History Main / JerkWithaHeartofJerk

* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'': Vegeta was very much like this after going into an EnemyMine situation with the heroes but before undergoing a genuine HeelFaceTurn, several times surprisingly helping the heroes but only doing so for his gain. The most notable case is when he saves Gohan and Krillin from being killed by Guldo and Gohan thanks him -- Vegeta specifies he wasn't saving them, but rather using the fact that Guldo's guard was down to eliminate one of the opposition.

* ''Manga/SPYxFamily'': Fiona Frost, AKA Agent Nightfall. At face value she is a [[TheStoic Cold, Emotionless]] Spy who is abrasive towards others, but she is a member of <WISE>, one of the operatives helping Operation Strix and an ally of [[Characters/SpyXFamilyLoidForger Loid Forger/Agent Twilight]], whom she secretly loves. However, none of that changes the fact that deep-down Nightfall is a [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish]], [[TheUnfettered immoral, ruthless]], and [[KickTheDog callous]] woman who [[LackOfEmpathy doesn't give a rat's ass]] that her actions would harm others, and will do anything to get what she wants. She wants to be Loid/Twilight's wife, but she [[TheResenter loathes Anya and Yor with a passion]] even though he's grown close to them and desires to break-up the family he created for the mission just [[EntitledToHaveYou to have him for herself]].
** In one of her earlier appearances, Fiona/Nightfall returns Anya's Magnifying Glass at the Forger Household... just so she could A) get Loid/Twilight's approval, B) enter the household to learn Yor and Anya's weaknesses to exploit, and C) lie to Yor claiming that Loid regularly badmouths her behind her back, which she hopes will convince Mrs. Forger to divorce him.
** She is a bit of a Deconstruction of this trope. Because of her selfish and callous nature, the <WISE> Agents, including Twilight, unsurprisingly [[TheFriendNobodyLikes DO NOT think highly of her]]. Others are taken aback by her beauty... only to quickly dislike her after [[WastedBeauty seeing how cold and ruthless she really is]]. Even [[TheCutie Anya]] quickly [[HateAtFirstSight begins to hate her]] after [[{{Telepathy}} reading her mind]] and seeing both how she views her and how she intends to [[AbusiveParent abuse her]] into becoming a good student.

* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': J. Jonah Jameson constantly flip-flops between this and JerkWithAHeartOfGold DependingOnTheWriter; Creator/StanLee himself referred to depict Jonah as a jerkish [[TheScrooge Scrooge]] who feels that appearing to have a heart of gold is the best way to make money. To drive this home, he was once offered a deal: if he stopped bashing Spidey every time he needed an editorial, he'd get an exclusivity deal with the ComicBook/NewAvengers. He even got to hear ''Captain America'' tell him Spidey was a hero rather than a monster. His response? After shaking hands on the deal, he promptly went back to not only committing libel but making accusations of bribery and digging up things like "wanted murderer" (Wolverine), "terrorist" (Spider-Woman), and "convicted drug dealer" (Luke Cage, who was framed and ''exonerated'').
** Jameson was even described like this is in one of the guidebooks: J. Jonah Jameson is described as "Under his rough, crusty and rude exterior... You'll find that he's even ''worse''!" Justified in that the Heart Of Gold is very much DependingOnTheWriter in his case.

** He comes back, too.
--->'''Wil:''' What, you think I'd break up a couple just to win a bowling match?\\

** Jossed in Season 5, when Wil Wheaton apologizes to Sheldon, causing them to become buddies. He still shows ''some'' meanness, however, when a video he recorded almost ended Wolowitz and Bernadette's engagement.
* Discussed in ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'s Christmas Carol'':
-->'''Ebenezer Blackadder:''' My what a jolly fellow. \\

* Creator/WilWheaton again. His character on ''Series/{{Eureka}}'', Dr. Parrish, is a jackass and a half; if he can say something to get Fargo's goat, or try to sleaze his way in between Fargo and Dr. Martin, he'll do it, and if he can do it in a way that makes it look like he was about to have a JerkWithAHeartOfGold moment, he'll ''enjoy'' it.
** But after [[spoiler:Holly died]], [[PetTheDog he genuinely comforts Fargo.]]

