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'''Basic Trope''': Bad guys who adhere to the principles of National Socialism as advocated by UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler.
* '''Straight''': The heroes fight against Nazi villains in a UsefulNotes/WorldWarII setting.
* '''Straight''': The heroes fight against Nazi villains in a UsefulNotes/WorldWarII setting.
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'''Basic Trope''': Bad Common Stereotypes against bad guys who adhere to the principles of National Socialism as advocated by UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler.
* '''Straight''': The heroes fight against Nazi villains in a UsefulNotes/WorldWarII setting. The Nazis are comically incompetent.
* '''Straight''': The heroes fight against Nazi villains in a UsefulNotes/WorldWarII setting. The Nazis are comically incompetent.
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* '''Subverted''': It appears the villains are Nazis, but actually according to the Nazis, it's a FalseFlagOperation by the DirtyCommunists.
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* '''Subverted''': It appears the villains are Nazis, but actually according to the Nazis, it's a FalseFlagOperation by the DirtyCommunists.DirtyCommunists, who are then portrayed as incompetent.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Allied atrocities, such as the Japanese internment and the firebombing of Dresden, are focused on, making it look like the Allies were similar.
** Tee media's portrayal of Nazis is done in a very shallow and narrowly defined way, relying more on stock stereotypes and deliberately avoiding acknowledging the specific nuances of ''why'' their ideology is so vile and evil, in large part because the people in charge of the portrayal are trying to whitewash the similarities to beliefs or values that exist in ''their'' society akin to the Nazis, or in particular how often Nazism can [[TheyLookLikeEveryoneElse exist in more subtle and insidious ways that makes it harder to figure out who has Nazi-related beliefs.]] The end result is that viewers come away with a very skewed and flawed understanding, leaving them not only unable to recognize Nazis in real life, but also makes them very easy to manipulate by real Nazis into following the [[NiceJobBreakingItHero very beliefs the portrayal was trying to prevent.]]
** Tee media's portrayal of Nazis is done in a very shallow and narrowly defined way, relying more on stock stereotypes and deliberately avoiding acknowledging the specific nuances of ''why'' their ideology is so vile and evil, in large part because the people in charge of the portrayal are trying to whitewash the similarities to beliefs or values that exist in ''their'' society akin to the Nazis, or in particular how often Nazism can [[TheyLookLikeEveryoneElse exist in more subtle and insidious ways that makes it harder to figure out who has Nazi-related beliefs.]] The end result is that viewers come away with a very skewed and flawed understanding, leaving them not only unable to recognize Nazis in real life, but also makes them very easy to manipulate by real Nazis into following the [[NiceJobBreakingItHero very beliefs the portrayal was trying to prevent.]]
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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
** Allied atrocities, such as the Japanese internment and the firebombing of Dresden, are focused on, making it look like the Allies were similar.
**Tee The media's portrayal of Nazis is done in a very shallow and narrowly defined way, relying more on stock stereotypes and deliberately avoiding acknowledging the specific nuances of ''why'' their ideology is so vile and evil, in large part because the people in charge of the portrayal are trying to whitewash the similarities to beliefs or values that exist in ''their'' society akin to the Nazis, or in particular how often Nazism can [[TheyLookLikeEveryoneElse exist in more subtle and insidious ways that makes it harder to figure out who has Nazi-related beliefs.]] The end result is that viewers come away with a very skewed and flawed understanding, leaving them not only unable to recognize Nazis in real life, but also makes them very easy to manipulate by real Nazis into following the [[NiceJobBreakingItHero very beliefs the portrayal was trying to prevent.]]
** Allied atrocities, such as the Japanese internment and the firebombing of Dresden, are focused on, making it look like the Allies were similar.
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** Tee media's portrayal of Nazis is done in a very shallow and narrowly defined way, relying more on stock stereotypes and deliberately avoiding acknowledging the specific nuances of ''why'' their ideology is so vile and evil; in particular how often Nazism can [[TheyLookLikeEveryoneElse exist in more subtle and insidious ways that makes it harder to figure out who has Nazi-related beliefs.]] The end result is that viewers come away with a very skewed and flawed understanding, leaving them not only unable to recognize Nazis in real life, but also makes them very easy to manipulate by real Nazis into following the [[NiceJobBreakingItHero very beliefs the portrayal was trying to prevent.]]
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** Tee media's portrayal of Nazis is done in a very shallow and narrowly defined way, relying more on stock stereotypes and deliberately avoiding acknowledging the specific nuances of ''why'' their ideology is so vile and evil; evil, in large part because the people in charge of the portrayal are trying to whitewash the similarities to beliefs or values that exist in ''their'' society akin to the Nazis, or in particular how often Nazism can [[TheyLookLikeEveryoneElse exist in more subtle and insidious ways that makes it harder to figure out who has Nazi-related beliefs.]] The end result is that viewers come away with a very skewed and flawed understanding, leaving them not only unable to recognize Nazis in real life, but also makes them very easy to manipulate by real Nazis into following the [[NiceJobBreakingItHero very beliefs the portrayal was trying to prevent.]]
