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A [[In the Hood|hood]] that conceals the face is often a required matching accessory.
A [[In the Hood|hood]] that conceals the face is often a required matching accessory.


Often Black Cloaks will wander around in public. [[Unusually Uninteresting Sight|Nobody ever seems to question]] the people who are obviously concealing their identities. As with Stormtrooper armor, it's very easy for good guys to [[Dressing As the Enemy|steal the uniform and walk around undetected]] in enemy territory, at least for a little while. Wearing a black cloak also signifies if a hero is dallying with [[The Dark Side]], or is an [[Anti-Hero]].
Often Black Cloaks will wander around in public. [[Unusually Uninteresting Sight|Nobody ever seems to question]] the people who are obviously concealing their identities. As with Stormtrooper armor, it's very easy for good guys to [[Dressing as the Enemy|steal the uniform and walk around undetected]] in enemy territory, at least for a little while. Wearing a black cloak also signifies if a hero is dallying with [[The Dark Side]], or is an [[Anti-Hero]].


This is sometimes paired with a [[Malevolent Masked Men|Malevolent Mask]] for extra creepiness.
This is sometimes paired with a [[Malevolent Masked Men|Malevolent Mask]] for extra creepiness.
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* Wiseman aka Death Phantom, [[Big Bad]] of the second season of ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' is a skeleton in a black cloak.
* Wiseman aka Death Phantom, [[Big Bad]] of the second season of ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' is a skeleton in a black cloak.
* The shinigami from ''[[Soul Eater]]''. When wearing his black robes and skull mask, Death the Kid looks like a miniature of his father (played with on the first time because it looked like it ''was'' until the perspective changed). Seems to be the case with Shinigami, though with how he's drawn he might not actually have much of a physical body.
* The shinigami from ''[[Soul Eater]]''. When wearing his black robes and skull mask, Death the Kid looks like a miniature of his father (played with on the first time because it looked like it ''was'' until the perspective changed). Seems to be the case with Shinigami, though with how he's drawn he might not actually have much of a physical body.
* Almost all of the Dark Signers in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh 5 Ds]]'' don black clocks. Those that do are typically shown hooded before they officially reveal themselves to the protagonists, ditching the hood for all subsequent appearances thereafter.
* Almost all of the Dark Signers in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' don black clocks. Those that do are typically shown hooded before they officially reveal themselves to the protagonists, ditching the hood for all subsequent appearances thereafter.
** The Rare Hunters in ''[[Yu Gi Oh Duel Monsters]]'' wear these.
** The Rare Hunters in ''[[Yu Gi Oh Duel Monsters]]'' wear these.
** Aki also briefly wore one on-screen twice before officially joining the heroes.
** Aki also briefly wore one on-screen twice before officially joining the heroes.
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* In his progression from innocent farmboy to Jedi Knight, [[Star Wars|Luke Skywalker]] started in a white outfit (''[[A New Hope]]''), underwent most of his training in a grey flight suit (''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'') and wore a black jumpsuit under the traditional brown robe when he proclaimed himself a full Jedi Knight (''[[Return of the Jedi]]''). Also, at the end of RotJ, note that he comes to the celebration at the end with the front of his tunic partly unzipped... resulting in a patch of gray, surrounded by the dark.
* In his progression from innocent farmboy to Jedi Knight, [[Star Wars|Luke Skywalker]] started in a white outfit (''[[A New Hope]]''), underwent most of his training in a grey flight suit (''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'') and wore a black jumpsuit under the traditional brown robe when he proclaimed himself a full Jedi Knight (''[[Return of the Jedi]]''). Also, at the end of RotJ, note that he comes to the celebration at the end with the front of his tunic partly unzipped... resulting in a patch of gray, surrounded by the dark.
** Although the [[Expanded Universe|comics and novels]] that take place afterward state that he stained himself with the Dark Side quite a bit by then, they were primarily written after the fact and may be considered a [[Retcon]].
