Cape

Cape is a slang term that refers to parahumans. It derives from the universal costume symbol of superheroes and supervillains - the cape. The term applies to most of the parahumans in North America and is applied to other parahumans outside it, regardless of how closely those parahumans fit into the "superhero" paradigm.

A small note of irony is that relatively few parahumans actually wear capes.

Categories
Numerous "subdivisions" of capes have developed over the years. These include:


 * Heroes
 * Villains
 * Rogues
 * Mercenaries
 * Corporate
 * Vigilantes
 * Sponsored
 * Brand
 * Clandestine (known as Thanda in India)
 * Ideologue

Trivia

 * A Weaverdice document exists covering the various dispositions that capes have. However, as that document covers behavioral traits that do not directly affect the societal label a cape is given, the wiki uses in-universe labels while acknowledging there is significant overlap between the two.