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{{quote|''"I know there are many people who fall ill when they see [[Good Colors, Evil Colors|this black uniform]]; we understand that and [[Genre Savvy|don't expect that we will be loved by many people.]]"''|'''Heinrich Himmler''', ''Die Schutzstaffel als Antibolschewistische Kampf-Organisation''}}
A quick and easy way to suggest a group of people are evil in fiction is to give them uniforms that resemble those worn by the [[Those Wacky Nazis|Third Reich]], the Roman Empire, pseudo-Mongols or the Soviet Union. In a broader sense, this can also refer to using other stylistic elements from the Nazi times (like the "Führer" title, goose-stepping "stormtroopers", or swastikas [[I Thought It Was Forbidden|if the creator]] [[No Swastikas|is more daring]]) to make sure your villains are [[Obviously Evil|visibly evil]].
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See also [[A Nazi By Any Other Name]]. May result in [[Commie Nazis]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
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* The original designs for the uniforms worn by the X-Corps in ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'' comics had distinct Nazi overtones. This was decided to be a bit tacky and the published version wear vaguely militaristic uniforms, which don't really look that different from the leather outfits the X-Men were wearing at the time, but which, nonetheless, are meant to be a clue that Something's Not Right.
** When we say "distinct Nazi overtones," we are of course talking about Banshee wearing a barely disguised swastika on his chest.
* ''[[V for Vendetta]]'''s Norsefire party is pretty much literally the Third Reich <small>[[In Space|IN THE UK!]]</small>, though the movie throws in bits of [[Nineteen Eighty
** The original comic does a better job of localizing its fascist government, and thus making its point that such regimes can emerge anywhere, by extrapolating from traits and tendencies that were supposedly observable in the Thatcherite government of the time of its creation. The movie undermines this by making Norsefire an out-and-out allegory for <s> the Nazis</s> the Bush administration (Adam Susan is renamed Adam Sutler in a move that is, ironically, [[Adolf Hitler|less subtle]]).
* Earth Man in ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' is a Terran supremacist and historical revisionist who claims Superman was from Earth. He leads a movement of fellow Earth natives in a campaign of hatred and bigotry towards offworlders of any kind after he and his cronies were all rejected from the Legion; not only is it established that he's basically a 31st century equivalent of a Nazi, it's the costume (and the fact that he's a statuesque blond) that really ties the image together.
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*** The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKOJ5bEKPLY German dub of that scene] is. . . rather unnerving.
* ''[[Equilibrium]]'''s totalitarian government features a flag that is a direct copy-paste of the swastika, only with the crossbars centered on each radial. [http://flagspot.net/flags/fic-nazi.html This website] has a whole list of fictional flags of Nazi inspiration.
* In the [[Diesel Punk|dieselpunkish]] 1995 film version of ''Richard III'' (starring [[Ian McKellen]]), the titular character's outfit is based off of a SS-''Oberstgruppenfuhrer'''s uniform. Additionally, his government's flag is basically the Nazi flag, but with his personal heraldic figure, a boar, in place of the swastika. It's also worth noting that the overall appearance of this Richard is suspiciously similar to Oswald Mosley, the leader of Britain's home grown Fascist movement during the 1930s. Not to mention the many visual [[Shout Out|ShoutOuts]] to ''[[Nineteen Eighty
** Somewhat stupidly, the movie (which retains the original Shakespearean text, despite taking place in the '30s) continually refers to Richard as "King," even though the Nazis were notoriously anti-monarchist.
* The Octopus wears an SS uniform, ''and'' a samurai costume, ''and'' a Russian coat in ''[[The Spirit (Film)|The Spirit]]''. Why, you ask? Well, why not?
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* In the movie adaptation of ''[[Quo Vadis]]?'', the scene where the troops march before Nero, who watches from a balcony and salutes them, is directly choreographed from ''Triumph of the Will''.
* The Chinese warlord guy from ''[[The Mummy Trilogy|The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor]]'' is wearing a hand-me-down SS uniform. (Considering what some of the Nationalist leaders were like, fairly appropriate.) It's also somewhat accurate, as [[Those Wacky Nazis|the Nazis]] provided the Kuomintang with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-German_cooperation_(1911<!-- E280%931941) supplies, arms, training and support]]. See the Real Life examples below. -->
* The Chancellor of the unnamed country in ''[[
* ''Damn near everyone'' in the low-budget movie ''[[Warrior of the Lost World]]''. The villains (from the "Omega" political party) dress in snappy black uniforms with [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|an inverted red triangle, with a white disc and a black omega]]. Prosser, their leader, dresses in a black leather trenchcoat. However, even the good guys, [[La Résistance|freedom fighters struggling against Omega]] have people dressed ''in actual Nazi uniforms.'' Including a black guy in SS uniform.
