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[[File:Tyler and Harold.png|350px|thumb|right|A nerd and jock bonding over Japanese game shows.<ref> Source: Western Animation ''[[Total Drama World Tour]]'' episode ''Super Crazy Happy Fun Time in Japan.'' </ref>]]
The [[Jerk Jock]] answer to the [[Lovable Alpha Bitch]]. It is typical in most high school settings to have the jock as the bad guy but this trope is a method of portraying jocks in a positive light. After all, people don't automatically turn into a sociopath the moment they join a sports team.
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* Nakatsu of ''[[Hana Kimi]]''
* Masaki Miyamoto from ''[[Amakusa 1637]]'', with his girlfriend Natsuki Hayami as a female example.
* Tai Yagami from ''[[Digimon Adventure]]'' is a skilled soccer player and physically the strongest of all the Digidestined. He's also caring, outgoing and protective of the group and is a [[Big Brother Instinct|loving and doting brother to his little sister Kari]] and even T.K. looks up to Tai which is why Matt is often envious of Tai, and even they become best friends. [[The Heart|Without Tai, the group is also quick to fall apart]] which also makes him the de facto leader of the group.
=== Comic Books ===
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* Roy from ''[[Harvest Moon]]: Animal Parade''. Roy is a fun, outgoing jockey (i.e., the literal sort of jock as in he likes riding animals) and is fun-loving.
* Tidus and Wakka from ''[[Final Fantasy X]]''. Really most of the Besaid Aurochs count. The Kilika Beasts are also shown to be nice enough.
* Alex from ''[[Stardew Valley]]'' is an aspiring Gridball player and an eligible bachelor. He also gets along with everyone in town and helps his grandparents out. Interact and befriend him enough and he says he's going to stop gelling his hair (which we never see) and start reading to avoid the [[Dumb Jock]] trope.
=== Western Animation ===
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* Chalky from ''[[Doug]]''
* Brick from ''[[Kim Possible]].''
* DJ and Tyler from ''[[Total Drama]].'' Tyler and Harold even bond over Japanese game shows as shown in the page image.
* Happy Hogan in ''[[Iron Man: Armored Adventures]]''.
* Kwan from ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', though this was more of a case of [[Characterization Marches On]] since in his first few appearances, he was a bit of a [[Jerkass]], albeit one pushed into being one by his peers.
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