History Main / CapedMecha

** Most "Shellformers" have this feature. Fans tend to be divided on it because it indicates laziness on the designers' part.

* The mecha seen in the first episode of ''Anime/{{ICE}}'' wear long cloaks.

* ''Anime/GunXSword'' has [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Bolkain]], who has a shredded wraith-like cape that can neutralise laser weapons and absorb them.

* ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork:'' A case of "Caped AI". WordOfGod (the illustrator) says that originally, the "Net Navigators" like MegaMan.EXE and others were designed without any kind of cloth in order to emphasize their nature as virtual beings that reside in the net. Bass.EXE, however, was the first exception with his brown robe, purely due to RuleOfCool. The second comes much later in Colonel.EXE, as his inspiration (Colonel from ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' series) has a similar design (though he ''didn't'' have a cape unlike his Battle Network counterpart).

* Ramrod from ''Anime/SaberRiderAndTheStarSheriffs''. It even has a NiceHat.

** The Gyancelot in ''[[Anime/GundamBuildFightersTry Gundam Build Fighters Try Island War]]'' has a ''[[UpToEleven beam cape]]'', which can [[AttackDeflector deflect beams]] and [[CapeSwish cut things with a sweep]].

* Frankenstein Jr. of ''WesternAnimation/FrankensteinJr'' wore a cape.

* Frankenstein Jr. of ''WesternAnimation/FrankensteinJrAndTheImpossibles'' wore a cape.

* In ''Anime/ShinkonGattaiGodannar'', Ken's Blade Gainer wears a cape, or rather what's left of it to emphasize his mysterious badass attitude. And maybe to protect against sand.

* Anime/GiganticFormula has the [[http://www.gigantic-f.com/mecha02.html Jupiter-II]] (no, not [[Series/LostInSpace that one]]).

* In FanFic/UndocumentedFeatures, Corwin Ravenhair pilots a [[Manga/GetterRobo heavily modified]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Zaku]] in a ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' exhibition fight. This Zaku has a flex-metal cape that produces an AntiGravity field, allowing its maneuvering thrusters to let it fly even on Earth.
* In ''FanFic/AnEntryWithABang!'', when the battle of Port Krin seems to be going quite wrong, Tony Dansel has his team equip their Mechs with improvised capes.

* ''Videogame/MegaManBattleNetwork:'' A case of "Caped AI". WordOfGod (the illustrator) says that originally, the "Net Navigators" like MegaMan.EXE and others were designed without any kind of cloth in order to emphasize their nature as virtual beings that reside in the net. Bass.EXE, however, was the first exception with his brown robe, purely due to RuleOfCool. The second comes much later in Colonel.EXE, as his inspiration (Colonel from ''Videogame/MegaManX'' series) has a similar design (though he ''didn't'' have a cape unlike his Battle Network counterpart).

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* In ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob,'' Roofus takes to wearing a large sash after he becomes a member of Princess Voluptua's royal court.

* In ''Manga/BreakBlade'', a group of mecha in the desert is seen briefly wearing cloaks. They're not really capes, and are probably actually more for camouflage than to look cool, but they're still giant robots wearing huge pieces of cloth over their shoulders.

* Billy Lee Black in ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'' had a cape for his [[AMechByAnyOtherName gear]], Renmazuo. It looked odd on [=PS1=] graphics, when everything else was kind of blocky.

* Not exactly a cape per se, but Lockdown from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' brifly wears a rather fashionable poncho for a few seconds in one episode, before throwing it aside to attack Prowl. Given that the episode was called [[Film/AFistfulOfDollars A Fistful Of Energon]], this was probably a ShoutOut. Red Alert of the same series, however, has her 'clothing' thicker, made of metal, and apparently forming a decent portion of her vehicle mode.

** And in ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars Neo'', Great Convoy, high member of the Counsel of Convoys, ''IS'' a cape. With Optimus's head, [[MundaneMadeAwesome but with ridiculously long aerials on the sides]].

* Found amongst the HumongousMecha-[[MechaMooks Mooks]] summoned by [[BigBad Precia]] to protect her OminousFloatingCastle at the end of ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'''s first season. She was going for a knight theme from the looks of them.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie'' put [[TheStarscream Starscream]] in one for his coronation... and a CoolCrown, too. They've since become an iconic part of the character's look, and it's possible to get them as aftermarket accessories for the action figure, as well as PVC figures and statuettes of Coronation Starscream. Which is not to say that Starscream has the gravitas to make this look ''work''.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie'' put [[TheStarscream Starscream]] in one for his coronation... and a crown, too. They've since become an iconic part of the character's look, and it's possible to get them as aftermarket accessories for the action figure, as well as PVC figures and statuettes of Coronation Starscream. Which is not to say that Starscream has the gravitas to make this look ''work''.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie'' put [[TheStarscream Starscream]] in one for his coronation... and a crown, too. They've since become an iconic part of the character's look, and it's possible to get them as aftermarket accessories for the action figure, as well as PVC figures and statuettes of Coronation Starscream.
** Which is not to say that Starscream has the gravitas to make this look ''work''.

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