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* Sakura Haruno from ''[[Naruto]]''. She goes from a [[Jerkass]] [[Tsundere]] who beats up Naruto and swoons over Sasuke, to a more vulnerable but quite more kind-hearted [[Combat Medic]]. To be fair, she showed signs of [[Character Development]] even ''before'' she got her iconic [[Important Haircut]]: a scene in the Haku and Zabuza arc has her giving candy to a [[Street Urchin]] and then cries [[Tender Tears]] when she learns how Tazuna's home is due to Gato and his group.

** After his [[Defeat Means Friendship|defeat]] by Naruto, Neji goes from an [[Jerkass]] [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]] who [[Kick the Dog|harshly beat his cousin Hinata]] to a generally nice guy who shows concern when she is injured and supports her crush on Naruto.

* ''[[Inuyasha]]'': Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru, Kouga, and Kagura all experience this at varying speeds and to varying degrees.

 

* ''[[Calvin and Hobbes: The Series]]''' iteration of Calvin is much more likely to do the right thing than [[Calvin and Hobbes|his comic counterpart.]]

* In ''[[The Best Night Ever]]'', a core focus of the story is Prince Blueblood [[Character Development|taking several levels in kindness]].

 

* The film ''Son Of [[Godzilla]]'' is the start of showing the King Of The Monster's more loving fatherly side. Especially towards the end where he {{spoiler|embraces his new son to keep him from freezing to death.}}

* In ''[[Bad Santa (film)|Bad Santa]]'', the main character starts being a complete [[Jerkass]], but eventually becames a [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]].

 

* The Grinch, from ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (novel)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]'', provides the page quote.

* Ebeneezer Scrooge from ''[[A Christmas Carol]]''.

* Matteo in ''[[Someone Else's War|Someone Elses War]]'', who goes from a snobby, condescending brat to a loving young man who will risk his life and compromise his ideals if it means saving his friends.

 

* Cordelia on [[Angel]] went through this.

** So did Faith. She becomes even kinder and more morally centered than before her [[Face Heel Turn]], to the point where some fans claim Faith is better, [[Buffy-Speak|gooder]] than the rest of the cast.

* Ziva David from ''[[NCIS]]'' has in the past couple of seasons evolved softer qualities including a [[Big Brother Instinct|big sister instinct]] for McGee. Though it may be those aspects of her personality were always there and she needed to feel at home on the team.

 

* Riku from [[Kingdom Hearts]] goes from [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]] to [[Rival Turned Evil]] in the first game, but at the end snaps out of it and spends [[Kingdom Hearts II]] as [[The Atoner]].

* Duncan from ''[[Dragon Age Origins]]'': In a universe as dark and depressing as Dragon Age can be, right from the start of the game Duncan is a beacon of hope before the player becomes one. {{spoiler|Unfortunately, he doesn't last very long.}}

* Miles Edgeworth from the [[Ace Attorney]] series goes from being the ruthless Demon Prosecutor, concerned only with maintaining his perfect prosecution record even through shady means, to pursuing the truth for truth's sake and being a genuine friend and ally to Phoenix, Maya, and others (most notably, {{spoiler|making an impromptu international flight and taking on the role of defense attorney - something he could get into trouble for if caught - simply because Phoenix needed him}}). By the time we see him in [[Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth|his most recent appearance]], he's willing to risk loss of career and arrest in order to help Kay Faraday.

 

* Karkat in ''[[Homestuck]]'' becomes less of a [[Troll]] and more interested in the success of his prior antagonists. And if he's not a [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]], at least he's a shrewd enough leader to know when to play [[Team Mom]] for the other trolls.

** John, too. As he becomes more of a [[The Messiah|Messiah]]—especially when contrasted with the other kids' [[Character Development]], which often took them in darker directions—it can be hard to remember that this is the same guy that who, in his first pesterlog, responded to Dave's gleeful discovery of a bottle of apple juice by joking that it might actually be full of pee.

 

* Stan Smith from ''[[American Dad]]''. He still has his Jerkass moments, but the show's [[Character Development]] did him a lot of good.

** The large majority of the Smith family have gone in a similar direction to a lesser extent (par Roger who [[Took a Level in Jerkass|swerved several times in the opposite direction]], likely to balance the more sympathetic characters by acting as a [[Token Evil Teammate]].

 

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