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** Tee media's portrayal of Nazis is done in a very shallow and narrowly defined way, relying more on stock stereotypes and deliberately avoiding acknowledging the specific nuances of ''why'' their ideology is so vile and evil; in particular how often Nazism can [[TheyLookLikeEveryoneElse exist in more subtle and insidious ways that makes it harder to figure out who has Nazi-related beliefs.]] The end result is that viewers come away with a very skewed and flawed understanding, leaving them not only unable to recognize Nazis in real life, but also makes them very easy to manipulate by real Nazis into following the [[NiceJobBreakingItHero very beliefs the portrayal was trying to prevent.]]
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** The heroes fight against [[EvilColonialist Nazi villains in non-European settings (Africa, Middle East, etc)]].
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* '''Enforced''': The MeddlingExecutives insisted that the villains be Nazis because they're an AcceptableTarget.
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* '''Enforced''': The MeddlingExecutives insisted that the villains be Nazis because they're an AcceptableTarget.acceptable to ridicule.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Allied atrocities, such as the Japanese internment and the firebombing of Dresden, are focused on, making it look like the Allies were NotSoDifferent.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Allied atrocities, such as the Japanese internment and the firebombing of Dresden, are focused on, making it look like the Allies were NotSoDifferent.similar.
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** The Nazi villains are portrayed in a stereotypical way, [[PoirotSpeak shouting stock German phrases]], [[JustAStupidAccent having ridiculous accents]], [[{{Ghostapo}} being obsessed with the occult]], etc.
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** The Nazi villains are portrayed in a stereotypical way, [[PoirotSpeak shouting stock German phrases]], [[JustAStupidAccent having ridiculous accents]], [[{{Ghostapo}} being obsessed with the occult]], [[StupidJetpackhitler possessing anachronistic super-science]], etc.
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* '''Subverted''': It appears the villains are Nazis, but actually, it's a FalseFlagOperation by the DirtyCommunists.
* '''Double Subverted''': The real Nazis turn up as villains later.
* '''Double Subverted''': The real Nazis turn up as villains later.
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* '''Subverted''': It appears the villains are Nazis, but actually, actually according to the Nazis, it's a FalseFlagOperation by the DirtyCommunists.
* '''Double Subverted''': Thereal Nazis turn up as villains later.later, for real.
* '''Double Subverted''': The
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* '''Played for Drama''': The main characters are victims of a Nazi atrocity, such as UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust.
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* '''Played for Drama''': The main characters are victims of a Nazi atrocity, such as the Blitz or UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust.
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* '''Exploited''': The DirtyCommunists point to the threat of the Nazis as evidence for why people should wholeheartedly support UsefulNotes/JosefStalin, even the purges and the assassination of UsefulNotes/LeonTrotsky.
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* '''Exploited''': The DirtyCommunists point to the threat of the Nazis as evidence for why people should wholeheartedly support UsefulNotes/JosefStalin, everything UsefulNotes/JosefStalin does, even TheGulag, the purges purges, and the assassination of UsefulNotes/LeonTrotsky.
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'''Basic Trope''': Bad guys who adhere to the principles of National Socialism as advocated by UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler.
* '''Straight''': The heroes fight against Nazi villains in a UsefulNotes/WorldWarII setting.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** The Nazi villains are portrayed in a stereotypical way, [[PoirotSpeak shouting stock German phrases]], [[JustAStupidAccent having ridiculous accents]], [[{{Ghostapo}} being obsessed with the occult]], etc.
** The heroes fight against neo-Nazis seeking to establish a FourthReich.
** AllGermansAreNazis
** GratuitousNazis
* '''Downplayed''':
** The Nazi villains are portrayed in a naturalistic manner, emphasizing the "banality of evil."
** ANaziByAnyOtherName
* '''Justified''': The Nazis weren't exactly the best guys in RealLife, so it's only natural that fiction would feature them as villains now and then, especially in works that take place during World War II or around that time.
* '''Inverted''': NaziProtagonist
* '''Subverted''': It appears the villains are Nazis, but actually, it's a FalseFlagOperation by the DirtyCommunists.
* '''Double Subverted''': The real Nazis turn up as villains later.
* '''Parodied''': The Nazis are depicted in a very over-the-top, cartoonish fashion, and perhaps [[HistoricalHilarity not even in their correct time period]].
