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* The Demon Queen in ''Literature/{{Maoyu}}'' is a busty redhead dressed in RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver. She is actually a huge nerd, an expert in Economical Science, and wants to save the world.

* The Demon Queen in ''LightNovel/{{Maoyu}}'' is a busty redhead dressed in RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver. She is actually a huge nerd, an expert in Economical Science, and wants to save the world.

* In ''LightNovel/OkamiSan and Her Seven Companions'', Ryoko dresses and acts tough, and if it really came down to it, she could probably kick most people's asses, but she also loves cute dogs and light novels.

* While Zagreus of ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'' looks every bit the Prince of the Underworld he is with [[SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset skull-trimmed]] [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver red and black garb]], his UndeathlyPallor, [[RedRightHand an infernal right eye]], and [[EvilIsBurningHot eternally burning feet]]. But rather than OverlordJr or even a moody antihero, Zagreus is a sheltered but spirited social butterfly who DesperatelyCravesAffection, which he tries to earn through (sometimes overbearing) generosity and ChronicHeroSyndrome.

* Ellie in ''Series/{{Degrassi}}'' was introduced as a full on goth-punk, but still acted like a normal girl who just happens to dress like a 90's super villain. Her fashion sense tones down to a more mundane style later.

* Nikki from ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'' is {{Bishonen}} TheRockStar who wears makeup, lots of leather and an outfit that [[BareYourMidriff bares his midriff]], but he's also a very kind and thoughtful person.

* [[DontFearTheReaper Death]] from ''ComicBook/TheSandman'' dresses in all black, has abnormally pale skin, and generally exudes a goth aesthetic -- yet is the most personable and responsible of [[ThePowersThatBe the Endless]], and one of the codifiers for the PerkyGoth trope.

* In the 1982 dark comedy ''Film/EatingRaoul'', when Doris the Dominatrix isn't dressed in black leather and ordering worthless male S&M slaves to lick her filthy boots clean, she's a rather mousy but friendly suburban housewife who worries whether her finicky toddler is getting enough vitamins in his baby food.

** Another punk girl on ''[[Website/NotAlwaysFriendly Not Always Friendly]]'' gets accused of smuggling drugs or liquor beneath her jacket. She reveals that [[https://notalwaysright.com/fishing-for-the-truth/31495/ she'd just bought a tropical fish]], and was keeping it under her jacket to protect it from the winter chill on her way home.

** Another punk girl on ''[[NotAlwaysRight/SisterSites Not Always Friendly]]'' gets accused of smuggling drugs or liquor beneath her jacket. She reveals that [[https://notalwaysright.com/fishing-for-the-truth/31495/ she'd just bought a tropical fish]], and was keeping it under her jacket to protect it from the winter chill on her way home.

-->-- '''Lefty''', ''[[LightNovel/VampireHunterD Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust]]''

* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' featured a substitute teacher that the girls were convinced was evil due to his appearance (he had horns, green skin, and wore a torn cape). He turned out to be a CoolTeacher.

See also FaceOfAThug, PerkyGoth, KillerRabbit, and ScaryMusicianHarmlessMusic. Compare WasActuallyFriendly, LoonWithAHeartOfGold (a kooky character who is actually kind and sweet), EruditeStoner (who also have more insight than they let on), MonsterFacade (a scary-looking but otherwise friendly character putting on a scary act) and AffablyEvil (characters who appear completely sensible and level-headed, but are actually quite twisted and disturbed). Contrast with ClothesMakeTheManiac.

* [[BenevolentBoss Tai]] from ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'' might qualify. Probably a lot of {{Butch Lesbian}}s, actually; "steel covering velvet", you know.
** Also, Raven. To quote Dora, "Is she too shallow to be concerned with identity issues, or am I too shallow ''not'' to be?"
* Back before ''Webcomic/WapsiSquare'' involved deities and saving the world, one of its storylines featured some cool bikers.
** By "cool", they mean mild mannered and friendly, while decked out in leather and tattoos. IIRC, one of them was a dentist.

