Editorial: Why Do Villains NOT Wear Capes?

Hi. I'm the Amateur Critic. I review just about anything.

This editorial is just a follow-up of the previous editorial on villains wearing capes. Now, my question is: Why do villains NOT wear capes?

As the movie and TV show industries evolve, we see that bad guys with capes are becoming more and more cliché.

Therefore, the industries started coming up with more and more villains without the fashion accessory.

It's just that as time goes on, most of the audience just want to see freshness in the villain world. People want to see villains that are spectacular and aren't as "old-school."

You can definitely tell that in today's world, many villains in movies and on TV shows don't wear capes, unless they intentionally want to look and feel clichéd.

One alternative for a cape would be a robe. Some villains wear that, instead of the usual cape, just so that they can still look and feel powerful in status, profession, etc. It's like drinking fro-yo as an alternative to ice cream... or eating sugar-free candy instead of candy that's loaded with sugar...

However, most villains nowadays shy away from the capes and robes, because... that would be their creators' choice to make in the long run. Plus, the capes and robes seem traditional to the point where it's "old-school" and clichéd. It's like saying:
-Screw Drake and his cape from The Pebble and the Penguin!

Give me Gaston's look in Beauty and the Beast!

-To hell with Martin's look in The Secret of Nimh 2!

I want Dr. Blowhole and his cyborg eye in Penguins of Madagascar!

So, I ask again: Why do villains NOT wear capes?

Well, just like I said in my last editorial... there is no right or wrong answer.

In fact, it doesn't really matter if capes and robes seem overrated. It doesn't matter if animators or costume designers either do away with capes or keep them. A villain is who they are inside that make them that way.

Amateur Critic
Sources:
Rock-A-Doodle
The Dark Knight
The Land Before Time 2: The Great Valley Adventure
The Pebble and the Penguin
Beauty and the Beast
The Secret of Nimh 2
Penguins of Madagascar

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