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If you cannot understand it, then allow me to explain; nobody can take anything away from me. If you were unaware, then it is time for you to learn - everything in this world exists to be taken by me!
—Yhwach, Bleach
America: And as extras, it's your job to make the hero look badass!
Britain and Germany: EXTRAS?
"So what if I'm prolonging a war that's causing thousands of innocent victims all around the world and if I'm manipulating other people? As long as it will change the world to suit me, I don't care about the rest."
— Wang Liu Mei, Mobile Suit Gundam 00
"Oh, I get it! I'm just awesome and everyone else isn't!"
— Katsuki Bakugou, My Hero Academia
Sasuke is basically a very pure person who doesn't think about whether what he does is good or bad. He just does what he wants to do, which causes troubles for others. He's very self-centered, only concerned with himself. Some people might think what he's doing is good, like avenging his parents or trying to realize his brother's ideals. But he is troubling others in this pursuit, so that aspect is bad. So it's hard to say with clarity, but it's all about whether it's right or wrong to be so self-centered with your goals, I'd say he's not good or bad, he's just pure.
You are delusional, Kaminski! What you've done to Klara isn't helping anyone but yourself! That's not something God would do!
— Sakura Amamiya, Sakura Wars the Animation
Tamama: OK, my turn. Sarge, truth or dare?
Keroro: Ummm, dare. Oh, wait. Truth.
Tamama: So, who do you like?
Giroro: Besides himself, you mean?
Keroro: Ummm, dare. Oh, wait. Truth.
Tamama: So, who do you like?
Giroro: Besides himself, you mean?
— ARMPIT Platoon, Sgt. Frog
Comic Books
"I hate egoists. They all think they're as good as I am."
— Minerva Mink, Animaniacs
Lena: Banished.
Linda: Well, we could try to make some friends. I mean, we always sit as far away from everyone as possible. Which, you know... kinda means we're the ones banishing ourselves...
Lena: What?! I thought I was your friend!
Linda: Uh... You are. I just meant—
Lena: Then what do you need them for?
Linda: I just thought that maybe...
Lena: My friendship isn't enough? Is that it?
Linda: Well, we could try to make some friends. I mean, we always sit as far away from everyone as possible. Which, you know... kinda means we're the ones banishing ourselves...
Lena: What?! I thought I was your friend!
Linda: Uh... You are. I just meant—
Lena: Then what do you need them for?
Linda: I just thought that maybe...
Lena: My friendship isn't enough? Is that it?
Comic Strips
Calvin: Mom's not feeling well, so I'm making her a "get well" card.
Hobbes: That's thoughtful of you.
Calvin: See, on the front it says "get well soon". And on the inside, it says "because my bed isn't made, my clothes need to be put away, and I'm hungry."
Hobbes: That's thoughtful of you.
Calvin: See, on the front it says "get well soon". And on the inside, it says "because my bed isn't made, my clothes need to be put away, and I'm hungry."
Calvin: Our country was founded a very long time ago, roughly around 200 B.C.
Ms. Wormwood: 200 B.C.?!
Calvin: "Before Calvin."
Ms. Wormwood: 200 B.C.?!
Calvin: "Before Calvin."
Calvin: I've discovered my purpose in life. I know why I was put here and why everything exists.
Hobbes: Oh, really?
Calvin: Yes, I am here so everybody can do what I want.
Hobbes: Oh, really?
Calvin: Yes, I am here so everybody can do what I want.
Calvin: The world would be a better place if people would stop thinking about themselves and focus on others for a change.
Hobbes: Gee, I wonder who that might apply to.
Calvin: Me! Everyone should focus more on me!
Hobbes: Gee, I wonder who that might apply to.
Calvin: Me! Everyone should focus more on me!
Calvin: I hate hearing about social responsibility! Whatever happened to unbridled greed, the Conspicuous Consumption of wealth, and the get-ahead-by-any-means credo?? Don't tell me it's all over! I didn't get to participate! They can't change the game before I'm old enough to play! It's not fair!
Hobbes: The "Me decade" left without its poster child.
Calvin: Maybe we can declare THIS the "Calvin Decade".
Hobbes: The "Me decade" left without its poster child.
Calvin: Maybe we can declare THIS the "Calvin Decade".
Calvin: Everybody makes the wrong kind of New Year's resolution. All they do is promise to stop bad habits and start good habits.
Hobbes: What's wrong with that?
Calvin: It's not enough to change a few little habits! Everybody I know needs a complete personality overhaul! That's why I'll be spending the remaining days of this year telling people what I hate about them and how they should change.
Hobbes: Some of us would be happy to reciprocate.
Calvin: Sorry. My New Year's resolution is not to change a bit.
Hobbes: What's wrong with that?
Calvin: It's not enough to change a few little habits! Everybody I know needs a complete personality overhaul! That's why I'll be spending the remaining days of this year telling people what I hate about them and how they should change.
