History Main / QuintessentialBritishGentleman

* ''Series/TheUmbrellaAcademy2019'': Sir Reginald Hargreeves looked and sounded the part. He wore a monocle and formal wear, had dignified facial hair, was titled ''Sir'', spoke in a posh British accent, and had a StiffUpperLip that extended to emotional distance from his children. He was also a wealthy GentlemanAdventurer, inventor, and philanthropist who enjoyed the finer things in life.

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* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'' has all of the hat spirits populating the Cap Kingdom, including [[FairyCompanion Cappy]], speak like upper-class Britons and use quintessentially British turns of phrase (an NPC in Bonneton remarks that "you've got to keep a [[StiffUpperLip stiff upper brim]]"). Even Cappy's VoiceGrunting has an "eh wot?" tone to it, and he sits down with Mario for a [[BritsLoveTea cuppa]] when traveling between worlds. As an added bonus, male hat spirits are shaped like top hats and females are shaped like derbies.

** Taken to comical extremes with monocle-wearing, mustache-bearing, tea-guzzling AdventurerArchaeologist protagonist. When he drinks tea, he summons a giant robot to help him as the background briefly changes to an enormous British flag. Yep, this is a Western WidgetSeries, all right... The SpeakingSimlish voice natter that accompanies his dialogue is literally ''nothing but'' an endless series of 'pip-pip, cheerio'-style sounds. No words, just raw unadulterated Britishness. The rest of the cast encompasses the various variations on this trope; his archnemesis, for instance, is a {{Steampunk}} Willy Wonka lookalike who uses a giant mechanical top hat as his vehicle.

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[[caption-width-right:300:"Cheerio, lads."]]]]

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* Enjoy posh activities such as equine sports and hunting on a country estate.

* A crazy mustache, ideally waked at the tips. If other facial hair is present, it will be a short and well-trimmed beard.

* A cane or umbrella, preferably with a fancifully shaped silver (or silvery) head, which will often be held in the crook of an arm. Robbers should watch out; that walking stick may be a SwordCane.
* He is driven around in town in a Rolls-Royce. On the country estate, he has a Range Rover.

Start with one cup(pa) [[BritsLoveTea tea]]. Mix in a hearty helping of [[UsefulNotes/BritishAccents posh, formal, excessively polite-sounding Received Pronunciation accent, or at least how you think it is pronounced]]. No one (except those pesky British people) will notice. Add some StockBritishPhrases for seasoning, wot, wot. Add an Eton, Cambridge, or Oxford education. Stir in past military service as an officer for the Crown, preferably in a strife-torn colony of the British Empire. Blend in an interest in posh hobbies like equine sports. Throw it all in a top hat and stir with a [[HighClassGlass monocle]] over low heat for the 1000+ years in the history of UsefulNotes/TheBritishEmpire. Turn it out carefully, give him a PreppyName like "Sir Nigel Featherstonehaugh-Smythe"[[note]]"Featherstonehaugh" pronounced "Fanshawe", or possibly "Thomas"[[/note]], add a fancy prefix or suffix such as "the (Most) Honourable", "III" or "Esquire", and Bob's your uncle, you have yourself the [[IAmVeryBritish Britishiest British man]] to ever "cheerio" his way into the media-viewing-public's home. And no one (except those pesky British people) will be any the wiser that you're mixing dialectal phrases willy-nilly or throwing British slang around like Frisbees.

Start with one cup(pa) [[BritsLoveTea tea]]. Mix in a hearty helping of [[UsefulNotes/BritishAccents posh, formal, excessively polite-sounding Received Pronunciation accent, or at least how you think it is pronounced]]. No one ([[DanBrowned except those pesky British people]]) will notice. Add some StockBritishPhrases for seasoning, wot, wot. Add an Eton, Cambridge, or Oxford education. Stir in past military service as an officer for the Crown, preferably in a strife-torn colony of the British Empire. Blend in an interest in posh hobbies like equine sports. Throw it all in a top hat and stir with a [[HighClassGlass monocle]] over low heat for the 1000+ years in the history of UsefulNotes/TheBritishEmpire. Turn it out carefully, give him a PreppyName like "Sir Nigel Featherstonehaugh-Smythe"[[note]]"Featherstonehaugh" pronounced "Fanshawe", or possibly "Thomas"[[/note]], add a fancy prefix or suffix such as "the (Most) Honourable", "III" or "Esquire", and Bob's your uncle, you have yourself the [[IAmVeryBritish Britishiest British man]] to ever "cheerio" his way into the media-viewing-public's home. And no one ([[DanBrowned except those pesky British people]]) will be any the wiser that you're mixing dialectal phrases willy-nilly or throwing British slang around like Frisbees.

* He is driven around in town in a Rolls-Royce. In the country estate, he has a Range Rover.

He's not always a product of CriticalResearchFailure. Sometimes, just as an {{Eagleland}}er is a [[AffectionateParody gentle poking-fun-at]] of Americans, so too might this fellow be a humorous, good-natured jab at the English (because this stereotype is, more precisely speaking, English rather than British) -- and done well, of course, even the Brits find it funny. In fact, many of the works listed were created by Britons, casually playing with their own stereotypes. (Britons, generally speaking, are good at SelfDeprecation.) Some Britons really do act like this, if not in everyday life, then at least recreationally. [[RuleOfFunny Because it's funny.]]

* Parodied/deconstructed with ''Literature/{{Englishman}}'', who is in some ways the stereotypical British gentleman as imagined by Americans (he lives in the USA, and [[TheyFightCrime fights crime]]), but the series is written by two Britons. Also, he embodies the darker side of the British upper classes as well, cheerfully trading in slaves, shooting foreigners, and so on.

* An autoharp, harpsichord or piano playing Classical
music in the background.

* Being a member of an exclusive club with leather armchairs and wood-panelled walls, where white-hlived waiters serve port.

* Is a GentlemanAndAScholar who loves [[SmartPeopleSpeakTheQueensEnglish intellectual pursuits]], often [[AdventurerArchaeologist Adventurous Archaeology]].
* Lots of [[BritsLoveTea tea]], and occasionally crumpets.

* An autoharp or harpsichord playing in the background.