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17	[[caption-width-right:350:[[VillainSong How bad can he possibly be?]] Well, this answers the question.]]
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22	->''I used to be such a sweet sweet thing 'til they got a hold of me.\
23	I opened doors for little old ladies. I helped the blind to see.\
24	I got no friends 'cause they read the papers. They can't be seen\
25	With me, and I'm gettin' real shot down and I'm feeling mean.''
26	-->-- '''Music/AliceCooper''', "No More Mr. Nice Guy"
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28	When a character grows into a {{Jerkass}} over time (sometimes rather quickly). Can be due to {{Flanderization}}, a FaceHeelTurn, a [[FreudianExcuse traumatic incident]], [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking or just another regular albeit unfortunate case of]] CharacterDevelopment, which depends on who's writing said character(s). While a Jerkass growing into a JerkWithAHeartOfGold is a common phenomenon, especially in dramas, a reversal, resulting in this trope, is also common, especially in comedies.
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30	This can also cause tropes like WhatTheHellHero, though whether the character changes back to their kind-hearted ways, again, it usually [[DependingOnTheWriter depends on the writer]]. If the transition is shown as a flashback regarding a known jerk/villain, it may be a StartOfDarkness.
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32	See also TookALevelInBadass, TookALevelInDumbass, CynicismCatalyst, CompressedVice, JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope as well as RuderAndCruder. When this happens to a character temporarily for the sake of the plot, the JerkassBall is present. The [[OppositeTropes Counter Trope]] to TookALevelInKindness. Contrast BitchInSheepsClothing, who was always a jerk. A character taking their level in jerkassitude was genuinely nice. When a character takes this route in an adaptation, that's AdaptationalJerkass.
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36	!!Example subpages:
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38	[[index]]
39	* TookALevelInJerkass/AnimeAndManga
40	* TookALevelInJerkass/ComicBooks
41	* TookALevelInJerkass/FanWorks
42	* TookALevelInJerkass/{{Film}}
43	* TookALevelInJerkass/{{Literature}}
44	* TookALevelInJerkass/LiveActionTV
45	* TookALevelInJerkass/ProfessionalWrestling
46	* TookALevelInJerkass/VideoGames
47	* TookALevelInJerkass/{{Webcomics}}
48	* TookALevelInJerkass/WebOriginal
49	* TookALevelInJerkass/WesternAnimation
50	[[/index]]
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