Hobbes: Some of us would be happy to reciprocate.
Calvin: Sorry. My New Year's resolution is not to change a bit.
Calvin: I don't believe in ethics anymore. As far as I'm concerned, the ends justify the means. Get what you can while the getting's good — that's what I say! Might makes right! The winners write the history books! It's a dog-eat-dog world, so I'll do whatever I have to, and let others argue about whether it's "right" or not.
[Hobbes pushes Calvin into a mud puddle]
Calvin: HEYY! WHY'D YOU DO THAT?!?
Hobbes: You were in my way, now you're not. The ends justify the means.
Calvin: I didn't mean for everyone, you dolt! Just me!
[Hobbes pushes Calvin into a mud puddle]
Calvin: HEYY! WHY'D YOU DO THAT?!?
Hobbes: You were in my way, now you're not. The ends justify the means.
Calvin: I didn't mean for everyone, you dolt! Just me!
Hobbes: I hate it when it's this windy.
Calvin: You know what I hate? I hate when I'm talking and someone turns that conversation to himself. It's so rude! Why do they think I'm talking?! It's so they can hear about me! Who cares what they have to say! If I start a conversation, it should stay on the subject of me!
[Beat Panel where Hobbes stares blankly at Calvin]
Calvin: I also hate it when people look at me all bug-eyed.
Hobbes: That must happen a lot.
Calvin: You know what I hate? I hate when I'm talking and someone turns that conversation to himself. It's so rude! Why do they think I'm talking?! It's so they can hear about me! Who cares what they have to say! If I start a conversation, it should stay on the subject of me!
[Beat Panel where Hobbes stares blankly at Calvin]
Calvin: I also hate it when people look at me all bug-eyed.
Hobbes: That must happen a lot.
Calvin: Why isn't Susie picking up the coded message?! Doesn't she see it?? What's wrong with her?! Doesn't she know enough to intercept somebody else's secret letter when it's dropped right in front of her??
Hobbes: Maybe she wasn't paying attention to us.
Calvin: That's inconceivable! Who wouldn't be interested in everything we do?!
Hobbes: Maybe she wasn't paying attention to us.
Calvin: That's inconceivable! Who wouldn't be interested in everything we do?!
Dilbert: I have a job interview. Wish me luck.
Dogbert: No. If you get extra luck there might be less available for me.
Dilbert: I don't think it works that way.
Dogbert: I can't take that chance.
Dogbert: No. If you get extra luck there might be less available for me.
Dilbert: I don't think it works that way.
Dogbert: I can't take that chance.
— Dilbert
Jeremy: One of the two things that really ticks me off is the fact that I never get everything I want.
Hector: Yeah, well, in case you haven't heard, everything isn't about you.
Jeremy: Yeah. That's the other thing.
Hector: Yeah, well, in case you haven't heard, everything isn't about you.
Jeremy: Yeah. That's the other thing.
— Zits
Fan Works
"Don't you care about how I'm feeling?"
— Vriska (to Tavros after kidnapping him and tying him to a chair), Don't Leave (Homestuck fanfiction)
(Homestuck fanfiction)Simon: Wait a minute… you've been holding the map upside down, you unbelievable idiot!
Wario: I thought it was a "W" for "Wario"!
Simon: WHY WOULD A MAP HAVE YOUR NAME ON IT!?
Wario: I thought it was a "W" for "Wario"!
Simon: WHY WOULD A MAP HAVE YOUR NAME ON IT!?
"The only one I care about is myself, and I'm not about to put aside my whims to help any of you fools. You're all like livestock, and as such, it's time to fulfill your purpose and be slaughtered."
—Kirihara Hitomi, Perfection Is Overrated
Kayaba: [sighs] You're gonna make me say it, are you? Fine, I'm sorry I killed your wife! But in my defense, she jumped in front of my sword! I mean honestly, I'm the real victim here!
Kirito: You... bastard...
Kayaba: There we go! Get some fire in that belly! We'll finish this thing off right!
[after one subverted Heroic Second Wind]
Kayaba: [frowning] You are just determined to ruin this for me, aren't you?
Kirito: You... bastard...
Kayaba: There we go! Get some fire in that belly! We'll finish this thing off right!
[after one subverted Heroic Second Wind]
Kayaba: [frowning] You are just determined to ruin this for me, aren't you?
Todd: Can’t you see anything except in terms of how it affects you?!
Dana: No! I can’t! And I don’t see why you won’t!!
Dana: No! I can’t! And I don’t see why you won’t!!
"I'm the one who's trying, Mari! I am trying.... So hard to be patient with you! But you just can't make it easy for me, can you? First you threw away your recital, and for what? ....Did you know, one of my coworkers came up to me this morning and tried to talk about what happened there? Do you have any idea how embarrassing that was for me? And it's always like that! Can you imagine how awkward it is to hear other parents talking about how my daughter can't even seem to smile properly? How humiliating it is for me when you break down crying in the middle of a church service or throw a tantrum at the supermarket because you've decided it's 'too noisy'?"
