1 | ->''"There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it."'' |
2 | -->-- '''Creator/MayaAngelou''' |
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4 | [[SelfDemonstratingArticle The only person I care about is me!]] My wants and needs matter more than yours and everyone else! I want everything to myself and I won't share it with others! This is one of the reasons why HumansAreBastards, but whatever. Here is MY index dealing with selfish and greedy characters. |
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6 | Compare with EgoTropes, EntitledToThisIndex, ObsessionTropes, PridefulTropes, and TheJerkIndex, five of my defining traits. MoneyTropes are high on my list of favorite priorities. Contrast with those sharing twinks at SelflessnessTropes. |
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8 | !!These are my Tropes which you can't have!: |
9 | * AboveGoodAndEvil: Screw right and wrong, ''I'm'' doing what ''I'' want!! |
10 | * AllTakeAndNoGive: Taking is better than giving! |
11 | * AlwaysSaveTheGirl: '''MY''' relationship with the girl is more important than others' suffering! |
12 | * AmbitionIsEvil: "Ambitious" in fiction means "Will screw over everything and everyone for prestige". |
13 | * ApatheticCitizens: We got better things to do than to help save some homeless people. |
14 | * ApatheticClerk: I don't care if it's my job, I'm not going to work. |
15 | * ArtifactOfAttraction: That thing is ''mine''. Move aside! |
16 | * AteItAll: *Burp* [[SarcasmMode I'm sorry, I was supposed to share all of the food with others.]] |
17 | * AttentionWhore: '''PAY ATTENTION TO ME AND ME ONLY, GODDAMMIT!!''' |
18 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: I only ever pretend to be a nice, friendly person if doing so can benefit me somehow. |
19 | * BrattyFoodDemand: I don't CARE how much time and hard work food preparation takes for the chef, I WANT TO EAT ''NOW!'' |
20 | * BystanderSyndrome: I've got better things to do than being concerned about someone else's problems which doesn't matter to me anyway. |
21 | * CorruptCorporateExecutive: I'm the boss around here, and the only thing that's important is increasing my own profits, no matter how many people I have to step on or laws I have to break to do so! |
22 | * ConMan: I play gullible people for fools to get rich off their stupidity. |
23 | * CrazySurvivalist: I'm preparing myself for this catastrophe. I don't care about you! |
24 | * CrocodileTears: Waaaaah! Pay attention to meee! |
25 | * DealWithTheDevil: If the BigBad has your best desires, then you better accept his [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse offer you can't refuse]]. |
26 | * DeathByMaterialism: This gold! It's all mine! Wait, what the hell is happening? [[KilledMidSentence HOLY CR—]] |
27 | * DespotismJustifiesTheMeans: I don't care about making the world a [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans better]] or [[DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans terrible]] place. I just want to be a ruler. |
28 | * DirtyCoward: Sorry, but my safety is more important than yours. See ya! |
29 | * TheDitherer: So apparently, it's selfish of me to not make a decision for others. Whatever! |
30 | * DudeWheresMyRespect I deserve every one inch of admiration! |
31 | * DudeWheresMyReward You're giving me, and only me, everything I deserve for breaking my back! |
32 | * EgocentricallyReligious: God, give me everything I want! Amen! |
33 | * EnlightenedSelfInterest: I'm doing good things just so I can get a lot of rewards and recognition. |
34 | * EntitledBastard: These idiots should only be helping ME with my problems. Who cares how I treated them! |
35 | * EntitledToHaveYou: You're going to be mine, regardless of what YOU want! You have to be with me, I WANT you! |
36 | * ExecutiveExcess: Who cares about working a full day anymore? I'm head of the company, so I get to party whenever I want! |
37 | * FairWeatherEx: I wanna get back together because it's convenient for me, NOT because I love you. |
38 | * FairWeatherFoe: I mistreated you earlier, but I expect you to help me out now because I'm acting nice to you. |
39 | * FalseFriend: The only reason I ever hang out with you or tolerate your company is because you're just a gullible lonely sap, who I can easily manipulate to get whatever I want! |
