History Main / CoatCape

* In ''Fanfic/TheButcherBird'', [[VillainProtagonist Yoshimura Kaneki]] eventually gets his hands on a Marine coat from the Manga/OnePiece example above, and often wears it in similar fashion after modifying the kanji to read 'Retribution' (冥罰) instead of 'Justice' (正義).

Compare CoatOverTheShoulder. Not to be confused with BadassLongcoat, which often resembles a cape but is worn normally. And since we're here: Not to be confused with a cape coat, which is a modern design of cape with slits to put your hands through; or the Inverness and Ulster coats, twoo designs of coats with a short cape sewn on.

Compare CoatOverTheShoulder. Not to be confused with BadassLongcoat, which often resembles a cape but is worn normally. And since we're here: Not to be confused with a cape coat, which is a modern design of cape with slits to put your hands through.

** And [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap Apollo Justice]] after the [[spoiler:courtroom bombing]] in ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies Dual Destinies]]''. [[spoiler:It's a TragicKeepsake from his murdered childhood friend, Clay Terran.]] They even use it to distinguish between Apollo's two mindsets over the course of the story! When he's without it, he's the usual Apollo everyone's familiar with. When he's wearing it, his disposition gets temporarily shifted to [[spoiler:seeking to expose and bring down his friend's killer as revenge,]] leading to him [[TookALevelInJerkass acting very much like a jerk at times.]] He ''does'' get better by the climax of the game, which is also when he stops wearing the coat.

* Seiichi Yukimura from ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis''. A big deal is made of how he can play against Kintaro without dropping his jacket, so Ryoma cheekily constructs his first volley to knock his jacket off, to Yukimura's quiet irritation. In the sequel series, Yukimura no longers wears his jacket in matches he's serious about. Later still, there's gag chapter where Yukimura devises a game he can't lose-- the Yukimura Game, where everyone has to do each other's complicated tennis moves without dropping their jacket.

* Seiichi Yukimura from ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis''.

* Sengoku Nadeko of ''LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}}'' wears her jacket in this manner. It's meant to represent [[AnimalMotifs shed snakeskin]].

* Claw does this in the sequel to ''Film/InspectorGadget''.

* In ''LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana'', Shana can summon a magic BadassLongcoat that functions as both a shield and as [[{{Hammerspace}} storage for her other equipment]]. While she is introduced wearing it normally, she soon switches to draping it over her shoulders instead, possibly because the poofy sleeves of her new civilian outfit get in the way (and the coat's magic properties prevent it from falling off).

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* In early 20th century it was customary for gentlemen to wear an overcoat outside regardless of the temperatures. Especially in Southern Europe it became customary to wear them in this manner to avoid exessive discomfort during the summer months.

** And Ichiyanagi Yumihiko from ''Investigations 2''.

** From the very same army, [[FourStarBadass Lord]] [[TheStrategist Castellan]] [[AwesomeMcCoolname Ursakar E. Creed]], Governor Primus and [[LastStand defender]] [[TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard of Cadia]] (and [[MemeticMutation TACTICAL GENIUS!!!]]) is famously wearing a large, epic-looking one (read: [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/warhammer40k/images/2/23/Lord_Castellan_Creed.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20140412033351 in every]] [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/warhammer40k/images/2/28/Castellan_Creed_Tyrok.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130301235908 single]] [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/warhammer40k/images/f/f0/Creed.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110915222309 representation]]).

* Unlike in [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses canon]], where Byleth wears some kind of bizarre coat-cape hybrid thing that has you questioning what the costume department was thinking, her cape in ''Fanfic/FireEmblemThreeHousesFifthPath'' is actually a coat.

* ''Fanfic/TalesOfTheUndiscoveredSwords'''s Hatsuzakura wears an ''uchikake'' over his battle suit, but it's described as "draped" or "strapped" on his shoulders as if it was a cape.

* ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'': Court fashion in Ebou Dar includes coats that are extravagantly embroidered and tailored to be draped over the shoulders -- they're too small to be worn normally, which foreigner viewpoint characters find a bit silly.

* ''Anime/DigimonSavers'' gives Banchou Leomon this look, and it doubles both as a shield!

* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
** Most of the high-ranking Marines wear their coats like a cape. WordOfGod says that they're kept in place [[ItRunsOnNonsensoleum by justice. Because justice never falls!]] Exceptions are really rare; one of the only Marines who doesn't wear it like a cape is John Giant.
** Crocodile, one of the ''Shichibukai'' sanctioned by the government, also wears his fur coat on his shoulders.
** Coats are also seen hanging off the shoulders of infamous Pirate Captains like Whitebeard and Blackbeard, who actively oppose the Marines' idea of justice. The only pirate captains who actually ''wore'' their captains' coat were Roger [[spoiler: and Blackbeard after TimeSkip]].
** Donquixote Doflamingo wears his feathery pink coat in this fashion as well.
** In video game spinoffs, Luffy is frequently given a pirate admiral coat as an alternate costume that he wears like this.
* Laxus Dreyar in ''Manga/FairyTail'' wears this look as part of his second outfit shown and later again during the Grand Magic Games Arc. In the anime, he is shown wearing his coat in that style from the start and losing it after the Festival Arc.
* ''Franchise/YuGiOh'':
** Yami has done this from time to time in ''Anime/YuGiOh''
** In ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'', Yuya also typically wears his jacket in this style.
* Common in ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}''. Integra, in particular, is rarely seen otherwise.
* Taki from ''Manga/MaidenRose'' does this on at least one occasion with his BadassLongcoat, with DramaticWind for added effect.
* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'':
** Colonel Roy Mustang often does this before going into full-bore flesh-roasting badass mode.
** Mustang's bodyguard/aide 1st Lt. Hawkeye also does this on occasion. In particular, in chapter 58, she is shown in casual clothes, wearing an overshirt in this manner.
** Scar does this too on occasion.
* Hajime has one in the original illustrations for {{Music/Tsukiuta}}'s SpaceOpera AU, Tsukino Empire, but in the [[{{Theatre/Tsukiuta}} stage play]], it was changed to a cape to make it easier to swish dramatically.

* Mifune the bodyguard from ''Manga/SoulEater'' wore a coat like this both in his first and last battle against Black*Star.
* Hibari Kyoya from ''Manga/Reborn2004'' pulls this off all while whacking enemies with tonfas [[spoiler: sometimes attached with whips]]. He still manages to keep his coat on at the end of the battle. Perhaps he actually pinned his coat onto his shirt? Either way, it gives more leeway to make his entrances more awesome with his sleeves flying about flashing his disciplinary committee badge, which he is the president of.
** Also Xanxus from the same series. He manages to [[spoiler: fly in the air with the help of his two guns]] while keeping his coat still on.
* [[MoeAnthropomorphism Germany and Greece]] of ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' occasionally sport this look. As does [[SplitPersonalityMakeover Molossia]].
* Seiichi Yukimura from ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis''.
* Manga/BlackJack is one of the older manga examples, his flapping coat being a big part of his signature look.
* Howl in ''Anime/HowlsMovingCastle'' starts out wearing his jacket this way. He stops wearing the cape when CharacterDevelopment hits.

* Part of the Impulse Form of Fate's Barrier Jacket in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers''.
** Hayate in ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaViVid'' and ''Manga/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce''.
* Sengoku Nadeko of ''LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}}'' wears her jacket in this manner. It's meant to represent [[AnimalMotifs shed snakeskin]].

* Kusabi Mido of ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'' wears a coat as such when confronting main character Tsukune. When he decides to get serious and [[HulkOut Monstrel Out]], however, his coat vanishes without explanation (though it may have just fallen off when his arm turned into an [[VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising Ore Club]]).
* Ookuninushi from ''Manga/KamisamaKiss'' always seems to sport this look. Tomoe does it too on certain occasions.

* Lucifer in ''Anime/AngelCop'' wears a [[PrettyInMink white fox jacket]] over her shoulders.

* Sharaku Hosuke in ''Manga/TheThreeEyedOne'' gets one of these when he accesses his SuperpoweredEvilSide.
* In ''Manga/Brave10'', Jinpachi wears his coat like this often. It gives him a certain pirate-y flair.
* Nakahara Chuya of ''Manga/BungouStrayDogs'' does this, possibly in attempt to make his shoulders look wider.
* Rantaro from ''Anime/BeybladeBurst'' wears his gakuran as a cape. Valt even calls him out on it. No one else even wears school uniforms.