— Rin Takahashi, Time to Disinfect
Film — Animation
"Everybody look left
Everybody look right
Everywhere you look, I'm
Standing in the spotlight!"
Everybody look right
Everywhere you look, I'm
Standing in the spotlight!"
— Simba, The Lion King (1994), "I Just Can't Wait To Be King"
"Oh, Kori. There's a lot more to racing than just winning... I mean, taking the race by a full lap... Where's the entertainment in that? I wanted to give folks a little sizzle. Am I sorry I don't have a crew chief? No, I'm not. 'Cause I'm a one-man show."
— Lightning McQueen, Cars
Film — Live-Action
"I don't know how to put this, but I'm kind of a big deal."
— Ron Burgandy, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
I can't help it if I set all the trends
Everybody wants to be my best friend
It's infectious, come on don't you be jealous
Just join in this love fest
You know that it's all about me
Everybody wants to be my best friend
It's infectious, come on don't you be jealous
Just join in this love fest
You know that it's all about me
—Meredith, Bratz
Koba: Caesar brother to humans! Koba fight for ape! Free ape!
Caesar: Kill ape. Koba fight for Koba.
Caesar: Kill ape. Koba fight for Koba.
"And what have I done to my son, Miss Ross? Nothing. I tried to improve on the limits in myself. Myself, not him! Can't you understand? To improve on nature, MY NATURE! Knowledge of oneself! It's the only path to the truth that give men the power to go beyond God's boundaries!"
—David Banner, Hulk
"Don't look at him, look at me. Above me there's no one."
—Captain Vidal, Pan's Labyrinth
"I've got a lot going for me, y'know. I'm going places. I'm gonna be someone. I'm gonna win my way into the lives and hearts of the people even if I have to kill to do it. I'll make the pathetic little crones love me."
— Janet Majors, Shock Treatment
"Heil myself. Heil to me...
I'm the kraut who's out to change our history.
Heil myself, Raise your hand.
There's no greater dictator in the land!"
I'm the kraut who's out to change our history.
Heil myself, Raise your hand.
There's no greater dictator in the land!"
Howard Payne: You couldn't understand the kind of commitment that I have. You ruin a man's life's work, and you think you can walk away, you got blinders on to the world! But I got your attention now, didn't I, Jack?
Officer Traven: Why didn't you just come after me?
Howard Payne: No, this is about me! This is about my money. This is about money due me! Which I will collect!
Officer Traven: Why didn't you just come after me?
Howard Payne: No, this is about me! This is about my money. This is about money due me! Which I will collect!
— Speed
"You know, I was ready to stand tall with the great, grand glittering ones, but those scumbags couldn't recognize a golden, radiant light even as it was cast right down upon them! But thankfully — Thankfully! — He showed me another path. The path I had always been truly destined for. Something far greater than mere fame, or fortune... When I was at the bottom of the pit, screaming in the darkness, racked with unspeakable pain, for having been denied all that was rightfully mine, He graced me with His light. His hot, loving light. It flowed over me like the pulse of a timeless wave. A wave of pure heat. A mainline of pure and total acceptance. And He talked to me, addressed me as a friend. He said, "Jeremiah, they were wrong. And you are right. So right." And He blessed me with His holy kiss. He said, "You are not separate from all that is. So all that is, is yours." And He gave me His deepest and warmest permission to go into this world and take what is so very much mine. All of it. Mine. My wants. My needs. My pleasures."
— Jeremiah Sand, Mandy (2018)
Foot Member: We have a loyalty to the Shredder.
Splinter: The Shredder uses you. He poisons your mind to obtain for that which he desires. He cares nothing for you or the people you hurt.
Splinter: The Shredder uses you. He poisons your mind to obtain for that which he desires. He cares nothing for you or the people you hurt.
Literature
Anthony Marston: I've just been thinking — John and Lucy Combes. Must have been a couple of kids I ran over near Cambridge. Beastly bad luck.
Judge Wargrave: For them, or for you?
Anthony Marston: Well, I was thinking — for me — but of course, you're right, sir, it was damned bad luck on them. Of course, it was pure accident... I had my license endorsed for a year. Beastly nuisance...
Judge Wargrave: For them, or for you?
Anthony Marston: Well, I was thinking — for me — but of course, you're right, sir, it was damned bad luck on them. Of course, it was pure accident... I had my license endorsed for a year. Beastly nuisance...
SELFISH, adj.
Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
"I'm the one who deserves this shit! The fuck do I care about anyone!? I'll kill you. I'll kill Chayne. I'll kill that wannabe comedian who keeps makin' those godawful puns. I'll kill everyone. You fucks irritate me. You bug me. You exist in my world and that is a fuckin' sin. Nobody else deserves what I got. It's all about me. It'll only ever be about me. You're hoggin' up room on this fuckin' ride! I don't fuckin' want you on it! Why the fuck do you assholes have to ruin my perfect universe!?"
