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== Comics ==
== Comic Books ==
* Adam Warlock of the [[Marvel Universe]], even before he became completely devoid of both good and evil.
* Adam Warlock of the [[Marvel Universe]], even before he became completely devoid of both good and evil.
* [[Batman]], generally.
* [[Batman]], generally.
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== Films ==
== Films ==
* Andy Dufresne in [[The Shawshank Redemption]]
* 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.
* 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]].
* 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.
* 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]]''.
* Kevin Costner in ''[[The Bodyguard]]''.
* Tommy Lee Jones in several of his movies.
* Tommy Lee Jones in several of his movies.
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* Bruce Banner in the [[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]] film, for all emotion, not just anger. Because otherwise... [[Unstoppable Rage|y'know]]...
* 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.
* 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]].
* ''[[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.
* ''[[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.
* 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.
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* ''[[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]].
* ''[[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]]''.
* Stefan Salvatore, from ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]''.
* Captain Apollo, from the classic ''[[Battlestar Galactica Classic|Battlestar Galactica]]'', tends to be this in the majority of the episodes.
* Captain Apollo, from [[Battlestar Galactica (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.
* Frank Reagan in ''[[Blue Bloods]]'' is an NYPD chief with a sense of public service that would do any Roman proud.


== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
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