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* RambunctiousItalian: Several of these HotBlooded Italians tend to good-natured {{Boisterous Bruiser}}s in fighting or {{Guile Hero}}es whose skill at talking exceeds their combat abilities.

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Compare BenevolentMonsters for the fantasy equivalent, and PleasantAnimalsIndex for the animal/mammal equivalent. Contrast EvilRaceTropes. Not to be confused with PoliticallyIncorrectHero and NobleBigot.

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Compare BenevolentMonsters for the fantasy equivalent, and PleasantAnimalsIndex for the animal/mammal equivalent. Contrast EvilRaceTropes. Not to be confused with PoliticallyIncorrectHero and NobleBigot. Can lead to MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales if the RealLife counterpart of the stereotype finds said stereotype acceptable or [[ActuallyPrettyFunny positively funny]].



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* RambunctiousItalian: Several of these HotBlooded Italians tend to be {{Boisterous Bruiser}}s in fighting or {{Guile Hero}}es whose skill at talking exceeds their combat abilities.
* ScaryBlackMan: Some of these characters can be portrayed as good guys (whether they're {{GentleGiant}}s or otherwise).

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* RambunctiousItalian: Several of these HotBlooded Italians tend to be good-natured {{Boisterous Bruiser}}s in fighting or {{Guile Hero}}es whose skill at talking exceeds their combat abilities.
* ScaryBlackMan: Some of these characters can be portrayed as good guys (whether they're {{GentleGiant}}s {{Gentle Giant}}s or otherwise).
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A collection of tropes concerning ethnic/national/racial {{stereotype}}s used as heroes. This index also enlists fictional races that are usually depicted as [[AlwaysLawfulGood all being good/benevolent]].

Compare BenevolentMonsters for the fantasy equivalent, and PleasantAnimalsIndex for the animal/mammal equivalent. Contrast EvilRaceTropes. Not to be confused with PoliticallyIncorrectHero and NobleBigot.
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* AffirmativeActionLegacy: When a white male hero gets a successor who is female or belongs to a minority.
* AlwaysLawfulGood
* CaptainEthnic: A superhero whose theme is their ethnicity or nationality.
** CaptainGeographic: A superhero with a name, outfit and/or characteristics based around their country of origin.
** CaptainPatriotic: A superhero who serves the ideals of their nation.
* FiveTokenBand: Every member of the heroic group is a minority not represented by the rest of the team.
* MultinationalTeam: A team of heroes has members from different countries, race or ethnicity.

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* TheAllAmericanBoy
* AmericaSavesTheDay: When the USA portrayed as the main good guys ready to solve any global crisis.
* AsianAndNerdy: An intellectual character of Asian descent serves the role as TheSmartGuy of the hero team.
* AwesomeAussie: Australians who can be quite heroic and brave at certain points.
* BadassNative: When the native tribespeople are defending their village from an invading tribe or colonial soldiers.
* BlackAndNerdy: An intelligent character of African ethnicity serves the role as TheSmartGuy of the hero team.
* BraveScot: The Scottish are depicted as honorable, noble and fearless.
* ChummyCommies
* CourteousCanadian
* DashingHispanic: Several of these characters can have a fearless and/or altruistic outlook of life.
* EagleLand: The Type 1 "Beautiful" flavor is explicitly a positive stereotypical depiction of either the United States or American culture as a whole.
* EnglishRose
* FightingIrish: Some Irish are good-natured, even when in conflict.
* TheFriendlyTexan
* GoodOlBoy
* GorgeousGreek: Sometimes [[BeautyEqualsGoodness depicted positively]].
* HeroicRussianEmigre: Anti-bolshevik Russian expats are portrayed as good guys.
* IndianMaiden: They are the calming force behind her father or chieftain, aiding him through the difficult times of woe in an age that threatens their way of life.
* JapanesePoliteness: A polite Japanese character, and/or the tendency of Japanese people to be very affable and benevolent.
* JapaneseSpirit (as it shows itself as a plethora of virtues, as well a SubTrope of HeroicSpirit.)
* MagicalAsian
* MagicalJew
* MagicalNativeAmerican
* MagicalNegro
* MagicalRomani: A Romani with supernatural powers who is normally portrayed positively.
* MightyWhitey
* MinnesotaNice
* NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters: When TheMafia and/or the Japanese {{Yakuza}} are portrayed in a positive light.
* NiceJewishBoy: A mild-mannered Jewish young man who is seen as an ideal role model.
* NobleSavage
* OfficerOHara: An Irish (or Irish-American) police officer who sometimes helps keeping peace in the city.
* OldFashionedCopper: British bobbies are characterized for being morally upstanding law enforcers.
* QuintessentialBritishGentleman: A British who can be [[GentlemanAndAScholar depicted as good guys]] in some stories.
* RambunctiousItalian: Several of these HotBlooded Italians tend to be {{Boisterous Bruiser}}s in fighting or {{Guile Hero}}es whose skill at talking exceeds their combat abilities.
* SouthernGentleman: A polite and proper guy from the American south, typically with a few unpleasant traits.
* WhiteMansBurden: A white character sets out to help improve the lives of a (usually racial) minority.
* YamatoNadeshiko
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