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{{trope}}
'''Basic Trope''': A character suddenly changes with no explanation whatsoever.
* '''Straight''': Bob, formerly a [[Nice Guy]], suddenly starts [[Kick the Dog|kicking the dog]] and becomes a huge [[Jerkass]].
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob, formerly [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]], becomes a [[Complete Monster]].
* '''Justified''':
** Bob was [[The Scrappy]], so the writers change his character in an attempt to [[Rescued
** Alternatively, Bob has split personality disorder.
* '''Inverted''': [[Static Character]]
* '''Subverted''':
** Bob, the resident [[Nice Guy]], seems to have become a [[Jerkass]]. However, it turns out that it's actually Bob's identical twin brother berating everyone - Bob himself is just as nice as ever.
** [[Character Rerailment]]
* '''Double Subverted''': However, it turns out that Bob has secret evil plans, and his kindness is [[Faux Affably Evil|merely a facade]].
* '''Parodied''': Bob constantly switches between [[The Hero]], [[Big Bad]], [[Anti-Hero]], [[Anti-Villain]] and various other roles in the course of a single episode/book/game.
* '''Deconstructed''': Fans who liked Bob's previous characterisation resent his changes so much that they abandon the show entirely.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** The writers decide to return Bob [[Character Rerailment|to his previous characterisation]], thus restoring the work to its former glory.
** Alternatively, fans begin to see the merits of Bob's new personality as well, and thus start watching again.
* '''Zig Zagged''':
** Bob was previously a [[Nice Guy]], then he acts like a [[Jerkass]]. But it turns out to be someone else. But they're covering up for his secret evil plans, which turn out to be [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|well-intentioned but extreme]].
** Bob's personality [[Depending
* '''Averted''': Logical [[Character Development]] takes place in the course of the work.
* '''Enforced''': The new writing team wants to establish that [[Writer
* '''Lampshaded''': "Bob isn't how he used to be, is he?"
* '''Invoked''': "I'm going to be a changed man!"
* '''Defied''':
* '''Discussed''':
* '''Conversed''':
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