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* {{Satan}} occasionally gets this portrayal, typically when interpreted as God's rebellious (and [[GodIsEvil possibly]] [[GodAndSatanAreBothJerks abused]]) creation [[WellDoneSonGuy who desperately wants the Heavenly Father's attention]]. This has become especially common recently, and can easily integrate with [[SatanIsGood any moral alignment]] (or lack thereof).

* The titular character of ''WebAnimation/CaillouTheGrownup'' from AOK animation featuring ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}'' as a 22-year-old manchild who still acts like a small boy living with his parents, refusing to act responsible and get a job. He is also very short-tempered and threatens to physically harm his parents if they make him do something he doesn't want to do, and he gleefully admits he purposely makes his parents' lives a living hell.

* The titular character of "WebAnimation/CaillouTheGrownup" from AOK animation featuring ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}'' as a 22-year-old manchild who still acts like a small boy living with his parents, refusing to act responsible and get a job. He is also very short-tempered and threatens to physically harm his parents if they make him do something he doesn't want to do, and he gleefully admits he purposely makes his parents' lives a living hell.

->''"Like I said, kids are cruel, Jack. And I'm '''very''' in touch with my inner child."''

* Goblins in the ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' setting have this kind of persona. They're such immature, comically inept little guys that they'd count as {{Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain}}s if not for their rare moments of competence at murdering innocent noncombatants. In fact, each of the goblinoid races in Pathfinder (goblins, hobgoblins and bugbears) are meant to represent a different kind of evil and the little buggers represent childish random malice incarnate.
* One of the most frightening and powerful incarnations of this trope is seen in the TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons Demon Lord Kostchtchie, who rules a whole layer of the abyss based soley on sheer power and child like rage. It helps that he's secretly a pawn to [[TheChessmaster Iggwilv]], but still, most Demon Lords can't rise to the position, let alone hold onto it, without having shades of the MagnificentBastard.
* TheFairFolk of ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' are mostly this. They don't mean to be horrible, horrible monsters, but they don't understand how reality works. They hail from [[WorldOfChaos the Wyld]], where most any being they encounter is simply a figment of either their imagination or another Fae's, so they have difficulty processing the idea that every individual they meet in Creation is an independent and sentient being. Furthermore, in the Wyld, DeathIsCheap. A Fae killed by another Fae can just shape himself back into existence with a thought, so they have trouble understanding why the Creation-born are so uptight about the stabbing.

* Some productions of [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Shakespeare's]] ''Theatre/RichardIII'' will portray the titular character as one of these--despite his ruthlessness and willingness to kill everyone who might keep him from the throne, Richard is really just an emotionally stunted man who is jealous of his more popular brothers and wants to play with their toy (the "toy" being the throne of England).

* SHIKI from ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'' started off as a [[BrattyHalfPint mischievous]] yet [[HalfHumanHybrid unstable]] kid...then his brutal awakening of his demon blood while simultaneously the BigBad [[GrandTheftMe was taking him over from the soul outwards]], impaling his OnlyFriend [[MadmanInTheAttic and being confined]] cracked his mentality to become this. Now as an adult, he's extremely powerful, but now he's prone to violent temper tantrums, self-centered, aggressively possessive and just plain creepy.
* Ilyasviel von Einzbern from ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' whose child-like attitude is slightly justified by the fact that she was orphaned at a young age and never received anything even resembling a traditional upbringing. She's pretty, cheerful, carefree and has an attachment towards Shirou...but after being [[DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou abandoned by her father]] and being raised as a {{Tykebomb}} ArtificialHuman with no concept of morality, she will toy with Shirou while pleasantly torturing him.