* Smile from ''Anime/BattleSpiritsShonenToppaBashin'' wears his jacket like this, probably as a sign of delinquency.

* In ''Fanfic/TheButcherBird'', [[VillainProtagonist Yoshimura Kaneki]] eventually gets his hands on a Marine coat from the Manga/OnePiece example above, and often wears it in similar fashion after modifying the kanji to read 'Retribution' (冥罰) instead of 'Justice' (正義).
* Unlike in [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses canon]], where Byleth wears some kind of bizarre coat-cape hybrid thing that has you questioning what the costume department was thinking, her cape in Fanfic/FireEmblemThreeHousesFifthPath is actually a coat.

* Kazuma Kiryu in [[Film/RyuGaGotoku the Yakuza-live action adaptation]] wears his jacket like this near the end. The reason is pretty much so that it can be blown off by a helicopter so he will be shirtless for the dramatic final fight scene.
* Toht of ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' wears his longcoat like this while digging for the Ark in Egypt.

* Claw does this in the sequel to ''Film/InspectorGadget''.

* In the Creator/IanMcKellen adaptation of ''Film/RichardIII'', a portrait of Richard (portrayed as a 1930's fascist dictator) shows him wearing a black leather coat like this. This is not just to make him look badass, but to conceal his [[RedRightHand deformity]] in what is essentially a propaganda picture.
* The titular character of ''Film/JohnnyEnglish'' has this throughout the opening credits, an effect spoiled by him getting lost.

* In [[Franchise/TheMuppets ''Miss Piggy's Guide to Life'']] Piggy suggests wearing a coat in this manner in order to look important. She also recommends accessorizing with large sunglasses and a purse with a telephone inside. (The book was written in 1981, when only big shots had wireless phones.)

* ''VideoGame/Persona4'': Kanji. In ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'', [[VideoGame/{{Persona3}} Elizabeth]] ponders how it stays on, while Akihiko notes how [[AwesomeButImpractical impractical]] it is in fighting and tells him to [[TakeOffYourClothes take it off]].
* Mao from ''VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice''. He has a chain around the collar to prevent it from falling off.
* Ujiyasu Hojo from ''Videogame/SamuraiWarriors 3''. Masamune gains one in the fourth game.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'': My life is a chip in your pile. Time to ante up. You have just learned everything you need to know, personality-wise, about Setzer Gabianni.
** He also says this line in his cameo in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''.

* Chosokabe Motochika from ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' is a pirate, so there was never really a second option when it came to how he'd wear his jacket. And as a bonus, [[WalkingShirtlessScene he's not got anything underneath it]] either.

* Post-rework Swain from ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' wears a large, very heavy-looking coat without putting his arms through. This may make it easier (or perhaps even harder) for him to use his RedRightHand.
* Concept art for Soma Cruz in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaAriaOfSorrow'' occasionally shows him wearing his fancy fur coat over his shoulders, though it just as often portrays him wearing it the normal way.
* [[PlayerCharacter Byleth]] in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'', when wearing their default outfits. They have their coat sleeves on, but their sleeves only cover about halfway down their upper arm, with a long styled cut allowing the rest of the sleeve to hang back freely and give off this effect.
* In ''VideoGame/CodeVein'', "Hounds" type Blood Veils (armor) are worn as Coat Capes, and are actually ''intended'' to be worn as such, since the sleeves can transform into the eponymous hounds to attack enemies.

** Most of the high-ranking Marines wear their coats like a cape. WordOfGod says that they're kept in place [[ItRunsOnNonsensoleum by justice]]. Exceptions are really rare; one of the only Marines who doesn't wear it like a cape is John Giant.

* Kusabi Mido of ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'' wears a coat as such when confronting main character Tsukune. When he decides to get serious and [[HulkOut Monstrel Out]], however, his coat vanishes without explanation (though it may have just fallen off when his arm turned into an [[VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising Ore Club]]).