History JerkWithAHeartOfGold / WebOriginal

* ''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd'' is a man with an [[HairTriggerTemper extremely short temper]] and [[SirSwearsALot legendary foul mouth]] who won't hesitate to [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown throw down with somebody at the slightest provocation]], but he's also repeatedly been shown to be a decent and fun-loving guy when he's not raging and continues his reviewing of bad games because he loves his fans. He'll even give compliments to the bad games he reviews if he feels they deserve it, and even point out the flaws of the games he does like.

* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''. He ridicules old movies and TV shows, shoots characters who get on his nerves, and though enjoyable to watch, definitely isn't a nice guy. When he goes to rip up [[Series/SesameStreet "Follow That Bird"]], he spends most of the review [[{{Squee}} squeeing]] like a FanGirl over all of the characters, finally culminating in this loud declaration:
-->NC: I CAN'T DO IT! I CAN'T MAKE FUN OF ''SESAME STREET''! IT'S THE FIRST SHOW THAT I EVER SAW! [...] I LOVE YOU ALL! YOU'RE SO BEAUTIFUL AND INNOCENT! YOU ''ARE'' CHILDHOOD!
** He then proceeds to cry, run away, and pay one of his alter-egos [[CrazyHomelessPeople Chester A. Bum]] to finish the review for him.
** The Critic's biggest BerserkButton? [[BigBrotherInstinct Trying to mess with children.]]
** And in reality, Doug Walker is nothing like his [[AlterEgoActing character]]. A few people have suggested that because he's so likable and [[{{Adorkable}} dorkily charming]] that it rubs off on the Critic and makes him more 'heart of gold'-y than what was intended.
*** And shall we put his DistaffCounterpart ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick'' up here too? She's condescending, has her moments of being utterly deranged, abuses her best friend and hides all of it behind an overly cute, girly persona. But she nearly always tries to find at least one good point in the crap she reviews, she's smart as hell, she clearly thinks Nella's adorable like the rest of us (just have a look at the ends of her "My Little Pony" and "Ever After" reviews) and, as is with Doug/Critic, Lindsay's likability shines through easily.
*** Really, aside from the obvious evil characters (Ask That Guy, Sage, Mechie), we could put the majority of Website/ChannelAwesome here.
*** Hell even WebVideo/BennettTheSage seems to have two sides to him. He ACTS like he's the Devil (And doesn't know for sure from time to time whether he is or isn't) to people like Jesotaku, the Nostalgia Critic and Linkara, but beforehand had an ''Anime Abandon'' with Linkara out of goodwill and even indulged him on a few things, and his Eva Abandon review ended with him need revalidation from someone else.
** Linkara kind of averages out somewhere around here. He can be a jackass, a cheat, a liar, a bully and just generally a tool, but still cares deeply for [[spoiler:the spirit of his magic gun]], and at least ''tries'' to do the right thing.

* ''Podcast/LessIsMorgue'': Riley is a rude, standoffish DeadpanSnarker, who occasionally [[BreadEggsMilkSquick kills and/or eats people]]. However, after getting to know her, they're also fiercely protective of Evelyn, their only friend, and have gone out of their way to help others work through their issues. Just don't get too sappy about it, or you'll make them uncomfortable.

*** Really, aside from the obvious evil characters (Ask That Guy, Sage, Mechie), we could put the majority of Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses here.

* Angel Dust of WebAnimation/HazbinHotel is a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot gay, spider demon and famous drag queen porn star turned prostitute/mob boss.]] [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero He's sarcastic, sassy, crass,]] taking every opportunity to mock and taunt allies and enemies alike. He casually mows down the latter with multiple machine guns, baseball bats, and grenades. However, he ''is'' the first denizen of Hell to willingly give the hotel a try, even if he says it's just a place to stay for free as long as he plays nice. When Charlie is visibly depressed over her bungled TV interview, he actually looks like he wants to comfort her for a moment. He also pushes his friend Cherri Bomb out of the way of an attack, showing that he ''is'' loyal to the people he cares about.

