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** After having [[TookALevelInKindness Taken A Level In Kindness]] in the last three seasons, Church is far more antagonistic and bitter in Season 10 than he was even at the start of the series, [[JustifiedTrope due to having]] [[spoiler:MercyKill{{ed}} [[JustifiedTrope Tex at the end of the previous season when he thought they were both going to die when the containment unit failed]]]].

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** After having [[TookALevelInKindness Taken A Level In Kindness]] in the last three seasons, Church is far more antagonistic and bitter in Season 10 than he was even at the start of the series, [[JustifiedTrope due to having]] [[spoiler:MercyKill{{ed}} [[spoiler:{{Mercy Kill}}ed [[JustifiedTrope Tex at the end of the previous season when he thought they were both going to die when the containment unit failed]]]].
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* ''WebVideo/EscapeTheNight'':
** Matthew Haag was well-meaning, if a bit insensitive at first, but as the night progresses, his frustrations grow. He also loses interest in helping out, becoming TheLoad when he used to be TheSmartGuy. Matt decides to take his frustrations out on his teammates, insulting them at every opportunity, something he never did before.
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* ''Machinima/DarkSecretsOfGarrysMod'': Medievil used to be an {{everyman}} in early days of the series. But over time he became more of an {{narcissist}} pervert.

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* ''Machinima/DarkSecretsOfGarrysMod'': ''WebAnimation/DarkSecretsOfGarrysMod'': Medievil used to be an {{everyman}} in early days of the series. But over time he became more of an {{narcissist}} pervert.



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** Season five is essentially season four taken [[UpToEleven Up To Eleven]]. How so? The first episode has the host wishing [[WebVideo/JonTron JonTron]] to be killed and shooting a woman JUST for being a woman.

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** Season five is essentially season four taken [[UpToEleven Up To Eleven]].up a notch. How so? The first episode has the host wishing [[WebVideo/JonTron JonTron]] to be killed and shooting a woman JUST for being a woman.
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*''Machinima/DarkSecretsOfGarrysMod'': Medievil used to be an {{everyman}} in early days of the series. But over time he became more of an {{narcissist}} pervert.
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** Donut has a [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] version in Season 17. After going through a TraumaCongaLine and becoming increasingly bitter about his status as a NoRespectGuy, he becomes much more short-tempered and starts swearing regularly.
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* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'':
** After having [[TookALevelInKindness Taken A Level In Kindness]] in the last three seasons, Church is far more antagonistic and bitter in Season 10 than he was even at the start of the series, [[JustifiedTrope due to having]] [[spoiler:MercyKill{{ed}} [[JustifiedTrope Tex at the end of the previous season when he thought they were both going to die when the containment unit failed]]]].
** ''The Project Freelancer Saga'' reveals this happened to all of the Freelancers, with the exceptions of Tex[[note]]who stayed on roughly the same level of {{Jerkass}}[[/note]], York[[note]]who only got [[TookALevelInCynic more cynical]][[/note]], and Florida[[note]]who was always a sociopath[[/note]] (and maybe North, since he was only seen outside of flashbacks as a corpse).
*** South Dakota was always a {{Jerkass}}, but she legitimately cared about North and was genuinely friends with Washington and CT. By the time of ''Recovery One'', however, she's become an [[UngratefulBastard ungrateful]], [[ItsAllAboutMe self-centered]] [[TheSociopath sociopath]] who kills North and tries to do the same to Wash while he was trying to save her life just to save her own skin from the Meta.
*** Similarly, Wyoming was also a {{Jerkass}} to start with, but he genuinely cared about his teammates, a large contrast from the man who killed York and tried to do the same to Tex multiple times with absolutely zero remorse.
*** The biggest example happens with Washington. He started out as a WideEyedIdealist NiceGuy who was one of the few Freelancers to really have his shit together, before being driven crazy after his AI Epsilon floods his mind with memories of the Alpha's torture when it tried to commit suicide while being implanted. After he recovers, he's left a cynical, bitter, and brooding KnightInSourArmor SociopathicHero obsessed with getting revenge against the Director. He gets even worse after he becomes convinced the Reds and Blues betrayed him in Season 7, to the point of pulling a FaceHeelTurn. He starts getting better after they forgive him and let him join them so he won't get arrested by the UNSC.
*** Maine was always TheBrute, but he was loyal to his teammates and could be surprisingly protective of them. However, [[AIIsACrapshoot Sigma]] corrupts him into being the Meta, a mindless attack dog bent only on aiding Sigma's plans.
*** Carolina's worst qualities were brought to the surface after being repeatedly [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter shown up by Tex]] and slowly manipulated by Sigma, with her becoming increasingly selfish and competitive. The Meta trying to kill her results in her becoming AxCrazy by the present day, and viewing the Reds and Blues as nothing but cannon fodder. She gets better thanks to Church's influence.
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** Yang has shades of this starting from the end of Volume 3. After losing her arm and Blake abandoning her, Yang goes into a depression in which she acts quite cold and distant to Ruby and more or less starts to view Blake as a traitor. After Ruby and Weiss unintentionally anger her in Volume 5, Yang accuses Weiss of not knowing what it's like to suffer from domestic abuse or neglect despite being told many times beforehand how bad of a childhood Weiss actually had. Yang does get better afterwards but she becomes the most vindictive and cynical member of the team. It isn't helped by the fact that she starts developing tendencies to blame others for her actions or be an outright self-righteous hypocrite. [[{{Hypocrite}} She's proven that she is unafraid to lie, keep secrets or tell half-truths when it suits her when she harshly condemned Ozpin for doing the same.]]

