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Basic Trope: A character who is a gigantic asshole.

Straight: Report Siht is an asshole to Alice and Bob and their friends.
Exaggerated:
- ...and to Bob's cat, and Satan, and God.....
- He takes his arseholery so far he crosses the Moral Event Horizon.
- Report is an outright Villain with no redeeming qualities.
- Complete Monster
Downplayed:
- Jerkass Ball
- Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
- Hidden Heart of Gold
Justified:
- He's Surrounded by Idiots.
- He's just grumpy.
- He has a disorder that affects his impulse control.
- He's the Butt Monkey
Inverted:
- Nice Guy
Subverted:
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold
- Jerkass Facade
- Type A Tsundere
- Took a Level In Kindness
- Report Siht actually didn't even realize he was being a jerk, either due to having No Social Skills or the other person not being indicative enough. Once he realizes what he did wrong, he tries to make amends for it.
Double Subverted:
- Jerk with a Heart of Jerk
- Took a Level in Jerkass
Parodied:
- He's an asshole to everyone and everything in the known universe.
- "Watch out for Scott! He's a dick!"
- He makes an enemy of everyone in the universe as a way to deal with Who Wants to Live Forever?.
- He's a literal butthole.
Deconstructed:
- Putting a lot of effort into being an asshole drives away everyone.
- Or, he's an asshole, but doesn't mean to be, causing grief for everyone.
Reconstructed: He can't care less.
- He also can't care less, or is using it as a crutch to insult people even more.
Zig Zagged: He's only like this when grumpy.
Averted: None of the characters are jerks to the point where it defines their character.
Enforced:
- Took a Level in Jerkass
- "Let's make a character extremely unpleasant - it'll give the fandom a punching bag. That'll be fun."
- "He's a bad guy - we need to make him even more evil to the audience."
- "We need an anti-hero - this is one of the more obvious routes."
- "This is a comedy series based off insulting people."
Lampshaded: "He's one of those House-wannabes."
- "Everyone's got emotional armor. Some have it thick, some have it thin. His has spikes."
Invoked: Jerkass Facade
Exploited: A villain diverts attention from his plans by directing everyone's antipathies to a resident asshole.
- A hero tricks a villain into thinking it's the jerk who's been causing him so much trouble.
Defied: The character makes a conscious effort to be likable.
Discussed: "Why is he such a fucking asshole?"
Conversed: "You probably wouldn't like him." "Let me guess - an asshole, or a snarky asshole?"
Played For Laughs: Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist
Played For Drama: Jerkass Woobie

Hey, dipshit, drag your ass back to Jerkass. It's just as terrible as you.

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 '''Basic Trope''': A character who is a gigantic asshole.
 * '''Straight''': [[Report Siht]] is an asshole to [[Alice and Bob]] and their friends.
-* '''Exaggerated''': ...and to Bob's cat, and Satan, and God.....
+* '''Exaggerated''':
+** ...and to Bob's cat, and Satan, and God.....
 ** He takes his arseholery so far he crosses the [[Moral Event Horizon]].
+** Report is an outright [[Villain]] with no redeeming qualities.
 ** [[Complete Monster]]
+* '''Downplayed''':
-* '''Justified''': He's [[Surrounded by Idiots]].
+** [[Jerkass Ball]]
+** [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]
+** [[Hidden Heart of Gold]]
+* '''Justified''':
+** He's [[Surrounded by Idiots]].
 ** He's just grumpy.
 ** He has a disorder that affects his impulse control.
 ** He's the [[Butt Monkey]]
-* '''Inverted''': [[Self-Deprecation]]
+* '''Inverted''':
 ** [[Nice Guy]]
-* '''Subverted''': [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]
+* '''Subverted''':
+** [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]
 ** [[Jerkass Facade]]
 ** Type A [[Tsundere]]
+** [[Took a Level In Kindness]]
 ** [[Report Siht]] actually didn't even realize he was being a jerk, either due to having [[No Social Skills]] or the other person not being indicative enough. Once he realizes what he did wrong, he tries to make amends for it.
-* '''Double Subverted''': [[Jerk with a Heart of Jerk]]
+* '''Double Subverted''':
-** [[Took a Level In Jerkass]]
+** [[Jerk with a Heart of Jerk]]
+** [[Took a Level in Jerkass]]
-* '''Parodied''': He's an asshole to ''everyone and everything in the known universe.''
+* '''Parodied''':
+** He's an asshole to ''everyone and everything in the known universe.''
 ** [[South Park|"Watch out for Scott! He's a dick!"]]
 ** [[Hitch Hikers Guide to The Galaxy|He makes an enemy of everyone in the universe as a way to deal with]] [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]].
+** He's a literal butthole.
-* '''Deconstructed''': Putting a lot of effort into being an asshole drives away ''everyone.''
+* '''Deconstructed''':
+** Putting a lot of effort into being an asshole drives away ''everyone.''
 ** Or, he's an asshole, but doesn't mean to be, causing grief for everyone.
 * '''Reconstructed''': He can't care less.
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 * '''Zig Zagged''': He's only like this when grumpy.
 * '''Averted''': None of the characters are jerks to the point where it defines their character.
+* '''Enforced''':
-* '''Enforced''': "Let's make a character extremely unpleasant - it'll give the fandom a punching bag. That'll be fun."
+** [[Took a Level in Jerkass]]
+** "Let's make a character extremely unpleasant - it'll give the fandom a punching bag. That'll be fun."
 ** "He's a bad guy - we need to make him even more evil to the audience."
 ** "We need an anti-hero - this is one of the more obvious routes."
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 * '''Discussed''': "Why is he such a fucking asshole?"
 * '''Conversed''': "You probably wouldn't like him." "Let me guess - an asshole, or a snarky asshole?"
+* '''Played For Laughs''': [[Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist]]
 * '''Played For Drama''': [[Jerkass Woobie]]
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