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** Rachel Berry: accuses Mr Schue of giving other students solos purely to punish her; sends a rival to a crackhouse instead of an audition to avoid losing her top spot in the club; continually pesters (to the point of harassment) the dean of a prestigious college to give her another chance to audition after not getting in the first time (although at least in that case, the dean [[WhatTheHellHero called Rachel out]] on her selfishness and pointed out that there were plenty of other students who didn't get in, and that she's ''not'' the center of the universe); makes the Glee Club's routine center on original songs that ''she's'' written to make the championships a kind of second audition for herself (a ploy which works).

** Sue Sylvester ...everything she says and does, really. However, she at least has a MoralityPet in the name of a younger sister with Down's syndrome who she dearly, genuinely loves--[[spoiler: just look at what happens when she dies.]] As such, Sue treats Becky, a teen with Down's syndrome and her own personal henchwoman, with respect as well, even making her the cheerleading captain.

* ''Series/Lucifer2016'': The fallen angel Lucifer is living on Earth because he decided to take a holiday from Hell. He manipulates the LAPD into making him a civilian consultant to a homicide detective, Chloe Decker, because she's the first human he's met who is immune to his powers and he thinks investigating murders will be a thrill; he proceeds to make both her job and her private life difficult by interpreting everything that happens in terms of his own problems and his "daddy issues", leaving her feeling like she's babysitting him and his therapist feeling like she's enabling him because of how he twists her advice into ideas that will benefit him and cause chaos for everyone else. When he and Chloe encounter a serial killer who is "punishing" people who humiliate others on social media, his interest in the case stems from the fact that his therapist asked him why he needs to punish and he wants to ask the serial killer the same question to better understand himself rather than to stop any murders. When they investigate one murder, Lucifer latches onto the rebellious son, initially assumes the son is the murderer and excitedly asks him what it's like to finally escape from under the shadow of an all-powerful father. He gate-crashes a bereavement group counselling session to talk about his own, non-bereavement problems. Even when he briefly explores the concept of philanthropy, it's about trying to prove that people are as selfish as him and to explore the rush it gives him; his therapist warns him to stop thinking of "being good" as a toy, but he confirms that's exactly what it is for him.

* ''Series/Lucifer2016'': The fallen angel Lucifer is living on Earth because he decided to take a holiday from Hell. He manipulates the LAPD into making him a civilian consultant to a homicide detective, Chloe Decker, because she's the first human he's met who is immune to his powers and he thinks investigating murders will be a thrill; he proceeds to make both her job and her private life difficult by interpreting everything that happens in terms of his own problems and his "daddy issues", leaving her feeling like she's babysitting him and his therapist feeling like she's enabling him because of how he twists her advice into ideas that will benefit him and cause chaos for everyone else. When he and Chloe encounter a serial killer who is "punishing" people who humiliate others on social media, his interest in the case stems from the fact that his therapist asked him why he needs to punish and he wants to ask the serial killer the same question to better understand himself rather than to stop any murders. When they investigate one murder, Lucifer latches onto the rebellious son, initially assumes the son is the murderer and excitedly asks him what it's like to finally escape from under the shadow of an all-powerful father. He gate-crashes a bereavement group counselling session to talk about his own, non-bereavement problems. Even when he briefly explores the concept of philanthropy, it's about trying to prove that people are as selfish as him and to explore the rush it gives him; his therapist warns him to stop thinking of "being good" as a toy, but his response is that's exactly what it is for him.

* ''Series/Lucifer2016'': The fallen angel Lucifer is living on Earth because he decided to take a holiday from Hell. He manipulates the LAPD into making him a civilian consultant to a homicide detective, Chloe Decker, because she's the first human he's met who is immune to his powers and he thinks investigating murders will be a thrill; he proceeds to make both her job and her private life difficult by interpreting everything that happens in terms of his own problems and his "daddy issues", leaving her feeling like she's babysitting him and his therapist feeling like she's enabling him because of how he twists her advice into ideas that will benefit him and cause chaos for everyone else. When he and Chloe encounter a serial killer who is "punishing" people who humiliate others on social media, his interest in the case stems from the fact that his therapist asked him why he needs to punish and he wants to ask the serial killer the same question to better understand himself rather than to stop any murders. When they investigate one murder, Lucifer latches onto the rebellious son, initially assumes the son is the murderer and excitedly asks him what it's like to finally escape from under the shadow of an all-powerful father. He gate-crashes a bereavement group counselling session to talk about his own, non-bereavement problems. Even when he briefly explores the concept of philanthropy, it's about trying to prove that people are as selfish as him; his therapist warns him to stop thinking of "being good" as a toy, but his response is that's exactly what he's going to turn it into.

