1 | '''Basic Trope''': Doctors and scientists are often German/Austrian, and/or have German/Austrian accents. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Dr. [[BilingualBonus Arzt]] is a MadScientist with a German accent. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
4 | ** Dr. Arzt has such a strong German accent that it's impossible to understand anything he's saying. |
5 | ** Any and all doctors or scientists in the work have strong German/Austrian accents. |
6 | * '''Downplayed''': |
7 | ** Dr. Arzt doesn't actually come from Germany or Austria, but speaks in the accent nonetheless. |
8 | ** Arzt isn't necessarily a scientist, but is rather smart. |
9 | ** A scientist/doctor happens to be of German/Austrian descent, but doesn't necessarily have the accent. |
10 | * '''Justified''': Scientists and doctors can come from Germany. |
11 | * '''Inverted''': |
12 | ** Arzt is a German character that doesn't care at all about being a doctor or scientist. |
13 | ** Arzt is a [[DumbMuscle thick-headed]] German [[TheBrute brute]] with an equally thick accent. |
14 | * '''Subverted''': |
15 | ** Arzt is introduced as a scientist, but he turns out to not be one after all. |
16 | ** Artz is from Switzerland, but from a French or Italian canton like Geneva. |
17 | * '''Double Subverted''': He's actually a doctor. |
18 | * '''Parodied''': Everyone who earns a Ph.D instantly gets a thick German accent. |
19 | * '''Zig-Zagged''': Some doctors/scientists are German, and some aren't. |
20 | * '''Averted''': No doctors/scientists ever have any German/Austrian accents. |
21 | * '''Enforced''': The actor playing Dr. Arzt happens to be German, so the producers decided to [[ActorInspiredElement make it part of his character]]. |
22 | * '''Lampshaded''': ??? |
23 | * '''Invoked''': Dr. Arzt is GenreSavvy enough to know that a lot of scientists speak in German accents, and decides to try it for himself. |
24 | * '''Exploited''': ??? |
25 | * '''Defied''': |
26 | ** Arzt decides not to take knowledge in science. |
27 | ** After becoming a scientist, he legally changes his name and starts speaking in an American accent. |
28 | * '''Discussed''': ??? |
29 | * '''Conversed''': "Why do fictional doctors often talk in German accents?" |
30 | * '''Implied''': |
31 | ** Dr. Arzt is TheGhost, but characters frequently mention his German accent. |
32 | ** Dr. Arzt frequently speaks in a somewhat German-sounding accent, but it's never specified if he/his accent is supposed to be of Germanic origins. |
33 | ** Dr. Artz is mentioned to currently be living in Frankfurt, but is never confirmed outright to be German (if that's even his real name and not a pseudonym). |
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37 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
38 | %% * '''Deconstructed''': ??? |
39 | %% * '''Reconstructed''': ??? |
40 | %% * '''Played for Laughs''': ??? |
41 | %% * '''Played for Drama''': ??? |
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