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=== Video Games ===

* In ''[[Pokémon Red and Blue]]'', their sequels, and their remakes, the Gym Leader Lt. Surge is Type 1. He appears to have the usual good sportsmanship required to be a gym leader and he is even said to be a war hero (as noted below, though, many adaptations make him a Type 2).

** The setting of ''[[Pokémon Black and White]]'', called Unova (Isshu in the Japanese versions), is based on New York City, where the previous games were based on regions of Japan. There are football players, southern belles, talk about the greatness of diversity, etc. - it even includes a ''literal'' American Eagle in the Pokémon Braviary.

** She tries to interact with the locals on their own level, hilariously badly. In the dub, she just spits out as many stereotyped gang-slang phrases she can think of; the trivia tags feature notes that in the original version it was an even more eclectic collection of vaguely offensive faux- (and not-so-faux) Americanisms.

* In ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'', Leonard Apollo, the coach of the Nasa Aliens, is definitely an example of the latter type. His players are pretty nice guys, but Apollo is an overbearing blowhard who's bitter about his own failed dream of becoming a pro football player. This is actually a step down from the manga, as there Apollo is actually ''blatantly racist''.

** Ironically enough, Hiruma actually exhibits the most type 2 qualities, despite being ethnically Japanese and having lived in Japan his entire life. He list of type 2 qualities include:

** Loudness, lack of personal space, rudeness, crudeness, violence, sadism, trigger happy, militant leadership, boisterousness, use of intimidation, a "might-equals-right" (bully) mindset, ruthless ambition, fluency in English, cheerful psychoticness, and, of course, an undying love of football. He's even blonde and pale skinned! Just about the only traits he's missing are being fat and stupid (two things he's the complete opposite of).

* ''[[Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro]]'' features possibly the pinnacle of type II Eagleland, ironically during a [[Hot Springs Episode|trip to a traditional Japanese Hot Spring]]. As well as ticking all the [[Phenotype Stereotype]] boxes (blond hair, blue eyes, large nose), and having a [[Surprisingly Good English|surprisingly plausible accent]] (until [[Gratuitous English|he has to speak English]]...), he {{spoiler|whistles the "Star-Spangled Banner" to himself, hates Japanese culture, but pretends to love it just to get close to a woman, threatens to [[Frivolous Lawsuit|sue for the slightest slight]], keeps a massive revolver [[Freud Was Right|in his pants]], kills a woman for refusing to give him "her resources" (her love), thinks that losing his pride is reasonable grounds for self-defense and is obsessed with working out to the point of walking around shirtless, dressed like someone from an L.A. street gang. Oh, and he calls America "a law enforcing [[The Empire|Empire]]" which "raised [him] to have an emotionless heart".}} The kicker is that the episode ends as [[An Aesop]] about how people shouldn't be so narrow minded and intolerant of other people's culture.

 

* The ''[[Marmalade Boy]]'' anime has several characters who incarnated diverse variations of Eagleland #2. The one who shows up more often is Michael Grant, who started learning Japanese after watching several Japanese movies, acts like an overactive [[Genki Girl|Genki Boy]] and is quite fixated on his host sister, Miki. Also, we have Yuu's American friends and schoolmates: a [[Hot-Blooded]] semi [[Jerk Jock]] (Brian), a blonde [[Clingy Jealous Girl]] (Jenny), a sweet and homely [[Cool Big Sis]] (Doris) and young man who pretends to be sexually ambiguous to a degree (Bill).

* The German/Japanese Asuka Langley Soryuu of ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' has American citizenship and lived there for a time, possibly just to hint at her loud showboating personality. On the other hand, at the time the anime begins, she's [[Improbable Age|thirteen]], and [[Teen Genius|she has already graduated from college "last year"]]—which does at least run counter to the Americans-are-idiots cliche. Of course, the only person who ever mentions that Asuka is a college graduate is Asuka herself, and given her personality, that might be best to take with a grain of salt...

* Speaking of the [[Cold War]]: many countries that fell under Allied/American occupation after [[World War II]] and throughout the [[Cold War]] are now some of the best places in the world. Two nations that had formerly been militaristic empires, (West) Germany and Japan, became some of the best places to live, with the third and fourth largest economies respectively. It's questionable how much America really had to do this, but it is interesting to compare them to Soviet backed or occupied countries such as North Korea, Cuba, and East Germany, as well as their earlier histories.

* A [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8143780.stm survey] found that Americans are a mixed bag in other countries, roughly akin to the "[[Boisterous Bruiser|split the difference]]" view mentioned in the introduction to this trope. Respondents found Americans to be loud and fussy—but they are also the ''most'' likely to try a new language, and are generous tippers. The worst tourists are apparently the French, who are seen as ''really'' rude and stingy; they only earned good marks in cleanliness and elegance.

* In some countries where America is not very well respected, it's not uncommon for American tourists to claim to be from Canada instead (possibly even adopting a pathetic imitation of a Canadian accent); including actually doing research and creating a fictional home in Canada.

** Or more commonly [[Did Not Do the Research|not doing the research]].