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* Speaking of ''Series/DoctorWho'': That Oscar ''thinks'' the Doctor--that's the garishly clad ''Sixth'' Doctor, accompanied by Jamie in fill piper's kit and Peri exposing most of her cleavage--is this trope in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS22E4TheTwoDoctors The Two Doctors]]" (thanks to him emerging from a Police Box) is intended to be a sign of his romantic but gullible temperament.

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* Speaking of ''Series/DoctorWho'': That Oscar ''thinks'' the Doctor--that's the garishly clad ''Sixth'' Doctor, accompanied by Jamie in fill piper's kit and Peri exposing most of her cleavage--is this trope in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS22E4TheTwoDoctors The Two Doctors]]" (thanks to him emerging from a Police Box) Box, despite the scene taking place in Spain) is intended to be a sign of his romantic but gullible temperament.
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* Speaking of ''Series/DoctorWho'': That Oscar ''thinks'' the Doctor--that's the garishly clad ''Sixth'' Doctor, accompanied by Jamie in fill piper's kit and Peri exposing most of her cleavage--is this trope in "[[php/Recap/DoctorWhoS22E4TheTwoDoctors The Two Doctors]]" (thanks to him emerging from a Police Box) is intended to be a sign of his romantic but gullible temperament.

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* Speaking of ''Series/DoctorWho'': That Oscar ''thinks'' the Doctor--that's the garishly clad ''Sixth'' Doctor, accompanied by Jamie in fill piper's kit and Peri exposing most of her cleavage--is this trope in "[[php/Recap/DoctorWhoS22E4TheTwoDoctors "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS22E4TheTwoDoctors The Two Doctors]]" (thanks to him emerging from a Police Box) is intended to be a sign of his romantic but gullible temperament.
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* ''Series/DoctorWho'': That Oscar ''thinks'' the Doctor--that's the garishly clad ''Sixth'' Doctor, accompanied by Jamie in fill piper's kit and Peri--is this trope (thanks to him emerging from a Police Box) is intended to be a sign of his romantic but gullible temperament.

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* Speaking of ''Series/DoctorWho'': That Oscar ''thinks'' the Doctor--that's the garishly clad ''Sixth'' Doctor, accompanied by Jamie in fill piper's kit and Peri--is Peri exposing most of her cleavage--is this trope in "[[php/Recap/DoctorWhoS22E4TheTwoDoctors The Two Doctors]]" (thanks to him emerging from a Police Box) is intended to be a sign of his romantic but gullible temperament.
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* ''Series/DoctorWho'': That Oscar ''thinks'' the Doctor--that's the garishly clad ''Sixth'' Doctor, accompanied by Jamie in fill piper's kit and Peri--is this trope (thanks to him emerging from a Police Box) is intended to be a sign of his romantic but gullible temperament.
-->'''Anita:''' But Oscar, it does not say "''Policía''".
-->'''Oscar:''' Interpol, my dear. They are everywhere.
** He later gets a line about how they are "Obviously from the plain clothes branch," which gets a reaction take from the Doctor at his own outfit.
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->''"Police work's not all glamour and guns! There's an awful lot of filing to do."''
-->-'''Inspector Thompson''', ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTinTin''
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* In the complex international investigations, like those involving drugs and human trafficking, for example, there are international officers aplenty, but they aren's specifically ''Interpol'' agents — they are simply normal officers from their respective national police agencies. Interpol simply provides necessary paperwork and acts as a liaison in cases there are no direct intergovernmebtal agreements between respective nations.

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* In the complex international investigations, like those involving drugs and human trafficking, for example, there are international officers aplenty, but they aren's specifically ''Interpol'' agents — they are simply normal officers from their respective national police agencies. Interpol simply provides necessary paperwork and acts as a liaison in cases there are no direct intergovernmebtal intergovernmental agreements between respective nations.
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* In the complex international investigations, like those involving drugs and human trafficking, for example, there are international officers aplenty, but they aren's specifically ''Interpol'' agents — they are simply normal officers from their respective national police agencies. Interpol simply provides necessary paperwork and acts as a liaison in cases there are no direct intergovernmebtal agreements between respective nations.
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* In ''Creator/TomClancy's Balance of Power'', the Interpol office in Madrid is said to be the "[[WretchedHive toughest]]" in the world and the only branch of Spanish law enforcement that the Americans trust. Two of their agents join the Americans in [[AmericaSavesTheDay saving the day]]. It is obvious that the author thinks of Interpol as a typical law enforcement agency.
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* Carmelita Fox of ''Franchise/SlyCooper'' is an Interpol agent.