* Andy's torture outfit in ''[[The Final]]'' is an SS uniform.
* And of course ''[[Monty Pythons Life of Brian]]'' features a Jewish resistance group, the "suicide squad", with uniforms based on the sarazen ones, and their insignia is a... a... a [[Unusual Euphemism|swastistar]]. Oh, and their commander has a toothbrush moustache, too.
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* In ''[[Rifts (Tabletop Game)|Rifts]]'', the Coalition soldiers are called Dead Boys because of their skull motif, ripped from the SS. Their dress uniforms are SS-based as well.
** For that matter, Emperor Prosek is (in addition to the above dress stylings) [[Justified Trope|consciously modeling]] much of his empire's political organization, propaganda tactics, and social engineering on the Third Reich itself -- he's a historical scholar with a specialty in Nazi Germany, and has explicitly taken Hitler as his role model.
* In ''[[Warhammer 40000 (Tabletop Game)|Warhammer 40000]]'', the ruthless [[The Political Officer|commissars]] of the [[Redshirt Army|"Imperial Guard"]] go for the twofer by taking the name "Commissar" from the Soviet Union and the trench-coat and high-peaked cap from the Third Reich. Furthermore, some planets' regiments, like the Armageddon Steel Legion, Attilan Rough Riders and Death Korps of Krieg, wear outfits resembling those of the aforementioned villains of history. The Armageddon Steel Legion's use of gas masks is at least justified by their home planet's [[Gaias Lament|chokingly polluted atmosphere]], and the Death Korps of Krieg by their homeworld being subjected to [[Nuke
** Older (metal) Cadian units, on the other hand, wear obvious Wehrmacht-inspired uniforms, right down to the bread-bags, Y-straps, jack boots, and cylindrical ribbed gas mask cans.
* Centrum from ''[[GURPS (Tabletop Game)|GURPS]]: Infinite Worlds'' is really closer to Communists with parachronics but they're drawn wearing snazzy Nazi-esque uniforms.
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* The Imperial army foot soldiers in ''[[Valkyria Chronicles (Video Game)|Valkyria Chronicles]]'' wear more medieval looking armor, but the officers such as Gregor have the Reich look going on.
** And on the good-guy side, Welkin with his garrison cap and headphones is the very picture of a Wehrmacht Panzer Ace. His [[Ace Custom]] tank also uses the same tread and roadwheel system as the Mark III and IV tanks.
* Artwork of the two pilots you play as from the [[Bullet Hell|danmaku]] [[Shoot
* The enemy officers in ''[[Shadow Complex]]'' have a combination of "armored super-soldier" and "Nazi" that includes armbands with their logo on it.
* ''[[Street Fighter]]'''s [http://gamehall.uol.com.br/infohall/bison/bison-badazz.jpg M. Bison].
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* The nation of Thembria in ''[[Tale Spin (Animation)|Tale Spin]]'' is based off of the Soviet Union.
** Occasionally there appeared a race of cruel, Germanic-accented dogs who wore SS-looking uniforms and menaced the skies above Cape Suzette in a zeppelin.
* Even though Standards and Practices forbade the writers of ''[[The Avengers:
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* Flagspot.net has [http://flagspot.net/flags/fic-nazi.html an entire section] listing fictional flags that mimic the Nazis' swastika one, including the Klingon Empire from ''[[Star Trek]]'', the Galactic Empire from ''[[Star Wars]]'', and the Visitors from ''[[V]]''.
* [[Marilyn Manson]]'s [http://wallpapers.free-review.net/84__Marilyn_Manson_-_The_Love_Song.htm late 2000s style] is/was described by Manson as "[[Oscar Wilde]] [[X Meets Y|at the Nuremberg Trials"]].
* [http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/8458/0001zhe69623801yt8.jpg The New Jersey State Police uniforms]. Funny because parts of the American gun community [[Affectionate Nickname|call New Jersey]] [[
** As with Massachusetts, which is lampshaded hilariously in ''[[The Departed]]''. "You got any suits at home or do you like coming to work dressed like you're gonna invade Poland?"
** [[Justified Trope|The uniforms of several state police forces were explicitly based on the uniforms of Tsarist or Prussian officials. This was a policy adopted in the Gilded Age, in the hope that this would make the recent immigrants from Eastern Europe have more respect for the police. Prussia and Tsarist Russia were militarist and authoritarian regimes]], so...
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