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** He takes his arseholery so far he crosses the [[Moral Event Horizon]].
** He takes his arseholery so far he crosses the [[Moral Event Horizon]].
** [[Complete Monster]]
** [[Complete Monster]]
* '''Justified''': He's [[Surrounded By Idiots]].
* '''Justified''': He's [[Surrounded by Idiots]].
** He's just grumpy.
** He's just grumpy.
** He has a disorder that affects his impulse control.
** He has a disorder that affects his impulse control.
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* '''Inverted''': [[Self-Deprecation]]
* '''Inverted''': [[Self-Deprecation]]
** [[Nice Guy]]
** [[Nice Guy]]
* '''Subverted''': [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
* '''Subverted''': [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]
** [[Jerkass Facade]]
** [[Jerkass Facade]]
** Type A [[Tsundere]]
** Type A [[Tsundere]]
** [[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.
** [[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''': [[Jerk with a Heart of Jerk]]
** [[Took a Level In Jerkass]]
** [[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.''
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** "We need an anti-hero - this is one of the more obvious routes."
** "We need an anti-hero - this is one of the more obvious routes."
** "This is a comedy series based off insulting people."
** "This is a comedy series based off insulting people."
* '''Lampshaded''': "He's one of those [[House (TV)|House]]-wannabes."
* '''Lampshaded''': "He's one of those [[House (TV series)|House]]-wannabes."
** "Everyone's got emotional armor. Some have it [[The Stoic|thick]], some have it [[Fragile Flower|thin]]. His has [[Spikes of Villainy|spikes]]."
** "Everyone's got emotional armor. Some have it [[The Stoic|thick]], some have it [[Fragile Flower|thin]]. His has [[Spikes of Villainy|spikes]]."
* '''Invoked''': [[Jerkass Facade]]
* '''Invoked''': [[Jerkass Facade]]

Revision as of 21:35, 9 April 2014


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.....
  • 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
  • Subverted: Jerk with a Heart of Gold
    • Jerkass Facade
    • Type A Tsundere
    • 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
  • Parodied: He's an asshole to everyone and everything in the known universe.
  • 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: "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 Drama: Jerkass Woobie

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