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1	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]].
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3	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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9	* AffirmativeActionLegacy: When a white male hero gets a successor who is female or belongs to a minority.
10	* AlwaysLawfulGood
11	* CaptainEthnic: A superhero whose theme is their ethnicity or nationality.
12	** CaptainGeographic: A superhero with a name, outfit and/or characteristics based around their country of origin.
13	** CaptainPatriotic: A superhero who serves the ideals of their nation.
14	* FiveTokenBand: Every member of the heroic group is a minority not represented by the rest of the team.
15	* MultinationalTeam: A team of heroes has members from different countries, race or ethnicity.
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21	* TheAllAmericanBoy
22	* AmericaSavesTheDay: When the USA portrayed as the main good guys ready to solve any global crisis.
23	* AsianAndNerdy: An intellectual character of Asian descent serves the role as TheSmartGuy of the hero team.
24	* AwesomeAussie: Australians who can be quite heroic and brave at certain points.
25	* BadassNative: When the native tribespeople are defending their village from an invading tribe or colonial soldiers.
26	* BlackAndNerdy: An intelligent character of African ethnicity serves the role as TheSmartGuy of the hero team.
27	* BraveScot: The Scottish are depicted as honorable, noble and fearless.
28	* ChummyCommies
29	* CourteousCanadian
30	* DashingHispanic: Several of these characters can have a fearless and/or altruistic outlook of life.
31	* EagleLand: The Type 1 "Beautiful" flavor is explicitly a positive stereotypical depiction of either the United States or American culture as a whole.
32	* EnglishRose
33	* FightingIrish: Some Irish are good-natured, even when in conflict.
34	* TheFriendlyTexan
35	* GoodOlBoy
36	* GorgeousGreek: Sometimes [[BeautyEqualsGoodness depicted positively]].
37	* HeroicRussianEmigre: Anti-bolshevik Russian expats are portrayed as good guys.
38	* 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.
39	* JapanesePoliteness: A polite Japanese character, and/or the tendency of Japanese people to be very affable and benevolent.
40	* JapaneseSpirit (as it shows itself as a plethora of virtues, as well a SubTrope of HeroicSpirit.)
41	* MagicalAsian
42	* MagicalJew
43	* MagicalNativeAmerican
44	* MagicalNegro
45	* MagicalRomani: A Romani with supernatural powers who is normally portrayed positively.
46	* MightyWhitey
47	* MinnesotaNice
48	* NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters: When TheMafia and/or the Japanese {{Yakuza}} are portrayed in a positive light.
49	* NiceJewishBoy: A mild-mannered Jewish young man who is seen as an ideal role model.
50	* NobleSavage
51	* OfficerOHara: An Irish (or Irish-American) police officer who sometimes helps keeping peace in the city.
52	* OldFashionedCopper: British bobbies are characterized for being morally upstanding law enforcers.
53	* QuintessentialBritishGentleman: A British who can be [[GentlemanAndAScholar depicted as good guys]] in some stories.
54	* 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.
55	* ScaryBlackMan: Some of these characters can be portrayed as good guys (whether they're {{Gentle Giant}}s or otherwise).
56	* SouthernGentleman: A polite and proper guy from the American south, typically with a few unpleasant traits.
57	* WhiteMansBurden: A white character sets out to help improve the lives of a (usually racial) minority.
58	* YamatoNadeshiko
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