History PlayingWith / JerkWithAHeartOfGold

** Bob is a CompleteMonster but has rather unconvincing PetTheDog moments.

* '''Parodied''': Bob makes fun of the heroes, puts everyone down, and steals lunch money, but whenever [[CutenessProximity a kitten comes his way]], he cannot help but hug it and sing to it.

* '''Exploited''': JerkassFaçade of course.

* '''Exploited''': ???

** Bob is clearly set up as a Jerk up until a point where he does a musical number where he sings about how much he loves kittens.

** Bob appears to be a CompleteMonster, but in reality, he's anything but.

* '''Played Straight''': Bob is mean to everyone on the outside, but is hiding that deep down, he really is a good person.

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob acts like a jerk because he's been hurt in the past, doesn't want to show his hidden soft side, and because of this everyone hates him and he ends up completely and utterly alone, becoming an even more hardened Jerkass as a result.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob acts like a jerk because he's been hurt in the past, doesn't want to show his hidden soft side, and because of this everyone hates him and he ends up completely and utterly alone, until his hidden Heart of Gold is revealed and he and the people around him learn not to [[AnAesop judge others by their appearances]].

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** BaitTheDog.

'''Basic Trope:''' The {{Jerkass}} has hidden depths revealing that he really is a nice guy after all.
* '''Played Straight:''' Bob is mean to everyone on the outside, but is hiding that deep down, he really is a good person.
* '''Exaggerated:''' Bob is a {{Jerkass}} in name only, and is really a very sensitive soul who will shed a tear over a lost puppy.

* '''Downplayed:''' Bob is usually a NiceGuy, and his good qualities are somewhat obvious to those who know him, but he has a temper, or a massive ego or other such flaws that keep him from being a clean-cut NiceGuy.
* '''Justified:''' Bob acts like a jerk because he's been hurt in the past, and doesn't want to show his soft side because he thinks it's a sign of weakness.

* '''Inverted:''' BitchInSheepsClothing.

* '''Subverted:''' JerkWithAHeartOfJerk

* '''Double-Subverted:''' Bob is a jerk who appears to have a hidden nice side, but who turns out to be just a jerk, except for that deep down, he really feels bad about being a jerk and does want to be a nice guy.

* '''Parodied:''' Bob makes fun of the heroes, puts everyone down, and steals lunch money, but whenever [[CutenessProximity a kitten comes his way]], he cannot help but hug it and sing to it.
* '''Deconstructed:''' Bob acts like a jerk because he's been hurt in the past, doesn't want to show his hidden soft side, and because of this everyone hates him and he ends up completely and utterly alone, becoming an even more hardened Jerkass as a result.
* '''Reconstructed:''' Bob acts like a jerk because he's been hurt in the past, doesn't want to show his hidden soft side, and because of this everyone hates him and he ends up completely and utterly alone, until his hidden Heart of Gold is revealed and he and the people around him learn not to [[AnAesop judge others by their appearances]].
* '''Zig Zagged:''' Bob is a jerk but has a hidden nice side, which he only shows occasionally, and later goes back and forth between acting like a jerk and being nice.
** BitchInSheepsClothing With A Heart Of Gold
* '''Averted:''' [[{{Jerkass}} Bob's just a jerk through and through, and everyone knows it.]]

* '''Enforced:''' Bob is the most popular character on the show, and so it's revealed that he has a hidden heart of gold because that's how the [[DracoInLeatherPants audience prefers to see him]].
* '''Lampshaded:''' "Well, it looks like he's not such a jerk after all!"
* '''Invoked:''' "I know you think I'm a jerk, Alice, but I have a hidden heart of gold. You just can't see it!"
* '''Defied:''' "I don't care what he's really like inside, that doesn't give him an excuse to act like a jerk!"
* '''Discussed:''' "You may think he's a jerk now, but most people who act like that are merely using it as a [[JerkassFacade facade]] because they're insecure."
* '''Conversed:''' "I really wish I could be swept off my feet by the kind of dashing [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys bad boy]] who you see in the movies. Oh, he'll appear rough and uncouth at first, but deep down, he's perfectly sweet."

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* '''Averted:''' Bob's just a jerk through and through, and everyone knows it.

* '''Played Straight:''' The character is mean to everyone on the outside, but is hiding that deep down, he really is a good person.
* '''Exaggerated:''' The character is a {{Jerkass}} in name only, and is really a very sensitive soul who will shed a tear over a lost puppy.

* '''Justified:''' The character acts like a jerk because he's been hurt in the past, and doesn't want to show his soft side because he thinks it's a sign of weakness.

* '''Doubly Subverted:''' The character is a jerk who appears to have a hidden nice side, but who turns out to be just a jerk, except for that deep down, he really feels bad about being a jerk and does want to be a nice guy.
* '''Parodied:''' The character makes fun of the heroes, puts everyone down, and steals lunch money, but whenever [[CutenessProximity a kitten comes his way]], he cannot help but hug it and sing to it
* '''Deconstructed:''' The character acts like a jerk because he's been hurt in the past, doesn't want to show his hidden soft side, and because of this everyone hates him and he ends up completely and utterly alone, becoming an even more hardened Jerkass as a result.
* '''Reconstructed:''' The character acts like a jerk because he's been hurt in the past, doesn't want to show his hidden soft side, and because of this everyone hates him and he ends up completely and utterly alone, until his hidden Heart of Gold is revealed and he and the people around him learn not to [[AnAesop judge others by their appearances]].
* '''Zig Zagged:''' The character is a jerk but has a hidden nice side, which he only shows occasionally, and later goes back and forth between acting like a jerk and being nice.

* '''Averted:''' He's just a jerk through and through, and everyone knows it.
* '''Enforced:''' The {{Jerkass}} is the most popular character on the show, and so it's revealed that he has a hidden heart of gold because that's how the [[DracoInLeatherPants audience prefers to see him]].

* '''Subverted:''' The character is a jerk who appears to have a hidden nice side, but it turns out that deep down, [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk he's still a jerk]]. [[DrHorriblesSingAlongBlog Like pie.]]

** Or exaggerated differently: NobleDemon, AntiVillain, and HeroWithAnFInGood

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