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Living in an orphanage is not what I would call privileged. Nor is having an abusive father, even if he is rich.
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* ''Manga/YuGiOh:'' Seto Kaiba. Say it with us, now: "ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney."
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Compare ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney and ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections, as well as EntitledToHaveYou. Contrast MiseryBuildsCharacter, FreudianExcuse, and SpoiledSweet. Also, AmbitionIsEvil is not the same as this trope, but can coincide.
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Compare ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney and ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections, as well as EntitledToHaveYou. Contrast MiseryBuildsCharacter, FreudianExcuse, and SpoiledSweet. Also, AmbitionIsEvil is not the same as this trope, but can coincide. Also, a character doesn’t have to have been born into privilege to qualify so long as they are privileged now.
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SpoiledSweet. Also, AmbitionIsEvil is not the same as this trope, but can coincide.
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* ''VideoGame/Persona5'': Many of the antagonists the Phantom Thieves face embody this.
** Suguru Kamoshida is a former Olympic Gold Medalist-turned-Gym Teacher who uses his past fame to get away with [[SadistTeacher physically abusing his male students]] and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil sexually assaulting his female students]].
** Suguru Kamoshida is a former Olympic Gold Medalist-turned-Gym Teacher who uses his past fame to get away with [[SadistTeacher physically abusing his male students]] and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil sexually assaulting his female students]].
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* ''VideoGame/Persona5'': Many of the antagonists the Phantom Thieves face embody this.
this. Many of them are prolific individuals who's high lot directly or indirectly influence their actions (namely, the loss of their position makes them go to heinous lengths.)
** Suguru Kamoshida is a former Olympic Gold Medalist-turned-Gym Teacher who uses his past fame to get away with [[SadistTeacher physically abusing his male students]] and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil sexually assaulting his female students]]. He's a variation since the entire thing is an ego trip as a result of no longer being in the limelight (he ran the track team to the ground and dismantled it since he saw it as a threat to his success, especially Ryuji.)
** Suguru Kamoshida is a former Olympic Gold Medalist-turned-Gym Teacher who uses his past fame to get away with [[SadistTeacher physically abusing his male students]] and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil sexually assaulting his female students]]. He's a variation since the entire thing is an ego trip as a result of no longer being in the limelight (he ran the track team to the ground and dismantled it since he saw it as a threat to his success, especially Ryuji.)
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** Kunikazu Okumura is the CorruptCorporateExecutive of a fast food chain that subjects his workers to deadly conditions. He also tries to marry his daughter, Haru, off to a bratty domestic abuser.
** Subverted with [[spoiler: Goro Akechi]]. While he was a celebrity with legions of fangirls, he also [[spoiler: was the bastard child of Masoyushi Shido, which is treated much more harshly in Japanese culture, and his mother committed suicide after years of SlutShaming]].
** Subverted with [[spoiler: Goro Akechi]]. While he was a celebrity with legions of fangirls, he also [[spoiler: was the bastard child of Masoyushi Shido, which is treated much more harshly in Japanese culture, and his mother committed suicide after years of SlutShaming]].
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** Kunikazu Okumura is the CorruptCorporateExecutive of a food business that went into fast food chain that subjects food. He combines this with AmbitionIsEvil since we learn he's motivated by his impoverished childhood and a desire to be te opposite of his father (a kind-hearted businessman who was not very successful.) He achieves his success by running his workers to deadly conditions. He also the ground with minimal breaks and tries to marry achieve political power by marrying off his daughter, Haru, off daughter Haru to the son of a bratty domestic abuser.
prominent senator.
** Subverted with [[spoiler: Goro Akechi]]. Whilehe was a celebrity he's acelebrity with legions of fangirls, he it's revealed he's also [[spoiler: was the bastard child of Masoyushi Shido, which is treated much more harshly in Japanese culture, and his Shido. His mother committed suicide after years of SlutShaming]].SlutShaming (remember that being a bastard child is viewed much worse in the East than in the West) and he got bounced around through various foster homes]].
** Subverted with [[spoiler: Goro Akechi]]. While
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** Dudley, Harry's cousin, gets spoiled rotten by his parents and acted as a bully to Harry. When he was forced to go on a diet, he starts to gain muscle and starts beating up kids younger than him.
** Draco Malfoy comes from an incredibly wealthy family. He's also a bully, a card-carrying racist, and later [[spoiler: joins the Death Eaters]].
** Draco Malfoy comes from an incredibly wealthy family. He's also a bully, a card-carrying racist, and later [[spoiler: joins the Death Eaters]].
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** Dudley, Dudley Dursley, Harry's cousin, gets spoiled rotten by his parents and acted as a bully his bullying behavior is slightly enabled, especially to Harry. When he was forced to go on a diet, he starts to gain muscle and starts beating up kids younger than him.
him. Dumbledore actually lampshades this when he notes that Dudley was screwed up by his parents. Dudley does start making amends after Harry saves him from a Dementor attack and the Dementor put Dudley through hell (or rather, made him relieve his life on an outsiders' view), giving him a JerkassRealization. He and Harry make up in the last book and remain on amicable if awkward terms as adults.
