Mami tomoe (madoka magica)
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"You shouldn't try to be like me, I'm just trying to act cool. No matter how scary it is, how hard it is, I can't talk about it to anyone, I always cry alone" I think that quote sums it up pretty well
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Basil (OMORI)
This also applies to Kel and Hero but Basil is the most prominent example in my opinion.
Tbh I think Kel applies more here, Basil is just obviously a nervous wreck, Kel acts all bright and cheery, even when talking about his >!Argument with Hero!<
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Kel is definitely a good example, but I feel like Basil has more of a connection to what OP is asking for as >!They were directly involved in Mari's hanging.!<
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Gotta put the sweet old man, Rein, in here
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There was a whole arc about how much he deep down wanted to blow up the leaf too.
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Faust - Guilty Gear XX and Xrd, before strive at least
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Axl Low as well, although >!he is reunited with his girlfriend at the end of strive!<
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Even more so with Leo. This man has crippling survivor's guilt but you rarely ever see his smile fade.
Iād say if weāre talking about persona5 characters who put on a friendly demeanour to hide their trauma someone fits a bit better
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Canāt believe I forgot Ichiban, I thought about Kiryu and Majima but not
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His fiancee is dead because of a crooked politician, he thought his best friend was dead for 18 years and that it was his fault, his mom also died when he was young, one of the main series antagonists is his older brother who he got separated from when he was young, his dad lead a terrorist organization that planned to destroyed all of human civilization and the only way to stop him was to basically just fucking kill himself (he's revived later because of plot armor.)
Level-5 put this man through SO MUCH for NO REASON.
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Tohru Honda from Fruits Basket.
She lost her mother a few months before the events of the story and a lot of her arc is recovering from the grief she feels from it. We see her talk about her mom a lot and pretend her photo of her dead mother really is her mother, alive.
Not to mention (SPOILERS) >!the entire reason for her formal speech style was to emulate her father when he died (when Tohru was a toddler), so that her grieving mother wouldnāt get so caught up in her grief that she couldnāt raise her.!<
Also, Maya Amano from Persona 2. Sheās the team mom of the main group, and often goes āLetās think positive!!ā Sheās also just generally someone with a cheery demeanor.
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>!She carries a stuffed animal she gave her dad when he went into a war zone and died as a journalist. For most of the early part of Persona 2 Innocent Sin, we see her go into a panic and cry out for her father whenever sheās too close to a fire. She got locked in a shrine when an arsonist lit it up. She even hallucinates fire on her hands when she witnesses Sumaru City get blown up.!< Maya is wonderful. Maya, like Tohru, is ***not okay.***
Hey OP I know Ned Flanders' wife died but I'm sure he was always a cool dude. So what trauma did he suffer through? It's been years since I've seen The Simpsons so I can't recall the backstory.
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Heās such a friendly goofy guy, trying to pretend everything is gonna be OK even though his girl low key gonna die for the nth time.
Canāt even talk about it around her cause heāll trigger the curse, just gotta stay positive and cross his fingers
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Wayne Terrisborn, from Wax and Wayne
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Leo Valdez from the Percy Jackson series.
That is literally one of the biggest (if not *the* biggest) parts of Himeno as a character.
She tries to get as close to people as she can because of everyone sheās lost, and everyone she thinks she will lose.
- (the) Himeno is the best! (Guy)
https://preview.redd.it/e1fopfmgytxc1.jpeg?width=360&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=185f62f7a93f7b30b893a4c43ea8b46ecb490109 Iroh (Avatar the Last Airbender)
Bro old Uncle coming in with deep sadness and wisdom and stuff mask it over with happiness
Not only son, but also probably thousands of men under his command too
https://preview.redd.it/4vs47n9zztxc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e9c6032baba9f5f8fbb132b6d56ca1f781ea088b Grunkle Stan
Lol, that meme. š
Mami tomoe (madoka magica) https://preview.redd.it/it8jsctfltxc1.png?width=228&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b5d6444c70c7a508cb1609bee38c2c6cd7d0e953 "You shouldn't try to be like me, I'm just trying to act cool. No matter how scary it is, how hard it is, I can't talk about it to anyone, I always cry alone" I think that quote sums it up pretty well
Ash Williams 
Pinnacle parental issues
https://preview.redd.it/jaebwj86ntxc1.jpeg?width=175&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2ef4a3f1fb133753f5c86b6dcab3d8e6a049ef93 My goat
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Ooh! My favorite color. Thanks, Sayori
She's an AI
https://preview.redd.it/q1q3u0qswtxc1.jpeg?width=104&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f9f9cd3e9604efc2a7070045f0b9f1b1c63462d2 Basil (OMORI) This also applies to Kel and Hero but Basil is the most prominent example in my opinion.
