History Tsundere / ComicBooks

Did you think tsunderes were limited to we Japanese? Even the ''Americans'' hate your idiocy, and you know it!

N-not that... I care if you like the Westerners more. Just... don't forget about me, all right?

* [[Franchise/ArchieComics Veronica Lodge]] is all over the place with this trope. She is usually a Tsun, bitchy, catty, haughty and sometimes downright rude. However, when things are going her way, she becomes a more laid-back Dere. Nicer, albeit still snarky and haughty. When the situation involves Archie, Veronica is more a full on Dere--quiet, complacent and happy so long as he showers her with gifts and attention. If [[BerserkButton his eyes wander to another girl]] however, Violent Tsun Veronica shows up and [[DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale Archie goes home with no nookie and plenty of lumps on his head]]. Often whether she's a Tsun, a Dere or more simply a JerkWithAHeartOfGold [[DependingOnTheWriter depends on who's writing her that month.]]

* ''ComicBook/MonetStCroix'' with ''{{ComicBook/Sabretooth}}'' in Cullen Bunn's ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen2015''. Bunn recently said they were a torturous love, confirming them as having romantic feelings for each other. However, Monet runs hot & cold when it comes to Creed. We see how she checks him out in chapter [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1203430/1203430_900.png five]], compared to how cold she is in chapter [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1155241/1155241_original.png six]]. As the latter shows, she usually doesn't call Creed by his first name and when he points it out, she instantly gets defensive. He briefly loses it and prepares to tear in Callisto during a fight. Monet separates them and Callisto says she could tell Monet was scared seeing what Creed really is, prompting her to dismiss Callisto as getting her psychology degree in the sewers where she lives. Creed gets protective of her when she's spooked by her brother, and tells her there nothing wrong with it, but she sneers she didn't need him swopping in like a Knight in Tarnished Armor.

* Monica (from Brazilian comics ''ComicBook/MonicasGang'' ) is at first portrayed as an almost full time tsuntsun kind of character: a hot-tempered little girl with super-strength, self-proclaimed "the boss of the street" and very feared among other kids. She often uses a huge amount of physical violence to get revenge against her colleague/rival Jimmy Five (''Cebolinha'' on the original), especially when he does any kind of conspiring against her. Still she can sport a very soft and girly side, and surprisingly shows it a lot of times to Jimmy himself.

* This was Gwen Stacy's original personality in the ''SpiderMan'' comics, flipping between concerned and lovestruck over Peter to hating his guts for a minor transgression like him not responding to Harry Osborn's jokes. After her death, however, she was {{Flanderized}} in the minds of most readers and writers into a PuritySue.

* [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Damian Wayne]] is mean and jerkish to everyone in general. But he clearly sees Dick Grayson as a BigBrotherMentor and respects him, even standing up to his mother on one occasion when she talked bad about Dick. He also treats Stephanie Brown/Batgirl III and Alfred like this.

* ''ComicBook/MonetStCroix'' had a BelligerentSexualTension with ''{{ComicBook/Sabretooth}}'' in Cullen Bunn's ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen2015''. Bunn recently said they were a torturous love, confirming them as having romantic feelings for each other. However, Monet runs hot & cold when it comes to Creed. We see how she checks him out in chapter [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1203430/1203430_900.png five]], compared to how cold she is in chapter [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1155241/1155241_original.png six]]. As the latter shows, she usually doesn't call Creed by his first name and when he points it out, she instantly gets defensive. He briefly loses it and prepares to tear in Callisto during a fight. Monet separates them and Callisto says she could tell Monet was scared seeing what Creed really is, prompting her to dismiss Callisto as getting her psychology degree in the sewers where she lives. Creed gets protective of her when she's spooked by her brother, and tells her there nothing wrong with it, but she sneers she didn't need him swopping in like a Knight in Tarnished Armor.

* ''ComicBook/MOnetStCroix'' had a BelligerentSexualTension with ''{{ComicBook/Sabretooth}}'' in Cullen Bunn's ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen2015''. Bunn recently said they were a torturous love, confirming them as having romantic feelings for each other. However, Monet runs hot & cold when it comes to Creed. We see how she checks him out in chapter [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1203430/1203430_900.png five]], compared to how cold she is in chapter [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1155241/1155241_original.png six]]. As the latter shows, she usually doesn't call Creed by his first name and when he points it out, she instantly gets defensive. He briefly loses it and prepares to tear in Callisto during a fight. Monet separates them and Callisto says she could tell Monet was scared seeing what Creed really is, prompting her to dismiss Callisto as getting her psychology degree in the sewers where she lives. Creed gets protective of her when she's spooked by her brother, and tells her there nothing wrong with it, but she sneers she didn't need him swopping in like a Knight in Tarnished Armor.

