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* [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Harry Dresden]] has definite shades of this. Considering John Constantine has been around since 1985,and JimButcher is a self-proclaimed fan of the series, the real question is whether it is a case of \

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* [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Harry Dresden]] has definite shades of this. Considering John Constantine has been around since 1985,and JimButcher is a self-proclaimed fan of the series, the real question is whether it is a case of \\\"influenced by\\\", \\\"inspired by\\\", or \\\'\\\'CaptainErsatz\\\'\\\'.
** Though given Harry\\\'s stupid sense of humor, he might be closer to a [[XMeetsY cross between]] John Constantine and {{Spider-Man}}. (Which he has also admitted: \\\"I follow the Tao of Peter Parker,\\\" anyone?)
** Given Harry\\\'s status as a PopCulturedBadass, he was probably trying to invoke the image intentionally.
* Anton of \\\'\\\'Literature/NightWatch\\\'\\\'.
* Magic hater Roland Deschlain from the \\\'\\\'Franchise/{{The Dark Tower}}\\\'\\\'.
* Dilbert Pinkerton from \\\'\\\'TheArmadilloMysteries\\\'\\\'.

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* Gillian Seed from \\\'\\\'VisualNovel/{{Snatcher}}\\\'\\\'. Subverted in that despite being [[ComicBookFantasyCasting modelled pretty blatantly]] after Harrison Ford in \\\'\\\'Film/BladeRunner\\\'\\\', he\\\'s well-groomed, not too moody and occasionally a bit of a CloudCuckooLander.
** And by way of Gillian Seed, Old Snake\\\'s cover story in \\\'\\\'VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4\\\'s\\\'\\\' third act is that he\\\'s one of these.
* Revolver Ocelot from \\\'\\\'VideoGame/MetalGearSolid\\\'\\\' fits in this trope. Although he sometimes wears a duster than a coat.
* Aiden Pearce from the upcoming video game \\\'\\\'VideoGame/WatchDogs\\\'\\\', albeit in a CyberPunk setting rather than UrbanFantasy; instead of magic, he has the power of HollywoodHacking. [[TropesAreFlexible Eh, close enough.]]
* Looker of \\\'\\\'VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl\\\'\\\' and \\\'\\\'[[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Black and White]]\\\'\\\' wears a brown trenchcoat. It doesn\\\'t flutter in the wind a lot, but he still looks like a badass.

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* The Net.Trenchcoat Brigade, a [[VertigoComics Vertigo]]-inspired LegionOfNetHeroes spinoff.

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* Balthazar Blake from \'\'Film/TheSorcerersApprentice\'\'. Guess what... he\'s a sorcerer too.

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* Balthazar Blake from \\\'\\\'Film/TheSorcerersApprentice\\\'\\\'. Guess what... he\\\'s a sorcerer too.

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* John Taylor from the \\\'\\\'{{Nightside}}\\\'\\\' series by SimonRGreen fits this rather well...
** Though he does subvert it a bit by the coat being white.
* ...as does FelixCastor from \\\'\\\'The Devil You Know\\\'\\\' and its sequels by Mike Carey (given the fact that Carey wrote \\\'\\\'{{Hellblazer}}\\\'\\\' for a while).
* Cal [=McDonald=] (see comics examples above) has also appeared in a series of novels by creator Steven Niles.
* [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Harry Dresden]] has definite shades of this. Considering John Constantine has been around since 1985,and JimButcher is a self-proclaimed fan of the series, the real question is whether it is a case of \\\"influenced by\\\", \\\"inspired by\\\", or \\\'\\\'CaptainErsatz\\\'\\\'.
** Though given Harry\\\'s stupid sense of humor, he might be closer to a [[XMeetsY cross between]] John Constantine and {{Spider-Man}}. (Which he has also admitted: \\\"I follow the Tao of Peter Parker,\\\" anyone?)
** Given Harry\\\'s status as a PopCulturedBadass, he was probably trying to invoke the image intentionally.
* Anton of \\\'\\\'Literature/NightWatch\\\'\\\'.
* Magic hater Roland Deschlain from the \\\'\\\'Franchise/{{The Dark Tower}}\\\'\\\'.
* Dilbert Pinkerton from \\\'\\\'TheArmadilloMysteries\\\'\\\'.

[[AC:Video Games]]
* Gillian Seed from \\\'\\\'VisualNovel/{{Snatcher}}\\\'\\\'. Subverted in that despite being [[ComicBookFantasyCasting modelled pretty blatantly]] after Harrison Ford in \\\'\\\'Film/BladeRunner\\\'\\\', he\\\'s well-groomed, not too moody and occasionally a bit of a CloudCuckooLander.
** And by way of Gillian Seed, Old Snake\\\'s cover story in \\\'\\\'VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4\\\'s\\\'\\\' third act is that he\\\'s one of these.
* Revolver Ocelot from \\\'\\\'VideoGame/MetalGearSolid\\\'\\\' fits in this trope. Although he sometimes wears a duster than a coat.
* Aiden Pearce from the upcoming video game \\\'\\\'VideoGame/WatchDogs\\\'\\\', albeit in a CyberPunk setting rather than UrbanFantasy; instead of magic, he has the power of HollywoodHacking. [[TropesAreFlexible Eh, close enough.]]
* Looker of \\\'\\\'VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl\\\'\\\' and \\\'\\\'[[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Black and White]]\\\'\\\' wears a brown trenchcoat. It doesn\\\'t flutter in the wind a lot, but he still looks like a badass.

[[AC:Web Original]]
* The Net.Trenchcoat Brigade, a [[VertigoComics Vertigo]]-inspired LegionOfNetHeroes spinoff.

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