History HiddenDepths / WesternAnimation

** The episode "Tweek x Craig" reveals that resident NervousWreck Tweek Tweak is actually a very gifted actor and improvisator once you boost his self-confidence with a quick [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre pep talk]].

* Using the ''TransformersAnimated'' motto of being More Than Meets The Eye in more ways than one, GentleGiant Bulkhead is revealed to be a GeniusBruiser who [[spoiler: is the best space bridge technician in the ''universe''.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'': Marco's skater girl crush Jackie Lynn Thomas mentions in "Bon-Bon the Birthday Clown" that she's a massive history geek. She also reveals that she admires Marco immensely because of his can-do attitude and is more than willing to overlook his insecurities because of it. Generally speaking, we seem to learn more about her at the same rate Marco does.

* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'': Marco's skater girl crush Jackie Lynn Thomas mentions in "Bon-Bon the Birthday Clown" that she's a massive history geek.

** Fluttershy is an extreme ShrinkingViolet and FriendToAllLivingThings who can talk to animals and understand them, but she has "The Stare", which can bend animals to her will. She seems like a really weak flier, but it is mostly lack of confidence; she can fly perfectly normally when she's pressed. She also has considerable knowledge of fashion and is apparently so beautiful as to be a top-tier fashion model. And when push comes to shove, and she has to protect someone, she can be quite the MamaBear, though in a mostly nonviolent manner.

** Prince Zuko: Badass, {{Determinator}}, EvilPrince -turned-[[spoiler: TheAtoner]], is also a MommasBoy and a lover of Turtleducks. In the "Ember Island Players", he gives hints that he does like theater, but just dislikes that specific group because while they have great special effects, they tend to butcher their stories.

** Lube is shown to be a very talented singer, despite being dumber than a rock. TheMovie also revealed his long-lost parents are hillbillies and one of them is ''a cat''.

* Cartman of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' is hinted to have depths that are overshadowed by his ComedicSociopathy. One such trait, shown subtly but repeatedly, is that Cartman is a very gifted photographer. He is seen in "Christian Rock Hard", "Cartman Sucks", and "Imaginationland" to have prodigious skill behind a camera. He is an excellent negotiator and strategist and is seen at least twice speaking flawless Spanish. He also honestly likes cats and harbors them when South Park bans cats (long story). And he's not half-bad with a violin.

** Prince Zuko: {{Badass}}, {{Determinator}}, EvilPrince -turned-[[spoiler: TheAtoner]], is also a MommasBoy and a lover of Turtleducks. In the "Ember Island Players", he gives hints that he does like theater, but just dislikes that specific group because while they have great special effects, they tend to butcher their stories.

* ''IronManArmoredAdventures'' - Though really, ''really'' hard to see beneath her [[TheLoad excessively]] [[MotorMouth annoying]] [[TheDitz exterior]] this show's version of Pepper Potts hides perceptive, intelligent depths - on one occasion she demonstrates her superb [[BerserkButton button-pushing]] skills:

* ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}'': Zoidberg's doctorate is in Art History. Since he's employed as a medical doctor, it doesn't come up much.
** And, in a more recent episode, it's established he's actually a very good doctor, he just doesn't know jack about human anatomy.

* Later episodes of ''{{Daria}}'' show that Quinn is more than a brainless, fashioned-obsessed bimbo. She just dumbs herself down to retain her popularity. As early as season two she admits that she doesn't feel capable of anything ''but'' being popular and pretty, which is why she's so defensive about her social standing and doesn't bother trying to do anything more substantial. The later seasons are just when she started to realize she really was smarter than she thought.

* Black Steve on G4's ''CodeMonkeys''. This actually seems to be a bit of his gimmick on the show with fact he is well, black. He constantly gets angry and goes into angry black man rage when people expect him to go with a stereotype or things he is not something cause he is black. So far it's shown he is a Harvard graduate, a former professional wrestler known as "The Black Shadow," and speaks Japanese while he also manages the money of the company.