* Angel Dust of WebAnimation/HazbinHotel is a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobota gay, spider demon and famous drag queen porn star turned prostitute/mob boss.]] [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero He's sarcastic, sassy, crass,]] taking every opportunity to mock and taunt allies and enemies alike. He casually mows down the latter with multiple machine guns, baseball bats, and grenades. However, he ''is'' the first denizen of Hell to willingly give the hotel a try, even if he says it's just a place to stay for free as long as he plays nice. When Charlie is visibly depressed over her bungled TV interview, he actually looks like he wants to comfort her for a moment. He also pushes his friend Cherri Bomb out of the way of an attack, showing that he ''is'' loyal to the people he cares about.

* In Roleplay/DCNation, most of the Outsiders fit this like gloves. Travis is a street kid turned Comicbook/GreenLantern who sometimes forgets there are actual people involved when he starts planning. Green Shield has the Arrow family's moxie with a side order of caustic sarcasm. Caleb and Amelia Zukov love to put up a good show of not giving a shit about their teammates, but God or Hell help you if you if you go after the team...especially if Caleb doesn't particularly like them.

** Agent Carolina, who started out as just a vengeful and apathetic former agent, only tolerating The Blood Gulch Crew to get back at her former boss and (implied) father. But eventually, she strikes up a genuine friendship with Church and the rest of the team, and [[CharacterDevelopment once she starts to get over her personnel issues]], show that she is a genuinely caring person deep down.
** In Season 12, Felix [[TookALevelInJerkass takes a level in jerkass]], constantly berating, snarking, and abusing the remaining members of the Blood Gulch Crew, as opposed to his starry eyed fanboy treatment of them before. However, this is only because he knows they aren't prepared for war, and wants them to be prepared for when they have to face Locus and the [[EvilEmpire Federation]]. He still cares deeply about them, and it's implied he also cares about [[RebelLeader Vanessa]] and her [[LaResistance rebellion]], though he takes great steps to avoid showing it. Except, [[spoiler: as [[WhamEpisode Episode 10]] reveals, no, he doesn't. At all. He was EvilAllAlong, and working with Locus to get the Federation and the rebels to kill each other off. He absolutely ''hates'' the Blood Gulch Crew, and despised every moment he had to spend with them. He even mentions this trope by name, and laughs at them for believing it to be true. The fanboy act was a ruse to get information out of them so he could help Locus coordinate an attack on their crash site, and he doesn't care at all about Vanessa or the rebels. He then tries to gun the entire team down in cold blood with disintegration weapons so their story can never be told.]] Wow.

* Sean "Lucky" O'Cann of ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest'' acts like a bit of a prick, but has been shown to be genuinely warm and affectionate at other times. It's how he deals with his insecurities, for the most part.
* Kodiak of the Literature/WhateleyUniverse. He chases girls, he pushes people around, he was in the Alphas when [[CardCArryingVillain Don Sebastiano]] ran it. But he's been looking for Ms. Right and is sticking with her; he pushes people to see if they'll stand up to him because he has the spirit of the bear giving him superpowers; and as soon as he could kick Don Sebastiano out and fix the Alphas, he did so, even though it meant he could lose his spot as the head Alpha in doing so.
* LetsPlay/SimonLane, aka Honeydew from the LetsPlay/{{Yogscast}}. LetsPlay/LewisBrindley (Xephos) too, to an extent. They're often seem pushing one another off cliffs, making [[BlackComedy questionable jokes]] and burning things [[ItAmusedMe for the hell of it]] but they call each other ''friend'' at least once every video, Simon's the first to reassure Peculier when he doubts his abilities as a hero and they often show genuine concern for the NPC's they help out along the way. And then there's their reactions when [[spoiler: [[PrecisionFStrike somebody]] [[TearJerker they]] like dies]]. This is part of their persona; they're much nicer in real life.
* Steg, a popular WebAnimation/{{YoutubePoop}}er, says that although he seems to act quite angry on the Internet, he's pretty nice when you get to know him. And he has a sense of humour.

