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== Tropes associated with Qin Shi Huangdi ==
* [[Ancient Tomb]]: The famous terra-cotta warriors were only the guardians stationed outside it. His tomb itself has never been excavated because of concerns over preserving the contents against oxidization -- and not a little concern over the potential hazardous materials threat if the legends of "rivers of quicksilver" as part of its construction are as accurate as probes into it seem to indicate.
 
* [[Ancient Tomb]]: The famous terra-cotta warriors were only the guardians stationed outside it. His tomb itself has never been excavated because of concerns over preserving the contents against oxidization.
* [[Despotism Justifies the Means]]
* [[Evil Overlord]]: The [[Trope Codifier]] for all of East Asia.
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== {{examples|Qin Shi Huangdi appears in the following works ==}}
== [[Film]] ==
 
* ''[[The Emperor and the Assassin]]''
* ''[[Hero (film)|Hero]]''
* ''[[The Mummy Trilogy|The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor]]''
 
* The ''[[History Bites]]'' episode "The Not-So-Great Wall of China"
== [[Literature]] ==
* In the ''[[Bridge of Birds]]'', although as the novel uses an older transliteration for stylistic effect, he's called the Duke of Ch'in.
* ''[[The Chinese Emperor]]'' by Jean Levi is a fictionalized biography of Qin Shihuangdi.
 
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* The ''[[History Bites]]'' episode "The Not-So-Great Wall of China"
 
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* ''[[Wraith: The Oblivion]]'' has its so that Qin Shi Huang made good use of those terracotta soldiers and took over the Dark Kingdom of Jade, the Chinese quarter of the Shadowlands. {{spoiler|And then it turns out he was destroyed some time ago, and [[Humanoid Abomination|something else]] has been ruling with his face.}}
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
* One of the two possible leaders of the Chinese in ''[[Civilization]] IV'' (alongside [[Mao Zedong]]).
 
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