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* Master Tigress from ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' is normally cold and aloof as the result of Master Shifu not showing enough affection for her [[FreudianExcuse when she was growing up]]. Though it takes a while, Po eventually gets her to show her softer side.

** [[BattleButler Nathalie Sancoeur]] usually doesn't show any emotions, but she cares very much about the Agreste family, her employers. [[spoiler: She has got a BodyguardCrush, is a YesMan for Gabriel and even helps him in his supervillain plans, from Season 3 onwards becoming his [[PeacockGirl helper Mayura]] while knowing the risk of death by using a damaged Miraculous. She is also some kind of an AdoptiveMother for Adrien and tried to rescue him from the supervillain trio of Lady Wifi, Princess Fragrance and Reflekta hell bent on punishing his cousin [[EvilTwin Felix]]]].

** [[BattleButler Nathalie Sancoeur]] usually doesn't show any emotions, but she cares very much about the Agreste family, her employers. [[spoiler: She has got a BodyguardCrush, is a YesMan for Gabriel and even helps him in his supervillain plans, from Season 3 onwards becoming his [[PeacockGirl helper Mayura]] while knowing the risk of death by using a damaged Miraculous. She is also some kind of an AdoptiveMother for Adrien and tried to rescue him from the supervillain trio of Lady Wifi, Princess Fragrance and Reflekta hell bent on punishing his cousin [[EvilTwin Felix]]]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' has [[Characters/TheOwlHouseAmityBlight Amity Blight]], who begins the series as an AcademicAlphaBitch, but as the main character works to better understand her, Amity soon shows herself to be kind and cordial, ultimately joining Luz's friend group and [[spoiler:later becoming Luz's girlfriend.]]

* ''VideoGame/ThirteenSentinelsAegisRim:'' Ei Sekigahara is the [[TheStoic cool-headed]] and pragmatic ActionHero of the group who doesn't tend to be warm and inviting most of the time. Around those he cares about though, he takes on a very gentle, brotherly vibe, key examples including Ryoko (his sibling-surrogate), Iori (his LoveInterest), and [[spoiler:BJ/"Miura" (one of his closest friends).]]

* ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} is a male version. He's not especially confident or good at expressing emotion, so he mostly spends his time [[{{Workaholic}} buried in a pile of paperwork]] and hiding his crippling self-doubt behind a [[TheStoic stone wall]]. Unfortunately, this also means that he can't explain [[IDidWhatIHadToDo his actions]] to the people he leads, so they think he's a WellIntentionedExtremist. Before her death, ComicBook/JeanGrey, his [[OppositesAttract wife]], helped to mediate between Cyclops and the team, but after her death, Cyclops hooked up with ComicBook/EmmaFrost, who similarly has trouble relating to people (mostly because she's very blunt and patronizing, rather than being serious and to the point), and watched as over 90 percent of the mutant population was depowered and decimated, followed by two thirds of what's left being slaughtered and him being forced to relocate the X-Men to a military bunker, he basically ends up getting to the point where, whenever there's trouble, he's cold and calculating, moreso than usual, and constantly prepping for war, while retaining his slightly calmer dorky side whenever he has time to be friendly, which sadly became less frequent as time went on until he ends up losing half of his team.
* ComicBook/{{Raven}} from ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'': the comic had her defrost for [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Robin]]...[[LikeBrotherAndSister Not that he notices]].
* ComicBook/{{X 23}} from the ''ComicBook/XMen'' and ''X-Force'' acts cold around other people. Alone, however, she's an emotional wreck who can't reconcile the trauma of her {{Tykebomb}} training with her growing desire to be free and express herself. (She was trained all her life to repress feelings and never bond with anyone, so, gradually... she forgot how.) Unfortunately, this is often a SelfFulfillingProphecy -- she doesn't know how to be social with her peers, so they take her awkward silences to mean that she has no emotions or humanity at all, so they isolate her from the group and call her a "monster", so she never learns how to relate to other people, so she never learns how to let go of her depression, [[ViciousCycle so she doesn't know how to be social with her peers...]]. (Admittedly, though, it doesn't help that she sees nothing wrong with killing people--something which horrifies her fellow teenagers. Even in her good moments, X-23 looks and speaks in [[DarkIsNotEvil a very creepy way]].)
** She gets better after breaking out of a [[JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind mental]] EpiphanicPrison and leaving the X-Men. During the journey to find herself that follows, she bonds with Gambit and Jubilee, who also have emotional trauma (What did you expect? It's the Franchise/MarvelUniverse) and understand her {{Kuudere}} nature. Her life evens out after that--she's not normal, but she's a healthier example of the trope, and she's slowly making peace with herself.
* Franchise/{{Batman}}, believe it or not. Though he never becomes specifically open and warm, his cold and authoritative demeanor works in tandem with deep compassion and fairheartedness that only reveals itself in certain situations -- most often in regards to his adopted "sons" and Alfred.
** The most recent arc of ''Batman And Robin'': [[spoiler:Batman actually tells Damian that he's proud of him, the highest praise he ever gives, and then he hugs him. ManlyTears were shed]].
* Gert from ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'' is a DeadpanSnarker who mistrusts adults even more than the rest of the team, which is really saying something. Only the few people who have earned her trust get to know the animal lover and loyal friend hiding behind her prickly exterior.
** Later member Klara is an even more extreme example -- she is often appallingly rude to strangers, owing to her abusive backstory giving her a lot of difficulty with trusting other people. She is, however, extremely loyal to the Runaways, particularly Molly and Karolina, who were directly responsible for saving her from the aforementioned abusive past.
* The ComicBook/MartianManhunter: aloof and alien on the outside, kind and compassionate on the inside.

