History Main / RedplicaBaron

SubTrope of NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed and StockParodies. Compare CharClone, an archetype indirectly inspired by Richthofen, who usually wears a CoolMask and pilots a red HumongousMecha. See also BorrowinSamedi for another feared Baron.

* Char Aznable of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' is based partially on the Red Baron, nicknamed the Red Comet. Both are aces famous for their striking red vehicles. For extension, a character who's a CharClone is an expy of an expy of the Red Baron.

* ''Literature/TheCombatBakerAndAutomatonWaitress'': Erich Blitzdonner, "The Crimson Hawk", is both a Red-plica Baron and CharClone. He filled Richthofen's position as [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Wiltia]]'s (Germany's) [[AcePilot ace-of-aces]] in the Great European War ([[FantasyConflictCounterpart an alternate version of World War I]]), but his signature red machine was a HumongousMecha created from newly-discovered LostTechnology.

** It's played straight in the 1968 one-shot cartoon ''Flying Circus'', with the Red Baron-esque Fritz who indeed flies in a red plane, is of German descent and dogfights against the American Ace pilot in a wacky fashion. At the end of the cartoon among seeing he had landed in an American airbase, he curses in German (with English subtitles), "My mama told me there'd be days like this."

* ''The Ancient Art of War in the Skies'', the third game in the ''VideoGame/TheAncientArtOfWar'' series for PC, UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}} and UsefulNotes/AtariST, the player plays either the British or German forces in World War I. In this air combat simulation, the player makes aerial assaults against opponents, being one of them Richthofen himself, even appearing his classic Fokker Dr.I triplane in the game cover.

* One of the Snoopy's alter-egos in ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' is the "UsefulNotes/WorldWarI Flying Ace", in which uses an aviator hat and his doghouse is his plane. Being his fantasy to be in WWI, his nemesis is noneless than the Red Baron himself, getting a personal duel between both characters. These consistently result in Snoopy getting his clock cleaned. Of all his appearances in other media, ''WesternAnimation/ThePeanutsMovie'' is the first time the Red Baron got a human form, usually being just mentioned or just seen the plane instead the pilot.

* Very, very early in its timeline, ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'' featured an infamous yet honorable Draconis Combine nobleman and officer, Duke Hassan Ricol, often called The Red Duke (or sometimes The Red Hunter). Due to the game featuring a focus on HumongousMecha, he does not fly an aerospace fighter but instead is known for piloting a distinctive blood-red ''Marauder''. Interestingly, he does not serve the Germanic-inspired House Steiner, but instead is a vassal of the Japanese-inspired House Kurita.

* A Richthofen-based character appears briefly in the World War I-epic ''Film/{{Wings}}'', a 1927 movie directed by air combat veteran William A. Wellman.

* ''LightNovel/SagaOfTanyaTheEvil'': The protagonist Tanya von Degurechaff was compared to the Fallen Hero of Germany named Manfred von Richthofen a.k.a Red Baron. Both of them are considered as "Ace of Aces" during their own World War.

* ''LightNovel/TheCombatBakerAndAutomatonWaitress'': Erich Blitzdonner, "The Crimson Hawk", is both a Red-plica Baron and CharClone. He filled Richthofen's position as [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Wiltia]]'s (Germany's) [[AcePilot ace-of-aces]] in the Great European War ([[FantasyConflictCounterpart an alternate version of World War I]]), but his signature red machine was a HumongousMecha created from newly-discovered LostTechnology.

''Series/HorribleHistories'': Manfred von Richthofen appears in a sketch in the "Frightful First World War Special". He is portrayed as a GloryHound who tells terrible jokes and is surrounded by a band of [[YesMan yes-men]] who cheer him on and laugh at his jokes whose demands for a new war trophy are hampered by a shortage of silver.

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* Hans von Hammer, the troubled protagonist of ''ComicBook/EnemyAce'' was inspired in part by Richthofen. Piloting a scarlet Fokker Dr. 1, von Hammer is a flying knight who fights according to the code of chivalry, despite being deeply disturbed by the slaughter around him. Unlike the Baron, however, Hans von Hammer was depicted as having survived to fight in World War II, in adventures inspired by those of Adolf Galland. However, he eventually learns of the Nazis FinalSolution in the war's final days, and is outraged enough to promptly lead a mutiny at his base at his first opportunity.

* In one of his stories about the WWI, ComicBook/CortoMaltese witnesses the defeat of the Red Baron.

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* ''WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts'': The Red Baron was caricatured in the Creator/{{Disney}} [[WartimeCartoon propaganda film]], ''Victory Through Air Power''.

