History Main / GenreRefugee

** Patsy Walker, the heroine of a girl comedy series from the 1950s and 1960s, who eventually became the superheroine Hellcat;
** Nick Fury, a superspy in the mold of JamesBond and ''Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', who is also one of the few surviving characters from Marvel's long-defunct war comics;
** characters from Marvel's take on classic horror stories like Dracula and the related cast (Blade, Lilith, the Harkers);
** the Punisher, expy of a hero from a series of thrillers, who at the outset was so out of tune with the rest of the Marvel Universe that he appeared primarily as an antagonist to people like Spider-Man;

** Howard, a walking, talking anthropomorphic duck "Trapped in a World He Never Made".

** Shang Chi, Master of Kung Fu, a character created to cash in on the success of the martial arts films of the 1970s who also happens to be related to old YellowPeril villain Fu Manchu;
** Patsy Walker, the heroine of a girl comedy series from the 1950s and 1960s, who eventually became the superheroine Hellcat; and

* ''KimiNiTodoke'' has three such characters, [[OneOfTheBoys Chi]][[ActionGirl zuru]], [[TheStoic Ryu]], and [[SmallNameBigEgo Kazuichi]] "[[AdultChild Pin]]" [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Arai]]. Who seem to have got transplanted from a fiery shounen sport series to a lighthearted shoujo romance.

* ''KimiNiTodoke'' has three such characters, [[OneOfTheBoys Chi]][[ActionGirl zuru]], [[TheStoic Ryu]], and [[SmallNameBigEgo Kazuichi]] "[[AdultChild Pin]]" [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Arai]]. Who seems to lost their way from a fiery shounen sport series to a lighthearted shoujo romance.

* ''Manga/YandereKanojo'' has a few characters who would not be out of place in the ShoujoGenre. Shiratori, [[UnknownRival who tries so hard to be Manabu's rival]], is explicitly [[CaptainErsatz based on]] the rival character in ''TokimekiMemorial 3'' and retains some of his genre tropes. Given that the general tone of the series is AffectionateParody of shounen romance stories, these contrasting genre elements are [[HilarityEnsues milked for all their comedic worth]].I

* ''Manga/YandereKanojo'' has a few characters who would not be out of place in the ShoujoGenre. Shiratori, [[UnknownRival who tries so hard to be Manabu's rival]], is explicitly [[CaptainErsatz based on]] the rival character in ''TokimekiMemorial 3'' and retains some of his genre tropes. Given that the general tone of the series is AffectionateParody of shounen romance stories, these contrasting genre elements are [[HilarityEnsues milked for all their comedic worth]].

* In any other game [[HotBlooded Bang]] [[HighlyVisibleNinja Shishigami]] might have been TheHero (and DoggedNiceGuy to Lichi). In ''{{BlazBlue}}'' he's [[ButtMonkey treated with no respect]], with his only canon "victory" to date being [[spoiler: using his ''SuperMode'' to...flee from [[BigBad Terumi]] [[hottip:*:Admittedly, he was escaping with [[CatGirl Taokaka]] and [[KidHero Carl Clover]] after they'd both been beaten to near death rather than showing any cowardice.]].]]

* Quincey P. Morris from ''{{Dracula}}''. Nothing like the presence of an American cowboy in a gothic horror story set in ''Britain'' to make you go "Say again?"

* Likewise, cast of ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' are stranded from typical shoujo reverse harem, but it's an AffectionateParody GagSeries [[MoodWhiplash most of the time]].

* ''KimiNiTodoke'' has three such characters, [[OneOfTheBoys Chi]][[ActionGirl zuru]], [[TheStoic Ryu]], and [[TedBaxter Kazuichi]] "[[AdultChild Pin]]" [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Arai]]. Who seems to lost their way from a fiery shounen sport series to a lighthearted shoujo romance.

* Tommy Frigo in ''AdventureLand'' has wandered in from a raunchy teen movie.

* The trio of mad scientist supervillains in ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. After they disable the museum guards with an ice ray and steal a precious diamond, our heroes start searching the ancient tomes for a "frost monster that eats diamonds."
* Gwen [[MeaningfulName Raiden]] in ''{{Angel}}''.

* ''KimiNoTodoke'' has three such characters, [[OneOfTheBoys Chi]][[ActionGirl zuru]], [[TheStoic Ryu]], and [[TedBaxter Kazuichi]] "[[AdultChild Pin]]" [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Arai]]. Who seems to lost their way from a Shounen Sport Series.

* Steve the Pirate in ''[[{{ptitlemr9bxczz}} Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story]]''.

* The cowboy in ''TheBigLebowski''.

A GenreRefugee is a StockCharacter from some [[{{Genres}} genre]] who appears in a story that is in no other way part of that genre. The character is probably WrongGenreSavvy, or may be the cause of [[WrongGenreSavvy wrong genry savviness]] in others. Since genres often have different tones, the character may be a KnightOfCerebus or the inverse.

* [[GurrenLagann Rossiu]] is a RealRobot character stuck in a SuperRobot universe.
* [[MartianSuccessorNadesico Gai Daigoji]] is the inverse: A HotBlooded [[SuperRobot Super Robot]] hero stuck in a [[RealRobot Real Robot]] setting.

* In ''{{Disgaea}}'', our anti-heroes from the netherworld look for demon upstarts to squash...and wind up encountering space traveler Captain Gordon (unrelated to but likely based on ''FlashGordon''). Not to mention the [[SuperSentai Prism Rangers]].

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A GenreRefugee is a stock character from some [[{{Genres}} genre]] who appears in a story that is in no other way part of that genre. The character is probably WrongGenreSavvy, or may be the cause of [[WrongGenreSavvy wrong genry savviness]] in others. Since genres often have different tones, the character may be a KnightOfCerebus or the inverse.

* In ''{{Disgaea}}'', our anti-heroes from the netherworld look for demon upstarts to squash...and wind up encountering space traveler Captain Gordon (unrelated to but likely based on ''FlashGordon'').
** Not to mention the [[SuperSentai Prism Rangers]]

* In any other game [[HotBlooded Bang]] [[HighlyVisibleNinja Shishigami]] might have been TheHero (and DoggedNiceGuy to Lichi). In ''{{BlazBlue}}'' he's [[ButtMonkey treated with no respect]], with his only canon "victory" to date being [[spoiler: using his ''SuperMode'' to...flee from [[BigBad Terumi]] [[hottip:*:Admitadley he was escaping with [[CatGirl Taokaka]] and [[KidHero Carl Clover]] after they'd both been beaten to near death rather than showing any cowardice.]].]]

* Quincy P. Morris from ''{{Dracula}}''. Nothing like the presence of an American cowboy in a gothic horror story set in ''Britain'' to make you go "Say again?"