History Main / PrivilegeMakesYouEvil

* ''VideoGame/HorizonForbiddenWest'': The new antagonists, [[Characters/HorizonZeroDawnFarZenith Far Zenith]], are an elitist cabal of Old-World billionaires and geniuses who fled Earth before the apocalypse. They spent hundreds of years building a psychopathic paradise on Sirius, where they could live in VR worlds and torment artificial intelligences for eternity. Then they created and tortured an A.I. until it went mad and hacked Sirius to death. When Zenith [[InvadingRefugees needs to flee]] back to Earth, they don't ask for help or collaborate with the tribes, they just use the natives as target practice for kicks until they can flee once more and leave Earth to an even worse tyrant.

** ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc:'' [[spoiler:Junko Enoshima]], the BigBad of the series, is also a famous [[spoiler:fashion model]].

* [[RoyalBrat Joffrey]] [[TheCaligula Baratheon]] from ''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 has 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]].

** [[Characters/TheSimpsonsHomerSimpson Homer Simpson]] invokes this in ''A Star is Torn'', by becoming the manager 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.

** Mr. Burns willingly abandoned his loving parents (and his favorite teddy bear Bobo) so he could be raised by a wealthier family, leading him to become the CorruptCorporateExecutive that he is today.
** Homer invokes this in ''A Star is Torn'', by becoming the manager 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.

* ''Fanfic/AMothersTouch'' has Reiji Akaba, and his mom, and Sylvio Sawatari act as complete rich assholes who didn't care what they did to hurt Yuya either for his cards or just because they want to act so entitled. In the anime, the three have a laundry list of crimes that can be seen as theft, corruption of a minor, false accusation and bribery. They soon learn what happens when you mess with the son of a ''sukeban'' who quickly rips them apart with everything they did and how they didn't care for the consequences except they want Yuya's cards without asking permission for them or they were hiding something (Yusho's disappearance) just because ''they didn't care'' about how his family would take it.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' [[AccusationFic Salt-Shot]] ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/44607043/chapters/121613383 A Price to Pay]]'', Adrien and his father prove to be [[LikeFatherLikeSon cut from the same cloth]]: both take it for granted that things will work out ''exactly'' the way they want, which bites them both in the butt when Gabriel [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor gets to make his Wish]].
** In exchange for reviving Emilie, the Wish [[BalancingDeathsBooks claims the life]] of Tom Dupain-Cheng... in a car accident caused by Gabriel. Gabriel then [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney bribes his way]] to a legal victory, even ''[[EvilGloating laughing]]'' when the verdict rolls in... but is shocked to find that he's still ConvictedByPublicOpinion. And Emilie is so disgusted by his brazen disregard for the pain he caused that she divorces him -- the Wish [[ExactWords brought her back to life]], but didn't guarantee that she'd still be part of ''his'', or that she'd still love him. He simply took her love completely for granted.

* ''Fanfic/{{Cain}}'': Katsuki is the BigJerkOnCampus at [[SuckySchool Aldera]], constantly praised for his powerful Quirk and given all kinds of special treatment... including the teachers turning a blind eye to his {{Barbaric Bully}}ing. When he [[ForWantOfANail overhears All Might]] offering to make Izuku his apprentice, he's ''outraged'' at the prospect of [[OffendedByAnInferiorsSuccess a "worthless deku" getting something HE wants]]. So he forces his way into their training sessions, hellbent upon sabotaging Izuku while expecting Toshinori to make ''him'' his successor instead -- after all, he's '''clearly''' the better choice. Despite all the {{Blackmail}}, MaliciousSlander and other horrific tactics he employs. Toshinori observes that he's basically a SpoiledBrat who [[IRejectYourReality refuses to comprehend]] that the world ''doesn't'' [[ItsAllAboutMe revolve around him]], much less that he ''can't'' have everything his way.

