History Main / AllStereotypeCast

* ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'' is an ''[[UpToEleven incredibly]]'' extreme example of this; Eustace is a Main/GrumpyOldMan, Muriel is a Scottish Main/KindheartedSimpleton that also becomes a Main/BraveScot in certain episodes, Le Quack is a Main/FrenchJerk, Di Lung is an [[AsianRudeness Asian]] Main/NouveauRiche Main/InsufferableGenius, Mad Dog is (debatably) a Main/ScaryBlackMan, Kitty (prior to her redemption at the end of "The Mask") is a [[TheKlan Klan-robed]] Main/StrawFeminist, the Flan King is a Main/DashingHispanic Main/FatBastard, Freaky Fred has Main/BritishTeeth, Rumpled Kilt Skin is a Main/ViolentGlaswegian, Courage is a Main/SouthernFriedGenius, Katz and the Perfectionist are [[EvilBrit Evil Brits]], Courage's Computer is Main/BritishStuffiness incarnate, Maria Ladrones is a female [[Main/BAndito Bandito]], the General and the Lieutenant are Main/ArmedFarces, Dr. Zalost is a Main/MadScientist / Main/HerrDoktor, Dr. Vindaloo is a Main/BollywoodNerd, Cajun Fox and Big Bayou are [[RaginCajun Ragin' Cajuns]]...honestly, it would be easier to list the characters that ''aren't'' blatant caricatures in this show.

* ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'' might be one of the oldest examples of this trope. It features a couple of stereotypical cavemen, a RedBaron expy, a couple of army stereotypes, a mob of stereotypical gangsters, a super-genius scientist inventor, a lazy hillbilly with a pet bear, a stereotype lumberjack with a pet beaver, TheChick who is a GirlyGirl obsessed with her looks, and a DastardlyWhiplash-style villain. There's also a racer whose main trait is being a racer, who serves as this cast's "Normal Guy".

* "Normal Guys/Girls" who are much less stereotypical, but also much more bland than the rest. One of them is usually the main hero and AudienceSurrogate [[note]]([[UnfortunateImplications surprisingly often]] a WhiteMaleLead)[[/note]]

* ''Webcomic/TotalTrauma'' deconstructs the ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' series' usage of this trope. All of the contestants were pigeonholed by the producers into their stereotypes and were so deeply affected by it that it started to harmfully influence their behaviour. When they're all adults after the end of the show, many have had their lives irreparably damaged by it, with some even completely changing their identities to get away.

* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' - a learned and pragmatic German, a FemmeFatale Frenchwoman, a chirpy Cockney sparra, a cutesy Korean esports gamer and actress, an American cowboy, a butch and bearlike Russian, an honourable Japanese samurai, a crazy hoon Australian, and so on. Heroes added later, like Sombra (a Mexican hacker) and Ana (an CoolOldLady Egyptian sharpshooter) tend not to fit stereotypes as neatly, if at all.

* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' - a learned and pragmatic German, a FemmeFatale Frenchwoman, a chirpy Cockney sparra, a cutesy Korean esports gamer and actress, an American cowboy, a butch and bearlike Russian, an honourable Japanese samurai, a crazy hoon Australian, and so on. Heroes added later, like Sombra (a Mexican hacker) and Ana (an Egyptian sharpshooter) tend not to fit stereotypes as neatly, if at all.

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* Deliberately avoided with Lucha Liga Elite, as while it did go out of its way to get as many wrestlers/luchadores from as many different parts of the world as possible it made a point of having them keep their original gimmicks, which often didn't hint at anything in particular. The Argentina native is Hip Hop Man rather than the black US national. The "Chicano" is [[IronicNickname openly Puerto Rican]]. The man from Cameroon does have a lion theme but not as much as The Lion Brothers, who are Mexican.[[/folder]].

* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' relies on national/ethnic stereotypes: The Heavy is a HuskyRusskie, the Medic is a German MadScientist, the Sniper a Film/CrocodileDundee {{Expy}}, the Engy a GoodOldBoy from Texas, the Demoman a ViolentGlaswegian, the Soldier an uber-patriotic {{Eagleland}}er, the Spy a FrenchJerk, the Scout a {{Brooklyn Rage}}r, their boss Saxton Hale is an AwesomeAussie (the page image even!), and the Pyro is... [[TheFaceless the Pyro]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'': The entire cast represent (and parody) reality show contestant and teenage stereotypes.

* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII''/''Super Street Fighter II'' is a well-known example. There's a HuskyRusskie, a Japanese sumo fighter, a beauty-obsessed Spaniard dressed like a matador, a Native Mexican who wears mostly traditional garb and has some connection with animals, an Indian pacifist yoga master with mystical yoga powers, a Chinese woman in a sexy version of a qipao and an "ox horns" hairstyle, a sexy special forces woman, a BruceLeeClone from Hong Kong, and a buff {{EagleLand}} Air Force major with an American flag tattooed on his shoulder. Other games of the series also use this trope. There are also a couple "Normal Guy" characters, and gimmick characters.

* ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' revels in this trope. Nearly every Gundam pilot is a walking national stereotype. To list a few: Japanese Domon (TheHero) is a martial artist trying to restore his family honor, Spaniard Carlos Andalusia dresses like a matador and his Gundam is shaped like a bull's head, Chibodee Crockett fits every EagleLand stereotype you can think of, and Indian Chandra Sijiema is an evil snake charmer.

* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII''/''Super Street Fighter II'' is a well-known example. There's a HuskyRusskie, a Japanese sumo fighter, a beauty-obsessed Spaniard dressed like a matador, a Native Mexican who wears mostly traditional garb and has some connection with animals, an Indian pacifist yoga master with mystical yoga powers, a Chinese woman in a sexy version of a qipao and an "ox horns" hairstyle, a sexy special forces woman, a BruceLeeClone from Hong Kong, and a buff EagleLand Air Force major with an American flag tattooed on his shoulder. Other games of the series also use this trope. There are also a couple "Normal Guy" characters, and gimmick characters.
* ''Street Fighter'''s clone ''VideoGame/WorldHeroes'' features Rasputin/Genghis Khan/Joan of Arc/Bruce Lee pastiches from Russia/Mongolia/France/China respectively, a superhumanly competent and powerful German robot, and an Eagleland-themed American wrestler. The sequels add a stereotypical viking, a stereotypical pirate, a primitive Pacific Islander witchdoctor, an aggressive American football player, and a punk Jack the Ripper from the UK.

This trope could be used for different reasons. Maybe the creators had a too limited time or budget to create a cast of fully fleshed but recognizable humorous characters, and turn to this trope as an easier shorthand. Maybe they just didn't care. Or maybe this was done intentionally, for example to parody or deconstruct the stereotypes, or just play them straight and revel in the ensuing campy silliness. Note: [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools This trope isn't necessarily a symptom of a bad or lazy creative process]], if done right it might result in an enjoyable if campy cast of characters.

* ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'': The superhero identities of the supporting cast rely heavily on stereotypes: sexy MsFanservice superheroine Karina, bull-themed DashingHispanic Antonio, dragon-themed BruceLeeClone ChineseGirl Pao-Lin, [[KindheartedSimpleton ditzy, nice]] AllAmericanFace Keith, and flamboyant [[note]] but according to WordOfGod, ''not'' CampGay but rather more of an agender transsexual [[/note]] Nathan play this trope straight; Ivan plays with it by having his identity being a stereotypical ninja/samurai but is instead a Russian Japanophile.

* ''Film/ThoseMagnificentMenInTheirFlyingMachines''. The Germans are uptight efficiency freaks, the French are more interested in making love and having fun than working, the Italians are devout Catholics and have a bunch of kids, the American is a cowboy, the British are stuffy and formal, and so forth. But as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODKxMlovi4o&feature=PlayList&p=4EA6BDC0C1691CFE&playnext_from=PL&index=6 one YouTube review]] points out, the facts that all actors are the appropriate nationalities and "insults" are applied evenly to all concerned helps mitigate the offensiveness.
** Also interestingly ''not the case'' for the Japanese pilot, who is presented as intelligent and articulate, speaks very good English [[HiddenDepths and has a taste of scotch whiskey to boot]].

* ''Film/JumanjiWelcomeToTheJungle'' has a stereotypical quartet of high school comedy movie characters in the "real world" a stereotypcial quartet of action comedy characters in the "Jumajii world"... and the juxtaposition is upended between the two when the high school teens get put into the player characters that are their dimaetric opposites in the Jumanji game. The closeted video game nerd ends up in the [[HeroicBuild muscular hero character]], the jock ends up as a glorified backpack, the AlphaBitch ends up in a frumpy portly guy, and the ShrinkingViolet girl ends up in a bare-midriff short-shorts KickChick ActionGirl.

* ''VideoGame/PunchOut'' game (at least since the second arcade game) loves this trope. The main character, Little Mac, is a "Normal Guy", but most of his opponents are national/ethnic stereotypes. These include a cowardly Frenchman, a Canadian lumberjack, ''the'' VodkaDrunkenski (aka Soda Popinski) from Russia, a militaristic German guy whose stage music is Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries, a BruceLeeClone from Hong Kong, a old martial arts master from China, an aggressive Irishman, a Flamenco-dancing Spanish ladies' man, and more.

* ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101''. Wonder-Red, the 'normal guy' who also fulfills the WhiteMaleLead of a multiethnic team. Blue from Los Angeles, speaks in surfer slang. Green is a [[FrenchCuisineIsHaughty foodie stationed in Paris, France]]. Pink is a [[SensualSlavs vampy]] ValleyGirl from Transylvania. Yellow is a [[HuskyRusskie strong man from Russia]]. White is a ninja from Japan. Black is an Indian nerd. Among the other 100 extra wonderful ones, their names are simply Wonder-'X', where X is a stereotype like Zombie, Cheerleader, Pirate, or even Vegetable, that they fit to a tee design wise.

