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17 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[VillainSong How bad can he possibly be?]] Well, this answers the question.]] |
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22 | ->''I used to be such a sweet sweet thing 'til they got a hold of me.\ |
23 | I opened doors for little old ladies. I helped the blind to see.\ |
24 | I got no friends 'cause they read the papers. They can't be seen\ |
25 | With me, and I'm gettin' real shot down and I'm feeling mean.'' |
26 | -->-- '''Music/AliceCooper''', "No More Mr. Nice Guy" |
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28 | When a character grows into a {{Jerkass}} over time (sometimes rather quickly). Can be due to {{Flanderization}}, a FaceHeelTurn, a [[FreudianExcuse traumatic incident]], [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking or just another regular albeit unfortunate case of]] CharacterDevelopment, which depends on who's writing said character(s). While a Jerkass growing into a JerkWithAHeartOfGold is a common phenomenon, especially in dramas, a reversal, resulting in this trope, is also common, especially in comedies. |
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30 | This can also cause tropes like WhatTheHellHero, though whether the character changes back to their kind-hearted ways, again, it usually [[DependingOnTheWriter depends on the writer]]. If the transition is shown as a flashback regarding a known jerk/villain, it may be a StartOfDarkness. |
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32 | See also TookALevelInBadass, TookALevelInDumbass, CynicismCatalyst, CompressedVice, JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope as well as RuderAndCruder. When this happens to a character temporarily for the sake of the plot, the JerkassBall is present. The [[OppositeTropes Counter Trope]] to TookALevelInKindness. Contrast BitchInSheepsClothing, who was always a jerk. A character taking their level in jerkassitude was genuinely nice. When a character takes this route in an adaptation, that's AdaptationalJerkass. |
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34 | [[noreallife]] |
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36 | !!Example subpages: |
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38 | [[index]] |
39 | * TookALevelInJerkass/AnimeAndManga |
40 | * TookALevelInJerkass/ComicBooks |
41 | * TookALevelInJerkass/FanWorks |
42 | * TookALevelInJerkass/{{Film}} |
43 | * TookALevelInJerkass/{{Literature}} |
44 | * TookALevelInJerkass/LiveActionTV |
45 | * TookALevelInJerkass/ProfessionalWrestling |
46 | * TookALevelInJerkass/VideoGames |
47 | * TookALevelInJerkass/{{Webcomics}} |
48 | * TookALevelInJerkass/WebOriginal |
49 | * TookALevelInJerkass/WesternAnimation |
50 | [[/index]] |
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