History Main / RoguishRomani

* ''Anime/IsabelleOfParis'' subverts this. Irma is Romani and affiliated with Count Red's gang, who steal from the rich and give to the poor and undermine Thiers' oppressive government. However, she's the TokenMinority between them, as most of them are French [[spoiler: soldiers who were sent to die in the Battle of Champigny, but manages ri survive, and want revenge on Thiers for allying with the Prussians. Count Red is actually the main character's presumed-to-be dead older brother, Andréa Laustin]].

* The Gerudo in ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' are a CultureChopSuey of Roma and Arabs (with some Latin and German spliced in). They're primarily Arabic inspired in archicture and culture, but they're individual appearances have more Romani inspirations. Primarily, they're introduced in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' as a tribe of thieves living nearby to the European-esque country of Hyrule. Decades later in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAventures'' they're no longer thieves and centuries later by ''Videogame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' they have more of their Roma elements, become a little closer to the other friendly settlements...though they're less welcoming than they were in "Four Swords Adventures".

* The Gerudo in ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' are a CultureChopSuey of Roma and Arabs (with some Latin and German spliced in). They're primarily Arabic inspired in design and culture, but they also have some Romani inspirations. Primarily, they're introduced in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' as a tribe of thieves living nearby to the European-esque country of Hyrule. Centuries later in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' they're no longer thieves and have lost most of their Roma elements.

* ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'': In "The Adventure of the Speckled Band", one of the reasons why Dr Grimesby Roylott has a sinister reputation in the local area is because he iss known to associate with wandering gypsies who hang around on the plantation near Stoke Moran. Ultimately the gypsies turn out to be a RedHerring and have nothing to do with the murder, but Holmes admits that he started out on the wrong scent, believing that the ‘speckled band’ referred to the band of gypsies.

* Music/LeonardCohen's "Famous Blue Raincoat" from ''Music/SongsOfLoveAndHate'' mentions "one more thin gypsy thief".

* Franchise/DCComics:
** ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'': Subverted. A plotline in the comic strip of the 1940s had a Gypsy lad framed for murder. The Gypsy is dressed in colorful clothing, hot-tempered, especially when it comes to the honor of his sister, and distrustful of the police and legal system.
** ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueGenerationLost'': In an issue, Ice suddenly has been retconned to be a member of a Scandinavian Romani offshoot that is all con men and thieves except for her immediate family, who fled the lifestyle to prevent her grandfather from using her ice powers for robbery. This flatly contradicts everything we know about Ice's past, including previous appearances of the immediate family.
** ''Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'': Gypsy is sometimes Romani, sometimes not, DependingOnTheWriter. She did start as basically a street thief.

* "Kiekeboe": In one issue, most Gypsies are actually honest people whose worst crime is begging, though there is one who gives the rest a bad name by stealing.

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* Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon:
** ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'': [[HangingJudge Judge]] [[SinisterMinister Claude Frollo]] wants to exterminate the Romani population in the secret Court of Miracles, where the scoundrels of Paris live and are implied in-song to feign disability. Other examples of the racism in the film include accusations against [[HotGypsyWoman Esmeralda]] of stealing her earnings and later witchcraft, as well as Phoebus labeling the Romani as "criminals and dangerous". Ironically the BigBad in the [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameII sequel]] turns out to be one of these.
** ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973'': At the beginning of the film, Robin and Little John disguise themselves as gypsy women in order to rob Prince John.
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'': Stromboli, despite his Italian name, covers a lot of Romani stereotypes, being the scheming owner of a traveling puppet show who kidnaps the child protagonist. He is even explicitly referred to as a "gypsy" at least once.

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* Literature/TheShadow: The villain of "[[Recap/TheShadowPulpsS305Malmordo Malmordo]]" uses prejudice against "Gypsies" to frame them as accomplices in his crimes. The Romani in the story are actually pretty law-abiding sorts.

* The Gerudo in ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' are a CultureChopSuey of Roma and Arabs (with some Latin and German spliced in). They're primarily Arabic inspired in design and culture, but they also have some Romani inspirations. Primarily, they're introduced in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' as a tribe of thieves living nearby to the European-esque country of Hyrule. Centuries later in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' they're no longer thieves and have lost most of their Roma elements.

* ''Franchise/MassEffect'': The quarians are Romani [[RecycledInSpace In Space!]]. They may be closer to actual Romani than most other media portrayals of Romani. They are only trying to survive, but they piss off a lot of people by dumping their criminals on random planets and stealing their natural resources. Despite having a reputation as being thieves and con artists, they're never depicted as behaving in any way like that in the games. Which doesn't stop a racist volus in the second game from accusing a quarian girl of stealing his credit chit (he'd actually left it in a store).

Often a SubTrope to AcceptableEthnicTargets. Compare other vilifying racial stereotypes, such as GreedyJew, YellowPeril, ScaryBlackMan, and TheSavageIndian. Sister trope to MagicalRomani.

The stereotype of the UsefulNotes/{{Romani}} as dishonest has been so prevalent that exonyms like "gypsy" and "Zigeuner" connote it. They are depicted as living off theft, scams, and selling fraudulent fortune telling and magic cures. Some works even depict them kidnapping of children.

The stereotype of the UsefulNotes/{{Romani}} as dishonest has been so prevalent that exonyms like "gypsy" and "Zigeuner" connote it. Examples mainly include but are not limited to theft, fraud, and kidnapping of children.

* ''ComicBook/LeScorpion'': One of the main villains is Mejai, a HotGypsyWoman and an [[ProfessionalKiller assassin]] who [[MasterPoisoner specializes in the use of poison]]. She is eventually forced into an EnemyMine partnership with the hero Armando when her employers betray her.

* ''Animation/TreasureOfSwampCastle'': Gypsies are portrayed as swindlers and thieves, but also [[LovableRogue kind-hearted people]] who raise both the protagonist and his love interest.

* ''Literature/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'': The Romani are portrayed as thieves and rumored to be cannibals. The TokenGoodTeammate is [[HotGypsyWoman Esmeralda]], who [[spoiler:is actually a French girl SwitchedAtBirth for Quasimodo]].

Note also that the word "gypsy", though commonly used in a lot of media, is considered an ethnic slur.

** ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood'': At the beginning of the film, Robin and Little John disguise themselves as gypsy women in order to rob Prince John.

* Radio/TheShadow: The villain of "[[Recap/TheShadowPulpsS305Malmordo Malmordo]]" uses prejudice against "Gypsies" to frame them as accomplices in his crimes. The Romani in the story are actually pretty law-abiding sorts.

** The basic stock for members of the Ravnos [[TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade Vampire]] Clan are the Romani. Their clan discipline is making illusions, and they are one of the few clans who prefer the open road to city strongholds (though unlike Gangrel, they seldom have friends amongst the Were). They are also mistrusted by the more citybound kindred, and often accused of any petty acts of larceny when the Sabbat or Giovanni isn't handy. As of the Fifth Edition of Vampire: The Masquerade, the Ravnos no longer conform to this trope, being recharacterized as compulsive {{Thrill Seeker}}s who wander the earth because they are [[FlyingDutchman cursed by their undead blood to do so]], and are no longer explicitly associated with any specific ethnic group or culture.

* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'': The Khajiit are a race of feline humanoids, known to travel around in caravans and stereotyped as thieves and [[FantasticDrug Skooma]] dealers. In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'', Khajiit caravans are forbidden from entering city walls because of this sort of prejudice.

Note also that the G word, though commonly used in a lot of media, is considered an ethnic slur.

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* ''Roleplay/WelcomeToEden'': Lena Sarah Adler is a gypsy and a pickpocket.
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