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4->''"Welcome to the land of freedom, bitches! AHHHHHHHHH!!!"''
5-->-- '''[[Radio/GTARadio Jack Howitzer]]''', ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas''
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7An AffectionateParody of [[TheEighties 1980s]] [[ActionHero action stars]]. It could be an actor, or a character based on one of them, or a [[Film/TheTerminator futuristic killer robot]]. But specifically, it's probably an impression of Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, particularly exaggerating his accent (most examples use a Germanic accent, but occasionally one will have a Russian one), hence the trope name. Other stars, like Creator/SylvesterStallone, Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme, and Creator/DolphLundgren happen as well.
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9Common signifiers include a very obvious FakeNationality (usually NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent), near-TestosteronePoisoning attitude, a HeroicBuild, fondness for MoreDakka in their weapon choices, and a tone of voice that fluctuates between [[BadBadActing bored monotone]] and [[LargeHam enraged bellowing]]. Like the action star they are imitating, they may do a cliched PreAsskickingOneLiner or quip that is witty or ironic.
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11This is a subtrope of NoCelebritiesWereHarmed and a supertrope to TerminatorImpersonator. The HollywoodActionHero is when this trope is played straight.
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19* One of the first duels to occur in ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'' is against a muscle-bound duelist who's quick to anger and confusion who's named The Sledgehammer. The English dub gives him an overly-thick Faux Austrian accent, and the English voice actor speaks with the inflections and patterns that most parodies of Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger tend to use.
20* Lunar's dad in ''Manga/MyBrideIsAMermaid'', is the [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Terminator. And a yakuza. And a merman]].
21* When ''Anime/SDGundamForce'' was dubbed in America, weapons expert Destroyer Dom is given an Ahnold flavor.
22* In the ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' dub, Gem Beast Amber Mammoth is given an Ahnold accent.
23* Bando in ''Manga/ElfenLied'' is a ''walking'' ShoutOut to ''Film/TheTerminator'', up to and including [[spoiler:having a bionic prosthetic arm and special eyes]], despite not having the accent. His name sounds awfully familiar to ''Franchise/{{Rambo}}''.
24* Mr. Lucky Strike, the PE teacher from ''Manga/FutabaKunChange'', looks and acts quite a lot like Dutch from ''Film/{{Predator}}''.
25* In the English dub [[HilariousOuttakes outtakes]] of ''Anime/Berserk1998'', Guts' voice actor breaks out into an Arnie impression at certain points.
26* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'': Possibly Younger Toguro. He bears an uncanny resemblance to the Terminator, as well as having Arnold's [[Creator/TesshoGenda Japanese dub voice]]...
27* Goku, in ''Manga/DragonBall'', encounters a killer android called Sargent Metallic (Major Metallotron in the Creator/FUNimation English dub), who is clearly an {{expy}} of the Terminator. He is one of the bad guys that Goku defeats fighting his way up through the Red Ribbon Army's Muscle Tower. In the [[MilestoneCelebration anime's 10th anniversary movie]] Metallic got a RaceLift into a ScaryBlackMan, taking him away from this trope.
28* Harnold Dogegenchonegger/Barnold Shortsinator in ''Manga/HowHeavyAreTheDumbbellsYouLift''. A pro bodybuilder and action movie star, and he actually gets briefly mistaken by Arnold Schwarzenegger when he appears in the gym for the first time. And a fact, [[Creator/TesshoGenda he's voiced by the Japanese Voice Dubber of Arnold Schwarzenegger]].
29* In an episode of ''Anime/RedBaron'', Ken's opponent is a clear parody of Arnold Schwarzenegger. His Metal Fighter is even called "Eliminator", and is designed clearly to look like a skeletal robot right out from ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''.
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33* ''AsianAnimation/CubixRobotsForEveryone'': The American dub gave Maximix a thick Austrian accent as a parody of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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37* Australian comedy duo The Umbilical Brothers frequently use impressions of Schwarzenegger as staples of their live-action and puppet routines.
