History Main / RaginCajun

* ''Videogame/Infamous2'' has Nix, a black Cajun woman with [[PlayingWithFire powers over fire]] who serves as the TokenEvilTeammate and voice for Evil Karma. Being a violent maniac, she often advocates for the most destructive actions and will even cheer Cole on the more his KarmaMeter plummets.

* A fantasy episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' reimagines Chief Wiggum and Principal Skinner as hard-living New Orleans private detectives. Wiggum is still from Springfield in this continuity (having fled town because of "massive corruption" on his part), but Skinner claims to have actually been born and raised in N'awlins. Their nemesis is the [[LargeAndInCharge corpulent crime boss]] Big Daddy, who is voiced by Gailard Sartain -- who with his French last name could possibly be a real-life Cajun, despite hailing from Oklahoma.

* James Carville, a U.S. political pundit with an accent, temperament, and [[BaldOfAwesome badass cueball]] to match, and is even called "the [[TropeNamer Ragin' Cajun]]".

* ''Videogame`/Infamous2'' has Nix, a black Cajun woman with [[PlayingWithFire powers over fire]] who serves as the TokenEvilTeammate and voice for Evil Karma. Being a violent maniac, she often advocates for the most destructive actions and will even cheer Cole on the more his KarmaMeter plummets.

* ''Videogam/Infamous2'' has Nix, a black Cajun woman with [[PlayingWithFire powers over fire]] who serves as the TokenEvilTeammate and voice for Evil Karma. Being a violent maniac, she often advocates for the most destructive actions and will even cheer Cole on the more his KarmaMeter plummets.

* Freddie from ''VideoGame/ValiantHearts'' is a Lousiana Creole who is one of the playable protagonists. He's ''introduced'' when he launches a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the Germans in retaliation for killing his fiancée when the church they were to be wedded in was bombed.

* At one time in 2018, Lafayette natives Daniel Cormier and Dustin Poirier we’re simultaneously UFC champions in their respective weight classes. Poirier is Cajun and has his own brand of hot sauce.

Note that Cajun does not mean from UsefulNotes/NewOrleans. In fact, New Orleans is specifically ''not'' Cajun, as the culture exists in the Acadiana region, whose urban center is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette,_Louisiana Lafayette.]] {{The Big Easy}}'s specific ethnic group is known as Creole. The word itself is a corruption of "Acadian", the term for the French-speaking settlers of [[UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} Canada's Maritime Provinces, particularly New Brunswick and, in the 18th century, Nova Scotia]]. That's right--the Cajuns' ancestors are from regions thar are part of Canada. They trekked down to Louisiana by several routes after the UsefulNotes/FrenchAndIndianWar resulted in the transfer of Canada to British rule and the subsequent Acadian deportation. As a result, the Cajuns have a Southern U.S. culture with Acadian roots. Cajuns are also an ethnic group mainly living in southwestern Louisiana, but many creators can't tell the difference. See Wiki/TheOtherWiki [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cajun for further details.]] Hint: New Orleans is more metropolitan/city, and Cajun is more pastoral/country (except the aforementioned Lafayette).

Of course, characters don't have to be Cajun - or even French - to qualify. All they have to do is be from Louisiana - or somewhere near Louisiana - and fit the stereotype. And they can be from any part of the Gulf Coast, which stretches from southeastern Texas to Florida. Many people don't realize this, but the UsefulNotes/{{Houston}} area has the largest number of Cajuns outside Louisiana, especially after Hurricane Katrina (leading to some bitter irony when Harvey hit Houston), and there are significant Cajun and Louisiana Creole communities across much of Texas.

* Now, sure, Bobby Boucher from ''Film/TheWaterboy'' may be a soft spoken mama's boy - but let's just say that when he gets mad, it ain't pretty.

* Benny Lafitte in season 8 of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''.

* A fantasy episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' reimagines Chief Wiggum and Principal Skinner as hard-living New Orleans private detectives. Wiggum is still from Springfield in this continuity (having fled town because of "massive corruption" on his part), but Skinner claims to have actually been born and raised in N'awlins. Their nemesis is the [[LargeAndInCharge corpulent crime boss]] Big Daddy, who is voiced by Gailard Sartain - who with his French last name could possibly be a real-life Cajun, despite hailing from Oklahoma.

