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Line 73: At times, Ichigo's father also appears to be one who uses [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]. About the only time Ishida ever smiles is when he's trying to reassure someone (usually Orihime) or when he's about to reveal his status as Snark Knight extraordinaire. * ''[[One Piece]]'': Nico Robin ~~of ''[[One Piece]]'',~~. Even when she is just as freaked out as the rest of her crew mates are, normal based expressions are on her face. Even Eichiro Oda states that she is the only one with normal expressions. Zoro as well, though he tends to have more outbursts than Robin. Admiral Kizaru is this, in stark contrast to his colleage Sakazuki, who is notorious for his uncontrollable temper. No matter what happens or how dangerous a situation may be, Kizaru ''never'' gets angry or loses his composure, ''ever''. Rather ironic, seeing as his Devil Fruit is one that lets him control and manipulate light. Notorious swordsman Dracule Mihawk is always dead serious about everything. He almost never smiles and has been shown laughing a grand total of - twice. * Rasen of ''[[Flame of Recca]]'' is an extreme case. Ridiculously pale complexion, an expression as vacant and empty as that of a corpse, and literally incapable of speech, so much that he requires telepathy to communicate with others when his deathly stare is insufficient. * Jo from ''[[Burst Angel ~~/ [[Bakuretsu Tenshi~~]]''. When she's fighting, she's the biggest badass in the world. When not, she's usually quiet and inexpressive. * Jin of ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'' seems to be the incarnate of The Stoic. * Kambei Shimada from ''[[Samurai 7]]'', "He has the eyes of a dead man." according to a Nobuseri. Kyuzo even more so. Line 99 ⟶ 102: * Rukawa Kaede from ''[[Slam Dunk]]''. * Trowa Barton from ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing\|Gundam Wing]]''. After losing his family in the war, Trowa was on his own until about age four and didn't even know how to talk until other humans found him. Even a decade later, he seems surprised whem something affects him emotionally (as seen when he cries after [[If You're So Evil Eat This Kitten\|being ordered to destroy his friend Duo's Gundam]]. ** Protagonist Heero Yuy is stoic, but calling him '''The''' Stoic isn't quite right ([[Kuudere]] is more appropriate). While he thinks that emotions get you killed on the battlefield, he says they're needed the rest of the time. He exhibits a normal (if subdued) emotional range,<ref>such as [https://web.archive.org/web/20130604052130/http://aboutgundamwing.com/SC/SC06/vlcsnap-75159.jpg surprise], [https://web.archive.org/web/20130604030437/http://aboutgundamwing.com/SC/SC34/vlcsnap-81467.jpg fear], and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130604033210/http://aboutgundamwing.com/SC/SC48/vlcsnap-239993.jpg happiness]</ref> and his self-stated life philosophy is "Live by your emotions". Most of the confusion stems from English voice actor [[Mark Hildreth]] being told to play the character as stiff and robotic, combined with [[Flanderization]]; this is obviously less of a problem in the Japanese version, where [[Hikaru Midorikawa]] delivered a subdued but still emotional performance. * "The Captain" from ''[[Hellsing]]'' * Kunimitsu Tezuka from ''[[Prince of Tennis]]''. Genichirou Sanada starts like this, but soon we see that he's [[Not So Stoic]]. Line 140 ⟶ 143: ** Freya's not on their level yet, but she's probably the member of their generation who comes closest. Natsu might make a good showing, as long as Kenichi stays the hell away from him. * Every single contractor in ''[[Darker than Black]]''. It's one of their defining characteristics. Bonus points go to Hei in particular for being an [[Anti-Hero]] with a [[Badass Longcoat]]. [[Subverted Trope\|However]], most of them also seem to have one [[Berserk Button]] that [[Not So Stoic\|blows the whole thing to hell]]. Kirihara is also a stoic and she isn't a contractor. * Tabitha in ''[[~~Zero~~The noFamiliar ~~Tsukaima~~of Zero]]'' is robotically stoic. ** Her tragic and somewhat sadistic back story might have something to do with it. * Ai Enma the ''[[Hell Girl]]''. {{spoiler\|Only because her emotions were sealed so she could do her job. Flashbacks show she is just a normal girl.