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* There're various {{biopic}} movies made that told the life of the Red Baron himself. Some of the most famous:
** ''Richthofen'', a 1927 German silent war film, starring Carl Walther Meyer as Richthofen, was the first film to portray the life of the World War I fighter pilot.
** The 1971 Creator/RogerCorman movie, ''Von Richthofen and Brown'', alternatively titled ''The Red Baron'', starred John Phillip Law as Richthofen.

* A Richthofen-based character appears briefly in the World War I-epic ''Film/{{Wings}}'', a 1927 movie directed by air combat veteran William A. Wellman.
* The 1994 comedic film ''Revenge of the Red Baron'' is about a former World War I pilot haunted by a doll version of the Red Baron that flies a toy plane.

* Creator/KimNewman:
** ''Literature/TheBloodyRedBaron'' is the second novel in the ''Literature/AnnoDracula'' series, set in an AlternateHistory where Dracula's successful invasion of England led to vampires coming out of the shadows. One of the main vampires is the Red Baron himself, who also has an [[ShoutOut inexplicable hatred toward]] [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} a small white beagle]].
** In the novel ''Literature/BackInTheUSSA'' features the Red Baron assisting Mexican forces invading Texas, during a communist revolution in the United States led by Eugene Debs.
** An [[TheGhost occasionally mentioned but never seen]] character in the ''Literature/DiogenesClub'' series and "Coastal City" is Hans von Hellhund, the Demon Ace, who seems to be an expy of an expy, with a name suggesting Hans von Hammer.

* Manfred von Richthofen is one of the main characters of Jeffrey Shaara's book, ''To the Last Man''.
* The last book in the ''Literature/TimeMachineSeries'', ''World War I Flying Ace'', asks the reader to find out who shot down the Red Baron and take a photograph to prove the answer.
* ''LightNovel/TheCombatBakerAndAutomatonWaitress'': Erich Blitzdonner, "The Crimson Hawk", is both a Red-plica Baron and CharClone. He filled Richthofen's position as [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Wiltia]]'s (Germany's) [[AcePilot ace-of-aces]] in the Great European War ([[FantasyConflictCounterpart an alternate version of World War I]]), but his signature red machine was a HumongousMecha created from newly-discovered LostTechnology.

* ''Arrowdreams'', a Prix Aurora Award-winning anthology of alternate history short stories, includes "Misfire", a story by Shane Simmons in which Richthofen survives World War I and eventually commands the Luftwaffe in World War II, displacing Hermann Goring, and leading them to an unqualified victory in the [[UsefulNotes/TheHomeFront Battle of Britain]].

* A recurring antagonist in ''Series/SpaceAboveAndBeyond'' is a chig ace whom humans promptly nickname "Chiggy Von Richthofen".

* The pilot episode of ''Series/{{Voyagers}}'' sees Bogg and Jeffrey dogfighting with Richthofen when they travel back in time. In that episode, Richthofen personally challenges American ace Eddie Rickenbacker; in reality, no such engagement ever occurred.
* Richthofen has been featured on two different shows on Creator/TheHistoryChannel, ''Unsolved History'' and ''Man, Moment, Machine''.

* TheSixties Rock band The Royal Guardsmen made the song (and album) "Snoopy vs. The Red Baron" in 1966, a year after the comic strip was created and it was based on the ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' story of Snoopy as the Flying Ace against the Red Baron. Although they were sued by United Features Syndicate, ''Peanuts'' creator Charles Schultz allowed them to make more Snoopy songs, one of them was the {{sequel}}, "Return of the Red Baron."

* The Brazilian band Barao Vermelho has similtudes with the band above: both have the name of RedBaron (this time in Portuguese), born in TheEighties, play Rock and became influential to their countries. Unlike Baron Rojo, they took the name from the ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}''' "Snoopy vs Red Baron" instead of Richthofen himself.
* Red Baron's last name also was used by some [=DJs=] as their artistic names: "Richthofen" from Canada and "Richthofen D" from Mexico.

* Very, very early in its timeline, ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'' featured an infamous yet honorable Draconis Combine nobleman and officer, Duke Hassan Ricol, often called The Red Duke (or sometimes The Red Hunter). Due to the game featuring a focus on HumongousMecha, he does not fly an aerospace fighter but instead is known for piloting a distinctive blood-red ''Marauder''. Interestingly, he does not serve the Germanic-inspired House Steiner, but instead is a vassal of the Japanese-inspired House Kurita.

* Divebomb from the ''Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen'' toyline transforms into an Albatros D.III in Red Baron-inspired livery.

* ''[[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/49/39/84/493984f8dd20aa9d5552302742ac0a66.jpg Ghost of the Red Baron]]'' model kit, by Monogram, shows a 1/6 scale skull with chrome stahelm (helmet) on an Iron Cross stand.

* ''VideoGame/Battlefield1'':
** Richthofen is prominent character in the game since it's based on the WWI, even having his own DLC, the ''Red Baron Pack'' included in the Heroes Bundle.
** All German fighter planes in the campaign ''Friends in High Places'' are painted like Richthofen's.

