History Main / CaptainPatriotic

* ''Anime/IsabelleOfParis'' is full of this trope, being set in the era of the [[Useful/Notes{{France}} Franco]]-[[UsefulNotes/{{Prussia}} Prussian]] war. Every character, from commoner to military general, vows to defend France to their dying breath.

* Played straight, parodied, played for laughs, lampshaded, ''and'' justified with America in ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers''. As he is the (admittedly stereotypical) personification of the US, he is deeply loyal to it. He hates Communists and Nazis, and claims, [[CatchPhrase "I'm the Hero!"]] However, he is completely clueless (giving him the nickname AKY in the Japanese fandom, short for Aete Kuuki Yomenai, which roughly means "Doesn't read the atmosphere") and orders his allies to be his backup. [[note]]Although, perhaps his ego is a little justified considering he was swinging ''a full-grown bison'' over his head. ''As a baby.''[[/note]]

!!Examples:

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* ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, a.k.a. Steve Rogers, [[TropeCodifier is the most famous, and greatest embodiment of this trope ever]]. If you need to sum up his deepest values with one line, it's "I am loyal to nothing... except the [American] Dream." The "River of Truth" speech in ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #537 makes it clear that Cap is ''not'' guilty of blind jingoism; he says (paraphrased) that if someone else, or even the whole country, decides something wrong is something right and tells you to move out of the way, "your job is to plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth, and tell the whole world -- 'No, '''''you''''' move.'"
* UltimateUniverse Captain America in ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'' seemed to be a subversion of this, where he is portrayed as more a {{Jerkass}} than anything else (patriotic, yes, but to the point of xenophobia), but Creator/WarrenEllis managed to make him a little more sympathetic, as evidenced here:
-->'''Ultimate Captain America''' to Commie Super-Soldier: Yeah, I'm gonna fight you. You know why? Because I fought beside Russians during World War II. They were good and decent men, and they made terrible painful sacrifices to save their country. And for their country to then turn around and put monsters in prisons with nuclear landmines... to see people like you, proudly complicit in this nightmare... Yeah, I'll fight you. You've waited forty years for me in this hellhole, I feel it'd be impolite not to kick your head in.
* Other Marvel examples include: Miss America, Citizen V, Josiah X or Patriot from ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers'' (the latter two are actually the son and grandson of one of the guys to wear the mantle of Captain America after Steve Rogers). Also the [=Super-Patriot=]/[=USAgent=], the original Patriot, the Spirit of '76, the Defender, Jack Flagg, Free Spirit, American Eagle, Yankee Clipper, etc. The first three especially, since at one point or another they were Captain America themselves! Of course, there are dozens of failed attempts at replicating the Captain America formula for success (or prototypical attempts that didn't fare well either). Anti-Cap (the Navy's Super-Sailor), Protocide (failed early attempt), GI Max, Nuke, the 50s Cap who went crazy, etc.
* [[ComicBook/DarkAvengers Iron]] [[ComicBook/DarkReign Patriot]] is supposed to [[AmericanRobot look like one]], but is the ultimate perversion of this, being ComicBook/NormanOsborn up to his usual tricks, disguising villains as Avengers and pretending to be a hero. The MCU treatment of "Iron Patriot" carried over back to the comics: Rhodey now wears an Iron Patriot armor more like the one in the movie, while Ultimate Tony Stark took on the moniker in a new suit with a paint job similar to Norman Osborn's. In MC 2, this role is occupied by [[LegacyCharacter American]] [[DistaffCounterpart Dream]].
* Another Marvel example is ComicBook/CaptainBritain, who represents the best and noblest values of Great Britain, as do all his alternate counterparts from parallel universes. His only {{Evil Twin}}s are from worlds where Britain is an evil empire. The best example of this is Captain Airstrip-One, the ultimate government tool with nothing resembling a will of his own. He fights for the glory of [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour Ingsoc]]. Another example is Hauptmann Englande, from a world where [[ThoseWackyNazis Britain is an integral part of the Third Reich]].
* And we cannot forget about ComicBook/TheFalcon, the biggest Captain Patriotic not dressed in the flag. ...Until the All-New Marvel NOW!, that is.