* [[Characters/GenerationX Monet St. Croix]] had a BelligerentSexualTension with ''{{ComicBook/Sabretooth}}'' in ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen2015''. Monet tends to run hot & cold when it comes to Creed. A classic Tsundere. She's playful and even flirty with him one minute, but is cold and pushing him away the next. A clear contrast with how she checks him out in chapter [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1203430/1203430_900.png five]], compared to how cold she is in chapter [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1155241/1155241_original.png six]].

* [[Characters/GenerationX Monet St. Croix]] had a BelligerentSexualTension with ''{{ComicBook/Sabretooth}}'' in ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen2015''. Monet tends to run hot & cold when it comes to Creed. A classic Tsundere. She's playful and even flirty with him one minute, but is cold and pushing him away the next. A clear contrast with how she checks him out in chapter [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1152780/1152780_original.jpg five]], compared to how cold she is in chapter [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1155241/1155241_original.png six]].

* [[Characters/GenerationX Monet St. Croix]] had a BelligerentSexualTension with ''{{ComicBook/Sabretooth}}'' in ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen2015''. Monet tends to run hot & cold when it comes to Creed. A classic Tsundere. She's playful and even flirty with him one minute, but is cold and pushing him away the next. A clear contrast with how she checks him out in chapter [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1152780/1152780_original.jpg five]], compared to how she snubs him in [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1156213/1156213_original.jpg chapter]] [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1155241/1155241_original.png six]].

* [[Characters/GenerationX Monet St. Croix]] had a BelligerentSexualTension with ''{{ComicBook/Sabretooth}}'' in ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen2015''. The two argue frequently, with Monet usually being the instigator. A clear case of her hot & cold behavior shows between chapters five and six. In chapter five, the team unpacks the Blackbird and Psylocke & Magneto leave for a private convo. Monet mentions it's not a total loss, which is [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1152780/1152780_original.jpg followed by this]]. She certainly doesn't appear disinterested. Chapter six is another matter. During a conversation, she calls him by his given-name for the first time, [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1155241/1155241_1000.png and this exchange follows]]. She certainly runs hot & cold with him.

** Now that she's been married to Clark in the comics for decades, he, their son Jonathan -Comicbook/{{Superboy}}-, her husband's cousin Kara -Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}-, Perry and Comicbook/JimmyOlsen have exclusive rights to her dere side while everyone else gets her (genuinely intimidating) tsun side.

* Miss Ofelia, from Spanish comics ''ComicBook/MortadeloYFilemon'': she is most of time in a very bad mood due to the (usually) unrespectful stupidities made by her colleagues of work (especially her love interest/source of annoyance Mortadelo). But in the rare occasions when is not provoked by them, uses to act into a very fluffy and girly mode. What leads the readers to think what could be her natural behavior.

* [[Franchise/ArchieComics Veronica Lodge]] is all over the place with this trope. She is usually a Tsun, bitchy, catty, haughty and sometimes downright rude. However, when things are going her way, she becomes a more laid back Dere. Nicer, albiet still snarky and haughty. When the subject involves Archie, Veronica is more a full on Dere. Quiet complacent and happy so long as he showers her with gifts and attention. If [[BerserkButton his eyes wander to another girl]] however, Violent Tsun Veronica shows up and [[DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale Archie goes home with no nookie and plenty of lumps on his head]]. Often whether she's a Tsun, a Dere or more simply a JerkWithAHeartOfGold [[DependingOnTheWriter depends on who's writing her that month.]]
* Fantasio from the comic book series ''ComicBook/SpirouAndFantasio'' is this, which becomes especially clear in the spin-off ''ComicBook/{{Gaston}}''. On the one hand he is a crazy inventor full of insane ideas to move the market forwards. On the other hand he gets very angry very easily when he gets disturbed and is even shown as having ideas to bring down morality and punishment on people he does not like. Whether he is Tsun or a Dere [[DependingOnTheWriter depends however again on the writer]].

N-not that... I care if you like the Westerners more. Just... don't forget about me, alright?