* Happens to Barney often in ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', and usually it's Lily who temporarily thinks he's done something caring. For example, the time he's detailing all the subtle signs that indicate that a nearby girl at the bar has been recently crying, and he seems sympathetic at first, but it turns out he's just analyzing her vulnerability to being [[ManipulativeBastard manipulated into sex]]. There's also a particularly good example in one Thanksgiving episode. Ted and Robin decide to help out at a homeless shelter on the holiday, where they find that Barney is the model volunteer there in his spare time. They spend the entire episode completely dumbfounded by the fact that he is capable of good deeds [[spoiler:until they discover that he's there as part of court-mandated community service for drunkenly urinating on a church]].
-->'''Ted:''' You ''are'' evil!\\

** Also, in one episode he tells his friends how he went to see the woman who broke his heart years ago and quite wistfully talks about how she's a mother now, how she was sorry for what she did to him, and how all he has is a closet full of suits and a string of one-night stands. When his friends show sympathy towards him, he laughs and says that what he meant was that she had become incredibly lame and he is still awesome, [[KickTheDog reveals that he had sex with her afterward and secretly recorded the tryst, and then forces his disgusted friends to listen to her moans and screams.]]

* ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'': This is Dr. Cox's view of most people, himself included:
-->'''Dr. Clock:''' Oh, Dr. Kelso's all bluster. I bet underneath it all, he's a sweetheart. \\

* Caius from ''VisualNovel/FrozenEssence''. He initially appears to be a typical TroubledButCute LoveableRogue who claims that he's helping the protagonist Mina just because it benefits him and doesn't care if she gets herself hurt or not only because of his DarkAndTroubledPast. Except that in most paths, it turns out that he ''wasn't'' lying about [[LackOfEmpathy looking out for only himself]] and [[BloodKnight killing being the only thing he cares about]] after he joins the enemy's side and attempts to kill his former companions without a shred of hesitation or remorse. He does prevent the BigBad Oryon from recapturing Mina and Rune in Rune's path, but only because he wants revenge on Oryon and to be the one who kills Rune in the end.

* [[AssInAmbassador Ambassador Udina]] in ''Franchise/MassEffect'' is perfectly happy to compliment Shepard on a job well done right before he gets back to the backstabbing. Goes all the way in the third installment, wherein Udina seemingly devotes himself fully to aiding Shepard against the Reapers instead of furthering his political ambitions, [[spoiler:but then he decides to use Cerberus to assassinate the other Councillors so he'd be the sole surviving head of the Council is a better idea than going along with Shepard's alliance-building]].
** Maybe true in the first two games, but the clinching third game example is subject to AlternativeCharacterInterpretation both by fans and in-universe; no characters seem to truly think he acted from pure ambition, and it's perfectly possible that he [[spoiler:took part in the Cerberus coup attempt because he was desperate to get reinforcements to Earth, and the other races were refusing to help. It's also not clear whether he was trying to kill the Council or just capture them to force their compliance, or whether he knew how bloody the coup would be.]] Granted, even the best interpretation of his actions leaves him guilty of errors in judgment and callousness towards the other races, but such a perspective would put him into WellIntentionedExtremist territory rather than this trope.
*** The characters also wonder if Udina may have been [[BrainwashedAndCrazy indoctrinated]], which would mean that his actions may not have been his choice in the first place.

* [[DrJerk Doc Worth]] of ''Webcomic/HannaIsNotABoysName'' described this way on the [[http://hanna.aftertorque.com/?page_id=2 cast page description.]]

** [[SubvertedTrope Although]] he does seem to have ''some'' sort of soft spot for [[ThePollyanna Hanna]], at least enough to join an effort to save his life. [[DoubleSubversion But he's still a dick while doing it]].

* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'':
** [[Characters/AmericanDadRogerSmith Roger Smith]] frequently teases a sympathetic depth to his usually sociopathic self, but the large majority of times it is complete lies (e.g. a convoluted scheme in which he claims to have a shy crush on a girl, this reverts to him being attracted to Hayley and Francine instead, leading to a violent feud, that Roger [[ItMakesSenseInContext tapes for a competition to get a free T-shirt]]). He does have genuine PetTheDog moments on rare occasions, however.
*** "Ricky Spanish" applies this trope to one of Roger's fake personas. Ricky is a pariah because he has personally wronged nearly everyone in town. Steve decides to help redeem "Ricky" by helping him do good deeds for the people he harmed in the past. As soon as "Ricky's" reputation is rehabilitated, he teams up with a former partner in crime to perpetrate a heist and frame Steve for it.

* ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'': At the end of Season 2, even after everything they've been through, [[spoiler:Cassandra still [[FaceHeelTurn betrays Rapunzel]] by taking the moonstone for herself.]]

* There are a lot of characters who are this in ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' such as [[DepravedKidsShowHost Chris]], [[LethalChef Chef]], [[{{Delinquents}} Duncan]], [[FatBitch Sugar]], [[EvilTwin Amy]], [[TheBully Jo]], [[JerkJock Lightning]], [[ManipulativeBastard Alejandro]], and [[AlphaBitch Heather]] but the worst of them all is [[GoGetterGirl Courtney]]. Unlike the others, Courtney doesn't seem to understand that she is a bad person (and even thinks that everyone likes her) and puts the prize money above those close to her. In ''All-Stars'', while members of the Villainous Vultures (sans [[TokenGoodTeammate Gwen and Cameron]]) are proud of their status as villains and even admit that they are jackasses, Courtney protests when she was transferred to the team in "Saving Private Leechball", being oblivious that her actions throughout the episode are villainous (scheming to eliminate Zoey, pushing an injured Sam to move faster, and even using him as a human shield). What's more, she gave Gwen the cold shoulder for stealing Duncan from her when Gwen attempts to apologize. After making amends, the two promise to go to the finale together but Courtney reveals that she is going to eliminate Gwen to bring Scott with her so he can give her an easy win. Worst, she thinks that Gwen will acknowledge her actions. After Gwen discovered this, when given a chance for redemption (i.e. vote for herself), she is reluctant to do so, and she humiliates herself trying to win the challenge in hopes of avoiding the decision.

* ''ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}}'': In the ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' series, Slade is an ''awful'' human being who [[ManipulativeBastard manipulates]] and cons everyone around him. Flashbacks show he was always an abusive deadbeat to his sons, and nearly every interaction he has in the modern day with Joseph and Rose is brimming with insults. It's outright stated that he is incapable of having a healthy relationship; and even if he does ''care'' about someone, doesn't mean he won't hurt them very, very badly. [[spoiler:Among his other actions include putting a hit out on his own daughter because foiling it meant he could spend time with her; killing the dog of a teenage superheroine who had been unwittingly helping him in order to get her to hate him and burn whatever emotional ties he had with her; and risking time itself in an attempt to save his son]].
* ''Comicbook/{{Empowered}}'': Oyuki-chan is a ninja who owes a debt to Ninjette, and has helped her more than once. [[spoiler:She had to be blackmailed into helping further, and a brief ImagineSpot shows her gloating over Ninjette's "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation.]]
* The graphic novel ''Exit Wounds''. Koby Franco is a curmudgeonly cab driver who expresses indifference to the possibility that his estranged father might be dead. [[spoiler:After spending much of the book with his father's girlfriend who insists that he was a good person (and his other relatives, who think Koby is too hard on him) and finding out he may very well be dead, Koby softens up a little. Only to discover that his father isn't dead -- the handmade scarf the girlfriend made that they found at the scene of the bombing was a gift from him to ''another'' girlfriend. Koby realizes to his disgust that the reason for their poor relationship is that his father has always been a serial philanderer who doesn't care about how his actions affect the people around him. Which extends to the present day -- his new wife, a devout Orthodox Jew, thinks he's out at night so often because of "prayer meetings".)]]
* ComicBook/JohnConstantine from ''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'' is often this to anyone he meets especially if they are a supernatural or authority figure. He may pretend to be different as a means to [[ManipulativeBastard manipulate someone into doing what he wants]] only to betray or turn on them when it suits his purposes as former friends and/or allies Gary Lester, Zed, and the succubus Ellie found out. To his friends, he is usually a JerkWithAHeartOfGold but can turn on them too if he is in a bad mood or it again suits his purposes.
* ''Comicbook/{{Iznogoud}}'':

