Jerkass Realization: Difference between revisions

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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"

== 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 In Jerkass|later character]]'' outshines this little moment, still was a accidental Jerkass moment.

* ''[[~~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.}}

* ''[[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.}}

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== Live Action TV ==

* ''[[Stargate SG 1]]'' (Episode: Lifeboat) Daniel Jackson has become host for about a dozen different consciousnesses and the team goes back to the planet where it happened, they find the person responsible and Sam pretty much orders him to remove the said consciousnesses from Jackson's mind, thus killing them, theorizing that they are already dead. Then she finds out she just asked the man to kill his 10-year old son. Yep, Sam's a Jerkass.

* ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' (Episode: Lifeboat) Daniel Jackson has become host for about a dozen different consciousnesses and the team goes back to the planet where it happened, they find the person responsible and Sam pretty much orders him to remove the said consciousnesses from Jackson's mind, thus killing them, theorizing that they are already dead. Then she finds out she just asked the man to kill his 10-year old son. Yep, Sam's a Jerkass.

* ''[[Scrubs]]'' Quite a fan of these moments as well.

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* ''[[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)|Arrested Development]]'' A rare moment when a character actually realizes that they've said something terrible:

* ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'' A rare moment when a character actually realizes that they've said something terrible:

{{quote| '''Tobias''': [''to Michael''] ...And second-of-ly, I know you're the big marriage expert - oh, I'm sorry, I forgot, your wife is dead!<br />

[''Michael and Lindsay stare in silence'']<br />

'''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 ''[[~~Glee (TV)|~~Glee]]'', [[Mary Sue|Rachel Berry]] has a self-inflicted one of these when she finally realizes that her determination to win at everything and hog all the spotlight, all the time, has made her into a genuinely loathsome individual. She then spends the rest of the episode trying to lose at something so she can consider herself a good person again. Shame it doesn't last - by Episode 2x09 she's walking into class with her mouth taped up in protest over someone else being featured at Sectionals, and when her eternal rival Quinn Fabray hands her [[What the Hell, Hero?|an immensely satisfying talking-to]] about the selfish 'schoolgirl bubble' in which she lives her life in 2x15, all it inspires is a dreary self-justificatory whine set to music - but it was nice while it did...

* In Episode 2x04 of ''[[Glee]]'', [[Mary Sue|Rachel Berry]] has a self-inflicted one of these when she finally realizes that her determination to win at everything and hog all the spotlight, all the time, has made her into a genuinely loathsome individual. She then spends the rest of the episode trying to lose at something so she can consider herself a good person again. Shame it doesn't last - by Episode 2x09 she's walking into class with her mouth taped up in protest over someone else being featured at Sectionals, and when her eternal rival Quinn Fabray hands her [[What the Hell, Hero?|an immensely satisfying talking-to]] about the selfish 'schoolgirl bubble' in which she lives her life in 2x15, all it inspires is a dreary self-justificatory whine set to music - but it was nice while it did...

== Video Games ==

* ''[[~~Final Fantasy X (Video Game)|~~Final Fantasy X]]'' Tidus realizes that his suggestions for what they could do after Yuna completes her pilgrimage are rather cruel when {{spoiler|it turns out that summoning the [[Summon Magic|final Aeon]] will kill her.}}

* ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'' Tidus realizes that his suggestions for what they could do after Yuna completes her pilgrimage are rather cruel when {{spoiler|it turns out that summoning the [[Summon Magic|final Aeon]] will kill her.}}

== Web Comic ==

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== Web Original ==

* ''[[~~The Cinema Snob (Web Video)|~~The Cinema Snob]]'' In his review for ''[[The Zookeeper]]'', Jerrid blasts Jake for not showing up, thus forcing Jerrid to watch the movie. In the recent ''[[Harry Potter]]'' movie, Jake says the reason he didn't show up was because he had a huge family emergency. The audience also probably thought Jake was dipping out so it gets the audience with a Jerkass Realization, along with Jerrid's.

* ''[[The Cinema Snob]]'' In his review for ''[[The Zookeeper]]'', Jerrid blasts Jake for not showing up, thus forcing Jerrid to watch the movie. In the recent ''[[Harry Potter]]'' movie, Jake says the reason he didn't show up was because he had a huge family emergency. The audience also probably thought Jake was dipping out so it gets the audience with a Jerkass Realization, along with Jerrid's.

== Western Animation ==

* ''[[~~Futurama (Animation)|~~Futurama]]'': When Fry is sent to the future and can't go on his date with Leela, for years she thinks he stood her up. Then she gets the Video Card that fell out of the time machine, many years later. She then realizes she has been mad at him her entire life and it wasn't his fault.

* ''[[Futurama]]'': When Fry is sent to the future and can't go on his date with Leela, for years she thinks he stood her up. Then she gets the Video Card that fell out of the time machine, many years later. She then realizes she has been mad at him her entire life and it wasn't his fault.

* ''[[~~SpongeBob SquarePants (Animation)|~~SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' In the April Fools Day episode, Spongebob keeps pulling silly and (to Squidward) annoying pranks on everyonem (such as not putting ice in a customer's drink, which Spongebob thinks is hilarious), Squidward then sets up a elaborate, physically painful and rather cruel prank on Spongebob that causes the latter to leave the Krusty Krab in tears, After all the customers leave, Squidward looks around and seems the damage his "harmless" prank did to the Krusty Krab and realizes he went to far.

* ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' In the April Fools Day episode, Spongebob keeps pulling silly and (to Squidward) annoying pranks on everyonem (such as not putting ice in a customer's drink, which Spongebob thinks is hilarious), Squidward then sets up a elaborate, physically painful and rather cruel prank on Spongebob that causes the latter to leave the Krusty Krab in tears, After all the customers leave, Squidward looks around and seems the damage his "harmless" prank did to the Krusty Krab and realizes he went to far.

* ''[[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 (~~Animation~~)|The Simpsons]]'', Nelson points at his reflection and delivers his trademark laugh. He then remarks, "Hey, that hurts. No wonder no-one came to my birthday party."

* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', Nelson points at his reflection and delivers his trademark laugh. He then remarks, "Hey, that hurts. No wonder no-one came to my birthday party."

* [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic ~~(Animation)~~|Fluttershy]] has one in the episode "Putting Your Hoof Down." In the episode she took assertiveness lesson in order to quit being a [[Shrinking Violet|pushover,]] but took them too far and [[Took a Level In Jerkass|became a jerk ass.]] She comes to her realization after brutally hurting Rarity and Pinkie Pie's feelings.

* [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|Fluttershy]] has one in the episode "Putting Your Hoof Down." In the episode she took assertiveness lesson in order to quit being a [[Shrinking Violet|pushover,]] but took them too far and [[Took a Level In Jerkass|became a jerk ass.]] She comes to her realization after brutally hurting Rarity and Pinkie Pie's feelings.

** Rainbow Dash learns it very fast in ''Hurricane Fluttershy'', realizing that her brusque manner of coaching and motivating the other pegusi is only terrifying her friend early in the episode, and makes an effort to be much calmer and praises her when she really improves, despite the improved to level still being a bit low.

*** Played both ways, since Fluttershy first agrees to training out of guilt when a dejected Rainbow Dash submits to her refusal to take part.