* ''WebVideo/{{Carmilla}}''. She may be a rude, aggressive vampire who has spent centuries as TheDragon to the BigBad, but she really does care about [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend Laura]] and her friends. Notice how frustrated she was when [[spoiler: [=LaFontaine=] was kidnapped]], and in season two when [[spoiler: Perry]] walks into the room clearly traumatized and smelling like blood, Carmilla gets to her feet immediately just like Laura does.
* ''WebAnimation/TheMostPopularGirlsInSchool'': [[SmallNameBigEgo Mackenzie Zales]], [[HairTriggerTemper Brittnay Matthews]], and [[ItsAllAboutMe Shay van Buren]]... when each are not being an outright AlphaBitch.
* The Courier in Machinima/CouriersMindRiseOfNewVegas, is an AxCrazy, vengeful, foul mouthed, [[TheCynic cynical]], egotistical, JerkAss with a HairTriggerTemper. But, as much as it annoys him, when someone needs be the hero and step in to save the day, [[ChronicHeroSyndrome he'll almost always put whatever he was doing aside to do what he thinks is right]], will almost always listen to his MoralityPet EDE even if he thinks he's too sentimental, and god help you if you insult his friends.
* Torresminha in the ''WebVideo/TheSixCatsParade''. She is a gray tuxedo cat who frequently plays too roughly with her children ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzQLMAiSIxI especially with Jessica]]), but she really cares for them.
* ''WebVideo/RWBYAbridged'' turns Ruby Rose into a [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]], egotistical, JerkAss who often blows off her dimwitted, but well intentioned sister Yang and responds to Weiss's insults with even worse insults. But, she also stops street crimes on her own, even though she has nothing to gain from it, does still care about her sister in spite of how much she frustrates her, and does ultimately risk her life to save her teammates.
** Weiss is basically her cannon counterpart with the added twist, that she isn't even training to be a hero by ''choice''. None the less, she will still protect her teammates and even offers to let Ruby back out of fighting alongside them, while it's not too late.
** [[NiceGuy Jaune Arc]] of all people is turned into an egotistical CasanovaWannabe who talks down Pieria for "dressing like a hussie" and acts like an UngratefulBastard to her, despite being nice to him. ([[GoodIsNotSoft Not that she can't pay it back in full.]]) But at the end of the day, he still comes through for his team and ends up saving their lives, and is genuinely polite and respectful to the women he does take an interest in.
* ''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd'' is a man with an [[HairTriggerTemper extremely short temper]] and [[SirSwearsALot legendary foul mouth]] who won't hesitate to [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown throw down with somebody at the slightest provocation]], but he's also repeatedly been shown to be a decent and fun-loving guy when he's not raging and continues his reviewing of bad games because he loves his fans. He'll even give compliments to the bad games he reviews if he feels they deserve it, and even point out the flaws of the games he does like.
* In ''Podcast/RollToBreathe'' Black Cavalier is stand-offish at best and a bully at worst, but she never intends to hurt people and really does care for whatever relationship she has on the team.
* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': Alex is bombastic, selfish, and irritable, but he can also be one of your closest friends.
** Lisa's not as much as Alex, but as Autmn points out in 'The Camping Webisode', she has some hidden kindness.
* ''WebAnimation/NoEvil'':
** Ichabod. He can be arrogant, abrasive, condescending and entitled. The plot that links "Brom Bones" and "Wrip an' Vinkle" came about because of his crush on Wrip and his clear belief that she should be with him because he's smarter than Vinkle. However, when Vinkle is trapped in the Black Ick and put in a near-death comatose state, [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy it's Ichabod who figures out how to save him]]. He's also deeply loyal to both his sister Calamity and their mutual friend Huey, even if he does lash out at them when he's in a funk, and risks his life to try and find Kitty in "Three for a Death".
** Calamity can also be like this. She's the most sarcastic member of the cast, which is a legitimate achievement considering that Kitty is no slouch in that department either, and can be lazy, standoffish, rebellious and stunningly tactless (cracking jokes about Vinkle while he's trapped in the Ick, for example). She's also put her life on the line multiple times to protect innocents and people she cares about, tries to cheer up Ichabod when he's down, and doesn't hold much of a grudge over Corn ''biting her with poisonous fangs on multiple occasions''.
** Murder/Xipetotec in the prequel comic, ''Judgment''. She's notably sarcastic sliding into outright rude, takes a very ''direct'' approach to morality (when Amaroq forces Huey to poke the Blue Tezcatlipoca and get a nasty electric shock, she immediately forces Amaroq to do the same), and her name ''is literally Murder''. The reason she's not in the series proper is that [[HeroicSacrifice she gave her life to stop the Black Ick.]] She had previously attempted to sacrifice herself to stop a volcano.

