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Can be treated as a ButtMonkey -- and the audience is primed to [[ComedicSociopathy laugh rather than worry about their misfortunes]]. Often an IneffectualLoner to boot. Unlike his [[WideEyedIdealist polar opposite]] (who will inevitably die or get its ideals smashed and be rendered a hollow shell of its former self), the Grumpy Bear at least has a chance of getting through a [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynical]] story in one piece - though in particularly bleak examples, even this is no gurantee. In (most) idealistic stories, he will either learn AnAesop about ThePowerOfFriendship and ThePowerOfLove and live -- well, HappilyEverAfter, or at least be left alone, his grumpiness being mainly used for comedy. He is known for being GoodIsNotNice and TheKilljoy, if not a variant of TheDreaded or KnightOfCerebus.

Can be treated as a ButtMonkey -- and the audience is primed to [[ComedicSociopathy laugh rather than worry about their misfortunes]]. Often an IneffectualLoner to boot. Unlike his [[WideEyedIdealist polar opposite]] (who will inevitably die or get its ideals smashed and be rendered a hollow shell of its former self), the Grumpy Bear at least has a chance of getting through a [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynical]] story in one piece. In (most) idealistic stories, he will either learn AnAesop about ThePowerOfFriendship and ThePowerOfLove and live -- well, HappilyEverAfter, or at least be left alone, his grumpiness being mainly used for comedy. He is known for being GoodIsNotNice and TheKilljoy, if not a variant of TheDreaded or KnightOfCerebus.

Can be treated as a ButtMonkey -- and the audience is primed to [[ComedicSociopathy laugh rather than worry about their misfortunes]]. Often an IneffectualLoner to boot. Unlike his [[WideEyedIdealist polar opposite]] (who will inevitably die or get its ideals smashed and be rendered a hollow shell of its former self), the Grumpy Bear at least has a chance of getting through a [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynical]] story in one piece. In (most) idealistic stories, he will either learn AnAesop about ThePowerOfFriendship and ThePowerOfLove and live -- well, HappilyEverAfter, or at least be left alone, his grumpiness being mainly used for comedy. He is known for being GoodIsNotNice and TheKilljoy, if not a variant of KnightOfCerebus.

Can be treated as a ButtMonkey -- and the audience is primed to [[ComedicSociopathy laugh rather than worry about their misfortunes]]. Often an IneffectualLoner to boot. Unlike his [[WideEyedIdealist polar opposite]] (who will inevitably die or get its ideals smashed and be rendered a hollow shell of its former self), the Grumpy Bear at least has a chance of getting through a [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynical]] story in one piece. In (most) idealistic stories, he will either learn AnAesop about ThePowerOfFriendship and ThePowerOfLove and live -- well, HappilyEverAfter, or at least be left alone, his grumpiness being mainly used for comedy. He is known for being GoodIsNotNice and TheKilljoy.

* Wobbly-Headed Bob, a character created by Creator/JhonenVasquez fits into this trope in a fairly extreme way. The character himself is something of an InsufferableGenius and/or NietzscheWannabe who lives in a world where dumb but [[TastesLikeDiabetes cutesy]] creatures live in blissful ignorance. Bob himself condemns others for their ignorant nature and tries to expose others to the supposed horrors of reality, upon which they are usually DrivenToSuicide. He does get called out for this, with a pig once telling him that it's ridiculous to tell happy people they're supposed to be miserable. The pig is eventually talked into killing himself.

Can be treated as a ButtMonkey -- and the audience is primed to [[ComedicSociopathy laugh rather than worry about their misfortunes]]. Often an IneffectualLoner to boot. Unlike his [[WideEyedIdealist polar opposite]] (who will inevitably die or get its ideals smashed and be rendered a hollow shell of its former self), the Grumpy Bear at least has a chance of getting through a [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynical]] story in one piece. In (most) idealistic stories, he will either learn AnAesop about ThePowerOfFriendship and ThePowerOfLove and live -- well, HappilyEverAfter, or at least be left alone, its grumpiness being mainly used for comedy. He is known for being GoodIsNotNice and TheKilljoy.

* Bossa Nova, the proprietor of The Big and Taur Shop in ''Fanfic/ManehattansLoneGuardian''. As good as she is at her job, she only runs the shop as a means of supporting herself. The minotaur is much more proud of her immense strength than she is of her ability to give customers what they want, and because she isn't able to use it as much as she would like, her dealings with others are dour and to the point.

* ''ComicStrip/{{Mutts}}'' has Sourpuss, a [[MeaningfulName grumpy cat]] who especially complains about Mondays ([[ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} hmm]]).