** Draco Malfoy comes from an incredibly wealthyfamily.family, being old money. He's also a bully, a card-carrying racist, and later [[spoiler: joins the Death Eaters]]. Of course, his behavior comes to bite him [[spoiler: and he realizes BeingEvilSucks during his tenure in the Death Eaters.]]
** Draco Malfoy comes from an incredibly wealthy
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** Endeavor is incredibly famous and wealthy from becoming the 2nd Highest Ranked Hero at a relatively young age at that. However, he wasn't satisfied with his position and forced a woman with an ice Quirk to marry him for the sole purpose of breeding a powerful heir that could usurp All-Might and subjected him to a TrainingFromHell. Ironically, [[spoiler:after All-Might retires and he becomes the Number 1 Hero, he actually makes a legitimate effort to improve himself]].
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Not in the movies. It might be in some spinoff, should then be moved to the appropriate section.
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* ''Franchise/StarWars:'' Emperor Palpatine's backstory shows that his pampered upbringing by his noble parents prevented him from facing the consequences for his actions as a teenager, leading to his training with the Dark Side of the Force.
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However, some villains had everything in life handed to them, and yet they still chose to be evil. Like how "power corrupts", so does privilege.
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** Endeavor, Shouto's father, is incredibly famous and wealthy from becoming the 2nd Highest Ranked Hero (at a relatively young age at that). However, he wasn't satisfied with his position and forced a woman with an ice Quirk to marry him for the sole purpose of breeding a powerful heir that could usurp All-Might and subjected him to a TrainingFromHell. Ironically, [[spoiler: after All-Might retires and he becomes the Number 1 Hero, he actually makes a legitimate effort to improve himself]].
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** Endeavor, Shouto's father, Endeavor is incredibly famous and wealthy from becoming the 2nd Highest Ranked Hero (at at a relatively young age at that).that. However, he wasn't satisfied with his position and forced a woman with an ice Quirk to marry him for the sole purpose of breeding a powerful heir that could usurp All-Might and subjected him to a TrainingFromHell. Ironically, [[spoiler: after [[spoiler:after All-Might retires and he becomes the Number 1 Hero, he actually makes a legitimate effort to improve himself]].
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* [[RoyalBrat Joffrey]] [[TheCaligula Baratheon]] from ''LiveActionSeries/GameOfThrones'' is a shining example of this. All his life, Joffrey has rarely been told the word 'no' and been raised to believe that he is better than everyone else and entitled to just about everything, because he's the crown prince of the Seven Kingdoms and [[BlueBlood a Lannister]] on his mother's side [[spoiler: and [[InbredAndEvil his father's side]] too, [[MamasBabyPapasMaybe as it turns out]]]]. As a result, Joffrey rarely has to face the negative consequences of his actions or learn from them, expects everyone to serve his whims and lacks empathy for others. This is {{deconstructed|Trope}} over the course of the series, as Joffrey's bratty behavior and impulsively cruel actions ''do'' start to catch up to him, [[spoiler: culminating in [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty him being assassinated at his own wedding]]. The masterminds of his death straight up admit that the main reason they killed him was because of his StupidEvil tendencies]].
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* [[RoyalBrat Joffrey]] [[TheCaligula Baratheon]] from ''LiveActionSeries/GameOfThrones'' ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (the adaptation of ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'') is a shining example of this. All his life, Joffrey has rarely been told the word 'no' and been raised to believe that he is better than everyone else and entitled to just about everything, because he's the crown prince of the Seven Kingdoms and [[BlueBlood a Lannister]] on his mother's side [[spoiler: and [[InbredAndEvil his father's side]] too, [[MamasBabyPapasMaybe as it turns out]]]]. As a result, Joffrey rarely has to face the negative consequences of his actions or learn from them, expects everyone to serve his whims and lacks empathy for others. This is {{deconstructed|Trope}} over the course of the series, as Joffrey's bratty behavior and impulsively cruel actions ''do'' start to catch up to him, [[spoiler: culminating in [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty him being assassinated at his own wedding]]. The masterminds of his death straight up admit that the main reason they killed him was because of his StupidEvil tendencies]].
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* [[RoyalBrat Joffrey]] [[TheCaligula Baratheon]] from ''LiveActionSeries/GameOfThrones'' is a shining example of this. All his life, Joffrey has rarely been told the word 'no' and been raised to believe that he is better than everyone else and entitled to just about everything, because he's the crown prince of the Seven Kingdoms and [[BlueBlood a Lannister]] on his mother's side [[spoiler: and [[InbredAndEvil his father's side]] too, [[MamasBabyPapasMaybe as it turns out]]]]. As a result, Joffrey rarely has to face the negative consequences of his actions or learn from them, expects everyone to serve his whims and lacks empathy for others. This is {{deconstructed|Trope}} over the course of the series, as Joffrey's bratty behavior and impulsively cruel actions ''do'' start to catch up to him, [[spoiler: culminating in [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty him being assassinated at his own wedding]]. The masterminds of his death straight up admit that the main reason they killed him was because of his StupidEvil tendencies]].
