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Since: Dec, 1969
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Since: Aug, 2009

Do we have a trope for a secret test of character that is actually not a setup at all? As in, a character percieved as a ruffian by the rest makes a noble choice that makes other character(s) change their mind about him or her. Not heel face turn, since the character was known to the audience be like that all along.