Basic Trope: Mecha that, for some reason, wears a cape or other pieces of clothing.
- Straight: Fighter Kaiser has a glorious billowing red cape behind it.
- Exaggerated:
- Fighter Kaiser is dressed up like actual human royalty.
- Fighter Kaiser's cape is easily twice its size.
- Downplayed: Fighter Kaiser has a short 'mini'-cape that barely passes its shoulders.
- Justified:
- The cape has special features that wouldn't work or couldn't fit in the completed Fighter Kaiser.
- The cape is not attached to the Fighter Kaiser, and in actuality yet another weapon.
- The cape is for protecting Fighter Kaiser from environmental damage, like blowing deserts or rainy days.
- Fighter Kaiser is a ceremonial unit, it isn't made for combat.
- Fighter Kaiser's "cape" spreads out to form the wings of its Dragon Kaiser mode.
- Fighter Kaiser's "cape" is a radiator, solar panel or antenna array.
- Inverted: Bob's cape is capable of transforming into a Humongous Mecha.
- Subverted: The Fighter Kaiser's cape is nothing more than a holographic projection.
- Double Subverted: ...Which is made of Hard Light and giving it physical presence.
- Parodied: The Fighter Kaiser has a Carpet of Virility made out of tiny capes, which it strokes similarly like one would flourish to show off a proper cape.
- Zig Zagged: ???
- Averted: Mecha just simply don't have capes.
- Enforced: "We need to make the Fighter Kaiser standout from the rest of the Mecha in the show so... Give it a cape."
- Lampshaded: "How the hell has that cape not screwed you over at some point?"
- Invoked: Bob, wanting his Fighter Kaiser to look even more badass, commands for a cape to be made.
- Exploited: Drake has his Devil Tiamat grab at the Fighter Kaiser's cape as Bob tries to pull away.
- Defied: "Capes are not practical for battle, so why would I want my Mecha to have one!? Take that away from me."
- Discussed: "So, I get that capes are pretty badass, but wouldn't a cape be pointless for a Humongous Mecha?" "Not necessarily, as the cape might be extra armor or be fitted with features of its own, such as anti-gravity or cloaking."
- Conversed: "Capes, on a giant robot? Come on, that's just asking for things to go wrong!" "Well, many awesome things aren't practical, so Caped Mecha isn't that strange once you get down to it."
- Implied: Fighter Kaiser has latches on its back that seem to be meant to hold something, and Fighter Kaiser is known as an old Mecha.
- Deconstructed: Whilst the Fighter Kaiser itself can just have parts replaced, an entire brand new cape has to be made whenever it sustains damage. Thus, doing so dramatically increases the cost behind maintaining the Fighter Kaiser, draining people of money that could of been applied more useful and permanent things.
- Reconstructed: Though maintaining a cape is a different beast than maintaining the Fighter Kaiser itself, the scientists and builders work hard to make the best cape possible. Thus, in doing so, they invent new technologies and push science further than before just to give Fighter Kaiser a reasonably managed cape.
- Played For Laughs: The cape is so impractically long, and the pilot is so ridiculously clumsy, that Fighter Kaiser can't even take a step without tripping, causing a lot of over-the top-collateral damage in the process.
- Played For Drama: The cape is made from the tattered remains of the pilots' homeland flag. It symbolizes their miserable current state, while also exalting their determination to fight until the bitter end.
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