A cape was a long item of clothing that fell loosely over the shoulders from the neckband. In many humanoid societies, wearing a cape was a sign of nobility and power.^[4] That was notably the case on the planet of Serenno.^[5] For that reason, the life-supporting armor of Darth Vader was equipped with an armorweave cape, as a way to announce his special status as Emperor Palpatine's personal enforcer.^[4] Capes could also visually enlarge their wearers' silhouette to produce an intimidating effect.^[5]

In 22 BBY, HoloNet News ran a piece in their "Life Section" titled "Inside Fashion: Capes are Still Hot!"

Lando Calrissian and Dooku typically wore capes as part of their outfit. General Grievous sometimes wore a cape as did some of his IG-100 MagnaGuard bodyguards. Pre Vizsla, Grievous's MagnaGuards, and some Senate Guards wore a cape on one shoulder only. Sith-style armor often had capes both as a sign of superiority over inferiors, and a way of concealing themselves.

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Sources[]

• The Jedi Academy Sourcebook
• The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
• Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
• Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary
• Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — Threat of the Conqueror (Card: Trader's Belt) (backup link)
• Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — The Price of Victory (Card: Lando Calrissian's Cape) (backup link)
• Star Wars: Darth Vader: A 3-D Reconstruction Log
• The Art and Making of Star Wars: The Old Republic
• Star Wars: The Old Republic Encyclopedia
• The Droids Re-Animated, Part 1 on StarWars.com (article) (content now obsolete; backup link)
• Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Lando Calrissian) (Picture only)

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