* [[ComicBook/AlphaFlight James MacDonald Hudson]] once pointed out in discussing [[CaptainGeographic his own costume]] that Cap's costume was meant to be a loose interpretation due to U.S. restrictions on flag-wearing, while his own costume as Weapon Alpha/Vindicator/Guardian was essentially the Canadian flag wrapped around him.
* And then there's Comicbook/BlackPanther, the king and national hero of Wakanda, a fictional super-scientific nation in Africa.
* ComicBook/SilverSable is a European example, hailing from the fictional country of [[{{Ruritania}} Symkaria]]. Notably more TrueNeutral, with a dose of MyCountryRightOrWrong for good measure.
* Doctor Doom is arguably an inversion of this trope because he has forced the fictional European nation of Latveria to reflect his image instead of the other way around. Ironically, in-universe, the people of Latveria ''like'' him and think of him as a good ruler. And while he may be a tyrant, he honestly loves his country and people and protects and provides for them.
* Another villainous Captain Patriotic was the Tarantula, who was hyped as this trope but was mainly TheDragon to the murderous dictator who ruled his South American country.
* Hauptmann Deutschland ("Captain Germany") was introduced in the Captain America series as modern Germany's Captain Patriotic. However, Marvel's German licensee balked at using the name, because it sounded far too nationalistic, right-wing and even vaguely Nazi to some postwar German ears. As such, in German translation Hauptmann Deutschland became Freiheitskämpfer ("Freedom Fighter" or "Freedom's Warrior").
** In later American Marvel appearances he was sometimes called Freiheitskämpfer and sometimes Vormund, which translates as "Guardian", ''but only in the legal sense of someone who has parental responsibility for a child''. The dangers of relying on Google Translate.
** Captain America's arch-enemy ComicBook/RedSkull, meanwhile, is a ''villainous'' example, being a more overtly militaristic Nazi super-soldier wearing the colors of the World War II German war flag and a Prussian/Nazi symbol, his eponymous skull mask.[[note]]Skulls and bones symbolizing "loyalty unto death" in Prussian iconography, which the Nazi SS later took over.[[/note]] While his characterization varies somewhat as DependingOnTheWriter, usually at least he is a fanatically devoted German nationalist and Nazi. In-universe he was actually a sort of prototype for Cap, and thus the Captain Patriotic kind of character generally: FDR approved the project to create an American super-soldier specifically in order to produce something to counter Germany's Red Skull.
** Every major nation on Marvel Earth seems to have at least one official CaptainPatriotic. The U.S. has ComicBook/CaptainAmerica. Britain has ComicBook/CaptainBritain. Canada has [[Comicbook/AlphaFlight Guardian.]] Russia has Vanguard. Japan has [[Comicbook/BigHero6 Sunfire.]] France has Adamantine. Germany has Freiheitskämpfer. Ireland has Shamrock. Saudi Arabia has the Arabian Knight (both of them[[note]]though the current Arabian Knight is from Nazareth, a predominantly Muslim city in Israel[[/note]]). Israel has Sabra. Argentina has Defensor. China has the Collective Man and Star. Even make-believe countries have them. Wakanda has the Comicbook/BlackPanther. Symkaria has Silver Sable. And Latveria has... ComicBook/DoctorDoom.
*** Speaking of Captain Britain, his Ultimate Universe counterpart portrays him as part of an EU-sponsored task force, rather than being empowered magically and being a living representation of the UK. Among his teammates, there's Captain France, Captain Italy, and Captain Spain.
** According to Walt Simonson, this is why Steve Rogers cannot wield Thor's hammer Mjolnir. Though he's worthy of it in most respects, Steve's identity is too deeply rooted in America and its values -- he cannot be considered "worthy" by a Norse artifact. Mjolnir can only be wielded by a worthy warrior -- Steve is a ''[[SoldierVsWarrior soldier]]'' of the USA.
* Creator/ArchieComics character ComicBook/TheShield, created fourteen months before Captain America, brought back for a while by Creator/DCComics, and [[TheMentor who is now the mentor]] to the ''Comicbook/NewCrusaders''. He is also a LegacyCharacter. The modern-day version of the character is a woman.
* There have been several different versions of Richard Comely's Canadian superhero Comicbook/CaptainCanuck, originally published by Comely Comix in the 1970s, and rebooted in 2015 by Chapterhouse Comics.
* Earlier Canadian Captain Patriotics include the World War II-era heroes Comicbook/JohnnyCanuck published by Bell Features, and his competitor Comicbook/CanadaJack from Educational Projects. Comicbook/NelvanaOfTheNorthernLights, who predated both of them, is a borderline case, as she was arguably more of a spirit of the Canadian Arctic and the native peoples than of Canada as a whole.
