Have you ever noticed how many cool characters, particularly the superhero types, wear trench coats? Why is that? Is it that the character just looks cool while kicking butt in a trench coat? Who hasn’t imagined themselves striding along with a black trench coat billowing out behind them, looking the superhero part? And if that’s just me, don’t tell me. It might be my overactive imagination at work. Can you think of any cool trench coat-wearing characters other than the ones below?
Angel
Okay, more Angel — can’t help myself.
Spike
Trinity, Morpheus and Neo from The Matrix
The Punisher
Selene from Underworld (If I had Kate Beckinsale’s body, I’d be wearing a trench coat and leather pants too!)
Hugh Jackman in Van Helsing
Whedonverse Quote of the Day:
“Shiny. Let’s be bad guys.” — Jayne Cobb in Serenity
September 1st, 2006 at 12:41 am
What about Mal (Nathan Fillion)from Firefly? Ah, love Mal! He’s ultra cool and he’s got a brown trench coat!
Cool!
September 1st, 2006 at 7:37 am
I thought of Mal after I was ready to post and was too tired to go look up a picture.
September 1st, 2006 at 12:14 pm
Love this post! Great point on the trenchcoats. Verrry sexy.
I’m sure Gerard Butler has worn a trenchcoat at least once…I’m sure he has. He must have. I think I’ll go search for him. (A good excuse, natch.)
September 1st, 2006 at 1:31 pm
LOL, Colleen.
September 1st, 2006 at 1:33 pm
Trenchcoats have the added bonus that, when worn right, you could easily be naked underneath.
September 1st, 2006 at 4:36 pm
How about Angelina Jolie in Mr. and Mrs. Smith? I’m very straight, but she looks incredible soaring down off that building…
September 1st, 2006 at 6:49 pm
I’d actually forgotten about that scene in Mr. and Mrs. Smith. I had to do a Google image search.
September 2nd, 2006 at 9:07 am
Oh yes trench coats are oh so sexy! My high school boyfriend had a trench coat..I made him wear it all the time, and he knew it was because it reminded me of Angel. So he would joke around and everytime he would turn around to leave he would push it back, so he looks like he’s flying away (like Angel does LOL) WOW that drove me INSANE…SO SEXY! And yes lets not forget Angelina, so so sexy.
September 2nd, 2006 at 8:26 pm
Jen, that’s so funny about your former boyfriend and the Angel trench coat thing.
September 3rd, 2006 at 6:01 pm
LOL yeah I know…I wish I could say I made that up..but sadly, it’s the truth…wonder what he’s up to? It’s going to get cold soon…
haha.
September 3rd, 2006 at 9:54 pm
AHh…great post!!!!!!
September 8th, 2006 at 3:49 am
Oh, YUMMY picture of Hugh!
Mulder…not traditionally sexy, but still….
September 8th, 2006 at 5:07 pm
don’t forget those highlander guys
March 30th, 2007 at 8:27 am
How could you forget the inimitable Wesley Snipes as Blade? Best bad boy in a trench coat by far!
May 21st, 2007 at 9:29 pm
hey what about Blade (Wesley Snipes)? That coat of his is wicked!
January 12th, 2008 at 12:23 am
does anyone know what the long coat Angel wears is? I want one so bad! but i cant find it anywhere!