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01-09-2011, 11:56 PM
Awesomely Long and Badass TV Coats
All the best TV heroes rock coats more badass than Mr. T and Jack Bauer combined, so break out your duster and drape on UGO's list of the Most Badass TV Coats.
25
Angel
Under the Coat: David Boreanaz of Angel
Ever the vampire that takes himself entirely too seriously, the only thing writers enjoyed messing with more than Angel's hair were his trademark billowy, mysterious coats.
Once after losing his expensive (but not as iconic as Spike's) coat in a bomb blast, Wolfram and Hart did their best to replace it and keep the vampire's allure.
24
Mac
Under the Coat: Rob McElhenney of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
See, Mac gets it. No matter how pitiful your guns look, how often you fail to prove your badassery, a leather duster will always get the point across.
It might not have helped anyone kick down doors, but the recurring jacket has long been a point of contention for Mac, Charlie, Dennis and Frank.
23
EVERYONE in Heroes' Future
Under the Coat: Zachary Quinto, Masi Oka and Milo Ventimiglia of Heroes
Now I'm not SAYING that Heroes had lazy writing and couldn't come up with better ways to villainize its more popular characters than giving them scars or long black coats, but....
I can't think of a way to finish that sentence.
22
Ziva David
Under the Coat: Cote de Pablo of NCIS
Whenever former Israeli Mossad agent Ziva David heads out to bust some skulls as a member of NCIS, you could count on her to don any one of the 500 multi-colored and styled long coats as pure intimidation.
Okay, well maybe not orange.
21
Teal'c
Under the Coat: Christopher Judge of Stargate SG-1
For the 200th episode of the long-running science-fiction series, we got to see our favorite travellers re-imagined in a host of new ways, including Teal'c as a private detective with, you guessed it, badass trenchcoat and fedora.
Jaffa warriors were tough enough, but throw in a little gumshoe? The pyramids tremble
20
J.D.
Under the Coat: Zach Braff of Scrubs
More of a long, friendly doctor's coat than a dark, billowing badass coat, but Scrubs made an entire episode out of the idea that JD needed the coat to reflect his status as a doctor, and the effect it had on people around him.
Neil Flynn's Janitor adopted the same coat out of spite, but much later took to a dark black leather. And let's not even think about giant Chet's curtain-like coat.
19
Doctor Octopus
Under the Coat: Peter MacNicol of The Spectacular Spider-Man
We've seen Doc Ock blow through plenty of outfits in his various canon appearances, from the greener outfits of comics and early cartoons, to Alfred Molina's trenchcoat version.
The Spectacular Spider-Man's Ock opted for a more traditionally bad-ass draper in favor of his labcoat once, you know, turning evil and eight-armed and everything.
18
John Druitt
Under the Coat: Christopher Heyerdahl of Sanctuary
Yeah, cause John Druitt doesn't look like a bad guy at all. He only looks like Lex Luthor and Neo had sex, but such represents only the tip of the weirdness iceberg found in Syfy's supernatural exploration Sanctuary.
Originally series villain, now recurring figure, you'd almost never find Druitt without that trademark duster.
17
Macbeth
Under the Coat: John Rhys-Davies of Gargoyles
Macbeth understood how it worked. It wasn't enough to be and immortal Scottish warrior, linked eternally to the villainous gargoyle Demona, a supreme scholar and fighter with the voice of John Rhys-Davies
In truth it was the coat. The coat that made him a badass.
16
Carmen Sandiego
Under the Coat: Carmen Isabella Sandiego (who knew that was one word?)
You know, for a criminal mastermind, and former detective, Carmen Sandiego made herself awfully conspicuous with that eye-catching red coat and fedora.
Let's see how long it'd take today's modern super-agents like Jack Bauer and Jason Bourne to bash her face in.
15
Dr. House
Under the Coat: Hugh Laurie of House
Dr. House usually detested wearing labcoat's, and in fact there's genuine scientific evidence to suggest the practice should be abandoned entirely.
But whenever House donned the coat, you knew something badass was going down.
14
Sherlock
Under the Coat: Benedict Cumberbatch of Sherlock
Hey, if you're going to update Sherlock Holmes for the modern age as in BBC's popular interpretation of the famous detective, why not do it with a little style?
Far from his deerhunter days, Sherlock's stylish blue trench definitely makes the (crime) scene.