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* Inspector Carmelita Fox of ''Franchise/SlyCooper'' ''VideoGame/SlyCooper'' is an Interpol agent.

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* [[CowboyCop Ying Xiong]] in ''Series/BlackAndWhiteTW'' is approached early in the series by an old friend claiming to be this trope who wants to work with him on an investigation as well as do some more [[HoneyTrap personal]] matters together off the clock. RealityEnsues, and the fact that this trope ''doesn't'' work leads his colleagues to out her as a mole sent by [[BigBad Sarkozy]].



* [[CowboyCop Ying Xiong]] in ''Series/BlackAndWhiteTW'' is approached early in the series by an old friend claiming to be this trope who wants to work with him on an investigation as well as do some more [[HoneyTrap personal]] matters together off the clock. RealityEnsues, and the fact that this trope ''doesn't'' work leads his colleagues to out her as a mole sent by [[BigBad Sarkozy]].

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* [[CowboyCop Ying Xiong]] in ''Series/BlackAndWhiteTW'' is approached early in the series by an old friend claiming to be this trope who wants to work with him on an investigation as well as do some more [[HoneyTrap personal]] matters together off the clock. RealityEnsues, and the fact that this trope ''doesn't'' work leads his colleagues to out her as a mole sent by [[BigBad Sarkozy]].
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* [[CowboyCop Ying Xiong]] in ''Series/BlackAndWhiteTW'' is approached early in the series by an old friend claiming to be this trope who wants to work with him on an investigation as well as do some more [[HoneyTrap personal]] matters together off the clock. RealityEnsues, and the fact that this trope ''doesn't'' work leads his colleagues to out her as a mole sent by [[BigBad Sarkozy]].
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* In ''Series/{{Leverage}}'', Interpol has enough prestige that a fairly senior insurance executive can become an agent and consider it a step up in his career. WordOfGod (aka show runner Creatorn/JohnRogers) [[http://kfmonkey.blogspot.com/2010/05/leverage-214-215-post-game.html says]], "Interpol in the Leverage-verse is not this world's Interpol. It is, basically, ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}. Or maybe [[Series/TheManFromUNCLE U.N.C.L.E.]]. It's the law-enforcement all-star team."

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* In ''Series/{{Leverage}}'', Interpol has enough prestige that a fairly senior insurance executive can become an agent and consider it a step up in his career. WordOfGod (aka show runner Creatorn/JohnRogers) Creator/JohnRogers) [[http://kfmonkey.blogspot.com/2010/05/leverage-214-215-post-game.html says]], "Interpol in the Leverage-verse is not this world's Interpol. It is, basically, ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}. Or maybe [[Series/TheManFromUNCLE U.N.C.L.E.]]. It's the law-enforcement all-star team."
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[[caption-width-right:350:Interpol: Not actually HeroesRUs, but they sure have the logo for it.]]

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* ''Series/{{Millennium}}'': A few of the Millennium Group's agents were recruited from Interpol.




* ''WesternAnimation/GadgetBoyAndHeather'' work for Interpol.

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\n* ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'' ''sort of'' works for Interpol; it's vague but implied in a few episodes[[note]]Perhaps this is because the name INTERPOL is an internationally-recognized trademark, and [=DiC=] wanted to avoid infringing this so early on[[/note]]. ''WesternAnimation/GadgetBoyAndHeather'' marks the first ''explicit'' mention of Interpol within the Gadget universe. Later series would sidestep Interpol completely, by having Gadget work for Interpol.[[WesternAnimation/GadgetAndTheGadgetinis the World Organization of Mega Powers]] or [[WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget2015 another, unnamed agency]].