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41* ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'': The series has a couple of examples. A throwaway example had a clone kit based on an actor named "Schwartzenburger" who was a muscular actor. Another one was attending the Academy Awards for an action film of his that was nominated for an award. He tries to fight back during a terrorist attack and gets shot for his trouble. Hilariously, the Oscars have been renamed the Arnies.
42* ''ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'': Randy Violent.
43* ''ComicBook/NinjaHighSchool'':
44** "Arnie" doesn't even try to be subtle about it (although in his case, he's a pastiche of Sylvester Stallone, despite the name).
45** Also Hotaro no Kenterminator, a mix of [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Kenshiro]] and the Franchise/{{Terminator}}.
46* ''ComicBook/Marvel2099'': ''ComicBook/Hulk2099'' features a brief appearance by an action movie star called Albert Studebaker.
47* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': There was once a subplot with Mary Jane getting excited over being in an "Arnold Schwarztenheimer" movie but choosing to pass up the role when it was revealed she would have to do a nude scene. The Arnold never showed up but it was obvious who the celebrity was supposed to be.
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51* In the semi-regular ''Swordplay'' comic in ''Magazine/{{Dragon}}'', a recurring character was a muscular knight named Arnold, who spoke with an Austrian FunetikAksent.
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55* In ''WebVideo/EvangelionReDeath'', Asuka sounds almost exactly like Schwarzenegger.
56* ''WebAnimation/TheOMGMostOriginalFanficIdeaEver'' has an Arnold parody named Sorass. He's a bulky echidna from Earth 2.
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60* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hoodwinked}}'': Dolph, one of [[spoiler:Boingo]]'s henchmen.
61* In Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', the Genie does a brief impression of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
62* The animated adaptation of the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Literature/SoulMusic'' portrays the Hubland warrior Vrolf Vrolfssonssonsson as an Ahnold, since the Hublanders are basically [[Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian Cimmerians]].
63* In ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryBlastOffToMars'' The president of the United States is based off of ''Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger''.
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67* ''Film/LastActionHero'': Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger plays Jack Slater, an AffectionateParody of ''[[AdamWesting himself]]''.
68-->'''Danny Madigan:''' You think you are funny, don't you?\
69'''Jack Slater:''' I know I am. I'm the famous comedian Arnold Braunschweiger.\
70'''Danny Madigan:''' Schwarzenegger!\
71'''Jack Slater:''' {{Gesundheit}}.
72* Lampshaded, like much of the stuff going on in ''Film/SuperCapers'', of the GadgeteerGenius' RobotBuddy Robo, who bases all his inventions off movies.
73* In an infamous television cut of ''Film/DieHard2'' removing the movie's ClusterFBomb swearing (which gave us "Yippee ki yay, Mr. Falcon"), the dub-over voice not only doesn't sound anything like [=McLane=]'s actual speaking voice, the actor seems to be going for a thick Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger accent.
74* In ''Film/{{UHF}}'', [[StockParody Conan the Librarian]] has a heavy Austrian accent, referencing Arnold Schwarzenegger's role in ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982''.
75* Thomas in ''Film/DialCodeSantaClaus'' is a LonelyRichKid who spends his free time play-acting an '80s action movie fantasy like his big-screen idols. The prodigious amounts of baby oil used to get Ahnold and Stallone's pecs glistening look downright comical when applied to a scrawny adolescent boy trying to do a LockAndLoadMontage like in ''Film/{{Commando}}''.
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79* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'':
80** Pumping Up with Hans und Franz'': "I am Hans." "Und I am Franz." "And ve ah here to pump..." *clap* "YOU UP!"
81** On an aside note, [[ParodyDisplacement most versions of this trope that use the phrase "Girly Man" are getting it from here.]]
82** In one episode, the ''real'' Arnold turns up and shows them what's what.
83* In ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'', the primary Terminator antagonist Cromartie takes the appearance of an actor best known in that universe for playing [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 a barbarian]].
