History Main / DrivenByEnvy

* Ethan Hawke admitted that he felt "Salieri" levels of envy of his friend and ''{{Explorers}}'' co-star, the late RiverPhoenix, when he got so much acclaim and attention for his work in movies like ''StandByMe''.

* "JigokuShoujo" has a lot but the most notable is probably the theatre episode.

* "Jigoku Shoujo" has a lot but the most notable is probably the theatre episode.

* The Fanfic/{{Takotsuboya K-ON Trilogy}} is often compared to ''Amadeus'', with Yui taking on the Mozart role and Mio becoming the Salieri. This being the kind of story it is, things end well for neither of them.

* [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Envy]] from ''FullmetalAlchemist''. [[spoiler:In the first anime, it's Envy towards Hohenheim and the Elric brothers. In the manga and ''Brotherhood'', it's Envy towards the entirety of humanity because they're able to feel things he, as an ArtificialHuman, [[BetaTestBaddie cannot.]]]]

* In TheTwelveKingdoms, Princess Shoukei from Hou had a playmate who was very pretty and graceful. Shoukei's mom, Queen Kekai, was so upset by the girl being "better" than her little girl... that she falsely accused her mother (one of her own handmaidens) of accepting bribes, which led to both mother and daughter being executed. [[spoiler: After King Chuutatsu is overthrown and killed, the RebelLeader Gekkei captures Kekai and Shoukei, and harshly calls the queen out for killing the two maids before he [[OffWithHisHead beheaded her as punishment]]]].

** He actually has real reasons to be jealous of Negi, and he points them out himself. He was an orphan from a fallen country, thus an arena slave, while Negi had, compared to his, a happy life, save for a few bumps. Tohsaka had to fight twenty years to earn his freedom (and even after obtaining his own freedom, he stuck arround to help his companions), while Negi will buy his [[{{Nakama}} Haremettes]]' freedom within two months of fighting. Also, despite all of his training, Tohsaka is still not above par for the Magic World, whilst Negi could very well fit in the same category that houses monstruous powerhouses like [[{{Badass}} Rakan]].
* The Fanfic/{{Takotsuboya K-ON Trilogy}} is often compared to ''Amadeus'', with Yui taking on the Mozart role and Mio becoming the Salieri. This being the kind of story it is, things end well for neither of them.

* Erik of Laus in ''FireEmblem: The Blazing Sword'' in regards to Hector and Eliwood.

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** He actually has real reasons to be jealous of Negi, and he points them out himself. He was an orphan from a fallen country, thus an arena slave, while Negi had, compared to his, a happy life, save for a few bumps. Tohsaka had to fight twenty years to earn his freedom (and even after obtaining his own freedom, he stuck arround to help his companions), while Negi will buy his [[{{Nakama}} Haremettes]]' freedom within two months of fighting. Also, despite all of his training, Tohsaka is still not above par for the Magic World, whilst Negi could very well fit in the same category that houses monstruous powerhouses like [[{{Badass}} Rakan]].

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* In Zora Neale Hurston's MosesManOfTheMountain, Moses's uncle Ta-Phar plots against him because Moses upstaged him with his tactical genius.

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* In PrometheanTheCreated, this is how [[BlessedWithSuck disquiet]] manifersts for the Galatea. Being around them causes people to feel intense envy. At first a thought that they can't quite get out of their heads but gradually becomes an obsession as the guilt of feeling attracted to this person leads them to commit evil acts that eventually turn towards attacking the Galatean.


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** Go reread the myth, buddy. It actually states that it was mostly out of jealously of Arachne's skill. "Pallas could not find a fleck or flaw--even Envy can not censure perfect art--enraged because Arachne had such skill she ripped the web, and ruined all the scenes that showed those wicked actions of the gods ; and with her boxwood shuttle in her hand, struck the unhappy mortal on her head" Arachne didn't mean to offend Athena. Almost all of the greek gods were petty like that, Athena is no exception.

A sub-trope of GreenEyedMonster, Driven Envy By Envy is a trope that deals specifically with a character acting on his envy. It is related to AlwaysSecondBest. For those instances where love, rather than envy, is the impetus for the misdeeds, see [[IfICantHaveYou If I Can't Have You]] and MurderTheHypotenuse.

* [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Envy]] from ''FullmetalAlchemist'', particularly in the manga.
** It was later revealed that his jealousy was not just of the hero but [[spoiler: humanity in general. He envied their ability to feel compassion and kindness, and since he couldn't feel it himself set out to make sure [[CompleteMonster nobody else could, either]]]].

** He actually has real reasons to be jealous of Negi, and he points them out himself. He was an orphan from a fallen country, thus an arena slave, while Negi had, compared to his, a happy life, save for a few bumps. Tohsaka had to fight twenty years to earn his freedom (and even after obtaining his own freedom, he stuck arround to help his companions), while Negi will buy his [[Nakama Haremettes]]' freedom within two months of fighting. Also, despite all of his training, Tohsaka is still not above par for the Magic World, whilst Negi could very well fit in the same category that houses monstruous powerhouses like [[Badass Rakan]].

A sub-trope of GreenEyedMonster, SalieriSyndrome is a trope that deals specifically with a character acting on his envy, in ways most harmful to the good guy. It is related to AlwaysSecondBest, but includes MoralEventHorizon as a prerequisite. For those instances where love, rather than envy, is the impetus for the misdeeds, see [[IfICantHaveYou If I Can't Have You]] and MurderTheHypotenuse.

* Envy from ''FullmetalAlchemist'', particularly in the manga.

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* An entire episode of BuffyTheVampireSlayer is devoted to the plots of another witch [[spoiler:Amy the former rat]] setting up traps for Willow out of sheer jealousy for Willow's talent at magic. Villain even rants about how [[spoiler:she]] had to work and work and work to be half as powerful as Willow was without even trying.

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