History Main / CapeSwish

* This is [[MaskedLuchador El Chupacabra]]'s preferred way to show his disdain for anyone in ''WesternAnimation/{{Planes}}''. However, even he has his limits. When he finds out Ripslinger attempted to murder Dusty by breaking off his radio antenna (thus depriving him of the ability to either navigate or call for aid) in the middle of the Pacific Ocean:

* In ''UnbreakableKimmySchmidt'', Titus is in love with capes as a fashion accessory, to the point of swiping discarded medical capes. When he gets a chance to pitch his own series, he invents a hero called "The Capist".

* This is El Chupacabra's preferred way to show his disdain for anyone in ''WesternAnimation/{{Planes}}''. However, even he has his limits. When he finds out Ripslinger attempted to murder Dusty by breaking off his radio antenna (thus depriving him of the ability to either navigate or call for aid) in the middle of the Pacific Ocean:

* This is El Chupacabra's preferred way to show his disdain for anyone in ''WesternAnimation/{{Planes}}''. However, even he has his limits. When he finds out Ripslinger attempted to murder Dusty by breaking off his radio antenna (thus depriving him of navigation and the ability to call for aid) in the middle of the Pacific Ocean:

* This is El Chupacabra's preferred way to show his disdain for anyone in ''WesternAnimation/{{Planes}}''. However, even he has his limits:

* This is El Chupacabra's preferred way to show his disdain for anyone in ''WesternAnimation/[[Planes]]''. However, even he has his limits:

* This is El Chupacabra's preferred way to show his disdain for anyone in ''WesternAnimation/Planes''. However, even he has his limits:

* This is El Chupacabra's preferred way to show his disdain for anyone in ''WesternAnimation/DisneyPlanes''. However, even he has his limits:

* This is El Chupacabra's preferred way to show his disdain for anyone in WesternAnimation/Planes. However, even he has his limits:

-> '''El Chu''': You are not even worthy of a cape swish!

---> '''El Chu''': You are not even worthy of a cape swish!

* ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'': Discussed in one of the exerpts from the memoirs of Hollis Mason, the original Nite Owl. He considered trying to weaponise this trope, as his favourite pulp heroes used a well-timed swirl to make it seem they were standing a foot or so to one side of where they actually were to spoil a crook's aim, but [[AvertedTrope abandoned the notion and left the cape off his costume entirely]] after a highly publicised incident where [[CorporateSponsoredSuperhero Dollar Bill]]'s cape [[CapeSnag got caught in a closing door]] and he was shot dead by a bank robber while trying to free it.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'': It's one of the things Mojo Jojo does best.