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Fedora Of Asskicking

If adventure has a hat, it must be Indiana Jones's.

"For the heroes, even the fedora, jacket, and khakis were common attire".

— James Rolfe in the intro to the top 10 dumbest Indiana Jones moments

For some Action Heroes, a fedora is just the kind of hat to wear while in a Fight Scene, Chase Scene, or just doing anything Badass.

In some of the adventure Film Serials, the fedora would be worn by the hero. When Indiana Jones came along, it solidified the hat as a sign of the adventurer (at least to modern audiences). It can also become an Iconic Item.

A Sub Trope of Nice Hat.

A Sister Trope to Adventurer Outfit, Scarf of Asskicking. Often combined with a Coat and a Mask.

Action Heroes Wearing This Hat

Anime And Manga

Solf Kimblee from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood wears a fedora as part of his outfit.
Firo of Baccano. One of his most well-known scenes is where he singlehandedly beats up a group of thugs without dropping the hat even once.
Reborn from Katekyo Hitman Reborn! also wears a fedora, which he pulls off spectacularly.
Koon Agero Agnis from Tower of God after the time skip.
Alucard wears a nice-looking fedora. He got it from Abraham Van Helsing.
Daisuke Jigen of Lupin III.

Comic Books

The Spirit, as part of his Coat, Hat, Mask.
The Question, as part of his Coat, Hat, Mask
Rorschach in Watchmen, who is an Expy of The Question.
The Phantom Stranger, although he doesn't really get into traditional fights.

Film

Fred C Dobbs in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
David Jones in China
Indiana Jones in all his films. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade even begins with how he got it.
Harry Steele (Charlton Heston) in Secret Of The Incas.

Literature

Firo from Baccano wears a classy green fedora, and is an expert in unarmed combat and knife fighting.

Live-Action TV

In Doctor Who, the Fourth Doctor would often wear a fedora.
The Green Hornet wears one as part of his Coat, Hat, Mask.
Cain, the eponymous Tin Man, wears one

Video Games

Gennojo Hyuga from the Castle Of Shikigami Bullet Hell series of games is an investigator who flies around firing arcing fireballs and transforming into a werewolf when enraged, due to having the blood of an ancient wolfgod in his veins. He wears a black suit and fedora-style hat.
Sundown Kid from Live A Live, seeing that his scenario is based on Wild West, comes with one.
Hazama/Terumi Yuuki from BlazBlue is a villainous example. His fedora is noteworthy, and he's a Class S Troll.

Web Original

Although Linkara of Atop The Fourth Wall didn't start out as an action hero, the plotlines eventually made him one.
Eskay and Umbra of We Are All Pokemon Trainers both wear black fedoras. The former's fedora has a slit in the side of ambiguous origin.

Western Animation

Chip of Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, whose wardrobe was based on Indiana Jones.
Perry the Platypus in Phineas And Ferb is a member of a secret agency where all field agents are action pets who wear fedoras.

Eye Obscuring Hat

Cranium Coverings

Hair Decorations

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