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14 [[caption-width-right:350:Giving a whole new meaning to "killer fashion".]]
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16This is basically using clothes as {{Improvised Weapon}}s, proving that some people don't ''carry'' weapons because they ''wear'' them.
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18A SuperTrope to:
19* ArmedLegs
20* GloveSlap
21* MasterOfThreads
22* PowerFist
23* ShoeSlap
24* SockItToThem
25* WeaponizedHeadgear
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27A SisterTrope to ClothFu.
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29Compare HiddenWeapons and its subtropes for actual weapons hidden inside clothes.
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37* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': Senjumaru Shutara of Squad Zero can create, shape, and manipulate any sort of cloth for various purposes. She has created cloth backdrops in order to mirror the surrounding area and intricate personal soldiers from fabric that follow her mental command.
38* In ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', Guts shields himself from arrows with his cloak.
39* ''Manga/BungoStrayDogs'': Akutagawa's ability allows him to manipulate clothes to ''extreme'' extends.
40* The first ''Manga/CardCaptorSakura'' movie has Madoushi attack Sakura by using her hair ribbons to ensnare her.
41* In ''Manga/CesareIlCreatoreCheHaDistrutto'', Cesare Borgia, 16, brings a cape to a knife fight, and wins, all while suavely delivering a lecture against racism. And it wasn't even his cape! In the [[Theatre/CesareIlCreatoreCheHaDistrutto stage adaptation]], the fight is a lot more stylized and less brutal, but it still happens. And he did have a dagger on him the whole time, he just didn't think [[BarbaricBully Henri]] was worth it.
42* Daki uses kimono sashes to fight and trap her victims in ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba''.
43* [[OldMaster Master Asia]] of ''[[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam G Gundam]]'', [[RedBaron The Undefeated of the East]], uses the sash he wears around his waist as a weapon ''to absurdly lethal effect''. He can turn it into a makeshift drill or whip and the thing appears to exhibit the properties of a steel blade... and this is when he ''isn't'' [[KiManipulation empowering it with his own ki]]. With this, he can destroy [[HumongousMecha Mobile Suits]] while on foot. Remember, [[OldMaster this is the man who taught]] Domon everything he knew. [[MemeticBadass Yes, he's just that good]].
44* Teppa Aizen in ''Anime/{{Grenadier}}'' can weaponize all his clothes (made of AppliedPhlebotinum), altering their physical properties to those of a [[CoolSword sword]], a rope, a [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe shield]], etc.
45* In ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'' the MultiMeleeMaster Shigure is in a hot springs bath, completely naked and helpless. Surely, it's the right moment to attack her, right? Wrong! She can still use her hair ribbon (soaked in hot water) to defend herself, at least temporarily until she retrieves her sword. In a later chapter, when captured by the enemy, they imprison her naked... not to humiliate her, but because they're well aware of her abilities and don't want to give her ''anything'' she could potentially use as a weapon.
46* In ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency'', Hamon users occasionally wear special red scarves. The scarves are sewn with the guts of small beetles that are incredible conduits for Hamon energy. A Hamon user with the scarf can weaponize the fabric to truly lethal effect.
47* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'':
48** Best Jeanist's Quirk lets him manipulate the fibers in clothing, be it his or someone else's. While the ability by itself is nothing spectacular, only giving him a power ranking of 2/5 in the official character book, his [[WeakButSkilled skill]] and finesse with the ability has lead to him ranking as the number 4 Pro Hero (and the owner of a [[MundaneUtility successful fashion line]]).
49** Aizawa, whose [[PowerNullifier power]] still requires him to FightLikeANormal, often immobilizes opponents with a scarf made from steel wire alloy woven with carbon nanofibers; using it apparently took him six years to master. He taught Shinso Hitoshi this method and passed on one of his cloths to the boy.
50* In ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'', Kuu Fei uses a cloth spear in her fight against Mana, made from a sash in her dress.
51* ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'': In a flashback, Saitama is shown killing a [[GiantEnemyCrab monster]] by wrapping his tie around his eye stalk and pulling it out along with the monsters internal organs.
