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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.
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15	In fiction, they tend to gather in places like [[HollywoodCalifornia Beverly Hills]].
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19	Related:
20	+ BejeweledTropes
21	+ ClassRelationsIndex
22	+ TheGildedIndex
23	+ LuxuryTropes
24	+ MinkBecomesThisIndexMost
25	+ OpulentOutfits
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27	[[index]]
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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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