* Pete Burns of Dead or Alive. Even [[TheWoobie sadder]] when you consider his disfigurement from addiction to plastic surgery.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'', Kanji Tatsumi skips school, dresses in gang-like clothes, and then goes to school in those same clothes when he starts to attend again, and was suspected of bullying and being in a biker gang. In reality, he was fighting the biker gangs for keeping his mother up at night, comes from a textile shop, is interested in sewing, and despite speaking what's on his mind to the point that he frightens a police officer away, is a really nice guy to be friends with.

* Music/MarilynManson, for all his weird or gothic outfits, is a well-spoken, intelligent, witty, extremely well-read [[TheStoner stoner]] geek. Oh, and he's a huge ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' fan, apparently.

* Nikki from ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'' is a {{Bishonen}} RockStar who wears makeup, lots of leather and an outfit that [[BareYourMidriff bares his midriff]], but he's also a very kind and thoughtful person.

* In the game ''Videogame/AlterEgo'', one of the dilemmas posed is that your usual babysitter calls in sick. You go through an agency and "Fern" shows up. She's got a six-inch high green mohawk, enough piercings to set off metal detectors in three states, and dressed in "punk" fashion. However, she's also carrying a large stack of child psychology books and heavy-duty study material. [[spoiler: She turns out to be Best Babysitter Ever if you look past the odd appearance.]]

* ''{{VideoGame/Cyberpunk 2077}}'': Misty is a dark-looking Goth, who wears sinister-looking makeup and a collar with heavy spikes as daily-wear. She is also the owner and proprietor of a new-age store, laments the lack of attention the people of Night City pay to their well-being and spiritual health, and is by and large the sweetest and most nurturing character in the cast.

* There was a journal article in an APA associated journal (sadly forgotten by now - if it can be found please cite) which discussed this phenomenon in terms of the gay rights movement. The author, a homosexual professor of the social sciences, was observing the Gay Pride March in NYC when he saw a family of bewildered tourists from Middle America who were shocked and somewhat offended by the event. For those not in the know, the event certainly includes a lot of public behavior and forms of dress that on most days would be considered shocking. He noticed that the family had a teenage son. The author recounted many feelings at the event, including being glad that so many people accepted the marchers as decent folks despite their open homosexual behavior and extreme fashion. In other words, most straight observers of the parade recognized this trope was in effect. He ''also'' recounted wishing that homosexuals were accepted just as homosexuals, with no qualifiers, no undue focus on their sexuality and practices, and no stereotypes. He finally wrote about his thoughts should teenager be gay. How would his coming out to his conservative parents be made more difficult by failure to see this trope? Coming out to conservative parents would be hard enough, but coming out to them if their memory of a LGBT event involved lots of fetish wear would be worse. The author ended up painfully describing the double-bind which traps anyone whose sexuality forms a big part of how society perceives them.

** Bikers Against Child Abuse: [[http://www.azcentral.com/news/azliving/articles/2012/07/13/20120713bikers-against-child-abuse-make-abuse-victims-feel-safe.html Then there's this]].

* Music/MarilynManson is this in pretty much every cameo he has.

* Music/LadyGaga is one of the most outrageously dressed pop singers around (like if Music/DavidBowie and Music/MarilynManson had somehow gaven birth to a sex goddess), but in interviews, she seems quite polite and well spoken.

[[OppositeTropes Antonym]] [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal to]] AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance.

* In ''ComicStrip/{{Zits}}'', [[MeaningfulName Pierce]] is covered in tattoos and piercings, but is one of the nicest people around (his [[AllDrummersAreAnimals drummer]] tendencies notwithstanding). Jeremy once described him as "face of silver, heart of gold".

* Dethany Dendrobia in ''ComicStrip/OnTheFastrack''.

* True of fellow ex-Creator/DisneyChannel star (and friend) Music/DemiLovato, who later [[DyeHard dyed her hair]] (or colorful extensions) and tattoos, and punkish clothing, but is normally sweet, playful and charming in person.