History Main / SoulBrotha

* Jazz fulfills the role in the 2007 ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' movie once again, although the only thing left of the JiveTurkey is a more of a MythologyGag. He introduces himself with a friendly "what's crackin', little bitches?" and a breakdancing move.

* For reasons known probably only to the creators, ''[[Franchise/{{Halo}} Master Chief]]'' of all people is turned into one in the webseries ''WebOriginal/LifeInAGame''.

Most of the time this character is not the protagonist. He is usually the TheLancer and if not, you can expect him to be in [[SaltAndPepper part of a duo with a white guy who is not as nearly as cool as him.]] Sometimes this character is just a TokenBlackFriend to the protagonist, or a cool guy version of UncleTomfoolery. If he is the protagonist it's usually in a film or series which the cast is mostly black. These characters were most popular in TheSeventies, during the height of {{Blaxploitation}}. This character would also usually be American, or occasionally UsefulNotes/{{Jamaica}}n.

* ''ComicBook/LukeCageHeroForHire'': Luke Cage during his Heroes for Hire days, though what started as being characterized as a flamboyant hustler has since changed to a more stern nature in modern comics. He's often part of a SaltAndPepper duo with Danny Rand, aka Iron Fist, with distaff counterparts in the Daughters of the Dragon (Misty Knight and Colleen Wing)

* Creator/WillSmith in ''Film/MenInBlack'', ''Film/WildWildWest'' (where his modern black slang was the spice in the AnachronismStew), and ''Film/IndependenceDay'', ''Film/BadBoys1995'' although he eased off this in ''Film/IRobot'' and ''Film/IAmLegend''.

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* Music/BarryWhite: Nobody has a voice as cool and smooth as Barry's.
* Music/JamesBrown: Cool singer, cool dancer, many catchy one-liners, had his entire band under his tight control, manages to get everybody into the groove and says it loud that he is "black and he's proud!" He even referred to himself as "Soul Brother Number One, and no other musician has influenced American music like him ."
* From the late 1960s on Music/JohnnyGuitarWatson started becoming this trope by wearing CoolShades, dreads, talking more jive-like while still playing like a "real mother for ya!"
* Former West Indies cricketer and commentator Michael Holding, especially as impersonated in the ''Twelfth Man'' series. ("The Aussies love listening to me, mahn. I sound so cool.")
** So cool is he, in fact, that he even managed to live down the time a commentator said "The Batsman's Holding, the Bowler's Willey".
* Music/SnoopDogg he is so cool he even created his own slang.
* Nigerian musician and political activist Music/FelaKuti was also very much cooler than cool. Beaten up by government police, jailed several times, but still standing up against them while making groovy tunes.
* Isaac Hayes: He was the creator of the theme song for ''Film/{{Shaft}}'' and performed it also, he even voiced a soul brotha character on ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''.
* Julius "Dr.J" Erving the EX-NBA basketball player might not have been the greatest NBA player ever but he is one of the greatest and and no doubt he is the coolest. His appearance matched the South Brotha look with the big afro not to mention his smooth persona and his cool game style. He was cool enough to co-host his own computer game, ''One on One: Dr. J vs. Larry Bird''.
%%* Music/LLCoolJ: His name need I say more.
%%* Music/TheNotoriousBIG
%%* Music/BobMarley
* You can easily say ex-football and baseball player Deion Sanders fits this trope with his cockiness and confidence, his flashy appearance off and on the field, and also not to mention his high quality performance when he plays, and having the nickname "Prime Time" helps him fit this trope even more.
* You can't say retired NBA player Allen Iverson doesn't fits this troupe for his persona on and off the court some say he helped the cornrows become more fashionable.
* UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli was able to be one despite [[WarriorPoet not speaking in fluent street]].
* Jack Johnson the boxer had style in boxing that no one had before which helped him become the first Black heavyweight, not only did he have boxing style no boxer had before he had the cocky egotistical persona no athlete had before especially by a Black athlete since the years when he was boxing was a few decades after slavery was abolished.
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According to this trope, Black men are somehow inherently cooler than their non Black neighbors. Part of this is the fact that most American music developed in the 20th Century has roots in the African-American community: {{Jazz}}, {{Blues}}, {{Soul}}, HipHop, {{Funk}}, RockAndRoll, and yes, even CountryMusic. In the Caribbean, {{Ska}}, {{Reggae}} and Rocksteady originated from Afro-Jamaicans. Although the aesthetic of cool itself has had a long history worldwide, the term "cool" itself was also first used by Black people.

