History Main / BorrowinSamedi

* The ''TabletopGame/MutantsAndMasterminds'' Freedom City setting has Baron Samedi show up as an [[EveryoneHatesHades evil god]] who's goal is to kill all humans and turn them into zombies.

* Rather than just a skin, the ''actual'' Baron Samedi is a playable character in ''VideoGame/{{SMITE}}'' - as currently the only reference of the Voudoun Pantheon.

* The ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' troll loa Bwonsamdi hits many of the right notes. He is the god of death for a race heavily associated with voodoo, has a skull face, is frequently sinister even when he's ostensibly on your side, and always trying to make deals which he'll usually adhere to the letter of, if not the spirit. Throughout the Horde storyline of ''Battle for Azeroth'', Bwonsamdi is making deals and trying to find ways to exploit the situation to his advantage, culminating in [[spoiler: becoming the loa to which the Zandalari king Rastakhan swears fealty.]] He's surprisingly chill - often [[TakeThat mocking the players when they die]] and even mentions [[DarkIsNotEvil that despite being the loa of death, he is all for balance]] and [[EvenEvilHasStandards is generally against undead]]. Above all, he has the assurance of one who knows that all in time will answer to him.

[[caption-width-right:300:They're friends with the other side.[[note]]Clockwise from top left: [[Film/LiveAndLetDie Baron Samedi]], [[WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog Dr. Facilier]], [[Manga/OnePiece Brook]], and [[VideoGame/{{Smite}} Baron Samedi (The actual deity, in this case.)]].[[/note]]]]

Characters who fit this archetype will often practice (or are often worshipped by) HollywoodVoodoo; this makes a small degree of sense, since possession by spirits is a big part of Vodoun doctrine, and someone hoping to be "ridden" by the Baron might dress like him to try and associate with him.

See also WitchDoctor and RedplicaBaron (for another feared [[RedBaron Baron]]).

* ''{{Smite}}'' features Baron Samedi as a playable character from the Vodoun pantheon, and he looks exactly as one might expect him to.

* ''VideoGame/Smite'' features Baron Samedi as a playable character from the Vodoun pantheon, and he looks exactly as one might expect him to.

[[caption-width-right:300:They're friends with the other side.[[note]]Clockwise from top left: [[Film/LiveAndLetDie Baron Samedi]], [[Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog Dr. Facilier]], [[Manga/OnePiece Brook]], and [[VideoGame/{{Smite}} Baron Samedi (The actual deity, in this case.)]].[[/note]]]]

* ''Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'': Dr. Facilier, the main villain, is a con artist (in the sense that he swindles people out of money; his voodoo abilities are genuine) who always wears top hat and tails, and is skeletally thin. During his VillainSong, his clothing briefly switches to pure black and he dons a skull mask, which completes the image.

* Lampshaded on ''Series/OnceUponATime'', where [[Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog Doctor Facilier's]] counterpart in the Land Without Magic is named Mr. Barron Samdi.

* In James Bond's ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'', the BigBad uses an EnigmaticMinion who acts the part of Baron Samedi in some kind of festival for tourists in Haiti. One of the [[RiddleForTheAges bigger mysteries]] in the film is exactly who the guy is, with the [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane implication]] that he may be the Baron himself.

Characters who fit this archetype will often practice HollywoodVoodoo; this makes a small degree of sense, since possession by spirits is a big part of Vodoun doctrine, and someone hoping to be "ridden" by the Baron might dress like him to try and associate with him.

* Brook in ''Manga/OnePiece'' doesn't just look skeletal, he is in fact a walking skeleton and dresses in a nice suit and top hat as a matter of course. About the only switch-up is the huge afro. His love of music and horrible manners might be further references to Samedi. Even after the time skip, his style doesn't change much, unlike most of the Straw Hat crew.

* In the Discworld novel ''Discworld/WitchesAbroad,'' the former ruler of Genua (a FantasyCounterpartCulture to New Orleans) is Baron Saturday, a literal translation of "Samedi" into English. He is raised as a zombie in the traditional evening dress by his ex-lover, a voodoo lady, and helps to depose the evil witch who usurped him.

See also WitchDoctor.

