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> The Stoics in ancient Greece were philosophers who believed that self-control is the highest virtue, and detachment from strong emotions and passion would give them greater insight in their quest for truth.

This isn't an exactly accurate description. There are actually four virtues given by the Stoics: courage, wisdom, self-control and justice. With regard to emotion, this is mostly true, though rather than detachment, it was more the idea of being in control of your emotions, rather than letting them control you. There were certain emotions that various Stoics even suggested cultivating, like affection.

This isn't a critical flaw in the article, just something I thought might be worth bringing up.

There's a form of this I can't find anywhere' and it's been the theme of entire stories.

The analysis of the fact (scientifically proven) that intelligence and emotion are inversely proportionate. Spock is smart because of his lack of emotion, and unfailingly in literature when something happens to cause a charactre to attain godlike intellect, they lose the ability to feel and relate to anyone else, thus losing the knowledge of right and wrong.

Is anybody going to address or at least lampshade the double standard and sexism behind Male characters being able to be 'stoic', but females apparently need a side trope or need to be classified as an 'Emotionless Girl' if they fit the same standards? That's some heavy unfortunate implications there, especially considering the standard that women are expected to be subservient and submissive, passive enough not to complain and endure any sufferings, but at the same time are stereotyped as the 'emotional' gender who prone to panic and think emotionally. I don't know it just comes off as a very blunt and rather offensive double standard that should atleast be addressed in the trope article.

Mind renaming this into something else? Maybe Stonefaced Stoic?

You gotta be kidding. In the Real Life division, an historic character named "Dado" Elazar. Whoever got that, I'm almost certain he got it wrong. It is the spanish for "Dice" Randomness.