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8 | ->''"Hooray! A happy ending for the rich people!"'' |
9 | -->-- '''Dr. Zoidberg''', ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}'' |
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11 | Basically characters who (usually) have a lot of money, or at least their families do. |
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13 | It doesn't matter if they [[ConspicuousConsumption flaunt their wealth]] with [[CoolCar fancy cars]] and {{Jewelry}}, or live austere lives. It doesn't matter if they are [[BlueBlood old money]] or NouveauRiche. |
14 | |
15 | In fiction, they tend to gather in places like [[HollywoodCalifornia Beverly Hills]]. |
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17 | !!Tropes: |
18 | [floatboxright: |
19 | Related: |
20 | + BejeweledTropes |
21 | + ClassRelationsIndex |
22 | + TheGildedIndex |
23 | + LuxuryTropes |
24 | + MinkBecomesThisIndexMost |
25 | + OpulentOutfits |
26 | ] |
27 | [[index]] |
28 | [floatboxright: |
29 | Categories: |
30 | + RichKids |
31 | ] |
32 | * AdaptationalWealth: A character's financial status changes from the source material (in this case, from poor to wealthy) |
33 | * AffluentAscetic: A character with plenty of money chooses to live below their means. |
34 | * ArabOilSheikh: A rich Arab who has invested heavily in oil. |
35 | * BelatedChildDiscipline: When a kid who used to have their caregivers spoil them rotten is finally forced to face the consequences of their action. |
36 | * BeleagueredBenefactor: When a character with great influence/wealth that supports a group/person ends up suffering because of their client's personal habits. |
37 | * BloodCountess: A female [[AristocratsAreEvil aristocrat]] (sometimes a vampire) who loves killing people in order to use their blood for any reason. |
38 | * BourgeoisBohemian: A wealthy character embraces attitudes associated with countercultural, hippie, or New Age movements. |
39 | * CastFullOfRichPeople: When most people in the work are rich. |
40 | * CorruptCorporateExecutive: An evil or unscrupulous person is wealthy because they're the head of a corporation. |
41 | * EatTheRich: The less-fortunate are encouraged to vilify the wealthy. |
42 | * EccentricMillionaire: A wealthy character who uses his money for amusement, sometimes to strange degrees. |
43 | * TheElitesJumpShip: When the going gets tough, the rich pack up and leave. |
44 | * ExecutiveExcess: A business figure who primarily uses their money and power to serve themselves, rather than their company. |
45 | * Fiction500: A character is much wealthier than is possible in real life. |
46 | * GoldDigger: Planning to marry a rich person solely to gain access to their wealth. |
47 | * GoldToothOfWealth: Gold teeth symbolizing wealth and/or being a status symbol. |
48 | * HighClassCallGirl: A sex worker caters only to the elite. |
49 | * HighClassCannibal: Rich people like to eat human flesh. |
50 | * HonestCorporateExecutive: A good person is wealthy because they're the head of a corporation. |
51 | * HowardHughesHomage: A wealthy, eccentric businessman inspired by real-life tycoon Howard Hughes. |
52 | * IdleRich: So rich, they don't have to have real jobs (or if they do have real jobs, they don't have to work them regularly). |
53 | * ImpoverishedPatrician: They're of noble family who used to be rich. |
54 | * InventorOfTheMundane: A character is wealthy due to creating a very simple, commonplace item. |
55 | * IntrepidMerchant: Character who is both a businessman and an adventurer, travelling to exotic places for goods. |
56 | * JewishAmericanPrincess: A spoiled or sheltered rich girl of Jewish heritage. |
57 | * LonelyRichKid: A rich kid who has no friends. |
58 | * LuxuriousLiquor: The character is rich enough to enjoy expensive alcohol casually. |
59 | * MafiaPrincess: The daughter or wife of someone who got rich through "unsavory" means. |
60 | * MealTicket: A relationship in which the poorer half of the pair exploits a wealthy partner. |
61 | * MerchantPrince: A character becomes a member of the ruling class by virtue of his place in the economy. |
62 | * MillionairePlayboy: A very wealthy man spends most of his time pursuing pleasure and leisure. |
63 | * MockMillionaire: Someone pretends to be wealthy. |
64 | * NaziNobleman: A rich and influential person, usually of German nobility, has ties to the Nazi German government. |
65 | * NobilityMarriesMoney: An ImpoverishedPatrician marries a non-noble person for their money. |
66 | * NobleTongue: A language used by the upper classes. |
67 | * NonIdleRich: Rich people are shown working to maintain their wealth. |
68 | * NotWithThemForTheMoney: A person is in love with a wealthy person, but is interested in the person for who they are rather than their wealth. |
69 | * NouveauRiche: First-generation wealth is seen as vulgar or without taste/class. |