84* Chip Rommel from ''Series/SonOfTheBeach'' is a straight-up {{parody}} of Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger. [[note]]Chip's actor, Roland Kickinger, played Schwarzenegger in ''See Arnold Run'', a 2005 TV-movie biopic about Arnold. He also had a small role in Film/TerminatorSalvation as a prototype T-800 (The 'Arnold' Terminator).[[/note]]
85* The Lizzinator monster in ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers''.
86-->"This is too easy! Fighting ''all'' the Power Rangers would be a better challenge for the Lizzinator. I'll be back!"
87* In an episode of ''Series/TheCosbyShow'', Clair and Theo see a rather violent movie to her chagrin and his pleasure. Cliff asks, "well, what is the plot of this epic?" to which Theo responds, "there's this guy called Max Savage, right? And this gang steals his car... so he has to get it back!"
88* ''Series/ShaunMicallefsMadAsHell'' has Darius Horsham (played by Stephen Hall), a spokesman for Finance Minister Matthias Cormann, who constantly references not only Arnold's movies but his political speeches ("Shaun, you're being an ''economic girly-man''!", a line that was later used by Cormann himself to refer to Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.)
89* Season 3 of ''Series/StrangerThings'' has Grigori, a Soviet assassin who is an obvious shout out to the Terminator - coldly and ruthlessly efficient, quiet but [[EvilSoundsDeep deep voiced]], with a similar hairstyle and wardrobe.
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93* The song "I'll be back" by Arnie and the Terminators is sung in this manner, naturally.
94* Three words: Austrian, Death, Machine! All of their songs not only have Ahnold style vocals, but they all pay tribute to various films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPIO86jTrQQ "Get to the Choppa!"]] They even have their lead singer in a giant rubber Schwarzenegger mask and call him "Ahnold", just to score the extra point.
95* Music/{{Gloryhammer}}:The hootsman is a {{homage}} to/{{Expy}} of Arnold Schwarzenegger, the song "The Hollywood Hootsman" states that the hootsman is a Hollywood actor famously known for his role as a barbarian who became ruler of California, and a later song states he is also a cyborg powered by a neutron star.
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99* Brunsk the Barbarian, an [[NonPlayerCharacter NPC]] from the Yorkton Gamer Guild's recorded ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}''. Actual Play sessions at ''Podcast/RPGMP3'', often serves as a frontline fighter, in addition to being the fortunate owner of a [[FakeRussian characteristic accent]].
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103* ''Series/LesGuignolsDeLInfo'':
104** In this French ''Series/SpittingImage''-style satirical show, Monsieur Sylvestre, a highly cynical and brutal man with a dark sense of humor who occupies many different functions (White House adviser, Cardinal, CEO, etc.), is one of the few characters who does not correspond directly to any real-life person... but he ''does'' look an awful lot like Sylvester Stallone, though.
105** His voice has grown different from the one of the puppet standing in for Sylvester Stallone himself, however. The latter is closer to the French dubbing voice in Stallone's movies (mainly ''Rambo'' or ''Rocky'').
106** Also, the puppet for Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger always speaks with the Franchise/{{Terminator}}'s voice.
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110* ''Roleplay/WeAreOurAvatars'' has Mark, who looks and acts like Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger in all of his roles.
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114* Ambuscade in ''TabletopGame/SentinelsOfTheMultiverse'', is an 80s action-movie star turned supervillain who seems loosely inspired by Jean-Claude Van Damme, by virtue of being an action star with a pronounced European accent (French, rather than Belgian, admittedly). That being said, similarities are somewhat limited given that JCVD did not disappear at the peak of his career to try his hand at HuntingTheMostDangerousGame.
115* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'': The Catachans are the inhabitants of a jungle planet so murderous barely a quarter make it to adulthood. Those who survive are among the toughest unaugmented humans in the galaxy, and all of them essentially overly-muscled {{Franchise/Rambo}}es if he'd been in {{Film/Predator}} who dress as Film/TheDeerHunter. And then there's Sly [[SignificantAnagram Marbo]], a OneManArmy with serious PTSD issues (but that doesn't make him any less effective).