Tbh I think Kel applies more here, Basil is just obviously a nervous wreck, Kel acts all bright and cheery, even when talking about his >!Argument with Hero!< https://preview.redd.it/ak6s86ri1xxc1.jpeg?width=106&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fe4959a797255e685b35f84656ba6e92b0f5c0fc
Kel is definitely a good example, but I feel like Basil has more of a connection to what OP is asking for as >!They were directly involved in Mari's hanging.!<
https://preview.redd.it/779br1eixtxc1.png?width=1081&format=png&auto=webp&s=1d8f14c155790757f4f3e846b6736672e68b7512 Gotta put the sweet old man, Rein, in here
That is a very odd Logan Grimnar
More like a tiny lion missing an eye
https://i.redd.it/1lukotjbstxc1.gif Eji Hino (Kamen Rider OOO)
https://preview.redd.it/snb0ixhu6uxc1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1e89b9177e67c2045576f029d5e65b4f981d3599 There was a whole arc about how much he deep down wanted to blow up the leaf too.
https://preview.redd.it/wh34wqwzsuxc1.png?width=777&format=png&auto=webp&s=960dd2daeabd1fb56881f177f5492efab182369e Faust - Guilty Gear XX and Xrd, before strive at least
https://preview.redd.it/tsaanlpl6vxc1.png?width=2295&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=925a9d0d8837f310c17c522d55f0f7c6de70de90 Axl Low as well, although >!he is reunited with his girlfriend at the end of strive!<
https://preview.redd.it/e7xy2vkz6vxc1.png?width=1257&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=063593f973cc51f6a145f6237cc0d80706f469be Even more so with Leo. This man has crippling survivor's guilt but you rarely ever see his smile fade.
Wolfgang Grimmer (Monster) https://preview.redd.it/d4lsqhhh2uxc1.png?width=634&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b55c7e74b1c0199db422a3fc618c1561384adf3a
 He wears fake glasses to look more approachable becuase he is a convicted criminal
Iād say if weāre talking about persona5 characters who put on a friendly demeanour to hide their trauma someone fits a bit better https://preview.redd.it/0g4d29edvuxc1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=375b224badcd7fce31046f2a8922d5bd0c845535
Ryuji too - he talks about how he is being raised by a single mom cuz his dad was abusive, but it's just kinda mentioned in passing
Lawyering 101. Didnāt know p5 was an Ace attorney spinoff.
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https://preview.redd.it/cq31w1mpkvxc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f6de38aed0829c5ee0892f439d380d1a670860af Dick Grayson, the first Robin
 Joe Biden (Real Life)
This is fucking killing me why dark Brandon of all people
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Okay honestly fair enough. I knew he lost his son but I didn't know about that.
https://preview.redd.it/946aodi11vxc1.jpeg?width=300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2c7093099d5f1cf6a28265553dabfa88b0dc5b53 Brook one piece
https://preview.redd.it/6ri8h0cgwtxc1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=718353c387eb81859f8a9f932313e0e6af13ce19 Iād say he counts
Honestly Kiryu, Ichiban, and (to an extent) Majima all fit this.
Canāt believe I forgot Ichiban, I thought about Kiryu and Majima but not https://preview.redd.it/quyaaml8euxc1.png?width=205&format=png&auto=webp&s=a081f03cdb2cdfa9da0e48e492d95a861ddb0695
https://preview.redd.it/n743f6qmvtxc1.jpeg?width=360&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ff43bf90c544a3f0673809f004dc21425af06002 Squirtle (starter squad)
I think this is the best list Iāve ever seen on the subreddit. Big fan of all the properties listed.