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* ''VisualNovel/DanganRonpa:'' [[spoiler: Junko Enoshima]], the BigBad of the series, is also a famous [[spoiler: fashion model]].
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* ''VisualNovel/DanganRonpa:'' ''{{Franchise/Danganronpa}}'':
** ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc:'' [[spoiler: Junko Enoshima]], the BigBad of the series, is also a famous [[spoiler: fashion model]].
** ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc:'' [[spoiler: Junko Enoshima]], the BigBad of the series, is also a famous [[spoiler: fashion model]].
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Assuming I read the trope right (it's people who go bad because spoiled and overindulged), this doesn't really apply to Azula. She isn't spoiled by her father in any meaningful sense; it's rather that he drives her so hard that she finally cracks. Varrick or the Earth Queen in the sequel series would be better examples.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender:'' Princess Azula is spoiled rotten and [[ParentalFavoritism favored]] by Fire Lord Ozai. She's also an AxCrazy Sociopath.
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** Beerus used his power as God of Destruction to basically bully planets into giving him finer foods.
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** Beerus used his power as God of Destruction to basically bully planets into giving him finer foods.
** Subverted in ''Resurrection F.'' After Freeza gets wished back, the Pilaf gang steals the second wish for money. When Pilaf questions why they didn't wish for money, Shu points out that if they ever had kids one day, they'd grow up to be jerks because of their wealth.
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* ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom:''
** The students in Class-A, particularly the Elite 5, are intelligent and they don't hesitate to [[InsufferableGenius brag about it]] and bully the students in Class-E.
** Principal Asano is wealthy enough to have built the school himself, and he employs a system that discriminates the less-intelligent students. However, it's later revealed that [[spoiler: he was once a CoolTeacher, but became cruel after a former student of his committed suicide from being bullied]].
** God of Death lived in a big fancy house and had a wealthy family. He was also a sociopath that didn't care that his father was murdered and even bagged his father's killer to train him.
** The students in Class-A, particularly the Elite 5, are intelligent and they don't hesitate to [[InsufferableGenius brag about it]] and bully the students in Class-E.
** Principal Asano is wealthy enough to have built the school himself, and he employs a system that discriminates the less-intelligent students. However, it's later revealed that [[spoiler: he was once a CoolTeacher, but became cruel after a former student of his committed suicide from being bullied]].
** God of Death lived in a big fancy house and had a wealthy family. He was also a sociopath that didn't care that his father was murdered and even bagged his father's killer to train him.
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I made a mistake with Sakyo. He was raised by a middle class family.
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* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho:'' Sakyo admits that he had a great childhood raised by his wealthy, loving parents. In spite of that, he chose to be a crime lord that hires demons and gambles in death games.
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* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho:'' Sakyo admits that he had a great childhood raised by his wealthy, loving parents.parents and became filthy rich because of his talents for gambling. In spite of that, he chose to be a crime lord that hires demons and gambles in death games.
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** Who can forget Vegeta? Being the Prince of a ProudWarriorRace whom worked under Freeza and shows no remorse with his slaughtering. All with a huge ego to boot. He has mellowed out after his HeelFaceTurn to a degree.
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* ''Literature/{{Carrie}}:'' Chris Hargensen is a sadistic bully, and her lawyer father always finds loopholes to get her out of trouble. However, she takes matters into her own hands when her father isn't able to convince the staff to let her go to prom.
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** J. Geil (or "[[WritingAroundTheTrademark Centerfold]]" in the dub) is a sadistic serial killer and a rapist. However, his mother, Enya, spoiled him rotten, never held him accountable for his crimes, and treated him like he was a kind saint even [[spoiler: after his death]].
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** J. Geil (or "[[WritingAroundTheTrademark "[[WritingAroundTrademarks Centerfold]]" in the dub) is a sadistic serial killer and a rapist. However, his mother, Enya, spoiled him rotten, never held him accountable for his crimes, and treated him like he was a kind saint even [[spoiler: after his death]].
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** J. Geil (or "[[WritingAroundTheTrademarks Centerfold]]" in the dub) is a sadistic serial killer and a rapist. However, his mother, Enya, spoiled him rotten, never held him accountable for his crimes, and treated him like he was a kind saint even [[spoiler: after his death]].
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** J. Geil (or "[[WritingAroundTheTrademarks "[[WritingAroundTheTrademark Centerfold]]" in the dub) is a sadistic serial killer and a rapist. However, his mother, Enya, spoiled him rotten, never held him accountable for his crimes, and treated him like he was a kind saint even [[spoiler: after his death]].
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* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure:''
** Flip-flopped with Dio Brando. He lived a life of poverty and abuse from his alcoholic father, but his evil colors started to show when he was taken in by the wealthy Joestar family.
** Also flip-flopped with Yoshikage Kira. On the one hand, he had overly loving parents, but on the other, he deliberately avoided privilege and praise so that he could fall under the radar.
