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* ''Franchise/MyHeroAcademia'': Bakugou Katsuki is this at the very beginning of the story. As the kid with the most powerful [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividuals Quirk]] in Aldera Middle School, he's allowed the awe of his fellow students to [[SmugSuper get to his head]] and he treats all of them like crap, [[JerkassToOne especially]] the [[FantasticRacism Quirkless]] Izuku Midoriya. The situation is downplayed once he arrives to U.A., however, because while he still is seen as one of the most promising students in terms of Quirk power, his HairTriggerTemper leads to him getting several harsh reality checks and being forced to undergo CharacterDevelopment into a true-blue JerkWithAHeartOfGold.

* In ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'', ComicBook/TheJoker of all people is presented this way despite being an adult; he's considered the #1 criminal in Gotham, to the point where he has more clout in the LegionOfDoom than its actual leader. Using this popularity to his advantage, he takes every chance he gets to belittle, upstage, sabotage, and/or humiliate Characters/HarleyQuinnTheCharacter when she dumps him and tries to make a name for herself, and he shamelessly manipulates her and toys with her emotions just for his satisfaction like a typical school bully would do. Furthermore, the Joker treats his fellow villains -- including A-listers like ComicBook/ThePenguin, ComicBook/{{Bane}}, [[ComicBook/TheScarecrow Scarecrow]], and ComicBook/TwoFace -- as if they're nothing more than his devoted entourage and personal goon squad, as he casually bosses them around, insults them to their faces, plays annoying pranks on them, and steals food right off their plates.

* In ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'', ComicBook/TheJoker of all people is presented this way despite being an adult; he's considered the #1 criminal in Gotham, to the point where he has more clout in the LegionOfDoom than its actual leader. Using this popularity to his advantage, he takes every chance he gets to belittle, upstage, sabotage, and/or humiliate ComicBook/HarleyQuinn when she dumps him and tries to make a name for herself, and he shamelessly manipulates her and toys with her emotions just for his satisfaction like a typical school bully would do. Furthermore, the Joker treats his fellow villains -- including A-listers like ComicBook/ThePenguin, ComicBook/{{Bane}}, [[ComicBook/TheScarecrow Scarecrow]], and ComicBook/TwoFace -- as if they're nothing more than his devoted entourage and personal goon squad, as he casually bosses them around, insults them to their faces, plays annoying pranks on them, and steals food right off their plates.

* In ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'', ComicBook/TheJoker of all people is presented this way despite being an adult; he's considered the #1 criminal in Gotham, to the point where he has more clout in the LegionOfDoom than its actual leader. Using this popularity to his advantage, he takes every chance he gets to belittle, upstage, sabotage, and/or humiliate ComicBook/HarleyQuinnTheCharacter when she dumps him and tries to make a name for herself, and he shamelessly manipulates her and toys with her emotions just for his satisfaction like a typical school bully would do. Furthermore, the Joker treats his fellow villains -- including A-listers like ComicBook/ThePenguin, ComicBook/{{Bane}}, [[ComicBook/TheScarecrow Scarecrow]], and ComicBook/TwoFace -- as if they're nothing more than his devoted entourage and personal goon squad, as he casually bosses them around, insults them to their faces, plays annoying pranks on them, and steals food right off their plates.

* In ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'', ComicBook/TheJoker of all people is presented this way despite being an adult; he's considered the #1 criminal in Gotham, to the point where he has more clout in the LegionOfDoom than its actual leader. Using this popularity to his advantage, he takes every chance he gets to belittle, upstage, sabotage, and/or humiliate ComicBook/HarleyQuinn when she dumps him and tries to make a name for herself, and he shamelessly manipulates her and toys with her emotions just for his satisfaction like a typical school bully would do. Furthermore, the Joker treats his fellow villains -- including A-listers like ComicBook/ThePenguin, ComicBook/{{Bane}}, [[ComicBook/TheScarecrow Scarecrow]], and ComicBook/TwoFace -- as if they're nothing more than his devoted entourage and personal goon squad, as he casually bosses them around, insults them to their faces, plays annoying pranks on them, and steals food right off their plates.

* In ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'', ComicBook/TheJoker of all people is presented this way despite being an adult; he's considered the #1 criminal in Gotham, to the point where he has more clout in the LegionOfDoom than its actual leader. Using this popularity to his advantage, he takes every chance he gets to belittle, upstage, sabotage, and/or humiliate Harley when she dumps him and tries to make a name for herself, and he shamelessly manipulates her and toys with her emotions just for his satisfaction like a typical school bully would do. Furthermore, the Joker treats his fellow villains -- including A-listers like the Penguin, Bane, Scarecrow, and Two-Face -- as if they're nothing more than his devoted entourage and personal goon squad, as he casually bosses them around, insults them to their faces, plays annoying pranks on them, and steals food right off their plates.