52* During Ryōga's first appearance in ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', Creator/RumikoTakahashi gave him this particular gimmick: he could spin his bandannas as a DeadlyDisc[=/=]shuriken hybrid, snap his belt into a blade, and wield a tremendously heavy umbrella. After that one fight he abandoned all these gimmicks and became a much more "pure" hand-to-hand fighter, and only used the spinning bandannas one more time (and even then, only the one instead of a volley of them) in the whole of the manga.
53* ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'': Hajime Saito use his friggin' belt to block, grab, lift, and almost kill Kenshin Himura in their first in-series battle.
54* ''Manga/{{Sekirei}}'': There's one specific Sekirei nicknamed "The Veiled Sekirei", who uses her own clothing as her weapon, either to constrict them like tentacles or turning it into a madeshift spear to pierce them. [[spoiler:Said Sekirei is actually Uzume acting against her will because her Ashikabi, Chiho, is held hostage]].
55* In ''Manga/TokyoShinobiSquad'', Papillon's ninpo art, the "Stitching Technique", lets her unravel her clothes to use as a weapon and a shield. She can easily smother an incoming RPG this way.
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59* The hem of Kate Kane's ComicBook/{{Batwoman}} cape is both weighted and sharp, allowing her to use it as a short-range weapon. She's also used it to entangle opponents and throw them around.
60* ''ComicBook/TheFurtherAdventuresOfIndianaJones'':
61** In #3, Indy is stripped of his trusty bullwhip and locked in a cell. He uses his belt as a makeshift whip to [[HookingTheKeys hook the keys from off the wall opposite]].
62** In #9, Indy uses his tuxedo jacket as an OutfitDecoy in an attempt to lure out his attacker. His foe is too crafty, however, and launches an ambush at Indy. With no other weapon to hand, Indy is forced to swat his opponent with the jacket. His foe grabs hold of the jacket and nearly drags them both off ThePrecariousLedge.
63** In #11, Indy throws a matador's cape over the head of the [[BrutishBulls Brutish Bull]] he is fighting: blinding it long enough for him to escape.
64* One shot ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} villain Sylph had a shroud made of a special material that allowed her to suffocate her opponents or use it as a makeshift bungie cord to jump off buildings and land safely on the ground.
65* ''ComicBook/OrangeCrows'': Cierra picks up a ScarfOfAsskicking while shopping in the Orange District, then starts kicking ass ''with'' the scarf [[spoiler: when her MagicalEye absorbs too much power and transforms her into a violent Fairy-like creature. In her powered-up form she's able to control the scarf like an extra set of arms, utilizing the scarf's reach to pummel the Forsaken Warlocks attacking the airship she and the Crows were sent to protect]].
66* In "War Season, Part 1" by Eric Trautman, ComicBook/RedSonja pretends to be distracted while bathing as a man she is hunting tries to steal her weapons and horses. The man tries to fight off Sonja using her own sword but she disarms him using her loin cloth and subdues him[[note]]During the fight Sonja wears a skirt on her waist and her breasts are covered by her GodivaHair[[/note]].
67* In ''ComicBook/Robin1993'', Tim eventually modified his cape so that he could easily detach it and have it wrap itself around anyone holding on to it which he uses to temporarily hold criminals while dealing with their friends before tying them up for the police to pick up.
68* In ''ComicBook/RoughRiders'' #4, Teddy Roosevelt is caught without a weapon, so he whips off his belt and uses the solid gold buckle to knock out General Linares. [[ComedicUnderwearExposure Then his pants fall down]].
69* In ''ComicBook/SinCity'', Miho can use her sash as an entangling weapon, or [[InstantKnots to latch on to passing vehicles]].
70* Lady Killer from ''The Strangers'' in ComicBook/TheUltraverse was a fashion designer turned superhero. Her power was perfect aim and every part of her costume was designed so it could used as a weapon. Most common was using her sash as an entangling weapon.
71* Storm (Ororo Munroe) does this in ''ComicBook/XMen'' #170 when the X-Men first meet the Morlocks and she has to fight Callisto.
72* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: While Huntress is fighting Pat Pending, she discovers that his many belts are part of a system that allows him to electrocute people who try to grab him by his clothing.
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76* ''ComicStrip/ModestyBlaise'':
77** Modesty often uses her [[ActionDressRip tearaway skirt]] as a weapon to wrap round her opponents' heads.
78** In "The Young Mistress", Modesty knocks the BigBad overboard from his yacht by throwing the plastron she was wearing at him.
79** In "The Last Aristocrat", Willie uses Modesty's bra, a couple of boules and can of lighter fluid to create a makeshift flaming bolas he use to set fire to a boat.
80* ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'': Sure, make fun of [[WiseBeyondTheirYears Linus]]' SecurityBlanket, but be aware that he can use it as a whip.
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84* In ''Fanfic/AmazingFantasy'', Martin Li wears numerous elastic bands no thicker than surgical tape around his face, arms, and legs as the Wraith. His Quirk allows him to telekinetically manipulate them and make them stronger than steel, deflecting the weapons of the Demons and tossing them around with ease. He can also use this for transportation and to quickly reposition himself by slingshotting himself around.
85* In ''Fanfic/TheApprenticeTheStudentAndTheCharlatan'', Nova uses his cloak as a shield to deflect spells, and even at one point as a means to strangle an enemy into unconsciousness.
86* Cloth Armor, Yui Yuigahama's Quirk in ''Fanfic/MyHeroSchoolAdventureIsAllWrongAsExpected'', allows Yui to telekinetically control and strengthen fabric within a few centimeters of her skin. This grants her the ability to use her clothes as a {{Instant|Armor}} PoweredArmor of sorts and move about very quickly by using bandage-like fabric wrapped around her feet that she manipulates into [[SpringCoil makeshift springs boots]]. As her power works the best on fabric that directly touches her skin, her Hero Costume has to be [[EmbarrassingButEmpoweringOutfit both form-fitting]] and [[SuperheroesWearTights cover most of her body]] in order to get the most bang out of her buck.
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90* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Adventures of Tintin|2011}}'': In the flashback of the FinalBattle of Sir Francis Haddock against Red Rackham, the latter uses his BadassCape ''[[IncendiaryExponent on fire]]'' as another weapon against Haddock apart of his own sword.
91* In ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney'', Esmeralda uses her scarf as a sling to hurl a stone into the rump of Frollo's horse; causing it to rear and allowing Phoebus to make for a break for it.
92* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'': Mulan uses a sash to fight off some of the Huns in the Imperial Palace with the help of her friends Yao, Ling, and Chien-Po (dressed in drag) before her final confrontation with [[BigBad Shan Yu]].
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96* In ''Film/BeforeIHang'', Garth uses his handkerchief to strangle Victor and George.
97* In ''Film/BringMeTheHeadOfTheMachineGunWoman'', Panguinao kills Shadeline with one of his spurs: attaching it to the end of his whip.
98* In ''Film/{{Bruiser}}'', Henry uses his necktie to choke Janine into submission.
99* In ''Film/ChaiLaiAngelsDangerousFlowers'', Miki manages to choke one of her kidnappers into unconsciousness with his own tie. In the final battle against Lotus, Dragon first uses his jacket like a matador's cape, and then tries to strangle her with it.
100* In ''Film/DeadOfNight'', Peter attempts to strangle Joan with his scarf. During the film's nightmarish climax, [[spoiler:Walter does strangle Dr. Van Straaten with his tie]].
101* In ''Film/DeathWish'', VigilanteMan Paul Kersey's first weapon is two rolls of quarters in a sock that he wields as a flail.
102* In ''Film/DickTracyVsCueball'', Cueball strangles his victims to death with his braided leather hatband.
103* ''Film/DisturbingThePeace'': When Catie confronts the biker who is hassling her in the cafe, she tosses her apron in his face to distract him before she kicks him.
104* The Cloak of Levitation in ''Film/{{Doctor Strange|2016}}'' has a mind of its own and is fully capable of using itself as a weapon against some hapless mooks.
