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** [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRainbowDash Rainbow]] [[SelfDemonstrating/RainbowDash Dash]] is generally portrayed as having a rather inflated opinion of herself and constantly reminds everyone how awesome she is, but most of her focus episodes reveal that she has a bit of an InferioritySuperiorityComplex and despite being very protective of [[{{Badbutt}} her reputation]], she's [[UndyingLoyalty loyal to a fault]] where her friends are concerned.

The character with a SmallNameBigEgo is the focus of the episode, and in the end, his pretensions and facades are broken down to reveal a ''usually'' [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex insecure and hurt individual]] -- or in some cases, [[HiddenHeartOfGold a truly caring person who hides behind his behavior]] because he is unable to express love/affection. Still others really ''are'' genuinely prideful, [[MrViceGuy but show redeeming moral qualities regardless]].

Usually, the last thing the character does at the end of the episode is [[StatusQuoIsGod restore his full character]], so the viewer can go back to seeing him in the same stock way but with an added understanding of the character's hidden depth. Can also be a key component of said character's transformation into a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.

* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': Katsuki Bakugo. Beneath his boastful, trigger-happy and glory-hunting exterior is a genuinely insecure and worried heart. His sense of self-worth can easily be tied to his emotionally brittle ego, but his rant to Midoriya as they brawl for the second time indicates that, in spite of all the praise he was heaped on as a child, he has an unfulfilled need for validation and acceptance, which he realizes his battle prowess cannot earn him.

** The Snart siblings, Captain Cold and Golden Glider, are both career criminals who spent much of the Silver Age as being opportunist jerks, and could never resist rubbing in their supposed superiority when fighting the Flash, which in Cold's case continued when he returned from retirement years later. Glider, however, was dealing with the loss of her boyfriend and wasn't handling it well (he was a supervillain and she was AvengingTheVillain) and later on, both would be revealed to have come from an abusive home, and used supervillainy as a means of escaping their shitty past.

* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' has Uhtred initially introduced as an ArrogantKungFuGuy and a poor loser, when Harry beats him in a sparring match thanks to a very risky and unorthodox trick and is feted for it. He gets significant CharacterDevelopment shortly after following a BreakTheHaughty experience ([[TheDreaded the Disir]] were involved) where Harry saved his life, earning his UndyingLoyalty, and Harry explaining that no, he ''really'' didn't want fame. It is later revealed that he really is genuinely very talented (Sif doesn't pick just anyone to mentor) and was trying to stand out from his large and talented family, and resented Harry getting praise and respect for (apparently) nothing. After that, he happily settles into being Harry's Sworn Sword and occasionally playing up the associated servility to annoy him.

** When he was [[ReallyGetsAround misidentified]] by a lawyer as the father of a little boy, at first Dan was a complete jerk, but eventually started to warm up to the kid. Even after the mother straightened out the lawyer, Dan still went out of his way to track the little boy down when he ran off and gave the little family a check for $1000. The little boy really wanted a glove for baseball; Dan told him to let his mother handle the rest. She'd know what to do.

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The Doctor, particularly his Sixth and Tenth incarnations. They're usually the smartest person in the room, knows it, and won't bother with much modesty under pressure, to the point that most random groups of people they happen to help out would probably tire of them before they could do them any good if they didn't have their various co-adventurers vouching for them and their usually heroic intentions. For all they might call us "stupid apes" or "pudding brains", they actually finds humanity and its indomitable will to live very impressive and much prefers us to their advanced but stagnant homeworld. And, like many other examples on this list, they're not quite as confident as they act and actually capable of quite a lot of self-hatred, especially after the Time War.

* Beowulf from ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'' is a boisterous pro-wrestler who his opponents view as a self-aggrandizing blowhard who's just getting in their way. Indeed, he's often looked down on as just a performer and not a real warrior. However, Beowulf is a genuinely good and honorable person looking to make the city better by cleaning the streets of the people terrorizing it. He was even willing to accept and admit to the public that the biggest victory of his career was rigged in his favor (Though without his knowledge), and promised to make it up to his fans by taking on the biggest threat of all, the Skullgirl. It's also shown that everyone underestimates his strength and skill, and he is legitimately a powerful fighter that could have won the rigged match cleanly.