** Although the [[Expanded Universe|comics and novels]] that take place afterward state that he stained himself with the Dark Side quite a bit by then, they were primarily written after the fact and may be considered a [[Retcon]].
*** A straight ''[[Star Wars]]'' example, though, is The Emperor/Senator Palpatine/Darth Sidious, who shows up this way in the original trilogy, the prequels, and the [[Animated Adaptation]], ''[[Star Wars Clone Wars]]''. Anakin, his protege, originally omits the cloak from his personalized leather Jedi attire, but as he gets darker, he starts donning it as well. He upgrades to the signature black cape and [[Vader Breath|life-support system]] of Darth Vader after losing to Obi-Wan.
*** A straight ''[[Star Wars]]'' example, though, is The Emperor/Senator Palpatine/Darth Sidious, who shows up this way in the original trilogy, the prequels, and the [[Animated Adaptation]], ''[[Star Wars: Clone Wars]]''. Anakin, his protege, originally omits the cloak from his personalized leather Jedi attire, but as he gets darker, he starts donning it as well. He upgrades to the signature black cape and [[Vader Breath|life-support system]] of Darth Vader after losing to Obi-Wan.
**** Actually almost all the [[The Dark Side|Sith]] in ''Star Wars'' [[Card-Carrying Villain|wear black cloaks]], including [[Blood Knight|Darth Maul]], [[Dragon With an Agenda|Vader]] and [[Big Bad|Palpatine]]. [[The Paragon Always Rebels|Dooku]] wears a brown cape, but he does wear [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|black clothing]], fitting for a [[Face Heel Turn|fallen Jedi]].
**** Actually almost all the [[The Dark Side|Sith]] in ''Star Wars'' [[Card-Carrying Villain|wear black cloaks]], including [[Blood Knight|Darth Maul]], [[Dragon with an Agenda|Vader]] and [[Big Bad|Palpatine]]. [[The Paragon Always Rebels|Dooku]] wears a brown cape, but he does wear [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|black clothing]], fitting for a [[Face Heel Turn|fallen Jedi]].
*** Lucas has [[All There in the Manual|explained this phenomenon in interviews]]. In Star Wars, warm colors and Earth tones symbolize "humanity" (in the inclusive sense) while pure black and pure white both symbolize impersonality. Hence the Empire is entirely black-and-white to signify that it is coldly institutional. Luke wears black to signify that he has become more reserved and withdrawn from daily tumult with his Force training.
*** Lucas has [[All There in the Manual|explained this phenomenon in interviews]]. In Star Wars, warm colors and Earth tones symbolize "humanity" (in the inclusive sense) while pure black and pure white both symbolize impersonality. Hence the Empire is entirely black-and-white to signify that it is coldly institutional. Luke wears black to signify that he has become more reserved and withdrawn from daily tumult with his Force training.
** This explanation falls apart when you think about it: in the prequels, the Jedi wear earth tones and are also some of the most impersonal characters in the entire series.
** This explanation falls apart when you think about it: in the prequels, the Jedi wear earth tones and are also some of the most impersonal characters in the entire series.
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**** Occam's Razor explanation: brown cloaks are [[Bring My Brown Pants|easier to clean]] than white cloaks.
**** Occam's Razor explanation: brown cloaks are [[Bring My Brown Pants|easier to clean]] than white cloaks.
***** No, they aren't. You can bleach white clothing; you can't do that with colored clothes. Brown only seems cleaner because dirt doesn't show up as easily.
***** No, they aren't. You can bleach white clothing; you can't do that with colored clothes. Brown only seems cleaner because dirt doesn't show up as easily.
* Those damn Ephors from ''[[Three Hundred|300.]]''
* Those damn Ephors from ''[[300]]''
* Mostly inverted in ''[[The Matrix]]'' where the good guys were identified by their distinctive black leather trenchcoats. On the bad guys' side, The Twins in particular not only wore white trenchcoats but were themselves albino.