* In the 1970s, several months before Captain Canuck premiered, James Waley's alien-fighting Canadian superhero the Comicbook/NorthernLight was published in ''Orb Magazine''. Later, in the 1980s, the independent superhero series Comicbook/{{Northguard}} gave us an Alan Moore-influenced "realistic" take on the Canadian Captain Patriotic.
* In the early 2000s, the webcomic series Webcomic/{{Canadiana}} introduced the first female Canadian-flag superhero with her own series.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Stormwatch}}: Team Achilles'' (the {{Creator/Wildstorm}} Universe, now integrated into the main DCU), Citizen Soldier is so much a super-patriot that he renounced death itself to protect America. In fact, he's George Washington (yes, ''that'' George Washington), constantly reincarnating thanks to a magic ritual designed by Franklin, Jefferson, and the other Freemason sorcerers.
* Nedor Comics had a few of those, like Liberator and American Eagle, but its best example was Fighting Yank, powered by the American Spirit itself and with the ghost of a World War I hero as TheMentor. Since Nedor's characters fell into the public domain, they've seen several revamped uses in recent years, including ''Terra Obscura'' and ''Project Superpowers''.
* Fighting American, who quickly turned into parody when Joe Simon and Creator/JackKirby realized he was not as popular as they expected. Even when Creator/RobLiefeld bought the rights to this character in order to turn him into a Captain America rip-off it didn't work.
* Creator/DCComics has its equivalent of Captain America as [[Comicbook/FreedomFightersDC Uncle Sam]] - the AnthropomorphicPersonification of the American Spirit - himself.
** Other DC characters who embody this trope are Major Victory, Lady Liberty, the first Star-Spangled Kid, and [[Comicbook/StarsAndSTRIPE Stargirl and S.T.R.I.P.E.]]
** DC Comics also has ComicBook/UnknownSoldier; and Dynamite has [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unknown_Soldier_(Ace_Comics) Soldier Unknown]] based on a different "Unknown Soldier" character.
** DC's Spirit of America went through a metamorphosis from Minuteman (Revolutionary War) to Brother Johnathan (antebellum period), then splitting into Billy Yank and Johnny Reb (the Civil War), then merging again and becoming Uncle Sam (post-Civil War to today). Well, okay, he was also briefly the Patriot circa 2002 but went back to Uncle Sam after only one or two appearances in that form.
** Miss America, who steps in when Uncle Sam dies (he does this all the time) while leading the [[ComicBook/FreedomFightersDC Freedom Fighters]] and is also a frequent member of the ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica, is a Golden Age hero whose powerset means she hasn't really aged since the '40s when she was fighting in World War II.
** Franchise/WonderWoman was this initially, but her character has developed significantly over time. In her first stories, she was a foreigner dressed in a costume that Americans would interpret as "patriotic", apparently as conscious propaganda. These days, she's too integrated with Myth/ClassicalMythology to be a straight-up patriot (ComicBook/{{Superman}} being a better fit for this role, what with the whole "truth, justice and the American way" thing).
** American Eagle in ''[[Comicbook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew Captain Carrot and The Final Ark]]'' is a parody of the trope; a right-wing radio host who talks entirely in patriotic cliches. He has [[BadassNormal no powers]] "except those granted to me by the Constitution". Yankee Poodle has attraction and repulsion abilities based on the stars-and-stripes theme of the American flag.
** Don't forget ComicBook/CommanderSteel, who started off as an embodiment of this trope, but became a subversion when his grandson [[LegacyCharacter took up the mantle]] as a member of the [[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica JLA]]. The original Steel was now shown to be an ultra-conservative and a bit of a bigot, and [[{{Deconstruction}} his patriotism was played as a negative character trait]].
** Miss Liberty from ''ComicBook/{{Tomahawk}}'', who was a patriotic heroine of the Revolutionary War.
** The (now defunct) ComicBook/GlobalGuardians were essentially a whole ''team'' of [[CaptainPatriotic Captain Patriotics]] from around the world.
** And as a twisted example, Stalnoivolk ("Steel Wolf", or perhaps "Stalin's Wolf"). Fiercely loyal to the USSR--but that's the USSR of ''UsefulNotes/JosefStalin'', who created him. He'll work for later Soviet leaders, but he considers them, at best, to be poor and unworthy implementers of Stalin's glorious vision.
** Another evil example with Captain Nazi, a [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Marvel Family]] villain. His Golden Age version (originally created by Fawcett Comics) was a Nazi given powers by a SuperSerum; Comicbook/PostCrisis he was a neo-Nazi, though a later line about him never dying as long as Nazism exists may have been meant to RetCon him into some kind of AnthropomorphicPersonification.
* Image Comics has Super Patriot, who was in his heyday a direct CaptainErsatz version of Captain America. His kids with the superhero clone names Liberty & Justice also qualify.
