History Main / EtiquetteNazi

* In ''TheCinderSpires'', one of the antagonists, Madame [[MeaningfulName Sycorax]] Cavendish, is this to a literally [[AxeCrazy insane]] degree. [[spoiler:To the point of forcing one of her allies to claw his own eyes out for being rude to her.]]

* One of the {{Spin Off}}s for ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' features the mangaka Rohan Kishibe from [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Part 4]] and his editor Kyoka Izumi having their manners tested by the gods of a local mountain range. Succeeding means Izumi will get ownership of a villa and become rich, but even the faintest breach of etiquette causes one of her loved ones to die on the spot. To make it even worse, they are tested on Japanese etiquette, which means sitting at the wrong seat, stepping on the edge of a tatami, or holding a teacup the wrong way counts as a breach.

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* Creator/StanFreberg's "Elderly Man River" sketch -- he's trying to sing "Old Man River", but keeps getting interrupted by a MoralGuardian who issues on-the-spot revisions to correct perceived instances of ageism, sexism, poor grammar, etc.
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* ''Film/SerialMom'': Kathleen Turner murders people for various offenses against etiquette, for example beating a woman to death for wearing white after Labor Day.

Note: as any modern etiquette book will tell you, the act of being an etiquette nazi is in itself an ''egregious'' violation of etiquette. The rules are there to smooth social interaction, not for some stuck-up bastard to use as an excuse to grind it to a screeching halt. See also GrammarNazi and PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad. Compare the HaughtyHelp, a housekeeper or headwaiter who enforces etiquette on lower employees and guests.

* In the ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'' book ''Chicken Chicken'', the witch Vanessa turns the heroes into chickens for not apologizing after knocking her over. She only changes them back after they write her an apology note.

Note: as any modern etiquette book will tell you, the act of being an etiquette nazi is in itself an ''egregious'' violation of etiquette. The rules are there to smooth social interaction, not for some stuck-up bastard to use as an excuse to grind it to a screeching halt. See also GrammarNazi and PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad.

* ''Series/StarTrekPicard'': Mister Hospitality (the Emergency Hospitality Hologram on ''La Sirena'') has zero tolerance for Emmet's (the Emergency Tactical Hologram) sloppy conduct. In "Broken Pieces," the former orders the latter to sit up straight on the couch, and after Emmet places his boots on the coffee table, Mr. Hospitality shoves his legs away.

* ''Series/GetSmart'': In one episode Maxwell Smart runs across a street while being shot at by KAOS agents, accidentally jaywalking. When he safely arrives at the other side, a police officer demands that he go back and re-cross the street, or else he'll give him a ticket. Naturally, Smart goes back and crosses the street properly, being shot at all the way and all the way back.

* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Cersei is the curtsy police. She criticizes Shae's curtsy and forces her to do it again. Later, she snorts in derision when Brienne bows instead of curtsies, then proceeds to mock her by demonstrating it and noting how easy doing so is.

* The matchmaker from ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'' marks down Mulan for everything she does. After calling for Mulan, the girl says "present" and yet the matchmaker mutters "speaking without permission". Even Mulan's own grandmother thinks this is too far. I.E. "who spit in her bean curd?"

* Creator/StanFreberg's "Old Man River" sketch -- he's trying to sing "Old Man River", but keeps getting interrupted by a MoralGuardian who issues on-the-spot revisions to correct perceived instances of ageism, sexism, poor grammar, etc.

Note: as any modern etiquette book will tell you, the act of being an etiquette nazi is in itself an ''egregious'' violation of etiquette. The rules are there to smooth social interaction, not for some stuck-up bastard to use as an excuse to grind it to a screeching halt. See also: GrammarNazi.

* The matchmaker from ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'' marks down Mulan for everything she does. After calling for Mulan, the girl says "present" and yet the matchmaker mutters "speaking without permission". Even Mulan's own grandmother thinks this is too far. I.E. "who spit in her bean curd?"
%%%* So is the Queen of Hearts from ''Disney/AliceInWonderland''.

A character who is egregiously obsessed with manners, politeness and/or (sometimes obscure) etiquette laws, and will do whatever it takes to fix the problem, be it harassment, legal intervention, or violence. The protagonist(s) must stay within this character's rules and expectations so as to not suffer the wrath of etiquette, thus this character becomes a crippling obstacle to the goal which would otherwise be easily attainable.

The intervention doesn't need to be violent since the protagonist(s) often merely don't want to offend the character for various reasons. And it doesn't always have to be an unreasonable viewpoint, but it always comes out during a situation with a simple solution, which is then pointlessly over-complicated.

* One of the SpinOff for ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' feature the mangaka Rohan Kishibe from [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Part 4]] and his editor Kyoka Izumi having their manners tested by the gods of a local mountain range. Succeeding means Izumi will get ownership of a villa and become rich, but even the faintest breach of etiquette causes one of her loved ones to die on the spot. To make it even worse, they are tested on Japanese etiquette, which means sitting at the wrong seat, stepping on the edge of a tatami, or holding a teacup the wrong way counts as a breach...

* The matchmaker from ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'' is definitely this.
* So is the Queen of Hearts from ''Disney/AliceInWonderland''.

* Mrs. Peacock in the ''TabletopGame/{{Clue}}'' books (books based off the board game, humorous collections of short mysteries the reader has to solve).

* In ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'', the Seanchan Empire has a very intricate and high-stakes code of etiquette. Best exemplified by High Lady Suroth, who is disgusted to visit a military command center where the High Lord instructed his subordinates to ignore protocol rather than, for example, prostrate themselves in a lengthy formal audience before delivering urgent updates on an ongoing battle.

* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Cersei is the curtsy police. She criticizes Shae's curtsy and forces her to do it again. Later, she snorts in derision when Brienne bows instead of curtsies.

The intervention doesn't need to be violent, since the protagonist(s) often merely don't want to offend the character for various reasons. And it doesn't always have to be an unreasonable viewpoint, but it always comes out during a situation with a simple solution, which is then pointlessly over-complicated.

* ''Literature/KaiketsuZorori'': When Zorori, Ishishi and Noshishi try to help newbie wizard Nelly find the Grun Rod, Noshishi finds a juice dispenser that pours juice into your mouth as long as you stay under it with your mouth open. Naturally taking advantage of this, later he severely has to use the bathroom, and prepares to go behind a bush. Nelly is disgusted by this and demands that he find a bathroom. The only bathroom in the area is a stall in the middle of a bridge, and Noshishi goes into it, only to have the [[DeathTrap floor fall out]], dropping him into the ravine below.
* One of the SpinOff for ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' feature the mangaka Rohan Kishibe from Part 4 and his editor Kyoka Izumi having their manners tested by the gods of a local mountain range. Succeeding means Izumi will get ownership of a villa and become rich, but even the faintest breach of etiquette causes one of her loved ones to die on the spot. To make it even worse, they are tested on Japanese etiquette, which means sitting at the wrong seat, stepping on the edge of a tatami, or holding a teacup the wrong way counts as a breach...

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