In the Hood: Difference between revisions

* Turkey from ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' wears a hood and a [[Domino Mask|mask]], when he isn't the Ottoman Turks (Where he wears a mask an a huge hat instead).

* In ''[[Blood+]]'' we have the schiff. [[Justified Trope]] since sunlight kills them.

 

== [[Comic Books]] ==

* Skroa used this in Book 7 and 8 [[Les Legendaires]] to conceal his identity. Partially justified, as his real appearance is a giant, green, anthropomorphic bird-like demon, meaning ''any'' disguise would be better than just going around as himself. Ironically, this was actually of little use, as the only person he shew himself to in the arc died a panel later, and the protagonists instantly recognized him when confronting him at the end.

* Time Trapper, the mysterious purple wearing X-factor villain in [[Legion of Super-Heroes (comics)|Legion of Super-Heroes]] wears one. But since his identity changes ''All the time'' it doesn't matter when S/He takes it off.

 

* In the ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' fic ''[[Rise of the Wizards]]'', Harry's account manager sent him a note which mentioned that Gringotts' nighttime customers tended to be of the more... disreputable sort and suggested that Harry "would not look out of place with a hooded black cloak."

 

== [[Film]] ==

* The Alchemist in ''Vidocq'' wears a black hood over his [[The Faceless|mirrored mask]]. Very creepy, since when a victim to be tries to glimpse under the hood, they only see their own face staring back.

* The Mountain Man in the third ''[[Cold Prey]]'' film hides his face under a hood.

 

== [[Literature]] ==

* In the ''[[Ranger's Apprentice]]'' series, the eponymous Rangers are well-known throughout Araluen for their ability to melt into the forest and move without being seen. The prevailing superstition is that their cloaks are imbued with magic, allowing them to turn invisible. The real reason? Part of it is that the cloaks are camouflaged, with a large hood to completely conceal the wearer's face in shadow. The other part is that due to his training, a Ranger can stay perfectly still and hidden even when the enemy is looking right at them. From any farther than a few meters, a Ranger in hiding literally blends into the surround forest.

 

* "St. Joan" in ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]''.

* The [[Power Rangers in Space|Red Space Ranger]] Andros would often wear a cloak, sometimes even when morphed. When morphed, the cloak had to cover his helmet, so the edges of the opening were almost clamped shut.

* The Cape from, well, ''[[The Cape (2010 TV series)|The Cape]]'' used to use a hood for a disguise, until it almost revealed his identity. Now he has a mask on underneath the hood.

* [[Green Arrow|Oliver Queen/The Arrow]] from ''[[Arrow]]''.

 

== [[Music]] ==

* The icon of [[Disturbed]]'s [[Mascot]] "The Guy".

 

== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

* [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=205960 Jace Beleren] of ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' fame wears one almost all the time. His [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=185816 alternate art] reveals that this is probably for the better.

 

== [[Video Games]] ==

* Altair's peaked hood has inspired a wave of homages from other sneaky characters, such as the blade obsessed assassin [[League of Legends|Talon]].

* ''[[Dark Souls]]'' has the Thief's Hood, a hood with a scarf blocking the face, the Hollow Thief's hood, a standard hood, and the Darkwraith Helm, a hood with a skull mask.

 

== [[Web Comics]] ==

* The uniform of choice for the Mysterious Cloak Guys in ''[[Prismatic Vodka]]''.

* Sarda from ''[[8-Bit Theater]]''. The mustache and shiny eyes are still visible, though.

* ''[[Rumors of War]]'': appearing in Chapter 8 is a character by the name of [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Manaus]]. He wears a brown cloak complete with a hood, which obscures everything but his eyes, creating an implausible, yet creepy effect akin to [[Scary Shiny Glasses]]. He's implied by context to be a [[Devil in Plain Sight]].

* In ''[[Homestuck]]'', hoods (or [[Stealth Pun|god-hoods]]) are a standard part of the clothing of those who have [[Came Back Strong|ascended to the God Tiers]]. They vary significantly in design - a Seer's is a normal hood, but a Knight's is a close fitting coif, while a Witch's is split and looks like a pair of stockings. Some are even more abstract; a Bard's isn't even a hood but a conical hat.

* ''[[Girl Genius]]'' played with this one - when Agatha's party arrives in Mechanicsburg, they try a [[Black Cloak]] with hood [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070416 to sneak in]. They're stopped immediately by the guards looking for Agatha. Luckily, the heroes were [[Genre Savvy]] enough to put Zeetha in the hood, even using her [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|green hair color]] as an excuse why she was wearing the hood in the first place. The guards conclude it's the wrong girl and let them go, [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070418 while Agatha watches from a distance.]

* In ''[[Sinfest]]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20140209172016/http://sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=4268 the executioner in the dungeon Squidly falls to.]

 

== [[Web Original]] ==

** So that if someone manages to pierce her disguise, they still wouldn't see her face? It's unlikely they would think of the possibility that the revealed face was a [[Mask Power|fake]] as well.

* ''[[Todd in the Shadows]]'' is constantly—you guessed it—shrouded in darkness, which makes the hood a bit of a redundancy but also gives him a very unique look. The hoodie actually hides nothing out of the shadows, though, so in his own videos if he's required to be out of the darkness his back is to the camera. In crossovers, he wears a black piece of fabric completely obscuring his face from the nose up, eyes included.

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* Raven from ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' wears an outfit that includes a blue cape and hood. She's not disguising her identity, though, because that's a bit hard to do when you have purple hair and a big red gem encrusted in the middle of your forehead. Nor does she seem to have a problem being seen with her hood down in public places, either; it's just part of her superhero ''chic''.

* Kenny from ''[[South Park]]'' has his face permanently obscured by a hood. Voice too, though apparently none of the main characters have a problem understanding him. In a few episodes, as well as the movie, we've been permitted a glimpse of what's underneath, but he definitely belongs here.

* The supervillain [[Obviously Evil|Grim Reaper]] in ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes]]'' wears a hooded cape that covers his eyes.

* Death from ''[[Family Guy]]''.

* [[Big Bad|Mumm-ra]] from [[Thundercats (2011 series)|both]] ''[[ThunderCats (1985 series)|ThunderCats]]'' series wears a hood while in his [[Shapeshifter Default Form]], though it doesn't usually cover his entire face.

 

== [[Real Life]] ==

 

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