* Regina Berry of the ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'' is the teenage daughter of a circus ringmaster, who raised her without ever letting her know about the outside world. As such, she has absolutely no understanding of things like death or pain--to her, everything is a game or a lighthearted practical joke. Unfortunately, this makes her completely (though unknowingly) selfish and cruel: she does whatever she wants to do whenever she wants to do it, never bothering to consider how her actions might affect the people around her. [[spoiler: The biggest example of this is the fact that she inadvertently put one of the circus's trapeze artists into a coma by playing a prank on him, and repeatedly talks about how he's "sleeping" instead of being nearly brain-dead.]] Albeit, it's somewhat downplayed as she's not ''intentionally'' malicious, and she ''[[InnocentlyInsensitive literally has no idea]]'' that she comes across as cruel. On the flip-side, though, [[spoiler:Acro]] definitely seems to think that she's a fully deliberate case of this.
* ''VisualNovel/{{Ace Attorney Investigations|MilesEdgeworth}} 2:'' Blaise Debeste has a penchant for acting like a petty teenage bully, [[OcularGushers excessive weepiness]], playing with his lighter like an entranced child and other bouts of general immaturity, to contrast with his kid who tries (and fails) to act more mature than he really is. The psychopathic part comes from the fact he's unnecessarily creepy about it all, is terribly corrupt, [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem believes the truth is something he decides]], and [[spoiler:has killed several people, including his wife by implication, to cover for his crimes]].

* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''
** Thog is a half-orc fighter/barbarian with extremely violent tendencies, a sunny disposition, and an Intelligence score that's probably no higher than 5. Thog is probably the only person alive who gets along equally well with Elan and Nale. Elan and Thog bond over the "[=Manchild=]" part, and Nale appreciates the "Psychopathic" part.
** Though more intelligent than Thog, Nale himself falls into this trope once he stabs his own brother simply for not wanting to join his group.
** Xykon, the BigBad, an epic-level sorcerer who is trying to take over the world more or less ForTheEvulz.
** Belkar Bitterleaf, who sorts the world into people he wants to stab, people he can't (yet) stab, and people he finds gratifying in the moment -- and the categories overlap.
** Remember how [[SpoonyBard Elan]] [[CharacterDevelopment used to be]] a benign ManChild? Well, his father [[spoiler:General Tarquin]] devolves into an evil version of this once his VillainousBreakdown really starts kicking in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0934.html and he vows to kill all of Elan's friends (and cut off his hand)]] just to get him to [[{{Railroading}} finally follow his narrative plan]].
* Jekkel from ''Webcomic/SilverBulletNights'' is rumored to have once used someone's entrails as skipping rope.
* ''Webcomic/LookingForGroup'':
** Richard often shows childish tendencies and extremely bratty and whimsical behaviour.
** Tim the ogre would be a textbook psychopathic manchild (he refers to Cale'Anon as "Chicken", ex. "Chicken needs squishy?"), but has been described by one of his associates as being taking one too many maces to the head.
* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'':
** Reakk: Even though he's a demon who eats people's souls, it's hard not to like the dimwitted little guy.
** Oasis, with her underdeveloped personality and sadistic fondness for killing. Bun-bun described her as a "demented toddler", and while she's theoretically opposed to killing innocents, once she eliminates someone from that category, she's willing to do things such as cut their ribs out one at a time out of curiosity while they're still alive.
** Agent Gnaaaw, a young woman possessed by a brutish demon, is childishly confused about the distinction between liking someone as a person and enjoying eating them.
* Camille Domino of ''Webcomic/BloodyUrban'', a century-old vampire who is extremely short, dresses like a teenager, throws hissy fits when she doesn't get her way, abuses her powers for selfish ends, and generally sees no problem in [[HeroicComedicSociopath acting horribly towards other people.]]
* Kharla'ggen of ''Webcomic/{{Drowtales}}'' is clearly insane and enjoys turning people into [[AndIMustScream living dolls unable to move]], but it's implied she's not actually that bad a person under her insanity. Being under the thumb of a PsychoForHire who used her as a figurehead leader didn't help her at all.

* Lawler of ''Webcomic/WhiteNoise'' could be considered this. He's a skilled, ruthless, cheerfully sadistic operative who's obviously quite a few bananas short of a bunch. Yet he has a child-like unquestioning devotion to his boss, and spends his spare time having fun by drawing all over his hands. Aww.

