History Main / JerkassFacade

* This is a common comical persona for many YouTubePoop makers, most famously {{Deepercutt}}.

* ''Franchise/OnePiece'''s Nico Robin putted up a mild [=Jerkass=] Facade in the Water Seven arc, trying to convince the other Straw Hats she had willingly betrayed them. Her reason for this was the bad guys were threatening them with the very attack that destroyed her home island if she didn't comply. She goes as far as to actively resist attempts to rescue her after the crew learns of this before coming to her senses.
** Nami (though possessing a jerkish personality in general) acted similarly in the Arlong Arc. While she initially hated pirates, she eventually found herself wanting to stay with the crew, but being unable to do so because of her obligation to buy back her village. As a such, when she sees her crewmates on the island, she falsely claims to have murdered Usopp and states that she was using the crew to gain money.
** Boa Hancock seemed like a [[KickTheDog puppy-kicking]] VainSorceress with no redeeming qualities whatsoever, even [[TakenForGranite turning her own subjects into stone]] for allowing a man (Luffy) onto her island. However, when she saw Luffy protect her sister's brand, and thus their shared secret, as well as make the choice ''not'' to leave the island, but see his petrified friends revived, she allowed him into her castle and showed her brand. She explained that the [[AristocratsAreEvil Celestial Dragons]] who bought them as slaves when they were children [[TattooedCrook burnt it into she and her sisters' backs]] to show them they were "less than human". Given what the Celestial Dragons were shown as capable of, spending four years with them as slaves would be no picnic, [[BrokenBird and this had lasting psychological effects on the three]]: Hancock's [[GenkiGirl normally cheerful middle sister]], Sandersonia, had a screaming freak-out from just remembering. Thus, Hancock decided that she would no longer show weakness to anyone, including her own subjects. Nyon implied her crying to Luffy was the first time she showed any warmth in her. Naturally, Luffy understood and forgave her. She no longer has to pull this facade on Luffy, [[AllAmazonsWantHercules as she now loves him.]] [[ObliviousToLove Not that he cares...]]

** Played straight with Diamond Tiara herself. The season 5 episode "Crusaders of the Lost Mark" revealed that [[spoiler: she only acted mean because that's how her mother taught her to act, she knows her behavior is wrong, and she wants to change but doesn't know how]].

* ''Anime/DragonballZ'': Goku acted this way towards Uub during the final episode to bring out his aggression. In reality Goku is kindness incarnate, and was just [[{{Troll}} trolling] Uub so he'd show his true power. He apologizes after the fight is over.

* ''Anime/DragonballZ'': Goku acted this way towards Uub during the final episode to bring out his aggression. In reality Goku is kindness incarnate, and simply wanted to see Uub's true power. He apologizes after the fight is over.

** Amethyst atacked Pearl in the Kindergarten, and even threw and tied up Steven, because Pearl reminded her of her past. She was also this way with Greg, as a act of revenge for Rose having less time for her.

* Inverted with the ''HeckleAndJeckle'' cartoon "Sappy New Year." The boys give up practical jokes as a New Year's resolution, but their attempts to do good deeds are haphazard and are misconstrued as more troublemaking.

Compare with SourOutsideSadInside and JerkWithAHeartOfGold. SourOutsideSadInside comes in when the Jerkass is to hide depression and emotional conflict. The JerkWithAHeartOfGold really ''is'' a jerk, naturally rude and maybe offensive, but also cares more deeply than it appears. A [=Jerkass=] Facade comes in when a character is ''not'' a jerk, is naturally pleasant and friendly, but makes a deliberate decision to act in a (usually very) jerkish manner to achieve some sort of goal.

Contrast BitchInSheepsClothing and JerkWithAHeartOfJerk. See also ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies, DefrostingIceQueen, ThinkNothingOfIt, DontYouDarePityMe, and StepfordSnarker. May secretly be a ZeroApprovalGambit. Not to be confused with [[VideoGame/{{Mother3}} The [=Jerkass=] known as Fassad.]]

* [[spoiler:Mayoi Hachifuji]] in ''LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}}''. She knows that she is caught in or actually is a supernatural event and doesn't want anyone else to have to get involved. [[spoiler:She's a 'snail,' otherwise known as a spirit that distracts people who are avoiding going somewhere and makes them follow her. She knows she's dead and that she won't reach her destination, so she tells anyone who talks to her that she hates them so they'll leave her alone and not waste their time on her.]]

* Hayate from ''{{Pretear}}'', particularly in the anime adaptation. Once the {{backstory}} is revealed, it becomes apparent that he has been acting mean towards Himeno out of fear that she will fall in love with him, [[spoiler:just like Takako did in the past -- [[WomanScorned which]] [[LoveHurts didn't]] [[LoveMakesYouEvil end]] [[TheDarkSide well]]]]. Not only does this fail to keep her from getting attached (especially once she learns his reasons), but he ends up falling in love with her.

* [[GratuitousFrench Waka]] from ''{{Okami}}'' plays this up through most of the game, going so far as to outright [[MiniBoss attack you]] the first two times you meet him for ''no'' justifiable reason except to be a [=Jerkass=] and tell you how Ammy's become weak (''despite'' the fact that you just beat him). He's constantly riling up [[ExpositionFairy Issun]] and acts in such an untrustworthy way that the heroes aren't even sure which side he's on. When you're fighting the final boss, though, it's revealed that [[spoiler:he's been on your side the whole time and was working to protect Nippon from [[TrueFinalBoss Yami]]'s darkness, performing a HeroicSacrifice that almost kills him so that Amaterasu can finish Yami off.]]

