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{{quote|'''Donkey''': "Whoa. Look at that. Who'd wanna live in a place like that?!"
'''Shrek''': "That would be my home"
'''Donkey''': "Oh and it is LOVELY. You know, you're really quite a decorator. It's amazing what you've done with such a modest budget. I like that boulder. That is a NICE boulder."
|''[[Shrek]]''}}
A character is lecturing another character (usually a minor character or guest star) then somehow, either by someone else telling them the truth afterwards or the one they are lecturing breaking down and sobbing out the truth the character realizes that they have been a complete [[Jerkass]].
Can also be when a [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] goes too far.▼
▲A character is lecturing another character (usually a minor character or guest star) then somehow, either by someone else telling them the truth afterwards or the one they are lecturing breaking down and sobbing out the truth the character realizes that they have been a complete [[Jerkass]].
▲Can also be when a [[The Reason You Suck Speech]] goes too far.
Also qualifies if a normally nice character is ripping into another character, not realizing that the character they are ripping on is in the room or listening.
Could be considered a minor version of [[My God, What Have I Done?]] and [[Heel Realization]]
Basic Example: A Boss is yelling at his employee about being late, then it is revealed somehow that his entire family has been killed by a drunk driver. Cue the viewer thinking, "Yep, you're a Jerkass."
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[Naruto]]'' When Kakashi has Sasuke tied to a tree pre-time skip and is talking about bonds, Sasuke says something along the lines of "How would you feel", then Kakashi says all his loved ones are already dead. Admittedly Sasuke's ''[[Took a Level
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* In ''[[Harry Potter and
== [[Film]] ==▼
▲* ''[[Naruto]]'' When Kakashi has Sasuke tied to a tree pre-time skip and is talking about bonds, Sasuke says something along the lines of "How would you feel", then Kakashi says all his loved ones are already dead. Admittedly Sasuke's ''[[Took a Level In Jerkass|later character]]'' outshines this little moment, still was a accidental Jerkass moment.
* ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'': Raiden is fond of this trope in the first film.▼
▲* ''[[School Days (Visual Novel)|School Days]]'': Say what you will about Matoko Ito, but he gets hit with his twice in the anime. {{spoiler|Though the second time it happens, he gets hit with a knife in the gut before he can actually make amends.}}
▲* In [[Harry Potter and The Methods of Rationality]], Harry hears an I Have This Friend version of the Snape-Lily-James story by Snape, and draws perfectly reasonable conclusions from what little information he is given... expressing them very bluntly and completely and utterly hurting Snape's feelings. Harry isn't insensitive by all means, but this story taught him he should know exactly what he's talking about before recklessly flapping his mouth.
▲== Film ==
▲* [[Mortal Kombat]] Raiden is fond of this trope in the first film.
▲{{quote| '''Raiden:''' The fate of billions will depend upon you. Heh heh heh heh! ...sorry.}}
** Rare humorous Jerkass Realization.
* ''[[Shrek]]'' Donkey says who would want to live in a place like that. That would be Shrek's home.
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** Another Shrek one is where Shrek mistakenly thinks Fiona is talking about him when she says "Big, stupid, ugly beast", he is very rude to her the following day. Donkey sets him straight later though.
* ''[[Mr. Deeds]]'': When Babe is stuck in the Ice Hole and she is asking Deeds for help. Deeds doesn't beleive her and thinks she is trying to play him again, he even lectures her again, then she goes under and doesn't come back up, (till he saves her)
== [[Literature]] ==
▲* ''[[Harry Potter]]'' There are MANY in Harry Potter.
** Probably was when Ron was craning his neck to get a look at the Longbottom's beds, then he is told of the Longbottom's ''[[Fate Worse Than Death|Conditon.]]''
** When Hermione is ''[[Soapbox Sadie|lecturing Harry again]]'' about his connection to Voldemort and makes the mistake of saying he likes it. Harry's [[Death Glare]] pretty much shuts her up and has her bending over backwards apologizing.
** The {{spoiler|Magical Maintenance man the trio forced to leave was there to be with his wife when she had to go up against Umbridge and the [[Fantastic Racism|Anti-Muggle trial]],}} cue Jerkass Realization.
** Slughorn is pretty much a vest wearing walking example of this trope.
*** Though his most egregious is most likely the off
** When Hermione criticizes ''The Quibbler'' in front of Luna in very Jerkass way, then finds out Luna's the daughter of the Quibbler's Editor, though seeing as how the girl had been reading it when Hermione walked in, it was rather rude regardless.
** In ''[[Harry Potter and
** Harry himself went through this in [[
* The novel ''How To Rock Braces and Glasses'' by Meg Haston is basically a book-long one of these for protagonist Kacey Simon. She's the [[Alpha Bitch]] of her school, but she genuinely believes that her [[Brutal Honesty]] is helpful and beneficial to those she uses it on. After losing her popularity due to the sudden acquisition of braces and glasses, she realizes that her fellow students mostly consider her a colossal [[Jerkass]] and sets out to change this fact by being nicer.
