survivalist stereotype theme

There is a stereotypical character of the sort that prepares excessively for the imminent collapse of civilization. This may, for example, be an American man who stockpiles food and weapons in his own underground bunker.

Examples

In tz1985e2x09b "Shelter Skelter", the American gun dealer and survivalist specialist Harry foresaw the imminent breakout of a devastating nuclear war. To prepare, he had planned meticulously and stockpiled various necessities in his very own secret basement bomb shelter.

3 total · 1 major · 2 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
tz1985e2x09b major Harry Dobbs built a family bomb shelter his basement because he was convinced that a nuclear war was imminent.
futurama3x04 minor Fry's father made the basement of his family home into a fallout shelter full of guns and bananas.
movie: TerrorVision (1986) minor Grandpa was an ex-military man who had a bunker in the family house.