* '''Zig-Zagged''': The story takes place on the Eastern Front, and the main characters are constantly torn over whether they should regard UsefulNotes/NaziGermany or Stalinist Russia as the greater evil.
* '''Averted''': Nazis are not present in the story.
* '''Enforced''': The MeddlingExecutives insisted that the villains be Nazis because they're an AcceptableTarget.
* '''Lampshaded''': [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes "Nazis. Why did it have to be Nazis?"]]
* '''Invoked''': With everyone already hating him anyway, the villain decides to [[ThenLetMeBeEvil become a neo-Nazi]].
* '''Exploited''': The DirtyCommunists point to the threat of the Nazis as evidence for why people should wholeheartedly support UsefulNotes/JosefStalin, even the purges and the assassination of UsefulNotes/LeonTrotsky.
* '''Defied''': A Jewish-American protagonist signs up to fight UsefulNotes/ImperialJapan in the Pacific Theater so that he won't have to face the Nazis.
* '''Discussed''': The villains are not Nazis or Nazi-esque, but are [[GodwinsLaw compared to them anyway]].
* '''Conversed''': Two characters talk about there being more World War II movies with German villains than Japanese or Italian villains, and why that might be.
* '''Implied''':
** In a circa 1940s setting, the villains seem to be militaristic German nationalists, but there are NoSwastikas.
** PuttingOnTheReich
* '''Deconstructed''': Allied atrocities, such as the Japanese internment and the firebombing of Dresden, are focused on, making it look like the Allies were NotSoDifferent.
* '''Reconstructed''': It's emphasized that Axis atrocities were still committed on a much larger scale.
* '''Played for Laughs''': AdolfHitlarious
* '''Played for Drama''': The main characters are victims of a Nazi atrocity, such as UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust.
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* '''Straight''': The heroes fight against Nazi villains in a UsefulNotes/WorldWarII setting.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** The Nazi villains are portrayed in a stereotypical way, [[PoirotSpeak shouting stock German phrases]], [[JustAStupidAccent having ridiculous accents]], [[{{Ghostapo}} being obsessed with the occult]], etc.
** The heroes fight against neo-Nazis seeking to establish a FourthReich.
** AllGermansAreNazis
** GratuitousNazis
* '''Downplayed''':
** The Nazi villains are portrayed in a naturalistic manner, emphasizing the "banality of evil."
** ANaziByAnyOtherName
* '''Justified''': The Nazis weren't exactly the best guys in RealLife, so it's only natural that fiction would feature them as villains now and then, especially in works that take place during World War II or around that time.
* '''Inverted''': NaziProtagonist
* '''Subverted''': It appears the villains are Nazis, but actually, it's a FalseFlagOperation by the DirtyCommunists.
* '''Double Subverted''': The real Nazis turn up as villains later.
* '''Parodied''': The Nazis are depicted in a very over-the-top, cartoonish fashion, and perhaps [[HistoricalHilarity not even in their correct time period]].
* '''Zig-Zagged''': The story takes place on the Eastern Front, and the main characters are constantly torn over whether they should regard UsefulNotes/NaziGermany or Stalinist Russia as the greater evil.
* '''Averted''': Nazis are not present in the story.
* '''Enforced''': The MeddlingExecutives insisted that the villains be Nazis because they're an AcceptableTarget.
* '''Lampshaded''': [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes "Nazis. Why did it have to be Nazis?"]]
* '''Invoked''': With everyone already hating him anyway, the villain decides to [[ThenLetMeBeEvil become a neo-Nazi]].
* '''Exploited''': The DirtyCommunists point to the threat of the Nazis as evidence for why people should wholeheartedly support UsefulNotes/JosefStalin, even the purges and the assassination of UsefulNotes/LeonTrotsky.
* '''Defied''': A Jewish-American protagonist signs up to fight UsefulNotes/ImperialJapan in the Pacific Theater so that he won't have to face the Nazis.
* '''Discussed''': The villains are not Nazis or Nazi-esque, but are [[GodwinsLaw compared to them anyway]].
* '''Conversed''': Two characters talk about there being more World War II movies with German villains than Japanese or Italian villains, and why that might be.
* '''Implied''':
** In a circa 1940s setting, the villains seem to be militaristic German nationalists, but there are NoSwastikas.
** PuttingOnTheReich
* '''Deconstructed''': Allied atrocities, such as the Japanese internment and the firebombing of Dresden, are focused on, making it look like the Allies were NotSoDifferent.
* '''Reconstructed''': It's emphasized that Axis atrocities were still committed on a much larger scale.
* '''Played for Laughs''': AdolfHitlarious
* '''Played for Drama''': The main characters are victims of a Nazi atrocity, such as UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust.
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