This is about characters who are difficult to approach socially on the outside, but nice on the inside.
Sometimes, this is because
there is some goodness in everyone. At other times, they were only hiding that they were
Good All Along.
- Anti-Villain: A bad guy with noble qualities and traits, and possibly even heroic goals.
- Chivalrous Pervert: He shamelessly ogles the ladies, but he'd be the first to defend their honor.
- Crazy Cat Lady: A Friend to All Living Things who is Not Good with People.
- Defrosting Ice Queen: Given time and affection, her uncaring facade will melt to reveal her softer side.
- Don't You Dare Pity Me!: Desperately needs your help but won't give up enough pride, independence, or self-control to accept it.
- Fool For Love: Badass who is a sucker for love.
- Good Bad Girl: Notorious reputation; benevolent, zestful interior.
- Good Is Not Nice: Rude in person, but always helpful to the heroes.
- Hidden Heart of Gold: To keep their Badass reputation, they don't want others to know of their good deeds.
- Hitman with a Heart: He may be a career killer, but he will never hurt an innocent.
- Hooker with a Heart of Gold: Underneath the sex kitten exterior there's a sweet, innocent flower that needs nurturing.
- Innocent Bigot: Prejudiced, but only because they genuinely don't know any better.
- Jerkass Façade: A character tries to act like a heartless bastard when it's obvious s/he isn't.
- Jerkass Woobie: You want to push the Big Bad aside and seriously injure them yourself so you can hug them.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Cranky exterior hides a kind, helpful side.
- Knight In Sour Armour: A cynical character who stands up for the Good and Right even though not entirely convinced those things exist.
- Misunderstood Loner with a Heart of Gold: This character's sinister reputation is entirely undeserved.
- Noble Bigot: Prejudiced, yet still a good person.
- Noble Demon: Kindly Anti-Villain who cultivates a fearsome reputation.
- The Proud Elite: Just because he acts cold and proud doesn't mean that he doesn't care deeply for you.
- The Quiet One: Just because he doesn't say much doesn't mean he doesn't have anything nice to say.
- Red Herring: The Red Herring never had anything to do with anything. The evidence has misled you.
- Shrinking Violet: She wasn't ignoring you, she's just shy.
- Snark Knight: A Deadpan Snarker who believes firmly and unironically in a high moral code.
- Sugar and Ice Personality: A frosty, emotionless coating protects delicate feelings within.
- Tsundere Type A: An angry person who is waiting for a special someone to trigger his or her nice side.
- Tsundere Type B (in many cases): A basically nice but occasionally hot-tempered person.
- Tsunshun: A person who uses their abrasive nature to hide secret feelings of depression.
