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{{quote|"''Who is the man, that'll risk his neck for his brother man?? '''Shaft!!''' Right on.''"|'''Lyrics from the [[Theme Song]] from ''[[Shaft]]''.}}
Alright! You've gotten your [[Ensemble Cast]]. [[The Quiet One]] has retreated to his trailer and [[Action Girl]] may or may not be sleeping with [[The Smart Guy]]. [[The Hero]]'s demands for three pounds of blue M&M's have been met. The script is a sure-fire hit.
But something's missing. Something... funky. A character to provide kickass quotes to be tossed around the Internet. Apparently [[Samuel L. Jackson]] is interested in the project. ''Yes.''
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Enter Soul Brotha. This man is a [[Badass]]. He is pure coolness. He speaks in a [[Jive Turkey|slang at once incomprehensible and utterly groovy]], and he ''sho'' can groove. If he dies (and heck, he [[Black Dude Dies First|probably will]]) it will be in [[Dying Moment of Awesome|the coolest way imaginable]]. He may or may not have an afro, but he will certainly be Black. [[Where Da White Women At?|Expect him to ask where all the white women are.]]
The reason for this is the idea<ref>A trope, actually. In fact, ''this'' trope.</ref> that African-Americans are somehow inherently cooler than their Caucasian neighbors. Part of this is the fact that most American music developed in the 20th Century has roots in the African-American community. Jazz, Blues, Soul, Hip-Hop, Funk, and yes, even Rock n' Roll. And although the aesthetic of cool itself has had a long history worldwide, the term "cool" itself was also first used by African-Americans.
Cinema gold. Or [[Unfortunate Implications|not.]] Sometimes an actor, especially a comedic one, may take the role [[Uncle Tomfoolery|a bit too far.]]
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* From ''[[Coyote Ragtime Show]]'', we have the silly version (the radio pirate Super-Soul) and the [[Badass]] version (space-pirate-turned-James-Brown-dancing-priest Brother Swamp).
* ''[[Afro Samurai]]'' has [[Samuel L. Jackson]] playing one of these as a [[Black Best Friend]] to ''[[Acting for Two|himself]]''.
* TK from ''[[Angel Beats!]]'' fits every single one of these traits apart from well...being black. But still a [[Funny Foreigner]] in a [[Japanese Highschool]]!
* ''[[Naruto]]'' brings us [[Wu-Tang Clan|Killer Bee]], the [[Crazy Awesome|Rapping Ninja]].
* Masa-san from ''[[Seto no Hanayome]]''.
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== Real Life ==
* Former West Indies cricketer and commentator Michael Holding, especially as impersonated in the ''Twelfth Man'' series. ("The Aussies love listening to me, mahn. I sound so cool.")
** So cool is he, in fact, that he even managed to live down the time a commentator said "The Batsman's Holding, the Bowler's Willey".
* Snoop Dogg .
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* Eddie Murphy in Disney's ''[[Mulan]]'', despite being set in ''imperial China.''
* Jazz and Blaster in the original ''[[Transformers]]'' cartoon were the two Autobots most into Earth music and culture. Naturally, they both were voiced by black actors (trivia: in Jazz's case, by awesome character actor Scatman Crothers). In the IDW comic series, where the Autobots are shown using holographic avatars, that used by Jazz is, naturally, a black man.
** Jazz fulfills the role in the 2007 movie once again, although the only thing left of the [[Jive Turkey]] is a more of a [[Mythology Gag]]. He introduces himself with a friendly "what's crackin', little bitches?" and a breakdancing move.
** The version in ''[[Transformers Animated|Animated]]'' is [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|also a ninja and uses nunchucks]]. A ''[[Dual-Wielding|pair]]'' of nunchucks.
* Frozone in ''[[The Incredibles]]''. When he makes his first appearance in his street clothes when he enters the Parr family residence, "cool" is the first thing that comes to your mind, which is appropriate, given his [[An Ice Person|ice powers]]. Being voiced by [[Samuel L. Jackson]] may have something to do with that. And he has 'Fro in his name. All together now: "Where is my super-suit?"
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