* In ''Comicbook/{{Watchmen}}'', the government tries to portray The Comedian as one of these, but he's [[{{Deconstruction}} very obviously not]] [[VillainProtagonist a hero]] of this type.
** A milder {{Deconstruction}} also in Watchmen is Dollar Bill: he has the most overtly patriotic costume of any character in the book, and he's also the only character who's a corporate mascot.
* The Flag from Ace Publications, who was informed he was America's ChosenOne by UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington and UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln.
* The titular hero of the indie comic ''[[Franchise/KamenRider Kamen]] America'' is a USO dancer who after gaining powers adopted the mandatory [[PatrioticFervor red, white, and blue]] uniform for heroes in this category.
* [[http://www.comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=18837 Man of War]]
%%* Minuteman from ''VideoGame/FreedomForce''.
* In ''ComicBook/RisingStars'', corporate superhero [[CaptainGeographic Flagg]] (who later changes his name to Patriot) is working on his reputation as one. However, the real Captain Patriotic in this universe is officer Matthew Bright. Bright wanted to serve America and its people so much he joined the police force. He has to hide his powers because Specials cannot be members of any force. And when the government found out and was trying to kick him out, his fellow police officers protested so much, they had to give up and try to use a LegalLoophole to forbid him from wearing a police uniform and badge, thus making it impossible for him to work. They underestimated his friends from the Police Department, who just brought a uniform and badge designed only for him.
* In ''ComicBook/PS238,'' the school has two: US Patriot Act (a boy named Dillon [[SuddenNameChange or Darnel]]) and American Eagle (a girl named Jenny). They're each in training to replacing the aging Freedom Fighter, are each sponsored by a major political party, and their constant attempts at out-patriot each other are really, ''really'' annoying to everyone around them, and keeps them from ever getting much done. WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical
* Franchise/{{Superman}}. "Truth, justice and the American way." Superman, being an alien, adopted the USA as his country.
** Spoofed in the ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketch "[[http://snltranscripts.jt.org/78/78jwhatif.phtml What If?]]". With the statement, "What if Superman had grown up in Germany instead of America?". Superman becomes Uberman.
*** Done deadly serious in Creator/KimNewman's "Ubermensch!".
*** Overman of DC's [[TheMultiverse Earth-10]] is a TragicVillain--a Superman adopted by Nazi Germany in a world where the Nazis went on to win World War II, who has abiding guilt over their atrocities.
** A different Overman (a native of the DarkerAndEdgier Earth-17) wore an American flag cape.
** And then there's ''ComicBook/SupermanRedSon'', an {{Elseworld}} where Superman's adopted country is the USSR.
** And ''ComicBook/SupermanTrueBrit'', in which he is raised by an incredibly bland and none too bright British family; he's still a defender of Truth, Justice, and the British Way, but is kind of a nitwit.
** Earth-23 has a black Superman who, in his secret identity, became U.S. President. Naturally enough, solicits and fans call him President Superman.
** In ''ComicBook/JLAAvengers'', Superman had to carry Cap's shield at some point. He felt honored.
* Socialist Red Guardsman of China's ''ComicBook/GreatTen''. While August General in Iron and Immortal Man in Darkness are also true patriots, Socialist Red Guardsman is the only member of the team to actually have ''Das Kapital'' and ''The Little Red Book'' committed to memory. Socialist Red Guardsman believes he ''is'' the revolution, and has frequently broken his back to ensure that his teammates toe the party line with his endless rants and lectures. He even attempted to quit the team in disgust at his country's growing commercialism.
* ''ComicBook/TomorrowStories'' features the parodic First American and his sidekick U.S.Angel as it is, but one issue sees FA consulting with other national heroes - Captain Uzbekistan, Le Premier Francais, Deutschlander Zahlein, and the Fightin' Limey ("who sleeps in my garage").
