Editing Fascist Italy (section)

==Fascist Italy Portrayals in Fiction==
While it's very true that the Italians are vastly overshadowed by their German allies you'd be surprised how many tropes were inspired, often indirectly, by Italy's actions and performance in WWII. Ever seen the trope where our heroes go to a small poor nation with a dictator who talks big shit about being some grand empire poised to take over the world? How about the big bad bringing in all the representatives of the groups he controls, and there's one really shouty man who thinks he's big shit and often gets killed by the big bad to make a point? Hell, the Cardassians in Star Trek actually have a lot more in common with Fascist Italy, especially in ''Deep Space 9'', than they do with Germany! If they themselves ever appear, though, it's either as the butt of a joke or to be the guys our heroes stomp in order to show how badass they are. 

===Fascist Italy and /tg/===

Well apart from Italians being perfect fodder for level 1 characters in a WWII setting they are often injected into games as antagonists in groups that have a "no Nazis" rule, even as the villains. This often occurs if, in the past, the group has run a game with them as the enemies only for the bard equivalent or the party in general to try and blend in [[Racial Holy War|TOO well...]] A clever DM can even use this to their advantage. Since the Italians weren't into the whole Nazi "wir waren Aryanz un' Scheisse" thing a character that attempts to disguise himself by going full Nazi can be discovered immediately. You can also look at the list below to bring in Italians into a situation they may actually excel at.