History TheStoic / VideoGames

* Several characters act this way in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'', but the most notable is likely K'. He never so much as smirks, his voice rarely moves past a monotone, and his introductory line is a muttered, "Heh. Now I'm mad."

* Kazuma Kiryu of the ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series is pretty stonefaced. If he shows emotion, it's either a [[WhenSheSmiles warm smile towards a child]] or a DeathGlare towards [[TooDumbToLive someone REALLY stupid]] [[CurbStompBattle about to get beaten to within an inch of their life]].

* [[BlueBlood Rachel]] [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Alucard]] of ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', as well as her companion [[BattleButler Valkenhayn]] [[MysteriousMiddleInitial R.]] [[RetiredBadass Hellsing]], are generally aloof and reserved throughout the games. This stands out a lot since ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' is a WorldOfHam filled to the brim with HotBlooded [[LargeHam Large Hams]] [[NoIndoorVoice who can't keep their voices down]]. Even then, they have [[NotSoStoic their moments]].

* The ''VideoGame/AdvanceWars'' series has [[TheDragon Hawke]] from ''Black Hole Rising'' and ''Dual Strike'', and [[ColdSniper Gage]] from ''Days Of Ruin''. Unlike the other [=COs=] they lack "happy" portraits for when their units win battles, and the former only ever has "..." as a reaction to a battle.

* Dante in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry2''. This was so completely out of character for him that Creator/{{Capcom}} has basically ignored the game ever since.

* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'', Various members of Organization XIII, Xemnas, Xaldin, Lexeaus, Zexion, and Saix to name a few, are various shades of stoic, though they all have moments of NotSoStoic as well. It could be because of their nature as Nobodies, however with the exception of Xemnas, all the previously mentioned characters were still shown as stoic when they had hearts.

%% * This was the intended effect behind how Samus was written in ''VideoGame/MetroidOtherM'', but needless to say, that's not how it came across.

* Jade Curtiss from ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'' is the Stoic and the DeadpanSnarker ''and'' the StepfordSmiler. He is both awesome and rather creepy.
** Tear also when she trying to keep up her soldier mentality.

** [[{{BigBad}} Truth]] as well, as not even the destruction of the Halo ring fazes him. [[NotSoStoic Until]] ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}'', where it's revealed that he was merely masquerading as the Stoic to hid his sadistic psychopathic personality and ''extremely'' high temper.
* Agent 47 from the ''VideoGame/{{Hitman}}'' series, [[TheComicallySerious oh so hilariously much]]. He doesn't even attempt to act the part of anything he dresses up as, and will continue to glower menacingly and talk in an unenthusiastic deadpan voice even when dressed as a clown, a children's mascot, a groovy hippy, a surfer dude, etc.

* ''VideoGame/MinecraftStoryMode:'' Petra, at least for the first half of Season 1. She’s not ''emotionless'' but it ''does'' take a lot to rattle her. [[CharacterDevelopment However, she becomes a lot more open and emotional to others as the story progresses.]]

* The protagonist Abe no Seimei of ''[[VideoGame/{{Onmyoji}} Onmyōji]]'', a kindhearted man who never shows any extreme emotion despite [[AmnesiacHero all the]] [[MonsterOfTheWeek things]] [[AllegedLookalikes that happen to him]].

* ''VideoGame/MinecraftStoryMode:'' Petra, at least for the first half of Season 1. She’s not emotionless but it takes a lot to rattle her. [[CharacterDevelopment However, she becomes a lot more open and emotional to others as the story progresses.

* Kazuma Kiryu of the ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series is pretty stonefaced. If he shows emotion, it's either a [[WhenSheSmiles warm smile towards a child]] or a DeathGlare towards [[WhatAnIdiot someone REALLY stupid]] [[CurbStompBattle about to get beaten to within an inch of their life]].

* Vergil from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry 3'' in direct contrast to his cocky {{Jerkass}} brother. However, as the game progresses, we learn that he's [[NotSoStoic far less emotionally mature than his brother]], becoming furious when he loses control of the situation while Dante becomes much more serious.
** Dante himself in ''Devil May Cry 2''. This was so completely out of character for him that Capcom has basically ignored the game ever since.

* ''Franchise/GrandTheftAuto'':

* Fancy Pants Man from ''VideoGame/FancyPantsAdventures''. Despite the fact that he has emotions and feelings, he is still a silent protagonist who does not reveal much about his own personality.

* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIVTheBalladOfGayTony'' has Luis Lopez as the stoic in terms of most facial expressions.

* This was the intended effect behind how Samus was written in ''VideoGame/MetroidOtherM'', but needless to say, that's not how it came across.

* Agent 47 from the ''VideoGame/{{Hitman}}'' series.