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Sometimes, to show how cool a character is (or just how broad his shoulders are), all he has to do is wear his coat like a cape, as in not bothering to use the sleeves. This is often a trait of JapaneseDelinquents or military leaders.

Don't expect them to slip or fall off, even up against powerful winds, explosions and any amount of running, jumping and acrobatics, unless it's for [[RuleOfDrama dramatic reasons]].

Compare CoatOverTheShoulder. Not to be confused with BadassLongcoat, which often resembles a cape but is worn normally.




[[folder: Anime and Manga]]
* Most of the high-ranking Marines in ''Manga/OnePiece'' wear their coats like a cape. WordOfGod says that they're kept in place by [[ItRunsOnNonsensoleum justice]].
** Coats are also seen hanging off the shoulders of infamous Pirate Captains like Whitebeard and Blackbeard, who actively oppose the Marines' idea of justice.
* 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.
* Yami has done this from time to time in ''Anime/YuGiOh''.
* Common in ''{{Hellsing}}''. Integra in particular is rarely seen otherwise.
* Taki from ''HyakujitsuNoBara'' does this on at least one occasion with his BadassLongcoat, with DramaticWind for added effect.
* Colonel Roy Mustang in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' often does this before going into full-bore flesh-roasting {{badass}} mode.
** Scar does this too on occasion.
* Kazuo Kiriyama does this in the ''Manga/BattleRoyale'' manga; His gakuran's top is inexplicably long compared to his slacks, and stays on his shoulders even when he's subjected to explosions or jumps off a cliff. And although it starts out as [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kiriyamas_normal_jacket_5320.jpg a regular school jacket]], by mid-manga it starts doing things [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kiriyamas_ridiculous_jacket_9318.jpg like this]], and then near the end it's basically [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kiriyamas_ridiculous_jacket_2_4511.jpg a separate living entity that perches on his shoulders]].
* Mifune the bodyguard from ''SoulEater'' wore a coat like this both in his first and last battle against Black*Star.
* Hibari Kyoya from ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn'' 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 ''Manga/AxisPowersHetalia'' occasionally sport this look. As does [[SplitPersonalityMakeover Molossia]].
* Seiichi Yukimura from ''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.
* Balalaika from ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' wears her Soviet military coat like this.
* Part of the standard form of Fate's Barrier Jacket in ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS''.
** Hayate in ''MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce''.
* Sengoku Nadeko of ''LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}}'' wears her jacket in this manner. It's meant to represent [[AnimalMotifs shed snakeskin]].
* Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto and Shunsui Kyōraku of ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' wears their haori (or in Shunsui's case, women's kimono) in this manner as well.
* Mikuni Souichirou of ''Anime/CControl'' provides a good example, using a longcoat. [[TheCoatsAreOff He removes his coat for fights]].[[note]]He is not seen removing it.[[/note]]
* 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 [[KidIcarusUprising Ore Club]]).
* Ookuninushi from ''Manga/KamisamaKiss'' always seems to sport this look. Tomoe does it too on certain occasions.
* ''Anime/DigimonSavers'' gives Banchou Leomon this look, and it doubles both as a shield!
* Lucifer in ''Anime/AngelCop'' wears a [[PrettyInMink white fox jacket]] over her shoulders.

[[folder: Film]]
* 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 Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' wears his longcoat like this while digging for the Ark in Egypt.

[[folder: Literature]]
* In Hornet's Sting by ''DerekRobinson'', one of the pilots wears his coat like this while pretending to be a Portuguese lord whose checkbook he found. Needless to say, played for comedy, rather than badassery.

[[folder: Live Action TV]]
* On ''TheMonkees'', Micky did it when he was pretending to be a big-time movie producer, along with using a cigarette holder.

[[folder: Professional Wrestling]]
* This is how Wrestling/WadeBarrett arrives before a match. He sheds it while standing on the stage.

[[folder: Tabletop Games]]
* Commissars in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' are often depicted wearing their jackets like this.

[[folder: Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'': Kanji, as pictured. 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''
* Ujiyasu Hojo from ''SamuraiWarriors 3''
* Tyrell Badd in ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth''.
** And Ichiyanagi Yumihiko from ''Investigations 2''.
** And [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap Apollo Justice]] after the courtroom bombing in ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies Dual Destinies]]''.
* ''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''.
* Azrael of ''VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma'' wears one. His actually ''does'' have a strap across the collar to keep it from falling off.
* Fumi from ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor2'' wears her longcoat like this.
* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'': As part of his BigDamnHeroes moment near the end of Act 5, Raiden shows up wearing his black leather duster as such, which is held in place by one of Snake's flak jackets. Justified, since by that point, he's [[AnArmAndALeg lost both arms]].

[[folder: Web Comics]]
* Bethany from ''Webcomic/AfterlifeBlues'' always wears her BadassLongcoat this way; she often holds it in place when she isn't using her hands for something else.

[[folder: Real Life]]
* In WorldWarII, Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering [[http://www.life.com/image/50650557 was often photographed wearing his coat this way]].
* 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.
* The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelisse pelisse]] is a light jacket worn over the left arm as part of the Hussar uniform. They were infamously impractical and a total liability against other cavalry. Naturally, every European army wore them.