* ''Literature/{{Carmilla}}''. She may be a rude, aggressive vampire who has spent centuries as TheDragon to the BigBad, but she really does care about [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend Laura]] and her friends. Notice how frustrated she was when [[spoiler: [=LaFontaine=] was kidnapped]], and in season two when [[spoiler: Perry]] walks into the room clearly traumatized and smelling like blood, Carmilla gets to her feet immediately just like Laura does.

* ''WebSeries/{{Carmilla}}''. She may be a rude, aggressive vampire who has spent centuries as TheDragon to the BigBad, but she really does care about [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend Laura]] and her friends. Notice how frustrated she was when [[spoiler: [=LaFontaine=] was kidnapped]], and in season two when [[spoiler: Perry]] walks into the room clearly traumatized and smelling like blood, Carmilla gets to her feet immediately just like Laura does.

* LetsPlay/SimonLane, aka Honeydew from the LetsPlay/{{Yogscast}}. LetsPlay/LewisBrindley (Xephos) too, to an extent. They're often seem pushing one another off cliffs, making [[BlackComedy questionable jokes]] and burning things [[ItAmusedMe for the hell of it]] but they call each other ''friend'' at least once every video, Simon's the first to reassure Peculier when he doubts his abilities as a hero and they often show genuine concern for the NPC's they help out along the way. And then there's their reactions when [[spoiler: [[PrecisionFStrike somebody]] [[TearJerker they]] like dies]]. [[MeanCharacterNiceActor This is part of their persona; they're much nicer in real life]].

*** Hell even WebVideo/BennettTheSage seems to have two sides to him. He ACTS like he's the Devil (And doesn't know for sure from time to time whether he is or isn't) to people like Jesotaku, the Nostalgia Critic and Linkara, but beforehand had an ''WebVideo/AnimeAbandon'' with Linkara out of goodwill and even indulged him on a few things, and his Eva Abandon review ended with him need revalidation from someone else.

** Weiss has a razor sharp and unrelenting tongue, but at the end of the day is shown to care about her teammates. Her initial bickering with Ruby has turned to them being VitriolicBestBuds and [[spoiler: Blake's being an ex-member of the White Fang?]] After some time to cool off and think about it she decided she just doesn't really care.

* ''WebOriginal/TheAngryVideoGameNerd'' is a man with an [[HairTriggerTemper extremely short temper]] and [[SirSwearsALot legendary foul mouth]] who won't hesitate to [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown throw down with somebody at the slightest provocation]], but he's also repeatedly been shown to be a decent and fun-loving guy when he's not raging and continues his reviewing of bad games because he loves his fans. He'll even give compliments to the bad games he reviews if he feels they deserve it, and even point out the flaws of the games he does like.

* 'WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'':
** Weiss has a razor sharp and unrelenting tongue, but at the end of the day is shown to care about her teammates. Her initial bickering with Ruby has turned to them being {{vitriolic best buds}} and [[spoiler: Blake's being an ex-member of the White Fang?]] After some time to cool off and think about it she decided she just doesn't really care.

