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The character with a [[Small Name, Big Ego]] is the focus of the episode, and in the end his pretensions and facades are broken down to reveal a ''usually'' insecure and hurt
Usually, the last thing the character does at the end of the episode is [[Status Quo Is God|restore his full character]], so the viewer can go back to seeing him in the same stock way, but with an added understanding of the character's hidden depth.
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Behind his gruff, skinflint exterior, [[Marvel]] has established that J. Jonah Jameson's hatred of ''[[Spider-Man]]'' stems from the fact that deep down, he knows Spidey '''is''' a selfless hero, and the fact that he can't compare makes him jealous.
** Notably, this close-up first happened towards the end of ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #1. I.e., he got his
*** In the storyline ''[[Spider Island]]'', JJ (like most of New York) temporarily gained spider-powers; he used them to help Spidey out in one fight, and at the end of the storyline he lights the windows of the Empire State Building in red and blue as a grudging "thank you".
** In one of his animated appearances, he argued that if Spider-Man was ''really'' a hero, he wouldn't need to hide his face with a
== [[Film]] ==
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