105* ''Film/TheFleshAndTheFiends'': During their brawl in the tavern, the drunken sailor blinds Jackson with the skirt he ripped off Mary before shoving him to the ground.
106* In ''Film/FrankensteinAndTheMonsterFromHell'', Baron Frankenstein smashes a bottle of ether inside his coat and then [[BigGuyRodeo jumps on to the monster's back]] and wraps his coat around the monster's head: holding it there until the monster passes out from inhaling the fumes.
107* In ''Film/{{Frenzy|1972}}'', SerialKiller Bob Rusk (a.k.a. 'the Necktie Killer') strangles his victims with a necktie.
108* In ''Film/{{Gutterballs}}'', BBK garottes Cindy with a pair of bowling shoes with the laces tied together.
109* ''Film/HardTarget'': During the fight in the warehouse, Chance ties a grenade inside his shirt as uses it as weighted flail to take down one of the mooks.
110* ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'' has Voldemort briefly use the longer parts of his robes to ensnare Harry.
111* In ''Film/{{Hero|2002}}'', Flying Snow uses her sleeves to knock down barrages of arrows.
112* In ''Film/{{The Heist|1989}}'', Neil uses a bar of soap in a sock to defend himself against three thugs who jump him the morning he is supposed to get out of prison.
113* In ''Film/HighVoltage'', Phan uses his scarf three times to either kill or threaten people by strangulation.
114* In ''Film/HouseOf9'', [[spoiler:Francis]] uses Max's scarf to [[HangingAround string up]] Al B. Later, [[spoiler:Max]] uses his belt to strangle [[spoiler:Claire]].
115* In ''Film/IronMonkey'', the one villain uses a technique called "flying sleeves" in which the sleeves of his robe extend and he uses them to batter his opponents at range.
116* ''Film/JamesBond'':
117** Done as BookEnds in ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'', with BondOneLiner too. In the opening sequence, Bond strangles a woman with her own bikini top. "There's something I'd like you to get off your chest." In the closing sequence, Bond gives Wint a GroinAttack with his own coattails. "Well, he certainly left with his tails between his legs."
118** In ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'', Magda strips off her sari and uses it as a weapon against Kamal's goons.
119* In ''Film/JohnnyReno'', Reno whacks Yates with his heavy jacket during the fight in the saloon.
120* In ''Film/{{The Karate Kid|2010}}'' (2010), [[Creator/JackieChan Mr. Han]] uses one kid's jacket sleeves to tie up two other kids who are beating up Dre.
121* ''Film/LongJohnSilver'': When Israel Hands attempts to stab Jim, Jim pulls off his waistcoat and uses it to block the knife.
122* In ''Film/TheManhunt'', the stranger swats one of Robeson's hands aside with his hat.
123* In ''Film/{{MFA}}'', Noelle seduces one of her victims so he takes his belt off in expectation of sex, then she chokes him to death with it.
124* ''Film/MissFisherAndTheCryptOfTears'': Phyrne throws her robe over the head of one of the policemen pursuing her in Jerusalem. By the time he manages to pull it off, she has vanished.
125* In ''Film/MurderByDecree'', Holmes weaponizes his trademark scarf by weighing it down and swinging it like a cudgel.
126* In ''Film/TheNightComesForUs'', Arian uses his jacket to blind Alma in his fight with her.
127* In ''Film/OnceUponASpy'', Tannehil uses the long black strap off her SpyCatsuit to lasso the cyclotron so Chenault can climb across to it.
128* In ''Film/OnceUponATimeInChina III'', the main character, in one scene, pacifies a street full of fighting ruffians by taking off his outer jacket and whipping it around with characteristic kung fu precision.
129* ''Film/Posse1975'': After wrapping a wire around Wesley's throat, Strawhorn uses Wesley's belt to bind his arms to cell bars.
130* ''Film/ReadyOrNot'': In the woods, Grace chokes Stevens into unconsciousness with a strip torn from her wedding gown.