* Mostly inverted in ''[[The Matrix]]'' where the good guys were identified by their distinctive black leather trenchcoats. On the bad guys' side, The Twins in particular not only wore white trenchcoats but were themselves albino.
** And it fits within the setting considering the main characters are computer hackers and other varieties of Internet geeks, who of course are going to give their avatars cool outfits with long flowing black cloaks.
** And it fits within the setting considering the main characters are computer hackers and other varieties of Internet geeks, who of course are going to give their avatars cool outfits with long flowing black cloaks.
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== Literature ==
== Literature ==
* The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come from ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'' by [[Charles Dickens (Creator)|Charles Dickens]], published in 1843, is a rare example of a good (though still scary) guy being a Black Cloak.
* The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come from ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'' by [[Charles Dickens]], published in 1843, is a rare example of a good (though still scary) guy being a Black Cloak.
* The Ringwraiths in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.
* The Ringwraiths in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.
** Averted by Saruman the White, who became Saruman of Many Colours after his {{spoiler|[[Face Heel Turn]]}}.
** Averted by Saruman the White, who became Saruman of Many Colours after his {{spoiler|[[Face Heel Turn]]}}.
** Lampshaded in ''[[Bored of the Rings]]''.
** Lampshaded in ''[[Bored of the Rings]]''.
* ''[[Harry Potter (Literature)|Harry Potter]]'': Voldemort's Death Eaters and the Dementors. The Dementor's cloak is all we ever actually see of them; when Harry asks Lupin what's under the hood, he's told that no-one knows for sure, because the only time they lower their hoods is when they [[Fate Worse Than Death|suck out someone's soul through their mouth]].
* ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'': Voldemort's Death Eaters and the Dementors. The Dementor's cloak is all we ever actually see of them; when Harry asks Lupin what's under the hood, he's told that no-one knows for sure, because the only time they lower their hoods is when they [[Fate Worse Than Death|suck out someone's soul through their mouth]].
** In the films, the Dementors are almost intangible (to avoid looking too much like Nazgul), while the Death Eaters are basically the wizard KKK with their robes the opposite colour.
** In the films, the Dementors are almost intangible (to avoid looking too much like Nazgul), while the Death Eaters are basically the wizard KKK with their robes the opposite colour.
*** The books too. Dementors are whispy, drifting, barely substantial shadows that are invisible to Muggles. They are basically [[Anthropomorphic Personifications]] of despair, whereas Death Eaters are humans with very warped moralities.
*** The books too. Dementors are whispy, drifting, barely substantial shadows that are invisible to Muggles. They are basically [[Anthropomorphic Personifications]] of despair, whereas Death Eaters are humans with very warped moralities.
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* Somewhat subverted in the ''[[Dragonlance]]'' novels, by Takhisis, the "Queen of Darkness". Although she has a great many forms (including a [[Nightmare Fuel|giant, five headed dragon]]) not one of them contains a Black Cloak... Although, the followers of [[Black Magic|Nuitari]], including {{spoiler|[[Magnificent Bastard|Raistlin]]}}, wear black ''robes'' with hoods...
* Somewhat subverted in the ''[[Dragonlance]]'' novels, by Takhisis, the "Queen of Darkness". Although she has a great many forms (including a [[Nightmare Fuel|giant, five headed dragon]]) not one of them contains a Black Cloak... Although, the followers of [[Black Magic|Nuitari]], including {{spoiler|[[Magnificent Bastard|Raistlin]]}}, wear black ''robes'' with hoods...
* Dracula himself.
* Dracula himself.
** Lampshaded in "[[Love At First Bite]]."
** Lampshaded in "[[Love at First Bite]]."
*** Dracula doesn't wear a black cloak in the book. The cloak originated in the 1924 Hamilton-Deane play and was made famous by (of course) [[Bela Lugosi]].
*** Dracula doesn't wear a black cloak in the book. The cloak originated in the 1924 Hamilton-Deane play and was made famous by (of course) [[Bela Lugosi]].
