User blog comment:Magma MK-II/Bullies, jerks & stuff that don't belong here/@comment-1705775-20140905010615

I have always said a Villainous Jerk requires actual MALICE to count - or act in such an obnoxious manner that they endanger many people.. Dennis Nedry is a good example of the mildest we can reasonably go - in that he wasn't a "villain" but he was a colossal jerk and committed a crime, which in turn endangered everyone around him.

Calling someone "mean" or "grumpy" is sad and NOT villainous - also one act of being nasty should never count either.

A Flawed Hero / Anti-Hero is often obnoxious but lacks the Villainous Jerk trait of continually being an ass and getting worse with time - in fact:

Villainous Jerk

Also people abuse the "bully" category WAY too much, murderers and psychopaths being labelled as "bullies"? come on, mature people.. there is a MAJOR difference between a psychotic monster and a bully.

That being said the minimum standard should always be thus:

1) the character deliberately antagonizes those around them, with malicious intent

2) the character commits some kind of crime in the process

3) the character gets progressively worse as the rivalry progresses

4) even if comedic or "kid-friendly" in origin the character should be acting in a manner we know is immoral rather than just being stupid.