* Parodied with [[ComicBook/{{Superlopez}} Capitán Hispania]], who carries a shield with the colours of the Spanish flag, but never says anything that can be considered patriotic.
* American Eagle is a C-List Marvel hero who combines this trope with AnimalThemedSuperbeing and MagicalNativeAmerican.
* ''ComicBook/{{Superdupont}}'', by Jacques Lob and Creator/{{Gotlib}}, is a French parody of the concept, defending France from Strawman Foreigners (an organization known as Anti-France, who speak in almost entirely non-French words and try to denature French-made products or steal the Eiffel Tower). Unfortunately, the concept was quite popular among xenophobic far-righters, causing the series to be cancelled.
* Ritter Germania, from the ''ComicBook/Block109'' series. An InUniverse [[PropagandaMachine nazi propaganda]] hero, with InUniverse movies and comics to boot. He actually reflects ALighterShadeOfBlack within an [[AlternateHistory alternate]] UsefulNotes/NaziGermany, since he represents the New Teutonic Order, which is in an InterserviceRivalry with the SS and didn't take part in the monstrous crimes nazis were infamous for (which were worse as the war lasted longer than in reality). And the actor playing him goes on a killing spree among the Nazi leadership.
* Tarn from ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'' is wholly devoted to the Decepticon cause, fully believing in Megatron's Peace through Tyranny (he named his ship the Peaceful Tyranny). So great is his devotion, he crafted several masks resembling the Decepticon symbol, wears them constantly, and he changed his name to Tarn, which is Megatron's home city.
* ''ComicBook/{{Femforce}}'': Miss (later Ms.) Victory, Yankee Girl, and Stormy Tempest.
* {{Deconstruct|ion}}ed by Reuben Flagg in ''ComicBook/AmericanFlagg''; while the Plexus Ranger uniforms look patriotic, the Plex itself and the Rangers as a corps are as corrupt as could be imagined. Reuben is often shown as the ''only'' one who takes his work and his patriotic stance seriously (if somewhat pragmatically), and is constantly derided for it. In the end, he stages a revolution to get Chicago and other surviving parts of the former US out from under the Plex's thumb.
* ComicBook/LaBorinquena from UsefulNotes/PuertoRico (though she technically lives in NYC). She is named after the Puerto Rican anthem, empowered by the gods of the ancient Puerto Ricans, wears a costume based on the Puerto Rican flag, and is fiercely proud of her people and heritage.
* ComicBook/ElKuraan is an interesting case, since he's this for ''his tribe'', the Santar, instead of his country, Egypt. Still, he fits due to being a defender of his people.
* ''ComicBook/PatPatriotAmericasJoanOfArc'': Pat becomes this due to a perfect coincidence of her having been in a costume she wore for a patriotic play at the time of her first adventure, and her real surname sounding so similar to the word "Patriot."
* ComicBook/SuperAmerican has the most Captain Patriotic codename ever and was specifically sent from the future to defend the United States.
* ComicBook/TheSteelFist is literally empowered by Lady Liberty to fight evil.
* ''ComicBook/TheBoys'' has at least two: the Homelander and Soldier Boy, ersazten of Superman and Captain America respectively. Being super-"heroes" in a Creator/GarthEnnis comic, the first is naturally a hedonistic mass murderer [[spoiler:gaslit into insanity by his secret clone]], and the second an easily-manipulated idiot who yells out a random state every time he {{Shield Bash}}es someone. [[spoiler:When Billy kills him, he makes his contempt for claiming to be a veteran (as a LegacyCharacter, the first one wasn't much smarter and got killed during his first deployment) clear, saying it's an insult to the dead soldiers of World War II]].
* ''ComicBook/BuckskinAmericasDefenderOfLiberty'' is an unusual example. While Buckskin is undoubtedly very patriotic, he uses a frontier theme for his heroics instead of a nationalism theme.
* ''ComicBook/{{Patriotika}}'' is an independent comic about a college girl who becomes the human host for the Greek goddess Athena, turning her into an muscular woman with a star-spangled banner costume.
* ''Capes, Inc.'', set in the universe of ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'', is a group of [[PunchClockHero Punch-Clock Heroes]]. One of their leaders is Commander Capitalism, whose superhero costume is [[WearingAFlagOnYourHead simply just a bodysuit with the pattern of the American flag]]. Another member is the American Champion, who has a similar getup.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/MrIncredibleAndPals'' spoof on the ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' DVD, Mr. Incredible is portrayed as one of these.