40 | * FrivolousSummoning: I need you to do this annoying chore for me that I probably could have done myself. It's more important than whatever you were doing. |
41 | * AGiftForThemselves: No, I didn't buy this gift for ''you''—it's for ''me''! |
42 | * GirlbossFeminist: A female character, usually a HighPoweredCareerWoman, and often TokenGirl, who uses the language of feminism, but doesn't live up to it in practice. |
43 | * GoldDigger: I'm not dating or marrying you for "true love." I just want all your money, you rich fool! |
44 | * GoldFever: I want gold! And I'm not sharing it with any of you! |
45 | * {{Greed}}: One of my favorite deadly sins! It's all mine and I'm not going to share! |
46 | ** GreedMakesYouDumb: Sometimes greed can lead to loss of profits. |
47 | * GreedyJew: The old and harmful stereotype about Jewish people being greedy and malicious. |
48 | * GreedyTelevangelist: Televangelists are OnlyInItForTheMoney. |
49 | * TheHedonist: I only care about my own pleasures, and mine alone! |
50 | * HeroicTeamRevolt: I don't have to save that guy. What? You guys are gonna save him? Whatever. |
51 | * HoardingTheProfits: When an individual or small group steals the gains from the larger group they are part of. |
52 | * HomeworkSlave: I don't feel like doing my homework, so ''you'' do it for me, or else! |
53 | * IndividualityIndex: "I don't NEED any of you. I can do this all by myself and I'd be better of for it!" |
54 | * IfICantHaveYou: I want you all to myself and if you won't be with me, I'll make sure no one else can have you either. |
55 | * ItAmusedMe: I do it because I'm bored. |
56 | * ItsAllAboutMe: It sure is! And anyone who thinks I should care about others can piss off! |
57 | * {{Jerkass}}: Screw politeness or respect, because you're just an idiot who's wasting my precious time! |
58 | * JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: When [[{{Jerkass}} I]] do nice things, only for me to [[YankTheDogsChain yank it away]], [[ItAmusedMe get a cheap laugh]], or some other selfish reason behind it. |
59 | * LackOfEmpathy: I couldn't care less about other people's stupid feelings or problems, because what ''I want'' is far more important! |
60 | * LeeroyJenkins: I don't care about strategy, all I care about is that I fight in ''my way'': Charging towards our--or rather--''my'' foes head on! |
61 | * LousyLoversAreLosers: Selfish people are bad in bed because they don't care for the pleasure of their partner. |
62 | * LovableRogue: I break the rules for my own benefit, but I'm still a likable guy. |
63 | * LovesOnlyGold: I'm greedy, but for a very specific form of wealth, like gold! |
64 | * {{Mammon}}: A demonic PublicDomainCharacter associated with {{Greed}}. |
65 | * ManipulativeBastard: I actively fool and mislead other people in order to trick them into serving my own interests. |
66 | * MarryingTheMark: I'm not dating or marrying this person for "true love". I'm actually just trying to rob them blind, or worse. |
67 | * MiserAdvisor: I only wanted to be your friend so I can get your money. |
68 | * MoneyDearBoy: I know this film is a load of crap but hey, money! |
69 | * MurderByInaction: I didn't care that that person needed my help, so I chose to let them die instead of saving their life. |
70 | * MoralMyopia: I did horrible things to you? Who cares, you deserved all of it. But you did the same things to me? How dare you even try to mess with me! |
71 | * {{Narcissist}}: The universe revolves around me, because I'm the greatest person to ever live! Other people only exist to admire my greatness and serve my desires. |
72 | * NeverMyFault: It's your fault, not mine! |
73 | * NominalHero: I'm joining you guys not because I really care about doing the right thing, but because I just want to kick the villain's ass for messing with ''me'' personally. |
74 | * NoSympathy: I don't care about your problems! |
75 | * NotInMyBackyard: I'd like that thing to be built... just not near me! |
76 | * NotInThisForYourRevolution: I'm not here for your little war against the bad guys. |
77 | * NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: The end justifies the means... What I meant is my own ends. |