== [[Live
* ''[[Stargate SG
* ''[[Scrubs]]'' Quite a fan of these moments as well.
** {{spoiler|After JD's father passes away}}, JD gets mad at Cox, Cox narrowly averts this trope by getting mad at JD but immediately feeling like a Jerkass, {{spoiler|as he knows JD's father has died}}. Then Ted joins in the taunting of JD, Ted asks why are they clapping and Dr Cox says, " {{spoiler|His dad died}}, dammit...." Ted then immediately stops clapping. Ted, You're a Jerkass.
** Also is Season 8 when Elliot is shown how depressed Keith is over her treatment of him.
** A rather odd one in where JD has just revealed to the entire waiting room that he received a DUI last night. Cue flashback to a few minutes ago with [[Sassy Black Woman|Nurse Roberts]] saying that a girl involved in an drunk driving accident had made it, but her mother had died.
** Dr. Cox is really annoyed by a quite frankly VERY annoying paramedic, even the audience hates her at this point, then he finally and gloriously goes off on her, telling her to go home to her son that she doesn't shut up about. Then another paramedic give Cox a baseball card from the Ambulance they had just left. Cox then remembers that she said it was her son's favorite card and he never went anywhere without it, also how he'll always be the age his is in her picture to her. If you haven't guessed it yet {{spoiler|Her son was killed after being hit by a car}}, damn...
* ''[[NCIS]]'' When Mcgee's sister is a suspect, Gibbs asks her if she was planning on being a writer like her brother. She says "I plan on being a [[Sarcasm Mode|writer]]". Really, your brother just [[Big Brother Instinct|resigned]] for you cause they wanted to lecture him for protecting you! Yeah, a true You're a Jerk.
** Tony does this when talking about Gibbs often, he mentions things like his divorce rate, or something about bourbon, cue the scene of Gibbs standing behind him, or walking in from nowhere.
* ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'' A rare moment when a character actually realizes that they've said something terrible:
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[''Michael and Lindsay stare in silence'']
'''Tobias''': I'm sorry, that was one hundred percent inappropriate and I do apologize profusely. I do apologize profusely, I'm - oh... }}
* In Episode 2x04 of ''[[
== [[Video Games]] ==
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== [[Web Comic]] ==
* Parodied in ''[[Ansem Retort]]''.
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'''Marluxia:''' Larxene did that.
'''Axel:''' Well, what about that plane that got hijacked?
'''Marluxia''': ''You hijacked that plane.''
'''Axel:''' Okay, but there was that corrupt government.
'''Marluxia:''' That was, and still is Zexion.
'''Axel:''' Wow, we're [[Jerkass|assholes]]. }}
== [[Web Original]] ==
* ''[[
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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* ''[[
* ''[[The Ren and Stimpy Show]]'', "Stimpy's Fan Club": Ren becomes jealous of Stimpy getting all the fan mail, so when he finally gets one, he reads it to Stimpy to rub it in his face (even literally rubbing the letter in his face), all the while adding comments on how Stimpy is finished and how he is now the most loved. Then he gets to the end and realizes the letter is from Stimpy himself. Ren, you're a jerkass... and to drive the point home, he briefly turns into a person's ass.
* ''[[The Simpsons (
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'':
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** Rainbow Dash learns it very fast in
*** Played both ways, since Fluttershy first agrees to training out of guilt when a dejected Rainbow Dash submits to her refusal to take part.
**
** Done by almost the whole cast in "A Canterlot Wedding Part Two", after Twilight attempts to convince them Princess Cadence is evil, she is ignored and outright disowned by the rest of the reception. Ultimately Cadence {{spoiler|in reality, Queen Chrysalis in disguise}} reveals herself and prepares to take over Equestria, even going as far as to smugly tell off the ponies for ignoring Twilight and letting her plan go through, leading a solemn Applejack to apologize.
* ''[[Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat]]''. In "Precious Gift", Sheegwa goes through hell while trying to get the necklace back but the alley cats ran off. By the time the necklace broke when Sheegwa got it back, everyone gasps, especially the Alley Cats. The Alley cats started to feel remorse as Wing Wing said "Tough break."{{clarify}} <!-- MOD note: The English is so tortured here it's hard to understand what actually is meant. -->
* ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'': In "Boy Toy," Timmy spends the entire episode treating Tootie, his [[Stalker with a Crush]], like crap, pelting her with water balloons and avoiding her. During the episode's climax, he gets hit with one of these when Cosmo and Wanda remind him that [[Babysitter From Hell|Vicky]] is Tootie's [[Big Brother Bully|older sister]], and while she may torment Timmy, Tootie has to ''live'' with her.
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