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* In ''WesternAnimation/QuestForCamelot'', Ruber thinks more of himself than everyone else, and declares Camelot as his during his VillainSong. This is lampshaded by none other than King Arthur himself.

* Most of the cast of ''Film/{{Exam}}'' shows signs of this at some point, but [[spoiler:White]] is the biggest offender.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'': Judge Frollo spares baby Quasimodo only because he believes he may be useful to him later [[spoiler:in locating the Gypsies' hideout]] and because the Archdeacon demanded he do so as atonement for killing the boy's mother on the cathedral steps. This is the only time Frollo has a HeelRealization, but even then, he cares only about his own salvation rather than any actual guilt.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'': Justified and deconstructed with [[spoiler:Prince Hans]]. He reveals his [[ManipulativeBastard calculated plot]] to fake his romance with Anna, kill Elsa, and become king of Arendelle. Aware that he is the SpareToTheThrone back home and [[FreudianExcuse permanently estranged with his family since childhood]], he seeks to rule elsewhere and crave the recognition he felt he deserved. Realizing she was only a pawn to him, Anna [[KirkSummation tells]] [[spoiler:Hans]] that he's the only one with a "frozen heart", and the few good deeds he did [[PragmaticVillainy were only done to gain public trust]]. His sociopathic "frozen" heart stops him from bonding with others and shows that he's willing to forsake all relationships for more political power. In one scene, [[spoiler:he even]] wanted to invite his older brothers just to rub it in their faces out of spite.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'': Justified and deconstructed with [[spoiler:Prince Hans]]. He reveals his [[ManipulativeBastard calculated plot]] to fake his romance with Anna, kill Elsa, and become king of Arendelle. Aware that he is the SpareToTheThrone back home and [[FreudianExcuse estranged with his family since childhood]], he seeks to rule elsewhere and crave the recognition he felt he deserved. Realizing she was only a pawn to him, Anna [[KirkSummation tells]] [[spoiler:Hans]] that he's the only one with a [[TheSociopath "frozen heart"]], and the few good deeds he did [[PragmaticVillainy were only done to gain public trust]]. His "frozen" heart stops him from bonding with others and shows that he's willing to forsake all relationships for more political power.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'': Justified and deconstructed with [[spoiler:Prince Hans]]. He reveals his [[ManipulativeBastard calculated plot]] to [[spoiler:fake his romance with Anna, kill Elsa, and become king of Arendelle. Aware he'll never inherit his kingdom's throne and [[FreudianExcuse estranged with his family since childhood]], he seeks to rule elsewhere and crave the recognition he felt he deserved]]. When he views his reflection on a window, he only sees his own face, which shows his self-serving nature. The few good deeds he did throughout the film [[PragmaticVillainy were only done to gain public trust]]. He sees others around him as tools in his quest for power and wouldn't hesitate to lie or kill. However, as pointed out by Anna in her KirkSummation to him, he is the only one with a [[TheSociopath "frozen heart."]]

* ''Film/July22'': Anders demonstrates this best after demanding medical attention for a cut on his finger -- a cut, as he himself notes, that was caused by the skull fragment of a teenager he murdered.

* ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance'': [[NiceCharacterMeanActor Darla Dimple]] is the poster girl for this trope in the film: She is a [[SpoiledBrat spoiled]], [[BitchInSheepsClothing deceitful]], [[ManipulativeBitch manipulative]], child star [[FantasticRacist who hates animals and doesn't want any of them getting HER spotlight]], to the point where she has her butler Max flood her movie's sound stage after she deceives [[NiceGuy Danny]] into gathering the animal actors into performing an audition for L.B. Mammoth, which gets them blamed and fired afterwards. Only at the "Lil' Ark Angel" premiere does she get [[LaserGuidedKarma what she deserves]]: A HumiliationConga that ''rapidly'' [[SpringtimeForHitler improves the animals' final musical number for the movie's audience and injures her every time]], an AccidentalPublicConfession of what she did and who she ''really'' is (followed by Pudge giving her a stage drop), [[EarnYourHappyEnding and the animals' rise to stardom]] by having them replace her, [[DefeatEqualsMenialLabor while Darla is demoted to a lowly janitor as punishment for her crimes]].

* ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance'': [[NiceCharacterMeanActor Darla Dimple]] is the poster girl for this trope in the film: She is a [[SpoiledBrat spoiled]], [[BitchInSheepsClothing deceitful]], [[ManipulativeBitch manipulative]], child star [[FantasticRacist who hates animals and doesn't want any of them getting HER spotlight]], to the point where she has her butler Max flood her movie's sound stage after she deceives [[NiceGuy Danny]] into gathering the animal actors into performing an audition for L.B. Mammoth, which gets them blamed and fired afterwards. Only at the "Lil' Ark Angel" premiere does she get [[LaserGuidedKarma what she deserves]]: A HumiliationConga that ''rapidly'' [[SpringtimeForHitler improves the animals' final musical number for the movie's audience and injures her every time]], an AccidentalPublicConfession of what she did and who she ''really'' is (followed by Pudge giving her a stage drop), [[EarnYourHappyEnding and the animals' rise to stardom]] by having them replace her, while Darla is demoted to a mere janitor as punishment for her crimes.

* ''Film/TheLuckyOne:'' Almost every time Judge Clayton speaks to one of his relatives, it is to emphasize how preoccupied he is with his campaign for mayor. He gushes proudly about his grandson properly reciting his campaign slogan and later compliments the boy's villain recital by saying he can play it at the victory ceremony. After assuring his son that his RecklessGunUsage can be covered up, the judge adds that it will blow ever "by the election." The only exception to this is after [[spoiler:his son's death]].

--> '''Kane:''' [pleading] ''Don't go, Susan. You mustn't go. You can't do this to me.'' \\
'''Susan:''' ''I see. So it's ''you'' who this is being done to. It's not me at all. Not how I feel. Not what it means to me.'' [laughs] ''I can't do this to you?'' [odd smile] ''Oh, yes I can.''

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* ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance'': [[NiceCharacterMeanActor Darla Dimple]] is the poster girl for this trope in the film: She is a [[SpoiledBrat spoiled]], [[BitchInSheepsClothing deceitful]], [[ManipulativeBitch manipulative]], child star [[FantasticRacist who hates animals and doesn't want any of them getting HER spotlight]], to the point where she has her butler Max flood her movie's sound stage after she deceives [[NiceGuy Danny]] into gathering the animal actors into performing an audition for L.B. Mammoth, which gets them blamed and fired afterwards. Only at the "Lil' Ark Angel" premiere does she get [[LaserGuidedKarma what she deserves]]: A HumiliationConga that ''rapidly'' [[SpringtimeForHitler improves the animals' final musical number for the movie's audience and injures her every time]], an AccidentalPublicConfession of what she did and who she ''really'' is (followed by Pudge giving her a stage drop), [[EarnYourHappyEnding and the animals' rise to stardom]] by having them replace her, while Darla is demoted to a mere janitor as punishment for her crimes.

* ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'': Joy is a WellIntentionedExtremist version. She always wants Riley to be happy, so essentially she always wants Riley to focus on her. She's the one behind all of Riley's core memories, and the conflict of the film is kicked off when ''Sadness'' creates a new core memory, which Joy is so opposed to that she yanks it out before it can take and tries to send it to the Memory Dump, thus leading to the rest being knocked loose and being sucked through the tube, with her and Sadness following when she tries to save them.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'': Justified and deconstructed with [[spoiler:Prince Hans]]. He reveals his [[ManipulativeBastard calculated plot]] to [[spoiler:fake his romance with Anna, kill Elsa, and become king of Arendelle. Aware he'll never inherit his kingdom's throne and [[FreudianExcuse estranged with his family since childhood]], he seeks to rule elsewhere and crave the recognition he felt he deserved]]. When he views his reflection on a window, he only sees his own face, which shows his self-serving nature. The few good deeds he did throughout the film [[PragmaticVillainy were only done to gain public trust]]. He sees others around him as tools in his quest for power and wouldn't hesitate to lie or kill. However, as pointed out by Anna in her KirkSummation to him, he is the only one with a [[TheSociopath "frozen heart."]]
* ''WesternAnimation/LittleAngelsTheBrightestChristmas'': Daniel is introduced as a selfish character who doesn't think about the rest of his family.
* Both the BigBad and one of the good guys in ''WesternAnimation/RockAndRule'' have this quality:
** Mok is so self-absorbed it falls squarely into A God Am I territory - this is a man who routinely writes songs solely about how divinely awesome he is, and how everyone must worship him. When people don't completely worship him, he snaps and decides to summon a demon to teach them a lesson.
** Omar only wants to sing his own songs, and when Angel sings "Send Love Through", Omar walks off the stage. He apologizes.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'': Judge Frollo spares baby Quasimodo only because he believes he may be useful to him later [[spoiler:in locating the Gypsies' hideout]] and because the Archdeacon demanded he do so as atonement for killing the boy's mother on the cathedral steps. This is the only time Frollo has a HeelRealization, but even then, he cares only about his own salvation rather than any actual guilt.

* ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'': Unsurprisingly, Ghidorah could be seen as this. [[spoiler:Whether as a form of HostileTerraforming or out of sheer sadism, his aim is razing the entire planet to the ground to benefit no-one but himself.]] Emma and Mark Russell can also be accused of this: it's implied [[spoiler:Emma's plan is ultimately her way of lashing out at the world over her son's death in her SanitySlippage]], and Mark Russell displays AMillionIsAStatistic attitude in regards to finding Madison while the rest of Monarch are more concerned about the threat of Ghidorah and the other Titans to all life on the planet. Meanwhile, NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist Jonah has an extra moment in the film's novelization that explicitly confirms this about his misanthropic goals.
* ''Film/July22'': Anders demonstrates this best after demanding medical attention for a cut on his finger - a cut, as he himself notes, that was caused by the skull fragment of a teenager he murdered.
* ''Franchise/JamesBond'': This is the prime motivation of Ernst Stavro Blofeld, 007's biggest ArchEnemy and the tyrannical head of SPECTRE, as they always revolve around his personal gain, something for which he is willing to destroy countless lives. Even in ''Film/{{Spectre}}'', [[spoiler:where [[ItsPersonal it's escalated to a personal grudge against Bond]], his EvilPlan to coerce several of the world's major intelligence agencies into working for him so SPECTRE can counteract their plans without any sort of obstacle involves some sort of monetary gain.]]

* ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'': Selfishness is probably the core character trait of each individual Skeksis. The accompanying material says that although they hate each other as much as they hate Gelflings, they need each other to maintain their hold over Thra; the minimum number of them to maintain the balance being ten. It's probably the only reason they don't kill each other off completely. Word of God says it's also why urSu, the leader and wisest of the urRu chose to die — to unbalance the Skeksis by taking skekSo with him.

** ''Film/{{Thor}}'': Thor is so self-centered that he is willing to kill countless Jotuns, endanger his outnumbered friends and brother, and start a war with Jotunheim—after King Laufey had just excused their trespass and allowed them to leave in peace—because one of the Jotuns called him “princess”. He continues to behave self-centeredly on Earth during his banishment until he learns that he cannot get away with that sort of behavior there.

* Waldo Lydecker of ''Film/{{Laura}}'' is so full of himself, even when he flashes back to Laura's old life, it's through the filter of how great he is.
* The main character of ''Film/LittleSweetheart'' is a sociopath, so this is a given.
* Magneto calls Wolverine on this (lampshading [[WolverinePublicity the obvious]] to fans) in ''Film/X2XMenUnited''...
-->'''Magneto''': Mystique has discovered plans of a base that Stryker's been operating out of for decades. Only we don't know where it is. We thought one of you might.
-->'''Wolverine''': The professor already tried [to look for hints about Stryker in my mind].
-->'''Magneto''' ''(sighs)'': Once again, you think it's all about ''you''.
** It's also a callback to ''Film/XMen1'', when everyone is certain that Magneto is trying to kidnap Wolverine, only to discover that [[spoiler:he's actually after Rogue]]
---> '''Wolverine:''' What do you want with me?
---> '''Magneto:''' ''You''? My dear boy, whoever said anything about wanting you? ''(glance towards [[spoiler:Rogue]], cue OhCrap expression from [[spoiler:her]] and Wolverine)''
** Which is ironic, considering Magneto's ego and inability to believe that Mutants could possibly survive without him is something of a running theme through the first three movies
* The fictionalized version of Mark Zuckerburg in ''Film/TheSocialNetwork'' has a pretty clear shade of this, expecting everyone around him to conform to his wishes, demands total devotion and praise, and is contemptuous of anyone who doesn't treat him as he feels he deserves. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuB_ng5uVaI This video nicely sums it up.]]