* {{Invoked|Trope}}. ComicBook/NickFury claimed this for himself back in the '70s ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'' comic. After he'd spent a whole issue getting ComicBook/TheFalcon pardoned for his criminal past, Cap remarked, "Fury, under that rough, unshaven exterior..." Fury interrupted, "There's an even rougher, unshaven interior!" Of course, in this case, it's very blustering; while later writers did make Fury genuinely amoral, around this time he was still a pretty straightforward bleeding-heart hero.

* Another case of a legitimate JerkWithAHeartOfGold being described like this is in one of the ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' guidebooks: J. Jonah Jameson is described as "Under his rough, crusty and rude exterior... You'll find that he's even ''worse''!" Justified in that the Heart Of Gold is very much DependingOnTheWriter in his case.

* ''Comicbook/SubMariner'': Namor the Sub-Mariner is all over the line between this trope, JerkWithAHeartOfGold, and NobleDemon.
-->'''Comicbook/DoctorStrange:''' I've known you long enough... and well enough... to know that beneath that rude and arrogant exterior -- lies an even ruder and more arrogant ''interior''. But in all things, Namor -- you are an honest.. and honorable... man.

* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':

* ''ComicBook/TheUltimates''

* Knight Titus in ''[[Series/Fallout2024 Fallout]]''. A Knight for the Brotherhood of Steel, Titus takes [[{{Deuteragonist}} deuteragonist]] Maximus under his wing as a squire for a mission and is shown to be abrasive towards others, especially to Maximus, treating him rather poorly. At first, it appears that he is just being a [[SternTeacher tough-but-fair mentor]] towards Maximus like the rest of the Brotherhood are. However, once Titus and Maximus encounter a [[BearsAreBadNews Yao Guai (a violent, mutated bear)]], Titus tries to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere flee for his own life]] - despite being clad in [[PoweredArmor BoS Power Armor]] that would enable him to fight it off. The Yao Guai catches up and severely injures him, forcing Maximus to shoot the bear dead. But Titus is ''[[UngratefulBastard not even remotely]]'' grateful towards Maximus for saving his life, continues pettily insulting the squire, states he's going to have Maximus [[DisproportionateRetribution executed for not saving him sooner]], and ''[[EntitledBastard has the gall]]'' to demand Maximus to treat his wounds. It's incredibly apparent that Titus is nothing more than an [[SmallNameBigEgo Arrogant]] [[DirtyCoward Coward]] who uses his status as a [=BoS=] Knight to [[TheBully abuse]] those below him. [[spoiler: Unsurprisingly, once Maximus sees Titus for [[WhatYouAreInTheDark what he really is]] in embodying ''none'' of the Brotherhood's ideals, [[RefuseToRescueTheDisliked he opts to let him die from his wounds]]]].

* ''Manga/DeathNote'': Light Yagami; whenever he does a "good" act, it's just a front for his own selfish purposes or murder plots. [[spoiler:He even goes so far as to think to himself he's willing to kill his sister or father if it will assist him in becoming the new God. While his father ''is'' killed, he's not the one who did it, [[SpeakIllOfTheDead but he does ultimately insult his memory near the end by remarking how his idealist nature made him a fool in such a]] CrapsackWorld, [[BewareTheNiceOnes and ends up pissing off Matsuda for his trouble]]]]. But he was remorseful at the end of the anime.