* ''Series/Lucifer2016'': The fallen angel Lucifer is living on Earth because he got bored with ruling Hell and decided to take a holiday and have some fun. He manipulates the LAPD into making him a civilian consultant to a homicide detective, Chloe Decker, because she's the first human he's met who is immune to his powers and he thinks investigating murders will be a thrill; he proceeds to make both her job and her private life difficult by interpreting everything that happens in terms of his own problems and his "daddy issues", leaving her feeling like she's babysitting him and his therapist feeling like she's enabling him because of how he twists her advice into ideas that will benefit him and cause chaos for everyone else. When he and Chloe encounter a serial killer who is "punishing" people who humiliate others on social media, his interest in the case stems from the fact that his therapist asked him why he needs to punish and he wants to ask the serial killer the same question to better understand himself rather than to stop any murders. When they investigate one murder, Lucifer latches onto the rebellious son, initially assumes the son is the murderer and excitedly asks him what it's like to finally escape from under the shadow of an all-powerful father. He gate-crashes a bereavement group counselling session to talk about his own, non-bereavement problems. Even when he briefly explores the concept of philanthropy, it's about trying to prove that people are as selfish as him; his therapist warns him to stop thinking of "being good" as a toy, but his response is that's exactly what he's going to turn it into.

* ''Series/Lucifer2016'': The title character lives this trope. On one memorable occasion, he strolls into a group therapy session for a bunch of grieving people and commandeers it to talk about ''his'' problems.
** To be fair, he ''is'' the Devil and has spent untold centuries used to having an entire realm revolving around him and not used to human interaction.

** The Doctor's EvilCounterpart, the Master. While the Doctor has used up several [[TheNthDoctor regenerations]] saving their companions, the Master has a history of throwing others under the bus to save themself — or just ForTheEvulz. In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E17E18TheEndOfTime "The End of Time"]], the Simm Master assumes the ominous prophecy the Doctor's heard is all about him, unaware he's actually Rassilon's errand boy.

** The Doctor's EvilCounterpart, the Master. While the Doctor has used up several [[TheNthDoctor regenerations]] saving their companions, the Master has a history of throwing others under the bus to save themself - or just ForTheEvulz. In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E17E18TheEndOfTime "The End of Time"]], the Simm Master assumes the ominous prophecy the Doctor's heard is all about him, unaware he's actually Rassilon's errand boy.

** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS4E9TheEvilOfTheDaleks The Evil of the Daleks]]": Theodore Maxtible has become an ally of the Daleks and helped them make a girl their hostage. When the girl's father wants to know about her well-being, Maxtible tells him, "I am not a nursemaid to your daughter!" The only thing he cares about is the Daleks' promise to give him the secret of turning "base metal into gold!"

** Rose Tyler has elements of this regarding her relationship with the Doctor. Near the end of [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E13Doomsday "Doomsday"]], after being TrappedInAnotherWorld, she asks the Doctor if he can come through, and when he says that more travel between the worlds would destroy both of them, her response is a joking "So?"

* ''Series/{{Being Human|UK}}'':
** Mitchell gets regularly called out on this. He focuses on how miserable and guilty he feels and forgets all the people he killed and the suffering of their families. It might actually be a survival trait for vampires as those who are too emphatic would be prone to suicide or exposing the Masquerade.
** It is a vampire trait, if they stop drinking blood their empathy comes back. Remembering all the evil you've done is one of the hardest things about staying clean.

* ''Series/BreakingBad'': Walter White. Originally [[JustifiedCriminal having turned to cooking crystal meth to pay his hospital bills and provide some extra money for his family should he die]], his motivations increasingly turn to serving his own ego and hunger for power. He even says this word-for-word in the Season 4 episode "Cornered", and it gets even worse in Season 5, where he [[spoiler:flat out admits that he's continuing to cook meth in order to build an empire. He even tells Jesse that "this business is all I have left", despite the fact that the reason he's lost most of what he had at that point was due to his desire to continue cooking]]. In the finale, Walt finally admits to Skyler that [[spoiler:cooking meth was something he did for himself, and his family was always just an excuse]]. This marks probably one of the very few times the admission of this trope has been portrayed in a sympathetic light, as he is finally being honest with himself and his wife.

* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': [[SinisterMinister Kai Winn]] is made of this. Despite being the Bajoran pope, she hates [[TheCaptain Sisko]] for being chosen as the Emissary of the Prophets (even though Sisko [[ReluctantRuler never wanted the job]] and spends over three seasons trying to distance himself from it). Even when she admits that her lust for power has led her astray, [[IgnoredEpiphany she refuses to resign her position]], thinking that Bajor needs ''her'' to be their kai.

* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': [[spoiler: Lucifer]] suffers from this, with several characters pointing out that his motivation is the cosmic equivalent of a child throwing a tantrum for not getting his way.

* On ''Series/FullHouse'', all three of the Tanner girls occasionally acted this way, but the biggest culprit by far was CreatorsPet and [[TheScrappy Scrappy extraordinaire]] Michelle. Two examples in particular stand out:

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** Xander falls into this at times. It overlaps with his issues [[NeverMyFault taking blame for some things]], like when he didn't want his friends feeling sympathy for Cordelia after he cheated on her. He also dismissed Buffy's need to leave Sunnydale to grieve having to kill Angel as "boy troubles," focusing on the worry she caused them instead of any real empathy.

* ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'': The Charmed Ones, particularly Phoebe.

* ''Series/GoodLuckCharlie'': Amy Duncan. No wonder Teddy freaks out when it's claimed in one episode that she's acting like her mother.

--> '''Logan:''' I know she's nuts. The way she lay there primping herself -- it just made me want to puke... You think she cares diddly about those kids or anything? Huh? Everything's a mirror to her. She holds a dying kid up to it, and all she can see is herself and how it affects her!

* ''Series/{{Lucifer}}'': The title character lives this trope. On one memorable occasion, he strolls into a group therapy session for a bunch of grieving people and commandeers it to talk about ''his'' problems.
* ''Series/{{Merlin 2008}}'': Morgana Pendragon. While she does have terrible things happen to her, and the world actually is out to get her, she also manages to make the death of her best friend's father all about her. At one point, she joins the druids, and when she is informed that her decision has put the lives of many innocent people on the line, she still refuses to return home because she was unhappy there. Both examples are from when she was still considered one of the good guys.

* ''Series/{{Charmed}}'': The Charmed Ones, particularly Phoebe.

** [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist Rassilion]] would sacrifice all of creation to stave off his death, and the death of the Time Lords, as he sees them as extensions of himself:
-->'''Rassilon''': ''"I will NOT DIE! DO YOU HEAR ME? A billion years of Time Lord history riding on our backs... I will not let this perish. I. Will. Not."''

** Gina Linetti has an unwavering conviction that she is the absolute centre of the entire universe, that everything and everyone exists to benefit her in some way, and that everything that ever happens revolves around her. For example, when one of her co-workers is considering getting another job:

** Buffy Summers herself embodies this trope quite often. Most notably, she regularly ignored and brushed off how the latest threat to the world is affecting anyone but her, marginalized her friends and family (Xander and Dawn most especially, but she did it to Willow, Anya, Joyce, and Tara too) when it comes to their contribution to her success and the fact that without them, she'd have been dead a long time ago; and worst of all, she can be depended upon to side with her latest boyfriend over her long-term friends whenever such a choice is to be made, even when siding with her boyfriend gets people killed (the best example being when she wanted Angel back so badly she decided to feed Faith to him intentionally). And then there's her reaction to Faith in the ''Series/{{Angel}}'' episode "[[Recap/AngelS01E19Sanctuary Sanctuary]]." Buffy doesn't care that Faith is showing remorse, or that everything she's done was caused by Faith's own self-hatred and depression. All she cares about is that Faith slept with Riley. When Angel calls her out for this selfish attitude, Buffy blows him off and tells him she has a right to exact revenge regardless of the circumstances. More than anything, this put a stake in the heart of Buffy and Angel's relationship.
*** The Faith examples are complicated by some arguably justified PayEvilUntoEvil: in the first, Angel only needed to feed on a slayer because Faith had shot him with a magically poisoned arrow that could only be cured by a slayer's blood, at the behest of the Mayor, for the purpose of removing the Scooby Gang's two most powerful warriors before his Ascension (it's unclear if Faith knew that said Ascension would result in the destruction of the entire town, if not the world). In the second, Faith switched bodies with Buffy (which is played up as being rape-like), nearly getting Buffy killed by a Watcher hit squad that was targeting Faith. Meanwhile, using Buffy's body to sleep with Riley was ''definitely'' rape, since [[BedTrick he consented to sleep with Buffy, not Faith]].
** This is Cordelia's whole schtick until she starts getting CharacterDevelopment in the second season, whether she's complaining about the trauma of hitting a cyclist with her car (and the cyclist wanting it to be all about ''their'' leg), shushing her companion as a motormouth for ''almost'' getting a word in edgewise, or (as above) realizing that the MonsterOfTheWeek is [[{{Karma}} targeting her.]] (All this is even funnier when considering what happens to her on the [[Series/{{Angel}} spinoff]].) Even as late as ''Buffy's'' third season, there are shades of this. When Buffy temporarily gains the ability to read minds, Cordelia's first thought, which she immediately says out loud, is, "I don't see what this has to do with me."
** Xander falls into this at times. It overlaps with his issues [[NeverMyFault taking blame for some things]], like when he didn't want his friends feeling sympathy for Cordelia after he cheated on her. He also dismissed Buffy's need to leave Sunnydale to grieve having to kill Angel as "boy troubles," focusing on the worry she caused them instead of any real empathy even though Angel's death was partly due to a lie he told.

** The Doctor's EvilCounterpart, the Master. While the Doctor has used up several [[TheNthDoctor regenerations]] saving his companions, the Master has a history of throwing others under the bus to save himself. In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E17E18TheEndOfTime "The End of Time"]], he assumes the ominous prophecy the Doctor's heard is all about him, unaware he's actually Rassilon's errand boy.