* Yue Qingyuan from ''Fanfic/SVWishes'' was once Yue Qi, Shen Jiu's fellow ex-slave. They both worked tirelessly to ascend the social ladder from their original position at the bottom of society. Shen Jiu and Yue Qi, then Shen Qingqiu and Yue Qingyuan reach the highest rank of their society through Yue Qingyuan's legitimization by his lord father, become respected and cultured immortal cultivators, and have a loving and faithful marriage. Then Yue Qingyuan lets the privileges and power of his newfound noble rank go to his head. He starts to believe in the gossip decrying Shen Qingqiu as a possessive viper and that as a Lord, Yue Qingyuan deserved more. That Yue Qingyuan should act like the Lord he is and get more noble and richer spouses instead of being faithful to the nobody commoner he's with. Despite promising Shen Qingqiu to be faithful to him, Yue Qingyuan begins to think himself entitled to a harem like his fellow lords have. He cheats on Shen Qingqiu, doesn't fight for him when the Emperor has Shen Qinqiu demoted to Second Husband, marries his paramour, and expects Shen Qingqiu to accept it and obey the new First Husband. In the original timeline, almost everyone involved died or became a worse person for it. The good timeline only happens when Yue Qingyuan faces meaningful consequence of [[spoiler:Shen Qingqiu leaving him for another man.]]
* ''Fanfic/WeightOffYourShoulder'': Realizing this triggers [[MisplacedKindergartenTeacher Ms. Bustier]]'s HeelRealization. Not only was Chloé spoiled rotten by her father, Ms. Bustier constantly shielded her from the consequences of her actions at school, pressuring her ''victims'' to TurnTheOtherCheek and "lead by setting a good example". After Chloé's collaboration with Hawkmoth is exposed and she gets arrested, she casually informs Ms. Bustier that [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness she's not useful to her anymore]], thanking her for taking her side whenever her classmates were being "ridiculous" and defying her will. She also reveals her intent to [[spoiler:work with Gabriel's legal team to paint herself as an UnwittingPawn]], openly ''bragging'' about how she'll exploit the situation to [[ControlFreak take control of Adrien's life]]. Ms. Bustier's horrified to realize [[PostSupportRegret what she enabled with her coddling]].

* Hongqi from ''Fanfic/{{Foxfire}}'' is the son of a kind and wealthy Upper Ring merchant. Due to his privilege and entitlement, he takes a Lower Ring woman as a mistress and starts a family with her. When he got bored of her and sought to marry a noblewoman, he dumps her. But Hongqi doesn't want his ex-mistress to dare to move on from him. So he disfigures his mistress and drove her to suicide by taking her children. But when he needed to hide his illegitimate children from his potential noble in-laws, he horrifically murdered said children by locking them into a kiln to be slowly burned alive.

* ''Fanfic/{{Cain}}'': Despite everything he has going for him, being the BigJerkOnCampus at Aldera with a powerful Quirk that's constantly praised and afforded all kinds of special treatment, Katsuki goes out of his way to bully and belittle Izuku. When he [[ForWantOfANail overhears All Might]] offering to make Izuku his apprentice, he ''can't STAND'' the notion of his favorite target catching a break for once in his life, and becomes hellbent on making him utterly miserably while attempting to convince Toshinori to make ''him'' his successor instead. Toshinori eventually tells him straight-out that he's a SpoiledBrat who's obsessed with tearing others down.

** J. Geil (or "[[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]].

* ''Manga/ShadowStar'': 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]].

!!Examples

* ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom:''

** 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]].

* ''Manga/BlueExorcist:'' Reiji Shiratori, the bully from the first episode, comes from a rich family and only got into 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:''

* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure:''

* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia:''

* ''Manga/ShadowStar:'' 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/YuYuHakusho:'' Sakyo admits that he had a great childhood raised by his loving parents and became filthy rich because of his talent for gambling. In spite of that, he chose to be a crime lord that hires demons and gambles in death games.

