Line #12 PlayingWith/FantasyCounterpartCulture


1	'''Basic Trope''': A culture in a fantasy work closely resembles a real-life historical culture.
2	* '''Straight''': The [[UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} Bapanese]] are a dark-haired people noted for [[KatanasAreJustBetter katana wielding warriors]] who [[{{Samurai}} obey a strict code of honor, wear kimonos and hakama]], and pride themselves on their [[HollywoodCuisine raw fish and rice dishes]].
3	* '''Exaggerated''': In addition, the Bapanese live on an archipelago to the east of the nations of [[UsefulNotes/{{China}} Bi]][[UsefulNotes/{{Taiwan}} na]] and [[UsefulNotes/NorthKorea Bo]][[UsefulNotes/SouthKorea rea]].
4	* '''Downplayed''': The Bapanese obey a [[InexplicableCulturalTies strict code of honor and wield katanas]], but they're red-haired people.
5	* '''Justified''': The story takes place in a science fiction setting where aliens attempted to create human worlds [[AliensStealCable using secondhand information]].
6	* '''Inverted''':
7	** Despite having a WholePlotReference to ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'', writers included a novel culture where that is basically their only resemblance and draw from many other cultures.
8	** "The Japanese" in a depiction are deliberately not matching anything about them including ignorant stereotypes.
9	* '''Subverted''':
10	** The writer leads the audience on by expecting them to assume a [[RunningGag Bapanese]] character to be [[HonorBeforeReason extremely honor-bound]], only to surprise them when he is [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder sneaky and dishonest…]]
11	** Naga Buno commits seppuku -- and it is treated as [[SuicideIsShameful shameful]]. Bapanese turns out to be an even more MeaningfulName as despite the surface level resemblances, [[Theatre/TheMikado their society is British beneath the coat of paint]].
12	* '''Double Subverted''': [[SamuraiInNinjaTown …because he's from the dreaded clan]] of [[{{Ninja}} Binja assassins]]!
13	* '''Parodied''': The cultures in the setting are counterparts to sub-cultures not often seen in fantasy like [[DiscoStu Disco enthusiasts]], [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Orcish]] [[RollerbladeGood roller derby teams]], and [[OurElvesAreDifferent High Elven]] [[Film/BroniesTheExtremelyUnexpectedAdultFansOfMyLittlePony bronies]].
14	** Someone actually from Japan comes to the Bapanese.
15	* '''Zig Zagged''': [[UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga Nagabuno]] is a Bapanese warrior. However, he doesn't behave like a typical Bamurai, but we later learn that he's [[CulturalRebel an exception and not the norm]].
16	* '''Averted''': No cultures in a work are clear counterparts to real-life historical cultures or stereotypes thereof.
17	* '''Enforced''':
18	** [[ExecutiveMeddling The executives decide]] that the Bapanese would be successful with their target demographic in Japan.
19	** The creators can't afford to create a culture too alien due to budgetary limitations. They decide to buy a few cheap kimonos and fake katanas off the internet to save money and decide to just run with it, creating the Bapanese.
20	* '''Lampshaded''': "If [[StockForeignName NagaBuno]] is a [[OverlyLongGag Bamurai from Bapan]], [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed does that make the Tarial a Bassassin from Bitaly?]]"
21	* '''Invoked''': ???
22	* '''Exploited''': ???
23	* '''Defied''': ???
24	* '''Discussed''': ???
25	* '''Conversed''': ???
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27	[[OverusedRunningGag Beturn to]] FantasyCounterpartCulture
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Context PlayingWith / FantasyCounterpartCulture