* Jared of ''Webcomic/{{Jared}}'', despite being very intelligent and a badass, is childishly selfish and obsessive.
* Butch of ''Webcomic/ChoppingBlock'' can be this, though the degree to which it applies varies wildly from strip to strip. In one case, his mutilation of corpses was compared to a child [[KidsPreferBoxes playing with a cardboard box]].
* Slick, the devil and God (!) show such tendencies in ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}''.

* Quaetro Blitz from ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'' is AxeCrazy [[PlayingWithFire with fire magic]] -- and mainly thinks it's a lot of fun. His EstablishingCharacterMoment is when he chases Wangnan because he reminds him of a beloved pet chick he used to have when he was little ("Axe" is not the only kind of crazy he is), but when Wangnan tries to invoke a kind of MoralityPet thing based on this to make him act nicely, it turns out he killed the chick too.

* The titular Webcomic/AxeCop has a sort of meta-justification in that he's actually ''written'' by a small child. He can be pretty randomly violent for a hero.
* Agathoth from ''Webcomic/{{Cloudscratcher}}'' is described like so.
* Dom of ''Webcomic/{{Plume}}'' acts like a bratty tween most of the time, but is also a ruthless and trigger-happy murderer.
* ''Webcomic/CommanderKitty'' has Zenith, who, while very effective at creating BodyHorror and a would-be GalacticConqueror, and far from stupid, has approximately the personality of a self-obssessed BrattyTeenageDaughter: she's childishly jealous of her perceived rivals ("She gets her own button an' everything!"), insists that creating a perfected MixAndMatchCritters FleshGolem will advance her agenda when she really just wants a boyfriend, is afraid of bugs, etc. [[CharacterDevelopment This doesn't last forever]]... [[OmnicidalManiac unfortunately]].

* WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd showcases this kind of personality in his early-mid episodes.

* The Emperor of ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'', when he's not GrumpyOldMan, has moments when he appears to be this.
-->'''''[[AC:Holy shit, a giant skeleton space robot planet that shoots molecule-breaking beams and destroys everything it spots... I want one!]]'''''
** Perturabo -- well, [[UnreliableNarrator according to his arch-enemy Rogal Dorn]] -- is a petulant manchild who holds onto grudges way too long.
* One possible interpretation of HABIT from WebVideo/EverymanHYBRID.
* Blaine Eno and Cillian Crowe from ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest'' are each brutal killers brought onto the island specifically to spice up the competition (it's implied that the terrorists actually broke Cillian out of his asylum to take him to the island), but Blaine is mentally and emotionally seven years old and has no real grip on what he's doing, while Cillian is almost under the control of an imaginary, daemonic, friend named Haddy.
** Lately Liam "Brook" Brooks has shown signs of being one of these after having some SanitySlippage which resulted in AxCrazy tendencies.

* The title character of ''WebAnimation/SaladFingers'', though this may be a subversion as he's more TrueNeutral in the "uncaring, detached, and having no regard for either good or evil" sense.

* In the ''WebVideo/AgentsOfCracked'' webseries on [[Website/{{Cracked}} Cracked.com]], this is Michael Swaim all the way. He's a {{Depraved| Bisexual}} ExtremeOmnisexual and IdiotSavant with a cheerful [[ItAmusedMe "just for fun"]] attitude who kidnaps schizophrenic women as his "wives." Reversed in Cracked's other content, where Swaim is a polite android, while D.O.B. and Brockway have the drug-fueled, destructive benders.

* Leslie, the PsychoLesbian who showed up occasionally in the short-lived web series ''3 Way''. She stalked her ex-girlfriend, Geri, obsessively [[HollywoodRestrainingOrder despite having been warned by a court order to stay away]], making creepy phone calls and jumping out of random hiding places to frighten Geri. Yet, despite some of her acts of terrorism [[CelebrityParadox being inspired by those of fictional movie villains]] (Glenn Close's in ''FatalAttraction'', most notably), they are all of the PokeThePoodle variety. She also sleeps with a [[Series/SesameStreet Big Bird]] doll.