* ''Fanfic/{{Cain}}'' [[DeconstructionFic deconstructs]] Katsuki's status as such at Aldera. Since the school staff regards him as a golden goose who will put them on the map once he becomes a famous Pro Hero, they refuse to do anything about his blatant cruelty and abuse other than giving him a slap on the wrist at ''best''. His status and privilege means that nobody aside from All Might tries to address his dangerous beliefs or behavior, and Katsuki easily dismisses All Might's efforts. It takes Katsuki [[spoiler:failing to get into U.A.]] for anyone else to attempt intervention, and by that point, [[spoiler:Katsuki is too far gone]].

* ''Wrestling/RingOfHonor'' has Matt Taven, who at the sight of Hanson reminisced about refusing to hang out with him during his childhood days out of a refusal to be associated with someone so much less pretty than himself, a practice he continued into adulthood with Wrestling/TheYoungBucks and Wrestling/BulletClub as a whole, adding that anyone who cheers them was a Melvin ([[{{Wedgie}} as in they deserved to get one]]). He also demonstrated [[TheDitz ditzy traits]] such as lecturing former sports correspondent Kevin Kelly on American Football on the assumption Kelly never played and then proceeding to [[IgnorantOfTheirOwnIgnorance demonstrate his own ignorance]] of the sport, including inquires about [[KnowNothingKnowItAll nonexistent teams of the UK and Mexico Young Lions go on excursion to]]. And of course he has a posse in The Kingdom, though not a girl posse, the true leader Maria Kanellis being a comparatively subtle [[ManipulativeBastard puppeteer]] and figurehead Wrestling/AdamCole caring too much about what people thought of him. But then the second incarnation of The Kingdom [[InTheirOwnImage recreated in Taven's own image]] was more girl posse-like, just with Vinny Marseglia and TK O'Ryan instead of girls.

* Alex Riley, "The Varsity Villain" draws the ire of most of the other examples in professional wrestling for not even bothering to alter his behavior or update his look from high school(college?), outright bragging that he'll never change who he is even after failing the NFL and falling back on professional wrestling.

A story with the Big Jerk can go different ways, depending on the gender of the protagonist. If the hero of the story is male, they will definitely be a CoolLoser who hates the Big Jerk (and perhaps secretly envies him). In the end, the hero will rise above the BJ's cruelty, knock him off his throne, and steal his girlfriend (that is, if the Jerk's girlfriend is a NiceGirl and not an AlphaBitch).

If the protagonist is female, the story can go in all sorts of different directions. The female hero can be a school dork who's desperate to be part of the popular crowd, the CoolLoser who thinks CelebrityIsOverrated, and thus so are the cool kids, or she can be the ClassPrincess or LovableAlphaBitch that is the Big Jerk's equal at the top of the food chain. She can even start out as a full-blown AlphaBitch whose story is about redeeming herself and realizing that popularity isn't everything.

# The heroine will start out crushing on or even already dating the Big Jerk On Campus, his good looks, charm, and popularity blinding her to his less-than-stellar personality. Sometime over the course of the story, something will happen that will shatter the rose-colored glasses, and she will finally realize that the Jerk does not deserve his popularity or her affections. They will break up, and, more often than not, the heroine will end up with the CoolLoser, who, while less popular, is infinitely more likable.

# The heroine will start out crushing on or even already dating the Big Jerk On Campus, his good looks, charm and popularity blinding her to his less-than-stellar personality. Sometime over the course of the story, something will happen that will shatter the rose-colored glasses, and she will finally realize that the Jerk does not deserve his popularity or her affections. They will break up, and, more often than not, the heroine will end up with the CoolLoser, who, while less popular, is infinitely more likable.

* ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries'': Josh is a downplayed version. Mia and her friend group are treated like uncool pariahs by Josh, his AlphaBitch girlfriend Lana, and her GirlPosse who are unquestionably the most popular people in school. Mia has a crush on Josh despite this and part of her wants to be in with the cool kids. While Josh's interactions with the wider student body aren't shown and his defining traits are his [[DumbBlonde stupidity]] and superficiality rather than his cruelty, once he learns that Mia is a princess (and after her [[TheMakeover makeover]]), he exploits her crush on him by inviting her to a public beach and [[ForcefulKiss forcing a kiss on her]] in front of paparazzi in order to get his 15 minutes of fame. His lack of remorse makes Mia realize he's not worth her feelings and she ends up with her CoolLoser friend Michael.

* ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'': Fieyro seemed like this at the beginning, as he was handsome, popular, and completely shallow and superficial, caring only about partying with the equally beautiful and shallow Galinda. But he soon shows that he has HiddenDepths when he helps CoolLoser Elphaba rescue a lion cub from cruel experimentation, and ultimately gives up his popularity in Oz and accepts life as a fugitive to be with her.

