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{{quote|''If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.''|'''[[Ernest Hemingway]]''', ''A Moveable Feast''}}

 

 

Uh, what? Does Paris really have all that? ''[[Gratuitous French|Oh là là]]'', we thought Paris was the [[Eiffel Tower Effect|Eiffel Tower]], the Arc de Triomphe, and The Louvre (with its convenient supply of [[MacGuffin|priceless]], [[Break Out the Museum Piece|world-famous]] works of art) looming over bistros, cafés, art galleries and super-chic shops in Avenue des Champs-Élysées, and stuff like street mimes on every corner, with accordion music playing in the background, and [[French Jerk|snooty French people]] (the custom of men kissing each other on the cheek may be exploited for [[Ho Yay]]) smoking cigarettes and wearing berets, striped shirts and scarves while they carry around baguettes under their arms. And all the buildings are in the style of Haussmann's 19th century urban renewal, right?...

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== As Described ==

* The assassin girls of ''[[Noir (anime)|Noir]]'' live here, probably in Trocadéro considering the Eiffel Tower is visible from the window. Strangely, this version has newscasts with the on-screen text in ''English''!

* ''[[Cyborg 009]]'' has a French Ballerina as the local Chick and [[Team Mom]], so the episode depicting her backstory is set in Paris. She remarks on how it hasn't changed ''that'' much from the days she used to live there.

* ''[[G Gundam]]'' has George's introductory episode settled in a grim, ruined Paris. At some point, the Eiffel Tower even ''collapses'' during George and Domon's fight. (Worth pointing out, this isn't a specific [[Take That]] against France since the entire planet is in this condition.)

 

 

* An issue of ''[[Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew]]'' featuring a battle with the Bunny From Beyond shows him converting the storyline's monstrous egg yolks back to normal in cities all over the world, including Earth-C's version of Paris, "[[Incredibly Lame Pun|Parrots]]" (though the final issue in the run would call it "Purris"), with a shot of its "Eyeful Tower." A later story would revisit Earth-C's France, but avoided Parrots entirely (in favor of depicting other regions of the country).

* ''[[Lula und Yankee]]'' (German comic) make a trip there.

 

=== Fan Works ===

 

 

* ''[[Sakura Taisen]] 3'' is set in Paris, and features every one of the above tropes, plus (for good measure) a suspiciously [[Moulin Rouge]]-ish cabaret. Oh, and there's a huge {{spoiler|revolver cannon hidden under the Arc de Triomphe}}....

* ''[[Rayman]] Raving Rabbids'' and its sequel seem to have a lot of sections set in Paris—fitting since the developers are French.

* Speaking of Russia wrecking the Eiffel Tower (somewhat), the Soviets do convert it into a gigantic Tesla Coil in one mission of their campaign in ''[[Command & Conquer]]: Red Alert 2''. Although you could destroy an imitation of the Arc de Triomphe and Louvre. Incidentally, in ''Red Alert 1'', failing a certain mission as the Allies results in a cutscene of [[Monumental Damage|a nuclear bomb going off near the Eiffel Tower]].

* Similarly, ''[[Battle Tanx]]: Global Assault'' features a campaign level where the Tower is converted into a laser cannon; the player's objective is to get to the base of the tower and blow up the generator. Another mission shortly after has the player defending the Champs-Élysées from nearly a hundred enemy tanks (not all at once, thankfully).

* The French doll Babette from [[Raggedy Ann and Andy A Musical Adventure]] all she ever wanted is to go back to her precious town of "Gay Paree".

* The motion capture animated film ''Renaissance'' takes place in a futuristic Paris with Hausmann-style neo-retro architecture.

 

== Exceptions ==

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