* The ''{{Film/Downfall}}'' [[WebVideo/HitlerRants parodies]]' portrayal of Adolf Hitler is this. For starters, try telling him that his UsefulNotes/{{Xbox Live|Arcade}} account has been banned for life.
* ''WebVideo/MrDeity'' is a [[JerkassGods Jerkass God]] who deliberately puts all sorts of evil things into his creation for no real reason and frequently inflicts [[DisproportionateRetribution horrifically cruel punishments for minor crimes]], but behaves in a very childish manner, particularly in the way he responds to criticism.
* Nutty from ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'', [[VagueAge assuming he is actually an adult]]. He will do ''anything'' to get his candy, and while ordinarily [[TooDumbToLive he only hurts himself]], there are exceptions, most notably "Class Act" where he begins eating Sniffles alive because Sniffles [[ItMakesSenseInContext was wearing a candy cane costume.]]
* The ''WebOriginal/TendiesStories'' from Website/FourChan feature an autistic man [[BasementDweller living at home]] who terrorizes his family into giving him "tendies" (chicken tenders) in exchange for "good boy points" and tends to do horrific things when he doesn't get his way.
* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'':
** Although he generally communicates in a verbose and melodramatic manner akin to an actor on a theatre stage, [[AxCrazy Tyrian Callows]] has a very infantile emotional dependence on [[TheDreaded Salem]]. He regards her as a 'goddess' and is desperate to please her. When he fails to complete his task, he initially cowers fawning madly to himself that Salem will forgive him. When he reaches Salem, he crawls towards her, begging for forgiveness. When Salem gently, but coldly, tells him that he has disappointed her, he dissolves into sobs of despair that attract a Beowolf. Tyrian then takes out his despair on the Grimm, slashing it over and over until his sobs turn into maniacal laughter; Cinder witnesses his entire breakdown, and [[HorrifyingTheHorror can only watch in open-mouthed horror]].
** Cinder Fall can be [[TheChessmaster scheming]], [[FauxAffablyEvil charismatic]] and cunning. However, she feels so [[EntitledBastard entitled]] to take power from others that if she fails or doesn't get her way, she descends into sadistic, bullying tantrums much like a spoiled, haughty teenager. As she becomes more arrogant and less pragmatic, her flaws cost her victories and even ruin Salem's plans. Even after seeing that, she's still throwing tantrums and refusing to learn from her mistakes. [[spoiler:In Volume 8, Watts loses his patience and furiously dissects her flaws and failures, reducing her to tears.]]
** While a powerful and intelligent [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]], Salem's motives are largely immature and childish. [[spoiler:Her StartOfDarkness began when the gods cursed her with immortality as punishment for her manipulating them into restoring her lover's life, and all of the death she's wreaked over the following years is essentially her [[NeverMyFault refusing]] to take responsibility for her own actions. Yang even [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu calls her out on it]], outright likening Salem to a bratty child throwing a temper tantrum because something bad happened to her ''once'' and she didn't get a happily ever after.]]
* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': If things don't go Alexs' way, he'll fly into a rage where his AmbiguouslyEvil side becomes more evil than ambiguous.
* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'':
** Felix has no impulse control and a gigantic temper, often behaving like a mean-spirited, bratty toddler and prone to throwing tantrums when he doesn't get his way and when his pride is bruised. This probably has a lot to do with the fact he's an actual psychopath.
** Temple often acts like a teenager pretending to be a villain rather than an actual villain. He's actually a surprisingly tragic case, since he was a mature NiceGuy prior to having his best friend murdered in front of him by Freelancers and subsequently finding out he and his friends, alongside countless others, were used as CannonFodder, which [[GoMadFromTheRevelation drove him completely over the edge.]]
** Downplayed by Zero. He isn't outwardly childish, but he's ultimately shown to be an entitled, insecure brat whose crimes are all the result of him throwing a giant tantrum over not getting to lead the original Shatter Squad and his need to prove how much of a badass he is to everyone.
* Benrey from ''Machinima/HalfLifeButTheAIIsSelfAware'' acts like a bratty toddler given a position of authority and a gun, and spends his time taunting Gordon with childish insults that wouldn't be out of place coming from a playground bully. He's also prone to murdering random people, [[spoiler:and turns out to be the BigBad of the entire series.]]
* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'':
** Most of the cast save for Octavia since she is an actual teenager and does not demonstrate violently destructive immaturity unlike her parents and IMP. One poignant example being both Blitzo and Verosika causing mayhem to a beach over their petty gripes and act like high-schoolers that didn't grow up.