** in "Kuvira's Gambit", he turns out to be an excellent public speaker whose oratory skills convince the citizens of Republic City to evacuate, especially when Mako's emotionless warning drove the citizens into a panic.

** Many episodes (particularly ones where the Xiaolin Dragons have strained relations) suggest that Omi fears being alone and believes that if he is perfect, he will be surrounded by adulating friends and admirers

** In "Operation Beifong, he shows some surprisingly quick thinking when he actually suggests that they evacuate the city in preparation for Kuvira's impending attack. Both Raiko and Mako praise this suggestion, though he freely admits it was just to impress Korra.

** In ''Ruins of the Empire'', he displays a working knowledge of the Dai Li's history of brainwashing to keep control of Ba Sing Se, which Toph commends.

* ''[[Manga/MyHeroAcademia]]'': Katsuki Bakugo. Beneath his boastful, trigger-happy and glory-hunting exterior is a genuinely insecure and worried heart. His sense of self-worth can easily be tied to his emotionally brittle ego, but his rant to Midoriya as they brawl for the second time indicates that, in spite of all the praise he was heaped on as a child, he has an unfulfilled need for validation and acceptance, which he realizes his battle prowess cannot earn him.

* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' has Uhtred initially introduced as an ArrogantKungFuGuy and a poor loser, when Harry beats him in a sparring match thanks to a very risky and unorthodox trick and is feted for it. He gets significant CharacterDevelopment shortly after following a BreakTheHaughty experience ([[TheDreaded the Disir]] were involved) where Harry saved his life, earning his UndyingLoyalty, and Harry explaining that no, he ''really'' didn't want fame. It is later revealed that he really is genuinely very talented (Sif doesn't pick just anyone to mentor), and was trying to stand out from his large and talented family, and resented Harry getting praise and respect for (apparently) nothing. After that, he happily settles into being Harry's Sworn Sword and occasionally playing up the associated servility to annoy him.

* In ''Fanfic/ThousandShinji'', Asuka has -apparently- a big ego, but Shinji thinks that she's earned the right to gloat because she was a beautiful, intelligent woman, an excellent warrior and a mecha pilot who had risen from her ashes after going through Hell when she was three.

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The Doctor, particularly his Sixth and Tenth incarnations. He's usually the smartest person in the room, knows it, and won't bother with much modesty under pressure, to the point that most random groups of people he happens to help out would probably tire of him before he could do them any good if he didn't have his various co-adventurers vouching for him and his usually heroic intentions. For all he might call us "stupid apes" or "pudding brains", he actually finds humanity and its indomitable will to live very impressive and much prefers us to his advanced, but stagnant homeworld. And, like many other examples on this list, he's not quite as confident as he acts and actually capable of quite a lot of self-hatred, especially after the Time War.

** Charles' big ego is a major part of his characterization, but unlike Frank, who he replaced, he actually has the skills to back it up. Moreover, there are numerous episodes where he's shown to genuinely care about people, under his facade of arrogance and unconcern. Examples range from secretly giving candy to the orphanage on Christmas to sitting up with Hawkeye when his father is undergoing surgery back in the states to having an emotional meltdown when the Chinese [=POWs=] he was teaching Mozart to got killed.

* Dorian Pavus in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' is introduced as a snarky and arrogant aristocrat from the [[TheEmpire Tevinter Imperium]] who nearly everyone mistrusts. It's eventually revealed that he's the white sheep of his family who left after his father tried to [[CureYourGays change his sexuality]] with [[BlackMagic blood magic]]. He joined the Inquisition genuinely wanting to help and hopes to one day return to his homeland to change it for the better, [[spoiler:and the end-game epilogue shows he's doing just that]]. On top of all that, he's kind and intelligent and ends up being one of the most loyal companions in the game.

* [[BunnyEarsLawyer Inspector Cabanela]] from ''VideoGame/GhostTrick'' is a man who is obsessed over his own abilities as well as his "perfect record". He didn't even seem to mind that his best friend, Detective Jowd, was [[spoiler: about to be executed]] and comes across as a massive, arrogant Jerkass throughout the game because of his actions. [[spoiler: However, it is later revealed that this was all an act on Cabenela's end as the only reason why he acted this way was because he wanted to keep close tabs on [[BigBad The Manipulator]]'s files as he was secretly trying to hunt him down, something he could only accomplish in a high-ranking position that he needed the perfect record to attain, and if he were to let Jowd escape by looking the other way instead of recapturing him and putting him back on death row, he would've been demoted as a result and all his work would've been for naught. Not to mention that Cabanela was actually trying to stall Jowd's execution as much as he can (even bringing the latter to the Prime Minister's office rather than straight back to jail to buy more time). Indeed, Cabenela was GoodAllAlong.]]

