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LittleMissReality In reply to MasonBricke [2012-01-21 23:10:19 +0000 UTC]

'Cause they're cool! Other than that, I have no idea Batman (and various other people in the Bat-clan) uses it to hide and terrify his enemies. That's the only cape I can think of that has any sort of practical use. I agree.

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MasonBricke In reply to LittleMissReality [2012-01-22 18:13:52 +0000 UTC]

Good answer.
Historically, they were worn for warmth and (some) protection from the weather, from the time of ancient Rome to the early 19th century U.S.
Andrew Jackson wore a cape which helped save him once. Someone shot at him from behind, but since his cape obscured the shape of his upper torso, the shooter narrowly missed him, merely putting a hole through the garment. Perhaps Batman is aided in the same way.
And yes, they are cool. Even Vader wore one.

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LittleMissReality In reply to MasonBricke [2012-01-22 22:49:28 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow. Capes are awesome then. (Well, more awesome than they already were.) The fact that Vader wore one made it even more awesome, I can't imagine him without a cape. It seems incomplete. Capes are just awesome in their own right. Common knowledge, yeah? If only capes/cloaks were accepted in society for everyday use. I would wear one.

So... In that reply you basically answered your own (probably rhetorical) question. Good work.

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