History PlayingWith / ColdSniper

* '''Exaggerated''': His side just suffered a massive, ''massive'' loss, and they lost the war and they're all going to die horribly. Gustav doesn't bat an eye.

** Gustav is only cold when he is sniping.

* '''Straight''': [[GrimUpNorth Gustav]] is the team's sniper. He is emotionally detached and lives farther [[SlidingScaleLongName down the scale]] than all of his allies.

* '''Defied''': "I'm not the Franchise/{{Terminator}} with a sniper rifle. C'mon, I'll introduce you to the rest of the squad".

** Or he's suffering from PTSD... and [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge eventually cracks]].

'''Basic Trope:''' A sniper who is [[TheStoic emotionally detached]], grim, and determined.
* '''Straight:''' [[GrimUpNorth Gustav]] is the team's sniper. He is emotionally detached and lives farther [[SlidingScaleLongName down the scale]] than all of his allies.
* '''Exaggerated:''' His side just suffered a massive, ''massive'' loss, and they lost the war and they're all going to die horribly. Gustav doesn't bat an eye.
* '''Justified:''' Sniper doctrine (or any sort of killing) -- detach yourself from the enemy. You're often alone or with a spotter too.
* '''Downplayed:''' Gustav is a ColdSniper and ConsummateProfessional when working. Outside of it he's a NiceGuy.
* '''Inverted:'''

* '''Subverted:'''

* '''Double Subverted:''' Gustav is set up as a ColdSniper, but upon meeting him, we learn that he's a FriendlySniper... in social situations. When he's later seen in combat, he's utterly cold and remorseless (which is possibly why he's relaxed and friendly outside of combat; it just doesn't get to him at all).
* '''Parodied:'''

* '''Deconstructed:'''
** Gustav is a war criminal and an unquestioning lapdog for his side, which regularly commits genocide.
** Or he's suffering from PTSD... and [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge eventually cracks]].
* '''Reconstructed:'''
** That's just enemy propaganda.
** "If I had PTSD, I would have been shipped home."
** Gustav is a sociopath, so he doesn't feel anything when he kills people. But he knows he should stay out of trouble too.
* '''Zig Zagged:'''

* '''Averted:''' Snipers are just like every other soldier.
* '''Enforced:''' "I think we need TheStoic for our TrueCompanions, and it also seems to be missing characters effective at long range. [[IdeaBulb Hmm]]."
* '''Lampshaded:''' "Oh, that's Gustav. Don't try to make him change his expression - [[PerpetualFrowner it never works]]."
* '''Invoked:''' Gustav convinces some villagers to spread the rumor that he's a heartless bastard to scare the enemy soldiers.
* '''Defied:''' "I'm not the Franchise/{{Terminator}} with a sniper rifle. C'mon, I'll introduce you to the rest of the squad."
* '''Discussed:''' "Are all snipers that emotionless?"
* '''Conversed:''' "Five bucks says the guy with the scoped rifle is an ice-cold hardass."
* '''Plotted A Good Waste:''' Gustav is cold not because of a stereotype, but because the author is making a point about the [[WarIsHell horrors of war]].

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** Or [[NotGoodWithPeople he's actually kind of nervous and high-strung when people, friend or foe, are within twenty feet of him,]] [[BunnyEarsLawyer but functions well as a sniper because it keeps him away from the bulk of the combat and lets him work alone]].

* '''Defied:''' "I'm not the {{Terminator}} with a sniper rifle. C'mon, I'll introduce you to the rest of the squad."

* '''Straight:''' [[GrimUpNorth Gustav]] is the sniper on the hero's team. He is emotionally detached, and lives farther [[SlidingScaleLongName down the scale]] than all of his allies.

* '''Justified:''' Sniper doctrine (hell, any sort of killing) -- detach yourself from the enemy. You're often alone or with a spotter, too.

** Gustav is [[BloodKnight positively]] [[AxCrazy batshit]] [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} bonkers]].

