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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 -- itsarcastic—it may just part of her personality -- butpersonality—but she will hopefully find a way to express her feelings to her loved ones, rather than solely hiding them with her quips.

In addition, she may be a [[Snark Knight]] but she doesn't have to be. While the Snark Knight is antisocial and sarcastic because of discontent with her surroundings, the Stepford Snarker does not have to be anti-social. She could have many friends and even an optimistic view of the world itself, so long as she still hides her bad moods with snark. A staple of the [[Jerkass Woobie]] and frequently seen in [[Goth|Goths]]s. Closely related to [[Kuudere]], [[Tsundere]], [[Broken Bird]] and [[Defrosting Ice Queen]], all of whom might use this sort of snark as a way of masking their inner sweetness. Compare/contrast [[Sad Clown]], who is less rude and more ridiculous.

* [[The Avengers]] film has [[World of Snark|quite a lot of snarkers]], most of whom are garden variety [[Deadpan Snarker|Deadpan Snarkers]]s, but [[Iron Man|Tony Stark]] and [[The Incredible Hulk|Bruce Banner]] specifically fit this trope because their sarcasm is respectively a defence mechanism and a way of maintaining self-control. This is particularly evident after {{spoiler|Agent Coulson}} gets killed, and Tony snarks about how stupid he was to face Loki alone, but is clearly using it to cover up his own grief.

* 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]]s.}}