Whether it's the ego, id, superego, or some other personality aspect, our own wants and feelings, of ourselves and of others, affect how we act. Such is the same with characters. For good or ill, egos can have strong effects on how characters act.

See also AdmirationTropes, CharacterFlawIndex, EntitledToThisIndex, FameAndReputationTropes, PridefulTropes, SelfishnessTropes, and TheseTropesLoveToBrag.

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'''Subcategories'''
+ IndexOfShame
+ IndividualityIndex
+ PridefulTropes
]

* AcademiaElitism: Ego driven by an advanced or prestigious education.
* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: Once a character becomes popular, they immediately start becoming self-absorbed.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Combines powerful fighting ability with a huge arrogant streak.
* AttentionWhore: A character who is desperate enough for attention that they'll do anything to get it.
* AwesomeEgo: A cool egotistical person.
* BigEgoHiddenDepths
* BreakTheHaughty: An arrogant person gets their comeuppance for being arrogant.
* ButNotTooChallenging: A character is too proud to take an easy victory, but is also too much of a {{sore loser}} to take a loss.
* CaughtByArrogance: One's own ego makes them unintentionally confess to their crime.
* CockyRooster: A cocky, cocksure cock-of-the-walk.
* DancingRoyalty A character is treated like royalty because of their dancing skill.
* DelusionsOfLocalGrandeur: Newsreaders believe they are local celebrities due to their jobs.
* DevilComplex: A character believes themselves to be {{Satan}}.
* FightingYourGod: A character decides their divine authority is their enemy.
* GiftedlyBad
* AGodAmI: A character believes themselves to be a god.
* GodhoodSeeker: A character thinks that they should be a god.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: A character fakes being egotistical in order to hide their insecurities.
* InsufferableGenius: An intelligent character who is so prideful of their genius that they're condescending to everyone who isn't as smart as they are.
* ItsAllAboutMe: A character who only cares about themselves.
* LookOnMyWorksYeMightyAndDespair
* MalevolentMugshot
* MilesGloriosus: A character boasts about being a good fighter, but turns out to be a total coward when facing real danger.
* {{Narcissist}}: A character who is obsessed with themselves.
* OffendedByAnEnemysIndifference: A person feels offended that someone they like doesn't consider them worth thinking about.
* {{Pride}}: The deadly sin that pretty much every one of these characters have in common.
* PrideBeforeAFall
* ThePrimaDonna
* TheProudElite
* ProudPeacock
* ShapeshifterShowoffSession: Newly-unveiled shapeshifters just can't resist flaunting their powers.
* SmallNameBigEgo: A character thinks they're the best at what they do, but they really aren't.
* SmugSnake
* SmugSuper: A super-powered being arrogantly sees themselves as above non-powered people.
* SpeedDemon: Someone who either likes doing things at a really fast pace, loves racing and/or driving fast or is very proud of their speed/driving skills, often to the point of arrogance.
* TeamPrimaDonna
* TooProudForLowlyWork: A character thinks that they're too good to do certain types of work.
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