** Gustav is set up as a Cold Sniper, but upon meeting him the protagonist learns he's a FriendlySniper.
** Or, when [[NewMeat Alice]] meets him, he's cold and distant, but that's because he's a SugarAndIceGuy.
* '''Double Subverted:''' Gustav is set up as a Cold Sniper, but upon meeting him the protagonist learns he's a FriendlySniper...in social situations. When he's later seen in combat, he's utterly cold and remorseless (which is possibly why he's relaxed and friendly outside of combat; it just doesn't get to him at all).

** Henry [[ImprobableAimingSkills who regularly destroys enemy aircraft with a single shot of a rifle]] laments failing the sniper test numerous times for not being stoic enough.

** When heroes meet Gustav, he is very cold... but that's because his girlfriend ditched him. His mood swings rather unpredictably from that point on - sometimes he's TheStoic, sometimes NiceGuy, sometimes HotBlooded, sometimes a {{wangst}}er, sometimes {{jerkass}}.
** Gustav is cold towards non-snipers because he feels unable to relate to them and their experiences as opposed to his own, and vice versa. As such, he comes off as cold and distant to them. With fellow snipers, because he is able to relate to them better he is a lot more convivial. His mood varies depending on who he is with.
** Gustav is outwardly cold as ice. Secretly he is a WarriorPoet. If he has a SniperDuel with a WorthyOpponent he respects, he will write an elgy for him, burn it in a private ceremony and bury the ashes when no one is looking.

* '''Lampshaded:''' "Oh, that's Gustav. Don't try to make him change his expression - [[PerpetualFrowner never works]]."

* '''Conversed:''' "Five bucks says the guy with the scoped rifle is a hardass."
* '''Plotted A Good Waste:''' Gustav is cold not because of stereotype, but because [[AuthorTract the author is making a point]] about the [[WarIsHell horrors of war]].

** Gustav is naturally cold in personality and would be whether or not he was a sniper. Yet he really does care for his buddies and his LoveInterest.

* '''Inverted:''' Gustav is [[BloodKnight positively]] [[AxCrazy batshit]] [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} bonkers]].

* '''Subverted:''' Gustav is set up as a Cold Sniper, but upon meeting him the protagonist learns he's a FriendlySniper.

* '''Parodied:''' Henry [[ImprobableAimingSkills who regularly destroys enemy aircraft with a single shot of a rifle]] laments failing the sniper test numerous times for not being stoic enough.

* '''Deconstructed:''' Gustav is a war criminal and an unquestioning lapdog for his side, which regularly commits genocide.

* '''Reconstructed:''' That's just enemy propaganda.

* '''Zig Zagged:''' When heroes meet Gustav, he is very cold... but that's because his girlfriend ditched him. His mood swings rather unpredictably from that point on - sometimes he's TheStoic, sometimes NiceGuy, sometimes HotBlooded, sometimes a {{wangst}}er, sometimes {{jerkass}}.

** Or [[NotGoodWithPeople he's actually kind of nervous and high-strung when people, friend or foe, are within twenty feet of him, [[BunnyEarsLawyer but functions well as a sniper because it keeps him away from the bulk of the combat and lets him work alone]].

** Or [[BunnyEarsLawyer he's actually kind of nervous and high-strung when people, friend or foe, are within twenty feet of him, but functions well as a sniper because it keeps him away from the bulk of the combat and lets him work alone]].

** Or he's a CompleteMonster

* '''Plotted A Good Waste:''' Gustav is cold not because of stereotype, but because [[AuthorTract author is making a point]] about the [[WarIsHell horrors of war]].

* '''Enforced:''' "I think we need TheStoic for our {{Nakama}}, and it also seems to be missing characters effective at long range. [[IdeaBulb Hmm]]."

'''Basic Trope:''' Sniper is [[TheStoic emotionally detached]], grim, and determined.

* '''Plotted A Good Waste:''' Sniper is cold not because of stereotype, but because [[AuthorTract author is making a point]] about the [[WarIsHell horrors of war]].

** Or, when [[NewMeat Alice]] meets him, he's cold and distant, but that's because he's a Type 2 {{Kuudere}}.

[-Back to ColdSniper.-]

'''Basic Trope:''' Snipers are [[TheStoic emotionally detached]], grim, and determined.

** He's suffering from PTSD... and [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge eventually cracks]].