A local governor enforcing the king's will in western countries was sometimes translated into Japanese as a daikan, and in many cases,he was a villain like the one in stories such as William Tell or Robin Hood, being possibly effected by Japanese period dramas.
西洋において国王の代理をはたす地方役人を日本語で代官と訳することがあるが、時代劇の影響からか、ウィリアム・テルやロビン・フッドの場合のように悪役の場合に使われることが多い。