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** Yang has shades of this starting from the end of Volume 3. After losing her arm and Blake abandoning her, Yang goes into a depression in which she acts quite cold and distant to Ruby and more or less starts to view Blake as a traitor. After Ruby and Weiss unintentionally anger her in Volume 5, Yang accuses Weiss of not knowing what it's like to suffer from domestic abuse or neglect despite being told many times beforehand how bad of a childhood Weiss actually had. Yang does get better afterwards but she becomes the most vindictive and cynical member of the team. It isn't helped by the fact that she starts developing tendencies to blame others for her actions or be an outright self-righteous hypocrite.and possesses a double standard when it comes to keeping secrets. [[{{Hypocrite}} She's proven that she is unafraid to lie, keep secrets or tell half-truths when it suits her when she harshly condemned Ozpin for doing the same.]] [[NeverMyFault In Volume 8, Yang blames Ruby for their situation, claiming that her poor leadership put them where they are. While some of Ruby's decision were indeed reckless and needed to be addressed, Yang is ignoring the fact that she went behind everyone's back to tell Robyn about Amity Tower. This caused Ironwood to lose all trust in RWBY, so Yang deserves some blame as well.]]
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** Yang has shades of this starting from the end of Volume 3. After losing her arm and Blake abandoning her, Yang goes into a depression in which she acts quite cold and distant to Ruby and more or less starts to view Blake as a traitor. After Ruby and Weiss unintentionally anger her in Volume 5, Yang accuses Weiss of not knowing what it's like to suffer from domestic abuse or neglect despite being told many times beforehand how bad of a childhood Weiss actually had. Yang does get better afterwards but she becomes the most vindictive and cynical member of the team. Sadly, she is prone to moments of hypocrisy and blaming others when things get bad.

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** Yang has shades of this starting from the end of Volume 3. After losing her arm and Blake abandoning her, Yang goes into a depression in which she acts quite cold and distant to Ruby and more or less starts to view Blake as a traitor. After Ruby and Weiss unintentionally anger her in Volume 5, Yang accuses Weiss of not knowing what it's like to suffer from domestic abuse or neglect despite being told many times beforehand how bad of a childhood Weiss actually had. Yang does get better afterwards but she becomes the most vindictive and cynical member of the team. Sadly, It isn't helped by the fact that she starts developing tendencies to blame others for her actions or be an outright self-righteous hypocrite. [[{{Hypocrite}} She's proven that she is prone unafraid to moments of hypocrisy and blaming others lie, keep secrets or tell half-truths when things get bad.it suits her when she harshly condemned Ozpin for doing the same.]]

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