* A) Be a [[TheBrute big]] DumbMuscle, often mentally challenged, that operates under someone else's direction. This type may be the most common, and also the most likely to [[JerkassWoobie play to the audience's sympathy]]. Expect them to try to PetTheDog, often with [[AndCallHimGeorge disastrous results]]. Could be a subversion of DumbIsGood.
* B) Seem superficially powerful and cruel, but [[EvilIsPetty have very childish or simplistic goals]], motivations or world views. Has a tendency to overlap with TheHedonist. Usually extremely unscrupulous, vindictive, irresponsible, and vengeful, and particularly likely to view consequences as a score to settle. ItsAllAboutMe is a core character trait: they want what they want when they want it, and if you're in their way, you either get out or suffer the consequences.
* C) Actually possess a lot of power, intelligence, and/or prestige, but also have some childish qualities or behaviors, to fit in with a certain aspect of the story being told, or else advertise that there is something seriously wrong with them, to make them [[NightmareFuel creepier]]. These are most likely to be a story's BigBad. These flaws are also often {{Fatal Flaw}}s, and will be a meaningful factor in why what should have been successful plans fail, or why they walk into something that [[SanityHasAdvantages more sane and/or mature villains would have avoided]].
* D) This one is a literal example: Appear [[{{Moe}} cute and harmless]] on the surface, but actually [[CuteAndPsycho be this trope]]. Especially common with female examples, because of [[TheIngenue the stereotype]].
* E) Be subject to a personal variation of ValuesDissonance where violent, savage actions are viewed by the character in question in the same light as regular play is viewed by most real children. This variant is often an especially strong source of NightmareFuel due to the uncanny dissonance between their childish demeanor and the viciousness of their actions.
* F) Be completely or largely inexplicable, and the discrepancy between the different parts of their personality PlayedForLaughs.
* G) Have a genuine medical disorder, such as Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

What makes this character stand out is that he is TheSociopath in that he is mostly incapable of feeling empathy, shame or remorse but unlike other sociopaths, his mental immaturity prevents him from imitating emotions or indeed even realizing why [[EntitledBastard he takes his desires for granted and fails to even superficially consider why others would disagree or why he isn't entitled to everything.]] Type C is excepted from this, of course, though it usually still shows up in some fashion; these types are often impulsive or prone to abandoning plans for stupid reasons, and may have trouble grasping cause and effect. Whichever version these types of characters qualify as, often they are not fully aware of how nasty their actions actually are. In some cases (though not all), a HeelRealization may cause the character to [[CharacterDevelopment develop into a better person]]. A more innocent or well-intentioned Psychopathic Manchild may be a NobleDemon. Unlike the more benign {{Manchild}} who is presented as AlwaysMale, a PsychopathicManchild can appear in either gender.

* Maxwell Edison qualifies as Type C on Music/TheBeatles song "Maxwell's Silver Hammer".

** Lucius the Eternal, in ''Literature/HorusHeresy'' material, is extremely childish, selfish and petulant. He betrays the Loyalists at Isstvan III not because of personal ambition or some epic injustice, but because they don't like him as much as Saul Tarvitz, the man who ''saved all their lives'' by bringing a warning. He falls under type two, with a great degree of personal ''skill'' but absolutely no personal ''maturity''. Didn't stop him from becoming the Champion of Slaanesh, exulting in causing and receiving pain.