Most of the time this character is not the protagonist. He is usually the TheLancer and if not, you can expect him to be in [[SaltAndPepper part of a duo with a white guy who is not as nearly as cool as him.]] Sometimes this character is just a TokenBlackFriend to the protagonist, or a cool guy version of UncleTomfoolery. If he is the protagonist it's usually in a film or series which the cast is mostly black. These characters were most popular in TheSeventies, during the height of {{Blaxploitation}}. This character would also usually be American, or occasionally [[WelcomeToTheCaribbeanMon Jamaican]].

-> "''Who is the man, that'll risk his neck for his brother man?? '''Shaft!''' Right on.''"

-> "''Who is the man, that'll risk his neck for his brother man?? '''Shaft!!''' Right on.''"

* Wesley Snipes does it again as the title character of the film series ''Film/{{Blade}}''.

According to this trope, Black men are somehow inherently cooler than their non Black neighbors. Part of this is the fact that most American music developed in the 20th Century has roots in the African-American community: {{Jazz}}, {{Blues}}, {{Soul}}, HipHop, {{Funk}}, RockAndRoll, and yes, even CountryMusic. Although the aesthetic of cool itself has had a long history worldwide, the term "cool" itself was also first used by Black people.

** There's also Gabriel Tosh, the KnifeNut Spectre (read: [[PsychoSerum unstable]] Ghost) with witch doctor vibes.

Most of the time this character is not the protagonist. He is usually the TheLancer and if not, you can expect him to be in [[SaltandPepper part of a duo with a white guy who is not as nearly as cool as him.]] Sometimes this character is just a TokenBlackFriend to the protagonist, or a cool guy version of UncleTomfoolery. If he is the protagonist it's usually in a film or series which the cast is mostly black. These characters were most popular in TheSeventies, during the height of {{Blaxploitation}}. This character would also usually be American, or occasionally [[WelcomeToTheCaribbeanMon Jamaican]].

* Creator/WillSmith in ''Film/MenInBlack'', ''Film/WildWildWest'' (where his modern black slang was the spice in the AnachronismStew), and ''Film/IndependenceDay'', ''Film/BadBoys'' although he eased off this in ''Film/IRobot'' and ''Film/IAmLegend''.

Most of the time this character is not the protagonist. He is usually the TheLancer and if not, you can expect him to be in [[SaltandPepper part of a duo with a white guy who is not as nearly as cool as him.]] Sometimes this character is just a TokenBlackFriend to the protagonist, or a cool guy version of UncleTomfoolery. If he is the protagonist it's usually in a film or series which the cast is mostly black. These characters were most popular in TheSeventies, during the height of {{Blaxploitation}}. This character would also usually be American, or occasionally Jamaican.

* Django, another Soul brotha played by Creator/JamieFoxx, in ''Film/DjangoUnchained'' is an unusual example of one since he's a slave.

%%* Tyler Mills in ''Farenheit''.
* Seth from ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters''.

* Superfly Johnson in ''VideoGame/{{Daikatana}}''.
* Marauders in ''VideoGame/StarcraftII'': Black PowerArmor-wearing infantry that launch grenades, and talk like a stereotypical player.

** Then there's also Gabriel Tosh, you know, the KnifeNut Spectre (read: [[PsychoSerum unstable]] Ghost) with witch doctor vibes.

* Tony Umeda is the purest form of the trope in ''Bushido Blade II''.

* ''[[VideoGame/ToeJamAndEarl ToeJam and Earl]]'', except they're aliens.

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* Most of the dwarves in ''Webcomic/OurLittleAdventure'' have a touch of this.
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* ''Film/TrainingDay'' Creator/DenzelWashington character Alonzo Harris is an evil version of this trope.
* ''Film/SoulPlane'' Music/SnoopDogg who is a Soul Brotha himself plays a character by the name of Antoine Mack who is a pilot has traits of this trope.

* UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli was able to be one despite not speaking in fluent street.