They made high school hell for our heroes, but beneath their harsh exteriors, these bullies were just tortured souls.
Logan Echolls ("Veronica Mars")
Before he was Veronica's main squeeze, Logan was just your typical rich kid jerk. He even organized bum fights — BUM FIGHTS, you guys. But it turned out he had an abusive (homicidal) dad and a fractured home life that made him such a dick. And love cures all!
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Paris Geller ("Gilmore Girls")
By the end of Gilmore Girls, Paris and Rory were so close it's hard to remember where they started off. Yes, Paris was the worst kind of mean girl — a super smart competitive one. But wouldn't you know it, a lot of that fear was really just social anxiety.
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Sadie Saxton ("Awkward")
Sadie is never going to stop being awful to Jenna: that's just not in her nature. At the same time, she's a bitch, not a heartless bitch, and there's a lot of depth and pain to Sadie that only her closest friends (namely Matty) get to see. She's hurting, too, even as she's dishing out her "You're welcome"s.
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Nelson Muntz ("The Simpsons")
Of all the bullies on The Simpsons, Nelson is the one with the most heart. Maybe it's because we saw his depressing home life when Bart went to visit, maybe it's because he and Lisa shared a brief romance — regardless, Nelson's laugh is clearly the best thing he's got going for him.
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