* [[spoiler: Junko Enoshima]], the BigBad of the ''Franchise/DanganRonpa'' series, is a female Type C with some qualities of B. She's [[AwesomenessByAnalysis super intelligent to the degree that she can predict and plan for nearly anything several steps in advance]], but also a StrawNihilist with simplistic views on human nature and speeches littered with [[{{Hypocrite}} hypocrisies]], her mannerisms are wild and attention-grabbing, and she absolutely despises being argued with. There's a chance her remarks about being born in despair weren't that far off: a person standing opposed to the world's hope from childhood would have no need for the maturity that comes with hoping.
* Regina Berry of the ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'' series is a rare example of a female Type E. Regina is the teenage daughter of a circus ringmaster, who raised her without ever letting her know about the outside world. As such, she has absolutely no understanding of things like death or pain--to her, everything is a game or a lighthearted practical joke. Unfortunately, this makes her completely (though unknowingly) selfish and cruel: she does whatever she wants to do whenever she wants to do it, never bothering to consider how her actions might affect the people around her. [[spoiler: The biggest example of this is the fact that she inadvertently put one of the circus's trapeze artists into a coma by playing a prank on him, and repeatedly talks about how he's "sleeping" instead of being nearly brain-dead.]] Albeit, it's somewhat downplayed as she's not ''intentionally'' malicious, and she ''[[InnocentlyInsensitive literally has no idea]]'' that she comes across as cruel. On the flip-side, though, [[spoiler:Acro]] definitely seems to think that she's a fully deliberate case of this.

** [[SquishyWizard Black Mage]] is a rare example of a [[AntiHero "heroic"]] Type C, in that he is intelligent and relatively well-put-together, but takes a psychotic, child-like glee from hurting close friends and innocent people [[ForTheEvulz for little reason more than the amusement it causes him.]] His tantrums tend to devolve rather quickly into childish whining as well.

** [[spoiler:Lord English]], despite being the [[ImmuneToFate untouchable master]] of [[StableTimeLoop Weird Time Shit]], is still the same surly {{Jerkass}} he was when he was young. Explained in-universe as the result of him [[spoiler: putting a hit out on the dream self of Calliope, his [[BizarreAlienBiology sister/good personality]], instead of doing a SplitPersonalityTakeover as is normal for their species. Without her]] he was unable to mature properly, and we later his adult form [[spoiler: (which always looked different from adult Cherubs, most noticeably in that he had no wings) isn't really an adult at all, but rather Caliborn fused with a few other characters, most notably the muscular Arquiusprite. It was his physique that made Caliborn appear as an adult]]. All this makes him a Type B.
** Spades Slick is a Type C PlayedForLaughs. ''[[http://homestuck.com/?s=6&p=003065 All aboard the idiot wagon!]]''

* WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd showcases a bit of a Type F personality in his early-mid episodes.

* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic is a Type B. Imagine him as a twelve-year-old boy with no supervision and a gun and you get the idea.
** WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick is a Type D. You get the impression sometimes that she genuinely doesn't know why Nella would be pissed off about ''cameras placed in her bedroom''. And there's no guilt involved either.

* ''WebVideo/MrDeity'' is a Type C. He's a [[JerkassGods Jerkass God]] who deliberately puts all sorts of evil things into his creation for no real reason and frequently inflicts [[DisproportionateRetribution horrifically cruel punishments for minor crimes]], but behaves in a very childish manner, particularly in the way he responds to criticism.
* Nutty from ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' is a Type D, [[VagueAge assuming he is actually an adult]]. He will do ''anything'' to get his candy, and while ordinarily [[TooDumbToLive he only hurts himself]], there are exceptions, most notably "Class Act" where he begins eating Sniffles alive because Sniffles [[ItMakesSenseInContext was wearing a candy cane costume.]]

Most of the time, this character trope has a HairTriggerTemper and is prone to DisproportunateRetribution because of it.