131* ''Film/Revolver1973'': When Ruiz attempts to clobber Vito with an ashtray, Vito counters by throwing his heavy coat at Ruiz; knocking him off-balance and giving Vito time to draw his gun.
132* ''Film/RobinHood2018'': During their fight in the Holy Land, John uses his sash to choke Robin into unconsciousness.
133* In ''Film/ScareCampaign'', Rohan garrottes Tony with a necktie.
134* ''Film/SecretBeyondTheDoor'': During his breakdown, Mark attempts to strangle Celia with a scarf.
135* In ''Film/SherlockHolmes2009'', Watson uses both his hat and coat on different occasions to subdue attacking thugs.
136* The SerialKiller in ''Film/SherlockHolmesAndTheCaseOfTheSilkStocking'' strangles his victims with a silk stocking.
137* ''Film/StarredUp'': The thug who jumps Eric in the showers hits him with a billiard ball in a sock, and then tries to strangle him with the sock.
138* ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'': During her KickingAssInAllHerFinery scene, Harley rips the hem off her fancy red ball gown and uses it to garotte one of the soldiers.
139* In ''Film/SympathyForLadyVengeance'', one of Geum-ja's cellmates is a prostitute who is in prison for strangling her pimp with his necktie. Much later, Geum-ja uses Mr. Baek's tie to throw him around the room while he is BoundAndGagged
140* ''Film/TheThreeMusketeers1973'': During a fight in a laundry, Athos loses his sword and picks up a piece of wet clothing to use as a weapon.
141* In ''Film/{{Torso}}'', the killer's weapon of choice is a black-on-red scarf, used for strangulation.
142* First three movies in ''Film/TheTransporter'' series have each at least one fight scene where the main character uses his trademark black suit to beat up or tie up his opponents. It's probably a complete coincidence that this inevitably leads to a Creator/JasonStatham [[FanService shirtless scene]].
143* In ''Film/UpTheChastityBelt'', Will Scarlet uses his cloak like a matador's cape to cause Braggart's men to charge past him and collide with an anvil.
144* ''Film/VaultOfHorror'': In "Midnight Mess", Harold uses his necktie to strangle to death the private investigator he hired to find his sister.
145* Xiang, when between guns, uses his leather jacket as a weapon in ''Film/XXXReturnOfXanderCage''.
146* ''Film/ZombiesZombiesZombies'': The ice skater in the FilmWithinAFilm Jenna is watching uses her ice skates to fight the zombies.
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150* ''Literature/ChildrenOfDune'' featured a fight between Gurney Halleck and some mook. Halleck's strategy is to wait until the man lunges at him, then to [[CombatPragmatist throw his cloak over the guy's head and stab him through it]].
151* Creator/RogerZelazny's ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfAmber'' series novel ''The Courts of Chaos''. When Corwin fights Duke Borel of the title Courts, he runs away and sets an ambush. When Borel appears, Corwin throws his cloak over Borel's head, rendering him helpless just long enough to kick him off his horse and skewer him with his sword as he's removing the cloak.
152* In the ''Literature/CircleOfMagic'' series, Sandry (along with her tutor Lark) is an ambient mage (a type of {{Whatevermancy}} that manifests through a particular craft) whose power is focused on weaving and anything associated with it (spinning thread, embroidery, making clothes, making nets, so on). Her usual combat move is to use her opponent's clothing to restrain them in a woven cocoon.
153* In the ''VideoGame/MechWarrior: Dark Age'' novel, ''Service for the Dead'', Anastasia Kerensky takes off her halter type garment and uses it to strangle her opponent in a duel for command of the Steel Wolves. Afterward, nobody bothers to question the crazy topless woman about the legality of using her clothing as a weapon in what was supposed to be an unarmed contest (though her opponent grabbed a knife from an observer after she came at him with the shirt the first time).
154* ''Literature/MerkabahRider'': Being CrazyPrepared, the Rider has stitched the 72 names of God in threaded gold into the inner seam of his ''rekel'' coat, in case he should ever be stripped of all of his other amulets and talismans. In "The Dust Devils", this actually happens, but he destroys a demon by turning his coat inside out and wrapping it around the demon.