** In a non-romantic capacity, his reasons for being tsundere mark Hellion's character arc. Initially, he acted tsun because he was an arrogant SpoiledBrat. This changed as the TraumaCongaLine hit, and he found himself questioning everything he had once taken for granted. He expressed his confusion about life and his fear of abandonment by acting rebellious and defensive- essentially, a more violent variant of the trope. Currently, he ''has'' a dere side, but refuses to show it to anyone for fear of getting hurt again.
* Monica (from Brazilian comics ''ComicBook/MonicasGang'' ) is at first portrayed as an almost full time tsuntsun kind of character: a hot-tempered little girl with super-strenght, self-proclaimed "the boss of the street" and very feared among other kids. She often uses a huge amount of physical violence to get revenge against her colleague/rival Jimmy Five (''Cebolinha'' on the original), specially when he does any kind of conspiration against her. Still she can sport a very soft and girly side, and surprisingly shows it a lot of times to Jimmy himself.

* ''ComicBook/{{Transmetropolitan}}'': Yelena Rossini fulfils the trope by helping Spider Jerusalem out routinely despite being adamant that she hates his guts, and also subjects him to a hellride of an emotional rollercoaster love affair throughout the series: [[spoiler:She has sex with him; denies that she had sex with him (he was too drunk to remember); when she finally admits it, she of course has to do this in a way that deliberately publicly insults him at his own party; she acts possessively over him when sensing rivals (Vita) but still refuses to admit having feelings for him; and they only end up together when she's one hundred per cent sure (or should we say ninety-nine per cent sure) that he's dying. And even then, nobody else are allowed to know that they're together.]] Compared to the Yelena issue, being marked for death by the President of the USA must be a minor inconvenience to Spider.

* Susie Derkins from ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' is generally a very sweet and mild-mannered girl, but is still perfectly willing to retaliate violently at whatever Calvin (see Harsh) is up to. (Not that that's not a wise way to deal with Calvin.)

* Differently from Goldie, [[ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse Brigitta McBridge]], Scrooge's other love interest, is usually very sweet (and even open about her feelings), but whenever Scrooge goes too far in his rejections he's quickly reminded she's ''really'' vindicative-and a businesswoman good enough to actually rival him.

** Glittering Goldie and Scrooge [=McDuck=]'s entire relationship is fueled by cantankerous and even violent interactions, but both with underlying feelings of deep affection and melancholy romance that goes unconfessed for 50 years. The dancehall showgirl Glittering Goldie, being known as the "Ice Queen of Dawson" due to her immense frigidity and kleptomaniacal cunning. She seduces the rough-necked, foul-tempered, stingy sourdough gold miner, Scrooge [=McDuck=], drugs his coffee and steals his giant "Goose Egg Nugget". When he awakens after being clobbered and left in a snow-drift outside of town, he proceeds to storm into the ballroom, kidnaps Goldie and forces her to work his claim in the mountains to show her what it means to work for your keep instead of stealing it. She stays in hopes of stealing the deed for his claim, but over time the two cold hearts begin to thaw for eachother, both never confessing their feelings and their love going unspoken long after Scrooge becomes the gazillionaire tycoon we know and love.

** Daisy also has a superhero alter ego, Paperinika (Super Daisy in English-language stories) eventually reaches this kind of relationship with Paperinik (the Duck Avenger), as she, a borderline (and originally not so borderline) StrawFeminist, despises Paperinik as a symbol of male oppression and he doesn't like her unwarranted hatred, but as they get to know each other they start to respect and even like each other, to the point of BelligerentSexualTension they will never act upon due having a significant other... That just happen to be each other, as Paperinik's SecretIdentity is Donald Duck.

* Monet St. Croix of ''{{ComicBook/GenerationX}}''. In general, she has her soft side & genuine love for her friends, but she still usually acts like a self-involved jerk. In ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen2015'', she had a BelligerentSexualTension with ''{{ComicBook/Sabretooth}}''. The two argue frequently, with Monet usually being the instigator. A clear case of her hot & cold behavior shows between chapters five and six. In chapter five, the team unpacks the Blackbird and Psylocke & Magneto leave for a private convo. Monet mentions it's not a total loss, which is [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1152780/1152780_original.jpg followed by this]]. She certainly doesn't appear disinterested. Chapter six is another matter. During a conversation, she calls him by his given-name for the first time, [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1155241/1155241_1000.png and this exchange follows]]. An oddly defensive response, and certainly not as flirty as last chapter.

* Monet St. Croix of ''{{ComicBook/GenerationX}}'' In general, she has her soft side & genuine love for her friends, but she still usually acts like a jerk. In ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen2015'', she had a BelligerentSexualTension with ''{{ComicBook/Sabretooth}}''. The two argue frequently, with Monet usually being the instigator. A clear case of her hot & cold behavior shows between chapters five and six. In chapter five, the team unpacks the Blackbird and Psylocke & Magneto leave for a private convo. Monet mentions it's not a total loss, which is [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1152780/1152780_original.jpg followed by this]]. She certainly doesn't appear disinterested. Chapter six is another matter. During a conversation, she calls him by his given-name for the first time, [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1155241/1155241_1000.png and this exchange follows]]. An oddly defensive response, and certainly not as flirty as last chapter.