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At one time in 2018, Lafayette natives Daniel Cormier and Dustin Poirier we’re simultaneously UFC champions in their respective weight classes. Poirier is Cajun and has his own brand of hot sauce.

Note that Cajun does not mean from UsefulNotes/NewOrleans. In fact, New Orleans is specifically ''not'' Cajun, as the culture exists in the Acadiana region, whose urban center is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette,_Louisiana Lafayette.]] {{The Big Easy}}'s specific ethnic group is known as Creole. The word itself is a corruption of "Acadian", the term for the French-speakers of [[UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} eastern Quebec and the Maritime Provinces, particularly New Brunswick]]. That's right--the Cajuns are originally from Canada. They trekked down to Louisiana by several routes after the UsefulNotes/FrenchAndIndianWar resulted in the transfer of Canada to British rule. As a result, the Cajuns have a Southern U.S. culture with French-Canadian roots, and are an ethnic group mainly living in southwestern Louisiana, but many creators can't tell the difference. See Wiki/TheOtherWiki [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cajun for further details.]] Hint: New Orleans is more metropolitan/city, and Cajun is more pastoral/country (except the aforementioned Lafayette).

* The publicity material for ''Film/TheRoom'' used the term "ragin' Cajun" several times to describe Creator/TommyWiseau, who's a Polish immigrant who lived in Louisiana at some point in his past.

* The publicity material for ''Film/TheRoom'' used the term "ragin' Cajun" several times to describe Creator/TommyWiseau, who's [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent pretty clearly not originally from America]], let alone Louisiana.

* In the last few decades, Cajun has gone from being swept under the rug to being celebrated. Even in non-Cajun areas, like Baton Rouge (actually a generic Southern city) and New Orleans (has plenty of its own culture).
** That's not to say there aren't Cajuns in those cities...

[[caption-width-right:350:Between wrestling 'gators and catching crooks, he'll definitely do right bayou.]]

* The Savoy siblings, Serafine and Nicodeme, from ''Webcomic/{{Lackadaisy}}'', the Marigold's main thugs.

* The Savoy siblings from ''Webcomic/{{Lackadaisy}}'', the Marigold's main thugs.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Between wrestling 'gators and catching crooks, he'll definitely do right bayou.]]

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* Ray the Cajun firefly in ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' is usually just a big goofball, but proves to be a PintsizedPowerhouse when fighting Dr. Facilier's {{living shadow}} minions.
* In ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'', [[spoiler:the protagonists dispose of Randall by stranding him in a trailer in the Louisiana bayou, where he is beaten with a shovel by an old Cajun woman who thinks he's an alligator]].

* The movie ''Film/SouthernComfort'' is about a bunch of Southern city boy National Guardsmen who make the mistake of stealing some boats from some swamp-dwelling Cajuns.

* There was a little-seen film from 1986 called ''Film/BelizaireTheCajun'', with Creator/ArmandAssante in the title role. It's set just before the (American) Civil War, and shows Cajuns to be superstitious, crafty, and [[MuggingTheMonster very, very dangerous if you discriminate against them too much]].
* One of the {{Mooks}} in Wrestling/JohnCena's debut movie ''Film/TheMarine'' is from the Louisiana bayous, so he's more at home in the swamps of South Carolina (where the bad guys have fled with a kidnapped hostage in tow) than the rest of the gang. John Triton still manages to kill him with little trouble, though.
* Desiree Thibodeau in ''Film/GatorBait'' is a rare female example.
* An authentic example can be found in the film version of ''Literature/TheBlindSide'', focusing on the high school and UsefulNotes/{{colleg|iateAmericanFootball}}e career of future NFL offensive tackle Michael Oher. Ed Orgeron, a Cajun who was Oher's head coach at Ole Miss, played himself, complete with his very thick accent. (In the original book, only Oher's adoptive father Sean Tuohy, a New Orleans native, could understand him.)
* Goodnight Robicheaux in ''Film/TheMagnificentSeven2016'', known as the "Angel of Death" for his exploits as a sharpshooter in the Civil War. Even hardened gamblers turn horrified and submissive when they realize who they're talking to.