* Poked fun at in the [[Discworld]] book ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Going Postal|Going Postal]]'', where an experienced con man is annoyed that his underling thinks hurrying through city streets in a voluminous black cloak avoids attention.
* Poked fun at in the [[Discworld]] book ''[[Discworld/Going Postal|Going Postal]]'', where an experienced con man is annoyed that his underling thinks hurrying through city streets in a voluminous black cloak avoids attention.
{{quote| [[The Igor]]: Allow me to take your highly notithable hooded black cloak thur.}}
{{quote| [[The Igor]]: Allow me to take your highly notithable hooded black cloak thur.}}
** The Auditors physically manifest as gray hooded robes... with nothing inside them.
** The Auditors physically manifest as gray hooded robes... with nothing inside them.
** Also parodied (of course) in ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Guards Guards|Guards! Guards!]]'' by the Mysterious Ancient Brotherhood of ... something, complete with passwords, magic rituals, and much debate between members of the circle.
** Also parodied (of course) in ''[[Discworld/Guards Guards|Guards! Guards!]]'' by the Mysterious Ancient Brotherhood of ... something, complete with passwords, magic rituals, and much debate between members of the circle.
* Averted in ''[[The Wheel of Time]]'' in a town next to [[Mordor]], where clothing that conceals your face in any way is against the law, because the servants of The Dark One could use them to pass as human.
* Averted in ''[[The Wheel of Time]]'' in a town next to [[Mordor]], where clothing that conceals your face in any way is against the law, because the servants of The Dark One could use them to pass as human.
** Not before there were loads of [[Eyeless Face|Myrddraal]] whose cloaks don't even stir however strong is the wind.
** Not before there were loads of [[Eyeless Face|Myrddraal]] whose cloaks don't even stir however strong is the wind.
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== Live Action TV ==
== Live Action TV ==
* An episode of ''[[Highlander the Series]]'' had Duncan being attacked in his dreams by a Black Cloak. He went to a mystic who specialized in this, who gave a lot of psychobabble about the darkness within, and told Duncan not to fight it and try to understand it. It turned out that the mystic ''was'' the Black Cloak, and it was a scheme to get Duncan to drop his guard.
* An episode of ''[[Highlander the Series]]'' had Duncan being attacked in his dreams by a Black Cloak. He went to a mystic who specialized in this, who gave a lot of psychobabble about the darkness within, and told Duncan not to fight it and try to understand it. It turned out that the mystic ''was'' the Black Cloak, and it was a scheme to get Duncan to drop his guard.
* Typical villains in various ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' and ''[[Angel (TV)|Angel]]'' episodes.
* Typical villains in various ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' and ''[[Angel]]'' episodes.
* The Ghouls from ''[[Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue]]''.
* The Ghouls from ''[[Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue]]''.
* In ''[[Big Wolf On Campus]]'', the protagonist falls for the trope when he sees a Black Cloak attacking an old man. As it turned in, it was just [[The Grim Reaper|death]] doing his job, which he had to pay up for.
* In ''[[Big Wolf on Campus]]'', the protagonist falls for the trope when he sees a Black Cloak attacking an old man. As it turned in, it was just [[The Grim Reaper|death]] doing his job, which he had to pay up for.
* The new-series ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "The End of the World" has a group of Black Cloaks who, at one point, seem to be behind the [[Evil Plan]]; however, they're really a decoy for the true villain.
* The new-series ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "The End of the World" has a group of Black Cloaks who, at one point, seem to be behind the [[Evil Plan]]; however, they're really a decoy for the true villain.
** The winders in "The Beast Below".
** The winders in "The Beast Below".
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== [[Music]] ==
== [[Music]] ==
* [[Disturbed (Music)|Disturbed]]'s [[Mascot]] The Guy tends to get depicted this way an [[Egregious]] amount [http://www.amazon.com/Disturbed-Skull-22X34-Poster-Death/dp/B002TI9X7W%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAIZGCAPHV6AFOSQYA%26tag%3Dws%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB002TI9X7W on] [http://disturbed.shop.bravadousa.com/Product.aspx?cp=12754_13160&pc=BGCTDB12 their] [http://disturbed.shop.bravadousa.com/Product.aspx?cp=12754_13160&pc=BGCTDB52 merchandise] (which may have to do [[In the Hood|with his trademark hoodedness]]).
