History Main / RoyalBrat

%% ** Azula. It's just that no one who values their life would try to pull a WellExcuseMePrincess on her.

** Joffrey Baratheon (pictured) is the young, blond-haired heir to his kingdom and is betrothed to the beautiful, young, red-haired Sansa Stark (later [[spoiler: Margaery Tyrell]]) who becomes king. Joffrey is spoiled, vindictive, cruel, and cowardly. Joffrey once took his sword to the face of a commoner -- the Butcher's son, cutting him on the cheek for no reason. He also had the tongue of a minstrel cut out for writing a popular song about the death of his father. His Uncle Tyrion calls him a vicious idiot to his face and slaps him, insulting his nephew further when they are having Sansa Stark beaten for her brother's revolt. Joffrey plots to have [[EvilNephew him killed]]. Even his mother and his biological father [[spoiler:(her twin brother)]] admit he was a monster.

* Prince Zuko for the first couple of seasons of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender.'' His sense of entitlement really comes out in the second season, where he goes through a phase of stealing everything in sight, even ''[[KickTheDog the ostrich horse belonging to a girl who showed him hospitality and compassion.]]'' He gets over it

** Prince Wu from ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''; he's not malicious, but he is very flighty and self-centered, concerned more for his appearance and entertainment than for actually doing his job as future Earth King (though, to his credit, he is consistently NiceToTheWaiter, in stark contrast to his [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen tyrannical aunt Hou-Ting]]). [[CharacterDevelopment He grows out of it as the season progresses]], and his surprisingly good oratory skills and newly-developed cunning and cleverness are vital to evacuating Republic City before [[spoiler: Kuvira's attack. Eventually, he decides to dissolve the Earth Kingdom monarchy peacefully and let the people choose their own rulers, an act that gets a SoProudOfYou comment from Mako, who until this point couldn't stand the man.]]

* Pink Diamond from ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' was the youngest member of the [[GodEmperor Diamond Authority]] that leads the Homeworld Gems, and is introduced in "Jungle Moon" acting like a spoiled brat, demanding her own army and planet just because Yellow Diamond had some and she wanted her own. Once she got her own colony, she's said to have taken human pets to her PeopleZoo as trophies. Just like most Royal Brats, her bratty behavior and insensitivity cause a member of her own personal army to turn on her and rebel. She's certainly not as bad as her older "sisters" she mimics, though (and most of her bratty behavior was [[WellDoneSonGuy an attempt to get some acknowledgement from the often dismissive other Diamonds]]). [[spoiler:Turns out she eventually grew out of it.]]

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He does not have to be {{royal|Blood}} or even [[BlueBlood blue-blooded]] -- fat businessmen and spoiled rich kids [[Administrivia/TropesAreFlexible can fit the trope as well]]. Indeed, many a NoveauRiche character qualifies in everything but distinguished ancestry.

He does not have to be {{royal|Blood}} or even [[BlueBlood blue-blooded]] -- [[NouveauRiche fat businessmen and spoiled rich kids fit the trope as well]].

* Scarlett O'Hara (yes, ''[[Film/GoneWithTheWind that]]'' one) is showcased as this during ''Anime/{{Steamboy}}'', [[spoiler: until we find out that she's also the LonelyRichKid suffering from ParentalNeglect.]]

* The princess in the original version of ''Literature/TheFrogPrince''. When the frog rescues her golden ball, she's completely ungrateful and refuses to take him in and give him dinner, thinking that an ugly frog won't be welcome and won't be able to come in anyway, until he does show up at the door and the King orders her to keep her promise. The frog turns back into a prince after the princess gets so angry she [[KickTheDog throws the frog at the wall]]. It's easy to see why [[AnAesop this was changed into her giving the frog a kiss]].

* Kuzco, the JerkAss protagonist and titular Emperor of ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'', starts off as an entitled brat who sees no problem with making life a living hell for his subjects and servants. Much needed CharacterDevelopment happens after his [[EvilChancellor even worse advisor]] attempts to kill him but inadvertently [[ForcedTransformation turns him into a llama]] instead.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'': Simba, being an adorable little cub and an heir to King Mufasa, initially believes being a king means that he can do whatever he wants. By the time he finally does become king, he's gone through enough CharacterDevelopment to know how to be a proper one. As it is, with a father as strict as Mufasa, Simba would have matured properly under his guidance. King's brother Scar, meanwhile, has no such development and does a poor job.
* Prince Edward from ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceAndThePauper1995'' is very high-maintenance even when he's stuck as a StreetUrchin; ordering others around, commenting if they're "too slow", generally acting haughty. Unlike a lot of examples on this page, however, he does have a good heart.

* Princess Vespa from ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}'' is very much this trope. She whines about her arranged marriage to Prince Valium [[PrinceCharmless (albeit not without reason)]], complains about the messy interior of Lone Starr's Winnebago, and forces him and Barf to bring [[LotsOfLuggage all of her matched luggage]] with her through the desert. [[CharacterDevelopment Fortunately, she grows out of it]].
* In ''Film/{{Thor}}'', Thor is most definitely one of these at the start of the film, leading to his banishment to Earth after his [[FatalFlaw pride and ego]] nearly started another war with the Frost Giants. After being [[BroughtDownToNormal stripped of his powers]] and sent to Earth, Thor loses his BoisterousBruiser ways, comes to learn the value of patience and restraint, as well as some much needed [[HumbleHero humility]], leading him to evolve into the WisePrince.

* ''Series/BecomingElizabeth'': Edward VI is this, albeit a sympathetic one. His mother died in childbirth and his father was a [[UsefulNotes/HenryVIII notorious, wife-killing tyrant.]] When he inherits the throne upon his father's death, the haughty boy becomes even more isolated as his various uncles and counselors vie for control of him. He develops into a religious fanatic, delighting in humiliating his older sister. Yet, he also cries real tears when his Uncle Thomas kills his beloved dog in an ill-advised attempt to kidnap the boy.

