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Justified arrogance is a useful trait when writing villains. It can make them more threatening. It can make their evilness more [[LoveToHate enjoyable]]. It can make the hero's eventual triumph that much sweeter. When it comes to heroic characters, justified arrogance can make them more realistic. Making a highly competent hero too humble could come across as unbelievable, as if they're trying too hard to come across as a goody two-shoes -- or even trying to mislead others about their true power. There's also the notion that being arrogant towards one's vanquished foes can be a lot more ''fun'' than being humble in victory -- especially if the foes are {{Hate Sink}}s who deserve a dose of mockery.
On the other hand, an arrogant character with ''too much'' power will likely grate on the audience's nerves. {{Invincible Hero}}es and {{Invincible Villain}}s are already at risk of Scrappyhood because they're often perceived as overpowered. If they constantly brag about how overpowered they are, it'll just exacerbate the hate towards them.
A weak/incompetent character whose arrogance is entirely unjustified can still end up becoming popular if their ravings are more entertaining than annoying. However, this is risky: even if the raving themselves are funny, it's easy to have the character's actions render them unlikable. If the incompetent character is useless, but also harmless, the audience might find them endearing. On the other hand, if the arrogant character is a [[TheLoad Load]] who needs the heroes to take care of them without contributing anything useful in return, their arrogance will just make them (more) annoying. Even worse: if the character is a [[TheMillstone Millstone]] who's ''detrimental'' to the heroes, the audience will probably find their arrogance anything but endearing -- ''especially'' if it's what makes them worsen the situation for the heroes.
On the other hand, an arrogant character with ''too much'' power will likely grate on the audience's nerves. {{Invincible Hero}}es and {{Invincible Villain}}s are already at risk of Scrappyhood because they're often perceived as overpowered. If they constantly brag about how overpowered they are, it'll just exacerbate the hate towards them.
A weak/incompetent character whose arrogance is entirely unjustified can still end up becoming popular if their ravings are more entertaining than annoying. However, this is risky: even if the raving themselves are funny, it's easy to have the character's actions render them unlikable. If the incompetent character is useless, but also harmless, the audience might find them endearing. On the other hand, if the arrogant character is a [[TheLoad Load]] who needs the heroes to take care of them without contributing anything useful in return, their arrogance will just make them (more) annoying. Even worse: if the character is a [[TheMillstone Millstone]] who's ''detrimental'' to the heroes, the audience will probably find their arrogance anything but endearing -- ''especially'' if it's what makes them worsen the situation for the heroes.
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Justified arrogance is a useful trait when writing villains. It can make them more threatening. It can make their evilness more [[LoveToHate enjoyable]]. It can [[CatharsisFactor make the hero's eventual triumph that much sweeter.sweeter]]. When it comes to heroic characters, justified arrogance can make them more realistic. Making a highly competent hero too humble could come across as unbelievable, as if they're trying too hard to come across as be a goody two-shoes -- or even trying to mislead others about their true power. In escapist fiction, the arrogance of a hero might be something the viewers wish they could get away with in real life. There's also the notion fact that a hero being arrogant towards one's their vanquished foes can simply be a lot more ''fun'' than them being humble in victory -- especially if the foes are {{Hate Sink}}s who deserve a dose of mockery.
On the other hand, an arrogant character with ''too much'' power will likely grate on the audience's nerves. {{Invincible Hero}}es and {{Invincible Villain}}s are already at risk ofScrappyhood [[TheScrappy Scrappyhood]] because they're often perceived as overpowered. If they constantly brag about how overpowered they are, rub it in, it'll just exacerbate the hate towards them.