* 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:'' Red-Mist came from a wealthy mafia family and he has plants in the police force that turn a blind eye to his actions.
* ComicBook/LexLuthor, depending on the author, is either this (his Smallville version in particular) [[FreudianExcuse or the opposite trope]]. Either way, almost all interpretations agree that it's his enormous ego that typically brings about his downfall, regardless of initial wealth.

* Explored in ''Fanfic/TheKarmaOfLies'' through Adrien and Chloe:
** Adrien believes himself to be a NiceGuy, but his actions ([[AccompliceByInaction and inactions]]) tell a different story, as he [[SkewedPriorities prioritizes his own personal comfort]] over everything else. Lila's [[ConArtist scamming his classmates]]? Who cares; [[RichInDollarsPoorInSense anything she steals can easily be replaced, right]]? Even though most of his friends aren't wealthy like him, he blows off the idea that they won't be able to ''afford'' replacements or that anything might have value beyond the material. He's also [[EntitledBastard incredibly entitled]], [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality expecting everything to go the way]] ''[[ProtagonistCenteredMorality he]]'' [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality wants without having to work for it or actually do anything]] ''[[ProtagonistCenteredMorality good]]'' -- to his mind, just being a 'good person' is good enough, and he ignores all evidence to the contrary. [[spoiler:Sure enough, when [[TheFarmerAndTheViper Lila inevitably backstabs him]], his KarmaHoudiniWarranty runs out shortly thereafter.]]
** Chloe grew up as a SpoiledBrat, always throwing temper tantrums to get her way. However, she has a HeelRealization when faced with a situation she ''can't'' use [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney her family's money]] [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections and connections]] to 'solve'. [[{{Foil}} Unlike Adrien]], she decides that [[CharacterDevelopment she wants to become a better person]] even if it proves hard or challenging, and her efforts eventually pay off.

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* ''Literature/HarryPotter:''

** Really, the Death Eaters in general are this trope, since almost all of them come from similar backgrounds to Malfoy (and many are his immediate family). The exceptions are Voldemort himself, who grew up in an orphanage, and [[spoiler:Snape]], who winds up [[TheMole becoming a double agent for the good guys anyway]]. None of the Death Eaters seem to realize that, by virtue of being a cult that tortures and murders wantonly, they have ''[[MotiveDecay far]]'' less right to be considered “civilized” than their victims.
* ''Literature/LetTheRightOneIn:'' Jonny 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.
* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire:'' Joffrey Baratheon is a spoiled prince and one of the cruelest characters in the series.

* ''Series/StrangerThings:'' Troy, the bully from season 1, has a mother who spoils him rotten and never holds him accountable for anything. He also tried to stab Dustin if Mike didn't jump off a cliff (and the result was that he pissed Eleven off ''big time'').

* ''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 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/Fallout76'': When the bombs fell, many of the wealthy tourists stuck in luxury resorts formed raider gangs that terrorized Appalachia for years.
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZeroAndTrailsToAzure'': ''Azure'' features a group calling themselves "the High Bloods", children of prominent Calvardian families who joyride and endanger pedestrians in Crossbell because they know they're essentially above the law there: Crossbell is a bulwark state between Calvard and [[TheEmpire Erebonia]] and can't afford to piss off either power for fear of having their nominal independence revoked, so the worst they can do is temporarily revoke their travel visas.

** ''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]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons:''

** Homer invokes this in ''A Star is Torn,'' by becoming the manager 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.

** Adrien believes himself to be a NiceGuy, but his actions ([[BetrayalByInaction and inactions]]) tell a different story, as he [[SkewedPriorities prioritizes his own personal comfort]] over everything else. Lila's [[ConArtist scamming his classmates]]? Who cares; anything she steals can easily be replaced, right? Even though most of his friends aren't wealthy like him, he blows off the idea that they won't be able to ''afford'' replacements or that anything might have value beyond the material. He's also [[EntitledBastard incredibly entitled]], [expecting everything to go the way ''he'' wants without having to work for it or actually do anything ''good'' -- to his mind, just being a 'good person' is good enough, and he ignores all evidence to the contrary. [[spoiler:Sure enough, when [[TheFarmerAndTheViper Lila inevitably backstabs him]], his KarmaHoudiniWarranty runs out shortly thereafter.]]
** Chloe grew up as a SpoiledBrat, always throwing temper tantrums to get her way. However, she has a HeelRealization when faced with a situation she ''can't'' use [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney her family's money]] [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections and connections]] to 'solve'. Unlike Adrien, she decides that she [[CharacterDevelopment wants to become a better person]] even if it proves hard or challenging, and her efforts eventually pay off.