* Knight Titus in ''[[Series/Fallout2024 Fallout]]''. A Knight for the Brotherhood of Steel, Titus takes [[{{Deuteragonist}} deuteragonist]] Maximus under his wing as a squire for a mission and is shown to be abrasive towards others, especially to Maximus, treating him rather poorly. At first, it appears that he is just being a [[SternTeacher tough-but-fair mentor]] towards Maximus like the rest of the Brotherhood are. However, once Titus and Maximus encounter a [[BearsAreBadNews Yao Guai (a violent, mutated bear)]], Titus tries to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere flee for his own life]] - despite being clad in [[PoweredArmor BoS Power Armor]]. The Yao Guai severely injures him, forcing Maximus to shoot the bear dead. But Titus is ''[[UngratefulBastard not even remotely]]'' grateful towards Maximus for saving his life, continues pettily insulting the squire, states he's going to have Maximus [[DisproportionateRetribution executed for not saving him sooner]], and ''[[EntitledBastard has the gall]]'' to demand Maximus to treat his wounds. It's incredibly apparent that Titus is nothing more than an [[SmallNameBigEgo Arrogant]] [[DirtyCoward Coward]] who uses his status as a [=BoS=] Knight to [[TheBully abuse]] those below him. [[spoiler: Unsurprisingly, once Maximus sees Titus for [[WhatYouAreInTheDark what he really is]] in embodying ''none'' of the Brotherhood's ideals, [[RefuseToRescueTheDisliked he opts to let him die from his wounds]]]].

* Knight Titus in ''[[Series/Fallout2024 Fallout]]''. A Knight for the Brotherhood of Steel, Titus takes [[{{Deuteragonist}} deuteragonist]] Maximus under his wing as a squire for a mission and is shown to be abrasive towards others, especially to Maximus, treating him rather poorly. At first, it appears that he is just being a [[SternTeacher tough-but-fair mentor]] towards Maximus like the rest of the Brotherhood are. However, once Titus and Maximus encounter a [[BearsAreBadNews Yao Guai (a violent, mutated bear)]], Titus tries to [[DirtyCoward flee for his own life]] - despite being clad in [[PoweredArmor BoS Power Armor]]. The Yao Guai severely injures him, forcing Maximus to shoot the bear dead. But Titus is ''[[UngratefulBastard not even remotely]]'' grateful towards Maximus for saving his life, continues pettily insulting the squire, states he's going to have Maximus [[DisproportionateRetribution executed for not saving him sooner]], and ''[[EntitledBastard has the gall]]'' to demand Maximus to treat his wounds. It's incredibly apparent that Titus is nothing more than an [[SmallNameBigEgo Arrogant]] [[MilesGloriosus Coward]] who uses his status as a [=BoS=] Knight to [[TheBully abuse]] those below him. [[spoiler: Unsurprisingly, once Maximus sees Titus for [[WhatYouAreInTheDark what he really is]] in embodying ''none'' of the Brotherhood's ideals, [[RefuseToRescueTheDisliked he opts to let him die from his wounds]]]].