* Half the reason for Ahsoka Tano's BrattyHalfPint behavior in the early seasons in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' is that she knows Anakin didn't want her and keeps getting mad when it seems like he doesn't believe in her or trust her. When she realizes Anakin does believe in her during season 3, she tones down a lot.

* ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust'': Shinji used to think that Asuka was an arrogant -although intelligent and brave- girl. Then they had a heart-to-heart talk and he found out about her painful past, her deep traumas, her nightly nightmares, and her feelings of inadequacy, helplessness, and loneliness.

* [[BunnyEarsLawyer Inspector Cabanela]] from VideoGame/GhostTrick is a man who is obsessed over his own abilities as well as his "perfect record". He didn't even seem to mind that his best friend, Detective Jowd, was [[spoiler: about to be executed]] and comes across as a massive, arrogant Jerkass throughout the game because of his actions. [[spoiler: However, it is later revealed that this was all an act on Cabenela's end as the only reason why he acted this way was because he wanted to keep close tabs on [[BigBad The Manipulator]]'s files as he was secretly trying to hunt him down, something he could only accomplish in a high-ranking position that he needed the perfect record to attain, and if he were to let Jowd escape by looking the other way instead of recapturing him and putting him back on death row, he would've been demoted as a result and all his work would've been for naught. Not to mention that Cabanela was actually trying to stall Jowd's execution as much as he can (even bringing the latter to the Prime Minister's office rather than straight back to jail to buy more time). Indeed, Cabenela was GoodAllAlong.]]

The character with a SmallNameBigEgo is the focus of the episode, and in the end, his pretensions and facades are broken down to reveal a ''usually'' [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex insecure and hurt individual]]--or in some cases, [[HiddenHeartOfGold a truly caring person who hides behind his behavior]] because he is unable to express love/affection. Still others really ''are'' genuinely prideful, [[MrViceGuy but show redeeming moral qualities regardless]].

* Tetsuya Tsurugi from ''Anime/GreatMazinger'' will never let his foes forget that he's a combat pro and occasionally looks for a way to finish a combat out of a wounded pride. Additionally, when the original hero, [[Anime/MazingerZ Kouji Kabuto]] returned, Tetsuya proceeded to chide on him a lot and will ''never'' let himself get one-upped. It's also revealed that he's doing that because he's extremely insecure about his status as an orphan and believed that his director/adoptive father, Kenzou Kabuto (Kouji's actual father), only saw him based on his performance as a pilot, slip up a little and his purpose in life will evaporate when Kenzou actually did consider him as a son, but unable to say it well.

** In Ultimate Spider-Man, it was established that Jameson disliked costumed heroes because his son died on a mission to the moon with relatively little fanfare. Jameson saw his son as a real hero and vigilantes as glory-hounds by comparison. Later, he came around and realized that Spider-Man and at least some heroes actually were the real deal.

*** This is also the thing that sparked his relationship with Linda Park, who also had issues of this on her own. She put up an act of being a stuffy, no-nonsense reporter who was often antagonistic towards the Flash, but she was dealing with frustrations of not being taken seriously and was quite lonely, and didn't react well to Wally's acting out. They bonded when working the same case caused them to see past their respective walls and became friends, which later blossomed into romance.

* Asuka from ''Fanfic/ChildrenOfAnElderGod'' came across to other people like as an arrogant, brash girl, but when they knew her a little better, most of them realized that she was trying to mask her insecurities and psychological issues, and she could be real nice.

'''Shinji:''' Says the woman who's fluent in three languages, has two Ph.D.s and does guest lectures at MIT and Harvard and other places on a regular basis.

* In ''Fanfic/OnceMoreWithFeeling'', During Third Impact, Shinji saw Asuka’s mind and memories, and understood what she had built an arrogant, boastful, loud persona to hide her real, frightened, and traumatized self, and her feelings for him.