** J. Geil (or "[[WritingAroundTheTrademarks Centerfold]]" in the dub) is a sadistic serial killer and a rapist. However, his mother, Enya, spoiled him rotten, never held him accountable for his crimes, and treated him like he was a kind saint even [[spoiler: after his death]].
** Flip-flopped with Dio Brando. He lived a life of poverty and abuse from his alcoholic father, but his evil colors started to show when he was taken in by the wealthy Joestar family.
** Also flip-flopped with Yoshikage Kira. On the one hand, he had overly loving parents, but on the other, he deliberately avoided privilege and praise so that he could fall under the radar.
** J. Geil (or "[[WritingAroundTheTrademarks Centerfold]]" in the dub) is a sadistic serial killer and a rapist. However, his mother, Enya, spoiled him rotten, never held him accountable for his crimes, and treated him like he was a kind saint even [[spoiler: after his death]].
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* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire:'' Joffrey Baratheon is a spoiled prince UpToEleven, and is one of the cruelest characters in the series.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Bully}}'': The Prep clique consists of rich Jerkasses that torment the lower class. However, [[SadistTeacher Mr. Hattrick]] proves to be worse than all of them. He comes from an Old Money family and lives in a nice mansion. Despite having no financial need to be a teacher at Bullworth, he signed up anyway so that he could torment his students.
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* While everybody in [[Characters/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaTheGang the gang]] in ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' are vile, reprehensible people, Dennis Reynolds might actually be the worst out of all of them. He is shown to be a manipulative sociopath, a {{Narcissist}} dolling out DisproportionateRetribution for minor insults, acts as a twisted subversion of the "OnlySaneMan" trope found in most sitcoms, and his actions cluing in that he may be a serial rapist and a murderer. His FreudianExcuse can be traced after his GoldDigger mother Barbara, who's an unapologetic RichBitch {{Jerkass}} who's ParentalFavoritism towards Dennis made a poor example for his upbringing.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' episode "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS01E17Antibug Antibug]]", SpoiledBrat HateSink daughter of the mayor Chloé Bourgeois ends up akumatized by [[BigBad Hawk Moth]] and gets upgraded into the [[AntagonistTitle titular]] Antibug, an EvilKnockoff of Ladybug with a burning desire to take revenge on the heroine for calling her a liar and [[TheMillStone a Mill Stone]] during their confrontation with [[DiscOneFinalBoss Vanisher]]. Keep in mind that Vanisher wouldn't have even existed if Chloé didn't try to alienate her only friend over an honest mistake. Come to think of it, most people Hawk Moth has akumatized were the result of Chloé's own petty attitude, something he himself lampshades in a BatmanGambit in "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS02E02DespairBear Despair Bear]]."
* Princess Morbucks from ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' is a SpoiledBrat who becomes a supervillain when the Powerpuff girls refuse her admittance into their group, completely ignorant of the fact that her utter disregard for other people makes a poor hero. She spends the rest of the series either trying to stage (ironically) morally bankrupt means of proving herself (like convincing a friend of theirs to shoplift just so she could arrest her), enacting [[EvilIsPetty petty]] revenge on them using her wealth to buy a means to do so (like making all crime legal in Townsville) to just flat-out attacking them with advanced, [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney highly-expensive]] weaponry.
* Princess Morbucks from ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' is a SpoiledBrat who becomes a supervillain when the Powerpuff girls refuse her admittance into their group, completely ignorant of the fact that her utter disregard for other people makes a poor hero. She spends the rest of the series either trying to stage (ironically) morally bankrupt means of proving herself (like convincing a friend of theirs to shoplift just so she could arrest her), enacting [[EvilIsPetty petty]] revenge on them using her wealth to buy a means to do so (like making all crime legal in Townsville) to just flat-out attacking them with advanced, [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney highly-expensive]] weaponry.
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* SpoiledBrat.
* EntitledBastard.
* AlphaBitch.
* RichBitch.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive.
* TheEvilPrince, RoyalBrat, or GodSaveUsFromTheQueen.
* PresidentEvil or CorruptPolitician.
* AristocratsAreEvil.
* PrivilegedRival.
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* EntitledBastard.
* AlphaBitch.
* RichBitch.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive.
* TheEvilPrince, RoyalBrat, or GodSaveUsFromTheQueen.
* PresidentEvil or CorruptPolitician.
* AristocratsAreEvil.
* PrivilegedRival.
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AlphaBitch
*EntitledBastard.
AristocratsAreEvil
*AlphaBitch.
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*RichBitch.
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*TheEvilPrince, RoyalBrat, or GodSaveUsFromTheQueen.
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*PresidentEvil or CorruptPolitician.
GodSaveUsFromTheQueen
*AristocratsAreEvil.
PresidentEvil
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PrivilegedRival
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* RoyalBrat
* SpoiledBrat
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* ''Series/StrangerThings:'' Troy, the bully from season 1, has a mother that spoils him rotten and never holds him accountable for anything. He also tried to stab Dustin when Mike didn't jump off a cliff.
