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Contrast [[Gauls With Grenades]].
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== Anime & Manga ==
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== Fan Works ==
* Parodied in the [[Jojos Bizarre Adventure Abridged|Abridged Series]] of ''[[Jo
{{quote| '''Polnareff:''' I'm French! We NEVER surrender!<br />
'''Kakyoin:''' Yes, and I'm Japanese, we never attacked Pearl Harbor, now let's get outta here! }}
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'''Red:''' Yes, and if they buy this house, they'll give it to the first German who knocks on the door! }}
* [[Star Trek the Next Generation|Captain Picard]], despite [[Not Even Bothering With the Accent]]: "Signal the following in all languages and on all frequencies: 'We surrender.'" In the pilot episode "Encounter at Farpoint", no less.
** Even in the 24th century, the French are [[Cheese
*** [[It Makes Sense in Context]], though. Also, as the series progresses, the Enterprise (under Picard's command) engages in a number of badass battles, even genuinely hopeless ones such as where the ship has to fight off three Klingon attack ships whilst defending the Enterprise-C in "Yesterday's Enterprise" (the Klingons even hailing the crippled ship at one stage to demand surrender, Picard responding, "That'll be the day..."). Another great example comes from the eighth Star Trek film "First Contact", where Picard, using the knowledge of the Borg that he gained while being temporarily assimilated into their collective, is able to direct a beleaguered Federation fleet to fire an alpha strike at a weak point in an attacking Borg cube, blowing it away, the Enterprise-E herself delivering the coup-de-grâce in the form of a well-placed volley of quantum torpedoes... Ahem, sorry, this troper's nerdgasm is now over...
* ''[[Allo Allo (TV)|Allo Allo]]'', the legendary sitcom, is all about the French resistance and how cowardly the main "hero" is. Also, it mentions the French surrendering approximately once per two episodes, so it qualifies that way as well...
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** Although it should be pointed out that they're collecting them so that the French will have the resolve to fight back.
* In ''Tom Clancy's [[End War]]'', the very first scene released to the public was of {{spoiler|Paris being destroyed.}}
** Though to be fair, the Russians had completely overrun the city, and the American General {{spoiler|calls in an orbital bombardment on his own position. He then calmly walks outside and stares down the Russian army as he waits for the [[Earthshattering Kaboom]].}} [[I Surrender, Suckers]] indeed.
* Tink in ''[[Disgaea]] 2'' has a French accent. He is also a [[Dirty Coward]]... and a frog.
* Thoroughly averted in the [[Neverwinter Nights]] module The Bastard of Kosigan, in which the hero leads the forces of the fictional county of Kosigan (on the border between France and the Duchy of Burgundy) against the French, who are competent, arrogant, and power-hungry, but by no means quick to surrender.
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