History Main / GermanicDepressives

** There's a historical argument that the [[Thirty Years War trauma caused by the supposed disorder of Germans at this time directly led to their supposed thoroughness and lust for order afterwards]]

-->'''Power Plant Owner''', ''TheSimpsons''

!!Examples:

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* Victor Hillshire from ''GunslingerGirl'' gave of this vibe in the earlier parts of the manga, to the point where Jose [[LampshadeHanging pointed it out]] when the former was asking the latter for advice in ''fratello'' relationships. We see later that he just doesn't socialze with children well, Triela in particular because [[spoiler:he rescued her from a SnuffFilm death back from when he was in Europol in a bungled raid that got his partner killed, kidnapped her from custody from the Dutch police and brought her to Italy for treatment before he found out the true nature of the Social Welfare Agency.]] It was awkward at first, until her decision to let Mario Bossi go see his daughter rather than stay and be protected by the Agency helps him see her as a partner rather than a child or a cyborg killer, neither of which he knew how to act around. Now, ironically, they're the closest ''fratello'' group other than Sandro and Petra, [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean who actually took it a step further]].

* Victor Hillshire from ''GunslingerGirl'' gave of this vibe in the earlier parts of the manga, to the point where Jose [[LampshadeHanging pointed it out]] when the former was asking the latter for advice in ''fratello'' relationships. We see later that he just doesn't socialze with children well, Triela in particular because [[spoiler:he rescued her from a SnuffFilm death back from when he was in Europol in a bungled raid that got his partner killed, kidnapped her from custody fro the Dutch police and brought her to Italy for treatment before he found out the true nature of the Social Welfare Agency.]] It was awkward at first, until her decision to let Mario Bossi go see his daughter rather than go and be protected by the Agency helps him see her as a partner rather than a child or a cyborg killer. Now, ironically, they're the closest ''fratello'' group other than Sandro and Petra.

* Victor Hillshire from ''GunslingerGirl'' gave of this vibe in the earlier parts of the manga, to the point where Jose [[LampshadeHanging pointed it out]] when the former was asking the latter for advice in ''fratello'' relationships. We see later that he just doesn't socialze with children well, Triela in particular because [[spoiler:he rescued her from a SnuffFilm death back from when he was in Europol, kidnapped her from custody and brought her to Italy for treatment before he found out the true nature of the Social Welfare Agency.]] It was awkward at first, until her decision to let Mario Bossi go see his daughter rather than go and be protected by the Agency helps him see her as a partner rather than a child or a cyborg killer.

* ''{{Monster}}'', which for the most part takes place in Germany, averts this trope. The characters are serious and dour if and when it suits their personalities, not because they're German.

Germans in fiction are often stereotyped in one of two ways: [[AllGermansAreNazis Nazis]], or as being dour, serious and frustrated to the point of ridicule. This is a mild TruthInTelevision: While Germans do, indeed, have [[GermanHumour a sense of humour]], they also strictly divide work and leisure time (see {{Oktoberfest}}). And since chances are you'll encounter German people in business situations, this means they will be perceived by others as downright serious during the former. This has also contributed to the additional stereotype of Germans being portrayed as ruthlessly efficient. May be known as German ''Gründlichkeit'' in other nations.

** At the same time, however, he's less work oriented then Germany. He's more interested in his hobbies then working, he just happens to do them in the most "German" way possible (aka with the utmost seriousness).

* Johann Strauss from ''{{Quake}} 4''.

Not so much TruthInTelevision: TV Germans also seem to get angry quite easily, often yelling and having fits that make them sound like, well... [[ThoseWackyNazis you know.]]

** I read a paper where the interpretation was that Bernd's popularity stems from his claiming the right to be unhappy in the hyper happy media world of today. A bit like a box shaped [[BraveNewWorld Savage]].
* [[TheColbertReport Stephen Colbert]] demonstrated this with a bit about Germans and [[http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/270726/april-13-2010/thought-for-food---mentally-ill-advertisers---german-cupcakes cupcakes]] (Towards the end of the clip)

->''The Teutonic reputation for brutality is well founded. Their operas [[DerRingDesNibelungen last three or four days]], and [[DidNotDoTheResearch they]] [[RuleOfFunny have]] [[LanguageEqualsThought no word for "fluffy"]].''

Germans in fiction are often stereotyped in one of two ways: [[AllGermansAreNazis Nazis]], or as being dour, serious and frustrated to the point of ridicule. This is a mild TruthInTelevision: While Germans do, indeed, have [[GermanHumour a sense of humour]], they also strictly divide work and leisure time (see {{Oktoberfest}}). And since chances are you'll encounter German people in business situations, this means they will be perceived by [[strike:American]] non-German business people as downright serious during the former. This has also contributed to the additional stereotype of Germans being portrayed as ruthlessly efficient. May be known as German ''Gründlichkeit'' in other nations.

* Victor Hillshire from ''GunslingerGirl'' gave of this vibe in the earlier parts of the manga, to the point where Jose [[LampshadeHanging pointed it out]] when the former was asking the latter for advice in ''fratello'' relationships. We see later that he just doesn't socialze with children well, Triela in particular because [[spoiler:he rescued her from a SnuffFilm death back from when he was in Europol.]] It was awkward at first, until her decision to let Mario Bossi go see his daughter rather than go and be protected by the Agency helps him see her as a partner rather than a child or a cyborg killer.

* ''{{Monster}}'', which for the most part takes place in Germany, averts this trope. The characters are serious and dour if and when it suits their personalities, not because they're German.

->''The Teutonic reputation for brutality is well founded. Their operas [[DerRingDesNibelungen last three or four days]], and [[DidNotDoTheResearch they have]] [[LanguageEqualsThought no word for "fluffy"]].''

->''The Teutonic reputation for brutality is well founded. Their operas [[DerRingDesNibelungen last three or four days]], and [[DidNotDoTheResearch they have]] [[[[LanguageEqualsThought no word for "fluffy"]].''

->''The Teutonic reputation for brutality is well founded. Their operas last three or four days, and [[LanguageEqualsThought they have no word for "fluffy"]].''

->''Ve Germans are not all smiles und sunshine''

Germans in fiction are often stereotyped in one of two ways: [[AllGermansAreNazis Nazis]], or as being dour, serious and frustrated to the point of ridicule. This is a mild TruthInTelevision: While Germans do, indeed, have a sense of humour, they also strictly divide work and leisure time (see {{Oktoberfest}}). And since chances are you'll encounter German people in business situations, this means they will be perceived by [[strike:American]] non-German business people as downright serious during the former. This has also contributed to the additional stereotype of Germans being portrayed as ruthlessly efficient. May be known as German ''Gründlichkeit'' in other nations.

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*''AxisPowersHetalia''. Ludwig/Germany, of course. The thing is, this trope originates with Prussia's disciplined military culture that dominates perceptions of Germans, but Gilbert/Prussia himself represents this by being a fiercely HotBlooded warrior, so not GermanicDepressives at all, even though he's the origin of the trope.
** ZigZaggingTrope: The comic also acknowledges that south Germans are supposed to nice and jolly (they gave us Oktoberfest), but Roderich/Austria is even ''stricter'' than Ludwig, if more refined and aristocratic.
** At the same time, however, he's less work oriented then Ludwig. He's more interested in his hobbies then working, he just happens to do them in the most "German" way possible (aka with the utmost seriousness).