* Derek Hale on ''Series/TeenWolf'' has a DarkAndTroubledPast that has left him with trust issues and a justified sense of [[TheHunter persecution]]. He compensates by trying to seem as mean as possible, but is really just a [[GoodIsNotNice somewhat dark]] AntiHero.

* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'', upon learning why King Candy does not want Vanelope to race, and being unable to convince her of the danger himself, goes full on Jerkass by destroying her precious kart, which he'd spent the previous act helping her build and learn to drive. It completely devastates her, and in turn, himself.

* ''Film/Grease'' and ''Grease2''

* Hakaider/Saburo from {{Kikaider}} somewhat falls into this category; in Machine That Dreams he seems to legitimately lament be used by Professor Gill and that he and Dr. Komyoji's other robots "only puppets". Though when Jiro questions whether or not he is satisfied with that he proceeds to insult then attack him.

** Carl Wheezer [[TheHeart of all people]] [[TookALevelInJerkass becomes this]] in one episode of [[TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius the TV series]] just to impress a girl he was smitten by.

* ''UsagiYojimbo'' has Stray Dog, a hard ass nails BountyHunter who seems to be an underhanded backstabber, but he is secretly also a beloved supporter of an OrphanageOfLove.
* {{Wolverine}} is a genuine JerkWithAHeartOfGold, but he sometimes ups the jerkass part for the benefit of others. When Spider-Man apparently died, he made a pass at the grieving Mary Jane. She slapped him and furiously swore to find a way to kill him if he ever did that again. When Jarvis tried to call Logan out on it, he explained that he wanted to give Mary something to focus on other than grief, like anger.

* 4Chan revels in this one, believe it or not. Acting like a jerkass is a readily accepted prerequesite for posting which it's users all follow, much like the "be nice to one another" creed found on most websites. If you want to see the facade shattered like a dinner plate hit with buckshot, look no further than the time someone posted ''Love You Forever'', known on 4Chan as "The Day /b/ Cried", where the vast majority of the posters all pretty much began blubbering and lamenting [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas how much they love/miss their moms]].

* The 1943 comedy ''The Meanest Man in the World'' stars JackBenny as a kindhearted lawyer who finds he must adapt one of these to land clients.

* Colm from ''FireEmblemTheSacredStones'' is like this, acting like a jerk and a common thief but [[LoveableRogue eventually showing a]] [[SugarAndIcePersonality softer side]].

* Shadow the Hedgehog from the [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog]] show signs of this. He really does care about others, but he remains cold and distant even to his own friends, because he doesn't want anyone to get too close to him out of fear of losing them again like with Maria. It doesn't help that he already has low trust in others.

** Sakura's older brother Touya sets himself up as a BigBrotherBully who teases her almost non-stop to the extent that she often fantasizes about bullying him back, but he's actually quite a caring person and fiercely protective of her. Nonetheless, the act is successful enough to convince an AllLovingHero like Sakura that he's nothing but a callous {{Jerkass}}.

** Boa Hancock seemed like a [[KickTheDog puppy-kicking]] VainSorceress with no redeeming qualities whatsoever, even [[TakenForGranite turning her own subjects into stone]] for allowing a man (Luffy) onto her island. However, when she saw Luffy protect her sister's brand, and thus their shared secret, as well as make the choice ''not'' to leave the island, but see his petrified friends revived, she allowed him into her castle and showed her brand. She explained that the [[AristocratsAreEvil Celestial Dragons]] who bought them as slaves when they were children burnt it into she and her sisters' backs to show them they were "less than human". Given what the Celestial Dragons were shown as capable of, spending four years with them as slaves would be no picnic, and this had lasting psychological effects on the three. The middle sister, Sandersonia, had a freak-out from just remembering. Thus, Hancock decided that she would no longer show weakness to anyone, including her own subjects. Nyon implied her crying to Luffy was the first time she showed any warmth in her. Naturally, Luffy understood and forgave her. She no longer has to pull this facade on Luffy, [[AllAmazonsWantHercules as she now loves him.]] [[ObliviousToLove Not that he cares...]]

* [[spoiler: Ruka]] from ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' arguably does this. On one hand, [[spoiler: He deliberately spent the last week of his life making the girl he loved hate him with every fiber of her being, because it was the only way to get her out of the self-destructive holding pattern she'd been in for the entire series.]] On the other he did plenty of unnecessarily [=Jerkass=] things, such as [[spoiler:assaulting Juri sexually, and humiliating Shiori by destroying the one relationship she felt good about. He had wanted to discredit Shiori, but that's no reason to utterly ruin her life.]]

* Invoked by ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'''s [[spoiler: Lyle Dylandy]], because [[spoiler: he's sorta taking his dead twin brother Neil's place in Celestial Being and wants to leave clear that, while he ''can'' become Lockon Stratos in the group and battlefield, he ''refuses'' to become [[TheAce Neil's]] ReplacementGoldfish.]]