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{{trope}}
{{quote|''There can't possibly be any meaning in this world. But isn't that wonderful in its own right? Because if there isn't any, we can find our own.''|A [[Moe]] [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]] from ''[[
This is the sort of character that goes by doctrines along the lines of "Don't cling to pain. Don't expect happiness. Don't fear loss. Accept reality as it is. Enjoy the good. Endure the bad. Don't make a big deal out of anything. Be selfless, and unconditionally kind and just, without ever expecting a reward. We're all going to end up as piles of dust, so why not be nice to each other and get those pleasant fuzzies?"
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== Anime
* The main conflicts in ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' have shades of this, with the [[Hot-Blooded]] protagonists representing this trope while their opponents appear to be [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]s {{spoiler|[[Well-Intentioned Extremist|there's more to them than that]], but they're still ''very'' depressed people}}.
* [[Crazy Awesome|Jack Rakan]] from ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]''.
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* In ''[[Madlax]]'', the eponymous heroine is a gun-for-hire in a civil war-torn country, yet this only makes her more appreciative of life and its small everyday joys; e.g. she visits her client and target ([[Suicide by Cop|same person]]) on the night before his assassination to comfort him. In the end, it is she (or {{spoiler|the part of Margaret corresponding to her}}) who defeats the [[Nietzsche Wannabe]] of a [[Big Bad]].
* Elmer C. Albatross of ''[[Baccano!]]'' has pretty much this exact outlook. The guy had a horrible childhood and as a result adopted this sort of unsettling [[Stepford Smiler]] personality and obsession with happiness. Basically, he feels the world sucks so much that it's important to be happy.
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'''s Shinji Ikari grows into this trope at the end of [[The Movie|''End
** Kaji also has very strong traits of it. He knows more about what's going on than almost anyone else, yet he's the only character who appears genuinely happy. During one very close battle against an angel that appears to be the final moments before the end of the world, he is watering the melon patch he is growing, with the battle being visible in the distance. If the world does not end on that day, then the melons need to be watered. If it does, then it won't matter what he is doing in the final moments anyway. Either way, he can't do anything to change what's going to happen in the next ten minutes.
* The character Panaru in episode three of ''[[Boogiepop Phantom]]'' is respected for having this philosophy and teaching it to others.
* {{spoiler|[[Shell-Shocked Veteran|Filicia Heideman]]}} from ''[[
* Makina from ''[[Shikabane Hime]]''. The final scene in the anime is of her repeatedly punching her archenemy Hokuto (a fellow fighting-zombie) in the face after all is lost: it's the first time she ascribes meaning to her existence.
{{quote|Makina: You're not an undead! You're alive! And so am I!}}
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== Comic Books ==
* He's slightly different from the example, but [[Watchmen (comics)|Rorschach]] has a similar philosophy. Instead of abandoning rules and discipline due to a nihilistic outlook he decides his rules and principles are all the more important in a world that has no more meaning than the one we impose on it.▼
▲* He's slightly different from the example, but [[Watchmen|Rorschach]] has a similar philosophy. Instead of abandoning rules and discipline due to a nihilistic outlook he decides his rules and principles are all the more important in a world that has no more meaning than the one we impose on it.
** Rorschach is arguably more of an [[Ubermensch]], considering his largely misanthropic view of life. It's shown that he does care about what few friends he has in the world, though.
** Dr. Manhattan also develops into this by the end.
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== Fan Fic ==
* Harry himself, in ''[[Harry Potter and
== Film ==
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