* ''WesternAnimation/GalaxyHigh'': Given Doyle's cocky attitude and oversized ego, it's safe to assume that he was this at his old high school on Earth before transferring to Galaxy High. Upon arriving there, though, he's quickly knocked down a few pegs as he finds himself at the bottom of the totem pole for once, while fellow transfer Aimee, who was a CoolLoser at their old school, becomes the ClassPrincess.

* ''Fanfic/FailureToExplode'': As in canon, Katsuki starts out as the darling of Aldera Middle School, who turn a blind eye towards his {{Barbaric Bully}}ing because they hope to piggyback off his fame once he becomes a famous Pro Hero. However, his arrogance blows up in his face: he was so ''certain'' he'd make into his dream school that he didn't bother making any backup plans, so when he [[ForWantOfANail doesn't make it into U.A.]], he's got nothing to fall back upon and has to attend Aldera High by default. Upon realizing that he's no longer a surefire success, the staff at Aldera [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty start punishing him for his bad behavior]], much to Katsuki's shock.

* Reggie Mantle from ''Franchise/ArchieComics'' is often shown to be popular with the student body at Riverdale High, being handsome, talented and quite TheCasanova. He's also [[ThePrankster a vicious prankster]] and {{Narcissist}} who's so vain and entitled, he makes [[SpoiledBrat Veronica]] [[ProudBeauty Lodge]] look shy and humble.

* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' has a ton of enemies, but one of his worst is the one he faces as Peter Parker -- [[Characters/MarvelComicsFlashThompson Eugene "Flash" Thompson]], who relentlessly bullies Peter for being a nerd. Some adaptations make him more sympathetic and/or give him a HeelFaceTurn, but in most retellings, he's a jerk to his core.

* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' has a ton of enemies, but one of his worst is the one he faces as Peter Parker -- Eugene "Flash" Thompson, who relentlessly bullies Peter for being a nerd. Some adaptations make him more sympathetic and/or give him a HeelFaceTurn, but in most retellings, he's a jerk to his core.

* [[TheBully Vincenzo]] from ''Fanfic/TheStoryOfApolloDaphneAndLucaAnItalianTragedy'' is the most popular, charismatic and best-looking boy in school and is also [[ChickMagnet very successful with the girls]], but is quite petty, vain and arrogant, not to mention a massive jerk to [[TheHero Luca]] to the point to [[{{Blackmail}} blackmailing him]] to get him a date with Giulia by threatening him to tell everyone about his LoveLetter for [[{{Keet}} Alberto]] if he doesn't do what he ordered to him. [[spoiler: In later chapters, he starts to get better, especially once he discovers to have fallen in love with Luca]].

* Parodied in ''Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet'' where Jenko (who used to be this back in High School during the 90s) tries to act like this when going undercover as a student only to find that this just makes him look like a massive asshole among millennial high schoolers it's the nerdy and comparatively nicer Schmidt that better ingrains himself with the popular kids. Even simply calling someone "gay" as an insult backfires poorly when the recipient turns out to actually be gay and beating him up is seen as a hate crime.

* ''WesternAnimation/MonsterBusterClub'': Resident [[AlphaBitch Alpha Brat]] Mark is a male RichBitch who delights in insulting and generally being less than pleased with the four {{Kid Hero}}es, apparently for no reason. He may, in fact, be this show's answer to Sissi from ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko''; as it has been pointed out, Monster Buster Club [[ShallowParody rather seems to take after it]].

* Dos Caras Jr became one after being unmasked as Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio, a towel wearing Mexican aristocrat who looks down on other Mexicans who identify with their Amerindian roots on the basis that he can trace his blood back to the monarchs of Spain, on Gringos on the basis they have no soul, on anyone not as wealthy as himself or at least not appearing to be on the basis they are peasants who need to know their place, on anyone with darker skin than himself unless they can produce papers to prove they are not illegal immigrants and on Puerto Ricans on the basis they are inferior to Mexicans. The latter was ignored as El Patron Alberto in the World Wrestling League in favor of him having his own posse known as The Gentleman's Club, where among other things successfully turned the worldly Hiram Tua against [[{{Foil}}more]] down to Earth TagTeam partner Sensacional Carlitos. He curiously tends to clash with Johnny Mundo.

* ''Theatre/{{Thirteen}}'' has Brett Sampson, who goes from an irredeemable jerk trying to get some action from [[ClassPrincess Kendra]] and pressuring Evan to ditch his friends to a sympathetic putt whipped by [[AlphaBitch Lucy]], then [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk zooms right back into irredeemable territory]] when it turns out he was stringing Evan along to make him his minion and never really planned to be his friend.