13
"Tin Man" Wyatt Cain
Under the Coat: Neal McDonough of Tin Man
This re-imagining of The Wizard of Oz saw the heartless Tin Man re-imagined as Wyatt Cain, former gunman and "Long-Coat" soldier of the Wicked Witch (the black trench-coated soldiers being more akin to flying monkeys here).
Even after escaping the army and Azkadelia's punishing imprisonment within the suit of armor, Neal McDonough reacted exactly how you'd expect: cowboy hat, gray trench and a starring role in Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.
12
Captain Jack Harkness
Under the Coat: John Barrowman of Torchwood
Perhaps the only thing Doctor Who offshoot Captain Jack Harkness loved more than Ianto Jones was his Royal Air Force Greatcoat, which unlike Ianto, always needed immediate replacing when destroyed.
11
Mulder and Scully
Under the Coat(s): David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson of The X-Files
As FBI agents, Mulder and Scully used to have to project a certain air of intimidation. Then things got weird in the later years, when they even started dressing alike, seen above.
Then again, maybe we can all just pretend The X-Files: I Want To Believe just never happened.
10
Clark Kent
Under the Coat: Tom Welling of Smallville
Sure it wasn't quite the red and blue tights we've been inching to see for ten years, but for Smallville's ninth season, Clark's adopting of a Neo-esque appearance in a black trenchcoat certainly flew a few notches closer to live-action superheroism.
Additionally, the all-black trenchcoated appearance got us one step closer to dropping that awful moniker "The Red-Blue Blur" (even if it's technically accurate for season ten).
9
Castiel
Under the Coat: Misha Collins of Supernatural
Because where else is he going to keep the wings? Seriously though, the angel Castiel takes the form of his vessel Jimmy Novak, including what he wore at the time of the posession.
Interestingly, Castiel's look is actually based on comic character Constantine. And no, not the Keanu Reeves version.
8
John Crichton and Aeryn Sun
Under the Coat(s): Ben Browder and Claudia Black of Farscape
It's a tie! Why separate these two badass coat-wearing lovers of the Farscape universe, John Crichton having earned his Peacekeeper coat over time while Aeryn Sun...was simply always awesome enough for a trench.
7
Omar Little
Under the Coat: Michael K. Williams of The Wire
Okay, let's face it. Omar Little, badass stick-up man of The Wire was terrifying enough without a long and billowing coat.
But you've gotta hide that kevlar and shotgun somewhere, right?
6
Gambit
Under the Coat: Various cartoon voice actors, Taylor Kitsch
Every superhero has some odd choices to make when it comes to making their costume, we know.
But we're extremely grateful for Gambit's bad-ass trenchcoat, lest we be subjected to the bizarre pink...metal...half-mask...shinguards that lurk beneath.
5
Spike
Under the Coat: James Marsters of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
It's near impossible to decide what made Spike more iconic of a character, the bleach-blonde hair, cockney vampire attitude, those absurd cheekbones, or of course, everyone's favorite leather duster.
Stolen from slayer Nikki Wood in the '70s, William the Bloody's badass armor lasted the duration of the show before tragically being obliterated in an explosion, but promptly replaced. It's the look that counts.
4
Doctor Who
Under the Coat: David Tennant, the tenth doctor of Doctor Who
The previous nine incarnations of Doctor Who have certainly gone through some impressive wardrobes, but we look back most fondly on David Tennant's re-vitalization of the series.
I mean look at the size of that thing! And you should see what he manages to pull out of it!
3
The Highlander
Under the Coat: Christopher Lambert and Adrian Paul of Highlander: The Series
Just about everyone associated with Highlander, from the crew to the cast draped themselves in such fantastic coats.
They not only provide an excellent place to hide a sword, but actually make one immortal.
2
Malcolm Reynolds and the Browncoats
Under the Coat: Nathan Fillion of Firefly, countless fans
Far more than just a bad-ass space cowboy get-up, Malcolm Reynold's brown duster signified his allegiance to the Independents, or Browncoats as they were commonly known. Zoe was seen to sport one now and again, and others in flashback.
Not only that, but the legions of Firefly fans around the world took the name for their own, continuing to run with the movement to this day.
1
Walker, Texas Ranger
Under the Coat: Chuck Norris of Walker, Texas Ranger
Chuck Norris doesn't need long coats to be a badass. He wears them as a courtesy, as their length prevents roundhouse kicks from moving fast enough to destroy the space-time continuum.