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* ''Series/StrangerThings:'' Troy, the bully from season 1, has a mother that spoils him rotten and never holds him accountable for anything. He also tried to stab Dustin when if Mike didn't jump off a cliff.
cliff (and the result was that he pissed Eleven off ''big time'').
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* One episode of ''Anime/KillLaKill'' had Mako becoming a club president and through her hard work and dedication escalating through the Star ranks of the student class. While this brought up some appreciated benefits (such as her family living in increasingly-better housing), it also made her increasingly more of a jerk, culminating with getting in a fight (which was going to be ''to the death'', but thankfully ThePowerOfFriendship was able to snap her out of it in a crucial moment) with Ryuko because the latter was getting concerned about her. She ended up deciding that her friendship was not worth it, and quit her post.
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* ''Series/StrangerThings:'' Troy, the bully from season 1, has a mother that spoils him rotten and never holds him accountable for anything. He also tried to stab Dustin in when Mike didn't jump off a cliff.
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** ''Anime/DanganRonpa3:'' Natsumi, Fuyuhiko's sister, is revealed to be a SpoiledBrat who used her father's Yakuza power to bully her way into Hope's Peak Academy as a Reserve Course Student. She was unsatisfied with her class and often threatened Mahiru so that she can be a full Ultimate Student. This leads to her [[spoiler: getting killed by Mahiru's friend]].
* ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange:'' Nathan Prescott always uses his father's connections to get him out of trouble. One example is shown in [[VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeBeforeTheStorm the prequel]], where if depending on how you played, [[spoiler: he severely injures a girl named Samantha who had a crush on him]]. Sean Prescott can be overheard at the hospital convincing Samantha's mother not to press charges. In the main game, he [[spoiler: works with his teacher and famous photographer, Mark Jefferson, to abduct classmates of his, drug them, and have Jefferson take photos of them]].
* ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange:'' Nathan Prescott always uses his father's connections to get him out of trouble. One example is shown in [[VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeBeforeTheStorm the prequel]], where if depending on how you played, [[spoiler: he severely injures a girl named Samantha who had a crush on him]]. Sean Prescott can be overheard at the hospital convincing Samantha's mother not to press charges. In the main game, he [[spoiler: works with his teacher and famous photographer, Mark Jefferson, to abduct classmates of his, drug them, and have Jefferson take photos of them]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries:'' In the episode ''The Terrible Trio,'' the titular antagonists are a group of rich kids who go around committing crimes simply because they their [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney wealth can let them get away with it]]. One of them even tries killing his girlfriend when she finds out what he's been doing.
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* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries:'' In the episode ''The Terrible Trio,'' the titular antagonists are a group of rich kids who go around committing crimes simply because they think their [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney wealth can let them get away with it]]. One of them even tries killing his girlfriend when she finds out what he's been doing.
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* ''Manga/AkameGaKill:'' Syura, the son of Prime Minister Honest (arguably an example of this as well), abuses his father's power maliciously. He torments the citizens of the empire, knowing full well that if anybody tried anything, they'd have to deal with Honest.
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* ''Manga/AkameGaKill:'' Syura, the son of Prime Minister Honest (arguably an example of this as well), Honest, abuses his father's power maliciously. He torments the citizens of the empire, knowing full well that if anybody tried anything, they'd have to deal with Honest.
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* ComicBook/LexLuthor is the most notable example of a CorruptCorporateExecutive in comic books.
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* ''ComicBook/KickAss:'' While Red-Mist was a LonelyRichKid in the film adaptation, he was much more cruel in the comics. He came from a wealthy mafia family and he has plants in the police force that turn a blind eye to his actions.
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* ''ComicBook/KickAss:'' While Red-Mist was a LonelyRichKid in the film adaptation, he was much more cruel in the comics. He came from a wealthy mafia family and he has plants in the police force that turn a blind eye to his actions.
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* ''Literature/LetTheRightOneIn:'' Jonny (who was renamed "Conny" in the film adaptation) sadistically bullies the protagonist, Oskar. He threatens to leave him on the train tracks, push him in ice, and tried to drown him when he fought back. However, it's implied that he was raised by loving parents.
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* ''Literature/LetTheRightOneIn:'' Jonny (who was renamed "Conny" in the film adaptation) sadistically bullies the protagonist, Oskar. He threatens to leave him on the train tracks, push him in ice, and tried to drown him when he fought back. However, it's implied that he was raised by loving parents.
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For some villains, they have a [[FreudianExcuse good reason to be evil]]. Maybe they had a [[AbusiveParents terrible upbringing]]. Maybe they [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope snapped]] after they watched [[RevengeBeforeReason somebody they care about die]]. Maybe they were [[TragicBigot victims of prejudice and decided to fight back]].
However, some villains had everything in life handed to them, and yet they still chose to be evil. Characters common of this trope include:
* SpoiledBrat.
* EntitledBastard.
* AlphaBitch.
* RichBitch.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive.
* TheEvilPrince, RoyalBrat, or GodSaveUsFromTheQueen.
