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* '''Logical Extreme''': Amazing Man's cape is not only a fashion statement but also a multifunctional tool that can transform into various weapons, shields, or even a temporary shelter.



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* '''Lampshaded''': ???Another character remarks, "Doesn't it seem impractical to fight crime in a cape? I mean, it's just asking to be grabbed or tripped over."



* '''Played for Laughs''': Amazing Man's cape constantly has a mind of its own, taking on a life of its own and getting tangled up in humorous situations.
* '''Played for Drama''': The cape becomes a symbol of identity and legacy, passed down through generations of heroes, and its loss or destruction carries emotional weight for Amazing Man.
* '''Played for Horror''': The cape becomes cursed, possessing anyone who wears it and driving them to commit acts of evil or destruction.
* '''Implied''': In a flashback, Amazing Man is shown wearing a cape during his early days as a hero, hinting at the origins of his iconic look.
* '''Unparodied''': The cape is portrayed as a serious and integral part of Amazing Man's superhero persona, contributing to his overall image of strength and power.
* '''Untwisted''': Despite expectations of the cape being a hindrance or liability, it actually proves to be incredibly useful and enhances Amazing Man's abilities in unexpected ways.



** The cape is redesigned with advanced technology, incorporating invisible nanofibers that can change its shape and appearance at will, allowing Amazing Man to adapt it to various situations, that's why it was heavy.



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** Amazing Man's costume designer says, "[[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles No capes]]!"

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** Amazing Man's costume designer says, "[[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles "[[Franchise/TheIncredibles No capes]]!"
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** Amazing Man's costume designer says "[[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles No capes]]!"

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** Amazing Man's costume designer says says, "[[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles No capes]]!"
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** Amazing man's lack of cape [[SuperheroesWearCapes compared to his comrades]] marks him as a PragmaticHero, a CombatPragmatist, and all around pragmatically badass

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** Amazing man's Man's lack of cape [[SuperheroesWearCapes compared to his comrades]] marks him as a PragmaticHero, a CombatPragmatist, and all around pragmatically badassbadass.
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* '''Downplayed''': It’s only a mini-cape.

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* '''Downplayed''': It’s It's only a mini-cape.



** [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman The cape is the source of Amazing Man’s power.]]

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** [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman The cape is the source of Amazing Man’s power.]]Man's power]].



* '''Subverted''': Amazing Man looks like he has a cape…and then it turns out he just had a sheet fall on him and he removes it.

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* '''Subverted''': Amazing Man looks like he has a cape…and cape...and then it turns out he just had a sheet fall on him and he removes it.



** Amazing Man’s cape is so amazing that everyone address The Cape and not him.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Amazing Man’s badassery, and the badass-ness/length of his cape varies DependingOnTheWriter

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** Amazing Man’s Man's cape is so amazing that everyone address The Cape and not him.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Amazing Man’s Man's badassery, and the badass-ness/length of his cape varies DependingOnTheWriter



* '''Enforced''': It’s the grandfather clause of a classic superhero.

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* '''Enforced''': It’s It's the grandfather clause of a classic superhero.



** Amazing Man puts on a cape to elevate him [[TheCowl above the image of a mere man…]]

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** Amazing Man puts on a cape to elevate him [[TheCowl above the image of a mere man…]]man]]...



* '''Exploited''': Evulz grabs Amazing Man by the cape and [[MetronomicManMashing swings him into the ground.]]

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* '''Exploited''': Evulz grabs Amazing Man by the cape and [[MetronomicManMashing swings him into the ground.]]ground]].



** “Pfft. Like I need a cape to look intimidating. I’m no tryhard.”
** Amazing Man's costume designer says "[[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles No capes!]]"
* '''Discussed''': “I’m jealous of anyone who can make the cape look work.”
* '''Conversed''': “I feel sorry for the actor who has to wear that.”
* '''Deconstructed''': Amazing Man eventually has to ditch the cape: [[CapeSnag It keeps getting caught on things,]] it's quite heavy, and it gets in his way when he's trying to punch things.
* '''Reconstructed''': Amazing man switches to a breakaway cape, stopping it from hindering him…and a cape also has numerous advantages besides looking cool, such as hiding his movements, making him seem larger, acting as a glider or a snare, and [[MundaneUtility keeping himself warm on cold nights on patrol.]]

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** “Pfft."Pfft. Like I need a cape to look intimidating. I’m I'm no tryhard.
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** Amazing Man's costume designer says "[[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles No capes!]]"
capes]]!"
* '''Discussed''': “I’m "I'm jealous of anyone who can make the cape look work.
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* '''Conversed''': “I "I feel sorry for the actor who has to wear that.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Amazing Man eventually has to ditch the cape: [[CapeSnag It keeps getting caught on things,]] things]], it's quite heavy, and it gets in his way when he's trying to punch things.
* '''Reconstructed''': Amazing man switches to a breakaway cape, stopping it from hindering him…and him... and a cape also has numerous advantages besides looking cool, such as hiding his movements, making him seem larger, acting as a glider or a snare, and [[MundaneUtility keeping himself warm on cold nights on patrol.]]patrol]].



