History Main / CoatHatMask

Sometimes a form of CivvieSpandex. Contrast SpandexLatexOrLeather. May also be a BadassLongcoat. GasMaskLongcoat is a subtrope. Contrast MalevolentMaskedMen.

* Decoy Octopus' inner self in ''TheLastDaysOfFoxhound'' is literally an empty trenchcoat and fedora -- a lifetime of shapechanging and disguises has left him at a point where he is most comfortable with 'not really looking like anything'.

* [[{{Pokemon}} Pokémon]] has Will, a member of the Elite Four in GSC and HGSS. He wears a black mask which actually covers one eye with blank white material, white gloves, and a purple vest-suit-tuxedo thing. Though whether or not he is covering his eye or if his eye actually is blank is subject to debate.

* The Crimson Avenger and Wing, who were [[CaptainErsatz closely modeled on]] TheGreenHornet and Kato, started out with the trenchcoat-and-fedora look.

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* [[{{Pokemon}} Pokemon]] had Will, a member of an elite group of Trainers formally called the Elite Four. He wore a black mask which actually covered one eye with blank white material, white gloves, and a purple vest-suit-tuxedo thing. Though whether or not he was covering his eye or if his eye actually is blank is subject to debate.

* ''TheShadow'' dresses in a black and red suit, cape and fedora. The only unusual garment is a silk mask over his lower face -- which, oddly, doesn't hide his extremely recognisable hawk nose.

* [[ScaryScarecrows Jonathan Crane]] in the Nolanverse ''{{Batman}}'' films

* Greyshirt, a CaptainErsatz of TheSpirit, created as part of AlanMoore's America's Best Comics line.

* [[SailorMoon Tuxedo Kamen]] is an example of the flamboyant, caped type (though he [[DidNotDoTheResearch doesn't actually wear a tuxedo]]).

* Tuxedo Mask from ''{{Sailor Moon}}'', who wears a [[CaptainObvious tuxedo, coat, and mask]].

* Why the hell isn't {{Darkman}} on here?

** TheMovie indicates any facial weirdness is the result of The Shadow's powers of hypnosis and SFX makeup, OrSoIHeard.

* Why the hell isn't [[Darkman Darkman]] on here?

* Why the hell isn't [[Darkman]] on here?

* While no hat is involved, Hei's "costume" in ''DarkerThanBlack'' is a creepy-looking mask along with civilian clothing -- he literally just wears jeans, sneakers, a shirt, and a leather jacket (the jacket is bullet-proof, [[RuleOfCool but only when he wears it]]).
** Note that, in one episode, this almost leads to him being identified by another character, who sees him from behind in the same clothing.

Sometimes a form of CivvieSpandex. Contrast SpandexLatexOrLeather. May also be a BadassLongcoat. Contrast MalevolentMaskedMen.

*** In VertigoComics' ''MadameXanadu'', the title character meets the Stranger at various points through history, each time wearing a historically appropriate variant of his standard suit, cape and shading hat. In [[KingArthur Arthurian]] times, he's a druid in a hooded robe; at the court of Kublai Khan, he wears robes and a keffiyeh; in [[ViveLaRevolution Revolutionary France]], he wears a 18th century longcoat and a tricorne; in VictorianLondon he wears evening dress, an opera cloak and a top hat; and in [[GoldenAge 1930s]] New York, he wears the familiar blue suit, cape and fedora.

* The MarvelUniverse has a couple currently appearing in ''The Twelve'' (a series about revamped GoldenAge characters): the Phantom Reporter and Mr. E. The artist mentions in interviews with Newsarama that he had to tweak both of their designs just a tad so they didn't look so much alike.
* Another GoldenAge hero, Dr. Nemesis, wore a trenchcoat, a fedora and a surgeon's mask.

* The King, a GoldenAge character from TheDCU, was a MasterOfDisguise. But, when he wasn't disguised as someone else, his 'costume' consisted of white tie and tails, an opera cape, a top hat and a domino mask.

->Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac, yeah.
->The boy's a time bomb!
-->-- Time Bomb, Rancid

* While it's not always apparent, a close look at the Zero costume of ''CodeGeass'' reveals that, along with a mask and cape, the main outfit is essentially a flamboyant business suit of the type the Chairman from ''IronChef'' might wear.

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