—Ash, From Heaven's Door
"The things I've done. The things I've seen... Humanity is a disease and the fewer of them there are the better it is for me."
— Alan Jonah, Novelization of Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
"Cormac hasn't asked me one single question about myself, no, I've just been treated to A Hundred Great Saves Made by Cormac McLaggen."
— Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
"You talk too much, and it's all about you."
— Philip Marlowe, The Long Goodbye
"I do like a man who tells you right out he's looking out for himself. Don't we all? I don't trust a man who says he's not."
— Kasper Gutman, The Maltese Falcon
[Jane Wilkinson] leaned forward. Her blue eyes opened wide again. ‘You’d like me to be happy, wouldn’t you?’
Her voice was soft, low and deliciously seductive.
‘I should like everybody to be happy,’ said Poirot cautiously.
‘Yes, but I wasn’t thinking of everybody. I was thinking of just me.’
‘I should say you always do that, Madame.’
Her voice was soft, low and deliciously seductive.
‘I should like everybody to be happy,’ said Poirot cautiously.
‘Yes, but I wasn’t thinking of everybody. I was thinking of just me.’
‘I should say you always do that, Madame.’
Otto: Wow. [Tiffany and Charles] are on a roll.
Melanie: I don't know why they are so popular. They don't care about anybody but themselves!
Melanie: I don't know why they are so popular. They don't care about anybody but themselves!
Remember that the people you are talking to are a hundred times more interested in themselves and their wants and problems than they are in you and your problems. A person’s toothache means more to that person than a famine in China which kills a million people. A boil on one’s neck interests one more than forty earthquakes in Africa. Think of that the next time you start a conversation.
Live-Action TV
Adrian: You're not gonna tell Angelina, are you?
Eagan: I should. That sapphire she has... I held it once. I could... feel its power. If anything can save me, it can.
Adrian: You tell Angelina about that piece of Noah's Ark, you might save your ass. But you could doom everyone else.
Eagan: Thing is, Adrian... I really like my ass. (eats an apple in front of him)
Eagan: I should. That sapphire she has... I held it once. I could... feel its power. If anything can save me, it can.
Adrian: You tell Angelina about that piece of Noah's Ark, you might save your ass. But you could doom everyone else.
Eagan: Thing is, Adrian... I really like my ass. (eats an apple in front of him)
"I look after number one, life isn't a charity."
— Dorien Green, Birds of a Feather, "Business"
Dorien: Oh? Off on holiday?
Sharon: No, we're not, actually.
Tracey: We carn afford it.
Dorien: What a pity, anyway, onto me.
Walter White: Skyler, all the things that I did, you need to understand...
Skyler: If I have to hear, one more time, that you did this for the family—
Walter: I did it for me. I liked it, I was good at it, and I was really...I was alive.
Skyler: If I have to hear, one more time, that you did this for the family—
Walter: I did it for me. I liked it, I was good at it, and I was really...I was alive.
— Breaking Bad, "Felina"
Spend time with corrupt, homicidal, Third World political figures, and you hear a lot of self-pity. What kind of man throws his political enemies in prison and tortures them to death? Generally it's a guy who feels so sorry for himself that he feels justified doing anything. Killers, by and large, are whining losers... but that doesn't make them any less dangerous.
— Michael Westen, Burn Notice, "Truth and Reconciliation"
Perp: She didn't even know who I was. And we were good friends!
Rosa: On more than one occasion, she's called me 'Gina'. That's her own name.
Perp: [appalled] No she didn't.
Rosa: On more than one occasion, she's called me 'Gina'. That's her own name.
Perp: [appalled] No she didn't.
You think I'm self-centered? Me? Me? Me?
—Ray Barone, Everybody Loves Raymond
"You know what your problem is? You think this WHOLE WORLD revolves around YOU, but it DOESN'T! It revolves around the MOON, which is why we have WINTER!"
—Floyd Pepper, The Muppets (2015)
"It's a big day for Phyllis, but it's an even bigger day for me, the employer of the bride."
—Michael Scott, The Office (US)
Chloe Decker: Only you could turn a tragic death into an excuse to talk about you.
Lucifer: Well, who else would I talk about?
"There's so very much to discuss. So let's start with the most important thing, shall we? Me."
— Lucifer after barging into a group therapy session for grieving people.
Lucifer: And now... I’ll never taste his perfect tamales again.
Chloe: So this isn’t about the man, this is about your stomach.
—Lucifer (2016), after the dead body of a chef is found.
"A true hedonist puts pleasure before everything! Before another's pain, before another's life! People are just... animals!"
—Ana Demiachia, Father Brown
Music
"You think the world revolves around you but it doesn't so, you sit and spin
Baby, someone is crazy and it's you."
