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This character needs a hug. Badly. Don't expect any of these to admit it, though. A subtrope of The Stoic. Unlike other Woobie characters, they won't cry, angst, or outwardly show how much they're suffering at all. (Internally is another story). They don't want your pity, and in a great number of cases, will deny having emotions at all. Don't be fooled. The plot has heaped complication after complication on them, and silently, internally, they're suffering. They may inadvertently show their suffering for a moment, in which case they are Not So Stoic, or they may just have Bad Dreams. Sometimes, however if they are lucky they will find a Manic Pixie Dream Girl to comfort them and live happily ever after as a reward for their stoicism.

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  • Stoic Woobie
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  • This character needs a hug. Badly. Don't expect any of these to admit it, though. A subtrope of The Stoic. Unlike other Woobie characters, they won't cry, angst, or outwardly show how much they're suffering at all. (Internally is another story). They don't want your pity, and in a great number of cases, will deny having emotions at all. Don't be fooled. The plot has heaped complication after complication on them, and silently, internally, they're suffering. They may inadvertently show their suffering for a moment, in which case they are Not So Stoic, or they may just have Bad Dreams. Sometimes, however if they are lucky they will find a Manic Pixie Dream Girl to comfort them and live happily ever after as a reward for their stoicism.
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  • This character needs a hug. Badly. Don't expect any of these to admit it, though. A subtrope of The Stoic. Unlike other Woobie characters, they won't cry, angst, or outwardly show how much they're suffering at all. (Internally is another story). They don't want your pity, and in a great number of cases, will deny having emotions at all. Don't be fooled. The plot has heaped complication after complication on them, and silently, internally, they're suffering. They may inadvertently show their suffering for a moment, in which case they are Not So Stoic, or they may just have Bad Dreams. Sometimes, however if they are lucky they will find a Manic Pixie Dream Girl to comfort them and live happily ever after as a reward for their stoicism. See also Jerkass Woobie and Iron Woobie. This character is often a Tin Man, Kuudere, Broken Bird, Emotionless Girl, Shell-Shocked Veteran, or Ice Queen that needs defrosting. Polar opposite of Wangst, where a character overemotes at the most minor suffering. Compare Did You Think I Can't Feel? Also compare Mangst. Examples of Stoic Woobie include:
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