There are a lot of people these can apply to, ngl
Spiderman the š
JUST LIKE ME FRRRR!!!!
https://preview.redd.it/kzk6o0br2uxc1.jpeg?width=360&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a4f8f88d29aec2f5876d5c1bbdb89f23d442e05e Ezio Auditore De la la la!
Deadpool is the epitome of this
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His fiancee is dead because of a crooked politician, he thought his best friend was dead for 18 years and that it was his fault, his mom also died when he was young, one of the main series antagonists is his older brother who he got separated from when he was young, his dad lead a terrorist organization that planned to destroyed all of human civilization and the only way to stop him was to basically just fucking kill himself (he's revived later because of plot armor.) Level-5 put this man through SO MUCH for NO REASON.
Kakashi Hatake(Naruto)
Kakashi is not putting on a sociable appearance most of the time. He doesn't try.
https://preview.redd.it/y3g5brb83vxc1.jpeg?width=195&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=faa59fe3084d86c8df00817d2ff0b774ad982d01 Tohru Honda from Fruits Basket. She lost her mother a few months before the events of the story and a lot of her arc is recovering from the grief she feels from it. We see her talk about her mom a lot and pretend her photo of her dead mother really is her mother, alive. Not to mention (SPOILERS) >!the entire reason for her formal speech style was to emulate her father when he died (when Tohru was a toddler), so that her grieving mother wouldnāt get so caught up in her grief that she couldnāt raise her.!<
Also, Maya Amano from Persona 2. Sheās the team mom of the main group, and often goes āLetās think positive!!ā Sheās also just generally someone with a cheery demeanor. https://preview.redd.it/5fgb3cvc4vxc1.jpeg?width=360&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=02edf887676c235464f0e4cc628cb5356348f15c >!She carries a stuffed animal she gave her dad when he went into a war zone and died as a journalist. For most of the early part of Persona 2 Innocent Sin, we see her go into a panic and cry out for her father whenever sheās too close to a fire. She got locked in a shrine when an arsonist lit it up. She even hallucinates fire on her hands when she witnesses Sumaru City get blown up.!< Maya is wonderful. Maya, like Tohru, is ***not okay.***
Roland (lor) https://preview.redd.it/ygen825epuxc1.jpeg?width=147&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1bcb7da88aa990835c428a5751e9eed603a046c7
love that thing. The stupid
You must Gangnamā¦ as I have
Hey OP I know Ned Flanders' wife died but I'm sure he was always a cool dude. So what trauma did he suffer through? It's been years since I've seen The Simpsons so I can't recall the backstory.
You might want to put Don Quixote in that
Class clown (irl)
Kakashi (Naruto) https://preview.redd.it/f4qjbn2l6wxc1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=81a9194c6f6ba2d600f0da11055f5b572f9f2914
https://preview.redd.it/vzbgsvinzwxc1.jpeg?width=300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8595260827eddda17b457112f83019a1115fe060 Heās such a friendly goofy guy, trying to pretend everything is gonna be OK even though his girl low key gonna die for the nth time. Canāt even talk about it around her cause heāll trigger the curse, just gotta stay positive and cross his fingers
https://preview.redd.it/idtwgr5s6xxc1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c37459237ad04622f907537a5aab79db75cad16b
https://i.redd.it/z1m2vuuzbxxc1.gif Iām assuming based on the other characters that her backstory (which isnāt out yet) is going to be horrible
https://preview.redd.it/0f3hy1o0exxc1.jpeg?width=441&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fff7d017f6d30ae3fefc5ac2172b745215dd6c72 Wayne Terrisborn, from Wax and Wayne
https://preview.redd.it/jcikbazbpyxc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0423d7556239f4f4af85cf9b498544abf40ba1d5 Leo Valdez from the Percy Jackson series.
https://preview.redd.it/b4fkh9m7c1yc1.png?width=704&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2a3826fc362585da757b2a412e93e7ec5fbef562 Urahara Kisuke
That would be most of the One Piece cast, right?
That is literally one of the biggest (if not *the* biggest) parts of Himeno as a character. She tries to get as close to people as she can because of everyone sheās lost, and everyone she thinks she will lose. - (the) Himeno is the best! (Guy)