Baby, someone is crazy and it's you."
— Jonathan Coulton, "Someone Is Crazy"
"They said it's you / Who puts the gravity in the ground
They said it's you / Who all the stars revolve around
Scientists were wrong / And you suspected all along it might be true
The world belongs to you"
They said it's you / Who all the stars revolve around
Scientists were wrong / And you suspected all along it might be true
The world belongs to you"
— Jonathan Coulton, "The World Belongs to You"
Rubber Band: Sit down, shut up, you're not the lead! Your wild applause should be for ME!!
A Toad in the audience: Oh yeah?! What did YOU do?!
Another Toad in the audience: Yeah, you hung out backstage the whole time!
Audience: [angry booing]
Rubber Band: How DARE you?! I am the DIRECTOR! The lead actor! The STAR!! Who are YOU to question my ART?! You should be SILENCED for all eternity!!
"An open letter to the snotty barista at the Coffee Bean on San Vicente Boulevard:
I know there were 20 people behind me in line, but I was on a cell phone call with my mother.
Didn't you see me hold up my index finger?
That means 'I'll order my soy decaf hazelnut latte in just a couple minutes'.
So what's with the attitude, lady?
No tip for you!"
I know there were 20 people behind me in line, but I was on a cell phone call with my mother.
Didn't you see me hold up my index finger?
That means 'I'll order my soy decaf hazelnut latte in just a couple minutes'.
So what's with the attitude, lady?
No tip for you!"
— "Weird Al" Yankovic, "Craigslist"
"So God forbid I'm seen as just an average human being
I mean, imagine if protagonists just died in the first scene
I'm the gap between a tragedy and comedy
Don't come at me
I'm the main character, and you have to like me!"
I mean, imagine if protagonists just died in the first scene
I'm the gap between a tragedy and comedy
Don't come at me
I'm the main character, and you have to like me!"
— Will Wood, "The Main Character"
"Have you ever been to a birthday party for children
And one of the children won't stop screaming?
'Cause he's just a little attention attractor
When he grows up to be a comic or actor
He'll be rewarded for never maturing
For never understanding or learning
That every day can't be about him
There's other people, you selfish asshole!"
And one of the children won't stop screaming?
'Cause he's just a little attention attractor
When he grows up to be a comic or actor
He'll be rewarded for never maturing
For never understanding or learning
That every day can't be about him
There's other people, you selfish asshole!"
— Bo Burnham, "Art Is Dead"
Tabletop Games
I will be the last creature when I am done. The cosmos will then be perfect, free of the braying abominations that are all other living things.
Theatre
All roads lead to...
The best things in life are...
All's well that ends with...
ME!
The best things in life are...
All's well that ends with...
ME!
— Gaston, "Me," stage version of Beauty and the Beast
For mine own good,
All causes shall give way. I am in blood
Stepp'd in so far that, should I wade no more,
Returning were as tedious as go o'er.
All causes shall give way. I am in blood
Stepp'd in so far that, should I wade no more,
Returning were as tedious as go o'er.
Video Games
"The mission was a success. There's nothing else I need to say. So it looks like we're getting attention from above. If any credit is due, it should come to me. Prisoners deserve nothing."
— Colonel D. McKinsey, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
So mirror mirror on the wall
Who's the prettiest of them all?
Me, me, me, me
I'm the queen of the ball
Who's the prettiest of them all?
Me, me, me, me
I'm the queen of the ball
— Anarchy Reigns, "It's All About Me"
"In the end, all that matters to me... is me. And all that matters to you... is you. It is the nature of things."
— Andrew Ryan, BioShock
"The Tyrant looks upon the world, saying, "all this is mine." And by force or guile, he makes it so. To the Tyrant, the whole of creation is held in the relative; sun and moon revolve for him alone. For the Tyrant, even Justice is whimsy. He alone is fit to weigh, to measure, and to cut."
—Sofia Lamb, BioShock 2
"Hey, kids! Did you know what your mommies and daddies gave up so your family could live in Opportunity? Literally nothing! Your family is paid to be here — I'm the one who feeds and protects everyone. Remember: we should all love our parents, but love me more."
— Handsome Jack, Borderlands 2
"For the Greater Good... MY greater good!"
"So, everything is gone. Your stuff. My stuff. Most importantly: MY STUFF."
— Cayde-6, Destiny 2 - "Rally the Troops" trailer
"Can't you stop talking about yourself for one second, Alex?"
— Jenna, Golden Sun: The Lost Age
Trevor: I - eh - spoke to Franklin.
Michael: Why?
Trevor: Unlike you, he hears that his homie's having trouble, right? And he has no problem coming to help.
Michael: So you're ensuring that we lie low... out here... by calling LS and inviting a known accomplice of ours to come out here what... for a little visit?
Trevor: That is so fucking typical of you. So typical. You don't even ask about the trouble. You instantly think about yourself.
[Beat]
Michael: You're right... I did do that. I apologize.
