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* This is why ''Manga/DeathNote'''s [[Characters/DeathNoteLightYagami Light Yagami]] is ultimately a {{Villain|Protagonist}}. Even [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans if you agree with him that criminals should be exterminated]], as far as he's concerned, since he's the "god" of the new world, he's the most important person alive, and even his loyal supporters are just pawns to manipulated and discarded when they've [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness outlived their usefulness]]. Even when [[spoiler: his own father is on his deathbed after a huge explosion, Light can only think about getting him to give up Mello's real name so he can write it in the notebook and eliminate him; it's only when Soichiro finally flatlines does Light snap out of it and [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes and desperately sob for him to come back.]] But come the final episode, when Matsuda angrily asks Light what Soichiro even died for, Light just calls his father a fool and tries to use his death to goad Matsuda into angrily "avenging" him by taking Light's side and killing everyone else in the room. Matsuda [[ShutUpHannibal doesn't]] [[TalkToTheFist listen.]], instead almost killing ''him'' because he's become too evil for Matsuda to suffer to live]].

* ''Anime/YuGiOh'': Unless your name is [[MoralityPet Mokuba]], don't expect [[{{Jerkass}} Seto Kaiba]] to show you anything other than cold indifference. Unless Mokuba [[DesignatedVictim has been kidnapped]], Kaiba has shown he has no problem at all standing back and watching Yugi and company save the world while he mutters insults under his breath.

** Griffith's idea for a city? Falconia is pretty much an {{Egopolis}}, with the statues and ornaments all dedicated to his glory. DMan, Griffith's level of ego is [[Franchise/DragonBall OVER 9000!!]]

* Lelouch from ''Anime/CodeGeass'' suffers this to an extent; rather than himself, however, he tends to place more value on the lives and desires of people he cares about (like his friends, but '''especially''' [[BigBrotherInstinct his little sister]]). Rather infamously, at the end of the first season, he completely abandons LaResistance because his sister is being held hostage, and in his absence they collapse. However, one important point often forgotten is that [[CharacterDevelopment he grows out of it]]. Early to mid-Season 2, he accepts that the fight is about more than Nunnally, and prioritizes the world's freedom first. In spite of some escalating issues, he manages to spearhead the creation of the UFN, [[TheAlliance an international body of nations against the Britannian Empire formed to create a legitimate resistance]]. What happens afterwards is more complex and can be interpreted in a couple of different ways, as both a radical extension and/or subversion of the above. [[spoiler: When Lelouch is finally taken past the DespairEventHorizon due to a series of unfortunate circumstances, he stops caring about his own life and decides to use his [[DeathSeeker death wish]] as the trigger that would enable the culmination of his plan to change the world, the Zero Requiem, which makes himself a SilentScapegoat in the eyes of history.]] [[AllThereInTheManual In a short story taking place during one of the late in-series gaps]], he notes there were other options available but that they went against his mindset, which makes his final resolution both selfish ''and'' selfless, depending on your point of view.

* This is why ''Manga/DeathNote'''s Light Yagami is ultimately a {{Villain|Protagonist}}. Even [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans if you agree with him that criminals should be exterminated]], as far as he's concerned, since he's the "god" of the new world, he's the most important person alive, and even his loyal supporters are just pawns to manipulated and discarded when they've [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness outlived their usefulness]]. Even when [[spoiler: his own father is on his deathbed after a huge explosion, Light can only think about getting him to give up Mello's real name so he can write it in the notebook and eliminate him; it's only when Soichiro finally flatlines does Light snap out of it and [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes and desperately sob for him to come back.]] But come the final episode, when Matsuda angrily asks Light what Soichiro even died for, Light just calls his father a fool and tries to use his death to goad Matsuda into angrily "avenging" him by taking Light's side and killing everyone else in the room. Matsuda [[ShutUpHannibal doesn't]] [[TalkToTheFist listen.]], instead almost killing ''him'' because he's become too evil for Matsuda to suffer to live]].

