"Yeah, I [killed] a couple Slayers in my time, I don't like to brag... who am I kidding? I love to brag!"
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.
Compare Admiration Tropes, Ego Tropes.
Contrast Self-Deprecation, Insult Tropes, Index of Shame, Humility Tropes.
Tropes:
- Awesome Ego
- Badass Boast: A character makes a boastful claim that proves how awesome they are.
- Becoming the Boast
- Blasé Boast
- Blasphemous Boast: A boastful claim that comes off as sacrilegious.
- Blasphemous Praise
- Boastful Rap
- Braggart Boss
- Bragging Theme Tune: A show's theme song brags about how awesome the hero/heroes is/are.
- Briefs Boasting: A man gloats about wearing small underwear.
- …But He Sounds Handsome: A person with a secret identity speaks fondly of their alter ego.
- Carload of Cool Kids
- Evil Gloating
- Finger Extinguisher
- Have You Come to Gloat?
- Hit You So Hard, Your X Will Feel It!
- "I Am Great!" Song
- I'm Your Worst Nightmare
- Knew It All Along: After something is revealed, someone claims to have been aware long before everyone else found out.
- Macho Masochism
- The Magnificent
- "Metaphor" Is My Middle Name: 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.
- Monument of Humiliation and Defeat
- Miles Gloriosus: A character boasts that they are an excellent fighter, but becomes cowardly when faced with actual danger.
- "No More Holding Back" Speech
- Not Afraid of You Anymore
- Nothing Can Stop Us Now!
- Plato Is a Moron
- Pre-Asskicking One-Liner: A character makes a cool statement before beating someone up.
- Shapeshifter Showoff Session: Newly-unveiled shapeshifters just can't resist showing off.
- Start My Own: 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.
- To the Pain: Bragging about how you're going to torture someone.
- Try to Fit That on a Business Card
- Unsportsmanlike Gloating: The winner of a competition is arrogant and smug enough to celebrate their victory by mocking the other competitors for losing.
- While You Were in Diapers: Someone brags about their seniority by stating that they've been doing their job since their younger colleagues or rivals were infants.
- Wrote the Book: A character claims to be so good at something they wrote the book on it (or, in rare cases, literally did.)