Michael: Why?
Trevor: Unlike you, he hears that his homie's having trouble, right? And he has no problem coming to help.
Michael: So you're ensuring that we lie low... out here... by calling LS and inviting a known accomplice of ours to come out here what... for a little visit?
Trevor: That is so fucking typical of you. So typical. You don't even ask about the trouble. You instantly think about yourself.
[Beat]
Michael: You're right... I did do that. I apologize.
Welcome to the League of Draven.
— Draven, League of Legends
Nunu: W.I.L.L.U.M.P. is my best friend!
W.I.L.L.U.M.P.: I am the best at everything.
W.I.L.L.U.M.P.: I am the best at everything.
All me! ... and maybe those other guys. Whatever.
— Draven, Legends of Runeterra
"Typical politician. Big promises, but all talk. 'Jump-start the economy?' What a load of bullshit! All you care about is lining your own pockets. That, and your approval ratings. You've got no principles, just like all the rest. If America's gone to shit, you're just another maggot crawling in the pile!"
— Raiden, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
"No, no, NO! The star of the show isn't Mario, you uncultured hacks! The REAL superstar... is MEEEEE!!"
"There is no need for thieves in my mighty country... Only myself and the ones who revere me are needed."
— Shadow Shido, Persona 5
"There are only three people I look out for: Me, Myself and I."
— Damon Gant, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Case 1-5: "Rise from the Ashes"
"Are you giving me orders?! Me, the great director of the Cosmos Space Center?! GAAAAAGH! But the cosmos revolves around meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"
— Yuri Cosmos, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies, Case 5-4: "The Cosmic Turnabout"
Lillie: You always do that... It's just like it was back at Aether Paradise... Only thinking of yourself and what you want...
Lusamine: What...? And why shouldn't I!
Lusamine: What...? And why shouldn't I!
"All I wanted to do was make everything better, for me. All you had to do was to solve a couple hundred simple tests for a few years... AND YOU COULDN'T EVEN LET ME HAVE THAT, COULD YOU?!"
"Lights, camera, me!"
— Luminous's summoning quote, Skylanders: Trap Team
Starscream: Ugh! These Crystal Guardians should have stayed in the past where they belong!
Shockwave: You are not the only one having problems, Starscream.
Starscream: I'm the only one whose problems are of any significance!
Shockwave: You are not the only one having problems, Starscream.
Starscream: I'm the only one whose problems are of any significance!
"It is from me that all life is born. It lives only for me. And it shall be returned!"
— Zanza, Xenoblade Chronicles 1
"If the Architect did send Blades down to this world, it was for my sake. To find and raise cores containing more powerful, wondrous, unparalleled data."
— Amalthus, Xenoblade Chronicles 2
"All the cores, all the Architect's words... belong to me!"
— Amalthus, Xenoblade Chronicles 2
An independent mercenary who snuck onto Rubicon hoping to get rich quick, taking advantage of the chaos brought about by the extraplanetary corporations' forays.
Under Nosaac's "economic theory," the funds of others are but extensions of his own resources. Thus he continues to take on debt with no intention of repayment, as in his eyes, the money was his anyway. This does have the benefit of allowing him to buy the latest in corporate technology as soon as it hits the market; he considers the power of his AC an asset to his credit score.
Under Nosaac's "economic theory," the funds of others are but extensions of his own resources. Thus he continues to take on debt with no intention of repayment, as in his eyes, the money was his anyway. This does have the benefit of allowing him to buy the latest in corporate technology as soon as it hits the market; he considers the power of his AC an asset to his credit score.
— Nosaac's Arena profile, Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Web Original
Black Mage: If you think about it, I'm the victim here.
Thief: How?
Black Mage: I didn't get what I wanted.
Thief: How?
Black Mage: I didn't get what I wanted.
"He's got a picture of himself labeled, "ME"... Now there's so many things wrong with this, I don't even know where to begin."
Neymar: Wow, you guys are, like, really ungrateful.
Edinson Cavani: Are you being serious?
Neymar: Have you even thanked me once for taking all the penalties for you over the past two years?
Edinson Cavani: I want to take the penalties! See, this is the thing - you're only worried about what Neymar wants! You don't care about the team!
Edinson Cavani: Are you being serious?
Neymar: Have you even thanked me once for taking all the penalties for you over the past two years?
Edinson Cavani: I want to take the penalties! See, this is the thing - you're only worried about what Neymar wants! You don't care about the team!
"The moment is so fleeting
But our talent is so vast
The so-called stars are hopelessly outclassed"
But our talent is so vast
The so-called stars are hopelessly outclassed"
— Commentary! The Musical, "All About Me"
"A man with less self-reflection than Dracula. A man so geocentrically self-centered, he thinks the sun is a stage light constantly searching for his best side. A man so lacking in self-awareness, he's invisible to Zen Buddhists. A man who pushed the limits of assholing harder than Goatse. May I present: Homo Shia."
