History Main / AcquiredSituationalNarcissism

* Discussed in ''Literature/SquidSistersStories''. In Chapter 2, Marie briefly muses that Callie might harbor resentment over the outcome of [[VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} the "Callie vs. Marie" Splatfest]], only to immediately dismiss this as being uncharacteristic of her cousin and blame the train of thought on her own inflated ego from winning the event.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow '' has Bugs Bunny get a case of this after he wins a Nobel Prize. He doesn't become famous per se (after all, he's pretty much adored by everyone already) but he starts assuming that he can do anything because he won the Nobel Prize. He tries to put up a shelf to display the award and ends up causing problem after problem all the while insisting that he doesn't need any help and that since he won the prize he can put up a shelf. His girlfriend [[StalkerWithACrush Lo]][[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} la]] ''tries'' to give him a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech slice of humble pie]], but it ends about as well as you'd expect because she believes that all the award means is that Bugs forwent the use of a bell.

** When Howard Wolowitz visits the International Space Station and returns to Earth, he spends the next few episodes talking about nothing but having been to space, which annoys everyone around him.

* Richard Harry Nearly, silent movie star and part-time dog catcher (from the Lovable Truly segments of 1964's ''Linus The Lionhearted'' show) fits this in every episode in which he appears.

* ''Franchise/TheFlash'': PlayedForDrama. As Hunter shamefully admits in the flashback of issue #197, his ego got out of control with tragic consequences. Hunter predicted that the suspect won't have a gun, and thus urges his team to make the arrest without waiting for backup. He turns out to be wrong, and the killer shoots him in the knee, crippling him, before gunning down his father-in-law. In a brutally ironic twist, years later it turned out that Hunter was right all along, and [[spoiler:Professor Zoom was the one who gave the suspect the gun in order to engineer the incident that turned Hunter into Zoom.]]

** Peter actually gets this in the first episode when, riding high on his newfound confidence as Spider-Man, he asks [[AllGuysWantCheerleaders attractive cheerleader]] [[AlphaBitch Sally Avril]] out. She turns him down. ''[[KickTheDog Loudly]].''

* ''Film/SpiderMan3'': Peter Parker lets Spidey's popularity go to his head, which drives a wedge between him and Mary Jane. As well as one horrible song and dance number.

* In ''VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4'', Atreus becomes arrogant and rude after finding out [[spoiler: he's a god. He doesn't listen to Kratos, neglects his help and advice, and suffers many cases of LeeroyJenkins and DidntThinkThisThrough as a result. Luckily, Kratos snaps him back to his old self after his antics get them trapped in Helheim]].

*** This actually happens ''a lot'' in ''Family Guy'', Meg getting a makeover, Peter becoming a producer (and later stealing Lois' directing duties) [[InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt for a theatre production]], Brian writing a successful novel. That said it's not as if most of the cast aren't self-important {{Jerkass}}es beforehand.
*** Connie D'Amico turning Chris into one of the popular kids.

** "Lisa's Rival" features a comical example of this, where Homer finds himself in possession of a massive pile of sugar and believes himself to now be sitting on a treasure trove. Despite Marge's best attempts to convince him that the sugar is nowhere near as valuable as he thinks, he behaves like a drug kingpin, going so far as to quote [[Film/Scarface1983 Tony Montana]]. Ultimately, though, he still does learn his lesson when the sugar pile melts in the rain.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "Eight Misbehavin'", the family describe what happened to them during a nine-month mid-episode time-skip. Lisa reveals that she became the most popular girl in school, "but then blew it by being conceited."

** Also happens to Butters in “The Tale of Scrottie [=McBoogerballs=]” where the main 4 boys write the titular (and ''extremely'' offensive) book and pin the blame on Butters when it seems like they’re going to get in trouble for it… only for the book to become a hit, with Butters refusing to give them the credit for it.

