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* Parodied by San Francisco Giants broadcaster Duane Kuiper who managed in 3,700+ at bats to hit a single home run. He jokingly has milked this for all its worth to the point of it becoming a RunningGag among the fan base

* In ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'', James Ironwood is a downplayed example. He ''is'' a genuinely high ranking person, being leader of Atlas' military and huntsman academy, and a member of the secret conspiracy led by Ozpin to protect the world from Salem. The problem is that he ''vastly'' overestimates his own importance, viewing himself as the true opponent of Salem, and believing that everyone else would do better if they deferred and served him instead. It's to the point that when [[ItsAllAboutMe Ironwood suffers a humiliating defeat at Beacon, he believes that Salem is out for him specifically.]] In reality, while Salem and most of her inner circle do acknowledge his capacity to be dangerous, it's only because he's the provider of an army for ''Ozpin'' to fight against them. Salem only sees Ozpin [[spoiler: (and the Brother Gods who gave him his mission)]] as her true enemy. In addition, due to his arrogance and [[BeneathNotice inability to care about the smaller pawns and people, he overlooks the real dangers to his operation]]: [[spoiler: Former Atlesian scientist Arthur Watts, and former Atlesian slave and key component of Salem's master plan [[TheDragon Cinder]]. Both have a ''very'' personal grudge against Atlas as a whole, and end up proving to be instrumental in Ironwood's fall from grace, while Salem barely cares about his existence.]]

* In ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'', James Ironwood is a downplayed example. He ''is'' a genuinely high ranking person, being leader of Atlas' military and huntsman academy, and a member of the secret conspiracy led by Ozpin to protect the world from Salem. The problem is that he ''vastly'' overestimates his own importance, viewing himself as the true opponent of Salem, and believing that everyone else would do better if they deferred and served him instead. It's to the point that when Ironwood suffers a humiliating defeat at Beacon, he believes that Salem is out for him specifically. In reality, while Salem and most of her inner circle do acknowledge his capacity to be dangerous, it's only because he's the provider of an army for ''Ozpin'' to fight against them. Salem only sees Ozpin [[spoiler: (and the Brother Gods who gave him his mission)]] as her true enemy. In addition, due to his arrogance and [[BeneathNotice inability to care about the smaller pawns and people, he overlooks the real dangers to his operation]]: [[spoiler: Former Atlesian scientist Arthur Watts, and former Atlesian slave and key component of Salem's master plan [[TheDragon Cinder]]. Both have a ''very'' personal grudge against Atlas as a whole, and end up proving to be instrumental in Ironwood's fall from grace, while Salem barely cares about his existence.]]

* In ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'', James Ironwood is a downplayed example. He ''is'' a genuinely high ranking person, being leader of Atlas' military and huntsman academy, and a member of the secret conspiracy led by Ozpin to protect the world from Salem. The problem is that he ''vastly'' overestimates his own importance, viewing himself as the true opponent of Salem, and believing that everyone else would do better if they deferred and served him instead. It's to the point that when Ironwood suffers a humiliating defeat at Beacon, he believes that Salem is out for him specifically. In reality, while Salem and most of her inner circle do acknowledge his capacity to be dangerous, it's only because he's the provider of an army for ''Ozpin'' to fight against them. Salem only sees Ozpin [[spoiler: (and the Brother Gods who gave him his mission)]] as her true enemy, while Watts, [[EvilGenius her scientific genius]], is able to pull his strings around with ease. In addition, due to his arrogance and [[BeneathNotice inability to care about the smaller pawns and people, he overlooks the real danger to his operation]]: [[spoiler: Former Atlesian slave, and key component of Salem's master plan [[TheDragon Cinder]], who has a ''very'' personal grudge against Atlas as a whole due to their part [[DarkAndTroubledPast in her horrific backstory.]] And it's ultimately Cinder who plays a huge part in his fall from grace, while Salem barely cares about his existence.]]

* In ''WebAnimation/RWBY'', James Ironwood is a downplayed example. He ''is'' a genuinely high ranking person, being leader of Atlas' military and huntsman academy, and a member of the secret conspiracy led by Ozpin to protect the world from Salem. The problem is that he ''vastly'' overestimates his own importance, viewing himself as the true opponent of Salem, and believing that everyone else would do better if they deferred and served him instead. It's to the point that when Ironwood suffers a humiliating defeat at Beacon, he believes that Salem is out for him specifically. In reality, while Salem and most of her inner circle do acknowledge his capacity to be dangerous, it's only because he's the provider of an army for ''Ozpin'' to fight against them. Salem only sees Ozpin [[spoiler: (and the Brother Gods who gave him his mission)]] as her true enemy, while Watts, [[EvilGenius her scientific genius]], is able to pull his strings around with ease. In addition, due to his arrogance and [[BeneathNotice inability to care about the smaller pawns and people, he overlooks the real danger to his operation]]: [[spoiler: Former Atlesian slave, and key component of Salem's master plan [[TheDragon Cinder]], who has a ''very'' personal grudge against Atlas as a whole due to their part [[DarkAndTroubledPast in her horrific backstory.]] And it's ultimately Cinder who plays a huge part in his fall from grace, while Salem barely cares about his existence.]]