** Heracles himself was of RoyalBlood (both [[DivineParentage Divine and Mortal]]) and killed his lyre teacher, Linos, in a fit of rage, while still a child. While he escaped a charge of murder (claiming that Linos [[DisproportionateRetribution hit him first]]), he was sent away by his step-father, Amphitryon, to tend flocks. He [[TookALevelInKindness got a bit better]], growing up to become a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
* The hero Perseus was sent to kill Medusa because the king was one of these and figured [[TheUriahGambit it would get rid of him]] and [[ScarpiaUltimatum let him force]] [[MommasBoy Perseus's]] mother Danae to marry him. [[TakenforGranite It backfired.]]

* In the opera ''The Dwarf'' / ''The Birthday of the Infanta'' by Alexander Zemlinsky, the young Spanish princess is given a hideously misshapen dwarf, who has no idea how ugly he looks, as a birthday present. The princess plays with his belief that he is actually a handsome knight, and that she is in love with him. The dwarf is shocked when he, for the first time in his life, sees himself in the mirror and dies in shame when the princess tells him that she just sees him as a funny plaything. After his death, she casually comments, "Next time I want a toy without a heart."

* ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'':

* Remilia Scarlet from ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'', though she tries to come across as [[TheOjou refined and dignified]], according to WordOfGod she acts like a child most of the time, even being referred by Reimu, in her Extra Stage Route, as 'another bad girl [I] left at the shrine'. She wasn't so bratty when deciding to lock up her AxCrazy sister, [[PersonOfMassDestruction Flandre Scarlet]], in the basement, to prevent TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. [[ImmortalImmaturity Her childishness is the exact reason why she never grows up]].

%%* ''VisualNovel/AkatsukiNoGoei'' where all the LoveInterests are different variations. %%doesn't properly explain the example%%

* ''VisualNovel/AkatsukiNoGoei'': Essentially a royal brat themed comedy, where all the LoveInterests are different variations.

* ''Anime/VoltesV'': [[AlienPrince Prince]] [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon Heinel]] doesn't hesitate to remind people that [[BigBad Emperor Zambajil]] is his uncle and that he is the Prince of [[PlanetaryNation Boazania]]. [[spoiler: Deep down, Heinel is SourOutsideSadInside and it's all an act to protect his pride, since he's secretly full of self-loathing. As the episodes progress, Heinel becomes less of a RoyalBrat and more of a NobleDemon]].

** ''In the Land of Black Gold'', our hero has to find and rescue the Emir's son Abdallah. The little prince is coddled by his father, who lets him get away with abusing his guests, and refers to him in sweet terms like "My little sugarplum" (but he has had enough of his pranks). Naturally, The Prince is a complete brat who demands everyone give him what he wants because "My father's the Emir, and he'll cut your head off!!!" After this though, he's taken a liking to Captain Haddock.
** In ''The Red Sea Sharks'', Abdallah is sent to Marlinspike for safekeeping during another crisis, where his entourage sets up a bedouin tent in the middle of the living room. This was referenced by a French newspaper when Libyan dictator Muammar Khadaffy set up his bedouin tent at an international conference held in France, earning him the headline: "Abdallah comes to France".

* ''Akatsuki no Goei'': Essentially a royal brat themed comedy, where all the LoveInterests are different variations.

* ''WebOriginal/LoomingGaia'':

* ''Series/Willow2022'': Kit has shades of this. She's often rude and even callous to others, while a princess. While she does have some legitimate complains about her mother [[ArrangedMarriage wanting her to marry a man Kit doesn't love]] (most likely [[IncompatibleOrientation it's impossible]] [[ButchLesbian for her to]] or change her [[TomboyPrincess masculine personal style]], she's pretty entirely even so due to her upbringing, often showing very low regard for others (who [[LoveInterest aren't Jade]], at least) since in spite of those chafing restrictions she'd had an easy life before, being royalty. Despite the few demands she'd put on her, Kit's royal mother Sorsha largely indulged her, and left her plenty of room to become a [[RebelliousPrincess rebellious young woman]].

* ''Anime/VoltesV'': [[AlienPrince Prince]] [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon Heinel]] doesn't hesitate to remind people that [[BigBad Emperor Zambajil]] is his uncle and that he is the Prince of [[PlanetaryNation Boazania]]. [[spoiler: Deep down, Heinel is SourOutsideSadInside and it's all an act to protect his pride, since he's secretly full of self-loathing. As the episodes progress, Heinel becomes more of a NobleDemon]].

* ''Anime/VoltesV'': [[AlienPrince Prince]] [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon Heinel]] doesn't hesitate to remind people that [[BigBad Emperor Zambajil]] is his uncle and that he is the Prince of [[PlanetaryNation Boazania]]. [[spoiler: Deep down, Heinel is SourOutsideSadInside and it's all an act to protect his pride]].
-->[[spoiler: '''Voltes V 1978 Roman Album Art book, recounting Heinel's childhood:''' ''"The child who grew up to be Prince Heinel was only shown love from his grandparents, and hatred from everyone else. He was only safe in their home. If he took a step outside, people would call him a traitor's son, and they would look at him with contempt and ridicule. Even younger children would throw stones at Heinel and beat him with sticks. Heinel, being used to all the abuse and humilation, grew up to be a someone who never shed tears no matter what happened. But in his heart he was always crying. “Just because my father is a traitor, why do I have to be called a traitor!! I'll change history and I'll prove them wrong!!!”, he thought.'']]