* [[Disturbed]]'s [[Mascot]] The Guy tends to get depicted this way an [[Egregious]] amount [http://www.amazon.com/Disturbed-Skull-22X34-Poster-Death/dp/B002TI9X7W%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAIZGCAPHV6AFOSQYA%26tag%3Dws%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB002TI9X7W on] [http://disturbed.shop.bravadousa.com/Product.aspx?cp=12754_13160&pc=BGCTDB12 their] [http://disturbed.shop.bravadousa.com/Product.aspx?cp=12754_13160&pc=BGCTDB52 merchandise] (which may have to do [[In the Hood|with his trademark hoodedness]]).
* The members of the band ''[[Sunn O (Music)|Sunn O]]'' wear black robes.
* The members of the band ''[[Sunn O)))|Sunn O]]'' wear black robes.




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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* The Archangel Dominic from ''[[In Nomine (Tabletop Game)|In Nomine]]'' is well known for wearing a black cloak that conceals all and even blocks perceptive supernatural powers directed at him. Whether he's a [[Knight Templar]], a genuine good guy with a really hard job (he's the Archangel of Judgment, responsible for keeping the angelic host free of corruption) or secretly outright evil is [[Alternate Character Interpretation|up to the individual GM]].
* The Archangel Dominic from ''[[In Nomine]]'' is well known for wearing a black cloak that conceals all and even blocks perceptive supernatural powers directed at him. Whether he's a [[Knight Templar]], a genuine good guy with a really hard job (he's the Archangel of Judgment, responsible for keeping the angelic host free of corruption) or secretly outright evil is [[Alternate Character Interpretation|up to the individual GM]].
* ''[[Magic the Gathering|Magic: The Gathering]]'' is chock full of these. [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=190575 Warlocks] and [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=136205 wraiths] are no strangers to dramatic cowls, and ''Magic'''s [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=183418 specters] are literally nothing but black cloaks.
* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' is chock full of these. [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=190575 Warlocks] and [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=136205 wraiths] are no strangers to dramatic cowls, and ''Magic'''s [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=183418 specters] are literally nothing but black cloaks.




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* The Shadowlords from ''[[Ultima V]]''.
* The Shadowlords from ''[[Ultima V]]''.
* The Black Cloak Society from ''[[King's Quest]]''.
* The Black Cloak Society from ''[[King's Quest]]''.
* The Sephiroth clones from ''[[Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VII]]'', though they're more innocent victims forced to take after their namesake, only doing evil when directly manipulated by him.
* The Sephiroth clones from ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', though they're more innocent victims forced to take after their namesake, only doing evil when directly manipulated by him.
* ''Arcanum'''s final boss {{spoiler|Kerghan }} is a Black Cloak (well, the cloak is red and gold, but its the same idea) as are most of the Molochean Hand assassins trying to murder you.
* ''Arcanum'''s final boss {{spoiler|Kerghan }} is a Black Cloak (well, the cloak is red and gold, but its the same idea) as are most of the Molochean Hand assassins trying to murder you.
* ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' games almost always have a [[Big Bad]] wearing a ''purple'' cloak, functionally the same as black. They always use dark magic and quite often play [[The Dragon]] to, well, a dragon.
* ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' games almost always have a [[Big Bad]] wearing a ''purple'' cloak, functionally the same as black. They always use dark magic and quite often play [[The Dragon]] to, well, a dragon.
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** And there's the Dark Wanderer, dressed similarly in ''almost'' black, although he doesn't much bother to hide his face with the hood. Maybe because [[Demonic Possession|it's not his, anyway]].