* Music/{{Eminem}}'s Slim Shady persona is this, considering his AxCrazy behavior, juvenile sense of humor and [[UniversalAdaptorCast details being altered to fit into different scenarios]] (or for [[RuleOfFunny a punchline]]). He tends to act like a teenager, fighting with childhood authority figures like teachers, school bullies and his parents, and if he's working a job (other than being a famous rapper), it's usually at stereotypical working-class teen jobs like [[BurgerFool burger flipping]]. At the same time, his persona is blended enough with the life of the real Marshall that he also is sometimes portrayed as having adult life responsibilities like marriage and raising a family. He often interacts socially with [[OneOfTheKids children]], but usually as a DepravedKidsShowHost or a substitute teacher trying to [[SubvertedKidsShow educate them into a life of crime and debauchery]] (if he's not trying to [[BlackComedyRape rape them]]). In "My Name Is", he gives his age as 34 due to being HeldBackInSchool so much, but in "The Real Slim Shady" (released the following year) he's well under 30 (because he'll need to be in a nursing home by the time he is). In "Guilty Conscience" he's an ageless [[GoodAngelBadAngel shoulder imp]], and throughout the ''Relapse'' album he's imagined as an older, [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent weirdly accented]] GothicHorror-themed serial killer who lives in a nice house with candles and wooden panelling and mostly preys on younger women and men.

* Music/{{Eminem}}'s Slim Shady persona is this, considering his AxCrazy behavior, juvenile sense of humor and [[UniversalAdaptorCast details being altered to fit into different scenarios]] (or for [[RuleOfFunny a punchline). He tends to act like a teenager, fighting with childhood authority figures like teachers, school bullies and his parents, and if he's working a job (other than being a famous rapper), it's usually at stereotypical working-class teen jobs like [[BurgerFool burger flipping]]. At the same time, his persona is blended enough with the life of the real Marshall that he also is sometimes portrayed as having adult life responsibilities like marriage and raising a family. He often interacts socially with [[OneOfTheKids children]], but usually as a DepravedKidsShowHost or a substitute teacher trying to [[SubvertedKidsShow educate them into a life of crime and debauchery]] (if he's not trying to [[BlackComedyRape rape them]]). In "My Name Is", he gives his age as 34 due to being HeldBackInSchool so much, but in "The Real Slim Shady" (released the following year) he's well under 30 (because he'll need to be in a nursing home by the time he is). In "Guilty Conscience" he's an ageless [[GoodAngelBadAngel shoulder imp]], and throughout the ''Relapse'' album he's imagined as an older, [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent weirdly accented]] GothicHorror-themed serial killer who lives in a nice house with candles and wooden panelling and mostly preys on younger women and men.

* Music/{{Eminem}}'s Slim Shady persona is this, considering his AxCrazy behavior and juvenile sense of humor.

** Most of the cast save for Octavia since she is an actual teenager and does not demonstrate violently destructive immaturity unlike her parents and IMP. Both Blitzo and Verosika cause mayhem to a beach over their petty gripes and act like high-schoolers that did not grow up.

* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'':
Most of the cast save for Octavia since she is an actual teenager and does not demonstrate violently destructive immaturity unlike her parents and IMP.

* Richard from ''Webcomic/LookingForGroup'' often shows childish tendencies and extremely bratty and whimsical behaviour.

* In ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'', [[SquishyWizard Black Mage]] is a rare example of a [[AntiHero "heroic"]] Type C, in that he is intelligent and relatively well-put-together, but takes a psychotic, child-like glee from hurting close friends and innocent people [[ForTheEvulz for little reason more than the amusement it causes him.]] His tantrums tend to devolve rather quickly into childish whining as well.

* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': [[spoiler:Lord English]], despite being the [[ImmuneToFate untouchable master]] of [[StableTimeLoop Weird Time Shit]], is still the same surly {{Jerkass}} he was when he was young. Explained in-universe as the result of him [[spoiler: putting a hit out on the dream self of Calliope, his [[BizarreAlienBiology sister/good personality]], instead of doing a SplitPersonalityTakeover as is normal for their species. Without her]] he was unable to mature properly, and we later his adult form [[spoiler: (which always looked different from adult Cherubs, most noticeably in that he had no wings) isn't really an adult at all, but rather Caliborn fused with a few other characters, most notably the muscular Arquiusprite. It was his physique that made Caliborn appear as an adult]]. All this makes him a Type B.

