Cape
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Capes were an article of clothing.
Capes were generally worn by humanoids sometimes for practicality, and sometimes as a mark of status or elegance. The typical cape was a sleeveless piece of cloth draping the wearer's back and shoulder, usually connecting at the neck.
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The First Doctor wore a black cape throughout his life as an exile, usually when in cold climates; (TV: An Unearthly Child [+]Loading...["An Unearthly Child (TV story)"], The Tenth Planet [+]Loading...["The Tenth Planet (TV story)"]) this was continued by his successor the Second Doctor. (TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)"]) The outfit stolen by the Third Doctor from the hospital where he slept off his post-regenerative trauma included a black cape with red lining. (TV: Spearhead from Space [+]Loading...["Spearhead from Space (TV story)"]) James Stevens, in Who Killed Kennedy, described it as a "black, silk-lined cape" which draped over his two-piece velvet suit. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy [+]Loading...["Who Killed Kennedy (novel)"]) This incarnation of the Doctor used the cape as a weapon on occasion, once using it like a fowler's net to entangle and defeat a giant fly. (TV: The Green Death [+]Loading...["The Green Death (TV story)"]) The Twelfth Doctor occasionally donned a similar outfit. (TV: Flatline [+]Loading...["Flatline (TV story)"])
El Jefe wore purple, silk capes to complement his outfit. (PROSE: Iris at the V&A [+]Loading...["Iris at the V&A (short story)"])
Superheroes typically wore capes as part of their adventuring outfits. This was true of the fictional Karkus, whose costume included a short cape, (TV: The Mind Robber [+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (TV story)"]) but also of the Ghost. (TV: The Return of Doctor Mysterio [+]Loading...["The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story)"])
Porcians normally wore full-body silver stockings and capes. (AUDIO: The Fourth Wall [+]Loading...["The Fourth Wall (audio story)"])
The arrogant Cyber-Controller at the head of the Cyber-Empire wore a purple cape as a mark of status. (COMIC: The Cyber Empire [+]Loading...["The Cyber Empire (comic story)"])
Superman wore a long red cape as part of his costume. (COMIC: The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic [+]Loading...["The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic (comic story)"], TV: The Return of Doctor Mysterio [+]Loading...["The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story)"], etc.)
Vade the Defiant was a Sontaran distinguished by wielding an axe and wearing a blue cape in addition to the standard Sontaran space armour. (GAME: Legacy [+]Loading...["Legacy (video game)"])
