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* ''Fanfic/JerkInSheepsClothing'': Marinette is the Archie in a new love triangle between Adrien and new character Henri [=LeRoi=]. Adrien is the Betty, her FirstLove, the boy-next-door type, and a true friend who truly cares for her, even if his actions are a little misguided. Henri, on the other hand, is the titular [[BitchInSheepsClothing “jerk in sheep’s clothing”]], as he is teaming up with Marinette’s worst enemy in secret, [[JerkassAtYourDiscretion bullying all her friends behind her back]], and only wants her as a trophy girlfriend, making him the Veronica. However, part of his manipulations is warping Marinette’s point of view so that she believes that Adrien is the real jerk in sheep’s clothing AKA her real Veronica, and that Henri himself is her kind-hearted, loyal boy-next-door Betty.

* ''Literature/DanielDeronda'': Mirah is Jewish, an outcast with an artistic and melancholy disposition, Gwendolene is charming, well-liked and Christian.[[spoiler:Gwendolene is also too self-involved, though in an understandable ''and'' harmful way, while Mirah is sweet and innocent]].

* In ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' there's a huge debate about who's Betty and who's Veronica since Rei and Asuka present traits of both sides. [[ShyBlueHairedGirl Rei]] has a [[NiceGirl gentle disposition]] and [[ShrinkingViolet reserved nature]], but she's also [[CreepyChild bizarre]], [[EmotionlessGirl cold]], and [[UncannyValley strangely unsettling]]. [[FieryRedhead Fiery Redheaded]] [[GorgeousGaijin foreigner]] Asuka has a forceful and aggressive personality, but is also seen as the more outgoing and [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman human]] one.

* ''Manga/YonaOfTheDawn'' has a genderswapped version of this, following the trope down to the BlondeBrunetteRedhead colour-scheme. With Princess Yona in the position of Archie, the manga introduces two [[ChildhoodFriendRomance childhood friend love-interests]] early on, though it's the Betty who originally attracts her affection. The designated Betty, [[KissingCousins Suwon]]--a fair-haired {{bishonen}}, complete with a near-constant MoeStare--is originally presented as sweet, kind and gentle. The designated Veronica, [[BodyguardCrush Hak]]--a dark-haired {{Hunk}} and chronic SmugSmiler--is originally presented as [[TallDarkAndSnarky snarky]], roguish, and {{Tsundere}}. This seemingly vanilla BettyAndVeronica dynamic comes to a screeching halt by the end of the first chapter, when Suwon [[spoiler:murders Yona's father, chases her and Hak out of the palace, and proceeds to take the throne.]] In comparison to Hak; who discards his home, his name, and his position as a General in order to travel with Yona, while frequently laying his life on the line and becoming a LivingEmotionalCrutch for her. Later, it is [[spoiler:Hak who earns himself a place as Yona's SecondLove.]]

* ''VideoGame/DarkMessiahOfMightAndMagic'' gives Sareth two love interests. Xana is a sultry and flirtatious succubus who is clearly the girlfriend literally straight out of hell. Lena is a sweet and affectionate mage and the niece of the main questline's questgiver. However in practice, Xana is always honest with Sareth, offers invaluable aid, and even saves his life. While Lena makes Sareth do all the difficult and dangerous work, and upon learning of the existence of Xana she immediately demands that Sareth make a detour to a church and murder off Xana. If Sareth doesn't, [[spoiler:Lena accuses Sareth of betraying her and attacks him. That's right, the seeming Betty also wants to MurderTheHypotenuse.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince.'' For Callum, Claudia starts out as the Betty (quirky sorceress ChildhoodFriendRomance childhood friend) and Rayla the Veronica (exotic elven assassin with JerkWithAHeartOfGold sarcasm issues). Gradually, Claudia [[DaddysLittleVillain starts taking after her father]], while Rayla's nobler and nicer traits come to the surface and she and Callum warm up to each other.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince.'' For Callum, Claudia starts out as the Betty [[quirky sorceress ChildhoodFriendRomance childhood friend]] and Rayla the Veronica (exotic elven assassin with JerkWithAHeartOfGold sarcasm issues). Gradually, Claudia [[DaddysLittleVillain starts taking after her father]], while Rayla's nobler and nicer traits come to the surface and she and Callum warm up to each other.