* Knight Titus in ''[[Series/Fallout2024 Fallout]]''. A Knight for the Brotherhood of Steel, Titus takes [[{{Deuteragonist}} deuteragonist]] Maximus under his wing as a squire for a mission and is shown to be abrasive towards others, especially to Maximus, treating him rather poorly. At first, it appears that he is just being a [[SternTeacher tough-but-fair mentor]] towards Maximus like the rest of the Brotherhood are. However, once Titus and Maximus encounter a Yao Guai (a violent, mutated bear), Titus tries to [[DirtyCoward flee for his own life]] - despite being clad in [[PoweredArmor BoS Power Armor]]. The Yao Guai severely injures him, forcing Maximus to shoot the bear dead. But Titus is ''[[UngratefulBastard not even remotely]]'' grateful towards Maximus for saving his life, continues pettily insulting the squire, states he's going to have Maximus [[DisproportionateRetribution executed for not saving him sooner]], and ''[[EntitledBastard has the gall]]'' to demand Maximus to treat his wounds. It's incredibly apparent that Titus is nothing more than an [[SmallNameBigEgo Arrogant]] [[MilesGloriosus Coward]] who uses his status as a [=BoS=] Knight to [[TheBully abuse]] those below him. [[spoiler: Unsurprisingly, once Maximus sees Titus for [[WhatYouAreInTheDark what he really is]] in embodying ''none'' of the Brotherhood's ideals, [[RefuseToRescueTheDisliked he opts to let him die from his wounds]]]].

* Knight Titus in ''[[Series/Fallout2024 Fallout]]''. A Knight for the Brotherhood of Steel, Titus takes [[{{Deuteragonist}} deuteragonist]] Maximus under his wing as a squire for a mission and is shown to be abrasive towards others, especially to Maximus, treating him rather poorly. At first, it appears that he is just being a [[SternTeacher tough-but-fair mentor]] towards Maximus like the rest of the Brotherhood are. However, once Titus and Maximus encounter a Yao Guai (a violent, mutated bear), Titus tries to [[DirtyCoward flee for his own life]] - despite being clad in [[PoweredArmor BoS Power Armor]]. The Yao Guai severely injures him, forcing Maximus to shoot the bear dead. But Titus is ''[[UngratefulBastard not even remotely]]'' grateful towards Maximus for saving his life, continues pettily insulting the squire, states he's going to have Maximus [[DisproportionateRetribution executed for not saving him sooner]], and ''[[EntitledBastard has the gall]]'' to demand Maximus to treat his wounds. It's incredibly apparent that Titus is nothing more than an [[SmallNameBigEgo Arrogant]] [[DirtyCoward Coward]] who uses his status as a [=BoS=] Knight to [[TheBully abuse]] those below him. [[spoiler: Unsurprisingly, once Maximus sees Titus for [[WhatYouAreInTheDark what he really is]], [[RefuseToRescueTheDisliked he opts to let him die from his wounds]]]].

* Knight Titus in ''[[Series/Fallout2024 Fallout]]''. A Knight for the Brotherhood of Steel, Titus takes [[{{Deuteragonist}} deuteragonist]] Maximus under his wing as a squire for a mission and is shown to be abrasive towards others, especially to Maximus, treating him rather poorly. At first, it appears that he is just being a [[SternTeacher stern mentor]] towards Maximus like the rest of the Brotherhood are. However, once Titus and Maximus encounter a Yao Guai (a violent, mutated bear), Titus tries to [[DirtyCoward flee for his own life]] - despite being clad in [[PoweredArmor BoS Power Armor]]. The Yao Guai severely injures him, forcing Maximus to shoot the bear dead. But Titus is ''[[UngratefulBastard not even remotely]]'' grateful towards Maximus for saving his life, continues pettily insulting the squire, states he's going to have Maximus [[DisproportionateRetribution executed for not saving him sooner]], and ''[[EntitledBastard has the gall]]'' to demand Maximus to treat his wounds. It's incredibly apparent that Titus is nothing more than an [[SmallNameBigEgo Arrogant]] [[DirtyCoward Coward]] who uses his status as a [=BoS=] Knight to [[TheBully abuse]] those below him. [[spoiler: Unsurprisingly, once Maximus sees Titus for [[WhatYouAreInTheDark what he really is]], [[RefuseToRescueTheDisliked he opts to let him die from his wounds]]]].