UGO
All the best TV heroes rock coats more badass than Mr. T and Jack Bauer combined, so break out your duster and drape on UGO's list of the Most Badass TV Coats.
25
Angel
Under the Coat: David Boreanaz of Angel
Ever the vampire that takes himself entirely too seriously, the only thing writers enjoyed messing with more than Angel's hair were his trademark billowy, mysterious coats.
Once after losing his expensive (but not as iconic as Spike's) coat in a bomb blast, Wolfram and Hart did their best to replace it and keep the vampire's allure.
24
Mac
Under the Coat: Rob McElhenney of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
See, Mac gets it. No matter how pitiful your guns look, how often you fail to prove your badassery, a leather duster will always get the point across.
It might not have helped anyone kick down doors, but the recurring jacket has long been a point of contention for Mac, Charlie, Dennis and Frank.
23
EVERYONE in Heroes' Future
Under the Coat: Zachary Quinto, Masi Oka and Milo Ventimiglia of Heroes
Now I'm not SAYING that Heroes had lazy writing and couldn't come up with better ways to villainize its more popular characters than giving them scars or long black coats, but....
I can't think of a way to finish that sentence.
22
Ziva David
Under the Coat: Cote de Pablo of NCIS
Whenever former Israeli Mossad agent Ziva David heads out to bust some skulls as a member of NCIS, you could count on her to don any one of the 500 multi-colored and styled long coats as pure intimidation.
Okay, well maybe not orange.
21
Teal'c
Under the Coat: Christopher Judge of Stargate SG-1
For the 200th episode of the long-running science-fiction series, we got to see our favorite travellers re-imagined in a host of new ways, including Teal'c as a private detective with, you guessed it, badass trenchcoat and fedora.
Jaffa warriors were tough enough, but throw in a little gumshoe? The pyramids tremble
20
J.D.
Under the Coat: Zach Braff of Scrubs
More of a long, friendly doctor's coat than a dark, billowing badass coat, but Scrubs made an entire episode out of the idea that JD needed the coat to reflect his status as a doctor, and the effect it had on people around him.
Neil Flynn's Janitor adopted the same coat out of spite, but much later took to a dark black leather. And let's not even think about giant Chet's curtain-like coat.
19
Doctor Octopus
Under the Coat: Peter MacNicol of The Spectacular Spider-Man
We've seen Doc Ock blow through plenty of outfits in his various canon appearances, from the greener outfits of comics and early cartoons, to Alfred Molina's trenchcoat version.
The Spectacular Spider-Man's Ock opted for a more traditionally bad-ass draper in favor of his labcoat once, you know, turning evil and eight-armed and everything.
18
John Druitt
Under the Coat: Christopher Heyerdahl of Sanctuary
Yeah, cause John Druitt doesn't look like a bad guy at all. He only looks like Lex Luthor and Neo had sex, but such represents only the tip of the weirdness iceberg found in Syfy's supernatural exploration Sanctuary.
Originally series villain, now recurring figure, you'd almost never find Druitt without that trademark duster.
17
Macbeth
Under the Coat: John Rhys-Davies of Gargoyles
Macbeth understood how it worked. It wasn't enough to be and immortal Scottish warrior, linked eternally to the villainous gargoyle Demona, a supreme scholar and fighter with the voice of John Rhys-Davies
In truth it was the coat. The coat that made him a badass.
16
Carmen Sandiego
Under the Coat: Carmen Isabella Sandiego (who knew that was one word?)
You know, for a criminal mastermind, and former detective, Carmen Sandiego made herself awfully conspicuous with that eye-catching red coat and fedora.
Let's see how long it'd take today's modern super-agents like Jack Bauer and Jason Bourne to bash her face in.
15
Dr. House
Under the Coat: Hugh Laurie of House
Dr. House usually detested wearing labcoat's, and in fact there's genuine scientific evidence to suggest the practice should be abandoned entirely.
But whenever House donned the coat, you knew something badass was going down.
14
Sherlock
Under the Coat: Benedict Cumberbatch of Sherlock
Hey, if you're going to update Sherlock Holmes for the modern age as in BBC's popular interpretation of the famous detective, why not do it with a little style?
Far from his deerhunter days, Sherlock's stylish blue trench definitely makes the (crime) scene.
