History Main / RightlySelfRighteous

* Naofumi, the main character from ''Literature/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero,'' treats the other three Chosen Heroes dismissively at best and with outright contempt at the worst. When he does interact with them (usually because he's forced to), he doesn't sugarcoat how lackluster their abilities are, how many problems they cause that he has to fix, and how little help they are in a crisis. While Naofumi is a jackass about all this, he's also entirely right; the Sword, Spear, and Bow heroes are short-sighted, entitled, gullible, brainless, and incompetent. They not only cause as many (if not more) problems than they solve, but are of limited help in a disaster, meaning Naofumi usually has to shoulder everything himself. All that said, he does gets called out on his behavior because, whether he likes it or not, Naofumi DOES have to work alongside the other three heroes, and while his attitude isn't the main reason they can't get along, it definitely doesn't make things any easier.

* ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'': ZigZagged by [[Characters/MonsterVerseMarkRussell Mark Russell]]. Sometimes he's just being a [[HolierThanThou self-righteous]] {{hypocrite}}; other times, he really is right in what he says, like when he calls out Emma [[spoiler:for getting their 12-year-old daughter involved with international anarchists, and for plotting to release all the Titans and try to control them]].

** Lisa Simpson is a neurotic SoapboxSadie who constantly looks down at her family and the civilians that surround her. Of course since she is a child prodigy and rare bastion of virtue, while her family is inept in a variety of ways (one episode even revealing that all of the family males are literally biologically encoded to be losers) and Springfield genuinely is a CrapsackWorld, she is often proved to be justified. There are times when her pompousness costs her, or she is made to [[NotSoDifferentRemark admit she isn't so different]]. Through it all, however, she takes a conscientious approach toward life that is often sorely lacking in otherwise materialistic and narcissistic Springfield.

* Zolf J. Kimblee from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' is a very dark, [[SociopathicSoldier sociopathic]], [[BlueAndOrangeMorality twisted]] version. He absolutely hates hypocrisy and praises people who stick to their convictions to the bitter end. He also has no problem killing civilians or innocents, and is one of the participants in the Ishvalan Genocide. Multiple characters have tried to argue morality with him, only to receive an ArmorPiercingResponse. For instance, Riza expresses her regret in taking other people's life, to which Kimblee simply asks why does she even join the military in the first place, knowing that's the kind of job they are strongly associated with. And doesn't she feel a shred of ''pride'' on being such a good shot? Later on, Ed faces him and only disarms him to [[ThouShallNotKill stick with his conviction not to take a life]]. Kimblee praises Ed's conviction but mocks Ed for underestimating him, lectures Ed that such conviction is ''dangerous'' in the battlefield as it gives the enemy a chance to retaliate, and makes good on said lecture by ''very'' nearly killing Ed. His insane strength of conviction is such that [[spoiler: he [[FaceDeathWithDignity Faces Death (and an eternity of torment) With Dignity]] when absorbed by Pride into his collective SoulJar after being outmaneuvered and beaten, but when Pride starts to lose, casts aside his own pride as a homunculus and tries to possess Ed to ensure his own survival, the spirit of Kimblee reveals that he had been effortlessly maintaining his individual consciousness within the tempest of screaming souls all along, and simply had no interest in interfering with Pride's participation in a plan to absorb the lives of millions of people until Pride abandoned his principles, and now helps Ed destroy said SoulJar, causing his own annihilation in the process]]. Yeah, Kimblee walks his talk.

* Angie Lopez from ''Series/TheGeorgeLopezShow'' counts as a very perky example of the trope. She often acts as though she makes the more intellectually and morally superior decisions between her and her husband, especially in regards to their family, she is right though since she is dealing with a cast of people who came from dysfunctional families, make rash/morally questionable decisions, her children, and in one What If? episode George found that many of her traits are very helpful in communication.

* [[BadassNormal Princess Sally Acorn]] of ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
** Princess Sally Acorn is quite condescending towards Sonic's attitude, and acts as a cautious ByTheBookCop in contrast to his freewheeling style of heroism. In most cases, her criticisms are proven to be right. In later media, she is more mellow about it, but she still acts as a snarky StraightMan compared to him. She loves him anyway.
** Sonic himself often has shades of this when lacking Sally as a foil. Rivals such as Knuckles and Antoine are quick to point out his egotism and recklessness and are often driven crazy by his mockery of them, but usually end up outshone due to his [[TheAce Ace]]-level stealth, power and competence.

