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'''Since the distinction between the cultures is the point, and no example is [[Self Explanatory]], when citing an example, please mention what real world cultures that the fictional one is based on.'''
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
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** The planet of Statios has several nations, but only three of them are ever mentioned as being plot-relevant. These include [[Commie Land|the Grimplite lands]], [[Ruritania|Inkraine]], and Stato. Stato is a weird combination of [[Magical Native American|Navajoland and Apacheland]] with [[Magitek]] and modern-day southern California / Arizona, with villains who are very [[The War On Terror|Afghani]].
*** And the cabin where Pinkella learns of her father's extramarital affairs is modeled after one near Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
** Whixtitout: a planet-sized [[Hidden Elf Village]] that combines [[The War On Straw|1990s American public school sex ed politics]] (like the kind discussed in Berit Kjos' book ''Brave New Schools'') with what appears to be Japan, or China, [[As Long As It Sounds Foreign|or something]]. It's a place where [[Supernatural Martial Arts|Mikloche]] is very special, with specialists [[Everybody Was Kung
** Then there's Neothode: with some parts being [[The Middle Ages]] and European and others being more [[United Space of America|American-like]] [[City Noir]] with borderline [[Raygun Gothic]] space centers.
** Drizad is mostly farms on the surface, and a combination of [[Commie Land]] and [[Mordor]] underneath.
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* ''[[The Elder Scrolls Four|The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]'' is set in a predominantly European [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]]. However, Cloud Ruler Temple is a Buddhist temple, complete with upturned roof corners. Once inside, we're back in fantasy Europe.
** There is a reason for that, though, as Cloud Ruler Temple is based off of Akaviri culture, and the Akaviri were Bethesda's go-to Japanese surrogates.
* The whole ''[[Iron Grip]]'' series lives and breathes this trope, in addition to being chock-full of [[Punk Punk]] [[Schizo Tech]]. Example : The Fahrongi are a nation that has many similarities to the [[Holy Roman Empire]], the Byzantine empire ''and Napoleonic France''. As if this wasn't enough, they have an [[Up to Eleven]] [[Crystal Dragon Jesus]] [[Church Militant]] with [[Knight Templar]] attitudes and [[Achey Scars|medieval-esque flagellants...]] [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|who serve as volunteer suicide bombers...]] The ruler of the country is something like a cross between a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesaropapism#Caesaropapism_in_the_Eastern_Church Byzantine emperor] and an Islamic calif.
* The ruins of ''[[La Mulana|La-Mulana]]'' have design motifs that echo those of numerous ancient real-world cultures.
* The ''[[Pokémon (Franchise)|Pokémon]]'' world is basically a mashup of Japan and America (or at least Japan's view of America). Not surprising, given the fact that many of the the original employees on the first Pokémon game had worked on [[Earthbound]].
* ''[[Dragon Age]]'' gives us Antiva, a land of olive-skinned macho men with Spanish accents, the culture of which is otherwise based on medieval Venice.
* In ''[[Heroes of Might and Magic]]'', Academy/Wizard faction at different points has Greek [[Shock and Awe|Titans]], Indian [[Petting Zoo People|Rakshasa]] and [[Multi
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* [[Lampshading|Lampshaded]] in an episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', where Lisa is playing a video game based on the [[Theme Park]] version of [[Land Down Under|Australia]]. She is killed by a group of koalas dressed as ninjas, leading her to remark "Ninjas? But those aren't even Australian!"
** That game, ''Dash Dingo'', is a clear and surprisingly accurate parody of ''[[Crash Bandicoot]]'', which was at the height of its popularity. ''The Simpsons'' is pretty good at averting [[Pac
* Sokka from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' carries a boomerang, despite his Water Tribe culture being largely based off of the Inuit people.
** The Sun Warriors, a cross between Aztecs/Mayans and different Southeast Asian cultures.
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