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The character is probably [[Super Weight]] Class 1 (unpowered but formidable), although they could be lower if they're just, you know, bad at what they do. They tend towards being [[The Cowl]].
The actual type of costume varies, but may involve [[Cool Mask]], [[Coat, Hat, Mask]], [[Badass Longcoat]], [[Superheroes Wear Tights]] and/or [[Superheroes Wear Capes]]. Due to the nature of the trope, tropes about superheroes wearing stuff usually apply here too.
The trope is not about villains, at least not traditional ones (no [[The Joker|Joker]]), but the character doesn't need to be "genuinely" heroic. As long as someone, even if just the character themselves, sees them as fulfilling the "costumed hero" role, that suffices. An [[Anti
Contrast with [[Clothes Make the Superman]], where the character ''becomes'' powered when wearing the costume.
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* [[Batman]]
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* [[Zorro]]
* [[The Question]].
* [[The Spirit]]. He [[Enforced Trope|only wore a mask]] [[Executive Meddling|as a concession to the editor]], who felt [[Viewers
* [[Paperinik New Adventures|Superduck/Paperinik]], the costumed hero alter ego of [[Donald Duck]], who's popular in European Disney comics. He's basically the Batman of Duckburg: he has no powers, he fights crime in a costume, few people know he's actually Donald, and he uses all sorts of gadgets developed by Gyro Gearloose. The stories where Donald appears in this guise seem to be in a whole different continuity from all others, as his becoming a [[Badass]] with a [[Secret Identity]] would have huge ramifications for his character.
* ''[[Kick-Ass]]'': Kick-Ass himself (though not particularly skilled), Hit-Girl and Big Daddy.
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