Basic Trope: A Scottish person is portrayed as brave, and is a physical and/or psychological powerhouse.
- Straight: Claidheamh mac Kerr, The Big Guy, has direct Scottish roots, and is usually the first to go out, even when he (along with the rest of his friends) are scared pale.
- Exaggerated:
- Claidheamh is a full-on Scotsman (And Goidelic Celtic for that matter) who has absolutely 0 Anglo-Saxon blood, and is more often than not lugging around a Claymore twice his height, width, and weight (and he's 7-and-a-half feet tall, with 3 feet wide shoulders, and weighs in approximately at 400 pounds). Even when facing an Eldritch Abomination, he may be absolutely horrified, but that will NOT stop him from fighting it off.
- All Scotsmen are portrayed as such.
- Claidheamh literally fears nothing, as he psychologically has no sense of terror and fear, to the point that he doesn't understand about how scared people feel.
- Downplayed: Claidheamh is a bit of a Cowardly Lion, but he will still fight if it means he and his friends are safe.
- Justified:
- Claidheamh is a Proud Warrior Race Guy.
- It's inherent within Claidheamh to be brave.
- Claidheamh's rough upbringing taught him to be brave in the face of adversity.
- Inverted:
- Claidheamh is a Dirty Coward.
- Sir Robert, who's completely Anglo-Saxon, is a Dirty Coward.
- Sir Robert, who's completely Anglo-Saxon, is a Brave Anglo.
- Subverted:
- It appears Claidheamh is Scottish, but as it turns out, he's actually all Anglo-Saxon.
- Claidheamh is Scottish, but chickens out every opportunity he gets.
- Double Subverted:
- That test result was actually for Sir Robert, who is Anglo-Saxon. Further inspection firmly solidifies Claidheamh's Scottish roots.
- Character Development kicks in, and Claidheamh finally starts to fight back.
- Parodied:
- Even the tiniest smidge of Scottish blood (that's surrounded by all sorts of other ethnic bloods) will activate at the slightest sense of fear, automatically overpowering everything else in favor of engaging with the enemy and fighting it off.
- Claidheamh is a Fearless Fool.
- Claidheamh is usually brave. That is, until he's told that he needs to be Paying for the Action Scene. Alone.
- Zig-Zagged: Whether or not Claidheamh's this, a Dirty Coward, or a Violent Glaswegian is Depending on the Writer.
- Averted: Claidheamh isn't Scottish at all, and is a Dirty Coward.
- Enforced:
- It's a national stereotype.
- The creator is Scottish and wants to portray a character with Scottish heritage in a positive light.
- Lampshaded: "Nobody's attackin' me wit' impunity!"
- Invoked: Claidheamh is taught by his parents to be braver, because they want a reputation that Scottish people will always have each others' back.
- Exploited: Claidheamh's bravery usually means he's Designated Point Man.
- Defied: ???
- Discussed: ???
- Conversed: ???
- Implied: A fellow described as "eating a terrible meal of minced mutton" is also described as a brave fighter.
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