* PresidentEvil or CorruptPolitician.
* AristocratsAreEvil.
* PrivilegedRival.
Compare ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney and ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections. Contrast MiseryBuildsCharacter, FreudianExcuse, and SpoiledSweet.
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!!Examples
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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* ''Manga/AkameGaKill:'' Syura, the son of Prime Minister Honest (arguably an example of this as well), abuses his father's power maliciously. He torments the citizens of the empire, knowing full well that if anybody tried anything, they'd have to deal with Honest.
* ''Manga/BlueExorcist:'' Reiji Shiratori, the bully from the first episode, comes from a rich family and only got in to True Cross Academy because of his connections. When Rin confronts him for killing birds for fun, he tries to bribe him so that his family's reputation doesn't get threatened. When Rin refused, he tried to brand him. This leads to him getting possessed by Astaroth.
* ''Manga/DeathNote:'' Light Yagami is popular with the ladies, gets praised for his intellect, and has some of the kindest parents. And yet, when he finds the Death Note, he uses it to be viewed as a god.
* ''Manga/DragonBall:''
** Freeza is the heir to an intergalactic empire. His father, King Cold, is overly doting, and as Cooler implies, he spoiled him rotten. He's also a mass-murdering sociopath that has destroyed many planets.
** Beerus used his power as God of Destruction to basically bully planets into giving him finer foods.
* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia:''
** Katsuki Bakugou gets blessed with a really powerful Quirk at a young age, leading many to praise him. This causes him to develop a huge superiority complex and become TheBully.
** Endeavor, Shouto's father, is incredibly famous and wealthy from becoming the 2nd Highest Ranked Hero (at a relatively young age at that). However, he wasn't satisfied with his position and forced a woman with an ice Quirk to marry him for the sole purpose of breeding a powerful heir that could usurp All-Might and subjected him to a TrainingFromHell. Ironically, [[spoiler: after All-Might retires and he becomes the Number 1 Hero, he actually makes a legitimate effort to improve himself]].
* ''Manga/{{Narutaru}}:'' Aki Honda is an AcademicAlphaBitch who torments a girl named Hiromi just for getting better grades than her and many are too scared to stand up to her. One of her offenses includes [[spoiler: raping Hiromi with a test tube]].
* ''Manga/YuGiOh:'' Seto Kaiba. Say it with us, now: "ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney."
* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho:'' Sakyo admits that he had a great childhood raised by his wealthy, loving parents. In spite of that, he chose to be a crime lord that hires demons and gambles in death games.
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* Subverted with [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Harry Osborn]]. While he was raised by a wealthy family, and his father is the Green Goblin of all people, he didn't turn evil until [[spoiler: after his father died]].
* ''ComicBook/KickAss:'' While Red-Mist was a LonelyRichKid in the film adaptation, he was much more cruel in the comics. He came from a wealthy mafia family and he has plants in the police force that turn a blind eye to his actions.
* ComicBook/LexLuthor is the most notable example of a CorruptCorporateExecutive in comic books.
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[[folder:Film]]
* ''Film/TheGoonies:'' Troy is a JerkJock and the son of a wealthy industrialist. He also drags Brand while on a bike with his car and pushes him off the road, which could have killed him.
* ''Franchise/StarWars:'' Emperor Palpatine's backstory shows that his pampered upbringing by his noble parents prevented him from facing the consequences for his actions as a teenager, leading to his training with the Dark Side of the Force.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* Flip-flopped with Penny from ''Literature/{{Gone}}.'' Despite having a father who sexually abused her sisters, she was the only one he never touched. If anything, she was more upset that [[ArentYouGoingToRavishMe he didn't give her that kind of attention]]. When people started sympathizing with her sisters, she poisoned one of them out of jealousy. When she gains a [[MasterOfIllusion power]] that has its [[GoodPowersBadPeople heroic uses]], she uses it to torture the people in the FAYZ.
* ''Literature/HarryPotter:''
** Dudley, Harry's cousin, gets spoiled rotten by his parents and acted as a bully to Harry. When he was forced to go on a diet, he starts to gain muscle and starts beating up kids younger than him.
** Draco Malfoy comes from an incredibly wealthy family. He's also a bully, a card-carrying racist, and later [[spoiler: joins the Death Eaters]].
* ''Literature/LetTheRightOneIn:'' Jonny (who was renamed "Conny" in the film adaptation) sadistically bullies the protagonist, Oskar. He threatens to leave him on the train tracks, push him in ice, and tried to drown him when he fought back. However, it's implied that he was raised by loving parents.
* ''Literature/MichaelVey:'' Dr. Hatch tries to deliberately make it happen with the Glows. With the hopes of making them his loyal killers, he showers them with expensive gifts and constantly reminds them that their powers make them superior to humans.
* ''Literature/PercyJackson:'' A natural given since villains in this series are either gods or the offspring of gods.