--> '''[[http://land-of-boredom-and-confusion.tumblr.com/ Land of Boredom and Confusion]]''': ''HOW DO YOU GO FROM MURDEROUS PSYCHO DOUCHEBAG TO HILARIOUS DORK IN TEN PAGES. HOW.''

** [[spoiler:Felix]] has no impulse control and a gigantic temper, often behaving like a mean-spirited, bratty toddler and prone to throwing tantrums when he doesn't get his way and when his pride is bruised. This probably has a lot to do with the fact he's an actual psychopath.

The grown-up equivalent of CreepyChild and the near-inversion of EnfanteTerrible. Often an enemy of a SociopathicHero though the two aren't mutually exclusive (and tend to overlap quite a bit) and contrast with the typically more benign ManChild. See also CuteAndPsycho and PingPongNaivete. Related to, but distinct from, KidsAreCruel.

* PsychopathicManchild/{{Film}}

* Achilles (type E) and Paris (type B) are represented as Psychopathic Manchildren in the Literature/TheIliad and Literature/TheTrojanCycle.

* Achilles (type E) and Paris (type B) are represented as Psychopathic Manchildren in the Literature/TheTrojanCycle.

* Achilles (type E) and Paris (type B) are represented as Psychopathic Manchildren in the [[Literature/TheTrojanCycle]].

What makes this character stand out is that he is TheSociopath in that he is mostly incapable of feeling empathy, shame or remorse but unlike other sociopaths, his mental immaturity prevents him from imitating emotions or indeed even realizing why [[EntitledBastard he takes his desires for granted and fails to even superficially consider why others would disagree or why he isn't entitled to everything.]] Type C is excepted from this, of course, though it usually still shows up in some fashion; these types are often impulsive or prone to abandoning plans for stupid reasons, and may have trouble grasping cause and effect. Whichever version these types of characters qualify as, often they are not fully aware of how nasty their actions actually are. In some cases (though not all), a HeelRealization may cause the character to [[CharacterDevelopment develop into a better person]]. A more innocent or well-intentioned Psychopathic Manchild may be a NobleDemon.

*** Tim is certainly a manchild, but he is really not the violent psychopathic sort.

* ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'' has Sigvald the Magnificent, the setting's Champion of Slaanesh, a 300-year-old 16-year-old. Has been described, with good reason, as an older Joffrey Baratheon (and was even born of a chieftain screwing his sister), and is extremely petulant (he once besieged a city because he didn't like their wine, and has a tendency to stop his MirrorShield-equipped bodyguards so he can admire himself from all angles, ''during a battle'') and unwilling to take responsibility for his failures.

** Cinder Fall can be [[TheChessmaster scheming]], [[FauxAffablyEvil charismatic]] and cunning. However, she feels so [[EntitledBastard entitled]] to take power from others that if she fails or doesn't get her way, she descends into sadistic, bullying tantrums much like a spoiled, haughty teenager. As she becomes more arrogant and less pragmatic, her flaws cost her victories and even ruin Salem's plans. Even after seeing that, she's still throwing tantrums and refusing to learn from her mistakes. In Volume 8, Watts loses his patience and furiously dissects her flaws and failures, reducing her to tears.

** Felix has no impulse control and a gigantic temper, often behaving like a mean-spirited, bratty toddler and prone to throwing tantrums when he doesn't get his way and when his pride is bruised. This probably has a lot to do with the fact he's an actual psychopath.

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Although he generally communicates in a verbose and melodramatic manner akin to an actor on a theatre stage, [[AxCrazy Tyrian Callows]] has a very infantile emotional dependence on [[TheDreaded Salem]]. He regards her as a 'goddess' and is desperate to please her. When he fails to complete his task, he initially cowers fawning madly to himself that Salem will forgive him. When he reaches Salem, he crawls towards her, begging for forgiveness. When Salem gently, but coldly, tells him that he has disappointed her, he dissolves into sobs of despair that attract a Beowolf. Tyrian then takes out his despair on the Grimm, slashing it over and over until his sobs turn into maniacal laughter; Cinder witnesses his entire breakdown, and [[HorrifyingTheHorror can only watch in open-mouthed horror]].