History Main / TookALevelInSmartass

* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'': Strong Sad started out as a more passive character, either standing around and making depressing comments or stoically suffering while he got tormented by [[BigBrotherBully Strong Mad and Strong Bad]]. His CharacterBlog "Strong Sad's Lament" and later cartoons showed him having a more sarcastic and snarky side, cracking jokes at the expense of other characters when they did something especially weird or imbecilic.

* ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'': Mei gets distinctly snarkier after she begins to embrace her wilder side. Eventually she even starts snarking at her beloved mother Ming.[[spoiler:Her entire dialogue when she's trying to keep her mom hin the circle by [[ShakingTheRump "gryating"]] is full-on snark]].

SubTrope of SarcasmMode. May overlap with TookALevelInJerkass and/or TookALevelInCynic. See also SnarkBall for when a character says something uncharacteristically snarky, but it's only for that one line. Might also become a WorldOfSnark if every single character becomes snarky. Compare this trope to DumbassNoMore, despite similar names, this one involves a character becoming snarkier while Dumbass No More involves a character becoming smarter, or at least, less dumber than they used to be.

* In the original ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'', Peter was known for not being as quippy as he was in comics. By the time of his adventure [[spoiler:into the MCU during ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'']], his DeadpanSnarker aspects are much more pronounced, making him much more more talkative and prone to sarcasm.

SubTrope of SarcasmMode. May overlap with TookALevelInJerkass and/or TookALevelInCynic. See also SnarkBall for when a character says something uncharacteristically snarky, but it's only for that one line. Might also become a WorldOfSnark if every single character becomes snarky.

* In ''WebOriginal/BrigScarletFlamingo'', Joseph Avery starts off as a quiet, polite child, and even after getting bullied for several months and learning to repay every insult with GoodOldFisticuffs, he never uses verbal jibes himself and talks with his OnlyFriend from the orphanage gently. However, then he gets adopted by pirates. Thirty-four years later, he rarely utters a phrase without sarcasm, and vicious SnarkToSnarkCombat is the way he and his best friend [[VitriolicBestBuds prefer to treat each other]].

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* ''Manga/QueenMillennia'': Hajime is implanted with knowledge about spacecraft, twice, which fades away if he gets dizzy. When he becomes [[spoiler:the captain of Noah, he suddenly drops his goofy attitude and manages to tell many crew members what to do]].
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'', Robin at first was a [[JerkJock born leader and would wanna be trustworthy]] in early episodes. But starting in the later seasons, he slightly becomes more [[HiddenDepths smarter and knowledgeable]] than the other titans which is an example of why he teaches them life lessons

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'': Gumball was an energetic CheerfulChild in early episodes, but as of Season 2, [[TookALevelInCynic he becomes more cynical]] and dabbles in CatsAreSnarkers quite frequently.

* ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'': Mei gets distinctly snarkier after she begins to embrace her wilder side. Eventually she even starts snarking at her beloved mother Ming.

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* In the original ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'', Peter was known for not being as quippy as he was in comics. By the time of his adventure [[spoiler:into the MCU during ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'']], his DeadpanSnarker aspects are much more pronounced, making him much more more talkative and prone to sarcasm.
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* ''{{ComicBook/Deadpool}}'': In his first appearance, Deadpool was stoic and serious. He slowly developed into the snarky "Merc with a Mouth" over time.

* ''{{ComicBook/Deadpool}}'': In his first appearance, Deadpool was stoic and serious. Over time, he slowly developed into the snarky "Merc with a Mouth."

* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'': Strong Sad started out as TheEeyore, either standing around and making depressing comments or stoically suffering while he got tormented by [[BigBrotherBully Strong Mad and Strong Bad]]. His CharacterBlog "Strong Sad's Lament" and later cartoons showed him having a more sarcastic and snarky side, cracking jokes at the expense of other characters when they did something especially weird or imbecilic.

A trope where one or more characters become progressively snarkier from their experiences over the course of the story. It may usually come as a result of things like having SeenItAll or gone through so many crazy events that it becomes something of a coping mechanism. It may also happen to a character through AdaptationalPersonalityChange or AdaptationalJerkass if the level occurs in a different adaptation or reboot.

* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'': At the beginning of the series, Lopez was an overly dramatic and serious robot who showed UndyingLoyalty to the Reds. However, after getting possessed by Church and injured by the Reds, who thought he was still an enemy at that time, realizing how insane his "father" Sarge is, and [[BrainwashedAndCrazy temporarily]] working for O'Malley, Lopez becomes a ''lot'' more snarky throughout the rest of the series, constantly making sarcastic remarks since nobody can [[GratuitousSpanish understand him]] anyway.

* ''Fanfic/MaFille'': Coinciding with TookALevelInJerkass, Claire was a playful CheerfulChild who never said anything rude in early chapters. However, as of "Late Bus", she is revealed to have become a flippant LittleMissSnarker in the sixth grade. She snarks about the fact that Joe's [[AdultFear probably worried about his daughter Katrina getting lost]]. This ends up being one of the reasons [[WeUsedToBeFriends Katrina decides to stop being friends with her]].

* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'': Strong Sad started out as TheEeyore, either standing around and making depressing comments or suffering in silence while he got tormented by [[BigBrotherBully Strong Mad and Strong Bad]]. His CharacterBlog "Strong Sad's Lament" and later cartoons showed him having a more sarcastic and snarky side, cracking jokes at the expense of other characters when they did something especially weird or imbecilic.

* ''ComicStrip/GetFuzzy'': Early on in the strip's history, Satchel was very sweet, but gullible, and also a constant victim of the {{Jerkass}} cat Bucky's antics. But in the years that have since followed, while he still is arguably one of the nicest amongst the three protagonists, he's also noticeably become much snarkier and is no longer always the guaranteed pushover against Bucky that he used to be.

* ''Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'': Simon, being the OnlySaneMan to the impulsive Alvin and the naive Theodore, became snarkier as time went on in the 80's series, and it has since become one of his defining traits in the franchise.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'', Robin at first was a [[JerkJock born leader and would wanna be trustworthy]] in early episodes. But starting in the later seasons, he slightly becomes more [[HiddenDepths smarter and knowledgeable]] than the other titans which is an example why he teaches them life lessons
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheDreamstone'', the heroes were usually consistently idealistic, with only the villains providing any sarcastic or cynical humour to the situation. By the final season however, the main heroes, Rufus and Amberley, developed a more quirky sarcastic side, and show a similar self awareness as Frizz and Nug towards the more egregious parts of the plot. Downplayed in that they're still very upbeat and good natured, but have their limits.

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