Can be treated as a ButtMonkey -- and the audience is primed to [[ComedicSociopathy laugh rather than worry about their misfortunes]]. Often an IneffectualLoner to boot. Unlike his [[WideEyedIdealist polar opposite]] (who will inevitably die or get its ideals smashed and be rendered a hollow shell of its former self), the Grumpy Bear will at least get through a [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynical]] story in one piece. In (most) idealistic stories, he will either learn AnAesop about ThePowerOfFriendship and ThePowerOfLove and live -- well, HappilyEverAfter, or at least be left alone, its grumpiness being mainly used for comedy. He is known for being GoodIsNotNice and TheKilljoy.

* GrumpyBear/WebComics

A Grumpy Bear who works with the other characters despite his skepticism is a SourSupporter. This trope is a specific type of AntiHero and UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist. Particularly extreme types have a tendency to be [[SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers blinded by their cynicism]] in works in the middle of the scale, and to be [[TheIdealistWasRight downright]] ''[[TheIdealistWasRight wrong]]'' in idealistic ones.

A Grumpy Bear who works with the other characters despite his skepticism is a SourSupporter. This trope is a specific type of AntiHero and UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist. Particularly extreme types have a tendency to be [[SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers blinded by his cynicism]] in works in the middle of the scale, and to be [[TheIdealistWasRight downright]] ''[[TheIdealistWasRight wrong]]'' in idealistic ones.

%% commented out as Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * Grumpy the dwarf ([[MeaningfulName of course]]) in ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''.

%% commented out as Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * Sour Bill in ''Disney/WreckItRalph'', a resident of ''Sugar Rush'', a literal SugarBowl.
%% commented out as Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * Kristoff from ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'', a hardy mountain-man.

Can be treated as a ButtMonkey -- and the audience is primed to [[ComedicSociopathy laugh rather than worry about their misfortunes]]. Often an IneffectualLoner to boot. Unlike his [[WideEyedIdealist polar opposite]] (who will inevitably die or get its ideals smashed and be rendered a hollow shell of its former self), the Grumpy Bear will at least get through a [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynical]] story in one piece. In (most) idealistic stories, he will either learn AnAesop about ThePowerOfFriendship and ThePowerOfLove and live -- well, HappilyEverAfter, or at least be left alone, its grumpiness being mainly used for comedy. He is known for being GoodIsNotNice.

* GrumpyBear/{{Theater}}

Can be treated as a ButtMonkey -- and the audience is primed to [[ComedicSociopathy laugh rather than worry about their misfortunes]]. Often an IneffectualLoner to boot. Unlike his [[WideEyedIdealist polar opposite]] (who will inevitably die or get its ideals smashed and be rendered a hollow shell of its former self), the Grumpy Bear will at least get through a [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism cynical]] story in one piece. He will either learn AnAesop about ThePowerOfFriendship and ThePowerOfLove and live -- well, HappilyEverAfter, or at least be left alone, its grumpiness being mainly used for comedy. He is known for being GoodIsNotNice.

A Grumpy Bear who works with the other characters despite his skepticism is a SourSupporter. This trope is a specific type of AntiHero and UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist. Particularly extreme types have a tendency to be [[SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers blinded by his cynicism]] in more realistic works, and to be [[TheIdealistWasRight downright]] ''[[TheIdealistWasRight wrong]]'' in idealistic ones.

A Grumpy Bear who works with the other characters despite his skepticism is a SourSupporter. This trope is a specific type of AntiHero and UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist. Has a tendency to be [[SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers blinded by his cynicism]] in more idealistic works.

A Grumpy Bear who works with the other characters despite his skepticism is a SourSupporter. This trope is a specific type of AntiHero and UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist. Has a tendency to be [[SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers blinded by his cynicism]] in more realistic works.

[[caption-width-right:250:[[PerpetualFrowner He'll never crack a smile.]]]]

* ''FanFic/ThePiecesLieWhereTheyFell'': Night Blade is pretty grouchy a lot of the time, and given his history, who can blame him? About the only time he's happy is when Page Turner is around him.

%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * Grumpy the dwarf ([[MeaningfulName of course]]) in ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * Kirby the vacuum cleaner in ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster''.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'': [[spoiler:Lotso]]
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * Snorri the Miserable in ''Film/ErikTheViking''.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * Don Lino from ''WesternAnimation/SharkTale''.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * King Malbert is the most moody person in ''WesternAnimation/{{Igor}}''.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * Moe from ''Film/TheThreeStooges''.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * ''Film/HomeAlone'': Harry and Uncle Frank from the first two films.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * 1 from ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Nine}} 9]]''.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * Nigel, and to a lesser extent Jewel at first, from ''WesternAnimation/{{Rio}}''.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * Sour Bill in ''Disney/WreckItRalph'', a resident of ''Sugar Rush'', a literal SugarBowl.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * Kristoff from ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'', a hardy mountain-man.

* Played with in ''Fanfic/SkyholdAcademyYearbook''. [[Franchise/DragonAge Varric]] likes to ''call'' himself a grumpy old man, but he's usually pretty cheerful and only around forty years old. It's just part of his schtick.