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119* Jack Howitzer in the [[Radio/GTARadio radio stations]] of the ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' games. He started out making the ''Destroyer'' films, a parody of the ''Franchise/{{Rambo}}'' series, around the time of ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity Vice City]]'', and by ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas San Andreas]]'' he had branched out into family comedies with ''Special Needs Cop'', a parody of ''Film/KindergartenCop''. Unfortunately, [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor his career was derailed]] when he accidentally shot the host of a radio show while promoting ''Special Needs Cop''; the page quote comes from that incident. By ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' he's become a washed-up self-parody trying to use a RealityShow to become famous again, a show that instead only illustrates how insane he is.
120* Sven T. Uncommon in the English dub of ''VideoGame/PopfulMail'' speaks with an accent evoking that of Arnold's.
121* VideoGame/DukeNukem is a combination of this and Creator/ClintEastwood; in French, he's dubbed by Arnold Schwarzenegger's official voice actor in a few episodes of the series (''Duke Nukem: Time to Kill'', ''Duke Nukem: Land of the Babes'', and ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever'').
122* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFFWwLgQtXw This review]] illustrates that even if the original game (''Ark 22'') doesn't include Arnold, the fans can always pretend it does.
123* ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlertSeries'':
124** ''[[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert2 Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge]]'' has the second mission of the Allied campaign take place in Hollywood. As you explore the map you can find parodies of Creator/ClintEastwood, Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, and Creator/SylvesterStallone (in that order, depending on where you send your forces) that are quite helpful in taking back the city and stopping Yuri from feeding the civilian population of Los Angeles into his Grinders. Unfortunately, a patch made it so that [[{{Bowdlerise}} the names and voices of these units were changed to the standard-issue "Civilian" and "G.I.", respectively]]. But if you make some modding, it's possible to make the voices back for them and the names. Fact: Voices weren't deleted from the game's files. But you still need to edit one file to edit the names as what they were.
125** The Cryo Legionnaires in ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert3'' are basically [[Film/BatmanAndRobin Mr. Freeze]] with nearly every line being an ice-based pun in an Ahnold voice.
126* Sting Sniperscope from ''VideoGame/EatLeadTheReturnOfMattHazard''.
127* ''VideoGame/SpaceQuest'':
128** ''VideoGame/SpaceQuestIIIThePiratesOfPestulon'' has Arnoid the Annihilator, a Terminator-like android sent to kill Roger for mail fraud.
129** ''VideoGame/SpaceQuestVIRogerWilcoInTheSpinalFrontier'' has a T-1000-like Endodroid.
130* Jim the body building pit bull from ''VideoGame/{{Toonstruck}}''.
131* [[BilingualBonus Ubel]] from the ''VideoGame/BattalionWars'' series. To underline the reference, he's promised the role of "Governator" in his boss' empire.
132* The Thor pilot in ''VideoGame/StarCraftII''. In fact, most of his StopPokingMe lines are Arnold quotes (except for the one ''Film/{{Ghostbusters|1984}}'' reference) like this [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 gem]]:
133-->''"What is best? To crush the Zerg, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of the Protoss."''
134* Lisa's father in ''[[VideoGame/Persona2 Persona 2: Innocent Sin]]'' is a carbon copy of Steven Seagal, right down to the martial arts badassery. His first name is even Steven!
135* Several mercenaries in ''VideoGame/JaggedAlliance'' series count. The most stereotypical example is Bobby "Steroid" Gontarski who shares his appearance and accent with Schwarzenegger despite the fact he's supposed to be Polish rather than Austrian... [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent or at least that's probably what his VA was aiming for.]] The result doesn't even sound much like a Polish guy doing a bad impression of Ahnold.
136* The Hublanders in the Broken/Mended Drum in the ''VideoGame/{{Discworld}}'' PC adventure game both speak with the Arnie accent, and even go so far as to say in conversation "This ffery boring town" and the follow-up "Ja... ve von't be back."
137* ''VideoGame/PrinnyCanIReallyBeTheHero'': You don't get anymore Ahnold than Asagi Schwarzinature.
