-08-page-288-301525807 Seems that]] [[MadBomber Carval]] was more than prepared to bring a shirt full of blood bombs with him for his fight against Ame.

* Pierrot Le Fou from ''Anime/CowboyBebop''.

* In ChampionsOnline it is not only a simple matter to outfit your character with a trenchcoat, but also to equip them with enough holsters, ammo belts and guns strapped to their body to make that Munitions Superpower look realistic.

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* Depending on the series, ''InspectorGadget'' has dozens of gadgets inside his coat. The original 1983 series was fairly restrained--his coat carried only the airbag gadget and the retractable handcuffs. Later on, in the movies, ''GadgetAndTheGadgetinis'', and the recent 2015 CGI series, his coat contained many more gadgets.

* In ''VideoGame/Overwatch'' the character Reaper has a spray that suggests this to be the case. In it, he is holding open his coat to reveal several identical shotguns within, replacements for the ones he's holding when they run out of ammo and he carelessly tosses them aside.

* ''TheTransporter 2'' manages to combine this with blatant {{Fanservice}} when [[TheDragon Lola]] first tries to kill the protagonist, ripping open the [[MuggedForDisguise white labcoat she's wearing]] to reveal a pink bra and panties, black garter, suspenders and stockings, and twin laser-sighted full-auto Glock pistols which she puts to immediate use.

* ''Film/{{Red}} 2''. Victoria Brown steps into the Iranian embassy and draws a weapon from several hanging under her [[PrettyInMink fur-lined coat]]. Classy...