* Monet St. Croix of ''{{ComicBook/GenerationX}}'' In general, she has her soft side & genuine love for her friends, but she still usually acts like a snarky AlphaBitch. In ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen2015'', she had a BelligerentSexualTension with ''{{ComicBook/Sabretooth}}''. The two argue frequently, with Monet usually being the instigator. A clear case of her hot & cold behavior shows between chapters five and six. In chapter five, the team unpacks the Blackbird and Psylocke & Magneto leave for a private convo. Monet mentions it's not a total loss, which is [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1152780/1152780_original.jpg followed by this]]. She certainly doesn't appear disinterested. Chapter six is another matter. During a conversation, she calls him by his given-name for the first time, [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1155241/1155241_1000.png and this exchange follows]]. An oddly defensive response, and certainly not as flirty as last chapter.

* Monet St. Croix of ''{{ComicBook/GenerationX}}'' In general, she has her soft side & genuine love for her friends, but she still usually acts like a snarky AlphaBitch. In ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen2015'', she had a BelligerentSexualTension with ''{{ComicBook/Sabretooth}}''. The two argue frequently, with Monet usually being the instigator. She runs very hot & cold on him. A clear example is between chapters five and six. In the former, the team unpacks for their new base and when Psylocke & Magneto need to leave, Monet mentions it's not a total loss, which is [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1152780/1152780_original.jpg followed by this]]. Chapter six is another matter. During a conversation, she calls him by his given-name for the first time, [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1155241/1155241_1000.png which leads to this]]. An oddly defensive response, and certainly not as flirty as last chapter.

** After Monet is possessed by Emplate, she seems to go into ''{{Yandere}}'' territory. Creed finds her killing Inhumans in limbo and she seems excited to see him at first, but scoffs at him being the one sent to find said Inhumans. [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1154899/1154899_1000.jpg Creed admits Rachel Grey was with him, whom he sent back -telling Monet he wanted to speak with her alone. Monet asks if Creed is protecting his new friend, before smirking dangerously & noting that she doesn't like it]].

* Monet St. Croix of ''{{ComicBook/GenerationX}}'' In general, she has her soft side & cares a lot for her friends, but she still acts like a snarky AlphaBitch quite often. She's very hot & cold toward ''{{ComicBook/Sabretooth}}'' in ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen2015'', with whom she had a BelligerentSexualTension. The two argue back & forth frequently -Monet usually being the instigator. She can be playful with him one moment and snubbing him the next. Usually the latter comes when he gets protective of her, which is always met with annoyed objection.
** A clear contrast example happens between chapters five and six. In the former the X-Men are unpacking for their new base. When Betsy & Magneto need to leave, Monet mentions it's not a total loss, which is [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1152780/1152780_original.jpg followed by this]]. In chapter six, Monet is back to snubbing Creed. During their conversation, she calls him by his first-name, [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1155241/1155241_1000.png which leads to this exchange]]. Not as flirtatious as she was just one chapter ago.
** After Monet is possessed by Emplate, she moves into ''{{Yandere}}'' territory. Creed finds her in Limbo while she's killing Inhumans and she seems excited to see him at first, but scoffs at him being the one sent to find said Inhumans. [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1154899/1154899_1000.jpg Creed admits Rachel Grey was with him, whom he sent back -telling Monet he wanted to speak with her alone. Monet asks if Creed is protecting his new friend, before smirking dangerously & noting that she doesn't like it]].

** A clear contrast example happens between chapters five and six. In the former the X-Men are unpacking for their new base. When Betsy & Magneto need to leave, Monet mentions it's not a total loss, which is [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1149496/1149496_1000.jpg followed by this]]. In chapter six, Monet is back to snubbing Creed. During their conversation, she calls him by his first-name, [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1150902/1150902_1000.png which leads to this exchange]]. Not as flirtatious as she was just one chapter ago.
** Chapter 17, -after Monet's possession by Emplate, she moves into ''{{Yandere}}'' territory. Creed finds her in Limbo while she's killing Inhumans and she seems excited to see him at first, but scoffs at him being the one sent to find said Inhumans. [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1152496/1152496_original.jpg Creed admits Rachel Grey was with him, whom he sent back -telling Monet he wanted to speak with her alone. Monet asks if Creed is protecting his new friend, before smirking dangerously & noting that she doesn't like it]].