** The Janitor in "His Story III", who spends the entire day keeping a patient with [[AndIMustScream Lock-in Syndrome]] company, since the computer he used to communicate had broken. He reveals that he originally took the job because hospitals help people and by keeping it clean, he felt like he contributed to that. However because no-one has ''ever'' thanked him or made him feel like part of the team, he's become apathetic and pranks people out of sheer boredom.
* In the US version of ''Series/{{The Office|US}}'' Michael is a terrible manager who's also completely clueless about this own incompetence. But, in addition to being a genuinely nice guy who generally cares about his employees, he's also shown to be an exceptional salesman. It just turns out that those skills don't transfer to management.

* Ted Baxter on ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow''. Also a [[Administrivia/RenamedTropes former]] {{Trope Namer}}s. (Ted Baxter Close-Up) This came about a couple of years after ''[=MTM=]'' became a success, and Ted Knight became concerned about Baxter becoming a one-dimensional buffoon. As such, the Ted Baxter character soon gained morals, got married, and had a family ... all while his on-air buffoonery and over-the-top delivery was de-emphasized and his desire to be the best newscaster (despite his inherent lack of skill) was shown to be driven by more than his inflated ego.

** Charles' big ego is a major part of his characterization, but (unlike Frank, who he replaced), he actually has the skills to back it up. Moreover, there are numerous episodes where he's shown to genuinely care about people, under his facade of arrogance and unconcern. Examples range from secretly giving candy to the orphanage on Christmas to sitting up with Hawkeye when his father is undergoing surgery back in the states to having an emotional meltdown when the Chinese [=POWs=] he was teaching Mozart to got killed.

* The title character of ''Series/KamenRiderBuild'', Sento Kiryu, has [[AmnesiacHero amnesia]], resulting in a severe case of IdentityCrisis and with him being just so at a ''lost'' at where his place in the world is, but none the less tries to be [[AllLovingHero the best person he can be with his new identity]]. This can come across as quite a shock to some who first meet him given how much of an InsufferableGenius ManChild Sento can be towards those around him.

** He's also shown some traits that can be surprising if you just see him as an egotistical man-child. He can be pretty sly and manipulative when he wants to, such as when he convinces Undyne to try befriending the protagonist as presenting it as a challenge. He's also more aware of what's happening around him than it seems; when he becomes king in one of the Neutral endings, he initially says that while he believes Sans' lies about his friends going on an "extended vacation", it's subtly hinted that he knows that they're probably gone for good.

** Marisa Kirisame comes across as a loudmouthed kleptomaniac witch, a BloodKnight even by Gensokyo standards, and an incorrigible mythomaniac. All of it is true, but her immense skill comes exclusively from hard work, rather than an outside source of power, without ever toeing the line that would be the loss of her humanity. Of couse, she isn't shy about advertising ''some'' of it - she's fond of introducing herself as "Ordinary Magician", but goes out of her way to hide how hard she has to work to keep up with other characters in the franchise to make her feats look more effortless.

* The demon man Akira in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIV'' is a brash, arrogant gang leader who calls himself the Future King of Tokyo, in sharp contrast to [[spoiler:his humble, levelheaded, and entirely human AlternateSelf, also named Akira]]. Visiting any district other than his own reveals that he's a weak fighter, regularly scavenges through trash, is well known as the city's ButtMonkey, and even hides behind [[PlayerCharacter Flynn]] while he kills his enemies for him. Akira is well aware of his shortcomings, but reveals himself to be one of very few Lawful characters in the franchise who isn't a KnightTemplar: his goal is to stop the endless gang wars and create a Tokyo where everyone is equal. Revisiting the districts after his coronation reveals a sharp gain in the quality of life.

