Stepford Snarker: Difference between revisions

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'''Daria''': And...<br />

'''Helen''': What's hard for you is being honest about your wishes. About the way you think things should be, not the way they are. You gloss over it with a cynical joke and nobody finds out what you really believe in.<br />

'''Daria''': Aha! So my evil plan is working.|''[[~~Daria (Animation)|~~Daria]]'', "Write Where It Hurts"}}

'''Daria''': Aha! So my evil plan is working.|''[[Daria]]'', "Write Where It Hurts"}}

The fraternal twin of the [[Stepford Smiler]]. The Stepford Snarker has intense feelings of sadness, anger, numbness, or other negative emotions, but, for whatever reason, wants to hide these feelings from the people around them. However, unlike the Stepford Smiler, who hides these feelings by acting sweet and happy, the Stepford Snarker hides these feelings by [[Deadpan Snarker|being snarky]]. She often puts on an outward appearance of being very jaded and bitter (though some may maintain a brighter disposition when they are in a better mood, snarking only when upset), and makes sarcastic comments about everything and everybody, but those that are able to break her shell find that she is actually deeply hurt. If she is able to heal, she will not necessarily stop being sarcastic -- it may just part of her personality -- but she will hopefully find a way to express her feelings to her loved ones, rather than solely hiding them with her quips.

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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* Hitagi Senjougahara of ''[[~~Bakemonogatari (Light Novel)|~~Bakemonogatari]]''.

* Hitagi Senjougahara of ''[[Bakemonogatari]]''.

* Shinji Ikari, of ''[[~~Neon Genesis Evangelion (Anime)|~~Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'''s manga adaptation.

* Shinji Ikari, of ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'''s manga adaptation.

* ''[[Tiger and Bunny]]'' makes no qualms about the fact that, under the [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]] [[Ice King]] persona, Barnaby Brooks Jr. has some [[Broken Ace|serious]] [[Broken Bird|issues.]]

* Yozora Mikazuki in ''[[Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai]]''.

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== [[Literature]] ==

* Marco from ''[[~~Animorphs (Literature)|~~Animorphs]]'' gets like this from time to time. He explicitly states several times that he is choosing to see things that upset or scare him as funny, because he has no interest in the alternative.

* Marco from ''[[Animorphs]]'' gets like this from time to time. He explicitly states several times that he is choosing to see things that upset or scare him as funny, because he has no interest in the alternative.

* Nora Irving of ''[[~~Stuck (Literature)|~~Stuck]]'' has a sharp wit in general, but becomes outright spiteful at times when she gets irritated or sad.

* Nora Irving of ''[[Stuck]]'' has a sharp wit in general, but becomes outright spiteful at times when she gets irritated or sad.

* Asher of ''[[Someone Else's War ~~(Literature)~~|Someone Elses War]]'' is this trope personified.

* Asher of ''[[Someone Else's War|Someone Elses War]]'' is this trope personified.

== [[Live Action TV]] ==

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* Santana from ''[[Glee]]'' has always been ruthlessly snarky - even cruel. Turns out she was hiding bitterness and loneliness due to being in love with Brittany and unable to come to terms with it. Even now while her friends are trying to being supportive and get her to open up, she's still as prickly as ever.

* Similarly to Santana, Naomi from ''[[Skins]]'' outright admitted that she "learned how to be a sarcastic bitch" as way to hide her feelings for Emily.

* In ''[[~~Doctor Who (TV)|~~Doctor Who]]'', when the Ninth Doctor gets snarky about humanity, it's often a sign that he's very upset and trying hard not to show it. Rose even lampshades this in "The Doctor Dances".

* In ''[[Doctor Who]]'', when the Ninth Doctor gets snarky about humanity, it's often a sign that he's very upset and trying hard not to show it. Rose even lampshades this in "The Doctor Dances".