* Angie Lopez from ''Series/TheGeorgeLopezShow'' counts as a very perky example of the trope. She often acts as though she makes the more intellectually and morally superior decisions between her and her husband, especially in regards to their family, she is right though since she is dealing with a cast of people who came from dysfunctional families, make rash/morally questionable decisions, her children, and in one What If? episode George found that many of her traits are very helpful in communication.
* Hawkeye Pierce from ''Series/{{MASH}}'' regularly gets the WarIsHell speeches and yelling at generals, but also regularly gets called out on his sanctimony ("the Jiminy Cricket of Korea" for example) and egotism.

* Zolf J. Kimblee from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' is a very dark, [[SociopathicSoldier sociopathic]], [[BlueAndOrangeMorality twisted]] version. He absolutely hates hypocrisy and praises people who stick to their convictions to the bitter end. He also has no problem killing civilians or innocents, and is one of the participants in the Ishvalan Genocide. Multiple characters have tried to argue morality with him, only to receive an ArmorPiercingResponse. For instance, Riza expresses her regret in taking other people's life, to which Kimblee simply asks why does she even join the military in the first place, knowing that's the kind of job they are strongly associated with. And doesn't she feel a shred of ''pride'' on being such a good shot? Later on, Ed faces him and only disarms him to [[ThouShallNotKill stick with his conviction not to take a life]]. Kimblee praises Ed's conviction but mocks Ed for underestimating him, lectures Ed that such conviction is ''dangerous'' in the battlefield as it gives the enemy a chance to retaliate, and makes good on said lecture by ''very'' nearly killing Ed. His insane strength of conviction is such that [[spoiler: he [[FaceDeathWithDignity Faces Death (and an eternity of torment) With Dignity]] when absorbed by Pride into his collective SoulJar after being outmanoeuvred and beaten, but when Pride starts to lose, casts aside his own pride as a homunculus and tries to possess Ed to ensure his own survival, the spirit of Kimblee reveals that he had been effortlessly maintaining his individual consciousness within the tempest of screaming souls all along, and simply had no interest in interfering with Pride's participation in a plan to absorb the lives of millions of people until Pride abandoned his principles, and now helps Ed destroy said SoulJar, causing his own annihilation in the process]]. Yeah, Kimblee walks his talk.

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'': In the early episodes of Kanto, Misty was often haughty, belittling and temperamental to Ash regarding him and his Pokemon. However, Ash was a bit of a hot-headed rookie trainer and Misty was a Gym Leader (even if he didn't know) so a lot of her criticisms were pretty justified. Over time, her criticisms died down as she got to know Ash better and he became a better trainer. Additionally, as revealed when arriving in Cerulean City, [[FreudianExcuse Misty's temperamental and haughty attitude was heavily implied to be compensating for her inferiority complex because of her older sisters.]] Misty's older sisters are known as the "Sensational Sisters", the original Gym Leaders of the Cerulean Gym as well as local celebrities lauded for their beauty and talent. All three are fairly older than Misty (a flashback in a later season shows the girls were schoolgirls when Misty was a baby) and thus, Misty is considered the "runt of the litter" by fans and not as celebrated. As such, she likely vented out her insecurities on Ash when given the chance to show off what she can do. She does outgrow this when she becomes Gym Leader full-time and grows closer to her sisters.

Note that morally superior in that case, doesn't me "perfect", the character only need to be better than the people they claim to be better than.

* Lisa Simpson of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' is a neurotic SoapboxSadie who constantly looks down at her family and the civilians that surround her. Of course since she is a child prodigy and rare bastion of virtue, while her family is inept in a variety of ways (one episode even revealing that all of the family males are literally biologically encoded to be losers) and Springfield genuinely is a CrapsackWorld, she is often proved to be justified. There are times when her pompousness costs her, or she is made to [[NotSoDifferentRemark admit she isn't so different]]. Through it all, however, she takes a conscientious approach toward life that is often sorely lacking in otherwise materialistic and narcissistic Springfield.