[[caption-width-right:300:They're friends with the other side.[[note]]Clockwise from top left: [[Film/LiveAndLetDie Baron Samedi]], [[Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog Dr. Facilier]], [[Manga/OnePiece Brook]], and [[VideoGame/{{Smite}} Baron Samedi]].[[/note]]]]

* The ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' troll loa Bwonsamdi hits many of the right notes. He is the god of death for a race heavily associated with voodoo, has a skull face, is frequently sinister even when he's ostensibly on your side, and always trying to make deals which he'll usually adhere to the letter of, if not the spirit. Throughout the Horde storyline of ''Battle for Azeroth'', Bwonsamdi is making deals and trying to find ways to exploit the situation to his advantage, culminating in [[spoiler: becoming the loa to which the Zandalari king Rastakhan swears fealty.]] He's surprisingly chill - often [[TakeThat mocking the players when they die]] and even mentions [[DarkIsNotEvil that despite being the loa of death, he is all for balance]] and [[EvenEvilHasStandards is generally against undead]].

A character uses Baron Samedi, a deity/spirit from Haitian UsefulNotes/{{Voudoun}} folklore, as a design template. Visually, this means they're probably a ScaryBlackMan wearing [[HatOfAuthority top hat]] and [[SharpDressedMan tails]] (black is best and darker colors in general are preferable) and having a somewhat skeletal face, possibly by use of VillainousCheekbones, if not an actual SkullForAHead. Personality-wise, they're probably sly and somewhat sinister, and may be a bit of a hedonist (in Haitian lore, the Baron is a festive sort who loves drinking rum and partying). Where they fall on the morality axis is a little less consistent, but as far as the original is concerned, DarkIsNotEvil. Characters who fit this archetype will often practice HollywoodVoodoo; this makes a small degree of sense, since possession by spirits is a big part of Vodoun doctrine, and someone hoping to be "ridden" by the Baron might dress like him to try and associate with him.

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* In James Bond's ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'', the BigBad uses an EnigmaticMinion who acts the part of Baron Samedi in some kind of festival for tourists in Haiti. One of the bigger mysteries in the film is exactly who the guy is, with the implication that he may be the Baron himself.

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* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' occasionally fights a villain called Baron Sunday, a gangster who utilizes voodoo dolls to dispatch his enemies.

* ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryCoven'' introduces Papa Legba, the loa that Marie [=LaVaeu=] sold her soul for immortality for her and Delphine [=LaLaurie=]. While Papa Legba is an actual loa of the Voodoo faith (being the patron loa of communication, understanding and the mediation between the Loas and humanity) everything about Papa Legba in the show - ruling over the voodoo afterlife, the white face-paint and top-hat, his taste for drugs and his dark sense of humor - are all actually attributed to Baron Samedi, making it both a case of CompositeCharacter and SadlyMythtaken.

* Brook in ''Anime/OnePiece'' doesn't just look skeletal, he is in fact a walking skeleton and dresses in a nice suit and top hat as a matter of course. About the only switch-up is the huge afro. His love of music and horrible manners might be further references to Samedi. Even after the time skip, his style doesn't change much, unlike most of the Straw Hat crew.

* The Sons of Samedi from ''VideoGame/SaintsRowII'' are a street gang whose [[GangOfHats hat]] is HollywoodVoodoo. TheLeader of the gang, an enigmatic man known only as The General, doesn't fit this trope very well aside from being a ScaryBlackMan and a bit of a hedonist. That said, his [[TheDragon second-in-command]], [[IronicName Mr. Sunshine]] definitely counts as he's a "psychotic witch doctor" (to borrow a phrase from rival gang leader Maero) who practices voodoo [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane that may or may not give him magic powers]] and certainly makes him [[MadeOfIron hard to kill]]. He's also [[AxCrazy enthusiastically sadistic and immoral]]. In terms of aesthetics, he's definitely [[LeanAndMean emaciated]] with a long, bony face, he has a skull on top of his SimpleStaff, and he wears an understated, dark blazer and slacks as an allusion to the usual tailcoat. When the gang are introduced at the beginning of the game, Shaundi even explains who Baron Samedi is as a figure of Vodoun myth.