** And there's the Dark Wanderer, dressed similarly in ''almost'' black, although he doesn't much bother to hide his face with the hood. Maybe because [[Demonic Possession|it's not his, anyway]].
* The [[Uncanny Valley|Seekers]] from ''[[Gothic]] 2''.
* The [[Uncanny Valley|Seekers]] from ''[[Gothic]] 2''.
* {{spoiler|Princess Zelda}} in ''[[The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess]]''. In this case, it's a cloak of mourning for {{spoiler|her fallen kingdom}}.
* {{spoiler|Princess Zelda}} in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]''. In this case, it's a cloak of mourning for {{spoiler|her fallen kingdom}}.
* The Ethereals of ''[[X-COM]]: UFO Defense'' take them in orange. The image under their autopsy research entry is the only time we see their faces. Subversion: Without the cloaks, they don't look very badass.
* The Ethereals of ''[[X-COM]]: UFO Defense'' take them in orange. The image under their autopsy research entry is the only time we see their faces. Subversion: Without the cloaks, they don't look very badass.
* In the DS adaptation of ''[[Final Fantasy IV (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IV]]'', when monsters are represented over the game world (normally during a cutscene) it is through a black cloaked figure.
* In the DS adaptation of ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'', when monsters are represented over the game world (normally during a cutscene) it is through a black cloaked figure.
** Happened in the original and the sequel too. Though in those the cloaks are more Blueish.
** Happened in the original and the sequel too. Though in those the cloaks are more Blueish.
* The Cult of the Damned, as well as Putress, from ''[[World of Warcraft]]''. In fact, most cultists in the game, including the Twilight's Hammer and mortals serving the Burning Legion. Best to say that anyone rocking the Black Cloak look in the game is not the sort of person you invite over for tea, even if they're technically on your side.
* The Cult of the Damned, as well as Putress, from ''[[World of Warcraft]]''. In fact, most cultists in the game, including the Twilight's Hammer and mortals serving the Burning Legion. Best to say that anyone rocking the Black Cloak look in the game is not the sort of person you invite over for tea, even if they're technically on your side.
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** Yeeeah, new... did you not notice the {{spoiler|*naked* upside down mutilated corpse}} when they handed you the robe?
** Yeeeah, new... did you not notice the {{spoiler|*naked* upside down mutilated corpse}} when they handed you the robe?
* ''[[The Haunted Mansion]]'' features a ghost powered by [[Nightmare Fuel]] that wears one.
* ''[[The Haunted Mansion]]'' features a ghost powered by [[Nightmare Fuel]] that wears one.
* Rodrigo Borgia in ''[[Assassin's Creed II (Video Game)|Assassin's Creed II]]'', for most of the story, sports a cloak with [[In the Hood|a hood covering his head]]. His face is not entirely concealed, but it gives his eyes a sinister glow at times that make him look like a male version of [[Mass Effect 2|Kasumi Goto]]. He stops using it after he {{spoiler|becomes Pope Alexander VI}}.
* Rodrigo Borgia in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', for most of the story, sports a cloak with [[In the Hood|a hood covering his head]]. His face is not entirely concealed, but it gives his eyes a sinister glow at times that make him look like a male version of [[Mass Effect 2|Kasumi Goto]]. He stops using it after he {{spoiler|becomes Pope Alexander VI}}.
** Your character, Ezio, if you dye his clothes black in one of the shops. Altair's Armor is also a black coat of sorts.
** Your character, Ezio, if you dye his clothes black in one of the shops. Altair's Armor is also a black coat of sorts.
* An eerie, fiery-eyed, taloned entity in tattered black robes abducts a little girl from her home in the hidden object/puzzle game ''Nightmare Realm''.
* An eerie, fiery-eyed, taloned entity in tattered black robes abducts a little girl from her home in the hidden object/puzzle game ''Nightmare Realm''.
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Parodied multiple times in ''[[Adventurers (Webcomic)|Adventurers]]!''. In one case, a character has both this ''and'' is sitting in complete obscuring darkness; when asked why, she states that she really needs to get around to replacing some lightbulbs.