* A male RichSuitorPoorSuitor example appears in an episode of ''Series/TheTwilightZone''. A young woman has two suitors, a rich one she doesn't care for and a poor one she does. The poor one asks her to run off with him. Her future self later chases her younger self on horseback, begging her not to marry the wrong man... [[spoiler:[[WrongGuyFirst the poor suitor]], who turned out to be a money-hungry bastard and ruined her life.]]

* ''VideoGame/Persona5'' has your two younger party members Futaba and Ann. It can be easy to assume that Futaba is the Betty because she is afraid of social interaction at first and Ann is the Veronica due to her quarter caucasion heritage and being a part time model. As the story comes along however, it turns out that Ann is really a nice person that wants to inspire her friends while Futaba once she breaks out of her shell is quite mischievous and brutally honest about her opinions.

* The Literature/HerculePoirot novel ''Literature/TheMurderOnTheLinks'' features one of these. [[spoiler:Jack Renaud is engaged to Marthe Daubreuil (Betty), but had a brief fling with the vaudeville performer Bella Duveen (Veronica), who has been acting like a StalkerWithACrush ever since. However, it turns out that Bella really [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy just wants Jack to be happy]] and is willing to confess to murder to protect him, even after she learns about Marthe. Marthe, on the on the other hand is a GoldDigger and murderer who would have been willing to let Jack be executed for the crimes she committed.]]

* In the final scene of ''Theatre/TheTamingOfTheShrew'', Kate upbraids the disobedient women around her and faces down the room with a speech in praise of submissiveness (though the scene's context suggests that she & Petruchio may now enjoy a happy marriage of equals behind the façade). On the other hand, the pliant-seeming "good sister" Bianca, once married, has become the tyrant of her new household.

Rarely leads to a ShockingSwerve. Indeed, most examples are TheUntwist, but not in a bad way, and it is always a pleasure for the audience to see the heroine / hero fall in love with the person they wanted to win. However, if done well, it can create astonishment and character development and a sense of shared guilt with the center of the Triangle for misjudging the {{Love Interest|s}}.

This trope is often used to subvert and criticize gender stereotypes such as the MadonnaWhoreComplex by introducing a GoodBadGirl and a {{Hypocrite}} as potential {{Love Interest|s}} for a gullible hero, teaching him that just because the Betty is the "wholesome" choice doesn't mean she's exempt from the time-tested Aesop that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, something which is normally applied to the Veronica. Other examples for the mere sake of suspense also exist.

* ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' has Jacob and Edward, reaching ItWasHisSled status. In book 1, they are respectively the [[TheCutie kind]] younger [[LikeBrotherAndSister friend]] and someone who was MaddenedIntoMisanthropy by his DarkAndTroubledPast and may and may not be a case of "IAmAHumanitarian". But in book 2, Jacob becomes a violent and confident muscular hunk who has HairTriggerTemper and CrazyJealousGuy tendancies, and Edward is the reliable boyfriend who ends up leaving her for what he summarizes in the end as IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy.

* ''Fanfic/JerkInSheepsClothing'': Marinette is the Archie in a new love triangle between Adrien and new character Henri [=LeRoi=]. Adrien is the Betty, her FirstLove, the boy-next-door type, and a true friend who truly cares for her, even if his actions are a little misguided. Henri, on the other hand, is the titular [[BitchInSheepsClothing “jerk in sheep’s clothing”]], as he is teaming up with Marinette’s worst enemy in secret, [[JerkassAtYourDiscretion bullying all her friends behind her back]], and only wants her as a trophy girlfriend, making him the Veronica. However, part of his manipulations is warping Marinette’s point of view so that she believes that Adrien is the real jerk in sheep’s clothing AKA her real Veronica, and that Henri himself is her kind-hearted, loyal boy-next-door Betty.

* ''Fanfic/JerkInSheepsClothing'': Marinette is the Archie in a new love triangle between Adrien and new character Henri [=LeRoi=]. Adrien is the Betty, her FirstLove, the boy-next-door type, and a true friend who truly cares for her, even if his actions are a little misguided. Henri, on the other hand, is the titular [[BitchInSheepsClothing “jerk in sheep’s clothing”]], as he is teaming up with Marinette’s worst enemy in secret, [[JerkassAtYourDiscretion bullying all her friends behind her back]], and only wants her as a trophy girlfriend, making him the Veronica. However, part of his manipulations is warping Marinette’s point of view so that she believes that Adrien is the real jerk in sheep’s clothing AKA her real Veronica, and that Henri himself is her kind-hearted, loyal boy-next-door Betty.