* Knight Titus in ''[[Series/Fallout2024 Fallout]]''. A Knight for the Brotherhood of Steel, Titus takes [[{{Deuteragonist}} deuteragonist]] Maximus under his wing as a squire for a mission and is shown to be abrasive towards others, especially to Maximus, treating him rather poorly. At first, it appears that he is just being a [[SternTeacher stern mentor]] towards Maximus like the rest of the Brotherhood are. However, once Titus and Maximus encounter a Yao Guai (a violent, mutated bear), Titus tries to [[DirtyCoward flee for his own life]] - despite being clad in [[PoweredArmor BoS Power Armor]]. The Yao Guai severely injures him, forcing Maximus to shoot the bear dead. But Titus is ''[[UngratefulBastard not a even remotely]]'' grateful towards Maximus for saving his life, continues pettily insulting the squire, states he's going to have Maximus [[DisproportionateRetribution executed for not saving him sooner]], and ''[[EntitledBastard has the gall]]'' to demand Maximus to treat his wounds. It's incredibly apparent that Titus is nothing more than an [[SmallNameBigEgo Arrogant]] [[DirtyCoward Coward]] who uses his status as a [=BoS=] Knight to [[TheBully abuse]] those below him. [[spoiler: Unsurprisingly, once Maximus sees Titus for [[WhatYouAreInTheDark what he really is]], [[RefuseToRescueTheDisliked he opts to let him die from his wounds]]]].

* Knight Titus in ''[[Series/Fallout2024 Fallout]]''. A Knight for the Brotherhood of Steel, Titus takes deuteragonist Maximus under his wing as a squire for a mission and is shown to be extremely abrasive towards others, especially to Maximus, treating him rather poorly. At first, it appears that he is just being a [[SternTeacher stern mentor]] towards Maximus like the rest of the Brotherhood. However, once Titus and Maximus encounter a Yao Guai (a violent, mutated bear), Titus tries to [[DirtyCoward flee for his own life]]-- despite being clad in [[PoweredArmor BoS Power Armor]]. The Yao Guai severely injures him, forcing Maximus to shoot the bear down. But Titus is ''[[UngratefulBastard not at all]]'' grateful towards Maximus for saving his life, continues throwing petty insults at the squire, states he's going to have Maximus executed for not saving him sooner, and ''[[EntitledBastard has the gall]]'' to demand Maximus to treat his wounds. It's incredibly apparent that Titus is nothing more than an [[SmallNameBigEgo Arrogant]] [[DirtyCoward Coward]] who uses his status as a [=BoS=] Knight to [[TheBully bully]] those below him. [[spoiler: Unsurprisingly, once Maximus sees Titus for [[WhatYouAreInTheDark what he really is]], [[RefuseToRescueTheDisliked he opts to let him die from his wounds]]]].

* Knight Titus in ''[[Series/Fallout2024 Fallout]]''. A Knight for the Brotherhood of Steel, Titus takes deuteragonist Maximus under his wing as a squire for a mission, and is shown to be extremely abrasive towards other, especially to Maximus, treating him rather poorly. At first, it appears that he is just being a [[SternTeacher stern mentor]] towards Maximus. However, once Titus and Maximus encounter a Yao Guai (a violent, mutated bear), Titus tries to [[DirtyCoward flee for his own life]]-- despite being clad in [[PoweredArmor BoS Power Armor]]. The Yao Guai severely injures him, forcing Maximus to shoot the bear down. But Titus is ''[[UngratefulBastard not at all]]'' grateful towards Maximus for saving his life, continues throwing petty insults at the squire, states he's going to have Maximus executed for not saving him sooner, and ''[[EntitledBastard has the gall]]'' to demand Maximus to treat his wounds. It's incredibly apparent that Titus is nothing more than an [[SmallNameBigEgo Arrogant]] [[DirtyCoward Coward]] who uses his status as a [=BoS=] Knight to [[TheBully bully]] those below him. [[spoiler: Unsurprisingly, once Maximus sees Titus for [[WhatYouAreInTheDark what he really is]], [[RefuseToRescueTheDisliked he opts to let him die from his wounds]]]].