* While we're talking about Rooster Teeth productions, we have Weiss from ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' who has a razor sharp and unrelenting tongue, but at the end of the day is shown to care about her teammates. Her initial bickering with Ruby has turned to them being {{vitriolic best buds}} and [[spoiler: Blake's being an ex-member of the White Fang?]] After some time to cool off and think about it she decided she just doesn't really care.
** Yang can count as one as well, even if the "Jerk" part is less so than Weiss for the most part. She's impulsive, is the only team member to [[InHarmsWay not have a heroic]] [[BloodKnight reason to be a Huntress]], [[HairTriggerTemper is very quick to anger]], and sees nothing wrong in shoving Blake, her teammate and partner, against a desk when she's angry at her (even when Blake can't fight back or defend herself, though to be fair, Yang did it so Blake could see [[HeroicRROD she was in no condition to fight at the time]]). Nevertheless, she does her best to be friendly to others, [[CoolBigSis loves her sister Ruby to death]], helps the others stop [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters The White Fang]] and [[BreakoutVillain Roman Torchwick]], and genuinely appreciates her friendship with Blake.

** Sarge is a crazy BloodKnight, who is constantly taking his squad on suicide missions, often abuses [[ButtMonkey Grif]], and has an irrational hatred for the blues, even long after they made peace with each other and he ''himself'' has fought beside them and been willing to come to their aid. But deep down, he does genuinely care about both teams and their allies, and at the end of the day, will risk life and limb to save those in need.
** Grif is an unrepentant snarky slacker (and proud of it), who bemoans doing the slightest bit of work, constantly complains about having to be where he is, and is very good at getting on peoples' bad side. But he is also a loving brother to his younger sister, and though he hates to admit it, does care about his comrades on some level and will risk his life fighting alongside them. As Sarge himself (who Grif ''definitely'' doesn't get along with) put it, despite his constant bemoaning at being stuck with them, Grif's had ''many'' chances to just walk away and no one would have stopped him.

** Agent Carolina, who started out as just a vengeful former agent, only tolerating The Blood Gulch Crew to get back at her former boss and (implied) father. But eventually, she strikes up a genuine friendship with Church and the rest of the team.

* The Courier in Machinima/CouriersMindRiseOfNewVegas, is an AxCrazy, vengeful, foul mouthed, [[TheCynic cynical]], JerkAss, with an ego to boot. But, as much as it annoys him, when someone needs to step in and save the day, [[ChronicHeroSyndrome he'll almost always put whatever he was doing aside to do what he thinks is right]], will almost always listen to his MoralityPet EDE even if he thinks he's too sentimental, and god help you if you insult his friends.

* ''WebVideo/RWBYAbridged'' turns Ruby Rose into a [[DeadpannedSnarker snarky]], egotistical, JerkAss who often blows off her dimwitted, but well intentioned sister Yang and responds to Weiss's insults with even worse insults. But, she also stops street crimes on her own, even though she has nothing gain from it, does still care about her sister in spite of how much she frustrates her, and does ultimately risk her life to save her teammates.

** [[NiceGuy Jaune Arc]] of all people is turned into an egotistical CasanovaWannabe who talks down Pieria for "dressing like a hussie" and acts like an UngratefulBastard to her, despite being nice to him. ([[GoodIsNotSoft Not that she can't pay it back in full.]]) But at the end of the day, he still comes through for his team and ends up saving their lives, and is even one of the few people who is on more or less friendly terms with Ruby.

