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[[File:Caps_7766.jpg|frame|Clockwise from top left: [[Muammar Gaddafi]], [[wikipedia:Moon over Parador|Alphonse Simms]], [[
{{quote|''It isn't the scarlet sash and the fancy hat that makes you a commissar, it's the way you wear them.''|'''[[Ciaphas Cain]]'''}}
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A subtrope of both [[Nice Hat]] and [[Bling of War]]. A large, high [[wikipedia:Peaked cap|peaked cap]] similar to those worn by [[Banana Republic]] [[Glorious Leader|dictators]]. The trope namer is ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'', with [[The Political Officer|Commissars]] wearing such caps. This headgear surely makes the wearer look badass in an authoritarian sense of the word. Sometimes decorated with elaborate silver or gold designs on the visor and/or the front of the crown, nicknamed "scrambled eggs" by military folks; the stereotypical [[Banana Republic]] leader's cap has so much of these that you can barely see the colour of the actual cap underneath.
Sometimes, especially if the cap in question is black with silver piping, it's [[Putting
See also [[Bling of War]], [[Nice Hat]]. Often worn by [[The Generalissimo]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* Forte in ''[[Galaxy Angel (
* Chiri Kitsu in an episode of Zoku ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou
* Chocolat from ''[[Sorcerer Hunters]]'' wears one of these ([[Stripperiffic|and little else]]) when she's in "combat mode".
* Washizaki from ''[[Riki Oh]]'', the inspiration for Vega/M.Bison in ''[[Street Fighter]]'' in [[Video Games]].
* [[Visionary Villain|Kanako Watanabe]] of [[Star Driver]] wears one of these as part of her Glittering Crux outfit.
* Russia in ''[[
* In [[Bleach]], a currently unnamed female member of {{spoiler|the Vandereich}} wears one. It's curious that she's the only [[Putting
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== Film ==
* M.Bison (played by Raul Julia) wears one in ''[[Street Fighter (
* One is part of the regalia of Paradorian President-For-Life Alphonse Simms in ''Moon Over Parador''. Richard Dreyfuss wears it with a jaunty tilt that makes it much less impressive.
* ''[[Frantic]]''. Michelle wears one when she first meets the protagonist played by [[Harrison Ford]], along with a black leather jacket.
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== Literature ==
* In [[Dan Abnett]]'s [[
* The [[Honor Harrington|Grayson Space Navy's]] uniforms seem to be modeled after the US Air Force, so naturally they have these, complete with gold oak leaves and lightning bolts. It's stated that they seem to weigh at least 3 kilograms and cause the title character to feel like "some comic-opera costumer's idea of a prespace military dictator".
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== Tabletop Games ==
* ''[[Warhammer 40000]]''
** As noted above, the Commissars. Arguably a case of [[Putting
** Commissar [[Ciaphas Cain]] [[The So-Called Coward|would, on the whole]], [[Combat Pragmatist|prefer a helmet]].
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* The Commissar's Helm in ''[[Warhammer Online]]'' can only be accessed by entering a code found in copies of ''[[Command and Conquer]]: Red Alert 3'', making them [[Revenue Enhancing Devices]].
* Naturally, some of the Soviet Officers in the ''[[Command and Conquer|RedAlert]]'' games wears these.
* M. Bison from ''[[Street Fighter]]'' is never seen without his hat, except in one DLC costume. To further stress the [[Putting
* General Ahkboob from ''Total Carnage'' ("You suck at this game.")
* "Colonel Red" (Smash Daisuke) from ''[[Gunstar Heroes]]''
* Brocken from ''[[
* The end boss of ''[[Final Fight]] 3'', Something something Black. Who attacks you with a [[Whip It Good|Riding crop]].
* Sturm in ''[[Advance Wars]]''. Greyfield from Days of Ruin also has one.
* Captain Allen Hamilton and Colonel Orson Perrault, of ''[[Ace Combat]]'' 5, both wear these, styled after the USAF.
* Diego Gaspar Navarro from ''[[Ace Combat]] X: Skies of Deception''.
* Worn by General, Colonel, and other Repliforce soldiers in ''[[Mega Man X
** ''[[
* Omen Deng in ''[[Alpha Protocol]]'' rocks the Commissar look, and combined with his [[Badass Cape]], it is ''awesome.''
* ''[[Hogs of War]]'': Fully promote a pig to the Hero rank, and they get one of these hats.
* Worn by Crow in ''[[Fragile Dreams]]: Farewell Ruins of the Moon''
* Salvatore in ''[[Disgaea 3 Absence of Justice]]'' wears a black one.
* Raidou Kuzunoha of ''[[Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army]]'' and ''[[Raidou Kuzunoha VS King Abaddon]]'' wears one of these at all times, even when in the bath.
* The Chapeau of High Inquisitor Sally Whitemane in ''[[World of Warcraft]]''. [[Randomly Drops|With a little luck, it can be yours.]]
* Major Rezner of the Eisengrad Army wears one in ''[[
* Comrade Black, [[Big Bad]] of the ''[[
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== Web Originals ==
* [[
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** Rocky the Flying Squirrel would occasionally wear one while announcing a commercial break.
** It was certainly a must for Fearless Leader.
* The "Banana Republic" in ''[[
== Real Life ==
* Played straight in Real Life in the 1990s with [[Russians With Rusting Rockets]] and Russian cops. Unlike [[Reds
** An overview of Soviet uniform caps may be found [http://www.undertheredstar.com/ here], showing civilian and military caps from various decades, with different designs--the collector's photos are widely copied for other websites.
** Modern huge peaked caps are disliked among the Russian military, derisively known as [[Banana Republic|"Pinochet caps"]]. They are also a case of [[Sukhomlinov Effect]], becoming larger and more fanciful as the Russian army weakened and grew underequipped and undertrained.
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