* [[John Munch]], [[Deadpan Snarker]] extraordinaire is confirmed to be this. In one episode of [[Law and Order Special Victims Unit]] he is directly asked [[Armor-Piercing Question|"Do you answer every serious question with a joke?"]]. His immediate response is "Do you answer every joke with a serious question?", which, [[Lame Comeback|being somewhat less impressive than his usual quips]], suggests that did actually get to him. Given the fact that he's spent most of his career dealing with brutal murders and horrible sex-crimes, it's not all that surprising that he needs some sort of defence mechanism.

== [[Video Games]] ==

* {{spoiler|Ionae}} in ''[[The Spirit Engine 2]]''.

* Soren in ''[[Fire Emblem Tellius ~~(Video Game)~~|Fire Emblem: Path Of Radiance]]''. When his facade even slightly pulls back, Ike notices. [[Defrosting Ice Queen|Thanks to Ike's willingness to listen, he's mostly feeling better in the sequel]], although there are still some loose ends to tie up (namely, that Ike couldn't remember their first encounter).

* Soren in ''[[Fire Emblem Tellius|Fire Emblem: Path Of Radiance]]''. When his facade even slightly pulls back, Ike notices. [[Defrosting Ice Queen|Thanks to Ike's willingness to listen, he's mostly feeling better in the sequel]], although there are still some loose ends to tie up (namely, that Ike couldn't remember their first encounter).

* Shinji from [[Lux Pain]] who talks to everyone in a very snarky manner. While he's always getting yelled at or even beaten by constantly saying what he thinks, he manages to tell Atsuki why he prefers to be a [[Jerkass]] than be a kind person that he is capable of. {{spoiler|Wanting to be a surgeon was his dream but the idea of getting someone killed and being held responsible has made him put a wall between people to avoid someone from asking about his issues. [[Parental Neglect|And let's not get started with his parents...]]}}

* Shinji from [[Lux-Pain]] who talks to everyone in a very snarky manner. While he's always getting yelled at or even beaten by constantly saying what he thinks, he manages to tell Atsuki why he prefers to be a [[Jerkass]] than be a kind person that he is capable of. {{spoiler|Wanting to be a surgeon was his dream but the idea of getting someone killed and being held responsible has made him put a wall between people to avoid someone from asking about his issues. [[Parental Neglect|And let's not get started with his parents...]]}}

* Jade Curtiss from ''[[Tales of the Abyss]]'' has elements of this ''and'' [[Stepford Smiler]] - his brand of snark comes with a permanent smile and cheerful tone attached. It seems to be a sort of self-enforced [[Intelligence Equals Isolation]], and covers up his insecurity over his [[My Greatest Failure|troubling childhood]] and [[Heroic Sociopath|apparent lack of empathy for others]].

* Morrigan, resident [[Lady of Black Magic]] from ''[[Dragon Age Origins]],'' who uses the facade of a sultry ice queen to hide her extreme awkwardness from being raised in an isolated environment by a [[Humanoid Abomination]].

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== [[Visual Novels]] ==

* Archer in ''[[Fate ~~Stay Night~~]].'' It's clear early on that he's got some issues, but Tohsaka is actually bothered when he ''stops'' being stepfordy about it {{spoiler|even before he [[Face Heel Turn|Face Heel Turns]].}}

* Archer in ''[[Fate/stay night]].'' It's clear early on that he's got some issues, but Tohsaka is actually bothered when he ''stops'' being stepfordy about it {{spoiler|even before he [[Face Heel Turn|Face Heel Turns]].}}

== [[Web Comics]] ==

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== [[Western Animation]] ==

* Raven, of ''[[Teen Titans (~~Animation~~)|Teen Titans]]'', is even snippier than usual when she is upset.

* Raven, of ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'', is even snippier than usual when she is upset.

* Given what [[Why Couldn't You Be Different?|kind of parents]] she has, Sam Manson of ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' can easily be considered this.

* [[~~Daria (Animation)|~~Daria]], in later seasons of her show, becomes even ''more'' acerbic and sharp-tongued as [[Coming of Age Story|she faces more real-life adolescent challenges.]]

* [[Daria]], in later seasons of her show, becomes even ''more'' acerbic and sharp-tongued as [[Coming of Age Story|she faces more real-life adolescent challenges.]]