78 | * ObnoxiousEntitledHousewife: If I don't get what I want, I'm calling your manager! |
79 | * OfferingAnotherInYourStead: I'm not dying here—take this guy instead, he's less important than me! |
80 | * OnlyCaresAboutInheritance: I don't give a crap about some dead guy, I'm just here to see what they left me. |
81 | * OnlyInItForTheMoney: ...I'm in it for the money. |
82 | * OpportunisticBastard: In order to get to the top, I take advantage of the plans of others. |
83 | * OriginalPositionFallacy: I'm all for it! Surely ''I'' will benefit from this! [-What do you mean I'm gonna pay the price?-] [--Can I back down?--] |
84 | * ParentalSavingsSplurge: Son, I know we were saving up money for college, but this completely arbitrary sale is way too good to pass up! |
85 | * PennyPinchingCrab: I'm a crab, and I want more material wealth! |
86 | * PersonalGainHurts: Sadly, there's consequences in getting what I want. Fuck this! |
87 | * PlayingTheFamilyCard: Yeah, I treat you like crap, but you have to help me because we're ''family''. |
88 | * PragmaticVillainy: EvenEvilHasStandards. True, but I'm always in it for myself. |
89 | * {{Pride}}: I am superior to everyone else, and no one is more accomplished at everything than me. |
90 | * ProtagonistCenteredMorality: If you're good to me regardless of your actions, you're good. If you're a nice person but don't agree with me, '''you're bad'''. |
91 | * ProudPeacock: I'm a peacock! Everyone look at me and adore me! |
92 | * PushedAtTheMonster: I don't have to outrun the monster. I just have to outrun '''you.''' |
93 | * PsychologicalProjection: It's not ''me'' who's being a selfish prick, it's everyone else! |
94 | * ReluctantGift: I want to give away something, but I can't help clinging to it. |
95 | * RemoteControlRuckus: We're watching ''my'' favorite show, not yours! |
96 | * TheScrooge: My money matters more than you! |
97 | * SecretlySelfish: An altruistic character is forced to question if their motives are ''really'' selfless. |
98 | * SelfServingMemory: This is how ''I'' remember these events... so here's a personal account that shows my own actions in the best light possible. |
99 | * SignedUpForTheDental: I work here so I can get healthcare (or other specific benefits). |
100 | * {{Slimeball}}: I'm selfish and I'm not afraid to show it! |
101 | * SmugSnake: I use and crush foolish people so I can get what I want! |
102 | * TheSocialDarwinist: It's survival of the fittest! Working together is so lame! |
103 | * TheSociopath: I absolutely ''do not care'' about any other people around me, because they're all just disposable tools for me to exploit in order to get whatever the hell I want. |
104 | * SpitefulGluttony: Mmmm, this is so tasty! Too bad I'm not giving you any. |
105 | * SpoiledBrat: It's all about what I want and I want it now! |
106 | ** RoyalBrat: I'm royalty, therefore, you give me what I want now! |
107 | * StringingTheHopelessSuitorAlong: You want out of our relationship? Tough! So what if I don't actually love you? |
108 | * TakingAdvantageOfGenerosity: What better way to achieve my goals than to exploit others' kindness. |
109 | * ThinkOfTheChildren: The media must be censored to the fullest extent because I'm a puritan dirtbag who's too lazy to bother monitoring what I let my kids watch, and I don't give a crap if those who don't share my views think I'm ruining entertainment for them! |
110 | * TheUnapologetic: I don't care about anyone who says I hurt them. I won't apologize to make them feel better, because I regret nothing. |
111 | * TheUnfettered: I'm gonna get what I want, and I don't care who I have to step on or who suffers to get it! |
112 | * UngratefulBastard: I don't care if you helped me, I will not return you the favor! |
113 | * UnscrupulousHero: I may be a little more selfish, yet I have a much stronger honor code that keeps me from becoming less sympathetic from these evil-doers. |
114 | * WastefulWishing: If wishing for something that's unimportant seems selfish, then so be it! |
115 | * WhatHaveYouDoneForMeLately: You're only valuable if you do things for me and me only! |
116 | * WildCard: I'm on nobody's side. I'm on '''my''' side! |
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