History Main / TheAhnold

* Sven T. Uncommon in ''VideoGame/PopfulMail''.

* ''Videogame/RiverCityGirls'': The Terminator-like mooks, with accented gibberish.

* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3DixieKongsDoubleTrouble'' has the Kremling cyborg KAOS. The game (being on the UsefulNotes/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.]]

* 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 GutturalGrowler 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.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic'', usually unafraid to hit celebrities with their real names, had a fictional version of Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme named [[UsefulNotes/ThePope Jean-Paul LePope]].

An 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 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.

* The Thor pilot in ''VideoGame/StarCraftII''. In fact, most of his "pissed" lines are Arnold quotes (except for the one ''Film/{{Ghostbusters|1984}}'' reference) like this [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 gem]]:

* ''[[VideoGame/CommandAndConquer Red Alert 2: 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.
* 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.

** ''Space Quest 3'' has Arnoid the Annihilator, a Terminator-like android sent to kill Roger for mail fraud.
** ''Space Quest 6'' has a T-1000-like Endodroid.

* The Thor pilot in ''VideoGame/StarcraftII''. In fact, most of his "pissed" lines are Arnold quotes (except for the one ''Film/{{Ghostbusters|1984}}'' reference) like this [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 gem]]:
-->"What is best? To crush the Zerg, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of the Protoss."

* One boss in the original ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' was a pair of Terminator [[CaptainErsatz ersatzes]] named Arnold, later renamed Bloody Brad for legal reasons.

* The song "[[{{Catchphrase}} I'll be back]]" by Arnie and the Terminators is sung in this manner, naturally.

* 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... [[CatchPhrase ve von't be back.]]"

* Randy Violent in Franchise/TheDCU.
* ''ComicBook/NinjaHighSchool'' as whole series runs on shout-outs:

* ''[[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]] [[ComicBook/Marvel2099 2099]]'' features a brief appearance by an action movie star called Albert Studebaker.
* There was once a ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' 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.
* ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'' 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.

An 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]]. The most common star used for this trope is Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, particularly exaggerating his accent (most examples use a Germanic accent, but occasionally one will have a Russian one), hence the trope name. But other stars, like Creator/SylvesterStallone, Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme, and Creator/DolphLundgren happen as well.

This is a subtrope of NoCelebritiesWereHarmed and a supertrope to TerminatorImpersonator.

* 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.

Common 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]].

* Biff Atlas, the bodybuilding ghost from ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion''.

* ''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.
** [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie The movie]] also has "President" Arnold Schwarzenegger who, while not exactly an example of this trope since it was the actual character it was based on, was quite literally [[PaperThinDisguise Rainier Wolfcastle with]] [[AdaptationDyeJob brown hair]].

* Guts' voice actor from the American dub of ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' played this up at certain points during the [[HilariousOuttakes outtakes]].

* 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.

* In ''[[https://youtu.be/hJSShnkTcKo Kung Fu Chivalry]]'' for Macintosh, the first PlayerCharacter is a composite of an Ahnold and a BruceLeeClone.

* Videogame/RiverCityGirls: The Terminator-like mooks, with accented gibberish.

* ''[[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk Hulk]] [[ComicBook/Marvel2099 2099]]'' features a brief appearance by an action movie star called Albert Studebaker.

** The episode "Movie Magic" featured an actor named Arnold Schwartzengerman, who plays Hamlet while parodying ''Film/TheTerminator'': "Yorick, I'll be back... with weapons."
** Jorgen von Strangle from the same show, complete with the accent.
** The show also has Sylvester Calzone, based on Stallone of course.

* Doc Tari of “The Terrible Thunderlizards” from ‘’WesternAnimation/EekTheCat’’.

* The animated adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}'' has Armhold Musselhugger.

* ''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 {{Film/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).