Geminiman: You mean I'm stuck like this for another hour? This is the worse thing to ever happen to anyone!
Mr L: Geminiman, it's not a big deal.
Geminiman: Not a big deal? NOT A BIG DEAL!? I am SUFFERING here!
Mr L: It's not all about you.
Geminiman: Of course it's all about me. Have you seen me? I'm me!
Mr L: Geminiman, it's not a big deal.
Geminiman: Not a big deal? NOT A BIG DEAL!? I am SUFFERING here!
Mr L: It's not all about you.
Geminiman: Of course it's all about me. Have you seen me? I'm me!
Evelyn: Belle... does Lucks hate me?
Belle: [sighs] Seeing as how he's about to bring you into the main line-up, I would doubt it.
Evelyn: Then why doesn't he give me exhibition matches, like he does to that... blue-haired science expirement?!?
"I think that's half your problem, T — you always think everything that happens is about YOU!"
— Julio Scoundrél (to Tarquin), The Order of the Stick
Patton: Look, the main point I wanted to get to is that you should try to make them feel special. Don't talk about yourself so much and make sure they feel heard.
Roman: [horrified expression, mumbling with a trembling voice] Not... talk about... me...?
Noah: You can't defeat me, because I possess the person you care more about than anyone else in the world!
Kaiba: Unless you've somehow kidnapped me without my knowledge, I think that's impossible.
Kaiba: Unless you've somehow kidnapped me without my knowledge, I think that's impossible.
"In seeing the world, I began to realize one continuous truth: everyone else is worthless, petty, frustrating, self-obsessed, and weak."
— Halas Lutagran, Critical Role, "The Neverending Day"
"I can't believe how self centered you are. I guess we should have known with all the main character ranting."
— A Twitch donation (to DougDoug while he's trying to complete a challenge without saying any words that relate to himself such as I, Me, Myself or Doug), ''I let an A.I. decide my next GTA 5 video''
Western Animation
Cheese: But I don't have birthday like y'all do, so this is my one day to celebrate myself!
[Beat]
Dog: Cheese, you celebrate yourself every day of the year!
[Beat]
Dog: Cheese, you celebrate yourself every day of the year!
— Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese, "The Cheese Ball"
Woody: So, we're stuck done here [in this underground bunker] for the rest of our lives?!
Malloy: At least you're old and near death. Think of me.
Malloy: At least you're old and near death. Think of me.
—Brickleberry, "Aparkalypse [sic]"
The Devil: I'm impressed with how fantastically I'm running this whole operation. In fact, I think I deserve a celebration! [he makes party stuff appear, one of which being a banner saying "CONGRATS DEVIL".] Attention everyone, we're having our most productive year in a millennium. All thanks to my hard work and dedication.
Minion #1: What's he talking about?
Minion #2: I don't know but we haven't had a break in 3,000 years so just go with it.
The Devil: So, let's all raise a glass to me!
Minion #1: What's he talking about?
Minion #2: I don't know but we haven't had a break in 3,000 years so just go with it.
The Devil: So, let's all raise a glass to me!
Dan: [while stealing a mummy's artifacts] Hold these.
Chris: Why!?
Dan: Because if I get caught with them, I'll go to jail.
Chris: Why!?
Dan: Because if I get caught with them, I'll go to jail.
— Dan Vs.
"Is there any way this 'collapse of civilization' thing could affect me personally?"
His friends are loyal! It's royal!
They'll help against the foil!
Kuzco: "Friends"? I thought this was all about me.
They'll help against the foil!
Kuzco: "Friends"? I thought this was all about me.
Hi, I'm Julia Roberts. You know, a lot of people died in the tsunami. But don't worry, I didn't, and I'll be here to entertain you and love my life for many, many years to come. Meee. Meee. MEEEEE AH HAHAHAHAHA!
— Julia Roberts, Family Guy
Fry: Bender, this has nothing to do with you!
Bender: That's impossible!
Bender: That's impossible!
— Futurama, "Jurassic Bark"
"Hego, can we focus here? ON ME!"
— Mego, Kim Possible
Bugs: Find a different best friend to go on that show.note
Daffy: But I need you. I prize prizes above all else. This is my shot at finally winning something. I'll do anything!
Bugs: Even if it means focusing on someone other than yourself for more than two minutes?
Daffy: That sounds awful.
Daffy: But I need you. I prize prizes above all else. This is my shot at finally winning something. I'll do anything!
Bugs: Even if it means focusing on someone other than yourself for more than two minutes?
Daffy: That sounds awful.
Gearhead: I'm sorry, Rick. The reward on your head is too high. And like you always say, you gotta look for number one.
Rick: Number one is me, asshole!
Rick: Number one is me, asshole!
—Rick and Morty, "Mortynight Run"
The Coon: It's not my fault you guys turned evil, Kenny.