138* Johnny Cage of the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' series is very much an expy of Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme, because originally the game was to star the real Van Damme, with a bunch of other characters he could beat up. When Van Damme backed out because he considered it "selling out", thus was born Mortal Kombat as we know it. Things would later come full circle when it was confirmed that ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'' would feature a skin for Johnny that turns him into Van Damme.
139** [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} The Terminator's]] [[GuestFighter guest appearance]] in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' is a variation of this trope. While he ''is'' an actual Schwarzenegger character, and Arnold himself was used as the CG facial model, [[TheOtherDarrin he's voiced by]] [[Creator/ChrisCox a different actor]] doing an impression, though it's said that Arnold [[ApprovalOfGod personally chose his replacement]].
140* Biff Atlas, the bodybuilding ghost from ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion1''.
141* One boss in the original ''VideoGame/MetalGear1'' was a pair of Terminator [[CaptainErsatz ersatzes]] named Arnold, later renamed Bloody Brad for legal reasons.
142* Abore in ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon II'', although the arcade game's version also has elements of Wrestling/AndreTheGiant.
143* The Sledger in ''VideoGame/BattleRealms'' (a game set in a FantasyCounterpartCulture of feudal Japan) is an Arnold reference, constantly talking with the accent and making references to his giant muscles.
144* Bill Rizer is a pretty obvious stand in for Schwarzengger in the ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}'' series, while his buddy Lance Bean is the same for Sylvester Stallone.
145* The Barbarians of Krolm in ''VideoGame/{{Majesty}}: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim'' are obvious examples, being [[{{Expy}} Expies]] of Film/{{Conan the Barbarian|1982}} and having exaggerated Austrian accents.
146* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3DixieKongsDoubleTrouble'' has the Kremling cyborg KAOS. The game (being on the Platform/SuperNintendo) has no voice acting and his dialogue doesn't reflect Arnold's mannerisms, but he strongly resembles [[Film/TheTerminator the T-800]], [[CoolShades down to the shades.]]
147* Chaac, the Mayan God of Rain in ''VideoGame/{{Smite}}'' is a very muscular God that wields a mean axe he called 'Chaacca'. Unsurprisingly, he comes with Arnold's accent despite his origin coming from South America, and one of his joke/taunt is yet another ''Film/{{Predator}}'' ShoutOut, which is why that's how they named his axe: "GET TO THE CHAACCA!"
148* ''VideoGame/{{Broforce}}'' is built around this trope. All playable characters are over-the-top parodies of various 80s (or early 90s) action movie or TV heroes, some of which were played by Arnold Schwarzenegger himself.
149* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'': In the ''Warlords of Draenor'' expansion, there is a raid boss that is a team of orcs named Hans'gar and Franzok. They are blatant Hans and Franz expies. When aggroed, they announce that they are going to "pump you up". They do several other Hans and Franz quotes during the fight.
150* ''VideoGame/FarCry3BloodDragon'' gives us Sergeant Rex "Power" Colt, a cybernetic SuperSoldier with a penchant for {{Bond One Liner}}s and [[{{BFG}} huge guns]]. He's even voiced by and modeled after Creator/MichaelBiehn, the actor who plays [[Film/TheTerminator Kyle Reese]] and [[Film/{{Aliens}} Corporal Hicks]].
151* ''Videogame/RiverCityGirls'' and its [[VideoGame/RiverCityGirls2 sequel]] have the Terminator-like mooks as one of the enemies, they speak in an accented gibberish and even sport a shade for a brief moment upon being recruited or after they launch an attack, as an AssistCharacter.
152* ''Videogame/TitanFall2'' has Richter, a high-ranking member of the Apex Predators who speaks in an incredibly thick Austrian/German accent similar to a specific bodybuilder-turned-actor. Fittingly, defeating him unlocks the "[[Film/TotalRecall1990 See you at the party!]]" achievement; the Schwarzenegger references continue when he orders his subordinates to "[[Film/{{Predator}} Get to the relay!]]" in a familiar tone of voice.