13
"Tin Man" Wyatt Cain
Under the Coat: Neal McDonough of Tin Man
This re-imagining of The Wizard of Oz saw the heartless Tin Man re-imagined as Wyatt Cain, former gunman and "Long-Coat" soldier of the Wicked Witch (the black trench-coated soldiers being more akin to flying monkeys here).
Even after escaping the army and Azkadelia's punishing imprisonment within the suit of armor, Neal McDonough reacted exactly how you'd expect: cowboy hat, gray trench and a starring role in Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.
12
Captain Jack Harkness
Under the Coat: John Barrowman of Torchwood
Perhaps the only thing Doctor Who offshoot Captain Jack Harkness loved more than Ianto Jones was his Royal Air Force Greatcoat, which unlike Ianto, always needed immediate replacing when destroyed.
11
Mulder and Scully
Under the Coat(s): David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson of The X-Files
As FBI agents, Mulder and Scully used to have to project a certain air of intimidation. Then things got weird in the later years, when they even started dressing alike, seen above.
Then again, maybe we can all just pretend The X-Files: I Want To Believe just never happened.
10
Clark Kent
Under the Coat: Tom Welling of Smallville
Sure it wasn't quite the red and blue tights we've been inching to see for ten years, but for Smallville's ninth season, Clark's adopting of a Neo-esque appearance in a black trenchcoat certainly flew a few notches closer to live-action superheroism.
Additionally, the all-black trenchcoated appearance got us one step closer to dropping that awful moniker "The Red-Blue Blur" (even if it's technically accurate for season ten).
9
Castiel
Under the Coat: Misha Collins of Supernatural
Because where else is he going to keep the wings? Seriously though, the angel Castiel takes the form of his vessel Jimmy Novak, including what he wore at the time of the posession.
Interestingly, Castiel's look is actually based on comic character Constantine. And no, not the Keanu Reeves version.
8
John Crichton and Aeryn Sun
Under the Coat(s): Ben Browder and Claudia Black of Farscape
It's a tie! Why separate these two badass coat-wearing lovers of the Farscape universe, John Crichton having earned his Peacekeeper coat over time while Aeryn Sun...was simply always awesome enough for a trench.
7
Omar Little
Under the Coat: Michael K. Williams of The Wire
Okay, let's face it. Omar Little, badass stick-up man of The Wire was terrifying enough without a long and billowing coat.
But you've gotta hide that kevlar and shotgun somewhere, right?
6
Gambit
Under the Coat: Various cartoon voice actors, Taylor Kitsch
Every superhero has some odd choices to make when it comes to making their costume, we know.
But we're extremely grateful for Gambit's bad-ass trenchcoat, lest we be subjected to the bizarre pink...metal...half-mask...shinguards that lurk beneath.
5
Spike
Under the Coat: James Marsters of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
It's near impossible to decide what made Spike more iconic of a character, the bleach-blonde hair, cockney vampire attitude, those absurd cheekbones, or of course, everyone's favorite leather duster.
Stolen from slayer Nikki Wood in the '70s, William the Bloody's badass armor lasted the duration of the show before tragically being obliterated in an explosion, but promptly replaced. It's the look that counts.
4
Doctor Who
Under the Coat: David Tennant, the tenth doctor of Doctor Who
The previous nine incarnations of Doctor Who have certainly gone through some impressive wardrobes, but we look back most fondly on David Tennant's re-vitalization of the series.
I mean look at the size of that thing! And you should see what he manages to pull out of it!
3
The Highlander
Under the Coat: Christopher Lambert and Adrian Paul of Highlander: The Series
Just about everyone associated with Highlander, from the crew to the cast draped themselves in such fantastic coats.
They not only provide an excellent place to hide a sword, but actually make one immortal.
2
Malcolm Reynolds and the Browncoats
Under the Coat: Nathan Fillion of Firefly, countless fans
Far more than just a bad-ass space cowboy get-up, Malcolm Reynold's brown duster signified his allegiance to the Independents, or Browncoats as they were commonly known. Zoe was seen to sport one now and again, and others in flashback.
Not only that, but the legions of Firefly fans around the world took the name for their own, continuing to run with the movement to this day.
1
Walker, Texas Ranger
Under the Coat: Chuck Norris of Walker, Texas Ranger
Chuck Norris doesn't need long coats to be a badass. He wears them as a courtesy, as their length prevents roundhouse kicks from moving fast enough to destroy the space-time continuum.
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