* [[spoiler:René]] on ''Series/TrueBlood'' could count as an aversion, since he [[spoiler:wasn't really Cajun but faked the accent]].
** [[spoiler:He was Cajun but "he let his heritage go."]]
* Gator hunter Troy Landry and his gang on ''Series/SwampPeople'' are this by default; hunting giant, carnivorous reptiles for a living will do that. They're also something of an annoyance to Louisianians who have a hard enough time convincing the rest of the country that the whole state population isn't like that.

** Inverted with [[TheMedic Doc Roe]] in ''Series/BandOfBrothers'': he's one of the few [[NonActionGuy non-action guys]] in the cast, and one of the quietest and gentlest characters. Then again, he's only half-Cajun.
* Benny Lafitte in season 8 of Series/{{Supernatural}}.
* This is a given for officers Cobb and Boulet from ''Kville'', as the show is set in post-Katrina New Orleans
* On ''Series/LambChopsPlayAlong'', Lamb Chop's buddy Hush Puppy had an all-purpose Southern accent that could shade into the Cajun dialect whenever he got excited.

* Paul 'Gumbo' Beausoleil from ''Series/KeyWest''. He's a bar owner and former circus clown who owns a pet alligator and refuses to allow his strippers to take off all their clothes.

* As featured in the page quote, Jerry Reed's "Amos Moses".

* Music/LilWayne’s music uniquely combines GangstaRap with references to life in Wayne’s native New Orleans. Wayne’s mentor, gangsta rapper Bryan “Birdman” Adams, is also a Louisiana native, but this doesn’t really come up in his music.

* The BigBad of ''VideoGame/SplinterCell: Double Agent'', [[WesternTerrorists Emile Dufraisne]], is from Louisiana and has both the name and thick Yat accent to prove it. He takes the 'ragin' part a great deal further than most examples on this page, though, considering his short temper, [[BadBoss flagrant disregard for the lives of his own people]], and his plan to [[spoiler: blow up New York City with a FantasticNuke]].
-->'''Emile:''' "Ah don't care if it ''wuhhhhs'' poyfict, it ''esn't'' woykin', which means ''you'' screw'd up!"

* WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck villain Jambalaya Jake.
* Leatherhead from the 80s ''[[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' cartoon.

* Killer Croc is this in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman''.

* An authentic example can be found in the film version of ''Literature/TheBlindSide'', focusing on the high school and UsefulNotes/{{colleg|iateAmericanFootball}}e career of future NFL offensive tackle Michael Oher. Ed Orgeron, a Cajun who was Oher's head coach at Ole Miss, played himself, complete with his very thick accent. (In-universe, only Oher's adoptive father Sean Tuohy, a New Orleans native, can understand him.)

Note that Cajun does not mean from UsefulNotes/NewOrleans. In fact, New Orleans is specifically ''not'' Cajun, as the culture exists in the Acadiana region, whose urban center is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette,_Louisiana Lafayette]]. {{The Big Easy}}'s specific ethnic group is known as Creole. The word itself is a corruption of "Acadian", the term for the French-speakers of [[UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} eastern Quebec and the Maritime Provinces, particularly New Brunswick]]. That's right--the Cajuns are originally from Canada. They trekked down to Louisiana by several routes after the UsefulNotes/FrenchAndIndianWar resulted in the transfer of Canada to British rule. As a result, the Cajuns have a Southern U.S. culture with French-Canadian roots, and are an ethnic group mainly living in southwestern Louisiana, but many creators can't tell the difference. See Wiki/TheOtherWiki [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cajun for further details]]. Hint: New Orleans is more metropolitan/city, and Cajun is more pastoral/country (except the aforementioned Lafayette).

* There was a little-seen film from 1986 called ''Belizaire the Cajun'', with Creator/ArmandAssante in the title role. It's set just before the (American) Civil War, and shows Cajuns to be superstitious, crafty, and [[MuggingTheMonster very, very dangerous if you discriminate against them too much]].

One of many ways to make a character more badass: Make him from UsefulNotes/NewOrleans (or at least somewhere in Louisiana). Maybe he honed his skills wrestling alligators in the bayou like his Australian counterpart the AwesomeAussie does with crocodiles, maybe he has [[HollywoodVoodoo voodoo powers]], but he's a native of TheBigEasy and he's gonna let you know it.

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[[caption-width-right:350:If he can finish [[NintendoHard his own game]] you ''know'' he's a badass.]]