153* Albert Spindlerouter from ''VideoGame/LegoCityUndercover'' is an incredibly buff foreman who tasks Chase [=McCain=] with filling in for one of his workers. Not only is his voice actor clearly doing an Arnold impression, but almost all of the commands he barks at Chase throughout the mission contain titles of movies Arnold was in.
154-->"Fix that fuse box! I don't need any more Film/CollateralDamage!"
155* Big John from the ''VideoGame/RiseOfTheTriad'' remake has a ridiculous Arnold impression that makes a standard boss entertaining. He later makes an appearance in Episode 2 of ''VideoGame/{{Dusk}}'', using the same voiceclips, and in a secret level of ''VideoGame/AmidEvil'', this time as the [[FunSize Wee]] [[HeliumSpeech John]] [[WolfPackBoss Clan]].
156* ''VideoGame/PowerBlade'', [[AmericanKirbyIsHardcore the Western version of]] ''Power Blazer'', changed the protagonist from a ''Franchise/MegaMan'' wannabe to a muscle-bound Schwarzenegger pastiche, [[TerminatorImpersonator along with ripping off the poster/cover of]] ''Film/TheTerminator'' for its box and title screen art.
157* An entirely unintended and consequently incredibly {{Narm}}tastic example appears in ''VideoGame/DeadEffect'' with the character of Dr. Heinrich Wagner, who's clearly ''trying'' to do a stereotypical HerrDoktor voice, but his performance is so flat that he sounds like this trope instead.
158* ''VideoGame/DeusEx'' has Gunther Hermann, a muscular BloodKnight cyborg with a thick German accent.
159* ''VideoGame/{{Forsaken}}'' has LA Jay, a muscular [[TestosteronePoisoning dude with attitude]] sporting an Ahnold-esque hairdo and [[CoolShades sunglasses]], who also bears a resemblance to VideoGame/DukeNukem.
160* In ''VideoGame/KungFuChivalry'' for Macintosh, the first PlayerCharacter is a composite of an Ahnold and a BruceLeeClone.
161* Bobby, one of the two {{Cuckoolander Commentator}}s for various {{Deadly Game}}s in the ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' series, is a ridiculously buff man with CoolShades and a low voice which comes across as his voice actor imitating Arnold. That said, his accent is clearly American, not German, and as a commentator, we never see him fight.
162* Sonny, one of the four playable characters from ''VideoGame/SilentDragon'', is based on Ahnold from the first ''Terminator'' movie, complete with shades and clad in a biker jacket the whole game. He's a human instead of a cyborg, though.
163* ''VideoGame/MadDashRacing'': Tremlord is a hulking, muscular Tremmel who speaks in a comical Austrian accent.
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167* Parodied with Bouncer Beagle in ''WebAnimation/{{Ducktalez}}''. His head is from a stock image of Arnold.
168* [=MePhone4S=] in ''WebAnimation/InanimateInsanity'' is effectively a terminator, sent to kill the host of the series, [=MePhone4=]. While initially thwarted by showing his embarrassing home screen wallpaper, he appears much later on to finish the job... only for the two ultimately settle on co-hosting an episode of the show, despite neither of them really getting along too well. [[spoiler:After [=MePhone4=] is ''actually'' killed by [=MePhone5=], [=MePhone4S=] has a full change of heart, and downgrades himself to revive the fallen [=MePhone4=].]]
169* ''WebAnimation/SonicInXMinutes'': PlayedForLaughs. In this series, Knuckles is usually voiced with an exaggerated Arnold Schwarzenegger impression, complete with Austrian accent and (almost) NoIndoorVoice. He's also the DumbMuscle among the heroes who attacks people or objects whenever he's confused (which is often).
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173* Frans Rayner, "The Great Dane", from ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja''. Action star turned evil mastermind -- and a clear homage to Jean-Claude Van Damme. The author even said in an interview that if the webcomic was made into a movie, he would insist on Jean-Claude playing Frans.
174* [[http://www.timeslikethis.com/index.php?id=184 "Nicki, do your Terminator impression!" "I'm from da FYOO-CHAH!"]]