* [[BunnyEarsLawyer Inspector Cabanela]] from VideoGame/GhostTrick is a man who is obsessed over his own abilities as well as his "perfect record". He didn't even seem to mind that his best friend, Detective Jowd, was [[spoiler: about to be executed]] and comes across as a massive, arrogant Jerkass throughout the game because of his actions. [[spoiler: However, it is later revealed that this was all an act on Cabenela's end as the only reason why he acted this way because he wanted to keep close tabs on [[BigBad The Manipulator]]'s files as he was secretly trying to hunt him down, something he could only accomplish in a high-ranking position that he needed the perfect record to attain, and if he were to let Jowd escape by looking the other way instead of recapturing him and putting him back on death row, he would've been demoted as a result and all his work would've been for naught. Not to mention that Cabanela was actually trying to stall Jowd's execution as much as he can (even bringing the latter to the Prime Minister's office rather than straight back to jail to buy more time). Indeed, Cabenela was GoodAllAlong.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'': Mitchell has hot-blooded temper, a Napoleon complex, and a sarcastic streak, and a projects a massive superiority complex in order to compensate for his loneliness as a result of his poor social skills and [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex low self-esteem]].

** in "Kuvira's Gambit", he turns out to be an excellent public speaker whose oratory skills convinces the citizens of Republic City to evacuate, especially when Mako's emotionless warning drove the citizens into a panic.

* Varney the vampire in ''WesternAnimation/Castlevania2017'' just screams for someone to take him down a peg: he takes credit for other peoples' ideas, boasts about how much Dracula trusted him even though he was clearly ReassignedToAntarctica, and contributes almost nothing to plans. Absolutely nobody respects him; Isaac blocks his calls, St. Germain ignores his rantings, and Ratko gives him a scathing TheReasonYouSuckSpeech. In the last episodes, Varney's ego is justified: [[spoiler:he's [[CanonCharacterAllAlong Death]], an ancient and powerful spirit possibly even stronger than Dracula. He isn't acting stronger than he is, he's ''actually that strong'']].

* Cirno from ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' is shown in the manga series to possess a wide variety of skills that subvert her otherwise [[TheDitz memetic status as an idiot]], being capable of feats such as performing mathematics including multiplication and fractions, running a shaved ice business, and reading and writing in English, all things that put her ahead of the majority of fairies which often ''aren't even literate''.

* While Riku does act like a jerk and condescending towards Sora in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI'', He valued their friendship enough to feel completely betrayed at the thought of Sora abandoning him and Kairi, he also admitted being jealous of Sora for his ability to just follow his heart.

* Beowulf from ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'' is a boisterous pro-wrestler who his opponents view as a self-aggrandizing blowhard who's just getting in their way. Indeed, he's often looked down on as just a performer and not a real warrior. However, Beowulf is a genuinely good and honourable person looking to make the city better by cleaning the streets of the people terrorizing it. He was even willing to accept and admit to the public that the biggest victory of his career was rigged in his favour (Though without his knowledge), and promised to make it up to his fans by taking on the biggest threat of all, the Skullgirl. It's also shown that everyone underestimates his strength and skill, and he is legitimately a powerful fighter that could have won the rigged match cleanly.

* Asuka Langley Soryu from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' has a [[HairTriggerTemper volatile temper]] and a massive Superiority Complex in order to compensate for the ParentalNeglect she suffered at the hands of her mother, who spent her last days [[TheOphelia driven to such insanity that she did not recognize her Asuka]], and instead became convinced that one of Asuka's dolls was her daughter. A whole new level of trauma is heaped on her when she found [[spoiler:her mother had hanged both herself and the "Asuka" doll]] on the very day that she became an Eva pilot.
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': Both Naruto and his best friend/enemy Sasuke have cases of this. Naruto is loud and boastful because he needs someone, ''anyone'', to notice him as a person and not a thing. Sasuke, meanwhile, grew up in the shadow of his genius older brother, and his pride in his own talent covers up some massive insecurity.
* Despite Oluo's arrogance in ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', he greatly respects Levi (to the point of mimicking Levi's appearance and speaking style) and is very attached to his teammates.

* The title character of ''Anime/SpaceDandy'' is pretty much an alien-hunting Johnny Bravo. He is also very principled when it comes to his job, refusing to take in sentient aliens because they usually have troubles of their own.
* Tenka from ''Manga/LaughingUnderTheClouds'' is larger-than-life, and everyone loves him for it, but despite his ridiculously confident and carefree behavior, he's actually deeply afraid of becoming a burden to his family and being hated and/or forgotten.