* ''Franchise/DieHard'' franchise:
** Richard "Dick" Thornburg from ''Film/DieHard'' is smug reporter whose own fame and glory matter more than the safety of others. In the first movie, he [[spoiler: reveals her relationship to John on TV, and thus to Hans by forcing his way into Holly's house, blackmailing her maid, and putting her children in the spotlight]].
** In [[Film/DieHard2 the second movie]], he expects special treatment on the plane, and when [[spoiler: learns of the terrorists plot, he reveals it to the airport and embellishes the extent of the danger, causing a panic at the airport]] that impedes John and airport security from taking down the rogue soldiers.
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* Basil Underwood in ''Film/ItsLoveImAfter''. It doesn't help that he's a [[LargeHam hammy]] Shakespearean actor.
* In ''Film/TheFinestHours'', we get a nice subversion of a particular flavor of this trope: [[WetBlanketWife the love interest who tries to halt the plot out of concern for the hero]]. Miriam's repeated, forceful demands that the rescue effort to save the crew of the ''Pendleton'' be called off to keep Bernie out of danger are refused by Bernie's C.O. She gets kicked out of the Coast Guard station over it, and on the way home she hits a snowbank and is bailed out by a worried housewife and her children, whose father is trapped on the sinking ship. This gives Miriam a much-needed reality check that she is ''not'' the only person out there with a loved one's life hanging in the balance, and that as dangerous as Bernie's mission is, a lot of other ladies will definitely become widows if he doesn't at least make the attempt.
* As it turns out, [[spoiler:Dr. Mann]] of ''Film/{{Interstellar}}'' [[spoiler:was one of the unfortunate astronauts who landed on a planet that was ''not'' suitable for human habitation, but was too much of a DirtyCoward to perform a HeroicSacrifice and instead ''forged data about his planet and activated his beacon anyway'' so the party can drop by and rescue him. When you're willing to put a mission to save the entire human race in jeopardy just to save your own sorry ass, you count as this]]. Naturally, when the AwfulTruth is revealed to the heroes, the "one PrecisionFStrike only in a PG-13 film" rule is used to brilliant effect.
-->You ''fucking'' coward.

* Janet Majors in the ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'' follow-up movie ''Film/ShockTreatment'' does a musical number called "Me Of Me" in the Denton TV studio after her EvilMakeover.
* Koba from ''Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' claims to be fighting for all apes and [[BelievingTheirOwnLies genuinely believes it]]. Even if it was true at one point, by the final act of the movie his one and only concern is venting all his pent up anger and resentment towards humans. By the climax, even his friends aren't safe from his outbursts and the slightest insinuation that he doesn't know best is taken as [[DisproportionateRetribution an affront worthy of death]].
-->'''Koba''': Caesar brother to humans! Koba fight for ape! Free ape!\\
'''Caesar''': [[{{Hypocrite}} You killed ape]]. Koba fight for Koba. ''Koba belong in cage''.
* In the climax of ''Film/{{Equilibrium}}'', [[spoiler:[=DuPont=]]] tries to convince Preston that he lives, breathes, and feels, and now that Preston (who's spent his entire life before the movie on emotion-suppressing drugs) knows what it is like to live and feel, he can't kill him because doing so will enact too high an emotional price. [[spoiler:[=DuPont=]]], note, is [[spoiler:the ruler of Libria]], and so is responsible for the deaths of an awful lot of people who "live and feel".
* ''Film/CircusOfHorrors'': The only thing that Elsa cares about is being a star. She becomes consumed with envy any time another woman is billed higher than her, and does not care that Schüler is murdering women who try to leave, so long as she remains the star.
* ''Film/Shazam2019'': [[spoiler:While Billy's biological mom claims she left Billy with the police because she felt he would be better off that way, the fact she didn't attempt to properly hand off custody of him to the state and ensure he'd have a stable environment (and could still visit him) shows she cared more about unburdening herself from being a parent than his well-being.]]
* Meredith, the AlphaBitch in ''Film/{{Bratz}}'', gets a [[VillainSong song]] ''literally titled'' "It's All About Me", in which she brags about how awesome she is, claiming that various female celebrities "ain't got nothing on [her]."
* ''Film/RogueOne'': Tarkin and Krennic care more about screwing each other over and one upping the other than they do about actually making sure everything goes to plan. The [[Film/ANewHope long term effects]] their egos and feuding have on TheEmpire are quite substantial, to say the least.

