History SmallNameBigEgo / VideoGames

* VideoGame/TheLegendaryStarfy has Konk, who always says: "Fork Rocks!" in his apperances in the first four games... as the [[WarmupBoss very first boss]]. He, actually, is little more than a nuisance, and Starfy ends up kicking his ass ''more'' than four times, even with the help of Puchi Ogura #1 in ''2'', his new helmet in ''3'', and being powered-up by [[BigBad Degil]] in ''4''.

* ''[[Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona Persona]]'':

* One recurring NPC in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2'', the editor of the Bonga Bugle magazine (suggested to be more of a tabloid, really, but who's counting) ''lives and breathes'' this trope. It's surprising the localization team didn't name him some variation of the name.

%%* [[VideoGame/TheLegendaryStarfy Two words to sum up the personality of a certain blue fish: "Fork Rocks!"]]

** Also note that by our standards he'd be one of the greatest fighters in the world... [[OvershadowedByAwesome it's just that Street Fighter uses a different scale]]. He's still said to have been able to win tournaments, however, so he's not a ''complete'' joke.

* Gene from ''VideoGame/GodHand'' was like this before he got the titled God Hand. We're shown how he rescued Olivia from two demons who were going to cut her hand...but he only managed that much because he made a good distraction. His punches did absolutely nothing and he lost one of his arms for the trouble. Oopsie poopsie.

** Myron from ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 2}}'' thinks he's hot stuff. He's actually just a low rent drug dealer. His drug, Jet, turns out to not even be actually invented by him. The post-game narration even makes sure to mention that after he's [[LaserGuidedKarma stabbed to death by a Jet addict]], no one remembers him at all.

** Galen Trollbane certainly thinks of himself as a hardcore badass with a mighty force at his beck and call. However, he's actually nothing special and the only reason he and his little fiefdom haven't been smacked down is that everyone has more important things to do. [[spoiler:When he betrays the Ebon Blade in Legion, Thassarian comes across as more annoyed at having to fight his forces than threatened, despite only having the player character to help]].

* Waluigi from the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series, certainly qualifies. He thinks he's the greatest and that "everybody cheats but him." The Mushroom people absolutely loathe his being. The toads are usually scared or repulsed by him, and the Mario cast tends to ignore or hate him. This overlaps with BigEgoHiddenDepths, however. Since he is an even worse ButtMonkey than Luigi who failed to earn the respect (from the Mushroom Kingdom) and love (from Daisy) he wanted. Waluigi believes that the good things that should be happening to him are happening to everyone else. He hates everyone because of this, including himself.

* [[VideoGame/TheLegendaryStarfy Two words to sum up the personality of a certain blue fish: "Fork Rocks!"]]

* Notorious [[LetsPlay Let's Player]] and competitive Franchise/StreetFighter player Phil Burnell aka. Creator/TheKingOfHate once proclaimed himself the "top pro ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'' player in America" because he entered and "won" at an Evo tournament; he actually didn't win, he came ''fourth'' below three Japanese players, which led to his insinuation. It is also worth pointing out the version of the game used was a [[PortingDisaster Playstation port notorious for poor game balance and numerous bugs]], and he used Akuma to win, a character so broken in that version that he was softbanned[[note]](that's when a character is not officially banned by the rules but is so widely acknowledged to be unfair that using the character is widely frowned upon to the point where players can expect to be booed offstage and have the legitimacy of any tournament win questioned)[[/note]].
** It is also worth mentioning that because of the port being used, many of the usual competitors boycotted the tournament that year and did not participate. Phil has not repeated such a result since. Detractors have used this to suggest that his victory was a fluke.

* Notorious [[LetsPlay Let's Player]] and competitive Franchise/StreetFighter player Creator/TheKingOfHate once proclaimed himself the "top pro ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'' player in America" because he entered and "won" at an Evo tournament; he actually didn't win, he came ''fourth'' below three Japanese players, which led to his insinuation. It is also worth pointing out the version of the game used was a [[PortingDisaster Playstation port notorious for poor game balance and numerous bugs]], and he used Akuma to win, a character so broken in that version that he was softbanned[[note]](that's when a character is not officially banned by the rules but is so widely acknowledged to be unfair that using the character is widely frowned upon to the point where players can expect to be booed offstage and have the legitimacy of any tournament win questioned)[[/note]].