* In ''WebAnimation/RWBY'', James Ironwood is a downplayed example. He ''is'' a genuinely high ranking person, being leader of Atlas' military and huntsman academy, and a member of the secret conspiracy led by Ozpin to protect the world from Salem. The problem is that he ''vastly'' overestimates his own importance, viewing himself as the true opponent of Salem, and believing that everyone else would do better if they deferred and served him instead. It's to the point that when Ironwood suffers a humiliating defeat at Beacon, he believes that Salem is out for him specifically. In reality, while Salem and most of her inner circle do acknowledge his capacity to be dangerous, it's only because he's the provider of an army for ''Ozpin'' to fight against them. Salem only sees Ozpin as her true enemy, while Watts, [[EvilGenius her scientific genius]], is able to pull his strings around with ease. In addition, due to his arrogance and [[BeneathNotice inability to care about the smaller pawns and people, he overlooks the real danger to his operation]]: [[spoiler: Former Atlesian slave, and key component of Salem's master plan [[TheDragon Cinder]], who has a ''very'' personal grudge against Atlas as a whole due to their part [[DarkAndTroubledPast in her horrific backstory.]] And it's ultimately Cinder who plays a huge part in his fall from grace, while Salem barely cares about his existence.]]

* In ''WebAnimation/RWBY'', James Ironwood is a downplayed example. He ''is'' a genuinely high ranking person, being leader of Atlas' military and huntsman academy, and a member of the secret conspiracy led by Ozpin to protect the world from Salem. The problem is that he ''vastly'' overestimates his own importance, viewing himself as the true opponent of Salem, and believing that everyone else would do better if they deferred and served him instead. It's to the point that when Ironwood suffers a humiliating defeat at Beacon, he believes that Salem is out for him specifically. In reality, while Salem and most of her inner circle do acknowledge his capacity to be dangerous, it's only because he's the provider of an army for ''Ozpin'' to fight against them. In addition, due to his arrogance and [[BeneathNotice inability to care about the smaller pawns and people, he overlooks the real danger to his operation]]: [[spoiler: Former Atlesian slave, and key component of Salem's master plan Cinder, who has a ''very'' personal grudge against Atlas as a whole due to their part in her horrific backstory. And it's ultimately Cinder who plays a huge part in his fall from grace, while Salem barely cares about his existence.]]

* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' takes Vegeta's own ego and shoots it to new heights. A good point of that is when Piccolo and Imperfect Cell face off against each other and TheStinger has a shocked Vegeta, sensing their power, going "Is that the Namekian? Is that ''me''? Is that ''me stronger than me''?! '''''I'll f#$%ing kill me!'''''"
** Notably, when Piccolo fuses with Kami (aka God), Vegeta's confused because "I'm still here". And when Cell remarks that he's only semi-perfect, Vegeta responds, "How can you be semi-perfect? Either you're perfect or you're not me. There is no grey area."

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* Music/{{Blondie}}'s "Rip Her To Shreds" describes someone like this, and, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin rips her to shreds.]]

* ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' has Hank Ishtar, who ''thinks'' he is "the finest human being in the world".

* ''Podcasts/BinaryBreak'' has Heirmon. When he introduces himself to the others, he declares that the entire Digital World is his kingdom. This is after he got attacked and almost defeated by a corrupted Nekomon.

* Dr Owl of the ''[[TabletopGame/OldWorldOfDarkness Midnight Circus]].'' Given that he's [[TabletopGame/MageTheAscension a mage]] ''and'' a member of the [[MadScientist Electrodyne Engineers]][[note]] ie: what the Sons of Ether used to be [[DefectorFromDecadence before they left the Technocracy]] [[/note]], ludicrous self-confidence is kind of expected, but Owl takes it all the way into borderline solipsism: he's actually convinced himself that ''he's'' in charge of the Circus, and that circusfolk like [[BigBad Cavendish]] the [[RepulsiveRingmaster Ringmaster]], [[TheDragon Calabris]] the [[MasterOfIllusion Magician]] and [[TheDarkChick Astarte]] the [[TheFairFolk Autumn Queen]] are just around to pad out the Circus lineup with "childish illusions" and "quaint folk shows." In reality, Owl is just a member of the Circus' Third Circle[[note]] ie: just important enough to stand above the rank-and-file workers, but still a level below the Circus nobility in the Second Circle and ''far'' below Cavendish and the other members of the Infernal Trinity[[/note]], little more than a jailer to the many supernatural creatures Cavendish has abducted, and has no idea of the Circus' [[TheCorrupter true]] [[DealWithTheDevil purpose]] or [[EldritchAbomination who it truly serves]]. Owl's arrogance is so predictable that Cavendish is fully prepared to use him as a scapegoat if the players start sniffing around, knowing full well that Owl will readily agree with any accusations of being the true power behind the Circus - giving Cavendish enough time to rig the inevitable battle in his favour.