* Church from ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' is surly, rude, and generally hates everyone around him. On occasion, however, he shown he genuinely cares about his friends, going as far as to utter a BigNo when Caboose - a character with an IQ of -12 who had done nothing but annoy him since they met - when he was killed (he got better). In the season finale of ''Reconstruction'', he sacrifices himself so his friends can escape.
** Its more than that, [[spoiler: Church could have easily escaped with the rest of the Reds and Caboose, but stayed behind to help Washington, who he seemed to dislike more than anyone because of his freelancer status. Because Church would be destroyed by the EMP, staying behind meant certain death whether or not Wash succeeded. HeroicSacrifice indeed.]]
** Don't forget Sarge, a crazy BloodKnight who is constantly taking his squad on suicide missions, often abuses [[ButtMonkey Griff]], and has an irrational hatred for the blues, even long after they made peace with each other and he ''himself'' has fought beside them and has been willing to come to their aid. But deep down, he does genuinely care about both teams and their allies, and at the end of the day, will risk life and limb to save those in deed.
** Griff as well is an unrepentant snarky slacker (and proud of it), who bemoans doing the slightest bit of work, constantly complains about having to be where he is, and is very good at getting on peoples bad side. But, he is also a loving brother to his younger sister and though he hates to admitted it, does care about his comrades on some level and will risk his life fighting along side him. As Sarge himself (who Griff ''defiantly'' doesn't get along with) put it, despite his constant bemoaning at being stuck with them, he had ''many'' chances to just walk away and no one would have stopped.
** While we're at it, Wash belongs here as well. He's a genuinely good guy who's just had the crap kicked out of him by the universe, to the point of extreme cynicism. The first time(in some great amount of years) he's shown genuine affection by the Blood Gulch crew, he's stunned, and from that point on, is a solid good guy.
** Also Agent Carolina, who started out as just a vengeful former agent, who was only tolerating The Blood Gulch Crew to get back at her former boss and (implied) father. But eventually, she strikes up a genuine friendship with Church and the rest of the team.
** In Season 12, Felix [[TookALevelInJerkass takes a level in jerkass]], constantly berating, snarking, and abusing the remaining members of the Blood Gulch Crew, as opposed to his starry eyed fanboy treatment of them before. However, this is only because he knows they aren't prepared for war, and wants them to be prepared for when they have to face Locus and the [[EvilEmpire Federation]]. He still cares deeply about them, and it's implied he also cares about [[RebelLeader Vanessa]] and her [[LaResistance rebellion]], though he takes great steps to avoid showing it.
*** Except, [[spoiler: as [[WhamEpisode Episode 10]] reveals, no, he doesn't. At all. He was EvilAllAlong, and working with Locus to get the Federation and the rebels to kill each other off. He absolutely ''hates'' the Blood Gulch Crew, and despised every moment he had to spend with them. He even mentions this trope by name, and laughs at them for believing it to be true. The fanboy act was a ruse to get information out of them so he could help Locus coordinate an attack on their crash site, and he doesn't care at all about Vanessa or the rebels. He then tries to gun the entire team down in cold blood with disintegration weapons so their story can never be told.]] Wow.

* WebVideo/MyLittlePonyTheMentallyAdvancedSeries: Twilight is shown to be a condescending and selfish jerk, but at least ''tries'' to keep some sense of order in Ponyville and will do the right thing in the end.

* The Courier in Machinima/CouriersMindRiseOfNewVegas, is an AxCrazy, vengeful, foul mouthed, [[TheCynic cynical]], JerkAss, with an ego to boot. [[ChronicHeroSyndrome But, as much as it annoys him, when someone needs to step in and save the day, he'll almost always put whatever he was doing aside to do what he thinks is right]], whether he likes it or not.

* Played with in ''WebVideo/UltraFastPony''. Pinkie Pie deliberately invokes this to convince the prickly loner Cranky that he actually likes her. It doesn't work. (In the context of the whole episode, Cranky comes across as less of a jerk than Pinkie does.)

** To be fair, he was not the jerk in that scenario to begin with.

* ''WebAnimation/TheMostPopularGirlsInSchool'': Mackenzie Zales, Brittnay Matthews, and Shay van Buren...when each are not being an outright AlphaBitch.

* Sean "Lucky" O'Cann of ''SurvivalOfTheFittest'' acts like a bit of a prick, but has been shown to be genuinely warm and affectionate at other times. It's how he deals with his insecurities, for the most part.
* Kodiak of the WhateleyUniverse. He chases girls, he pushes people around, he was in the Alphas when [[CardCArryingVillain Don Sebastiano]] ran it. But he's been looking for Ms. Right and is sticking with her; he pushes people to see if they'll stand up to him because he has the spirit of the bear giving him superpowers; and as soon as he could kick Don Sebastiano out and fix the Alphas, he did so, even though it meant he could lose his spot as the head Alpha in doing so.

* [[RhettAndLink Rhett McLaughlin]] could qualify as this when he tells [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0eiJIgVc9s the true and hilarious story of Link's snowboarding accident.]] Link was clearly in a lot of pain, but Rhett could not stop laughing.