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* ''WesternAnimation/CarmenSandiego'': A neat little bit of CanonWelding sees the two detectives after Carmen start out working for Interpol and then get recruited by the A.C.M.E. Detective Agency.
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* In ''Film/{{Hitman}}'', HeroAntagonist Mike Whittier and his partner are Interpol agents. Particularly notable in that a recurring plot point is their JurisdictionFriction with agents of the FSB, despite the fact that they are investigating [[spoiler:the attempted assassination of the Russian President - ''[[ArtisticLicenseLaw in Russia!]]'']]

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* In ''Film/{{Hitman}}'', HeroAntagonist Mike Whittier and his partner are Interpol agents. Particularly notable in that a recurring plot point is their JurisdictionFriction with agents of the FSB, despite the fact that they are investigating [[spoiler:the attempted assassination of the Russian President - ''[[ArtisticLicenseLaw ''[[HollywoodLaw in Russia!]]'']]
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* The show ''Series/CrossingLines'' goes one further by having an elite force of cops from the International Criminal Court investigating cross-border crime in Europe. The International Criminal Court deals with crimes against international law (in other words serious war crimes and genocides committed by governments and quasi-governments), has no police force of its own, and even if it had, would not get involved with ordinary crime, no matter how serious or high-profile.

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* The show ''Series/CrossingLines'' goes one further by having an elite force of cops from the International Criminal Court investigating cross-border crime in Europe. The International Criminal Court deals with crimes against international law (in other words serious war crimes and genocides committed by governments and quasi-governments), has no police force of its own, and even if it had, would not get involved with ordinary crime, no matter how serious or high-profile. You only have to look at the rows created by the European Arrest Warrant to see how much fury any proposal to implement this show's concept in real life would cause, a fact of which the show's producers are more than aware of, since in every episode the team receives only reluctant assistance from the local police departments.

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* In ''VideoGame/DeusExMankindDivided'' Adam Jensen joins Task Force 29, a counter terrorism division of Interpol created to deal with the drastic rise in terrorist activities thanks to the events of ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution''. Justified in universe somewhat by being a division made by and with the consent of the participating countries specifically to combat augmented terrorism in those countries, which despite the game admitting it wields and unprecedented amount of jurisdictional authority, it still have to butt heads with local police and goverments. So the innaccuracies with real life Interpol is somewhat addmited.

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* In ''VideoGame/DeusExMankindDivided'' Adam Jensen joins Task Force 29, a counter terrorism division of Interpol created to deal with the drastic rise in terrorist activities thanks to the events of ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution''. Justified in universe somewhat by being a division made by and with the consent of the participating countries specifically to combat augmented terrorism in those countries, which despite the game admitting it wields and unprecedented amount of jurisdictional authority, it still have to butt heads with local police and goverments. governments. So the innaccuracies inaccuracies with real life Interpol is somewhat addmited.admitted.
* In the original version of ''VideoGame/WhereInTheWorldIsCarmenSandiego'', the PlayerCharacter is an Interpol agent.
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* In ''VideoGame/DeusExMankindDivided'' Adam Jensen joins Task Force 29, a counter terrorism division of Interpol created to deal with the drastic rise in terrorist activities thanks to the events of ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution''.

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* In ''VideoGame/DeusExMankindDivided'' Adam Jensen joins Task Force 29, a counter terrorism division of Interpol created to deal with the drastic rise in terrorist activities thanks to the events of ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution''.
''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution''. Justified in universe somewhat by being a division made by and with the consent of the participating countries specifically to combat augmented terrorism in those countries, which despite the game admitting it wields and unprecedented amount of jurisdictional authority, it still have to butt heads with local police and goverments. So the innaccuracies with real life Interpol is somewhat addmited.
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* In ''VideoGame/DeusExMankindDivided'' Adam Jensen joins Task Force 29, a counter terrorism division of Interpol created to deal with the drastic rise in terrorist activities thanks to the events of ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution''.
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* In ''Anime/SpeedRacer'', we learn that Racer X [[spoiler: aka Rex Racer]] is an secret agent for Interpol.
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* In ''Series/{{Leverage}}'', Interpol has enough prestige that a fairly senior insurance executive can become an agent and consider it a step up in his career. WordOfGod [[http://kfmonkey.blogspot.com/2010/05/leverage-214-215-post-game.html says]], "Interpol in the Leverage-verse is not this world's Interpol. It is, basically, ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}. Or maybe [[Series/TheManFromUNCLE U.N.C.L.E.]]. It's the law-enforcement all-star team."

