History Main / GratuitousItalian

* ''VideoGame/{{Slashout}}'' have most of their enemies named after the Italian tongue, just because. There are the PigMan enemies called "'''Porco'''", living [[DemBones skeletons]] named "'''Osso'''", {{Man Eating Plant}}s called "'''Erba'''", pumpkin-headed StringyJack enemies called "'''Zucca'''", robots with PowerPincers called "'''Forbici'''", feline-esque ClassicalChimaera enemies called "'''Gatto'''", a [[OurManticoresAreSpinier manticore]] boss called "'''Leone'''", [[LivingShadow shadow clones]] and evil counterparts of the heroes called "'''Falso'''", the list just keep going on and on and on.

* Used badly in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry 2'' with the "Arcana" MacGuffin. First, in Italian the noun precede the adjective (so it should be Spada Arcana or Medaglia Arcana). Second, Calice and Bastone are male nouns, so they should be "Arcano". Last but not least, the plural form would be "Arcani". Then again, this is Devil May Cry, so they probably didn't care too much.

* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Part 5: [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'' is set in Italy and centers around TheMafia, so [[https://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-618301-3 post-2005 manga covers]] render the title as ''Le Bizzarre Avventure di [=GioGio=] Parte 5: Vento Aureo''. Many characters are [[EdibleThemeNaming named after Italian foods]], including Pannacotta Fugo, Risotto Nero, Melone, Cioccolata, Gelato, Sorbet, Prosciutto, Pesci, Formaggio, and Mario Zucchero.

* "Amore" by the Swedish-Finnish Eurodance group Uniq has this for its chorus.

* Speaking of which, ''Anime/MezzoForte'' is also the name of an [[PornWithPlot action-packed]] {{hentai}} OVA series.

* The opening theme to the original ''Anime/RecordOfLodossWar'' OVA, "Adesso e Fortuna" features gratutitious Italian in not just the title, but also within the lyrics, as "io sono priogionera" shows up multiple times in the chorus. Both English versions of the song keep the Italian as is.

* ''Anime/TokyoGhoul'': Tsukiyama. That is all.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'':
** Guido is a small blue forklift that can only speak Italian (he has a heavy Bolognese accent in the Italian dub). His name, while being a perfectly normal and common Italian first name, [[BilingualBonus is also the first person, present tense, of the verb "to drive" (a car)]].
** Luigi's tire shop is named "Casa Della Tires" which roughly means "House of Tires". In proper Italian, the name would be "Casa Degli Pneumatici".

* ''WesternAnimation/TheTripletsOfBelleville''. The song heard in the barbershop, which is [[BilingualBonus fucking hilarious if you actually know Italian]].

* The very title of ''Roleplay/FateNuovoGuerra'', a ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' PlayByPostGame set in Italy. Again, it is incorrect because of the issue with gendered adjectives; the correct spelling should be either "Fate una Nuova Guerra" or "Fate di Nuovo Guerra". (Even more confusingly, "fate" in Italian, [[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounced "fa-tay,"]] means "fairies.")

* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Part 5: Golden Wind'' is set in Italy and centers around TheMafia, so [[https://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-618301-3 post-2005 manga covers]] render the title as ''Le Bizzarre Avventure di [=GioGio=] Parte 5: [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo Vento Aureo]]''. Many characters are [[EdibleThemeNaming named after Italian foods]], including Pannacotta Fugo, Risotto Nero, Melone, Cioccolata, Gelato, Sorbet, Prosciutto, Pesci, Formaggio, and Mario Zucchero.

** Sadly enough, "Dio Sega" is also quite a blasphemy in Italian. Not a very widespread one, but still a blasphemy.

Don't expect the grammar to be correct, either. Verb-object agreement is a source of trouble, and - unlike English - Italian adjectives are gendered, which is often ignored. For example, "bravo" should be "brava" if referring to a woman. A really lazy way of doing it is [[JustAStupidAccent having the characters simply speak English, but with a heavy accent and with unstressed "a's" tacked onto the end of random words]]. [[TheSimpsons ("Give-a the ugly kid a plate of the red-a crap!")]]

* Morrie from ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII''.

* Italy Romano and Italy Veneziano from ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' both sometimes insert random Italian words or phrases into their speech (as do the rest of the personified nations with their respective languages).

* ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn'' throws in a lot of Italian, including [[CallingYourAttacks attack names]] (being {{Shonen}}, after all). To be fair though, most of those characters actually ''are'' Italian, and the series centers around TheMafia. And since the author apparently consults an actual Italian, most of it seems pretty sound, but there are still things like "Elettrico Cornata".[[note]]the correct spelling is "Cornata Elettrica" and means "electric ramming/goring".[[/note]]

* ''Anime/TokyoGhoul'': Tsukiyama. That is all.

** [[BigBad Master Xehanort]] in general seems to have an Italian theme. The music when you fight Riku-Ansem in ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI I]]'' is called "Forze del male" (''Forces of Evil''), while the final fight against Ansem is set to the tune of "Guardando nel Buio" (''Peering into Darkness''). In ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Birth by Sleep]] Final Mix'', the battle theme for No Heart, Xehanort's armor, is "Forze dell'Oscurità" (''Forces of Darkness''). ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance Dream Drop Distance]]'' brings remixed boss music from previous games with Italian names, including "L'Oscurità dell'Ignoto" (''Darkness of the Unknown'', Xemnas' theme), "L'Eminenza Oscura" (''The Dark Eminence'', Ansem's theme), and "L'Impeto Oscuro" (''The Dark Impetus'', Young Xehanort's theme). A remix of all three is introduced in ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII III]]'' and is called "Oscurità di Xehanort" (''Darkness of Xehanort'').
** The battle theme for [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon Scala ad Caelum]] (actually more like the fight against Replica Xehanorts) from ''III'' is "Cercatori del buio" (''Seekers of Darkness'').

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When in [[OliveGarden Hollywood Italy]], speak as the Italians do. Or, at least, in a fair approximation.

* Used badly in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry 2'' with the "Arcana" MacGuffin. First, in Italian the noun precede the adjective (so it should be Spada Arcana or Medaglia Arcana). Second, Calice and Bastone are male nouns, so they should be "Arcano". Last but not least, the plural form would be "Arcani". Then again, this is [[CrazyAwesome Devil May Cry]], so they probably didn't care too much.

* The Aldini twins, Takumi and Isami, from ''Manga/ShokugekiNoSoma'' throw in lots of Italian words. From the two, Takumi is the one who uses more words, most commonly "grazie" ("thank you").

** ''Trattoria'' is actually a cheaper, less fancy restaurant, usually offering fewer, less complicated dishes, possibly at a fixed price.[[/note]]This is a common thing in anglophone countries; the French ''bistro'' is, much like an Italian ''trattoria'', a quick and casual dining establishment, but the term is often seen as snooty in English-speaking countries. Of course, the people who think it's snooty also don't know enough Italian or French to recognize that the chef or owner is probably going for a more relaxed take on French or high-class Italian cuisine--which suits the chef/owner just fine since the people who they want eating at the restaurant either ''do'' know or are willing to ask.[[/note]]

** Considering [[FramingStory the nature]] of ''Assassin's Creed'' gameplay though, it's actually due to incomplete translation software, and [[PlayerCharacter Desmond Miles]] ends up thanking the resident techie for the subtitles ''he''[='=]s seeing. By ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedBrotherhood'' the software's been improved so the effect is lessened, though only for Italian -- German and French are left untranslated. (The subtitles available to the ''player'' however provide a translation.)