* ''Fanfic/JerkInSheepsClothing'': Marinette is the Archie in a new love triangle between Adrien and new character Henri [=LeRoi=]. Adrien is the Betty, her FirstLove, the boy-next-door type, and a true friend who truly cares for her, even if his actions are a little misguided. Henri, on the other hand, is the titular [[BitchInSheepsClothing “jerk in sheep’s clothing”]], as he is teaming up with Marinette’s worst enemy in secret, [[JerkassAtYourDiscretion bullying all her friends behind her back]], and only wants her as a trophy girlfriend, making him the Veronica. However, part of his manipulations is warping Marinette’s point of view so that she believes that Adrien is the real jerk in sheep’s clothing AKA her real Veronica, and that Henri himself is her kind-hearted, loyal boy-next-door Betty.

* ''Fanfic/JerkInSheepsClothing'': Marinette is the Archie in a new love triangle between Adrien and new character Henri [=LeRoi=]. Adrien is the Betty, her FirstLove, the boy-next-door type, and a true friend who truly cares for her, even if his actions are a little misguided. Henri, on the other hand, is the titular [[BitchInSheepsClothing “jerk in sheep’s clothing”]], as he is teaming up with Marinette’s worst enemy in secret, [[JerkassAtYourDiscretion bullying all her friends behind her back]], and only wants her as a trophy girlfriend, making him the Veronica. However, part of his manipulations is warping Marinette’s point of view so that she believes that Adrien is the real jerk in sheep’s clothing AKA her real Veronica, and that Henri himself is her kind-hearted, loyal boy-next-door Betty.

* ''Fanfic/JerkInSheepsClothing'': Marinette is the Archie in a new love triangle between Adrien and new character Henri LeRoi. Adrien is the Betty, her FirstLove, the boy-next-door type, and a true friend who truly cares for her, even if his actions are a little misguided. Henri, on the other hand, is the titular [[BitchInSheepsClothing “jerk in sheep’s clothing”]], as he is teaming up with Marinette’s worst enemy in secret, [[JerkassAtYourDiscretion bullying all her friends behind her back]], and only wants her as a trophy girlfriend, making him the Veronica. However, part of his manipulations is warping Marinette’s point of view so that she believes that Adrien is the real jerk in sheep’s clothing AKA her real Veronica, and that Henri himself is her kind-hearted, loyal boy-next-door Betty.

* In ComicBook/SpiderMan ([[StepfordSmiler Seemingly]]) carefree party girl and FieryRedHead Mary Jane was the Veronica to sweet, GirlNextDoor Gwen Stacy. Gwen was actually victim of CharacterizationMarchesOn, and her earlier, less remembered appearances had her as something of a stuck-up, headstrong, popular girl type; she would have been a Veronica had this remained. After Gwen [[ILetGwenStacyDie became victim to a certain trope she named]] MJ became closer to Peter and went through some CharacterDevelopment, showing the audience there was more to her than she let on. A few years down the line when sultry cat burglar Black Cat enters the scene intent on playing the DatingCatwoman card with Spidey, MJ becomes the Betty as an old friend of Peter's. What's interesting is that the headstrong popular girl Gwen was when Creator/SteveDitko was drawing and plotting the comics. During his run Mary-Jane was pretty much TheGhost only being mentioned by Aunt May; she only appears twice during his run and both times her face is obscured and she leaves before Peter gets to meet her. However she's dressed very ladylike (certainly not the party girl she ended up being) and we do know Aunt May thought she was housewife material. It's very likely that if Steve Ditko had stayed on, Mary-Jane would have been the Betty and Gwen the Veronica.

* A ''ComicStrip/DennisTheMenace'' installment from a while back had [[GirlyGirlAndTomboy girly-girl Margaret and tomboy Gina]] yanking Dennis' chain by dressing up in each others' clothes--Margaret in a T-shirt, jeans and baseball cap; Gina in frilly dress.