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To show that you meanbusiness, it's important to havestyle. Enter: thenice hat. It may actually have utility -- evenconveying special powers -- but more often than notit just looks cool, oreven sexy.
A discerning hero/villain just can't be seen without their Nice Hat!Harming the nice hat may be akin tokicking the dog, withdisastrous results.
Fedoras are the most commonNice Hat, probably because they inherently invoke 1920s-eraGangsterland andFilm Noir we all know and love. Wizards havetheir own style to worry about.Commissar Cap is also a common enough version of this to have its own sub trope. The crowns of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs (sincecrowns are always cool) make thisOlder Than Dirt. In fact, theCool Crown asRequisite Royal Regalia always overlaps with this trope.
One reason that hats are so common inAction/Adventure films and series is that they can obscure the face of the character so the viewer can't tell when the hero is being played by a stunt double.
Despite the name, this doesn't just cover hats, but most kinds of headgear, as long asit's cool. Particularly memorable hats may end up as part of aMemetic Outfit.
CompareCool Helmet;Cool Crown;Costume Porn;Coat, Hat, Mask;Fedora of Asskicking;Cool Mask;Pimped-Out Dress;Pimped-Out Cape; andNice Shoes. Often they make aUseless Accessory, but they sometimes have uses, like making a goodImprovised Weapon.
Not to be confused with theTropes of Hats, where the "hats" are metaphorical.
For advice on using nice hats in your own stories, seeHat Shop.
Examples of Nice Hat are listed on these subpages:
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