** Rarity is probably the most extensive of these. On the surface, she is a DramaQueen fashion designer who wants to marry a prince and become a very important pony. As we learn more about her, though, it becomes increasingly clear that a lot of that is a mask; her dramatics are entirely intentional, as she deliberately acts in an extreme manner for the sake of being a LargeHam, and knowingly BEING a large ham. She "hates" dirt, and tries to avoid it whenever possible... but when it comes down to it, she's more than willing to get dirty if it serves her means. She seems prissy and proper, but her first reaction on being confronted with a manticore is to kick it in the face. She is deeply loyal to her sister, and while she gets annoyed with her sometimes, she also has some MamaBear tendencies towards Spike.
** Fluttershy is an extreme ShrinkingViolet and FriendToAllLivingThings who can talk to animals and understand them, but she has "The Stare", which can bend animals to her will. She seems like a really weak flier, but it is mostly lack of confidence; she can fly quite well when she's pressed. She also has considerable knowledge of fashion and is apparently so beautiful as to be a top-tier fashion model. And when push comes to shove, and she has to protect someone, she can be quite the MamaBear, though in a mostly nonviolent manner.
** GenkiGirl Pinkie Pie throws parties all the time... but also seems to suffer from pretty severe separation anxiety and is afraid that if she isn't the funnest pony to be around, her friends will all abandon her. She also apparently is good at memorizing large amounts of information, such as everyone's birthday, as well as being able to build various party-related equipment and having the ability to (imprecisely) predict the future.

* RegularShow has delved into this for pretty much all characters. Mordecai and Rigby have developed full-fledged relationships with other surrounding characters, everyone has hidden skills and relationships as the series progressed, and the park coworkers develop into TrueCompanions.

* Cartman of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' is hinted to have depths that are overshadowed by his ComedicSociopathy. One such trait, shown subtly but repeatedly, is that Cartman is a very gifted photographer. He is seen in "Christian Rock Hard", "Cartman Sucks", and "Imaginationland" to have prodigious skill behind a camera. He is an excellent negotiator and strategist and is seen at least twice speaking flawless Spanish. He also honestly likes cats and tries to save them from drug addicts (long story). And he's not half-bad with a violin.

* Kendra from ''TheClevelandShow'' used to be an international casino hustler.

* At first glance, it would seem that Clay of ''MoralOrel'' is just a jackass. A flashback to his childhood would reveal that, due to the [[ItMakesSenseInContext quirks of his abusive father]], he only feels loved when his loved ones are hurting him. However, he accidentally goes too far several times and becomes so ''pathetic'' that he fails to provoke an angry response.

* The studio's elephant mascot from ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance'' is a talented pianist. In fact, it's arguably part of the plot that their depths ''have'' to be hidden because of the prejudice in Hollywood; all of them are remarkably skilled in some way (for example, the goat and the fish are actually extraordinarily skilled tango dancers), but Hollywood won't give them a fair shot, forcing them to play bit-part and/or demeaning roles to make ends meet.

* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'''s Quagmire is usually easy going but is incredibly competitive. Promiscuous but never sleeps with married women. Does volunteer work for the homeless (to pick up women). Didn't know that TheInternetIsForPorn. Comes from a family with a proud military heritage. Is an improv comedy enthusiast. The only one who genuinely likes Meg.

* ''CodenameKidsNextDoor'' - The [[TheQuietOne cool, calm, and collected]] Number 5 is known as "the coolest, [[OnlySaneMan the sanest, and quite often the smartest of the gang]]" [[labelnote:*]]see Characters/KidsNextDoor[[/labelnote]], and yet she's also the only one with a MyGreatestFailure in her past that still haunts her. Make of that what you will.

-->''"If a banana tells a joke and no one hears, do they know he exists?"''

* Mr. Crocker from ''TheFairlyOddParents'' is a crazy teacher obsessed with catching a fairy. His past was explored in depth in the special episode ''The Secret Origin of Denzel Crocker'', which revealed that [[spoiler:Mr. Crocker not only had fairies himself in his childhood, but he had Cosmo and Wanda, and was quite sane and similar to Timmy Turner, the main character, at age 10]]. Most later episodes support this fact, but [[spoiler: exactly which fairies Crocker had are contradicted]].

* ''FamilyGuy'''s Quagmire is usually easy going but is incredibly competitive. Promiscuous but never sleeps with married women. Does volunteer work for the homeless (to pick up women). Didn't know that TheInternetIsForPorn. Comes from a family with a proud military heritage. Is an improv comedy enthusiast. The only one who genuinely likes Meg.