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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7 | [[folder:General]] |
8 | [[index]] |
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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19 | [[folder:Specific Stereotypes]] |
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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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60 | [[/folder]] |
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