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I think there's an effort to make new tropes that would fit the examples?
I don't remember why they need to cut Jerkass Façade anyway.
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1. Inferiority Superiority Complex
2. Beneath the Mask, possibly various other Disguise Tropes, but honestly that does sound like what Jerkass Façade probably should have been — temporary.
Break His Heart to Save Him is one situation case.
Just to clarify: the first scenario I described has to do with the Terrans from the Mirror Universe of Star Trek, who are described as putting on a show of bravado to hide the constant fear of assassination. The second scenario comes from the time that Nice Guy Captain Pike acted like a pushy jerk as part of a Secret Test of Character for a cadet, to see if she'd follow protocol even when pressured to go rogue.
Relevant TRS thread
explaining the Jerkass Façade issue.
No change needed, they just merged the tropes. (Personally would have gone with Jerkass Façade as the primary name since it's the more accurate of the two, but the TRS folks are weird like that sometimes.)
The description for Hidden Heart of Gold doesn't fit either situation I'm asking about.
Now that "Jerkass facade" has apparently been cut, I need replacement tropes for certain situations: 1. Someone is outwardly hostile to everyone to hide the fact that he's secretly scared of everything. 2. Someone acts like a jerk because he needs to come across as a jerk in one specific situation, and not as a recurring character trait.