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The silent warrior has roots stretching back to TheDrifter in Westerns and farther back. [[TropeMaker The]] [[UsefulNotes/{{Stoicism}} Stoics]] in [[OlderThanFeudalism ancient Greece]] were philosophers who believed that self-control is the highest virtue, and detachment from strong emotions and passion would give them greater insight in their quest for truth. They also thought that emotional reactions to the [[YouCantFightFate inevitable]] were silly; given that WeAllDieSomeday, what is grieving over death but a judgment that the inevitable was somehow ''wrong''? Stoics would later be criticized for [[TheFatalist fatalism]] and [[ApatheticCitizens apathy]]. Examples of these tend to be TheSpock.

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The silent warrior has roots stretching back to TheDrifter in Westerns and farther back. [[TropeMaker The]] [[UsefulNotes/{{Stoicism}} Stoics]] in [[OlderThanFeudalism ancient Greece]] were philosophers who believed that self-control is the highest virtue, and detachment from strong emotions and passion would give them greater insight in their quest for truth. They also thought that emotional reactions to the [[YouCantFightFate inevitable]] were silly; given that WeAllDieSomeday, what is grieving over death but a judgment that the inevitable was somehow ''wrong''? Stoics would later be criticized for [[TheFatalist fatalism]] and [[ApatheticCitizens apathy]]. Examples of these tend to be TheSpock.
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* ''Fanfic/AlienSpeciesCrossoverReturnToLV426'': Pike, owing to his life as an AW ([[Artificialhuman Artificial Womb]] soldier). Even after attempts are made to make him a more well-rounded human being, he remains extremely difficult, if not impossible, for people to read unless they know him well. His facial expressions are minor-verging-on-nonexistent, he does not speak often, and tends to stick to terse statements when he does. (This is all based on the characterizations presented in ''Film/{{Soldier}}'', from which the Artificial Womb Soldier Program detailed in ''TabletopGame/AlienTheRoleplayingGame'' derives substantial inspiration.)

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* ''Fanfic/AlienSpeciesCrossoverReturnToLV426'': Pike, owing to his life as an AW ([[Artificialhuman ([[ArtificialHuman Artificial Womb]] soldier). Even after attempts are made to make him a more well-rounded human being, he remains extremely difficult, if not impossible, for people to read unless they know him well. His facial expressions are minor-verging-on-nonexistent, he does not speak often, and tends to stick to terse statements when he does. (This is all based on the characterizations presented in ''Film/{{Soldier}}'', from which the Artificial Womb Soldier Program detailed in ''TabletopGame/AlienTheRoleplayingGame'' derives substantial inspiration.)

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