* Parodied multiple times in ''[[Adventurers]]!''. In one case, a character has both this ''and'' is sitting in complete obscuring darkness; when asked why, she states that she really needs to get around to replacing some lightbulbs.
* A long, black, face-conceling cloak is worn by one of the ''protagonists'' of ''[[Negative One]]'', Adele, to hide the fact that she is not human.
* A long, black, face-conceling cloak is worn by one of the ''protagonists'' of ''[[Negative One]]'', Adele, to hide the fact that she is not human.
* Used and justified in ''[[Girl Genius]]''. The protagonists use this disguise against guards on the lookout for Agatha. The guards recognize it as suspicious immediately, and arrest them. Too bad the hero's expected it, and had dressed up Zeetha in the cloack instead, just to check if Agatha could sneak in with such a disguise.
* Used and justified in ''[[Girl Genius]]''. The protagonists use this disguise against guards on the lookout for Agatha. The guards recognize it as suspicious immediately, and arrest them. Too bad the hero's expected it, and had dressed up Zeetha in the cloack instead, just to check if Agatha could sneak in with such a disguise.
* Aldran, the protagonist of ''[[Anti-HEROES (Webcomic)|Anti-HEROES]]'' always has a black cloak on and [[The Faceless|the hood completely obscures his face]].
* Aldran, the protagonist of ''[[Anti-HEROES]]'' always has a black cloak on and [[The Faceless|the hood completely obscures his face]].
* Minister Malack, a lizardfolk cleric of Nergal in ''[[Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|Order of the Stick]]'' wears one. Given the presence of [[Star Wars]] references in the arc in which he features, his outfit might be a [[Shout-Out]] to the typical Sith-wear.
* Minister Malack, a lizardfolk cleric of Nergal in ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]'' wears one. Given the presence of [[Star Wars]] references in the arc in which he features, his outfit might be a [[Shout-Out]] to the typical Sith-wear.
* ''[[Beyond the Canopy]]'': [[Big Bad|The Baron]] wears one, as does his right-hand man, Shambles.
* ''[[Beyond the Canopy]]'': [[Big Bad|The Baron]] wears one, as does his right-hand man, Shambles.




== [[Web Original]] ==
== [[Web Original]] ==
* In ''[[The Gamers Alliance (Roleplay)|The Gamers Alliance]]'', both the Totenkopfs and the clerics of the dark god Mardük wear black cloaks, and neither faction is nice.
* In ''[[The Gamers Alliance]]'', both the Totenkopfs and the clerics of the dark god Mardük wear black cloaks, and neither faction is nice.
* Lord Carruthers' Shadow in the ''[[Lonely Girl 15]]'' [[Season Finale|season 1 finale]], "lonelygirl15 Season Finale".
* Lord Carruthers' Shadow in the ''[[Lonelygirl15]]'' [[Season Finale|season 1 finale]], "lonelygirl15 Season Finale".
** Lord Carruthers himself (and {{spoiler|Sarah}}) in series 3.
** Lord Carruthers himself (and {{spoiler|Sarah}}) in series 3.
* The aptly-named Cloakar from the web fiction serial ''[[Dimension Heroes]]''.
* The aptly-named Cloakar from the web fiction serial ''[[Dimension Heroes]]''.
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** Jinn when going around on Campus as Shroud has one (and being a autonomous telekinetic construct possesing Objects she also technicaly IS the Cloak)
** Jinn when going around on Campus as Shroud has one (and being a autonomous telekinetic construct possesing Objects she also technicaly IS the Cloak)
* The servant of the Death God in ''[[Tasakeru]]'' is a black, hooded cloak with nothing underneath but a column of smoke and [[Glowing Eyelights of Un-Death|glowing white eyes]].
* The servant of the Death God in ''[[Tasakeru]]'' is a black, hooded cloak with nothing underneath but a column of smoke and [[Glowing Eyelights of Un-Death|glowing white eyes]].
