History Main / GloryHound

** In Mitchel Scanlon's Imperial Guard novel ''Fifteen Hours'', it's what [[spoiler:kills]] the protagonist: he is part of a recon team on the field of the day's battle, led by an officer looking for an easy medal. Things go horribly wrong, most of the team being killed by scavenging Orks.

* ''ComicBook/WonderWomanWarbringer'': [[spoiler:Jason]] wants the glory afforded to the heroes of Myth/ClassicalMythology and has decided that his inheritance and power and descendant of Helen of Troy entitles him to it. He intents to cause a worldwide war, destroy the technological abilities of everyone besides himself, and bring back the power of mythological creatures to get it.

* ''ComicBook/AstroCity'': In the ''Tarnished Angel'' arc, Steeljack discovered that [[spoiler:the villain was a disgraced superhero who was out to kill small-bit villains to restore his name]].

* Lord Rust in ''{{Literature/Jingo}}!'' marches an army to war with little preparation and starting the invasion at the worst possible place because the enemy ''would never suspect anyone to do so''.

* Gail from ''VideoGame/FrontMission'' is also one, a skilled Wanzer pilot who "pay for glory with the blood of his own men" by Hell's Wall leader Greg, he becomes Kevin's rival in the game.

* He, Cato Sicarius form ''WebVideo/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'', would like you to know that he, Cato Sicarius, is the greatest swordfighter among the Ultramarines and is the most qualified to succeed the Chapter Master; not that he, Cato Sicarius, wishes him anything bad, unlike regular Ultramarines who should be honored to die for the most esteemed Company Captain of the chapter. [[RunningGag Who is he, Cato Sicarius]].

May lead the troops himself, [[AttackAttackAttack often long after it's clear the attack is futile]], but the more odious examples may also be the ArmchairMilitary. In either case, count on his [[GladIThoughtOfIt laying claim]] to his men's, or other officers', work and ideas and [[TheScapegoat sloughing off all the blame]]. He will never say ThinkNothingOfIt until he is certain that it will only be taken as modesty--and he requires a great deal of certainty.

* ''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya'': The alternate Earth is running out of Mana, which will eventually make it uninhabitable. Julian Ainsworth comes up with a solution that involves sacrificing Miyu to the Holy Grail so that they can make a wish for humanity to be able to survive. The heroes rescue Miyu and Illya proposes that they work together to find a different solution that doesn't involve sacrificing anybody. Julian angrily refuses and attacks them, calling them evil for opposing him. As Miyu's brother explains, Julian refuses to admit he could be wrong and wants to get sole credit for saving the world so that he can become a legend.

* ''ComicBook/WonderWomanWarbringer'': [[spoiler:Jason]] wants the glory afforded to the heroes of Myth/ClassicalMythology and has decided that his inheritance and power and descendant of Helen of Troy entitles him to it. He intents to cause a worldwide war, destroy the technological abilities of everyone besides himself and bring back the power of mythological creatures to get it.

Inverse of AFatherToHisMen. The FairWeatherMentor is often this. See also EngineeredHeroism, FakeUltimateHero.

* In the TVMovie ''Film/PanicInTheCity'', August Best's patriotism is little more than a desire for personal glory as an operative, and he even kills Steadman when the latter refuses to support his scheme.

* Lord Rust in ''{{Discworld/Jingo}}!'' marches an army to war with little preparation and starting the invasion at the worst possible place because the enemy ''would never suspect anyone to do so''.

Indeed, in peacetime, he may foment war; if he has enough power, he may insist on attack. TheCaligula, when a GloryHound, is particularly dangerous. And when a GloryHound develops a BloodKnight tendency, he may PutTheLaughterInSlaughter.

* ''Manga/DeathNote'' has Light Yagami. While he believes he's doing humanity a favor by eliminating criminals, actually he's just a [[{{Narcissist}} narcissistic]] {{Slimeball}} who sees himself as "perfect" and wants to be praised.

** In Creator/GrahamMcNeill's Literature/{{Ultramarines}} novel ''The Killing Grounds'', Uriel recognizes Barbaros's personality as a GloryHound at once, even though he is mustered out and serving as Governor.

