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A more tragic explanation for this trope is that loners are simply expressing their true personalities (in this case, being a loner) by refusing to adapt to societal standards they don't like. This can be interpreted as being an act of rebellion by others when nothing deeper is really going on. Thus, many introverted people are assumed to be going through an immature stage or dismissed as having ulterior motives for their behavior that ends up just isolating them more.

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A more tragic explanation for this trope is that loners are simply expressing their true personalities (in this case, being a loner) by refusing to adapt to societal standards they don't like. This can be interpreted as being an act of rebellion by others when nothing deeper is really going on. Thus, many introverted people are assumed to be going through or stuck in an immature stage stage, or dismissed as having ulterior motives for their behavior that ends up just isolating them more.

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* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' had [=SpongeBob=] trying to make friends with Plankton, to try to help him become a better person. It hilariously didn't work: "[[EvilFeelsGood Being evil is just too much fun]]!"

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* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' had [=SpongeBob=] trying to make friends with Plankton, [[Characters/SpongeBobSquarePantsSheldonPlankton Sheldon Plankton]], to try to help him become a better person. It hilariously didn't work: "[[EvilFeelsGood Being evil is just too much fun]]!"



* Prince Zuko in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. As he would [[CharacterDevelopment later]] say to Jet "I've realized lately that being on your own isn't always the best path."

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* [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderZuko Prince Zuko Zuko]] in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. As he would [[CharacterDevelopment later]] say to Jet "I've realized lately that being on your own isn't always the best path."



** The Ice King. He rules the Ice Kingdom, which is uninhabited (except for snow creatures he creates occasionally, and penguins.) He gets a ''little'' better once he becomes friendlier with Finn and Jake.

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** [[Characters/AdventureTimeIceKing The Ice King.King]]. He rules the Ice Kingdom, which is uninhabited (except for snow creatures he creates occasionally, and penguins.) He gets a ''little'' better once he becomes friendlier with Finn and Jake.



** Played straight and subverted in the first episode. Twilight Sparkle, the main character, is seen this way by the denizens of Canterlot, but on the other hand, the overly friendly ponies of Ponyville strike Twilight Sparkle as rather crazy.

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** Played straight and subverted in the first episode. [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicTwilightSparkle Twilight Sparkle, Sparkle]], the main character, is seen this way by the denizens of Canterlot, but on the other hand, the overly friendly ponies of Ponyville strike Twilight Sparkle as rather crazy.


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* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'': [[Characters/TotalDramaDuncan Duncan]] prefers for others to leave him alone unless it serves his interests. Duncan is also one of the more violent and intimidating characters.

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