Aweak/incompetent weak and/or incompetent character whose arrogance is entirely unjustified can still end up becoming popular if their ravings are more entertaining than annoying. However, this is risky: even if the raving themselves are funny, it's easy to have the character's actions render them unlikable. If the incompetent character is useless, but also harmless, harmless and doesn't overstay their welcome, the audience might find them endearing. On the other hand, if the arrogant character is a an annoying [[TheLoad Load]] who always needs the heroes to take care of them without contributing anything useful in return, their arrogance will just make them (more) more annoying. Even worse: if the character is a [[TheMillstone Millstone]] who's ''detrimental'' to actively making things worse for the heroes, the audience will probably find them anything ''but'' endearing -- especially if their arrogance anything but endearing -- ''especially'' if it's what makes them worsen is the situation for the heroes.reason they're a LeeroyJenkins who constantly ruins their plans.
On the other hand, an arrogant character with ''too much'' power will likely grate on the audience's nerves. {{Invincible Hero}}es and {{Invincible Villain}}s are already at risk of
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!!Factors that determine whether a character with a gigantic ego will become [[AwesomeEgo loved]] or [[TheScrappy hated]] for it
Characters who brag about how awesome they are can be split into two groups: Those who have the competence to back it up, and those who don't.
Justified arrogance is a useful trait when writing villains. It can make them more threatening. It can make their evilness more [[LoveToHate enjoyable]]. It can make the hero's eventual triumph that much sweeter. When it comes to heroic characters, justified arrogance can make them more realistic. Making a highly competent hero too humble could come across as unbelievable, as if they're trying too hard to come across as a goody two-shoes -- or even trying to mislead others about their true power. There's also the notion that being arrogant towards one's vanquished foes can be a lot more ''fun'' than being humble in victory -- especially if the foes are {{Hate Sink}}s who deserve a dose of mockery.
On the other hand, an arrogant character with ''too much'' power will likely grate on the audience's nerves. {{Invincible Hero}}es and {{Invincible Villain}}s are already at risk of Scrappyhood because they're often perceived as overpowered. If they constantly brag about how overpowered they are, it'll just exacerbate the hate towards them.
A weak/incompetent character whose arrogance is entirely unjustified can still end up becoming popular if their ravings are more entertaining than annoying. However, this is risky: even if the raving themselves are funny, it's easy to have the character's actions render them unlikable. If the incompetent character is useless, but also harmless, the audience might find them endearing. On the other hand, if the arrogant character is a [[TheLoad Load]] who needs the heroes to take care of them without contributing anything useful in return, their arrogance will just make them (more) annoying. Even worse: if the character is a [[TheMillstone Millstone]] who's ''detrimental'' to the heroes, the audience will probably find their arrogance anything but endearing -- ''especially'' if it's what makes them worsen the situation for the heroes.
Characters who brag about how awesome they are can be split into two groups: Those who have the competence to back it up, and those who don't.
Justified arrogance is a useful trait when writing villains. It can make them more threatening. It can make their evilness more [[LoveToHate enjoyable]]. It can make the hero's eventual triumph that much sweeter. When it comes to heroic characters, justified arrogance can make them more realistic. Making a highly competent hero too humble could come across as unbelievable, as if they're trying too hard to come across as a goody two-shoes -- or even trying to mislead others about their true power. There's also the notion that being arrogant towards one's vanquished foes can be a lot more ''fun'' than being humble in victory -- especially if the foes are {{Hate Sink}}s who deserve a dose of mockery.
On the other hand, an arrogant character with ''too much'' power will likely grate on the audience's nerves. {{Invincible Hero}}es and {{Invincible Villain}}s are already at risk of Scrappyhood because they're often perceived as overpowered. If they constantly brag about how overpowered they are, it'll just exacerbate the hate towards them.
A weak/incompetent character whose arrogance is entirely unjustified can still end up becoming popular if their ravings are more entertaining than annoying. However, this is risky: even if the raving themselves are funny, it's easy to have the character's actions render them unlikable. If the incompetent character is useless, but also harmless, the audience might find them endearing. On the other hand, if the arrogant character is a [[TheLoad Load]] who needs the heroes to take care of them without contributing anything useful in return, their arrogance will just make them (more) annoying. Even worse: if the character is a [[TheMillstone Millstone]] who's ''detrimental'' to the heroes, the audience will probably find their arrogance anything but endearing -- ''especially'' if it's what makes them worsen the situation for the heroes.
