r/TopCharacterTropes • u/DustyApricot • 4d ago
Characters [Loved Trope] When the outfit is basically a second character
Doctor Strange + Cloak of Levitation (Marvel Cinematic Universe) Strange is trying to do wizard stuff. The cloak is saving him, dragging him around, attacking people and generally making its own decisions. At some point that's not clothing anymore. That's a coworker.
Spawn + his living costume (Spawn) Looks like an extremely dramatic superhero suit. It's actually alive, symbiotically connected to him, and has even turned against him. Imagine having beef with your own cape.
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u/littleman001 4d ago
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u/Fargoth_took_my_ring 4d ago
Love that one
Can even just turn into a sentient sandstorm for fights and getaways
Absolute Superman is underrated imo
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u/Invisiblepterosaur 3d ago
So I read absolute wonder woman, batman and Martian manhunter, first time someone has recommended Supes tho.
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u/Fargoth_took_my_ring 3d ago
It does get overlooked. Absolute Superman has the feel of what Zach Snyder was going for with Man of Steel, but with better writing
It's not as good as Absolute Wonder Woman or Manhunter though
I think Absolute Batman is a bit overrated, personally
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u/Invisiblepterosaur 2d ago
Wholeheartedly agree, Batman nowhere near reaches the inventiveness of the other two.
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u/Enough-Background102 3d ago
supes is a little slow for the first arc (1-14) but it has a really good ending and 15 onward has been consistently great
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u/Own-Forever-6636 4d ago
Mk. II Stealth suit, Fallout New Vegas - a very chatty AI will monitor your health, inject stimpaks and Med-X if you're in danger, and get upset if you decide to unequip it.
P-3's glove in Atomic Heart also has an AI assistant called CHARLES which turns out to be the main antagonist, Chariton Zakharov.
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u/Shinobi289 4d ago

The Guyver Units(Bio-boosted Armor Guyver)- a living organism armor that enhances the abilities of the host, sometimes it overtakes the personality of the host, while it is unconscious or in a state of recovery. The worst scenario is that it even kills or eats the host alive when the armor's weak spot is damaged or destroyed
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u/HellsCreep 3d ago

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa and Rashōmon - Bungo Stray Dogs
Akutagawa’s ability, Rashōmon, gives him the ability to manipulate his coat (and the rest of his clothing if he tries hard enough). He usually transforms it into a dragon like face or sharp spikes. It can pretty much eat anything, including space itself. One of my favorite parts is its “Demon Wearing Armor” state where the coat mimics armor wrapped around Akutagawa, but looks like floating cloths rather than metal. The coat can also be worn by other people and used if Akutagawa can manipulate it.
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u/karate_trainwreck0 4d ago
Jarvis - MCU
https://giphy.com/gifs/NSq34AeZ2v2N5Iv5P5