History Main / AwesomeEgo

** In the SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Toph is still more than a little smug when we meet her again. But the mantle of Most Entertaining Egotist is passed on to Varrick, a [[LargeHam very loud]] and [[{{Keet}} very energetic man]] who is sublimely convinced that he's the most important thing in the world and everyone will instantly forgive his misdeeds. He's ''almost'' right -- for two seasons after TheReveal, the other characters wisely distrust him, but he is such a LovableTraitor the fanbase adores his charm. And because he is a brilliant engineer, he is [[BunnyEarsLawyer too useful]] for the protagonists to totally reject his help.

* In ''Series/GameOfThrones'', as the seasons progress, Daenerys Targaryen becomes increasingly fond of trying to cow others into bending to her will by listing her deeds and accomplishment. As those accomplishments include reviving the previously extinct race of dragons -- which involved walking into a raging fire and emerging unscathed, rearing those three dragons as her devoted children to kill for her and let her ride on their backs, massacring a cruel empire of slavers with the army of slave-soldiers that they ''[[HoistByHisOwnPetard sold her]]'', and taming the most feared culture of bloodthirsty barbarians in the world -- which involved assassinating their leaders by burning down their hut, with her inside of it, then walking naked out of the flames and demanding their followers submit to her... well, most fans relish every time that she does so.

* Gaston, from ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', was written to seem incredibly egotistical and self-absorbed. [[DracoInLeatherPants The viewers loved this.]] (See also his MemeticBadass status, especially in WebAnimation/YouTubePoop.)

** [[Characters/SuperMarioBrosWario Wario]]. He's a greedy, selfish {{Jerkass}} who cares for nobody except himself (and beats up everyone in his way), but that's exactly why his fans like him. There's something admirable about [[AtLeastIAdmitIt how honest the guy is]] about his ambitions and motivations. In his "Crowdfarter" video meant to promote ''Game & Wario'', he outright says "you give me your money so I can make my dreams come true."
** Wario’s partner in crime Waluigi has shades of this in his more recent portrayals, which showcase his skill at dancing and sports, whilst maintaining a [[JerkAss massive]] [[EvilIsPetty petty]] [[ItsAllAboutMe ego]], similar to Wario’s.

** This game has Creator/LeonardoDaVinci as a {{Magitek}} OmnidisciplinaryScientist in the form of ''Art/TheMonaLisa''. [[GenderBender She]] brags about her looks and brains pretty much all the time.... except it ain't bragging if it's ''true'', and she really is as much of a genius as she says. She [[LargeHam hams it up]], gets huffy if she isn't getting enough [[AttentionWhore attention]], and... is actually a really [[GentlemanAndAScholar good, caring friend]] to the protagonist.

* ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'': At least a couple characters fit this trope, with [[spoiler: the Rail Tracer]] being one of the most noteworthy.
** How big is [[spoiler: the Rail Chaser's]] ego? He thinks [[AGodIAm he's God]]. How awesome is he? [[spoiler: There legit might be some truth to that.]] Also he thinks that since only the strong can show compassion as it's a weakness, and he's the stronger there is!

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--> "I'm so good, I astound myself!" \\

* Gilgamesh of the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' series is one of the most popular characters, which is largely due to his [[BraggartBoss huge ego]]. InUniverse, it's sometimes portrayed as empty bragging and always with a healthy dose of humor, but for players, he's rarely a pushover, and sometimes he's among the {{Bonus Boss}}es.

** Let's be honest: any legitimately successful rapper has an overly awesome ego.

* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'':

* ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen:'' Gojo Satoru constantly boasts how strong and unstoppable his powers are, like how he is the strongest ever and can probably kill whoever he wants whenever and probably get away with it. And since the manga is yet to introduce anyone who is remotely on his level aside from Ryomen Sukuna, he definitely has a point about it.

** Roronoa Zoro. This man is stated to be "more arrogant than God", trash-talks his opponents all the time during a fight and, during a battle with an opponent, his swordwork wasn't effective on, declared he would be able to cut him by the end of the fight. He did.

* ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen:'' Gojo Satoru constantly boasts how strong and unstoppable his powers are, like how he is the strongest ever and can probably kill whoever he wants whenever. And since the manga is yet to introduce anyone who is remotely on his level aside from Ryomen Sukuna, he definitely has a point about it.

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-->'''Willow''': ''(watching Madmartigan effortlessly cut his way through a half-dozen enemy soldiers)'' You ARE great!

* ''WebAnimation/{{Eddsworld}}'': Matt is by far the most ego-stroking and attention-seeking member of the main cast, but the fact that all of them are {{Villain Protagonist}}s and Matt's ego is constantly PlayedForLaughs, being tied with Tom for being the most [[ButtMonkey prone to slapstick]], it adds up to make his egocentricity downright hilarious in the long run.

* Tony Stark in ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'''s "Iron Man vs Lex Luthor." His [[spoiler: PreMortemOneLiner before destroying Luthor]] goes as such:
-->'''Tony:''' Being a God can't be too hard. I mean, [[BlaseBoast I'm the most intelligent, capable person on the planet.]] I'm not playing God. All this time... [[BlasphemousBoast I've been playing human.]]"