* Unintentional IceQueen Machiko Noguchi from ''Franchise/AlienVsPredator'' didn't realize that she should have integrated herself into the colonists when she arrived at her new executive job, instead of spending three months hardly communicating with them at all. She's actually rather caring and considerate, but that's not how she presented herself.
* Miho from ''ComicBook/SinCity'' seems almost completely unemotional, but there have been moments in which she showed genuine affection for a select few people. The prime example is in ''Family Values'', where she lies on Dwight's lap and takes a nap.
* Midnighter from ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'' is a stoic, gritty, brutally violent AntiHero in the field, and a DeadpanSnarker in general. So far, so Franchise/{{Batman}}-expy. However, interaction with his partner and husband Apollo, their daughter Jenny, or just [[FriendToAllChildren kids in general]] reveals a surprisingly sweet and tender side.
* Cyclonus in ''ComicBook/TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'', who was TheDragon to the BigBad in the [[ComicBook/TheTransformersIDW previous series]] before a HeelFaceTurn, who is also very stoic and gruff, rebuffing everyone but his roommate, Tailgate.
* ComicBook/DoctorOctopus from the ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' comics. He has been shown time again to wanting to be left alone but also craving the closeness of others. Even after the "The Superior Spider-Man" run, Octavius still had the inkling to help others.
* Kate Kane, particularly when on duty as ComicBook/{{Batwoman}}, can often be stoic, aloof, harsh, and very violent. But she also [[FriendToAllChildren loves kids]], has a sense of humor, and is generally friendly to people she likes. She's also more emotionally open with her romantic partners and close family.
* Robbie Reyes, the ''ComicBook/AllNewGhostRider''. While he's not rude, he's very cold, direct and quiet around most people. He's slightly more open to his LoveInterest Lisa, almost acting on their shared mutual attraction to each other though remains withdrawn. But when it comes to his little brother, Robbie dotes on Gabe, laughs and plays with his brother, and will do anything he can to keep his brother happy.
* [[Characters/WonderGirlCassieSandsmark Cassie Sandsmark]] in the ComicBook/New52 is a tough, brash, fierce, and short-tempered individual who's prone to violent outbursts and [[DeadpanSnarker sardonic comments]]. However, she's quite compassionate towards [[AnimalLover innocent, defenseless animals]] and is very protective of her friends, ''[[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend especially]]'' [[Characters/{{Robin}} Tim Drake]].

* [[ComicBook/WonderGirl Cassie Sandsmark]] in the ComicBook/New52 is a tough, brash, fierce, and short-tempered individual who's prone to violent outbursts and [[DeadpanSnarker sardonic comments]]. However, she's quite compassionate towards [[AnimalLover innocent, defenseless animals]] and is very protective of her friends, ''[[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend especially]]'' [[Characters/{{Robin}} Tim Drake]].

* [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Bender]]'s attitude toward his friends ranges from callous to the point of LackOfEmpathy to openly, weepily affectionate to the point of [[AndCallHimGeorge life-threatening]] [[CuddleBug hugs]]. [[MoodSwinger Sometimes in the same episode]].

** Mako counts too: most of the time; he's a stoic strategist—notable for being the ''only'' one of the four central characters who's never been seen crying on-screen—but he clearly shows affection towards his brother Bolin and his friends.

** [[LonelyRichKid Adrien]] is not cold, but somewhat quiet and reserved in his civilian identity; in his superhero identity [[CatGirl Cat Noir]], however, he's an impulsive PungeonMaster and ChivalrousPervert.

** Rainbow Dash from can qualify, as can Angel Bunny. Both show their sweet side around Fluttershy, but both can be insensitive (and in Angel's case, spoiled) to their MoralityPet. Rainbow Dash also shows her sweet side around Applejack (who she sees as a friendly rival), Scootaloo, Tank, Pinkie Pie, and sometimes Twilight and Rarity too. She mellows out in later seasons, but still retains her snark and cool attitude, because after all warm colours are said to come forward when cold colours recede.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' has Amity Blight, who begins the series as an AcademicAlphaBitch, but as the main character works to better understand her, Amity soon shows herself to be kind and cordial, ultimately joining Luz's friend group and [[spoiler:later becoming Luz's girlfriend.]]

* Rick Sanchez from ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' is this, being insulting, abusive and emotionally distant but willing to save Morty and Summer.

** Lapis Lazuli; sweet and playful towards Steven...bitter and angry towards everybody else. As the show goes on she slowly warms up to the other Gems, but it's a slow, hard journey.