* This is why ''Manga/DeathNote'''s Light Yagami is ultimately a {{Villain|Protagonist}}. Even [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans if you agree with him that criminals should be exterminated]], as far as he's concerned, since he's the "god" of the new world, he's the most important person alive, and even his loyal supporters are just pawns to manipulated and discarded when they've [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness outlived their usefulness]]. Even when [[spoiler: his own father is on his deathbed after a huge explosion, Light can only think about getting him to give up Mello's real name so he can write it in the notebook and eliminate him; it's only when Soichiro finally flatlines does Light snap out of it and [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes and desperately sob for him to come back.]] But come the final episode, when Matsuda angrily asks Light what Soichiro even died for, Light just calls his father a fool and tries to use his death to goad Matsuda into angrily "avenging" him by taking Light's side and killing everyone else in the room. Matsuda [[ShutUpHannibal doesn't]] [[TalkToTheFist listen.]]]]

** And then of course there is the BigBad All For One -- the ''one'' in this case being himself. He affects the demeanor of a kindly father figure, telling his minions that it doesn't matter if they fail [[EvilOnlyHasToWinOnce because they can just try and try again]]. But in the end, the only thing that actually matters to him is his legacy as the greatest villain of all time. [[spoiler:Even his supposed sacrifice to save Tomura by going to prison himself turns out to be a subverted PetTheDog moment; he had plans in place to put a mind-copy of himself in Tomura, and would eventually be able to take over Tomura's body while also freeing his original body from prison]]. He repeatedly mocks All Might for ascribing any higher motives to him; All For One wanted to be a villain, and that's all there is to it.

** Charlotte Linlin (aka Big Mom), similarly to Doflamingo, became a self-centered narcissist as a result of both of her {{Parental Substitute}}s enabling her worst behaviors as she grew up, wholly expecting the world at large to cave in to her demands and whims, and [[PsychopathicManchild going on destructive rampages when it didn't]]. As an adult, no matter what deal she makes with people, she will always consider the other party as beind indebted to her, and likewise will go to unreasonable lengths to get either payment or retribution. If she deigns to allow anyone to join her crew as a subordinate (or god forbid, [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse she forces them to join her]]), [[ResignationsNotAccepted she will by no means allow them to leave with their life]], [[MortonsFork rigging things so that any attempt to abandon her will inevitably result in the offender's death]]; by Big Mom's logic, if a strong subordinate tries to quit her crew, they effectively owe her not just for shielding them with her name, but because her crew will lose the resignee's strength. Even something as relatively insignificant as failing to attent one of her Tea Parties after being invited will end badly for you: an organ trader was forced to miss out on one such party [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas due to having to attend his mother's funeral]], and even though he explained the situation to Big Mom [[FingerInTheMail he still had his father's head sent to him]]. Her own children aren't safe from her, either: [[AltarDiplomacy Big Mom uses them as tools for political marriages]] in order to increase the strength of her crew, and they have no way to refuse. The one child who did escape being forced into an arranged marriage [[BerserkButton became something of a taboo for Big Mom]], [[AbusiveParents who regularly vented her frustration on said child's twin sister merely for having the same face]].

** Charlotte Linlin (aka Big Mom), similarly to Doflamingo, became a self-centered narcissist as a result of both of her {{Parental Substitute}}s enabling her worst behaviors as she grew up, wholly expecting the world at large to cave in to her demands and whims, and [[PsychopathicManchild going on destructive rampages when it didn't]]. As an adult, no matter what deal she makes with people, she will always consider the other party as beind indebted to her, and likewise will go to unreasonable lengths to get either payment or retribution. If she deigns to allow anyone to join her crew as a subordinate (or god forbid, [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse she forces them to join her]]), [[ResignationsNotAccepted she will by no means allow them to leave with their life]], [[MortonsFork rigging things so that any attempt to abandon her will inevitably result in the offender's death]]; by Big Mom's logic, if a strong subordinate tries to quit her crew, they effectively owe her not just for shielding them with her name, but because her crew will lose the resignee's strength. Even something as relatively insignificant as failing to attent one of her Tea Parties after being invited will end badly for you: an organ trader was forced to miss out on one such party [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas due to having to attend his mother's funeral]], and even though he explained the situation to Big Mom [[FingerInTheMail he still had his father's head sent to him]].