* In one episode of ''Series/{{MASH}}'', Hawkeye persuades a GloryHound that his stomach problem is appendicitis. This allows him to operate and take him out of the line of battle for a while -- though it ends with the grim Aesop that this will not stop the war.

* ''Manga/DeathNote'' has Light Yagami. While he believes he's doing humanity a favor by eliminating criminals and considering himself as the savior of the humanity, actually he's just a [[{{Narcissist}} narcissistic]] {{Slimeball}} who sees himself as "perfect" and wants to be praised.

* ''Manga/DeathNote'' has Light Yagami. While he believes he's doing humanity a favor by eliminating criminals and considering himself the savior of the humanity, actually he's just a [[{{Narcissist}} narcissistic]] {{Slimeball}} who sees himself as "perfect" and wants to be praised.

* In the Dark!Steve story ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/541006/chapters/961664 The Value of Strength]]'', Steve Rogers lets the fight against a dragon continue over an hour after figuring out its weakness because "There’s no glory in prevention".

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'', Syndrome's plan is certainly — reckless with people and property.

* Pyro in ''ComicBook/TheTransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers''. He refuses to take a particular HeroicSacrifice because it's ''not cool enough'' for his tastes, and insists that Ironfist [[KickTheDog make the sacrifice instead]]. [[spoiler:He later reconsiders and says just dying for your friends is good enough. He does.]]

* In the Dark!Steve story ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/541006/chapters/961664 The Value of Strength]]'', Steve Rogers lets the fight against a dragon continue over an hour after figuring out it's weakness because "There’s no glory in prevention".

* Lieutenant Colonel Tall in ''Film/TheThinRedLine'' berates the Captain of Charlie Company for hesitating in a frontal attack that will cause excessive casualties, because he is more concerned with the promised schedule and his reputation than the cost of victory. He later tells his [[NumberTwo XO]] how lucky the younger officer is to have a war upon graduation from West Point, because the Colonel has "worked, slaved, eaten untold buckets of shit to get to where [he] is now!"

** In Creator/DanAbnett's Literature/HorusHeresy ''Horus Rising'', Eidolon sent his men to the planet surface, wasting them in small groups when overwhelming force was clearly needed, to claim glory. Later, when Tarvitz's actions in blowing up [[WhenTreesAttack certain trees]] has beneficial effects on [[WeatherDissonance unnatural storms]], Eidolon claimed he had had it done, when he had in fact rebuked Tarvitz for doing it.

** In Gav Thorpe's ''Literature/TheLastChancers'' novel ''13th Legion'', Franx's BackStory: after long serving under a Glory Hound, he demanded adequate supplies to carry out an attack, and when they were refused, his men went beserk and he did not stop them.

** The Cetagandian attackers in ''Literature/TheVorGame''. During the fighting, Miles thinks that they should have realized that all was lost and retreated, but owing to the dishonor, they [[AttackAttackAttack attack on and on]] in hopes of redeeming themselves with victory. Justified in this case, as a defeat would lead to the campaign being disavowed by their government to save face, and the commanders facing (likely fatal) punishment for their "unauthorized" actions.

* The ''Literature/InDeath'' series: The FBI, especially Agent Jacoby, definitely is this in ''Betrayal in Death''. Eve and her unit were about to arrest an assassin named Sylvester Yost, when the FBI shoved them out and Yost escaped because he saw them coming in. Karma hit the FBI pretty hard on that one.

** White is the near antithesis of Black in this respect, but wants the glory because it makes it easier for it to control its population as its image to the group improves.
** Red is all about emotions and freedom, but unfiltered emotions make it so that Red would do anything that would help its self esteem, to suicidal effects.

** Count is a competent pilot who regularly disregards orders and complains about "easy" missions (re: anything not involving air to air combat), and disrespects the PlayerCharacter whom he sees as a threat. Eventually he gets over it.