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* In ''Series/{{Leverage}}'', Interpol has enough prestige that a fairly senior insurance executive can become an agent and consider it a step up in his career. WordOfGod (aka show runner Creatorn/JohnRogers) [[http://kfmonkey.blogspot.com/2010/05/leverage-214-215-post-game.html says]], "Interpol in the Leverage-verse is not this world's Interpol. It is, basically, ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}. Or maybe [[Series/TheManFromUNCLE U.N.C.L.E.]]. It's the law-enforcement all-star team."



* ''TabletopGame/{{Crimestrikers}}'' has a variation. The game is set on Creaturia, a WorldOfFunnyAnimals, and the titular heroes (a special unit of CIPO, the Creaturian International Police Organization) are the local equivalent of this trope.

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* ''TabletopGame/{{Crimestrikers}}'' has features a variation. The game is set on Creaturia, a WorldOfFunnyAnimals, and the titular heroes (a special unit of CIPO, the Creaturian International Police Organization) are the local equivalent of this trope.
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Crimestrikers}}'' has a variation. The game is set on Creaturia, a WorldOfFunnyAnimals, and the titular heroes (a special unit of CIPO, the Creaturian International Police Organization) are the local equivalent of this trope.
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** ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'' puts this trope to work, as a series of domestic incidents Edgeworth is investigating turn out to be connected to an international smuggling ring, justifying Interpol's involvement. Agent Shi-Long Lang, his assistant Shih-na, and his hand-picked team of one hundred MenInBlack feature heavily in the resolution of the story, and established character Franziska von Karma is also involved as an Interpol consultant.

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** ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'' puts this trope to work, as a series of domestic incidents Edgeworth is investigating turn out to be connected to an international smuggling ring, justifying Interpol's involvement. Agent Shi-Long Lang, his assistant Shih-na, and his hand-picked team of one hundred MenInBlack [[TheMenInBlack Men in Black]] feature heavily in the resolution of the story, and established character Franziska von Karma is also involved as an Interpol consultant.
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* In ''Film/LordOfWar'', Interpol agent Jack Valentine pursues the illegal ArmsDealer main character. Oddly, late in the film the VillainProtagonist refers to US President as being the Valentine's boss, and uses contacts in the US military to get himself released when Valentine has arrested him, so one wonders if Agent Valentine switched jobs at some point.

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* In ''Film/LordOfWar'', Interpol agent Jack Valentine pursues the illegal ArmsDealer main character. They're so powerful that his team is shown bossing ex-Soviet soldiers around, which in reality would just get them all shot. Oddly, late in the film the VillainProtagonist refers to US President as being the Valentine's boss, and uses contacts in the US military to get himself released when Valentine has arrested him, so one wonders if Agent Valentine switched jobs at some point.

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* ''Bernard Prince'', a [[FrancoBelgianComics Franco-Belgian Comic]] whose title character is a retired Interpol Special Agent; some stories feature flashbacks to his time as one.



* Christine St. Clair from DC 1970s ''Manhunter'' strip.
* Banshee of the ''ComicBook/XMen'' was once an Interpol agent. Then he was [[FaceHeelTurn a criminal]]. And then [[FaceHeelRevolvingDoor a superhero]].

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* ''Manhunter'', the DC 1970s trip, stars Christine St. Clair from DC 1970s ''Manhunter'' strip.
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* ''ComicBook/XMen'''s Banshee of the ''ComicBook/XMen'' was once an Interpol agent. Then he was [[FaceHeelTurn a criminal]]. And then [[FaceHeelRevolvingDoor a superhero]].
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** In ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney'', an Interpol agent is the victim of the fourth case.

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** In ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney'', an Interpol agent is the victim of the fourth third case.

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** Such an agent is featured in the fourth game as [[spoiler:the victim of one case]].
** ''Investigations'' runs away with the trope, not only making [[spoiler:''another'' victim out of one]], but featuring one as a major character.
** Slightly subverted in that all three agents are from countries with a direct link to the crimes in question - all three are after [[spoiler:smugglers]] operating either from or in their own countries.

