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Doesn't quite matter if it's canon or not. In one work, he qualifies as The Sociopath. In another work, it's an Averted Trope. Each work should have it's own bullet.
Link to TRS threads in project mode here.I am not sure if this is a case where an Averted Trope is noteworthy. But, if this is the case- to a similar example in another work, i heard that 'Another Monster', a book of the perspective of the Big Bad sociopath of the manga 'Monster' not portrays the villain in question as a 'true' sociopath. Must this be mentioned in an other bullet in the The Sociopath example to the character in question in Monster ?
Edited by MagBasIn this case, I think it noteworthy because the page is trying to trope the same character from two different works. One work presents him as The Sociopath and the other presents Hidden Depths. Anyone who switched from one work to the other would find that change in characterization somewhat jarring. Like the way Jar-Jar Binks went from Secondary Character to Spear Carrier.
Link to TRS threads in project mode here.

22 jan, i deleted the following paragraph of natter in The Sociopath example in Characters.Frozen Prince Hans Westergaard Of The Southern Isles:
" But it's also zig-zagged here, as Word of God has explicitly described him by this term while emphasizing him as a Tragic Villain with a big Freudian Excuse, making it debatable to say if he is a sociopath or not. A Frozen Heart greatly emphasizes this as well as demonstrating there are people he genuinely cares for. It's implied he's only emulating his father's abrasiveness. In fact, his father may be a better description of this, as he doesn't care for his family unless they're useful to him, treats his subjects like trash, and reacts quite violently if they criticize him or fail to provide him with favors, money or food."
29 jan, njein added an other similar paragraph: "But A Frozen Heart reveals that Hans initially averted this, as his original goal was to permanently escape his abusive family and settle some place else quietly for good. But years of serving as his father's gofer and corrupting his own ethics out of a nigh-impossible desire of winning his father's respect, all led to his downwards spiral towards villainy."
I removed this as natter in the same day.
5 february, Duel Mark added the following paragraph with " added and altered to work better" as edit reason:"That said, Word of God has explicitly described him by this term while emphasizing him as a Tragic Villain with a big Freudian Excuse, making it debatable to say if he is a sociopath or not. A Frozen Heart greatly emphasizes this as well as demonstrating there are people he genuinely cares for and has self-loathing issues, aspects that sociopaths don't have. It's implied he's only emulating his father's abrasiveness."
Reading the edit history, i noted the edit war, sent a natter alert in 9 feb and waited by an answer.
Shortly after this, they deleted their more recent edit in the page with "not interested in discussion for now" as edit reason. I interpreted this as a permission and deleted the natter.
11 feb, Duel Mark re-added the paragraph and deleted half of the example with "Actually something important to mention, especially since it shows signs he's not a real sociopath" as edit reason.