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[[File:evil_queen_evil_collar_7476.jpg|link=Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (Disney film)|frame|Who wears the evilest collar of them all?]]
 
 
{{quote|''"I think my favorite part of his costume is his giant, four-foot wingspan, hang-glider collar. Why can't I ever find a lab coat with one of those?"''|'''Doctor Insano''', ''[[The Spoony Experiment (Web Video)|The Spoony Experiment]]'', on ''[[The Dungeonmaster (Film)|The Dungeonmaster]]''}}
 
The high, turned-up collar is synonymous not only with [[Classical Movie Vampire|Classical Movie Vampires]], but with [[Obviously Evil]] villainy in general.
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** The Knights of the Round are another example.
* [[Oda Nobunaga]] from [[Sengoku Otome]] wore a dark cape with a high collar
* Mushiban, the main villain in the ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5|Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!]]'' movie, wears a cape with a collar like this.
* In ''[[Naruto]]'', the Akatsuki uniform has a ridiculously high collar. Practically speaking, it might be intended to reduce the ability of people to identify their faces when traveling or serving as mercenaries.
** [[Rival Turned Evil|Sasuke's]] third Part Two outfit has one as well. Considering how almost all of the Uchiha wore high collars, it was not surprising.
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* ''[[Batman]]'' villain Ra's al Ghul's most common outfit has a high collar. Although he is a terrorist and assassin, he has an air of nobility about him.
* ''[[The Flash]]'' villain Weather Wizard.
* [[Flash Gordon (Comiccomic Stripstrip)|Flash Gordon]]'s nemesis, Ming the Merciless, most of the time. It was, of course, carried over into the Film and TV versions.
 
== [[Film]] ==
* In ''[[Labyrinth (Film)|Labyrinth]]'', [[David Bowie|Jareth the Goblin King]] has two outfits featuring these -- the shining black one when he first appears, and the red leather jacket with the really high collar when he appears in the tunnels.
* ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' - Dr. Frank N. Furter first appears sporting one of these, but it disappears pretty quickly.
* [http://cdn1.shocktillyoudrop.com/images/stories/archive/HELLRAISER-REMAKE1SMALL.jpg This] concept art of Pinhead from the ''[[Hellraiser (Film)|Hellraiser]]'' remake. Fittingly enough, it makes him look disturbingly like someone in an iron maiden.
* [[The Dragon|Zorg]] in [[The Fifth Element]] has a collar so high, it reaches the top of his ears.
* Mestema wore one in ''[[The Dungeonmaster (Film)|The Dungeonmaster]]'', that was a bit more wide than high.
 
== [[Literature]] ==
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* Gravelyn from ''[[Adventure Quest Worlds (Video Game)|Adventure Quest Worlds]]''
** Some Heroes can also be this
** The Mirror Realm version of Drakath also has one
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** And several of the Necromancer armours.
* Miss Marjoly of ''[[Rhapsody a Musical Adventure]]''
* The Dark Queen in ''[[Battletoads (Video Game)|Battletoads]]''.
* Axel from ''[[Disgaea 2 Cursed Memories]]'' has a coat which features a two-pronged collar that reaches well over his head. The reason for this is that, as [[All There in the Manual|World of Disgaea 2]] shows, the coat is actually a tweaked version of a [[Badass Longcoat]] [[What Could Have Been|originally intended for Laharl to wear in the second game]] -- the pronged collar was [[The Napoleon|one of his attempts to look taller and more intimidating]]. Now even though he's a hero, he's the ''Dark'' Hero, which means using nefarious and/or sneaky ways to win.
* Shannon, one of the main villain from [[God Hand]], come to think of it, she's the only main Villainess...
* Ripto, the eponymous villain of ''[[Spyro the Dragon|Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage]]''.
* Arakhn and her Galaxy soldiers in ''[[City of Heroes]]'', as well as The Maestro.
* Count Draynor, a [[Phantasy Spelling|Vampyre]] in Runescape, has quite an impressive collar.
* {{spoiler|Ghetsis}} rocks this trope in ''[[Pokémon Black and White (Video Game)|Pokémon Black and White]]''. His signature Pokemon also has a neck frill that resembles a high collar {{spoiler|on all three heads}}.
* This look is immensely popular for [[Fire Emblem]] Villains and minor bosses.
* [[Le Blanc]] the Deceiver in ''[[League of Legends]]''.
 
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* The wicked queen, shown above, from ''[[Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (Disney film)|Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs]]''.
** Snow White herself wore a high collar with her [[Pimped-Out Dress]], but it was rounded and shaped in a softer manner, in contrast to the sharp corners and flat shape of the queen's collar.
* [[Parodied Trope|Spoofed]] in ''[[Futurama]]'', with the Omicronians, who all wear capes with high collars.
* Maleficent in ''[[Sleeping Beauty (Disney film)|Sleeping Beauty]]''.
* Driven [[Up to Eleven]] by Yzma in a single scene in ''[[The Emperor's New Groove (Disney)|The Emperors New Groove]]''.
* The Queen of the Crowns in ''[[Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers (Animation)|Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers]]'' has a costume and style that is an homage to them and to Ming the Merciless.
* [[Megamind]] ''loves'' these. They're even on his pajamas!
** Taken [[Up to Eleven]] with... The Black ''Mambaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!''
** Everybody on his home planet loves these.
* In the ''[[Dave the Barbarian]]'' episode "Sorcerer Material" (where Malsquando is first introduced), Fang deduces that Malsquando is evil because he has a "pointy collar". The Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Pig also has one.
* In the [[Fairy Tale]] episode of ''[[X-Men (Animationanimation)|X-Men]]'', Magnus has this on his cape.
 
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