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1->''"There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it."''
2-->-- '''Creator/MayaAngelou'''
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4[[SelfDemonstratingArticle The only person I care about is me!]] My wants and needs matter more than yours and everyone else! I want everything to myself and I won't share it with others! This is one of the reasons why HumansAreBastards, but whatever. Here is MY index dealing with selfish and greedy characters.
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6Compare with EgoTropes, EntitledToThisIndex, ObsessionTropes, PridefulTropes, and TheJerkIndex, five of my defining traits. MoneyTropes are high on my list of favorite priorities. Contrast with those sharing twinks at SelflessnessTropes.
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8!!These are my Tropes which you can't have!:
9* AboveGoodAndEvil: Screw right and wrong, ''I'm'' doing what ''I'' want!!
10* AllTakeAndNoGive: Taking is better than giving!
11* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: '''MY''' relationship with the girl is more important than others' suffering!
12* AmbitionIsEvil: "Ambitious" in fiction means "Will screw over everything and everyone for prestige".
13* ApatheticCitizens: We got better things to do than to help save some homeless people.
14* ApatheticClerk: I don't care if it's my job, I'm not going to work.
15* ArtifactOfAttraction: That thing is ''mine''. Move aside!
16* AteItAll: *Burp* [[SarcasmMode I'm sorry, I was supposed to share all of the food with others.]]
17* AttentionWhore: '''PAY ATTENTION TO ME AND ME ONLY, GODDAMMIT!!'''
18* BitchInSheepsClothing: I only ever pretend to be a nice, friendly person if doing so can benefit me somehow.
19* BrattyFoodDemand: I don't CARE how much time and hard work food preparation takes for the chef, I WANT TO EAT ''NOW!''
20* BystanderSyndrome: I've got better things to do than being concerned about someone else's problems which doesn't matter to me anyway.
21* CorruptCorporateExecutive: I'm the boss around here, and the only thing that's important is increasing my own profits, no matter how many people I have to step on or laws I have to break to do so!
22* ConMan: I play gullible people for fools to get rich off their stupidity.
23* CrazySurvivalist: I'm preparing myself for this catastrophe. I don't care about you!
24* CrocodileTears: Waaaaah! Pay attention to meee!
25* DealWithTheDevil: If the BigBad has your best desires, then you better accept his [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse offer you can't refuse]].
26* DeathByMaterialism: This gold! It's all mine! Wait, what the hell is happening? [[KilledMidSentence HOLY CR—]]
27* DespotismJustifiesTheMeans: I don't care about making the world a [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans better]] or [[DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans terrible]] place. I just want to be a ruler.
28* DirtyCoward: Sorry, but my safety is more important than yours. See ya!
29* TheDitherer: So apparently, it's selfish of me to not make a decision for others. Whatever!
30* DudeWheresMyRespect I deserve every one inch of admiration!
31* DudeWheresMyReward You're giving me, and only me, everything I deserve for breaking my back!
32* EgocentricallyReligious: God, give me everything I want! Amen!
33* EnlightenedSelfInterest: I'm doing good things just so I can get a lot of rewards and recognition.
34* EntitledBastard: These idiots should only be helping ME with my problems. Who cares how I treated them!
35* EntitledToHaveYou: You're going to be mine, regardless of what YOU want! You have to be with me, I WANT you!
36* ExecutiveExcess: Who cares about working a full day anymore? I'm head of the company, so I get to party whenever I want!
37* FairWeatherEx: I wanna get back together because it's convenient for me, NOT because I love you.
38* FairWeatherFoe: I mistreated you earlier, but I expect you to help me out now because I'm acting nice to you.
39* FalseFriend: The only reason I ever hang out with you or tolerate your company is because you're just a gullible lonely sap, who I can easily manipulate to get whatever I want!
40* FrivolousSummoning: I need you to do this annoying chore for me that I probably could have done myself. It's more important than whatever you were doing.
41* AGiftForThemselves: No, I didn't buy this gift for ''you''—it's for ''me''!
42* GirlbossFeminist: A female character, usually a HighPoweredCareerWoman, and often TokenGirl, who uses the language of feminism, but doesn't live up to it in practice.
43* GoldDigger: I'm not dating or marrying you for "true love." I just want all your money, you rich fool!
44* GoldFever: I want gold! And I'm not sharing it with any of you!
45* {{Greed}}: One of my favorite deadly sins! It's all mine and I'm not going to share!
46** GreedMakesYouDumb: Sometimes greed can lead to loss of profits.
47* GreedyJew: The old and harmful stereotype about Jewish people being greedy and malicious.
48* GreedyTelevangelist: Televangelists are OnlyInItForTheMoney.
49* TheHedonist: I only care about my own pleasures, and mine alone!
50* HeroicTeamRevolt: I don't have to save that guy. What? You guys are gonna save him? Whatever.
51* HomeworkSlave: I don't feel like doing my homework, so ''you'' do it for me, or else!
52* IndividualityIndex: "I don't NEED any of you. I can do this all by myself and I'd be better of for it!"
53* IfICantHaveYou: I want you all to myself and if you won't be with me, I'll make sure no one else can have you either.
54* ItAmusedMe: I do it because I'm bored.
55* ItsAllAboutMe: It sure is! And anyone who thinks I should care about others can piss off!
56* {{Jerkass}}: Screw politeness or respect, because you're just an idiot who's wasting my precious time!
57* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: When [[{{Jerkass}} I]] do nice things, only for me to [[YankTheDogsChain yank it away]], [[ItAmusedMe get a cheap laugh]], or some other selfish reason behind it.