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[[folder:Live Action TV]]
* ''Series/StrangerThings:'' Troy, the bully from season 1, has a mother that spoils him rotten and never holds him accountable for anything. He also tried to stab Dustin in Mike didn't jump off a cliff.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/Persona5'': Many of the antagonists the Phantom Thieves face embody this.
** Suguru Kamoshida is a former Olympic Gold Medalist-turned-Gym Teacher who uses his past fame to get away with [[SadistTeacher physically abusing his male students]] and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil sexually assaulting his female students]].
** Ichiryusai Madarame is a famous artist who started suffering from Artists Block, so he began stealing his students art projects to pass off as his own. One of his former students committed suicide, and he deliberately let another student, Yusuke's mother, die from a seizure so he can get away with selling her painting.
** Kunikazu Okumura is the CorruptCorporateExecutive of a fast food chain that subjects his workers to deadly conditions. He also tries to marry his daughter, Haru, off to a bratty domestic abuser.
** Subverted with [[spoiler: Goro Akechi]]. While he was a celebrity with legions of fangirls, he also [[spoiler: was the bastard child of Masoyushi Shido, which is treated much more harshly in Japanese culture, and his mother committed suicide after years of SlutShaming]].
** Masoyushi Shido is a CorruptPolitician who uses his connections to get away with atrocities including murder and rape. When the Protagonist caught him trying to have his way with a woman and he ended up tripping on his own feet, [[NeverMyFault he pressed charges against the Protagonist]].
* ''VisualNovel/DanganRonpa:'' [[spoiler: Junko Enoshima]], the BigBad of the series, is also a famous [[spoiler: fashion model]].
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries:'' In the episode ''The Terrible Trio,'' the titular antagonists are a group of rich kids who go around committing crimes simply because they their [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney wealth can let them get away with it]]. One of them even tries killing his girlfriend when she finds out what he's been doing.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons:''
** Mr. Burns willingly abandoned his loving parents (and his favorite teddy bear, Bobo) so he can be raised by a more wealthy family, leading him to becoming the CorruptCorporateExecutive that he is.
** Homer invokes this in ''A Star is Torn,'' by becoming the manger of a rival of Lisa's and revamping him into "Johnny Rainbow", a rich kid singing a boastful song about how he uses his wealth to make his life better than everyone else's. It works, and the kid is immediately rejected by the audience.
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender:'' Princess Azula is spoiled rotten and [[ParentalFavoritism favored]] by Fire Lord Ozai. She's also an AxCrazy Sociopath.
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However, some villains had everything in life handed to them, and yet they still chose to be evil. Characters common of this trope include:
* SpoiledBrat.
* EntitledBastard.
* AlphaBitch.
* RichBitch.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive.
* TheEvilPrince, RoyalBrat, or GodSaveUsFromTheQueen.
* PresidentEvil or CorruptPolitician.
* AristocratsAreEvil.
* PrivilegedRival.
Compare ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney and ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections. Contrast MiseryBuildsCharacter, FreudianExcuse, and SpoiledSweet.
No Real Life Examples.
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!!Examples
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* ''Manga/AkameGaKill:'' Syura, the son of Prime Minister Honest (arguably an example of this as well), abuses his father's power maliciously. He torments the citizens of the empire, knowing full well that if anybody tried anything, they'd have to deal with Honest.
* ''Manga/BlueExorcist:'' Reiji Shiratori, the bully from the first episode, comes from a rich family and only got in to True Cross Academy because of his connections. When Rin confronts him for killing birds for fun, he tries to bribe him so that his family's reputation doesn't get threatened. When Rin refused, he tried to brand him. This leads to him getting possessed by Astaroth.
* ''Manga/DeathNote:'' Light Yagami is popular with the ladies, gets praised for his intellect, and has some of the kindest parents. And yet, when he finds the Death Note, he uses it to be viewed as a god.
* ''Manga/DragonBall:''
** Freeza is the heir to an intergalactic empire. His father, King Cold, is overly doting, and as Cooler implies, he spoiled him rotten. He's also a mass-murdering sociopath that has destroyed many planets.
** Beerus used his power as God of Destruction to basically bully planets into giving him finer foods.
* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia:''
** Katsuki Bakugou gets blessed with a really powerful Quirk at a young age, leading many to praise him. This causes him to develop a huge superiority complex and become TheBully.
** Endeavor, Shouto's father, is incredibly famous and wealthy from becoming the 2nd Highest Ranked Hero (at a relatively young age at that). However, he wasn't satisfied with his position and forced a woman with an ice Quirk to marry him for the sole purpose of breeding a powerful heir that could usurp All-Might and subjected him to a TrainingFromHell. Ironically, [[spoiler: after All-Might retires and he becomes the Number 1 Hero, he actually makes a legitimate effort to improve himself]].
* ''Manga/{{Narutaru}}:'' Aki Honda is an AcademicAlphaBitch who torments a girl named Hiromi just for getting better grades than her and many are too scared to stand up to her. One of her offenses includes [[spoiler: raping Hiromi with a test tube]].
* ''Manga/YuGiOh:'' Seto Kaiba. Say it with us, now: "ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney."
* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho:'' Sakyo admits that he had a great childhood raised by his wealthy, loving parents. In spite of that, he chose to be a crime lord that hires demons and gambles in death games.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Comic Books]]
* Subverted with [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Harry Osborn]]. While he was raised by a wealthy family, and his father is the Green Goblin of all people, he didn't turn evil until [[spoiler: after his father died]].
* ''ComicBook/KickAss:'' While Red-Mist was a LonelyRichKid in the film adaptation, he was much more cruel in the comics. He came from a wealthy mafia family and he has plants in the police force that turn a blind eye to his actions.
* ComicBook/LexLuthor is the most notable example of a CorruptCorporateExecutive in comic books.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Film]]
* ''Film/TheGoonies:'' Troy is a JerkJock and the son of a wealthy industrialist. He also drags Brand while on a bike with his car and pushes him off the road, which could have killed him.
* ''Franchise/StarWars:'' Emperor Palpatine's backstory shows that his pampered upbringing by his noble parents prevented him from facing the consequences for his actions as a teenager, leading to his training with the Dark Side of the Force.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Literature]]
* Flip-flopped with Penny from ''Literature/{{Gone}}.'' Despite having a father who sexually abused her sisters, she was the only one he never touched. If anything, she was more upset that [[ArentYouGoingToRavishMe he didn't give her that kind of attention]]. When people started sympathizing with her sisters, she poisoned one of them out of jealousy. When she gains a [[MasterOfIllusion power]] that has its [[GoodPowersBadPeople heroic uses]], she uses it to torture the people in the FAYZ.
* ''Literature/HarryPotter:''
** Dudley, Harry's cousin, gets spoiled rotten by his parents and acted as a bully to Harry. When he was forced to go on a diet, he starts to gain muscle and starts beating up kids younger than him.
** Draco Malfoy comes from an incredibly wealthy family. He's also a bully, a card-carrying racist, and later [[spoiler: joins the Death Eaters]].
* ''Literature/LetTheRightOneIn:'' Jonny (who was renamed "Conny" in the film adaptation) sadistically bullies the protagonist, Oskar. He threatens to leave him on the train tracks, push him in ice, and tried to drown him when he fought back. However, it's implied that he was raised by loving parents.
* ''Literature/MichaelVey:'' Dr. Hatch tries to deliberately make it happen with the Glows. With the hopes of making them his loyal killers, he showers them with expensive gifts and constantly reminds them that their powers make them superior to humans.
* ''Literature/PercyJackson:'' A natural given since villains in this series are either gods or the offspring of gods.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Live Action TV]]
* ''Series/StrangerThings:'' Troy, the bully from season 1, has a mother that spoils him rotten and never holds him accountable for anything. He also tried to stab Dustin in Mike didn't jump off a cliff.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/Persona5'': Many of the antagonists the Phantom Thieves face embody this.
** Suguru Kamoshida is a former Olympic Gold Medalist-turned-Gym Teacher who uses his past fame to get away with [[SadistTeacher physically abusing his male students]] and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil sexually assaulting his female students]].
** Ichiryusai Madarame is a famous artist who started suffering from Artists Block, so he began stealing his students art projects to pass off as his own. One of his former students committed suicide, and he deliberately let another student, Yusuke's mother, die from a seizure so he can get away with selling her painting.
** Kunikazu Okumura is the CorruptCorporateExecutive of a fast food chain that subjects his workers to deadly conditions. He also tries to marry his daughter, Haru, off to a bratty domestic abuser.
** Subverted with [[spoiler: Goro Akechi]]. While he was a celebrity with legions of fangirls, he also [[spoiler: was the bastard child of Masoyushi Shido, which is treated much more harshly in Japanese culture, and his mother committed suicide after years of SlutShaming]].
** Masoyushi Shido is a CorruptPolitician who uses his connections to get away with atrocities including murder and rape. When the Protagonist caught him trying to have his way with a woman and he ended up tripping on his own feet, [[NeverMyFault he pressed charges against the Protagonist]].
* ''VisualNovel/DanganRonpa:'' [[spoiler: Junko Enoshima]], the BigBad of the series, is also a famous [[spoiler: fashion model]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries:'' In the episode ''The Terrible Trio,'' the titular antagonists are a group of rich kids who go around committing crimes simply because they their [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney wealth can let them get away with it]]. One of them even tries killing his girlfriend when she finds out what he's been doing.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons:''
** Mr. Burns willingly abandoned his loving parents (and his favorite teddy bear, Bobo) so he can be raised by a more wealthy family, leading him to becoming the CorruptCorporateExecutive that he is.
** Homer invokes this in ''A Star is Torn,'' by becoming the manger of a rival of Lisa's and revamping him into "Johnny Rainbow", a rich kid singing a boastful song about how he uses his wealth to make his life better than everyone else's. It works, and the kid is immediately rejected by the audience.
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender:'' Princess Azula is spoiled rotten and [[ParentalFavoritism favored]] by Fire Lord Ozai. She's also an AxCrazy Sociopath.
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