* ''VideoGame/EmpireEarth'' has a German campaign in which four missions allow the players to control Manfred von Richthofen.
* In ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'', there is an achievement, "Dead Baron", that can be earned by completing the Dead Air campaign, a campaign set in an airport.
* ''Sky Kid'', an arcade video game by [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Namco]] depicts the fanciful air journey of the "Red Baron" and the "Blue Max".
* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'' features a red remote-controlled bi-plane called "RC Baron".
* ''VideoGame/ArmyMen: Air Attack 2'' features a character, Baron von Beige, who is based on Richthofen. "Tan Baron" flies a Fokker Dr.I, like The Red Baron.

* ''The Ancient Art of War in the Skies'', the third game in the ''VideoGame/TheAncientArtOfWar'' series for PC, UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}} and UsefulNotes/AtariST, the player plays either the British or German forces in World War I. In this air combat simulation, the player makes aerial assaults against opponents, being one of them Richthofer himself, even appearing his classic Fokker Dr.I triplane in the game cover.

* Red Lynx from ''WesternAnimation/SwatKats'' was a pilot who dominated the skies during [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII Mega War II]], known as the most evil pilot in history, He shot down any who dared oppose him, until he himself was shot down by [[MayorPain Mayor Manx]]'s ancestor, the Blue Manx. Then in actual era, his plane was found and with it Lynx's ghost, who [[VengefulGhost still wants to get his revenge against Manx]], no matter if is against his PaperTiger descendant.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyDooMovies'' episode "The Ghost of the Red Baron" features a VillainOfTheWeek masquerading as Richthofen's ghost.

* In ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'', the Red Max and his car, the Crimson Haybaler, are based on the Red Baron and his plane.
* In ''Ring Raiders'', the character Baron Von Claudeitz is meant as an {{homage}} to Richthofen, and retains his original (modified) aircraft, a Fokker Dr.I.
* Baron Elrik Vonreg from ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance'': His unique {{red|IsViolent}} armor was designed so that he could stand out from other First Order pilots, as an indication of his superior rank and skills. His character was developed with the famous World War I German ace Red Baron in mind, from which he inherited the red color and the title of Baron.
* In the WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes short ''WesternAnimation/DumbPatrol'', Yosemite Sam stars as the antagonist, Baron Sam Von Schpamm. Hilariously, he switches between different planes across the short due to Bugs repeatedly shooting him down, only using a red plane in one scene.

* Before becoming ''WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines'', the show was developed as "Stop That Pigeon" and featured a Baron-esque type of pilot. He was eventually replaced with Dick Dastardly who would certainly fit the trope as well.

* ''LightNovel/TheCombatBakerAndAutomatonWaitress'': Erich Blitzdonner, "The Crimson Hawk", is both a RedplicaBaron and CharClone. He filled Richthofen's position as [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Wiltia]]'s (Germany's) [[AcePilot ace-of-aces]] in the Great European War ([[FantasyConflictCounterpart an alternate version of World War I]]), but his signature red machine was a HumongousMecha created from newly-discovered LostTechnology.

-> ''Of the bloody Red Baron of Germany''

* In ''Film/TheBlueMax'', the actual Red Baron is mentioned by Stachel as a pilot he looks up to, and then later in the film shows up as a pilot that Stachel saved from getting shot down. He offers Stachel the chance to transfer to his elite squadron, but Stachel chooses to remain with the squadron he is currently serving in.

* ''Sky Kid'', an arcade video game by Creator/{{Namco}} depicts the fanciful air journey of the "Red Baron" and the "Blue Max".

* The Malayan animated film ''Animation/WarOfTheWorldsGoliath'' (that goes as a loosely {{sequel}} of ''Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds'') shows a {{DieselPunk}} version of 1914 ad-portas of the first World War. Here all the nations have to unite against the Martians, and one of the {{Ace Pilot}}s that got the call is the Red Baron himself, now armed with his classic Fokker Dr. I triplane but with Dieselpunk technology.

* In Warhammer 40,000, the Red Nob (Nob being an Ork term for "noble") is an Ork flying ace who fights on Armageddon.

* Red Lynx from ''WesternAnimation/SwatKats'' (pictured above) was a pilot who dominated the skies during [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII Mega War II]], known as the most evil pilot in history, He shot down any who dared oppose him, until he himself was shot down by [[MayorPain Mayor Manx]]'s ancestor, the Blue Manx. Then in actual era, his plane was found and with it Lynx's ghost, who [[VengefulGhost still wants to get his revenge against Manx]], no matter if is against his PaperTiger descendant.

--> "Snoopy vs. The Red Baron", The Royal Guardsmen