** Glaucus was polite and revered Circe when he was a mortal, thanked her for helping him and even at one point expressed a desire to wish he was a god to marry her. However, it becomes clear later on that this is less out of genuine love or care and more out of him trying to be respectful to Circe for her godly status and making his life easier. Once he's made a god, he becomes just as vain, self-centered, egotistical, and arrogant as the rest. He completely tosses Circe aside now that he no longer has to rely on her (or beg for every scrap as he puts it) and chooses any of the much prettier nymphs over her. Circe recounts how Glaucus lost everything good in him and became a metaphorical monster at the end of the story, but this discounts another interpretation that Glaucus was always like that under his weak human demeanor and Circe elevating him to god status and removing his infirmities simply gave him permission to release his negative emotions.

* ''Literature/LetTheRightOneIn:'' Jonny 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.

* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho:'' Sakyo admits that he had a great childhood raised by his loving 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.

* Hongqi from ''Fanfic/{{Foxfire}}'' is the son of a kind and wealthy Upper Ring merchant. Due to his privilege and entitlement, he takes a Lower Ring woman as a mistress and starts a family with her. When he got bored of her and sought to marry a noblewoman, he dumps her. But Hongqi doesn't want his ex-mistress to dare to move on from him. So he disfigures his mistress and drove her to suicide by taking her children. But when he needed to hide his illegitimate children from his potential noble in-laws, he horrifically murders said children by locking them into a kiln to be slowly burned alive.

** Adrien believes himself to be a NiceGuy, but his actions ([[BetrayalByInaction and inactions]]) tell a different story, as he [[SkewedPriorities prioritizes his own personal comfort]] over everything else. Lila's [[ConArtist scamming his classmates]]? Who cares; anything she steals can easily be replaced, right? Even though most of his friends aren't wealthy like him, he blows off the idea that they won't be able to ''afford'' replacements or that anything might have value beyond the material. He's also [[EntitledBastard incredibly entitled]], expecting everything to go the way ''he'' wants without having to work for it or actually do anything ''good'' -- to his mind, just being a 'good person' is good enough, and he ignores all evidence to the contrary.

* Yue Qingyuan from ''Fanfic/SVWishes'' was once Yue Qi, Shen Jiu's fellow ex-slave. They both worked tirelessly to ascend the social ladder from their original position at the bottom of society. Shen Jiu and Yue Qi, then Shen Qingqiu and Yue Qingyuan reach the highest rank of their society through Yue Qingyuan's legitimization by his lord father, become respected and cultured immortal cultivators, and have a loving and faithful marriage. Then Yue Qingyuan lets the privileges and power of his newfound noble rank go to his head. He starts to believe in the gossip decrying Shen Qingqiu as a possessive viper and that as a Lord, Yue Qingyuan deserved more. That Yue Qingyuan should act like the Lord he is and get more noble and richer spouses instead of being faithful to the nobody commoner he's with. Despite promising Shen Qingqiu to be faithful to him, Yue Qingyuan begins to think himself entitled to a harem like his fellow lords have. He cheats on Shen Qingqiu, doesn't fight for him when the Emperor has Shen Qinqiu demoted to Second Husband, marries his paramour, and expects Shen Qingqiu to accept it and obey the new First Husband. In the original timeline, almost everyone involved died or became a worse person for it. The good timeline only happens when Yue Qingyuan faces meaningful consequence of [[spoiler: Shen Qingqiu leaving him for another man.]]