* ''Series/WonderWoman'':
-->'''Opening theme:''' "Wonder Woman! / All the world's been waiting for you / And the power you possess / In your satin tights / Fighting for our rights / [[PatrioticFervor And the old red, white, and blue!]]"

* The ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' series ''Series/BattleFeverJ'' had a whole ''team'' of these themed around dance and sport.
** TheHero - Battle Japan
** TheLancer - Battle Cossack (Soviet Union)
** TheBigGuy - Battle Kenya
** TheSmartGuy - Battle France
** TheChick - Miss America

** According to Walt Simonson, this is why Steve Rogers cannot wield Thor's hammer Mjolnir. Though he's worthy of it in most respects, Steve's identity is too deeply rooted in America and its values -- he cannot be considered "worthy" by a Norse artifact. Mjolnir can only be wielded by a worthy warrior -- Steve is a ''soldier'' of the USA.

** Homelander's predecessor Soldier Boy was a ComicBook/CaptainAmerica {{expy}} who was said to have led America to victory in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and had a statue in his honor in New York. [[spoiler:In reality, he was a FakeUltimateHero who never actually fought in the war but [[BelievingTheirOwnLies convinced himself he did]], and was the source of Homelander's {{narcissism}} [[LukeIAmYourFather by being his father]].]]

** Homelander is both a deconstruction and subversion of this trope. He sells himself as an American patriot, to the point of wearing the flag as a cape, but he espouses a specific, right-wing, militaristic version of patriotism. It's also heavily implied that the entire persona is a fully invented marketing ploy, and [[ItsAllAboutMe he really cares about nothing but himself]]. The Brazilian translation downright calls him very close to the trope name, "Capitão Pátria" ("Captain Homeland" -- the comic went for a simpler "Patriot").
** In TheSeventies, Liberty had a similar gimmick. Like Homelander, she played to patriotism, but of a specifically right-wing Southern sort to cater to the people in North Carolina who she was serving as a superhero. She was eventually relocated and renamed after she killed a Black man in a brazenly racist incident, and his sister Valerie refused to let it go. [[spoiler:In the present day, she's known as Stormfront.]]

* Other Marvel examples include: Miss America, Citizen V, Josiah X or Patriot from ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers'' (the latter two are actually the son and grandson of one of the guys to wear the mantle of Captain America after Steve Rogers). Also the [=Super-Patriot=]/[=USAgent=], the original Patriot, the Spirit of '76, the Defender, Jack Flagg, Free Spirit, American Eagle, etc. The first three especially, since at one point or another they were Captain America themselves! Of course, there are dozens of failed attempts at replicating the Captain America formula for success (or prototypical attempts that didn't fare well either). Anti-Cap (the Navy's Super-Sailor), Protocide (failed early attempt), GI Max, Nuke, the 50s Cap who went crazy, etc.

* Creator/DCComics takes it [[UpToEleven up to 11]], having its equivalent of Captain America as [[Comicbook/FreedomFightersDC Uncle Sam]] - the AnthropomorphicPersonification of the American Spirit - himself.

* Ritter Germania, from the ''ComicBook/{{Block 109}}'' series. An InUniverse [[PropagandaMachine nazi propaganda]] hero, with InUniverse movies and comics to boot. He actually reflects ALighterShadeOfBlack within an [[AlternateHistory alternate]] UsefulNotes/NaziGermany, since he represents the New Teutonic Order, which is in an InterserviceRivalry with the SS and didn't take part in the monstrous crimes nazis were infamous for (which went UpToEleven as the war lasted longer than in reality). And the actor playing him goes on a killing spree among the Nazi leadership.

-->'''Red Skull:''' I have seen the future, Captain! There are no flags!\\

** American Eagle in ''[[Comicbook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew Captain Carrot And The Final Ark]]'' is a parody of the trope; a right-wing radio host who talks entirely in patriotic cliches. He has [[BadassNormal no powers]] "except those granted to me by the Constitution". Yankee Poodle has attraction and repulsion abilities based on the stars-and-stripes theme of the American flag.

* ''ComicBook/TheBoys'' has at least two: the Homelander and Soldier Boy, ersazten of Superman and Captain America respectively. Being super"heroes" in a Creator/GarthEnnis comic, the first is naturally a hedonistic mass murderer [[spoiler:gaslit into insanity by his secret clone]], and the second an easily-manipulated idiot who yells out a random state every time he {{Shield Bash}}es someone. [[spoiler:When Billy kills him, he makes his contempt for claiming to be a veteran (as a LegacyCharacter, the first one wasn't much smarter and got killed during his first deployment) clear, saying it's an insult to the dead soldiers of World War II]].