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* '''Averted''': [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles No capes!]]

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* '''Averted''': [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles No capes!]]Amazing Man doesn't have a cape.



* '''Defied''': “Pfft. Like I need a cape to look intimidating. I’m no tryhard.”

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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“Pfft. Like I need a cape to look intimidating. I’m no tryhard.
** Amazing Man's costume designer says "[[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles No capes!]]"
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** The cape is made of bulletproof fabrics, it protects Amazing Man from gunfire and he can [[AttackDeflector deflect bullets]] with a CapeSwish.

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** The cape is made of bulletproof fabrics, it protects Amazing Man from gunfire and he can [[AttackDeflector [[AttackReflector deflect bullets]] with a CapeSwish.
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** The cape is made of bulletproof fabrics, it protects Amazing Man from gunfire and he can [[AttackDeflector deflect bullets]] with a CapeSwish.

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** The cape is a radiant surface to eliminate waste heat from Amazing Man's power armor.

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** The cape is a radiant surface to eliminate waste heat from Amazing Man's power armor.power.
** The cape has concealed blades, in which Amazing Man uses them to slice his foes with a CapeSwish.



* '''Invoked''': Amazing Man puts on a cape to elevate him [[TheCowl above the image of a mere man…]]

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* '''Invoked''': '''Invoked''':
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Amazing Man puts on a cape to elevate him [[TheCowl above the image of a mere man…]]man…]]
** Amazing Man [[CoatCape puts on a coat as a cape]].

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* '''Justified''': [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman The cape is the source of Amazing Man’s power.]]

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* '''Justified''': [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman '''Justified''':
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The cape is the source of Amazing Man’s power.]]]]
**The cape serves as a flight stabilizer when Amazing Man takes to the skies.
**The cape is a radiant surface to eliminate waste heat from Amazing Man's power armor.
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* '''Averted''': [[TheIncredibles No capes!]]

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* '''Averted''': [[TheIncredibles [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles No capes!]]
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** Amazing man's lack of cape [[SuperheroesWearCapes compared to his comrades]] marks him as a PragmaticHero, a CombatPragmatist, and all around pragmatically BadAss

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** Amazing man's lack of cape [[SuperheroesWearCapes compared to his comrades]] marks him as a PragmaticHero, a CombatPragmatist, and all around pragmatically BadAssbadass

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'''BadassCape''': A cape, worn to look badass.

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'''BadassCape''': '''Basic Trope''': A cape, worn to look badass.



* '''Inverted''': Amazing Man has a cape that [[CapeSnag constantly hinders him]] and makes him substantially less badass.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Amazing Man has a cape that [[CapeSnag constantly hinders him]] and makes him substantially less badass.



* '''Parodied''': Everyone in-universe feels the cape is badass despite how it constantly gets in the way.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Everyone in-universe feels the cape is badass despite how it constantly gets in the way.
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* '''Lampshaded''':

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???



* '''Deconstructed''': AmazingMan eventually has to ditch the cape: [[CapeSnag It keeps getting caught on things,]] it's quite heavy, and it gets in his way when he's trying to punch things.
* '''Reconstructed''': Amazing man switches to a breakaway cape, stopping it from hindering him…and a cape also has numerous advantages besides looking cool, such as hiding his movements, making him seem lagers, acting as a glider or a snare, and [[MundaneUtility keeping himself warm on cold nights on patrol.]]

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* '''Deconstructed''': AmazingMan Amazing Man eventually has to ditch the cape: [[CapeSnag It keeps getting caught on things,]] it's quite heavy, and it gets in his way when he's trying to punch things.
* '''Reconstructed''': Amazing man switches to a breakaway cape, stopping it from hindering him…and a cape also has numerous advantages besides looking cool, such as hiding his movements, making him seem lagers, larger, acting as a glider or a snare, and [[MundaneUtility keeping himself warm on cold nights on patrol.]]
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** Amazing man's lack of cape [[SuperherosWearCapes compared to his comrades]] marks him as a PragmaticHero, a CombatPragmatist, and all around pragmatically BadAss

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** Amazing man's lack of cape [[SuperherosWearCapes [[SuperheroesWearCapes compared to his comrades]] marks him as a PragmaticHero, a CombatPragmatist, and all around pragmatically BadAss



* '''Reconstructed''': Amazing man switches to a breakaway cape, stopping it from hindering him…and a cape also has numerous advantages besides looking cool, such as hiding his movements, making him seem lagers, acting as a glider or as a snare, and [[MundaneUtility keeping himself warm on cold nights on patrol.]]

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* '''Reconstructed''': Amazing man switches to a breakaway cape, stopping it from hindering him…and a cape also has numerous advantages besides looking cool, such as hiding his movements, making him seem lagers, acting as a glider or as or a snare, and [[MundaneUtility keeping himself warm on cold nights on patrol.]]

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* '''Straight''':
Amazingman wears a cape that makes him look more awesome.