* ''Film/Revenge2017'': When Richard goes to talk to Jen after Stan raped her, he has the audacity to ask her to think about what it would do to ''him'' if she doesn't keep quiet about it. Unsurprisingly, she doesn't take it well.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'': Emperor Palpatine's ultimate goal is to conquer the galaxy, destroy the Jedi, corrupt Anakin Skywalker into his apprentice, and allow the Sith to take their place as rulers. Of course, this is all for his own benefit, as he has no desire to let anyone else rule but himself. The entire series is practically a demonstration of this:
** The prequels have him manipulate events on Naboo to get the Trade Federation to invade. Knowing full well that Senate bureaucratic proceedings will be grossly inefficient in halting the invasion, he subtly warns Queen Amidala about how events will play out when she attempts to provide evidence of what has transpired. While he's framing it as him trying to help rescue his planet, it's really a ploy to get him elected as Supreme Chancellor.
** ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' demonstrates this further thanks to [[spoiler: Darth Maul]], who succeeds in conquering Mandalore. As Palpatine had largely ignored him up to that point, he only deals with [[spoiler: his former apprentice]] personally because he poses a threat to his own plans to rule the galaxy.
** And of course, this line in Film/RevengeOfTheSith best exemplifies it:
--->'''Palpatine: I. AM. THE SENATE.'''
** By the time of the original trilogy, he's all too happy to goad Luke into killing Darth Vader, as he wants to corrupt the boy for his own amusement, giving little care about what happens to his apprentice.
** ''Film/StarWarsTheRiseOfSkywalker'' perhaps best exemplifies this trope when he finally gets to meet Rey, [[spoiler: his granddaughter]]. He wants her to take over from him, [[spoiler: but this requires her killing him to do so]], which is exactly what he wants to begin with. For upon doing so, [[spoiler: he intends to transfer his spirit into her body, so he can rule the galaxy in a fresh new body, regardless of what happens to his own kin in the process]].
* Gidi from ''Film/{{Mabul}}'' shows little concern for how his screw-ups affect other people. When he accidentally cancels the catering for his son's Bar Mitzvah, he says, "I've had a difficult week. You don't understand." Later he says, "I apologized! What more do you want?"
* Most of the cast of ''Film/{{Exam}}'' shows signs of this at some point, but [[spoiler:White]] is the biggest offender.
* [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Henry Potter]] from ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife''. He's a MorallyBankruptBanker who wants to squeeze the residents of Bedford Falls dry, steals $8,000 from the Building and Loan, and tries to frame George over it. Seriously, does this jackass who views others "worth more dead than alive" care about anyone else? In the alternate reality, he not only took over Bedford Falls and renamed it [[{{Egopolis}} Pottersville]], he even turned it into a WretchedHive full of sin and debauchery.

* ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'': Unsurprisingly, Ghidorah could be seen as this. [[spoiler:Whether as a form of HostileTerraforming or out of sheer sadism, his aim is razing the entire planet to the ground to benefit no-one but himself. Emma and Mark Russell can also be accused of this: it's implied [[spoiler:Emma's plan is ultimately her way of lashing out at the world over her son's death in her SanitySlippage]], and Mark Russell displays AMillionIsAStatistic attitude in regards to finding Madison while the rest of Monarch are more concerned about the threat of Ghidorah and the other Titans to all life on the planet. Meanwhile, NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist Jonah has an extra moment in the film's novelization that explicitly confirms this about his misanthropic goals.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'': Justified and deconstructed with [[spoiler:Prince Hans]]. He reveals his [[ManipulativeBastard calculated plot]] to [[spoiler:fake his romance with Anna, kill Elsa, and become king of Arendelle. He knew he'll never inherit his kingdom's throne, so he sought to rule elsewhere]]. When he views his reflection via a window, he only sees his own face, which shows his self-serving nature. The few good deeds he did throughout the film [[PragmaticVillainy were only done to gain the trust of locals]]. [[spoiler:As [[FreudianExcuse he never bonded with his brothers in youth]]]], it causes [[spoiler:Hans]] to develop an entitlement mindset and crave the recognition he felt he deserved. He sees others around him as tools in his quest for power and wouldn't hesitate to lie or kill. However, as pointed out by Anna in her KirkSummation to him, he is the only one with a [[TheSociopath "frozen heart."]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Antz}}'', General Mandible justifies [[spoiler:sending soldiers loyal to the Queen on a suicide mission against a peaceful termite colony just to get them out of the way, assassinating said Queen, and flooding the ant colony to kill off the "weak" workers]] by claiming it's "for the good of the colony". Near the end, his own second-in-command Cutter has had enough of Mandible's murderous ways and sides with the heroes, saying it's [[IronicEcho "for the good of the colony"]]. Mandible [[VillainousBreakdown snaps]] and screams "I ''am'' the colony!", revealing it was all about his satisfying his own ego.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'': [[spoiler:Prince Hans]] reveals his [[ManipulativeBastard calculated plot]] to [[spoiler:fake his romance with Anna, kill Elsa, and become king of Arendelle. He knew he'll never inherit his kingdom's throne, so he seeks to rule elsewhere]]. When he sees his reflection through a window, he only sees his own face, which shows his self-serving nature. The few good deeds he did throughout the film, such as organizing a mission to rescue Anna or handing out goods to those suffering from the storm, [[PragmaticVillainy were only done to gain the trust of locals]]. This is a JustifiedTrope, and deconstructed as well. [[spoiler:As [[FreudianExcuse he never knew any kindness in youth]]]], it causes [[spoiler:Hans]] to develop an entitlement mindset and crave the recognition he felt he deserved. He sees others around him as tools in his quest for power and wouldn't hesitate to lie or kill. However, as pointed out by Anna in her KirkSummation to him, he is the only one with a [[TheSociopath "frozen heart."]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'': [[spoiler:Prince Hans]] reveals his [[ManipulativeBastard calculated plot]] to [[spoiler:fake his romance with Anna, kill Elsa, and become king of Arendelle. He knew he'd never inherit his kingdom's throne, so he sought to rule somewhere else]]. When he sees his reflection through a window, he only sees his own face, which shows his self-serving nature. The few good deeds he does throughout the film, such as organizing a mission to rescue Anna or handing out goods to those suffering from the storm, [[PragmaticVillainy were only done to gain the trust of locals]]. This is a JustifiedTrope, and deconstructed as well. [[spoiler:As [[FreudianExcuse he never knew any kindness in youth]]]], it causes [[spoiler:Hans]] to develop an entitlement mindset and crave the recognition he felt he deserved. He sees others around him as tools in his quest for power and wouldn't hesitate to lie or kill. However, as pointed out by Anna in her ShutUpHannibal response to him, he is the only one with a [[TheSociopath "frozen heart."]]

-->'''Palpatine: I. AM. THE SENATE.'''

* ''Franchise/StarWars'': Emperor Palpatine's ultimate goal is to conquer the galaxy, destroy the Jedi, corrupt Anakin Skywalker into his apprentice, and allow the Sith to take their place as rulers. Of course, this is all for his own benefice, as he has no desire to let anyone else rule but himself. The entire series is practically a demonstration of this:

* Richard "Dick" Thornburg from ''Film/DieHard'' is smug reporter whose own fame and glory matter more than the safety of others. In the first movie, he [[spoiler: reveals her relationship to John on TV, and thus to Hans by forcing his way into Holly's house, blackmailing her maid, and putting her children in the spotlight]].
** In the second movie, he expects special treatment on the plane, and when [[spoiler: learns of the terrorists plot, he reveals it to the airport and embellishes the extent of the danger, causing a panic at the airport]] that impedes John and airport security from taking down the rogue soldiers.

--> '''Wolverine:''' What do you want with me?
--> '''Magneto:''' ''You''? My dear boy, whoever said anything about wanting you? ''(glance towards [[spoiler:Rogue]], cue OhCrap expression from [[spoiler:her]] and Wolverine)''

* ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'': Judge Frollo spares baby Quasimodo only because he believes he may be useful to him later [[spoiler:in locating the Gypsies' hideout]] and because the Archdeacon demanded he do so as atonement for killing the boy's mother on the cathedral steps. This is the only time Frollo had a HeelRealization, but even then, he cared only about his own salvation rather than any actual guilt.