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Roma and Fandom
| Synonyms: | Romani, Traveller, G*psy (general GRT coverage) |
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Not made by someone Roma or GRT. Hoping for someone else to cover more thoroughly.
Canon
GRT-Coded Characters
- Daja Kisubo in Emelan is a Trader, an ethnic group meant as a sympathetic allegory for Roma.
- Multiple characters in His Dark Materials are Gyptians, a Roma cultural group sympathetic allegory.
- Khajiit from The Elder Scrolls are sometimes interpreted as being based in part on Romani stereotypes.
Canon GRT Characters
- Dick Grayson from DC Comics (a retcon with frequent anti-Romani tropes; see Dick Grayson#Romani background for discussion)
- Wanda and Pietro Maximoff from Marvel Comics (with whitewashing issues)
- Javert from Les Miserables (heavily implied)
- Jenny Calendar from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (see Jenny Calendar#Fandom for discussion)
- Serge Battour from Kaze to Ki no Uta ("half-Roma")
- Anna Valerious from Van Helsing (called a g*psy)
- Esméralda and Quasimodo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame (the former only in certain adaptations, the latter only by birth)
- Peter Rumancek from Hemlock Grove (called a g*psy)
Fandom
Example Fanworks
Fanworks discussing Romani and Traveller identity, culture, or themes. Many of these are racist in some ways.