* Monet St. Croix of ''{{ComicBook/GenerationX}}'' In general, she has her soft side & cares a lot for her friends, but she still acts like a snarky AlphaBitch quite often. She's very hot & cold with ''{{ComicBook/Sabretooth}}'' in ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen2015'', with whom she had a BelligerentSexualTension. The two argue back & forth frequently -Monet usually being the instigator. She can be playful with him one moment and snubbing him the next. Usually the latter comes when he gets protective of her, which is always met with annoyed objection.

* Monet St. Croix of ''{{ComicBook/GenerationX}}'' In general, she has her soft side & cares for her friends a great deal. But she still acts like a snarky AlphaBitch quite often. She's very hot & cold with ''{{ComicBook/Sabretooth}}'' in ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen2015'', with whom she had a BelligerentSexualTension. The two argue back & forth frequently, with Monet usually being the instigator. She can be playful with him one moment and snubbing him the next. Usually the latter comes when he gets protective of her, which is always met with annoyed objection.
** A clear contrast example happens between chapters 5 and 6. In the former the X-Men are changing bases and unpacking. When Betsy & Magneto need to leave, Monet mentions it's not a total loss, which is [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1149496/1149496_1000.jpg followed by this]]. In chapter 6, Monet is back to snubbing Creed. During the conversation, she calls him by his first-name, [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1150902/1150902_1000.png which leads to this exchange]]. Not as flirtatious as she was only one chapter ago.

Hmph! Did you think tsunderes were limited to we Japanese?! Even the ''Americans'' hate your idiocy, you boorish oaf!

N-not that... I care if you like the Westerners more. Just... don't forget about me, okay?

** Glittering Goldie and Scrooge McDuck's entire relationship is fueled by cantankerous and even violent interactions, but both with underlying feelings of deep affection and melancholy romance that goes unconfessed for 50 years. The dancehall showgirl Glittering Goldie, being known as the "Ice Queen of Dawson" due to her immense frigidity and kleptomaniacal cunning. She seduces the rough-necked, foul-tempered, stingy sourdough gold miner, Scrooge McDuck, drugs his coffee and steals his giant "Goose Egg Nugget". When he awakens after being clobbered and left in a snow-drift outside of town, he proceeds to storm into the ballroom, kidnaps Goldie and forces her to work his claim in the mountains to show her what it means to work for your keep instead of stealing it. She stays in hopes of stealing the deed for his claim, but over time the two cold hearts begin to thaw for eachother, both never confessing their feelings and their love going unspoken long after Scrooge becomes the gazillionaire tycoon we know and love.

*** Daisy also has a superhero alter ego, Paperinika (Super Daisy in English-language stories) eventually reaches this kind of relationship with Paperinik (the Duck Avenger), as she, a borderline (and originally not so borderline) StrawFeminist, despises Paperinik as a symbol of male oppression and he doesn't like her unwarranted hatred, but as they get to know each other they start to respect and even like each other, to the point of BelligerentSexualTension they will never act upon due having a significant other... That just happen to be each other, as Paperinik's SecretIdentity is Donald Duck.

** Teri Hatcher's Lois on ''Series/LoisAndClark'' was ''definitely'' tsundere.

** Gwen even retains this aspect of her personality in The Spectacular Spider-man.

* [[ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse Glittering Goldie]] as well as [[ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse Scrooge McDuck]]'s entire relationship is fueled by cantankerous and even violent interactions, but both with underlying feelings of deep affection and melancholy romance that goes unconfessed for 50 years. The dancehall showgirl Glittering Goldie, being known as the "Ice Queen of Dawson" due to her immense frigidity and kleptomaniacal cunning. She seduces the rough-necked, foul-tempered, stingy sourdough gold miner, Scrooge McDuck, drugs his coffee and steals his giant "Goose Egg Nugget". When he awakens after being clobbered and left in a snow-drift outside of town, he proceeds to storm into the ballroom, kidnaps Goldie and forces her to work his claim in the mountains to show her what it means to work for your keep instead of stealing it. She stays in hopes of stealing the deed for his claim, but over time the two cold hearts begin to thaw for eachother, both never confessing their feelings and their love going unspoken long after Scrooge becomes the gazillionaire tycoon we know and love.
* [[ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse Daisy Duck]] is an iconic tsundere of Western comics and animation. Her varying between lovey-dovey and cranky is also pretty understandable considering [[HotBlooded Donald's personality]]. On the superhero side, [[PhysicalGoddess Xadhoom]] is Harsh for [[ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures Paperinik]].