* Trixie from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' is typically portrayed in this manner in {{fanon}}.
* In ''Fanfic/ThousandShinji'', Asuka has -apparently- a big ego, but Shinji thinks that she's earned the right to gloat because she was a beautiful, intelligent woman, an excellent warrior and a mecha pilot who had risen from her ashes after going through Hell when she was three.
* Asuka from ''Fanfic/ChildrenOfAnElderGod'' came across to other people like as an arrogant, brash girl, but when they knew her a little better, most of them realized that she was trying to mask her insecurities and psychological issues, and she could be real nice.
* ''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'': Asuka. Few people could guess that boastful, cranky, rash, childish teenager is [[spoiler:in reality a mature young wife and mother who is trying to save the same world who took her family away from her again.]]

* In ''Fanfic/LastChildOfKrypton'', Asuka may come across as a braggart, but in Shinji’s words “she’s beautiful, smart and nicer than she believes she is.” She’s also [[spoiler:the last [[Franchise/WonderWoman Amazon]]]].

** Refined and prideful as she is, her story in ''20th Anniversary'' shows she's a little self-conscious of her magic power, running off when Lemres points out her waist pouch is her main power source. She was left a near-stuttering mess once he pointed it out.

* [[BunnyEarsLawyer Inspector Cabanela]] from VideoGame/GhostTrick is a man who is obsessed over his own abilities as well as his "perfect record". He didn't even seem to mind that his best friend, Detective Jowd, was [[spoiler: about to be executed]] and comes across as a massive, arrogant Jerkass throughout the game because of his actions. [[spoiler: However, it is later revealed that this was all an act on Cabenela's end as the only reason why he acted this way because he wanted to keep close tabs on [[BigBad The Manipulator]]'s files as he was secretly trying to hunt him down. Not to mention that Cabanela was actually trying to stop Jowd's execution as much as he can (even bringing the latter to the Prime Minister's office rather than straight back to jail to buy more time). Indeed, Cabenela was GoodAllAlong.]]

* Several episodes of the US version of ''Series/{{The Office|US}}'' have been dedicated to the fact that Michael Scott is really a sympathetic, nice guy. He's actually a phenomenal salesman... it's just that these skills don't translate well into his managerial position.

* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
** The Doctor, particularly his Sixth and Tenth incarnations. He's usually the smartest person in the room, knows it, and won't bother with much modesty under pressure, to the point that most random groups of people he happens to help out would probably tire of him before he could do them any good if he didn't have his various co-adventurers vouching for him and his usually heroic intentions. For all he might call us "stupid apes" or "pudding brains", he actually finds humanity and its indomitable will to live very impressive and much prefers us to his advanced, but stagnant homeworld. And, like many other examples on this list, he's not quite as confident as he acts and actually capable of quite a lot of self-hatred, especially after the Time War.

** Charles is usually the character that gets this treatment. Examples range from secretly giving candy to the orphanage on Christmas to sitting up with Hawkeye when his father is undergoing surgery back in the states to having an emotional meltdown when the Chinese [=POWs=] he was teaching Mozart to got killed.

* ''Film/MeanGirls'': Regina George acts like a stereotypical AlphaBitch for almost the entire movie, but at one point, it's revealed by [[BetaBitch Gretchen]] [[GossipyHens Wieners]] that Regina's got some family issues at home [[SexlessMarriage (like her parents having marital problems to the point of sleeping in separate beds).]] Also, near the end of the movie, Regina (despite obviously getting kicks out of being mean to people at earlier points in the movie) seems genuinely shocked and hurt to discover [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating just how much her classmates]] [[UpToEleven (and even some of her teachers)]] [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating dislike her.]]

** This was pretty much the main point of ComicBook/WallyWest during the late eighties/early '90s; [[LegacyCharacter he took over the role of being The Flash]] but acted like a brash, often selfish, unthinking jerk, but he had just stepped into the role left behind by his beloved late uncle and was ''incredibly'' insecure about filling his boots, as well as not processing his death well ''and'' was dealing with other issues thanks to his AbusiveParents having messed him up quite badly. His CharacterDevelopment was largely based around him breaking down the Big Ego and wearing the HiddenDepths on his sleeves.

* Foreman on ''Series/{{House}}'' has moments of this. In "House Training", it's revealed that he acts like a jackass towards the poor or homeless because he knows he's NotSoDifferent from the patient; the realization makes him contemplate what his life could have been and feel like he hasn't deserved anything he got since he started med school. Putting distance between himself and anything that reminds him of his old life is how he keeps himself from contemplating this.