Shell Shocked Senior

Basic Information

The Shell Shocked Senior is a character who has experienced something traumatic in the past - usually involving a war or at least some kind of combat or military action - that somewhat unhinged or at least unbalanced him. He tends to be among the oldest members of a group - the veteran who worries about the dangers the others don't see.

See Also

• Aloof Big Brother
• Antihero
• Characters As Device
• Heroic BSOD
• Hollywood Psych
• I Did What I Had To Do
• Ineffectual Loner
• Jerk With A Heart Of Gold
• Loners Are Freaks
• Madness Tropes
• Military And Warfare Tropes
• My God What Have I Done
• Shoot The Dog
• The Big Guy
• The Hunter
• The Lancer
• The Quiet One
• There Are No Therapists
• The Stoic
• Truth In Television
• Zen Survivor

Sources

Bibliography

1. TV Tropes Wiki entry

Game and Story Use

• These tend to be more fun to play than a "simple" Stoic, since you can mutter strange things under your breath and refer to horrifying incidents of the past.