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* ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' downplays his PatrioticFervor and emphasizes him being TheCape ("I don't like bullies. I don't care where they're from.") Prior to becoming a hero, he plays a hokey parody of this concept while touring with the USO. That's not to say he doesn't love his country, though.
-->'''ComicBook/RedSkull:''' I have seen the future, Captain! There are no flags!\\
'''Steve Rogers:''' Not in my future!
* In ''Film/IronMan3'', the Iron Patriot is simply ComicBook/WarMachine repainted in star-spangled colors as a means to boost the nation's morale in response to the terrorist threat posed by [[BigBad The Mandarin]]. Since Rhodey is as patriotic as Steve, he still plays the role straight.
* Parodied and deconstructed by Peacemaker in ''Film/TheSuicideSquad''. He actively styles himself as a patriotic superhero defending America, but he's a jingoistic RightWingMilitiaFanatic VigilanteMan who kills people on the flimsy basis of protecting peace. It's made abundantly clear that Peacemaker is a delusional nationalist and he proves to ironically be the most villainous member of the Suicide Squad, [[spoiler:and he ultimately turns against them to protect the US government's interests]].
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* In ''Webcomic/TheNonAdventuresOfWonderella'' there's Patrianna, a fairly obvious GenderFlip {{Expy}} for Captain America, fitting for a parody about superheroes. To a lesser extent, there's Lady Liberty, a superhero with the Statue of Liberty as her theme. It's deconstructed with Patrianna's predecessor (and implied father) Uncle Slam, who's supposed to embody the spirit of America. Problem is that the America of 2016 is so divisive and polarized that it's more or less left Uncle Slam with a split personality disorder.

* In the superhero arc of ''Webcomic/ArthurKingOfTimeAndSpace'', Galahad is a superhero actually known as Captain Patriot, who wears an all-white version of Captain America's costume. We don't know much more about him, since he only appears in one strip parodying ComicBookDeath. ([[SupermanSubstitute Kingman]] complains that his then-recent [[Comicbook/TheDeathOfCaptainAmerica resurrection]] doesn't make sense. Captain Patriot points out [[Comicbook/TheDeathOfSuperman he's not one to talk]].)

* In the ''Roleplay/LeagueOfIntergalacticCosmicChampions'' The Great Emancipator.
* ''Podcast/TheThrillingAdventureHour'' gives us a Captain America expy in Jefferson Reid, Ace American, proclaimed to be precisely as American as mom’s apple pie and his nation’s favorite pastime. His stories are framed as a PropagandaPiece radio program in which he, his girl Abbey Adams, and his sidekick of the week fight Nazi supervillains.

* In the ''Mr. Incredible and Pals'' spoof on the ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' [=DVD=], Mr. Incredible is portrayed as one of these.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTheAmericanRabbit'' features a Captain Patriotic who's [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin also a rabbit.]]
* Blossom of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' once reinvented herself as Liberty Belle in the episode "Super Zeroes", complete with a "[[CoolCar Freedom Mobile]]" and a "Lariat of Guilt". Inspired by her favorite superhero, Freedom Gal, also a Captain Patriotic and a Wonder Woman parody.

* On ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Varrick creates propaganda films in order to compel Republic City to go to war with the Northern Water Tribe. These "movers" star Nuktuk, an overly buff Southern Water Tribesman[[note]]Actually played by Bolin, an Earthbender[[/note]] who fits this trope.
* Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' by George Washington, who is portrayed as a superhero with America-themed powers and attacks such as “Liberty Punch” and “Freedom Shield”.

* Another Marvel example is Captain Britain, who represents the best and noblest values of Great Britain, as do all his alternate counterparts from parallel universes. His only {{Evil Twin}}s are from worlds where Britain is an evil empire. The best example of this is Captain Airstrip-One, the ultimate government tool with nothing resembling a will of his own. He fights for the glory of [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour Ingsoc]]. Another example is Hauptmann Englande, from a world where [[ThoseWackyNazis Britain is an integral part of the Third Reich]].