* Knight Titus in ''[[Series/Fallout2024 Fallout]]''. A Knight for the Brotherhood of Steel, Titus takes deuteragonist Maximus under his wing as a squire for a mission, and is shown to be extremely abrasive towards other, especially to Maximus, treating him rather poorly. At first, it appears that he is just being a [[SternTeacher stern mentor]] towards Maximus. However, once Titus and Maximus encounter a Yao Guai (a violent, mutated bear), Titus tries to [[Dirty Coward flee for his own life]]-- despite being clad in [[PoweredArmor BoS Power Armor]]. The Yao Guai severely injures him, forcing Maximus to shoot the bear down. But Titus is ''[[UngratefulBastard not at all]]'' grateful towards Maximus for saving his life, continues throwing petty insults at the squire, states he's going to have Maximus executed for not saving him sooner, and ''[[EntitledBastard has the gall]]'' to demand Maximus to treat his wounds. It's incredibly apparent that Titus is nothing more than an [[SmallNameBigEgo Arrogant]] [[DirtyCoward Coward]] who uses his status as a [=BoS=] Knight to [[TheBully bully]] those below him. [[spoiler: Unsurprisingly, once Maximus sees Titus for [[WhatYouAreInTheDark what he really is]], [[RefuseToRescueTheDisliked he opts to let him die from his wounds]]]].

* Knight Titus in ''[[Series/Fallout2024 Fallout]]''. A Knight for the Brotherhood of Steel, Titus takes deuteragonist Maximus under his wing as a squire for a mission, and is shown to be extremely abrasive towards other, especially to Maximus, treating him rather poorly. At first, it appears that he is just being a [[SternTeacher stern mentor]] towards Maximus. However, once Titus and Maximus encounter a Yao Guai (a violent, mutated bear), Titus tries to flee for his own life... despite being clad in [[PoweredArmor BoS Power Armor]]. The Yao Guai severely injures him, forcing Maximus to shoot the bear down. But Titus is ''[[UngratefulBastard not at all]]'' grateful towards Maximus for saving his life, continues throwing petty insults at the squire, stating he's going to have Maximus executed for not saving him sooner, and [[EntitledBastard has the gall]] to demand Maximus to treat his wounds. It's incredibly apparent that Titus is nothing more than an [[SmallNameBigEgo Arrogant]] [[DirtyCoward Coward]] who uses his status as a [=BoS=] Knight to bully those below him. [[spoiler: Unsurprisingly, once Maximus sees Titus for [[WhatYouAreInTheDark what he really is]], [[RefuseToRescueTheDisliked he opts to let him die from his wounds]]]].

** Tywin Lannister occasionally says something that might indicate that he's not as bad as people think but he usually tells them in no uncertain terms his entirely pragmatic reasons for saying it if he's questioned about it.
** Cersei Lannister is vicious and hostile by default, petty, vindictive, and an overall despicable person to be around. It goes without saying that she HatesSmallTalk and openly hates anyone that's not her children or her Lannister family (with the exception of Tyrion, of course). In the second half of the final season, [[spoiler:she decides to let Tyrion have an audience with her in an effort to end the war before innocents are slaughtered in King's Landing, with both of them knowing that Cersei has contempt for her subjects]]. She stops for a moment to consider his words, and specifically [[spoiler:his promise that she and her unborn child will be protected if she steps down. She even refuses to take the opportunity to kill her hated brother right then and there]]. And then, following a brief moment of consideration, [[spoiler:she executes Missandei and dooms the city to violence]], just in case you needed a reminder about what kind of person she is.

* In the ''Literature/VitaNuova'', [[Creator/DanteAlighieri Dante]] maintains that anyone who does not remember Beatrice and mourn must have a heart made of granite with no space for goodness.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': Bowser appears to genuinely love Peach at first, even singing about her and acknowledging that she despises him. As the film progresses however, [[spoiler:his love for Peach is revealed to be entirely possessive and self-serving, and it's so shallow that he has no problem trying to kill her the instant she turns him down during their wedding, only ever voicing affection for Peach again after his defeat, as a way to beg for mercy]].