** [[Characters/HololiveMoriCalliopeCh Calliope Mori]]. When she raps, all self-consciousness vanishes underneath an arrogantly smug badass that is ''very'' proud of being a Reaper--or as she puts it, a "workaholic business lady gettin’ shit done.”

* ''Xenoblade'':

* ''Series/DontHugMeImScared'': Duck Guy is much more self-important and condescending than he is in the web series, but the fact that he equally serves as OnlySaneByComparison and has both Yellow Guy's naïveté and Red Guy's {{Deadpan Snark|er}} to bounce off of makes his egocentricity more endearing than it is annoying.

* ''VideoGame/ThePowerOfTheSun'': Pyrrhon the "self-proclaimed" Sun God from VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising is starting to become this. His Tumblr page is all about how awesome he is and why there can be no one as awesome as Pyrrhon.

--> '''Amy:''' Us? How can you possibly blame us?
--> '''Bender:''' It wasn't easy. It just proves how great I am.

** Bill Cipher is astonishingly popular among the fanbase with the fact that he's so confident in his master plans while having fun with it. He's a seemingly omnipotent being who has his grand apocalyptic plan completely mapped out from the start, has been putting the pieces into place for years, and doesn't allow any apparent defeat to be a setback, only a delaying of the inevitable. Bill is fond of making deals with people in which he gives them something they want or thinks they need, and in return, they can be used and likely screwed over by him later so that he can reap even better benefits. As it's said, he would use or possess anyone in order to get what he wants, shown clearly when [[spoiler: while possessing the time traveler Blendin, he takes advantage of a distraught, emotional Mabel and tricks her into giving him a dimensional rift belonging to their uncle, and then smashes it, creating the tear between the two worlds, bringing about Weirdmageddon.]] He only appears in a few episodes, but his presence is felt even when he's gone, and while undeniably diabolical and sadistic, he's also hilarious and great fun to watch and speculate about.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheMask'': The Mask is very much a confident man who thinks that he is the greatest trickster of all and it is shown as despite his quirks he is very genuinely smart and can do a great job of posing as someone else even getting everything about them completely right and he uses his ways of being a Troll to trick his enemies into thinking he is dead or defeated until at the last moment he reveals to them that he is neither dead nor defeated which proves how clever he can be and use his bizarre and outlandish ways to defeat the supervillains who attack Edge City and the people who live there and with success as well. The Mask also knows how to break his enemies egos and does a magnificent job of doing it as he leaves them to be completely broken and comes out on top of it all showing that The Mask is the most powerful and dangerous being on the planet as despite being a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} he has enough sanity to keep his mind in check so that he can protect anyone who lives with him in Edge City.

** Rainbow Dash and Rarity can both be arrogant as well, but their respective abilities and ties to their friends make this an [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold endearing trait]] rather than a crippling inability (though there are certain episodes that are built around [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstructing]] these aspects of their personalities). Rainbow's EstablishingCharacterMoment in the first episode has her claim that she isn't slacking off because she can finish her job (cloud-clearing) in ten seconds flat- and when Twilight is skeptical, doing it (and in an aversion of MagicCountdown, said sequence does indeed take 10 seconds).

* Lord Hater, judging by how popular he is with ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' fans, especially on Tumblr. The fact that his ego and insecurities are incredibly hilarious helps.
* Apocalypse's incarnation in ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'' is a [[TheSociopath heartless]] megalomaniac with a [[AGodAmI MASSIVE god complex]] who sees the world as it is as unfit to exist and needs to be [[OmnicidalManiac wiped from existence]] and created anew in his vision, scoffs at morality besides his own, and views himself as invincible ([[InvincibleVillain he's]] [[HeroKiller on the money with that one]]). But, the fans found the [[BadassBoast bragging he does so epic]], which along with his [[InvincibleVillain ability to easily back up]] the MANY [[BadassBoast Badass Boasts]] [[EvilIsCool made him such an appealing villain]].

* [[AlphaBitch Chloe]] from ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' at one point shows off her dancing in a very conceited way. She is great at it, of course. In no other case does she fit this trope, though.
** Or not until [[spoiler:her egotistical belief that she's the ultimate superhero allows Chloé to ''reject akumatization'' despite experiencing some of the most powerful negative emotions she'd ever had and despite ''the akuma having already hit her''. Previously it seemed that this was impossible and that the only way to avoid akumatization was to calm down and let the negative emotions dissipate ''before'' the akuma got to you. But as Queen Bee, Chloé simply refuses to let her status be lowered from hero to villain]].
* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' has [[LargeHam Professor Membrane]], [[BigGood the man without whom this world falls into chaos]] and the inventor of [[MundaneMadeAwesome SUPER TOAST]].
-->"Power is restored to the Earth once more. It's a good thing ''I'' exist!"
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'''Tank Evans:''' I love being the center of attention because it's really where I should be.

* ''VideoGame/LegacyOfKain'': Kain rivals [[Anime/DragonBallZ Vegeta]] in terms of his ambition, arrogance, and (in his younger years) explosive temper, but because he combines it with genuine cunning, he remains awesome. The GambitPileup plotline, excellent faux-Shakespearian script, and truly spectacular voice acting play no small part in this.