58* LackOfEmpathy: I couldn't care less about other people's stupid feelings or problems, because what ''I want'' is far more important!
59* LeeroyJenkins: I don't care about strategy, all I care about is that I fight in ''my way'': Charging towards our--or rather--''my'' foes head on!
60* LousyLoversAreLosers: Selfish people are bad in bed because they don't care for the pleasure of their partner.
61* LovableRogue: I break the rules for my own benefit, but I'm still a likable guy.
62* LovesOnlyGold: I'm greedy, but for a very specific form of wealth, like gold!
63* {{Mammon}}: A demonic PublicDomainCharacter associated with {{Greed}}.
64* ManipulativeBastard: I actively fool and mislead other people in order to trick them into serving my own interests.
65* MarryingTheMark: I'm not dating or marrying this person for "true love". I'm actually just trying to rob them blind, or worse.
66* MiserAdvisor: I only wanted to be your friend so I can get your money.
67* MoneyDearBoy: I know this film is a load of crap but hey, money!
68* MurderByInaction: I didn't care that that person needed my help, so I chose to let them die instead of saving their life.
69* MoralMyopia: I did horrible things to you? Who cares, you deserved all of it. But you did the same things to me? How dare you even try to mess with me!
70* {{Narcissist}}: The universe revolves around me, because I'm the greatest person to ever live! Other people only exist to admire my greatness and serve my desires.
71* NeverMyFault: It's your fault, not mine!
72* NominalHero: I'm joining you guys not because I really care about doing the right thing, but because I just want to kick the villain's ass for messing with ''me'' personally.
73* NoSympathy: I don't care about your problems!
74* NotInMyBackyard: I'd like that thing to be built... just not near me!
75* NotInThisForYourRevolution: I'm not here for your little war against the bad guys.
76* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: The end justifies the means... What I meant is my own ends.
77* ObnoxiousEntitledHousewife: If I don't get what I want, I'm calling your manager!
78* OfferingAnotherInYourStead: I'm not dying here—take this guy instead, he's less important than me!
79* OnlyCaresAboutInheritance: I don't give a crap about some dead guy, I'm just here to see what they left me.
80* OnlyInItForTheMoney: ...I'm in it for the money.
81* OpportunisticBastard: In order to get to the top, I take advantage of the plans of others.
82* OriginalPositionFallacy: I'm all for it! Surely ''I'' will benefit from this! [-What do you mean I'm gonna pay the price?-] [--Can I back down?--]
83* ParentalSavingsSplurge: Son, I know we were saving up money for college, but this completely arbitrary sale is way too good to pass up!
84* PennyPinchingCrab: I'm a crab, and I want more material wealth!
85* PersonalGainHurts: Sadly, there's consequences in getting what I want. Fuck this!
86* PlayingTheFamilyCard: Yeah, I treat you like crap, but you have to help me because we're ''family''.
87* PragmaticVillainy: EvenEvilHasStandards. True, but I'm always in it for myself.
88* {{Pride}}: I am superior to everyone else, and no one is more accomplished at everything than me.
89* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: If you're good to me regardless of your actions, you're good. If you're a nice person but don't agree with me, '''you're bad'''.
90* ProudPeacock: I'm a peacock! Everyone look at me and adore me!
91* PushedAtTheMonster: I don't have to outrun the monster. I just have to outrun '''you.'''
92* PsychologicalProjection: It's not ''me'' who's being a selfish prick, it's everyone else!
93* ReluctantGift: I want to give away something, but I can't help clinging to it.
94* RemoteControlRuckus: We're watching ''my'' favorite show, not yours!
95* TheScrooge: My money matters more than you!
96* SecretlySelfish: An altruistic character is forced to question if their motives are ''really'' selfless.
97* SelfServingMemory: This is how ''I'' remember these events... so here's a personal account that shows my own actions in the best light possible.
98* SignedUpForTheDental: I work here so I can get healthcare (or other specific benefits).
99* {{Slimeball}}: I'm selfish and I'm not afraid to show it!
100* SmugSnake: I use and crush foolish people so I can get what I want!
101* TheSocialDarwinist: It's survival of the fittest! Working together is so lame!
102* TheSociopath: I absolutely ''do not care'' about any other people around me, because they're all just disposable tools for me to exploit in order to get whatever the hell I want.
103* SpitefulGluttony: Mmmm, this is so tasty! Too bad I'm not giving you any.
104* SpoiledBrat: It's all about what I want and I want it now!
105** RoyalBrat: I'm royalty, therefore, you give me what I want now!
106* StringingTheHopelessSuitorAlong: You want out of our relationship? Tough! So what if I don't actually love you?
107* TakingAdvantageOfGenerosity: What better way to achieve my goals than to exploit others' kindness.
108* ThinkOfTheChildren: The media must be censored to the fullest extent because I'm a puritan dirtbag who's too lazy to bother monitoring what I let my kids watch, and I don't give a crap if those who don't share my views think I'm ruining entertainment for them!
109* TheUnapologetic: I don't care about anyone who says I hurt them. I won't apologize to make them feel better, because I regret nothing.
110* TheUnfettered: I'm gonna get what I want, and I don't care who I have to step on or who suffers to get it!
111* UngratefulBastard: I don't care if you helped me, I will not return you the favor!
112* UnscrupulousHero: I may be a little more selfish, yet I have a much stronger honor code that keeps me from becoming less sympathetic from these evil-doers.
113* WastefulWishing: If wishing for something that's unimportant seems selfish, then so be it!
114* WhatHaveYouDoneForMeLately: You're only valuable if you do things for me and me only!
115* WildCard: I'm on nobody's side. I'm on '''my''' side!
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