* In ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'', Randall was introduced as a shy and friendly NiceGuy who was Mike's best friend and roommate. He quickly becomes a jerk when he was accepted as one of the "Cool" kids, and shows no qualms in humiliating Mike and his team in the Scare Games. [[spoiler: Unlike a lot of other examples, Randall ''doesn't'' break out of this, even after he suffers a humiliating loss against Sully during the final round of the Scare Games. Instead he becomes bitter and consumed by his jealousy, ultimately taking his role as a major villain in ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'']]

* In ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'', Randall was introduced as a shy and friendly NiceGuy who was Mike's best friend and roommate. He quickly becomes a jerk when he was accepted as one of the "Cool" kids, and shows no qualms in humiliating Mike and his team in the Scare Games. [[spoiler: Unlike a lot of other examples, Randall ''doesn't'' break out of this, even after he suffers a humiliating loss against Sully during the final round of the Scare Games. Instead he becomes bitter and consumed by his jealousy, ultimately taking his role as a major villain in the [[''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc''first movie]]]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'', Randall was introduced as a shy and friendly NiceGuy who was Mike's best friend and roommate. He quickly becomes a jerk when he was accepted as one of the "Cool" kids, and shows no qualms in humiliating Mike and his team in the Scare Games. [[spoiler: Unlike a lot of other examples, Randall ''doesn't'' break out of this, even after he suffers a humiliating loss against Sully during the final round of the Scare Games. Instead he becomes bitter and consumed by his jealousy, ultimately taking his role as a major villain in the [[''WesternAnimation/MonstersIncorporated'' first movie]]]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'', Randall was introduced as a shy and friendly NiceGuy who was Mike's best friend and roommate. He quickly becomes a jerk when he was accepted as one of the "Cool" kids, and shows no qualms in humiliating Mike and his team in the Scare games.

** Also happens to Butters in “The Tale of Scrottie McBoogerballs” where the main 4 boys write the titular (and ''extremely'' offensive) book and pin the blame on Butters when it seems like they’re going to get in trouble for it… only for the book to become a hit, with Butters refusing to give them the credit for it.

* In the Lola Falana episode of ''Series/TheMuppetShow'', Gonzo reveals he has gotten a contract in Bollywood. As he continues boasting, other Muppets either feel jealous or betrayed (especially his chickens). Ultimately subverted, however, when he finally does his grandiose final performance.....only to break down sobbing midway through the song, admitting that he doesn't want to leave. Kermit feels sorry for Gonzo and, after some encouragement to take his big opportunity, lets him leave on good terms. Which is just as well, as it turns out they booked the wrong guy for a Bollywood deal.

** Also happens to Butters in “The Tale of Scrottie McBoogerballs” where the main 4 boys write the titular book and pin the blame on Butters when it seems like they’re going to get in trouble for it… only for the book to become a hit, with Butters refusing to give them the credit for it.

** Also happens to Butters in “The Tale of Scotty McBogerballs” where the main 4 boys write the titular book and pin the blame on Butters when it seems like they’re going to get in trouble for it… only for the book to become a hit, with Butters refusing to give them the credit for it.

** Happened to Bolin for a good chunk of Book 2 after he became one of the world's first mover stars, Nuktuk Hero of the South.

** Rarity is particularly susceptible to this; it happens again in second season [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E9SweetAndElite "Sweet and Elite"]] when Rarity goes to Canterlot and soon finds herself campaigning for prestige and attention among the snobby upper crust of Equestria, denying all association with her rural background and her friends. Things come to a head when [[spoiler:Rarity backs out of attending Twilight's birthday party in order to attend a fancy ball instead, and lies to her friends about why.]] She suffers a lot of guilt over the course of the episode, and networking among the upper class is arguably very important to her career as a fashion designer.

** Though not used nearly as incessantly, the plot [[RecycledScript found its way]] into ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom,'' in "Attack of the Killer Garage Sale" (after [[JerkJock Dash]] invited Danny to a party), "Lucky in Love" (where [[AlphaBitch Paulina]] became Danny’s girlfriend after seeing his ghost transformation), and "Livin' Large" (where the Guys In White buy out [[=FentonWorks=]] and the Fentons move into a lavish mansion).

** Though not used nearly as incessantly, the plot [[RecycledScript found its way]] into ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom,'' in "Attack of the Killer Garage Sale" (after [[JerkJock Dash]] invited Danny to a party), "Lucky in Love", and "Livin' Large".

** Though not used nearly as incessantly, the plot [[RecycledScript found its way]] into ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom,'' in "Attack of the Killer Garage Sale", "Lucky in Love", and "Livin' Large".