Line #47 Main/FreddieMercopy


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5	[[caption-width-right:350:''Don't stop me[[note]][[ToServeMan from eating you]][[/note]] now!'']]
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7	Music/FreddieMercury is one of the most known and talented musicians ever. But before the ''Film/BohemianRhapsody'' biopic was made, Freddie was already the inspiration for various characters in media and even {{meme\|ticMutation}}s.
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9	This trope is for those StockParodies or {{Exp\|y}}ies based on the historical Music/{{Queen}} frontman. The most common look is the "clone" one Freddie used in TheEighties, with short hair combed back, a prominent moustache, and sometimes one of the more iconic costumes, most often that from the 1986 Wembley concert with [[http://i.imgur.com/ssPFYvl.jpg white t-shirt and pants and yellow leather jacket.]] Some examples uses his look from TheSeventies, [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d8/f4/02/d8f40212a024ac1f1f95bfebbbe59d69.png clean-shaven with long hair and chest-exposing leotards.]] Extra points if the character is CampGay, MachoCamp, and/or a LargeHam.
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11	SubTrope of FountainOfExpies and StockParodies. Compare AbbeyRoadCrossing, ElvisImpersonator, MoonwalkDance, SgtPeppersShoutOut, MichaelHackson, MichaelJacksonsThrillerParody and WeDidntStartTheBillyJoelParodies for other music shout-outs.
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13	!!''Ha ha ha! It's magic!''
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18	* One of the most remembered secondary characters from ''Manga/CromartieHighSchool'' is a foreign man known only as "Freddie" for his undeniable resemblance to Mercury (lampshaded and [[TheNicknamer nicknamed by Takashi Kamiyama]]), having the look of a Caucasian man with a prominent moustache and short hair. In the GenderBentAlternateUniverse chapter Cromartie is a [[OneGenderSchool girl-only school]] (and parody of ''Literature/MariaWatchesOverUs''), where Freddie appears in his "I Want To Break Free" drag costume. Funnily enough, Freddie doesn't speak ''at all'' throughout the series, let alone sing, although the "whistling episode" starts with Mechazawa attending a concert of his - we don't hear him sing, but he has all the stage moves ([[LimitedAnimation for a given value of movement]]) down pat.
19	* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Peeply Lulu, a minor character from the Water 7 and Enies Lobby arcs, resembles Freddie in looks, having a similar haircut, wearing sunglasses and being perpetually shirtless.
20	* In ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', there's Han, the Third Rashou of Shura and one of the {{Worthy Opponent}}s Kenshiro has to fight with, who also appears in the episode 126 of the 1984 anime. He was modeled after Freddie sporting his look from TheEighties, but also seems based on Creator/ClarkGable and/or Andy Hug. Mercury's status as a sex symbol appears to be referenced by the guidebook "[[AllThereInTheManual All about the Man]]", listing Han as one of the handsomest man in the series.
21	* Alaindelon is one of the main characters from ''Manga/{{Beelzebub}}'' and is based enterely on Freddie, not just in the look (short hair and moustache), also he sports sweatshirts and even has some mannerisms of him.
22	* ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
23	** Instead of one, there're two expies in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', specifically in the Buu Saga: At the beginning, the sports teacher Son Gohan and Videl have in their class resembles Freddie, especially when [[https://i.chzbgr.com/full/6363412480/h293CF7F4/ he used a black swearshirt]]; the second one is at the end, when Trunks in the Tenkaichi Tournament fights against a CampGay fighter with [[https://overencumbrance.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/freddy.png a black leather hat, short hair and moustache,]] which also resembles him (as well Leather Man from Music/VillagePeople).
24	** Also, some fans speculated Vegeta's change of look in ''Anime/DragonBallGT'' (short hair and moustache) could be based on Freddie, too. This was [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DwgTPw3WoAAEa5x.jpg recently exploited]] by the MemeticMutation of "EO" thanks to the ''Film/BohemianRhapsody'' movie (see below).
25	* A brief expy on ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' is seen when Levi's squad appears for first time against various titans, [[https://youtu.be/tzC6c7NZPHs?t=37 one of them sporting short hair and a moustache]] (going to MemeticMutation as seen in the main image), being killed by Hanga Zoe.
26	* In ''Manga/DrStone'', one of the outfits Senku is forced to try on [[spoiler:for the first post-petrification photograph]] is based on Freddie Mercury's tank top and jeans look, complete with a fake mustache.
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30	* Grand Regent Thragg from ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' basically looks like a roided-up and evil '80s Freddie.
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34	* ''Anime/AfterSchoolMidnighters'': Pinia's blue form is modeled after Freddie Mercury and his behavior is very much camp, although his feminine language is LostInTranslation. There also seems to be wordplay going on between "mermaid/man" and "mercury".