** Charlotte Linlin (aka Big Mom), similarly to Doflamingo, became a self-centered narcissist as a result of both of her {{Parental Substitute}}s enabling her worst behaviors as she grew up, wholly expecting the world at large to cave in to her demands and whims, and [[PsychopathicManchild going on destructive rampages when it didn't]]. As an adult, no matter what deal she makes with people, she will always consider the other party as beind indebted to her, and likewise will go to unreasonable lengths to get either payment or retribution. If she deigns to allow anyone to join her crew as a subordinate (or god forbid, [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse she forces them to join her]]), [{ResignationsNotAccepted she will by no means allow them to leave with their life]], [[MortonsFork rigging things so that any attempt to abandon her will inevitably result in the offender's death]]; by Big Mom's logic, if a strong subordinate tries to quit her crew, they effectively owe her not just for shielding them with her name, but because her crew will lose the resignee's strength. Even something as relatively insignificant as failing to attent one of her Tea Parties after being invited will end badly for you: an organ trader was forced to miss out on one such party [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas due to having to attend his mother's funeral]], and even though he explained the situation to Big Mom [[FingerInTheMail he still had his father's head sent to him]].

* ''[[HumansAreTheRealMonsters The human race]]'' in ''Anime/TheAnimatrix'' short ''The Second Renaissance''. All the machines wanted was peace with the humans, but no, machines are just tools that exist to serve humanity, so the machines make their own society but their economy becomes better then theirs. The humans can't have the "tools" making them look bad, so they decide that [[TooDumbToLive it would be a good idea to go to war with them]]. That said, the machines themselves aren't portrayed ''that'' much better. The first "rebel", B1-66ER, brutally murdered not only his [[KickTheSonOfABitch owner]], but also his dogs and the mechanic very violently, the machines only resorted to an attempt to a peaceful solution when the commercial blockade began, and afterwards didn't bother to try to justify their increasingly more insane war atrocities, let alone their human vivisection.

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' has [[GodEmperor Yhwach]], the man whose entire being seems to revolve around giving pieces of himself to others only to take everything they have to offer. He's even outright stated his belief that everything in this world exists to be taken by him. It is kind of necessitated by his origin, which just about makes him more a force of nature that has little choice in the matter.
** Also, Sosuke Aizen. He's not above kidnapping and literally traumatising the innocent and kind Orihime Inoue by subjecting her to physical and psychological abuse just to get what he wants.

* ''Anime/StarDriver'' has Head, the resident BigBad. His endgame plan meant that [[spoiler:he would use the series' most powerful mecha to travel through time. For this to happen, said mecha must use all live on Earth as its power source, resulting in the death of every living being.]] Does he care? Of course not. Though not that he's much better on his way towards this end plan, manipulating (read: [[AnythingThatMoves sleeping with]]) people left and right and throwing them away once he becomes bored of them or they stop being useful to him.

* Kirino from ''LightNovel/{{Oreimo}}'' seems to believe that the world revolve around her navel, and that's it's up to others to make it so she gets her way, and that they should be berated about it and thankful to her.

*** [[GreaterScopeVillain Madara]] is an even bigger case than Orochimaru and probably the biggest example in the series, wich, considering he was once their Head and among the most influential shinobi in their history (founding Konoha alongside Hashirama) means he set the standard for them during the time of the Hidden Villages. First, he was mad because his clan wanted to stop fighting the Senju clan ([[SunkCostFallacy because he, you see, believed that it would render the sacrifices of countless Uchiha -- including his own brother senseless]]). Then, when he'd still agreed to a truce he threw ''a tantrum'' because ''he'' didn't get to be Hokage (as he believed that if the first Hokage was Hashirama it would mean that the the second would be Tobirama and the Uchiha clan would come to an end). Then, he was displeased because the Uchiha clan did not listen to his warning and Madara in turn just decided to ''forget about them''. [[spoiler:''Then'' he decided to read a secret tablet about the history of the world revealing that [[AwfulTruth the war-torn world they lived in had always been that way]] and that every attempt of his ancestor to use the power of God to put an end to all wars didn't work. After this, Madara in turn ''himself'' decided [[GenreBlindness to try to get the power of God and use it to put an end to all wars]] because he apparently believed that ''he'' will succeed where his predecessor failed. He then decided to completely ignore the security and life of ''all'' those who stood in his way, including his best friend, his own clan, his own village and in principle all people living on the planet.]]

* Elmer C. Albatross of ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' has this mentality, although it isn't really apparent until you get to know the guy. He's obsessed with happiness and tries to make everyone he knows smile. Not because he cares about them, no. It's entirely for his own benefit. He's just a [[TheSociopath sociopath]] who really ''really'' likes smiles.

* ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'': Izaya Orihara is less obvious, but still fits the trope. While he doesn't really care what people do as long as he gets to watch, he ''really'' doesn't like conflict with nothing to do with him. After being completely in the dark about the Hollywood incident, Izaya goes out of his way to orchestrate the Akane Arc out of pure pettiness. He gets particularly sore about everyone in the chat room having hotpot together without him, so after he forms his alliance, his first act of business is to invite them all to have hotpot. He also states that he believes the human race should love him. Shiki lampshades this, saying that Izaya thinks he knows everything and is in control.

* The title character in ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' has this going on. Especially when she drags a senior, and [[BlackComedyRape sexually assaults her]]. And drugs said senior with sake for an amateur movie and mistreats her (It's funnier than it sounds). Let's just ignore the fact that [[spoiler:it ''is'' all about her]]. Eventually she undergoes a little bit of CharacterDevelopment from {{Jerkass}} to JerkWithAHeartOfGold.

* Lina Inverse in most incarnations of ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}''; while she does take the time to help others (and save the lives of many if necessary), the true reason she often falls into grand adventures in the first place is so she can acquire money among other things, and will manipulate/leave behind her companions for her own sake. Her {{greed}} is immense -- in one NonSerialMovie, she destroys a restaurant because she loses the sardine they offered her -- ''which she stepped on herself.''

* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'':

** The primary antagonist of [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist the 2003 anime version]] can be seen as an example as well. [[spoiler:Despite trying to pass herself off as a WellIntentionedExtremist, it is pretty obvious that Dante is only motivated by her own selfish desires. She has ruined countless lives for the sake of her own immortality and tries to justify it by saying that humans should accept that life isn't fair. Once ''her'' plans backfire in her face, she throws a hissy fit.]]

** Akito takes [[AGodAmI having a god complex]] UpToEleven, believing she's automatically entitled to do and have whatever she wants, most notably [[AttentionWhore the undivided attention]] [[EntitledToHaveYou of the Zodiac members]], and throwing destructive temper tantrums the ''instant'' she doesn't.

*** Then, there's [[{{Deuteragonist}} Sasuke]], [[GenerationXerox relative of the latter]] and [[DeceptiveDisciple student of the former]]. He takes the cake by outright ''admitting'' that he's being childish and impulsive... and doesn't care. Despite his reputation, he actually starts out as a lesser example. While he does abandon Konoha to seek Orochimaru because he doesn't think he'll be able to become strong enough to kill Itachi while still living there, he doesn't kill Naruto when he has the chance, even though doing so would have unlocked the Mangekyo Sharingan. After ''Shippuden'' starts, he starts heading downhill, and when he finally meets up with Itachi and after Itachi's death, he takes a [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope flying leap off the slippery slope]]. He immediately sacrifices his teammates when it becomes inconvenient to save them, attacks the Kage Summit and tries to kill everyone there in his effort to get to Danzo, and once Danzo is dead decides [[MisplacedRetribution to kill every single person in Konoha]] because he believes that the Uchihas (who it turns out were wiped out to prevent them from starting a civil war) were wronged in some way and that everyone in Konoha is mocking them by simply existing. [[spoiler:This reaches a head by the Shinobi World War arc. He decides to follow Itachi's footsteps and protect Konoha. His method of doing so is to kill the current Kages and use the Tailed Beasts to start a revolution which he believes will save the world by doing away with the old system no matter what the others will think because '''he''' knows better what is best for the world and how to make this world a better place.]] In short, not only has his selfishness been turned UpToEleven, he's gone absolutely nuts. [[WordOfGod Kishimoto]] confirmed that Sasuke is "very self-centered, only concerned with himself".

** Also, Sosuke Aizen. He's not above kidnapping and literally traumatising the innocent and kind Orihime Inoue just to get what he wants.

** [[HavingABlast Bakugo]] pretty much only cares about proving himself to be the strongest. It actually comes out during the TournamentArc that he never bothered to learn his classmates' names or powers, with the exception of [[SuperPowerLottery Izuku]] and [[ComboPlatterPowers Todoroki]], whom he considers to be rivals to differing extents.

** Pride is the embodiment of arrogance, so it's no surprise that he shows signs of this too. He berates Greed for betraying their "family" and then shortly afterward devours his "brother", Gluttony to absorb his powers while Gluttony cries out in agony.

* Sigma of ''Anime/TweenyWitches'' claims to believe in and act for only himself, something he tells Sheila they are [[NotSoDifferent like each other]] for.

* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' has [[WhiteHairBlackHeart Griffith]], who personifies this trope like no other.