155* ''Literature/ReignOfTheSevenSpellblades'': "Hidden Tail", an advanced Lanoff Style move Oliver first uses while dueling Joseph Albright in volume 2. He spins with the force of an incoming blow, using his outer robe to block his opponent's vision and conceal his windup for a RoundhouseKick.
156* Creator/MichaelReaves' ''Literature/TheShatteredWorld'' features a cloakfighter as a major supporting character. His cloak has ivory blades woven into its hems, a high reinforced collar to guard his neck, reflective patches in its lining for flash-blinding enemies, and a garrote for a neck-clasp. The sequel, ''The Burning Realm'', shows his childhood training in an extended flashback, revealing that there's a long tradition of cloaks as martial-arts weapons in his native land.
157* In the first ''Literature/{{Spellsinger}}'' novel, Mudge suggests to Jon-Tom that the latter carry his more valuable coinage by sewing it into the hem of his cloak. Not just as a way of hiding it, but because the weight of them can be a useful weapon.
158* In ''Literature/{{Warbreaker}}'', LifeEnergy can be transmitted into inanimate objects, causing them to obey a simple command. This can be used to make clothing behave variously as CombatTentacles ("Grab things"), armor ("Protect me"), or PoweredArmor ("Give me strength").
159** An enterprising Awakener once took this to its logical conclusion by telling a guardsman's tunic and pants to "fight for [him], as if they were [him]." The guardsman was not wearing them at the time.
160* ''Literature/WiroSableng'': Anggini's weapon of choice is the Purple Silk Sash, which can [[RetractableWEapon change its length]].
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164* Weaponized sleeves are relatively common in {{wuxia}} series, especially used by women fighters.
165* ''Series/ColonelMarchOfScotlandYard'': In "The Case of the Misguided Missal", the VictimOfTheWeek is strangled with a scarf. the scarf is then left on the body in an attempt to frame the scarf's owner.
166* ''Series/{{CSI}}'': In "Alter Boys", one victim is shot and then strangled with his own necktie after the killer's gun jams.
167* ''Series/CSIMiami'': In "Wheels Up", the VictimOfTheWeek is killed by a blow from a weighted elbow pad.
168* ''Series/DeathInParadise'': In "Murder Begins at Home", the VictimOfTheWeek is strangled with their own neckerchief.
169* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
170** The Fourth Doctor used his improbably long scarf for this purpose a few times, usually just to trip up or restrain his foes.
171** In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS21E4ResurrectionOfTheDaleks Resurrection of the Daleks]]", the Fifth Doctor blinds a Dalek by hanging his hat on the Dalek's eyestalk.
172* ''Series/FatherBrown'': In "The Red Death", the VictimOfTheWeek is garrotted during a New Year's Eve party. Some distinctive scratches are left on his fingers where he attempted to claw at the ligature. Father Brown eventually realises that the scratches were caused by [[spoiler:the diamond studded belt Ruth Moulton was wearing with her gown and that she used to garrotte him]].
173* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': In "[[Recap/GameOfThronesS1E8ThePointyEnd The Pointy End]]" Syrio disables one Lannister soldier by choking him with the cape that seems to be standard Lannister uniform.
174* ''Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}'': In "To Be a Man", Mac uses a scarf and a stone as a sling to drop a bad guy off of his horse.
175* ''Series/TheNewAvengers'':
176** In "Trap", Gambit improvises a bolas out of his tie and a pair of shoes.
177** In "Dirtier by the Dozen" Gambit uses Purdey's bra as an improvised sling to knock out a commando.
178* In the tenth anniversary special episode of ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'', Tommy removes his jacket and uses it to snare and then blind a few cogs during a fight scene.
179* ''Series/{{Rome}}''. When Marc Antony is attacked outside the Senate just after Caesar's assassination, he yanks off his toga and throws it in the face of the first man to charge at him, slowing the assassin down and making it easier to flee.
180* ''Series/{{Supergirl|2015}}'': Supergirl learns to use her cape as a weapon thanks to training from Mon-El.