* The ''VideoGame/{{Dynasty Warriors}}'' series of games portrays Yuan Shu this way, especially when playing under the Wu storyline. Yuan Shu's decision to delay much-needed supplies to Sun Jian, fueled entirely by gall at the idea of the latter stealing the former's glory, threatens to unravel the coalition against Dong Zhuo.
* Most paladins in role playing games tend towards this too, even though it goes against their alignment.

* Cole Phelps, protagonist of ''VideoGame/LANoire'', had shades of this during his time in the war, and retains the attitude once he enters the police force.

* ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'': [[spoiler:{{Sociopath}}ic killer Goro Akechi commited crimes and then solved them as a self-styled GreatDetective just so he could be famous. Unsurprisingly, he regularly appears on TV talk shows, which is how your party first meets him.]]

* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': Vriska tries to keep her metaphorical fingers in all the pies (all of them), so that her ultimate (planned) victory over the demon will be that much greater. This includes being responsible for Jack getting prototyped with Bec, and for Bec being created in the first place.
* Lieutenant Cross from ''Webcomic/ThePocalypse'' was perfectly willing to ignore the distress calls send by the main characters because they got the missions he wanted. When this is revealed, he just attempts to kill them.

* General Tarquin turns out to be this in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''. His goal in life is to be the famous chief general of a selection of evil empires that [[TheManBehindTheMan he basically controls]], and then to go out in a legendary confrontation with a great hero. There are ''maybe'' five people in the world he isn't willing to sacrifice in order to get his personal story to work out according to plan, and his FacelessGoons are very much not on that list.

* Zapp Brannigan from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''. He will not hesitate to throw wave after wave of his own men to their deaths to merely force killbots to shut down by reaching their pre-programmed kill limits, or command a battle fleet in a dangerous space battle remotely from the New New York Appleby's.

Most common among the military because of the authority of his position, but other characters are possible: an EgomaniacHunter endangering others on the expedition, a SuperHero who even sets up "menaces" so he can receive credit for dealing with them.

* ''VideoGame/AceCombat7'' has Col. [=McKinsey=], the leader of the Osean 444th "Spare" Penal Fighter Squadron. Given how he is in command of a penal unit, he shows absolutely no respect for the pilots under his command. He also takes credit for what the pilots have done, rather than acknowledging their merits. One of the Spare Squadron's pilots called him out during one of the briefings on this trope. Being TheNeidermeyer Col. [=McKinsey=] is, he promptly ordered the pilot who snarked at him to be taken to solitary confinement.
** Count from the same game is also this. While he is a competent pilot, he regularly disregards orders and complains about "easy" missions (re: anything not involving air to air combat), and disrespects the PlayerCharacter who he sees as a threat. Eventually he gets over it.

** Count from the same game is also this. While he is a competent pilot, he regularly disregards and complains about easy missions (re: anything not involving air to combat), and disrespects the PlayerCharacter who he sees as a threat. Eventually he gets over it.

* ''VideoGame/AceCombat7'' has Col. McKinsey, the leader of the Osean 444th "Spare" Penal Fighter Squadron. Given how he is in command of a penal unit, he shows absolutely no respect for the pilots under his command. He also takes credit for what the pilots have done, rather than acknowledging their merits. One of the Spare Squadron's pilots called him out during one of the briefings on this trope. Being TheNeidermeyer Col. McKinsey is, he promptly ordered the pilot who snarked at him to be taken to solitary confinement.

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** [[AttentionWhore Bender]] desperately wants to be remembered for his greatness and doesn't care if his "success" is only nominal. After winning third place in a sausage-making competition, he threw the second-place winner in front of a charging rhino and the first-place winner over an icy slope and took their trophies.

** Bender wants to be remembered for his greatness and doesn't care if his "success" is only nominal. After winning third place in a sausage-making competition, he threw the second-place winner in front of a charging rhino and the first-place winner over an icy slope and took their trophies.

** Bender wants to be remembered for his greatness and doesn't care if his "success" is only nominal. After winning third place in a sausage-making competition, he threw the second-place winner in front of a charging rhino and the first-place winner over an icy slope, making him the first-place winner by default.