More Than Meets the Eye

A common technique used to add depth to a character or as a plot twist or Subversion is to create a character with two opposing sides. This typically consists of:


 * An "outer" character - who they appear to be to most other characters, and who they usually initially appear to the audience.
 * An "inner" character - who the character is revealed to be behind closed doors.

Can be made to surprise the audience with a twist, to make An Aesop, as what was initially a subversion of a Dead Horse Trope, in an effort of Character Development, or simply for the aestheticism of contrast.

Index to Hidden Depths. See also Index All Along.

Not to be confused with a part of the Transformers theme/motto

Subcategories
 * Hidden Badass
 * Hidden Evil
 * Index With a Heart of Gold

Tropes:

 * Affably Evil
 * Awakening the Sleeping Giant
 * Badass Adorable
 * Badass Bookworm
 * Bad Samaritan
 * Beneath the Mask
 * Beware the Nice Ones
 * Beware the Silly Ones
 * Broken Ace
 * Broken Messiah
 * Bruiser With a Soft Center
 * Bunny Ears Lawyer
 * Cover-Blowing Superpower
 * Cowardly Lion
 * Creepy Good
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
 * Cute and Psycho
 * Cute Bruiser
 * Dandere
 * Decoy Damsel
 * Ditzy Genius
 * The Dog Was the Mastermind
 * Dumbass Has a Point
 * Enfant Terrible
 * Excalibur in The Rust
 * Fauxreigner
 * Fluffy the Terrible
 * Fool for Love
 * Freaky Fashion, Mild Mind
 * Frozen Face
 * Genius Bruiser
 * Genius Ditz
 * Gentle Giant
 * Get It Over With
 * Girl With Psycho Weapon
 * Good All Along
 * Good Is Not Dumb
 * Grail in The Garbage
 * Happy Fun Ball
 * Hidden Depths
 * I Never Told You My Name
 * Jerkass Facade
 * Jerkass Has a Point
 * Killer Rabbit
 * Let's Get Dangerous
 * Little Miss Almighty
 * Little Miss Badass
 * Little Miss Con Artist
 * Masquerade
 * Extra-Strength Masquerade
 * Mutual Masquerade
 * Misfit Mobilization Moment
 * More Deadly Than the Male
 * Nonhuman Lover Reveal
 * Not-So-Harmless Villain
 * Obfuscating Disability
 * Obfuscating Insanity
 * Obfuscating Stupidity
 * Old Master
 * One-Sided Arm Wrestling
 * Paper Tiger
 * Personal Effects Reveal
 * Pint-Sized Powerhouse
 * Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
 * The Reveal
 * Sealed Evil in A Teddy Bear
 * Secret Identity
 * Small Girl, Big Gun
 * Smarter Than You Look
 * Stepford Smiler
 * Stepford Snarker
 * Silk Hiding Steel
 * Stout Strength
 * Sugar and Ice Personality
 * Surprisingly Gentle Song
 * The So-Called Coward
 * This Banana Is Armed
 * Too Quirky to Lose
 * Tranquil Fury
 * Transformers (What? Somebody had to say it!)
 * Challenge of the Go Bots ("Us, too!")
 * True Beauty Is On the Inside
 * Tsundere
 * Undercover Cop Reveal
 * Underestimating Badassery
 * Waif Fu
 * Was Actually Friendly
 * Wisdom From the Gutter
 * Wise Beyond Their Years
 * Yandere