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* John Lithgow's character on ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'', whose catchphrase was "My God! I'm [[LargeHam GORGEOUS!]]"

* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' has the instance when Peter, entranced by his own physical improvements after being subjected to a considerable amount of plastic surgery, becomes obsessed with staring at his car's mirror... ignoring the fact he's driving straight to a cliff... [[StatusQuoIsGod and into a vat of lard]].

* In one ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' fanfic, when Ryoga Hibiki swaps his InvoluntaryShapeshifting curse from [[{{Animorphism}} "Pig"]] to [[GenderBender "Girl"]], the first sight of his new exposed cleavage causes him to give a goofy grin; suffer an enormous {{nosebleed}}; and then pass out from sheer arousal.

* Pino gets this in ''Manga/EdensZero'' when she chooses a humanoid form for a DigitalAvatar on [[VirtualReality Digitalis]] in contrast to her stubby little android body, noticing her reflection in a window and giving a pleased, innocent smile as an early indicator of her [[BecomeARealBoy desire to become human]].

* When Ryoga Hibiki swaps his InvoluntaryShapeshifting curse from [[{{Animorphism}} "Pig"]] to [[GenderBender "Girl"]], the first sight of his new exposed cleavage causes him to give a goofy grin, suffer an enormous {{nosebleed}}, and then pass out from sheer arousal.

* In ''Series/{{Castle}}'', during an investigation, our hero sees himself reflected in a storefront window and remarks "I really am ruggedly handsome." Of course, he is played by Creator/NathanFillion.

** ''Series/PowerRangersTimeForce'': The Blue Ranger Lucas is quite obsessed with his looks. In one episode he stops looking for the MonsterOfTheWeek to check himself out in the mirror. What makes this especially hilarious is that Lucas was doing this while fully decked out in his Ranger suit which covers his face.

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': Although it doesn't happen in the [[{{Canon}} manga]], it happens a fair bit in the {{Anime}} with [[TheDandy Yumichika]], leading to one episode where he finds himself having to fight [[spoiler: his own [[EvilTwin clone]]. After taking a moment to [[TheFightingNarcissist admire himself]] he firmly requests [[HeterosexualLifePartner Ikkaku]] swap opponents with him precisely because he knows this will be a problem. Ikkaku refuses and, sure enough, Yumichika is defeated having never lifted his sword because he 'can't fight such a beautiful me' whereas his EvilTwin thinks [[BloodLust blood is beautiful]].]]

* ''Film/AnchormanTheLegendOfRonBurgundy''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdpCFFs40Jw THAT scene....]]
* Captain America, of all people, in ''Film/AvengersEndgame''. [[spoiler: During the time travel mission,]] Tony snarks about how Steve's 2012 costume "did nothing for [his] ass," while Scott insists he still looks great because "As far as [he's] concerned, that's America's ass." After [[spoiler:fighting and knocking out his past self]], Steve agrees with Scott.

* In ''Film/{{Stardust}}'' Upon recovering her youth, VainSorceress Lamia strips naked in front of a mirror and eyes her newly rejuvenated body appreciatively, even winking flirtatiously at herself. Her sisters, still old, look on in envious awe.

* [[{{Bishonen}} Bishie]] werewolf {{crossdresser}} Markus from the ''Literature/LonelyWerewolfGirl'' series has gotten stuck in front of a mirror admiring himself a couple of times. Especially if there is a blouse or a frock for him to try on at the same time.

* In ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'', there is Sigvald the Magnificent, a champion of Slaanesh. He wears a magic armor of solid gold, and his retinue has mirrored shields so he can watch his reflection during the battle. In game terms, he is subject to Stupidity, a rule usually applied to big stupid monsters— as sometimes he will get distracted in the least appropriate moment. Anyone who might try to use this distraction for attack will quickly discover that Sigvald, vain as he might be, is still a haughty {{Bishonen}} with a cool sword... which is bad news in most universes.

* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': Oda Nobunaga - [[AdaptationalGenderChange a woman in this universe]] - tends to be ''very'' turned on by her {{Alternate Sel|f}}ves. When Archer Nobunaga first meets Maou Nobunaga, she comments how incredibly hot she is, and she's incredibly pleased when she transforms into that form herself bragging about her sexiness. Maou Nobunaga also calls her Archer form "lovely" and then asks if there's anything wrong with self-admiration.

* In the ninth chapter of ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaV'', Neptune looks at her [[SuperMode HDD]] [[LadyOfWar Purple Heart self]] and describes her as a cool, stylish, and beautiful. She also approves that she's hot [[spoiler: despite the fact that Ultradimension Rei made a copy of her.]]

* Myth/JapaneseMythology: One story has the sun goddess Amaterasu hide herself in a cave after her older brother Susanoo threw a horse at her, causing the world to fall into total darkness. To restore the light, the other gods throw a party outside the cave, and when Amaterasu peeked out to see what the commotion is about. The others hold a mirror in front of her, and Amaterasu is so stunned by her reflection that she came out of the cave.

A sub-trope to PrimpOfContempt. Compare DistractedByTheSexy, where a character's sex appeal distracts others; contrast RageAgainstTheReflection, where characters hate to see their own image. See also ManIFeelLikeAWoman, where a man is distracted by his own newly gender-swapped sex appeal; and ShowingOffTheNewBody, when a perpetrator of GrandTheftMe appreciates their new acquisition. Compare ScrewYourself, which is when someone genuinely wants to, or has, somehow entered a sexual relationship with themselves, be it by cloning, time travel, etc.

*** Although their reaction when they ''do'' see their new face for the first time is generally ''negative'', so it's more of an inversion/a case of "distracted by my own ''dissatisfying'' reflection". Exceptions are Ten, who generally gushes and fanboys about everything, and Six, who seems to be the only one who finds his face — or multicoloured wardrobe - all that attractive...

** It turns out that the Doctor is not the only one who has to stop and check themselves out after regenerating — as [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E8LetsKillHitler demonstrated]] by [[spoiler:Melody Pond's regeneration into River Song]] in the [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Führer's]] headquarters. Promptly subverted when it turns out [[spoiler: she was secretly applying poison lipstick]].

** In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E6TheVampiresOfVenice "The Vampires of Venice"]], the Doctor can't resist pausing in front of a mirror to make faces and say "Hello, handsome!" It's convenient because it means that when five creepy girls who don't like sunlight pop up, he can also notice that they don't have reflections...
** It may not be a mirror, but Amy gets distracted by checking out her [[TimeTravelTenseTrouble future/past]] self in the Comic Relief short "[[Recap/DoctorWho2011RedNoseDaySpecialSpaceAndTime Time]]".

A sub-trope to PrimpOfContempt. Compare DistractedByTheSexy, where a character's sex appeal distracts others; contrast RageAgainstTheReflection, where characters hate to see their own image. See also ManIFeelLikeAWoman, where a man is distracted by his own newly gender-swapped sex appeal; and ShowingOffTheNewBody, when a perpetrator of GrandTheftMe appreciates their new acquisition.

* In Shinto, [[Myth/JapaneseMythology Japan's indigenous Religion]], this happens to the Sun Goddess Amaterasu, though unlike many other versions of this trope it was a deliberate ruse on the part of the other Gods to get her to leave a cave she was hiding in due to a HeroicBSOD.