History PlayingWith / JerkWithaHeartofJerk

** Bob's good intentions are genuine.

** Bob wasn't a jerk to begin with.

** Bob does something nice, but it's only because it [[WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency benefits his selfish desires.]]

** PragmaticVillainy

** Bob does something nice, but it's only because it [[PragmaticVillainy benefits his selfish desires.]]

** JerkWithAHeartOfAJerk [[HiddenHeartOfAGold With A Hidden Heart of Gold]]
* '''Double Subverted''': His mother's already rich and is in on the scam as well.

* '''Subverted''': Turns out Bob's secretly using Alice's money to provide for his ill, elderly mother.

* '''Defied''': Bob decides to drop the jerkass act entirely. Whether he becomes a NiceGuy or a [[{{Jerkass}} grade-A asshole]] is up in the air.

* '''Defied''': Bob decides to drop the JerkassFacade entirely. Whether he becomes a NiceGuy or a [[{{Jerkass}} grade-A asshole]] is up in the air.

** Alice thinks that Bob is a jerk because he was [[LonersAreFreaks isolated by society]], and decides to give him a chance. She later finds out that many people tried to do the same for him, and he would [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder turn on them]] no matter [[UngratefulBastard what they did for him]].

** Alice think's that Bob is a jerk because he was [[LonersAreFreaks isolated by society]], and decides to give him a chance. She later finds out that many people tried to do the same for him, and he would [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder turn on them]] no matter [[UngratefulBastard what they did for him]].

** FauxAffablyEvil
** TheSociopath
** CompleteMonster: The most extreme extent of a character without redeeming traits.

* '''Justified''': Bob is not a good enough actor to [[BitchInSheepsClothing play nice]] full time, an occasional "nugget of fools gold" is the best he can do.

* '''Enforced''': The author starts Bob's CharacterDevelopment by showing his nicer side, but {{Executive|Meddling}}s insist on sticking to the {{Status Quo| Is God}}.

** Bob knows from the beginning how unrealistic her dreams are in first place. He only helps her to see her HeroicBSOD when her dreams get shattered.

'''Played For Laughs''': Bob is from a BizarroUniverse where his mean and rude behavior is seen as him being a NiceGuy.

* '''Justified''': Bob is not a good enough actor to [[BitchInSheepsClothing play nice]] full time, an occasional "nugget of
fools gold" is the best he can do.
* '''Inverted''': Bob, a NiceGuy, seems to have a darker side, only to turn out to be [[SheepInSheepsClothing really as nice as he seems].

* '''Parodied''': Bob's obviously a jerk, who's daily activities includes bullying people smaller and weaker than himself and scamming old ladies out of their money, but people repeatedly tells his victims they shouldn't judge him too hard and insists that he's a good man deep down.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob is usually a douchebag, but he saves Alice from a rampaging tiger. He tells her he only did it to get laid that night. When she turns him down, he decides to buy her a new TV, no strings attached, to make up for his behavior.

** At first it seems that Bob became a jerk because he was [[LonersAreFreaks isolated by society]], only it turns out they shunned him because [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder he would constantly betray them]] and eventualy everyone [[ProperlyParanoid wised up to his antics]].
** FauxAffablyEvil
** TheSociopath
** CompleteMonster: The most extreme extent of a character without redeeming traits.

* '''Justified''':
** Bob ''believes'' his "kind" acts redeem him, but normal people see through him easily.
** Bob is extremely selfish to the point of being a {{narcissist}} or {{sociopath}} who neither feels empathy for others, nor remorse for his misdeeds.
* '''Inverted''':
** IncorruptiblePurePureness
** SheepInSheepsClothing

* '''Enforced''':
** The author starts Bob's CharacterDevelopment by showing his nicer side, but {{Executive|Meddling}}s insist on sticking to the Status Quo.
** The work has Bob pretend to be nice before showing his true colors to make it clear to the audience how awful he really is.

** FauxAffablyEvil
** TheSociopath
** CompleteMonster: The most extreme extent of a character without redeeming traits.

* '''Averted''': Bob's good intentions are genuine. Or Bob wasn't a jerk to begin with.

* '''Discussed''': "I should have known [[{{Jerkass}} rudeness was your only defining trait]]."

** The author starts Bob's CharacterDevelopment by showing his nicer side, but {{Executive|Meddling}}s insist on sticking to the StatusQuo.

* '''Parodied''': Bob's obviously a jerk, who's daily activities includes bulling people smaller and weaker than himself and scamming old ladies out of their money, but people repeatedly tells his victims they shouldn't judge him too hard and insists that he's a good man deep down.

** The author starts Bob's CharacterDevelopment by showing his nicer side, but [[ExecutiveMeddling Executives]] insist on remaining the StatusQuo.

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* '''Enforced''': The author starts Bob's CharacterDevelopment by showing his nicer side, but [[ExecutiveMeddling Executives]] insist on remaining the StatusQuo.

* '''Straight''': Bob, the JerkAss, [[PetTheDog helps Alice win a ton of money]], but it turns out he just did it to scam her out of it.

* '''Defied''': Bob decides to drop the JerkassFacade entirely. Whether he becomes a NiceGuy or a [[JerkAss grade-asshole]] is up in the air.

* '''Deconstructed''': Thanks to Bob's asshole attitude, everyone avoids him like a plague lest they get tricked by him. And because of this, no one is there to save him when Bob gets into trouble, [[DyingAlone making him die alone.]]

* '''Deconstructed''': Thanks to Bob's asshole attitude, everyone avoids him like a plague lest they get tricked by him. And because of this, no one is there to save him when Bob gets into trouble, making him die alone.