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* In Squaresoft's ''VideoGame/TheBouncer'', the BigBad, Dauragon C. Mikado, wears a BadassLongcoat for most of the game, including when you first get to fight him. In the Final BossFight, he starts out wearing it, too, but after you knock enough health off of him, he tosses the coat and [[TurnsRed becomes a]] ''[[TurnsRed LOT]]'' [[TurnsRed stronger]]. In the True Final Boss Fight, he removes the suspenders, too, and fights you [[ShirtlessScene full-on shirtless]].

* In ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'' Adam Jensen wears a BadassLongcoat in his everyday life, but when going to serious assignments he leaves it home, wearing only a bulletproof vest and his cybernetic implants above the waist.

* ''Videogame/{{Hades}}:'' The final boss, [[spoiler:Hades himself]], actually ''burns'' the cloak off his shoulders as he starts the battle, every single time. Zagreus will quickly grow annoyed by the gesture, occasionally pointing out that's a ''lot'' of capes to burn through. Later on, when Zagreus breaks into Hades's room, he discovers that the only luxury Hades really uses his enormous wealth for[[note]]In Greek myth, all precious metals and gems unmined were considered to belong to Hades, and so he was seen as the wealthiest of the gods.[[/note]] is a never-ending supply of capes.

* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'':

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* Before the final showdown in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender,'' not only does [[strike: Firelord]] Phoenix King Ozai take off his robe, he ''burns it to ash.'' ([[FashionVictimVillain Thankfully.]])
** Before that, his son Zuko tries it [[PlayedForLaughs before a volleyball game]], to the delight of fangirls both onscreen and off.
** Before ''that'', King Bumi sheds his robes to reveal that [[ObfuscatingStupidity he is surprisingly ripped for a 100+-year-old man.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania|2017}}'': Isaac tosses off his cloak after setting off Hector's bombs, charging in towards Carmilla.

* Neither [[CardCarryingVillain Raven]] nor [[BadassLongcoat Tom Cody]] wear their longcoat during the [[DropTheHammer sledge-hammer duel]] at the end of ''Film/StreetsOfFire''. Tom Cody even slips his suspenders off his shoulders before the fight.

* In ''Film/{{Sunset}}'', Victoria's houseman, who is the former Australian light heavyweight boxing champion, takes of his jacket before squaring off against Tom Mix.

Everyone knows that [[BadassLongcoat wearing a longcoat]][[note]]feel free to mentally substitute BadassCape in this description as needed[[/note]] is one of the surest ways to show that you’re a badass, because nothing says “don’t fuck with me” more than having a long dark coat billowing out behind you as you walk. So how does one ratchet up the stakes when such a character is ''really'' [[TheGlovesComeOff serious about delivering a beatdown]]? They take that coat ''off''.

* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'''s Fate Testarossa does this with her [[FragileSpeedster Sonic Form]], and later Sonic Drive.

* ''Videogame/{{Hades}}:'' The final boss, [[spoiler:Hades himself]], actually ''burns'' the cloak off his shoulders as he starts the battle, every single time. Zagreus will quickly grow annoyed by the gesture, occasionally pointing out that's a ''lot'' of capes to burn through.

** ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuersDownUnder'' Percival McLeach at the end of the movie, wears a BadassLongcoat and when he is about to feed Cody to crocodiles, he takes his coat off and instead grabs his rifle. It should be noted though that he actually hasn't worn this coat throughout most of the movie and only briefly had it on during last third of the movie. Also, that scene more serves to make him more sadistic as opposed to badass.

** Justified by "Mr. X", a mass produced model of tyrant whose trenchcoat acted as a RestrainingBolt. Meaning it mutated from a large, mysterious looking man to something more reminiscent of the other tyrants...and a lot less friendly.

* A time-honored tradition in the ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series. Most of the major boss fights are precluded by the characters throwing off their shirt in a single swoop so that they can show off their [[TattooedCrook Irezumi]] and if they look unassuming at first, show off that they're also pretty damn buff underneath. Amusingly enough, this action also takes off any undershirt or garments they have worn under their coats. The only time a justified version of this was done in ''VideoGame/Yakuza0'', wherein before the first fight with Kuze. He had his coat on his shoulders so he could pull this off much more easily.

* ''Videogame/{{Hades}}:'' The final boss, [[spoiler:Hades himself]], actually ''burns'' the cloak off his shoulders as he starts the battle, every single time. Every time, in fact; Zagreus will quickly grow annoyed by the gesture, occasionally pointing out that's a ''lot'' of capes to burn through.