caped crusader
Cloaked crime fighter
Caped crusader is a nickname for Batman, the comic book superhero who wears a cape and fights crime.
The phrase sometimes extends to any heroic figure who champions a cause, usually with a touch of theatricality or self-appointed righteousness: He fancies himself a caped crusader for consumer rights.
- BatmobileCaped crusader's car
- BatmanGotham's masked vigilante
- vigilanteExtralegal justice-seeker
- cowlHooded monastic garment
- RobinBird-derived given name
boy wonder · Dark Knight · Gotham City · dual identity · Arkham Asylum · crimefighter · masked hero · Joker · secret identity · comic book · Bat-Signal · Wayne Manor · Nightwing · Two-Face · urban legend · rogues gallery · Batgirl · Justice League
- vigilantesBatman, Punisher, Robin Hood, Zorro, avenger
- crime fighterscop, detective, police officer, sheriff, investigator
- Secret Identitiessecret identity, alias, alter ego, assumed name, pseudonym
- superheroesSuperman, Batman, Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, Thor
- hidden thingssecrets, motives, agendas, subtext, undercurrents
caped crusadersupervillain
Powerful fictional evil antagonist
arch-nemesis · villain · criminal mastermind · Lex Luthor · dark lord
caped crusaderpolice officer
Law enforcement agent
cop · lawman · beat cop · detective · federal agent
caped crusaderbystander
One who observes nearby
innocent bystander · coward · fence-sitter · do-nothing · damsel in distress
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