* [[Stuff You Like]]'s ''[[Underworld (Film)|Underworld]]'' review opens with thunder, weird lighting and a face-obscuring [[Black Cloak]]:
* [[Stuff You Like]]'s ''[[Underworld (film)|Underworld]]'' review opens with thunder, weird lighting and a face-obscuring [[Black Cloak]]:
{{quote| Sursum Ursa: Greetings, [[Bad Boss|minions]]. Welcome to hell.}}
{{quote| Sursum Ursa: Greetings, [[Bad Boss|minions]]. Welcome to hell.}}
* Members of the league of evil villains opposed to [[The League of STEAM]] all wear these.
* Members of the league of evil villains opposed to [[The League of STEAM]] all wear these.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* The evil Wizard named NoHeart from the ''[[Care Bears]]'' children's cartoon was a Black Cloak.
* The evil Wizard named NoHeart from the ''[[Care Bears]]'' children's cartoon was a Black Cloak.
* Skeletor is depicted this way, especially in the newer version of ''[[He-Man and The Masters of The Universe (Animation)|He-Man and The Masters of The Universe]]''.
* Skeletor is depicted this way, especially in the newer version of ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]''.
** In the newer version he spends half of the first episode just in a black cloak with his face hidden in the shadows, presumably for dramatic effect, even thought ''everyone'' watching knows exactly who he is and approximately what he's going to look like.
** In the newer version he spends half of the first episode just in a black cloak with his face hidden in the shadows, presumably for dramatic effect, even thought ''everyone'' watching knows exactly who he is and approximately what he's going to look like.
* Raven from ''[[Teen Titans (Animation)|Teen Titans]]'' is technically heroic, but as a [[Half-Human Hybrid|half-demon]] destined to destroy the world, she qualifies as "[[Dark Is Not Evil|dark.]]"
* Raven from ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' is technically heroic, but as a [[Half-Human Hybrid|half-demon]] destined to destroy the world, she qualifies as "[[Dark Is Not Evil|dark.]]"
** Perhaps ironically, when she is corrupted by {{spoiler|a dragon trapped in an ancient tome}}, she switches to a ''white'' cloak.
** Perhaps ironically, when she is corrupted by {{spoiler|a dragon trapped in an ancient tome}}, she switches to a ''white'' cloak.
*** She also wears white when {{spoiler|she's gone reclusive and insane in a [[Bad Future]].}} [[Light Is Not Good]] much?
*** She also wears white when {{spoiler|she's gone reclusive and insane in a [[Bad Future]].}} [[Light Is Not Good]] much?
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* Scavenger's first appearance in ''[[Transformers Armada]]'' has him wearing a cloak that hides most of his body. Why does a robot have a cloak?
* Scavenger's first appearance in ''[[Transformers Armada]]'' has him wearing a cloak that hides most of his body. Why does a robot have a cloak?
** [[Rule of Cool|Same reason]] [[Transformers Animated|Lockdown]] has a poncho.
** [[Rule of Cool|Same reason]] [[Transformers Animated|Lockdown]] has a poncho.
* Jack Spicer in ''[[Xiaolin Showdown (Animation)|Xiaolin Showdown]]'' wears one of these.
* Jack Spicer in ''[[Xiaolin Showdown]]'' wears one of these.
* A skeleton from ''[[Adventure Time (Animation)|Adventure Time]]'' wears a black cloak.
* A skeleton from ''[[Adventure Time]]'' wears a black cloak.
* On ''[[Jimmy Two Shoes]]'', worn by the mysterious [[Everything's Better With Chickens|Hooded Chicken]].
* On ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'', worn by the mysterious [[Everything's Better with Chickens|Hooded Chicken]].
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'': In "Luna Eclipsed", Princess Luna arrives wearing one. It dissolves into ''living bats'' when she wants to take it off.
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'': In "Luna Eclipsed", Princess Luna arrives wearing one. It dissolves into ''living bats'' when she wants to take it off.




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