* Little Buster from ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' claims to be one of the greatest bounty hunters alive for killing two minor Fiend leaders, even though he's only been doing it for a month. Once the player kills the main three he's inexplicably found dead in the middle of [[WretchedHive Freeside]].

*** Though the possibility of a subversion is creeping in with evidence her boast aren't ''quite'' as disproportionate as they seem. In ''Phantasmagoia of Flower View'', Shikieki says she has "too much" power for a fairy, and in ''[[GaidenGame Great Fairy Wars]]'' [[spoiler:she forces BonusBoss Marisa to go all-out with her "fairy extermination spells" to beat her, though she apparently comes off second-best despite technically winning the danmaku brawl.]]

* [[VideoGame/{{TheLegendaryStarfy}} Two words to sum up the personality of a certain blue fish: "Fork Rocks!"]]

* Jolee Bindo from ''VideoGame/KnightsoftheOldRepublic'' likes to tell a cautionary tale of prophecy and destiny. You see, there was once a man who was told he had a great destiny. This went to his head, and he went around calling himself a great hero. Once, he was caught by a terrible crime lord, and was affronted that the crime lord didn't know who he was. His boasting and threats became so tiresome that the crime boss threw him across the room -- and, as it so happens, into a critically fragile part of the ship. The man died, the crime boss died, and Jolee barely escaped with his life. But the destiny was fulfilled - the political and economic structure of the whole sector was never the same afterwards.

* Lurbuk, an Orc bard from ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'', is so convinced of his own greatness that he doesn't realize you're there to kill him, even as you draw your blade and tell him he's about to die. As testament to just how bad he is, so many people want him dead that they had to hold a ''lottery'' to determine who got to hire the assassin.
** Also Ragnar the Red, who [[Literature/TheElderScrollsInUniverseBooks is mentioned in one of the songs]] as being a worthless lout and braggart.
** Many, many [=NPCs=] believe that they are a really big deal in their twelve-man community, but are utterly forgettable to the protagonist. Riverwood, one of the first towns you find, has a bratty kid who will warn you not to get on his bad side. ("Or I'll prank you. And not a little, but a lot.") If you're playing a female, the blacksmith's wife will warn you to stay away from her husband as though he's an incredible catch. Maven Black-Briar technically is a big name since she does rule Riften in all but name, but since she has minimal interaction with the protagonist (one quest, really), she can still come across this when taking the big picture into account. Just walking past her will prompt her to ask if you've come to beg for favors.

* Barry Dejay of the ''BackyardSports'' series. He claims he can be the best at sports even with a broken ankle and a [[DeskJockey promotion]] to announcer.

** Yuuki Mishima becomes this during his Confidant; his self-confidence was non-existent prior to creating the Phansite, [[spoiler:but the power of managing the site quickly goes to his head, to the point that he's able to convince himself that he's responsible for the Phantoms' success. Luckily, the Protagonist is able to talk sense back into Yuuki before it gets too out of hand.]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' has Teddie, who, despite being an empty bear suit, thinks that he's the world's most suave ladies man. [[spoiler: He gets a {{Bishonen}} human form later on, and sadly for the other characters, his charms ''work'' on most non-story-related ladies.]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'''s [[IdiotHero Junpei Iori]], who thinks of himself as [[HeroicWannabe an action hero]] and [[KidAnova ladies' man]], and flaunts himself as such to anyone who will listen (or anyone who doesn't immediately berate him for it, that is.) Most infamously during the BeachEpisode, where his success with women is taken down a peg or ten, and he ''quickly'' becomes TheResenter when the much more efficient, and [[TheStoic unassuming]] Main Character proves himself the real hero.
** Granted Akihiko and the Protagonist don't manage to get anyone either in the Babe Hunt.