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178* Parodied in WebVideo/FilthyFrank video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW2FB-V-C7M "100 Completely Accurate World Accents PART 2"]], involving the German "accent".
179--> '''A [=YouTube=] comment:''' I am German and [[SarcasmMode can confirm that we are all]] Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger. [[BlatantLies Fun Fact the B in Berlin actually stands for Arnold....]]
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183* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Rainier Wolfcastle is one of the best-known parodies. [=McBain=][[note]]Not to be confused with (and in no way related to) a certain James Glickenhaus [[Film/McBain film of the same name]][[/note]], the supercop action hero he plays, is an example in himself. Strangely, in [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie the movie]], the ''literal'' Arnold Schwarzenegger is the President, but the only difference from Wolfcastle is brown hair.
184* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'':
185** Jorgen von Strangle, complete with the accent. Naturally, when Timmy wishes his life were more like an action movie, Jorgen ends up in the role of BigBad.
186** The episode "Movie Magic" had ''two'': Arnold Schwartzengerman, who plays Hamlet while parodying ''Film/TheTerminator'' ("Yorick, I'll be back... with weapons"), and Sylvester Calzone, a parody of Stallone who is [[Franchise/{{Rocky}} obsessed with punching things]] (mostly critics).
187* Arnold Mousenegger, a minor character from ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers''.
188* The Western ''WesternAnimation/{{Darkstalkers}}'' cartoons turns [[FrankensteinsMonster Victor Von Gerdenheim]] into one of these. He has the accent and everything.
189* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' makes reference to action star Donald Shaltenpepper.
190* Doc Tari of “The Terrible Thunderlizards” from ''WesternAnimation/EekTheCat''.
191* Arnold the [[AngryGuardDog security guard dog]] from ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures''. He's got a little bit of the TotallyRadical '80s icon [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spuds_MacKenzie Spuds Mackenzie]] mixed in for more laffs.
192* Ronald Weisenheimer from ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}''.
193* Blitzwing's [[SplitPersonality Hothead face]] in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' seems to be based on an angry Arnold Schwartzenegger parody in terms of voice and demeanor.
194* Occasionally Ahnolds show up in ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'' as minor characters with jobs like bodyguards and security.
195* A variation occurred in ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' with the character of Squint Ringo, an obvious parody of ''90's'' action "star", Steven Seagal.
196* One called Sly Eastenegger appears in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheMask'', a parody of both Arnie and Stallone.
197* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' has Hoss Delgado, who seems based on Creator/KurtRussell, particularly Snake Plissken in ''Film/EscapeFromNewYork'', and Creator/BruceCampbell (as Ash Williams in ''Franchise/EvilDead'').
198* The animated adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}'' has a green-skinned bodybuilder with a thick Austrian accent named Armhold Musselhugger as a recurring character.
199* In the ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' episode "Robolympics", Dr. Robotnik had a muscular Badnik called Arnold Robonegger doing his team's weight-lifting.
200* This was how ''WesternAnimation/{{Histeria}}'' portrayed Leif Ericson.
201* From ''WesternAnimation/{{Popetown}}'', Richter the Swiss Guard is another Arnold parody.
202* In ''WesternAnimation/BikerMiceFromMars'', the title heroes face the [[MeaningfulName Exterminator]] in their first episode debut. "[[ShoutOut I'll be back]]," indeed, as he sinks away in acid....
203* A fictional TV hero called The Abdicator in ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold''
204* ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic'', usually unafraid to hit celebrities with their real names, found it was funnier to have a fictional version of Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme named [[UsefulNotes/ThePope Jean-Paul LePope]].
205* ''WesternAnimation/Animaniacs2020'' has Nils Niedhart, an Olympic gold medalist who has very large muscles and a thick Austrian accent.
206* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' had a brief gag with a live-action bodybuilder in boxer shorts with a thick Austrian accent after [=SpongeBob=] talks about how running is good for the buns and thighs.
207* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'' has a villain named Ulrich Wernerstein, who turns people into bodybuilders with his energy bars.
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