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Superheroes who couple a typical [[The Cape (trope)|Cape's]] outfit with mundane clothes such as jeans and sneakers. This may also be an attempt to keep a classic design but update (or obscure) an otherwise flashy outfit.

 

 

This page may also contain examples of characters who identify as superheroes, but do not wear a typical costume of any kind, as [[Not Wearing Tights]] is a different trope entirely. (This type, such as the quoted Jenny Sparks, tend to have an set civilian outfit that does the same job.) See [[Coat, Hat, Mask]] for the minimum amount of spandex needed for this trope to apply. Also, [[Spandex, Latex, or Leather]] for other issues involving costuming.

 

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* In ''[[Gantz]]'', 8th grader Joichiro Nishi wears pants and a hooded sweatshirt over his black combat jumpsuit.

* Grifter from ''[[Wild CATS]]'' has the longcoat, cargo pants, combat boots version, combined with a [[Cool Mask]].

 

* Cure Western from ''[[Pretty Cure Hollywood Stars]]'' is the first Cure, canon or fanfic, to wear a more normal-looking outfit as her battle attire. ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'' fans will recognize the costume for both her Cure and Super Cure forms as being based largely on Misty's [[Bare Your Midriff|usual]] [[Who Wears Short Shorts?|outfit]] from the first five seasons.

 

* Also mentioned above, [[The Crow]] films always have the protagonists essentially wear normal clothes with face paint.

* ''[[The Mask (film)|The Mask]]'' is a slight variation. The film version creates normal clothes to wear, but they're usually clothes from The Forties or therebouts.

 

== [[Literature]] ==

** One should note that Zorro, of course, predates the Phantom and Superman.

 

* ''[[Smallville]]'' has its nascent [[Justice League]] members dress in either casual clothes with [[Cool Shades]] and hoodies that make them look like the League of Unabombers, or color-coded sports gear, [http://smallville.wikia.com/wiki/Justice_League viz]. Clark always did his thing in red-and-blue [[Not Wearing Tights|civvies]], [http://smallville.wikia.com/wiki/The_Blur#The_Red-Blue_Blur.2FThe_Blur until season 9].

** Although Black Canary look is pretty close to the comic version save shorter hair and facepaint shaped like a domino mask, although the fact that her costume consists of a rather stripperific outfit with fishnets is most likely the cause.

 

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