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* '''Straight''':
Amazingman
'''Straight''': Amazing Man wears a cape that makes him look more awesome.



* '''Inverted''': Amazing man has a cape that [[CapeSnag constantly hinders him]] and makes him substantially less badass.
** Amazing Girl’s lack of cape [[SuperherosWearCapes compared to her comrades]] marks her as a PragmaticHero, a CombatPragmatist, and all around pragmatically BadAss

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* '''Inverted''': Amazing man Man has a cape that [[CapeSnag constantly hinders him]] and makes him substantially less badass.
** Amazing Girl’s man's lack of cape [[SuperherosWearCapes compared to her his comrades]] marks her him as a PragmaticHero, a CombatPragmatist, and all around pragmatically BadAss



** Amazing man’s cape is so amazing that everyone address The Cape and not him.
* '''Zig Zagged''': AmazingMan’s badassery, and the badass-ness/length of his cape varies DependingOnTheWriter

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** Amazing man’s Man’s cape is so amazing that everyone address The Cape and not him.
* '''Zig Zagged''': AmazingMan’s Amazing Man’s badassery, and the badass-ness/length of his cape varies DependingOnTheWriter



* '''Invoked''': AmazingMan puts on a cape to elevate him [[TheCowl above the image of a mere man…]]
* '''Exploited''': Evulz grabs AmazingMan by the cape and [[MetronomicManMashing swings him into the ground.]]
* '''Defied''': “Pfft. Like I need a cape to look intimdating. I’m no tryhard.”

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* '''Invoked''': AmazingMan Amazing Man puts on a cape to elevate him [[TheCowl above the image of a mere man…]]
* '''Exploited''': Evulz grabs AmazingMan Amazing Man by the cape and [[MetronomicManMashing swings him into the ground.]]
* '''Defied''': “Pfft. Like I need a cape to look intimdating.intimidating. I’m no tryhard.”



* '''Deconstructed''': AmazingMan eventually has to ditch the cape: [[CapeSnag It keeps getting caught on things,]]
* '''Reconstructed''': Amazing man switches to a breakaway cape, stopping it from hindering him…and a cape also has numerous advantages besides looking cool, such as hiding his movements, making him seem lagers, acting as a glider or as a snare, and [[MundaneUtility keeping himself warm on cold knights on patrol.]]

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* '''Deconstructed''': AmazingMan eventually has to ditch the cape: [[CapeSnag It keeps getting caught on things,]]
things,]] it's quite heavy, and it gets in his way when he's trying to punch things.
* '''Reconstructed''': Amazing man switches to a breakaway cape, stopping it from hindering him…and a cape also has numerous advantages besides looking cool, such as hiding his movements, making him seem lagers, acting as a glider or as a snare, and [[MundaneUtility keeping himself warm on cold knights nights on patrol.]]
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'''BadassCape''': A cape, worn to look badass.
* '''Straight''':
Amazingman wears a cape that makes him look more awesome.
* '''Exaggerated''': Emperor Evulz wears an AllEncompassingMantle much longer than he is that is always blowing in the wind.
* '''Downplayed''': It’s only a mini-cape.
* '''Justified''': [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman The cape is the source of Amazing Man’s power.]]
* '''Inverted''': Amazing man has a cape that [[CapeSnag constantly hinders him]] and makes him substantially less badass.
** Amazing Girl’s lack of cape [[SuperherosWearCapes compared to her comrades]] marks her as a PragmaticHero, a CombatPragmatist, and all around pragmatically BadAss
* '''Subverted''': Amazing Man looks like he has a cape…and then it turns out he just had a sheet fall on him and he removes it.
* '''Double Subverted''': His SuperPoweredEvilSide has a massive cape and similarly has a massive amount of badassery.
* '''Parodied''': Everyone in-universe feels the cape is badass despite how it constantly gets in the way.
**Amazing man’s cape is so amazing that everyone address The Cape and not him.
* '''Zig Zagged''': AmazingMan’s badassery, and the badass-ness/length of his cape varies DependingOnTheWriter
* '''Averted''': [[TheIncredibles No capes!]]
* '''Enforced''': It’s the grandfather clause of a classic superhero.
* '''Lampshaded''':
* '''Invoked''': AmazingMan puts on a cape to elevate him [[TheCowl above the image of a mere man…]]
* '''Exploited''': Evulz grabs AmazingMan by the cape and [[MetronomicManMashing swings him into the ground.]]
* '''Defied''': “Pfft. Like I need a cape to look intimdating. I’m no tryhard.”
* '''Discussed''': “I’m jealous of anyone who can make the cape look work.”
* '''Conversed''': “I feel sorry for the actor who has to wear that.”
* '''Deconstructed''': AmazingMan eventually has to ditch the cape: [[CapeSnag It keeps getting caught on things,]]
* '''Reconstructed''': Amazing man switches to a breakaway cape, stopping it from hindering him…and a cape also has numerous advantages besides looking cool, such as hiding his movements, making him seem lagers, acting as a glider or as a snare, and [[MundaneUtility keeping himself warm on cold knights on patrol.]]
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