Mysterion: You are the bad guy, Cartman. You!
The Coon: I'm making the world a better place!
Mysterion: FOR YOU! You're making it a better place for you!
The Coon: [Beat] Riiight. That's what superheroes do.
Mysterion: You are the bad guy, Cartman. You!
The Coon: I'm making the world a better place!
Mysterion: FOR YOU! You're making it a better place for you!
The Coon: [Beat] Riiight. That's what superheroes do.
Malina: Is it too much to ask that for once the focus isn't entirely on you?
Kuzco: Silly Malina. Asking questions you already know the answer to.
Kuzco: Silly Malina. Asking questions you already know the answer to.
Robotnik: I want my monument finished in time for Robotnik Day!
Grounder: Ooh, I didn't know there was a Robotnik Day.
Robotnik: Of COURSE there's a Robotnik Day! I just declared it one minute ago, in honor of myself!
Grounder: Ooh, I didn't know there was a Robotnik Day.
Robotnik: Of COURSE there's a Robotnik Day! I just declared it one minute ago, in honor of myself!
Galvatronnote : I am the property of a powerful being, older than recorded history, a devourer or worlds who sees my every move.
Megatron: Unicron.
Galvatron: If I so much as look at the Allspark, his torture will be swift and brutal. And since you are no slave, yet, you are free...
Megatron: To seize the Allspark and use it to destroy...my future master. But...it is meant to revitalize Cybertron! If we use it to destroy Unicron, what happens to the planet?
Galvatron: Ah, who cares? This is about me, which makes it about you!
Megatron: Unicron.
Galvatron: If I so much as look at the Allspark, his torture will be swift and brutal. And since you are no slave, yet, you are free...
Megatron: To seize the Allspark and use it to destroy...my future master. But...it is meant to revitalize Cybertron! If we use it to destroy Unicron, what happens to the planet?
Galvatron: Ah, who cares? This is about me, which makes it about you!
"No one, and I mean no one can ever know about this! It'll be the the end of you; it'll be the end of me. And worst of all, it'll be the end of me!"
— Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob SquarePants, "Nasty Patty"
Real Life
"The swine who stole my dog doesn't realize what he did to me!"
"A man content to go to heaven alone will never go to heaven."
"Tis not unreasonable for me to prefer the destruction of the whole world to the scratching of my finger."
—David Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature
"Men are not against you; they are merely for themselves."
—Gene Fowler
"The definition of the true savage does not concern itself even with how much more he hurts strangers or captives than do the other tribes of men. The definition of the true savage is that he laughs when he hurts you; and howls when you hurt him."
"L'etat c'est moi. (I am the State.)"
—Louis XIV
Gavin: Do you know why I won't drive? Because, as a foreign person in this country, I can very easily get deported if I break the law. They'll just be like, "Get out", and I'll be like, "Aw". Every day of the year, I have absolutely zero chance of harming anyone with anything I do. I will never hurt anyone. [...] If I drive, I could very easily crash into a car or accidentally run someone over. If you got distracted and mowed down, like, a family, you're in trouble! That's ruined it!
Gus: You are, you are in trouble.
Gavin: I can't mow down anyone in the passenger seat. I can try, but I won't.
Burnie: I like Gavin's logic here. It's like, "Wow, I just ran over a family of four; I might have to go home."
Gavin: How did that become-?!
Gus: "Now I have to leave the country because they died."
Gavin: Obviously I'd be horrified at the four people I've mowed down-
Burnie: If we had not challenged you, would you ever have said, "Well, first of all, I'm horrified that I killed the four people"?
Gavin: I felt like that was a given! How did you turn that around on me being a piece of shit? "Ga-dunk, ga-dunk, oops, better look for flights immediately!" How do you turn that around?!
Burnie: That's the way you presented it!
Gus: I would actually imagine you'd do this: You run over four people, ga-dunk, ga-dunk, ga-dunk, and then you go, "Well, great!"
Gus: You are, you are in trouble.
Gavin: I can't mow down anyone in the passenger seat. I can try, but I won't.
Burnie: I like Gavin's logic here. It's like, "Wow, I just ran over a family of four; I might have to go home."
Gavin: How did that become-?!
Gus: "Now I have to leave the country because they died."
Gavin: Obviously I'd be horrified at the four people I've mowed down-
Burnie: If we had not challenged you, would you ever have said, "Well, first of all, I'm horrified that I killed the four people"?
Gavin: I felt like that was a given! How did you turn that around on me being a piece of shit? "Ga-dunk, ga-dunk, oops, better look for flights immediately!" How do you turn that around?!
Burnie: That's the way you presented it!
Gus: I would actually imagine you'd do this: You run over four people, ga-dunk, ga-dunk, ga-dunk, and then you go, "Well, great!"
""Is your freedom more important than my safety?!"
I don't know you, my lunch is more important to me than you are."
I don't know you, my lunch is more important to me than you are."