181* ''Series/{{Vera}}'': The VictimOfTheWeek in “For the Grace of God” had already suffered a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown at the hands of two other people that left him drifting in and out of consciousness, when he gets suffocated with his own scarf by the murderer, who happens to come across him.
182* ''Series/WhodunnitUK'': Invoked in "A Safe Way to Die", where a scarf is wrapped around the neck of the VictimOfTheWeek to make it look like she was strangled. However, she was actually poisoned with strychnine.
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186* One school of swordfighting in ''TabletopGame/SeventhSea'' is basically "Cloak and rapier" (one in each hand).
187* ''[[Literature/TheChroniclesOfAmber Amber]] Diceless Role-Playing''. Throwing a cloak or [[ClothFu rug]] over someone's head is a specific form of attack listed under Weapons in the Other Factors in Combat section.
188* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''
189** 1st Edition supplement ''Oriental Adventures'': one martial arts ability is Steel Cloth, which allows a character to use a piece of cloth as if it were a spear.
190** In 3.5e, the ''Oriental Adventures''-derived Wu Jen class gets a spell called ''iron scarf'', which turns a thrown silk scarf into a deadly blade. At higher levels, they also get a spell called ''decapitating scarf'', which does pretty much [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin what you think it does]].
191* In ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'', some Varisians ([[FantasyCounterpartCulture Fantasy Roma]]) wield bladed scarves.
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195* One of Batman's moves in ''[[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum Arkham Asylum]]'' is to whirl his cape at his enemies, using weights in the corners to stun.
196* In ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', some of Jin's attacks hit things with his absurdly long sleeves[[note]]They're more like little capes for his arm though instead of full-blown sleeves[[/note]]. Noel has one attack involving the ropes attached to her cuffs. Rachel's forward+C attack is a weaponized Skirt Twirl. Litchi's down-forward + C is a sweep with her cloth as well. Amane's entire playstyle involves using his plume to attack, mainly using it as a [[ThisIsADrill drill.]] Azrael can also smack his opponents about with his CoatCape.
197* In ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'', Auriel the Archangel of Hope has the holy sash Al'maiesh as her weapon, which she pretty much uses to wrap enemies and obliterate them with it (or wrap allies and heal/buff them). She didn't get to use them in the game she appeared in (she had to play the DamselInDistress routine), but she gets to use it during a promotional animated video Wrath, depicting the Eternal Conflict where she fought, and in ''VideoGame/HeroesOfTheStorm''.
198* From ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'':
199** We have Zero, both Original (''2001'') and Clone (''2000''), who wear ''bladed [[BadassLongcoat longcoats]]''.
200** Also from ''2001'' [[FinalBoss Igniz]], who can use the tentacles of his suit to attack the opponent by commanding them telepathically to do so.
201** Then Xiao Lon from ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Maximum Impact'', who uses weighted sleeves in addition to [[NothingUpMySleeve whatever is inside them]].
202* ''VideoGame/LakeviewCabinCollection'': Socks and underwear are some of the items whose only real function is to throw at the bad guys, which does deal a small amount of damage.
203* The titular hero from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfTianding'' is an expert in ''sash''-fu, using his red sash (which stretches for several meters) to repeatedly ensnare and restrain enemies for him to pummel or perform a BuildingSwing with it.
204* [[KungFuWizard Kyogoku Maria]] can attack and trap enemies via magically lengthening her fabric in ''Videogame/SengokuBasara 4''.
205* From ''Franchise/StreetFighter'', we have Rose who uses SoulPower to [[ScarfOfAsskicking kick ass with her scarf]].
206* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'': Mario can use his [[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld Super Cape]] to attack enemies and block projectiles. This is also one of his special moves in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''.
207* Rita from ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' uses scarves and belts to attack enemies and cast magic.
208* In ''Franchise/TouhouProject'', Iku Nagae fights with what is most easily described as a frilly scarf. A number of her attacks revolve around it - including whipping with it, and a ''[[ThisIsADrill drill]] attack with it.''
209* Yuzuriha of ''VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth'' can also swing her coat around to attack her opponent in some of her attacks.