70 | * {{Ojou}}: A young, well-born woman who is treated like royalty whether she is or not. |
71 | * OldMoney: A family whose wealth has passed through many generations and who are an established, often isolated class. |
72 | * OnlyCaresAboutInheritance: If someone is rich, their funeral will likely be visited by people hoping to get a piece of their money. |
73 | * PennyPinchingCrab: A literal crab (as in the crustacean) is characterized as cheap and greedy. |
74 | * PrincelyYoungMan: A young man who is treated like royalty whether he is or not. SpearCounterpart to the {{Ojou}}. |
75 | * PrivilegeMakesYouEvil: The more money you have, the more evil you can get away with. |
76 | * PrivilegedRival: Someone's rival who happens to come from money. |
77 | * RagsToRiches: A poor person becomes wealthy. |
78 | * RichBitch: A wealthy person whose opulence is matched only by how mean they are. |
79 | * RichBoredom: An excess of wealth and experiences leaves one bored. |
80 | * RichGenius: A brilliant scientist or inventor whose creations make his fortune. |
81 | * TheRichHaveWhiteStuff: Wealth is demonstrated by decorating one's home (and oneself) in white. |
82 | * RichInDollarsPoorInSense: A wealthy person who lacks common sense because of their sheltered and pampered lifestyle. |
83 | * RichKidTurnedSocialActivist: An idealistic person from a wealthy family who is down with the downtrodden. |
84 | * RichLanguagePoorLanguage: Rich and poor characters are distinguished by their accents and/or dialects. |
85 | * RichReclusesRealm: A private domain bought and/or built by a super-rich recluse. |
86 | * RichSiblingPoorSibling: One sibling is rich, the other is poor. |
87 | * RichSuitorPoorSuitor: A woman chooses between two love interests: one is wealthy while the other is considerably poorer. |
88 | * TheRichWantToBeRicher: Wealthy characters can't get enough money. |
89 | * RichesToRags: A rich person becomes poor. |
90 | * RoyalBrat: A spoiled rotten heir to the throne. |
91 | * RoyaltiesHeir: A person's income stems from royalties of a rich, famous relative. |
92 | * TheScrooge: In spite of being rich, this person would rather spend as little money as possible. |
93 | * SecretlyWealthy: A person is rich, but doesn't let other people know. |
94 | * SelfMadeMan: A person who started out poor got rich through a lifetime of hard work. |
95 | * SilverSpoonTroublemaker: The offspring of a wealthy or a known public figure loves to misbehave and act up all the time. |
96 | * SlummingIt: A rich person pretends to be poor because they want to know what things are like for the less fortunate. |
97 | * SnobbyHobbies: Certain leisure activities are associated with the wealthy. |
98 | * SnootySports: Some sports are expensive and only played by the rich and thus are associated with them. |
99 | * {{Socialite}}: A spouse of a wealthy person who doesn't have to work because they don't need to, and they indulge in elite pleasures and a patrician lifestyle. |
100 | * SpoiledBrat: A rich person who acts unpleasant when they don't get their way. |
101 | * SpoiledSweet: A rich pampered girl who tends to get what she wants, but is very nice and friendly. |
102 | * StylishSunhats: Rich people wear fancy sunhats. |
103 | * TokenRichStudent: The one student at school who is a member of a wealthy family. |
104 | * {{Trumplica}}: A wealthy character with a noticeable similarity to Donald Trump. |
105 | * TyrannicalTownTycoon: A wealthy person who basically owns the town through business. |
106 | * UnclePennybags: A wealthy person who often uses their fortune to help the needy and/or give those less wealthy than them a good time. |
107 | * UpperClassEquestrian: Horseback riding is a hobby for the wealthy. |
108 | * UpperClassTwit: An unintelligent, vulgar, or childish person who could never survive on their own lives off the family fortune. |
109 | * UptownGirl: A love interest from a much higher social class than her admirer. |
110 | * TheTeamBenefactor: A person who contributes financially or materially to a team of adventurers, but rarely takes part directly. |
111 | * TooImportantToRememberYou: Someone rich or powerful can't be bothered to remember the name of their lessers. |
112 | * VampiresAreRich: The long life of a vampire allows them to accumulate wealth. |
113 | * VicariousGoldDigger: A person pushes their relative to marry into money. |
114 | * WealthsInAName: A wealthy character has a name appropriate to their status, often by being a play on a word related to money or valuables. |
115 | * WealthyEverAfter: A protagonist becomes wealthy at the end of the story. |
116 | * WealthyPhilanthropist: A wealthy person known for their charitable contributions. |
117 | * WealthyYachtOwner: Any wealthy person will own a yacht. |
118 | * {{Yuppie}}: Acronym from TheEighties used to describe young urban professionals who were upper-middle-class or upper-class. |
119 | [[/index]] |
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