* In the sequel of ''VideoGame/KnightsOfPenAndPaper'' for playable characters we have [[LovableJock the jock]], [[PomPomGirl the cheerleader]], [[BlackAndNerdy the lab rat]], [[SurferDude the surfer]], [[{{Bookworm}} the bookworm]], [[{{Goth}} the goth]], [[ForeignExchangeStudent the exchange student]], [[{{Metalhead}} the rocker]], [[SpoiledSweet the rich kid]] and [[{{Hipster}} the hipster]]. WordOfGod states that they wanted to create a cast of diverse and easily recognizable high school stereotypes.

This trope could be used for different reasons. Maybe the creators had a too limited time or budget to create a cast of fully fleshed but recognizable humorous characters, and turn to this trope as an easier shorthand. Maybe they just didn't care. Or maybe this was done intentionally, for example to parody or deconstruct the stereotypes, or just play them straight and revel in the ensuing campy silliness. Note: [[TropesAreNotBad This trope isn't necessarily a symptom of a bad or lazy creative process]], if done right it might result in an enjoyable if campy cast of characters.

* {{Ms Fanservice}}s[[note]]([[DoubleStandard this is seldom done with males]])[[/note]] representing [[SexyWhateverOutfit "sexy"]] versions of certain job/subculture/nation/etc. identities ([[FairCop sexy cop]], [[HospitalHottie sexy nurse]], [[HotLibrarian sexy librarian]], etc.).

* ''WesternAnimation/CloneHigh'' subverts this. The cast initially looks like this trope, consisting of clones of various historical figures rather than their expies. However, the characters themselves don't want to be tied down with other people's preconceptions of the historical figures from whom they're cloned, so they tend to do a complete 180-degree turn in terms of personality: Abe Lincoln is a weak-willed wimp, Joan of Arc went goth, and so on.

* ''Series/AlloAllo'': This show made fun of everyone. Rick is a cowardly FrenchJerk with a passionate love life; his waitresses are [[EveryoneLooksSexierIfFrench sexy French women]]; ThoseWackyNazis include: two bumbling enlisted officers, a CampGay lieutenant, and a stoic bespectacled Gestapo officer; the English pilots speak with an [[IAmVeryBritish exaggerated English accent]] and are bothn[[QuintessentialBritishGentleman very polite]] and [[StiffUpperLip stuffy]], Colonel Bertorelli is a MilesGloriosus who [[ItaliansTalkWithHands talks with his hands]], etc.

* While ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal'' games always featured stereotypes among their casts, ''Twisted Metal 3'' came the closest to this trope. Contestants include a stereotypical raver, a sexy environmentalist GranolaGirl, a "get off my lawn"-type granny, a black guy from "the hood" who wants to [[JiveTurkey "kick it with his homies in the crib"]], an expy of ''Music/TheProdigy'''s frontman, a burly construction worker, a GhostRider expy, a crazy deranged homeless guy, etc.

* ''Webcomic/{{Polandball}}'', also known as ''Countryballs'' is basically a webcomic born in Website/FourChan about Polandball and his relationship with the other countryballs, all of them represents a NationalStereotype based on actual conducts of every country translated into a personality. First based only on Europe and US, there's already the whole world pictured as countryball (also, not just limited to countries, there're also countyballs and even planetballs).

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* ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'' might be one of the oldest examples of this trope. It features a couple of stereotypical cavemen, a RedBaron expy, a couple of army stereotypes, a mob of stereotypical gangsters, a supergenius scientist inventor, a lazy hillbilly with a pet bear, a stereotype lumberjack with a pet beaver, TheChick who is a GirlyGirl obsessed with her looks, and a DastardlyWhiplash-style villain. There's also a racer whose main trait is being a racer, who serves as this cast's "Normal Guy".

* ''WesternAnimation/CloneHigh'' subverts this. The cast initially looks like this trope, consisting of clones of various historical figures rather than their expies. However, the characters themselves don't want to be tied down with other people's preconceptions of the historical figures from whom they're cloned, so they tend to do a complete 180-degree turn in terms of personality: Abe Lincoln is a weak-willed wimp, Joan of Arc went goth, and so on

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* ''Series/{{Sense8}}'': Due to having to introduce eight storylines all at once, the global cast comprises NationalStereotypes so the audience doesn't have to fill in the blanks as much. The protagonists are a [[GermanicDepressives serious, possibly sociopathic German]]; a queer San Franciscan intellectual; a [[InscrutableOriental quiet, stoic Korean]] who [[AllAsiansKnowMartialArts is a champion kickboxer]]; a macho {{Telenovela}} actor from Mexico; a cool Nordic DJ; a nice all-American cop; a woman from India nervous about her [[SadBollywoodWedding upcoming wedding]] (complete with a Bollywood dance number early in the first season), and a poor Kenyan man with a mother dying of AIDS. The characters are fleshed out and allowed to be more than these stereotypes, however, even playing with some of them (e.g., the macho Mexican actor is [[ManlyGay closeted]], and the Indian woman is a religious scientist).

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* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' The entire cast represent (and parody) reality show contestant and teenage stereotypes.