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Since: Mar, 2018
28th Apr, 2019 07:38:55 PM
The TLP called "The Speed Demon" has that covered.
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The Trope Launch Pad Discard Project ran across a draft that drove Crossover-Enthusiast to remark We Have This... I Swear... Below is the laconic and description copied from this old TLP draft
Laconic: A self-centered character with speed as a defining feature.
A counterpart of Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy and a type of Smug Super when applied to characters with Super-Speed: this is someone who's known for his speed (whether running or driving) characterized as having big ego. Expect him to claim that nobody can defeat him in speed, and lots of Too Slow taunts.
This is sometimes due to the temporal difference in how different characters interact - depending on how the power works from the speedster's viewpoint anyone without the power comes across as so incredibly slow (and by extension stupid) that the speedster often lacks the patience to deal with them making them seem arrogant and condescending.
Compare Insufferable Genius for this with "genius" as their ego ticket.