210* One of [[VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry Battler's]] attacks in ''VideoGame/UminekoGoldenFantasia'' also has him take his jacket off to swing it down on top of his opponent.
211* San Zang from ''VideoGame/WarriorsOrochi'' fights entirely with her ridiculously long sleeves that drag along the ground wherever she goes.
212* Huangfu Muyun from ''VideoGame/XuanYuanSword Waizhuan: Yun zhi Yao'' can utilize a piece of white cloth with sword energy to use as a weapon.
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216* ''Webcomic/{{Heartcore}}'': Ame has the ability to use her loincloth as a weapon.
217* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': Outrageous Lemon is a {{magical girl}} with an ElegantGothicLolita theme, who has the ability to control fabric. She keeps several rolls of thin lace ribbons on her person, which she manipulates in battle as RazorFloss.
218* ''Webcomic/YokokasQuest'': Yokoka and Mao wear ribbons on their wrists which they can [[MorphWeapon transform into weapons]] at will in the earlier chapters. Yokoka changes hers into a sword, and Mao changes his into both a [[WhipSword whip and a dagger]].
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222* ''WesternAnimation/BlackDynamite'' and Mr. Rogers face off using the ancient art of Cardigan Kung-Fu.
223* In ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex'', one of Rex's old buddies is made up entirely of bandages, and he can use them either for ranged attacks, or dissolve himself and slip in tight spaces. The mercenary IV also uses bandages as a weapon.
224* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'':
225** In the episode "[[Recap/TheLegendOfKorraS1E3TheRevelation The Revelation]]", Korra borrows her friend Mako's ScarfOfAsskicking to [[WigDressAccent disguise]] herself and [[TheInfiltration infiltrate]] an Equalist rally, and ends up using the scarf to throw a [[GiantMook huge bouncer]] into a steam vent, knocking him out.
226** On a wider basis, [[ExtraOreDinary metalbenders]] wearing metal armor -- Republic City police, Zaofu guards, etc. -- can use that armor as a weapon if needs be. Lin Beifong turns her sleeves into [[BladeBelowTheShoulder Blades Below the Shoulder]] on one occasion, and her sister Suyin bends her breastplate [[spoiler:around [[HavingABlast P'Li]] to block her combustion bending, killing her via YourHeadAsplode in the process.]]
227** [[KnightTemplar Kuvira]] (also a [[ExtraOreDinary metalbender]]) throws metal bands attached to her outfit to bind and blindfold her enemies.
228* ''WesternAnimation/RandyCunninghamNinthGradeNinja'': Randy uses the Ninja's ScarfOfAsskicking in various ways during battles, usually to grab onto things.
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232* Bullfighters use their capes to entice and confuse bulls.
233* [[RoyalRapier Rapier]] and Cloak is (or was anyway) a RealLife discipline, back when people walked around with cloaks and rapiers on a regular basis. It's still used when appropriate in Stage Combat, UsefulNotes/SocietyForCreativeAnachronism, etc.
234* One type of eastern hidden weapon is a long-sleeved robe with weights sewn into the cuffs.
235* Lee style Tai Chi has an empty-hand form, and a number of weapon styles - duelling sword, broadsword, staff, nunchuks... and silk scarf.
236* UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu can be performed in the gi (traditional martial arts uniform), and practitioners are allowed to grip nearly anywhere on their own or their opponent's gi. This results in a wide variety of creative controlling holds, collar chokes, lapel chokes and arm traps, sleeve chokes, and other techniques that are dependent on the user's, or his opponent's, clothing. There is also a competitive variant of Jui Jitsu where the opponents do not wear a gi,[[note]][[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin called "no-gi", appropriately enough]][[/note]] which naturally relies on different techniques to be effective, since the tight-fitting clothing worn can't be gripped in the same way. Those instructors who also teach "street" Jiu Jitsu, for real-life self defense, must teach students both methods, as they can't count on the practitioner or their opponent wearing appropriate clothing if a fight breaks out, but gi techniques do provide a combatant additional tools if the opportunity presents itself.
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