Line #1 Main/TheseTropesLoveToBrag


1	->''"Yeah, I [killed] a couple Slayers in my time, I don't like to brag... who am I kidding? I '''love''' to brag!"''
2	-->-- '''[[HeroKiller Spike]]''', ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E3SchoolHard School Hard]]"
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4	Tropes about the various forms of bragging, boasting, and gloating. It doesn't matter whether the bragging is for oneself or for another. It also doesn't matter whether these are legitimate (self) promotions, or if the character is full of hot air.
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6	Compare AdmirationTropes, EgoTropes.
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8	Contrast SelfDeprecation, InsultTropes, IndexOfShame, HumilityTropes.
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10	!!Tropes:
11	[[index]]
12	* AcademiaElitism: Someone talks up how advanced or prestigious their schooling was.
13	* AdvanceNoticeCrime: A criminal announces what they plan to do before committing a crime.
14	* AwesomeEgo
15	* BadassBoast: A character makes a boastful claim that proves how awesome they are.
16	* BecomingTheBoast
17	* BlaseBoast
18	* BlasphemousBoast: A boastful claim that comes off as sacrilegious.
19	* BlasphemousPraise
20	* BoastfulRap
21	* BraggartBoss
22	* BraggingThemeTune: A show's theme song brags about how awesome the hero/heroes is/are.
23	* BriefsBoasting: A man gloats about wearing small underwear.
24	* ButHeSoundsHandsome: A person with a secret identity speaks fondly of their alter ego.
25	* CarloadOfCoolKids
26	* EvilGloating
27	* FingerExtinguisher
28	* HaveYouComeToGloat
29	* HitYouSoHardYourXWillFeelIt
30	* IAmGreatSong
31	* ImYourWorstNightmare
32	* KnewItAllAlong: After something is revealed, someone claims to have been aware long before everyone else found out.
33	* MachoMasochism
34	* TheMagnificent
35	* MetaphorIsMyMiddleName: A character jokingly claims that an attribute or quality is their middle name to emphasize that they are the right person for the job or task requiring said attribute or quality.
36	* MonumentOfHumiliationAndDefeat
37	* MilesGloriosus: A character boasts that they are an excellent fighter, but becomes cowardly when faced with actual danger.
38	* NoMoreHoldingBackSpeech
39	* NotAfraidOfYouAnymore
40	* NothingCanStopUsNow
41	* PlatoIsAMoron
42	* PreAsskickingOneLiner: A character makes a cool statement before beating someone up.
43	* ShapeshifterShowoffSession: Newly-unveiled shapeshifters just can't resist showing off.
44	* StartMyOwn: A character doesn't like the rules and regulations of the business or organization they're a part of, so they decide to leave and start a business/organization of their own where they can instate their own policies.
45	* ToThePain: Bragging about how you're going to torture someone.
46	* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard
47	* UnsportsmanlikeGloating: The winner of a competition is arrogant and smug enough to celebrate their victory by mocking the other competitors for losing.
48	* WhileYouWereInDiapers: Someone brags about their seniority by stating that they've been doing their job since their younger colleagues or rivals were infants.
49	* WroteTheBook: A character claims to be so good at something they wrote the book on it (or, in rare cases, literally did.)
50	[[/index]]

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