}} * Doumeki from ''[[~~xxxHolic~~×××HOLiC\|Xxx HO Li C]]'' * Miharu from ''[[Nabari no Ou]]''. ** Yoite tries it, at times, too. Line 168 ⟶ 171: * Paul von Oberstein of ''[[Legend of the Galactic Heroes]]'' is one of the best examples of this trope. He's not fazed by anything, be it a necessity to sacrifice 2 billions of people or even ''his own death''. == Comic Books == ~~== Comics ==~~ * Adam Warlock of the [[Marvel Universe]], even before he became completely devoid of both good and evil. * [[Batman]], generally. Line 192 ⟶ 194: == Films == * Andy Dufresne in ''[[The Shawshank Redemption]]''. * Subverted by John Preston in the movie ''[[Equilibrium]]''. He starts the movie literally feeling no emotion, but by the end, when he goes off the emotion-inhibiting drug, he feels the full spectrum of human emotion while having to hide it from his superiors. * Pick any movie starring [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] shortly after he switched from body building to cinema. However, since Arnold is from Austria, this might be more because he still had to polish his English, so this is more like one of those times when [[Real Life Writes the Plot]]. * Any role [[Keanu Reeves]] has ever played (except Theodore "Ted" Logan). Come to think of it, all the {-(main-}) characters of ''[[The Matrix]]'' movies are The Stoic. * Kevin Costner in ''[[The Bodyguard]]''. * Tommy Lee Jones in several of his movies. Line 201 ⟶ 203: * Bruce Banner in the [[The Incredible Hulk (film)\|The Incredible Hulk]] film, for all emotion, not just anger. Because otherwise... [[Unstoppable Rage\|y'know]]... * Silent Bob is played this way in ''[[Clerks]]''. This changed when the character became more prominent in the other [[View Askewniverse]] films. * ''[[Inglourious Basterds\|]]'': Hugo Stiglitz]], at least until {{spoiler\|the scene where he dies}}, where he begins to [[Not So Stoic\|show some visible anger]]. * ''[[The Man Who Fell to Earth]]'' has [[Alien Among Us]] Thomas Jerome Newton, who is ''much'' more stoic than in the book. Despite him {{spoiler\|slipping into alcoholism, failing his planet, letting his family die, and losing the only thing he has left to love}} he never sheds a tear; when emotions crack his facade they are most often borne of fear and/or physical pain. * In ''[[Edge of Darkness (2010 film)\|Edge of Darkness]]'', the protagonist Craven is a former Vietnam vet who can't understand why others "make such a big deal" out of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and shows little outward signs of his emotions during his [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]] aside from a brief breakdown after his daughter Elle's murder. Line 274 ⟶ 276: {{quote\|'''Ziva:''' We have a situation at the safehouse. '''Gibbs:''' Well, yeah, Ziva. What is it? '''Ziva:''' Just a second. ''([The hitmen break in through two different doors, and Ziva [[Guns Akimbo\|shoots them both dead]] before they can react.)]'' '''Gibbs:''' Ziva? Ziva! Ziva, talk to me! '''Ziva:''' Under control. ''([hangs up)]'' }} ** Gibbs' only reaction is to smile slightly before he hangs up as well. * Douglas Henshall's performance as Nick Cutter in ''[[Primeval]]'' is much more restrained in the second and third series than the first. The altercations to the timeline and revelation of {{spoiler\|Stephen and Helen's affair}} could make him qualify in the [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]] category. Line 296 ⟶ 298: * ''[[Supernatural (TV series)\|Supernatural]]'': Hi there, Castiel. No, really, he has no clue how to show emotion, which isn't true for the other [[Our Angels Are Different\|angels]]. * Stefan Salvatore, from ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]''. * Captain Apollo, from ~~the classic ''~~[[Battlestar Galactica ~~Classic~~(1978 TV series)\|the classic ''Battlestar Galactica]]'']], tends to be this in the majority of the episodes. * Frank Reagan in ''[[Blue Bloods]]'' is an NYPD chief with a sense of public service that would do any Roman proud. == [[Tabletop Games]] == Line 437 ⟶ 439: * [http://garbagetimeallstars.blogspot.com/2009/04/many-faces-of-derrick-rose.html Derrick Rose.] * [[Steven Seagal]]. [http://minorityblog.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/steven_seagal_expressions.jpg Here's a chart.] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20151106195315/http://rumorator.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Amber_lamps.jpg Amber Lamps.] * Chilean President Manuel Montt was described by his own followers as "being all cool head, but no heart". * During the [[Arab-Israeli Conflict\|Yom Kippur War]] "Dado" Elazar specifically ordered that no casualties names be reported to headquarters unless it was of military importance that they be known. This was because several of the officers present had their own sons in the fighting. In this case it was almost literal Stoicism: it was the sort of order a Roman commander might have given. Line 446 ⟶ 448: * George Washington. If he ever smiled in his entire life it has never been proven. * The Duke of Wellington. [[No True Scotsman\|But then]] [[Stiff Upper Lip\|he was British.]] {{reflist}} [[Category:~~The Stoic~~{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:Knight in Shining Tropes]] [[Category:Characters]] Line 452 ⟶ 456: [[Category:Narrative Tropes]] [[Category:Emotion Tropes]] ▲[[Category:The Stoic]] [[Category:Introversion Tropes]] [[Category:All the Tropes Superhero Team]]