* "Movie Star" by Music/{{Harpo}} is about an actor who thinks he's a cross between Creator/SteveMcQueen, Franchise/JamesBond and Creator/JamesDean, but who has only ever appeared in TV commercials.

* Earl Slackmozer from ''ComicStrip/KnightsOfTheDinnerTable'', who thinks having had modules published by Hard 8 makes him the greatest gamemaster in Muncie. His condescension towards to BA is astounding.

* Parodied by San Francisco Giants broadcaster Duane Kuiper who managed in 3,700+ at bats to hit a single home-run. He jokingly has milked this for all its worth to the point of it becoming a RunningGag among the fan base

** In 2014 The Giants had as a give away an Official Duane Kuiper Home Run Bobble head. Prior to the broadcast of the game, a short faux tongue-in-cheek documentary aired about the event, complete with his grown children showing off all his memorabilia from that game and complaining about how often they have had to hear the story.

* Excessively Righteous Blossom in ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}''. Because awesomeness is required to be an Exalt, he actually isn't too bad -- it's just that he thinks his most impressive gifts are in areas that he isn't actually any good at, while neglecting his very real skills.

* The [[RisingEmpire Tau Empire]] of ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''. They like to think they are a SuperiorSpecies with super-advanced technology and their "The Greater Good" ideology, and are incredibly confident in their manifest destiny to unite the stars under their banner. They're really [[TooDumbToLive dangerously]] overstating their race's potential; they became a space-faring race only relatively recently, their empire is relatively small and weak, they are utterly naive and completely unaware of the kind of [[CrapsackWorld Crapsack Galaxy]] they inhabit and what nightmares lurk in it, and every encounter they have had with the galaxy's major players (the [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters Imperium of Man]], the [[HordeOfAlienLocusts Tyranids]], the [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Orks]], the [[TheFairFolk Dark Eldar]] and the [[RobotWar Necrons]]) mostly resulted in the Tau getting [[CurbStompBattle their asses kicked]] until another race intervened, or they manage to pull a win through sheer blind luck. For context's sake, every time the Tau lose a world, it is a big deal, and their major expansions essentially consist of them taking over a dozen or so worlds. The Imperium, by contrast, as the second youngest species in the galaxy, has controlled and held on to a million planet empire for ten thousand years, with all of the internal strife the Tau are only just beginning to experience.

* Inverted in ''Theatre/FlyByNightMusical''. Joey Storms comes from a family of highly successful playwrights, and clearly has ''some'' skill in writing, however he seems utterly convinced that all his work is actually terrible.

* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' takes Vegeta's own ego and shoots it to new heights. A good point of that is when Piccolo and Imperfect Cell faces off against each other and TheStinger has a shocked Vegeta, sensing their power, going "Is that the Namekian? Is that ''me''? Is that ''me stronger than me''?! '''''I'll f#$%ing kill me!'''''"

* The [[RisingEmpire Tau Empire]] of ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''. They like to think they are a SuperiorSpecies with super-advanced technology and their "The Greater Good" ideology, and are incredibly confident in their manifest destiny to unite the stars under their banner. They're really [[TooDumbToLive dangerously]] overstating their race's potential; they became a space-faring race only relatively recently, their empire is relatively small and weak, they are utterly naive and completely unaware of the kind of [[CrapsackWorld Crapsack Galaxy]] they inhabit and what nightmares lurk in it, and every encounter they have had with the galaxy's major players (the [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters Imperium of Man]], the [[HordeOfAlienLocusts Tyranids]], the [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Orks]], the [[TheFairFolk Dark Eldar]] and the [[RobotWar Necrons]]) mostly resulted in the Tau getting [[CurbStompBattle their asses kicked]] until another race intervened, or they manage to pull a win through sheer blind luck. The fandom generally views them as TheScrappy for this reason. For context's sake, every time the tau lose a world, it is a big deal, and their major expansions essentially consist of them taking over a dozen or so worlds. The Imperium, by contrast, as the second youngest species in the galaxy, has controlled and held on to a million planet empire for ten thousand years, with all of the internal strife the Tau are only just beginning to experience.

* While Strong Bad from ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' is actually one of the more rational and intelligent ones in the cast, this doesn't say much - he falls squarely into this trope. He is convinced he is cool, handsome and painfully seductive, although his actual track record makes it fairly clear he is somewhat chubby and not very attractive.

* ''Radio/DeadRingers:'' David Davis purports himself as "the master negotiator", when in fact he's a complete moron whose blustering, ludicrous ideas, and mind-bending stupidity keep getting him into trouble he could easily avoid if he just paid attention to what he was doing (including nearly getting killed by Mafioso).