Carmens bullfighter lover made the cape popular. Wrong.
Sherlock Holmes? Guess again.
Caesar? Nope.
Little Red Riding Hood? Sorry.
Sir Walter Raleigh? You're way off base.
Sherlock Holmes? Guess again.
Caesar? Nope.
Little Red Riding Hood? Sorry.
Sir Walter Raleigh? You're way off base.
The cape was born of necessity to protect man and his mate from the cold and rain and to use as a cover when sleeping...
They came in all materials, lengths and styles; unadorned, furred and bejeweled. They hid secret documents, lovers' trysting notes, stolen chickens. In a more romantic vein they were indispensable groundcovers for picnics and flashy backdrops for Errol Flynn's swordplay.
Whether capes, cloaks, or mantles, these are favored garments of superheroes, royalty, vampires, and fantasy adventurers.
Visually, they are a great way to draw attention to characters, due to their size and potential for movement, especially with Dramatic Wind. There's a reason the tropes The Cape and Ermine Cape Effect have this word in their names, despite neither trope actually requiring capes.
Related:
- Coats and Jackets: Capes, but with sleeves.
- Dresses, Gowns and Skirts: A great garment to wear under the cape.
- Glove Tropes: Goes great with a cape, especially if you're a hero.
- Standard Superhero Suits: Capes, and other outfits heroes and villains wear.
- This Index Blows: Wind just exists to blow capes around dramatically.
- Who Was That Masked Index?: Also goes great with a hero's cape.
- Winged Tropes: If capes could fly.
Tropes
- All-Encompassing Mantle: The truly mysterious and awe inspiring way to wear a cape.
- Badass Cape: Because fighting in capes is just Rule of Cool.
- Black Cloak: Also includes a robe or long coat.
- Caped Mecha: Even a giant robot looks good with one.
- Cape Snag: Why you don't wear a rip-proof one.
- Cape Swish: You don't have wind to billow your cape? Try this instead.
- Cape Wings: You cape is like a portable plane.
- Cloak of Defense: A cape or cloak with special defensive properties. Also includes a coat, jacket, robe or shawl.
- Coat Cape: Don't have a real cape, just put on your coat like one.
- Flourish Cape in Front of Face: Want to emphasize how dastardly you are? Try this gesture.
- Ominous Opera Cape: Makes villains look truly stylish.
- Pimped-Out Cape: Bling out your cape, to look as grand as a king.
- Puddle-Covering Chivalry: Using your coat or cloak to cover a puddle so a lady can cross it.
- Raincoat of Horror: Need some protection from the upcoming jump scares.
- Requisite Royal Regalia: A royal cape is one such regal garment.
- Superheroes Wear Capes: Nothing says superhero like a super cloak.
- Teleport Cloak: A cape is great to wear while traveling, or to do the traveling itself.