* ''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]].

* In the ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'', [[Characters/MiraculousLadybugChloeBourgeois Chloé Bourgeois]] is the SpoiledBrat HateSink daughter of the mayor of Paris [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom whose petty attitude]] enables the series BigBad to turn those with a grudge against her into villains like in "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS01E17Antibug Antibug]]" when she caused her only friend Sabrina to be akumatized into [[DiscOneFinalBoss Vanisher]] by alienating her over a honest mistake. Even Hawk Moth lampshades this in his BatmanGambit in "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS02E02DespairBear Despair Bear]]." Chloé also views tormenting Marinette her right as someone of the upper-class, a flashback sequence in "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS05E14Derision Derision]]" revealing that she remorselessly took it too far.
* Princess Morbucks from ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' 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.

** Mr. Burns willingly abandoned his loving parents (and his favorite teddy bear Bobo) so he could be raised by a wealthier family, leading him to become the CorruptCorporateExecutive that he is.

* ''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.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'', Chloé Bourgeois is the SpoiledBrat HateSink daughter of the mayor of Paris [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom whose petty attitude]] enables the series BigBad to turn those with a grudge against her into villains like in "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS01E17Antibug Antibug]]" when she caused her only friend Sabrina to be akumatized into [[DiscOneFinalBoss Vanisher]] by alienating her over a honest mistake. Even Hawk Moth lampshades this in his BatmanGambit in "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS02E02DespairBear Despair Bear]]." Chloé also views tormenting Marinette her right as someone of the upper-class, a flashback sequence in "Derision" revealing that she remorselessly took it too far.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'', Chloé Bourgeois is the SpoiledBrat HateSink daughter of the mayor of Paris [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom whose petty attitude]] enables the series [BigBad]] to turn those with a grudge against her into villains like in "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS01E17Antibug Antibug]]" when she caused her only friend Sabrina to be akumatized into [[DiscOneFinalBoss Vanisher]] by alienating her over a honest mistake. Even Hawk Moth lampshades this in his BatmanGambit in "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS02E02DespairBear Despair Bear]]." Chloé also views tormenting Marinette her right as someone of the upper-class, a flashback sequence in "Derision" revealing that she remorselessly took it too far.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'', Chloé Bourgeois is the SpoiledBrat HateSink daughter of the mayor of Paris [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom whose petty attitude]] enables the series [BigBad]] to turn those with a grudge against her into villains like in "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS01E17Antibug Antibug]]" when she caused her only friend Sabrina to be akumatized into [[DiscOneFinalBoss Vanisher]] by alienating her over a mistake. Even HawkMoth lampshades this in his BatmanGambit in "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS02E02DespairBear Despair Bear]]." Chloé also views tormenting Marinette her right as someone of the upper-class, a flashback sequence in "Derision" revealing that she remorselessly took it too far.

* 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 [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom the result of Chloé's own petty attitude]], something he himself lampshades in a BatmanGambit in "[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS02E02DespairBear Despair Bear]]."

** 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.

* 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}} whose ParentalFavoritism towards Dennis made a poor example for his upbringing.

* ''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.

** Who can forget Vegeta? Being the Prince of a ProudWarriorRace whom worked under Freeza and shows no remorse for his slaughtering. All with a huge ego to boot. He has mellowed out after his HeelFaceTurn to a degree.

%%* ''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.

* [[RoyalBrat Joffrey]] [[TheCaligula Baratheon]] from ''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]].

* 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]]."

* A major plot point in ''Series/ThePenthouseWarInLife'' is how poorly the wealthy characters treat people poorer than themselves. As parents, they raise their children to be spoilt and disdainful of anyone they view as "beneath them", [[spoiler: even to the point of dehumanisation and murder.]]

* A major plot point in ''Series/ThePenthouseWarInLife'' is how poorly the wealthy characters treat people poorer than themselves. As parents, they raise their children to be spoilt and disdainful of anyone they view as "beneath them".