Trope Grid

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Sometimes, a trope has more than one Opposite Trope. This usually happens when a trope is about outside appearances vs. inside actualities or gender roles.

For this purpose, we can create a Trope Grid for covering the bases. Here are a few.

A religion...
Appears to Be Good Evil
But is actually good Saintly Church Dark Is Not Evil [1]
But is actually evil Path of Inspiration, Corrupt Church Religion of Evil
A person...
Appears to be Nice A Jerk
But is secretly nice Friend to All Living Things, The Messiah Jerk with a Heart of Gold
But is secretly a jerk Bitch in Sheep's Clothing Jerk with a Heart of Jerk
Something...
Appears Light Dark
And is good Light Is Good Dark Is Not Evil
And is evil Light Is Not Good Dark Is Evil
A woman...
Has Small breasts Large Breasts
And is proud about it Petite Pride Type 4 Big Breasts, Big Deal
And is ashamed of it A-Cup Angst Type 2 Big Breasts, Big Deal
A homosexual...
is Male Female
Masculine Manly Gay Butch Lesbian
Feminine Camp Gay Lipstick Lesbian
  1. Note that this is only a vague fit; there is a possibility for a unique trope here