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** Such In ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney'', an Interpol agent is featured in the victim of the fourth game case.
** ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'' puts this trope to work,
as [[spoiler:the victim a series of domestic incidents Edgeworth is investigating turn out to be connected to an international smuggling ring, justifying Interpol's involvement. Agent Shi-Long Lang, his assistant Shih-na, and his hand-picked team of one case]].
** ''Investigations'' runs away with
hundred MenInBlack feature heavily in the trope, not only making [[spoiler:''another'' victim out resolution of one]], but featuring one as a major character.
** Slightly subverted in that all three agents are from countries with a direct link to
the crimes in question - all three are after [[spoiler:smugglers]] operating either from or in their own countries.story, and established character Franziska von Karma is also involved as an Interpol consultant.

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* The sixth episode of ''Series/WhiteCollar'' had Meilin, an undercover Interpol Agent that was working undercover as the right-hand of Chinatown mobster Lao Shen.

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The sixth episode of ''Series/WhiteCollar'' had Meilin, an undercover Interpol Agent that was working undercover as the right-hand of Chinatown mobster Lao Shen.



* Carmelita Fox of ''Franchise/SlyCooper'' is an Interpol agent. In fact, [[Pantheon/JusticeLesserGods she is the epitome of this trope]].
* Looker of ''[[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Pokémon Platinum]]'' ,''[[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Black and White]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/PokemonXandY X and Y]]'', as well as a minor NPC on the ''SS Anne'' in ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'', work for the [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial not-Interpol]] [[LawyerFriendlyCameo "International Police"]] and both are going after the game's evil team. As the only other cops in this series do nothing but attack kids up past 6 p.m., though, it's a huge step up.
** Looker remains a pretty impressive agent of the police force no matter how you look at it, given the only other police who actually fight crime (besides him and that minor NPC) happen to be the [[VideoGame/PokemonRanger Ranger Corps]]. [[FridgeHorror Still makes you wonder why there's no word of their involvement in]] [[VideoGame/PokemonColosseum another region, however...]]

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* Carmelita Fox of ''Franchise/SlyCooper'' is an Interpol agent. In fact, [[Pantheon/JusticeLesserGods she is
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}:'' a minor NPC on
the epitome of this trope]].
* Looker of
''SS Anne'' in ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue;'' Looker, a recurring NPC debuting in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Pokémon Platinum]]'' ,''[[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Black Platinum]]'', and White]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/PokemonXandY X and Y]]'', as well as a minor NPC on the ''SS Anne'' in ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'', couple of other [=NPCs=] from ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'', work for the [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial not-Interpol]] [[LawyerFriendlyCameo "International Police"]] and both are going after the game's evil team. As the only other cops in this series do nothing but attack kids up past 6 p.m., though, it's a huge step up.
** Looker
up. The International Police remains a pretty impressive agent of the impressive police force no matter how you look at it, given the only other police who actually fight crime (besides him and that minor NPC) happen to be the [[VideoGame/PokemonRanger Ranger Corps]]. [[FridgeHorror Still makes you wonder why there's no word of their involvement in]] in [[VideoGame/PokemonColosseum another region, however...]]



* After the US made an agreement to further cooperation with Interpol, some politicians who didn't do their research (or didn't care) started warning that Interpol agents would be coming to America and making arrests and such, infringing on the country's sovereignty.
** Virtually any country will have some politician make those noises when it starts "furthering cooperation" with any international agency. It's mostly a ritual designed to remind everyone that the step can't be taken as a renunciation of sovereignty--it's basically [[{{Tsundere}} being tsun-tsun]] to globalization.
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* ''GiantRobo: The Animation'' had the superpowered "Experts of Justice" as ICPO agents. Yes, Interpol basically had the Franchise/{{Justice League|of America}} on its payroll here.

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* ''GiantRobo: ''[[Anime/GiantRoboTheDayTheEarthStoodStill Giant Robo: The Animation'' Animation]]'' had the superpowered "Experts of Justice" as ICPO agents. Yes, Interpol basically had the Franchise/{{Justice League|of America}} on its payroll here.

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