* Parodied and deconstructed by Peacemaker in ''Film/TheSuicideSquad''. He actively styles himself as a patriotic superhero defending America, but he's a jingoistic RightWingMilitiaFanatic VigilanteMan who kills people on the flimsy basis of protecting peace. It's made abundantly clear that Peacemaker is a delusional nationalist and he proves to ironically be the most villainous member of the Suicide Squad, [[spoiler:and he ultimately turns against them when Rick Flag threatens to expose the United States' involvement in the Corto Maltese government's horrific experiments on the population because it could turn public opinion against the government]].

* Parodied by Peacemaker in ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'', who is a boorish, jingoistic RightWingMilitiaFanatic who styles himself as a patriotic superhero and wants only to preserve peace in the United States, no matter how many people have to die for this to be accomplished.

* Parodied by Peacemaker in ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'', who is a boorish, jingoistic {{Eagleland}}er who styles himself as a patriotic superhero and wants only to preserve peace in the United States, no matter how many people have to die for this to be accomplished.

* ''ComicBook/{{Patriotika}}'' is an independent comic about a college girl who becomes the human host for the Greek goddess Athena, turning her into an AmazonianBeauty with a star-spangled banner costume.

** Every major nation on Marvel Earth seems to have at least one official CaptainPatriotic. The U.S. has ComicBook/CaptainAmerica. Britain has ComicBook/CaptainBritain. Canada has [[Comicbook/AlphaFlight Guardian.]] Russia has Vanguard. Japan has [[Comicbook/BigHero6 Sunfire.]] France has Adamantine. Germany has Freiheitskämpfer. Ireland has Shamrock. Saudi Arabia has the Arabian Knight (both of them[[note]]though the current Arabian Knight is from Nazareth, a predominantly Muslim city in Israel[[/note]]). Israel has Sabra. Argentina has Defensor. China has the Collective Man and Star. Even make-believe countries have them. Wakanda has the Comicbook/BlackPanther. Symkaria has Silver Sable. And Latveria has... Character/DoctorDoom.

* All Might from ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' looks like the result of ComicBook/{{Superman}} and ComicBook/CaptainAmerica performing the FusionDance: He's a [[HeroicBuild tall, muscular]] [[PhenotypeStereotype blonde man with blue eyes]] who wears a hero costume that's primarily red, white, and blue, is TheCape through and through, and his [[CallingYourAttacks special attacks]] are all named for the 50 States (i.e. "Texas Smash")... and he's also 100% Japanese (real name: Toshinori Yagi). He's just '''really''' fond of America. The movie ''Anime/MyHeroAcademiaTwoHeroes'' reveals that he adopted such things after he went to college and started his hero career in America as a form of tribute. Played straight with Stars and Stripe, the Top Hero of USA and a former colleague of All Might.

* All Might from ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' looks like the result of ComicBook/{{Superman}} and ComicBook/CaptainAmerica performing the FusionDance: He's a [[HeroicBuild tall, muscular]] [[PhenotypeStereotype blonde man with blue eyes]] who wears a hero costume that's primarily red, white, and blue, is TheCape through and through, and his [[CallingYourAttacks special attacks]] are all named for the 50 States (i.e. "Texas Smash")...and he's also 100% Japanese (real name: Toshinori Yagi). He's just '''really''' fond of America. The movie ''Anime/MyHeroAcademiaTwoHeroes'' reveals that he adopted such things after he went to college and started his hero career in America as a form of tribute.

** Don't forget ComicBook/{{Steel}}, who started off as an embodiment of this trope, but became a subversion when his grandson [[LegacyCharacter took up the mantle]] as a member of the [[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica JLA]]. The original Steel was now shown to be an ultra-conservative and a bit of a bigot, and [[{{Deconstruction}} his patriotism was played as a negative character trait]].

** Every major nation on Marvel Earth seems to have at least one official CaptainPatriotic. The U.S. has ComicBook/CaptainAmerica. Britain has ComicBook/CaptainBritain. Canada has [[Comicbook/AlphaFlight Guardian.]] Russia has Vanguard. Japan has [[Comicbook/BigHero6 Sunfire.]] France has Adamantine. Germany has Freiheitskämpfer. Ireland has Shamrock. Saudi Arabia has the Arabian Knight (both of them[[note]]though the current Arabian Knight is from Nazareth, a predominantly Muslim city in Israel[[/note]]). Israel has Sabra. Argentina has Defensor. China has the Collective Man. Even make-believe countries have them. Wakanda has the Comicbook/BlackPanther. Symkaria has Silver Sable. And Latveria has... Character/DoctorDoom.