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* ''[[Death Note]]'' - especially the manga - has some combination of both types 1 and 2, but surprisingly a lot of the former. The FBI are among the first to pursue Kira in the first arc; in the second arc the SPK are established and funded by the US government, and in the manga president David Hoope {{spoiler|kills himself when he believes Mello is going to manipulate him into launching a nuclear weapon}}. On the other hand, Hoope's successor is a panicky coward who cuts off ties with the SPK and announces that the United States will no longer pursue Kira. The English dub (recorded in Canada) even gives him a [[Take That|Bush-like faux-Southern accent]].

* In ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]'', the third novel (and thus the final story arc of the original anime) has an American submarine captain who's obsessed with hunting down the mysterious "ghost submarine" (the Tuatha De Danaan) because he's convinced it's part of a Japanese plot, at one point attempting to rouse his men by saying "Remember Pearl Harbor!" However, the rest of the crew is portrayed as level-headed, competent sailors who are frustrated with their skipper's [[Moby Dick|Ahab]] act and either ignore him, or try to stop him when he tries to go too far.

** His mobile suit deserves mention, too. If Gundam Maxter's design is any indication, the Japanese believe that all Americans are surfing, football-playing boxer cowboys. And it'd be terrible to disappoint them. In canon, you get the impression Chibodee drew up the design himself and just combined a bunch of things he thinks are cool.

* Duo Maxwell from ''[[Gundam Wing]]'' isn't from America proper, but rather [http://www.gundamofficial.com/www_ac/gw/characters/char_duo.html a space colony that belongs to America]. Either way, he can be seen as a combination of both types, being boisterous, flirtatious, and a bit eager to [[Shinigami|reap first]] and ask questions later, but is also a genuinely nice and friendly guy who's dedicated to his friends and the cause of bringing peace. Being American doesn't really influence his character apart from being the [[Token White]] in the [[Five-Token Band]]; a lot of his more outgoing traits come simply because he's [[The Lancer]] to Heero, who is very much [[The Stoic]]. That said, Duo is [[Ensemble Darkhorse|insanely popular]], being '''the''' most popular character among Western viewers, and a close second in Japan (behind, of course, Heero).