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38	* ''Film/{{Commando}}'': Bennett, complete with LargeHam tendencies and a fair amount of homoerotic subtext.
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42	* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' has actually two of them instead just one, which both characters are British:
43	** Eagle from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterI'' was first made for this game as an {{expy}} of the bodyguard Petrov from Creator/BruceLee's ''Film/FistOfFury'', but his comeback in ''VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium'' and the portable versions of ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha 3'' was a direct {{homage}} to Freddie, having various of his mannerisms and catchphrases like "The Show Must Go On" and "No Time For Losers". Even further, his winquotes in Japanese version makes him a StraightGay making innuendos to male characters he fought.
44	** Dudley from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'' has some similtudes with Freddie, but the real homage was in ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV Super Street Fighter IV]]'', in which his alternate costume is a reference to Freddie and his costume from the 1986 Wembley concert.
45	** A downgrade example: In ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'', Birdie gets a similar outfit as one of his alternate costumes, also resembling the 1986 Wembley concert.
46	* ''Videogame/FinalFight'': Even when he's not could be based on him, fans believe that Mike Haggar could be based in part on Freddie, because of his iconic moustache and haircut, which resembles a lot the look Freddie has in TheEighties.
47	* ''Videogame/GuiltyGear'' series has Sol Badguy, whose real name is Frederick Bulsara (nicknamed as "Freddie" in the past) before being converted into a Gear. Sol has a lot of references to Freddie that make him fit into this trope (more as an invoked example), all noticed with detail in [[https://guilty-gear.wikia.com/wiki/Sol_Badguy#References_and_Allusions the GG Wiki]].
48	** Even his holding [[CoolSword Fireseal]] in a ReverseGrip was inspired by Mercury's way of holding a mic stand on stage.
49	* An expy of an expy can be counted on ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters 2000'' with the FinalBoss (Clone) Zero, who was entirely based on ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'''s Han, who was in turn based on Freddie.
50	* ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecurityBreach'': The game's main animatronics are officially referred to as the Glamrocks, and take obvious inspiration from [[GlamRock the music genre]] and general [[{{Retraux}} 80s aesthetic]]. Appropriately, this game's Freddy, the lead singer who is also the TokenHeroicOrc, takes some inspiration from Freddy Mercury. During the opening cutscene showing the band's performance Freddy makes several Mercury-esque poses with his mic stand.
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54	* The ''Webcomic/RageComics'' have the [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/006/548/freddy.jpg "Freddie Mercury pose"]] which means an awesome victory, and even has a variant, the [[https://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/000/166/752/soclose.jpg "So close pose."]]
55	* Not just the ragecomic, also the "winning pose" is a MemeticMutation on the net, with various characters imitating the pose from diferent franchises and even made in an official artwork by [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/305/130/66b.png Josuke Higashikata]] in ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureJojolion''.
56	* Overlapping with SailorSenshiSendUp, there's also the "[[CompositeCharacter Sailor Mercury]]", that mixes the eponymous ''Manga/SailorMoon'' character (Ami Mizuno's SuperpoweredAlterEgo) with Freddie, a character that even had received various {{cosplay}}s in events. [[https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1AOHY_esCL808CL808&biw=1440&bih=785&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=Sl_4W5a7IcT-wQTa5o6QAQ&q=sailor+freddie+mercury&oq=sailor+freddie+mercury&gs_l=img.3...0.0..120646...0.0..0.0.0.......1......gws-wiz-img.ml8Ow3NZUg0 Just look all the images about this Sailor...]]
57	* The recent years also show the MemeticMutation of "EO", the chorus Freddie made during his concerts when the people follow him also seen in the biopic ''Film/BohemianRhapsody''. This becomes a meme when various characters with a moustache (being expies or not) are given the "EO" and [[InstantTropes voilá Freddie Mercopies]]. Or even without the moustache as [[https://a.wattpad.com/cover/177403735-288-k209274.jpg this image]] of [[WesternAnimation/Shrek1 Lord Farquaad]].
58	* In one article from the Japanese branch of the Website/SCPFoundation, [[http://scp-int.wikidot.com/scp-905-jp SCP-905-JP]] is a phenomenon that occurs in any commercial airplane that mostly use the English language where everyone starts making noise to the tune of Queen's "We will Rock You" before several men of Indian descent who look like Freddie Mercury appear and do a mini concert to the passengers and crew, where the "Freddies" perform all of Queen's greatest hits.
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62	* [[https://venturebrothers.fandom.com/wiki/Mr._Fahrenheit Mr. Fahrenheit]], the Supersonic Man from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'', is obviously ''meant'' to be Freddie "in real life" but with WritingAroundTrademarks. Seeing as the last RealLife person they used was Music/DavidBowie, who then subsequently died in RealLife during production of the show, they probably wanted to avoid similar issues, despite him appearing in a FlashBack in the '80s.
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